Evening Star Newspaper, March 25, 1896, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. ——_+—_—_ PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, aT THR STAR BU! Avenne, Cor, 11th Street, by Peansyivania = 8 or " vena Star pe os pany, New York Office, 49 Potter Building. Evening Stir is served to subscribers in the 101 The = carriers, own account, at 10 cents Der weeks oe a8 cents per’ month Copies athe ecunter 2 cents each. mail—enyw! im the ‘United a or postage prepaid—60 cents Pfaturday Quinte; ie ‘Star, $1 per year, with (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C.. as mail matter.) second-c! All mail ‘ions must be paid tn advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. Che Fve No. 13,435. ny Star. WASHINGTON, D. 0., WEDNESDAY, MAROH 25, 1896-TWELVE PAGES. TWO OENTS. THE PORTE’S APPEAL|0!StRICT IN CONGRESS Powers Asked to Intervene in the Anglo-Egyptian Affair. MAY AROUSE BRITISH WAR SPIRIT Effect May Be to Increase the Gravity of the Situation. SS THE EXPEDITION’S OBJECT CONSTANTINOPLE, March 25.—As a re- wult of the extraordinary cabinet council, which lasted throughout Sdturday, the Turkish government has issued an appeal, Addressed to France and Russia, asking them to intervene with the object of reg- wiating the affairs of Egypt Germany, it Is added, was also requested by the porte to exercise her good offices in this sense. Instructions were also dispatched to the Turkish cmbassador at London to make representations to the Mareuis of Salis- bury; but their tenor is not known. In well informed circles it is declared that the action of the porte is due to the coun- sels of France and Russia. the govern- ments of which countries, it is claimed, have submitted that the present is an op- portune moment for Turkey to raise the question of her suzerainty over Egypt be- ing practically usurped by Great Britain. ‘The governments indicated, it is alleged, promised Turkey their support in the mat- ter. There is no doubt that considerable hoyance is felt by the porte at the fact Yurkey was not consulted in regard to the advisability of dispatching a British-Egyp- tien expedition up the Nile, and the feeling of irritation has been increased by the khedive also ignoring the porte entirely. Repreaches have, in consequence, been addressed to the Ottoman commissioners in Egypt for not taking steps to prevent the erganization of the expedition, as it is fear- ed that the effects of the advance up ihe Nile will be felt elsewhere than um the frontiers of Egypt, and that the Arabs of Yemen (the princijal division of Arabia, gdjacent to the strait of Bab-el-Mandeb) my be encouraged to fresh hostility to the ‘Turkish authorities. in diplematic circles here it is believed that the steps taken by the porte io pro- test against the expedition to Dongoia will not have more than a moral effect, and, though it is admitted that France and Russia will refuse their consent to the use of the Egyptian reserve fund, it is gen- erally understood that nothing short of the armed interference of those two nations will prevent Great Britain from pushing: the Soudan campaign. May Arouse British War Spirit. Indeed, there are people who believe that the appeal of the porte to France, Russia and Germany to intervene will have an ¢f- fect in Great Britain contrary to the one Feped for. While it is known that no great enthusiasm exists in England over the Prospects of another bloody and expensive campaign in the Soudan, the appeal of Tur- key to the recognized enemies of Great Britain for intervention may arouse the War spirit of the British Isles, and so the sultan may play into the hands of British statesmen while aiming to do the reverse. The more this view of the case is con- sidzred the more plausible it becomes, for prominent Englishmen of both parties had @lready declared themselves against the Proposed Soudan campaign, and the expe- dition might have been allowed to flicker out after the occupation of Akasheh. Now, however, the British may be spurred to push onward to Khartoum, as there is a Great difference, it is peinted out, between @ graceful backdown in face of popular opinion in Great Britain and a humiliating retreat in the face of the adverse repre- sentations of France and Russia. it is true, it is argued, that there are only about 5,000 purely British troops in Egypi, but this number could be promptly and largely increased by drafts from India and Great Britain, and the task of “driving” the British out of Egypt, as suggested by the more fiery of the French newspapers, might be more difficult than calculated upon by them. Object of the Expedition. If the ostensible object of the Anglo- Egyptian Nile expedition is to be accom- plished—namely, creati®g a diversion which will relieve Kassala—it must be done speed- ily. The distance from Wady Halfa, the southern boundary of Egypt, to Dongola is about 300 miles. But the route is a most arduous one, even for the black troops of Egypt, and especially so at this period on account of the low water of the Nile, ne- cessitating the employment of immense numbers of camels for transportation and the possible building of a light railroad. Thon, admitting that Dongola is reached without serious reverses, which is by no means certain, that place is not likely to capitulate upon simple summons. A long siege may be necessary, and the 20,900 to 30,400 men the Mahdi may muster theve, possibly under Osman Digna, may prove more than a match for the 20,000 Sritish-Egyptian troops which will reach Dongola after a most wearisome march from Wady Halfa. Then, even with Don- gola fallen, Kassala is not necessarily re- Heved, and the capture of the latter place by the Dervishes would threaten Suakim anil Tokar. "Need for Holding Dongola. The possession of Dongola, it is explained, igs necessary In order to defend Egypt against Dervish raids. It consists of a fortified town in a district of the same name. ,Locally the place ts known as El Ordeh, and it was the headquarters of Sir Herbert Stewart's troops in 188%. An ad- vance from there in the direction of Berber can hardly be made until August or Sep- tember. Therefore, the Soudan campaign, it is held, would in all probability have died out had it been allowed to tuke its own course, but intervention will be likely to make what was originally a party measure a national question, uniting all parties for the defense of Great Britain against France and Russia. PARIS, March 25.