Evening Star Newspaper, May 7, 1896, Page 2

bf > pubes pes ait ye Ee THE: EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1896-SIXTEEN PAGES. INDIANA INSTRUCTED | Republican Delegates-at-Large to Support MeKinley. ENTHUSIASM IN INDIANAPOLIS Cheers Were Given With Vigor for Ex-President Harrison. EX-SEC. THOMPSON’S SPE ECH INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 7.—Tomlin- fon Hall, the scene of so many memorable state conventions, presented an appearar this morr hat betokened much republi- ean enth Hundreds of flags and banners decorated every available part of the great auditorium. Just above the stage three immense flags were hung, those om the sides exten to the floor and the one In the center stooping just above the presiding officer's head. Imme- diately beneath this center flag the pic- of Lincoln, ¢ Harrison and Me Y Were displayed. Along the gallery railing at regular intervals were the ric- tures of field, Allison, Morton and Blair The two flags drooping low from the cy effect from t tug in the center of the hall had the ating an unbroken drapery ront to the rear of the hail. A military band wa yaed in west gallery and furnishe the convention was ¢ While the repubtic of ¢ the until wes gathering and being ~ pi the nonn’ t the state cer had decwled upon the hu applauded. en the band played prohibit smo Ireds of ladies j re- usand ent d corricor, to e, hear a’ what was acknowledged most important conyentior of the 5 3 The greai interest ce te be assumed by ex-Pr in f the ry the attitude farrison in his promised addre nd every one of the Itt the vast throng cf pretininar effect of the gener: on the piath ofen fans, th a Tt w J. K. Gor to order, a. when he rubbed fh back into shape and self-evident fact heen Re that an 1 Storr: The report When the Thompson ed with a mt wh sWweepir in the niert and at each the Ohio man was fully as evident uy no intent Col. Thomp: “Harr.s¢ on! on cred thout ¢ ad money planks r on feom the crowd. as the chairman resolution hich At the naming of the great crowd which, when it vigorous counter “Harrison.” The resolutions were as follows: . The Plniform, committee ¢ beg leave to submit principt the rep r ehild of conseienc great the f eclaration of It h 2 rs sin from the i om of Ab se of that of 1 f the republican der Which we atained perity unequaled in the hi an party of a and it asks the support of the people at ting Inspire its efforts. diana are in ‘The repu ‘avor of protection. Protection and Reciprocity. “We demand a tariff that will not only tse afford equal and certain pro- to the wage workers and produc mmtry. We demand that hall have the first chance From Lincoin t risor e policy of prote and i dily decr: bonded debt, resumed spe paym maintained the public credit, vnim- paired the gold reserve, sed the Wealth of tae whole cou the ce try and added to fert and happiness of the people to unparalleled in the history of S. reversal of this beneticeht and Patriotic policy by the democratic party has brought to the American people noth- ing but distrust, deficit ard disaster. “We therefore demand a return to the sound republican policy of protection and reciprocity. We are firm and emphatic in cur deriand for honest money. We believe that our money should not be inferior to the money of the most enlightened nations of the earth. We are unalterably crposed to every scheme that threatens to dcbase or depreciate our currency. Free Silver Opposed. “We favor the uge of silver as currenty, but to the extent orly and under such regulations that its parity with gold can } | Shiel, be muintained, and in consequence are op- posed to the free, unlimited and independ- ent coinage of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1. ‘We demand a rigid enforcement of all existing immigration laws by the national government, and the enaetment of such further legislation as will the better pro- tect our people against the influx of the criminal and vicious classes of foreign countries. “We believe in a liberal construction of our pension laws, and condemn the un- just and unfair policy of the present ad- ministration in depriving ex-soldiers of their pensions without notice and without a hearing upon charges fled against them. Representative of Protection. “Believing as we do in a protective tariff, the leading issue before the people, we favor the nomination as President of the United States, of the man who perfectly represents a protective tariff and cardinal principles of the republican party; a man y devoted his life to the defense of his country in war and in peace; one who, at fought, with Hayes and Crook ‘lan, at Antictam, and in the h, in defense of our flag against within, and for fourteen years in Con- §ress contended agaicst our country’s foes from without, beating back British free trade and aggression which finally, under the present democratie administration, ob- tained possession of our markets and has almost destroyed our industries; a man who, with the resistless shibboleth, ‘“pro- tection and prosperity, has challenged the attention of the commercial world and won the support of every patriotic working- man of our country; whose Hfe and work, open as a book, are in themselves a plat form, and whose very name is magi that loyal American citizen, soldier, states- man and Christian gentleman, William Mc- of Ghio; and the delegates to the can national convention selected by boty are directed to cast their yote im McKinley as frequently and tion.”” Easy Victory of the McKinley Men. For several moments the opposition forces howled for their favorite. When the cli- max was reached and the phrase “directed