Evening Star Newspaper, June 4, 1895, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, S. H. KAUFFMANN Pres't. New York Office, £9 Potter Building, paired wtcharsis ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers tn the city by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents per week, or 44 cents per month. Copies at the ccunter 2 cents each. By mall—anywhere in the United States or Canada—postage prepald—60 cents Ber month. Saturday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per sear, with foreign postage added, 00. * Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. G., 48 second-class mail matter.) FZ{AN mail subscriptions must be paid in advance, tes of advertising made known on application. Evening Star. No. 13,182. WASHINGTON, D.C., TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. Te proof of te pudding is in fe eating Yesterday's Sfar contained 49 cofumns of advertisements, mare up ef 788 separate announces ments. These advertisers fought pubficitp—not merefp Space. ; WANT MORE MONEY Rep.-Elect Underwood's Statement of Alabama Politics, FREE SILVER iN THE MAJORITY He Thinks it Wou'd Increase Prices and Enliven Business. THINKING ‘OF ONE THING — Among the young men who will be in the Fifty-tourth Congress is Representative- el Underwood of the sixth district of Alabama. Mr. Underwood has been in this city during the past several days making his first visit since his election to Congress. In his district-are included Birmingham sand Bessemer, his own home being just outside of the former city, where he prac- tices law. The representative of the sixth Alabama district is thirty-three years of age, though a clean shaven face gives him the appear- ance of being half a dozen years younger. He was educated at the University of Vir- ginia, and when a student there he was quite familiar with Washington, where he visited frequently. He is a native of Ken- tucky, Senator Joseph R. Underwood, the colleague of Henry Clay at the time of the latter's death, being his grandfather. When Mr. Underwood was graduated from the University of Virginia, ten years ago, he termined to carve out a career in a new field, and that ‘being at the time Birming- ham was beginning to boom he went there and has since remained there practicing law. While taking an active part in politics he did not run for any office until last fall, when he was elected by a maforiiy of 1,1€6 over his republican opponent on the single issue of the tariff, he supporting the policy of tariff reform. They Want More Money. “The people of Alabama, so far as they are thinking of politics,” said Mr. Under- wood to a Star reporter today, “are think- ing of but one thing—that is money. They want more money in circulation. In the campaign I declared myself for the free and unlimited coinage of silver at some ratio which shall preserve the parity of the metals. But silver was not an issue of the campaign for the reason that my republican opponent was also a free silver man. “I feel sure that Alabama will support any man for the presidency who will come out openly and positively for the free coin- age of silver. That is ail there is to Ala- bama’s view of the presidency. Among the gold democrats of the state Mr. Carlisle 1s the favorite, but the free silver people are largely in the majority. If Cieveland were only a free silver man and would take the reins of our free silver coach I would be sure of success. We regard him as a very able man in Alabama and are sor- ry he ts not on our side. What Would Be the Resalt. “The majority of my party in Alabama are for free coinage at the ratio of 16 to 1, but I have never gone so far as to say what I think the ratio should be. Our idea is that there shovld be more’ money in circulation and that that would result in an increase of prices and a consequent enlivening of busines I believe it to be a fact that an increase of the money in cir- culation has always improved the times, even if this increase was in the nature of an inflation, to be ultimately followed by a reaction. We want no spurious money in Alabama, but only metal money that may have a sound value. We look upon an in- crease of the circulating medium as in- evitable, and it seems to us to be a choice between more metal money or more na- tional bank notes, and the former is re- garded as vastly superior to the bank notes. Would Invite the Investment of Capital. “In Alabama the people generally have no idea that the present silver agitation Is causing investors to hold back their money. We consider it to be a fact that an increase in the circulating medium would increase prices, and it seems to us that the prospect of such Increase would invite the invest- ment of capital. If capital ts being held back there is but one conclusion, and that is that capitalists think the gold standard will be maintained and that prices will con- tract.” ——___-- e+-____ CAPT. HOWELL’S PROMOTION. Belief That He Will Get It Notwith- stunding Admiral Walker's Opposition Capt. J. A. Howell, commandant of the Washington navy yard, who is now under- going examination at the Navy Depart- ment for promotion to the grade of com- modore, has been confronted wjth some re- ports adverse to his efficiency made by Admiral Walker while he was in com- mand of the squadron of evolution, and Howell was in command of the Atlanta, one of the vessels of the fleet. A dispute occurred between the two officers while the squadron was leaving the harbor of Tou- lon, France. According to the story, the admiral wanted to make a smart showing with his vessels as he left the French port, and he gave explicit orders to the various commanders to get into line as quickly as possible. The Atlanta, under Capt. Howell, sustained an accident to her machinery, and did not respond as prompt- ly as the admiral thought she should have done. He would not accept Capt. Howell's explanation and put him under suspension, whereupon Capt. Howell wrote to the Sec- retary of the Navy asking that the matter be investigated by a court of inquiry. The department did not think the case required such action and refused the captain's re- quest. Admiral