Evening Star Newspaper, April 21, 1896, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR °UBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, ‘AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, qn Pennsylvania Avene Cor, 11th Bert oy e Evening Star New r Oom 8. HKAUFFMANN, Presta New York Offic 29 Potter Building, ‘The Evening Star {s served to subscribers in the city by carriers, on thelr own account, at 10 cents Ber week, oF 44 cents per mouth. Coples at the ccunter 2 cents cach. By mail—anywhere in the United States or Canada—postage prepaid—59 cents er month. Saturday Quintrple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with foreign postage added, $3.00. (Entered at the Post Oflce at Washington, D. 0., as second-class mall matter. 7 All mail subscriptions must be paid in advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. SSS Che Loening Stave’ No. 18,458, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1896-FOURTEEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. The circulation of The Star is more than double. that of any other paper in ‘Washington, and it is de- livered regularly to five times as many homes as any other. It has no rivak whether considered as a newspaper or as an advere: tising medium, 4 AID FROM NEW YORK Garrett Interest in B. & 0. Deserts the Baltimore Committee. MONEY FROM OUTSIDE BANKERS Reorganization Committee Will Probably Not Be Supported. MATTERS FOR INVESTIGATION ——— Miss Mary Garrett, the largest individual stockholder of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, and whose holdings, with those she represents, aggregate $7, 0,000, has, it is stated on excellent au- thority, withdrawn her support from the Baltimore reorganization committee and her representative, ex-Judge William A. Fisher, has resigned from the committee. There has been no formal announcement as to whether Miss Garrett will act with the New York committee, but the belief is gen- eral in railroad circles that she will. It is also understood that the Johns Hopkins trustees and several other large holders of Baltimore and Ohio securities, restding in Baltimore, will adopt the course said to determined upon by Miss Gar- ast their lot with the New York committee, believing that if their property s to be put on a paying basis within a able time it must be secured through obtained either In New York or an connections with New York's great moneyed institutions. The withdrawal of Miss Garrett and the rs named from upport of th® mmittee leaves that commit- ion which is not far from y of the New Yorkers. Money From New York. is known to be the intention of the who are said to be really the representatives of the New York com- mittee and to be carrying out their in- structions, to place the Baltimore and Ohio system throughout in the very best ndition, and that Receivers and Murray have been assured that the money to do this will be forth- coming whenever it is needed. ng that the receivers the New York committee ip, as it is recalled that in ce for at least ten years when acre and Ohio was in want of a sum of money, efforts to secure it Baltimore bankers failed, and New nkers had to be called upon. Samuel Spencer, now the Southern Railway Com- ; ent of the Baltimore and Ohio, he was compelled to raise $10,000,000 bankruptcy of the company, it Pierpont Morgan, then of n & Co., that the deal was d now that the road is in the rs, ves of the convinced that the ied upon for money re An Old Surplus. is said that one of the main reasons m of Miss Mary Garrett in one so, with the w York committee is that she was averse publicity being given to what might termed the private affairs of the Balti- more and Ohio, as she believed that they were matters for the consideration of the t alone, and then only in their offices. In this connection the course of Senator rman and Mr. Thomas M. Lanahan, in ISS8 represented the holdings of ate of Maryland in the Baltimore and is recalled. Previous to that time the ts of the president, John W. Garrett, end subsequently Robert Garrett, his son, were accepted without question. At one of of the board of directors a of the fi ial condition of the made by Mr. Bulkley, an expert, was It for casting her lot, if she has the a the me repo’ road that Mr. Bulkley's re- e of the idols of an alleged surplus of $48, 100—and by some strange lapse of lan of which Mr. Gorman has never e been guilty, he allowed the remark fall from his lips ‘that he would ask when of port Garrett family- shattered a) to some questions concerning the repor the paper came up before the mee’ directors. But Mr. Gorman failed, for as soon as the report was reached, one of the Garrett directors moved, and the suzgestion was adopted, that the consideration of the re- indefinitely po: s of Mr. ,, became known that the $38,000,000 myth, and that there was ar in the t y rr t the so-called s was a lot of e rev" surplu not a d while v lus really Gid gines, bridges, terminal facilities, round hou ete., term- ed on every other road in the world, so far as known, as bettermen:s. Points of Investigation. As stated in The Star of yesterday, the Baltimore and Ohio committee wants to make a thorough investigation of the trans- zctions of the company from 1888 to the latter part of 1805. Among these, it is un- de are the investment of several millions in the Staten Istand Rapid Tran- sit Con-pany, with great warehouses there, nd the building of a very expensive bridge across the Kill von Kull, to reach Staten Island, and which has never been used ex- cept for a freight route; the Baltimore and Ohio having made arrangements, shortly