Evening Star Newspaper, May 23, 1895, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvan'a Avenue, Cor. 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. KAUFFMANN Pres’t. Bow York Office, 49 Potter Building, ees ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers In the eity by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents per week, or 44 cents per month. Copies at the yanter 2 cents each. By mail—anywhere in the ‘aited States or Canada—postage prepaid—S0 cents ye Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 ear, with ni ntuple Shee > 4 forelen postage added, $8.00 ba (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C., as second-class mat] matter.) F240 wall subscriptions must be paid to advance, tes of vdvertising made known on applicatto No. 13,172. Che Zvening Star. WASHINGTON, D.C. THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS =i PRESIDENTIAL TALK|LOU!S 4. BAGGER DEAD ACROSS THE RIVER A Harrison and Morton Combina- tion Planned by Politicians. THE GOVERNCR'S FRIENDS DISCREDIT I? His !Indorsement and Qualifications for First Place. = ed SCHOFIELD TALKED OF ge sult of ex-President Harrison’s w York city is said to be that the republican hosts in 1896 will be led by the old combination cf Harrison and Mor- ton. At least this is the plan of certain politicians who assert that they have se- cured the consent of Mr. Morton to take the second place on the ticket, and that this combination will receive the hearty support of Mr. Platt, the New York re- publican boss. Reported ¢ wbinati Not Credited. In spite of this reported combin which has gained wide currency York, many republicans think that Mr. Morton would rot consent to such an ar- rangement. Mr. Morton has once served the country as Vice President, and ‘hat position has little attraction for him. ‘There was little concealment of Mr. Morton’s deep chagrin when his name was dropped from the ticket In order to make a place for Whitelaw Reid, end this action was regarded as due to Mr. Harrison.’ Mr, Morton realizes that his age is so advanc- ed that if he is ever to be President of the United States he must secure the romination at the next convention. Morton Indorsed for First Place. Mr. Depew has indors Mr. Morton as his choice for the presidenc and New York state is very apt to urge one of her own sons for the place at the head of the ticket. Very many republican politicians in New York believe that public sentiment in that state is powerfully in favor of Mr. Morton today for presidential honors. Indeed, many people who criticised the governor severely before the election, who said that his choice was the result’ of his money bags and that he war too far ahead in years to give an energetic administration of state affairs, have, during the last few months, changed their minds, and now willingly concede that Mr. Morton fs mak- ing one of the best governors that New York has ever known. Many prominent men have been greatly surprised at Mr. Morton’s vigor and independence, for no one accuses him now of being under the domination of Platt, which it was asserted during the campaign would be the case. With his strong following of today, it 1s thought unlikely that Mr. Morton would at this time compromise upon second place on the ticket. Gen, Schofield and the Democrats. Lieut. Gen. John M. Schofield of the army is suggested as a possible nominée of the democracy for the presidency. One of the most prominent politicians in the adminis- tration has made this suggestion. It is argued that Gen. Schofield was the strong- est military man in the country with the Grand Army element, and was free from entanglements with the tariff, the mongy or other annoying questions of the day. Not a few people believe that he could com- mand the support of President Cleveland. < ‘ATOR FAULKNER ON SILVER. Believe the Democrats are for Free Coinage. ator Faulkner of West Virginia has ys been known as a friend of silver, and at one time he was openly declared in favor of frce coinage. When silver was demonetized in India, however, Mr. Faulk- ner came to believe that it would be folly for the United States alone to open her mints for turning the silver of the world into legal tender, such a result, he thought, being only pract some interna- ticnal agreement. Speaking of the silver movement to a Star reporter today, Senator Faulkner said: “There has been an attempt to call a silver convention in West Virginia this summer, but I do not think it will be suc- cessful. I opposed the movement as being ill-timed and useless in a year when there was no national convention to w dele- gates could be sent. Even some of the free silver newspa declared against the convention, and inquiries sent to lead- ing men throughout the state have b rought opinion pmocra the national ¢ corvention will make some concession to the silver men, but this conc m will not be for free coinage. I believe that some satisfactory arrangement will be made for the recognition of silver, so that the gov- Seamene ™ not at the same time be em- arr 1. —__—_—_—_+-e+—___. Mr. Tarsney Going to Earop Representative and Mrs. John C. Tars- E ®ey of Kansas City, Mo., are in the city, and will leave on Satu’ fer N York, where they will take a steamer to go abroad. They will not return to this coun- try until September, and will visit Italy, thenee going through Switzerland, many and Austria, returning home b; of France and England. Mr. Tarsney vs abroad when Mr. Cleveland called an extra s om, and at that time his program of fereign travel was cut short. It is for the purpose of completing the trip that they then desired to take that they now go abroad. Speaking of the agitation in Mis- souri by the silver men to a Star reporter teday, Mr. Tarsney said that undoubtedly there was a majority of voters in