Evening Star Newspaper, April 6, 1896, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DA'ILY FXCEPT ®TNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Png oer ae es Cor, 11th a by Bbirnag ee ore wage ha Kow York Ofice, 49 Potter Buildings ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers im the Mty by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents ee ee 3 Kccnter 2 conts exch. By mail—enywhere in the United States or Canada—postage prepaid—60 cents day Cuteteple Sheet Star, $1 per yeur, with foreizn postage ater at at Washington, D.C. $3. (Eatered at the Post Offic as second-class mail matter. subscriptions must be paid tn advance. Raies of advertising made known on application. TWO CENTS. IF you want today’s news today you can find it only in The Star. ANXIETY AT MADRID Awaiting the Vote on Cuba in the House of Representatives. SPANISH HAVE ABOUT COCLED CEF Little or No Talk of War Now to Be Heard. WEYLER A DISAPPOINTMENT ———— MADRID, Spain, April 6—The result of the vote on the question of the attitude of the United States toward Cuba, which, it is understood here, is to"be taken on the United States Senate’s resolutions in the House of Representatives today, was anxiously awaited here. In any case, it is pointed out, hostilities in Cuba must soon cease on account of the approach of the rainy season, and no further reinforcements worth mentioning sili be sent until the month of September. war department is making exten- fons in this connection, and 3 and several torpedo boats sail at short notice from Fer- to take part in the blockade ts of Cuba should the insurg- recognized as belligerents. The opirion here, however, is that the are ready to rol in ord Fices of the s in the matter, while intimat- other steps may be taken should fer be refused. Spanish Cabinet in Session. Spanish cabinet will be in session to- from about the time the United States Sress assembles until the vote in the e of Representatives is taken. Later, Hot it is understood, the ministers will be sum- moned by the queen regent and the whoie matter will be discussed. e of the newspapers declare $ at hand, the fact remains le are almost entirely calmed t little or no war talk is to The military and naval prepara- ing made by the war department admiralty are more in the nature of the ultimate ob- her and still more of the campaign inst the insurgents. There is no inten- to defy the United States or to do < calculated to inflame popular although should it become neces- to do so, it is understood that the sh people will respond with enthu- be he: tions b and rgetie prosecution to the call to arms, in defense of and that Spanish blood and treasure will iow to the utmost in the efforts which will be made to uphold the honor of the country. flavana Defenses Strengthened. The def2ns>3 of Havana have been great- ly strengthened recently by the addition to fire armament of that place of a number of the heaviest guns, additional earthworks have been thrown up on the land side, and hing possible has been done to make that place capable of withstanding a com- ttack by sea and land. The Spanish s in Cuba now number about 15),000 men ef all arms, all the important towns and ports are strongly garrisoned, and as roof of this it is pointed out that the sents have not been able to capture y of any note, although the war has lasted over a year. Disappointed With Weyler. ite of the fact that it has been offi- cially denied here and at Havana that Capt. Gen. Weyler hes tendered his resig- nation, or is to be recalled, all classes of express surprise that the general been able to accomplish so little since sumed command in Cuba. Most peo- here, however, In view of the outcry t Gen. Weyler in the United States, !d look upon his recall under the pres- ent clreumstances as being very much in the nature of a humiliation and back-down on the part of Spain, and this might lead to serious results here. Reform for Cuba. But amidst all the clouds there is a feel irg struggling for cfficial recognition t! in arbitration there is a way out of all such culties, and that with mutual conces- sions and the use of diplomacy of a high order some arrangements may be arrived at which will give satisfaction to all con- cerned. Cuba, it Is asserted, all claims to the con- trary, could hardiy, under any circum- enter the sisterhood of the United States in this generation, and it is not ad- mitted here that the people of the United States would be willing to declare war on Spain in order to bring about such an addi- tion to the number of states in the Union. ‘There remains, therefore, the plan of giv- ing Cuba some measure of self-government which may lead to a settlement of the in- ternal and external troubles which ruined Cuba for the time being, and which bid fair to drive Spain into bankruptcy. Under these circumstances the feeling of apparent calm, mingled with anxiety, with which today’s vote of the United States House of Representatives has been awaited can readily be understoo genes DEATH RATHER THAN ARREST. Suicide of 2 Sneak Thief When Nearly ht. CHICAGO, April 6.—Twice within a week Chicago has furnished two sensational sui- cides. Several days ago a negro thief, while being pursued by the police, cut his throat from ear to ear with a razor just upon the eve of capture. Yesterday morning a white man, while being pursued under exactly the same cir- cumstances, drew a revolver and shot him. self through the head, falling dead at the feet of his horritied pursuers. A dance was in progress at a hail in 2d street when an alarm was raised that a thief was pursu- ing his vocation in the cloak room. The hue and cry alarmed the man, and he broke from cover. Two officers, seeing the flying man, started in pursuit. A private watchman endeavored to stop the man, but the latter flourished a revolver under his nose, causing him to draw back in fear, while the stranger turned his back to a fence and stood still. The officers came up on the run. There Was a moment of sus- pense, then a sharp report, and the strange man fell forward on his face with a ragged hole in his head behind the right ear. There was nothing about the man’s clothing that would lead to an identifization. BURIED UNDER RUINS. Fatal Explosion in Mills at Ridge- town, Ont. RIDGETOWN, Ont., April 6.