Evening Star Newspaper, February 1, 1896, Page 10

10 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1896-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. Medal for Five Years’ Service Has Been Adopted. THIRD BATTALION RIFLE ASSOCIATION Complaint Regarding the Continued Lack of Drill Facilities. oo TROOP A TO DRILL ——_+—___ ‘The regimental match in the gallery for January resulted in a vietory for the team representing Col. Clay's comman’l, the fol- lowing excelent scores being made Second regiment—Lieut. Shaw, 47; Lieut. Kirk, 46; Private c n, 48; Lieut. vrivate Wilcox, Bairstow, THE NATIONAL = Al; Pri 44; Sergt. V Capt. Moyer, 42. Private Me- ate Groome, hitaker, 40; To- The fi The compary metch for the p will be shot cn the uth and 1th instan’ t regiment male a total of 433. ent month the teams which shot on the first date in January shooting second in February. ‘The batialicn match has been set for the 20th Instant, and the regimen-al match for the @éth instant. Service Medal Adopt At the r- lar monthly meet Officers" tation of the ment Thursday evening last committee submitt letion to service medals for the District gvard. After extended discussion the de- Ss pl hed herewith, was adopted, the report of the committee, when the special its final repert in re- slight alteration had been made. The con- ditions are that the medal is to be granted to any member of the ‘. G. who has Served continuous ars since April tion by able recommenda- commanders. In the upon favo intermediste ber, provide quisite fiv ars. they have er will be entitled to or ree particular_ org For five years’ nding geheral will be invited on and designate, in or- deem most fit, the de- he official medal of the orth and for all time, future. The is- s, it is recom- charge of the » the records is the author- to sive nis Gers, or a he ma; mili ijutant general } ining service. The bill prepared 1}; Suess to amend th zation of the L to the fs in de ear by Major 21 bill for the rict guard was re- ‘on by the commit- tee, and w refer to the com- Mmanding general fer perusal and action. Because of ce from the city, Lieut. Swigart tenc urer of the All the vited_to tion Fet ton i At signation as treas- on a timel n March § itary law on rifle And Yet Ne Drill Hall. With increasing vigor contianes the wail from organization qi ed in the armory, that there is no place to drill. The companies of the fifth battalion are work- ing hard for the annval competition bocked to occur in about two weeks, but enthu- lacking, and a feeling prevails that contest will, at the last moment, be de- Hall, it is every promineat ta hall for drill purposes | at_ once. Our efforts are being nied, with no sembiance of encoura at offered In re- turn. If we cannot use Convention Hall, why rot the use of another in- Cen arket Hall, for instance? h it would be inconvenient to march e present quarters to the Center yet I am sure every company would cheerfully do so in order to drill. While Convention Hall is open to the pi lic as an ice rink, the guard is not paying for i and the funds thus saved cculd be expended in rental for another hall. The rifle gallery aiso might be set aside for driti p t certain time: On this t a brief but eloquent in- scription is to be seen on the bulletin board of the fourth battalion. It reads: “No hall —no battalicn driil.” Third Battalion Rifle Association. The Rifle Association of the third bat- talion has heen formally érganized, and a to be held this evening for the purpose of electing officers and, later, to listen to an address on skirmisaiag by the battalion inspector, Lieut. Frank E. Gib- The proposition to send a battalion Girt next fall is meeting with rty support, and the suc i tertainment to be given under the auspices > Association, February 11, is al- Capt. James E. Bell-has con- ress the asscciation at the Bon. rext meeting. The gallery will be opened -this evening at 6:30 o’clock in order to give the mea of th third battalion who have not completed their scores at 2 yards an opportunity to do so. It is the desire of the hattalion in- Spector that every member will finish up at 200 yards before firing at 300 yards, In the First Battalion. By orders from headquarters Capt. Chas. H. Ourand has been detached from com- mand of company C, first battalion, and di- rected to report for special duty as aid- de-camp on the general staff. By battalion orders First Lieut. J. H. Carll and Second Lieut. Charles Kettler, also of company C, first battalion, have been detached from duty with that com- mand and granted thirty days’ leave of ab- sence. Sergt. P. J. Haltigan, Corp. Doten and Corp. Robinson have been reduced to the ranks at their own request. Second Lieut. Jesse B. K. Lee. company D, has been detailed for special duty in command of company C. A rumor is in circulation that the first battalion is to be represented at the next interstate drill and that company © will he organized as a drill company. Significance is given this theory by the fact that Lieut. Lee, who is considered ne of the best tacticlans in the battalion, has been as- signed to the command of the company and will undoubtedly be elected captain. At the monikly meeting of the corps next week the commitiee on athletics will sub- mit its annual report and make a num- ber cf important recommendations: Ambalance Corps Booming. Maj. George Henderson, surgeon general of the District of Columbia militia, has re- d cordial answers from neerly all the railroads running out of Wasaington, ac- cepting the proffered service of the ambu- la corps in sase of accidents on the roads. After October next, only th’rd-year med- ica] students will be enlisted in the am- buiancé corps. This will give the medical students uf