Evening Star Newspaper, January 20, 1896, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th Btreet, by The Evening Star Newspaper Oompany, S. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't. Se Strat Few Yc & Office, 49 Petter Building, [ge See ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers fm the eity by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents ber wet. cr 46 cents per month. Copies at the ceurter 2 vents cach. By mail—anywhere im the Ceited States or Canada—postage prepal cents 7 mon PeSaturday Quiatupl > Sy pe $1 per year, with fereign postage added, }- 00. Entered at the Post Office at Wasbincton, D. C.. 8s second-class mali matter.) ‘All mail subscriptions must be paid tn advance. - fates of advertising made known on application. No. 13,379. ‘WASHINGTON; D. ©. MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1896—-TWELVE PAGES. BLUSTER IS RESUMED America is Warned That England Will Not Stand Mach More. DESTINATION OF ‘HE fQUADRON Again Denied That It is Going to Bermuda. . GENERAL FOREIGN TOPICS ——_+—___ 20.—The Globe this afternoon, in an article condemning the at- titude of the United States Senate commit- tee on foreign relations, says: “The English people will not stand much more flouting from anyo>ly, and these gen- tlemen, whom we credit with no mo alted sentiment than sh to stand weil with their Irish constituents, may very easily find themseives face to face with a situation that coull only be called ap- palling.” In spite of the assertions of the sensa- mal news agency to the conirary, the Associated Press is in a position to repeat its assertions of Saturday that it has heen irformed by the British admiralty that the destination of the flyin squadron, now at Spithead, is not yet determined, even by the admiralty, and that certainly it will rot go to Bermuda or anywhere in Amer- ican waters for the pres2n The reports from Ne munications regarding th the British flying squadron © passed between the governments of the United States and Great in are pronounced to be utterly without foundation in fact. Lord Playfair, who is prominently identi- fied with the movemen: to establish a per- manent beard for international arbitration, had a long interview today with the Unite: States ambassado-, Mr. Thomas F. Bay- ard. PARIS, January 2.—The Eclair, com- menting on the added suggestions ‘of the Monroe doctrine, remarks: ‘Does the American government think it is scrong enough to appropriate in its own interest one of the two hemispheres, and forbid Eu- LONDON, January 1 York that com- ‘ tion of at am understanding vy which they will close their ports to Amevican ships, a measure which will make America ask for mercy within a week. =< “Why does Ameriea assume an attitude she cannot maintain?” BRITISH AT COOMASSIE. The Capital of Ashanti Without Trouble. LONDON, January 20.—It is officially an- nounced today that Coomassie, capital of Ashanti, was peacefully occupied by the British expeditionary force at 1 o'clock in the afternoon of Friday last, January 17. Occupied ‘The native forces in the employ of the Brit- } ish grere the first to enter Coomassie. ‘They met with no opposition. King Prempeh was ordered to meet Sir Francis Scott, in écmmand of the British expeditionary force, that afternoon. The governor arrived at Coomassie at midday, ard was met outside the capital by Str Francis Scott, his staff and the British trcops. The artillery fired a royal salute, and arrangements were made for holding a grand palaver on Monday. COOMASSIE, Ashantl, January 20.—The grand palaver took place today. Sir Francis Seott, commander of the British expedition, and his staif were seated in a semi-circle in the town square, which was lined with troops. The Ashanti chiefs then paraded and King Prempeh descended from his stool and shook hands with Sir Francis. The king was informed that he must clean the streets and keep the popu- Jace quiet. King Prempeh and his chiefs then retired, and the queen mother arrived and saluted Sir Francis Scott. The people Yere quiet. CAMPOS CONTRADICTED. & is Claimed That His Recall Was Due to His Military Failure. MADRID, January 20—The conservative organs at Havana protest against the as- sertion of Marshal Campos that he Is the victim of political intrigue. They insist that his recall is due to his failure as a general, and not to political pressure. Reinforcements of sixteen battalions of troops, under Generals Barger and Ahu- mada, will be sent to Cuba shortly. CARDINAL MEIGENAN DEAD. Was the Author of Religious and His- torical Works. TOURS, France, January 20.—Cardinal Guillaume Rene Meigenan, archbishop of Tours, was found dead in bed this morning. Cardinal Meigenan was born in 1817 and was created a cardinal in 18%. Of recent Years he distinguished himself in his at- titude toward the republic by following the conciliatory policy of Pope Leo XIII. He was the authority of a number of re- ligious and historical works, was decorated With the cross of the Legion of Honor in 1Sd1. In 1863 he was vicar general of Paris and was promoted archbishop of Tours in 1884. es SPRING RUSH TO ALASKA. Steamship Fares From Tacoma Re- duced. TACOMA, Wash., January 20.—The spring Tush to the Yukon river gold fields has commenced. Seventy-five prospectors start- ed north on the steamer Topeka. Nearly all of them took cabin passage, the first- class rate to Juneau having been reduced to $12. It is expected that hundreds of prospectors will go to Juneau between now and April 1_ E. A. Gardner of Cook's Inlet Trading and Transportation Company, who has just returned from Alaska, says: “It is a fact little known that the Alaska Commercial Company has been for a long time operat- ing a mine on Ungla Island, the output of which {s $60,000 a month. The output is shipped monthly to San Francisco by the company’s steamer. The whole island has been prospected and claimed by the com- pany, and is rich in free milling ores. The same condition exists on the other islands in the vicinity. They abound in rich, free milling ore, offering splendid profits for mining. My information is gathered largely from men engaged in the industry and from personal observations. These islands are ey 200 miles to the westward of Cook’s inlet.” ———_—_ BEING TOWED INTO PORT. ‘The Steamship Nucces Disabled Off the Atlantic Coast. CAPE HENRY, Va., January 20.