Walker was examined as a wit- ness in the recent examination proceed- ings, and it is understood that he made some sharp and unfavorable comments upon Capt. Howell's professional qualitica- tions. Equally strong, if not stronger, evi- dence was given by several witnesses in favor of Capt. Howell, and there appears to be no doubt in the minds of the officers of the. department familiar with the case, that he will be recommended for promo- tion, notwithstanding many of .his wit- nesses to the circumstances at Toulon were unable to testify at the examination be- cause of absence from the country, in- cluding the chief engineer of the Atlanta At the time of the accident to her ma- chinery, who is now on the Columbia at Southampton. —_—_—_+-e+_____ THE REPORT NOT CREDITED. No Likelihood Hinister Dun Be- ing Mr. Connelty. No credence is placed in the report which comes from cinnati that Mr. Dun, Unit- ed States minister to Japan, is to be suc- ceeded in office by Mr. Jas. F. Connelly, late United States district attorney at Newark, N. J. The report probably origi- nated from the fact that Mr. Connelly was recently appointed United States consul to Osaka and Hioga. He is in bad health, and it was thought a ge of climate might prove beneficial. Minister Dun has render- ed excellent service during the recent trou- bles between China and Japan, and stands high in the estimation of the administra- tion. Mr. Connelly’s assignment to a con- sular position in Japan has no connection, so far as can be learned, with the diplo- matic service. [ NATIONAL COMMITTEESHIP Some Eastern Republicans Oppose Carter's Continuance as Chairman, He is Not Disturbed by Their Criti- cisms—C cumstances May Demand a Western Chairman Again. in the pally The appearance of Senator Car east has occ 1 some talk, pri y in 2 making a change in the chairmanship of the republican na- tional committee. Mr. Carter is an spoken advocate of the free coinage of silver, declares that his party should, and hq believes will, give to silver a very sub- stantial indorsement in its next national platform, and this has aroused the more extreme of the sound money republicans in the empire state. They are of opinion that Mr. Carter In this is thoroughly unrepre- sentative of his party, and should at once surrender his ¢hairmanship. They would even go to the extent of deposing him in case of a formal refusal on his part to step dcwn and out. Mr. Carter Not Disturbed. - Mr. Carter is not disturbed by this talk. His commission as chairman of the na- ticnal committee holds until after the next republican nationab convention, and he an- ncunces quite firmly, though informally, that he will serve his time out. it is ob- served by some of Mr. Carter's friends that he did not seek the place at the head of the national committee; that, strangely enough, it came to him for tha very reason that ifs now being urged for’ his displace- ment. The western republicans were a trifle discontented on account of the party’s treatment of silver, and the shrewder man- agers in the east thought it would be a gcod stroke of policy to recogniz~ the west in organizing for the campaign. And so the chairmanship, in this way and in this spirit, was voted to Mr. Carter, and his purpose now is to serve in the office for the full time nominated in the bond. Despite the present talk, may not cir- cumstances again arise making the selec- tion of a western man to manage their national campaign a wise move for the re- publicans? And, if such circumstances do arise, may not the office again be tendered to Mr. Carter? These questions are seri- ously asked. The western republicans are again complaining. Some of them are even threatening. They are wedded to the white metal, and are insisting that the east shall not longer dominate the party policy on the money question. This, it is predicted in seme quarters, will result in the adoption of a conciliatory national platform and the calling of a western man to take charge of the campaign. Would He Do It Again? But would Mr. Carter be willing again to undertake the work? Some of his friends are of opinion that he would not. He was not, they say, overwhelmed by the results in 1892. He could see, as many others also saw, that nothing could save that day. He nevertheless exerted himself to the utmost and had the most cordial support of all of his party associates. But the tide was such that nothing could turn it. It was not the fruit of democratic good management. It seemed to gather of its own accord, and it Swept everything before it. Still, Mr. Car- ter had a full taste of the responsibilities and yexations of his post and discovered that the work was not only difficult, but even, when successful, in a great measure thankless. The post is a very important one. The party managers have found it exceedingiy troublesome in times past to fill it satis- factorily. The experience in 1! is recalled, Quay had given way to Clarkson,and Clark- son was not acceptable to the Harrison peo- ple- They wanted a man for chairman whose personal attitude toward the candi- date would inspire perfect faith in both his diligence and his vigilance. A dozen names Were canvassed informally. At last the offer was made formally to Mr. Campbell of Llinois, who, after carefully considering it, declined it. Then Mr. Carter was sum- moned to the White House, and after a conference with Gen. Harrison agreed to conduct the campaign. He did so in a way to leave no room to question either his loy- alty or his ability, and after the battle he received Gen. Harrison’s thanks for his services. But if Mr.Carter doesn’t want any more of it, to whom shall Uy work be in- trusted? A good chairman is regarded as next in importance to a good candidate. —___.