Evening Star Newspaper, July 5, 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 Oompany, 8, H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't. Beant tee Sh New York Office, 49 Potter Building, gi en eS ‘The Evening Star tx elty by 6 ed to subscribers fn the at 10 cents pies at the nywhere in the prepald—50 cents United sor Capada—post: per month. aN Sa ¥ Quintuple Sheet Star, §1 per year, with $3.00, i n postage added, . ost Office at Washington, D. C., ‘onLelves mail matter.) EF All mall subscriptions must he patd tn advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. Ne. 13,209. Che Lvening Star. WASHINGTON, D.0., FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. TWO OENTS. Te proof of te pudding is in te eating Yesterdan’s SBfar contained 37 cofumns . of advertisements, mare up ef 663 separate announce: ments. Bese advertisers fought pubficifp—not merefp Space, CLEVELAND'S LETTER Tt Was Not All That the Tammany Men Expected. HOT A WORD FOR PARTY HARMONY Senator Hil! and Ex-Governor Camp- bell Outline Their Plans. rs SIDENT’S RECOGNITION w ton ting to certain in at least one Cleveland did not convey the 1. It was hoped would Improve the occasion to arty harmony in New York. yeste ty of Mr. timer ts expected and desir sock he word f thus ¢ his friends to respo! the efforts now being made by the litel managers to put up a s t fall. In 1 was altosether opriate, the cele- wi the oc sion ap for, although in a c w tion at the s good partisan is ap: time a talk Mr. Cleveland only the patriotic cance of the meeting, and gave v irth of Ju i ise, is regarde: having c least two pi no little utter- their futur wvers, and to the pr e on thelr respective line: Domestic tach to Issues. articul: has alr The income tax and two afford ate its interr that the n He ts oppo: the progr re on the situ non the situ: y making a good show! , and in this opinion he y many of his best friends. pus Foreign Polle mpbell took up the question policy, thing vigorous in t excite all the more c that all such comme ta proceed- Q ‘pted ning the ell ntial with y his good Mr. Camp- on that subject. ame vein. Will th about which the ad- ed to be a trith et of injuring hix yei second deliveran t was in th have tl inistration Hearon for Ex- In the talk about takes th he that out of public life for sev- years he fir the domestle issues ap- propt those prominent fn thelr so- lution by reason of betng In office and con- tributing to the wor the democ Mr. Hill stands for tion the income for vision of the lisle now for the demo- hip of sound money. Mr, re takes up that issue as vhich s such surpris- sth in both of the old parties, and joubts, he thoroughly and in. Still In the Field. men, while they would shed a word of local par- tisan application from Mr. Cleveland, con- sider that in addressing the society, cor- lally as he did, he left no excuse for any of his New York followers for refusing the hand of fellowship next fall. Tammany ts to still in the fold, by Mr. Cleveland’s own recognition, battling for democratic su- p entitled, they claim, to demo- © ssistance, and if this fact s ted by the mugwumps another opportunity, they est, may be provided for a more de! expression from Mr, Cleveland on the subject before voting day reils around in November next. COMMAND He Has Gon to His Home in Ohio on Waiting Orders, ler Ide, who was recently de- ta om command of the Alert at Pan- ar use of alleged surtesy to Ad- Miral Meade, has gone to his home in Ohio on waiting orders. While in this city he asked for the appointment of a court of In- quiry to investizate his conduct on occa- sien of his meeting with Assistant Secre- tary MeAdoo and Admiral Meade in Pana- ma in the spri hought of This Action. that he has gone to Ohlo ts y of his brother naval offi- y Herbert is not Such a con- Secretary would to Commander What is act d most prob- 5 too trivial r further ac: ay that no ac- in this atement. nt retary moof the Nwval "8 Inspeo- serves, havin fon of the th tion of 7p of ext i the | and | Point, to be lieutenant ment that | | STREET CAR POSTAL SYSTEM No Request Made for Its Introduction at the National Capital. Cities Where the Suburbs Are Sup- plied fn That Manner and the Satisfaction Given, If the people living tn the outlying sec- tions of Washington wish to secure an im- proved mail service through means of the treet car postal system which has been dopted in many of the large cities of the country during the past year they should lose no time in making their wants known to the postmaster here, and through him to the second assistant postmaster general, Mr. Neilson, who has charge of the work ding that service. “L have received no intimation,” said Mr. nm to a Star reporter today, “that the ef this city want the street car fys introduced here except stem to the ya- y to rely upon the this mt -tion of 5 citles of the entations of postmasters, who are ubled to judge whether such system would m e more efficient. servi > has not intimated that stem introduced, but If » matter would