—The steamship Lampasas of the Mallory line, which runs between New York and Gal- veston, passed in the capes at 11 o'clock this morning with the American passenger steamship Nueces in tow. The Nueces is a@ large twenty-five-hundred-ton steamer, trading between New York and Galveston. She left the latter port January 17 for New York and was picked up in a disabled con- dition by her sister ship, the -Lampasas, and is now bound for Norfolk, Va., or the Newport News, Va., dry docks for repairs. DISTRICT IN CONGRESS Surgeon General Sternberg on the Oruelty to Animals Bill. He Sees No Necessity for Any Legisla- tion on the Subject—Other Local Measures. Surgeon General George M. Sternberg, United States army, has written a letter to Mr. McMillan, chairman of the Senate com- mittee on the District of Columbia, stating his objections to a bill lately introduced in the Senate for the prevention of cruelty to animals. He thinks that the provision re- quiring those who experiment on animals to hold a license from the Commissioners should be eliminated or modified, so as to permit medical officers and others properly detailed for experimental w@rk in any of the departments of the government service to Presecute such experiments without a li- cense. After stating other objections to the ‘ure, Gen. Sternberg concludes, as fol- .4Pr as my observation goes, I do not .& there is any necessity for legislatiop upon this subject. In my opinion, it is @ mistake to suppose that those engaged in scientific investigation or in teaching physi- ology are any less humane than the mem- bers of the Washington Humane Society; and the passage of an act placing them un- der the supervision of inspectors appointed by this society would be an unmerited re- flection upon them.” ?. Liens for Storage Charges. Britton & Gray, attorneys-at-law, have Written to the Senate committee on the istrict of Columbia citing references to state statutes providing for the enforce- ment of liens for storage chafges on the general lines embraced in the bill now pending before Congress, for the purpose ef showing thet such laws are of general application throughout the states. Messrs. Britton & Gray favor the early passage of the bill. Favorable Recommendation. The Commissionsrs have recommended favorable action on Senate bill 990, “to amend section 9 of an act entitled ‘An act to provide for the appointment of a sealer and assistant sealer of weights and meas- tres in the District of Columbia.’ ” They have also favorably reported on Senate bill 789, “For the relief of Kate Winter.” The object of this bill is to quiet Mrs. Winter's title to the land referred to in the bill by repealing the right of the B. and P. R. R. Co. to take her land by con- demnation proceedings. The Appropriation Bill. The subcommittee of the House appro- priations committee having charge of the District appropriation bill held a session this morning to make further progress in the preparation of the bill. Tomorrow hearings will be given the Engineer Com- missioner, the adjutant general of the Dis-. trict militia, Dr. Gallaudet, Dr. Purvis and a representative of the Homeopathic Hos- pital upon items in the bill interesting their- several departments. Hearings were given Saturday afternoon to representatives of the Eastern Dispen- sary and the Emergency Hospital for the appropriations for those institutions. Against the Sabbath Observance Bill. Petitions against the passage of the bill for the observance of the Sabbath in the District of Columbia are beginning to come into the House. One from Wisconsin and one from Rhode Island came today, each upon a printed form, indicating method in the manner of getting. the petitions. It is said they are being sent by the religious sect known as the Seventh Day Adven- tists. The objections urged against the bill are set forth at length. it is charged that the bill proposes to de- termine by statute and court what is proper and what is not proper to do on a day of rest and worship, made such by Divine appointment. It is claimed the iil proposes class legislation on purely religious grounds, in that certain persons are exempted, providing they religiously observe Saturday, and the court must de- cide In what such observance consists. The petition claims that “such a law would do grave injustice to a large number of citizens who deem all days of equal religious sacredness and also'to those who do not deem it a religious duty to observe either the first or the seventh day of the week a day of rest or worship.” jouse Hearing: Tomorrow’ morning at 10 o'clock the House District committee will give a hear- ing on the bond bill, at which the Commis- sicners will preent the reasons for the passage of the bill and such persons or organizations who are opposed to it will be heard through their attorneys or ac- credited representatives. Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock the committee will give a hearing on the bill to regulate the practice of medicine and surgery in the District and to license phy- sicians. An agreement has been reached upon this bill between the Medical Society of the District and the Homeopathic Medi- cal Society, which, it is claimed, removes the main feature of opposition to the meas- ure heretofore urged. Liability of Employers. Mr. Gillett of Massachusetts has intro- duced in the House a bill offered in the Senate by Mr. Lodge fixing the liability of employers in the District of Columbia for providing compensation for injured em- ployes. Additional Clerks Needed. ‘The Secretary of the Treasury sent a communication to the House today recom- mending an appropriation for the employ- ment of twenty additional clerks at $000 Fer year each in the redemption bureau of the treasurer's office, and stating that the services of this force are absolutely neces- sary for the transaction of the public busi- ness at this time. Great Falls R. R. Report. The report of the Washington and Great Falls railway, submitted to the House to- day, shows the receipts for the year end- ing December 31, 1895, to have been $77,000, of which amount $1,237 were from passen- gers, and the expenditures $76,770. From August 23 to December 81 the road carried 27,045 passengers. a ee gee eee Army Orders. Lieut. W. O. Clark, twelfth infantry, has been ordered to Fort Leavenworth, Kan., for examination for promotion. The following transfers in the twenty- third infantry are made: Capt. Edward B. Pratt, from company B to company K; Capt. Calvin D. Cowles, from company K to company B. Capt. James R. Richards, jr., fourth cav- alry, has been ordered to Vancouver bar- racks, Washington, for examination for re- tirement. Leaves of absence have been granted as follows: Lieut. Douglas Settle, tenth in- fantry, three months; Lieut. 8, M. Hack- ney, fifth infantry, four months, and Lieut. M. C. Butler, jr., fifth-cavairy, twenty-one. days, on account of disability. vd <= Dividends Declared. The controller of the currency as de: clared dividends in favor of the of ingolvent national banks as 2 Thirty per cent, the First National Bank of Ravenna, Neb.; 30 per cent, the First National Bank of Texarkena, Tex.;-15-per cent, the State National_Bank of Knox- ville, Tenn.; 2 per cent, the Maverick Na- tional Bank of Boston, Mass. BAYARD'S SPEECHES The President's. Response to the House Resolution. THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S REPORT Copies of Explanatory Letters Sent by the Ambassador. NO OTHER INFORMATION The President today sent to the House of Representatives a report made by the Secretary of State in response to the House resolution of inquiry about recent public utteraices of Ambassador Bayard at Lon- don. The report, which is addressed to the President, is as follow: Having received by reference from yourself a resolution of the House of Representatives, of which the following is a ccpy: Whereas, Thomas F. Bayard, the ambas- sador of the United States te Great Britain, is reported by the London Times newspa- per to have said in a public speech, de- livered in Bosten, England, on the 2d day of August, 1895: “The President stood in the midst of a strong, self-confident, and oftentimes vio- lent people, men who sought to have their own way. It took a real man to govern the people of the United States,” and Whereas, said Thomas F. Bayard, am- bassador of the United States to Great Britain is further reported by the press of this country to have sald in a public speech, delivered in Edinburgh, Scotland, on the 7th day of November, 1595. “In my own country I have witnessed the insatiable growth of a form of socialism, styled protection, which has done more to corrupt pubiic life, to banish men of in- dependent mind from public councils, and to lower the tone of national representation than any other single cause. Protection now controlling the sovereign power of taxation has been perverted from its proper function of creating revenue to support the government into an engine. for selfish profit, allied with combinations, called trusts. It thus has sapped the popular conscience by giving corrupting largesse to special classes. and it throws legislation into the political market, where jobbers and chafferers take the place of statesmen;” * Resolved, That the President be and he is herety requested to communicate to the House, if not incompatible with the public interests, any information or correspon- dence showing whether Thomas F. Bayard, the ambassador of the United States to Great Britain,emade said speeches, and if so, what action, if any, has been taken thereon by the President.” I annex hereto copy of letter of Mr. Bay- ard to tl Secretary of State, dated De- cember 12, 1805, aceompanied by printed ecpy of address at Edinburgh; telegram of the Secretary of State to Mr. Bayard dated January 3, 1806; telegram of Mr. Bayard to the Secretary of State, dated January 4, 1896; letter of Mr. Bayard to the Secretary of State, dated January 4, 1805(6); and let- ter of Mr. Bayard to the Secretary of State dated January 6, 1895(6), together with ex- hibits therein referred to, including cuttings from English newspapers, one of which ds report of speech at Boston, Lincolnshire. The letters and telegrams, copies of which are annexed, show all the information and correspondence of the Department of State relating to the subject matter of the reso- lution of the House of Representatives. Ex- cept as therein shown, no action has been taken by the department. Mr. Bayard’s Letter. EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES, LONDON, December 12, 1895. Sir: Observing the proceedings, as report- ed by telegraph, in the public newspapers of this country, of the United States House of Representatives in relation to a paper read by me on the evening of the 7th ulti- mo before the Philosophical Institution of Edinburgh, I have the honor to inclose herewith, for your inspection, a printed copy of the address in question. In the absence of precise information of the text of the résolution said to have been adopted by the House, and not proposing to anticipate the action of either or both houses of Congress—yet observing that, in the course of the discussion, reference was made to the personal instructions of the De- partment of State to the diplomatic officers of the United States—I respectfully advert to article VII and its subsections, in order that your attention may be drawn to the -fact that the address in question was de- lvered before an institution purely literary and scientific in its character, ard wholly uzconnected with