Evening Star Newspaper, March 28, 1896, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, es —— ions Cor. 11th ree by 0 te Se Lae ew York Office, 49 Potter Building, ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers in the ity by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents per week, or 44 cents mouth. at the <cunter 2 cents each. By mail—snywhere in the United States or Canada—postage prepa! cents er month. Saturday Quinteple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C., as second-class mail matter.) {All mail subscriptions must be paid tn advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. —Ghe Lvening Star. No. 13,438. WASHINGTON, D. ©, SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 189¢-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES TWO CENTS. ESSENSE USESSESISTEEnDTUU I UNTTEETNPTDUTESTESTISTTESTET ERIE TUS Prem memes Bpain Plans to Capture Cuba’s Cap- ital. LATE NEWS FROM THE WAR Cisneros, Gomez and Maceo Write to The Siar. WAITING FOR SUMMER —__+—___. Special Corrspondence of The Evening Star. HAVANA, March 24, 1896. While the American Senate fs discussing the question as to whether the Cuban re- public has an established seat of govern- ment, Captain General Weyler is quietly laying plans looking to the capture of the retel capital. Of course, the matter is not Giscussed geuerally, even among the better irformed of Spanish government officials, but an officer of the general staff who was, and still is, a firm friend of Gen. Campos, vouches for the information that an at- tempt will scon be made to drive President Cisneros and his cabinet from their strong- hold on the clovd-surrounded summit of Cubitas. However, Weyler is proceeding with great caution, and it is safe to say President Cisneros. that he will not make an attack upon the tapital of the republic unless he can feel tkat failure would be out of the question. He is fully aware uf the fact that Spain's wmissaries in Washington have harped joudest on the theme that the rebel capital »f government was in the saddle, and that recognition of such a wild-goose authority Was simply too ridiculous for a serious na- Mon, like the United States to consider. Despite Minister de Lome’s statements to the effect that there existed no rebel capi- tal, and that the officers of the so-called government were constantly fleeing from one place to another, keeping behind the armies of Gomez and Mace9, and always in Sanger of being gobbled up and bundled off to Moro Castle, it is known here that the burden of De Lome’s messages of late to the taptain general has been the urging of an Bttack upon Cubitas. He has been careful, though, to warn Weyler against the pussi- bility of a failure in any such movement, Tealizing the tremendous moral effect of a flefeat to Spanish arms while endeavoring to take the republican executive headquar- ters, which, according to De Lome’s own statement, has not established itself in any yne place for more than a few hours at a Eme. Urged to Work Secretly. De Lome has also strongly urged that while a determined effort should at once be made to capture the head offices of the rebel government, the preparations for the Attack should be conducted as quietly as possible, that too much importance may pot be attacked to the move by the Wash- ington authorities. With the latter tdea as a guiding one, a jarge force of troops is being concentrated im the vicinity of Puerto Principe, which is lecated at a distance of about twenty-four miles from Cuban headquarters. There are a0 rebel bands in that section of the island, and for several months the entire province of Camaguey, of which Puerto Principe is the capital, has been almost as free from warlike disturbances as any American Itate. It is over six months since the civil branch of the Cuban government was es- lablished at Cubitas mountain. It had for- merly been stationed in the Sierra Maestra range, in the far eastern end of the island, and still later was located near Las Tunas, in Santiago de Cuba province. But as the armies of Gomez and Maceo moved westerly, driving the forces of Cam- pos before them, the executive headquar- lers, to be in closer touch with the leaders Gen. Maceo. hn the field, as well as to be situated at a yoint where Spanish artillery could not jeach them, were moved to Cubitas moun- lain. Failure of Campos’ Efforts. Campos knew the great advantages that would attain to the rebels by their being In possession of this natural Gibraltar, and he made strenuous efforts to keep Presi- dent Cisneros back; but he failed utterly, for while Gomez was making his dashing raid into Santa Clara and Maceo threaten- ing the border of Matanzas, Cisneros and his brave band of about 800 followers as- vended the rugged heights of Cubitas and flung to the breeze from the lofty summit the red, white and blue fiag of Cuban lib- erty. Four months ago, when your corre- spondent first visited Cubitas, that flag was flying. Six weeks later its folds con- tinued to kiss the cool breezes of those mountains; and today it continues to wave in fearless and independent impunity! In- deed, its staff is stronger than the one from which files the yellow flag of Castile bn the main tower of the Moro! At no time since the rebel president es- Wblished himself at Cubitas has even an (Continued on Tenth Page) Fears as tothe Temporary Uontrol of the National Oonveation. There Will Be Contesting Delegations From Nearly Every Southern State, and This Means Much. The McKinley people manifest the same confidence at the end of this week as a week ago. “It’s all over, but