Missouri in favor of the free coinage of silver, but he did not believe that the sentiment in that regard v strong as it is made to appear by leaders in the free silver move- nent. t Cadets Apne following cadets have been t Point Military Academ ene Brownlee, Cobleskill, N. Y. rst district, with Louis J. Van Schaick, Cobleskill, alternate. J. F. Maynard, alternate, Honaker, ninth Virginia distric 1 P. Nones, with John Weat P ‘The named » fifth Louis- Louisville, D. Morris, ir. . alterna Wm. P. Bowman, Tolesboro’, Ky., ninth district, with Robert i. Furnali,Cynthiana, alternate James W. Motlat, alternate, Rives, Tenn., ninth district. . Heg, alternate, alternate, Hamilton, Ohio, third district. + ee Armstrong Award. retary of state has asked the Attorney ¢ al for an epinion as to his right to award the ze of the brig Armstreng fund, amounting to about $16,- 000, to Mr. Sam C. Retd, son of the cap- tain of the brig, the sole surviving elaiment to the mon The Brix The acting s resic ments. The Amphitri monitor A Well-Known Washingtonian Expires Suddenly at Ocean Grove, Found Dead in His Bed This Morning —Sad Ending of a Journey for Recreation. Mr. Louis A. Bagger, the well-known patent attorney of this city, was found dead in his bed this morning at Ocean Grove. The announcement of the sad news was made to his partner, Mr. August Peter- son, {n a dispatch received this morning from Miss Ray, a niece of the deceased, who accompanied bim to Ocean Grove. At the time that Mr. Peterson got the dispatch he has just opened and was reading a let- ter which had come in the morning mail, and which had been written by Mu Bag- ger yesterday afternoon at the Astor House in New York city. Mr. Bagger had gone to New York on business, and the letter to his partner was largely on the matter which had called him to the city, and was cheerful in tone, and closed with affection- ate remembrances to Mr. Peterson, as well as those in the office. The shock to Mr. Peterson of this sudden mews was very great. He had been asso- elated with Mr. Bagger in business for a number of years, and, in addition, they were warm personal friends. Mr. Bagger’s death was quite unexpected, although he had been in bad health for some time, and especially since the death of his wife, which occurred about a year ago. During the-past year.he had gone to various re- sorts and sanitariums in the hope of re- covering his health, but had received little benefit. He was troubled with hemor- rhages, which were probably the cause of his death. Mr. Bagger left this city last Saturday for Ocean Grove. He was accom- panied by his niece, Miss Ray, and his only child, a little girl about ten years of age. He expected that a stay at that resort would be a benefit to him in his weakened condition. According to the dispatch re- ceived from Miss Ray, the remains will reach this city this evening. ‘The deceased was well known in this city, where he has resided for the past thirty years. He was born in Copenhagen, Den- mark, in the year 18H, and when about twenty years of age he came to this coun- try, landing in New York. He remained in that city for about a year, where he was engaged as a newspaper writer, and then removed to this city, and shortly afterward accepted the position of city editor, and subsequently that of managing editor of the Patriot, a daily newspaper, in which the late W. W. Corcoran was largely in- terested. Mr. Bagger became strongly at- tached to Mr. Corcoran, and the friendship was broken only by the death of the great philanthropist. It was owing to his strong personal re- gard for Mr. Corcoran that he became in- \olved in a controversy with Goy. Alex. R. Shepherd, whom he challenged to fight a duel. When the publication of the Patriot ceased, Mr. Bagger went into the patent Bavannah yesterday for Port Royal, S. C. The Mohican has arrived at Blaine, Wash- Tgton. business, being associated with Mr.Peterson, and built up a large and successful prac- tice. Mr. Bagger was one of the oldest practicing attorneys before the patent of- fice. He graduated from the Columbian Law School, and was admitted to the Dis- trict bar. About ten years ago he was ap- pointed vice consul in this city by the Danish goverrment, and a similar honor was conferred on him by the government of Sweden and Norway. A few years ago he received from the King of Denmark in recognition of his services to that govern- ment, the decoration of Knight of Danne-, brog, one of the oldest Danish orders. The award of this decoration is regarded as a high distinction. During his busy professional career Mr. Bagger did not neglect literary pursuits. He wrote a large number of articles which jhave been printed in various magazines. ‘He enjoyed a wide acquaintance with pub- lic men, and was a man of pleasing ad- dress, with the faculty of making friends. He was fond of shooting, and had a large collection of guns. He joined the National Gvard, and was appointed inspector of rifle practice for the third battalion, a po- sition which he held at the time of his death. He took a deep interest in the Na- tional Guard, and was also a member of the Masonic fraternity. DETAILS OF HIS DEATH, Found Unconscious in a Park—Rallied Later and Then Relapsed. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. OCEAN GROVE, May 23.