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THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, 1 PeansyraniaAvwan Oo 11h Bere by 110) ivenze, Cor. Evening Si Oo: A The rremag Star hike mpany, 8. H. Pres't, a New York @ffice, 49 Potter Building, ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers In the etty by carriers, on their own account. ut 10 cents wey GR Go foe Copies at the unter 2 cents each. By mwail—snywhere im the United States or Canada—postage prepald—50 cents per montl Saturday Quintrple Sheet Star, $1 per sear, with foreign postage added, $3.00. (Entered at the Post Oifice at Washington, D. ©., as second-class mall matter.) ©All mall subscriptions must be pald In advance. Rates of advertising made known on ap; ee Che Lveni q Sfar. No. 13,513. WASHINGTON, D. ©. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1896-TWELVE PAGE 8. TWO CENTS. _ THE STAR BY MAIL, Persons leaving the city for any Period can have The Star mailed to them to any address in the United States or Canada, by ordering it at this office, In person er by letter, or Postal card. Terms: 13 cents per week; 25 cents for two weeks, or 50 cents per month. Invariably in ad- vance. Subscribers changing their adcress from one Post-oflice to another should give the last address as well as the new one. EXPECTED WAR SCARE See What the Anti-Administration Dem- ocrats Anticipate. THE PRESIDENTS ALLEGED PLAN Effert to Influence the Chicago Convention Will Fail. THE POSSIBLE BOLT a The anti-administration democrats ob- serve with some apprehension the revival of the Venezuelan and Cuban agitation. They have believes! for some time that Mr. Cleve- land intended to get up a scare on this subject about the time of the meeting of the Chicago convention. Nor has this be- lief been confined to democrats. Just be- fere Congress adjourned some of the repub- Hean members of the foreign affairs com- mittee expressed the opinion that such was Mr. Cleveland's plan, and said that they had reason to believe that General Lee's instructions contemp!ated his report on the Cuban situation being submitted In time to admit of action by the President by the 7th of July. ‘The opinion expressed then passed for a mere theory. Today some democrats here declare it to be a fact that such is Mr. Cleveland's plan. Anticipate a War Scene. The men here, whose business it is to keep in touch with the administration and with Wall street for speculative purposes, anticipate a war scare and a heavy ine in the markets during the next two weeks. ‘They predicted this several days before the disturbing reports had come from Cuba and Venezuela, and in advance of any material ne in the markets. The present signs of disturbance are pointed to by them as ieating the accuracy of thelr informa- m. It is very doubtful whether anything at Mr. Cleve may do or any state of affairs that arise, can materially change the course of the Chicago conven- tion. If silver men have control of a large majority of the delegates, as they seem to have, they are for free silver or bust, and are too fixed in this purpose, to be diverted by anything that can now be conceived The possibility of excitement over our foreign relations has been anticipated and discounted. A Program in Advance. The silver men propose to anticipate the action of the convention itself by fixing up a hard and fast program in advance, If they have the power to do so. Considerable public importance is attached to the meet- ing to be held in advance of the conven- tion at Chicago, but it is doubtful whether the full extent and importance of this meet- ing is appreciated by tnose not informed as to its purposes and the names of the men who will perticipate. The silver men them- selves are not talking about the matter, and their purpose will be to attract as li tle attention as possible to it. The oppos' tion, however, are alive to the situation, and most of the leading administration gold men will be In Chicago as early as any one. Rather a curious situation is promised by the presence of all the managers of both sides in Chicago more than a week in ad- vance of the convention, each with the pur- pose of anticipating the work to be done by the delegates. The Cleveland letter, followed by that of Mr. Whitney, has intensified the feeling, and there is a prospect of much bitterness in the convention. The extremists are open fn the declaration that Mr. Whitney intends to try to influence the action of the con- ventidn by the skillful use of a large cam- aign fun, and threats of drastic measures o prevent this are made. Allowance must be made for a certain amount of bluster znd insincerity in this sort