the shout- ing,” is the way a McKinley -enthusiast expressed it to a Star reporter today, but underneath the enthusiasm and the boast- ing is the menace that hangs over the shouters that the anti-combination will control the temporary organization of the convention. The McKinley leaders are wor- ried at the prospect of this, and one of them, a man who will be a national figure at the convention, intimated as much to a Star reporter, who tried to pump him on this phase of ‘this’ question. But he was game, like all the supporters, of the buck- eye man. “Do you suppose,’ “he said; “that we are going to sit still and see a presidency stolen from us? We know that we have a ma- jority on the national executive commit- tee, or had it, and if there is a change, we will know how it came about. I tell you,” he said, vehemently, “that I saw a temporary chairman of a convention al- most thrown out of a window once for attempting to override the majority of a convention.” Wields a Big’ Power. ‘The average voter has no idea how big a power is wielded by a national exccutive committee on a fiational “convention. The committee has the making up .cf the rolls of the convention and the naming of a temporary chairman. In the present re- publican fight there are contests from near- ly every southern state, and the list of centested delegates means much to Mc- Kinley. In fact, could he be able to seat the majority of the delegates favorable to him his noniination looks like it would be elmost a certainty. Before the national convention meets it is expected that there will be between sixty and a hundred dele- gates whose seat§ in the convention will depend a great deal on the temporary or- ganization. There may be more than the maximum number. mentionnd..uiesis cer- tain that there will be double delegations from Florida, Texas, Alatama,,South Caro- Una, Mississippi and probably Louisiana. ‘There will also be-eontests from some of the congressional districts of all the other southern states. It is impcssible now to estimate accurately how many of these problems the national convention will have to solve. May Hinge on That. It is not improbable that the nomination or defeat of McKinley may _ hinge, alto- gether on these contests. The Ohio man cannot get enough delegates independent of these contests to nominate him. The Peculiarity of the contests is that they come from a quarter which the McKinley men claim naturally belongs to them. They charge that the contests, in some instances, are prompted purposely to pre- vent McKinley securing any more, dele- gates than can we helped: Oh he ‘other hand, the friendsvofthe ‘othe cdndidates say that the McKinley men have been the ones to bolt all conventions and’ to wet up conventions of their own with handsful of men, not to be compared in numbers with the regular conventions. Both sides claim that the Texas convention was theirs by superiority of numbers and rightful posses- sion of the party organization. “No mat- ter which way the Texas contest is set- tled,” said a McKinley man, “we have se- cured eight delegates from that state whose seats are not contested.’ Gen. Grosvenor’s Figures. Gen. Grosvenor has announced that he will give to the press tomorrow night or Monday morning another table containing the standing of McKinley. He would -not do so today, because a number of conven- tions are to act today,\‘mid ‘thé’ géneral wants to get the returns from.then, before he makes up the table. Gen. Grosvenor's figures are looked for regularly--these'days and attract attention from friends and op- ponents. —___ 2 -+______ THERE ARE NO CANDIDATES. The Place of Chief Examiner to the Civil Service Commission. The question as to who should succeed to the office of chief examiner of the civil service commission, made vacant by the death of Maj. William H. Webster, does not seem to be a subject of discussion. There are no candilates for, the place, al- though it is ore of far more than ordinary importance, and it carries a salary of $3,000 a year, with all necessary traveling ex- penses paid. AGIGL a VO WIGS TON As the chief examiner is expected and is by law directed to keep in touch with all the local examining boards, as far as practicable, in-all parts of the country, this latter item probably adds considerably to the satisfaction of the incumbent. The natural expectaticn would be that the secretary of the ccmmission, Mr. John T. Doyle, who has been with the commission from the start, twelve years ago, would be promoted. ‘The appointment Is made by the Presi- dent. Originally there was some doubt as the law says “the commission {fs author- ized to employ a chief examiner.” In 1886 a ruling was made placing the selection en- tirely in the hands of the President.. The promotion of Mr. Doyle is in the spirit of what the commission stands for, and it is understood that his selection by the Presi- dent would meet with the hearty approval of the commissioners. Mr. E. D. Bailey, who acts as assistant chief examiner, is also to be considered as a possible choice for the place, although it would be necessary for the President to pass by Mr. Doyle to appoint Mr. Batley. The commission, by law, really has but five officers, the three commissioners, the chief examiner and secretary. —~«. MINISTER BERTHELOT RESIGNS. Changes in Consequence French Cabinet... PARIS, March 28.