Evening Star Newspaper, June 10, 1896, Page 1

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Terms: 18 cents per week; 25 cents for two weeks, or 50 cents per month. Invariably in ad- vance. Subscribers changing their address from one Post-office to another should give the last address &s well as the new one. ECKELS GIVES IT UP Admits That the Silver Element Controls the Party. TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN AT CHICAGO Alaska and Indian Territory Each Elect Six Delegates. THE NEVADA STRAIGHTOUTS ge CHICAGO, June 10.—James H. Eckels. controller of the currency, arrived in the city yesterday. Mr. Eckels denied that he was here on any political mission. “It looks now as if the silver faction will control the democratic nativaal conven- tion,” said Mr. Eckels, “but as to whether it will gain the election—well, that’s a dif- ferent matter. The epidemic has been so strengthened by the action of the state conventicns of Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio that it fs useless to deny that the free silver people have the controlling power of the party. Still, several weeks must elapse before the convention; poiitical his- tory is made in a short time in this coun- try, and ‘there is many a slip, When asked his opinion as to the pros- pects of a bolt in the convention, the con- troller said hear so much talk about a split up the men as re- ports seem to i ms that all such talk emanates from t p of the ng faction—the silver men—rather than from the faction which is expected to bolt.” Suggested for Temporary Chairman. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June 10—Secre- tary Sheerin of the democratic national committee said last night that there was only cne contest as yet before the commit- tee. This fs thi gation. No- tice of a contest in Colorado has also been received. Mr. Sheerin says the secretary duties in making the of delegate: ministerial, the committee deciding as to who has a prima facie case. Concern- ing the temporary chairman of the vention, he the names of ex-Gover Francis of Missouri, r Hill of 3 York and Hugh C. ot Ti Wash., had been suggested, though committee had done nothing as says free silver men will controi and will select the permanent chairman. = Alaska Sends Six Delegates. TTL. v h., June 10.—The steam- ship Willapa arrived in port last evening Alaska, bringing news of the demo- territorial convention held at Juneau 1 for select delegates to th 1 dem« following re chosen: Le Rogers, Richard roll, R. D. Crittenden, Alternat . F. Dal: Hart, D. Murphy John Trumbull. 1 > delegates to vot ns coming before crati nvention, ention at Chicago. and alternates Willams, Charles James C: a Blumenthal, platform instruet as a unit on all que the national de mo- Nevada Straightouts. The Ss, who claim to repre: ia democrac elect delega convention at Chi as the Keating wing of the convention at i elected del vention. June 1 at met in convention s to the What ational is known held 3 ago ionai ce tes It is said the Keating men have to divide the delegation b factions, each to haye thre i the convention will t it is not be ¢ to the plan. For Free Silver and Bland. VINITA, I. T., June 10.—The Indian ter- ritory democratic convention was held in his city yesterday and elected four del $ to the Chicago convention from the tive nations this ter: and in >— COMING TO SEF Delgado and His Son Reach New York From Cuba. NEW YORK, June 1.—Dr. J. G. Delgado and h Jose Manvel Delgado, Ameri- can citizens, reached this city today on beard teamer City of Washington are on their v to formal statements to Vashington to make ate Department regarding the :ll- | satment to which they were subjected | Cuba, the eller Delgado having been shot almost to death $ h soldiers, his ‘operty de- str as also on board the City of Felix Cabello, an officer ia service, who is said to be on an important errand to thi: to the New York Herald from ays regarding the coming of the ountry. A spe Havana Manuel Delgado, the American izen who suffered outrages by Spanish | troops upon his estate, Miguel, near some time ago, leaves Havana to- y for the United States, having so far ‘overed from his wounds as to be able = goes to Washington to lay s against Spain before Secretary The authorities here refused to vise port: id tried in various ways to his leaving the island. Through General Lee’s timely intervention erday he, however, finally obtained a rmit to embark. r crime committed b: rent nsul Gen. Wey- ops upon Dr. Delgado’s plantation reported today. Juan Rodriguez, a serv- nt of Dr. I 0, who left Jaruco on May 30 for San Miguel to bring some cattle for the latter, was wa a inated by near Casig the stock being 1 for army use, driven into 1 opeal butchered in the pres- . who recognized -air Mrs marks and brand. Before Delgado called on the late general and filed — ESTE! THE NORTHW N DISPUTE. First Oregon Regiment Ordered to the Lower Columbia. TLAND, Ore. June 10—It is re- the authority of one of the lieu- that the ist Regiment, O. N. G., @ orders to take a special boat lower Columbia river and preserve erder in the fish 's trouble. The cannery m are holding a meeting Astoria and much depends upon the they reach. ¥ decide to force the fishing there will probably be trouble, and the militia will be