be taken if move would The postmaste |r 4S SOON As T @ to put it into Cities nay the System. njoy The street éar postal system has, within past year, been introduced in Chicago, . Louls, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, ‘ew Orleans and other cities. Washington Baltimore are among the few large cities that have never asked the depart- ment to introduce the system. The system is much the same as that in operation on th ads. If it were introduced in Wash on a postal car on the various ailroads leading to suburban places a@d to the different sections of the city would be hat section, and while minded the m: for en route this il would b that by the time the car re: ation the mail could be turned over to ers for delivery. Georgetown, the wood, Takoma, An: rd, Brig’ ostia and other Ing settlements would rec their mail an hour o r this method. It vw mail bags to the city post office, as they would go direct from the depot to the posial car. Popular Movements in Other Cities. In many other cities where this system has been introduced there have been popu- lar movements fn its favor. There fs little doubt that were the citizens’ associations of Washington and its suburbs to adopt resolutions asking for the street car postal system, these resolutions to go to the post- master of the city, and through him to the Post Office Department, that the system would be in ope’ on here within the next Un 3 is done it may be a num- re this improvement in the rvice {s realized, o HOWELL’S CASE. OAPT. A Hitch in His Promotion to Be Com- moder An apparent hitch has occurred In the case of Capt. John A. Howell, commandant He was re- promotion to the grade f£ commode 1, despite the alleged op- position of Rear Admiral Walker, the ex- amining board reported in favor of his pro- motion. The report was made eral weeks ago, but for some unknown reason has not been acted upon by Secretary Her- bert. It is said he is making a personal investigation of the case before submit- ting the report of the board to the Pres!- dent for final action. Four years ago, when Capt. Howell com- manded the cruiser Atlanta, then attach- ed to the famous white squadron, in Euro- pean waters, he had the misfortune to in- cur the displeasure of Admiral John G. dder-in-chief of the fleet. d to obey an order to get his vessel under way as promptly as the admiral t he should have done, and as a squence was suspended from ;ommand for five days. The fact of his suspension was communicated to the other vessels of the fleet, and the admiral made it the sub- ject of a report to the Navy Department. Nothing was ever done in the matter, how- ever, and the fncident .was forgotten, uncil it was revived by some persons inimical to Capt. Howell, on the occasion of his re- mt examination for promotion. Admiral Walker appeared before the board and ex- pressed doubt as to the officer's fitness for promotion, on professional grounds, The board considered the officer fully qualitied for the higher grade, however, and so re- ported to the department. It i# expected that the case will be acted upon by the President in a short time, and his brother officers have very little doubt of Capt. Howell’s promotion. The Naval Register for July puts his name in the lst of com- modore, with an explanatory note, ‘subject to examination.” ———_—_—_+-e+___ ARMY JUDGE ADVOCATE. A Vacancy to Occur in the Corps With Col. Winthrop'’s Retirement. Tho President will soon kave an oppor- tunity to apopint a civilian to a fine army billet, as Col. William Winthrop will retire on August 3, leaving a vacancy in the »s of the judge advocates general. It mmed that the ranking lieutenant eolcnel in the corps, Thomas F. Barr, now en duty in the department of the east, will be promoted to be colonel, and will be as- signed to succeed Col. Winthrop as as nt judge advocate general at Wash- ington, This in turn would promote Maj. sorge B. Dav en detailed to y as prof. ancy in the one of the few be filled by a clvili the President may, ine officer for transfer and, as a matter of being laid by come such a trarsfe about to retire, will remain major. This es that m: avy Es is MINISTER RANSOM HERE, Mis Has. Sin Heath © TIED UP~ AGAIN Anacostia Railroad Employes Are Out on a Strike. BOTH SIDES OF THE QUESTION The Controversy is Over Wages and the Company is Firm. CAUSES OF THE TROUBLE ———————— For the second time in less than four months the employes of the Washington and Anacostia Railroad Company have gone on strike, and the road is now tled up In every department except the execu- tive from one end of the line to the other. This condition of affairs is exactly what has been predicted would be the case by The Star for more than a week, and ex- pected by the officers of the company since Tuesday last, at which time a committee representing the Street Railway Union and the employes of the Anacostia Railroad Company waited on President Griswold and asked that the wages of the drivers be In- ereased to $1.50 per day, and that the pay of the stablemen be