of talk, but it jeemis to show something of the state of teeling. Fatlure to Instruct Signifieant. The failure of Illinols and Ohio to in- struct for any presidential candidate has 2 particular significance. It means that those who are not only silver men, but who are silver men to the utter disregard of all personal consideratiors, are in con- trol, end that they intend to settlé among themselves on a candidate after they all get together. It is suspected that the ad- ministration people, after doing all they can to modify the platform or to nominate & man who will repudia‘e free silver in spite of the platform, will, if they fail in that, throw their influence to the nomina- tion of the weakest silver man they can find. Whether this theory is correct or not, it is extensively held by silver men, and they want to ceme to an understanding among themseives which will make such @ plan impessible of execution. Possibility of a Bolt. Whether there 1s to be a bolt in the con- vention is still an unsettled problem, but the prospects very strongly favor a bolt. It is possible for a situation to develop dur- ing the week preceding the convention which will lead some strong gold men not to enter the convention at all. It is thought that in the matter of tem- porary organization the present national committee will be largely influenced in its acticn by the olvious sentiment of the convention ss developed during the few Gays prior to the time of their meeting. CONTRACTS. J STATIONARY The Decisions Reached by the Board of Awards in Regard to Them. Contracts for supplying stationery and miscellaneous articles to the various ex- ecutive departments, including the Dis- trict government and the public printer, have been awarded by the departmental beard of awards to the following named firms: Easton & Rupp, Anchor Mills Paper Cempany, R. C. Ballentyne, Davison & Co., C. 3. Braisted, Andrews & Smith, American Lead Pencil Company, Chesley & Co., Em- ery Davis, Davis Company, American Pin Company, Columbia Rubber Works Com- pany, Brooker & Co., Friedenwald & Co., S. P. Johnson, Instant Adhesive Mucilage Company, Charles Huston, R. Lockwood, Massachusetts Oil Paper Company, Mas- sasoit Paper Compan: Morrison Paper Company, Miller & Co., J. C. Parker, Muth & Co., Nichols & Co., J. H. Mann, Reading Paper Mills, Miller Bros. Cutlery Com- any, J. E. Rockwell, W. F. Rockwell, J. P. Naurath, Tucker Sons, J. C. Seamans, F. A. Schmidt, Valley Paper Company, C. M. Steever, S. Safford, Austin Smith, Weil & Taws, Van Schanck & Sons, Shoemaker & Busch, W. A. Wheeler, jr., and the Fair- banks Company. a Mr. Murray's Appointmen: Acting Secretary Curtis of the Treasury Department today appointed his private secretary, Larry O. Murray of New York, to the vacancy in the oilice of chief of the crganization division of the office of the cortroller of the currency, formerly held by Mr. Servan, now principal examiner of the civil service commission. Mr. Mur- Tay’s appointment was recommended by Contrplier Eckels. He is said to be quali- fied for the office. His appointment in- gury4 fis retention in office regardless of the result of the next presidential election. —__—_-o+. —_____ Government Receipts. National bank notes receivea today for redemption, $880,000. Government receipts —From Internal revenue, $120,574; customs, $528,334; miscellancous, $12,312. la POPULIST’S VIEW What Mr. Devine Thinks of the Republican Ticket and Platform. Believes That the Democrats Have the Power to Name the Winners. J. M. Devine is a prominent populist nom- tree for Congress in Nebraska. He was for many years secretary of the American Bi- metallic League in this city, and is prob- ably as well informed as any man as to the program of the populist leaders. Asked what he thought of the ticket nominated at St. Louis, he said: “The republican party is now for the first time openly committed to the single gold standard. This action by the convention at St. Louis makes it impessible for millions of republicans to longer vote their party ticket. The disintegration of that party commenced in its national convention and will go steadily on, and millions who glory in the cchievements of the republican party in the past and have always with prile proclaimed themselves republicans, will re- {use to participate in its dishonor. , “The new creed made at St. Louis com- mits the party to a decree that our country shall continue in a deathless struggle tur the ownership of a portion of the world’s gold until such time as the world’s great creditors, to whom the gold of the world is owed at least thirty times, shall cease to be selfish. “Then will the democratic convention