Evening Star Newspaper, August 5, 1895, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR ———_+—___ PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT .SUNDAY AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 10} Pennsylvania A Cor, 11th the brening tar Newspaper Sontely, 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pree't. Wow York Office, 40 Potter Building. ‘The Evening Star rved to subscribers in the city by carriers, on 1 ‘own Secount, at 10 cents per week, or 44 cents moath. at the Teen cena coe mail—anywi in the ae ern en Catan Soe coats eee aa es vm ote it the at Washington, D. eaeccmat ince meat matter) ¥ eos ‘All mall subscriptions must be advance. The Evening Star. No. 13,235. WASHINGTON, D.OC., MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. TWO OENTS. SBe proof of te pudding is fn fe eating. Mafurday’s Star contained 39 cofumns of advertisements, made up of 761 separafe announces ments, These advertisers fought pubficity—not merefp Space, A WESTERN MAN GORMAN AND LAMONT NAVAL MANEUVERS Mr. Hill on the Next Democratic Presidential Candidate. NO NEW YORKER-CAN POLL THE VOTE Colonel William R. Morrison Said to Be His Favorite. HIS QUALIFICATIONS “If the democrats intend to continue in business in New York state, we must nomi- nate a western man for President.” This remark was made by Mr. David B. Hill in New York-a few days ago in the presence of a number of politicians while discussing the prospects of presidential candidates,and is believed to have peculfar significance at this time. It is said that Mr. Hill explained his remark with the statement that a west- ern man is necessary for the reason that it would be impossible, under existing condi- tions, to select a candidate from New York who could draw out the entire democratic vote of the empire state. No New Yorker Available. The claim {s made that the factions of the democracy in New York are In such a state of antagonism to each other that there is no presidential timber in sight to unify the diverse political elements of the party and swing them into line to present an un- broken froat to the enemy. It is said Mr. Hill ig convinced that neither he nor Mr. Whitney could do this thing, and as for himself he has made up his mind to aban- don all hope of the nomination in '96, and to bide his time. With this realization of the situation in his mind, Mr. Hill is satd to have reached the conclusion that a west- ern man ls the only solution of the problem of turning out the full and undivided demo- cratic vote in his state. The statement is further made that Mr. Hill is favoratle to the candidacy of Mr. William R. Mcrrison of Illinois for the presidentia! nomination. This is asserted upon the authority of one of Mr. Morri- son's warmest friends and supporters, and who keeps in touch with all the details of the campaign which is now progtessing in favor cf his nomination. Col. Morrison at the Front. “Whilo of ccurse my evidence will be en- tirely partisan and upon one side,” said this man to a Star reporter, “I can bear witness to the fact that Mr. William R. Morrison is right at the frent in the race for the presidential ncmination. Senator Hill is not the only democratic leader who telieves the nomiree of the party should hail from the west, nor is he alone in his belief that Mr. Morrison is the most avail- able westerner in the party. He is the man who can solidify the west and com- mand the support of the solid scuth. At the same time his record is such as to de- mand the confidence of the east. “Mr. Morrison is pre-eminently a sound money man. He never cast a vote for free coinage while in Congress, and his un- varying course was directly in line with the soundest financial policies at all times. Not a particle of evidence can ever be pro- duced to connect him with financial here- sles of any nature, from the days of greenbackism to the present time. Did Not Dodge. “Tt has been charged that he ‘dodged’ the financial issue in Ilinots this summer when he should have been on the side of sound money. That charge {fs an injustice and cannot be truthfully made against him or sustained by fact. When he went to Illi- nois last spring to look into the political situation there resultant upon the call- ing of the free silver convention, he found that the administration people and the sound money men had resolved not to make a fight. They had given up at the very outset and determined to let the mat- ter go by default, reserving their opposi- tion until next year, when a vital issue would be presented. In view of this fact and that the administration would not raise a hand to help Itself, Mr. Morrison id not feel called upon to undertake a campaign by himself, so he simply fol- lowed the lead of the men who were man- aging the sound money interests and kept quiet. Can Get His State Delegation. “There is no question as to Mr. Morri- gon’s securing the solid Ilinois delegation in the next national convention. The state convention will not declare for free coin- age, but will take a stand for sound money and Bill Morrison, and he will go into the national convention with a good plank to stand upon and a big and powerful dele- gation behind him. “Mr. Morrison has always been popular in the south. He was one of the first men to extend the hand of welcome and fellow- ship to the men who came to Congress from the south after the war and they never forgot the aid which he rendered the south at a period when she had few friends of influence in a nouse packed with bitter and unrelenting enemies. His name fs a household word among southern poli- ticians. Filla Two Muin Requirements. “It was Mr Morrison who diverted the attention of the country from sectionalism to the tariff, drawing the fire of the ene- my from the democracy’s weak spot and raising a new issue to occupy the minds of the people and give the democrats a fight- ing ground. He saw his party would be kept down for years by the weigat of sec- tional opinicn, smothered in the folds of the bloody shirt, and he devised the tariff diversion. His position on the <ariff will be acceptable to all advocates of reform in that line. He therefore fills two main re- quirements of a democratic candidate—to be acceptable to the south and west on the tariff, and satisfy the requirements of the east on the financial question. “The point has been raised whether he would be opposed by the administration forces in the convention. He fs not par- ticularly friendly with the President, but I do not think the administration would make any fight upon him, as I don’t he- Neve Mr. Cleveland will attempt to dictate the name of his successor. With the friend- ship of Mr. David B. Hill of New York and of Mr. William C. Whitney, when the latter finds that he is not available, Mr. Morrison will have a great start in the conver —___-e.