political parties—which had honored two of my official predecessors with. similar Invitations, which in both cases had been accepted; subjects Political in their nature (“‘Democracy” and the “Law of the Land”) having been respectively se- jesse and treated with distinguished abil- Yy- No political canvass was proaching in this ccuntry when my ad- dress was made, and no interference or Participation in Iccal or party political con- cers in this country was, therefore, possi- le. The address consisted of my personal opinions upon governrrental institutions in general, the moral forces and tendencies which underlie them, and the governmental pending or ap- policies wnich assist in the conservation of |. the freedom of the individval as an essen- tial integer of human progress and of the permanence of cty!lization, The judgments so delivered were formed by me after careful deliteration, and in their presentation sundry historical facts and arguments terding to sustain them were advanced. - When Congress shall have concluded its action~on the subject it is possible that I may desire to submit a further statement; but, meanwhile, I consider it proper to place before you the address itself in full and the facts connected with its delivery. I have the honor to be, sir, your obedient servant, T. F. BAYARD. P. S.—I find upon reading over this note that Mr. Lowell’s address cn “Democracy” was delivered by him before the Midland Institute at Birmingham, an association similar in its character and purposes to the Edinburgh Philosophical Institution. B. Inclosures: Address delivered at Edinburgh Novem- ber 7, 1895. rs Horocaple Richard Olney, Secretary of tate, Secretary Olney’s Telegram, + Telegram Sent. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, January 38, 1896. Bayard, Ambassador, London: House resolution cells for information or corresponderce showing whether you made not only the Edinburgh speech, but a speech at Boston containing these wor. “The President stood in the midst of a streng, self-confident and oftentimes vio- lent people—men who sought to have their own way. It took a real man to govern the péople of the United States.” -} Nothing in the de tment’ except in s a ae MR cis speech. _ Send copy wi iy 8 men additional as to it, or _ statement as to Eainburgh rope that you to'make, Resolu- asks what action, if ary, President has taken on the speeches.-!~ ~ 3 @tgned) OLNEY, (Translation of cipher telegram sent from res ae Gee United States, London, Jan- Wal ‘procure and send by next mail newspaper containing repcrt of proceed- ings of Boston grammar'sckool in August last. BAYARD. Mr. Bayard’s Reply. EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES. LONDON, January 4, 1695 @). Dear Mr. Secretary: . Your cipher telegram gtving me the pur- pert of the House resolution of inquiry as to the address delivered by me in Edin- burgh on November 7 last, and likewise teuching on a speech made in Boston, in Lincolnshire, came this morning, but as the pouch closes by 2 p.m., I have tele- graphed you (in cipher) that I will forward @ copy of the newspaper containing the Beston incident by the next mail. The Boston Grammar School is an an- cient foundation—of modest proportions— simple, honorable and respected. It is the antetype of Boston in Massachusetts, and my function was, in gratification of head master and those intereBted in the welfare of the school, to deltver the prizes to the graduating students. At some personal in- convenience, and hoping to etrengthen the ties of friendly good will between: the peo- ple of this country and my own, I made the journey to Lincolnshire, returning to Lendon by midnight. The exercises were of a very simple and informal nature—and without a ncte or prepared words of any kind I made a short prefatory speech, and handed over the prizes to the successful competitors. In the afternoon we adjourn- ed tv a public hall or hotel, where a din- ner was served, and, as fs customary here, there were toasts and responses, and I re- sponded to the health of the President of the United States, and subsequently to a toast to myself. So far as 1 was concern- ed, everything was impromptu, and a kind- ly, humorous, post-prandial tone prevailed. It seems a reporter was present, but I did not see him, nor did I know that any re- pert had been made until the local news- peper was sent to me a few days after in London. I sent a copy to Mr. Cleveland, because the report contained a kindly ref- erence to the family home circle of the President. And as I have grandchildren in Beston, Mass., I sent. a copy into. that household. This was the extent of “‘publi- cation” im the United States of which I have any knowledge. I must except the elaborate editorial in the Philadelphia Ledger, gravely censuring the constitu- tional views which the editor supposed to have been expressed by, me. The occurrence was €arly in last August, and had passed out of my memory until it was made the basis—or one of the bases— of a resolution of impeachment by the United States House of Representatives as a “high crime and misdemegnor” under the Constitution. I can discover-no copy of the" Beston pemepaner in the offices of this .em- bassy, but I believe I can find one at my residence, and, failing there, I will endeavor to procure a copy in Boston, I find that in my N of December 12, I inclosed copies of my @ddress before the Philosophical Institution at Bainburgh,stat- ing the circumstances umider* which it oc- curred. s & leave to thank yda for your prompt information of the nature of thre House reso: lution, in regard to which, as to every other matter, I desire and intend that my position, acts and opinions should be free from any misconception, and be perfectty transparent to ‘the Prestdent, yourself atid my fellow countrvmen. Belleve mé, reapectfully and sincerely yours, = BAYAR The Hon. Richard Otney}Sectetary of State of the United States, Washiaigton, Dec. A Supplemental Later? EMBASSY