-e. THE SUPREME COURT. Some of the Important Cases That Were Left Undecided. Notwithstanding the United States Su- Preme Court continued the term for 184 and '95 two weeks beyond the average time, thirty-four cases which had been sub- mitted, were left undecided when the court adjourned for the term yesterday. The most important of these cases were the following: The Consolidated Electric Light Company agt. the McKeesport Electric Light Com- pany, involving the corflict between the Edison and the Sawyer-Mann patents on are lights. The United States agt. the Union Pacific Railroad and the Western Union Tele- graph companies, in which the question at issue is the right of the railroad company to dispose of its telegraph franchise. Governor Wm. H. Fishback and others agt. the Pacific Express Company, con- cerning the company's rights in the state of Arkansas. The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad -Company agt. the Sioux City and St. Paul Railroad Company. The Sioux City and St. Paul Railroad Company agt. the United States. The Singer Manufacturing Company agt. the June Manufacturing Company. The Rutland Railroad Company agt. the Vermont Central Railroad Company. The Dr. S.A. Richmond Nervine Company agt. Samuel A. Richmond. The Thorne Wire Hedge Company agt. the Washburn and Mcen Manufacturing Company. Several cases involved in the McKee set- tlement of the Cherokee claims. Among other cases left on the docket Is that of John G. Moore agt. J. S. Miller, commissioner of internal revenue, to en- join Miller from collecting @be income tax. While the income tax law been declar- ed invalid by the decision in the main cases this case involved the additional question as to whether an executive officer can be enjoined against the enforcement of a law before a decision declaring it unconstitu- tional has been rendered, and it remains to be seen whether the court will pass upon this point or simply dismiss the case. -—____— ANNAPOLIS, GONE TO Secretary Herbert to Attend the Graduation ercises at the Academy Secretary Herbert left here this after- noon on the dispatch vessel Dolphin for Annapolis, where he will remain the rest of the week in attendance on the com- mencement exercises of the Naval Academy. He was accompanied by Licut. Reamey, his naval ald. Capt. Cooper, su- perintendent of the academy, will give a dinner in his honor tomcrrow evening, and on Thursday the dinner of On Friday he ¥ ver the diplomas to the vhich he will leave here Saturday retary McAdoo, will also attend -at Annapolis on Admiral Ramsay, Assistant Sec now in Newport, graduating e y. In the meanti (Tic THERMOM "once more safe fn ise hief of the bureau cf nav as Secretary of the Navy. ation, will act DROPS 13 DEGREES Welcome Relief From the Late Sizzling Weather. ——— ETER GOS DOWN u Probably Means That Many Lives Were Saved Today. INTENSE SUFFERING The hot wave reached its worst point yesterday, and last night there was a change for the better. It is probable that if the heat had continued so intense for another day the number of prostrations and perhaps deaths from this cause would have greatly increased. The people were getting to the point where endurance was no longer possible. Yesterday the ther- mometer reached 98 degrees of official caloric, and at the rate of progress, had no cool breezes come this morning to temper the air, the record would hav: 100 or very near that point. Wha sult would have been no human being can now tell. However, the worst is now over for the present, and the chances are strong that by night there may be thunder storms. Rain will cool the air wonderfully, and the dry earth needs it, badly. The storm in the west may not give much rain to the east, for it seems to have taken a fancy to xo to Canada, like a fleeing bank cash- fer who has played the races wit! the bank’s money, and who has hit the worst end of the game from the start. If that storm had only decided to swing on a pivot out beyond the great lakes and sweep eas ward the rain period might promise to la: some time, but as it is the area of low barometer is somewhat diminisned and the rain does not promise to be very extensive in this part of the country. Cool Winds. The chief result of this storm, moving northeastward, is that it is bringing cool winds from off the ocean over the hot land ard ghis has had the effect of breaking up the area of high barometer, accompanied by hot southerly winds, that has occupied the eastern half of the country for nearly a week. These winds may rot finaily result in prolonged rains, but they are of the kind that will likely stir up showers. There is a broad area of high barometer in the far west that seems to be forcing the storny out of the way, and if this shalt eventually spread eastward there will be another dry spell, though it may not ‘be accompanied by such intense heat. Welcome Change. The meaning of all this is that the city is cooler, Last night there was a decided fall in temperature, end the people slept more comfortably than on the night Previous. By morning the cocler atmos- phere could eesily be felt, and was grate- fully recognized by the suffering folks There was a fall of from 10 to 15 degrees in this part of the coun md the ther- mometer was checked its efforts to in sirash the records so completely that his- tory would hang her head in shame. The streets, even, began to be endurable during the morning, and pedestrianism was ‘the noon-tide. The sun biazed away as fiercely as ever and the skies were about as hot looking as hefare, but there was that element in the air that gave relief. The Suffering. Little children will be relieved, by this change -in temperature more than ‘the grown folks. The temperature was getting to the killing point with them. Their frail bodies could not endure the heat, there have been many deaths that are really due to the heat that are not recorded as such. It is probable th: at no other time thi: season will the citizens suffer more than they have during the past six day There have been other hot w er In dura- tion and more int perhaps at the climax than this one, but none has ever been experienced here that has given so much discomfort, or has peen attended with more serious results. Ninety-cight degrees of heat sustained for several days would probably prove fatal to many pe ple, One day of it was quite nh. Th er being now over for this time it is likely that not once again during the sum- mer will the people be so badly afflicted, for though the temperature may exc: the point finaliy reached, it will