—Just as the men had assembled in Watson Bros.’ mill feady to begin work today, a terrific boiler explosion tore the building into fragments. Already two dead bodies, those of Daniel Leitch and A. B. Cunningham, have been extracted from the ruins, and it is believed ethers ere buried beneath the debris. SILVER MEN JUBILANT A FARMERS’ MARKET They Consider Representative Patterson's Defeat Significant of Southern Feeling. A Claim That Friends of the White Metal Will Control the Chi- cage Convention. Congressman Patterson's defeat for elec- tion as delegate to the national democratic convention by the voters of his district-is pointed to by sliver men as a further con- firmation of their assertions that the south is solid for the white metal. Mr. Patter- son has a district in Tennessee composed of four counties. In one of them is situated the city of Memphis. It has been supposed that the district was almost solid in back- ing Mr. Patterson’s financial views, and the Congressman kas pointed with pride to the district as one which was sure against the “silver craze.” Two counties which hve acted have adopted silver resolutions. The third :s conceded by the “sound money” men to be the same way, and this gives the district and its delegates to the silver- ites. It is not known whether this means that Mr. Patterson will fail in getting a re- nomination, White Metal Men Exultant. The silver men are happy. They say that nearly all the county conventions held in the south and northwest the past week presage a silver victory at the Chicago convention. In Illinois it is claimed that every county which has acted (four) has Geclared for silver, betokening that the del- egation from the state will be almost whol- ly that way. With Illinois, Iowa and part of Ohio with them, the silver men say they will control the national convention easily. They now consider that there is a splendid chance of getting Iowa, in view of the fact that ex-Governor Boies has practically an- ncunced himself in the race for the presi- dential nomination. A Boom for Boies. The Boies boom was begun in Washing- ton last week, simultaneous with its ap- pearance in the west, and ‘s now making headway. It 1s backed by numerous south- ern members. They do not care so much for Boies as for the fact that he is the only out-and-out silver man in the race up to date. They have long been casting around for a good man, and think they rave found him. Boies, they say, i8 from the great west, which is deeply interested in the sil- ver question. With a southern man for second place, the ticket would sult every- body. Others Would Indorse Him. It is believed that should Boles be nomi- nated, and there was every reason for con- fidence in him, the populists and silver par- ty, which both meet at Chicago, would in- dorse him. This would solidify the silver people, and would give them the opportu- nity they have asked for and prayed for. ——_—_—__+«+_____ SAYS THERE WAS A PLOT. Alleged Plan to Kidnap Cornelius Vanderbilt. SAN FRANCISCO, April 6.—George E. Gard, late chief of the Southern Pacific Company’s detective service, came up from Les Angeles last night and gave publicity to a story of a plot to hold up the Vander- bilt specic] train and abduct Cornelius Van- derbilt. “Sncrtly before the Vanderbilt party reached El Paso,” said Mr. Gard, “I re- ceived a letter which detailed, in some de- gree, the plans of a gang of extremists for making money out of the kidnaping of Ccrnelius Vanderbilt. My inforimaut was one of the gang, and in his letter to me he said he would continye to act !n the role of conspirator and keep me iaformed of tkeir movements and any further develop- ments in their plans. “From what I could judge by the letter the conspirators had at that time perfect- ed no plans further than to agree among themscives to hold up the Vanderbilt spe- cial train at some point in the San Jcaquin valley and make the best haul that was possible. If no money was to be had any other way, Cornelius Vanderbilt was to be kidnaped and every one else in the party was to be Eilled, if necessary, in the accomplishment of the end in view. “Just what steps were taken by the railroad compiny to prevent the hold-up after being warned by telegraph from Los Argeles I have not been fully advised. This side of Bakersfield the special train was run only during the day time, and it is barely possible that this precaution upset the plans of the conspirators. The train was not held up and Cornelius Van- cerbiit was not abducted. I am rather in- clined to think that the men who con-. cocted the plot became frightened into an abandonment of their plans.” —— PANIC IN A CHURCH. Fainting Women Trampled on by the Crowd Eager to Escape. CHICAGO, April 6—Eighteen hundred Fersons were in the seats and aisles of the Second Baptist Church last night, and the Rev. Dr. Wm. M. Lawrence was in the midst of an eloquent sermon when a blaz- ing brand fell among the flowers which sur- rounded the pulpit. Instantly there was a rush for the door. Above the roar of the stampeded wor- shipers came the reassuring voice of Dr. Lawrence: ‘‘There is no danger,” he cried. But the worshipers, distracted beyond ecntrol, did not pause. Again the pastor cried: “If you will resume your seats, I will finish my sermon,” but as he uttered the last word the hyacinth at his side caught another blazing brand, and