—A_ semi-official note was issued this morning stating that France wiil refuse to sanction the use of the Egyptian reserve fund for the purpose of a British-Egyptian expedition up the Nile to Dongola, unless she receives precise concerning the British evacuation pt. LONDON, March 25.—A cabinet council was held this morning, the exchange cf views being devoted to the discussion of the British-Egyptian expedition up the Nile. The commander-in-chief, Lord Wolseley, was present.. General Sir Francis Grenfel, imspector general of the auxiliary forces, was also present. ‘ —_ JUDGE HUGHES BURIED. Simple Faneral Ceremony Over the Dead Author. LONDON, March 25.—The remains- of Mr. Thomas Hughes, Q. C. who died at Brighton Sunday, were interred today in the presence of a crowd of friends and admirers. “ In accordance with the de- sire of the decedsed, the funeral ceremony was of the most simple kind. The grave “ was lined with ivy and there’ were many floral tributes. 5 Mr. Bryan Tells How His Oompany May Reduce Telephone Rates, A Petition Presented to Settle the Matter of Street Extension—Other Items of Local Interest, President Bryan of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company made a state- ment to the House District committee to- day in whicn he intimated a probable in- novation in the telephone system of this city which, if carried into effect, will pro- duce a reduction in telephone rates in cer- tain cases. Mr. Bryan said his company is considering the introduction ef the meas- ured service in Washington. Under this plan a business man who uses the telephone only at occasional intervals will be fur- nished a servic> at $6) a year, where he now pays $100, the service to be limited to six hundred calls in the course of the year. Residences can be supplied at $50 a year with a service limited to five hundred calls annually. The cost for house service is now a year. Mr. Bryan said this plan may be carried into effect next summer, and if so, subscrib- ers will be supplied with a metallic circuit. He said the system is in operation in New York and some other cities, where it has proved a success, aud an investigation is now under way to ascertain the practica- bility of its application to Washington. Against Chartering New Companies. This statement was made by Mr. Bryan in the course of an argument which he pre- sented to the District committee against the passage of the bill to incorporate rival telephone companies in Washington. Mr. Bryan held that it would be impossible for the new companies to furnish a service at the prices they proposed. He said the tn- terest and depreciation charges, together with the salary charges on a $500,000 un- derground plant, would be more than $45 a telephone, the sum which it is proposed by the new companies to charge. He said it cost the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele- Phone Company $70.90 per telephone per annum to operate in this city. Mr. Bryan further held that the new telephone com- panies cannot do business while the pres- ent uncertainty exists as to the tenure of certain patents. Plea of the Falls Church Railroad. President Hine of the Falls Church and Potomac Electric Railway,Company teday submitted to the House District committee a reply to the cbjections urged by the Commissioners against the proposed Dill authorizing that company to extend its lines into this city. The Commissioners object to the plan of ferrying the cars across the Potomac river at Georgetown by steam transfer, and insist that the road shall bridge the Potomac at the Three Sisters, above Georgetown, and enter at the Union railway station, in West Wash- ington. Mr. Hine states that this plan would pro- hibit the road from entering Washington. In the first place it would land passengers in Georgetown instead of in the heart of the city, and compel them to pay another fare to get to Washington over the cable railroad. That alone would be an insuper- able objection. Furthermore, the company would be compelled to build @ $300,000 bridge, as the water is seventy feet deep, and a cantilever bridge would be required and would take the road a mile and a half out of its line. Mr. Hine says that the ferry plan is entirely practicable, that it has been progounced so by expert hy- draulic engineers, and that the stockhold- ers are so well convinced of its praeticabil- ity that they are willing to invest their money in it. The committee decided to take the bill up next Wednesday and to permit a full discussion of the matter, inviting the Com- missioners to be present. A Street Extension Petition. — Senator McMillan today laid before the Senate a petition signed by J. C. Sprigg, ir, J. W. Snfith, James £. Sprigg and E. A. Balloch, praying for legislation to extend the streets and avenues of the city. They say: “It is to be hoped sincerely that the two District committees of Congress may not suffer this session to come to an end without definitely settling, in some way, our street extension matter. Almost any disposition of the subject would be better than the present paralyzing uncertainty. the condemnation map and proceedings overlap land in value from $6,000,000 to $15, 000,000, all of which has been practically unmarketable and unmortgageable since August last, and must remain so until the subject is finally closed. Much of it had al- ready been mortgaged, and this, if forced to sale, will be sacrificed. All abstract com- panies