__—_ Contract Awarded. ‘The acting secretary of the treasury to- day awarded to Grattan & Jennings of Buffalo, N. ¥., the contract for the trench excavations, concrete foundations, etc., for the Buffalo public building. The con- tract price is $19,758. ~°— Naval Movements. The training ship Essex sailed from port today for Plymouth, England. Minneapolis has dropped down to Hampton Roads from Norfolk, preparatory to join- ing the North Atlantic squadron at Ne port. The Detrott arrived at Shing yesterday. The Bancroft saiied today from Bheiter Island for Newport N Commander Watson Convalescing. A telegram was received at the Navy De- partment. today from Lieut. Harris, tem- porarily in command of the cruiser Ranger at Guayaquil, saying that Commander E. W. Watson, who has been seriously {ill with coast fever, is much better and is steadily convalescing. The The Maryland Senator Confers With the Secretary of War. ‘The Coming State Campaign Believed to Have Been the Subject Under Consideration. Senator Gorman was at the War Depart- ment today and had a conference with Sec- retary Lamont. The Senator seldom visits the departments, end his presence today gave rise to considerable speculation. In view of the attitude of the administration people in Maryland toward the state ticket nominated by the convention controlled by Mr. Gorman's friends it was guessed that the interview had to do with this matter. Mr. Gorman and Secretary Lamont are on quite friendly terms. About the only re- lations the Maryland Senator has with the administration are through htm. Moreover, Lamont is the politician of the administra- tion, and is more apt than any other close to Mr. Cleveland to understand the im- portance of holding the democrats of Mary- land together. Mr. Gorman is a sound money man, and the platform on which the Gorman candidate was nominated for gov- ernor indorsed the administration's finan- celal policy strongly. A Probable Suggestion. It is believed that Mr. Gorman suggested to Mr. Lamont that if the Cleveland demo- crats succeeded in defeating the democrats in Marylend the piatform would go with the candidates. There is a general belief that the contest in Maryland ts going to be a heated one and very close, and if the Cleveland people bolt the democratic ticket it may bring defeat. Mr, Lamont might be easily made to un- derstand that the administration cannot be benefited in the fight for “sound money” by a party defeat in Maryland. Though not at all friendly to Mr. Cleveland, he is the strongest of the “sound money” democrats in the Senate, where most of the party are on the other side of the question. He is tho only “sound money” democrat in the Senate who has considerable influence among those of his party with whom he disagrees on this question. Consequently he is in a position to be of great service in smoothing out troubles over that question, which may perplex the administration dur- ing the next Congress. The Administration Democrats. Knowledge of these conditions led to the guess that Mr. Gorman pointed >ut to Mr. Lamont some of the disadvantages which might come to the party if, in the name of Cleveland, the administration demo- crats carried their fight against him te- yond the convention, where they were de- feated, into the campaign. : ee OF THE PAST. A PARTY What Senator-Elect Curter Says of the Populista in Montana. Sengtor-elect Carter of Montana, chair- man of the national republican executive ccmmittee, reached Washington today from his state, where he has spent the past six weeks. Mr. Carter will leave the city this evening to join his family, now summering in the vicinity of Bar Harbor, Maine. He will probably be with his family some time. “Business is moving along very well in Montana,” said Mr. Carter to a Star re- porter today, “although the silver mines are still closed down. The people of my state who have looked toward the mines for their industry are now turning their attention to other things. “Very little interest is being taken in politics in Montana at present. The people, as by common consent, are dropping that subject for the summer and are seeking some cool place for the hot months.” “Are the silver people of Montana look- ing toward the populists as a party which may receive their support. because they come out squarely for free silver?” the re- porter asked. “In Montana the populist party 1s re- garded as a party of the past. The peo- ple are not looking to it, and it is not gaining strength at present.” “Are the republicans of your state still hopeful that the national republican party will recognize thelr claims on the stiver question when the national convention meets?” i “There is really nothing to say} on the political outlook. A year or a month may bring great changes, so that for the pres- ent it Is impossble to draw any conclu- sion.” ——_—_—_-e+____ YACHTING AT COWES. Arcival of the German Emperor at the Isle of Wight. COWES, August 5.