after the expenditure of vast sums for the above purposes, with the Reading and Jer- sey Central to run its New York trains be- tween Philadelphia and New York over their lines until the twenty-ninth century. Other deals to be looked into unless those opposed to making the investigation can defeat the Baltimore and Ohio committee, are said to be the building of the Akron Givision of the Baltimore and Ohio; also he Pittsburg and Western, the terminal facilities at Cleveland, and many other matters of construction, which, it is claim- ed, were performed by companies specially erganiz-d for the purpose, and whose mem- bers were in the main, It is said, officers of the Baltimore and Ohio. The Tunnel. Dod, Amid ms the blast of charges of unwise zement it is said there ts not a breath of suspicion that the Maryland Construc- tion Company, which built the Belt line tunnel under the city of Baltimore, over- charged the Baltimore and Ohio to the ex- tent of a dollar in any contracts ed by it, while, on the contri ard the subcontractors, McDonald, some ered suit against the con- ny for more than $700,000, which they claimed to have paid for extra work done on the tunnel by order of the construction company. The Baltimore and Chio will also, It is said, soon have a bill of the General Elec- tric Company of $1,000,000 to meet for the equipment of the tunnel with electricity. When this contract was made Recetver, then General Counsel, Cowen told The Star reporter that the agreement was that the electric company was to equip the tunnel for the moving of trains by electric power free of expense to the railroad com- pany. and that after a test- of one year if the equipment performed all that the contract stipulated the Baltimore and Ohio would then pay the former $1,000,000, The test has so far proved eminently satis- factory, and the period of probation has nearly expired. THE PRESIDENT’S NOTE Said to Have Been Sent at Senor Palma’s Suggestion. Friends of Cuba Divided Into Two Factions—No Confidence in the Promise of Autonomy. There is an interesting story in circula- tion regarding the reasons that moved the President to send his note of mediation to the Spanish government, through the American minister at Madrid. It is said that this note was a forerunner of a propo- sition on the part of the President that Cuba should be allowed to purchase her in- dependence .from Spain, and that Senor Palma, who is here to be made minister of the Cuban government as soon as his coun- try's Independence is gained, suggested this plan to Mr. Cleveland, telling him that it would be satisfactory to the Cubans. ‘Two Parties Not Harmonious. The friends of Cuba in this country are far from being harmonious, it is said, in their efforts to advance the cause of their native island. There are two factions, one headed by Senor Palma, who is generally regarded as the representative of the Cubans here, and another faction, located chiefly in New York, and said to be repre- sented here by Senor Aguirre, who has been about the Capitol a great deal during the debat on the Cuban question. When the above story was called to the attention of Senor Aguitre he replied: “That will not be denied by Senor Palma. eI have no idea that he will deny it. But such a proposition will not be approved by the Cubans now fighting for the independ- ence of their countr: iI suggested such a plan to Gomez myself some time ago, and I will never forget the look and reply he gave me. He answered promptly that an op- pressed people could only gain their inde- A pendence at the point of the sword. Proposition to purchase their independe will be spurned by the Cubans.” Not a New Proposition. The report which comes from New York that a syndicate of English and French Linkers have made an offer to the junia to take a Cubsn loan may indicate that the proposition for the purchase of Cuba's in- dependence is not new, and that it has been cersidered by friends of that people for seme time. This proposition was to pro- vide money to purchase the independence of the island, unless the Cubans should sooner become free from Spain, and in that event the loan was to be floated for the re- public of Cuba, in order that the govern- ment might have the funds with which to establish itself on a firm basis by providing itself with a navy and supplying itself with tho necessary means for conducting the government in a satisfactory manner. The Autonomy Report. Cubans do rot receive with any enthusi- asm the report from Spain that that gov- ernment is ready to grant autonomy to the island. Friends of Cuba in this city look upon such a proposition as merely a ruse on the part of the mother country to put a stop .o the war carried on by the in- surgents, in order that Spain may tighten her grasp on the isla They say they have “enjoyed” a cer degree of self- government “on paper” for some time, but that in fact they have been slaves to Span- ish rule. They say that only the Spanish would be given power in any scheme that Spain would adopt for the government of the island, and no matter what may be the pretended form of government, it would in fact be no different from what the Cu- bans have had in the past. They insist that the only way for the Cubans to govern themselves will be through their independ- ence. A Star reporter called at the Raleigh to- day to see Seror Palma, in order to ascer- tain whether he had approved the plan for the purchase of Cuba from Spain, but Senor Palma was not in the city. ° RAILROAD BILL. PACIFIC Report That It Will Have Considera- tion In the House. As has already been steted in The Star, the