find them better prepared. In Other Places. In a special bulletin issued today the weather bureau say: “The period of ex- tremely hot weather that has prevailed over the central and eastern portions of the United States during the past week has been remarkable for its length and for the high temperatures occurring, the latter in many instances exceeding any previously recorded by the weather bureau during the period between the 20th of May and the ivth of June. “The highest temperature at Washington during 1834 was 97 degrees on June 24 and July “In marked contrast to this record of extreme heat is the fact that between the 13th and 1sth of May at a great number of stations occurred the coldest weather on record for the month of May, with a suc- cession of heavy frosts throughout the central and northern half of the country east of the Rocky mountains.” Hospital Treatment. The torrid weather of the past few days occasioned any number of heat prostra- ‘tions and several cases of genuine sun- stroke. The latter dangerous illness is caused by excessive heat of the blood, from 100 degrees to 110 Fahrenheit, which pro- duces great depression of the nervous sys- tem, = The first case of sunstroke to be treated at the Emergency Hospital was that yes- terday of a colored man named John Allen. When his temperature was taken upon a rival at the institution it recorded 110 de- grees. The man was stripped and laid on an operating table. Next, ice was packed about his head and chest, after which a stream of cold wateg was played on him by means of a hose for some time. in this manner the temperature was _ reduced nearly ten degrees, and the sufferer-was then put to bed and stimulants admin- istergd, but he died about four hours later. The Emergency Hospital treatment for cases of heat prostration varies greatly from that for sunstroke. The clothes of the patient are removed, he is thoroughly dried of perspiration, wrapped in blankets, hot water placed at his feet and whisk and other stimulants administered. Persons convalescent. from sunstroke should do no metal work for some months and uld keep free from all excitement. Having once suffered from sunstroke, a per- son is liable to a second atiack. in sone of its varied forms frequ Tows sunstroke. On véry hot days, suc the lest few have been, medica! authorities urge that persons should drink frequently, but in smail quantities. A large amount of ice water, cold beer, soda water, mineral water or other iced drinks entering the stomach at one time Is injurious, Immed ate death has often been caused by ice-cold drinks: Carroll Smith's Condition. Justice Carroll «W. Smith of Anacostia, who, as stated in The Star, was overcome yesterday by the heat, lies in a precarious condition at the home of his parents, cor- ner of Washington and Pierce streets, in that town. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Smith was taken to Washington Asylum for treatment by Officers Farquhar and Bransen in the am- bulan of the first police precinct, but scon after the policemen left the place he suddenly recovered his sanity for a short time and demanded to know from his at- tendant where the warrant y ng held. As none I urse none could be shov F of the institution, 2 h then left the plac On arri Anacostia he went direct to the substation and began to taunt the officers with the fact that though he had been arrested, there was no power to hold him, Policeman Hagan, to whom Mr. Smith’s seemed to be mainly directed, re- pli Carroll, you are looking for trou- ble, and had better get out of here right away. “All right! All right!” said Mr. Smith, and he immediately went out of doors. From there Mr. Smith went to the resi- dence of his wife’s parents, where Mrs Smith was temporarily staying, but Mr. C B. Smith, Carroll's father, was sent for and the latter induced his son to go to his own home, where he soon relapsed into a comparatively helpless physical condition and was put to bed. An Additional Death. In addition to the fatal cases of heat prostration noted in last evening's Star there was one other death from the ex- treme temperature yesterday. Thomas J. Martin, engineer of No. 6 fire company, died during the evening, as a result of a sunstroke recelved during the’ afternoon. He was out with his company, in attend- ance at the fire near the printing office, at about 3 o'clock, and was suddenly taken ill. He was sent to his homep 921 4th street, in a patrol wagon, but became unconscious and died in a few hours. He leaves three married children and an aged mother. Martin was one of the oldest firemen in the service, having been connected with the old volunteer organization. When the present system was adopted he joined the ranks, and was attached to the old Franklin com- pany. He left the department in i868, but rejoined it in 1872, and, being the next year promoted to be engineer, he has remained such ever since. Prostration Case: Cases of prosiration without fatal results were far more numerous yesterday than on any previous day of the great heat. Those reported up to midnight were: Mrs, Ella B. Washington of New York, taken ill on a train from Richmond and removed to the National Hotel; Christopher G. Stork of New York, white, fifty-five years old; Augustus Stiger, colored, fifty years, of ‘Terra Cotta; Michael Mahen, white, thirty- one yea! employed as stome mason at F Albert E. Stevens; white, thir- ty-five years, watchman im Lafayette Park, Florida avenue; Julia Robin- son, colored, of Shepherd’s alley; Reuben Morris, colored, forty years, of 715 3d street northwest; M. Haskins, colored, twenty- three years; John H. Moore, colored, of Sullivan's court. * Suffered at Court. The police court prisoners feel the hot weather as much as any other'class of pris- oners. There are not many cells and when the police make their-raids on the disorder- lies and vagrants, it becomesnecessary to overcrowd the cells, and the suffering is intense. There were thirty prisoners locked up today, and among them was only om woman. She had the langest cell all to har self, and ‘w: not uncomfortabie, but the men were in the three celis, and there was not