Evening Star Newspaper, December 13, 1895, Page 1

aah = THE EVENING STAR. SS PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Oompany, 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't. Kew York Office, 49 Potter Building, ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers in the eity by carriers, on thetr own account, at 10 cents er wes. cr 44 ceuts per month. Copies at the counter 2 vents each. By mail—anywhere tn the Colted States or Canada—postage prepald—G0 cenis per mont! Saturday Quintupl» Sheet, Star, $1 per year, with fereign postage added, $3. ce at Washington, D. C., Entered at the Post as second-class mail matter.) 7 Al! mail subscriptions must be paid in advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. The Zvening Star. N.13,347." WASHINGTON, D.O., FRIDAY, DEGEMBER 13, 1895-SIXTEEN PAGES. -TWO CENTS. If you want today’s news today you can find it only in The Star. POSING AS BUTTER Grand Jury Indicts Several Oleo- margarine Dealers. THE CASES WILL BE TRIED More Returns Expected*From the Evidence Gathered. _- THE INDICTED MEN fternoon, as stated in The Star se KS ago would be the case, reported Indictments for violation of the oleomargavine law against the fol- The grand jw lowing lers: Clayton M. and Frederick W. Emerich, William L, Matthews, Thos. H. Pickford, George W. Story, Clarence F. Fowler,. Wilkes C. Prather, Peter C. Garden and John T. Earnshaw. The indictments are similar in wording. cite the authority conferred upon the commissioner of internal revenue by the sixth section of the act of Congress, ap- proved August 2, 1886, and the fact that he prescribed certain regulations, in sub- stance, that the wooden or paper pack- ages, in which retail dealers In oleomarga- rine were required by the act to pack the oleomargarine sold by them, such retail dealers should have printed or branded upon them, in the case of each sale, the name and address of the retail dealer mak- ing the same, likewise the werds “pound” and “oleomargarine” in letters not less than one-quarter of an inch square, and also a figure or figures of the same size indicating the quantity of oleomargarine old, written, printed or branded in the packages, and that the words and figures should be so placed as to be plainly vis- ible to the purchaser at the time of de- livery. In the case of the Emrichs, the charge is that October jast the Emrich Beef Com- pany sold oleomargarine butter as and for butter, the goods not being packed and marked as described in the foregoing. The other charges are practically the same. The witnesses who appeared before the grand jury in all the cases were Detective Joseph Carter, John Enright and Charles A. Crampton. To Be Tried Soon. Speaking to a Star reporter today of the indictments, District Attorney Birney stated that The Star could say for him that he will prosecute the indicted parties to the fullest extent of the law, and that he will try the cases at the earliest day pessible. The trials cannot take place this ronth, he explained, because the assigz ment of Judge Cox to the street extension ecses has robbed him of one criminal ccurt, and the other, he understood, will be otherwise engaged the remainder of the month. So far as he ts concerned, Mr. Birney emphatically stated, there will be no compromise in the matter. It is understood that the grand jury is & charges of the same char- acter against other parties, and additional indictments will, it is said, follow. —_—_ BAYARD'S SPEECH. MR. The Eight-Hour Law as Well as Pro- tection ix Attacked. The New York World today publishes the full text of the speech recently deliv- ered by Ambassador Bayard before the Edinburgh Philosophic Institution, which forms the main basis for the impeachment proceedings instituted in the House by Representative Barrett of Massachusetts the other day. The text of the speech is given through the Courtesy of Ambassa- dor Bayard, which insures its accuracy. The speech-occupies a little more than five full columns of the World, and is upon the subject of “Individual Freedom.” He pointed to the rapid growth and de- velopment of the United States as one of the most remarkable pages in the history of mankind, and he said that personal con- science is marked in every line of the Dec- laration of Independence. Under the head of state socialism, to which he declared himself opposed, Mr. Bayard took direct issue with the eight-hour law, and placed himself at variance with the laboring classes of America who demanded its en- tment. On this point be said: Against the Eight-Hour Law. “It is impossible for me to comprehend how it can be considered practicable or right and just to limit and fix by a general public Jaw, rigorously and _ indiscrimi- nately, the same measure of time during which a man shall be allowed to work for all descriptions of labor, regardless of the special incidents of the differentsoccupa- tions, and to compress nto such a un wement.”” Laior, he of property, 1 contracts for orm cast-iron ar- aid, is the universal creator nd if a man canont be secure in his own rights to use and control his own labor he can no longer be called a free man. This led him to that part of his address that has attracted wide interna- tienal attention, the paragrapiis In which he spoke of the system of protection as a form of state socialism. The resolution introduced by Mr. Barrett the other day In the House recited a quo- tation froi the London News of November 8, which contained all that has up to this time been =eceived in this country in rela- tion to this syeech, By comparison with the speech itself it is found that the report in the Lenden News is a paraphrase al- Most verbutim of the parts of Mr. Bay ard’s speech relating to protection. In the News, and consequently in the resolution of impeachraent, the tenses are changed, but the aphrese is otherwise very slight. One rd is materially changed, but it does 1 . affect the general sei Mr. Bayard “It (protection) has un- hesitatingly allied itself with every policy which tends to commercial