Pacific railrcads committee of the House has had an understanding with ; Speaker Reed, by which the Speaker agrees to give the committee all the time it wants on the Pacific railroad bill. It is now understood that the bill will be called up next week, and that prcbably the whole week will be spent in its consideration. The bellef of the committee is that the bill will pass the House, although it will do so, if at all, after the most strenuous and bitter op- position. The Pacific railroad lobbyists are swarm- ing in the Capitol, and every influence is being brovght to bear upon members of the House. The prediction is made that if the Dill passes the House the question will add an- other issue to the presidential campaign. Representatives Bowers, Maguire, Bar- ham and others of California say that the bill may pass the House, but will not get through the Senate. Among those who will speak on the bill In the Senate will be Sen- ator Tillman. His friends promise that the speech will be full of sersational exposures. It is known that he was preparing himself to speak before he left for the west, and that he w.ll resume his preparations imme- diately on returning here this week. ——____-«-—_____. THE WAR IN THE SOUDAN. Fierce Fighting Near Khartoum is Reported. (Copsright, 1806, by the Associated Press.) CAIRO, April 21.—Dispatches received here today from the front say there has been fierce fighting at Omdurman, near Khartoum,the headquarters of the Khalifa. Details of the engagement or its cause are not at hand, but it is said that 500 of the Khalifa’s body guard have been killed and that a general feeling of unrest prevails among the Khalifa's forces. The work of sending troops to the front, supplying them with food and ammunition, building the strategic railroad and fortify- ing Akasheh is being carried on with ad- mirable promptness and machine-like smoothness. Further reports from the front received here this afternoon say that beyond an oc- easional volley at long range the dervishes are very quiet. ‘Well-posted military men are inclined to the belief that the dervish leaders are pre- paring for a sudden movement of import- ance. There has been even greater activity to- day in the pushing fcrward of troops and supplies to the front, and, from the remarks dropped here and there, it would seem that fighting is expected before tonight. The friendly sheik, Abdel Azim, has re- turned to Murade Wells, after having made a demonstration with his horsemen south of the Nile, below Hebbes. He found no trace of the dervishes, but heard there was a force df the enemy at Abuham. —_—___ ELECTION IN LOUISIANA. on Orle: NEW ORLEANS, La., April 21.—The poll- ing booths throughout this city were opened at 6 a.m., and the voting is going on quietly. So far no disturbance ‘ts reported from any section. The election today is for state, city suid parochial oMfcers, e weal warm and c! - ening rain. A dispatch from ‘Opclamn te ported that the election Is being held with- out interference by the regulators. Voting Going Quietly in New THE PACIFIC ROADS Senator Morgan Sabmits a State- ment in Regard to Them. FONDING BILL AGAINST VESTED RIGHTS He Urges Government Control on Broad Patriotic Grounds. SEVERE CHARGES ———— The views of Senator Morgan on the Pa- cific railroad refunding bill were submitted to the Senate today. The Senator takes a position decidedly antagonistic to the bill reported to the two houses, and begins by sharply criticising the joint meetings of the subcommittees of the two houses for the formulation of the bill. He chai izes this concerted action as a breach of duty and privilege. Such action Is, he says, calc.lated to bring the pressure of outside influence of the mest serious char- acter to bear directly upon the aétion of the Senate, and to warp its free judgment upon the measure before it. The added burden of the adjudication by a committee of the House fs calculated to “smother out” the minority. Takirg up the bill, the Senator says the proceeding proposed is one of bargain and sale in disposing of the property and rights of the government, and is novel because hitherto Congress has not engaged in that line of service. Dictated by Railroad Men. he bill," he says, “shows on its face that Its lesding features kave been dictated by a combination of railroad magnates,who have combined In a general plan that which {s intended to secure to themselves great advantage at the expense of the peo- ple. The hearings befcre the committees of the hovses show that these men have been in active negotiation and extreme alert in presenting their views of the case, while the government and the people have not been represented by authorized and in- structed agents.” Senator Morgan sa an examination of Mr. Huntington's testimony taken before the Senate committee on Pacific railroads xtraordinary condi- Southern Pacific railroads ard other roads connecting with them.” He continues: dence of fraud and peculation ngton's testimony vainly at- tempts to conceal, attention is drawn to the fact that his évasions of the truth as it is thoroughly established are his main reliance for misleading Congress in his ef- fort to capture the Central Pacific rail- road, after it has made him and his three or four associates enormously rich, on the plea that his pride impels him to save the road from bankruptcy, to which his fraud- ulent dealing seems to have driven Disturbing Vested Rights. He says the bills off. d propose a total change of the existing laws as they affect the rights of tie United States, the cred- {tors of these companies, and the stoc! holders and bondholders, and such alter- ation is provided for in mest elaborate and complex legislation. “Many of the proposed features of all these ls affect in the most questionable way vested rights that are threatened with Violent disturbane He proposes as a substitute a bill adding a power that is not now provided by law that will enable the government to liqui- date a debt that is falling due on the sub- sidy bonds, and the first mortgage bonds of these companies, and to provide for the collection of the debt paid for interest upon the subsidy bonds and to apply the in- come of the corporations to such purposes. Senator Morgan says, in continuing his remarks: “The Unitel States has a great and active rival ‘n the Canadian Pacitic railroad, that is virtually owned by Great Britain.’ It is a rival as well in commercial competition as in goveramental service. If we permit this great national highway to be severed, as is about to be done, the eastern half, with the Oregon short line, to p: under the control of a European syndicate, and the western half to fall into the vortex of monopoly which is repre- sented by the Southern Pacific Company --the Kentucky Company—not only wiil the plan established in 1s62-1864 be lost, and the hopes of the government blasted that have cost the country so much, but the control of our transcontinental commerce will be alsc lost, and the goverment will be a beggar at the feet of native and foreign ra‘lroad kings for favors where we now have rights. Government Control. “There is plenty of money in the hands of the people of the United States seeking such investments to take every bond at 3 per cent that we will issue to refund and reduce these railroad debts, and our people will own the road in the outcome and wiil gladly keep it in control of our govern- ment, and we will be saved the loss and hu- miliation of buying gold to ship abroad to pay dividends on the stock. This is our great opportunity to make of this great road an American institution, so that we may have one railroad, at least, that 1s not the mere servant and dividend producer for whic | the capitalists of foreign countries.” He lays down as fundamental the follow- ing propositions: First. That no creditor of these compaaiks other than the United States has the ability to handle this great mass of indebtedness resting upon these roads so as to preserve the just rights of all concerned. Second. That these charters were not granted, nor was government aid given to these roads, with any intention, expressed or implied, that the charters should ever expire or that they could be destroyed by judicial decree, or that the control of them as instrumentalities of government should ever be taken out of the hands of Congress, Third. That no court has power to sell, dissolve or wind up either of these corpora- tions any more than a court could dissolve and wind up a bureaugin one of the ex- ecutive departments of fhe government. The Roads Solvent. He asserts that under fair and honest management the roads are able to pay their detts, and.gays: “It will be a censure upon the Anierican name that will blacken it the world over if it can ever be said with any color of probability that the crimes of the Credit Mobiller and others quite as worthy of reprobation which hovered about the cradle of the first and grandest of our transcontinental railroads have followed it and hounded it to its grave and presided at its death and burial.” He argues that the people in the region between the Missouri and Mississippi riv- ers and the Pacific coast must depend on railrcads for commercial facil.ties, and pri- vate corporations beyond congressional centrol, should not be permitted to own and operate this great national trunk line of railway for their own monopolistic ad- vantage, and says: “Four men who owned the stock in the Central Pacific Railroad Company and a few who owned that of the Union Pacific Company built them under contracts made with themselves through a ‘Contract and Finance Company’ and a ‘Credit Mobiller Company,’ which they also owned, and they have blazed up before the country in a glitter of wealth that eclipses the wealth of the greatest monarchs of the earth. Government Management. “They swarm the corridors of the Capitol with agents and lobbyists, and complain of the ingratitude of the republic, while ex- tolling themselves as having become bur- dened with riches, the fruit of their ge- nius. Refusing to account for the trust funds they have recelved and carried Into their colossal fortunes, which would more than pay these companies out of debt and still leave them rich, they demand that Congress shall wait a century furethe pay- ment of what they have left to us as a leg- acy of crime, end shall surrender to them, under a new contract:and new conditions, uae great national highway for half its value.”* He charges Mr. Huntington with di- verting the earnings of the Central Pacific to the Southern Pacific, and proposes the icint management of the Central Pacific and Union Pacific as a continuous ne un- der a board of government directors, say- ing that until the roads can be again re- m:tted to the care of stockholders under conditions that are safe to the property, the government and the people, they should be kept under the legislative ‘supervision of Congress, when it “will soon appear whether it is best that the government should relinquish into private hands the great duty of controlling this highway of the republic.” 