—Emperor William of Germany arrived here at 3 o'clock this afternoon on board the imperial yacht. He was saluted by the British fleet, the Ger- man ironclads and the British guardship Australia. His majesty was met by the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Con- naught, on behalf of the queen, and he afterward landed and visited her majesty at Osborne. In the regatta of the Royal London Yacht Club today Britannia®had practically a sail over the fifty-mile course, Ailsa being ab- sent under repairs, and Hester being the only opponent of the Prince of Wales’ yacht. The weather was rainy, and there Was not much enthusiasm manifested. Hester is allowed 22 minutes 40 seconds by Britannia. The two yachts started at 10:07. In the race for twenty-raters the start- ing gun was fired at 10:30. Eucharis led at the start, followed by Isolde, Niagara, Luna, Audrey, Veneta and Stephanie. Isolde, Luna, Veneta and Stephanie gave up the race, leaving Niagara and Audrey to contest. Britannia finished at raters finished as follows: Audrey, 3:06:00. ——.—__ CUBAN DEFEATS REPORTED. Apparently Campos Doesn't Need Re- inforcements. HAVANA, August 5.—Lteut. Col. Molina, at the head of a force of forty auxiliary troops, had a skirmfsh today with the in- surgents commanded by the well-known leader Matagas at Sabana Torres, near Rosario Vieja, in the province of Santa Clara. The insurgents attempted to sur- round the auxiliaries, but the latter, re- Inforced by forty infantry soldiers, charged the enemy, who numbered 200, and dis- persed them. The insurgents left five dead upon the field and retired with many wounded. The troops captured ten sad. dled horses, carrying provisions, and dur- ing the engagement twenty saddled horses carrying ammunition and other supplies for the insurgents were killed. Among tha killed was Capt. Jose Reyes Cadrera of the insurgent forces, whose body was fully identified, On the side of the troops one corporal and one soldier were seriously wounded, Lieut. Ruiz, at the head of a squadron of cavalry, has had a brush with the insur- gent band commanded by Bolonos, at Se- boural, province of Santa Clara. The in- surgents lost three killed and had eight wounded. The troops captured a quantity of arms. Capt. Canadas has exchanged shots h the insurgents commanded by Bermudez and Nunez. The insurgents had five wounded. . TAMPA, Fla., August 5.—The steamer from Cuba bri ie news. Gen. An- tcnio Maceo cffers $5,000 to the soldier, or band of soldiers, who will capture Gen. Martinez Campos, who is now reported to be at Baracoa, The Probable Program of Acting Rear Admiral Bunce, THE . NORTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON Ten Modern War Vessels Probably Participate. Will THE SECRETARY’S INTEREST ns The rext great event in the navy will be the naval maneuvers of the entire North Atlantic squadron under com- mand of Acting Rear Admiral Bunce. The recent home-coming of the cruisers New York, Columbia and Montgomery from for- eign ports completes the splendid fleet that will participate in these exercises. Secretary Herbert has taken a deep in- terest in the subject, and is doing all he can to ald Admiral Bunce in the suscess- ful execution of his program. In his last annual report to Congress he said: “It had been the intention of the department to supplement and connect the course of instruction at the Naval War College with practical exercises afloat on the vessels of the North Atlanti¢ sqnadron, but the exigencies of the service in foreign waters, and the fact that many of our new ves- sels are not yet completed, compelled the department to forego this desirable prac- tical co-operation. It 1s ‘he intention of the department to have such co-operation when possible In the future.” Secretary Herbert's Interest. Since his recent departure from Washing- ton on the Dolphin on his annual tour of inspection of the navy yards. Secretary Herbert said that the principal purpose of his visit to New York was to consult with Admiral Bunce regarding the coming fleet maneuv2rs, which, he said, would begin the early part of next week. “I expect,” he said, “to have both the Maine and the Texas ready in time to join Agmiral Bunce’s fleet before the evolutions are fin- ished. It is now simply a question of put- ting the crews aboard, and [ am glad to say we have enough men for tht3 purpose, although neither of the ships will have their full complement. After visiting the War College, training school ard torpedo station at Newport, I expect to join the fleet and spend some time in witnessing the maneuvers. A Secretary of the Navy should know as much as possible, not only of the ships and their armament, but of every- thing that pertains to the equipment and discipline of the navy. All sorts of ques- tions are constantly being presented for my decision, from the cAliber of the main batteries of battle ships to the character of sailors’ rations and trifling details in uni- forms and equipments, and it is only by personal observation that I can be guided to a correct judgment. It thus appears that the present Secre- tary of the Navy intends to make the pro- pcsed maneuvers a feature of his admin- istration. Ten Vessels to Participate. In former years there have been some such exercises, particularly with the so- called squadron of evolution under Admiral Walker, but they were conducted on a small scale and under obvious difficulties. Until very recently the pressing demands on our limited navy for active service cn foreign stations, especially in Asia and in Central and South America, have left very little opportunity for squadron drills end exercises, even had there been enough vessels to take part in them. But st length the time has come when not only is there less need of reinforcing foreign si tions, but the actual presence of an unpre- cedented number of available vessels in home waters. Admiral Bunce can now de- pend upon the actual participation of at least ten vessels, including the dispatch boat Dolphin as a spectator of part of the maneuvers. There is the flagship New ”-ton armored cruiser; the ected cruisers Minneapolis and ton protected cruisers Raleigh and Cincinnati; the 3,025-ton pro- tected.cruiser Atlanta; the 