then the great chandelier, with its 105 lights, tottered to one side and a sMeet of flame rolled over the pastor’s head. * Terrified worshipers waited for no fur- ther counsel. They rushed through the aisles, climbed over the pews and were wedged in a struggling mass at the doors. Organist Howard Wells now attempted to quell the panic. The voice of the pastor was lost in the tumult, but the great roar cf the organ could be still heard. Its melody, however, had no effect. A weman, who lay upon the threshold, was being trampled upon when Patrolman Woolsey dragged her upon the steps. She was taken away bleeding and in a swoon ty friends who were sumomned.. Using fcrce in some instances and calling to the people to take their time, the patrolman fought his way to the auditorium, where he picked up three other women who had fainted. Sexton Allison, with several others, made their way jo the attic, and had nearly ex- tinguished the flames when the firemen ar- rived. The sexton was severely burned while fighting the flames. The damage to the church is nominal. The injuries of those hurt in the rush for the street are not serious. ecEele = eee Consecration of Bishop Williams. MARQUETTE, Mich., April 6—Advices received here state that the date of con- secration of Bishop G. Mott Williams has been fixed for May 1, and the place Detroit. The ceremony is to take place in Grace Church, with Bishop Thomas Davis pre- siding. The sermon will be preached by Bishop McLaren of Chicago. The bishops — cenesa e Lac will be pres- en —~—_— Foreign Exchanges Closed. LIVERPOOL, April 6—It is a holidsy to- day on the cotton, grain and provision ex- changes. LONDON, April 6—Today is a holiday the stock exchange. = Hearing on the Two House Bills for : Its Establishment. WR. CORTIS SPEAKS FOR THE FARMERS Gen. Birney Presents the Claims of the Market Company. A HEATED CONTROVERSY The farmers’ wholesale market question came up before the House District com- mittee again today in a hearing upon the two pending bills, Nos. 1202 and 6262. Mr. G. G. Curtis appeared in behalf of hill No. 1202. The market proposed by this bill would be under the exclusive control of farmers. He is a farmer and trucker and @ constant attendant at the market. Last fall the Commissioners drove the farmers away from the sheds, and they are now ecmpelled to stand out in the weather, which is a great hardship upon many. As @ result of opposition to this action of the Commissioners sprang this bill. The pro- jectors are not acting in behalf of the Washington Market Company, and he would accept any amendments to the Dill which would prevent the market company obtaining control of the stock. “How do you propose to prevent that?” asked Mr. Richardson. “By providing that no stockholder or di- rector of the Washington Market Company shall be eligible to subscribe for stock in the new corporation.” Mr. Richardson expressed doubt that such a provision would hold good in the courts. Mr. Curtis said the Commissioners’ plans for an open shed on a wholesale market would not suit the farmers, as it would not furnish sufficient protection from the in- clemency of the weather. He said the farmers had secured thou- sands of signatures to petitions asking for the retention of the present protected stands, A Tennessee Market Master. At the proposed farmers’ market the dealings would be largely with the green grocers and city marketers. There would also be a small proportion of retail trade. Mr. Curtis was questioned as to the pro- Posed incorporators of the market under bill No. 1202. He said they were all farm- ers, and while it was true that some of them were included without their consent, the majority of them would stick. “If you want a market for the farmers,” interrupted a farmer present, “what ob- jection would you have to the one proposed by bill 62627” “Because we could have the market con- ducted cheaper and more to our interesis. For instance, we would have a market master appointed for his experience and ability, instead of a political appointee from Tennessee, as at present.” “Hold on, there; who is the man appointed from Tennessee?” asked Representative Richardson of Tennessee, in the tone of a man who had overlooked a bet. “What's his name? Where is he from? When was he appointed?” asked Mr. Richardson, amid the laughter of the committee. When the answers were given Mr. Richardson sadly acknowledged that he did not know the man, and that somebody had siolen a march on him. | Gen. Birney for the Market Company. Gen. William Birney then addressed the committee on behalf of the Washington Market Company. In response to a ques- tion by Chairman Babcock, Gen. Birney raid the sole object of the two bills is to ebtain possession of a government reserva- tion worth half a million dollars. He said the Washington market pays $18,000 a year, in round numbers, to the government as taxes cn its property. The committee closely questioned Gen. Birney upon the assessments and taxation of the market. “You are a stockholder in the company?” asked Judge Hulick. x “Ycs, I own a few shares.” “Have you ever returned it for taxation?” “I suppose I have.” “You ought to know, as you own the stock,” suggested Judge Hulick. “Well, really, the return was made so long ago I do not remember,” replied Gen. Birney, as a general laugh went round the committee. “What I want to get at,” said Judge Hu- ick, “is that none of these stockholders pay a dollar of tax on their holdings.” Continuing, Gen. Birney said the market company has paid into the District treas- ury since the granting of its charter in 1870 the sum of $397,358, and in the same period has paid only $238,000 in dividends. Favoring Bill 6262. Mr. F. 8. Hill- spoke in behalf of bill 6262, representing, he said, farmers of the adjacent country. He said the farmers of the Patuxent Planters’ Club have agreed unanimously that bill 1202 is a scheme of private corporation, and they selected bill as a proper measure for’the farmer. ‘That bill simply asks that a shed shall be constructed for the protection of the farm- ers, to be under the control of the Commis- sioners. A portion of the shed is to be left free, while other portions shall be rented to produce sufficient revenue to pey the expenses. Prof. Miller of the state agricultural ex- periment station at the Maryland Agricul- tural College favored bill 6262. He said the farmers in the adjacent portions of Maryland support this bill, and numerous agricultural societies and farmers’ asso- ciations have indorsed it. Prof. Miller spoke of the establishment of farmers’ markets in Philadelphia and the successful operation of them in behalf of the farmers. Mr. R. B. Farquhar also spoke in behalf of bill 6262. He is a farmer of the neigh- poring section, and supplies produce to the city consumers. He referred to the neces- sity of providing a market, concurring in the arguments presented by other advo- cates of the bill. A Heated Controversy. . Mr. Hazleton, ex-district attorney, made an appeal for another hearing on the sub- ject, claiming there are facts which should be laid before the committee. “Whom do you represent?” John A. Baker. “The market company and the citizens of Washington,” answered Mr. Hazleton. Mr. Baker objected to further hearing, and in the course of his remarks, said that both Mr. Hazleton and Gen. Birney, while acting fs district attorney, “had been noted for their zeal in the interests of the market company.” “And I am responsible for. what I sa; added Mr. Baker, turning to the two gen- tiemen- addressed. so After the hearing closed President Ord- way of the market company demanded more time t6 present the market company’s case, and a heated passage of words oc- curred between him and Mr. Baker. Mr. Baker said he was responsible for all he had uttered, and would hold himself re- sponsible inside the committee room as out of it, while Mr. Ordway insisted that Mr. Baker was not responsible for any- thing. —_$_$—_—_- e+ _____ ° —& Good-Sised Judgment. ‘The Court of Claims today rendered judg- ment for $144,114, in favor of the state of New York, for the equipment of troops called for by President Lincoln. a Ailsa Wins Agzin. yj NICE, April 6.—In the cruising race from here to Monaco and return today Ailsa won, Satinita was second and Britannia was third. asked Mr. The Order Said Not to Haye Indorsed Any Several Acceptable Cadidates Men- tioned—A Number to Be pea 1 on the ik it. . i A dispatch from Louisville stating that the A. P. A. had indorsed Gov. Bradley for the presidency ex.ites some interest here on account of the idea it gives of the ac- tive participation of the A. P. A.'s in pres- idential politics. The indorsement of any one by the order would be the ex- ecutive board, which recently met here and in New York. The conference of the exdentive board or council was fcr the purpoge of discussing presidential candidates. Their action was kept a secret, but the understanding was that they éid not select a ‘particular can- didata to support, but named particular ones whom they would oppose. Those supposed to know what the plans of the order are and to speak by the card as to the action of the council, say that Gov. Bradley may have been named among several whose nomination for the presi- dency would be acceptable to the order, but he was not selected as their candidate. Representative Linton: was named as a very desirable candidate from an A. P. A. point of view, and Mr. Bradley’s name might have been mentioned as another who would be acceptable. The one thing that they did with emphasis was to mark cer- tain of the candidates with their disap- proval. A leading A. P. A. man, speaking of the alleged indorsement of Bradley, said today: “I do not think Bradley has been made the A. P. A. candidate. He !s probably an A. P. A. If he had not been favored by the order he could not have heen elected governor of Kertucky, and it is possible that the executive council, after adjourn- ing to New York, mentioned his name among others acceptable to them. The dis- position of the order is not to put up a man of their own fcr the nomination, but to use all tneir power to prevent the nomina- tion of any one who is antagemistic to the principles they represent. “The orde? proposes to take an active part in national politics, and a very large num- ber of the delegates to the St. Louis con- vention will be A. P. A. men. ‘They will be very apt to defeat any man who Is partic- ularly repugnant to them, however strong he may seem. There will probably be some A. P. A. men in every state delegation. Some delegations will be solidly of thai order, and there will be a varying propor- tion of them from one or two in a delega- tion to a majority of it. No man who op- poses certain propositions ean get the sup- port of these delegates, and» the order would oppose any nomin¢e’ who has antag- onized them.”” GEN. GROSVENOR’S' FIGURES. Mr. Aldrich Says They ‘Ate Intended to Stiffen McKinley Followers. Speaking with a Star reperter of the esti- mate given out by Mr. Grosvéner, claiming 5 McKinley delegates, now. elected, Rep- resentative Aldrich of Mlinois said: “There can be but one purpose in giving out this weekly bulletin, and thmt to stiffen up the McKinley folowers, who must see that the tide is beginning to turn in an- other direction. Of course, there is no law to prevent Grosvenor giving out anything that he chooses, and so long as he can get what he says published it will no doubt serve his purpose—it is but part of a well- organized campaign,’ and I must say does credit to the organization, for its purpose is to influence public opinion and bolster up the half-hearted and indifferent delegates