rame the winning ticke! “It will have the opportunity of doing so, and if the silver wing of that party is sin- cere, courageous and patriotic, they will vndoubtedly name the winning ticket. In order to do this, however, a new democratic party will have to be constructed at Chi- {cago through the medium of a conference composed of the representatives of all the silver forces both inside ard outside of the democratic party. The democratic party as it now stands, the party that elected Grover Cleveland, cannot name his successor. The hard times that the country is suffering from, together with the broken pledges of that party, the apostates in the cabinet and the cuckeos of the Fifty-third Congress, leaves the democratic party as now organ ized without ary credit with the people. Any platform that can he made, or the pro- fessions of any candidate that may be named, will not be sufficient to overcome this discredit and draw the silver men of other parties to that party if the candidate fs acquiesced in and supported by the gold wing ef that party. The platform put forth by the demecrats must not only favor in- Cependent equal coinage for both gold and silver, but the candidate there named, in kis person, must represent the caus: and his commendation to the people must be his work for that cause without reference to whether he voted for Cleveland or not. in order to be acceptable to the independent bimetallists and populists, who, I believe, will accept the nominee of the democratic convertion at Chicago should they name as their candidate sich a man as Joseph C. Sibley of Pennsylvania or Henry M. Telier of Colorado. e FORESTRY THE COMMISSION. Members Will Put in the Summer in Field Work. The government forestry commission, or- ganized to make an Investigation of vari- ous forestry problems and outline an ad- ministrative policy on the subject, will de- vote the summer to its work. The commis- sion consists of Prof. Charles Sargent of Harvard College, Prof. Wm. H. Brewer of Yale College. Dr. Wolcott Gibbs, Newport, R. L, president of the National Academy of Sciences; Prof. Alexander Agassiz of Cambridge, Mass.; Gifford Pinchot, New York; Arnold Hague of the geologtcal sur- vey, Washingtor., and Gen. Henry L. Ab- bott, U.S.A. (retired). All except Dr. Giobs and Professor Agassiz, who may join the party later in the season, and Professor Pinchot, who has been engaged in the work in Montana for a fortnight or so, will meet in Chicago early next month’ and immediately proceed together on the field. ‘The investigations will begin in Montana, and from there will be extended through Idaho, Oregon, Washington, California, Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado. Prof. Hague will confer with Prof. Sargent this week, and the detailed plans of the ex- pedition of the scientific body will be formulated at Chicago. Several prelim- inary meetings have been held here and in New York, but no definite conclusions as to the itinerary were reached. The com- mission will return late in the autumn, and as soon as possible submit its report. ‘This is likely to be a voluminous one, dealing with all the intricate and ‘mportant ques- tions at much length. —_—_r-+—____ TILLMAN AT CHICAGO. He and Gov. Altgeld Will Lead the Extreme Delegates., It is learned here that Senator Tillman will be carly on the ground at Chicago, and that he will figure conspicuously with Alt- geld and others in opposition to any com- Promise. He and Altgeld will lead the most extreme of all the delegates. Senator ‘fill- man’s supporters for the presidential nomi- nation, mainly from South Carolina, are hopeful that he may get the nomination be- fere the scrimmage is over at Chicago. "they are counting on the impossibility of any one candidate being able to get the votes of other candidates, and think there may be a deadlock from which Tillman will profit. It will be their policy to keep the silver forces divided as long as possible in the hopes that Tillman may be centered on_as the man. There is much more probability of Till- man as a vice presidential nominee than as heading the ticket. The chief thing in the way of this is that he has said to sey- gal people that he would not accept secohd place if it was offered him on a 16 to 1 plate. If he can’t get first place he be- Heves he can do more for the white metal on the floor of the Senate than elsewhere. °. CANNING HORSE MEAT. And Working It Of in Europe With American Labels. One of the dangers that threatens the American meat trade with Europe is re- vealed by United States Consul du Bellet at Rheims, France, in a report to the State Department, transmitting a newspaper