Evening Star Newspaper, November 28, 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, 49 Potter Building, ‘The Erening Star is served to subscribers In the city Ly eartiers, on thelr own account, ber weit, cr 44 cents per mouth counter By null United da—postaze ber month, turday Quintupls s prepaid et Star, $1 per year, with foreign postage added, $3.60. (Ent ed at the Post Office at Washington, D. ©.. : fl matter.) tions must he paid In advance. kneivn on application. MASSACRE AT MARASH tising: American Mission Buildings Burned by Rioters. a DELIBERATE ACTS OF MUSSULMANS Hundred Men, Women and Children Murdered. {fRYING TO OBTAIN Several NEWS CONSTANTINOPLE, “November 27, via Sofia, Bulgaria, November 28.—Trustworthy information which reached here from Ma rash today confirms the worst reports con- cerning the massacre which is said to have occurred there recently. It appears that the outbreak occurred on Monday, Novem- ber 18; the Mussulmans, apparently at a given nal and acting in a deliberate manner, began the work of massacreing the Armenians, who, anticipati trouble, “had done everything possible to defend themselves. The number of killed is esti- ated at several hundr@l men, women and eh!ldre: Three buildings belonging to the Ame can mission there, the theoiogical seminary, academy and boarding house, were burned by the rioters, who looted the theological seminary prev setting fire to that building. The Mussulw dents belo! s to the It is understood that all the missionaries, five in number, are safe; but whether they left Marash before the disturbances broke out, cr whether they are under the protec- tion of the Turkish authorities, is not known, as Minister Terrell has not yet been able to obtain any news from Marash. In fact, he has not received any con- firmation of the news that a massacre has oceurred at Marash, although from the time the first rumor of trouble reached here he has been doing his utmost to communi- cate with the American missionaries. The that his telegrams are not he reeeives all the mail and dispat: ddressed to him. ‘The American mission at Beyrcut is said to have been repeatedly placed under the protection of the police here in view of the Flotous demonstration of the Mussulmans. Recent Diplomatic Appointments. Costanki Anthoponlos Effendi, formerly governor cf the Island of Crete, has been eppointed Turkish ambassador to Great Britain in succession to the late Rustem Pasi Turkha ish amb: m Pasha has been appointed Turk- dor to Germany in succession to Tewfik Fasha, recalled in order to be ted minister for foreign affairs. it is reported this afternoon that the extra gunboats of the powers, detailed for duty in the Bosphorus, have commenced to arrive at the entrance to the Darda- ne! nd are now awaiting permission S the str \- Turks Theoaghout Palestine. LONDON, November 28.--A dispatch to the Daily News from Beyrout, dated No- vember 17, confirms the reports of the grave state of affairs existing In Syria ted danger in the American mission has been the riotous demonstrations of the te p and Palestine and the repea which tch adds that the whole of Syria ine are flooded with Turkish and states that in the country between uffa and Jerusalem there are G00) trooy all raised within the last News’ correspondent adds: arriving here bore the sig- ig of the prophet instead of flag. Jerusalem is crowded nd troops are being stationed er of David, Pilate’s palace and t gre Turkish in the Wilderness, outside the Damascus gate. The ostensible purpese of the troops Is to subdue the Druses.” a CONTRIBUTION. A Chapter Adde to the History ation. John J. Ingalls eel 2 chapter to the history nation—a history that Sen- book is drawing from the tesmen and politicians. e had an ‘onal recollec- MR. INGAL ator Sherman’: lips of Amer! When asked if tions of incide fiell episode to be in Washing fleld ied, in Sept of the Senators nam to Clevelan Mr. of the committee, galls said: “I happened non business when er, ISSI, and was one 1 to attend the remains rman Was a member and the train had hardly = city limits before we fell into col dead rsation about th: ter and his with intense President, his M Sherman and the impre: that he believed y the men chosen to c spok Sion left 6n m: he had be ocate Have y: y personal knowledge of any- thing that woult teat to show Gartield’s tude prior to his ni ation?” ‘or weeks before the convention of 1SS0 were ious, intangible runfors and Heid in the air around the hin: I was sitting one ¢ May in the Senate restaurant with a or now prominently mentioned as a candidate for the presidency, We talked about the nen approaching, and reed, ¢ bitter rivalry among the aspir tion of Garfield ap- peared to be a not improbable outcome. “Just at that moment, by a singular co- incidence, eld ent d the room. We called hir table, and he joined in our reps mentioned the proverb about ! and his horrs, told him what we n talking about, and jocu- la m our congratulations and r bis success. He made an em tempt at repartee and to te ation, but his tone and manner left no doubt in my mind that the subject wes neither novel nor repulsive to He Re ative in Con- our Serator-elect and a tot tional convention—extra- delegate cumulation of honors, unique in s justified in re- ite of fortune As T reeall that the incre than fift for the presi- nd entombed. * said Me. ame class, and ul and friendly un- ble of intrigue, rament bil Personal Mention. esentatives Wm. Alden Smith and Geo. Spalding of Michigan have registered at the Rele'gh. Amcng the arrivals at the Metropolitan is Representative John S. Little of Ar sas. Senator Pritchard of North Carolina is at the Ebbitt, Senator £ his quarters Representative G mund Foss has texistered at the Normandie from Chi Representative James B.Watson of Ville, Ind., is a gust at the Rigas Mo: n- rry of Arkans t the 3 s has taken up ropolitan, The Even a Star. > "No. 13,334. WASHINGTON, D.C. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. | Look on page 8 for the seven- teenth installment of the new mystery story, “Before They Were Married.” $250 for the correct solution of the mystery by a woman reader. [PROVIDING GOOD CHEERIGIVING THANKS and Unfortunates Aided Today. Many Poor The Good Work of the Central Union Mission—Dinners Given to Many. The poor and unfortunate were not forgot- ten in this season of good cheer. Many homes that, without the assistance which comes from the charitably inclined would have becn without the means of furnishing a dinner, were bountifully provided. A large rumber of churches were distributing cen- ters, the members of the congregation bring- ing their gifts of groceries, vegetables, fruits and meats to the church, and trom these points they were distributed to the worthy poor helonging to the respective congrega- tions, and in some cases to the inmates of charitable institutions. At the reform hool, at St. Elizabeth's and at other in- stitutions the inmates were delighted at the sight of unusually well-filled tables and a bill of fare which comprised unusual! dain- ties. At the orphan asylums the children were made aware in a substantial way of one of the chief characteristics of the holi- day, and hal cause to thank their kind friends who remembered them. In addition to the assistance given to the poor through organized agencies, there was a great deal of private benefaction, individuals rem bering those less fortunate than the and seeing that they were provided w suitable dinner. As usual, the day at the Central Union Mission Was one of joy and gladness. Not only that, but it was a center from which radiated beams of joy into many a desolate home. Beginning at noon, a prayer and praise service was held in the auditorium, which is to last until 9 o'clock this evening. Every hour there is a change of leaders, and as ofter as that, and perhaps oftener, there is a change in the audience. Me: Bailey Ssrs and Havell were the leaders for the first hour, and Messrs. Wood and Foster will have charge during the last hour. A lu served, beginning at 12 o'clock, con: turkey and coffee and sandwich other goed things, and as fast as one set of lunchers was satisfied another took their places. From the lunch room they went up- Stairs to the meeting. Mrs. H. B. F. Macfar- land was the chairman of the committee on luMch, and she was assisted by Mrs. Carri- gan, Mrs. Dorman, Mrs. Briggs, Mrs. Craft, Agnes Inch and Mrs. S. H. Martin. Perbaps the most extensive work under- taken by the mission was that of provid- ing some 800 families with a Thanksgiving dinner. Owing to the generosity of people who are familiar with the work of the mission, there was an abundance of tur- keys and groceries and other good things to place in the baskets, and also gifts of money to replenish the stock when ex- hausted. As it was, when the supply of baskets had given out, it was found that there was material enough to fil! some hundred paper bags, and these, too, were given to the worthy poor. The work of distribution was in charge of a committee of which George W. Havell was chairman. He was assisted by O. B. Brown, All Wood, P. W. Pratt, E. P. Clayton, W. & Graham, Brother Rice, Geo. Clement G. Lorch, Mrs. Emily t > . Wachter, Frances Edelin, Miss A. Ying- ling, Mrs. Henyon, Mrs. Deitz, Tillie Christ- mann and Ann‘e Spalding. Fully as many families were provided for at this distribution as at that of any previous year, end care was taken that the baskets should be made as complete as possible, and, of course, they were sent only to these who were Known to be worthy of such help. A lunch was served to the converts and inmates of the mis- sion and the workers under direction of Mr. P. W. Pratt. ho was —_— READY FOR THE FRAY. Members Enger to Introduce Cuban and Venezuelan Resolutions. It is reported that Mr. Cleveland will post- pene the treatment of the Venezuelan and Cuban questions to a special message to be sent to Congress 2 week or two after Congress meets. This delay, it is said, will be necessitated by the incompleteness of the cases. If this proves true, the ques- tions will probably have been pretty well lated in the House before the special xe is received. Many impatient mem- bers who think they know enough about the matters to act propose to introduce resolu- tions of an aggressive character at once. It is reported that the situation in Venezuela is such as to give promise of sensational developments there very speedily. Members who ave stocked with special private infor- mation on the subject are eager to get into the thick of the fight and to anticipate the administration. —__+-e+___. TENCE SUSPENDED. Thomas Wilson Dies From the Effects of Alcohol. When the case of Thomas Wilson, ar- rested for vagrancy, was called this morn- ing in the Police Court, Officer Flather, who made the arrest, explained to Judge Kimbail that the mau was ill, and not able to be brought into the dock. He suggested His honor was carried to the re he died shortly bral hemorrhage, sult of a protracted debauch. ed last night by Ofticer He applied to the that he be taken to the hospital. Wilson agreed, and Emergeney Hi the r Wilson was arr Flather for vagranc officer for ass’stance, and the latter, no- tcing .his ccndition, arrested him and locked him up at the first precinct. When was searched all that could be found a small prayer book, with the inscrip- tion, “From your friend, Dottie Whaley.” There was but one other address in the book, that of George McDonald, No. 8 Main street, Laurel, Md. A number of receipts for nervousness were also among his ef- fects. After the man was locked up the officers heard nothing further from bin, This morning when they made the rounds for the purpose of getting the prisoners out for the court a half-filled bottle of alcohol was found on the floor beside Wilson, who was apparently a very sick man. He braced up sutliciently, however, to go to the court, but rapidiy