much comfort for them. The improve- ments made ‘to the building have made the cells more comfortable than they were be- icre, but still there is nothing about them to indicate to the prisoners that when in them tacy are at a summer resort. Thus far the prisoners have stood the hot weather very well, but yesterday one woman, who was In“attendance as a wit- ness Was overcome by the heat, and had to be sent home. Lower Thermometer. The great relief that has come to the suffering folks was evidenced today in the oificial readings of the thermometer, which were sent to The Star at 2 o’clock this af- ternoon by the observer at the weather bureau. Instead of a maximum of 98 de- grees, which was reached yesterday, the highest point was 85, indicating a fall of 13 degr of temperature In twenty-four ho The official reading, of course, is lower than that which has. probably been noted by private observers down town, tor the thermometer at the weather bureau is igh above the street, and removed from the Influence of the heated asphalt. Hence, iy ranges about 4 degrees lower than the recerd shown by the thermome- ters in town, which are usually near the pavement, and are not always accurate. ———>-—__ PORK WITH TRICHINAE. Depial of a Report as to Its Shipment as Free From Disease. It is said at the Agricultural Department that there is no truth in the published re- ports to the effect that pork examined microscopically for export te Germany and France and found to contain trichinae is stamped by the inspectors as free from dis- ease and so transported an@ sold in inter- state commerce trade. Early in February Secretary Morton ordered all pork examin- ed microscopically and found to be aifected with trichinosis tanked, but later it was decided that the present law- did not give the Secretary this authority. The enforce- ment of the order was therefore postponed until July 1, when the new law goes into effect. It is doubtful, however, whether the new law will give him power to cause the destruction of pork affected with tri- chinae. It only authorizes the Secretary to make such regulations as he may deem necessary to prevent the shipment of con- demned carcasses from one state to an- other, and does not specifically give him jurisdiction over pork examined for tri- chinae and condemned to prevent its sale in the local market of the place where it is examined. The local authorities alone ean affect this unless the Secretary se- cures from the shippers of pork to Ger- many and France (the countries requiring the inspection for trichinae) voluntary agreements, such as have beet made with shippers of beef, mutton, &¢, by which the latter agree to tank sueh carcasses as do not pass the federal ingpection. If such a regulation is put In force, however, it is feared that the pork exportation to Ger- many and France will cease: “The per- centage of pork affected: with trichinosis is so large,” sald.Mr. Salmon, “that if all the carcasses found to be affected went to the rendering vais, the shippers’ profits would all disappear.” The amount of pork exported to Germany and France averages from 5,600,000 to 7,000,000 pounds monthly. ee. SOME PROLADILITIES. yanin May Be Represented in Mr. Cieveland’s Cabinet. In case Attorney General Olney is named to be Secretary of State Pemmsylvanians think that the vacancy in the Department of Justice may be filled by a man from their state, and in that event Mr. Woiver- ton, who was a member of the committee cn the judiciary of the House of Represen- tatives in the last Congress, is looked upon as the. most probable successor of Mr. Ol- Mr. Wolverton prepargd some of the most impe’ pports: were issued by the comn on the judicfary, and he re- ntg og the great legal his -werk. He is re- one of the leading lawyers of sylvania and ‘of the United States, it is quite generally believed that Mr. Cleveland is very friendiy to him. E: citor Jenks of Pittsburg is also upon as a probable Attorney Gen- l, if Mr. Olney is transferred to the De- partment of State. . The name of J. W. Doan, a prominent lawyer of Chicago, is also mentioned _as a pocsible appointment as Secretary of State. ITS FULL PURPOSE Real Object of the Silver Convention in Illinois. TO GET A NATIONAL PARTY EXPRESSION The President’s Suspicions of the Movement Confirmed. REPUBLICANS DISTURBED The Star’s news from Springfield re- specting the full purpose of the Illinois silverites is in consonance with the fears that Mr. Cleveland has entertained ever since the sucker state democracy issued its call for a convention. The President has never regurded the movement as local in any sense. This idea from the outset has been that ft was not only inspired by men of national influence, but intended to serve the silver cause in a national sense, and hence there is the fullest confirmation in The Star’s views of the President's sus- picions in the premises. And it is as plain to others as to him now that the Spring- field convention, either by formal resolution or otherwise, is to serve merely as a start- er for an expression as to silver intended to commit, or in some measure involve, the Gemocratic party throughout the whole south and west—in a word, the national democracy itself. The Situation Grave. Can the full purpose of the movement be accomplished? The situation is conceded to be grave. There is much disappoint- ment in administration circles over the apparent helplessness or indifference of the sound money democrats in Illinois. They have made no fight et all, and the conven- tion is on the eve of assembling with the silver men in the saddle and setting the pace to suit themselves. And so the ques- tion arises: if that is to be taken as a specimen of the temper of the democracy in the country beyend the Alleghenies—if the sound money democrats in a state like Illinois, with the great metropolis of Chi- cago to inspire action, are powerless—could not a national convention or conference, held while the agitation is in full blast, be as easily controlled as a state convention? What would be the immediate effect of a format! or informal call fér a national dem- ocratic conference on the silver