Washingtom valuable experi- «nee in the gandliug, transportation and @ injaved. During ourse of lectures fs to the ambulance army and navy the wini to be given service, by N a iming jonal Guar to receive ment withou arranging the n ig the necessary meeting We ning NeXt. An enjoyable smoker was held b in its quarters at the armor’ 1 and Hterary fe: bountiful supply of Discharges Honorable and Otherwise. The following have been honorably dis- charged on their own applications: Private W. R. Appich, Ser: B. G. Davis, Candi- ste Sergt. P. M. Kennelly, Private R. L. Lamb and Private C. M. Skerrett. all of company C, first battalion; Acting First Lieut. Jno. B. Lichty, company B, engineer corps, Corp. Alfred Betz, company A, first battalior Pri te Edwin C. Coleman, Can- didate First Sergt. C. E. Haines and Corp. Andrew } mith, all of company C, firs battalion, i Private Thurston True- worthy, company A, third battalion. In the interest of the service, the follow- ing, all of company C, fourth battalion, harged: Privates George S. W. E. Burchfield, Edward Leroy H. Carter, Harry W. ne, John A. Hopkins, Herbert D. Knight, Abraham R. Levy, Oliver C. Sabin, jr., and Ibert W. venson. Private W. J. Thorowgood, company D, first battalion, has been honorably dis- charged en a certificate of disability. As a_result of expulsion from his com- pany, Private Matthew B. Mahany, pany C, first battalion, has been di: orably discharged. New Uniforms Provided. Company A, second battalion, has adopted as a full dress uniform a white ccat, trimmed with gold and blue; dark blue trousers, with white stripes; helmet of blue, with flowing white plume; black be! and beit plate, with C. C, C. in mon- ogram. Bids for furnishing this uniform were received from a number of Washing- ton tailors, but the contract was awarded to G. Warfield Simpson, The uniforms will be delivered February 15, and will be worn for the first time at the ball in celebration of the thirteenth anniversary of the com- pany, February 21. The company will rade in the new cutfit on Washington's birthda: Capt. dwards’ command has determined to be represented at Sea Girt next fall, and to that end willl use its best endeavors to have Sergt. Davis, Sergt. Thom: n and Private Brittain included in the personnel of the brigade or first regiment teams. : ‘Troop A to Drill. Troop A has been ordered to assemble at the armory, mounted, in fatigue uniform, with carbines and sabers, Saturday morn- irg, February 22, at %-ofelork:"Overcoats and capes will be worn, and it is probable that the troop will proceed to Fort Myer and indulge In a mounted drill. Later in the day, so it is now thought. the cavalrymen gallop to Brightwood tor luncheon. The troop has decided to attend in a body the performance of “Northern Lights” one evening next week. Captain Barbour is at in New York, where he went to at- opening of the new armory of » Which occurred in the metropo- evening. School for Candidates. The school established in company A, third battalion, by Captain Shilling for the pur- posegi instructing those men who desire to appeir before the brigade board has proved a great success. Sessions are held several times weekly, with about half the member- sbip cf the company in attendance. Col. Mesher, throigh General Staff Sergeant Rickard J. Donnelly, Thursday evening last gave the class some valuable pointers on practical guard duty, and Monday even- ing next Major Wilson is to give a talk on “Organization and Action; the Value of the Several Branches of the Service." Notes. Small arms practice was indulged in last evening in the rifle gallery for the first time during the present season. Dr. William M. Sprigg has passed a sat- isfactory examination before the board of medical officers, and will be commissioned by the President of the United States as surgeon of the fifth battalion. ‘The medal donated last week by Mr. John R. Burkhart, whi- to be awarded to the officer or enlisted man scorins the high- est percentage in the present series of gal- lery matches, has attracted much atten- tion and greatly incr ed the interest in the competitions. The medal is a handsome design, and wiil undoubtedly be sought af- ter with energy. uartermaster Sergeant Patrick J. Byrne has been awarded the fourth battalion gohd arpshooter’s cross for making the highest aggregate score at rifle practice during the past season. Private John D. Leeman won the battalion trophy for the highest score on the range. At the monthly meeting of the engineer corps, Saturday evening, February 2, Maj. Giloert ‘Thompson will deliver an address on “Field Fortitications.’ All officers cf the guerd are invited to be present. ———— MR. HAMMOND'S MESSAGE. He Tells the Trouble of Americans at Johannesburg. Senator Jones of Nevada has received a cable message frem John Hays Hammond, the merican mining engineer, under ar- rest at Johannesburg on a charge of trea- son, explaining in detail the crigin of the troubles in the Transvaal and the griev- ances suffered by the American and other forcign residents at the hands of the Boers. Hammond declares that the reform move- ment in Johannesburg was totally uncon- nected with the ill-starred Jameson cam- paign, but was caused by the unbearable plight of the foreigners, who were paying all of the taxes of the country, while he- ing deprived of all right of representation, although twice as numerous as the Boers. He urges that the United States govern- mert bring pressure to bear upon the Transvaal government to secure not only the release of the American prisoners, but the allowance to them of full civil rights, and that if this direct eff fails the United States unite with Great Britain to coerce the Boers. These representations have been