2,074-ton Mont- gomery, and, finally if they are commission- ed in time, the 6,682-ton battle ship Maine and the 6,315-ton battle ship Texas. It is also possible that the monitor Amphitrite and the torpedo boat Cushing will join the squadron. The Dolphin, carrying the Sec- retary of the Navy, will, of course, be only a looker-on, while the other vessels are conducting the maneuvers. Value of Squadron Evolutions. While this is a smal] array compared with British and French naval maneuvering fleets, yet every ship participating is a modern steel vessel, armed with modern guns, with the greated part of the fleet remarkable for speed. There can be no question as to the value of squadron evo- lutions im increasing the efficiency of indl- vidual ships and their commanders, Re- cently a naval expert said, in commenting on the British maneuvers, that “the units of a fleet require exercise together for the same reason that such training is requir- ed by the units of a regiment before It can be classed as superior to a mob. The in- dividual worth of the men of a regiment or the ships of a fleet may be great, but if they lack the training which would enable them to act in concert, their value is i should the warfare extend beyond guer: work In the one case or single-cruiser raids or scouting in the other.” To Rendezvous at Newport. The fleet soon to be assembled at New- port for dcill and exercises will be the most fcrmidable ever gathered under the United States flag. The program, so far as it is completed, is for the New York and her consorts to leave the port of New York next week and take the outside passage for Newport, which has been selected as the rerdezvous of the fleet. While at Newport Admiral Bunce will confer with Captain ‘Taylor, president of the War College, ubout maneuvers, and will, it is expected, take scme of the members of the class out to sea to werk out some of the tactical prob- lems which have been brought to their at- tentlon. When Admiral Bunce's fleet assembles it is expected at the department that it will be civided into two divisions, one of which will be led by his flagship, the New York, and the other probably by the Columbia or Minneapolis. The senior officer in the second division will, in all probability, have charge of it. As the vessels are all of different displacements and different speeds, thelr officers are green in maneu- vering, a.d as they have never sailed un- der their present commander-in-chief the probabilitfes are that the early evolutions will be of the simplest character, Extent of the Cruise From Newport it is Admiral Bunce’s intention to proceed up the coast to Port- lard, Me., exercising the vessels in steam fleet tactics en route. From Portland the fleet 1 go to Bar Harbor and thence to Halifax. Then either Portland or Boston will be visited on the return trip. Hamp- ton Roadg is the next stopping place on the program. ‘The fleet Is expected to arrive there early in September. While there it is expected the battleships Maine and Texas will foin ft. Neither of these vessels has as yet been commissioned, but they are nearly realy for service. ‘An extensive series of maneuvers will be begun after the fleet has been assembled in Hampton Roads. The ficld of operation will extead from Cape Hatteras to the eastern end of Long Island. In addition to steam fleet tactics it js contemplated to drill the men in the exercise of landing cn a hostile shore and in the face of the enemy, to exercise them at target practice, both with small arms and with the main and secondary battery guns, signaling by night and day, clearing for action, and abandcning ship, coaling at sea, and the many other drills in which the modern man-of-war’s mam is required to be pro- ficient. * Probable Program. “Although we have no definite knowledge of Admira} Bunce’s program,” said an of- ficial of the Navy Department, “there is little doubt that in its early stages at least it will be confined to simple evolutions, so that the commander-in-chief can form some conclusions as to what the vessels can do. If he were to attempt any difficult evolutions at the start there might be a repetition of thé Victoria-Camperdown ac- cident. No, Admiral Bunce is too level headed an officer to attempt to solve heavy problems unless he has led up to them by a series of maneuvers which have thoroughly trained the fleet under him. There is little doubt in my mind that he will have easy formations during the first part of the cruise, such as line ahead, column of sec- tions and other simple evolutions, and af- ter he has gauged what the vessels can do he will then go a little deeper into maneu- vers, and by gradual stages lead up to the more difficult drills. The drill will wind up in October with target practice and the fleet will then disperse. “One of the intentions of the Secretary in these manetivers is to have the new tac- tical drill beok followed so that he may be able to ascertain what its value ts. This book has just undergone revision at the hands of a board of officers, assembled in Washington, upon which were some of the best tacticians in the navy. Copies of this book will be furnished to each of the com- manding officers of the vessels in the squad- ron, and they will be required to give study to it. In many points It will be followed by the admiral, and he will report upon its velue when the cruis¢ is ended.” ae YOUNG DAVENPORT’S DEATH. Report Received From the Consul at Glasgow This Morning. A dispatch was received at the State De- partment this morning from Allen B. Morse, United States consul at Glasgow, in regard to the éase of Dana Alfred Davenport of this city. It is dated Glas- gow, July 26, and is as follows: “I Have the honor to report that a young man supposed to be an American was found in a dying condition on Tuesday last (uly 23) near Glasgow, upon or near the track of a railroad. He was enabled to give his nameDana Alfred Davenport, or Dovenport. The name Bana may have been Daniel. He said: he was a medical student, aged twenty years, and from Washington, D. C. A number of addresses were found upon him, among which ‘J. K. Walker, Lind street, Muskegon, Mich.’ These facts were reported to me by. Donald Fraser, inspector of police at Ruthsrglen, a subtith of Glasgow. No money or valu- ables of any kind were foumd upon ais per- son. Investigation is being made to ascer- tain, if possible, the cause of his ‘leaih, which may have been felonious.” Police Department Informed. Chief Clerk Rennick of the State Depart- ment sent werd to Inspector Hollinberger of the receipt of the consul’s report from Glasgow, and the inspector sent word to Rev. W. G. Daverport, father of the miss- ing man. As the rsyerend gentleman was in Baltimore, Mrs. Davenport, in company with Rev. Dr. Tongue; responded and con- versed with the inspecter. The news re- ceived from the chief clerk of the State Department concerning the entry, J. K. Walker, Ling street, Muskegon, Michigan,” in the book found on the dead man in Scotland, was told the mother, but she never before heard of such a person. It is supposed that the name was written in the bcok when the young man was en route to Scotland. Mrs. Davenport, the young man’s mother, has almost given up the last hope she has of seeing her boy alive again. She. fears that the body in Scotland is that of her son, although there is the slight difference of Alfred irstead’of Albert in the name. Unless some more convincing proof of the dead men’s {fdentity is known, some friend of the Davenport family will prob- ably go to Glasgow In order to make cer- tain the matter of Ideatification. FOR KILLING A JAPANESE. A Washington Man on Trial in Nagasaki, Admiral Carpenter, commanding the United States naval forces on the Asiatic station, has reported to the Navy Depart- ment respecting the trial of John Thomas Bush, a sailor of the Yorktown’s crew, who was accused of killing a Japanese at Na- gasaki. The admiral, under date of Yoko- hama, July 6, says the consular court be- fore wtom Bush was arraigned failed to agree as to the degree of Bush's crime, and, therefore, in accordance with the law, an appeal was taken to United States Min- ister Dun at Toklo, Bush meanwhile re- maining in jail at Nagasaki. Bush fs colored. He belongs in this city and his folks live here. The homicide was the result of a street brawl. a we Col. Forney to Be Investigated, A court of inquiry has been appointed to investigate charges preferred by Col. Hey- wood, commandant of the marine corps, against Col. James Forney, the next rank- ing officer of the corps, who is now in com- mand of the marine forces at the nav yard, Portsmouth, N. H. The court is com- posed of Capt. W. S, Schley, Pay Inspector George A. Lyon and Commander James G. Green, all of the navy. It will meet at the Brooklyn navy yard on ythe 8th instant. The charges are neglect of duty In the care of government property in his charge. No criminality is alleged. . ° A New Candidate for Doorkeeper. A new candidate for doorkeeper of the next House has appeared in the person cf Mr. William S. Tipton of Tennessee. He is backed by the republican Congressmen from Tennessee and by Mr. H. Clay Evans. Mr. Tipton is editor and proprietor of the Cleveland (Tenn.) Herald; was postmasier of his town under Garfield; was one of the “306 in '8)_ who voted for General Grant, and was United States marshal of east Tennessee under Harrisox oe Pensions Allowed. Virginia—Original, William 8S. McClure, National Soldiers’ Home, Elizabeth City; supplemental, Ansel C. Colby, Dorset, Pow- hatan. District of Columbia—Inerease, Thomas Flynn, Washington, D. C. Maryland—Original, Alfred Scott, Balti- more; reissue, Thomas P. Lewis, Borlin, Worcester; Charles Cross, Jacksonville, Baltimore. eae 2 3 Engincer Baird Now Superintendent. Chief Engineer George W. Baird has as- sumed the dutles of superintendent of the State, War and Nayy Departments buiid- ing in place of Chief Engineer Thom Williamson, who was retired today on ac- count of age. 0+ + Architect Clark Recovering. Mr. Edward Clark, architect of the Capi- tol, is confined to his residence today re- covering from an attack of vertigo, which he suffered in the Capitol grounds last Saturday. His Jlness was not regarded as serious at any time, and it is thought he will be out in a few days, rest ard quiet being necessary for the present. =— COL. GRANT IS SORRY|D FO PP EO OEADIA NEW QUESTION Was Imprudent in His Recent Startling Comment, IN ACCORD WiTH HIS ASSOCIATES An Alleged Infernal. Machine for Mr. Roosevelt. CAUGHT IN THE MAILS NEW YORK, August 5.—According to the statements made at police headquar- ters this morning there never was a Sun- day in the history of thig city dryer than yesterday. According to statements made by persons who are not officials, however, there were few places in the city where a person could not get a drink if he wanted it very badly. There was a showing on the part of the police, It was sald, to en- force the law, but in some localities the saloonkeepers are said to have carried on their business as openly as they ever did on Sunday. The closer the saloon to the station house the less, apparently, the sa- loonkéeper had to fear. Acting Chief Conlin, in his report, said that the law was never more strictly en- forced, and that there were few places in the city where a person could get a drink. He sald that the saloonkeepers who had persistently violated the law on former Sundays were closely watched yesterda’ and that where a saloon was suspect of doing business a policeman was sta- tioned at the door. “I spent most of the day yesterday,” he | said, “on the West Side. The three pre- vious Sundays I spent on the East Side. From my observation, everything was tightly closed, and I am very well pleased with the manner in which the policemen worked. I am firmly of the impression that the largest of the saloonkeepers have begun to recognize that it is useless to endeavor to violate the law. Of course, there were and probably