advanced proportion- ately. It was explained to Mr. Griswold that it was impossible for the men to sup- port themselves on the pay of 9 1-3 to 101-2 cents per hour, which, as they could work but twelve hours per day, amounted to but $ to $7.56 per week, provided there was ro docking of their wages for the acci- al breaking of a pane of glass, the d of a car by some one driving a ve- hicle against it or from any of the many other contingencies that are likely to aris st railway. The stablemen were worse predicament, as their pay amounted to much less than that of the drivers. A Raise in Wages Refused. Mr. Griswold listened to what the mem- bers of the committee had to say, and then polgtely, but firmly, declined to grant the request, basing his refusal on the ground that the finances of the company were in such a condition that to do so would be an impossibility. The committee reported the result of the ! nt Griswold to the author- t Union, which and it was de- srmined by both to allow the matter to in in statu quo until the regular meet- of the union last night. When the = 2 was called to order it was found that not only was there a large attendance, but tha t important developments were about to e place. ted on President Griswold made a re- during which he stated that it was ess to ask that gentleman for an in crease of pay, and that if anything was to be achieved in that direction it would only be through the medium of a strike. A Strike Agreed Upon. The entire question was then discussed, mapy of the leading members of the union participating, That there should seem to sity for a strike was deeply lored, and 1t was agreed that while the Railway Union had no authority to order the Anacostia men to strike, yet {f the lat- ter did so they were assured that they would receive the support of the union., After the regular meeting cf the union adjourned a session of the executive com- mittee and those of the dr of the Ana- costia road who were pr nt at the meet- ing was held, and a strike, to go into ef- fect this morning, was determined upon. President S. J. Lawrence of the Railw: Union and Messrs. M. Casey and James Trainer of the executive committee of the same were appointed to take charge of the strike, and a plan of procedure was agreed upon. ‘As there was no desire to inconyentence any more than absolutely necessary the laboring people of Anacostia who are em- ployed fn the city, and who are required to be at work early ‘in the day, a few of the cars were allowed to make a round trip to the terminus at 11th and G streets northwest and back to Anacostia. Cars Lifted From the Tracks. During the second trip, however, all ar- rangemeits for striking the intended blow had been perfected and shortly after 8 o'clock, when the first north-bound car reached Missourl avenue near 4% street, It was stopped by order of the strike com- mittee and lifted across the track. This was the spot agreed upon as the place where the cars should be stopped pending the decision of the company as to whi should be dene with them. The cars which rived from the opposite direction were served in a simi manner, As the cars continued to arrive from the Anacostia end of the line, they, too, were lifted from the track, until the ontire complement of the company were parked on Missouri avenue between 3d and 41% While the moveme s in progress the committee from the Street Railway Union, Messrs. Casey, ry ded to the office of Pre S ia and asked Mr. Griswold to ad-4q the wag 1 the drivers and stablemen in his employ to $1.50 per day. Mr. Griswold refused and the committee then informed him that the strike which had been declared would last until the de- mand is conceded. President Griswold’s Position. President Griswold yesterday told a busi- ness friend that he was expecting his men to strike, and that if they did he would do rothing to tle the difficulty. He had, he said, done all in his power to keep the road in opgration, and while the wages are small, yet they are the best that can be paid under the circumstances which now surround the road. Mr. Griswold added that there would, he believed, be no difi- culty between him and his men were it not for the Railwa nion, and he thought that ft might be better if the union, in the event of a strike, would take hold of the Anacostia road and run It. . Cause of the Controversy. por’ in The trouble which has today culminated in a second strike began a little over three months agc. At that time the employes, who had then just united with the Rail- way Union, struck at the order of the lat- ter because a demand for increase of pay was not conceded by President Griswold. ‘The tle up was ended during the ensuing s that had previ- tif the travel for se of receipts of last year, be divided pro ‘rata h showed that le among the was at once ry the mon but $4.97 to d employe the ni Fifty Dollars. ned that his men yw Mr. Griswold le rch disappointed over the result, and i that the same pro rata arrange- should be ¢ ted for May and . and as a su that ther pul