OF THE U! STATES, LONDON; Wandary 6, 1896. Dear Mr. Secretary: The @osing of the mail on Saturday last at.2p.my did not-allow mé timé after deciphering*your telegram re- lating to’the remarks’ mifide By me in Au- gust last’on the occasian of the distribution of prizegiat the Grammar School, in Boston, Lincolnshire, to make/search. at..my -resi- dence for copies of ‘the logal newspapers in which the proceedings ‘were reported. On returning home I | them up, apd have. naw. the honor to’ ihclose herewith copies (in’ duplicaté) of the Boston Inde- pendent and Lincolnshire, Advertiser, and the Boston Guardian and Lincolnshire In- dependent, both published “August 10, 1895, pnd each’ containing what purports to be a full report of the proceed|ngs—and it Is the only form in which they haye ever been pub- lished, so far as I am informed. Sundry_discrepancies are ebvious in these two Freports—and they are such as are usually incidental under similar circum- stances—but as to the remarks attributed to me,.I spoke without premeditation, without notes, unaware of a reporter’s presence, and have no means, except recol- lection (now somewhat vague) to enable Mme to correct either report. Therefore I shall not now essay it, although it is ob- vieus the reporters failed to catch my words (Sometimes in Latin), and confuged em. oat But both reports are sufficiently full and accurate to describe the purpose of my visit and general nature and intent of my remarks. I also inclose herewith two additional copies of the address I made before the Philosophical Institution of Edinburgh on November 7 last. If it (is) detired to gather the actual purport and meaning of any statement, it would appear to be necessaty that phrases should not be separated from the context, but that all the parts should be considered in their relation to each other, and as the honorable House of Representatives have, in the grave exercise of their public duty, instituted inquiry into what has been said and done by me on the occasions referred to, including the circumstances attendant, it may not be unreasonable for me to ex- press the hope that in simple justice a full publication of the remarks undergoing. crit- icism may accompany the expression of any judgment they may arrive at in the premises, This I respectfully await, and am, Most obediently yours, T. F, BAYARD. ——- <_<. THE COMING BOND ISSUER, Subscriptions Thus Fag Received at the Treasury Department. Letters and telegrams from banks and individuals already received at the Treas- ury Department in response to the call for proposals for the sale of $100,000,000 4 per cent bonds, to be opéned on the Sth prox- imo, indicate a subscriptiom of about $12,- 000,000. This amount, ‘however, does not by any means represent the aggregate of the proposals already receive, for the rea- son that many of the wiiters do not indi- cate the amaunt of their iption. Nat- urally the heaviest subscribé¥s will not be heard from until the la8t moment, inas- much as they will desire ‘to "now the pre- yailing state of the moréy Market before submitting their bids, Kt ds*expected that the continued ‘withdrawals of gold for ex- rt will reduce the gold#resétve below the $50,000,000 mark long before ‘the time set for the consideration of ‘hids for the new loan. e ——_——-e-+- GOLD IN FORTY-MILE' CREEK. A Survey Shows That It"Belongs to the United States. The rich gold discoveries Of Forty Mile creek, ‘in Alaska, belomg. to the United States and not to Great Britain. The one hundred and forty-first ‘mefidian of lon- gitude has been agcurately determined by an employe of the British government and properly marked at certain places. Gen. Duffield, the chief of the coast survey, says it shows that but sixteen miles of the creek, as the bird flies, and but twenty- three miles, as the water flows, is in tah territory, and that, In as vel 1 “TWO CENTS. THE THIRD TERM|NATIONAL CONVENTIONS'A SITE SELECTED There Is a Movement to Again Nominate Cleveland. PROPCSED WAY 10 HEAD If OFF Rally Around Some Strong Anti- Third Termer. COL. MORRISON THE BEST ee Can the third term movement be headed off? . There is @ third term movement. The confessions of a number of prominent dem- cerats in attendance on the meeting of the rational committee last week plainly re- vealed this fact. Men from the northwest, as well as men from the east, frankly avow- ed that in their judgment Mr. Cieveland was still the strongest man in the party and cought again to be nominated. They are men of experience, and also good partisans. They are likewise men of influence, and unless re- strained in some way are likely to shape their activities in accordance with their opinion about this matter. Restraint, it is held by prominent anti-third termers, can only come in one or the other of two ways. Mr. Cleveland, by public deliverance, must probibit such activity, or else a movement in behalf of some other candidate, begun at once, must develop such strength in dem- ccratic strongholds as will operate as a warning to the third termers to desist. Will Mr. Cleveland Speak? Will Mr. Cleveland speak? There was a report that be would do so while the nation- al committee was in session, but he did not. He has talent for silence when his personal fortunes are involved. Nobody is author- ized to speak for him. Some of his warmest admirers, it is true, express the opinion that he does not desire another term and has no thought of another nomination, but they do not pretend to commit him by this. These men’s wishes are fathers to their thoughts, but at the same time nothing is more cer- tain than that they will loyally support Mr. Cleveland again if the third term managers succeed with their program. They are not to be classed in any probable circumstances as active anti-third termers. If Mr. Cleve- land does not speak they will remain pas- sive and patiently await results. If the anti-third termers decide upon ac- tion, to whom will they turn for