question? The Kentucky state convention, with Sen- ator Blackburn leading the silver forces, will meet in Louisville on the 25th instant. The prespect now is that silver will carry the day. But would not this prospect be advanced to a certainty if, as the result of a pronounced silver triumph in jI!inois to- morrow, a resolution should be adopted re- questing national action by the party? The fight is on in Ohio, with Senator Brice, the sound money champion, at_a serious disadyentage. Would not his difficulties be increased by such action as is now out- lined at Springfield? Would not the coming free coinage convention at Memphis be en- couraged by it? Would not it settle the now wavering spirit of the silver men in Missouri, causing them to decide in favor of a state convention to consider the ques- tion? All of these points are thought to be involved, and all are of moment in present calculations. Republican Leaders Disturbed. It is a fact, too, that the republican lead- ers are quite as much disturbed by the full scope of this maneuver as are the admin- istration people. It means something to them, and maybe a very great deal. That the silver men intend to agitate the silver question in Congress next winter is accept- ed as certain. No legislation is looked for, but bills on the subject will be introduced and pushed both in committee and in open debate in both houses. ‘These will have to be met and in some manner disposed of by the majority, and the task will be one of very great delicacy and difficulty. In the first place, the financial committees will have to be constructed with this end in view, and, in the second place, the fioor leadership will have to be most expert to prevent either the taking of advantage of or by the silver men. The republican pro- eram must, it is thought, be one of con- ciliation to the point of not surrendering any vital matter involved. But if the sil- ver men appear on the scene flushed with a series of focal triumps achieved in the fall campaign, and still further encouraged by an expresison obtained from a national democratic conference, their demands will be extreme and their warfare very ag- gressive. Even the master powers of Mr. Reed in the House and Mr. Sherman in the Senate would in such circumstances be severely tested. The difticult task of balk- ing without angering the silver contingent of their own party would be Imposed on both, and would have to be executed. THE MAY RECORD. What the Weather Actually Did for Us in the Past Mouth. As interesting as a High School diploma, or a marriage certificate, and as well worth framing is the weather bureau's metero- logical summary for May. Like every other section of weather we have had for a year past, there was never anything like It. The highest temperature for the month was 9: which occurred Decoration day. The low- est oceurred on the 13th, and the mercury them went down to 40. It was on that day and the 14th and 15th that frosts occurred in several south Atlantic states. ‘The mean temperature for the month was 63. This is one degree below the average for twenty. four years past. The undulation in tem- perature through the month is interesting. From 55 on the 2d it rose to 68 on the 4th, remained there three days, and then mounted to 78 on the 10th. Then there was a gradual descent, until on the 15th it was at 49. From that date on there was a sort of @ song-and-dance fluctuation until the 25th, when another rise set in, and on the 2th the 73 mark was reached. The next day it was up at 81 and the next at Sd. ‘Thus the month has brought the novel ex- perience of the lowest and the highest temperatures ever felt here, and this twice m succession in the same monch. The greatest daily range of temperature camo the 20th, when the lowest point touched by the mercury was 56 and the highest 90—a difference of 34 degrees. ——__-e.____ APPOINTED TO A CADETSHIP. Capt. Tnussig of the High School Regimeat Wins a Position. J. K, Taussig, the captain of company H, High School cadet regiment, the vic- tcrious company in the recent High School competitive drill, has been appointed to a cadetship at Annapolis, and will sail for Maderla Mcnday, June 10. Capt. Taussig won his position in a contest with five alternates and three principals, all failing to qualify except himself. His friends and the citizens of Georgetown have arranged to give a banquet Saturday night in his honor in compliment to the prize company. es Mr. Gresham's Pension. Little light can be thrown on the ques- tion of Secretary Gresham’s pension by the officials of the bureau in this city, for the reason that nearly all the papers in the case are in Chicago. Nothing is on file here except the record of the original grant. The length of dime that has elapsed since the Secretary has drawn his pension is not known here. If it extended over more than three years, the pension has lapsed and Mrs. Gresham must file a pension ap- plication, WOODLEY ABANDONED The President's Oottage Will Not Be Again Occupied This Season. The President and Family Are Now at the White House — Mrs. Cleveland and the Children Leave Tomorrow. The Presidert and family have aban- Goned Woodley as a place of residence for the present summer and will mal the White House their abode until their de- parture for the substitute executive man- sion on the borders of Buzzard’s bay. Woodley has been closed for the season and may not be again occupled until next spring unless the President decides to live their next autumn in preference to the White House. Yest¢rday was moving day, and when the President came into the city he was accompanied by Mrs: Cleveland, the two children and all the nurses, attendants and servants who had catered to their wants at their summer cottage. Two baby carriages and the President’s horses and traps were also brought in to the White House. Mrs. Cleveland and the children and nurses will ieave here tomorrow by. rail for Gray Gables. They will be accompa- nied as far as Faimouth, Mass., by Mr: Olney, wife of the Attorney General. Gray Gables has been put in entire readine: for the presidential household. Since la, October many improvements