brought to the attention of Sec- retary Olney by Senator Jones, and what the result will be it is not possible to say. “HOLD THE FORT” The Origin of Bliss’ Famous Gospel Hymn. SHERMAN'S MESSAGE 10 GEN. CORSE Recollections of a Soldier Who Marched Through Georgia. SOME LATE CRITICISMS Written for The Evening Star. A’Gospel hymn, written by P. P. Bills, begins, “Hold the fort, for I am coming. The foundation of the song was a dispatch from Gen. W. T. Sherman to Gen. John M. Corse. Within a few weeks a denial of such a dispatch has been put in circulation, de- nouncing the current statements regarding it as having absolutely nothing in them. It purports to come from the signal officer who was at Allatoona. If it really came from him, it is only to be accepted for the extent of his personal knowledge, and it cannot stand against the official record. Gen. Sherman’s operations during Octo- ber, 1864, are usually imperfectly under- stood. To make history short enough for school books, matters of much importance are omitted. Many people think of Gen. Sherman as pressing down through Georgia tili_he took Atianta, then resting a little, and pushing on to the sea. For a very gen- eral outline that might suffice. Told more in detail, Gen. Sherman left the vicinity of Chattanooga, Tenn., on or about May 3, 184. He had possession of Atlanta the first week of September, with the railroad rebuilt. He spent September at Atlanta. In October, till the 19th, he was in pursuit of the confederate army along the line of his communications to the north, past Ma- rietta and Kenesaw mountain, about twenty miles; Allatoona, forty miles; the railroad junction at Kingston, alittle farther; Rome, eighty miles; through Snake Creek gap and down the Chatooga valley to Gaylesville, Alabama, a hundred miles or more from Atlanta. He found that the confederate array was strong enough to give him great trouble, but not strong enough to meet him in open battle. He therefore left to Gen. George H. Thomas at Chattanooga the further watch of Hood’s army, and made ready to return to At- lanta. On October 26 he detached Stanley, with the fourth corps, to Thomas. On Oc- tober 30 he sent also Schofield, with the twenty-third corps. November 2 he was back at Kingston, and November 13 he left Atlanta on the well-known expedition sea- ward. In the diversion to the rear there was one sharp battle. It was at Allatoona, the con- federate Gen. French attacking and Gen. John M. Corse defending. At Allatoona the railroad passed through a very deep cut. A great store of provisions was there, with a guard of only a few hundred men.- At Rome, on a branch railroad, Gen. rse had been in command, with several regiments. About 4,000 cattle for the army were farther north along the main road, and va- rious detachments of troop3. “Hold Fast.” On October 1 General Sherman telegraphed General Corse regarding General J: B. Hood’s movements and his own purposes. He directed Corse to “hold fast’ at Rome, with the alternative that he should reinforce and defend Allatoona if Hoodsattacked the railroad farther south. On October 3 General Sherman assigned General Slocum to hold Atlanta, and seut Generals Stanley and Davis northward. On October 4 he sent Generals Cox and Howard also after Hocd, and went himself to the camp at Smyrna, not far from Marietta. That day Gener Vandever, in General Sherman's name. sig- naled to all the commands northward, in- eluding a dispatch to Corse, at .. “Hold out; Sherman ts moving in fore repeated at 6:30 thus, “Hold fast; we are coming.” ‘The rain and fog interrupted signaling very seriously. Meantime Hood had attacked the railroad south of Allatoona, and on Oc- tober 4 Corse,in accordance with his instruc- tions of October 1, was crowding to the aid of Allatoona, which he reached in the night. Gen. French demanded his surrender early on the morning of the 5th. Corse returned a defiant reply, and about 8:30 the attack eame. Corse had only about 1,500 muskets available, besides cannon. A railroad ac- cident detained part of his force till after the battle. Sherman heard the noise of firing and interpreted it as an attack and a repulse, but he did not have clear knowl- edge of the safety of Allatoona till the after- noon of the 6th, when he received a dispatch direct from Corse. Corse, though wounded, was asked to remain in command at Rome, as Sherman “counted his head worth more than that of anybody whom he could spare for the place.” In a general order General Sherman emphasized the virtue of holding posts. Corse was promptly promoted. Foundation for the Song. The current foundation for the song is correct even if we had only General Sher- man’s order to General Corse at Rome on October 1. Why was Corse at Allatoona on October 5, except to “hold the fort” while Sherman was coming up behind Hood? Sherman sent later dispatches almost in the words of the song, which would justify their use whether the dispatches reached Corse or not. Erroneous variations have sometimes been added to the story, but it rests on facts. The song attracted my interest on its criginal publication. I knew the writer. I saw something of the circumstances that inspired the song, though not at the time able to interpret their relation to the gen- eral campaign. The enty-fifth regiment Illinois volunteer infantry, in which I sery- ed, was in the fourth corps. On the re- turn march after Hood, we were at times on spots very familiar to us on the original journey. Pine mountain, just west of Ken- esaw, was actively used for’signaling in those days of interrupted communication, Sherman in the Field. There I saw General Sherman for some hours. The regiment had arms stacked so near that the soldiers could gather about end hear