—Mr. Louis A. Bagger died suddenly at the De Witt House, on Atiantic avenue, at 4:30 o'clock this morning. Mr. Bagger had come here to stay for three or four weeks for the benefit of his health, and yesterday went to New York to attend to some Important business. He was expected back on the 6 o'clock train, but up to 7 o’clock had not reached the house, and Mr. De Witt, the proprie- tor, having occasion to pass through Thompson Park, found him sitting on one of the settees, with his head thrown back and in an unconscious condition. He was carried to che hotel, and, after being put to bed lied somewhat. As he had been sub. evere attacks of indigestion, his niece thought the case was not sufficiently serious to require the serv- ices of a physician. She remained with him until about 4 o'clock, and, as he seem- ed to be resting easily, she left hint for-a short time. But upon’ returning about a half hour later found him dead. ‘The coroner stated that he died from an attack of apoplexy. His young daughter Louise and his niece, Miss Roslyn G. Ray, were with him. The remains were taken to Washington on the 12 —_—_.__. HINGTON BIRTHPLACE. Ww: How © Wilson Will Bring the Monolith to Mark It. Col. Wilson of the corps of engineers, who has special cherge of the work of marking the birthptace of Washington, at Wakefield, Westmoreland county, Va., has received a letter from Mr. Wm. Crawford cf Buffalo, who was awarded the contract for the erection of a monument, in accord- ance with the design approved by the Secre- tary of State,stating that he expects to com- plete the work before the close of the pres- ent calendar year. His plan ts to trans- port the monolith and the other stones forming the monument from Buffalo to Wakefield, on the Potomac, entirely by water, in time for delivery about the Ist of September. The route will be through the Welland canal, down the St. Lawrence river, by sea to Chesapeake bay, thence up the Potomac river to Pope's creek, where the stone will be disembarked and carted to the spot selected as the site of the monument. This method of trans- pertation is chosen because of the greater difficulty of overland transportation of the monolith, which is a solid stone, weighing thirty-five tons. ‘ol.” Wilson says that while the contract does not require the completion of the monument until July 1, 186, he is confident, barring accidents that the entire work will be finished before the Ist of January next, —- e+ ____ Gone to New York. Gen. Craighill, chief of engineers, has gone to New York for a few days. It is said that no changes of stations of offi- cers of the engineer corps will be made, at least, until after Gen. Craighill shall have had an cpportunity of cortsulting with Sec- retary Lamont in regard to the matter, Both officials are expected at the War De- partment next week. —————— Detailed as Professor. The Secretary of War has detailed Capt. Wm. A. Thompson, fourth cavalry, as professor of military science and tactics at Grove City College, Pa. The Campaign Against Lawlessness ; in Virginia. LITTLE PROSPECT =F SUCCESS Election Going on in Alexandria County Today. GAMBLERS IN POLITICS —— In former years an election for county officers in Alexandria county, Va., has been a cut-and-dried aff the outcome of which was well known beforehand and oc- casioned no interest save among the few heelers who were given money to spend and the voters upon whcm they spent it. The powers that, it is claimed, have really governed the county for so long, and who get their sinews of political war from the policy kings in Alexandria, Rosslyn and Jackson City, the faro bank proprietors in the same places and more recently the combinations which run the St. Asaph and Alexander Island race tracks, never gave themselves any concern about how an elec- tion was going, for they had it fixed ac- cording to their desires. There is an election for county officers in progress today across the river, and while, for the causes mentioned above, the result, it was thought today, will probably be another ring victory, there is consider- able excitement attending the voting and more men are crowded around the various polling places than have been hitherto known on such occasions. The candidates and the offices they want are as foll(ws: R. W. Johnston, the pres- ent incumbent, and Will T. Douglass, for commonwealth’s attorney; W. G. Wibert, present incumbent, and Duke Torrison, for county treasurer; RL W. Veitch, present incumbent, William Palmer and Christo- pher Costello, for sheriff. In the various districts there are candidates for the board of supervisors, but the only contest over the latter positions worthy of notice is that going on in the Arlington district. Im the Arlington District. ‘The voting in the Arlington district is being done at Four-mile Run. This district comprises all the territory between Jack- son City and Alexandria and extending as far back as Arlington. It usually polls about 400 votes, giving a republican ma- Jority of 250 The fight today, however, is not being waged on party lines. These who desire a continuance of the present regime in the county are moving heaven and earth to have Dick Johnston re-elected common- wealth’s attorney. It would naturally be supposed that.there would be an equat desire on the part of the same people to see Sheriff Veitch re-elected also, but this does not seem to be the case. Against Veitch. The men who run the race tracks and affect to despise the small gamblers who operate in Jackson City and Rosslyn be- lieve that Sheriff Veitch is responsible for the great public outcry that has- arisen against the practices so openly followed opposite Washington. They claim that Veitch could have easily weeded out every policy shop, crap joint, faro game and speakeasy in Rosslyn, Jackson City and around the Columbia road,and thus hushed indignant clamor and prevented criticism of race track methods. Strong Fight Against Frank Hume. There is a contest in Arlington district that is interesting. Mr. Frank Hume, the well-known Washington grocer, but a resi- dent of AJexandria county, and Mr. Wm. Duncan, are candidates for supervisor. A county supervisor is an official who directs the expenditure of the money devoted to the improvement of county roads, and Mr. Hume now holds the office. Up to