to vote for Wm. McKinley” was read the howls broke loose again. After the gavel sure restored order, the motion as put amid a wild turmoil of ies, econtliet . Ow.ng to the great confusion during the rare adoption of the resolut ble to arrive at any ihe vote of the oppo: were reinforced by yells from the galleries and corridors, as were also the nays, but the indi were t the vote was about 3 to 1 for the resolutions. The remarkable feature of the affair was \ manner in which the whole mat- pparently dismissed from the » crowd. There were, of course, ns it was impos- ccurate estimate of ig forces. The ayes calls for che for McKinley after the adoption of the platform and_resolutions and the cheers were hearty and enthus!as- y three minutes had elapsed sion of the question which the entire country for months » the convention proceeded with the of dolegates-at-large, apparently s entirely forgotten the entire presi- al situatl one of the party leaders cared to discuss fter it was all over. All ex- y admiration for the conven- ‘dential favorite, and all declared Indiana would enthusiastically and tly support the Ohio candidate, de- past differences. The easy victory of inley men Was, however, a great for the opposition forces, who arcely explain the sudden and com- plete row iy believed that the rumors mpede had decided the ex- jot to appear before the resolu- re acted upon, an the compicte ature of the faint hope that his speech ght change the McKin! sentiment left we ant-instruction people without ground epon which to build a w of strength.The a of the spectators seemed to be y with the Ohio candidate, and had something to do with the dis- ment of the advocates of an unia- telesation. o'clock Priv: Secretary Tibbott s 1 to the convention hall that Gen. i decided not to address the ion. f comment = the nation announcement caused a and much disappointment delegates and spectators. No of the ex-President’s refusal was made, further than the eunent that he had never fully decided ept the invitation. He denied him- self to interviewers. Delegates-at-Large. Wh the selection of four delegates-at- large was taken up, the first name pre- I was that of Col. Richard W. Thomp- f Terre Haute He was chosen by on. A wrangle ensued over the e remaining three delegates uor icated a breaking of the slate, mething of a sensation. The came uproarious, and tt was ‘ore the chair could restore r The districts were called in regular order, and the names of Frank M. Milliken, sixth y. Fairbanks and R. R Sh seventh; Gen. Lew Wallace of Craw- fordsville, and Hiram Brownlee of the ath, Were presented. first ballot resulicd in no election. Betore the second ballot was proceeded with C an Thompson retired in favor of Q. Lafollette of Jay coun © suspended, and Wallace was by acclamation. The second hailot rm 1 in the ejection of Milliken and Fairbanks. The fetiowing alternates were chosen: R. T. McDonald, Allen county; Hiram Brown- lee of Grant, George L. Knox of Marion, and E. O, Hopkins of Vanderburg. Knox i. a colored man. Electors-at-large: H. Thayer of Marshall county, Charles F-. Jones of Henry county. Sag eee COMMENT AT THE CAPITOL. aid Regarding the News om Indiana, What Was | The news from Indianapolis was awaited st at the Capitol, When Indi- on became known Senator Sher- i the question was settled, and he McKinley would be unani- nated. iming sentiment both north and south was for him to such an extent vould be no other outcome. the Senate of other candi- lidates themselves generally, the announcement with a grim deglined as a rule to be quoted. said that he did not consider in ', as much would depend upon ting delegations. referring to the length of ion, said jokingly that it hardly om smiled when he read the eclined to make any com- a ae Personal Mention. Representative Jos. H. Outhwalte of Ohio is registered at the Grafton. i. C. Forsyth of the quartermaster genera!’s department is in the .city on leave. He is at the Army and Navy Club. . Harry H. Sheets, jr., ieft the city last to accept a lucrative position in ny, N. ¥. ‘anders Garland Ch aj. Wr is registered at nberin, Old Point, Va. Li. nderlip is seriously ill at home, 2100 H street northwest. br. Wailace Radcliffe of New York Avenue Presbyterian Church is in Pitts- burg, where he is to deliver the annual ad- dress at graduating exercises of the th Western Theological Seminary. He will re- turn this w WHITE PAPER costs so little nowadays that some newspapers print a large num- ber of give-away copies, which never reach the eye of readers, but go to the junk shops, or rectly back to the paper mill. They think they can afford to do this, assuming that on the basis of the number of copies printed, whether actually circu- lated or not, they can build up a profitable advertising patron- age. The Star never does any thing of this sort. It doesn't need to. The truth is good enough for it. $ JERSEY DEMOCRATS Assembling of the State Convention at Trenton, CALLED T0 ORDER BY SENATOR SMITH Address by the Temporary Chair- man, Ex-Speaker Bergen. POINTS IN THE PLATFORM ——_+—-— TRENTON, N. J., May 7.—Trenton be- gan to tuke om a democratic convention air with the arrival of the early trains, and by 11 o'clock the hotel corridors were crowded with delegates from different parts of the state. The Essex county delegation marched from the depot in a body, headed by Winler’s Seventh Regiment Band, and serenaded United States Senator Smith, who made a speech from the balcony of the Trenton House. Senator Smith was besieged by callers this mcrning who came to pay their re- spects and to congratulate him upon his umption of the party leadership. The leaders got together this morning and prevailed upcn ex-Assemblyman Wm, J. Thompson to withdraw as a candidate- at-large Judge Albert Tallman of Glou- cester was agreed upon in Thompson's place, but this did not take into considem- tion ex-Judge Howard Carrow ef Camden, who decided to stay in the contest as a candidate to go to the Chicago convention. The four delesates-at-large agreed upon by the leaders compri Senator Smith, Ailen McDermott of Hudson, ex-United States Senator Rufus Blodgett of Mon- mouth and ex-Judye Tallmaa, The Hudson delegates decided this morn- ing to mike a fight for Assemblyman John ’. Queen for permanent chairman, and counted on winning. ere Was a conference this morning by a number of the leaders relative to the wisdom of indorsing Cleveland for a re- nomination. Tt was finally decided not to press the Cleveland irstructions, but this conclusion was prompted principally bi cause of uncertainty as to whether Mr. Cleveland would accept a third term nom- ination. The convention to select four delegates-at- ge and sixteen district delegates to the Chicago convention met in the opera house today. United States Senator Smith, the new chairman of the state committee, called the convention to order, taaking a short speech, in which he said the present Con- gress will go down into history as having failed to do anything whatever for the good of the country, and predicting that with a platform and candidates such as the democrats will put before the people they will elect the next President by a greater majority than was given Cleveland four years ago. Ex-Speaker Bergen was temporary chairman. Chairman Bergen’s Address, “Nearly ,our yesrs ago, in this building, the enthusiastic democratic party of this state announced in more emphatic words their belie? that a pledge to the people to repeal an unjust tariff law, reinforced by the nomination of Grover Cleveland, would be indorsed by them,” said Mr. Bergen, in opening. “The result of the elections In November, 1502, justified the soundness of that belief. “We meet again to perform a similar duty, and L trust that the resolution whic you may écopt will be written in plain and unmistakatle English and so expressed as. to leave no doubt as to the convictions of the New Jersey democracy on all important questions now being agitated and discussed and upon which the American peopie will soon pass their solemn judgments. Far in the van is the question, shall we have an honest, stable currency represented by the single ‘standard recognized by the leading commercial rations of the world, or, on the other hand, two standarcs, rendering busi- ness transections uncertain, inducing tim- idity in investments, instead of the confi- dence that leads to prosperity? “Let us declare in favor of honest money, with gold, not coin, as the standard. Infla- tion is not prosperity; it is merely a drunk- en spree—while debauch is on the victim thinks he is happy, but when it is over he realizes his mistake. ‘TVemporizing with an evil only encourages it, and a great part, If not all, of the trouble we are now having with the silver heresy is due to the lack of courage evinced by some of our leaders in not meeting the issue and overcoming it when it first arose. Threats of bolting should not deter us nor drive us from do- ing right. An honorable dcfeat is greatly to be preferred to a dishenorable victor the latter would be the Leginning of decay and result in the speedy annihilation of the party. Pet\nother evil that is a constant menace is the lc1ge, non-interest-bearing, forced loan, made recessary by the war, which ended thirty years ago, and is represented by government notes due on demand, com- cks. ‘These should all aid replaced, if the circulation is needed, by some otker metiod which does not’ require the maintenance of a large gold reserve, now rendered necessa for that purpose, and which Is kept id’ the treasury without active use or in any way conserving the prosperity of the coun- try. introduced as be retire: The Tariff. “The present tariff laws are substantially right and greatly superior to any we may expect from the apostle of high protection. We should earnestly oppose any radical change, but pledge ourselves to correct any upjust inequalities if su exist, without unsettling the business interests of the country by a general revision. The ques- tion was settled in favor of a modified tariff, by an overwhelming vote of the people and the constantly increasing growth of our ex- port of manufactured articles demonstrates that we can compete with the world in price and quality, and with the currency auestion properly settled labor will be em- ployed to its utmost capacity, and if it re- ceives its wages in gold, admittedly the hest kind of money, the prosperity of this will reach its highest level. The business depression began under the high- nown, coupled with the silver purchasin| act passed by a republican Congress. Two years of it brought four years of untold suffering to the workmen, farmers and mechanics of this country, and, as we are now just recovering from its baleful influ- ence, we should strive to prevent its re- currence and show the people the error of legislating for a class against the rights of the great boy of our citizens. An earnest, energetic, educational campaign will. bring back to us that army of tariff reformers who stood with us four years ago. The people ere not ignorant, and the truth will prevail. We should declare in favor of a strict adherence to the Monroe doctrine laid down by Mr. Monroe, and accepted since its promulgation as a principle to be maintained by the United States. We should always insist upon its observance, and re- quire all foreign powers to respect it, ever consenting to submit all doubtful questions to impartial arbitration, and at the time be ever ready to defend our rights when improperly assailed, and to maintain the dignity of the government, by force if gecessary.”” ‘The rest of the address was devoted to local issues. Mr. Bergen, at the conclusion of his Speech, announced that he desired that his friends would not press his name for per- manent chairman, and further expresse1 a wish that the honor might go to Assembly- man John W. Queen. After the announcement of the commit tees on resolutiors, permanent organizati and credentials, the convention, at 12:30, took a recess until 2 p.m. {in reassembling the platform was adopt- ed. The Platform. The platform is as follows: “We are in favor of a firm, unvarying maintenance of the present gold standard. ‘We are opposed to the free coinage of sil- ver at any ratio and to the ‘compulsory purchase of silver bullion by the govern- ment. “We believe that the interests of the people demand that the earnings of trade, agriculture, manufacture and commerce, and especially the wages of labor, should be paid in money of the greatest intrinsic value and of the highest standard adopted by. civilized aations of the world. We probibitory tariff this country has ever | are, therefore, upalterably opposed to all devices and schemes for the debasement of our currency. We believe that the fed- eral government should be divorced from the business of banking; we therefore de- mand ‘the repéaj of all’ laws authorizing the issue or reissue of legal tender or treasury notes. by the government; they should form no part of the currency of the people. We favor the enactment by Con- gress of such legislation as will insure a banking currency ample in volume for all the needs of business, absolutely secure in every contingeycy and at all times redeem- able in gold. 2 “We are oppoaea to any effort to alter materially the present just and conserva- tive tariff, =~ | “First, because, such tariff is sufficient to provide adeqyate revenues for an eco- nomically administered government. “Second, because it is ample to protect American workingmen from the competi- tion of foreign lal “Third, because an attempt to alter the tariff would tend to unsettle the business of the country. “We favor liberal expenditures to estab- sh and maintain adequate coast defenses jand a navy strong enough to defend our j Tights and enforce our just demands at home and abroad. “We commend the wise and conservative administration of our President, Grover Cleveland. His services on behalf of sound finance and a stable currency entitle him to the gratitude of the people. “We also indorse his courageous and pa- triotic stand In resisting the attempted en- croachment of Great Britain upon the ter- ritory of a free American state, and pledge our allegiance to the fundamental doctrine originated by Thomas Jefferson and reaf- firmed by James Monroe, that the United States will permit no further acquisition of territory on this hemisphere by any for- eign monarchical government. “We sympathize with the patriots of Cuba in their struggle for freedom, and look for a recognition of them by our gov- ernment at such time as best shall aid the cause of freedom without unnecessarily severing our peaceful relations with a friendly foreign power.” THE MICHIGAN REPUBLICANS Oonvantion Addressed by Chairman Janes. Temporary Appointments of Committces and a Recess Taken—Mr. Depew Ad- dresses the Delegntes, DETROIT, Mich., May 7.—As the repub- lican state convention was assembling in the audicorium at noon today it was an- nounced that Mr. Chauncey M. Depew was in the city. The delegates applauded the announcement, and appointed a committee, ecnsisting of Gov, Luce, Congressman Wm. Alden Smith and A. M. Henry, to invite Mr. Depew to address the convention. Mr. Dejiew was wildly cheered. He made a characteristically happy address, review- ing the triumphs of the republican party and picturing the alleged sad results of democratic “British” policy. The conduct of affairs by the democracy, said Mr. Depew, had been characterized by “incompetency, idiocy, big-headedness and inability to run a great machine.” There was, however, a period in the history of every nation “when the fool killer sleeps. On the currency question the speaker a: serted that the second principle necessary to the prosperity of the country Is that its currency must be of the best money in the world. He had just met many of the peo- ple of the silver states. They said they were for free silver, but they must have protection laws or ‘they could not live. ‘The republican party would lose no silver states, because the pecple k that if they defeated republi- canism they would lose the protection which was the breath of their life. The mention of McKinley in a list of dis- tinguished living republicans was chcered with great enthusiasm. The convention was formally called to order by A. W. Smith of Adrian, in the absence of the state chairman, Senator Mc- Millan. After prayer, Col. O. A. Janes of Hillsdale wps intr¢duced as tefporary chatrman. Chairman Janes’ Address, Col. Janes said that the republicans of the state where the banner of republican- ism was first unfurled had met to pledge anew their loyalty, and to elect men who will best represent the principles and pol- {cies with which their party will this year go to the country for support. “It is not left," said the speaker, “for the republican corventions this year to present new theorles of governmental pol- icy. The paramount issue Is already de- fined; the policy of the party already de- creed; not in resolutions of conventions, but in ths homes of the wage workers, in the shops of the manufacturers, in ‘the counting rooms of business men, and among the farmers, from whom comes the demard for restoration of the statutes giv- ing ample protection to American indus- tries, and for the reciprocity of that il- lustrious statesman, Blaine. The people have been studying and experiencing the practical workings of the free trade poli The lessons haye been hard, and the peo- ple are tired of their instructor and want acharge, They only await the opportunity to reinstate the republican party in full control of the government and again put in force the triumphant principle of pro- tection.” Col. Janes reviewed the history of the control of the government by the republi- can party, mentioning among its triumphs “that it gave to the nation a sound and stable currency, receivable at par in any country on the globe, sound as the govern- ment and untarnished as its honor;” {ts re- duction cf the public debt by nearly iwo- thirds, and its enforcement of the protec- tive policy, finally turning over to the dem- ocratic administration $124,000,000 of sur- plus without having issued a ‘single bond during Harrison's administration. Reviewing the four years of democratic peaker deplored the results of policy. and the alleged ina- bility of the party to manage the gover ment successfully; the disturbing of indus- tries and finance, and reduction of wages and prices, followed by an annval treasury ficit of $45,000,000, He criticised the democratic admini ton for alleged unfriendly attitude to war veterans, and denounced the Presid: for hesitancy in concurring in the exnres: action of Congress in recognizing the bel- ligerency of the Cuban patriots. In conclusion the chairman predicted th: whether its leader be one of the many “fa- vorite sons,” or Allison, or Reed, or “the chief exponent of the fundamental doctrines of republicanism, Wm. McKin- ley,” the republican party will in November march to certain victory. After election of a temporary secretary, the roll of congressional districts was cal ed, and the names of two members of tie state central committee from each were an- nounced. The nominees of the district cau- cuses for officers of the convention were sent up in writing. ‘Then, after)Rppointment of committees on credentials, organization and resolutions the convention took a recess until 2:30 p.m. 3 + A Cumberland Sensation. Special Dispatey to ‘Hie Evening Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., May 7—This city was thrown sinto*a state of great excite- ment Inst night which hes developed into the greatest, indignation over the elope- ment of U.-$. Martin, a city councilman and the superintendent of Kingsley M. 1. Sunday schodl, With Clara, the sixteen- | year-old daughter,of Charles Seabert, fore- | man of the gomposing room of the Even- ing Times. i Mrs. Martin is mueh distressed, and says that frem certain; discoveries she has made she has not:jhe least doubt that her hus- band has deserted her. Martin sold six houses here yesterday and would nave sold more had his wife signed the deeds. Detectives have been put to work. = To Relieve Richmond Coitege. Representative Cooper of Texas, from the committee on war claims. has submitted a favorable report on a bill for the relief of Richmond (Va.) College. The measure pro- vides for the payment of $25,000 to Rich- mond College to reimburse it for the ocen- pation of tts buildings and grounds by the United States troops and for injury to the premises, and the construction of scienti apparatus, libraries ete. It is well prove! the report says, that the damage was s d t i s tained within a period of e:ght months a‘tor April 1, 1895, during which time the entire property of said college was occupied and vsed by federal troops. MUNICIPAL TOPICS Questions of Interest to Intelligent Citizens. PAPERS APTHE BALIMORE CONVENTION Considering the Government of Various Cities. THE MATTER OF CONTROL BALTIMORE, Md., May 7.—The National Municipal League today re-elected all of its officers for another term except L. E. Holden of Cleveland, fourth vice president, for whom Prof. Edmund J. James of Chi- cago Uriversity was substituted, and Louis D. Branders of Boston, who was replaced as executive committeeman by Mayor Geo. W. Ochs of Chattanooga. The names of Judge E. J, Blandin of Cleveland and Dr. S. M. Newman of Washington were added to the executive committee. Frank M. Loomis of Buffalo was the first speaker. Mr. Leomis on Ownership of Street Rallways. “In response to a suggestion that the negative as well as the affirmative of the ‘municipal ownerskip’ question ought to be presented oa this occasion,” said Mr. Loomis, “I have been asked to open the discussion upon the understanding that I Would espouse the negative of the question. I recognize and deprecate, I think, as much as any one prescnt, the oppression of cor- porate greed consequent upon the unre- stricted management and control of fran- chises by private capital. And yet I ap- pear here, I trust, not presumptuously to oppose, to denource even, and scheme for the municipilization of franchises as radi- cally wrong, as inherently vicious, and to urge as the true remedy for acknowledged Mls democratic home rule; a rigid muni- cipal control, as d gisla- tive control; as distin- guished from municipal operation of fran- chises; in short, the democratic rather then the socialistic plan.” Mr. Loomis then took up and replied to the arguments used by those w! the opposite side of the qui discussien, incidentally defining as veltism” the assumption that “all things are American and other things Americen.” Among other things the “It has never been shown, and in the v nature of things can never be shown, that the public can manufacture a better article or render better service at a less a private corporation or an capita Statistics, he said, to show that gas and some modities are furnished at lower ra! municipal ties, but the speaker doubted the reisability of these statistics, in th they probably lid not take into account Interest, repairs and re: Is, nor is it certain that figures furnished by municipal employes are always reliable. He admitted that the monopolist, if left free, would charge his own price, and that if the so- cialistic program was carried out in its entirety the first cost to the consumer would be less than at present. br RU eo ee ee mes also a producer and is barred from any profit, it is difficult to see how he is to rain by the change of system.” The speaker admitted that the prices charged by monop- t3 carnot be regulated by competition, and that no law can be framed which will ully bar consolidation of competing ts. any people,” he adde conclude that with the posit petition exclude app: other mediately y of ¢ there is no remedy €x- cept for municipality to go into business on its own account. This is a singular and vital error. The remedy is to be found not in the creation of a larger, a municipal cr national corporation which shail swallow up the smailer ones, but by restoring to the people of each separate community the power to regulate absolutely the operation of any franchise in their midst” dition of Pittsburg,” by G. W. Gurthrie, ended the morning session. The afternoon session was devoted to papers relating to the municipal conditions of southern cities, They were as follows: Richmond, Va., by Virginius Newton; At- Janta, by A. H. Davis; Nashville, Tenn., A. Y. 8S. Lindsley, and Memphis, Tenn., by James H. Malone. Mr. Davis’ Remarks. The city government of Atlanta, Mr. Davis said, is composed of the mayor, its chief executive, and @ council, consisting of two councilmen from each ward and six aldermen from the city at-large. The rate of taxation is fixed by the charter and can- not be increased by councils, neither can that body incur any indebtedness to a greater sum than the current income for the year. The details of the government are in the hands of department boards, elected by the councils. “And last, but not least,” said the speak- er, “under the present charter for twenty- two years, to say nothing of previous his- tory, the city has never lost by misappro- priation or embezzlement of its funds. We have never had the ‘boodle aldermen’ irou- ble or any parallel to il. Charges of bribery | Were not long since preferred against some | inembers of the detective depariment, but the charges were not established.” Mr. Lindslcy’s Paper. Lindsley began with the statement et of good government for cites in the United States resolves itself into this form: The interests of the people must be conducted by those who are in- to manage them with the same} careful and conservative judgment Mr. v The Presidential GENERAL the local m international securities t prices in all parts of the ecmmo twenty-four hours the FINANCE AND TRADE London Was a Moderate Seller and Prices Declined. LOCKING T0 SATORDAY’S GOLD EXPORT Outlook Now Being Considered. MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, Mey 7.—London came into rket as a moderate seller of is mornt list _yie Thre cnally in consequeace. of the larger foreign houses are reported to be figuring on gold steame: coin shipmen Saturday's two and one-half millions" of being involved in the culcutations. nless an increase in the drawings azainst es is reported during the next shipment of coin that a competent business man should use | will be imperative. in the transaction of his own business. AN| The bulk of the con the newly patented charters or de s that | France, and at an extremely narrow may be discovered, he said, will not al-|#'n of profit to the exporter. No new spe- leviate the condition of munic y are made mere asy 3 of incomp "S palities as tums for a cnt or unsuc fal orders are reporte , and shipment: tricted to actual necessity. den ect has come to be ul Hows to whom certain bosses or | Seriously considered an important specu- al managers may be under either | lative factor, and at the moment the gen- 1 or fraternal obli eral interpretation of the situation is not Taking up the subject u favorable to values. to speak, Mr. Lindsley f involving commer- xisting tn 3 of which was the separati wers of the legislative and ex es of government. The stripped of all authority, and pract the executive work of the city posal of a board of public works. u The session closed with an address by Col. Art Dasher of Macon, Ga., which was rec with enthusiastic approval by the corfere e po re i —— BW TREATY WANT: AN ED. Difficulties Arising Over Extraditions From Germany. = on the currency can b sturbances, no remedial currency | lation and a doubtful loyalty to the ger rally accepted theories of sound money re regarded as being among the dominant haracieristics of the next administration. This 1s the extreme view, of course, but © a moderate extent, at least, the foreign a t home, have sibility of ‘Or- to judge ac’ It is too early un subject, but as a speculative in- ce it is ap: 1 to dictate e course of val the bai: he year. It is not impr truction will pro ctivity on an ascending that ng inc e If the doubt actorily elim- There is need for a new extradition treaty | inated all other considerations can be ad- between the United States and Germany, ] justed. in the judgmnt of the German embassy here, |, The 5 2 ee ee ae = as revealed in the published diplomatic cor- | Gritions, prominent room. traders: belug Tespondence of the State Department for | credited with an extension of lines in that lust year. This need was made apparent by | direction. the case of a certain Jacob Davis, an Ameri- | | The Granger shares were sold for frac: cance eich tional declines, the restricted volume oi san citizen. arrested early Inst year at) yusiness limiting the cancessions. This nheim, Germany, and rendered by group of rities will respond easily to the German authorities to the Iinots au-| an opposite movement when the time Is thorities, on a charge of forgery. When his] opportune and no significant setback seems case came before the court in Ilinols the | Prapable at the moment. prisoner was indicted on six counts, for larceny, forgery and embezzlement. He con- fessed his guilt of the latter charge, and was sentenced, no attention being paid to the other charges. Of course, this raised at orce the question of the richt of the Unitad a la character of the day’s rumors te The immediate situation demands carefal iscrimination, and conservative buying ster on should not result unprotitably. Sugar sold down on profit taking, the osed to continued improvement. The main es of th States to obtain the extradition of a fugi-jin this. sto not been pon one charge and then try and convict | however, and short selling is regarded by nother. The German amb the point imm ing his statement of the eas ion of the hope that the government of the United States would exert all of its lezal power to br ccount the offic : had by Violation of t rights of Germany. Secretary G ai ter, ¢ di that Day iu a bt ured an se dvaniage in being pern a to pl y to the lesser ch: the proceeding was regular, an b; fore, he saw no ground for 5 ring to account the offict: on, a di to meet the of the G rnment, and in f last year the ambassador here wrote Gresham a note so stating, and luding as foliows: “As the United tes government declares that it cannot lertake to guarantee, in each particular | that no repetition of such proceed- | { shall ocenr, the only thing that re- mains to be done, in the opinion of the im- perial government, is to settle the point by | « a new treaty of extradition, so that suca | € Charles Richardson of Philadelphia fol- lewed him in reply. Mr. Richardson's Argument. ‘No intelligent and fair-minded person can make a careful investigation of the cost and earnings of street railways in the larger cities of the United State began Mr. Rich- ardson, “without perceiving that better service could be given to the people at much lower rates than those that are now cus- tomary. “It can be safely assumed,” he continued, “that most of the ailway companies in the large cities are making enormous and entirely unreasonable profits at the public expense. Apart from this, however,” he con- tinued, “the present system is y it fails to give ie proper service; it subjects employ and unreasonable treatn ent; it le: astrous strikes and riots, and it to cruel ds to dis- as be prominent factor in accustoming the peo: to regard the whol e ale corruption of state ats interest: to those of their fellow citize: In the way of remedy, Mr. Richardson said, there is at present a Strong and grow- ing tendency to resort to munici opera- tion as a solution of the probiem. Some of the most obvious arguments in favor of this plan he enumerated. First, that as public streets are public property the public is entitled to all reves nues and all benetits which can be obtained, therefrom. Second, that with anything like honest management the business would per- mit of bette ice and much lower fares for the people, as well as better treatment, shorter hours and higher wages for the employes. Third, that the construction of lines for mecely speculative Purposes and the unnecessary opening of streets wouid be avoided. Fourth, opportunities for the rapid accumulation of large fortunes by stock gambling wovld be diminished. Fifth, the better and cheaper sery mote the growth and prosy And, sixth, the final abolition of such wholesale dealers in bribery and corrup- tion would end the antagonisms now ex. isting between the interests. of large sec- tions of the people and would open the way for a gradual elevation of our standards of public and private mortality and business methods. In reply to the assumption that th's plan would only strengthen the spoils system, Mr. Richardson quest'oned whether it is possible for these results to be more com- pletely attained than they have alread been. i A paper on “Public Control of Fran- clises,"” by Maycr Hazen S, Pingree of Detroit, was read. : Control of Franchises, “The question of the control of corpora- tions operating under municipal franchises is purely a political question,” aecccrding to Mayor Pingree. “All that is to be done is to elect your public representatives, and they wili do the rest.” The trouble in deing this properly, the speaker thought, begins with the prima- ries or party caucuses, many of which are captured through bribery by those who are interested in procuring franchises, or ia retaining those y already have. The present system of regulating primaries in Michigan, it was held, is preferable to the old, under which, he asserted, “the city paid $30 per month to aldermen, and the corporations purchased them in blocks when they were required. Thus,” he added, “the city was practically governed by the corporations operating franchises, as the state was, and still is, dominated by the railroads in all that pertains to the control of those roads, the same as the Congress is radically influenced by the combined railroad and vessel interests.” A franch'se to a corporation resembles, the speaker thought, a device by means of which the governing power is taken out of the han: of the people and surrendered to a class, and he did not see why street car companies, any more than owners of hacks, coupes, &c., should have a charter, instead of an annual license. For the fu- ture control of such matters, the speaker said, the primaries must be the resort, and for the reformation of existing abuses the courts must be sought. “I only venture upon two suggestive points in the prem- ises,” said he in conclusion, “although, did time permit, the question admits of greater elutidation.” The relation of a municipality to quasi- public corporations enjoying municipal franchises, by William Salter of Philadel- ice would pro- erity of cities. treaty, as the law of the land, may fur- nish a proper criterion to the American courts.” C ut Britain Refuses t Extend the Scope of the Parix Regulations. The negetiations betw: the United States and Great Britain respecting th Bering sea seal fisheries during the past year indicate that these fisheries are in a very unsatisfactory state, and that, up to this time, the British government has firm- ly resisted every effort of the Depar of State to extend the scope of the r tions prescribed by the Paris arbitration, Well known to be inefficient in important respects, and, in fact, has even relaxed the regulations so as to facilitate the illegal Killing of seals, The State Department endeavored in vain to secure the continuation in force of the requirement that all firearms carried by | 1 sealing vessels in the seal waters should |! be seaied up in the close season. The Brit- ish government held that the Paris award did not impose any such requirement, and | refused to include it in the regulations notwithstanding that it was represented |) eur government that the absence of sume such regulation constitutel a i the plain intent ef the Paris tri findings. No better success attended the attempt of the State Department to secure a re- vision and extension of the laws of a countrics concerned in the seal fis international action. The British ev ment, taking the ground that there been no such diminution of the se: as was reported to the President, declir ‘ to be a party to joint negotiations of the | kind desired, and jater, when the partment offered to accept the proposition locking to the appointment of agents to reside upon the seal islands for a term of four years and revort unon the | jition of the herds, with an amendinent ding the Russian and J and representatives of the gov. Russia and Japan in the expert , again refused on the ground eculd not recognize that either Rus Japan was c ed as to the seal je of th i it ent t the belief that the Brith: phia, and another on “The municipal con- New York stock market today, Amertean Sugar. American S American Tobacco. American Cotton OU. Atchison... Balto. & Ohio. Chesapeake & Onis, c. General Lake Shore Krie. Long Island ~ Metropolitan Traction. Manhattan klevat \ x Nations! Lead € - Rational Lead Co., Pid: ed Jersey Cont Northern Pacise. Northern Paciti Norte American Pacitic Mati Seutnern Kaiiway, F Texas Pac Western U Sliver... good judges as being extremely hazardous, iniess the outflow of goid is mate ally re- uced, the present tendency of sales is not kely to be interrupted. Pe ANCIAL AND COMMER! AL. The fellowing are the opening, the highest nd the lowest and the closing prices of the reported y Corson & Macartney, members New York teck exchange. Correspondents Messrs, Moore & Schley, No 8) Rroacway. Open. Aigh. Low. Last. . Tay Mey lee 18 ar, Pd canada Southern. abada Partie, c. & StL. inteago, B. & Qs at Northwesteri . & St. Paul, Pid... hic., RT & Pacitic de, ceding. ran Hinois Central ex a Yrae jchigan. Centra: issoUTi Pavitic. S. Leather, Prd. York © ec, Pid. vai. & Western, iia. he man My 1. Car hija. Va! ng . 108 Water stock 7s, 1:63, 1 Gs, Id, 1a Mid, 1 willing to consent to any ame! yA ete wee: the regulations that in any m aS tend to restrict further the operations of | Tien” Se bid. American 1) bd. Wash S bid. Wish Morning Fire. . 18 bid. Wash- Fire, from an unknown cause, about §:30 Woncncten Mee o'clock this morning oc-asioned about damage to a stable in t S15 6th street southwest. The pro: s cwned and occupied by Andrew Ar ss For Assistant Agrostologist. The United States civil service commis- sion wil! hold an examination on June 4 to fill a vacancy in the position of assistant agrostologist, Department of Ag alture, at a saiary of $1,500 per annum, The sui jects of the examination will be economic agrostology, systematic agrostology, prin- ciples of agriculture, French, German and | The examination will be held in Washington and in other large cities whore there are applicants. Persons desiriaz ecompete should obtain appli-atio. from the civil service commissi their applications at once. a as Grain and Cotton Markets, Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1421 F street, members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thal. mann & Co., New York GRAIN ‘Open. Low. Che Wheat—Ju} Hall A. m ington Mark 0 asked. bid. Lincoln Ha 20 °Ex div. cous — a3 Marriage Licenses. 5.00 Marriage licenses have been issued to the ER | ronowing: Isaiah Cox and Maude A. ‘ Meacham; Henry J. Laubach and Madge- Tow. Gose. J icna J. Bradengeyer; William E. Taylor S31 $43 | and Lillie M. Thoma; Aloysius Brown snd Str SY? | Amy N. Edwards; John W. uuittle and 78 758 Laura E. Fox.