the conversation of General Sherman with others. He seemed to en- joy" the amusement of the boys over his remerks. A brave brigadier, well known to us, asked him many questions, and the great commander was very talkative, but not so communicative. He stood by a stump beside which Gen. Leonidas Polk was standing to reconnoiter us a few weeks earlier when struck by a shot from Simonson’s battery. From this elevation Sherman explained some of the moyements of the earlier campaign. Pointing to a junction cf roads in the distance, he said, “the others beat us there half an hour, and it detained us here two weeks.” In an- other direction he pointed out that a cer- tain confederate brigade ought to have been captured. “General, why didn’t you give us the orders, why didn’t you give us the orders? We'd a captured them,” was the impulsive query. ad, it’s easy enough to give the orders,it’s another thing to get them executed,” was the general's reply. Taen he explained the circumstances more deliberately and how the confederate brigade had been broken into such scatter- ed retreat as took it two days to gather jn Marietta, All this time the flags of the signal m2n were waving their messages unknown tO some, at least, of the very men who made the necessary motions. “What are the signal corps deing?” was a question designed to get some news. The general, swinging his hand over and back after the fashion of a signal flag, replied: “They're coming this. There was an- other inquiry parried with apparent ike relish. “Where are the cavalry, general?” bringing the reply, “Oh, around in the rear, as usual.” Later, we followed after Hood, saw the still unburied bodies of horses and other tokens of the fight at Allatoona, pushed cn to Rome through Snake Creek gap, where the seventy-fifth was close enough to the ecnfederate rear guard. On the last day of November the Union army, as left under General ‘Thomas and General Hood’s forces, had a bloody contest at Franklin, in which General Scho- field was prominent, and General D. §. Stanley, cn his strawberry roan, was a censpicuous figure, as the confederate forces came cn into the open ground for tke attack. The decisive struggle came December 15 and 16, at Nashville, the crown of General Thomas’ achievements, if arything could surpass his work at Chick- amauga. One stormy winter night a westbound train plunged doyn from a bridge at Ash- tabula, Ohio, “was consumed by the flames that broke out in the wreck. P. P. Bliss and his wife had started for Chi- cago, and no vestige of them was seen af- ter that memo? Ashtabula disaster. The time of, their‘Journey and their abso- lute disappearango- from that time have been accepted as“€xing the place, manner and ‘date of their death. Two children were awaiting their coming. When friends settled to the conviquon that they had per- ished, a consideratle memorial sum of money was raised’ to secure the main- tenance and education, of the children. The name of P. P. Bliss is attached to many songs in the earlier numbers of the Gospel Hymns. *! 1) This song has been lately criticised, among others, being no hymn and con- taining no religio: significance. Very much of our poetry or jingle called hymns has far less matter in it than this song. There are many standard hymns that, through association, inspire sentiments which hardly lie in a cold analysis of the words. When a leader tells the story cf the defense of Allatoona and the encour- agement of the feeling that the command- er-in-chief was coming to help, and the application is made that each one. has a personal defense to make against tempta- tion, a fort to hold,-the song has a vivid meaning and expresses quite positive con- victions. P. P. Bliss was closely associat- ed with Mr. Moody in his earlier work in Chicago. * JAMES H. BLODGETT. ——_— UNIVERSITY NOTES. Columbian University. At a recent meeting of the class of '96 of the medical schoo! R. L. Lynch, Ph. G., was elected valedictorian. Dr. Yarrow has begun a course of ten lectures on dermatology. There has been received at the university a communication from the National League of College Civil Service Reform Clubs re- questing that a club of this kind be formed at Columbian University. In response to this communication a mass meeting of all the students and faculties of the univer ity will be held at an early date, when many prominent civil service. reformers will speak, and an organization wiil be effected, At a mecting of the senior law class this week H. L. R. Browning was elected a member of the executive committee to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of J. M. Flemming. The Debating Society will meet tonight to debate the question “Res lved, ‘That the best interest of the country would be pro- moted by the immediate enactment of the McKinley bill.” “Messrs. B. G. Tunstail, D. P. Blaine and Benjamin Martin will sup- port the affirmative, while the negative will be supported by Messrs. J. S. Bonebrake, Preston Boisseau and W. S. Stamper. :The first number of the Columbian Re- view will be issued the early part of April. R. S. Barrett, college '96, has entered the scientific school. AS soon as the examinations are finished Preparations will begin for the Latin play. Already a committee on arrangements has Been appointed in the persons of Miss Mor- rison, Mr. Play ter, Upton; Mr. Don- nelly, Miss McGowan and Mr. T. Clarke. The Columbian Call, the weekly paper is- sued by the students of Columbian Unt- versity, in its issue of January 23 con- tains a picture of last year’s graduating class at the prep., which represents among its number six or seven of the m=d- alists. In referring to the leader of the class the Call says: “David Laurance Chambers last year