became worse, and was sent to the Emergency Hospital, where, as stated above, he died shortly after his admission, As the cause of death is apparent there will probably be no inquest. The President's Thanksgiving. President Cleveland and Mrs. Cleveland came inte town this morning and after spending an hour at the White House they attended services at the First Presbyterian Church and listened to a sermon by Dr. Ta following the reading of the Pres- ide Th iving proclamation and the rendition of eral patriotic hymns. From church the President and Mrs. Cleveland rectly to Woodley, where they en- ksgiving dinner in the privacy oe capolis Sails for Turkey. A telegram received at the Navy Dei ment today stated that the cruiser Min- neapolis passed out through the Chesi- peake capes at 1 o'clock yesterday, bound for Turkey. Ske probably will make the trip in about fifteen days, touching per- haps first at Gibraitar for maul. eee ex Received. erve has already be- gun to feel the geod effects of the recent order directing that express charges be paid on all gold received at the subtreas- d also upon the currency returned e therefor. Although several remittances of gold have been _re- they do not by any means offset © gold exports, The Min How the Day Was Observed in Washington. PATRIOTISM AND RELIGION Notable Sermons Delivered by Well Known Ministers. a LARGE CONGREGATIONS SoS eS “On that day let us forcgo our usual oc-» cupations, und in our accustomed places of worship jcin in rendering thanks to the giver of every good and perfect gift.” Thus advised the President in his procla- mation to the American people appointing and setting apart today as a day of thanks- giving and prayer. Acting on this sug- gestion, the churches of all denominations In this city were open for public worship today and services were held. In the Cath- olic churches mass was celebrated, and in the Protestant churches and the Jewish Synagogue on Sth street sermons and ad- dresses were delivered appropriate to the day. In several cases the pastors and con- sregations of a number of churches united in services at one church. “OUR COUNTRY GLORY. Dr. Talmage on 4 v Hundreds of pe Were turned away from the First Presbyterian Church at the Thanksgiving this) mornt 10 o'clock there. was a large crowd v outside the church, and half hour later every pew was filled and people were standing in every available space. Two great sheaves of wheat d corn consti- tuted the simple but effective decorations of the pulpit. Services commenced prompt- ly at 11 o'clock. After the invocation by Rev. Mr. Allen, Rey. Dr. Sunderland read the Thanksgiving proclamation, The Pres- ident and Mrs. Cleveland were in attend- ance. Rey. Dr. Talmage delivered the sermon. He took for his text the 7th verse of the 3ith chapter cf Genesis, “For benold we were birding sheaves in the field, and lo «ny sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and behold your sheaves stood round about and made obeisance to my sheaf.” In the course of his sermon Dr. Talmage said: Good, grand,oli ‘Thanksgiving day has come. Jt has pressed its way down throvgh the months, weeks and days and is upon us now Mm all of its glory. Little children were in holidty dress to greet it and old peop! ssembled in God's tab- ernacle to g . tle compared the great difference which #xisted today with the times of the old Presbyterian an- cestors in Scctland, who worshiped in caves, hara: vernments and hunt- day, however, wel- enief magistiate of the they were wor- h their own A dream. Joseph, he s: m that while binding up his sheaves in the inidst of a harvest field his sheaf had suddenly arisen. Dr. Talmage said ne was in the center of a great harvest field. For here in America was indeed the center of all the industry and prosperity of this earth. Other nations may surpass us in tile, pomp and magnifi- cence of landed estates, but in most cases their sheaf must bow in obeisance to our sheaf. He believed the greatest constella- tion of them all was this country of ours, and he said he had 850,000 new reasons for saying go. Last year that number of peo- ple came from foreign countries to jive with us. They came because it was the best place. If it had not been so they never would have made the journey. He said we should thank God for the many advantages our country possesses. The atmospheric conditions were betier than anywhere else in the worid, and he believed that instead of sending men to the north pole to suffer and to die we should send them there with a nobler purpose, of persuading those poor ice-bound s: es to come and live with us. Taking the other extreme, he said he would rather live on the poorest street in a two- story house than live in the torrid zone and own all of China as well as the other foreign countries. camed the greatest nation on earth, shiping God in accordance w by Some Comparisons, Our natural resources were marvelous. From the great west we got our cereals; from the south our cotton; our fish came from the Hudson river, Potomac river and Buzzard's bay. He compared the wages of the toilers on the other side of the great ocean with our own laborers, and said cur toilers were per cent better off. America was the paradise of industry. While in Europe some time ago he was asked by a fellow-traveler how tl country managed to stand a political revolution once every four years, and he replied that the govern- ment was far more stable than that of Eu- rope. True, there was a good deal of st ing of public funds in this country, but difference between our conditions and the:rs over there was that here every public o1 cial had a chance to steal, while Europe the salaries of the royal family were so large that there was not enough left + steal. It was far better to be taxed here at home and have our surplus distributed among legislators and lobbyists than to he taxed and have it all lucked up in a yard of palaces. Here in this country we had only