ac- count of a trial in London of a driver for cruelty to horses. It appeared that the man was engaged in loading the invalided omnibus horses of London for Rotterdam and Antwerp, where “they were converted into excellent canned beef, which is re- tailed throughout Europe in sealed boxes with American labels.” This industry, which the consul says is calculated to ruin the American export meat trade if not stopped, absorbs more than 29,000 horses annually. —_-e-—____ Personal Mention. Lieut. Commander F. I. Naile, retired, is in the city. Ensign E. W. Eberle, on duty at the Naval Academy, reported at the Navy Depart- ment today for examination for promotion. Major Wm. H. Bixby, Corps of Engineers, is in the city on leave of absence. He fs at 1603 O street. Lieut. A. E. Kennington of the West Point Gren Sd 1896 is visiting friends at 1449 8 street Mr. E. M. Milburn and Mr. J.B. Van Auken of this city will leave tonight for New York on business. as SILVER LOVE FEASTS Ohio and Indiana Democrats Shout for Free Coinage. GEN, ADONIRAM WARNER'S VOICE HEARD Great Ovation to Whitney at Saratoga. SIXTEEN TO ONE COLUMBUS, Okio, June 24.—It was after 10 o'clock when the democratic state con- vention was called to order by Chairman M. A. Smalley. During the morning mem- bers of the committee on resolutions were working on the phraseology of the resolu- ticns. The only thing in the platform was the resolution on silver and the unit rule in voting on the silver question at Chi- cago. But there were wide differences on enforcing the unit rule and as to the words to be vsed in expressing the one idea cf the convention. There was no reference to tre republican legislature or state adminis- tration. While there was nothing in the platform but silver, the same issue alone controlled all other committees and pre- Kminary meetings. ‘The state central committee was reor- ganized with W. W. Durbin of Kemton as chairman and John A. Rule of Cincinnati as secretary, both original radical free silver men. "This committee, as well as the other committees, stood two to one for free silver. All for Silver. The temporary and the permanent chair- men and a:l the officers of the convention were radical silver men, and the gold minority complained of their treatment. Temporary Chairman Taylor was the demo- cratic candidate for secretary of state in 1802 when President Cleveland got one electoral vote from Ohio, and Taylor came clese to election. ‘Taylor has been a rad- ical silver leader in the state, while Gen. A. J. Warner, the permanent chairman, was a pioneer silver man in Congress, and kas been president of the American bi- meiallic League ever since its organiz: tion in 1889. Gen. Warner had not been co-operating with his party because of his opposition to President Cleveland and Sec- retary Carlisle and to Senator Brice and x-Gov. Campbell on the financial ques- tion, and is now favorable to Senator Tel- ler for the presidency. ‘The convention was called to order at 1 by Chairman Matt Smalley, who introduced Rev. Dr. Fishburn of Columbus, who in- voked the blessing. Temporary organiza- tion was announced, and Col. W. A. Tay- lor, the temporary chairman, read his speech. Mr. Taylor's Speech. He did not refer to anything ex- cept the silver question. After giving a history of the unsuccessful efforts for free silver at former democratic state conventicns in Ohio, and reviewing elo- quently the contest of the past few weeks in the state, he closed as follows: “There is but one great issue before the American people, compared with which all other issues are as a mole hill to a moun- tain, and that is the issue between the American people and the allied money powers of the world. “Upon this question you are to make de- liverance in plain, terse and unmistakable terms. You have been instructed thereto from every county, from every city, from every town, from every hamlet, from every cross road ‘and from the shadow of every school house in Ohio. “For weeks every zephyr which has blown from every corner of the state to this convention has borne one unvarying message: “The free and unlimited coinage of gold and silver at the ratio of 16 to 1, without awaiting the action or concurrence of any other nation on earth.’ “So shape your actions as to send Ohio to Chicago as the leader for the people's rights, for what you declare her today will be declared at Chicago for the whole country, and taat in turn will be ratified by the people on the 3d of November. Col. Taylor's declaration for free coinag2 at 16 to 1 gave the silver advocates their first opportunity to cheer, and they did it vociferously. Objects to Cleveland's Portrait. After Col. Taylor had finished, Reuben Turney of Tuscarawas county was recog- nized. He threw the convention into a tur- moil of hisses and derisive shouts by say- ing: “Looking down on this convention is that archtraitor, that Benedict Arnold of the democratic party—Grover Cleveland.” He wanted the portrait removed. For some moments Mr. Turney was hissed so that he could not procced, but he final!y moved that A. W. Patrick, who presented the minority report on resolutions for sil- ver last year, and a well-known silver ad- vocate of Tuscarawas, be invited fo the stage. This caught the silver men and the motion was carried. Judge Patrick made a free coinage speech. The gold men fought the report on rules because it referred all resolutions without debate, and claimed that this rule had been injected after the committee had agreed on its report. General Warner Prenides. The report was adopted after various amendments and dilatory measures were defeated. After the report of the commit- tee on permanent organization, Gen. A. J. Warner was escorted to the chair as the presiding officer, and was received with an ovation. Gen. Warner was introduced as an apostle of 16 to 1. He urged all to sac- rifice personal preferences and all other matters for the silver issue. The people had made the issue, and the St. Louis con- vention had emphasized the issue by adopt- ing a single gold standard. The lines were never so distinctly drawn. There was no longer any doubt about what would be done at Chicago on the issue. He urged all the advocates of the bimetallic standard of the fathers and of the Constitution to unite on one ticket, as well as one issue. He in- sisted that this union of the people, regard- less of party alliances, against the gold standard money power was now the duty of the hour. It would save the people from becoming a homeless tenantry, while the rich are becoming richer by the increasing value of gold. The values of all that the people possess are decreasing, while the values cf foreign money are increasing. When Gen. Warner concluded Judge Pat- rick led in three rousing cheers for the ut- terances of the chatrman. Gen. Warner’s speech was interrupted continuously by applause, especially in his references to the bankruptcy and distress of the masses and to the heavy tributes that were being levied on them by the money lenders. His indictment of the ad- ministration for issuing bends to maintain the gold standard was intensely severe, and greeted with tumultuous demonstrations. The Platform. After the report on credentials was adopt- ed without opposition,the following majori- ty report on resolutions was presented: “We, the democrats of Ohio, in conven- tion assembled, hold that the money ques- tion is the vital and paramount issue now before the people of this country, and that its early and correct settlement neces- sary to the revival of business and the re- turn of prosperity; therefore, “Resolved, That we are unalterably op- Posed to the single gold standard, and de- mand an immediate return to the constitu- tional money of gold and silver the res- toration by this government, independent of other nations; of the unrestricted coin- age of both silver and gold-into standard money at a ratio of 16 to 1, and upon the terms of exact equality -existing prior to 1878; such silver coin to be a full legal tender, equally with gold coin, for all debts and dues, public and private. “Resolved, That the delegates-at-large this day chosen by this convention, and the delegates to the national convention, from the several congressional districts, be, and they are hereby instructed, to use all hon- orable means to secure the adoption of the principles contained in the ‘foregoing reso- lution by the national dempecratic conven- tion, to be held at-Chicago July 7, and to vote only for candidates for President and Vice President who are known to be in fu!l accord therewith; and to accomplish these ends to cast the votes from the state of Ohio as a unit as a majority may deter- mine.” The Minority Small. The gold men moved to strike out the unit rule instructions, but were voted down by a viva voce vote amid =nuch disorder. J. C. Patterson of Dayton presented a minority report covering the Monroe doc- trine, election of Senators by the people, Cuban question, tariff reform, personal lib- erty and all the usual declarations of dem- ocratic convenrticns, including the reaf- firmation of the national platform of 1892. The republican legislature and state ad- ministration were strongly denounced. No reference to the financial question was made, and Mr. Patterson said it was left Cut in the interest of harmony. The