went through a grade of work hitherto un- paralleled, and at the close of the year captured more medals than any other fel- low in the history of the school. Mr. Chambers is just seventeen, ard was his fourth v at the ‘prep.,’ he having pre- viously attended the Berret schvol in this city. As a perfect scholar his record has Leen umequaled.” National University. Prof. Wm. Hollands Wilmer, ophthalmol- ogist, is delivering a course of lectures on this branch to the senior class. Mr. Edwin W. Watkins has been named -valedictorian of the medical class of "6. The senior class of the lew school met on Monday night and elected class officers as follows: President, William L. Lowe of "Tex vice president, Harry C. Lewis of the District of Columbia; secretary, How- ard B. Heinacke of the District of Colum- bia; treasuver, William H. Moore of Illinois; critte, Nathan Heard of Massachusetts. The Debi:ting Society will hold its first public debate of the seasén on February 13 t the college building. ‘The subject and debaters will be eelected next week. Catholic University. Joseph Bannigan has forwarded to the university authorities one-half of his prom- ised gift of $4,000. Mr. Bannigan has made known his intention to donate for twelve years $4,000 a year for library purposes. Dr. O'Gcrman, the bishop-elect of Sioux Falls, will be consecrated here about mid- Lent by Cardinal Satolli, unless Archbishop treland should wish to hold the ceremony in St. Paul. The fall lecture course was closed on Thursday by Dr. Hoffman with a discourse on the Ncith American Indians. The spring course will begin on Thursday next, when Rev. James Cleary will deliver the annual Father Mathew lecture. Senator White of California. has been invited to speak in this course on George Washington on Febru- ary 22. All examirations for the juniors in law have been finished, and on Thursday ex- aminations began for the seniors. ‘The question for next Tuesday's debate is: “Does the law in its practical applica- tion discriminatd against the poor?” The disputants will be Messrs. Jackson and Kennedy for the affirmative and Messrs. Guilfoile and Duane for the negative. The base bail team is scheduled to play Columbian University May 6» Games have also been arrenged with University of Vir- ginia, Georgetown, Mt. St. Mary’s and Rock Hill colleges. On Thursday a large invoice of appara- tus arrived at the university from Geneva for the department of physics, and every- thing will be in 1eadiness for laboratory work next week. Georgetown University. The Rev. William O'Brien Pardow, pro- vincial of the Marylard and New York province, is making his annual visit to the college. An entertaining program has been pre- pared for the next meeting of the Dra- matic Club, which oecurs next week. Among those who will take spromineni parts are Messrs. C. F. Curley, '97; Edward Lamb of the medical department; John Leahy, law; Outerbridge Horsey, 96; John A. Mulvihille, 96, and John J. Barrymore. ‘The entertainment will be under the man- agement of John Leahy, and subject to the criticism of John Wessel, '96. Mr. Foley has been engaged as trainer for the Athletic Association, and all a: rants for athletic honors are working zea ously under his instruction. B. F. Wefers, "0S, who recently equaled the world’s record of 7 seconds in the ninth regiment games, Boston, had for competitors Bigelow, the Harvard crack; Patterson, the Williams College champion, and Tom Burk, the world champion of one- quarter mile. The base ball team has arranged to play two games with the University of Virginia and two. with Hobert College of Geneva, N. Y. It will'also play one game with the University of Chicago, and probably the University of North Carolina, The mid-year examinations will end next Wednesday, when ‘ail the classes will be examined in mathématics, Howard’ University. The Eureka Club at its last meeting elected officers as follows: President, D. H. Cassin; vice president, G. L. Bayton; treas- urer, W. O. Bundy; secretary, B. H. Wil- Iams; sergeant-at-arms, W. 8. Jackson; editor, T. W. Turner; critic, W. J. Conway, and chaplain, A. M, Clarke. After the in- BStallation of officers about twenty new members were admitted to the society. The Alpha Phi Scciety met yesterday. The program consisted of musical selec- lions, followed by & reading on “The Philo- gophccal Views of Cicero’s Life,” by M. F. Nixson. A new departure this term for the pre- paraiory school is the establishment of a scientific department, under the instruc- tion of Prof. Cummins. The pupils in this new department number about ten. The members of the Mandolin Club are now hard at work rehearsinz for the‘r rext concert, which they will give some time next month. The Theological Lyceum Society held a well-attended meeting on Wednesday. T. M. Nixon read a paper on “The Minister in Politics,” which was followed by the debate, “Resolved, That public blasphemy shculd be punished by the state.” The af- firmative was supported by J. WV. Nelle, and the negative by J. N. Soanes. 