called in. If they offer to com- promise further anxiety will be allayed. ee A Cleveland, Ohio, lumber firm has pur- chased 50,000 acres of timber land in Lo- gan and Mingo counties, W. Va. In New York charges of neglect of duty have been preferred against Police Com- missioner Parker. THE CHICAGO NOMINEE Some Think He Should Bs a Democrat of Soundest Faith. Several Names and Tickets Suggested —Talk of Teller and a New York Banker. Many of the most prominent democrats in Congress are of opinion that the nominee of the Chicago convention should be a demo- crat of the soundest faith. He should stand for’everything that the democracy stands tor—silver, tariff, and all else. Silver is most in evidence now, but, as they point out, as soon as the campaign is fairly under way other issues must come in for more or less discussion, and the candidate and his ‘ecord will be subjected to the closest scru- tiny on all scores. Some Names Suggested. Along this line of discussion the names oftenest sugzerted for first pjace are those of Boies, Bland, Stevenson and Morrison. Mr. Boies, it is true, is an ex-republican, but the silver issue alone did not attract him to the democracy. He changed front on the tariff question as well, and on other questions, and is now a full-fledged demo- erat. Mr. Bland, Mr. Stevenson and Col. Morrison are among the fathers in Israel. They have always been democrats, and Col. Morrison has been one of the recognized leaders of the party for twenty years Many slates are put forward: Loies and Bland. Hotes and Bryan. Boles and Blac burn, They are known as the ‘Iver bees. Then Bland and Campbe' Bland and Matthews. Bland an bley. The cam- raign ery would be “Silver Dick and silver iy Stevenson and Bryan. Stevenson and Daniel. Stevengon and Boies, Then Morrison and Mor: Morr!son and Cameron. Morrison and B Still Talk of Teller. There is still, however, a good deal of talk of Mr. Teller. His ability is rated so high, and his devotion to the cause of sil- ver has for so I silver men be! strongest run of ng been manifested, many e he would make the all. ~The ticket of Tel- ler ard Daniel is much di ed, and that of Teller and Matthews is © But erestil estion . Jobn, And there- St. John referred to is not the poli- f that name, but W. P. St. Jchn, ident of the Me National ank of N>w York city. i one of the largest in the met S resident is an open » man, and kas heen He has at-ained to prominence in th on ef his radical disagreement 1 finan ney qu a dem t s at one ator Hill. nd so the ques- How would it do to take rom the very heart of the i man geld sectien? Scme of che silver men think the sel 8 as é ns to the all against free colr t te vi ential candidate as proof that iree silver finds its advocates among the mo. sperous gnd influential of ever the bankers themrelves. IMPROVING os THE POTOMAC. Progress of the Work According to Maj. Allen's Report. Major Charles V. Allen, the cngineer offi- cer in charge of the improvement of the Potomac river, has Teported to the chief of engincers thet the construction of the sea wall near the Long bridge was con- tinued during t month, and ihat favorable progress was made. On the Vi ginia channel front of section one 2% r feet of wall were built. along the southw= feet of wall were raised from two and one half, feet above low tide to the full height In the tidal of Six feet above low tide. The repa' to the wharf at "s Point were com- pleted during the month. Colonel Al Says that owing to the lack of availa’ don the projects for the of the Anacostia river, and 5 the repairs of the Aqueduct improv for compiet bridge. ae MRS. DYER EXECUTED. Punishment of a Wholesale Coid- Bivoded Murderess. LONDON, June 10.—Mrs. Annie Dyer, the baby farmer of Reading, who was ar- reste@ on April 9 on the charge ef murder- ing many infants intrusted to ner care, was hanged in Newgate prison at 9 o'clock this morning. Mrs. Dyer was ene of the most extra- ordinary criminals of the age, a wholesale cold-blooded murderess. The particular prey of the baby farmer were single wo- men who had been misled or servants and poor working women who were unable or unwilling to tak2 care of their childre In such ceses Mrs. Dyer wouid write th: she was glad to have the chance of hav- ing a “dear littie Faby to bring up and call her own, not for the sake ot money, bui for the dariirg’s company In some instances parents tried to regain on of their children. But when they too pressing and danger was in Uy Dyer would move, and the parents, generally too poor to employ legal assist- ance, would give up their aitempts. Late in April Mrs. Dyer made a written ccrtession admitting the murders of which she wis accused. It was proposed to in- treduce the plea of insanity in her defe She was examined later by a physician employed by the home office and was de- clared to be sane. On May 21 Mrs. murder, sentence I become Dyer was indicted | fo nd on the following day she to death. In prison Mrs. Dyer made several at- tempts to commit sulcide. At Reading she tried to strangle herself with her ehoe laces; some time later she tried to force a handkerchief down her throat, and upon apother cccasion she attempted to cut her wrist against a piece of ircn. The baby farmer's last attempt at suicide was on May 26 in Newgate prison, when, while lying in bed, apparently asleep, she twisted a handkerchief around her throat and vimost succeeded in strangling her- self. A conservative estimate places the num- her of culidren killed at torty, but othe estimates have it that as many as 100 in fants were either strangled or drowned by Mrs. Dyer. Mrs. Dyer and her son-in-law lived in Reading, where they had a great reputation for plety. Over the door of her kome was a figure of Jesus Christ, be- neath which was the inscription: “Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not, fer of such is the kingdom of heaven.” —_<-___ CREELMAN PREDICTS WAR. Americans Would Be Thunderstruck if They Knew What Spain Has Done. CHICAGO, June 10.