isolation, da1- gerously depletes the treasury, and saps the popular conscience by schemes of cor- rupting favor and largesse to special classes, whose support is thereby at- tracted.” In Mr. Barrett's resolution the last word of this sentence is made “a fected. Otherw the re ution con- tained a complete and correct outline ef the remarks on the subject of protection. To Preven Bpecial Dispateh to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., December” 13. Powell has introduced a bill in the house to prevent lynching in the state, providing that any person charged with rape or as- saviting a female with such intent be premptly tried in the cireuit court of the tity, county or town where the offense is sommitted, and that no juror be allowed to i tye on such jury unless he be a free- elder and a man of education and intelli- gene The radical feature in the bill is the pro- vision for punishment of the lawyer for the defense, who when reflecting by act or word on the female in the case, who has been of previous good character, shall be fined not less than 3100 nor more than $500, and be denied the privilege of practicing his profession in Virginia courts. The ‘Prat Essex. The training ship Essex has sailed from St. Thomas for yn, Va., on her re- turn from a practice cruise in the West Indies with naval apprentices. POLITICAL GOSSIP Some of the Chairmanship; That Are Con- sidered Reasonably Certain. Mr. Dingley Likely to Head the Ways and Means — Contest Over Rivers and Harbors. Speaker Reed did not appear at the Capi- tol today, and it was announced that he had remained at his hotel to work on the formation of the committees. It has been quietly binted about that Mr. Reed will not give out the committees until the end of next week, and that immediately there- after Congress would adjourn for the Christmas holidays. This being the pro- gram, quite a number of members see no necessity for remaining in Washingwn longer, and several of them, including Mr. Hopkins of Illinois, will return to their homes this week. Although nothing seems to be absolutely known concerning the chairmanships of the lecding committees, over which there is a contest, the impres- sion continues to grow stronger daily that Mr. Dingley of Maine will be chairman of ys and means, instead of Mr. Payne of York, who ten days ago was supposed to be booked for the leadership of the ma- jority on the floor. This week Mr. Dingley has Leen recognized by the Speaker te make the motions which naturally devolve upon the floor leader, and this, with other circumstances, are accepted as almost con- elusive evidence that he is to be chairmar of ways and mears. Mr. Milliken and Mr. Boutelle of Maine are also in line for chair- manships, the former being the rankings member cn public buildings and groun and the latter on naval affairs. “In the Fif- ty-first Congress all three headed commit- tees. Almcst as much uncertainty exists concerning the chairmanship of the appro- priations committee as ways and means. The Appropriations Committee. Next to the latter it Is the most important committee in the House. The contest lies between Gen. Henderson of Iowa, the pres- ent ranking member, and Mr. Cannon of Mlinois, who would have been the ranking member had he not failed of election to the Fifty-second Congress. At first the chances seemed to favor Mr. Henderson. They now seem to point ‘to Mr. Cannon. It is pointed out that it might not be good policy to permit Iowa to be at the nead of the appropriations committees in both the House and Senate. Senator Allison, who is the ranking member of ap- propriations in the Senate, and its old chair- man, would naturally resume the chairman- ship under any plan of a reorganization of that body. ~ Mr. Cannon, however, may be placed on the committee on rules, if not at the head of.the appropriations committee, which is considered a very desirable place, and thus be provided for in this way. With Grosye- nor of Ohio, who it is said has retired from the contest for chairman of the rivers and harbors, out of the way, this important chairmanship is suy-fosed to lie between Mr. Herman of Oregon and Mr. Hooker of New York. The Pacific coast members are anx- fous that Mr. Herman should have it, al- though Mr. Hooker is working hard for it. Probably Fixed. . The chairmanships of the following com- mittees seem to be almost certain: Foreign affairs, Hitt of Ilinols; judiciary, W. A. Stone of Peansylvania; Pacific railroads, Powers of Vermont; banking and currency, Walker of Massachusetts; interstate com- merce, Hepburn of Iowa; elections (which will probably be divided), Daniels of New York, and naval affairs, Boutelle of Maine. +e + THE SENATE COMMITTEES. Men Slated for Chairmanships—The Finance Committee. The republican steering committee expect to be able to report their iist of committees for the reorgamization of the Senate to the republican caucfis Monday. The inten- tion Is to increase the size of the commit- tee on fimance. Platt, sound money, and Wolcott, silver man, are the two republi- cans booked to be added to thé committee. The folloving Is the present slate for com- mittee chairmanships: Agriculture—Procter of Vermont. Appropriations—Allison ef Iowa. Contingent expenses—Jones of Arkansas. Census—Chandler of New Hampshire. Claims—Teller of Colorado. Coast defeases—Squire of Washington. Commerce—Frye of Maine. District ef Columbia—McMillan of Michi- gan. Education ard labor—Shoup of Idaho. Engrossed bills—Wilson of Washington. Finance—Morrill of Vermont. Fisheries—Perkins of California. Fereign r lons—Sherman of Ohio. Forest res=rvations—Allen of Neb Imm‘gration—Lodge of Massachusetts. Ifdian affairs—Pettigr2w of South Dakota. Interstate commerce—Cullom of Ulinois. Judiciary—Hoar of Massachusetts. Library—Hansbrough of North Dakota. Mili i wley of Connecticut. Nav Pacific railroads—S-ewart of Nevada. Patents—Platt_ of Connecticut. Pensicns—Gallinger of New Hampshire. Post offices and post roads—Wolcott of Colorado. Printing—Hale of Maine. Privileges and