noon 200 votes had been polled, and while of course .nothing definite could be learned of their character, as the Aus- tralian ballot was used, it was evident that the ring was getting its work in on the county officers, and other influences were bearing the supervisor tide in Mr. Duncan's direction. Mr. Duncan is an em- ploye of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com- pany, and is backed by the republican man- agers also. Mr. Hume's Side of A Star reporter had a talk with Mr. Hume, who 1s of the opinion that the Pennsylvania railroad is opposing him be- cause of the fight he has made for a good rcad between this city and Alexandria, what is known as the Washington and Alexandria turnpike. He also said that two colored preachers, Rev. Mr. Hall of Washington and Rev. Mr. Robinson from Alexandria, had been in the county for the past three weeks trying to secure the election of” Duncan. “W. H. Hatch, who is the leading tem- perance man of the county, is also work- ing with all his might for Dick Johnston he Case. and his gang,” said Mr. Hume. “The whole matter is in a perfect muddle, how- ever, and I can tell nothing about the situation just at this time. Let me show you how things are run in this county any- way; here is a letter I have just received. The following is a copy of it: Specimen Virginin Campaign Docu- ment, “The club requests of you to be econom- ical among the club. We are no Duncan men and we never expects to be. Mr. Hume, all the club requests of you is some money, and what is the best you can do for them. They aM wants money. “Mr. Hume, if you recognize this club we will all be with you on the 23d day of May. will close this by saying good-bye. ours truly, (Signed) “RICHARD SPOTSWOOD, Manager, “The Silver Leaf Club, No. 1. Mr. Hume said he did not intend to spend one cent today, but if the people appreci- ated what he had done for the county tkey would elect him. He said he would be at the polls all day to see that no fraud is perpetrated, and that later in the day he would be furnished with a list of Wash- ington and Alexander Island negroes who had recently registered and would attempt to vote today. Much Excitement at Ballston. Over at Ballston, where a large popu- lation centers, the polls were opened in the house of Lewis Collins, and from sunrise today omnibuses, carriages, buggies, was- ons and carts -have been busy carrying voters into the village. At 1 o'clock there was a crowd of probably 300 men, the blacks largely predominating, gathered as rear to the polling place as the law per- mits, and a Star reporter found, there was a great deal of suppressed “excitement among them. One gentleman said that everything was badly mixed and that a great many voters, both white and black, had voted for Douglas and Palmer against Jehnston and Veitch. County Treasurer Wibert was campaign- ing vigorously in the Ballston crowd, and told The Star reporter that {t would take an all night count in all probability So de- termine the result, as there was an im- mense amount of scratching, and as there were no regular tickets everything was mixed up. Asked for his opinion on the outcome Mr. Wibert sald he believed Mr. Johnston and himself would be elected, but he was not so certain about Sheriff Veitch. Reports from Washington district indi- cate the same conditions. There had been no trouble reported at any of the polling piaces up to 3 o'clock, and but little drunkenness was noticeable. *All the saloons in the county were closed, but the prevalence af private bottles, which were in plentiful evidence at noon, may cause disturbances before night comes. : Some Excitement. There was quite a good deal of excite- ment at the Four-mile, Run poll shortly after 1 o'clock. From what could be learn- ed, it appears that some man who could not read called on the constable to mark his ticket for him in aecordance with the Walton election law, and after this had been done,the man rushed out of the booth, claiming that the consiable had not mark- ed the ticket in accordance with his wishes. Quite a crowd gathered, and a street-cor- ner preacher named Peverill, from Alex- andria, who was ele¢tioneering for John- son, aitempted to strike several blows. He was arrested, but later on released, >_> UNDER CIVIL SERVICE How Public Printer Benedict Spoke for the Pripters. The Civil Service Commission Pledge Their Co-Operation in Furtherance of the Object Sought. The civil service commission will have another conference with the joint commit- tee representing the employes of the gov- ernment printing office before laying the matter before the President. Mr. Benedict, in his remarks introducing the committee to the commission yesterday, had the fol- lowing to say, which will go far toward convincing the President, if that be at all necessary, that the prayer of the commit- tee be granted: “I am not here to ask the intervention of the civil service law to protect me or to assist in the duties of my office. It is not true that the spoilsmen of the land are now embarrassing my desk. Nearly a year ago I removed from the government printing office the wreckage of that char- acter, which had left 1,000 unnecessary employes, who were there with no other object except to share a half loaf with men and women who needed the measure of a full loaf in regular employment, with full pay, in meeting the necessities of hu- man life. “It is not true that public men ask me to employ or Keep incompetent men in em- ployment. I am here to aid these worthy men, represeniing the deliberate judzmen of their trades unions in asking any henetits which the civil service law grants to gov- ernment employes. It there are benefits available they are due these men and their fellow-men and women in the government printing office, who work as government employes