he something to divi % the men at the of June, no n end ceipts for the mont or decrease over those of 1594, he gave his check for $50, which was deposited in bank to the credit of the men, one-half to be added to the $4.97 previously standing to their credit, and the remainder to be di- vided at the close of the June business. Tho division ae. agreed upon was made for May, each empYoye receiving about 65 cents, but that for June ts still In abeyance, Police Protection Requesied. As soon as Mr. Griswold learped this morning that his drivers had struck he telephoned the fact to police headquarters and asked for protection for his cars. Lieut. Kelly, with the reserves from the different precincts, was ordered by Maj. Moore, chief of police, to the scene of the strike on Missouri avenue, and severat detectives wero also sent there, but their services were not reeded, as there was no disposition on the part of the striking drivers to harm any of the company’s prop- erty. Cars Returned to the Sheds. The strikers held a short meeting about neon today at Bunch’s Hall on 8th street northwest, and at the suggestion of Presi- dent Lawrence, after adjourning, drove the deserted cars to the sheds of the company. President Griswold was seen this after- mcon, and in response to a question by a lepresentative of The Star as to the proba- Me duration of the strike sald: “It will certainly continue until the men yield the stand they have taken. The company will not pay any higher wages, nor will there Be any pro rata arrangements for the fu- ure.” Company Gives Notice to Employes. President Griswold this afternoon had posted & notice at the office of the company, stating that all employes who do not report for duty by 8 a.m., Saturday will be considered as discharged from the Service of the company and will be paid what is due them on demand, and at the same time he reserved the right to change the hour named above to 6 p.m. taday. Three of the drivers at once called at the office and demanded their wages, which were given to them SILVER REPUBLICANS They Are Much Ooncerned Over Quay’s Threatened Overthrow. Whey Relied on Him to Aid in the Presidential Candtdacy of Senator Cameron, The silver republicans contemplate with much concern the threatened overthrow of Quay in Pennsylvania. While Quay has never come cut as an advocate of silver and there fs no known alliance between im and Cameron on that question, it has been confidently expected by the silver men that Guay would exercise all his skill and influence to promote his colleague's candi- dacy for tae republican presidential nomi- nation. The only hope of Cameron’s nomi- nation lay in his having the support of the Penngylvania delegation, with a large control over the southern delegates, among whom Qusy {s counted to be very influen- Ue) What Cameron/Gun(Connt Ont Cameron can rely with reasonable cer- tainty upon a solid delegation from every one of the western silver states. Counting on Pennsylvania and the southern contin- this gave the silver men hopes of pmaking a strong showing at the national convention. The hoped for strength of the Cameron meve in Pennsyivania and the south depends, however, not only upon having the assistance of Quay, but also on his holding all his accustomed power. If he is shern of power in his own state, as is seriously threatened, it will be a seri- ous blight to the Cameron boom. Expected Quay's Axsistance. None of the silver men undertake to say that Quay agrees with Cameron on the silver question, yet they have somehow been expecting his assistance to promote the ambition of his colleague, and they now feel that the fate of Cameron and of the silver cause within the republican party is inyolved in the fight Quay is now making for his political power. Proposition to Divide It Between the Navy and Interior Departments. The recent changes in the coast and geo- detic survey have again called attention to the feasibility of bringing tho coast survey portion of this bureau under the Navy Department, and having the work done by the hydrographic office of the ravy. The hydrographic office is splen- Gidly equipped for just such work as ts performed by the coast survey. In fact, the hydrographic office is compelled to do a great deal of work that is made use of by the coast survey, and the work of the latter office is of use mainly to the navy and the mariners. Both Secretary Herbert nd Secretary Carlisle recommended the ransfer in thelr last annual reports, but Congress did not indorse the view of the cabinet officers. It has been suggested in this connection that the geodetic part of the bureau might be very properly turned over to the geo- lcgical survey in the Interior Department, end the coast survey to the Navy Lepart- ment. Tne Navy Department now does a great deal of work in the line of that per- sormed by the coast survey. Much in- formation ‘s now furnished to mariners und to the shipping interests not only through tne hydrographic office here, but by the branch rographic offices in various