elections—Mitchell of Ore- gon. Public buildings and grounds—Quay of Pennsylvania. Public lands—Dubois of I Relations with Canada— tana. Revision of the laws—Burrows of Michi- gan. Rules—Aldrich of Rhodes Island. Territories—Davis of Minnesota, The finance committee, if increased in size, as intended, is expected to stand as follows: Morrill, meron of Pennsylvania. er of Mon- chairman; Al Sherman, Jones of Nevada, Allison, rich, Platt and Wol- ectt, republicans; Voorhees, Harris, Vest. Jones of Arkansas, White and Daniel, demo crats. Of these Wolcott. Jones of Nevada, Jones of Arkansas, Voorhees Vest, White and Dantel—eight—are silver men Five only—Morrill, Sherman, Allison, Al- drich and Platt—are sound money men eee nal Exhibit of Fine Arts. The Secretary of State fs in receipt of a note from the German ambassador at this Internat capital, Informing him that an Interna- tional exhibition of fine arts will take place at Dresden, Saxony, from May to October In the year 1897, Each country Is Invited to send an ex- hibit, comprising paintings, works of sculpture and architecture and specimens of the art of drawing and manifolding which have been produced in the last de- cade. A jury on acceptance is to be formed by each country to decide on the admission of the various works offered for exhibition from that country. The Dr den jury will determine only on the ad- mission of German works of art and on such foreign productions as should be sent directly den independently of lections of exhibits coming tion of the ceive the a: ment. « of Saxony, and is to re- stance of the Saxon govern- Saturday's Star will be rich in fiction. The final chapter in the prize mystery story will be published, and the second installment of the capital story by Conan Doyle, which be- gins today. There will also be a story, com- plete, by Florence Wanten. OFFICERS ELECTED Business of the National’ Civil Ser- vice Retorm League Today. INTERESTING REPORTS SUBMITTED Work Accomplished by the District Reform Association. THIS AFTERNOON’S PROGRAM The second day of the meeting cf the Civil Service Reform League began this morning in the assembly hall of the Cosmos Club. There was a very fair attendance of delegates, upward of a hundred gen- tlemen being present. Officers Electe The first business of the morning was the election of president and nine vice presidents of the league. Mr. ©. J. Bona- parte of Ualtimore made a motion, which was adopted, directing the secretary to cast the ballot of the league for Mr. Carl Schurz as president, and the following vice presidents: Charles Francis Adams, Bos: ton; Augustus R. Macdonough, New York; Rt. Rev. Henry C. Potter, New York; J. Hall Pleasants, Ballimore; Henry Hitch- cock, St. Louis; Henry C. Lea, Philadel- phia; Franklin MacV th, Chicas Rt. Rev. Stephen N. Ryan, Buffalo; William Potts, Farmington. Mr. Dana Estes presented the report of the committee on audit, and Mr. W. J. Schieffelin, the treasurer, read a report which had rece@&ed the approval of the finance committee, authorizing a budget of $4,500 to defray the expenses of the league for the year 186. It was adopted. Mr. C. J. Bonaparte then read the report of the special committee on extension, which was prepared by Mr. Schurz, Mr. R. H. Dana of Cambridge and Mr. Bonaparte. The report dealt mainly with the recent crder of the President extending the civil service rules so as to take in a large sec- ticn of the consular service. The report went at length into a consideration of the number of offices that will be affected by the order, and the extent to wh. it is likely to prove successful. After discuss- ing the merits and-defects of the order the report of.the committee said: A Step in the Right Direction. ‘The Secretary of State has appointed a commission to conduct the examination, which is composed of men thought to be thorough believers in the principles and ob- jects of civil service reform. “All this permits us to believe that, after having in so unequivocal a manner recog- nized the necessity of improving the con- sular servic? by promoting meritorious of- ficers from lower to higher positions, and by subjecting cand:dates for appointment to comprehensive examinations as to their gencral intelligence and their knowledge of things which 2 consular officer should know, gn official recognition which is, as such, of great value, the administration will fa’ fully endeavor to secure from the system thus initiated the best possible results. Nor do we doubt that a strict and consistent en- forcernent of this order would lead to a considerable improvement of the consular service. But we sincerely agree with the Secre- tary of State, Mr. Olney, when in his letter cn this subject addressed to the President he says that the order should be considered as ‘in no serse final or exhaustive,’ but rather as a mere ‘step in the right direction’ which ‘will Inevitably lead to a further ad- vance.” Mr. Oscar Straus of New York, ex-minis- ter to Turkey, made a brief verbal report for the committee on reform in the con- sular service, urging that the recent or- der of the Pres‘dent be strengthened by legislative enactment to the same effect. Mr. George McAneny of the committee on legislation, presented an informal report of the committee urging the introduction of a number of bills into Congress to secure such reforms as the league asks for. Reform in the District. Mr. Charles W. Stetson of this city read a report for the committee on civil service reform in the District of Columbia. It was in part as follows: The First Effort. “Our first effort was to induce the Presi- dent to extend the provisions of the civil service law ‘o the District by executive order. In this we had the co-operation of the District Commissioners. It was ascer- tained that the President was favorably in- clined t> act, but doubted whether the gen- eral civil service law gave him authority to deal with the niunicipal offices of the Dis- trict. The question was referred by him to the Attorney General, and in the course of the