will always be a@ small number of dealers who will en- deavor to violate the law, but they will be caught sooner or later. Altogether, I am well pleased.” The official report of the number of arrests made during the restricted hours, as sent to Mr. Conlin, showed that 123 arrests were made as compared with 146 arrests on the Sunday previous. S President Roosevelt sald that he was well satisfied at the way in which the ex- cise law was enforced yesterday. He said that he had ordered complaints to be made in two precincts, one against a patrolman and another against a captain. They would be charged with failure to enforce the excise law. He said that he had re- ceived a letter from Thomas W. Ander- son, moderator of the New York presby- tery, commending him on his stand. James M. Potter, a resident of the fourth ward, said he had lived there twenty-seven years and had never seen tne law so well en- forced. James Oliver called at police headquar- ters to see President Roosevelt today, and said that such enforcement of the excise law in the lower part of the city had never been seen since 1867, when Thomas C. Ac- ton was commissioner. At that time, Mr. Oliver said, the police used to climb over roofs and down scuttles to make arrests. Col. Grant Regrets His Utterances. Police Commissioner Fred. D. Grant made a statement today on his utterances during the trial of Capt. Eakins, when he said the trial was a crime. He said: I'm sorry for what I said at the trial of Capt. Eatins. I spoke from the heart just whet I thought at the mo- ment.” “I was somewhat overcome by the dramatic situation, and I know it was wrong to say what I did. At the same time it was not a sudden change of mind. My mind was made up when I had heard the greater part of the. testimony for the prosecution. I thought then and I think now that a wrong was done Capt. Eakins. But I should not have said so. It was not good judgment, but I felt that way. Will I resign? I have not thought of it. I certainly have no present intention of doing so. At the same time, I do not want to be a marplot, or to stand for a mo- ment in the way of the board’s good work. If it were so, I should certainly go. “But I do not see that it is so. I have done the best I could as a commissioner, and I supposed I had earned my salary. On the questions of moment that have arisen, as the Sunday closing question, I have been in full and clear accord with the rest of the board and shall continue to be. I see no cause for any quarrel.” Infernal Machine for Roosevelt. What is believed to be an infernal ma- chine was discovered in the mailing de- partment of the post office today, ad- dressed to “Theodore Roosevelt, Central Police Office.” The box looked suspicious, and the investigation disclosed a large cartridge with fuse attached. Police head- quarters was notified, and two policemen sent down by Chief Conlin, who took the supposed infernal machine away. —_———_ DEATH OF MRS. TALMAGE. End This Morning of a Long Period of Hil Health. DANSVILLE, N. ¥., August 5—Mrs. T. DeWitt Talmage died here at 5:30 this morning. Since the burning of the Brooklyn Taber- nacle last year Mrs. Talmage has suffered from nervous prostration, and she has never fully recovered from the shock sus- tained then. The fire broke out while the doctor was holding his usual Sunday reception, and a large number of parish- ioners and visitors were in the church at the time. They all made good their escape, but Dr. Talmage went back {nto the burning edifice for something he had left behind. During his absence Mrs. Talmage, who, with other members of the family, was outside awaiting his reappearance, became greatly excited and alarmed for the doctor’s safety. As scon as she was informed that he was all right she broke down completely, her over- wrought nerves being unequal to such a strain. z Her doctors suggested a European trip, to build up her failing health. She was ac- companied to Europe by the Misses Maud and Daisy Talmage. While in Rome she became iil, with Roman fever, and, ac- companied by one of her physicians, she returned hor». While staying at the fam- ily’s summer vesidence, near East Hamp- ton, L. I., she appeared to improve, and her friends had hopes for her speedy recovery. This was not to be, however, as she scon had a relapse of the periods of ex- haustion and nervous prostration. The sufferer was removed to the Dansville Sanitarium about a year ago. While Dr. Talmage was absent on a lecturing tour in the west last week he received a telegram summoning him to bis wife's bedside. He at once canceled all his engagements and hastened back, to find that there was little hope of the patient's recovery, and he remained with her untll the end came this morning. The deceased was the second wife of Dr. Talmage. His first wife was drowned while boating, in 1862, leaving a daughter, Miss Jessie, and a son, who has _ since died. Within two years afterward the doctor married Miss Susie Whittemore of Brooklyn, She became the mother of five children, Rev, Frank DeWitt Talmage, Mrs, Dorin, Mrs. Mangan, Miss Maud and Miss Daisy Talmage. - Henry A. Oampbell Suddenly Expires at the Navy Department. He Was a Colored Democratic Lender im Alabama and Highly Regarded by Secretary Herbert. Henry A. Campbell, well known through- out Alabama as a leader among the col- ored democrats of that state, died suddenly in the court yard of the Navy Department about 1:30 o'clock this afternoon. Secre- tary Herbert thought a great deal of him and appointed him .a laborer in the Navy Department over a year ago. Campbell has not been in good health for some time. Today while he was assisting in moving some heavy furniture, he tumbled over backward and expired almost before any one could reach him. His death is attrib- uted to heart disease. The body was removed to Lee’s under- taking estublishment, where the coroner, who was notified, is investigating the case this afternoon. Campbell was a resident of Montgomery, Ala., a native of Macon