the longest hours, at the lowest pay, at the hardest service, with the fewest gratuities, without sick leaye, but with de- ductions for any and every quarter-hour’s absence from any caus The ‘commissioners made the following minute of the conference: “The public printer and those present repcesenting the office were assured by the commission of its desire for the classification of the office and of its hearty co‘Operation with them in the furtherance of the object sought.” —____+ e-___. WHEN THE WAR ENDED. The Pension Office is Officially formed in w Decision. A decision of considerable importance has ceen made by Assistant Secretary Reynolds of the Interior Department in the pension case of John Barleyoung, late of company E, thirteenth United States infantry. Barleyoung served from April 19, April 19, 1869, and claimed a pension under the service pension law, om the ground that the war did not end until the issuance of President Johnson's proclamation on Au- gust 20, 1866, declaring it at an end. The assistant secretary holds that the actual termination of hostilities was in July, 18 and adds, “It is not believed that Corgre intended to pension those whose rendition of service, military or naval, had no con- nection whatever vith the _ belligerent operations of the war, Was not upon the theater of the conflict, and nad nothing to do with the objects and purposes cf the war.” The following rulings are, therefore, made: The technical legal termination of the war of the rebellion was August 20, 1865; under section 2 of the act of June 27 18), service must have been rendered both during and in some necessary connection with the war of the rebellion, as a part of its belligerent operations; service rendered after July, 185, will be presumed to have not been in said war; service rendered af- ter April 2, 1866, must be shown to have been rendered in’scme connection with the war as existing in the state of Texas; ser- vice rendered within the state of Tennessee after June 13, 1865, will likewise be pre- sumed not to have been in said war, ss shown to have had some necessary tion with the war elsewhere. Assistant Secretary Reynolds also holds that when claims are filed under two differ- ent laws for the same disability, allawance urder the general law is notice of rejec- ticn under the other, and the sailure of the attorneys bringing ‘the claim. under that law, to take action on the ‘natter within ninety days is sufficient neslect to forfeit their rights to a fee in the case. +2. AN INTE! ESTING DOCKET, Important Questions Awaiting Settle- ment by the Supreme Court. There are sixty-four cases cn the Su- preme Court docket which have been ar- gued and have not been decided. It is ex- pected that conclusions will be reached in a majority of these cases before the final adjournment, on the 3d of June, but it is already understood that some of them will as usual go over until the next term of the court. The most important of these cases are these concerning the validity of judg- ments against American citizens obtained in foreign courts, that of the Consolidated Electric Light Company vs. the MeKes- port Electric Light Company, involving a contest between the Edison and the Saw- yer Mann patents, and the Debs habeas corpus case. Others of more than ordinary interest are those of the United States vs. the Union Pacific Railroad Company and the Western Union Telegraph Company, in which the question involved is whether the Union Pacific had the right uncer its char- ter to transfer its telegraph line to the Western Union Company; the question raised Monday in the case of W. H. Park- house as to the constitutionality of the lottery law of the last Congress; the South Carolina dispensary law cases; that of Lem Moon Sing, a Chinaman, involving the Chi- nese exclusion act, and the case of Burr and Hardwick, involving the date on which the present tariff law ‘went into effect. The day of final adjournmcnht falls about two weeks later this term than ordinarily, and is due to the rehedring in the income tax cases, and the presentation of the South Carolina, tariff and lottery cases. te A Cocktail a Manufgctared Article. The Treasury Department has adopted the opinion of Solicitor Reeve that a cock- tail is a manufactured article within the meaning of the tariff act, and has decided that the festive decection may legally be manufactured in bonded warehouses for ex- port, A HARLAN BOOM|HENRY The Associtte Justice Suggested as a Presidential Candidate. HIS FORMER CAREER AS A POLITICIAN Object of His Recent Speech Be- fore the Supreme Court. GROUNDS FOR HIS CANDIDACY _——— A new presidential boom is row cropping out and is likely to cause much talk and receive considerable attention among cer- tain elements of both the democratic and republican parties, chiefly located in the south and west. The new presidential can- didate is Associate Justice Harlan of the Supreme Court, whose dissenting opinion on the income tax case cregted such a scene at the Capitol Object of His Speech. The gossip regarding Mr. Harlan’s sup- posed candidacy for the office of President has, up to the present time, been chiefly confined to the members of the Supreme Court" itself. Those who believe that Mr. Harlan is preparing to loom up for presi- dential honors say that he ig by nature as much“a politician as he is a great, honored and powerful jurist. They say ‘that his speech before the Supreme Court evidently had in view a purpose outside of that court and that purpose was no less, they a: rt, than to attract to himself the great dy of discontented and restless people in both the democratic and republican parties, as well as among the populists, who believe that great changes are in store in the gov- ernmental system of the country and that legislation for many years has