—A special to the Chronicle from Springfield, Ohio, says: James Creelman, the war correspondent who had to leave Cuba recently by order of General Weyler, says he thinks there will be a war with Spain. He says the Ameri- can people will be thunderstruck when the documents in possession of the State De- partment are made public. Spain is anx- ious for war. Twenty-five million dollars’ worth of American property has been de- stroyed in Cuba, and many Americans have been killed without provocation. ——_>—_ The saw mill men in the Norfolk section have cut wages 10 per cent. A FINANCIAL PLANK Interest Felt in the Coming Republi- can Deliverance at St. Louis. HOW FAR WILL THEY GO FOR SILVER? Business Men as Wellas: Politicians Are Puzzled. MR. EVANS’ SUGGESTION _—— ee How will the republicans at St. Louis ex- press themselves on the subject of silver? A simple declaration against free coinage at 16 to 1 as an independent act by this gcvernment is, of course, easily drawn. but that, it is recognized, would not meet the occasion. White the republican party is against free coinage as an independent act by this government, it is not against tree coinage if it can be brought about by international agreement. But neither would a financial plank drawn in those bold terms meet, the occasion. The com- plaint is that that is a hackneyed dellyer- ance. The party is for bimetailism, safe- «guarded, and the point is to declare that in the best terms possible. How shall it be done? What form shall the friendly mes- sage to silver take? Basiness Men Interested. The politicians are not the only ones puz- zling over this matter. They are very busy with it, but not more so than the promi- nent business men in all of the business centers, who ure looking to St. Louis for a Geliverance favorable to sound money. They have made up their minds what to expect from the St. Louis convention and later, from the convention that will meet at Chicago in July; so that it is to the republican convention that they will make their appeal for recognition. They will submit to the platform committee their ideas in writing on the subject, and mem- hers of that committee will carry into the committee room in their pockets a large assortment of rough drafts of the financial plank for consideration and debate. Volunteer Suggestions. Gen. Grosvenor, who left Monday for St. Louis, took with him a number of sug: tions the subject from prominent re- publican members of the House. Some were 1 writing; others were deiivered orally. They were not solicited, but were none the .S- less welcome for being volunteered. Gen rosvenor r. d the fact that the sub- Ject being of the hi iinportance, the party would profit by all the light to be obtained. Among those who submitted suggestions writing was Mr. ns of Kentucky, a member of the w: and means com1 e, and a representat This is his plan Mr. Evans’ Plank, No people can be permanentiy ‘ous Whose currency Is debased or credited, or whose financial policy is ing or doubtful. The free and unin coinage of silver at a ratio to gold bh: upon anything less than the relative of the respective metals result In fiat money to the ffewence, and the republican {ts unalterable opposition equally any G+part ent standard, unl southern republican, pros- dis- som= thereto. from gold h depa shall be ba upon some ment with the great commercial na- tions of the world with which we trans: the buik of our foreign busin wh ould enable us to establish and maintain em whereby dollars coined in 2ither of the two metals could be made of such intrinsic value as to be equal to each other in fact and in the estimation of the com- mercial world. Any other system of bi- metallism ts fraught with evils too great to be risked by an intelligent people; but | within these largest use of coinage metals.” Sectional I It is ascertained by examination that the strongest indorsements of gold come from the east and from the south. The most liberal concessions to silver are proposed by the republicans of the middle states and the northwest. What the outcome at St. Louis will be no man of large exper- lence will undertake to sa: Uncondition: free coinage will not be indorsed. An un- qualified gold standard will not be urged. But how shall the double standard | be recommended so as to harmonize the con- flicting views that are held in the party on the subject? Senator Teller Not Consulted. limitations we favor the both silver and gold as as. Senator Teller holds that nobody knows what is going to be done at St. Louis. A month ago he believed there was no doubt of a declaration for a