county, and was a porter in the Alabama state capitol when appointed here. He was fifty-one years old and a widower, but was making arrangements to be mar- ried in September. He was a large, fine- looking man and highly esteemed among his associates. He resided at 202 B street northwest. —— FOR A BUILDING. + The Plans of the Y. M. C. A. Are Being Discasned. No proposition has been received by the Y. M. C. A. for the purchase of the prop- erty of the Columbia Athletic Club. In fact, no such proposition could have been made, as no formal action has been taken by the club which would authorize such action. There has been considerable talk about the matter and if a proposal cf this sort is made to the Y. M. C. A. it will be given careful consideration, as Mr. Pugh, the secretary, says that the association just now is thankful to receive anything, even a proposition. Plans for systematically arranging the werk to secure a new builaing are being carefully considered, and it is probable that soon a method of campaign will be mepped out. It is likely that a committee will be appointed to make a tour of in- spection of the principal Y. M. C. A. build- ings throughout the country in order that the association may avail itself of the lest ideas in the construction and arrangement ef a building adapted for the uses of the asscciation, While this committeo has not been formally appointed, it is thought it will consist of Messrs. S. W. Woodward, chairman of the finance committee; Mr. John B. Larner, chairman of the building committee, and Mr. Pugh, the general sec- retary of the association. At the temporary quarters of the assocfa- tion in the Lenman building the work of the association is going forward much as usual], and members, as well as visitors, are given a cordial reception. a WIDENING G STREET. The Work on the Roadway Begun This Morning. Work was commenced this morning upon the widening of G street. This was in ac- cordance with the provision of the last appropriation bill, which provided, under the head of permit work, for which an appropriation of $150,000 was allowed, “That so much of this appropriation not exceeding $14,000 shall be expended in wid- ening the roadway of G street from 10th to lith streets to a width of fifty feet,and paving the widened part; one-half of the cost of this improvement shall be assessed against and collected from the abutting property In accordance with the provisions of the law governing assessment permit work.” The assessment will’ be levied against the abutting properties according to their respective frontage. SS WERE NOT PAID. The Commissioners Were Away Last Saturday. There was considerable growling at the District building last Saturday afternoon on the part of certain employes, because of the absence of all the Commissioners from the city. Toward 2 o'clock twenty or thirty carpenters dropped in for their pay for work done in the shape of repairs to certain school houses. The Corfmissioner who signs checks for these men before leaving the city Friday had signed a num- ber of checks in advance in blank, so that no one would be inconvenienced. But it happened that the roll was larger than was expected, and the mechanics went home without their pay. . They claimed that if the Commissioners had been present there would have been no trouble in the matter, and their checks, which were all ready, could have been signed and cashed in time for them to go to market Saturday night. In this connection Auditor Petty stated that the completed rolls arrived late Sat- urday afternoon, and, while the men would have been paid had a Commissioner been present to sign their checks, he could very properly have held the vouchers over a day for examination. He had not pramised to pay the men off. Saturday, he said, was a day set aside by the Cimmissioners, and they were supposed to be let alone by the public that day. This is correct, the order to that effect reading: Whereas, the Commissioners find it neces- sary, in order to bring up current work and make inspections requisite for the proper performance of public business, to have one day of the week free from inter- ruption, it ie hereby ordered: That here- after the Commissioners will not be ac- cessible to the public on Saturdays. ——s To Test n Turret. The turret made in Philadelphia te un- dergo a practical test of its powers of re- sistance to steel projectiles from heavy guns has been put together at Norfolk, and was today shipped by rail to the Washing- ton navy yard for transportation to the naval proving grounds at Indian Head, where the test is to be made next week. Admiral Brown, commandant of the Nor- folk navy yard,has completed arrangements for its transfer to this city. The turret Is similar to those to be placed on the big bat- ueships Indiana,Oregon and Massachusetts. It will be used as a target for projectiles from 8, 10, 12 and 12-inch guns, and the re- sult will be watched with great Interest by naval officers. eS Gen, Flagler's Return. It was stated late this afternoon that Gen. and Mrs. D. W. Flagler, whose Jauzh- ter, Miss Elizabeth Flagler, killed Ernest Green, Frida had returned home. Gen. Flagler, it is reported, called on Mr. R. Ross Perry this afternoon to thank him for the Interest he took in the case when the coroner's jury heard the evidence, a Died in Siam, The State Department has received word of the death In m, on the 4th of July last, of an American by the name of Cheek. The latter had a claim against the Siamese government for compensation for logs and elephants. It was under investigation by the department at the time of his death, Shall Mr. Cleveland Be Allowed to Name His Successor IF BE REPOSES A RENOMINATION? Anti-Third Termers Regret Specu- lation on This Subject. NOT A JACKSONIAN ERA ———-.