winter the President informed a com- mittee of the association that the Attorn General held, under existing law, that thee extension could not be made, and that legis- lative enactment would be necessary to ac- complish what w sion of Congress was already far advanced, but a bill was thereupon introduced into the House of Representatives by Mr. Everett of Massachusetts, having for its object the re- moval of the difficulties supposed to exist in the way of executive action, and this bill was referred to the committee on civil serv- ice reform. Earnest efforts were made by several officers and members of the associa- ion to secure action on it, but the crowded condition of the House calendar and the in- difference of the majority of the members of the civil service reform committee made it Impossible to secure any action. Senator Lodge stood ready to introduce a similar bill in the Senate, but the fruitlessness of our endeavors to secure consideration of the House bill led us to think it best to postpone the matter to the present long session of Congress. “During the winter the board of trade of the District took up the matter of municipal civil service reform, After some discussion, a resolution of approval was passed almest unanimously, and a committee appointed to co-operate with our association in an effort to secure proper legislation in this Congress. The Commissioners’ Action. The Commissioners, however, have not waited for Congress to act, but have them- selyes taken a step in the right direction. On June 17, 1895, this order was issued by them: “All appointments to positions in the District government shall be made un- der civil service rules, to be adopted and promulgated as socn as practicable.” ‘The rules for earrying this order into effect have not yet been formulated, for lack of -appropriation, but as a declaration of pol- icy which the Commissioners propase to follow in filling positions at their disposal the order is very encouraging. A bill enlarging the scope of the Evere! bill will be introduced into the How early in the present will be cerefuliy w tion, an] no effort ¥ its passage. If passed by the House and Senate.-the association has every to believ: aM receive the Pr signature Mr. Sherman port of the c of the most contained in the re siderable dis tion, end bef presented the re- ohytions.’ Some important reconimendations ort gave rise to con- prior to their adop- Local Delegntes. from the local ¢ ciatioy to the mee: ie as follows: Jno. W. Dougla Jno. Joy Edson, Harry English, Chas. Glover, H. H. Glassie Geo. Wm, Hill, Rev. Teun% S. Hemiin, Francés E. Leupp, Talmadge A. Lambert, Chas. Lyman, Rev. Dr. Alex. Mackay-Smith, H, B. F. Macfarland, Theo. W. Noyes, Chas. W. Stetson, A. L. Sturtevant, Rufus H. Thayer, Adolph G. Wolf, Gen. Ellis Spear, Dr. Frank T. Howe, .C..C. Snow. ‘The delegate from Yale is Mr. Lanier Mc- Kee, and from Cornell, Mr. C. L. McGav- ern. During the recess the delegates were en- tertained at luncheon .at the residence of Civil Service Commisstorer Rice, and this evening there will be a reception at the Arlington extended them by the local asso- ciation. - The Afternoon Session. At the afternoon session today papers were read as follows: “State of Civil Serv- ice Reform Sentiment in the South,” by Herman Justi of Nashville; “The Reigr and Overthrow of an Office-holding Oli- garchy,” by C. J. Boneparte of Baltimore “The Irterest of the Workingman in Civil Service Reform,” by Hervert Weish. NO FEAR FOR THE WoopBURY. Her Orders Are to Keep at Sen as Much as Possible. Treasury officials feel 1o concern in re- gerd to the safety of the revenue cutter Woodbury, new engeged in winter cruising off the coas: of Maine. It was reported that she hed not been heamd from since the 2d instant, and the fear was consequenily expressed hat she had been disabled wrecked during the storm of last ¥ This apprehension was based on erroneou premises, one of which is that it is cus- tomary fer the cutter ta put into port at night. As a fact, the Woodbury was in port on the 9th instant, and the regular reports of her movements up to that date have reach- ed the Treasury Department. It is said there that the Woodbury ts engaged in pa- trolling the northern coast of New England in order to assist vessels disabled by stress of weather. Her orders require her to keep at sea as much as possible, and to come into port only when necessary to take in a tow or to get coal or provisions. She ts a stanch vessel and has a careful and com- petent commander. oe Personal Mention. Congressman “McCormick of New York and Mrs. McCofmiek leave for Columbus, Ohio, this afternoon, to attend the funeral of Mrs, McCormick's father, Judge Allen G. Thurman. ‘They ‘expect to return by Tuesday next. ‘ An Asiatic traveler, Zena Athema Azeez of Damascus, Syria, 1s at the Shoreham. Senator and Mrs. Knute Nelson have ar- rived at the Ebbitt. Dr. B. W. Brown of the marine hos- pital service is at the Ebbitt. Gonzalo de Quesada, one of the promi- nent leaders of the Cuban liberty party, is at the Raleigh. It is the intention to es- tablish headquarters of the Cuban junta in this city. J. Elmer Pratt, a prominent citizef of Grand Rapids, is at the Raleigh. J. V. Sloane, the New York banker, is at the Raleigh, Amcng the bridal couples at the Raleigh ere Mr. and Mrs, F. Wildamson of Brook- yn. Straus of the firm of R. H. .. New York, is at the Arlington. tor Danicl Magone is at the Ar- li.gton, where James F. Kilbreth, the pres- ent collector, ts also stopping. Carl Schurz, Richard H. Dana, Albert S. Ingalls and Wm.Dudley Ffoulke are among the prominent civil service reformers stop- png at the Arlington. A. L. Southerland of the Trilby Company is at the Ebbitt, accompanied by his wife. Capt. John G. D. Knight of the army is at the Ebbitt. Lieut. W. C. Babcock of the Michigan is in the city on leave of absence. He is stop- ping ac 1708 H street. The Hawaiian minister and Mrs. Francis M. Hatch have established themselves for the winter at 1105 16th street, and that buildirg