who, though properly classed in the Mc- Kinley column for the present, perhaps, cannot be relied upon to stick’ unless they be assured that he is to be nominated on the first ballot, and you would be surprised to know how many there are of this kind in their ranks. The Figures Unreliable. “However, it is enough for me to say now, and my sources for reliable*informa- tion are certainly the equal of Grosvenor's, that he has included at least eighty-five more delegates in his McKinley column than he is justified in doing, and that in- stead of there being 275 delegates for Mc- Kinley to date there are not to exceed 190. Why, the Chicago Times-Herald of Saturday last (a McKinley organ), which claims to be keeping close tab on the elec- tion of delegates, gives McKinley but 235 delegates, and in this list includes 16 from Mississippi, 17 from Georgia and 8 from Florida, nearly all of which are fairly dis- puted. It places the eight New Hamp- shire delegates in the ‘unpledged’ column, notwithstanding the unequivocal state- ment over their own signatures that they are all for Mr. Reed. “Grosvenor says, ‘My claims in Texas, Oklahoma and South Carolina differ from those of others who are figuring. Mine will be right absolutely or will be under the actual result.’ What does he mean by ‘will be?’ I assert that his claims are wrong, absolutely wrong, now. “This iteration and reiteration may be getting a little tiresome to the public, but if Grosvenor will persist in setting up fig- ures which those who are in a position to know are prepared to disprove, he must expect to be called to account ‘herefor. You may say in conclusion that Mr. Reed's friends continue to be satisfied with the general situation and are exceedingly hope- ful of the outcome.’” ————— IN SOUTH CAROLINA. McKinley Delegates, According to Gen. Grosvenor’s Information. Representative Grosvenor today received a telegram from @ prominent republican of Columbia, S. C., stating that of the twelve delegates to the republican convention al- ready elected from that state eleven are safely for McKinley, and one is in doubt. Four of them are instructed. The state convention tomorrow will probably intsruct the remainder, and the delegates to be elected Thursday will be McKinley men. —— : ,Today’s Presidential Nominations. ‘The President today sent the following nominations to the Senate:’ ; Postmasters—Wm. H. Jordan; Brockton, Mass.; Martin F. Burns, Wollaston, Mass. . Oliver P. Kendrick, West Brookfield, Mass.; John J. Whetton, Highlandvflle, Mass.; Henry A. Pope, Millton, Maas.;-George W. Salisbury, Cazenovia, N. Y,; Charles J. Chism, Brighton, N. Y.; Truman Lewis, Sidney, N. Y.; B. F. Bogard, Wilkesbarre, Pa.; Mary E. Geréty, Honesdale, Pa.; Wm. Rodearm, Harrisburg, Pa.; Lizsie K. We- ber, North Wales, Pa.; Felix R. Shaplcy, Massillon, Ohio; Hermam « Schulmerich, Hillsboro, Oreg.; Curtis J. Monroe, Lake Port, Gal.; T. Fitzhugh, Kamsas*City, Kan. J. A. B. Bear, Paiola, Kan.; Richard Smith, jr., Scotland Neck, N. C.; Wm. B. Gwathmey, Aitkin, Minn; Francis Si- monds, Clarksville, Mo. War—C&pt. Thomas Wm. Symonds, corps of engineers, to be major. Capt. Baumer’s Promotion. -A change has occurred in the office of chief clerk of the bureau of navigation, Navy Department. Capt. Joseph Baumer of Alabama has been appointed to that office, vice Mr. W. V. Chardavoyne, also of Alabama, who has been transferred to a clerkship in the office of war records, Navy Department, filling the occasioned Mr. Baumer’s transfer to the ter of- this list. They are all men of ability ard Tt is Believed That the President Will The Most Prominent of Available} . Tako Radical Acti Compromise Candidates. WOULD BE A PLATFORM IN HIMSELF Today’s Vote is the Deliberate Judg- ment of Congress and Not an Emotional Expression. His Chances if There is No Split at Chicago. The vote on the Cuban resolutions in the House this morning demonstrated that it Was not merely under the impulse of ex- cltement that the original resolutions were given such an immense majority. After weeks of deliberation, and in spite of great efforts in antagonism by certain commercial interests and the most: determined fight Possible by members of the House and Sen- ate opposed to the recognition of the in- surgents, there were but ten votes more against the conference report than there Were against the original resolutions. The Heuse resolution was adopted March 2 by @ vote of 262 to 17. The report was adopted today by a vote of 244 to 27. This vote, it 1s expected, will satisfy the President that there is nothing emo- Uonal in the expression of opinion, but that It is the deliberate and earnest judg- ment of Congress that the Cubans should be recognized. The prevailing opinion is that he will be influenced by the resolu- tions, and their object will be accomplished. This is based upon the assumption that he cannot do otherwise under the circum- stances. ‘The opinion Is expressed by some that he will deliberate awhile and will finally take more radical action than suggested by the resolfitions. Some expect him to take the ground that if anything at all is to be done by this couniry our interference should be made effective, to the degree of insuring Cuban independence. ——___+-« MINISTER TERRELL HERE. A POSSIBLE CLASH ee Discussion of the Chicago convention brings out two propozitions, which are stated with some emphasis: @.) If the gold standard wins, the silver democrats will either bolt outright, or else sulk through the campaign. (2.) If free silver wins, the gold demo- crats will either bolt outright, or else sulk through the campaign. Obviously, therefore, if a split is to be avoided, it would appear to be necessary for the democrats at Chicago to write a eum- promise platform, each faction conceding to the other something for the good of the party as a whole. But a compromise