parts of the country. All the chips of the navy are moving assistants to the hydrographic offices, and sailors of merchant and other ships have come to regard them as their best souree of news in the matter of charts, information and general maritime intelligence. With the ecast survey added to the hydrographic office, it is contended that it would be far I an at present, and that 28 De mg the coast could prosecuted with much more advantage. ——————_-» -______. THE MONROE DOCTRIN Comment on the Speech of Ex- Campbell at New York. The strong “American tone” of the spe of ex-Gov. Campbell at the Tammany Hail meeting yesterday is regarded as another evidence that there is a question besides silver upon which the democrats are diyld- ed, and that there may be an issue in the campaign of '96 quite as interesting as the financial. The division here seems to go right into the Cleveland camp. Campbell, like Don M. Dickinson, has been a strong supperter of Cleveland throughout his ca- r, but both he and Dickinson have taken sion to declare their devotion to the Monroe doctrine, which the administration has shown a disposition to seriously mod- if not abandon altogether. It is I liti¢ians that both Camp- on have heard the distant tal bee and that the purposes of leved among p bell and D! ununing of the 7 know enough about admistration in dealing with foreign airs to lead Ut to the conclusion that ore the presic mpaign is on the camy Monros, doctrine may than the silver nt vation of the become a greater question, PHILAD arranged for this afternoon between Wash- ington and Philadelphia was not played, on BURNED AS A’ WITCH Michael Cleary Undertook to Be the Judge. SACRIFICED HIS WIFE 10 THE FLAMES Sequel to the Noted Clonmel Tragedy. ’ GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER DUBLIN, July 5.—Michael Cleary of Bal- lyvadiea, near Clonmel, was convicted of manslaughter today, in causing the death of his wife, Bridget Cleary, at Ballyvadlea, on March 14 last, by burning and other- wise ill-treating her, on the ground that she was bewitched. The so-called Clonmel witch tragedy is one of the most remurkabie In the annals of crimo in Ireland. Michael Cleary, hus- band of the deceased; Patrick Boland, her father; William, Patrick, Michael and James Kennedy, cousins; Mary Kennedy, aunt; and Patric Dunne, William Ahearn and Dennis Ganey, the latter known as the “family doctor,” were jointly arrested and charged with buraing and {ll-treating Mrs. Bridget Cleary, until death relieved her from further suttering: The evideuce showed that Mrs. Cleary m nervousness and bron- husband, believing her to be bewitched, force. a nauseous decce- tion down her throat for the purpose of exorcising the evil spirit. After this the unfortunate woman was held over a fire and dreadfully burned until she declared in the name of Gol that she was nut Cleary’s wife. This torture was repeated, and in the end her husband knocked her down, etripped cf her clothing, poured parailine over her body, lighted it and the woman burned to ceath in the presences of her relatives. Cleary claimed uiat he was not burring lis wife, but a witch. The prisoners narrowly escaped lynching at the hands of the crowd in and about the court room at Cionmel when they were first examined, and they had to be taken to the jail under a str Ort. BADLY BEATEN VALKYRIE. BY The Cup Challenger Good in Beating to Windward. HUNTER QUAY, Scotland, July 5.—In a private match sailed today between Val- kyrie lil and Ailsa the former won by fif- teen minutes. It was a dead beat to wind- ward of seyen miles, then a run before the wind of seven miles, both legs being sailed in a light breeze. Zinila Disqualitied. GREENOCK, FIRTH OF CLYDE, July 5. Niagara, Dakotah, Eucharis and Zinita started today in the twenty-raters’ race under the auspices of the West of Scotland Yacht Club. A southwest breeze was blow- ing, and the yachts made a fine start. Zinita was first over the line, followed by Eucharis, Niagara and Dakotah. They fin- ished as follows: Zinita, 2 hours, 58 min- seconds; Niagara, 3 hours, 5 min- 37 seconds; Eucharis, 3 hours, 10 min- a Dakotah was not timed. Zinita, however, was disqualified, as she did not r: when recalled at the start. neh Success in Madagascar, RIS, July 5.—Additional advices re- ceived here from Gen. Duchesne, the com- mander of the French troops in the Island of Madagascar, say that the Hovas lost 261 killed in the repulse which they sus- ned after attacking the French troops at Zarasoastra, when the French captured 70 tents, the standard of the Queen of Madagascar, a number of pieces of artillery and a quantity of ammunition. For Bishop of San Antonio. ROME, July 5.—The pope recefved the secretary of the propaganda yesterday and approved the appointment of the Rev. J. A. Forest, one of the three candidates recommended by the congregation of the propaganda as bishop of San Antonio, Tex. The appointment wiil be officially announe- ed in a few days. Severe Storms in Austria, VIENNA, July 5.