note this overlapping on contracts of title, and the mere sight of it is enough to turn away would-be buyers and loaners. You can readily understand what, in times like these, this means to persons in need of money. “If the decision in the Supreme Court re- specting the old nighway act be awaited tbis condition of things will he prolonged for at least a year or more, and then the decision may be such as only to prolong it still further. Congress can gather from Judge Cox's decision what the defects of the old law are, and from the investigation se far made, it can compute with reason- able certainty what the cost of street ex- tension will be. It can, therefore, decide now, as well as at any future time, what the government may be able and willing to do in this matter. This it should do at once, so that the land owners may kuow whether the land fs to be theirs or noi, and, if it is to be theirs, that they may be remitted to the exercise of full powers of ownership over it.”” More Petitions for Rapid Transit. Five petitions,” containing fifty names of citizens living along the lines of the Eck- ington railroad, were today presented to the Senate by Mr. McMillan, urging leg- islation that will compel that company to equip its lines with rapid transit. —<—— Today's Presidential Nominations. The President today sent to the Senate the following nominations: Justice—Charles W. Comstock of Con- necticut, attorney of the United States for the district of Connecticut. Postmasters—Charles E. Wills, Homer, N. ; Wilham H. Kk Cambridseboro’, Guy Nothrop, Pass Christian, Miss.; Patrick J. Ryan, Durand, Wis. War—The following named non-commis- sioned officers to be second lieutenants: Cor- poral H. A. Sievert, twelfth infantry; Cor- poral F. B. Shaw, twenty-first infantry; Corporal R. S. Thurman, sixteenth infantry; Sergt. W. B. Cochran, fifth infantry; Sergt. H. F. Rethers, first infantry. —————-~2—__ The United States Waiter Supply. Replying to a resolution of inquiry, the Secretary of the Interior sent to the Sen- ate today a communication from the direc- tor of the geological survey-concerning the work of that survey in gauging the streams and determining the water supply of the United States. The Secretary says the in- formation resulting from the investigation by the survey bears upon the method of utilizing the water resources, that a greater appropriation would enable the preparation of bulletins showing the facts. At Marquette Hay. The War Department, fii reply*to & reso- Iction of inquiry, has sent to-the House an estimate for a breakwater at Marquette Bay, Mich. The chief of engineers ésti_- mates that a breakwater gost from $20,000 to- $50,000, according to thy and that no survey is necessary. 2 WHEN TO ADJOURN Senator Platts Resolution to End the Session May 2. PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS IN THE HOUSE Messrs. Bartlett and Boutelle Both Have Something to Say. THE NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS -_— Both the floor of the Senate and the gal- leries were well nigh deserted when the session opened today, as there was promise that the exciting Cuban debate would give way to the routine of appropriation bills. A joint resolution was adopted authoriz- ing Profs. Simon Newcomb and Asaph Hall to accept decorations from France. A Decoration for Gen. Harrison, Following this Mr. Sherman presented a favorable report on the resolution authoriz- ing ex-President Benjamin Harrison to ac- cept decorations conferred on him by Bra- zil and Spain while he was President. Mr. Sherman asked immediate action. “Let that resoluticn go over,” interposed Mr. Allen (Neb.). One objection was sufficient to prevent immediate action, so the resolution went over. Mr. Gallinger (N.H.) proposed an amend- ment to the Constitution, to be known as Article XVI, providing that neither Con- gress nor any state shall pass any law re- Skecting on establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or use the credit of the United States or any state, or any money raised by taxation, for the purpore of founding, maintaining or aiding any church, religious denomination, or religious society, or any institution, so- ciety or undertaking which is wholly or in pert under sectarian or ecclesiastical con- trol. ‘The bill was passed authorizing the Kan- sas City, Watkins and Gulf Railway Com- pany to build a bridge across the Black river, Louisiana. An Adjournment Resolution. At this point Mr. Platt (Conn.) rose and said he thought it about time to consider the question cf adjournment, and without further comment he offered the following written resolution: “Resolved, by the Sen- ate and House of Representatives, that the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives be authorized to close the present session by adjourning their respective houses on the 2d day of May at 2 o'clock p.m." Without any fur- ther comment the resolution was referred to the committee on appropriations, and the Senate turned to the consideration of the legislative appropriation bill." The question of reforming the fee sys- tem of the United States district atiorneys and marshals occasioned much debate. Mr. Hoar opposed the change from fees to salaries by means of an appropriation Lill, as it was a large subject needing separate treatment. & Mr. Allen (Neb.) attacked the high sala- ries proposed to he given to district at- torneys and criticized the manner in which these salaries were being put through the Senate. He declared that the offices of dis- trict attorney were given ‘frequently in payment of political debts, and instead of requiring a high degree of legal talent, the places sometimes went to “sbysters,” who could not earn a living out of office. THE HOUSE. There was a dash of excitement in the opening proceedings of the House today. Mr. Bartlett (N. ¥.) rose to a question of personal privilege to deny a statement made in a local paper, which charged that he