—- A new question—and one of all the greater interest because it grows out of the third term talk—is engaging the attention of some of the democratic leaders: If Mr, Cleveland should refuse, in obedience to well-establish- ed precedent, to stand for renomination next year, how would Personal favor, if strongly suspected, or demonstrated in any way, affect the fortunes of the democratic presidential aspirant enjoying it? Would it help such aspirants to the nomination? and would a nomination so secured prove a strong one before the people? Against the Third Term, There is really more talk on this subject than on the subject of a third term. The democracy as a party is committed against a third term. It prepared itself thoroughly for that issue in 1880, and, as has since been held by its most experienced managers, only missed a great national victory that year by the refusal of the republicans to venture into the field with Gen. Grart in the lead again. But there is a most eminent prece- dent for the selection of his successor in party leadership by a democratic President, and it was made by the very man with whose name Mr. Cleveland’s name is fre- quently linked by his admirers, and, it is said, much to his own gratification, An- drew Jackson, after two terms in the White House, practically named his successor, both in party leadership and in office. Will Mr. Cleveland’s influence with his party next.year be as great as Jackson’s was in the old days? And, if so, will the issues and attending circumstances permit the ex- ercise of that influence in the Jacksonian way? No Race by Proxy. Some of the views expressed are decided- ly to the pcint.- The men who oppose @ third term insist that Mr: Cleveland's hand should not be seen in next year’s work at all. They hold that the very principle that will bar him from making the run himself will, or should, bar him from af tempting to make the race by proxy. He will be barred himself purely because of ore feeling. On the score of experience and party confidence he would be in every way eligible—wouid, in fact, hold the “age” over the whoie table. But the American idea, it is insisted, is that no man should be permitted to remain too long in the White House. The office of President is one of vast opportunities. The man hold- ing it mecessarily gathers to himself vast power, snd power, even under a free gov- ernment, is fuli of temptations. Hence, the unwritten law that this power shall be frequently redistributed. But, as the anti-third termers inquire, would a redistri- bution fellow if practically no charge at the top should take place? One swallow no more makes a summer, they assert, than would a mere change in the occupant of the White House remove the real dan- gers to be apprehended from a third term. ‘The new man should be his own man. He shouid be an individual in the highest and strongest sense of the word. He should have his own policies and his own friends, and should inherit nothing from his prede- ee but an example te obey the Consti- ution. Haurtfol All Around. The anti-third timers, therefore, deplore such speculation as they see now and then in the fewspapers representing first this man anff then that man as likely to be Mr. Cleveland’s choice for the democratic bead- ership next year. The effort, they believe, js hurtful all round to the leaders samed, to Mr. Cleveland and to the party. With no disrespect whatever. to the Jacksonian era, they insist that this is a very different era. The party leaders are all well xnown, and the party issues all well understood. The party, they insist, must make its own choice, and in its own way. Mr. Cleve- land has had his day, and will retire on his record. His successor, if a democrat, will enter upon a separate accountability. ‘There should be no string attached to him, nor room for any kind of personal reminder of a dependency. Cleveland Not Responsible. The remarks of this tenor are In 70 case directed at Mr. Cleveland. He is not held responsible for any of the speculation com- plained of. He is believed to have been as mute on thet topic as on the one of a -hird term for himself. But the discretion and the wisdom of some men very close :o him are not now rated as high as they ence were. a DEATH OF WILLIAM C. MURDOCK. Formerly a Well-Known Concrete Pavement Contractor. Yesterday morning WilMam C. Murdock died ot his home, 1201 Q street. Mr. Mur- dock was a contractor, first as a sub. under Mr. John O. Evans under the board of pub- le works, and later in his own bebalf, representing a company composed cf Henry A. Willard, Lewis Clephene and other capitalists. He «id considerable work in this city and latterly has been laying concrete pavements in different cities throughout the country. He was a dis- tant relative of Jas. E. Murdock, the actor, and himself had quite a leaning to the stage. He was a member of the Shake- speare Club, and had made several ap- pearances in amateur theatricals, elweys sustaining his part well. Me studied law, though he never practiced his profession. His last employment was with the Barpour Asphalt Company in New rork, He came heme about two wecks ago sufferi the disease which ended his life, tion of the brain. He leaves a widow, daughter, Mrs. W. A. Church, and four scns. Mr. Murdock was highly respected by @ large circle of friends, among whem are some of the most prominent business men in Washington. Funeral services will be hell at the resi- dence, 1201 Q street northwest, tomorrow Personal Mention. Chamberlin, the commissioner of Mr. navigation, left Washington today for New tomerrow for t two York, whence he will sail England. He expects to be abs weeks. Dr. A W. Pitzer left this morning for his old home in Salem, Va. He expects to be absent until September. Mr. J. M. Herfurth bas left for New York and Atlantic City for a few weeks. ‘hief Engineer David Smith, recently de- tached from the Philadelphia on the Pacific station, {s on a visit to this city. Mr. W. Preston Williamson has gone to Bedford Springs, Pa., for a brief outing. see Government Receipts, National bank notes received today for redemption, $274, Government receipts —From internal revenue, $829,801; customs, $600,700; maiscéllaneous, $99,781.