—Severe storms of wind and rain have caused considerable damage in various parts of the country, and at Marbach, on the Danube, six persons lost their lives. —__.__. AMADOR GUERRA KILLED. The Cuban Insurgents Lose Another Leader. HAVANA, July 5.—Captain General Mar- tinez de Campos left here at 6 o'clock this morning for Santa Clara. Gen. Arderius, the cotnmander of the troops here, reviewed the Zamora battalion today, and immediately afterward it start- ed for Santa Clara. Details reached here today of the death of Amador Guerra, the noted insurgent leader. It appears that two severe engage- ments were fought yesterday at Palmas Al- tas, near Manzanillo, one of the largest towns in Santiago de Cuba, Captain Bor } at the head of a detachment of eighty volunteers, engaged a force of 400 insurgents’ cavalry, under command of Amador Guerra. The volunteers lost 17 killed and had 19 wounded. Among the kiNed on the insurgent side was Amador Guerra and Lieuts. Raphael Borrero and Tamayo y In addition sixty of the insurgents’ rank and file were killed. Funds to Carry on the War. It fs said in Spanish official circles here that the cable report from Madrid that the Bank of Spain Would make advances to the nment to the extent desired, probably 000,000 in gold provided in the recent budget to carry on operations in Cuba, The Bank of Spain is a yernmental institution, much like which stan¢ ady to co-operate with the government in finan- transactions, rom the tenor of the cable report, it is believed here that the bank will carry the entire $12 000, adv: ing it in install- ments, so that Spain will not have to go to utside money centers for the funds. = LAMONT’S TRIP. Shown the Site for the Army Post at Spokane. SPOKANE, Wash., July 5.—Secretary of War Lamont and party have arrived here. They were met here by a party of citizens and shown over the site for the arrhy post to be established in the outskirts of this The party left for Walla Walla. will go thence to Vancouver and then to Puget sound. IRT SHERIDAN, Idaho, July 5.—Sec- retary Lamont and Brigadier General Otis of the Department of the Columbia were received here with full military honors. The troops all marched to the depot, pro- ceded by the regimental band. When tho retary approached in a carriage arms ere presented, colors dropped in salute and the trumpeters sounded the general's march. Secretary Lamont then reviewed the troops. . nd, SECRETARY SILVER MEN UNDISMAYED Say Brice Cannot Oontrol the Rank and File. . Allen Thurman Declares That the Ohio Democrats Are Largely for Free Coinage. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 6—The free silver democrats do not seem to be @ismayed by their complete overthrow in the meeting of the state central com- mittee last week. Allen W. Thurman says Senator Brice cannot control the rank and tile of the party, which, he claims, is over- whelmingly in favor of the free coinage of silver. The state convention, he insists, will adopt a free silver plank. He points cut the fact that out of about 145 delegates that have already been selected over a hundred were pledged to vote in the con- vention for free silver. Very few of the other free silver mem- bers of the party, however, are so confident. They are generally inclined to regard the action of the committee as an earnest of what the party will do when it meets in convention. Mr. Thurman does not seem to be very logical about the matter. He opposed a late convention on the ground that if Senator Brice were given the op- pertunity, he would use his influence to change the sentiment of the party against free silver. Now he claims the Senator will not be able to do anything of the kind. Choosing Delegates. Most of the delegates that are now se- lected. were chosen before the call of the convention was issued, and, of course, be- fore there had been any discussion of the silver question in the councils of the party. ‘They will probably not regard their pledges as absolutely binding In the Nght of de- velopments since they were given. Unless the leaders of the free silver faction of the party get into the conyention, free silver will have no chance at all. The gold standard democrats are seeing te it that these silver leaders are not chosen as delegates. Such a movement kept Allen W, Thurman of the ticket in the primaries here two weeks ago. ‘A Brice democrat tells me that Gen. E. B. Finley of Bucyrus and Gen. A. J. Warner of Marietta, two of the ablest advocates of free silver in the party, are not to be al- lewed to be delegates in the state conven- tion. With these men out, the only thing the free silver men who do manage to get into the convention can do will be to offer minority reports on constitution, which will, in that case, be promptly voted down. Why Brice is Supported. No opposition to Senator Brice is ex- pected from the source and on the grounds of the proposed resolutions of censure that caused such a sensation in the democratic convention last year. That opposition was based“upon the failure of the Senator to