just begun to set the service for our Thanksgiving dinner. Our resources are inexhaustible, and when at length all or them are developed we shall set our table for the real Thanksgiving dinner and invite the whole nation between the two oceans to come and dine with us. Pence and Good Wilt. The land is full of peace. Those who followed Stonewall Jackson to the north and Gen. Sherman to the scuth have set- tled their differences. They did it by mix- ing their politics. A southern beauty mar- ried a northern beau, and the result an offspring that was one-half Mississip- pian and one-half Yankee. Referring to the financial condition of the country, he said we were better off in the way of na- tional debt than any other country. It true that our finances had been somewhat complicated, but the law of pendulum would settle it in time. The pendulum had been swinging on toward bankruptey and woe, but It was beginning to change, and would swing just as far the other way to- ward happiness and peace. England is for manufactures, France for manners, Ger- many for scholars, Italy for pictures, but the United States was for God. Although i is his first Thanksgiving sermon in ys come to thi acts for his oth Thanks- sermors. There was always. much lying about the condition of the country that he wanted to get at the foun- tain head of facts. He had heard some people complain abcut this being a poor year, and it was a great wonder to him that the Lord did not blot it out and make it over again. In reality, the present year a most prosperous one, and our cé: products was 1,887,701,460 bushels greater than last year. Concluding, he said: “Now, go home to the sumptuous repasts that have been pre- pared for you, and if one be absent this year-who was with you last, don't let your grief overcome your gratitude, but bow your heads and giv anks to the Lord for His mercy and gcodness,”” A GOODLY HERITAGE. Sermon Delivered by Dr. Johnston at the Metropolitan Church, A special prcgram of music was one:g§ the features of the services at the Metropolitan M. E. Church this morning. «A quartet com: posed of Mrs. William 8.:Gibson, soprano; Miss Mattie E, Gray, alto; A. Jay Marsh, tenor, and William L. Wilson, bass, with Prof. Wilbur Fisk Dales, organist, rendered excellent music, An offering was taken for the Methodist Home. Rev. Hugh Johnston, D.D., pastor, delivered an interesting ser- mon, the theme being “A Goodly Heritage,” the words being taken, the preacher said, from what is known as the Golden Psalm. “The text is appropriate,” he said, “to this Thanksgiving day, when, at the call of the President of the United States, we meet together ‘to extol the love and care of our Heavenly Father throughout the year.’ Surely, we cannot but feel the importance of thisis a governmental recognition of God. We are a Christian people, and civil govern- ment never puts on holier vestments than when, interpreting the deepest convictions of the people, it steps forth in the person of its chief executive and sets apart a day of thanksgiving and praise to the giver of every good and perfect gift. It is a goodly custom—this national feast, and clearly mir- rors our national character. To our old Saxon ancestors a feast-was a coarse and drunken revelry. The highest festivals of Greece were the Olympic celebrations; the Roman holiday was in the amphitheater; but here « nation finds its chief joy in family reunions, in gifts to the poor and in grati- tude to Him who daily ioadeth us with bene- fits. What throngs of mercies rise before us. 7 Individual and General. “1. There are our individual blessings. nation is but the aggregate of indivic This day for persoral gratitude. ocean tide, welling up and flowing in, fills every rive: and stream to the brim, so let the high tide of emotion and praise fill all the cha of our being. ° “2. Th ‘s the heritage of home mercies. The Thasksgiving dinner brings together the scattcred members of the family. Some of us cannct join in these family reunions, but along the lines of memory, swifter than flying train or telegraphi¢ message, the wings of imagination bear us to the loved above— ‘Home, home, sweet, sweet home.’ There is the heritage of religious bles The proclamation of the President us to assemble in our accustomed ‘3 of worship. About ene-third of our population—2,000,000—are Christian believ- ers, and of these over 14,000,000 members of Protestant churches. _A3 Methodis:s we have ason for thanksgiving. The little of six has in a century and a rter grown to five millions of communi- cants, with 15,000,000 under Its teaching influence. Great will be our condemnation it we prove unfaithful to our trust. A re- ligious and well-instructed people is the preservative of a nation’s greatness. ‘4. This brings us to our goodly national heritage. Patriotism is @ noble sentiment— next to that of piety. If the Jews were God's ancient pecple, surely we are his modern people. Think of this-country, four times as large as China, larger than the continent of Europe,with its exhaustless re- sources, its agricultural and mineral prod- th its mountains and valleys and weeping prairies to be trodden by the free-born feet of millions; agd if that is not enough to Kirdle national pride and 5 the blcod stir in the veins, I know not w will, Occupying the belt of power—the magic zone between the 30th and 50th pa allels—the sentinel angel ftom the wat tower of the skies never saw before a tacle of so grcat_a nation in one compa: mass, extending from ocean to ocean, with an invigorating climate, an ever-wideninz commerce, and a career ef progress unpar- alleled, all under one free government throtbing with the same impulses—t most majestic nation this be has ever berne. A Great Domain. “Suppose that with this gpening Thanks- giving day the area of the republic had turned toward us. At sunrise there would have rolled into light the Atlantic states from Maine to Flerida; westward, as th morn