minority report was signed by four members, and the majority report by six- teen members of the committee. The mi- nority report was promptly defeated. An- other motion to strike out the unit rule resolution was made and entertained. It was promptly defeated when the gold men demanded a call of the counties on the adoption of the majority report—yeas, nays, 128. The Delegates-at-Lurge. For the four delegates-at-large to the Chicago convention the names of Allen W. Thurman of Columbus, E. B. Finley of Bucyrus, J. W, Bookwalter of Springfield, L. E. Holden of Cleveland, John Conwell of Cadiz, John R. McLean of Cincinnati, Chas. P. Salen of Cleveland were presented. Ballot for Delegates. The first baliot for delegates-at-large re- sulted: Thurman, 494; Finley, 521; Book- walter, 331; Holden, 444; Conwell, 112; Lean, 61, 2. Necessary to choice, 38%. McLean, Thur- man, Holden and Finley were declared elected. SILVER MEN sHOW UP. New York Has Democrats Who Want Free Coinage. SARATOGA, N. Y., June 24.—The air of lassitude that has so far strangely marked the democratic gathering for a state con- vention was as distinctly marked this morning as it was yesterday. The number of people in attendance is smaller than at any like convention In many ycars. The contests for seats are also few, and are backed by no enthusiasm, and the only things that serve to break an almost pain- ful monotony are the varieties of views that are expressed upon the financial plank and the question of delaying the choice of presidential electors until the fall. The strength of the silver sentiment has rather surprised the leaders here. It was not ex- pected that it would or could develop any marked strength in this, the greatest finan- clal center in the Union, but from the time yesterday that the Oswego deicgates be- gan to express their views about the corri- dors, there spread a sentiment antago- nistic to gold, and in fayor of a bi- metallic declaration. It was this that has caused the delay in the framing of the financial plank, and it was also this that caused those who had cautiously refrained from proclaiming their views from the house tops, but who were suposed to be for a plain declaration for gold, to talk last night on the silver side. ‘The passing of the night did not seem to change this senti- ment, but rather to strengthen it. The Whitney Stradale. An appeal was made to the silver leaders to make their fight in the committee on resolutions, and there let it end. The silver men were not disposed to accept this pro- position, but at the same time they were quite favorably disposed toward the Whit- ney proposition for a plank strongly favor- ing a bimetallic international agreement, while still urging the maintenance of the present gold standard until such an agree- ment {s made. The convention hall was a deserted place fifteen minutes prior to the time for which the convention was called. It had not been elaporately decorated for the occasion, but the wall back of the front of the stage bere lithographic portraits of David B. Hi, Wm. F. Sheehan, Roswell P. Flowe> and Grover Cleveland. That of Mr. Clev land was the largest, about three feet by two, and those of Messrs. Hill and Sheehan were small and barely visible from the back of the auditorium. A banner of the Jefferson Democratic Club, in colors, lent a little variety to the scene. Sympathy for Caba. At a few minutes of 12 the delegates be- gan to assemble, and with them came a fair number of ‘women. When Congress- man Sulzer came into the hall he was ap- Plauded. It had become known about by that time that there would be no Cuban Piank in the platform, and Mr. Sulzer had Prepared one for introduction as a special resolution. The leaders do not object to it, and it will be adopted this afternoon. It reads: “We sympathize with the brave and heroic Cubans in their struggle to achieve their freedom and independence, and de- nounce and condemn the atrocities, the cruelties perpetrated by the Spanish sol- diers under the Spanish flag in the Island of Cuba.” When the delegates caught sight of Sena- tor Hill there was a cheer, and in a mo- ment all were standing on the chairs way- ing their hats and cheering. Mr. Hinckley called the convention to order and announced that John Boyd Thacher had been chosen as the temporary chairman. When the temporary chairman ascended the platform he was greeted with generous applause. Mr. Thacher's Wisdom. In the course of his speech on assuming the chair Mr. Thacher said: “Facing Chi- cago we confess that the situation is not without peril. Circumstances—some of which, perhaps, might have been con- trolled—have created what we believe