—M. Berthelot, minister for foreign affairs, has resigned on the ground of ill-health and family reasons. The premier, M. Bourgeois, has succeeded M. Berthelot as minister for foreign affairs, and M. Doumer, the minister of finance, ad interim, takes the portfolio of mintster of the interior, previously held by M. Bour- geo! Le Paris says that there was a bitter Giscussion between M. Berthelot’ and M. Bourgeois at the cabinet co il today. Dispatckes of the gravest chatactér were received, and M. Bourgeois, it appears, re- preacied “ar sees ‘with having mis- manage ie nglo-Egyptian questio: Hence the resignation. eS zi ——__—_ MORE OF WEYXLER’S CRUELTY. Cubans Forced to Join the Insurgents to Escape Massacre. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 28—A spe- clal to the Sentinel from Muncie, In: Says: Mrs. S. C. Cowin received a startling let- ter from a relative in Cuba yesterday. The writer says the situation there is intolerable. All covets em a a try are being put to eath; thas Wey- ler is false to insurgents and’ Ar Biers Cuban without a moment's rnin; are joining the army, for cf “at home is certain death. in the - wf The Big Battle Ship Slides Into the Delaware. CHRISTENED BY MISS MARY DRAKE Presence of a Large Washington Delegation. POWERFUL FIGHTING VESSEL PHILADELPHIA, March 28.—The battle ship Iowa was launched from Cramps’ ship yard this afternoon. & When she slipped from ‘her cradle and dipped her virgin keel in the waters of the Delaware, Uncle Sam’s new navy received the most powerful fighting vessel afloat. There has never been a more successful launch. Federal, state and municipal gov- ernments were represented by high digni- taries. Miss Mary Lord Drake, daughter of the governor of Iowa, named the big naval baby. When she christened the ship her father stood beside her, and near at hand were the members of his staff and a party of other distinguished Iowans. Secretary of the Navy Herbert was there, with prominent attaches of office, and so were the chiefs of the different naval bureaus in Washington and members of the House and Senate comntittees on naval affairs. Governor Hastings represented Pennsyl- varia and Mayor Warwick Philadelphia. It was shortly after 1 o'clock when the last tie piece holding the monster to the Ways was knocked off and the tremendous hull gave a preliminary quiver. The com- manding figure of Miss Drake, standing on a little raised platform, was drawn vp. Under Henry W. Cramp’s direction she rested one shoulder against the hull and then, as it began to glide away, she sweng her right arm and smashed the bot- tle square on the sel’s nose, She ner ously murmured, “I christen thee Iowa, but nobody heard, because at that moment the ferries and steamboats let loose their ear-splitting whistles and the multitude gave vent to its frenzied roar of enthu- siasm. And the racket kept up until the Iowa had gracefully curtesied to the tribute, in mid stream, swung around and cast anchor. } Then everybody on the bow platform shook hands with everybody else there, and they went into the long mold loft for lunch- eon cnd more felicitations. The western party Included General F. M. Drake, governor of Iowa; Wm. McFarland, secretary cf state; G. C. McCarthy, state avditor; John Herriott, state treasurer; goy- ernor’s staff, Major General H. H. Wright. adjutant gen2ral and acting quartermaster general; Brigadier General J. Bush Lincoln, inspector general; Major John Cutter W; man, military secretary; Lieut. Harry EB. Wilkins, U. 8. A., assistant Inspector gen- eral, with rank of colonel; Brigadier Gen- eral Parker, Wm. C. Manus, commissary general; Brigadier General A. W. Jaques, Fairfield, judge advocate general; Col. Thomas F. Cook, Algona, general inspector of small arms practice; Col. Harry H. Can- field, Boone, chief signal officer; Capt. Geo. Guyot, Des Moines, chief of engineers: alds, Col. Jcseph McGarraugh, Des Moines; Col. D. C. Glasser, Dubuque; Col. J. R. Nutting, Davenport; Col. F. C. Letts, Marshalltow: Col. George Bogart, Shenandoah; Col. C. F. McCarty, Jefferson; Col. L. M. Martin, Mar- shall mn; Col. C. G. Saunders, Council Bluffs; Col. H. O. Weaver, Des Moines; Col. W. A. McArthur, Burlington; Col. F. E. Drake, Centerville; Col. W. Hutting, Muscatine. The ladies are: Miss Mary Lord Drake, Mrs. M. D. Shonts, Mrs. E. D. Goss, Mr Martha Farr Nutting, Miss Mary Carpe ter, Miss Fannie McFarland, Mrs. F. M. McFarland, Mrs. Col. Robert Rae, Mrg, John A. Drake, Mrs. F. E. Drake, Miss Clarice McCarthy. The invited gucsts are: L. A. Ellis, E. G. Penrose, Cyrenus Cole, W. R. Boyd, Col. Robert Rae. Captain J. F. Merry, Cap- tain John A. Drake, Col. T. B. Shonts, J. A, Mills, L. T. Sheurman. The Iowa delegation reached here yester- day, end the Washirgton party came from the capital in a special car, which was run up to the ship yard. Miss Drake is 2 handsome girl of com- manding figure. She is twenty-three years old, and presides over the household of her father, who is a widower. She is rrominent in Des Moines society. Officially, the Iowa is known as “sea- going battle ship Ne. 1,” distinguishing her from coast line battle shins, like the Ind‘ana, Massachusetts and Oregon. The Iowa contract was awarded the Cramps on February 11, 1893, the price be- ing $3,010,000. She is guaranteed to speed sixteen knots an hour, and for each quarter knot addi- tional the builders will get $50,000. The Washington Party. The party from; Washington included the Secretary of the Navy, Miss Herbert, the Vice President and Mrs. Stevenson, the Misses Stevenson, Mrs. William I. Wilson, the Misses Wilson, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. McAdoo, the Secre- tary of Agriculture and Miss Morton, the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and Misses Hamlin, ihe Speaker of the House and Mrs. Reed, Mr. C. A. Boutelle, the Misses Boutelle, Mr. and Mrs. John 8B. Robinson ai:d Miss Robinson, Mr. Melville Bull, the Attorney General and Mrs. Hai mon, Mrs. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Hanly, Mr. Francis H. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. George E. Fors, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Dayton, Mr. Amos J. Cummings, Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Meyer, Mr. F. C. ‘Tate, the Russian minister, Senator and Mrs. Vilas, Mrs. Rugher, Mrs. Hazen, Col. and Mrs. William L. Chambers, Judge and Mrs. James K. McCammon, the Misses McCam- mon, Mr. Ormsby McCammon, Senator Fred. DuBois, Senator and Mrs. Dlack- burn, Miss Blackburn, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Wulker, the Misses Walker, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Ramsay, Miss Ramsay, Capt. and Mrs. Lemly, Mr. and Mrs. Frank T. Aldrich,.Mr. and Mrs. R. 1, Clarke, Mr. Wilham F. Aldrich, Senator and Mrs. Gray and the Misses Gray, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bankhead, Senator and Mrs. Gear, Commodore end Mrs. Phythian, Capt. and Mrs. W. ¥. Samson, Chief Constructor and Mrs. Philip Hichlorn, the Alabama dele- gation, ine Iowa delegation, and others. This party left here at 8:15 o'clock this morning on a special train of the Penn- sylvania, and expect to return here at 7 o'clock this evening. Breakfast was serv- ed on. the train on the trip to Philadelpma and dinner on the train also on the return trip. Luncheon was serve at Philadelphia immediately after the launch. SS Personal Mention. Major Eric Bergland, corps of engineers, is in the city on leave of absence. Capt. 8. E. Stuart, ordnance department, is in the city to consult with the chief of erdnance on official maters. Lieut. Charles S. Bromwell, corps of en- gineers, is visiting friends at 1347 Q street. Gen. Craighill, chief of engineers, return- ed here this morning from an official visit to Newport, R. I, and vicinity. Mr. John W. Mason of West Virginia, formerly commissioner of internal revenue, is on a business trip to this city. He spent several hours in the Treasury Department teday. * Passed Assistant Surgeon B. R. Ward, urder orders to the San Francisco on the European station, is at the Ebbitt. Rev. W. H. Richardson, who is now in charge of Gorsuch M. E. Church, is making his home temporarily at 1105 4% street scuthwest. : Mr. Van Senden, private secretary to Secretary Carlisle, has returned to the city sem @ week's visit to his old Kentucky Comment Here on the Platform of the Massachusetts Republican Convention, Surprise at the Declaration Against Public Aid to Sectarian Institutions and to Restrict Immigration. The platform adopted at the Reed con- vention at Bcston has excited. wide com- ment here. It was understood that a gold standard plank was to be adopted. There- fore that feature of the platform is less commented on than the planks that squint at A. P, Aism. The declaration against public aid to sectarian irstitutions and in favor of vestriction of immigration are re- garded as especially significant, in view of the recent conference of the executive beard of the A. P. A._in -this city and of the strong A. P. A. yote cast by the re- publicans in the House when the District appropriation bill was under consideration. lt was stated during the A.P.A. conference that an investigation. was belng made into the recorés’ of all the candidates for the republican nomination, and thut the influ- ence of the order would be used against any who failed to satisfy them on the im- migration and sectarian schcol questions. Their attitude toward the candidates in- dividually is kept secret, but there may be some significance in the fact that Mr. Htainer of Nebraska, one of the most radi- cal A. P. A, men in Congress, was most active In trying to overcome the McKinley fluence in his state, and t a solid Gelegation for Manderson. ‘There may have been other reasons than those of the “or- der’ for ips, Mr. Reed and the A. P. A. In current gossip it has been reckoned that Mr. Reed was objectionable to the A.-P. A.’s, on the ground that he did not favor restrictions of immigration, and {t has been said for some days that his at- titude might be modified or that an ex- planstion of it might be satisfactory to all who want some restraint put upon the settling of the undesirable class of for- eigners in this country. It has not been thought that Reed was an A. P. X. man in his syrrpathies, but everything connect- ed with this movement is secret and mys- terious, so that there is no finding out for a@ certainty. ‘The doubt Jr the: minds of the politicians here Is whether the A. the Boston platform represent Mr. Reed or result purely from jJocal conditions in Massachusetts. + The Platform Written Here. The asserted fact that the platform was written here in Washington, and that t was to be the firat gun for Reed and the pattern for all New England, seems to jus- tify..in the minds of some a doubt that so important a feature would have heen in- serted against Reed’s advice. One thing beyond question is that the A. P. A.’s are pleased with the platform. One feature of this discussion of interest among Senators is the disregard of Senator Hoar's in- fluence in the convention, both as to this sectarian question and as to Cuba. As to the financial plank, it is expected that similar declarations for the gold standard will be mae by all’ the eastern states, and such dther states as are con- trolled by ‘elther the Reed or the Morton influence. On this question the forces are lining up for a very determined -fight at the national