have been made to the outhouses and roads, and the premises will show a decided change. It is not yet settled when the President will go to Gray Gables. It will depend entirely on the state of public business. He has several important matters to di pose of before he can desert the capital. It is not likely, however, that ne will be detained here over ten days more. <At- torney General Olney is arranging his busi- ness so as to be able to accompany the President on his northern trip. In the meantime the President will make his home at the White Hose. ———— SPAIN’S FINAL ANSWER. It is Thoroughly Satisfactory as to the Allianaca Affair. The State Department today received from U. 8. Minister Taylor at Madrid the complete and final answer of Spain to the demand of Secretary Gresham for a dis- avowal of the firing on the U. S. merchant ship Allianca. The dccument has been awaited for some time with interest, and it was undoubtedly one of the main subjects which Acting Secretary of State Uhl brought to the attention of the cabinet at the meeting today. The answer is most cerdial in tone, and is expressive of the full disavowal of the course of the com- mander of the Spanish gunboat which fired on the Allianca. It is said to be entirely satisfactory to this government. —_—___-o-—___. Personal Mention. = Major H. C. Hasbrouck, fourth artillery, ig in the city on leave of absence. Major W. R. Livermore, corps of engi- neers, is in the city under orders from the light house board. Among the graduates of Dickinson Col- lege this year will be John E. Taylor, only son of Judge Anson 8. Taylor of this city. Mr. J. A. Balderson left June 1 for Wil- mington, Del., where he will engage in business. Mr. Patrick H. C. Brennan left last night for a three months’ trip to Red Sulphur Springs, W: Va. Gen. David G. Swaim and Dr. Macey, his attending physician, have gone to Old Point Comfort and Virginia Beach, Va., to get the benefit of the sea air. Secretary Lamont will leave here this afternoon for West Point to attend the graduating exercises at the Military Acad- emy. ee eee Internal’ Revenue Examining Board. Twenty-four out of the sixty-three new examining boards made nevessary by the classification under the civil service rules of the internal revenue service have been organized and will be commissioned at once. About half of the twenty-four are in the south, having been organized by George B. Hoyt, who has just returned from Florida. The remainder are in the north and were organized by George W. Leadley. The re- mainder of the sixty-three boards will not be organized until next month, eS Cholera Continues in Russia. Consul General Karel, at St. Petersburg, reports to the State Department that chol- era still continues in Russia. The official report from the government of Volga shows that there were 106 cases and 33 deaths from April 14 to April 27. Six cases were reported in St. Petersburg. ———————————— Appointed Secretary of Legation. The President today appointed H. Clay Armstrong of Alabama secretary of lega- fion at Madrid, vice Stephen Bonsall of ‘Maryland, resigned. The President also appointed Mr. Bon- sall as second secretary of legation at Japan. Mr. Bonsall was transferred at his own request in order, it is said, to allow him to enter upon a new line of literary work. ——___-e—___ Cannot Get the Money. The Attorney General has decided that there is no authority for the payment of the $16,000 balance of the Armstrong fund to Mr. Sam Chester Reid, son of the cap- tain of the Armstrong. The law provided that Reid shouid get this money on “vouch- ers proved” and there are no such vouch- ers in existence, Sea ENERaIRacSaEEEEEEE Leaves of Absence Granted. Capt. Valentine McNally, ordnance de- partment, has been granted three months’ leave. Lieut. Geo. F. Barney, second ar- tillery, has been granted two months’ leave, with permission to go abroad. Lieut. Col. Evan Miles, twentieth infantry, has been granted four months’ leave on ac- count of ill health. oo To Go June 30. Sixteen clerks in the record and pension office, War Department, were today notified that their services will not be required after June 30 next. No conclusion has yet been reached towards reducing the force in the war records office and the surgeon gen- eral’s office. —_———___e-______ A Washington Bidder’s Success, Acting Secretary Wike today awarded the contract for building three additional stories to the old boiler house of the bureau of engraving and printing to Frank Bald- win of this city, at his bid of $31,600. Mr. Baldwin also received the contract for pile driving at the post office building at New- bern, N. C. ——_—____--____—_ Dr. Theobald Smith at Harvard. Dr. Theobald Smith, who has been con- nected since 1884 with the Department of Agriculture as pathologist and bacteriolo- gist, has recently accepted the position of bacteriologist under the state board of health of Massachusetts, and a professor- ship in the Bussey Institution of Harvard College. Dr. Smith expects to make Ja- maica Plain his place of residence. eee a ane Consul Recognized. The President has recognized Wm. O. Gee as British vice consul at Pascagoula, TO STICK TO SILVER The Springfield Convention Will Leave the President Alone, ALTGELD WILL NOT BE INDORSED Representative Hopkins on the Re- publican Position. FEW DELEGATES ON HAND —— Special From a Staff Correspondent. SPRINGFIELD, IL, June 4.