will hereafter be used as the Ha- Wailan legaticn, heretofore located in the Everett, on H street near ISth street. Dr. H. C. Martin, a well-known insurance journalist from Indianapolis, who has been editor of “Rough Notes” for more than twenty years, is at the St. James. Speeches, According to the oginion of two or three prcbable members of the House committee on foreign affairs there is a strong possibil- ity that when the committee comes to con- sider the matter of Ambassador Bayard’s two speeches it may recommend the action proposed by Mr. McCall's resolution. That resolution proposes that the House call upon the President to inform it what steps, If any, he has taken to recall or censure Mr. Bayard. The question of im- pezchment is not before the House or the committee in any way,: notwithstanding scme misapprehension on that point, for when Mr. Barrett's resolution was disposed of, the words “by impeachment, or other- wise" were stricken’ out, leaving a simple direction to the committee to report to the House what action should be proper in the premises. It Is now conceded by the re- Publicans that the proposition to impeach was not intended sericusly, but was merely a parliamentary move to secure a debate on the «ambassador's conduet. Mr. McCall scys that it would be unfair for the House to assume that President Cleveland has suggested to the ambassador that his speeches were improper and unfair to Mr. Bayard for: the House to censure him if the President has already done so. This view is taken by prominent committcemen. In case the President should reply that he has not communicated with the ambassa- dor, there is some sentiment that the House should censure him, and it is sug- gested that this might be done efther by a separate resolution or in connection with the appropriation for the ambassador's salary, when the diplomatic appropriation bill comes before the House. In case noth- ing is done before Mr. McCall thinks that a move to incorporate a censuring clause in the appropriation bill should be made when that bill comes before the House. While there are no conspicuous prece- dents for congressional censure of a diplo- matic representative, it is gald to be in order for the House to censure such an official or ask the President to recall him. + Given a Xew Trial. Special Dispatch to The Evening Stur. RICHMOND, Va., December 13.—The supreme court has rendered its long- looked-for decision in the Lunenburg cases. Judge Buchanan delivered the opin- fon, Judge Riely dissentlfig in part. By the opinion the verdict in all cases, in- cluding that of Scloman Marable, who confessed to the murder, was set aside, ard the prisoners awa new trial. A well-known lawyer,fwho has kept fa- miliar with all the detafls of the case, pre- dicted that the effect of the supif:me court's decision would be to have anothbr attempt- ed lynching, and that the prisoners would be hung if carried back to Lunenburg. —___ Granted Leave ef Absence. cond Lieut. John>H. Parker, thirteenth infantry, has beer “granted leave of ab- + Qe for two months, with permission to appiy for an extensiga. © Notice to Subscribers, Subscribers are earnestly requested to report any irregularity in the de- livery of The Star and also any fail- ure on the part of the carrier to ring the door tell. A proper service can only be main- tained through the courtesy of sub- scribers in reporting. shortcomings. SOUTH AND WEST Two Sections by the Selection of St. Louis, MISSOURI PLACED IN BOTH CLASSES How the Presidential Candidates : May Be Affected, THE LATEST SUGGESTIONS ‘The selection of the place for holding the next republican naticnal convention is fol- lowed by two interesting inquiries: Was the concession in the choice of St. Louis made to the south, or to the west? And which of the presidential cand: ought most to benefit by the choice? Both a Southern and a Western State. Missouri is classed both as a southern and as a western state. The institution of slavery, while that irstitution existed, fixed it in the fcrmer category, while its trade relations with the new empire of the plains has given It a classification with the west. Southern or western state, however, or a Uttle of both, it had for many years been reliably democratic, until the turn in the political tide, which set in last year, oblit- erated, as in other localities, the old demo- cratic lanémarks. Last year a republican majcrity was recorded there, and again this year, so tha! one very persuasive ar- gument used by Missouri in the contest for the national convention was that by com- ing to her metropolis to make Its presi- dential nomination the party would strengthen itself next year in all territory where republican sentiment has of late shown an upward tendency. Crossing the Rubicon. The fact is recognized by the politicians that such compliments when well bestowed show substantial returns, The party has decided to cross a sort of Rubicon. It had halted for long at the Mississippi. It had gone several times to Chicago, within easy reach, but had always stopped on the old free soil side. But Tuesday it voted to cross over and rest under the shade long considered alien. The decision was some- what analogous to that reached by the Grand Arthy of the Republic when it voted to hold a national encampment at Louis- ville—2n act obliterating an old line of de- marcation and which the reception of the order by the Kentucky city proved was cnly imaginary, and might before that have safely been ignored. The Missouri republi- cans express themselves as confident now of currying the state again next year. They hikewise believe that the party Will benetit by this compliment in Keniucky, Tennessee, West Virginia and North Carolina, where also the compliment will carry encourage- ment and gratification. The Weat Encournged. So far as the west is concerned, encourage- ment, it ie thought, will also reach there. The step taken is, as well, in the direction of that section. The west cannot complain of any hearing accorded it in St. Louis. It could