to be an erroneous financial faith, a faith which has spread alarmingly in the west and south, and which has found adhe- rents even in the east and north. It is a faith which is not to be eradicated with the sword, but with the pen and tongue. With many it is a panacea for commercial disorder. Men hold these false views through a misconception of economic truths and through not understanding economic laws and the times and seasons for their application. Not everything which is signed and sealed is valid. The stamp of the government on a piece of silver can never make it worth much more than the world ts willing to give for it. It is passing strange that the very men who have such marvelous faith in the power of their government should seem to have so little sentiment as to their honor. They reverence its seal, but ap. pear to be indifferent as to its escutcheon. Must Persuade the Erring. “If we are to accomplish our mission at Chicago we must go there to persuade erring brothers and not to quarrel with enemies. The people whe hold these strange views are honest but mistaken. We must make them see that we are as honest as they are, and that our views are right. At this late day the task seems gigantic, but it 1s not hopeless. If ever there should be a campaign of educatign ft {s now. “It is the duty of the democracy in the (Conknied on Second Page.) | tioned FOUND NOT GUILTY —— = Dealer Deutermann Escapes the Oleo- maigarine Prosecution Net. TRIAL OF MR. MCAULLY COMMENCED Dealers Claiming They Sold Only to Especial Customers. TESTIMONY OFFERED The trial of Frank Deutermann, engaged in the grocery business at $45 R street, charged on two indictments with retailing oleomargarine last January without a li- cense, and without stamping the stuff as such, was resumed before Judge Cole, Criminal Court No. 1, this morning. testimony on Loth sides was concluded yes- terday afternoon, and this morning, after Assistant District Attorney Jeffords had briefly addressed the jury, contending that the guilt of Deutermann on both indict- ments had been clearly established, Judge Cole instructed the jury. Mr. Henry E. Davis, counsel for Deutermann, declined to address the jury, and Judge Coie, after in- forming them that the manufacture or the sule of the stuff is not prohibited by law, stated that it must be both made and sold above board, and under certain restrictions and conditions. If, said the judge, Deuter- mann gold the half pound of the stuff men- in the indictment without first stamping It as oleomargarine, or if It was sold by one of his employes, then he was guiliy. And ke was guilty, too, under the other indictment if he retailed the stuff without a license. But, on the other hand, if he bought and sold the stuff only on the expressed orders of customers, in the orig- inal packages and Without any profit to himself, he would be guilty under neither indictment. Another Case. ‘The jury retired at 10:55, and District Attorney Birney at once called up the case of Samuel J. McCauley, charged under two indictments with violating the oleomar- garine la McCauley is engaged in the grocery business at Rhode Island avenue end Sth street, and in one indictment he was charged with seiling half a pound oleo- irargarine to Florence Davis, a young col- ored woman, the h of last Januar; Ss end for butter, without having first stamp- ed it as such, and in the second indictment he was charged with retailing the stuff without having first obtained the license required by law. The two indictments were consolidated, and the first witness called by the prosecution was Arthur G. Van Horn, a young man employed in the internal revenue office. He testified that he gave the Davis woman the money with which to purchase the alleged butter; and that when she returned with it, he marked it and turned it over to Dr. Crampton, the government chemist. Deutermann Cleared. During the testimony of Mr, Van Horn, the jury in the Deutermann case returned, after an absence of fifty minutes, stating that they had found him to be not guilty on both indictments. The man was, there- fore, discharged from custody, and the trial of McCauley was resumed. ‘The Duvis woman testified to making the purchase, and Dr. Crampton stated that vpon analysis he had found the alleged butter to be oleomargarine. Revenue Ofti- cers W. H. H. Bowen and Thomas Philbin testified that McCaully admitted to them that he had been selling the stuff, but only, he claimed, to a Mrs. Rose Glass on her express orders. He had, however, 10 license, and Mrs. Glass testified that she supposed she was buying butter, and that she paid him 25 cents a pound for it. Mr. Devix explained