had furnished the campaign circular used by Mr. Sulzer (N. Y.) a few days ago during the consideration of the Bayard resolutions in the latter's attack upon Mr. Gibson (Tenn.) The publication stated that there was direct evidence that Mr. Bartlett had pick- ed up the circular in a job printing office in this city, and had given it to Mr. Sulzer. Such an act, said Mr. Bartlett, to say the least, would be ungentlemanly, if not das- tardly. It would be anything but cour- ageous to allow another gentleman to make an attack which he himself would not make. The publication might not be libel- ous, but it was certainly a lie. As a mat- ter of fact, the charge was false; he had never been in a job printing office in Wash- ington in his iife. “The only redress a member has in a case like this,” he con- cluded, “is to draw attention to the libel and denounce the fabrication.” Mr. Boutelle’s Explanation, Mr. Boutelle (Me.) was on his feet as soon as Mr. Bartlett sat down. He, too, had a question of privilege to present, he said, in connection with a colloquy between Gen. Wheeler of Alabama and himself during the debate yesterday on the bill to remove the restriction against the ap- pointment as officers of the army and navy of men who had held commissions in the United States service before the civil war and who subsequently had fought in the confederate army. His opening sentence raised a laugh. “During one of those gusts of fervid en- thusiasm which occasionally sweep over the house,” sald he, ‘and almost drive us into war with England and Spain, the House on yesterday undertook negotiations with the southern confederacy for peaci I made a few remarks, and several ge! tlemen were anxious to give me instrpe- tions.” He was proceeding to expiain that while he was speaking about democratic opposition to the retirement of General Grant, General Wheeler challenged his statement, when Mr. Crisp ‘nterrupted and insisted that Mr. Boutelle should state his question of privilege first and make his speech afterward. Mr. Routelle replied that if Mr. Crisp would possess his soul in patience he would hear his qvestion of privilege. _ The speaker ruled that Mr. Boutelle was proceeding in order. “That settles it,” exclaimed Mr. Crisp, as he toak his seat. “I hope the gentleman will have full range,” said Mr. Wheeler, who was prevar- ing to reply to him. “I ovject,” interposed Mr. Miles (M4.), “to giving the gentleman frem Maine free rein in gnything.” Mr. Bouteile proceeded to read from the Congressional Kecord to show that Mr. Wheeler had aitered the record so as to say that “Many democrats voted for the bill tapretire Gen. Grant,” instead of “all the democrats,” as the official notes report- ed him. As a matter of fact, Mr. Boutelle said, the vote on the Grant bill was 193 ayes to 79 nays. Mr. Owens (Ky.) attempted to prevent Mr. Boutelle from rehearsing the history of the bill, and the Speaker thought that branch of the matter was not competent, but Mr. Boutelle made his point by stating that 58 of the 79 votes against the bill were cast by ex-confederates. He moved that the Record be corrected, and without objection it was so ordered. Mr. Wheeler, meantime, was clamoring for regognition. The Speaker thought he should be allowed to explain. Mr. Wheeler, tory ‘was ni permitted, and he finally contented Taimaselt by offering as an explanation for the change made in the Record that he thought @ gentleman, in revising his remarks, had the right to make his statements conform to the truth. a ‘The Naval Appropriation Bill. The House then, on _motion- of Mr, Bou- telle, went into cominitteé of the whole and took up the consi ion of the naval ap- propriation bill. Mr. Boutelle, the chair- man of the committee, made a general statement in explanation of the provisions of the bill, in the course of which he spoke in eloquent terms of the new navy. We should be proud, he said, of the Columbia, ‘“‘the gem of the ocean,” and of the New York, “the finest protected steel cruiser under the canopy of heaven.” Theso references to the growth and mag- nificence of the new nayy elicited applause. He went exhaustively into the utility of a heavy line of battle ships as a protection to the coast where there were no fortifica- tions. The enemy would, he said, natural- ly avoid places with heavy coast defenses. Cont of the New Navy. In reply to a question from Mr. Dingley Mr. Boutelle explained that about $9,000,000 was carried by the bill for the increase in the navy already authorized, and $3,256,000 for work on the four new battle ships and fifteen torpedo boats authorized in the Lill. The two battle ships being construct- ed at Newport News would cost each $2,- 225,000 for hulls and machinery, $600,000 for armor and $2,000,000 for armament. As- suming that that would he the cost of the r new battle ships authorized by the bill, they would cost about $14,000,000, or the increase in the navy authorizéd by the Mill would cost for completion about $35,- 000,000, of which but 38,256,000 was carried by the bill, The grand total carried by the Lill was $31,611,034, $2,468,438 more than the current Dill. 5 Mr. Cummings Supports the Bill. Mr. Cummings (N: Y.), a member of the committee, gave the bill his hearty in- dorsement, stating that in his opinion it Was the most economical bill ever reported from the naval committee. Our naval es- tablishment should, he thought, keep pace with the progress of the world. It was our duty to maintain a ratio of increase with the warships of Jungland. The best de- fense was the means of offense. He read from the statement of Mr. Goschen, first lord of the admirsity, to show that al- though England had built between 1839 and ‘96 105 ships and 62 torpedo boats, it was proposed in the present budget to author- ize a further increase to the formidable lst of England's war vessels of five times as many new vessels as were authorized by this bill. After a few remarks by Mr. Low (N. ¥.) in