not hore to demonstrate its power and influence to any greater degree in Denver or San Francisco even than in the mound city. It will be able to show man for man with the east at the conventicn there, and, what ts a point in addition, now that the Farty has crossed the Rubicon—the Missis- sippi—it is likely to be only a question of a little time when a national convention will be held at the foothills of the Rocky moun- tains or at the Golden Gate. As to Candidates. And now as to candidates. The south has no candidate for first place on the ticket, nor has the far west. But both have good men whom they are presenting for second place. Bradley of Kentuc' Evans of Tennessee, Elkins of West Virginia are among the good men the south thinks would meet the re- quirements of the vice presidency. Mander- scn of Nebraska and Perkins of California are among the western men thought to measure up well’to that standard. If any- thing serious comes of this movement on the part of either section should not Mr. Reed be the gainer? An alliance would be with him. Neither Harrison, inley nor Ailison 1s thought to be in a position so favorable as the Maine candidate for first place on a ticket which provides for recognition of the south or west. The Latest Suggestion. The latest suggestion on this subject ts an interesting one, and that is the ticket of Reed of Maine and Warner of Missouri. Gen. Warner is an ex-member of Congress and resides at Kansas City. He Is a law- yer, and has been commander of the Grand Army of gthe Republic. For private bus ons he declined the commissioner- of pensicns offered him by President rison. He is regarded as an able man, is said to be popular at home, and on the silver question held while in Congress, and holds now, a conservative view. As soldier, pretectionist, bimetallist, and successful scuthern republican, his friends think he would make a strong vice presidential can- didate with any strong eastern man for first place. Will a movement for this ticket take shape? Gen. Warner was prominent among the workers for St. Louis in this fight for the convention, and he is going heme to share m the felicitations of the republicans of both the city and state over ictory won. This will be fresh in every- y mind next year, and it is thought would insure the mention of his name in the convention for its second honor an en- thuslastic reception. What Would Gen. Noble Sa But what would John W. Noble, ex-Secre- tery of the Interior under President Harri- son, a resident of St. Louls, and an advo- cate of the renomination of his old chief, say to this? CON ESTED POST OFFICE WORK. Unusually Large Number of Presi- dential Postmasters to Be Appointed. The Postmaster General is at work steadily upon the large list of presidential post office vacancies, which must be filled by nominations during this month. Of the 3,538 presidential offices in the country, over 300 come up for action before the first of the year. The batch of 230 recess ap- pe:ntments now Hes on the President's desk awaiting his attention. None of these have been sent to the Senate yet, and, of covrse, will not be until some days after bis return from his hunting trip. None of the regular December appointments have as yet been sent to the President, although quite a number have been passed upon by the Postmaster General and jacketed ready fcr transmission. The entire number of December appointmenis will be about 130. Fellowing the congested condition of work upen presidentials, both in the office of the Postmaster *#eneral and at the White House, the work in January will be but little less burdensome. Tiis is the time of the year when the returns from all the pest offices of the country furnish the regular annual list of new presidential offices, where the increase of business dur- ing the year has lifted them into the. third e , justifying a salary of $1,000 a year. This list is first made up in the office ef the sixth auditor, and by him transmitted to the salaries and allowance division, and after approval by the first assistant post- master general and the Postmaster Gen- eral, selections of candidates for nostmas- ter are made and sent to the President for Mis action. AMBASSADOR BAYARD Disappointment and Ambition Oonsuxing Hin. se of His Diplomatic Failure— rs What Will He Do Now? There is no topic so fruitful of specula- tion in political circles as the extraordinary career that Mr. Bayard so far has run as ambassador to England. In some quarters this speculation is a trifle ill-natured, being pitched somewhat in an undiscriminating partisan key; but in others—and these in- clude quarters democratic, as well as quar- ters republican—the comment is both dis- criminating and severe. It is a compliment to Mr. Bayard that everybody should be surprised at his course. He stood for many years as one of the most impressive of the public men of America. He had figure, address, lineage ard cultivation. That he had patriotism, nobody would have doubted. In fact, while in the Senate he was repeatedly pointed out to foreigners—Englishmen among the num- ber—as a very fine specimen of the kind of men developed by and under popular gov- ernment. Had any doubting Thomas sug- Rested a limitation to Mr. Bayard’s sphere of usefulness, 2nd named diplomacy as that limitation, some individual among the “strong ard turbulent people” who inhabit this country would have replied, with the spirit of prophecy surging within him, that diplomacy was Mr. Bayard’s most con- spleuous and most cherished possession. Bet, as a matter of fact, the strong and turbulent individual would have been very sadly mistaken. - Why He Failed. What is the true explanation of Mr. Bayard's failure? Those who know the man and are familiar with his history ascribe it to two causes. (1.) A disappointed ambition. (2.) An overweening ambition. Mr. Bayard’s star as an active political quantity set in 1884. Until that year he had cherished an ambition to be President, and, as many of his friends thought, with ex- cellent chances of securing