convention. It is regarded as pecullarly worthy of note that in the Texas convention, controlled by Cuney, Reed's maneger in that state, from which the Mc- Kinley men bolted, the platform deciared in favor of gold always as “money of final redemption.”” ¥ —_—_—___- e+______ FIRED ON BY THE SPANISH. An American Schooner Bonrded and Searched. (Copyright, 1896, by, the Amociated Press.) KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 28—The schooner William Todd, Capt. Campoell, belonging to Calaiz, Me., has arrived here trom Mobile, : Her commander reports that -he was: fired.on by Spanish gunboats off the Isle of Pines. He hove to, was boarded, and his vessel was searched. The Spaniards did not find anything contravand on beard the schooner ard so she was al- lowed to proceed. — CHICAGO'S TRUNK MYSTERY. ‘Reasons Why It is Thought the Corpse is That of Chaseal. CHICAGO, March 28.—Devere and Mar- tel, who think they have {dentified the body found in a trunk here as that of a man ramed Chaseal, told the morgue keeper that Chaseal had a peculiar deformity in the abdomen, and that by it they would be Able to identify the body. They were nat able to find the deformity, owing to the condition of the corpse, but the presence of a truss in the box gives some color to thelr belief that the body is that of Chaseal. They said ,too, that their friend had very poor teeth, and some of his molars were filied with a peculiar composition, in which steel was a large factor. They did not see any of the teeth last night, but will inspect them today. The main thing on which they base their opinion that the corpse is that of their friend is that the date on which the Shipment of the box was made frem Salt Lake City corresponds with the time of Chaseal’s disappearance. ———— PREVENTED THE EXECUTIONS. Merciful Intervention of the American Minister to Corea. SAN FRANCISCO, March 28.—Advices from Seoul, Corea, gre to the effect that the Ameriean minister has frequently ad- vised the new Ccrean: cabinet to refrain from “committing atrocioys cruelties. De- spite this ‘advice, the latter actlvely set about the task of arresting those regarded | as the parlisans of ai Won Jun and of Japan, and was going to execute eight men who had been. arrested: Thereupon the American minister so strenuously objected fo these measures that he declared he would va down his fiag and withdraw from thé country unless those persecuted were more leniently treated. The cavinet was formed to suspend ac- tion, and the eight prisgners are likely to be spared their tives, —._—_— LOSS MAY RE@CH A MILLION. Burning of a Big Dist@lery at Louis- ville. LOUISVILLE, Ky.,’ March 28—The Pleasure Ridge Park Distilling Company plent fs burning. There are 1,200,000 gal- lons of whisky stored in the building. The loss will be between $700,000 and $1,000,000, See eels .HUNDREDS BLOWN TO ATOMS. Fatal Explosion of 1 Magazine in : China. SAN FRANCISCO, March 28.—Threé-hun- dred Chinese were blqwn to atoms by. the €xplogion’ of; igatine attached to the fort at Kiang in;China on February 21. The disaster, accorfing to the mail advices received by er; was the work of j who were preparing to ; society) rebels in the attack on the adjacent. towa, but whether through carelessness or by intention is not known. mutinous sol in P. A. features of }. A Ding-dong Race from Putney to Mortlake. AMERICAN IN THE WINNING BOAT Rowed in Lumpy Water, With a High Wind. > SCENES OF EXCITEMENT PUTNEY, England, March 28.—The Ox- ford crew today won the fifty-third boat race between the universities of Oxford and Cambridge by about a third of a length and after a most exciting finish. Thus, Oxford has won thirty races of the series to twenty-two won by Cambridge, the dead heat of 1877 making up the total number of races pulled. This is the seventh year in succession that Oxford has defeated Cam- bridge. The time was 20.01, and the course was the usual one, from Putney bridge to the winning post, above the Ship Inn, at Mort- lake, distance about 4% miles. The morn- ing’opened cold and cheerless. As a result the crowds along the banks were much slimmer than usual. : Cambridge was a hot favorite at 6 to 4, and few takers at that. Cambridge chose the Surrey side of the river, which was a decided advantage, as half a gale of wind was blowing from that shore. At the pistol shot at 1:02 both boats got away sharply, Cambridge pulling a 36 to Oxford's slightly more powerful sweep of There was litle to choose between them vnatil Clasper's boat house was reached, approaching the first half mile, when the Cambridge boat's nose show:d slightly in front. The two crcws were puiling with great determination an1 splashing some- what cn account of the rough water. At the half mile Oxford laid down to it in fine ghape, drew up and shoved ahead at Walden's. At this there was great cheering. for it made it apparent that a splendid ding- Cong race was to be rowed. At Hammersmith Bridge. It was nip and tuck, little or nothing to choose betwcen the two crews, both lay- ing down to it in grand styie and with Plenty of reserve force in cither boat. Fernle called upon the light biues, and they responied with such vim that the Cambriige boat shot under iMammer- smith bridge a short lengin ahead of Ox- ford, and, according to tradition, shouid have won’ the race. _A more exciting race could hardly be imagined, and the enthusiasm was intense. Cambridge. at Thorny Croft's, had a lead of about three-quarters of a length. From there to the three-mile post the Trace was most punishing. Cambridge succeeded in holding a slight lead and shot under Barnes