favor of the Dill general debate was closed and the bill was read for amendment under the five-minute rule. Sas = THE CUBAN fESCLUTIONS Belief That the Houss Will Accept ‘These That Passed the Senate. ; That Appears the Only Way to Adjust Differencen — Then Congress May Adjourn Early. The conferees on the Cuban resolutions hope to be able this afternoon to adjust matters so that the resolutions may be disposed of. The Senete conferees have in- formed the representitives on the part of the House frankly that the only way that the resolutions can be@isposed of ts by the acceptance of the §enate amendments. They state that there is no serious objec- tion to the House rqgolutions, and that the Senate would reaiily accept them if a vote could fe had, but that there are half @ dozen men in the Senate who will fill- buster against the adoption of any resolu- tions, and it will be necessary in order to accomplish anything to dispose of the mat-|- ter without referring it again to the Sen- ate. Under the circumstances, they insist that there is notiing to do but to accept what the Senate has already done. If any- thing could be got through the Senate in the face of the filibuster they would not Lave sent the matter back to conference, but would have pressed the first conference report. A modified report, they say, would have no better chance than the others. The House conferees are reluctant to ac- cept the Senate resolutions in lieu of their own, knowing that the sentiment in the House is opposed to it; but they will prob- ably have to yield. The conference adjourn- ed over from the former meeting in order to give an opportunity to sound the senti- ‘ment of the House, and the result was not satisfactory. The situation is about as it was with relation to the tariff bill in the last Congress, and the House will have to yield in order to defeat the plans of the filibusters, who will hold out to the end of the session if the situation permits. The resubmission of this question to con- ference has opened the way to an early ad- journment, and it was to save time to this end that the friends of the resolution de- cided on a short cut. The resolution introduced by Mr. Platt for an adjournment on the 2d of May was offered serlously, and there is very strong hope that a final adjournment may be had seme time during the first week In May. With this Cuban ‘discussion cut oif and the work on the appropriations so far advanced, the way seems clear to an adjeurnment that early. es THREE MARYLAND DISTRICTS, Those Kegarded as Probable Nominees for Congress. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 25.—Interest in the approaching conventions, at which candidates for Congress are to be nomi- nated, is steadily increasing, and much speculation is heard as to the probable nominees. In the first disiriet 1t is generally con- ceded that Congressman Joshua W. Miles will be renominated by the: democrats. On the republican side the names of Sena- tor A. Lincoln Dryden of*Somerset and Col. Jas. C. Mulliken of Talbott are fre- quently mentioned. “Mr. Dryden was Mr. Miles’ opponent in the last election. Since entering the state “senate he has taken @ prominent position antong the debaters there, and is generally regarded as the probable candidate if he can be induced to lead what is looked ‘om as a rather for- lorn hope. Col. Muliken-was a candidate for the United States senatorship, and is the acknowledged leader of his party in Talbott. In the second district Congressman Wm. B. Baker of Harford is understood to as- pire to a renomination by the republicans, while his opponent in the last election, Mr. J. F. C. Talbot, is expected to lead the democrats again. In the third Congressman Harry Wells Rusk will probably ture the demo- cratic nomination and Delegate Charies B. Cunningham of Baltimore is untleratocd to be ambitious’ to win the republican nomination. Mr.‘Cunningham has been a conspicuous member of the house of dele- gates throughout the- session. Ho was lergely identified with the opposition which killed the civil seryice bill, and has won considerable notoriety’ on that actount among the party workers in his district. He was also a hearty opponent to the bills introduced to rélieve Mayor Hooper in his fight with the Baltimére city council. asses the Bill Pro- yhio, Marok: 25—The sen- ate hae paskedia bill, introdticea by Sena- tor Jones of Mgdison county providing for the substitution of ution f = ing ie Oblen oi electroc for hang: you want today’s news today you can find it only in The Star. M'KINLEY’S VICTORY|* ° % AOVISORY SOARDIBISHOP SATTERLEE What His Friends Say of Mr, Davis’ Withdrawal. TS EFFECT ON TWO OTHER STATES What the Opponents of the Ohio Man’s Boom Think. THE NEW YORK DECLARATION The withdrawal of Senator Davis from the fleld of presidential candidates is re- ceived with great pleasure by the McKin- ley people. Few men on either side care to discuss thé matter with any freedom for publication, but {t Is recognized by every one as a victory for McKinley. As far as Minnesota was concerned, the McKinley people had already won their fight, or Mr. Davis would not have withdrawn, but there are at least two other states involved. In North and South Dakota Senators Pet- tigrew and Hansbrough were making a fight to secure the selection of Davis dele- gates; and they had been so far success- ful that it was assumed here that they would finally win. Both these Senators are now in their respective states making the fight. Pettigrew won in his home distric and after returning to Washington for week, left for South Dakota again Satur- day to continue the fight. The withdrawal of Davis renders all this effort unavailing, and there {s little doubt expressed that McKinley delegates will be elected from beth states. Why Davis Failed. As an explanation of Senator Davis’ fail- ure in his own state, it Is said that the labor organizations bave been fighting him on account of