his party’s nom- ination for that office. He had been one of the party’s leaders for many years, and had rendered some important services. The east, it is true, had always been a little cold, but ‘the south admired him extravagantly. Ought not the south at last to be permitted to name the candidate? The east, in suc- cession, had named Seymour, Greeley, Til- der and Hancock, and all had failed. Why not give the south a chance? But the east again prevailed, and this time with a man whose selection very plainly conveyed to Mr. Bayard the intelligence that toward the White House there was no thoroughfare for shim. Seymour, Greeley. Tilden and Han- cock were all national fizures. Mr. Bayard could yield to them without impairment of prestige or the loss of hope. But Mr. Cleve- land’s nomination clearly proclaimed a new leadership. and that a new party era had begun. Mr. Bayard saw this, and, in ac- cepting office under Mr. Cleveland, assent- e itterly disappointed, to the Sete He was forced reluctant- ly to acknowledge that he was not thought to have the qualities necessary to control his turbulent countrymen. Trying a New Ficld. Balked of his ambition to be President, Mr. Bayard then decided to try for laurels in the domain of diplomacy. He accepted the English mission with the cordial indorse- went of all of his friends, and with a deter- mination to shine at the court of St. James. It was not an easy berth even for Mr. Bay- ard, as, In order to conspicuously succeed, he had to corsider the notable successes of toth Mr. Lowell and Mr. Phelps, who had preceded him there. His immediate pred- ecessor, Mr. Lincoln, while acquitting him- self with much credit, had followed less showy lines of winning favor. But Mr. Lowell, by the aid of a finished scholarship, and Mr. Pheips, by the aid of felicitous spesking, had served brilliantly In the post and made a deep impression on the English These were the marks by which Mr. Bayard must guide if he was to achieve anything trikiagly individual. And so he began his labors. And they trniy have turned out to he labors. While a man of liberal education and information, he had no scholarship to Mr. Lowell's, and, while a good seaker, he had no such happy power at a dirrer table or upon the platform as that of the acccenplished Vermont lawver. So he began sreering his course somewhat between those Hnes, and has ended by running up the British flag instead of that of his own country. The Logical Result. This is the view of matters taken by men entirely competent to form a view, and who are not ill-natured in examining the ques- ticn. They regret Mr. Bayard's failure, on his own account as well as on account of the country, but it is entirely logical to them. It grows, as they see it, both out of his temperament and his environment. And the worst of it ts, they believe that in all ke has said Mr. Bayard has gone on record strictly in accord with his own feel- ings. They do not donbt that his own fail- vre to achieve supreme leadership at home has soured him toward his country and diminished his respect for popular govern- ment, and in the matter of his effusive bid for English favor by extreme praise of Erglish institutions they trace the tem- reramertal weakness of a constitutional ecurtier. He is like an old beau, who, hav- ing failed in his first suit—in Mr. Bayard’s case the presidency—presses the second with undue wermth, and unconsciously be- comes more diverting or repelling than at- tractive or convincing. What Wl He Do Nowt What notice, if any, is Mr. Bayard likely to take of the action of the House? How will he explain {t to his English friends? Will he point to it as another evidence of the turbulent character of the Amerjcan people? Will he say to Lord Salisbury that it is nothing but an electioneering trick? Or will he refuse to notice it altogether, and In justification of such a course reflect upon the remarks of one of the democrats who defended hiza, and could see no differ- ence between the discussion of a domestic topic by the President, charged under the Constitution with such discussion, and its discussion by an ambassador to a foreign ecurt, charged both by usage and law to atstain from such topics? ———$—_.— THESE NOT EXCEPTED. Washington Railway Mail Clerks Must Refrain From Lobbying. The railway mail clerks employed in the vicinity of Washington and making this city their headquarters are in a state of mind over the order issued by Postmaster General Wilson, prohibiting them, under penalty of removal, from engaging in any effert to influence legislation by Congress in their interests. They maintain that th are not included in the order, as by its terms it simply prohibits clerks from “‘com- ing to Washington” to engage in lobbying. This view of it, however, is not shared by the post office officials. It is said Postmas- ter General Wilson and Second Assistant Postmaster General Neilson are both de- termined to enforce the order to the letter, end certainly in its spirit. They intend to make no exception of the forty railway nail clerks living in Washington. —_—$_<_<_$<_<—_e.___ PT. BASSETI’S CONDITION, c He in Slightly Better Today, but No Hope of Recovery. Capt. Isaac Bassett, the veteran assist- ant doorkeeper of the Senate, was slightly better today. He 1s not expected to live many days, however. PANIC IN STAMBOUL It Was Caused by a Fight Between Two Armenians. THE SIGNAL FOR A GREAT STAMPEDE Shops Were Closed and People Fled Through the Streets. QUIETING THE UPROAR (Copyrighted, 1895, by the Associated Press. CONSTANTINOPLE, December 12, via Sofia, December 13.