bridge ahead. “Cambridge wins!” was the ery which Pane jini Barnes ee Putney. e cheering only nerved the dark bi to another beautiful effort. ae Cambridge s2emed likely to te able to hold her lead across the finish line. As Mort- lake Church was passed, Oxford put {ts firal effort, and there was a spurt which will be recorded in the history of rowing. Oxford’s Winning Spurt. The dark blues overtook the Cantabs. For a moment or so it was “nose and nese,” with the winning post in sight, and then, putting still more steam into their Stroke, the dark blues passed the Cam- bridge boat and finished winners by a short three-quarters of a length, in 20.04, splendid time when the weather and rough water re taken into consideration. Indeed, this time has only be beaten over this course upon three previous occasions— Cambridge, in 1873, did the trick in 19, Oxford, in'1802, did it in 19.21, ana Oxford, in 1893, woa in 18.47. Last ‘ye aon year Oxford Oarsmen “Pumped Out.” The dark blues on board the steamer Letellia were simply delirious with en- thusiasm when theif boat won, and Gold received a perfect ovation. In spite of the splendid showtng made by both, crews, in finishing, when it was all over. it was noticed that the rival oarsmen were pretty well pumped out. The result caused a great sensation in the London clubs, as, owing to the bulle- tins from the course, saying that Cam- bridge was leading, the light blues were thought to have a “sure ihing” in today’s rece. Cambridge this year put forth unusval ef- forts to secure a victory. Of the Oxford crew two, Deknoop and Gold (stroke), were members of the Eton crew. which made so favorable a showing at the Henley regatta lst year, Gold be- ing the strecke and Deknoop pulling bow in the Eton boat. What gives additional in- terest Is that Deknoop is an American, a resident of Albany, N. Y. The Oxford stroke slightly differs this year. The reach is not so long as formeriy and the finish of the stroke is sharp and clean cut. Of the Cantabs Hope, Bieber, Bell, Fernie and Paget-Tomlinson were members of the Trinity Hall crew. which defeated Cornell jJast year for the grand challenge cup at Henley. Honored the American. The event was pronounced to be the best ever seen on the Thames course. Almost immediately after the crews started a coli, blinding rein was driven against them. After the first mile had been rounded under these conditions the wind increased in strength and the rain changed into a blinding ha{l storm, which obscured the rival crews from the view of the specta- tors ashore and against which one could scarcely stand. The wind swept over the ecurse, stirring the water up until it re- sembled an angry sea. The scene at the finish was a remarkable ore. Both crews were drenched to the skin and the two boats were half full of water. Two or three of the Cantabs were com- pletely exhausted, so much so, that they were unable to raise their heads. Tke dark blue also showed the effects of the struggle; but Deknoop, the American, and others in the boat, waved their hands in trlumph 4s they sat on their seats, pant- ing, but happy. Oxford paddled to the Isis boat house, from where the stars and stripes were float- iug in honor of Deknoop. The Cambridge men soon followed Ox- ford's example. The first thing the light blues did, after landing, was to heartily ecrgratulate the victors. —__ Going to Georgin. Secretary Smith leaves tonight for Geor- gia. He will make his first speech in the campaign in the state at Augusta next Tuesday in a joint debate with ex-Speaker Crisp, the latter delivering the opening re- marks. Ex-Speaker Crisp is also to leave tonight to begin his canvass in Georgia for the sen- atorship. He expects tc be absent several weeks meeting his engagements on the stump. mes —_—__-o.______—__ ‘The President’s Callers. The President's public reception this af-, ternoon as ae tis attended, nearly 400 persons improv! opportuni thelr PPO! ity to pay Speculation on the Rumored Recall of Mavroyeni Bey. Ministery Terrell, With Sixty Days’ Leave of Absence, is Supposed to Be on the Way Home. There were no new developments at this end of the line today with respect to the alleged purpose of the Turkish government to break off diplomatic relations with the United States, as a consequence of the ac- tion of the American Congress in the Ar- menian affair. Notwithstanding the appar- ently official advices from Constantinople of the recall of Mavroyeni Bey, the Turkish minister here, it 1s said that neither the Secretary of State nor the Turkish minister has as yet received any information on the subject, either of a corroborative or con- tradictory nature, Minister Mavroyeni has cabled to Con- stantinople for information on the subject, and is now awaiting a reply. He scouts the insinuation made in the American press that he has been remiss in his duty in the Armenian affair, and says he has discharg- ed his full duty in that matter, employing all the agencies common to diplomatic usage to have his government properly rep- resented in the matter, and to keep the American government and its people promptly advised as to the actual state of affairs in Armenia. It is said that Mavroyeni’s ‘based recall is on his government's displeasure Mavroyent Bey. with his management of that diplomatic incident at Washington, particularly his failure to counteract the sentiment of the people of the United States adverse to the porte. His government holds, it is said, that the full exercise of the duties of his diplomatic aftice might have influenced more friendly feeling on the part of the legislative