single gold standard. ‘Today he says he 1s as much at sea as any of the others who will be at the conven- tion, He is not consulted by either the gold men or bimetallists, and consequently is not aware as to what their plans are. A curious thing is that Senator Teller is absolutely lett in the cold when confer- ences of the leaders are held, while Sena. tors Cannon and Brown are consulted and their advice sought. The two Senators named are supposed to be equally as se- rious in their fight for silver as Teller, and to be equally as pronounced in their in- tention to bolt at St. Louis, but they seem to be more desirous to remain in the party than Teller. He has reached a point where he believes that the convention will do nothing for silver, and is making no effort to get it to do anything. Senator Cannon is working hard to get some dec- laration in favor of the white metal, and hopes there will be some such declaration. it is known that he has pointed out to many of the republican leaders a course he believes would hold the silver republi- cans In line. His suggestions are being considered and may develop in a few days. Senator Cannon, as well as Senator ‘Teller, is a delegate to the convention. Important Caucus Held. Whatever may be on foot, it is known that an important caucus of the silver men here who are delegates to St. Loals bas been in progress, at intervals, for several days, and some facts about it may come to light tomorrow or next day. Some time ago these men agreed as to the kind of a tight they will make in the committee on resolutions. They will first introduce a resolution for free coinage at 16 to 1, When this is defeated they will vote with the gold men, . A Vice Presidential Rumor. There has been a floating rumor that the silver men might be conciliated by giving them the vice presidency. Representative Hartman of Montana was asked this morn- ing if he thought there was anything in this rumor. He answered in the negative. Mr. Hartman is a delegate to St. Louis, ard Is one of the followers of Senators Tel- ler and Dubois. He wants to see Teller nominated by the Chicago convention, Un- less he changes his mind, nothing will suit him but a free silver plank. * Senator Teller is keeping his plans to himself, as he does not propose to kave them discounted ahead of time. —o——______ Mr. Morton, Secretery of Agriculture, ad- dressed the graduates of the University of Tennessee yesterday on “Citizenship.” DISTRICT IN CONGRESS Prospect for Agreement on the Appropria- tion Bill Today is Good. Provision for a Commission to In- vestigate the Subway Systems— Other Matters of Interest. Shortly after 12 o'clock Mr. Grout, one of the House conferees on the District of Co- lumbia appropriaticn ‘bill, reported to the House that no agreement had been reached, although the prospect was favorable for one. He asked that the House further in- sist on its disagreements and asked for another confcrence. This was granted. Mr. Dingley inquired if there was any Frospect of an agreement, and Mr. Grout replied that the only points on which there was disagreement were the matters of char- ities and lighting west of Rock creek. He said that a formal conference had been held this morning, et which it looked like an agreement would be reached soon on the question of charities, but said that there had been only informal discussion of the question of lighting. Mr. Dingley said that it seemed to him that the slight differences existing ought to be settled so that the House could adjourn, and Mr. Grout again assured him that there was prospect of an early agreement. The Probable Agreement. It is learned that the remurks of Mr. Grout to the House this morning fore- shadowing an carly agreement on the Di trict appropriation bill were predicated on what seems to have beer practically a formal understanding between the House and Senate conferees. That agreement was reached after the House corferecs had held a conference with Representatives Linton, Hainer and others, at which these gentlemen agreed to accept the basis of agreement proposed by the conferees of beth houses. This agreement is to report the following resolution: And it is hereby declared to be the settled policy of the goverrment of the United States to make no apprepriation of money or rty for the purpose of founding, maintainirg or aiding by p: ment for services, expenses or otherwise any church, religious denomination or re- liglous_ socie or any institution, society undertaking, which fs whelly cr in t under sectarian or ecclesiastical con- and it is hereby enacted that from and after the goth of June, 1897, no money ap- ated for charitable purposes shall be to any church or religious denomina- tion or to any institution or seciety which or is under sectarian or ecclesiastical con- This resolution is practiceMy the same as teat introduced by Mr. Linton last De- cember, amending the Constitution, so as to prevent secta’ appropriations of an kind. As will be seen, the opponents ot the charitable appropriations will probably be satistied with this, as its adcption woul permanently prevent appropriat s in the Suture for all sectarian or chi mvable pur- Pp The Statue to Hahnemann, Mr. Johnson of North Dakota this morn- ing called up In the House the joint resolu- tion for the erection in. thisgity of a monu- ment to Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of the medical school of homeopathy. In explanation, Mr. Johnson said that the res- olution simply meant the presentation of a ent to the city with no ex vernment except about $4,- woo for preparing the ground and the foun- tion for the pedestal. Both the statue 5 al, he sald, were pa to the and the small expense was trivial in- Blue of Kansas opposed the resolu- because he thought it establisned a tion, precedent for the government to give mon- ey to any organization which might come a'ong and ask an appropriation to estabil a monument. Mr. Daizell said that the precedent had been establisned many years 1go, and that the capital city ought to be glad to furnish a place and prepare the founiation for a monument of this kind. Mr. Blue azain protested that the “whole siness was bad, and that the appropria- ton ought not be made.” After some fur- her discussion by Mr, Bingham, Mr. Blue did not push his opposition, and the resolu- tion was passed under a suspension of the rules, Government Printing Office Employes Senator Gallinger today offered a reso- lution, which was adopted without debate, requiring the public printer to report to the Senate the number of employes in the printing office during the fiscal years of INW), Isv1, 1802, 1893 and 1894 who failed to receive their annual leaves, with pay, together with the amounts due them by reason of the withholding of their leaves. A Subway Commission, h The House this afternoon passed, under suspension of the rules, a resolution of- fered by Mr. Babcock prcviding for the appointment by the Speaker of a com- mission, consisting of three members of the House District committee, to investi- gate the question of a general subway sys- tem for the city of Washington. The com- mittee has authority to sit during the in- terim of Congress. _The limit of expenses for the investi. tion is $2,000, which includes clerical as sistance, and it is provided that a report shall be formulated and presented at the next session of Congress.’ The commission 4s authorized to compel the attendance of witnesscs, to send for persons and papers, and to administer oaths. The expenses of the commission are to be paid cut of the contingent fund of the House. ——__-2+__. RIGGS NATIONAL BANK. Officers and Directors ‘of the New Financial histitution, The private banking house of Riggs & Co., which has been prominent in the financial history of Washingten for more than half a century, will be, as stated several weeks ago in The Star, merg2d into the Riggs National Bank of Wash- ington, D. C., July 1, and a notification to that effect has been sent to the depositors of tho institution. The officers of the new organization will be Charles C. Glover, president; Thomas Hyde, vice presiden James M. Johnston, second vice president; Arthur T. Bricc, cashier, and William J. Flather, assistant cashier. The board of directors will consist ot E. Francis Riggs, Charles C. Glover, Thomas Hyde, James M. Johnston, Arthur T. Brice and William J. Fiather. It will be seen,that Mr. Fran- cis Riggs retires from active official con- nection with the bank, but as director he will participate in its affairs, and, of course, will retain his important Interes?s. The capitalization will be $500,000. Tho familiar old building at the corner of 15th street and Pennsylvania. avenue has been recently rejuvenated and refitted as to its interlor, and many improvements have been made in the Sventfilating and lighting arrangements, 3 = A Doovkeepe? at bt. Louis. Frank H. Conover, doprkeéper of the House committee on election of President and Vice President, has received totice of his appcintment as doorkeeper of the St. Louis convention, The appointment was made by Sergeant-at-Arms Byrnes at the request of Representatives Wellington and Mahany. The placo is the only one of its kind which pays a salary. Mr. Con- over is one of the youngest employes of the House. MAKING UP THE ROLL Big Task Before the Republican National Committee, WRINLEY PEOPLE CLAIM THE CONTROL ‘'Magnanimity” Will Be the Watch- word. WILL BE NO GRAB GAME Special From a Staff Correspondent. ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 10.—The making up of the temporary roll of the republican national convention by the national com- mittee is the matter of immediate inter- est at St. Louis today. The settlement of contests between rival delegations is ex- pected to occupy the national committee until the close of this week, and thelr work may not be fully completed until the day before the assembling of the convention. Apparently there does not so much depend upon these contests as {t was at first sup- posed. These contests were the chief re- liance of the anti-McKinley mea. McKinley's nomination now being conced- ed, the contests are deprived of this sig- nificance. All the contests cannot be de- cided against the Ohio champion, and if they were ft would probably not change the result, since the tide has set in with a sweep in his direction. The contests are interesting, therefore, chiefly to the dele- gates interested, or inasmuch as the vot! on the platform may be involv -d. The Mc- Kinley people claim that at least two-thirds of the present national committee are friendly to the Ohio candidate, and that if they were disposed to carry things with a high hand, they could seat all the Mc- Kinley contestants. Efforts for Harmony. There are other consideratioas, however, besides piling up McKinley votes in the convention, Harmony is the thing most tesired now. Several things thveaten to dis- turb this, without any unnecessary cause of friction. It is expected, therefore, that an effort will be made to come to as fair a conclusion in each case as possible. The password is “McKinley, magnanimity.’ With this it is hoped to overcome the enemy and put excessive hostility to shame. The idea is to settle all the most obvious cases one way or the other, as the case may be without prejudice, and where both parties to a contest appear to have good grounds for their claims to di- vide the vote between them on the porary roll admitting both delegations, with half a vote. The gieat number of contests, and the fact chat both sides will insist upon a full hearing, no matter what the merits of their case may be, will render it extremely tedious to di of them. J. P. M. ONEY PLANIK. Efforts to Conciliat gates. the Silver Dele- Vrom ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 10. the anti-McKiniey people will be to gain as many votes for the gold standard plank in the platform as possible. It is a complicated and many-sided fight they ve on hand. The extreme anti-McKinley men while conceding elther openly or pri- vately that McKinley will be nominated, appear to be still beat upon embarrassing him as much as pcssible. It is certain that McKinley wants to avoid a deciaration tor the single gold standard. He does not want the expression “gold scandard” to cecur in the platform. This is made mani- fest by what is being done by his represen- tative friends as a part of their weill-ar- ranged program. At the same ume It ts conceded that many men who ere sup- porters of McKinley are in favor of a very frank declaration for gold. It is on this that the eastern managers are de- pending for a victory cn the platform. The ccntest is merely over the form uf expression, but it will require a great deal of skill to prevent McKinley being put in the light of opposing “sound money,” if his lieutenants insist on “phrases that will net offend.” Practically all the men who are not friendly to McKinley are expected to insist upon a single gold plank. They count on having the support of a large number of the advocates of McKinley's nomination who, as a matter of principle, believe that there should be nothing equivocal or doubtful in the declaration on the money question. They Know, too, that they can rely upon the extreme silver men to oppose a straddle. This gives the single standard men hope | of getting the platform to suit them, though they cannot control the nomination. On the other hand, there is a large element of the silver men who, intending to sur- render to the will of the majority, insist that the way shovld be made as easy for them as pessible. These men, declining the leadership of Teller and Dubois, will vote for a straddle platform, after having made a formal effort to secure a declaration for free silver. Shoup, neither of whom ts a delegate, but who are now on hand here to work. It is said that Pettigrew, who is a delegate, will be another of the leaders who, fatiing to se- cure a silver plank, will insist on “phrases that will not offend.” Both Hansbrough end Shoup are supporting McKinley. The Platform Will Mean “Gold.” There is no thought even among the men from the silver states that the platform, however covered, will mean anything but gold standard, but the silver m who in- tend to accept a “sound money” platform want the language to be as inoffensive as possible. The Idaho, the Colorado, the Montana, the Utah and the Nevada dele- gations are the only silver delegates who are expected to insist upon a frank up-and- down declaration one way or the other. The rest of the delegates of that faith ure expected to vote for a coated” sound, sound money plank. Other silver men besides Hansbrough have conferred with McKinley and a num- ber of letters have been written to him, and a thorough understanding nas been reached. If McKinley has not been frank and free-spoken to the eastera gold men, he has at least been so with some of the silver men. He has let them know plainly that he is a ‘‘sound money” man, opposed to the free coinage of silver, uni that all he is willing to concede is that the declara- tion for “sound money” shall be couched in descriptive rather than direct, declaratory hrases. In other words, he wants © plai- form that will mean gold standard, but will not name it. ‘The silver men, exeept those from the states represented by the “tive fighters” in the Senate, indicate their willingness to accept this situation. The question at is- sue between them and Mr. MoKinley ap- (Continued on Eleventh Page.) MANY WITNESSES CALLED Arranging to Complete the Buxton In- quest at Gaithersburg. Menssrs. Talbolt and Lloyd Summoned to Washington—Reported Deposi- tion Obtained for Use Tomorrow. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. GAITHERSBUR' M4., June 10.