leader- ship? Mr. Cleveland's strength is to be reckoned by the fact that but two names are suggested In reply to this question. Mr. Olney would not answer, nor Mr. Whitney, wer Mr. Carlisle, nor Gov. Campbell, por Mr. Stevenson, nor Mr. Dickinson. They are all connected with Mr. Cleveland in a way to make it impossible for them to appear in opposition to him. And so it is tha: only Col. William R. Morrison of Ti aud Gov. Matthews of Indiana are considered eligible in connection with the deadershiy, of a movement which if in- augurated, will convey so distinct a chal- lenge to the third term people. Col. Morrison's Availability. * Of these two men Col. Morrison, by. rea- ‘son of his age and experience, is easily first. Gov. Matthews possesses both char- acter and ability, and his views on the subject of financeare in thorough sympa- thy. with those entertained by the demo- crats of the south and west, but he has never held national office, and, besides, is personally a stranger to many of the na- tional leaders of his party. Col. Morrison, on the other hand, is both a veteran and a leader in the national field. He stands among the king makers, and has more than onc2 come near to being made king himself. He has many ardent admirers among prominent democrats, and especially in the democratic strongholds—men who served with him in Congress and fought under his leadership when the party was doing legislative battle for genuine tariff reform. He is personally very popular, be- ing a plain man of direct address, loyal in his friendships, and courageous in the sup- port of his opinions. Effect of a Rally Around Him. Suppose the anti-third termers rally around Col. Morrison. What a battle will be likely to follow! It 1s no secret that Mr. Cleveland and Col. Morrison are not on cordial terms with each other. Several stories are told in explanation of the matter. The reason, whatever it may be, is not Im- portant. The fact is, and it is the fact that is" now engaging attention. The candidacy of Col. Morrison, if pushed with vigor, would, it is thought, promptly develop the real situation at the White House. Mr. Cleveland, 1® is predicted, would in such circumstances in one way or another be compelled to show his hand. He would either have to give sanction to what is now being done in his own behalf, or else in dis- countenancing that activity would publicly cr privately have to play for position from which he might hope to Influence the con- yention’s choice if he is to hope to be suc- ceeded in office by a man of his own choice. Early or Late State Conventions. Will the state conventions in the demo- cratic strongholds be held early or late? If they are held early, and instructions are voted for Col. Morrison, lively times will follow in the east, and especially in those quarters where, in default of securing Mr. Cleveland, the third termers are cherishing the purpose of nominating Mr. Olney. If the democratic strongholds are late in act- ing, or in selecting their delegates fail or re- fuse to instruct them, the effect? 't is pre- dicted, will be to make the Cleveland con- tingent all potent in the national convention. 2 PUSHING THE WORK. Renewed Activity at the Navy Yard Within the Next Six Weeks. Renewed activity will be witnessed at the navy yard within the next six weeks. The guns for the new battleships Kearsarge and Kentucky are to begin with the deliveries of forgings, expected to be received by February 15, and as they will have to be finished by the time the vessels are ready, the work will have to be pushed without de- lay. The yard has been comparatively idle for the past six months on account of the lack of appropriations for gunmaking, but as the present Congress is expected to make a liberal allowance for the navy, it is more than probable that the whole force will be retained within the present year. The guns required for the ships are eight thirteer-inch, eight eight-inch and twenty five-inch rifles. eee eee Naval Movements, The cruiser Minneapolis left Smyrna yes- terday for Mersine, Asia Minor. The De- troit sailed from Swatow yesterday for Foochow. The U. 8S. 8S. Baltimore, which arrived yesterday at Mare Island from China, via Honolulu, will be put out of commission at once and thoroughly overhauled. Mean- while her place on the Asiatic station will be taken by the Boston, which sailed from San F; and will touch at Hon- -| olulu.en route. +t * court-martial. The Delegates and Alternates and How They Are Ohosen. Maj. McKee Gives Some Information That is of Interest at This Time. As interest grows in the coming national conventions there are increasing inquiries for information concerning the manner of choosing delegates to the conventions. One of the best posted men in the country on all questions of party machinery is Capt. Thomas H., McKee, present journal clerk of the House. “The republican and democratic national conventions will comprise a membership of 4 delegates and a like number of alter- nates,” said Capt. McKee to a Star re- porter today. “The alternates will sit on the floor of the convention, but will only take part in the proceedings to fill’ va- cancies in the list of delegates. “Representation in the convention is based upon two delegates for each member of the national House of Representatives and two for each United States Senator, with a similar number of alternates, to- gether with two from each of the terri- tories of Alaska, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona and the District of Columbia. “Ths method of choosing delegates is this: ‘The national committee fixes the time for choosing delegates, and the chairman of the district committee in tke congres- sicnal district issues a call to the counties, composing the district for a district con- vention. The county chairman calls a county convention and issues a notice to the wards and townships for the election of delegates to the latter. That runs it back to the people. “Now you have the people in