branch of the government, and if it could not prevent, might at least have delayed, the adoption of the Armenian res- olutions refiecting upon the Turkish gov- ernment. May Mean a Promotion. It cannot be learned whether this action on the part of the Turkish government im- plies a desire to sever diplomatic relations with the United States. or whether it simply means that Mavroyeni Bey is to be transferred to another post in order to make a change in the ministry at Wash- ington. Those officials of the State De- partment who will say anything at all about the case are inclined to the belief that if Mavroyeni {s to be recalled, it merely for the purpose of promotion or to have a new representative here. There is a gen- eral disinclination to belleve Jhat the porte has a sufficient cause of grievance against the United States to justify the severance of diplomatic relations, especially at this juncture, when there are so many ques- tions of importance in process of negotia- tion betweam the two countr-es. There is a popular impressiun that Mr. Terrell, the United States minister to Turkey, is now on his way home from Constantinople. It might be supposed that the officials of the State Department would have information on that subject, but such is not the case, that is, if those wno were approacited on the subject today told the truth. They are high officials of the d partment and would naturally be pre- sumed to know such thin>s. As a fact, howeyer, a Star reporter, who applied to them for Information on the subject, could not get them to say whether Mr. Terrell is or is not at Constantinople or whether he had or had not been granted leave of absence. Minister Terrell Coming Home. Notwithstanding this unusual and exces- sive display of alleged diplomacy, there is reason to believe that Mr. Terrell was granted sixty days’ leave of absence sev- eral weeks ago, and that he is now well on kis way home. It is reported that he was in London several days ago, and it 1s pre- sumed that he has since started across the Atlantic. His departure was perfectly reg- ular, and was in no wise due to any differ- ences, official cr personal, with the Turkish authorities. What differences exist, if any, originated since Minister Terrell left the scene, and he must recessarily be in 1g- norance of them. In the unexpected event that the Turkish government should close its legation in Washington it would be perfectly natural for the United States to close its legation in Constantinople, and in that case Min- ister Terrell would not return to his post. certainly not until the porte indicated a desire to resume friendly diplomatic inter- course with the United States. It is ex- pected that the complicated matter will be cleared up in a tew days. ——— MR. MANLEY’S FIGURES, The Situation as He Cal the End of the Weck. Mr. Manley sent a telegram to W. Mur- ray Crane at the republican state conven- tion in Boston late yesterday afternoon, in which he said: “In answer to your inquiry this is the situation as it will stand at the end of this week. At the close of your convention today there will have been 398 delegates elected. Gov. McKinley will have 162 delegates, provided you assign to him the entire delegation from Wisconsin, In- diana and Minnesota. But there should be taken from this number twelve dele- gates from these states, who have declared, since thelr election, in favor of Mr. Reed, and as they were not instructed, they should be taken from the McKinley col- umn and placed in Mr. Reed's. This gives Gov. McKintey 150 delegates; Mr. Reed, 7: Goy. Morton, 64; Senator Allison, 38; Sena- tor Quay, 26; Senator Cullom, 12; contested, 36. You will see that this gives Mr. M Kinley 150 delegates, against 210 anti-Mc- Kinley delegates.” ee ANNA McGRATH’S DEATH. Police Fail to Fasten the Langdon, PHILADELPHIA, Pa., March 28.—Fur- ther investigation into the death of Anna McGrath by the coroner and police officials has resulted so far in increasing rather than clearing up the mystery. Dr. Mattern, who made the post-mortem examination, and who made a critical ex- amination for marks about the girl's body, says that there was not the least thing sour which would indicate the cause of leath. » The examination of the viscera has not been concluded, but eaough has been found ei wipe opt the theory of mineral oiso) PGuperintendent Linden admitted today that his men had failed to fasten the crime upon Langdon, but would not give any in- timation of his present opinion of the case. Crime on Advocates of New Companies Again Present Their Clai SAVING THAT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED Statement of President Bryan of the Chesapeake Company. A LIVELY COLLOQUY The telephone monopoly in the District and proposed methods of relieving it form: ed the subject of a hearing before the House District committee today. Gen. W. W. Dudley, Gen. Butterworth, Ex-Repre« sentative Hemphill and Judge Jere Wilson were among the counsel appearing for the respective parties at issue in the hearing. Gen, Butterworth’s Argument. Gen. Butterworth opened the discussion in behalf of the Columbia Telephone Com- pany, asking a charter to do business here. He said the local telephone company had conducted a monopoly in this city by vir~ tue of a legal patent. That patent ex- pired some time ago and the - monopoly should have expired with it, but has not, and the efforts of the local company are in the direction of extending it. “The Bell Telephone Company has more feet than a centipede, more heads than a hydra, to say nothing of pockets and hands,” said Gen. Butterworth, and