—There was a disturb- ance in Stamboul today, and it caused the spread of rumors so alarming that Galata and Pera were soon in a state of panic.and serious outbreaks were threatened. This, in view of the passage through the Dar- danelles of the British gunboat Dryad and the Italian gunboat Archimede, the extra guardshtps for the Pritish end Italian em- taesies, formed the basis for th, report that the rioting predicted by the Yildiz Kiosk courtiers had actually commenced; but, happily, the trouble was not of a .Serious nature, although the Armenians, as usual, are accused of having attempted to bring about an uprising of the populace. ‘The panic this morning, however, was @ mest extraordinary occurrence, and is striking evidence of the nervousness and apprehension which prevail here as one of the results of the long drawn-out negotia- tens between the powers and the sultan regarding the suppression of the ovtbreaks in Asiatic Turkey and the admittance of the extra guardships into the Bosphorus. The least note of alarm now suffices to produce widespread terror, and if proof was needed that the powers were right in their insistance upon having additional pro- tection for the foreign population of Con- stantinople and its vicinity it was furnish- ed by the occurrences of today. Cause of the Panic. Simmered down to bare facts, the cause ef the panic was a fierce quarrel between two Armenians in the Stamboul quarter, during which they came to blows. Finally, one of the Armenians drew a revolver and fired at his opponent. The shot was the signal for an uproar, a stampede of the spec- tators and eventuaily a panic which spread tar and wide, from one end of the city to the other, from one quarter to another, un- til matters began to look very serious in- deed. . The Armenians and the other Christians, terrified by the shouting and yelling, the rushing here and there of excited crowds, naturally imagined that a fresh massacre d commenced. They hurriedly closed their shops and houses, barricaded the doors and windows, concealed their most valuable be- longings in various ways and made all the preparations possible for defense. The wo- men as well as the men armed themselves as best they could after the recent domicil- tary visit of the police. The example of the Armenians of Stam- boul In hurriedly closing their shops,; etc., was followed in street after street until in the briefest period of time imaginable every shop was shut and nearly all the houses were Darricaded. Crowds of people, male end female, old and young, were seized with terror, which grew in strength as time wore cn and the confusion increased. It is difficult to describe to those unac- quainted with the vagaries of the popula- tion of this city, and who are not familiar with the state of nervous tension which has existed here for months past, the scene of cisorder which prevailed at the height of the excitement. : Wave of Terror,Sweepx On. From Stamboul the wave of terror swept. to Galata and to Pera, carried onward by the panic-stricken fugitives from the first named quarter, who were evidently under the impression that they were fleeing for their lives. The inhabitants ef Galata quickly caught the fever of alarm, and ‘in turn shut their stores and houses, and Joined ir the scene of confusion, an example which was promptly followed by the people of the Pera quarter. Seeing people fleeing through the strects in terror caused others to do the same, until the air was filled with excited cries and the noise of a rushing multitude. Some English ladies ran, crying for pro- tection, into the British embassy, while about fifty Armenfans, chattering with fear, fled to the residence of the first secretary of the British embassy, the Hon. Michael Her- bert, and begged for shelter until all danger was passed. Eventually the police regained their pres- ence of mind and circulated the report that the stampede was oc®asioned by the escape of a lion from a menagerie, and that the animal, having been killed, there was no oceasion for any further alarm. This re- port spread quickly, and thé qjsturbance be- gan to subside. What Turkish OfficinIs Say. The Turkish officials, however, rightly or wrongly, claimed that the quarrel between the two Armenians of the Stamboul quarter was a prearranged affair, and that the fir- ing of the revolver was intended as a signal to cause an outbreak, which, it is added, was averted by the prompt and efficient measures taken by the police. Be that as it may, the affair clearly demonstrates how smajl a spark is required to start a con- flagration here. The panic lasted exactly two hours. It shouid be added that since yesterday a rumor was current that an outbreak might be expected, and the arrival of, the guard- ships doubtless atded in increasing the panic - The Turkish government, when informed of the alarming report in circulation, sent to the different embassies, saying that the report was groundless, and that there was no cause for alarm The troops, however, have been crdered to patrol the streets in order to assist the police in maintaining order Need for Money. The porte has rejected the proposal for an extension of the tobacco regie conces- sion in return for a further loan of money. But it is believed that the extensiom will eventually be made, for the government must have money in order to maintain the 280 battalions, 1,80) squadrons and 220 bat- teries of the army, numbering in all over 200,000 fighting men, now under arms, in addition to the reserves which have been called out in order to suppress the disor- ders in Asiatic Turkey. ‘A military official who has been inquiring, into the subject estimates that Turkey could place 350,000 men in the field at very short notice—!f the treasury was fairly well filled. Hence, the anxiety of the go ernment to obtain money, and it is believed that great sacrifices will have to be made in order to do so. ee The Minneapolis at Gibraltar. The cruiser Minneapolis arrived ga day at Gibraltar, and Capt. Wadlefgh re- perted hy cable to the Navy Department, Tie vessel sailed from Hampton Roads on the 27th of last month, so she was about fifteen days making the passage, a very slow trip. She will probably proceed to Smyrna directly, unless other orders are received from Admiral Selfridge. ——— Secretary Herbert Indisposed. Secretary Herbert is indisposed today ard did not leave his house. He is under treatment for a cold, and will probably be all right again in a day or two.