advanced, the states about the great lakes, the middle states of the Ohio Mississippi valle: and the southern sta where cotton js king and sugar s ‘arther on, the boundle the west, frem Montana to Tex: ing up to the very slopes of the Rockie: Beyond t California—the El Dorado of the worll—with the rich forests of Oregon tretch- and W: Look, too, at our herit- age of aracteristios, We belong to the dominant people—the English race. “The English assimilate, but are never a: similated. We have not borrowed our lan- guage—it is our mother tongue. Prof. Fisk has well sald that the conquest of the North American continent by men of the Erglish race was the most prodigious event in the pgqiitical annals of mankind. providence moved the Eng! colon ward into independent national Ii revolutionary heroes were acting not mere- ly for t but for an innumerable brotherhocd yet to be born, the inheritors of the English name and traditions. Ha’ you realized what a heritage it is to belong to a race that has the future of the world in its keeping? The Home of the Race. “Two hundred years ago this people num- bered less than 6,000,000, In the year 1800 they had increased to 20,000,000. Now they Lumber 141,000,000, and of these more than 70,000,000 are on this continent. The home of this race for the future is America. When there are $00,000,000 of English peo- ple here, there will be only 200,000,060 of these people in the rest of the world. No wonder Prof. Eryce calls this coun land of future,’ and that John Bright é ‘The future belongs to America.’ There are dangers threat ning. “Danger from irreligion. 5,000,000 b: to the non-reli nd anti-re! classes, and les 0 per cent of our people regularly attend upon divine wo ship. We call not only upon all Christians, but all patriots and public men, by the principles of eternal righteousn, Another danger is social rezpliution, ‘W open and unguarded. stand our gate: Floods of people come from other la without our moral code, our Sabbath law and it is dangerous thing to trust them with lute self-rule Great social and industrial p Ss cohtroft There the unnatur: duel between capital and labor, lawlessness is on the increase, and the euem:es of all order wpuld undermine the foundations of our free institutions. “The saloon power js another danger. There is also the assault upon our public school system. The schogl house stands hard by the house of God. Our form of government demands the highest dezree of intelligence, for wherever’ a man counts one every citizen must ba educated. He must think and be ruled by moral convic- tions. The ballot without jntellizence is a our freedom. ‘This institution is faulted by an alfen power. Our s the legend inscribed on the old I tiverty ft erty through ali the earth to abitants thereof.’ We do rot despair of the future, we unite | in the faith of Browning: “My own hope is, a sun will pierce The th cloud earth ever stretched,’ “And cur land shall outshine the empire of the slars and the glory of the sun. RESPECT FOR FHE FLAG. Rev. Mr. North Has Semething to Say of a Foreign Policy. “What We as a Nation Have Reason to Thankful For’ was the theme of the ser- on delivered this morning at Garden M morial Presbyterian Church, Anac the pastor, Rey. J. i. Nerth. Mr. North's text was from Psalm 105: i. “Oh, give thenks unto the Lerd.”. “When we take a sur "' the preacher said, cur own naticnal life we feannot heip claiming ‘hitherto the Lgrd hath led us." Believing as we do that ofirs is a nation of prophecy, a nation bern in a day, a n: cone in the mind of iGod, the ali-v who commanded, agi it came forth, we surely should give thanks to Him, rot only on a dey set apart for this particular pur- pose, but there shouid always dwell in our hearts a sense of deep thankfulness to Al- (Couiinued on Eleventh Page.) ‘of COMBINE’S STRENGTH Major McDowell Gains Two Western States. SOUTHERN VIEW OF OHIGS ACT Gen. Henderson’s Friends Have Not Given Up the Fight. SOUTHERN CAUCUS ae “Ohio has traded the presidential vote of the south for the postmastership of the House of Representatives,” said Represen- tative Brown of Tennessee to a Star report- er today. “That is just about the size of it,” added Representative McCall of the same state. he Ohio people have been calculating upon getting the support of the southern republicans, and especially of Tennesseeans, for the candidacy of Mr. McKluley for the presidential nomination. After the action of that delegation in caucus last night we propose to go back to our people and tell them just how things stand under the new arrangement which Mr. McKinley’s friends have made for him.” The Ohio delegation met in caucus last night and, after listering to arguments in favor of the opposing candidates for the clerk.hip of the House, took a ballot and decided to support the McDowell-Glenn- Russell combine. They also indorsed Rep- resentative Grosvenor for chairman of the House caucus, Capt. Joseph McBiroy of Romeroy for postmaster and ex-Lieutenant Governor Lampson of Ashtabula county for reading clerk. ‘The Indiana delegation also held a caucus and after discussion of the situation twelve of the thirteen members pledged themselves to vote for Mr. McDowell for the clerkship. Mr. Johnson dissented, and announced that he wovld vote for Gen. Henderson. The deiegation also concluded it would be more desirable that Mr. McKee should withdraw from his candidacy for the oflice of sergeant-at-arms, and that efforts would be made to appoint him journal clerk of the House. It is reported that the delega- tion will stand by the McDowell combine, which includes Mr, Russell of Missouri for sergeant-at-arms and Mr. Glenn of New York for doorkeeper. e The action of the Ohio and Indiana del- egations was considered by the McDowell people as a great victory for them, assur- ing the election of the combine ticket, they claimed. “An Extimate. Maj. McDowell's managers gave out the following estimate of hia strength: Colo- rado, 1; Connecticut, 2; Idaho, Indian: 12; K 2; Maryland, 2; chusetts, 9; Michigan, 9; Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, 1; Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, 3; Ohio, 1 28; South Dakota, 2; Vel shington, 2; West Virginia, 4; ; Oklahoma, 1—total, 158. 