5 ——————--e+_____ EX.GOVERNOR PATTISON He is Said to Be the Administration's Presidential Oandidate, The Pennsylvania Delegation to Vote an Unit at Chicago—Car- lisle and Whitney, The intimation waa made today by a prominent democrat of Pennsylvania that ex-Goyernor Pattison of that state is to be the administration candidate for the demo- cratic nomination at Chicago. These intimations were made today by Internal Revenue Collector Doyle, who is here on his way home from a business trip to Virginia. Mr. Doyle says that Mr, Pat- tison stands high in the opinion of the President and other administration leaders. Mr. Pattison is known to be the chotee of National Chairman Harrity, and Mr. Har- rity Is known to have great influence at the White House, The impression preyalls that Secretary Carlisle was In a fair’ way to become the administraticn candidate, but that he lost his grip when it was found-that there was s0 much and such’ serious oppogition to him. ah The indorsement “glyen ex-Secretary Whitney by the Rhode ‘Island convention is said to have been against his wishe: Therefore there is no Mkelihood that Mr. Whitney will want the backing of the ad- ministration. Y It is said on good authority that he has made up his mind to fight in the ranks at Chicago, and to use his every power to crush the silver men. He doesn't want to be placed where he canna: work hard. Mr. Pattison is now said to be actively in the presidential race, and his boom will be started jn a few days. it Is further said that he has asked that the Pennsy. vania delegation to Chicago be instructed to vote as a unit. a SECRETARY AND AMBASSADOR. Rumors of Friction Between Menara. Olncy and Bayard. ‘The latest story in regard to the Venezue- lan controversy is that it hasbeen the cause of “serious friction’ between Secre- tary Olney and Ambassador Bayard. The immediate cause of the alteged difference between the two high officials is due, so it is Bald, to Mr. Bayard’s reported oppo- sition to the policy adopted by the adminis- tration, as enunciated in Secretary Olvey’s letter to Lord Salisbury, in which it was pointed out clearly that this government regarded British encrachments in Venezue- la as a violation’ of the Mcnroe doctrine. According to the story Mr. Bayard heds to the view that the Monroe doctrine does not apply to the case at all. If that is so, there is no doubt that the reported friction has some foundation in fact, but it is not regarded as at ail likely by Mr. Bayard's friends in this city, who point out that if it were true Mr. Bayard could not consistently continue to act as a medium of communication with the Brit- ish government on the subject, as is the case, The story is, however, that Mr. Bayard has, in fact, informed Mr. Olney that his letter to Lord Salisbury was untenable, and that the United State: would have to withdraw from the position it had taken. Although no information can be obtained at the State Department on the subject, the story is generally regarded as too un- reasonable for credence, os LETTER CARRIERS’ SAL. RIES, Effect of Spenker Reed's Opposition to the Bill for Their Increase. It is said today that Speaker Reed has incurred the strong displeasure of the let- ter carrlers of the country by declining to consent to give consideration to what is known as the “Sperry bill.” This bill has been favorably reported by the House com- mittee on post offices and post roads. The bill increases the annual salary of letter carriers in the larger cities $200 a year, and those in the smaller cities $150 a year. Mr. Reed's objection to the consideration of the bill was that it would increase the burdens of the government, taking out of the treasury from a million lo a million and a half dollars a year more than now paid to letter earriers. The National Lettér Carriers’. Associa- tion, a strong organization, is pushing tne bill, and is rallying its friends. Another ef- fort will be made to oyercome the Speaker's objections and to get consideration for the measure, the friends of which declire that it would pass the House by an overwhehin- ing majority. ——___+e + * Personal Mention. Mr. Joseph C. Pickard, prominently known through the west in connection with educationat matters, is in the city. * Col. J. G. Tilford, retired, is on a visit to the city. He is stopping at the Soldiers’ Home. Mr. W. F. Vandiver, a prominent mer- chant of Montgomery, Ala., {s at the Shore- ham. Paymaster F. T. Arms of the New York navy yard is in the cfty on leave of ab- sence. Mr. Frederick A. Fenning and Mr. Ben Tenple Webster have feturned after a few days spent at Atlantic City, N. J. 2 ———————+2+—___- Tomorrow's Benning Entries. The following are the entries for tomor- row’s races at Benning: First race, six furlongs—Will Elliott, Buckrene, 124; Grellan, 121; Volley, 107. Second race, two-year-olds, half mile— Buahe, Eldolin, 114; Arbuckle, Aunt Sal- “phird race—Did not All, Another race tor three-years and upward, with selling al- lowances at one mile, will close fifteen min- utes after the last race today. Fourth raee, hand! » one mile—Hur- lingham, HO; Clarus, ). Fifth race, Virginia Rurdle race, one mile and a half—Judye Morgow, 178; Mars Chan, 162; War Bonnett, 155$ April Fool, 142. Sivestng eects ‘The flagship Philadelphia arrived at San Pedro, Cal., this gnorriing. The Thetis has errived at the Mare Island navy yard. The Maine has gone to Norfclk. - FOR ARBITRATION {AMERICAN CITIZEN SHOT/ THEY WANT RUSSELL Distinguished and Eminent Men Gathering in Washington. THEY COME 10 A CONFERENCE Planning the Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes. A GREAT MOVEMENT A gathering of distinguished men repre- senting every section of the Union and the best and most advanced thought in their respective communities will assemble to- morrow afternoon in Metzerott Hall to ex- change views upon the most important sub- ject now engaging the attention of the na- tions of the earth—the necessity of the set- tlement of international differences other than those which affect the sovereignty of nations by recourse to arbitration. Read- ers of the histories of wars and the causes leading up to them have always been Mr. Gardiner G. Hubbard. struck in many instances by the insignifi- cance of the events that resulted in such appalling effects, and the question has re- curred again and again, is there not some way of preventing peoples from flying at each other's throats where no real provo- cation exists. The men who will meet at Metzerott’s tomorrow are the champions of peace in the highest sense of the word. They believe that the intelligence of the world has advanced to such an extent that it will be quick to recognize what beneficial results would ensue from the adoption of a system Ly which disputes between na- tions, like those between individuals, will be settled according to the rules of equity and justice rather. than by a recourse to the arguments of battle. Inspired to Activity. The threatening aspect of the Englisn- speaking world a few menths ago caused by the controversy over the Venezuelan boundaryinspired active interest on the part of the advocetes of arbitration throughout the world, nd particularly awakened tLose resident in the United States. Men of eminent position In every part of the country expressed their opinions in behalf of the settlement of such questions in a peaceful and equitable manner, and or- ganizations of arbitration societies were commenced in many of the cities. The re- sult was that large and enthusiastic meet- ings in favor of arbitration were held on Washington's birthday in New York, Hos- ton and Chicago, and afterward other cities fell into line in the same behalf. St. Louis held a large meeting, and a committee was formed in this city by the efforts of Mr. Gardiner G. Hubbard and other well-known citizens, all with the same applaudable ob- ject in view. Correspondence was opened between the various organizations, with the result that it was decided to hold an arbitration conference at the national cap- ital, at which the representative men of the different states could meet and give their views and formulate plans for a per- manent system of arbitration between the United States and foreign powers. Rev, Ex-Secretary Foster. Dr. L. F. Chamberlain, who is the secre- tary of the New York committee on ar- bitration, has been active in the perfecting of the arrangements for the conference, which meets tomorrow at Metzerott's Hall, and in response to invitations sent out to delegates acceptances have been received from over 850 well-known men, nearly all of whom will be in attendance. es The Distinguished Attendance. Those who ate already in Washington, or will arrive before the meeting is called to order, are as follows: Gov. W. A. McCorkle, Charleston, W. Va.; William Kemp, Troy, N. Y.; Rathbone Gardner, Providence, R. 1.; President Al- vah Hovey, Newton Centre, Mass.; E. D. Smith, Menasha, Wis.; Nathan Cole, St. Louis, Mo.; Henry Hentz, Brooklyn; Benja- jamin F. Trueblood, Boston; Willis B. Mus- ser, Lancaster, Pa.; President Geo. Edward Reed, Dickinson College; Dr. George Ir- win, Alledo, Ill; Joel F. Vaile, Denver, Col.; G. G. Benedict, Burlington, V Pres- ident John W. Simpson, Marietta College, Marietta, Ohio; James O. Broadhead, St. Louis, Mo.; D, Pierson, Natchitoches, La. Edwin D. Mead, New England Magazine; James McKeen, Brooklyn; Prof. J. S. Wool- soy, New Haven; W. S. Crowe, Newark, N. J.; Judge William H. Brawley, Charles- ton, 8S. C.; Daniel Smiley, Mohonk Lake, N. Y.; H. J. Goddard, Providence, R. J.C. Strawbridge, Philadelphia, Pa.; Charles McNamee, Oldford, N. C.; F. O. Mason, Geneva, N. Y.; Presi- dent J. C. Mendenhall, Polytechnic In- stitute, Worcester, Mass.; Rey. Walter Dole, Enfield, H.; W. - Me- Vickar, Philadelphia, Pa.; D. D. Ww. Prentiss, Washington, D. C.; Rev. W. Thrall, Huron, 8. D.; Rev. Cephas B. Crane, Concord, N. H.; James D. Hill, New Orleans, La.; W. 8. Shallenberger. Pittsburg, Pa.; Silvanus Wilcox, Elgin, Ill. Rev. Edward E. Hale, D. D., Boston, Mass.; Henry B. Sayler, Huntington, Ind.; Justice Wm. H. De Witt, Helena, Mont.; Henry H. Ingersoll, Knoxville, Tenn.; Rev. J. W. Bachman, Chattanooga, Tenn.; ex-Postmas- ter General D. M. Key, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Justice Marmaduke H. Dent, supreme court of appeals, W.Va.;Walter Allen, New Haven, Conn.; E..V. Smalley, Washington, D. C.; (Continued on Seventh Page.) Experience of Dr. Delgado, Formerly of New York, in Guba. Ordered to Execution by a Brutal Spanish General, Although He Showed His Passport. CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aprii 21.—The Com- mercial Gazette's special correspondence from Mrs. Woodward, dated Havana, April 15, contains an interview with Dr. Jose Manuel Delgado, the American citizen who was shot and hacked and left for dead by Spanish troops on March 4, when they raided the plantation of Dolores in Mainoa, Delgado said he was an American neutral, in tne country attending to his farm. When captured he presented his passport as an American citizen. Gen. Melguizo answered by striking him three times with his sword. Delgado and his seven ploughmen were tied together with a rope and placed in line. A det of Spanish troops fired at them by command. ° Captared by the Spanish. Maceo that day had fired Dolores’ planta- tion and retired before the Spanish troops. A Spanish captain came to Delgado’s house with twenty men and told the doctor and his seven field hands to follow. Delgedo showed his passport as an American, as did his men. The captain said he had roth- ing to do with the matter; he was obeying orders, but it was his opinion that the worst thing the others could do would be to show that they were Americans. Arriving at Melguizo's headquarters, Del- gado id they were neutrals, and then showed their passports. Melguizo became furious. It was then he struck Delgado witn his machete, exclatming: “I will shoot you just as I would the consul general if he were here.” Taken Out and Shot. There were eight of them taken out and tied with a rope, and placed against a stone wall. The order was to cut the prisoners down with machetes. In attempting this the rope broke and the soldiers were ordered to fire. With the first volley Delgado fell forward, feigning death. The second yol- ley sent a bullet into his thigh. All the others except one were killed. The doctor was left for dead, arid lost consciousness. When he recovered he found himself in his dwelling. There his old father took care of him. Shortly afterward Spanish soldiers came searching for the two that had es- caped. Delgado's father hid him in a cane field, exposed to the inclement weather. Meantime the old father communicated with Consul General Williams, and ob- tained a safe conduct to Havana, where Del- gado now lies, under protection of the United States. Dr. Delgado graduated at Columbia Col- lege, New York, and at a medical college in that city. He was in New York from 1868 to 1877, when he left to take charge of Dolores’ plantation in Cuba. —_——__ MENACED BY SAVAGES. Thousands Are Lying in Wait Near Belewayo Awaiting Its Fall. (Coprtight, 1896, by the Associated Press.) CAPE TOWN, April 21—Captain Napier, with a force of about 200 men, left Bulu- wayo yesterday morning, according to a dispatch received here from that place, on a reconneitering expedition. The Mata- beles, it was then believed, had moved southward, away from the positions they had occupied, intending to intercept the relief corps advancing from Mafeking. But the scouting party was surprised to find the Matabeles in great force about five miles northeast of Buluwayo. WNapier's command was fired upon, returned the eremy’s fire, and then retreated in good order, it being useless for such a small body of troopers to engage several thousand Matabele warriors, apparently well supplied with fire-arms, Gloom at Buluwayo. The return of Napler’s party, under the circumstances, cast quite a gloom over Buluwayo, as it was believed that the ex- tensive works of defense, laagers, forts, dy- namite mines, etc., around Buluwayo had convinced the Matabeles that the place was impregnable, and that, in consequence, they had shifted camp southward. It now ap- pears that while it is true that several thousand Matabeles have struck camp, there are enough of them remaining in the vicinity of Buluwayo to cause the utmost uneasiness. It is true that the eighteen wagons, loaded with provisions, have suc- ceeded in entering the town, but there are many mouths to feed there, and the relief corps is still a long way off, moving slowly, on account of the searcity of water and the ravages of the rinderpest among the cattle. In fact, it is feared that a month more may elapse before the Mafeking relief corps can reach Buluwayo, and a great deal may happen in that time. Hurrying Forward Supplies. The officials of the British Chartered Company are doing everything possible un- Ger the circumstences; they are paying large bonuses to transport riders and volua- teers, and are hurrying forward suppli as fast as possible, but here again the deadly rinderpest is interfering with the work of relief. The situation grows darker every day, in spite of the very effective means taken to defend Buluwayo. Fully 200 persons have been killed by the Matabeles since the up- rising began, and men of experience in South African werfare claim to see in the tuctics of the natives the guiding hands of the ieaders of the Transvaal burghers. They insist that the Boers are arming for a striggle with the British for the mastery in South Africa, and that they are actively encouraged and assisted by Germany. British Cabinet Meeting. LONDON, April 21.—A protracted and important meeting of the cabinet ministers took place this afternoon, and it is believed that the South African and Egyptian situa- tions were discussed. The Marquis of Salisbury is expected to reach London from the continent tonight. a DEATH OF LEON SAY. Political Economist and Repentedly French Minister of Finance PARIS, April 21.—Leon Say, the polit- {eal economist, died at 2:30 this morning. Jean Baptiste Leon Say, grandson of the distinguished political economist, Jean Bap- tiste Say, was born in 1826. Under the em- pire he published a number of works on political economy, and bitterly attacked the financial administration of Baron Haussmann, the prefect of the Seine. After the overthrow of the empire, in 1870, he heartily indorsed the republic. Through several ministries he was minister of finance. May 25, 1880, he was elected pres- ident of the senate, to succeed M. Martel. His inaugural address, which reviewed the constitution and growth of republican prin- ciples in France, was looked upon as an exceedingly able document. Baron Hirsch. VIENNA, April 21.—Baron this morning of heart disease near Komorn. A Danish Minister. COPENHAGEN, April 21.—Herr Inger- sley, the minister of public works, is dead. Hirsch died at his estate Enthusiastic Convention of Massa« chusetts Democrats, HIGH PRAISE GIVEN SECRETARY OLNEY The Platform Declares Against Free Silver. <a OPPOSING THE A. P. A. cee ioc * BOSTON, April 21.—With enthusiasm al- most surpassing that noted at the recent state convention of the republicans of Mas- sachusetts when Speaker Reed was in- dorsed as a presidential candidate, the democrats of the state today set their ap- proval upon Grover Cleveland as President, and named ex-Governor William E. Rus- sell as their choice for the nomination to be President Cleveland's successor. Judge John W. Corcoran called the con- vention to order. The usual honorary officers were chosen. Thomas Gargan of Boston was named as chairman of the j; committee on resolutions, Thayer of Worcester wa: nent chairman. The committee on credentials 1,246 delegates present, representing 31 cities and 327 towns. Judge Corcoran then presented Chairman Thayer to the vention amid loud applause, and Thayer addressed the delegates. Chairman's Thayer's Address. Chairman Thayer claimed for the de- mecracy that it is the party of the peo- ple. Under the influence of its efforts for the enactment of statutes for the advance- ment and weil being of the labe classes, he said, capital and labor are coming to a more intelligent understanding of the rights of both, preparing the way for an amicable adjustment of economic and in- dustrial questions. The speaker said that the pledges made to the peopte at the democratic national convention four years ago to repeal laws eracted for the purpose of perpetuating one party in power had been redeemed, and the force bill, the Sherman silver-purchase bill and the McKinley tariff bill are now things of the past. The repeal of the two measures lust mentioned had, he said, been followed by a return of prosperity. The charge of republicans that democrats had failed to provide a revenue sufficient for and John F. chosen perma- reported con- Mr. the wants of the government was met with a citation to the income tax law, which, although identical with the earlier law for the same purpose, had been de- clared unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court. Against Free Silver. Mr. Thayer took ground against the free coinage of silver. “The true interests of all our pecple," he said, “who cannot constantly and closely watch the money market, is to have every dollar issued or authorized by the government at all times, under all conditions and in all Sts uses the exact, unchanged equivalent not only in Gebt-paying, but in its purchasing power of any dollar.’ r held, can be observed intenance of the monetary standard universally adopted by the civil- ized a “Of t avail,” he added resolutions for the single as now appears quite probable, Mr. Mc- Kinley is to receive the nomination for President? The people well know that Mr. McKinley is upon record as a white met advocate; that he has a long, consistent and uninterrupted record in Congress favorable to silver. We do not forget that as chair- man of the committee on resolutions of the “is it to pass id standard, tf, republican national committee in 1888 he submitted a platform which « emned the policy of the democratic administration in its efforts to demonetize sil er. as one of the great lead y in his commanding position of the ways and means commi urgently supporting the silver purc bill, which increased the annual amount of silver the government was forced to purchase e under the Bland-Allison law. Nor is th all” Deflounced the A. P. A. Mr. Thayer denounced the American Pro- tective Assoc ion, which he compared to a fungus growth that sprang from and took reot, flourished and fructified in the very heart of the republican part Mr. Thayer closed his address with an eulogium upon the administration of Presl- dent Cleveland, Delegates-at-Large Chosen. During the delivery of Mr. Thayer's ad- dress the applause was loud and enthusias- tlc, especially upon the severe criticism of the American Protective Association, and at the mention of Prosident Cleveland's name. The election of four delezates-atarge as then in order and the names of John E. Russell of Leichester, Geor red Wil- Mams of Dedham, John W. ‘oran of Clinton and Jumes W. Donovan of Bo: ton were presented by Congressman Fitz- gerald. J. T. O'Sullivan of Lowgll-condemned the ticket as machine-made, but upon Mr. O'Sullivan was the cnly d:ssenter, Thomas J. Gargan, chairman of the com- mittee on resolution: received an ovation as he arose and reported the platform, The Platform. In opening, the platform declares that “never in any epoch in our country’s his- tory has the executive chair been filled by @ broader-minded statesman that the Pi ident chosen by our porty, Grover Clev land,” and he is congratulated upon the “firmness, ability and wisdom” with whic he has conducted his office. Upon the sub ject of national finance the platform dwells at length, as follows: “We declare that the republican party practically controlled the finances of our country for a quarter of a century They inaugurated a currency system wt to the inflation of values and the of corporations with fictitious cap ered stocks and securities were floated Upon the markets of the werld at thelr face value, while in many instances they were net worth half that amount. “When Grover Cleveland came to the presidency in 1885 he was confronted with this condition of our finances. By his cour- age and fidelity and by the prudence and economy of a democratic House, there wi accumulated at the end of Its first term a surplus of more than $300,000,000 In th treasury, $190,000,000 of which was in gold ch led ation Wat-