2 The course of pastoral lectures will close on Tuesday next, when Rsv. Alexander Crummell will speak upon “The Minister Fortunate in His Calling.” SILVER AGITATION What is Said of It by Prominent : Democratic Leaders. TALKS OF COMPROMISE AT CHICAGO Northwestern States to Send White Metal Delegations. A REVIVED HOPE “The eastern democrats are beginning to recognize that this free silvgr agit&tion means something, and that it is not the work of loud-mouthed agitators,” said a prominent silver leader in the Senate to a Star reporter. “They have not only come to their senses, but they are beginning to throw out hints of how well they will treat us when the Chicago convention meets, but I don’t put confidence in anything they say. Unless the silver democrats are on their guard they are going to walk into some traps at Chicago, and then the chances of the narty will be forever kill- ed.” The last pertion of the Senator’s remarks expresses in plain English a condition of affairs that has never before existed in the ranks of the party—suspicion and distrust on all sides. The silver men, feeling, 2s matters now stand, that they are likely to be in the minority in Chicago, believe that some kind of a trick is to be played cn them every time a single standard demo- crat approaches them with a plan for the solution of the troubles now afflicting the party. This feeling of susp‘cion is especial- ly characteristic of southern members of the Ser:ate and House. It has gone to such an extent that many of the ablest silver ad- vocates are under the ban. The political air around the Capitol is fuil of rumors of sales and -rades, and the hands of the “sil- ver or bust” democrats are against every man who Is in the least weak in his sup- port of the white metal. Talk of Compromises. Notwithstanding this condition of affairs, the earnest workers for silver are more hopeful now than they have been for months. They say that the gold standard men are beginning to see that the struggle at Chicago is not going to be an easy one, and that, to be on the safe side, and con- trol matters, they are already offering com- promises. From a source which cannot be doubted comes the news that Senator Gor- man, shrewd politician that he is, is going to lead the “peace and unity” faction at Chicago, and that every inducement will be made to keep the silver men in the ranks of the party. He and other leaders of the gold element of the party recognize that another straddle will not be swallow- ed anc that a new plan must be adopted to hold the bolters in line. What will that plan be? It must be in the nature of a recognition of s‘lver in some form, other- ise it will not prove a success. That Sen- ator Gorman has indicated his purpose in this direction to more than one silver Sen- ator there is no doubt. What They Hope For. Heretofore the silver leaders have had little hope that any state outside of the south and west would send a white metal delegation to Chicago, but now they ire claiming that they are likely to scodp Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, with the probability of Michigan and several of the other northwestern states. They say they ure sure of some of the delegates from those states. These, with a solid south and west, will give them control of the conventi: This feeling is shared by Senator J.K. Jones of Arkansas, in charge of the silver bill of the Senate. In a talk with a Star reporter Senator Jones sail: “I see no reason why every southern and western state will not send sohd silver delegations to Chicago. With whole or parts of the delegations f-om Ohio, Indiana and Ilinois we will have things our own way. You can depend upon it that we are going to demand silver at a ratio of 16 to 1, and that nothing else will suit us. In my state,” continued the Sen- e estimiate that there are 1,000 sil- ver men to one gold man. The casiern men simply have no idea how big a majority there is for silver in the south.” Senator Tillman's Position. When Senator Tillman of South Carolina was asked by the reporter what his attitude would be should the democratic national conyention at Chicago declare for a single standard, he said: “Oh, everybody knows ™my position. We are still sticking to the Farty in South Carolina and are going to 4o so 2s leng as there is hope in it for a change in the ccndition of affairs. We are going to Chicago with a silver delegation. If the convention decides that it will give the peo- ple of the country no relief, and sits down gn silver, we are going to Walk out.’ The South Carolina delegation will leave the hall of the convention and the party wher the convention adopts a gold siand- ard platform. Will Wreek the Party. Congressman Moncy, the new Senator- elect frem Mississippi, was seen by the re- porter ard asked for his views on the situa- tion. He talked freely and frankly. “The feeling for silver is more intense than ever in my state," he said, “and there is a profound conviction that either a gold platform or a gold standard.candidate for President will wreck the party. hat will the democrats of your state do in the event the decision at Chicago is iver?” he was asked. he answered, after a slight pause, ve may, and I think will, be able to keep them in the party, although there are many who say they will never vote for a single standard man for President.” What will be your own attitude?” “Oh, Iam a democrat, and expect to stay in the party. There are too many other great issues for the party to solve, and it is competent to do so.” It is known to but a few, but it is a fact that Gen. Warner and the other leaders of tke new silver party made strong efforts to induce Mr. Money to enter the ranks of the new organization, but he declined to do so. Crisp Will Stick. While ex-Speaker Crisp is a silver man, and will be the candidate of his faction in Georgia for Senator at the next,election, he is not such an ardent supporter of the white metal as to put it above his party. “What will 1 do? Why, I expect to sup- port the nominee of the Chicago conven- tion,” Judge Crisp answered the reporter. “J see no use of all this talk about what we will or will not do: Balley’s Peculiar Views. In view of the fact that it 1s admittea, even by Texas members, that the lone star state will go populist if the democratic party fails to stand by silver, the views of Congressman Bailey are of interest. He said, in answer to a question as to what he expected to