to the court that he had no testimony to offer on benalf of M Caully, but he declined to accept Mr. Bir- rey’s proposition to submit the case to the jury without argument. “ Assistant District Attorney Jeffords then briefly addressed the jury. explaining that, as the defendant had refused to deny the testimony submitted against him, it was really unnecessary for him to say anything. But there could in no event be the slight- est doubt of the man’s guilt on both indict- ments, notwithstanding his protest that he bought and sold the stuff only at the ex- press order of Mrs. Glass. The truth of the matter was, said Mr. Jeffords, that Mc- Caully was retailing it, and that when caught at it he attempted to clear himself by telling the revenue officers that he only bought it for Mrs. Glass, a woman who tes- tified that she believed she was purchasing pelter and that she paid butter prices for it. After Mr. Davis had briefly addressed the jury, the trial was adjourned until tomor- row morning. Director General of Railways. The United States consul at Tientsin re- ports to the department, under date of May 12, that Sheng, late Customs Taotai, has been appointed by the emperor to be director general of the imperiai railways of China. This official is also at the head of the Chincse Merchant Steam Navigation Company and the imperial Chinese tele- graphs, and is largely interested in cotton mills and other enterprises conducted on western plans. The consul also reports that the money necessary for railroad extension will, it is thought, be raised among the Chinese with- out having recourse to foreign capital. a ee A Medal of Honor. A medal of honor has been awarded to Levi B. Gaylord, late sergeant, Company A, 20th Massachusetts Infantry, for gal- lantry in action in battle of Fort Stead- man, Va. (in front of Petersburg). This non-commissioned officer volunteered and assisted in working an abandoned gun, while exposed to a heavy fire, until the eremy’s advancing line was routed by a charge on its left flank. SSS ee Reducing Rates. A proposition has been received at the Post Office Department from the govern- ment of Austro-Hungary to reduce and simplify the transit rates on mail between countries. It is expected that the other countries will soon send their views on the question of reducing the rates between dif- ferent lands in regard to mail matter. ee eS Objectionable Mail Matter. A notification has been issuéi by the Post Office Department to postmasters at all offices where Indian schools are located to deliver the mail addressed to the minor pupils of the institutions to the superin- tendents. A number of complaints have been received that the pupils have been in receipt of objectionable matter coming through the mails, and it is thought that this order will put a stop to the practice. eee The Minneapolis Coming Back. The Minneapolis, flagship of the Euro- pean squadron, which participated in the naval ceremonies at Cronstadt, Russia, in honor of the coronation of the czar of Rus- sia, arrived at Helsingfor on the North Sea today on her way to Southampton to take on stores. ———__-o+___ Fraud Order. A fraud order has been issued against F. L. Schenck of New York city by the Post Office Department, THE SCATTERED CASINET Oaly These of the President's Official House- hold Now in the City. If Mr. Cleveland Retarns in Time There Will Be a Cabinet Mecting Friday. Most of the principal officers of the ad- ministration are out of the city at present. and the exact whereabouts of at least three of them is a carefully-guarded secret of the most sacred character. The President and Secretary Carlisle are cruising arcund on the government light house tender Violet. and, so far as known, have not been heard from since their quiet departure from the capital Sunday evening. They started down the Potomac, ostensibly on a fishing ex- pedition, but whether they have since re- mained in that river or have extended their cruise into the Chesapeake, or beyond to the fish-abounding waters of North Caro- lina, 1s “one of those things that no fellow can find out.” Although by no means certain, it is prob- able that the stanch little craft, with its €istinguished passengers. will return to this city either this evening or tomorrow. It ts possible, however, that the presidential party may conclude to prolong its outing until the end of the week or the beginning of rext. In case they get back in time, a meeting of the cabinet will be held Friday. Otherwise none will be held until next week. ‘The other absentees are Secretary Olne Secretary Lamont, Secretary Smith and Secretary Morton. Secretary Lamont is at Scabrieht, N. J.; