Evening Star Newspaper, April 25, 1896, Page 1

_ THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th Street, by Eveniag Star N Co: _ SH KAUFMANN, Press PY pees New York Office, 49 Potter Building. ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers in the eity by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents per week, or 44 cents per month. Copies at the ecunter 2 cents each. By mail—onywhere in the United States or Canada—postage prepaid—50 cents per month. Saterday Quintuple ict aig $1 per year, with foret; tage added, a (Entered at the Post Oifice at Washington, D. 0., as second-class mall matter.) 7 All mail subscriptions must be pald tn advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. —————— Che Lvening Star. No. 18,462. IN HONOR OF GRANT Unveiling an Equestrian Statue of the Great Commander. f TODAY'S DEMONSTRATION AT BROOKLYN Union League Club’s Gift to the City. MAYOR WURSTER ACCEPTS IT NEW YORK, April 25.—At a meeting of the veterans of the Union League Club of Brooklyn, a suggestion was made that the memory of U. Grant, twice Prest- dent of the United States, should be per- petuated by the erection of an equestrian ue. From that moment the members of the club and their friends worked arduous- ly, and this afternoon their efforts were re- ded by the unveiling of a colossal n Statue of the general, in front of the club house, at Dean street and Bed- ford avenue, Brooklyn. Thousands in Line. The dedication of the monument was the oceasion of a splendid military P nt, 10,000 soldiers of the United States army, National Guard of the state of New York, and sailors and marines from the navy yard being in Mne and constituting the la parade of armed men in this city since the Columbian celebration of on, the Grand Army of the Re- largely represented. Along the - pirade thousands of spectators dewalk, and when the head 1 reached the club house and taff, who were in the proce Morton lo After the d played several American airs, Gen. Stewart L. Woodford, president of the Union League Club, pre ted the statue to Mayor Fred- erick W. Wurster, as the representative of Brooklyn. Up to this time the bronze statue had : loped with the stars and stripes, -a. Woodford stepped to the plat yeses Grant, grandson of the e pulled the string and the statue was posed amidst cheers from 20,000 pr Wurster’s Response. ing the statue on behalf of the kiyn Mayor Wurster said: “I accept this with much pride and pleasure. It ts 1 that the city which has honored In enduring bronze the names of other emi- t me has the public spirit manifested ne by her citizens as set forth in this mag- nificent manner. This is the first eque trian atue erected in the city of our homes. and it should be an inspiration to all who see it and are led to recall the life of the man whose career so grandly shows what pailence and perseverance can ac- compli > “On behalf of the city of Brooklyn I ac- cept this memorial and extend the heart- felt thanks of the community to those whose generos made possible this gift which will be treasured by the present generation and handed down to the future with monitions to guard it carefully. -By the a 2 of the city authorities this por- tion of Bedford avenue Immediately sur- rounding the statue will be known from this day forward as Grant Square.” The dedicatory prayer was offered by Bishop John P. Newman, and General Horace Porter delivered an oration. The statue, which is the work of W. Ord- way Partridge, 1s bronze. It is colossal, measuring from the hoof of the horse, where it rests on a granite pedestal, to the top of the hat 15 feet 8 inches. ‘The pedes- tal Is 16 feet high and the entire height of the statue is 31 feet 8 inches. ee ee COLLEGE MEN ON THE TRACK. The Relay Races on Franklin Field, hiladelphin. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., April 25.—The re- lay races of the University of Pennsylvania took place this afternoon on Franklin Field. Representatives from all the leading inst!- tutions of learning In this section of the country were present, and the grand stand presented a beautiful sight, with the bright colors of the many colleges. The event in which the greatest Interest centered was the one-mile relay race for the championship of America, in which Yale, Harvard, Pennsylvania and George- town runners were entered. Pennsylvania's chance of tcry was considerably lessened by the absence of Sterrett, who is In the hospital with a sprained ankle. Harvard's quartet, Vincent, Fish, Bremer and Hollister, were looked’ upon as the probable winners, although many persons favored the Georgetown sprinters, chiefly because of the appearance of Bernard J. the crack short distance runner. men, Byers, Bernett, Garvin and ‘0 fancied by the sup- ht blue. Pennsylvania, it could not be beaten In the- y¥, with such well-known run- arvis, Overn, Shengle and hing, and Yale was the only college to enter a team. Teams representing the following promi- and schools took part in the Harvard, Cornell, Amherst, Institute of Technolog: Georgetown, Columbia yette, Coiumbia, State Col niversity of New York, Bucknell, Swarthmore, Worcester, St. John's College of Annapolis, Franklin and Marshal and Fordham College. The-races began at The track was slow on account of last night's heavy rain. > ard, porters of RETURNING FROM ATHENS. The American Athletes Delighted With Their Experience. LONDON, April 25.—The American ath- letes, who have covered themselves with slory in the Olympic games at Athens, Greece, passed through Turin, Paris and London on their way home, and just caught the North-German Lloyd steamship Spree, at Southampton, Thursday evening. They all expressed themselves as being delighted with their trip, though anxious to get back home. victorious Americans have rore for athletics In the hearts of young Greece, and they have been tre- mendously feted ‘and worshiped, espectally ——___ Fought in Hungary. TH, April 25.—A duel has been een Baron Fejervany, minister and Deputy Hernat. Pistols Were the weapons first used, and shots were anged without effect. The duel was rding to the conditions, continued until one of the combatants Deputy Bernat was felled to ® ground with a severe cut across the temple. —_—.__ Sinking of a Whaleback. DETROIT, Mich., April 23.—The whale- back barge 104, coal laden, collided with the Steamer Philip Minch in the river yester- day and sunk in Lake St. Clair, just east of the lightship. The 104 is owned by the American Steel Barge Company and was valued at $75,000. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1896-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. SILVER THE BATTLE CRY What Senator Tillman Says of His Your Through the West. What the “Hand Primaries” Showed as the Feeling of the Musses. Senator Tillman 1s enthused with the sil- ver prospects this year. “I am more confi- dent than ever,” he said to a Star reporter, “that the democrats will be In charge at Chicago, Everywhere I have been I found that free silver is the battle cry. At the meetings which I addressed I took hand primaries, and they showed that the masses of the people want silver.” . Senator Tillman's “hand primary” is orig- inal with him and was introduced in his first campaign for governor in South Caro- lina. The plan is to call upon all in the au- dience who favor a certain thing to hold up their right hands, Then he calls upon those opposed to do the same thing. This he calls a hand primary. In South Carolina the candidates stump the staie together. When Senator Tillman was running for governor six years ago he and iis opponent, Judge Earle, would make claims as to carrying a certain county. When the campaign me ing was held in that county Tiliman would call upon all who Incendcd to vote tor him to raise their right Lands. His supporters would raise their hands with a shout. he would call upon his opponents to raise their right hands. For Silver in Illnot: “On my wey from St. Louis to Owens- boro’,” said Senator Tillman, “I talked to an audierce at Centralla, Ill, having re- celved telegrams from all along the line asking me to stop over. I found the farm- ers of both parties solid and enthusiastic for sflver.”” “Do you think all of the states west of the Mississippi will send silver delegations to Chicago?” “The only doubtful states are Iowa and Minnesota. The democratic party in Min- nesota was swallowed up by the populists that fs, the free silver part of the party.” “Do you think there will be contesting delegations from any of the southern states?” “Oh, there will be an effort to bamboozle the silver men and to elect traitors to the national convention. They will try to send contesting delegations from many states, so as to get the national committee, which has a méjority of gold bugs, to seat the bogus delegations.” ‘Wouldn't this cause a split?” “I wouldn't care if there was a split. I am tired of keeping house with any such a set anyhow.” He ts Going South. Senator Tillman’s mail {fs filled each day with invitatiors to speak in different states. He has dccided to make a southern tour, but has not fixed upon the dates. He will likely speak in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Texas and Arkansas. —_—_—___~. coL. LUDLOW He Will Leave New York Today for Washington. NEW YORK, April 25.—"The biggest wave I ever saw aboard a ship swept over the St. Paul at midnight Wednesday, nd the officers on the bridge, which is over fifty feet above the water, stood knee deep in it,” said Col. William Ludlow, as he step- ped ashore from the steamship St. Paul to- day. Col. Ludlow has been the military at- tache of the American embassy in London. He was accompanied by Mrs. Ludlow. “I do not know why I have been sum- moned home. I shall leave for Washing- ton this afternoon,” was all that Col. Lud- low would say regarding his recall. He is an authority upon ship canals and has in- spected the Manchester ship canal, the Suez, the Baltic and North Sea canals and has surveyed the propoged route of the projected Nicaragua canal. ARRIVES. “I don’t care to get any closer to an ice- berg than the St. Paul was Thursday even- ing,” said J. G. F. Dubose, who has re- cently been appointed first secretary of the Spanish legation at Washington. Mr. Debose is a native of Madrid, and has been in the diplomatic service of his coun- try both in London and in Chile. He speaks English with a London accent. He declined to discuss the Cuban question, and left for Washington as soon as his lug- gage had been examined, the courtesies of the port not having been extended to him. Rev. Dr. Lindsay Parker, who has been traveling in Europe, was another of the distinguished passengers on the St. Paul. William H. Heard of Philadelphia, who was appointed United States minister to Liberia in February, 1895, returned on a sixty days’ leave of absence on the St. Paul. “Americans don't know enough about Liberia,” said he. And he proceeded to give the reporter some information etout the country to which he is diplomat- leally accredited, and about its Initiations. Notwithstanding that the St. Paul had rough weather, and had to dodge several icebergs, she lowered her westward record by three hours and twenty minutes. The time of her passage from the Needles to the Sandy Hook lightship was six days, fourteen hours and thirty-one minutes; the distance was 3,118 miles, and the average rate of speed, 19.65 knots. ————__ NOVEL ENGLISH COMPLAINT. That American Horses Are Partially Treated Abroad. LONDON, April 25.—Truth objects to the continued light handicapping of foreign horses, and instances the case of Mr. Rich- ard Croker’s Americus, who, Truth says, won or was placed in twenty races in the United States Iast year, and who is regard- ed there as about the best horse in the country. He 1s said to be too leniently treated. The paper claims that Americus, now one of the favorites for the Jubilee Handicap, receives nearly twenty-eight pounds from the English horses. It is pri nounced to be “scandalou: and “unfai. to favor American horses in this fashion. The complaint in the above dispatch that American horses were unduly favored in England {s received with amusement by the local racing contingent, who declare that our horses have been too heavily handicapped. Americus is not regarded as the best horse in America. There are many looked on as his superior. —_~>_-—__ MRS. NEUMANN SUCCEEDS. Has Secured a Divorce Denied Three Months Aga PERRY, O. T., April 25.—Kate L. Neu- mann, wife of Lieut. Bertram S. Neumann of the United States man-of-war Charles- ton, secured a divorce here today. She !s the daughter of Capt. Lawson of the United States army, and lives in Washing- ton and New York. The case was tried here three months ago, the court at that time refusing a decree. —_.—— KILLED BY A MAD MAN. Five Persons Lose Their Rockville, Ind. ROCKVILLE, Ind., April 25.—Mrs.Haskle, her two children, Sheriff Mull and Deputy Sheriff Swim have been killed by a man named Egbert, who is Insane. The sheriff and his deputy lost their lives while trying to arrest Egbert. Lives at GOV.SHEPHERDGOING He Talks With a Star Man Before Leaving fer Mexico. VIEWS ON DISTRICT GOVERNMENT He Would Change It to an Execu- tive Department. STREETS, WATER AND SEWERS Goy. Alexander R. Shepherd will leave for Mexico tomorrow evening, after an ab- sence of necrly a year from the scene of his mining operations at Batopilas. Gov. Shepherd will go from here directly to Chi- huahva, and his journey may cortinue to the City of Mexico itself before he finally reaches Batopilas. The vacation he has en- joyed, which included a trip to Europe and a@ sojourn of several months in his beloved city of Washington, has been advantageous to him physically, and he is enjoying robust health. It was the first time that he Leen in Washington, save for an exceeding- ly brief visit in 1887, for fifteen years, and durirg his stay he had an opportunity to appreciate the fulfillment of the plan of greater Washington which he inaugurated and carried through its initial stages, until enly the natural growth which progress brings remained to be developed. Desiring to learn his impressions of the city whica owes so much to Fis genius, a Star reporter called upen him this morning his re dence on sachusetts avenue near Thomas Circle. The Present Form of Government. “I was virtually a stranger to Washing- ton for fifteen years until my present visit,” said Gov. Shepherd, when the re- porter made the object of bis visit known, “and the chief impression made upon my mind since my return here has been that the present form of District government 1s all wrong, and must of necessity be changed tn a very few year: I do not wish to be taken as finding fault with the fur personnel of the it would te imp men than Comm dell. My opinion resent government, ible to find two sioners Ross and $ entirely free from prej- udice, I assure you, but ft is nevertheless emphatic. There is too muen of a division of responsibility now by the airection of the aftuirs of the District by three Com- missioners. This responsibility should be Individualized. Of course, there is no pos- sibility here for anythng like suffrage, and there should not be. The re-cstallishment of suffrage here is an impossibility, and a belief that it may be attaired sonic time in the hereafter is an absurdity. The Dis- trict of Columbia is really a big govern- ment reservation, and the people who come here take up their residence with the tinct understanding that the Unite government is the controlling influenc the direction of its destiny. Then, there shculd never be any possibility of t administration of the District affairs be opposed to the administration of national affairs, which its home here, such as suffrage might cause. The two must al- ways be congenial. “My theory of the form of government which should be adopted for the District of Columbia,” continued the governor, “is that the District should be made spartment of the United States government—a_sep- ate and distinct executive department, with a cabinet officer in charge of It. It is the home of the government, and its import- ance as such fully justifies the head of its government in occupying a place coequal with the heads of the other departments of the government. It has been suggested in the past that the District affairs might be taken care of by the Secretary of the Interior, but they are too important, in my opinion, to be made a matter of secondary consideration, such as they necessarily would be if joined to the Interior Depar ment. The cabinet officer at the head of the District department should have a staff under his control, and the power of appoint- ment of cach member of it, who would be selected for their familiarity with the necessities of the District, and signed to the branches of the work in which they were most accomplished and expert. It would be very easy for the President of the United States In such a case to select a man for the head of this department equal in point of ability, and, therefore, in point of in- fluence, with any other member of his cabi- net. “There would be no chasing of cranky ideas or attempts at impossible experiments by army officers who happen to be appoint- ed Engineer Commissioners of the District, continued Governor Shepherd. “The e gineer officer under the department form of government would report to the head of the department, and would have no power to lay down plans and then carry them out without hindrance from anybody. Under the present form of government an engineer officer may be assigned to duty as District Commissioner and proceed to inaugurate a system based upon his own ideas. Upon his retirement another officer may succeed him whose views will be diametrically opposed to his, and the preceding plans may be changed accordingly. With a government such as I have briefly outlined all such clashing and expensive experimenting would be made ftapossible. Extension of the Streets. “There is another thin continued Gov. Shepherd, “that has struck me as being unwise since my return to Washington, and that is the general tendency on the part of a great many people to demand a spreading out ang distension of Washington to the District limits. I have as deep an interest in Washington as any. man in it, but I am entirely opposed to the scheme of street extension as a whole. I believe that some of the streets, the main arteries, should be extended to the District boundary, but to extend them all would be the height of foolishness. When people go out into the country to live they want two or three acres uround their house instead of being confined by a twenty-five-foot lot. The ad- vocates of this street extension plan, too, are blind to another thing. Because New York has extended itself fifteen miles in the last forty years and Chicago and Phila- delphia have made similarly great advance- ments, some people have the idea that Washington is going to do ths same thing. That conclusion is simply absurd. New York is the greatest commercial city in Amer'a, and is continually growing from within itself and extending its boundaries on this account. Philadelphia is a great manufacturing city and Chicago is great in manufactures and is the entrepot for the commerce of all the great lakes. Their spreading out, therefore, is natural. Wash- ington, however, has nothing to increase it but the accretions from the outside. It has no manufactures and it never will have, except these which are peculiar to capital cities to turn out works of art and articles of vertu and perhaps a few of the things that enter into the daily necessities of the community, but it contains nothing itself to warrant the bellef that it will grow to such an extent as the projectors of the general street extension plan seem to imagine. Denunciation of the Water Supply. “The most outrageous thing in Wash- ington,” said the governor, after a pause, “is its water supply. If the board of pub- lic works in the old days had been guilty of such a thing as that tunnel out here it would have been laughed out of existence. The trouble about the water supply seems to be that the responsibility for it has been divided, and therefore the influence in be- half of its betterment been weakened. Washington has the grandest facilities for & perfect supply of water in the world, and when Gen. Meigs conceived and car- ried out the idea of taking advantage of it Washington had the most perfect sys- tem to be had anywhere. But today the demand for water has grown to an enor- mous extent, and the facilities for supply- ing are disgraceful. Now, this house in which I live is situated in one of the most delightful neighborhoods in Washington, where the houscs are of superior character and their occupants the leading people of the city. On the second floor of this house the water merely dribbles from the spigots, while in the third story it never runs ex- cept between the hours of 1 and 3 in the morning. Then when it rains the water is so discolored and dirty that it is unfit to wash in, much less to drink or use for cooking. Why, I haven't taken a bath in this house since I have been in it. I make frequent trips to New York, and I do my bathing over there. There should be two large settling reservoirs built without de- lay and of sufficient capacity to supply the whole city, even in its highest point, with a full and abundant supply of clear water. Sewerage Improvement. “The necessity for Improved sewerage fa- cllities is just aS great as that for a proper water supply,” continued the governor. “The Eastern branch and Rock creek ould be considered first and foremost in the study of this problem. Rock creck if it Is not shortly taken care of will become nothing short of a pest hole. The growing communities of Kensingtc Garrett Park ces lying along its banks nding their se into nd row re: ts in the northwestern subu: clamoring for sewers, which they shall empty into Piney branch. it all comes into I ter in that stream fs and the otfie are already Ds de: re Of course creek, and the wa- too slugsish to carry it off. Over on the other side of the city the conditions will be th ually n branch is not improved. acilities should be extended to ‘y section of the District that Is thickly ulated, but the work should b ed, t, and in the already di ulated sections, be continued thence nents for the Chairm “T would like to say, before I close, the governor, “that the citizens of the District have a great deal to be thankful for in having two such splendid, careful, nstaking and well-equipped men at the d of the District committees in Con- ar as Senator McMillan and Represen- tative Babcock. I do not know either of these gentlemen personally, but I have been struck with their loyal championship of the est interests of the District, and I believe > in saying that they are as care- community as they would be if 18 a portion of their own constituen- y. Shepherd express about the manner in which he had. bi treated since his return to Washington, not enly by his old friends, but clso by those who were once his enemies. His approach- ing trip brought up the subject of railroads, and he said with much emphast: “By the woy, there is another thing that should be remedied here—the imperious des- potism ex: by the railroads. If we had a form of government such # ugsest with a cabinet officer at its head, and the all-powerful influence of the rational go ernment behind him, th would be an end to this rajlroad role in the District. 1 two de himself feelingly ore more and bio, would be disgraces community of 140,00) people, and the Way those roads keep on murdering peop! : grade, across busy mply dammable. >_— NAVAL PERSONNEL BILLS, Seeretary Herbert to Combine Them All Into One Measure. The encounter between Congressmen Hall and Money, resulting from a rence of opinion over the naval personnel bills, has again called attention to the perennial strife between the line and staff of the navy. Sev- eral bills are pending In Congress intended for the relief of the personnel of the navy, none of which 3s satisfactory to both branches of the service. A few weeks ago retary Herbert undertook to condense the various bills so as to embody their main features in an omnibus bill for the benefit of the service generally, without preference for cither line or staff. He fs still engaged in this work, and expects to have the bill ready for submission to the two naval com- mittees very soon. It is said he will accompany {t with a re- port setting forth the reasons for his he- lief that one measure is better than half a dozen, which have only perplexed Con- gress. Secretary Herbert, besides, has be- come impatient with the action of naval officers in so openty and persistently, and in some cases conspicuously, attempting to override the views of the department rela- tive to the subject of personnel. Naval officers have appeared before the commit- tees and advocated measures which it was known were not approved by the depart- ment, and this may involve serious conse- quences to those most active In the busi- ne! Some years ugo Secretary Tracy broke up at one fell swoop what he deemed the unwarranted interference of certain ofticers in congressional measures, and it is now said Mr. Herbert may do likewise, unless officers take warning from the quar- rel between Messrs. Hall and Money. Personal Mention, Rev. Dr. T. DeWitt Talmage, who has been away in the west deliveringa series of lectures, has returned to the ity. Col. A. L. Conger, a well-known banker and politician of Akron, Ohio, and wife are at the Ebbitt. Mr. J. D. Pessanio, a prominent real tate dealer of Germantown, is at the Eb- bitt. The University of Pennsylvania base ball team Is registered at the Ebbitt. Mr. Walter Moreland taken with vertigo in the market last week and r moved to his home, where he has since been confined to his bed, seriously ill. Assistant Controller of the Treasury Edw. A. Bowers left yesterday evening for his home in New Haven, Conn., to be gone about ten days, on private business. Assistant Secretary Curtis of the treas- ury, who has been at Fort Monroe for a week for the benetit of his health, returned here this morning. Mr. Eckels, controller of the currency, hag returned to the city from a visit to Cincinnati and Chicago. Viscount Gough and the Earl of West- meath of the British embassy staff sail for England today, the former to remain a month and the latter until next fall. ©. Today’s PresidentinI Nominations, The President today sent the following nominations to the Senate: Postmasters—James L. Lincoln, at East Weymouth, Mass,; Ulysses Q@. Swartz, Whiteing, Ind.; Charles C, Field, Puyallup, Wash. War—The Rev. Swell N. Pilchard of Dela- ware to be post chaplain; also a number of minor appointments in the revenue cutter service and the corps of engineers of the army. E = The Reassessment Act a Law. The President today approved the act to authorize reassessments for improvements and general taxes in the District of Co- lvmbia and’ for other purposes, and it is now the law of the land. —___-o-——____- The Ram Katahdin. A telegram has been received at the Navy Department announcing that the ram Katahdin arrived at Gloucester, Mass., this morning. ——_—_+e+—____ Bishop Satterlce at Chevy Chase. Bishop Satterlee will administer confirma- tion at St. John’s Church, Bradley lane, west of the Club House, Chevy Chase, to- morrow afternoon, at 3:30 o'clock. TWO CENTS The Evening Star is the one paper that reaches all the house- holds of the city. The wise busi- ness man uses its columns to make known the inducements he has to offer. The foolish man throws his money away when he pays it out for advertisements in fake publications whose circula- tion is chiefly in gutters, and back alleys, junk shops, and paper mills. CERTIFICATES SENT|WHY THEY ARE MADITHE TARIFF AGAIN Six Delegates Accredited to the Chi- cago Convention. THEIR ADMISSION IS DOUBTED National Committee Membership Cutting a Figure. COMPLEXITIES OF THE C. ———— Chairman Thomas B. Kalbfus of the democratic central committee of the Dis- trict today sent to S. P. Sheerin, secretary of the national democratic committee, the Certificates of election of the six delegates chosen by the recent ¢ ci conven- tion in this city to repres moctacy at the Chicago conyention, The certificates declare that Me: John Boyle, William H. Holmead, Edward L. Jor- dan, George Killeen, Robert Mattingly and Frank P. Morgan were clected by the convention, but do not eaumerate the vot cast for any one of them. This course may lead to great upsctting of plans that have been in covrse of preparation for some time regarding the limitation of the District representation at Chicago to two delegates, which has Litherto been its strength f1. national conventions. It will be remembered that the national democratic committee, at its meeting here in the winter, passed a resolution recom- mending to the national convention that ‘legates be admitted from each of the ritories and the District of Columbia. latter was included on the motion of Mr. James L. Norris, the member of the nation- al ccmmittee from the District. In the campaign which followed that ard preceded the local convention here Mr. Norris announced that he would | take no part, but his friends persisted in king him a factor in the fight, and sev- votes were cast for him at the conven- tion for delegate to Chicago. For the National Committee. Tt was paign that the friends of Mr. Norris anxious to have nim retain his plac a member of the national committee. result of the convention, however, tered their hopes, gates were known to be absolutely pledz- ed to raming Mr. Lawrence Gardner as the District member of the national cor mittee. Thereupon, it is said, the mov ment in favor of influencing the Chic: convertion to keap the District represer tion down to two delegat quently referred to in The campaign alluded to, be cus, and the leaders in various states and the influential national democrats were Lesought to ald In the endeavor. This movement has been encouraged to such a degree, it is said, that those engaged in it are now arranging the program by which two of the six delegates chosen by the local convention are to be admitted at Chicago. It is safd that after the conven- tion declines to admit more than two dele- g the committee on credentials will ommend the admission of the two who re received the highest number of votes. Morgan and Mattingly. These gentlemen are Me: Morgan Mattingly. Mr. Morgan is generally admi ted to be favorable to the retention of M Norris on the national committee, w. Mr. Mattingly is for Mr. Gardner with steady loyalty. There fs, however, nothing in the certificates to show that the gentle- men got the most vote: If the program as outlined is carried out there will be no agreement possible between the two delegates over the question of na- tonal committeeman, and in some quarters it is believed that Mr. Norris, in such an emergency, would hold over. It is declared on the other hand, however, that in case the delegates to the national convention cannot agree on a national committeeman there will be a vacancy, as the national committee expires with each rational convention, and a new one ts then selected by the states and territories and the District of Columbia. Consequently it is claimed that Mr. Norris could not co! tinue as a member, and that the vacancy in the committee could only be filled by the admission of some one recommended by the central democratic committee of the Dis- trict. Such are the interesting complexities that are now engaging the attention of the local democrats. ——._—_ CARDINAL SATOLLI'S SUCCESSOR. The Rumor as to the Nuncio Mexico Discredited. Satolli has received no intima- tion, official or otherwise, as to his suc- cessor as papal delegate, and the report that Delegate Alvaradi, present nuncio to Mext- co, would succeed him at Washington, is regarded as based only on speculation, as no determination has been reached at Rome, There is some doubt expressed as to Cardi A Spring Said to Have Been Tapped for the President's Use. Three Hydrants Formerly Supplied by It Are Now Dry—What One Man Says About It, The residents of the section of the city in the neighborhood of 13th street and New York avenue are just now up in arms over what they regard as an infringement of their inalienable rights, and are taking ad- vantage of the other right of petition guar- anteed to them by the Constitution. For such a length of time that the mem- ory of the present generation goes back net to the contrary, the people in that part of town have regarded themselves as particularly fortunate in that they had the advantage of the fini water supply ob- tainable in the District. This clear, cold and refreshing beverage came to them from a big spring on the east side of Franklin Square. Now it {s all but cut off and=they are mad. Within the confines of Franklin Square are two fine springs, which were long © bricked in, and the water therefrom to the White House, so that whate trouble have involved dents they have at least enjoy spring at all times. Old. residents say that the fact that there were two such springs in the s had much to do with reservation property. With 2 two springs ighbors have noth- ing to do, and the not disturbing them- selves in the least over the fact that the nt can have the best of water if he wants it. Another Spring pped, But under the asphalt en 13th street about half way up F <iin Hill there is another spring which has such a flow of s of Governor Shepherd's hydrants, one Is at 12th York avenue, two at 13th and avenue (ene on the norta and puth side of the av at the h and G and one at Lith and Time and in the water has ts d ard pronoun regarded a attractions of life in d absolutely pur one of the sp that neight ‘ound. Now, of all these hydrants, only two are running. The others are dry, and great is the neighborhood grief. it is said that some days ago a force of men in the employ of Coi, Wilson, Un perintendent of puvlic building grounds, tapped the main and divert Stream into the pipes which cad to the White House. It was explained that the sident and his family needod more wa- What One Resident Says. adjacent to one of these hydrants said to a Star reporter this after- We people would like to know why Cel. Wilson should have tapped our main. It is outside of his bailiwick, for it was arched in at the expense of the city, and ‘ly comes under the jurisdiction of ers. I'd lke to know what the superintendent of public buildings and grounds has to do with that spring. It is Well outside the limits of the square. We are signing petitions galore addressed to the Commissioners asking them about it. We are in earnest about this thing, for that water has long been one of the choicest Messing of life around this part of the Two springs ought to supply the te House, unless they need pure spring water for use in the stables as well. We think we have as much might to it as the President's horse! What Col. Wilxon Sa Col. Wilson, in charge of public buildings and grounds, said to a Star reporter this afternoon that not a single drop of water from the springs in Franklin Square has flowed to the White House or any other public building for a week past, the flow having stopped in some mysterious wa‘ Connection with those springs, he said, was Tiade many years ago by virtue of an act of roved May 25, ISt1, ap- propriating $7, for conducting wa in pipes from square 249 (Franklin) to Presi- dent's house, and public offices, and the construction of reservoirs and hydrants.” The pipes, he said, were laid ever so long ago, he didn’t remember the year, and the government has exercised control over them eves since. The water was used for the White House and the State Department only when the regular supply gave out, and it was untrue to say it was diverted to the President's stables. Although the springs are running full, he said, no water had flowed through the government pipes for over a week. So it was not true to say that the water was being diverted for the benefit of the White House. He had heard, he sald, that a pipe from one of the springs ran into one of the pri- vate residences In the neighborhood, but he didn’t knéw whether it was so or not. It had also been reported that the water from the springs had been used to water the car horses on the F street line. He sald, in con- clusion, that, although the government actually controlled the springs, it was not getting the least benefit from them. oe THE DU PONT CASE. to whether the delegate to Mexico would be transferred to the United States just as his services in Mexico were beginning. As yet there is no intimation of the time of Cardinal Satollits departure. There have beeen uroflicial reports current in Rome that a consistery would assemble in June, in which case Cardinal Satoili. might be summoned to Rome, although his presence at the consistory would not be imperative. The general impression prevails that when the cardinal returns to Rome he will be- come a member of the propaganda, as a result of his intimate acquaintance with the affairs of the church throughout the world, and particularly in America. a TWENTY YEARS’ IMPRISONMENT. Sentence of Pennsylvania Members of the Mafia, WILKESBARRE, Pa., April 25.—The gang of Italians who belong to the Mafia Society in and about Hazleton, who were convicted yesterday of arson, were today sentenced to twenty years each in the penitentiary. They are Jim Passayella, James Carone, Joseph Camorant and Mike Speri. The former, who was the leader of the Matias, was sentenced to serve an additional five years for robbery. —— For a Building for Records. Senator Vest this afternoon offered an amendment in the Senate to the sundry civil bill, which was adopted without divi- sion, directing the Secretary of the Treas- ury to consider and report to Congress up- on the best plan for a public building to be erected in this city for the storage of pub- Ne documents and uncurrent files. He is also directed to report upon the advisability of selecting as a site for this building the ground at the intersection of Ohio and Louisiana avenues between 10th and 12th streets northwest, known as the wholesale market or the old hay market, but his in- Sey in this respect is not confined to this site, and he is specifically authorized to make a report upon any other available site for a hall of records inside the city. The amendment carries no appropriation. The Senate algo this afternoon accepted Senator Morrill's amendment to the sundry civil bill providing for the erection of a new fireproof building for the National Museum, Democrats Will Resist an Adjourn- ment Until This is Settled. The democrats of the Senate have fully determined that they will not permit the adopticn of an adjournment resolution un- til a final vote has been had on the Du Pont case. When this case was brought up by the majority of the committee on prtvi- leges and elections it was announced as the intention of the republicans that it should be acted upcn prompily, and there was an expression of de‘ermination that no resistance on the part of a minority would be permitted to interfere with the settle- ment of tha case. At that time it was supposed that there would be enough votes in favor of Du Pont to ii re his being given a seat in the Sen- ate. nee then doubt has arisen as to the ability of the republicans to seat Du Pont. The case now been fully debated, and the tables are turned to this extent—that the supposed minority are now demanding an immediate vote, and the nominal ma- jority are secking delay. It is uncertain how long the contest might be permitted to interfere with adjournment, but it is practically a certainty that until a vote Is had upon this question the demo- crats will resist in every way possible the adoption of an adjournment resolution, This is said to be the only thing that can interfere with the adjournment @f Con- gress at a very early date. The republi- cans are, of course, anxious that the ses- sion of Congress should close as speedily as possible, and there is no general dispo- sition on the part of the democrats to pro- long it. Even those democrats who think that an early adjournment would be too advantageous to the republicans feel that they cannot afford to assume the respon- sibility themselves of keeping Congress in session longer than necessary. They think, though, that the Du Pont case, being one of the highest privilege, and having n fully discussed on both sides, should not be allowed to hang over until next session. —__—_— 7 Bids Opened. Bids were opened by the Commissioners today at noon for repairing the Stevens School. The bidders were: W. W. Winfree, $26,970; W. A. Kimmel, $20,987; C. Thomas & Son, $20,900; Pavarini & Greer, $30,000; Thomas E. Cabell, $26,250; George W. Cor- bett, $31,400; Bond & Braxter, $29,000; W. F. Beers, $32,985; Peter McCartney, $29,200; Frank Baldwin, $29,600, Mr. Sherman Attempts to Get Up the Alcohol in Arts Bill, MOTION FINALLY DEFEATED Consideration of the Sundry Civil Bill Resumed. ION GENERAL PED BILL ———— The novelty of a Saturday nate resulted in a me day, and Mr. ssion of the er atte ne to- Chandler called attention to the absence of quorum than a dczen Senators the i A call of the Senate endance to forty-three, quorum, and business wa: andstill. Mr. Sherman moved that arms be directed to request the of Senators, but at swel were presen 1M less than a temporarily at a cant-at- dance att before this could t 1 two more Senators put exe- giving the n appearance, sary querum, business pro The + Mr. Lodge on of a reso- lution asking th al to take steps for expediting the dis ribution in and of seeds through the post office. The reso- lution seeks to overcome a congestion in the Washington post office, owing to the pressure of seed shipments, the number of } pac received at the post office being £0 great as to block the passageways and obstruct the streets. Mr. Sherman again sought to proceed with the bill concerning th x on fruit brandies, to which the fi nce committee had offered an amendment repe rebate of tax on alcohol used in thi Mr. Peffer objected. Thereupon Mr n moved to tuke up the bill, and a test was in prospect. Chandler again urged that course Invited a discussion « lire tariff question, a subject whic been announced, was as dead as J With a tariff debate inaugurated oth- er pressing subjects would be crowded out, said Mr. Chandie: x the Mr. Sher- Mr. Sherman Explains Hix Objec: Mr. Sherman responded that there was no purpose to precipitate the whole tariff question. He explained that this bill had to do only wiih fruit brandies and alcohol used In the arts, ete. Millions were being lost by the failure to correct the the present law. Mr. Peffer added his protest against open- a tariff debate, which, he said, would ercwd back the bond resolution, which had the right of way by unanimous consent. Mr. Platt (Conn.) opposed going on with the bill, and said that if it was taken up he would be compelled to oppose it at length. He would base his gsition on two grounds: First, that in repealing the old law a new one should be offered, and, “Second,” added Mr. Platt, “if we enter upon the correction ‘of takes, then I think we should correct the greatest mistake of all, the Wilson bill, by repealing it.” With the repeal of that law the McKinley law would be revived, said Mr. Platt. “And then we would have instead of more,” Web. oat Platt. “Bring it in here, and we'll d said Mr. Gray. “Yes, we are ready to discuss Mr. Platt. The vote was then taken, much int being manifested in it, as it was felt involve the chance of @ general reopening of the tariff question. The Motion Defeated. Mr. Sherman's motion was defe 22; nays, as follows: Yeas—Republicans—Allison, Brown, Sher- maa, Teller and Wolcott—b. Democrats — Bate, Ferry, rs of less revenue interjected Mr. Gray would Mr. bring more,” declared uss that,” it,” said ated, yeas, Blackburn, Brice, Caffery, Call, Chilton, Cockrell, Gor- ¥Y, Martin, Mills, Pal: Tesco, Pugh, Vest end Walthall— 7 , 22. ys—Repullicans—Haker, Can- arter, Chandler, Clark, Cullom, Davis, Frye, Gallinger, Gear, Hansbrough Hawley, Lodge, Mantle, Nelson, Pettigre Platt, Procter, Warren, Wilson. - Democrats—Bacon, Tillman, Turpie Populists—Alien, Butler and Pefler—38. Total, 27. The Sandry Civil Bi After this flurry the consideration of the sundry civil appropriation bill was re- sumed. Mr. Perkins (Cal) secured a new amendment appropriaung $2500 for a revenue cutter of the first class for the Pacific coast, and Mr. Frye (Me.) had the number -of new revenue cutters for the great lakes incre d fromvone to two, to cost $400,000 for both. An amendment by Mr. Gordon (Ga.) was made increasing the limit of the cost of a Public building at Savannah, from $400,000 to $500,000, Mr. Bate (Tenn.) offered an amendment embracing over 304,0W0 claiins, aggregating 5720, favorably acted on by the Court of Claims under the Bowman act. Mr. Allison made the point of onier against adding this to an appropriation bill, and it went over until later. Amendments Made. Further amenimerts were made as fol- lows: Appropriating $15,000 for a public building at Fortress Monroe, Va.; requir- ing the Secretary of the Treasury to pre- pare plans for a hall of records in the city ef Washington; increasing the limi: of « for the public building at K Mo., from $1,240,000 to $1, Priating $200,000 for a first-class revenue cutter for service on the Atlantic const, with headquarters at New York; appro- priating $60,000 for the ms of the New York post oilice build appropilat- ing $250,000 fer an addstton tot Museum on the Appropriating ditional land for militar West, Fia.; appropriating $150,000 revenue cutter for the gulf of Mexic Kithsotan gre t Key for a propriating $90,400 for buildings at the mill- tary post at Bismarck, N. D.; and a lis sum for the military post at Fort Riley, Kan.; appropriating $75,400 for the public building at Salt Lake City; appropr 0 for the public building at Camden, and increasing the limit of cost by $125,000, 5 HOUS! In the House today another partial report on the legisiative, executive and judicial appropriation bill was adopted and the bill was sent back to conference. In connection with the report Mr. Gresvenor (Ohio) cs attention to a provision in the by would prevent the legislative Cklahoma from removing the territory from Guthrie. Mr. Flynn of Oklahoma defended the pro- vision, a which assembly of apital of the The General Pension Bi It was agreed by unanimous cc mold a night session tonight for bate on the Pickler pension bill. Mr. Pickler asked unanimous consent for the consideration of a resolution to set aside Saturday, May 2, for the considera- tion of private pension bills, with a ten- minute Mmitation of debate on each bill. Mr. Erdman (Pa.) objected and the reso- sent to ‘al de-