each ward and township sending delegates to the coun- ty convention, this body electing delegates to the district convention, and the latter choosing two delegates and two alternates to the national convention. “But there are yet four delegates at large to be elected on behalf of the Senators, or if there should happen to be a represent::- tive at large from the state, six men at lorge. A separate convention is called for this purpose, a state convention, composed of delegates from each county, the latter sent by mass conventions or ward and township primaries, “Some of the states have no district or- ganizations, and the calls are then made direct to the county committees. Of course, every one knows that in the democratic na- tional convention it requires a two-thirds vote to nominate, while a majority does it in the republican national convention.” At the recent meeting of the democratic national committee in this city a resolution was adopted to give six delegates to the District of Columbia and to each territory. In order to be effective this resolution must be adopted by the convention itself. ° DIFFICULTY BETWEEN DOCTORS. The Junior in Rank Tried by Court- a Martial. ‘The recent personal disagreement between Maj. Robert H. White and Capt. Charles B. Ewing, both of the medical department, hag resulted in the trial of the last named by These officers are stationed at Jefferson barracks, Mo., but do not get along well together. Capt. Ewing recently applied for a change In his duties, so that he could be absent from the post on alternate afternoons. The request was referred to Maj. White, who returned it with an indorse- ment, saying that Capt. Ewing had been absent from the post one-fourth of the time, that officers and their families refused to re- ceive his professional services, ang recom- mending that the special status asked for by Capt. Ewing be granted for the entire time. Maj. White informed the commanding officer, also, that if Capt. Ewing desired to pursue a course of study, he (White) would recommend that he be allowed to do so. To this Capt. Ewing replied in a subsequent in- dorsement, that Maj. White's indorsement contained many false statements. Refer- ringto Maj. White's indorsement, Capt. Ew- ing sald: “This comes with very bad grace from a man who professionally has no special claim to distinction as a physician, much less as a surgeon, ahd whose personai character is such that he has not hesitated to repeatedly falsify his public accounts.” Complaint was made to Maj. Gen. Merritt against Capt. Ewing and he was tried by court-martial on charges of conduct unbe- coming an officer and a gentleman and of conduet to the prejudice of good order and military discipline. The court found him guilty in part and sentenced him to suspen- sion from rank and duty for three months, during which period he will be confined to the limits of the post. Gen. Merritt has ap- proved the sentence. See ee EASTERN BRANCH BRIDGE. Maj. Davis Hi Sabmitted His Report and Estimates of Cost. Major C. E. L. B. Davis of*the corps of engineers has transferred all the records and paraphernalia pertaining to river and harbor improvements in the District of Co- lumbia and Virginia to Major Charles J. Allen, corps of engineers, formerly sta- tioned at St. Louis, preparatory to the as- sumption of charge of the engineering works at San Francisco, in accordance with recent orders of the Secretary of War. His last official act in connection with local affairs was the submission of a report to the chief of engineers in regard to the construction of another bridge across the Eastern branch of the Potomac. This report is made in pursuance of a provision of the District of Columbia appropriation bill, approved March 2, 1895, making an appropriation of $3,500 “for survey, plan and estimate of cost of a bridge across the Eastern branch of the Potomac, at or be- low the foot of South Capitol street.” Gen. Craighill, chief of engineers, has forwarded the report to the Secretary of War for official transmission to Congress, and it will be laid before that body for ac- tion In a few days. Beyond the general knowledge that Major Davis has submitted a plan for an ordinary truss bridge’ at an estimated cost of about $700,000, nothing will be known of the detailed character of his report on the subject until it is made public at the Capitol. —_—_——__-e.____ Contract for Armor-Piercing Shclis. Capt. Sampson, chief of the bureau of naval ordnance, has just made a contract with the United States Projectile Company of New York for a supply of 4,400 eight- inch, semi-armor-piercing shells. This is one of the largest orders of this kind ever given by the government in time of peace. The shells called for are semi-armor-pierc- ing projectiles, weighing, when finished, 237 pounds each. They will penctrate a steel plate four inches thick without break- ing up. The contract price is‘ $27.25 per eit. The United States Projectile Com- pany also has a contract with the govern- ment for 32.000 six-pound shells for use in the Hotchkiss rapid fire guns. —_—_—_+ e+ ____ _ Troops Not Called For. { denial is given at the War De- it today to a report from Florida put the Florida troops in readiness te tae the field-at a moment's notice. In -| the first place, it Is said, the President has Where the Proposed Sherman Statue Will Be Placed. THE SELECT COMMISSION DECIDE It Shall Go on the Grounds South of the Treasury. SECY LAMONTS REMARKS —— A select commission, consisting of Secre- taiy Lamont, Gen. Miles, U. S. A., and Gen. Dodge of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, had a short meeting in the office of the Secretary of War this after- noon for the purpose of selecting a site for the proposed monument to Gen. Sherman, The Unanimous Decision. A short interchange of views developed the fact that the commission was unani- meusly in favor of the selection of a site Officially described as follows: That por- ticn of the grounds