tended to further enrich the wealthy and to more greatly impoverish the poor. His Record as a Politician. In order to show the reasonableness of the course that Justice Harlan is’ supposed to be taking, his record as a politician and as a man of affairs in close touch with the people is cited. Justice Harlan com- manded a Kentucky regiment in the Union army during the war, afterward becoming a joint leader of the republicay party in Kentucky with Mr. Bristow. After Bri tow’s removal to New York Harlan was the acknowledged leader of the Kentucky republicans for many ytars. He was ap- pointed by President Hayes one of the commisstoners to settie the political situa- tion in Louisiana, and two years later was nominated to his present high office on the Supreme bench. Justice Harlan al- ways showed great ability as a political leader and as a diviner of political move- ments. He had a great love for a- stirring campaign, and was one of the most cap- tivating speakers the country has ever known. He was a great favorite as a cam- paign orator during his entire active politi- cal life. He was a candidate for governor of Kentucky in two elections. Not a New Idea. The tdea of having a member of the Supreme Court before the country as a presidential candidate is not at all riew. Many years ago Justice McLean, who fig- ured as a leading jurist on the Supreme bench, was talked of for the presidency. In fact, from the formation of the govern- ment members of the Supreme bench have been regarded as able and safe men for the nomination for the presidency, al- though it has never occurred that one of them has stepped from the bench to the White House. In 1888 it was thought that hief Justice Fuller might become an available candidate for the presidency, and his name was occasionally suggested at the convention at St. Louis and again at the Chicago convention in 1892. Grounds for His Candidacy. The believers in Justice Harlan’s candi- dacy say that Mr. Harlan thinks the re- publican party will have the greatest diffi- culty in selecting some man to lead it to victory. He regards the uprising on the part of populists and free silver men as un- recedented in its extent and as showing tisfaction and unrest that have never before been known in this country. It is said that he believes that no party can suc- ceed in the next presidential campaign un- less it makes cone ns to this great fac- tion of unrest by having a man_ popular with them at the head of the ticket. On the other hand, Justice Harlan’s record as a Union soldier, his great reputation as a learned jurist and the conservatism which a member of the Supreme Court would naturally enteriain are all supposed to make him popular in the north and cast and among the well-to-do middle classes everywhere. Would Satisfy the West. Being from the west, he would satisfy the demands of that section for the nom- ination of some one not under the influence of eastern capitalists. Above all, his stir- ring speech before the Supreme Court is regarded as powerful campaign material to be circulated broadcast throughout the south and west, where the income tax iaw has its greatest admirers. Those who be- lieve that Mr. Harlan will seek the nom- ination think that he will make no effort to push himself forward during the Iv stages of the campaign, but that he will be in readiness to come forward should there be a deadlock in the convention and should the old political leaders of the republican party find it impossible to decide upon one of their own number to head the ticket. ——_+ e+ — Mr. Romero and the Oberlander Claim Senor Romero, the Mexican minister, having beea shown the interview published in yesterday's Evening Star of Mr. Patter- son Sprigg, the San Diego, Cal., attorney, who has cone to Washington representing the claim of Charles Oberlander and Mrs. Barbara M. Messinger against the Mexican government for alleged ill-treatmenty said that he read the interview, and that a the subject to which the claim relates {s being treated directly between the United States legation at the City of Mexico and the Mex- ican government, he would not enter into the details of the case, and would only state that Mr. Sprigg has drawn a great deal upon his imagination, which he be- lieved would be clearly shown when the official papers bearing on the subject, in- cluding the claimants’ memorials and affi- davits, are published. Colored Immigrants in Liberia. U. S. Vice Consul Payne at Monrovia, Liberia, informs the State Department, un- der date April 11,that the steamship Horsa, chartered by the International Migration Society cf Birmingham, Al@, arrived at Monrovia April 7, after a voyage of eight- een days from Savannah, with 197 colored immigrants from different parts of the United Siates. The consul says that the Liberian government will have to provide for them, the immigration company hav- ing failed to do so. zi Soa ee Personnl Mention, Lieut. G. A. Hutchison, ninth cavalry, is in the City on leave. Gen. Wm. Smith, paymaster, retired, has just. returned from a visit to“his.old home in St. Paul —___-2——___—_—_. Fourth-Class Postmasters Appointed. R. 8. Taylor was today appointed post- master at Mineral Wells, W.Va., vice W. L. ¥. Currey, resigned. WATTERSON He Will Not Participate in the Next Presidential Campaign. What He Says About the Scramble for Office by the Sena- torial Candidates. Mr. Henry Watterson, editor and pro- prietor of the Louisville Courier-Journal, is in the city. Mr. Watterson will leave this evening for Louisville, but he does not propose taking any active part ‘per- sonally in the great political fight over the senatorship which is now at its height in his state. Next fall Mr. Watterson will go abroad, where he will remain for a year with his family, engaged in travel and in performing