do in the event of certain oc- currences: “If I am forced to choose among the re- publican party, with its: well-known poli- cies; the populist party, with its vagaries and paternalism, and the democratic party, even with a gold standard platform, I shali certainly support the democratic candi- dates, but I am perfectly free to say that if the democratic party commits itself to a gold standard, and there was any other party wi which I agreed and which agreed h me on all other questions, I would join it without a moment's hesita- tion. As important as I consider the silver question, I recognize that there are also other questions of vast importance. No wise man would forsake many agrcements on one disagreement, and embrace many disagreements on one agreement.” Bimetallism’s Hope. “I expect to stay in the democratic party,” said Representative Dinsmore of Arkansas. “I believe the only hope for bi- metallism is in that party. We cannot af- ford to split, as disintegration will weaken the cause of silver.” Representative Owen of Kentucky is not a 16 to 1 silver man, but he believes that the silver democrats of his state will sup- port the nominee of the Chicago conven- -tion, “Kentucky is already disgusted with LA “frayed” collar —is the cause of lots of annoyance when it’s sent home from the laundry in that condition. It was brand new when you sent it to be laun- - dered, but the cumbersome, old-fashioned machinery, got in its deadly work, and now look at it! 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Steam : Laundry, 514 10th Street, 1104 14th Street. © © 0 o o Plant, 43.G St. See eet tee eee tteececeetettetentececetetetetetegetctecetetetetctetectetetetetettdet republicanism,” he said, “and will return to the faith of its fathers.” Talking on the question of the composi- tion of the Chicago convention, Senator- elect Money said that he believed every | southern state except Maryland and West | Virginia would send silver delegations to | Chicago. “Ohio, Indiana and Hlinois will algo send silver men to the convention,” he said. In a nutshell. the revived hope of the silver men is in the belief, founded, it is claimed, on recent developments, that the | states of Ohio, Mlinois and Indiana will send silver men to the convention. This | would give them a small majority, and would throw the responsibility of leaving the party on the gold standard men. ee BRIGHTWOOD RAILWAY EXTENSIO} Residents Object to Charter Amend- ment for the North Takoma Line. Some residents in the nerthern part of the District are objecting to the amend- ment propos2d to the charter of the Bright- | wood Railrozd Company providing for an | extension northward from the corner of 6th and Umatilla streets along 6th, Wa- bash and 8th streets to the District line. with the Mr. L. P. Sho District Comm: aker has filed ‘oners a letter € He says in his letter that there is no such thing as Sth street, but simply a proposed | Sth street extended. That the company is authorized to condemn a strip of land 100 | feet wide, whieh Is five feet w side than the proposed street i would leave the property owne side shut off from the street by would belong absolutely to the railroad | company for ilroad and not for street | purposes. It is also urged that the amend- | ment is carelessly drawn and leaves in- | detinite the means by which the company | is to acquire the land,-as the bill reads th: it may secure the proposed right of way | by “condemnation proceedings or other- wise.” | It is also urged that there ought to be some penalty provided in the charter of the company which shall compel it to operate its cars with reference to the convenience of the public, which, Mr. Shoemaker says, it haS not done and is not now doing. He also suggests that when 2 railroad com- pany condemns land for a right of way along a proposed street the District gov. ernment should in some way provide that | @ street may be laid out there and opened | to the public. As the amendment stands the right of w; would bel absolutely to the company and can be ten feet wi than the proposed street, so that neither citizens nor the District government would have any rights there. ——— Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed as follow Charles F. to Ella T. Murray, lot A, s 502; 30. Albert T. Whiting et ux. to Jno. F. Waggaman, lots 129 and 136, Long Meadows; $31@. Margaret Mullan to Jno. F. gaman, lots 9 and 10, block 18, Wesley | | | v Heights; $10. Chas. E. Bancs, lots Meadows; $10. Robe Waggaman, lots 1 to 0 and 135, Long Morris to Jno. F. | 34 to 38, 41 to 48, block 12, ley Heights; $10. Albert Sil- | lers, trustee, to Nance sh, lot 1. Frank T. a Govern and s¢ lots Dodge, part sq. Walter I. Hopkins to Samuel H. #0, idham, lot ; $10, Frank B. Marlow, trustee,et al., to Charles B. Bailey, part lot 6S, South Grounds Columbian Col- lege, $11,%%), Frank W. Troth et ux. to Kate F. Whiteh block 43, Holmead Manor: T. Hughes to Ella T. Murray, part orig'nal lot 3, sq. Si; $10, H. H. Bergmann et ux. to Adolph Fabritz, lot 8, sq. S89; $10. Howard B. Wal- aren to Emily F. Hall, lot 1, block 5 lumbia Heights; $10. Jane and Benj. S. Graves, lot 2 15 and part lot 14, sq. ; 1. Same to Lillie M. G. Washburn, lot 4 and part lot | , $g. 281; $5. Chas. A. Shields et ux. to | Rufus A. Stutts, lot 18, sq. #10. Wm. A, Kennan et ux. to Roswell W. Fish, lot 86, block 15, Le Droit Park; $1. Charles W. Alexander, trustee, to Louis P. Altschu, part original lot 1 $8. Sa Jos. C. Breckinridge, 1 Same to Emma L. Johns Campbell, part same lot; Imshhorn et ux. to Alex. H. Proctor, lot | 173, sq. 387; $10. Wm. A. Kimmel et ux. to ‘Thos. F. Barry, lots ry Farm, and lots S to S80, sq. James Bennett et ux. to Emma L. Y part original lot 10, sq. 