south of the Treasury Department, and bounded as follows: On the north by the street immediately south of the Treasury Department; on the east by 15th street; on the south by D street extended, and on the west by the gravel road around the ellipse and the south rounds cf the Executive Mansion.” A small frame building used by the Treasury Department as a phctographic gallery now occupies a portion of the site selected, and it will have to be torn down and removed. Secretary Lamont'’s Recommendatt. Secretary Lamont, in his last annual re- port to Congress, made the following re- marks on the subject of equestrian statues in Washington, which seem specially perti- nent in connection with the Sherman monument: “In the last report of the departnent it Wes stated that the site for the statue to Gen, Sherman had been selected at the east front of the Capitol, north of Green- ough’s statue of Washington, and it was recommended that a site for a Statue to Gen. Grant be reserved In the correspond- ing plat south of the statue of Washington. In making the appropriation for the statue to Gen. Sherman, Congress, however, spe- cifically prescribed that it should not be erected on the site designated. This ne- cessitates the selection of another site. The recommendation that Congress pro- vide the appropriation for a memorial at the national capital worthy to perpetuate the memory of Gen. Grant is renewed. “With the prospect so well assured that in time Washington will rank with the most notabie cities of the world in its open- air memorials and statues, and with the undisguised fact that our present statues are of varying degrees of beauty, and, in some instances, of iudifferent merit, I beg to repeat a suggestion in the last report for a change in the method of supervising the erection of such memorials. It is again suggested that the President be authorized to appoint a permanent commission, select- ed from the citizens of the country best qualified. to pass-on questions of art in- volved, to whom shall be intrusted the se- jection of designs atid sites for the future monuments of the cgpital.” +. FORAKER AND McKINLE An Ohio Man Who Sayx the Named is the Favorite. H. E. C. Cleland of Dayton, Ohio, is at the Shoreham. Mr. Cleland is a business man, with a wide acquaintance through- out Ohio, and, while not a poiltician, has a rather startling theory that although not vouched for as authentic, has enougn pos- sibility to make it interesting. “It looks to me as if Senator-elect Joseph B. For- aker, and not ex-Goy. McKinley, would be the real Ohio candidate for the presi- dency,” he said. “I was present at the Zanesville convention, when MeKin- ley was openly and notoriously s was in Springfield when Gov. Mc choice for judge was defeated, as stated, because he was a McKinley man, and the choice of Geo. B. Cox was nominate was in Springfield at the openin campaign, and there was not a lithograph or picture of Gov. McKinley, while the city was full of those of Foraker. I know Geo. B. Cox, the boss uf republican politics in Ohio, the man who engineered the Zanesville convention, and I never knew him to forgive a political enemy. Gov. McKinley refused to give him an office, and he and Senator Sherman are reported as having said that to do so would be a disgrace to the state. Cex is Foraker's manager. Of the delegates at large, are openly for Foraker and two Kinley. There was no attempt at ment durthg the campaign that Kinley had been ignored, and his candid: for governor, ex-Speaker Kiefer, hopelessly defeated at Zanesville, and the disaffection ef McKinley's friends was what the dem- ocratic managers counted upon to win the fight, or, at least, greatly reduce the ma- jority. They thought McKinley's popu- larity would make a great defection, owing *- the resentment at his treatment, but the majority was larger than ever before, and Forakems fo‘lowers were convinced that the Senator-elect is so much stronger than Gov. McKinley that it does not injure him to openly oppose the latter. If Foraker can be nominated in St. Louis, he will be, and the Ohio delegation will desert Mc- Kinley as they did Sherman for Garfield, if they believe Foraker can win. Firm oa Personal Mentio: Prof. W. B. Scott, one of the best-known members of the Princeton faculty, ts In tewn for a few days on college business, and is stopping at the Arlington. Mr. F. R. Coudert, one of the members of the Venezuelan commission, is a guest of the Arlington. G. W. Smalley of New York and Freder- ick A. Baker, a prominent lawyer of De- troit, are at the Arlington. Ex-Marshall D. N. Ransdell, now of In- dianapolis, is stopping at the Ebbitt. Capt. Frederick Rodgers of the New York navy yard is at the Metropolitan Club for a few days. Lieut. J. A. Dougherty of the Columbia has reported at the Navy Department for examination for promotion. Rev. G. W. Samson, D. D., LL.D, for merly president of Columbian University, is visiting his son, Dr. G. C. Samson, 2: Pennsylvania avenue. Assistant Secretary Curtis has recovered from his recent indisposition, and he was at the Treasury Department today. Assistant Secretary Hamlin has returned from a visit to New York on business con- nected with the government's suit against the North American Commercial Company for rent of the Seal Islands. Mr. Jno. M. Abbott of Chillum, Md., ts still in a very critical condition, and for the past week he has been lying danger low. ak and Mrs. Schofield arrived at Palm Beach, Fla., on January 17. — Charge of Stealin; Emma Collins, a colored servant, was locked up this afternoon by Detective Rhodes on a charge of stealing a coat from Miss Mamie E. Bowden of No. 121 D street northwest, where she was employed. —_———_ — An Assignment. Edward J. Taylor, conducting a drug business at No. 1227 I street northwest, te Gay filed an assignment for the benefit of The abilities fist “entirely ‘of the’ stock of ruse, ele sist of drugs, “the value of which is not given in the ap» signment.