—This morning Squire C. B. Baughman and Depu- ty Sheriff Horton Thompson have becn busy making final arrangements for the adjourned inquest over the remains “of Sadie Buxton. Mr. Baughman had a con- ference with Judge Henderson at Rockville yesterday, and upon the decision of the judge to waive the preliminary hearing at the court house in Rockville for Randolph and Neale, as announced and arranged for by State’s Attorney Kilgour for Wednes- day afternoon, he decided to make the in- quest complete, as the action of the jury would be depended upon to hold the pris- oners for the grand jury. Thirty-seven witnesses have been sum- moned for examination, and Deputy Sheriff Thompson has just left town, it is under- stood, to take Into custody a number of other persons who are wanted as wiinesses of Randolph and Neale’s whereabouts on Sunday before the tragedy at the Buxton home. Randolph and Neale were taken last vening from Haltimore to the Rockville H. Maurice Talbott and Rev. L. Lord were summoned to Garfield Hospital last evening by Mr. Buxton. Mr. Talbott, who 1s a prominert member of the Rockville bar, was retained by Mr. Buxton as his counsel to assist State’s Attorney Kilgour in the prosecution of the case, These gen- tlemen were grantel an inierview with Mrs. Roxton and Miss Maude, and Tae Star correspondent 1s rellably informed that a eposition from the latter was obtained for us? at tomorrow’s inquest. The town council, at last night’s session, passed fitting resolutions expressing its re- grets at the unavoidable absence of Mr. Buxton from its meetings, he having been recently elected a member, and extending ccndolencs to the famil Clerk Cramer fs to hespital today. Y AND BOIEs. nd a copy to the McKI The Opposing Candidates as It Looks to Gen. Manderson. Jal Dispatch to The Evening Star. CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 10,—Senator Manderson of Nebraska has been in tow and before leaving for the west talked briefly on the political outicok. do not think I shall get out Louis to the convention,” said he, as I would lik Sp to St. ‘much to do so. Of course there will be no t as to the nomination of Governor McKinley, and the convention will make no mistake in placing him at the head of the ticket. “Do you think there will be any on the mey question in the form “No, I think the platform wil foliow that of the Mlinois and Indiana platforms pret- ty closely, and if it does not declare un- equivocally for the single gold standard, it will undoubtedly declare against the free coinage of silver, which is the same thing straddle St. Louis “bo you think ond place on “I have no m ving, but I ty in secur- oomd place. ing hi is a man who is endowed with g1 and is naturally fitted for a more activ sive place than the pr @ Senate, and while I do not sparage the position of the Vice ident, which is worthy of any ma it is a place that I do not -d of ali men ‘would care to incline to think that some York man like Gen. Horace Porter, o: haps Mr. Hobart of N. Jersey, wi name: “What declaration do you think the dem- party make at Chicago on the r question? democratic party will undouhtedly for the free coinage of silver. e is every indication that that will be the issue between the two par oes It look as though they would ex-Gov. Boies of Iow: somewha Gov. Matthews of In popular, too, and Joe Blac! frien the leads na is urn has mai h I rather look to see Bo’ carry off the nomination, with some east- ern man for sezond place. ee DEDICATE THE BIG HALL. Gathering Tontgh ST. LOUIS, June 10.—The convention av: ditorium will be dcdicated tonight, and a notable gathering of prominent men will be present. A program, consisting of tn- strumental and vocal music, interspersed A Notable to Be There with addresses, has been provided, and Manager Durant of the Bell Teiephone Company has promised the dedication com- mittee that it ehall have telephone con- nections with many leading citics of the east. Thirty long-distance phones have been placed in the committee rooms of those who attend tonigh for the us exercises. The understanding between the Bell Tele- phone Company and the dedication com- mittce is that the former should provide music and sptechmaking at the oth. end of the connecting line. If po: agrecment will be carried out. ot the acoustic propertics of the v was made today, and it showed that ordinary speaker can be heard plainly ‘n ‘an parts of the auditorium. These men will be led by Hansbrouyh and j Nicholas M. Bell, who has acted as read- ing secretary at nearly every democratic national convention except the last since 1876, spcke from different parts of the hall and declared: “The acou proper- tles of this hall could not be better. To- day it is what we call a ‘dead’ hall. That is, its emptiness creates an acoustic effect different from that exercised by an au- ditorium filled with peop! The moisture breathed and exhaled by several thousand persons liquefies the atmosphere to a su ficient extent to accentuate the sound waves, as well as to accelerate and ron- der them more resonant. Se DYNAMITE EXPLOSION, TERRIFIC Nearly 200 Cans Blown Up With Fatal Resalts, JOHNSTOWN, Pa., June 10.