support the administration in the fight for the tariff bill, Whate democrats may fiave thought about that, and still think, the fact fs that it is all over now. The tariff is settled until this administration ends. Another issue now is the chief one. Such seems to be the view of that matter by the party generally. Even John J. Clarke of Youngstown, who offered the resolu- tions of censure last year, is now a sup- porter of Senator Brice. The reason is that, like the Senator, Mr. Clarke is a strong advocate of the gold standard. He accepts the doctrine of President Cleve- | land on the subject as the gospel of | finance, and, as the Senator Is supporting the administration perfectly now, he Is willing to let bygones be bygones, and, for the sake of the party, lay aside per- sonal feeling, and strengthen the Presi- dent’s arm by returning Senator Brice. He is moved to do this also, his friends say, by the fact that Foraker, who will go to the Senate if Brice does not, is inclined to the free silver side of the question, though not definitely prottounced. Chairman Kurtz's Position. It will probably hurt the republican party in its campaign in Ohio this year that the chairman of the executive committee is known as an out-and-out free silver man. This is Charles L. Kurtz, who was the private secretary of Mr. Foraker when he was in the governor’s chair. His close relation with Foraker for a*long tine will also tend to give the movements of the republicans in this state this year the appearance of a free silver agitation and can hardly fail to lose the party a con- siderable number of votes. There is some dissatisfaction on the part of the more radical advocates of the single gold standard in the republican party with the money plank of the Zanesville platform. While it is admitted to be a gold plank, they say it seems to he drawn to tickle the free silver republicans as much as it was policy to do. These men do not believe in temporizing with the sil- ver people at all. Sorg Likely to Take It. It now seems likely that Congressman Paul J. Sorg will be prevailed upon by his democratic friends to stand as a candidate for the nomination for governor. He seems to be the choice of both the factions and all the prominent men in the party. Ex-Gov. Campbell has had almost daily conferences with Sorg -during the past week. Campbell himself does not seem to care for any office just now. It {s suggested that he cares now only to be the agent and means by which all the party troubles are settled, so that he many stand before the party ‘as the peacemaker and friend of all factions when the preper time comes round for him to come cut as a candidate for the nomination for the presidency. MeHinley’s Popularity. Judging by the Invitations he receives to attend iquets, dinners and meetings of all kinds in all the states one must con- elude that Governor McKinley is a very popular man the nation over. His mail daily brings him scores of such urgent in- vitations. Although he does not accept any considerable proportion of them he is out of the state on such visits much more than half of the time. It is evident that he is looked upon by the public g ‘ally as of the likeliest of the presidential pos- feeble, see an- from a com- common to old 80 much that becoming child- st of the time not and nee ponstant attention. He will eighty-one years old if he lives to next November. —— AN APPLICANT, plication of bo and he mind 1s affe i and is for the ish, able to care for him: NOT Mr. O'Connor's Position as to the At- torney Generil's Private Secretary, Mr. John D, O'Connor, in conversation with a Star reporter today, said that he had been placed in a false position by the publication yesterday that he was an ap- plicant for the office of private secretary to the Attorney General. “I have not been,” he added, “nor am I now in any sense an applicant for this office c other. that at the beginni I declined repeated i: of Postmaster General 1 similar position with him, It would hardly seem ce ey in me now, simply be- cause there happens to be a like vacancy with a new cabinet officer, to become an applicant for it.” It 1s well known to many per of his minis: son the part ssell to take a AN AERONAUT’S FALL The Parachute Failed to Open the Fourth Time, FATAL ACCIDENT 10 CAPR. WEBB Three Members of an Outing Party Drowned, . MANY HURT BY FIREWORKS MILAN, Mo., July 5.—While inflating @ balloon last night for an ascension, the Tope to one of the heavy poles, which mek the balloon, came loose, letting the pol¢ fall, hitting Marion George on the hip, mashing it like pulp, killing him instantly, John Cunningham, an aeronaut, was it» Stantly Killed at Winigan, in the easterh part of this county, last evening. He made three successful ascensions during the The fourth time, when about 1,200 ta Tigh, he cut loose, but the parachute failed eee and his body was mashed to 4 Capt. Webb's Fatal Accta COEUR D'ALWE, Idaho, Tey cass. Paul Webb lost his life near here in attempt to ride his submarine boat or bare tel down a 300-foot Jog chute into Lake Coeur d'Alene. About 500 — ‘ . 