certain literary work. “I should rather net talk about Ken- tucky politics,” said Mr. Watterson to a Star reporter today. “The Courier-Journal is every day maintaining a strong position in favor of sound money, though holding aloof from participation in the persopal struggle now going en for the senatorship id the various state offices. “I am afraid that the main issue in Ken- tucky is being lost in a selfish scramble for office, and as all the gentlemen who will present themselves before the convention are my friends, and as I have never taken the shghtest interest in the disposition of the patronage, I do not care tc become a party to a contention which puts the demo- cratic future in Kentucky in the very greatest peril. I ehall not be .in the next convention, nor, indeed, in the country dur- ing the next presidential year. For nearly thirty years I have been holding forlorn hopes and filling impossible breeches, and both my domestic and business interests require that I should take some respite, which I think I have earred. “The Star seems to keep itself pretty well up with the internal affairs of Ken- tucky, and I do not know that, if I were disposed to discuss them, 1 could add much to its stock of information.’ ——--e+. NO BETTING ON RACES. Gov. Hastings Signs the Anti-Gam- bling Bill. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., May 23.—The signing by Gov. Hastings of the Peltz anti- betting bill has had the effect of closing the four pool rooms at Essington, Delaware county, near this city.,The bill also prac- tically kills ra@ing in this state, for betting is’ so closely allied with racing that but few track manag-rs will attempt to give racing without it. Joseph A. Wenderoth, president of the Philadelphia Driving Park Association, states that the spring meeting, set for June 3, will be given without betting, but the track will then be shut up except for members’ use and for bicycle racing. He says he does not think they could afford to give trotting races without betting, as the association has never been able to make a profit, even with the betting priv- ileges. - Another member of the board of directors of the association said that all-the races would probably be declared off. Over 1G0 entries have been received for the spring meeting at Belmont course, scheduled to open next Tuesday, and the officers of the club say that the meeting will go according to the program unless there is interference. Meetings set for later in the season may be abandoned. ————— MUST EVACUATE COREA. Russian Demands Regarding the Japanese Garrisons, ST. PETERSBURG, May 23.~It is stated here that the Russian government has de- clined to agree to the military occupation of Corea by the Japanese forces, and de- mands that the government at Tokio re- call the garrisons stationed there. YOKOHAMA, May 23.—Dispatches re- ceived here from Seoul give further details of the trouble in Corea. It is said that evi- dence has been discovered showing that Bokuyeika, who was recenily appointed aciing prime minister, has formed an al- Hance with the Russian minister at Seoul. Count Inouye, the Japanese minister to Corea, has returned to Japan. SHANGHAI, May 23.—There is a local or here to the effect that China re- pudiates Japan’s demand fer an additional iidemnity for the reijinquishment of the Liao Tung peninsula. ed UNITED PRESBYTERIANS. Michael Elected Moderator Acclamation, PITTSBURG, May -23.—The general as- sembly of the United Presbyterian Church began its business session at 8 o'clock this morning in the Sixth Church, East . After devotional exercises Rev. Dr. J. B. McMichael of Monmouth College, Illinois, was elected moderator by accla- mation. This is the first time in the his- tory of the church that this has been done. Rey. Dr. William J, Reid and Rey. Dr. A. G, Wallace were re-elected clerks. A committee was then appointed to ex- tend congratuiations to the Presbyterian general assembly. The rest of the session was taken up with hearing the reports of the trustees of the assembly and woman's board. Rev. Dr. —_—}. RENJIFO'S RETURN. GEN. The Secretary of the Colombian Le- gntion Coming Back. NEW YORK, May 23.—Gen. Julio Renjifo was a passenger on board the steamer City cf Para, which arrived from Colon today. Gen. Renjifo is the secretary of the Co- lombian legation at Washington and was called home in February last to take com- mand in the army. The rebellion being over his services were no longer needed in Colombia and he is returning tg his post in this country. He made no stop in this city, but on leaving the steamer at once took a train for Washington. a TO MEET AT PITTSBURG. Next Annual Meeting of the Odd Fel- lows. PHILADELPHIA, May 23.—It was de- cided today, by a vote of 381 to 369, to hold the next annual meeting of the Odd Fel- lows in Pittsburg. Several cities were anx- ious to secure the convention, but it finally narrowed down to Pittsburg and Philadel- phia, with the result that Pittsburg won by twelve votes. S. W. Jefferies was chosen district deputy grand patriarch for the western district and Cleon Gicquelais for the eastern district. The announcement for district deputy grand master has not yet been made. THRONG AT MEMPHIS Opening of the Sound Money Con vention. MANY EAGER 0 MEET HR. CARLISLE Address by the Secretary of the Treasury. PERILS OF FREE COINAGH Special From a Staff Correspondent. MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 23.