3 votes are necessary to nominate in the cauctis, and according to the above table Maj. McDowell will have 35 more than necessary. This table is also alleged to represent the strength of W. J. Glenn of New York for doorkeeper and Ben, Russell of Missouri for sergeant-at-arms. Another P! New York, 2' Pennsylvania, an. It was thought by many in the event of this estimate proving correct and Major McDowell being elected, that the friends of Gen, Henderson would present his name for the office of sergeant-ai-arms. This, of course, would endanger the prospects of Mr, Russell of Missouri, the combine’s can- didate for that place. At the McDowell headquarters today it was stated that every effort would be made to deliver the full rength of the combine for Mr. Russell, It other candidate for the office he desired. is said that no proposition to support G Henderson for the had been made and if such a plan were proposed would not be entertain- ed. The Mcitowell people did not think that Gen. Henderson’s friends would make such a proposition. At Henderson's Hendquarters. At Gen. Henderson’s headquarters today there were no indications of giving up the fight on account of the action of the Ohio and Indiana delegations. “The course which the Indiana and Ohio people pursued is something of a disappoint- ment to us, of course,” said Mr. Aldrich at the Henderson headquart “but we do not t ccnsider their action as deciding the fig by any means. Gen. Henderson is in th contest to stay, We still think we can pull him through, and w ng to fight to the end.” In respor tion whether Gen. Henderson, in the event of being d feated for clerk, would be presented for ser- geant-at-arms, Mr. Aldrich repiied that no such idea had hee dered for a mo- ment, and that the condition of the contest did not necessitate taking it under consid- eration. The southern Representatives will hold their caucus tonight, claiming today that only two southern Representatives, Messrs. Settle and Pearson of North Carolina have indicated an unwillingness to go into the | caucus. In answer to 2 question, Repre tative Brown of Tenness they did not cons state, there would be no objection to Mi uri's delezation coming in to the caueu: uthern Representa- tives object to,” continued . Brown, “is to the south, and selecting M ouri as the southern state to receive th office, without even consulting the souther: Representatives. Capt. Thomas H. McKee expressed him- seif last night as satistied with the action of the delegation; and closed his campaign for iving up his REVENU S READY. Prepering for Efficient Patrof in the North Pacific. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., November —Capt. C. L. Hooper, superintendent ravy of the rm nue cutters on the cos arrived from ington on hi San Francisco. insir haul and the He our the co: d have them in active s¢@ pring. Tle that the officials were much ccncerr ver the tetal extinction of the seal herds in the Pacific ocean in the rext few years Unless prompt meas taken at once to protect the a He r intimated the United St ment would prob prepose to Ca of regulation slaughter of fe winter the ado; the whole th stop ais. —_——. —_ MIDNIGHT FIRE T DETROIT. Persons Aroused From Their Slumber, but All Escaped. DETROIT, Mich. November 28.—Fire broke out shortly after midnight in a five- story flat building on Cass avenue near Co- lumbia street, owned by J. S. Bisger & Co. A large number of people were seeping in the structure, but all escaped in safety; The building is badly gutted, and the ioss, it @ believed, will approximate $50,000. Many | and to prevent any break in favor of any | FOR DR. GROSS’ STATUE ol. Wilson to Construct the Granite Pedestal. ‘The Memorial to Be Located in the Smithsonian Grounds Near the Museum Building. Col. Wilson of the engineer corps, in charge of public buildings and grounds, is ncw engaged in the execution of a work placed in his care by a special act of Con- gress. It is the construction of a granite pedestal for the bronze statue of Dr. Sam- uel D. Gross, the great surgeon, which is to be erected at a prominent point in the Smithsonian Park, between the National Museum and the Army Medical Museum. Bids for the construction of this pedestal have been received by Col. Wilson in re- sponse to advertisement as follows: Casey & Sherwood of Groton, Conn., $1,480; Maine and New Hampshire Grauite Company, 31,850; Rhode Island Granite works of Westerly, R. L, $2,000; John Sal- ter & Son of Groton, Conn., $3,490; lbodwell Granite Company of Rockland, Me., $1,673; John Donaldson, New York, $2,563; J. F. Manning & Co., of Washington, D. five bids, $2,800 for Westerly red, $1,400 for Red Beach, $1,880 for Corcornie, $1,955 fer 3 ot Fundy and $2,459 for Milford granite, Chas. G. Black & Co. of Chicago, JIL, $1,- 889 for Jonesiuro’ granite and $1,8h" for Westerly granite; Lebanon Pink Granite Company of Boston, Mass., $2,970; Burns & Benner of Washington, D. C., $2,530; iger Brgthers of West Quincy, Mass., $1,525; John F. Hamill & Sons of Hunts- ville, Ala., $2,400; Wm. Gray & Sons of Philadelphia, $2,585; Walter Godwin of Weshingten, D.C., $1 shington Gran- ite Monumental Company of Washington, D. $1,749, Geo. H. Mitchell of Chicago, two bids, $1,400 and $1,500; nklin R. Davis of Washington, D.C., 6; Mullin & Son of Baltimcre, Md Nercross Brothers of Worcester 2,419 for Prantford and $2,650 for Milford; D. J. Mc- Menamin of Weshi 000. The pedestal will be of s te and im- pressive design. Upon one of the faces of the die will be carved a partial leaf of palm and laurel, within which will be in raised levters, the name “Samuel D. Gross,” and under it in incised letters the following words: “American physicians have erected this statue to commemoraie the great deeds of a man who made such an impress upon American surgery that it has served to dignify American medicine.” The statue is now being made abroad upon a design of a foreign artist. The pedestal will undoubtedly be in position in ample time to receive the statue. = ‘TON FEELS CONFIDENT MR. WELLE The Drift of Opinion Seems to Tend His Way. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Md., November 28.—The corridors of the Carrollton Hotel have been well filled with republican politicians, and jthe gatherings were quite suggestive of meetings held during the recent campaign. Among those present were Mr. Phillips L. Goldsborough of Dorchester, Congressman George L. Wellington, ex-collector of inter- jBal revenue; F. Snowden Hill, Capt. H. Clay. Naill, Senator Washington Wilkeson of St. Mary’s, and a number of recently elected delegates to the general assembly. The ecurse to he pursued at Annapolis and the United States senatorship were the chief topics discussed, and the situation was generally reviewed. The tide of popu- lar opinion as expressed appears to have j turned in favor of Mr. Wellington, and the general belief is that the eastern shore law will be ignored and the Allegany man elect- jed. Mr. Wellington himself seems to re- | gard his success as beyond question, and on being questioned by The Star correspondent to his candidacy replied: “Iam more confident than ever that I shall su¢ceed Senator Gibson. Every day I receive assurances from republicans all over the state that they intend to exert | their influence in my behalf, and I regard the fight as aiready won.” Mr. Phillips L. Goldsborough, upon whom the republicans of Dorchester have pinne their faith, was asked his views as to hi candidacy and the situation, but declined to express himself to any great extent “Iam not an avowed candidate,” said Mr. Goldsborough, “and at present I care nothing further on this subject. I y, however, that I believe it would be impolitic to repeal. the eastern shore law.” Congressman Sidney EB. Mudd of has, ever since the result of the election, led all’ other candidates in pop- ular estimation in the race for the speaker- ship, and in conversation regarding the it is generally conceded that he is more than likely to gain the prize. There is a rumor to the effect that the city poli- ticians will try to bring about the election of a member ‘from Baitimore, in which con- nection the names ef Henry N. Bankard and Mr. Applegarth are mentioned, but it is scarcely proba at the county mem- bers will permit the city to have the speak- ership, and as Mr. Mudd has a strong back- ing from southern Maryland, and is ac- ceptable to other county members, the con- fidence in his election does not seem mi placed, ‘The election of Mr. William Cabell Bruce as the president of the senate is lonked tron as almost certain. In the event of a republican being elected from Carroll coun- ty, the party composition of the body will be a tic, and Mr. Bruce’s record as an_in- dependent will warrant bis acceptability among the republicans. Mayor Alceus Hooper is following in the footsteps of his predecessor. Gen. Latrobe, in regard to accepting invitations to be present at public gatherings of every con- celvable character, and today his honor will make an address at the parochial school of SI Peter's Roman Catholic Church, on ich ocevsion an American flag is to be presented to the institution. The Rev. Dr. Stafford of Washington will aiso address the scholars. Maycr Hooper is a devout Methodist, and is one of the chief benefactors of the Wo- man’s College in this city, but his religious views are broad and tolerant, and his ac- ceptance of the invitation to be present at the ceremonies at a Roman Catholic insti- tution has met with widespread commen- dation. been decided to hold a conference part¥ members of the legisla- nd the republican leaders, at which the cou: other matters pertaining to the organ- ization’s welfare will be reviexed. ‘The 1 probably be held on De- a resuit of a confe held be! n Copgre: lington und Mr. James A the resuit will be the w of ail opposit stern shoremen to the former's for the United States torship and the concentration of all n influences on this side of the bay behalf. Mr. Gary has since the inning of the fight for the senatorship been Mr. Wellington's strongest opponent ‘ants on the western if cast in W the latter sovrees has been during the last few days. It is also reported that the members of the general assembly from the western shore will unite on the repeal of the east- ern shore law governing tie selection of a United States soon us possible. Such a course will arouse considerable op- position, but cepublicans here hold that It is a democratic law and tradition, and hence should not compel respect or’ toler- ance among republicans, and the consensus of opinion in and about Baltimore is that it cannot be repealed too quickiy. | THE COMING MESSAGE Some of the Things the President is Expected to Say. REITERATING HIS FINANCIAL VIEWS What Congress May Be Told Re- garding Cuba. VENEZUELA’S TROUBLE There are good reasons for the belief that in his forthcoming message to Congress President Clevelamd will strictly adhere to his previous utterances in regard to the tariff and financial questions, and it is al- together probable that these subjects, to- gether, with that of our foreign affairs, will occupy practically, if not absolutely, the whole message, to the exclusion of cll other matter. It is believed that the Pres: ident will commend the present tariff as a step in the direction of lightening the bur- dens of the people, and that, although it has thus far failed to bring in a sufficient amount of revenue to satisfy the needs of the government, it may confidently be ex- pected to do so under normal busin con- ditious. It is believed that he will point out that already