the letter he wrote concern- ing the great railroad strikes about two years ago, which brought him into prom- inence at the time. There has been no doubt in the minds of anyone here about Senator Davis being a serious candidate when he entered the field. Even the Me- Kinley men, with all their antagonism against favorite sons, have been willing to concede that he was sincere in seeking the support of his state. What the McKinicy Opponents Say. While his withdrawal is conceded to be an ev2at favorable to McKirley, the op- ponents of the Ohio candidate are not will- ing to concede that the McKinley boom has got too strong to be destroyed. The adop- tion of a gold standard plank in the New York convention, with the indorsement of Morton, is regarded as important as to its bearing on McKinley's prospects. It is expected the Pennsylvania conyen- tion will adopt a similar plank on the finan- cial question, and that this, together with similar action in the New Engiand states, will make strong the contrast with the Ohio plank and raise an issue against Mc- Kinley. a It 1s evident from what fs said privately by some of Mr. McKinley’s friends that they are not pleased with the New York expression. A great many republicans, while seeking to avoid a public discussion of the question, are greatly concerned over the prospect of so advanced a pos'- tion being taken by che republicans of the east. Many of those from the western states which lie this side of the silver belt express the opinion that a less distinct plank would better serve the party. The Radical Silver Men’s Views. The radical silver men, without excep- tion, express satisfaction at an open dec- laration. They say that all the influence of the delegations from their respect! states will be used to prevent the adop- tion of a straddl>, and that while fighting for silver they will always cast their voter so as to secure an unequivocal declaration “one side or the other” on this subject. ADJOURNED THE EXAMINATION. Witnesses Coming From South Africa to Testify in Jameson’s Cane. LONDON, March 25.—The examination of Dr. L. 8. Jameson and his fellow prisoners, who took part in the raid into the Trans- vaal, was cortinued today in the Bow street police court. Among those present on the bench, in addition to the chief mag- istrate, Sir John Bridge, were the Duke of Abercorn, Lord and Lady Coventry and Ladies Pontifex, Kekewich, Northcote, Sladen, Willsher and Iddesleigh. The principal evidence furnished today, in the attempt of the prosecution to prove that the prisoners kad violated the foreign enlistment act, related to the cutting of the telegraph wires, and was a repetition of the details already cabled of the prepara- tions at Mafeking for the advance of the raiders. The examination was adjourned vntil April 28, to give time for the arrival in England of witnesses from South Africa. ee WAS CALLED BACK. Booth-Tucker Was Detained by an Apparently Dying Child. LONDON, March 23.—Mr. Booth-Tucker sailed for New York on board the White Star Line steamship Majestic, which left Liverpool today. He embarked with his wife on board the St. Louis on Saturday last, but just as the pilot was leaving that steamer a tele- gram was handed to Mr. Booth-Tucker saying that his youngest child, an infant seven weeks old, was dying. Mrs. Booth- Tucker, who was accompanying her hus- band to New York, and who has been in bad health for some time past, desired to return, but she felt too weak to descend the rope ladder, and so Mr. Booth-Tucker re- turned alone to this city. MEASURING ROENTGEN RAYS. A Western University Professor Has Invented a Meter. PITTSBURG, Pa., March 25.—Pittsburg can at least claim one distinction with the new X rays. Prof. R. A. Fcssenden of ihe Western University, who has been working in conjunction with Prof. James Keeler in making developments with them, has Invented a meter whereby they can be measured. : ‘The invention will assist greatiy fn study- ing the effect of the new discovery. ‘The meter ie a very simple arrangement. Two wires are plac hal€ an inch apart in a tube, which is filled with parafiine. The wires are connected with a volt meter that has been charged with electricity. Paraffine being a uon-conductor, the clee- trieity is discharged and the volt meter registers the amount of electricity passing. No unit has yet been adopted for the X rays, but it is probable that one soon will ——.__ A Detroit Tragedy. DETROIT, Mich., March 25.—Matthew ‘Weldenbach, proprietor of a salopn and @rocery store on Gratiot avenue, was found dead in the rear of his place this morning with a bullet wound in his head. An in- ‘vestigation of the store showed that the money drawers had been-drawn out and dumped on the floor. Several boxes of cigars stood piled up on the counier, witha bag close beside them. Weldenbach had been acting strangely of late, however, and his family belicve that ‘he committed suicide, ES ce te cia ae ooge Pet eT AS he saa Das ae MSc eine sey = In Session, but Great Seorecy Surrounds Prominent Members of the Order Who Are Here to Map Out a Politi- cal Campaign. The advisory board of the American Pro- tective Association was in seesion today at the National Hotel, surrounded by the utmost secrecy. There was nothing but rreliminary work at the sessions yesterday afternoon and last night. A Star reporter who was preeent this morning was inform- ed that nothing would be given to the press until the board concluded tts ses- sions, which will probably be tomorrow. Dr. J. B. Dunn of Boston, secretary of the board, was asked to furnish a list of the members of the board, but said he could not do 50. “We are modest people,” seid Dr. Dunn, “and the list cannot be given you.” Another member voluntcered the information that the names could not be published without the consent of the individual members themselves. It was-learned that the chairman of the board is Judge Stevens of Missourl, and the secretary is