500 people witn et to descend into the lake,whio! ok place at Rosen’s Lon: ight miles from here. Webb wae Aye ey oe boat, which was six and a halt long. two feet in diameter and cone sha; Two thirds of the way down there wag slight rise in the incline. Here the bat jumped thirty feet into the air, strilel the ground on end, then rolling forty f further down the hill. Many persons turne €4 thelr heads with horror, and some ladles fainted. When the barrel was opened Webb was jammed closely into the end, but wap conscious. Dr. Russell of Spokane examin fd him and pronounced his spinal colump broken. He was taken to Spokane, wh he ied at 12 o'clock last night. His n vas Jaines Stewart, and he photographer at ‘te Sere Paul Webb was a fictitious name assum for professional reason: : of Senator Stewart. He 18 @ coi Fatal End of a Pleasure Trip, PHILADELPHIA, Pa. July 5.—Three Persons were drowned in the Delaware river yesterday at Beverly, N. J, a town about twelve miles above this city, by the capsizing of a boat. The drowned? persons Were Jolin Anderson, 3039 Wyoming avenué; Frank Bevans, a bicycle manufacturer, lth and Diamond streets, and Ming Marembeck, who formerly lived on Laws Tonee Street below Diamond. All of the wnfortunates wer e: se .Were residents of Philadel The party, consisting of six per: this city Wednesday night, Dtendita te Spend the Fourth of July in cruising oh the Delaware. The trip was a Pleasant one until the calamity occurred. W! the party reached Beverly it was suges that they go ashore, and the small boat jas lowered. Ali had taken their seats In the boat with the exception of Mrs. Munce, In stepping from the yacht into the boat she slipped, and, her feet striking the guns wale, the boat was overturn: cupants being thrown iar eres Mrs. Bevans, Mrs. Munce and Afi 3 ee Were rescued by the two men = charge of the ya three occupants of ihe boat oo ae away by the swift current before reg- cers reached the scene. : Their bodies have not yet been recovered, Fireworks Explode in a Crowded Street. LASALLE, Ill, July 5—The celebration here had a sad ending last night, and three Persons are fatally injured as the result of an accident during the fireworks dis play. A bomb rocket was sent up, but af. ter going a short distance it fell and ex ploded, setting fire to a large quantit; evens, which exploded with? tesrine ree, There were 6,000 people within a bk of the place at the time and a terri panic: cere eres ran away and the crowd stampeded, crushing wom: chil- ares eee foot. =z scm ne hundred persons were more or I seriously injured. William Tahi of ‘Tame pico, Ill, was struck by a rocket on tl head, and was so seriously injured thi the physicians say he cannot live. Dat, Cahill had his leg shattered by exploding fireworks and was trampled on by the crowd, suffering injuries which may prove fatal. Harry Kenney, a waif, who eays his parents live In California, was hore ribly burned about the face, head and arms. His injuries may prove fatal. Harry Joy of Wenona had his arm broken. A number of women and chile dren were injured. The adjoining build- ings which caught fire were saved by the fire department. Found Dead on the Tracks. PHILADELPHIA, July 5.—The bodies of Mary Morgan, aged twenty-one, of Trene ton avenue and York street, and Maggie Lafferty, aged twenty-two years, of Gaul ard Huntingdon streets, this city, were found on the tracks of the Pennsylvania railroad a short distance above Holmes. burg junction, a suburb of this city, this morning. The girls had been on ‘i plenio yesterday and became separated from the other members of the party. It is suppose they were run down by a Pe: lvant railroad train while on their way to the depot at Holmesburg junction, as their bodies were badly bruised and cut. —_ THEIR WAR PAINT. HAVE ON Blackfoot Indians Threa: en Whole snle Slaughte! TORONTO, Ont., July rming re port has reached Toronto regarding the condition of the braves of the Blackfoot reservation near Glelchin, It 1s sald that the e in an ugly mood, and that they even go so far as to threaten to murder all whites in the re jon, One of the late ter, Rev. J. W. Tims, a clergy from sent ont the Churct: ssion- twelv Pars asso, been obliged to fly for his life. The braves have on their war paint and are loo! od, them. Skinner, the ration distributor, wes killed t winter. The trouble has been brewing nce the shooting of his murt The cause is hard to ascertain, the reisun the Indians give being childish and WITHDREW REWARD, Ancther Senantion in the Stillwell Murder Case. HANNIBAL, Mo., July 5.—R. H, Still well has withdrawn the reward of $10,000 offered by him for the murderer or mure s father, Amog J. Stillwell. His sensation ar vived ible tragedy + ht of Decembe: pork pacl It is said Mr. 5 longe n the robber theory t he will now follow up @ more plaus- clew and will be rewarded for Shortly after the murder of married Dr. Hear le. his widow well this city. They now lve in San Diego, Cal.