platform will call for a compromise candidate, and where shall this man be found? Some of the most eminent of the democratic managers are weighing this question with care. Carlisle Teo Pronounced. Mr. Carlisle's candidacy—and his letter will not take him out of the calculation— calls for an unequivocal declaration as to money. His position on that subject Js thor- oughly well defined. It is assumed that he would not change it to secure even a presi- dential nomination. He stands not only for sound money, but for all of the administra- tion’s acts in support of the administra- tion’s interpretation of sound money. His nomination would indorse the gold standard and the sale of bonds to replenish the de- pleted gold reserve. We could not, it is held, stand on a platform declaring for free silver, even w:th that qualifying clause of an in- ternational agreement attached. Gov. Boies Out of It. The candidacy of Guv. Boles is quite as definite on the other side. lie himself leaves nothing in doubt on the subject. He is for free coinage at 16 to 1. He will not go to Chicago as a delegate, even, except upon a declaration in favor of free silver by the Iowa demccracy. It is plain enough, then, that Gov. Boies could not stand on a p form that would answer for Mr. Carlisle. Free coinage, therefore, or Gov. Boles stands aside. Some Available Democrats. But there are democrats who could stand on a compromise platform, and their claims are now being canvassed by their friends. Gov. Matthews of Indiana, ex-Gov. Camp- bell of Ohio, ex-Gov. Pattison of Pennsyl- vania and Col. William R. Morrison are on He Was at the State Department To- day, bat Declined to Talk. Mr. Terrell, United States minister at Constartinople, arrived in Washington last night, and today reported his arrival at the State Department. He had a long inter- view with Assistant Secretary Adee, who has been specially charged with the con- duct of that branch of the diplomatic work of the department including Turkey, and described tv him at length the conditions existing in Turkey when he left. Later he saw Secretary Olney, but only for a snort time, and to pay his respects. A fuller ex- change of views between them was left to future interviews, for the minister expecis to remain in Washington for several days, at least. Mr. Terrell is looking remarkably’ well, and is much stouter than when he visited Washington two years ago. Touching the work of his mission, he was strictly non- communicative, taking the view that be- yond the matters made public by the de- partment itself it was not for him to talk. He also remarked that the American pub- lic had later information than he of the progress of events in Turkey by means of cablegrams received while he was on the passage over the Atlantic. Not much more could be gathered from the minister re- specting his future movements. He expects to remain in Washington for some days yet, at least, but he is not prepared to say whether or not he will go to his home in Texas. It was evident that he intends to shape his movements by the wishes of the State Department officials and consult their convenience entirely. In response to the direct question as to how long he would be in the United States Mr. Terrell referred. vaguely to the departmental regulations (permitting a leave of absence of sixty days from his post), and declined to say whether or not he intended to return to Turkey or when, democrats of recognized worth. Geograph- ically, they are well located, living in the great middle secticn, where the arguments of both the extreme east and the extreme west receive a respectful hearing. It may be called a compromise section, and well suited to produce a compromise national aaa cn a compromise national plat- form. Col. Morrison the Most Prominent. The most eminent of these men is Col. Morrison, and the politicians are discussing him with interest today. He has been so long in the public eye, and is so well known, it is not a difficult matter to sum him up as a candidete. He stands for tar- iff reform—is the author, indeed, of the policy—he has a conservative record as to silver, and he served during the civil war in the Union army. His friends say of him as those of Mr. McKinley do of him, that he would be a platform in himself. The Administration Opposed to Him. But the most interesting point ts thought to be the likelihood that a clash may come at Chicago over Col. Morrison between the administration and anti-administration men. It is a matter of common knowledge that Col. Morrison never goes to the White House. He and the President are not on good terms, and there is a widespread be- lief that the Morrison candidacy is un- welcome to the President. It so happens, too, that prominent among Col. Morrison’s admirers und supporiers is Senator Hill, who is going to Chicago at the head of the New York delegation, aud as such will cut an important figure in the proceedings. Will Mr. Hill bring Col. Morrison forward as a compromise candidate? And if he does, will the administration forces antag- onize him? Carlisle Friendly to Him. A clash of this kind would, it is thought, very greatly embarrass one member of the administration. Mr. Carlisle and Col. Morrisen have always si-stained the most cordial relations toward each other. They were :n perfect agreament while in Con- gress together on all pubiic questions, and when Mr. Carlisle became Speaker of the House in the Forty-eighth Congress—a po- sition he attained through the active as- sistance of Col. Morrison—he made the Illinoisian chairman of ways and means. There Js a belief, therefore, that if a fight should be made in the administration's mame at Chicago on Col. Morrison, Mr. Carlisle would not be in sympathy with it. The two men have remained friends de- spite the lack of good feeling. between the President and