Dr. Dunn. ‘The latter has also been appointed chairman of a press com- Miitee, but no end of pressing could in- duce nim to say anything about the mem- bers of the board or its plans or pur- Poses. The Star reporter who talked with a prominent member of the order was told that a good deal of opposition is manifested toward too much secretiveness in the pro- ceedings of the order, boards, committees, ete. “I am in favor,” he said, “of giving the public everything that we do of a public nature. There is no use in keeping any- thing back. We are strong enough now to hoid our own in any way, and I am in favor of letting the people know what we are do- ing.” Prominent Members. Among the prominent members of the ad- visory board In the city are the officers named: H. A. Thompson, Missouri; J. B. Colt, New York; Gen. L. A. Sheldon, Cali- fornia; Col. Crosby, Balumore, and J. W. Ford, New York. In addition to these many prominent mem- bers of the Supreme Council and of state councils are here,~besides numerous others who have selected this occasion to visit Washington. C. T. Beatty of Chicago, su- preme secretary of the Supreme Council, is one of the prominent members here. C. P. Johnson, state president of Illinois, is also in the city. W. J. H. Traynor of Michi- gan, the supreme president, will not be here. Neither of the gentlemen mentioned is a member of the advisory board, which con- sists of thirteen members only, but they are here to appear before the board and present their views on political matters. It in Strictly Political. As previously intimated in The Star, the business of the advisory board Is strictly political. It has nothing to do with any other work of the order. The meeting is for the sole purpose of formulating demands on Congress, and on the political partics, and to map out the plan of campaign to be pursued by the order. If the order takes the active part in poli- tics this year that has been intimated, “it can be seen how much interest will be taken by the membership in general in what is being done now. At 2 o'clock this afternoon the board was still in session, and Dr. Dunn volunteered the statement that there was no informa- tion for the press. Dr. Dunn will prepare a statement for the press so soon as the meet- ing adjourns, Notes of Meeting. Chairman Stevens is rather distinguished Icoking. He has held many important po- litical officcs in his state. Gen. Sheldon of California says that there are nearly 70,000 members of the A. P. A. in that state, and that they elected ‘Sov. Budd, democrai, at the last election. Every A. P. A. who ts visiting or visits Washingtcn calls upon Representative Linton, who is the idol of the order. There are callers at all hours of the day at the room of the committee on acoustics, of which Mr. Linton is chairman, and where he spends his time when not in the hall of he Heuse. ——_—_-e-. DISCLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY, it Did Not In- spire Newspaper War Talk. Word has reached here from Madrid that the Spanish government, through Serlor Canovas, minister of foreign affairs, has officially disclaimed responsibility for the recent warlike utterances against the Uni- ted States in the Spanish newspapers. Spe- cific denial is made that the fiery views ex- pressed in the columns of El Epoca were inspired by government, authorities or can be accepted as representative in character. The article which called forth particular disclaimer was one in El Epoca demanding that the United States cease discussing the insurrection in Cuba at the expense of Spain or else declare war upon Spain at ence. The official statement that this arti- cle was not inspired by the government was made through the columns of El Nacional, the Spanish organ, and communicated to the Spanish minister here. —————_-e+______ Army Orders: inst Lieuts. M. W. Ireland, Benjamin Brooke and George M. Welis, assistant sur- geons, have been ordered to report to a med- ical board at San Francisco, of which Lieut. Col. Chas. R. Greenleaf is president, for examination for promotion. First Lieut. Wm. F. Lippitt, jr., assistant surgeon, has been ordered before a board at Fort Riley, Kan., for examination for rromotion. The following transfers in the tenth cav- alry are made: First Lieut. Percy E. Trippe, from troop H to troop I; First Lieut. Carter P. Johnson, from troop I to troop H. Se A Schedule of Claims. The Secretary of the Treasury today sent to the House schedules of claims amounting to $169,819 allowed by the ac- counting officers, under appropriations, the balance of which have become exhausted or carried.to the surplus fund. +e +—_-___. Counterfeiter Pardoned. The President has granted a pardon in the case of Isom Coffer, convicted in North Carolina of counterfeiting and sentenced in April, 1894, to five years In the Albany penitentiary. He is reported to be ill with consumption. ———-_e-—_____. Personal Mention, Judge Cole of the District Supreme Court left this morning for Atlantic City, N. J., to join his wife and daughter, who are stay- ing at the Brighton Hotel. Capt. M. P. Maws, first infantry, is In the city, under orders, oe - An Arbitration Bill. -The House committee on lator today de- cided to report favorably the bill intro- duced by Representative Erdmen in rela- tion’ to “arbitration between carriers en- gaged in interstate commerce and their employes. The measure has been advocui- ed by representatives of a number of labor organizations, 3 Oeremony of Consecration in New CHURCHMEN PARTICIPATE Washington Large Delegation. Represented by @ A MEMORABLE OCCASION ——— Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, NEW YORK, March 25.