—One handred and eighty cans of dynamite exploded about a mile below Lilly yesterday afternoon, with frightful results. The dead and injured are: Mike Scawnoskl, dead; fatally injured, An- tonio Btible, Gregorious Sciskle, Gubriel Augoroski, Frank Smith, colore¢ Jackson, colored; Samuel Walters. ‘The men were at work for Contractor Me- Manus on th? Pernsylvania railroad, and were getting ready to make a Llast, when a premature explosion followed, bloving up 180 cans of dynamite and burying the scyen men beneath a mass of sand and rock. The steam shovel, which stood on the track, was hurled twenty feet away. <a Ex-Gov. Felch Sinking. ‘ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 10.—Ex-Gov. AMfeus Folch is very ill and hardly expect- ed to Ive. He is unable to move himself tn bed, and passed a bad night. He is ninety- two ycars old. The heart action is bad, and there seems a general failing of his yowers both of mind and body. Dre. Jen- nings of Detroit and W. J. Herdman of Ann Arbor are in attendance. j certain persons in the sta to procure tille to public the sureties on the boud ¢ il jate postmaster at i make ta Barb entry; to authorize life ‘saving station o: coast between the Hz rivers, improve tury park; immediaie Mr. Allen Makes During the cons ot to print 10,04) copies of the DIM, Mr. Allen (Mi the NEARING THE END Both Houses of Congress Trying to Finish Up Business. ——— TWO MEASURES IN CONFERENCE Agreement Upon These Expected to Be Reached Today. MANY BILLS PASSED ee When the House reconvened at 10 o'clock this morning, still in continuation of the legislative day of Saturday, the general feeling was that Congress would reach a final adjournment by tonight. Notwith- standing this fact there seemed to be Itt public interest in the proceedings. There were a few strangers in the public gal- leries, but the reserved galleries were empty. About 10) members were on the floor. Some resolutions relating to printing were passed. Mr. C. W. Stone (Pa.), chairman of the committee on coinage, weights and meai u secured the passage of a resolution calling on the Secretary of the ury 10 report to the House at the next session such information as he may be able to obtain as to the comparative merits of pure nickel, nickel alloy, aluminum alloy and bronze as material for our minor oc and authorizing him to b ve struck ex, mental coins. Bills were passed to ch p time for holding United States ec at Hartford, Conn., and to provide an 4 er for the steamer Menemsha. A resolution Was adopted authorizing the parties to the Hopkins- contested ¢lection case from th atucky dis- trict, to take testimor result in Clark county up to August 1, 1S Striving for Re Toward noon the and in the galleries by passed under suspension of sieged the Speaker at for “recognition. With in the area in front « clamoring with uplifted resembled nition, on the floor The nber of the rules, very of! attend b ortunity or members Speaker's desk the House thing So much as a wheat pit ni-p The Senate re retary of the I of issuing pate of Union it had & possibil. ion dir rior to resume to bona S Was ¢ so the forest House, got the flocr and ¢ morous speech, which cony with laugi si tien and m some of the j appeared to tickl ly. This was the voice Leen hez began by referring ism” of his silenc however,” said he, at this session of « ristian man to be ter.) And I went to hot the only great stat been dist wed lsughter.) 2 a good n Mr. Speaker, who een very much late! er and ap- plause.) Bat Ih. ybody to go md: my an in every ba e of what his v on zre, but we » has an ing a certifi financial que anything tre On All Sides of the @ “Now, 1 do submit thorized to certify all him, for he has certitic for himself in number of his not know which on he has stced on a and people him on cil that an ¢ with a cort'ficate not a safe egg to b that egg never starts 0 until it gets under susp “But, Mr Sperker, in the le change their views so great quesuons, 1 do would make any differenc: tional ccnvention meets man’s views were convention meets,-for yccple up their politic them, ought to ot the cavalry col tion of a horse. He said he wa guick and ¢ in the selection o! ndidate f idency this vear the republican party thinks it best to take one who can turn quick and go fast. Bves a Bills were passed to extend the scope of the in ion of the Itural De- artment into the question of road improve- ivents; to author ° and Pitts- burg railroad to construct a bridge across the Allegheny rive! i n hon able discharze for all enlisted men in navy (the bill ts to correct a ru of the cortroller of the tr Brant ion for the e ame! At 12 o'clock the District of Columbia 1 was sent to further conference. Mr. Grout (Vt.) stated that the had been in info ing and there was 9 greement on the dispute Dy rities. The annou lcudly applauded. Mr. Dingley, the floor leader of the cailed attention to the fi s in the District bill bill wei tr ment, a that a proper spirit of conce shown by the conferees. Mr. Grout assured the Ho ecnferees were meeting in a co spirit. The Anti-Rond Rit “I understand from the announcement of the gentleman from: Maine,” interposed Mr. Richardson (Tenn.), “that nothing is to be done with the anti-bond bill?” “The gentleman is well aware,” Mr. Dingley, “that there ts not time. bers are anxious to get away. “With your majority,” retorted Mr. Rich- ardson, “growing daily—eometimes at the rate of two a day—it seems to me you ought to be able to secure action If you so Gesired.” The Speaker declared the debate out of (Continue: replied Mem-