this accounted for its hold upon the monopoiy. The local ccmpany Las refused to reduce the telephone rates, claiming that it could not reduce them. “This company entered into a co years ago not to reduce its rates,” Gen. Butcerworth, “unless !t is necessery to reduce them to strangle competizion. I hold 2 copy of that contract in my hand.” Preceeding to out!ine the plans of the Columbia Company, which were fully ex- plained at the last hearing, Gea. Butter- worth said his company is now operating in twenty-five or thirty cities. “Will you tell the committee the names of those cities?” asked President bryan of the local company. “Yes, we will tell them, but you know them already,” said Gen, Butterworth. “You don’t need any instruction upon that point cr any other matters connected with tele- phones. We have the system in operation in Richmond, and your people, the Bell Company, have been ordered to take their in struments out.” Service of the Columbia Company. President Neelyn of the Western Con- struction Company, in behalf of the Colum- bia Company, explained to the committee the extent of the tclephone service being orerated by the company that proposes to supply the Columbia Company. The service it-cluded towns and cities in all of the east- ern and middie states) He read a letter from the competing telephone company at Lynchburg, Va., where the Bell Company had been compelled by reduction to reduce its price of telephones to $1 per month. “A new company has becn established at my home in Tennessee,” interrupted Mr. Richardson of the committee, “and opened furnishing a service at $1 per Continuing, Mr. Neelyn said his system bas been put in at Richmond, Va., and the Kell company orcered by the city council to leave. Mr. Neelyn referred to the general sub- way bill for this city which has been recommended to Congress by the Commis- siones, and said he had no doubt the Bell Company would favor it because it would prevent any other telephone company from ccming into this city for a long time. Mr. Hemphill for the Home Company. Mr. Jno. J. Hemphill then addressed the comm:ttee ip behalf of the Home Telephone Cempany. He said his company has al- ready agreed with 3,400 people in this city to take the service as soon as it can be put into operation. He cited proof to substan- tiate his statement that the Home company is a solid organization and backed by re- fponsible people. “We can do business here,” said Mr. Hemphill, “without the consent of the Bell Telephone Company. The time has gone by when permission has to be obtained from that company to do business. In picof of it, a rival company is now doing Lvsiness in Westminster, Md., in President Bryan's own jurisdiction. Mr. Hemphill said the practical question is whether the new company can serve the people of this city better than they are now being served. He would answer this question in the affirmative most positively. He read testimony from an expert at Johns Hopkirs University in advocacy of the rys- tem to be used by the Home company. He said the system of the Columbia company is not as efficient as that of the Home, be- cause while the Columbia sysiem operates well for a small number of stations, it does = work satisfactorily with a large num- i “It may be true that the Columbia com- pany’s instruments work well in the In- terior Department buildin; said Mr. Hemphill, “and I am glad they ¢o, for that fact at least disvroves President Bryan's statement that no company but the exist- ing one can do business in Washington.. What Can Be Saved. “With our present contracts,” continued Mr. Hemphill, “we can save the people of this city between $200,000 end $300,000 a year and can save the District government from $2,000 to $4,000 a year. It is certainly ® strange thing that a city which has not the capital to conduct its own telephone plent will object to other people coming in here and establishing a plant.” Mr. Hemphill introduced te the commit- tee Mr. Jackson of Baltimore, one of the incorporators of ths Home Company in that city, who briefly told of the status of the rival company in Baltimore. President Bryan's Statement. President Bryan of the local telephone company then took the floor. He said hig company has just gone through an inquisi<« tion by a committee appointed by the Mary- land legislature. That committee has mad« its report, and has laid bare all the busi« ness of the company, and the cost of opers ating the system. “We are not the Bell Company,” said Mr Bryan, “and we have nothing to do with that great monopoly. We are simply company trying to do our duty here an serve the people.” Mr. Bryan contended that the citizeng and business men are not petitioning for a new telephone company. He said the twa rew companies have sent out canvassera and got signatures, but that they are not all bona fide, and, moreoyer, many of the rames are duplicated. = * “It is incredible that 6,000 or 7, in this city want telephones, Bryan, , Referring to the system now in use in the Interior Department, Mr. Bryan said it was inferior to his own. “Do I understand that you claim that sysiem is not as good as yours?” asked Mr. Neelyn. “I do, most emphatically.” said Mr. Bryan. “We would call that plant junk and treat it as such.” “The Interior Department does not,” sug- gested Mr. Neelyn. Mr. Bryan Contradicted. “Well, they will,” replied Mr. Bryan. This statement was received with an ex- clamation of incredulity by Mr. Neelyn, and Mr. Bryan continued. Referring ta the plan for a general subway system, Mr, Bryan said it could not operate success ract said ™) people said Mr,