—The man« agers of the democratic free silver conven« tion, which meets tomorrow, announce that there will not be any attack upon the na- ticnal administration by the meeting, and that the individual attempts to “roast” the President and the administration gold bugs will be discouraged. It is also stated that the convention will not be asked to indorse Gov. Altgeld. This change of policy is partly the re- sult of the arrival upon the field of a num- ber of old-time democratic leaders from the interior, who have advised against such a line of action, and announced that they would not permit it. It is also partly due to the counsels of some crafty politicians. ‘These old-line fellows say that the dele- gates from the country districts are coming lo the convention in the honest and’ sin- cere belief that they are doing something in behalf of silver, They are not here for the purpose of venting political spleen egainst the national administration, nor to hold an Altgeld-Hinrichsen love feast. “We took that call in earnest,” said a horny handed old democrat from Cham-; paign county to the writer. “We took it to be a movement in the interest of silver coinage. If tnese Springfield politicians mean to work us for any of their uwn po- litical side issues they will be mistaken. We don’t egree with the President's finan- cial policy, but he is still the head of the democratic party; this is a regularly au- thorized democratic state convention, and We do not believe in dishonoring the head. of our political household in his own house.” The friends of the national administra- tion here would be delighted to have the convention managers introduce resolutions condemnatory to the President and prais- ing Altgeld. They say that would put a tag on the convention at the outset and dis- credit its work among the rank and file of the people, who would then be convinced of the truth of the charges that this con- vention was a set up job ail the way through, and not representative of the Saehe ° it is thought the convention man: realize this, end although some of ‘them yield reluctantly their cherished idea of raving the Illinois democracy in conven- tion assembled uphold Gey. Altgeld and de- nounce his enemy, the President, they have concluded that it will be the better part of discretion to contain themselves for @ while. A Representative Gathering. There has been considerable discussion of the question as to how far this conven- tion will represent the feelings of the de- mocracy of Illinois upon the silver question. Interviews with leading delegates from each section of the state elicit the general assertion that outside of Chicago and Cook county, the delegation will represent the: ~ sentiment of an overwhelming majority of the democrats. It is admitted that in many, cases the primaries which selected the dele! egates were slimly attended, but it is ex~ plained that there was no contest to bring out the vote; that it was all one way. They confidently assert that the people in accord with the movement as announce in_the call. in Chicago, of course, it is recognized that the affair was machine-made all the; way through. The free silver men were in| control of the machinery, they manipu-| lated it to suit themselves and the dele- gation from Cook county will take its place in the convention as a well regulated ma- chine, answering the touch of the man- agers. Where the Republicans Stand. Representative Hopkins, who wants to be the republican governor of Illinois, is in Springfield today. He has been over the state quite extensively since Congress ad- | journed, and has been particularily study- ing the attitude of the republicans of Illinois toward stiver. “There are not more than 5 per cent of the republicans of Hlinois who believe in’ the unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to 1,"% he said in answer to a question, “and I doubt if there are that many. Our people wculd like to see silver restored to coin= age, but not until an arrangement can be made by which a silver dollar would be in every way the equal of a gold dollar. These democratic leaders at Springfield are mak- ing a big mistake when they believe, or profess to believe, that they will get any, republican vote for their free silver ideas, Even the small per cent of our people who | faver unlimited, independent coinage of silver will not leave their own party to go with these fellows. 5 “The populists will not go with them, either. They are too wary to be taken im by this sudden outburst of zeal by the | democrats on behalf of silver, and are ex- ceedingly. suspicious of it. They see poli- tics, not silver, in it.” To Represent Altgeld. Secretary of State Hinrichsen, as chair man of the democratic state central come mittee, will represent Goy. Altgeld in thé convention. The governor has decided not to make a speech. Ex-Congressman Bryan of Nebraska will be here and give the con- vention some oratory. A Small Attendance Predicted. By Associated Press. SPRINGFIELD, I June 4.—The pros- pects for a large attendance at the demo- cratic state convention tomorrow are not as bright today as originators of the con- vention could wish. The vast crowds that, have been expected all along have not! even begun to arrive, and the hotel regis- | ters show fewer names than on any Tues- day this session. This is accounted for by the fact that many legislators and lobby- ists, fearing a jam at the hotels, have re- rained at home. = As yet, no men of national reputation have arrived, and even the local leaders from various districts are few. Men Who have attended conventions, democratic ané republican, in this city for the last twenty- five years, predict a small attendance to- morrcw. i Chairman Heinrichsen of the democratia state central committee is still confident that the convention will be a glorious suo- | cess. The fact that few people are here Goes not disturb him. a He says that there are no candidates to, vete for, and it would be useless for del. | gates to come a day or two in advance $f / the convention. He does not expect w large arrivals to begin before this even ing. Farmers all over the state are busy with crops, and they want to lose as ttle time as possible. Then the weathet jn} Springfield is intensely hot, and delegates do not wish to spend any more time in| crowded hotels than thay have to. Hoteld) have all engaged in advance all the rooms they have, and some of them have nothing} but cots, some in halls left. % Among the arrivals today was H, Bk Taubeneck, chairman of the populist cetie/ tral committee. He refused to be int viewed, and would not even say what he id doing here at this time. of Ex-Congressman Andrew Hunter Patls is here, as also are ex-Judge Scales of Chicago and Dennis “Hogan of Genevi | All are wearing blue ribbons on the k: } of their coats bearing the inscription “Free cotnage of silver on @ basis of 16 to 1 of mold.”