Col. Morrison, and it is not thought that their relations are likely to be disturbed by anything that may take place at Chicago. —_——_-eo-_____. OLD DUTCH ESTATES. ——————+~»+—____ GIVEN FIFTY YEARS. Pinn Agreed on to Refund Pacific Railroad Debts. The subcommittees of the two houses which have b2en considering the Pacific railroad refunding bill have practically ar- rived at an agreement. The bill which they will report to their full committees is in all essential particu- lars the one which was outlined last week. The only material change is in the annual payment on principal, which is to be in- creased for the first ten years, so as to make the amount $1,000 per day, or $365,000, in- stead of $300,0UU, as first provided for. The accrued interest is to be funded and counted as principal, and the entire debt carried at 2 per cent interest per annum. ‘fhe annuai payment for the second ten years is to be 2uvu,uuu, and after that ume 2iou,0U, until the entire debt shati be dis- charged. ‘This arrangement applies to botn the Union Pacitic and the Central Pacilic ys- tem, and the Southern Pacific is to stand good for the Central Pacitic debi. ‘the Sioux City and the Central branch are not included in the settlement. It is caiculated that under this arrangement it will require about litty years tor the Central Pactic to wipe out its government indebtedness, and a somewhat longer time for the Northern Pacitic. . ECKINGTON ROAD. The Condition of the Proposed Change of Motive Power. Since the attorney for the District ren- dered an opinion that the Commissioners were without authority to approve a sur- face motor, with a view of changing the motive power of the Eckington and Sol- diers’ Home railway, considerable effort has been brought to bear to pass Senate bill 1886, which bill was drawn by the Com- missioners, and received their hearty ap- proval. This bill grants the company all rights necessary to change its motive power, leaving the time within which this is to be done to Congress. The biil also gives the company the right to issue and sell bonds covering the cost of the im- provement. In view of this bill the Com- missioners have decided that they will take no further action on the matter beyond urging the passage of the above bill. It appears the railroad company has been making arrangements for putting on a sur- face motor, and has gone so far as to apply to the Commissioners for the approval of the new motive power. The Commission- ers were willing to approve this system, but decided to get the views of the attorney for the District before taking final action. At- torney Thomas’ opinion was a surprise, for the Commissioners had not thought of the provision which required all companies de- siring to change their motive power to apply within two years. The time Hmit, as At- torney Thomas explained, had expired, and the Commissioners were without authority to approve any system. There is no doubt as to their wishes in the premises. All of them believe the time has come when the Eckington road should be compeiied to change its motive power. If the bill above referred to passes, there is no doubt the Commissioners will approve a surface motor. eee eres APPROVED BY METHODISTS. Folly of Spending Money in the At- tempt to Secure Them. United States Consul Downs at Amster- dam writes to the Secretary of State re questing that the people of the United States be warned anew against the perfect folly of spending time or money toward the collection of what are known as “oic Dutch estates.” “For the past three months,” says the consul, “inquiries on this subject are so numerous as to almost baffie replies and threaten to interfere seriously with the regular business of the office. The ‘Anneke Jans’ estate, the ‘Croukheit’ or ‘Crouck- heit’ or ‘Kroukheit’ estate, the ‘Van Cot’ estate, the “Van Dussen’ estate, the ‘Web- ber’ estate, the ‘Brandt’ estate, the ‘Mez- ger’ estate, are some of the fancy tities supposed to represent millions—actually representing nothing. “These estates do not exist. They are myths, will-o’-the-wisps, fakes. The ‘Bank of Holland,” in which the ‘unclaimed mil- lions’ are alleged to be deposited, does. net. exist. Careful investigation induces tme be- lief that these estates originated in the}. brain of some rascally speculator or specu-| lators, who, imposing on human credulity, found many victims and fleeced them most profitably. Jf these estates ever hati a- x fide existence then they come clearly. the purview of the statute of li passed by the Dutch parliament in which all unclaimed inheritances e Refusal of the House to Appro- printe for Sectarian Institutions. NEW YORK, April 6.—At today’s session of the Methodist Episcopal conference for the New York district a resolution was adopted without opposition approving of {the action of the House of Representatives “at Washington in refusing to vote further aprropriations to sectarian schools. After the vote the members of the confer- dollar spent in.; ence to these estates is so much. m (wasted.” the arose and sang the hymn “America.” ‘ more, which, COL. WM. R. MORRISON |CUBAN RECOGNITION|BY A BIG MAJORITY ‘Passage of the Con‘erence Cuban Resolutions by the House, RESULT GREETED WITH APPLAUSE Politics and Small Post Offices Discussed in the Senate. RIVER AND HARBOR BILL There was a very large attendance in the galleries of the House today to witness the final action on the Cuban resolutions, and also in anticipation of an exciting contest over the attempt to be made to pass the river and harbor bill under the suspension of the rules. Many of the spectators were strangers from New York. Under the agree- ment made Saturday the vote on the adup- tion of the report of the conferees on the Cuban resolutions was the first thing in order after the reading of the journal. Before Chairman Hitt demanded