1,000: Amanda Hill to Burr R. Trac 8 Barry Farm; $10. Manzssas Oppen- | heimer et ux. to Leopold Stargardter, part lots 1 and 2, Metropol's View; $10. eS Judge Long's Pension Case. Argument was begun in the Supreme | Court yesterday in the pension case of | Judge Charlies D. Long of the supreme court of the state of Michigan. The. was opened by Mr. F. A. Baker, for Judge | s Long, who was followed by Assistant At | torney General Whitney, for ihe gevern. ment. The proceeding in the lower courts was based upon the action of Commissin- er of Pensions Lochren in reducing Judge Long's pension from $72 to $50 per morth. | Mr. Baker contended, on behalf of Judge Long, that his pension rate having been ad- judicated by Commissioner Tanner became fixed and vested legal right beyond the pow er of succeeding commissioners to disturb, except fur actual misrey ation and fraud. On the other hand, Mr. Whitney argued that it is both the right and the duty of the commissioner of pensions to correct the rating of the pensi: ever informed and satisfied of its Wegality without regerd to its original procures by actual fraud. The pension certit: he asserted, itself is the c’ ure of partmental practice, and has no function analegous to a patent or a grant. The claim to the pension is not a vested legul right. -—__ The Waller Correspondence. The delay in the submission to Congress of the cofrespondence relating to the case of ex-Consul Waller is due, it is said, to the unwillingness of the Secretary of State to publish the negotiations in their present unsatisfactory and unfinished shape. It is said the correspondence is being held back in the hope that it will show a rea sonable prospect for the early release of Waller. The matter will be reported to Congress in a short time, however, re- gardless of the condition of the corre- spondence, Albert T. Whiting €t ux. to | ern | tuce, $3 to 4 cauliflower, 3 OO to GS ts a ha | Palme: » to 28, block 10, Bar- | ~ ~ — a WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET. Eges Falling—Butter and Other Pro- ducts Stationary. The feature of the duce market today they having dropped from 1 to 2 cents a dezen during the w Butter remains as about last quoted, although it has recover- ed from its demoralized condition and is today quite firm. Poultry is quite active and prices show ight upward tendency, zlthough quotations are not materially dif. ferent from those reported a week ago. Cheese remains unchanged, and the same exes, can be said of game. Vegetubles and fruit, while here and there ving sli emain as pri ok and other meats show only the slight fluc- | tuations observable from week to weck. The market throughout continues to be a splendidly supplied one, and it is unusu: firm and active. Butter is not only firmer today, out the | market in it than observed a we sare ag difficult to ob command their pri Much of stock the | market is wu | effects. Wh at no distant time are obse prices prevailing today and ov choice, y print, 1 vi and Virgin cked, 14 to Is. ins as quoted last week. Full however, ar = down to a ht indication the intimation of nt during did not today: N York state pound; flats, 1 and ‘pony The w open weather is for a further decline in the pri although the decline is but a or two a dozen. The quality of the goods still im- s, and the rather plentiful. To- earby fri a dozen are 14 to stock, a . Alive T ased receipt although ed rather staining t this noticed sit y The prices turkeys, from W to 11: live 1S: ducks, 10 to 1 Despite ‘the advan tinues rather plentiful, wath prices, those ruli and fruits are unu eipts in new goods =e. Cabbabes, © to $10 ys sa hashe >to $3 red, $ t poiat ) a hund a barre low onior 2 barrel: ; Mack- cele Florida tom 3 to to $3.3 $49 $ a, $3 to There is pra> the price of beef tle ling @ lamts, 4 to with calves, 2 pound, and » noticed in pats, live sa my At the firet me tors of the Montgomery Fire Insurance Com: as was ¢ secretar Mutu Thom- wihar, ajamin D. The Montgomery County e held its uarterly session in t hall of Olney ange, whcs> members furnished a lunch. Mr. J. B. Agut presided, and th ting was largely attended and full of interest. Mr. Jame: xperiment 5 s pli sitor on ements conven ohinson of the Maryland s sent and, as he being a ons. for the called at UN such o¢ e in progre which is ntly riained and Helen Thomas at new poet laureate of les Dudley Warner were ious! for discus- The and the cur its dejy were the principal adjourned to Belr R, Bentley Thomas. e of property at Brighton Edward R. Stabler end R. Tatum, the former has become ofav y pretty residence bul late Dr. Franklin "Tium of Pen who only occupied it a uthor sicn. e viliage George 3 hort time. The local W. afternoon tea by Cc. T. U.yhas bee s president, H. Miller, Mre, William W. enjamin H. Miller, Miss Re- ohn Thomas, Miss ‘Moore ushingion, ffrage convention Miss-Alice T. Stabler will spend the com- ing month with relatives in Baltimore and Wilmington. Mrs. Joseph T, Moore expects to sail for* Bermuda and Cuba in February with Mr. Edward M. Nes of Philadelphia and 8, Robert R. Walker of Loudoun county, attending the woman s Farquhar is in New York. wedding of Luther Muncaster Mary Willson took place on the ultimo at the home of Mr. George Willson, ille, Mr. Mitchell being the of- Mister. Miss Willson was most becomingly attired in white satin and orange blossems. Among guests from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Lea and Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Willson of Baltinore Emory Willson of Indiana, Mra, hill of Texas, Mrs. John Willson and children of Rockville. The wedding gifts were very handsome and numerous. Mr, and Mrs. Muncaster will reside at Redland, Montgomery county. ~