—The sound money convention has drawn a great many eopie to Memphis who are not delegates, but who are interested in the movement, and the hotels are crowded. It is safe tq say that every business industry of the new south Is represented. Secretary Card lisle held a reception all the forenoon at the hotel. He is suffering with a sever¢ cold, but his voice did not seem to be seri ously affected, and he appears to be in §00d condition. The convention was called to order af 3 o'clock (eastern time} in the big auditor« fum, and in the presence of a vast audi« ence of spectators. After the permanent organization had been effected Secretary Carlisle was intra< duced and his appearance was greet with enthusiastic applause, and he listened to with marked interest. Talk of Friction. It is expected that the night sessi will be devoted to considering resolutions. There is already talk of sible friction in the convention between nd radical gold standard men and those whq do not favor gold monometallism. Con! gressman Patterson, who has engineered the convention, openly advocates commit, ting the meeting outright to the gold single standard idea. A number of the members of the busin crganizationy which issued the call an some of the delegates are opposed to go! to this extreme. It is thought likely tha the committee on resolutions will be com. posed of Patterson men, but that the othes side may raise a protest upon the adopth of the resolutions. Strenuous efforts ha’ been made to silence the opposition to gold standard and it is possible they succeed. The writer has interviewed the lea men of each delegation upon the state oi sound money feeling in the south. Reports of Delegates. The Mississippi delegation is headed by Congressman Catchings anf contains of every walk in life. They say that wl the free silver feeling is high in Mississ\ pi, it4s not overwhelming. It is explain that the approach of a state campaign responsible for a large proportion of silver sentiment. Candidates for n tion find it convenient to cater to w! they think is a popular movement, and agitation is Increased in this way. “It predicted that after the primaries th will be a cessatien of much of the silv agitation. The sound money men in Mis¢ sissippi are rapidly organizing and pro} to pe onEne canvass the state immedi ately. The Texas delegation reports that the te! silver movement in that state is already, on the wane and a vigorous sound mone; campaign is on. The recent faflure of thi governor of the state to negotiate som state bonds in New York and the New York financiers’ explanation of their re+ fusal to invest is sald to have been a reve- lation tu the people. The New York capi talists said they would not put their mone; into the south while a movement in vehal of unsound and depreciated currency wat being urged. It is claimed that this busié ness phase of the situation has done more in behalf of sound money ideas there than all the talk. Kentucky delegates report that the con- test between free silver and sound money in that state is now in an acute s ant it is hard to predict the outcome. The; say there isa good fighting chance for sound money, and that the prospects will be sure to brighten before next Novemberys ‘They believe Secretary Carlisle's speec! will have a marked and telling effec! against the silver movement. Alabama delegates report a sttong unders current of sound money sentiment in th@ industrial section of the state. The farm- ers and the followers of Mr. Kolb are sai@ to he almost exclusively for silver. Tennessee is admitted to be a free silver state now, but in each community there is a sound money nucleus, from which re- sults favorable to sound money are antici- pated. Arkansas is free silver to the core, and the sound money delegation is hopeless of any immediate change. Georgia delegates give a report that is more general than specific. It is apparent they realize the situation in that state to be largely of a silver character. The? say, however, they will open a vigorous cams paign and will antagonize the politicians with the busiress interests of the state. Louisiana, on account of close sPlationg of the sugar-growing interests with northe ern capital, is declared to furnish a good field for the propagation of sound money, ideas. Bankers Warned Of. All of the delegates say the cause of sound rroney in the south will be hurt if the national banks figure to any extent in the movement. There is said to be a bitter feeling among the people against rational banks, and the leaders are advised to keep them in the background as much as pos- sible. N. O. M. SECRETARY CARLISLE’S REMARKS, Impossible to Maintain Ratio Between « and Silver With Free Coinage. MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 23.—In his ad- dress to the sound money convention here this afternoon Secretary Carlisle stated in the beginning that the proposition to revo- lutiorize our monetary system: and thus destroy credit of government and people at home and abroad, violate ull obhgations ef all contracts, unsettle all exchangeablé values, reduce wages of labor, expel capt from the country and seriously obstruct trade of the people among themselves an with the people of other countries is oné which challenges intelligence, patriotism and. commercial honor of every man to whom it is addressed. “No matter what may be the real pur- pose and motives of those who make the proposition to legalize free coinage of sil- ver at the ratio of 16 to 1,” said the Sec+ retary, “these are the consequences in- volved in their scheme, and in my opinion cannot be avoided if it should be adopted. In no part of the country will the conse- ences of such a policy prove more in- urious to the material interests of the people than In the undeveloped and pro- ssive south. The South and Its Energy. “When the great civil war closed, your industrial system was destroyed, your com~ mercial relations were all broken up, your currency was worthless, your farms were devastated, your mines were closed, yout forests untouched, your water power wi useless, and your railways were unsaf serv, and inadequate, even for the Hmited ice they had to perform; but your