the increasing receipts from customs and internal revenue unmistaka- bly show a gradual thocgh sure return tc business prospe! and that in the nea: future the receipts from these sources will even more than meet all legitimate ex- penses of the government. It is therefore rot thought that Mr. Cleveland will recom- mend the imposition of any additional in- ternal revenue taxation, either by increas- ing the duties now existing or by adding new subjects. There has been considerable discussion among politicians as to whether the President might not favor a tax on domestic wines or beer, or a stamp tax en bank checks, legal documents and patent medicines, but such information as is ob- tainable makes it more than probable that he kas not considered any of these que: tions in that connection. That he will recommend le; tion retiring the green- backs by the issue of low-rate bends seems to be almost certain, and it is not likely that he will ask Congress as an alterna- tive to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to issue low-rate bonds in his dis- cretion within certain limits to protect the gold reserve. The Case of Cuba. In the realm of foreign affairs the subject which it is expected will claim the greatest share of attention at the hands of the Presi- dent, and from its nature will require the most statesmanlike and cautious treatment, wiil be the Cuban insurrection. While there is good reason for the belief that the Presi- dent has steadily adhered to the view ex- pressed so forcibly by ex-Senator Edmunds te the effect that as conditions exist on the island there is no warrant in international law gg precedent for the recognition of the belligerency of the insurgents. There are indications that very recent events, and notably the adoption by the insurgents of a policy of wanton destruction of private property, including vast sugar estates be- longing to American citizens, may oblige him to change the passive attitude he has occupied hitherto in favor of a more vigor- ous and positive line of action. According to the precepts of international law, and as practiced in the case of our late rebellion, Spain cannot be held accountable for these losses by Americans, provided it is evident that she has done all in her power to stop the destruction of private property, and also that Spanish citizens are equal suffer- ers by the operations of the insurgents. There thus would seem to be only two plans of action open to the President. If he should recognize the belligerency of the in- surgents, it is contended that he would bind them to the observance of the rules of civil- ized warfare, and be in a position to insist upon the abandonment of this policy of de- struction of private property under peril of the active interference of the United States, On the other hand, he may feel justified in using this argument of great American losses with Spain as a reason for insisting that she press matters to a conclusion in some way. The Venezuclan Dispute. Another matter that undoubiedly will fig- ure largely in the message to Congress will be the Venezuc!an boundary dispute. The President will endeavor to show that he has done all that is possible for the execu- tive to accomplish to catry cut the direc- tion of the last Congress, and effect a set- Uement this difficulty by arbitration. He will refer to the foreign correspondence of the past year, including Secretary Olney’s lest and most pressing note to Ambassador Payard, and the reply of the British gov- erpment. which, there js reason to believe, will amount substantially to a repetition of its willingness to a timited but not a full tration. It is believed that the mes- sage will show that the President has made clear to Great Britain the Geep concern the United States feels in a fair end peaceable settlement of this important subject. In this shape the Venezulan dispute will be laid before Congress for an expression of will in the further guidance of the ex- ecutive. It is believed in some quarters that the President will reserve the Cuban and Venezuelan matters for a special mes- sage. Bering Sen Claims. The Bering sea claims will also be touch- ed upon, end it is believed that the Presi- dent will take the ground that the United States, being in honer bound, as the result of the Paris arbitration and the modus vivendi adopted during its pendency, to pay these claims Congress should act favor- ably upon a convention, which he will sub- mit, providing for the appointment of a mixed con:mission to ascertain and settle them. ‘The remairing chapters of that portion of the message relating to foreign affairs will be devoted largely to a recital of the ef- ferts of the State Department in behalf ef ex-Consul Waller, a discussion of the feasibility of compteting the Nicaraguan canal according to the revised project, and ccngratulatory references to the good re- sults attendirg the efforts of the United States ministers in China and Turkey to pretect the rights of American residents therein. SENATORS TO CAUCUS, Republicans Will Meet After Ad- journment Next Monday. A call is out for a caucus of the republi- can Senators, to be held immediately after the adjournment of the Senate next Mon- It is not thought that they will then e up the question of organization for- mally, as there are other things to con- sider first as preliminary to this. When the time comes the northwestern ators will present the name of A. J. Staw of Spokane, Wash., for sergeant-at- of the Senate. Mr. Shaw has been ‘or and postmaster of Spokane and is a popular maan in his section. There has noi yet been a conference of the north- western Senators, but most of them have taken up the name of Mr. Shaw and he will probably have their united support. ° Little Interest in Silver. SAVANNAH, Ga., November 28.—Ex- Congressman Bland arrived here today ta lecture tenight an free silver. At 1 o’cloch orly one seat had heen sold aud Mr. Blane called the lecture off.