the reg- ular order Mr. Wadsworth, chairman cf the committee on agriculture, presented for the information of the House a letter from the Secretary of Agriculture notifying him that in deference to what seemed the unanimous desire of the House of Repre- sentatives, he had telegraphed accepti the proposition to put the seeds to be d tributed by Congressmen into packages of five instead of fifteen packe' 025,000 packages instead of 6 : members expressed t gratification by applauding the announcement. The Cuban Resolutio: Adopted. Mr. Hitt then demanded the regular or- der. The Speaker put the question on the adoption of the conference report. The great swelling chorus of ayes was foliowed by a feeble scattering negative vote, end the Speaker was about to declare the mo- tion carried when Mr. Hitt asked for the yeas and nays. Yielding to the appeals of many members, however, he withdrew it. Mr. Boutelle (Me.), who had made himself conspicuous by his opposition to the report, made no effort to secure the yeas and nays, and the report would have been deglared adopted had not Mr. Tucker (Va.), a mem- ber of the foreign affairs comm:ttee, who has opposed the Cuban resolutions, at this juncture stepped forward and demanded a record-making vote, and the roll was called. The report was adopted, The an- nouncement was greeted with a great dem- onstration or the floor, which was taken up by the galleries. The River and Harbor Bill. As soon as the tumult had subsided Mr. Hooker (N. ¥.), chairman of the river and harbor committee moved to suspend the rules and pass the river and harbor bill. He asked that the reading «cf the bill be dispensed with, but Mr. Richardson (Tenn.) objected to passing a bill ying milliong of dollars without the formality of read- ing it. : Mr. Hooker attempted to effect an ar- rangement about the time for debate. Un+ der the rules, when a mo’ suspend the rules but th allowed on a side, but he ‘ time for debate be extended to 3 o'clock. To this Mr. Gibson (Tenn.) objected, und the bill was then read. The reading of the bill consumed one and one-half hours. At the conclusion of the reading Mr. Hooker asked that the time for debate be extended until 4 o'clock. Mr. Hepburn (owa) protested, saying that the bill in- volved the appropriation of $63,000,000, Some amendments had been reported only this morning, and he submitted that this extraordinary expenditure should not be authorized without due debute. He 5 Sd gested that the time for debate be exter until 5 o'clock. Mr. Maguire (Cal.) asked whether opportuaity wouid be offered for amendment. Being informed that there would not be he objected. Subsequently he attempted to withdraw his objection, but Mr. Grosvenor (Ohio) renewed it, and the debate was entered upon, twenty minuics being allowed on a side. The Contract System. A few minutes were given to Mr. Burton (Ohio), a member of the river and harvor committee, who particularly exploited the contract system extended by the bill t¢ thirty-two new projects. THE SENATE. Many of the Senatprs who have been prominent of late in the affairs of theit states were back in the Senate today, includ- ing Senators Chandler of New Hampshira, Harris of Tennessee, Lindsay of Kentucky, Palmer of Illinois and Thurston of Nes braska. Among the bills favorably reported was one to prevent wholesale divorces in the territories by requiring one year’s residence before application for divorce. To Pension Gen. Cascy"s Widow. Mr. Frye of Maine introduced a bill to pen= sion the widow of Gen. Thomas L. Casey, chief engineer of the army, on the retired list at $100 per month. Mr. Allison was about to proceed with cone sideration of the post office appropriation bill when Mr, Call (Fla.) asked to go on with the Cuban resolution offre him some days ago, proposing the immeuiate use of the United States navy to protect American citizens in Cuba, and to preveut barbarit.es, Mr. Allison insisted, however, that the ap- propriation bills were of supreme import~ ance, and must be kept to the front. Mr. Call then gave notice that he would move to take up his Cuban resolutions to- morrow. Inquiries by Mr. Hale (Maine) as to the parliamentary status of the res.lae tions indicated that Mr. Call would meet with opposition in returning to the Cubana subject. Post Office Appropriation Bi The post office appropriation »ill was then taken up, the pending question being that of consolidating country and suburban post offices as adjuncts to city or metropolitan districts. Mr. Wolcott advocated the reform as es- sential to the vast postal se country, small post offices b. at the rate of over 2,000 a year, gregate army of 70,000 posimasiers mala- taining separate accounts w ningwon. He believed the change would do away with the system of giving post offices as rewards for political services, cratic grocery store keeper runni: office one administration, and the r grocery store keeper running it ihe next administration. Postmaster General Commended. the demo- Mr. Wolcott said he was by no means friendly with the present adiministration, yet he desired to commend the able and in- telligent conduct of the postal administra- tion under Postmaster General Witson. The Senator added that this was a move toward throwing off the domination of the spoils system from the postal scrvice. “Civil service is,” he said, “largely an acquired taste, but any public man who has remained here through an opposing admin- istration and seen men appointed to office as a reward for poiltical dirty work, unworthy men, not fit to hold office, many of them unintelligent and unprincipled men, can appreciate the virtues of civil service.” Mr. Wolcott and Mr. Gorman joined issue when the former referred to some mislead- ing statements that had been made as te absorption of Ellicott City by Balti. said Mr. Wolcott, might hav