—Amid the bright surroundings and solemn ceremony of the Protestent Episcopal Church, Rey, Henry Yates Satterlee, D.D., for the last twenty- che years rector of Calvary Church, 4th avenue and 22d street, New York, was this morning consecrated first bishop of the newly made diocese of Washington. The consecration ceremonies took place in the old church, so long the scene of Dr, Satterlee’s labors, where for over two decades he has ministered to a loyal flock, which, after the important ceremonies of today, will know him only as one whom their church deemed worthy of the high honors of the episcopate. The events of the morning were the sub- ject of more than ordinary consequence to the parishioners of old Calvary Church, the doors of which were tightly and promptiy closed against even many of themselves, while scores of others appeal- ed in vain to be allowed to enter the gray-walled edifice. Long before the appointed hour for the commencement of the services a respectful and brilliant assembiage attired in rich cos- tumes and fuily alive to the occasion, had gathered within the portals, crowding every space available and waiting with eager ex- pectancy the events of the day. In the ine terval they feasted their eyes on the beau- tiful stained-glass windows of the church, gazing at them proudly and with ill-con- cealed admiration. Here it was that many of them were to witness the preliminaries to their former pastor’s departure to ase sume the duties of a more exalted office. They were also to see their parting tem pered to a great degree with joyousness in the knowledge that their beloved pastor Was abcut to be loaded with the highest honors of his church. The Services, The services began with processional hymn, the choir of the church leading the procession. They were followed by the students of the General Theological Seimi- nary, the visiting clergy, the parish clergy, then the bishops and high dignitaries, with Dr. Satterlee immediately behind, and end+ ing with the aged primate, Right Rev. John Williams, bishop of Connecticut, who was to act as presiding bishop. Mass was celebratei, and the holy com- munion administered, the solemn strains of the “Kyrie,” the “Gloria Tibi” and the Nicene Creed, now thrilling, now profound, conveying their heavenly sweetness over the Sacred building, in which were assembled the official elite of the Protestant Episcopal Church, The bishop of central New York, Dr. Frederic D. Huntington, preached the ser- mon. It was a long discourse, and was lis- lened to most appreciatively and atten- tively. After the sermon there was singing by the congregation until the solemn conse~ crational ceremonies were réached. Bishops Petter of New York and Paret of Maryland presented the bishop-elect to the presiding bishop, who demanded the | usual testimonials and credentials, and had them read. Taking the Oath. The bishop-elect, dressed in cassock and rechet, then took the oath as required by the Protestant Episcopal Church, and put on the remainder of the episcopal habit, in- cluding surplice, soutane and stole. The laying on of hands and presentation of the Bible by the presiding bishop were next in order, and a solemn exhortation was de- livered to the new bishop on his acceptance of the insignia of his new episcopal office. The presenters were Rev. Dr. Arthur Cleveland Coxe, bishop of western New York, and Rev. Thos. Underwood Dudley, bishop of Kentucky, and the attending prese byters were Rev. Randolph H. McKim and Rev. Walter A. Mitchell. Rey. J. L. Reese was registrar. Represented Washington. Among the clergy and laity who were present from Washington were Rey. Drs, Aspinwall, McKim, Elliott and Stuart, Rev, Messrs. Poindexter, Mitchell, Mott and Buck, and Gen. Parke, Bancroft Davis, J. Holdsworth Gordon, E. Peliew, Harry Whit- ing, E. W. Waters, T. Percy Myers and Wm. A. E. McShea. The offertory, which will be appropriate to the Bishop ‘of Washington's fund, wa ot announced, but the amount is sald to have been very large. Considerable attention was given to tho beautiful ceremony of blessing the pictorial cross with which Dr. Satterlee had been presented. At the conclusion of the services the pro= cession reformed and marched outside the church through the center aisle. The effect was exceedingly solemn, silence which prevailed all around broken only by the sweet singing ani lightful strains of slow sacred music. Thera were many clergy from varlous other dio= ceses present, and the general appearance in the neighborhood of old Calvary Church was decidedly clerical. In the evening there will be a gathering of the public in the church to sce Bishop Satterlee perform the first function of his new position ‘by confirming over 14 chil« dren of the families of his old parishioners, — WESTERN RAILWAY DEAL. The Burlington to Bay the Omaha md St. Lo ST. JOSEPH, Mo., March 25.—It is unders stcod the Burlington people have about completed a deal for the purchase of tha Omaha end St. Louis, which extends from Council Bluffs, lowe, to Pattonsburg, Mo., where it intersects the Wabash. The Omaha and St. Louis is an inde- pendent line, and taps some of the best ceuntry in northern Missouri and southern Tewa, tributary to the Burlington. Ic is understood the Burlingtcn people will pur- chase the road, and with it open up a short line between Omaha and St. Louis. All that will be necessary to do is to build a strip of road forty miles long fr Pattonsburg to Chillicotlm, where and Chicago line of the Hannily It would give the Burlington a short line of 400 miles from Omaha to St. Louis and at the same time dispcse of a present troublesome competi- tor. The Omaha and St. Louis went into the hands of a receiver last year, and since that time the Burlington people have been negotiating for its purchase. It is stated on good authority Uthat the deal will be closed in the next few weeks. « —_-+ Want Water Used in Christening. © DES MOINES, Iowa, March 25.—The peo- ple of Moulton, at a meeting, adopted reso- lutions directed to Governor Drake, asking him to have his daughier, Miss Mary Lord Drake, use water instead of wine in christening the battle ship Iowa at Phila- delphia Saturday. The governor and hig party leave for Philadelphia tonight.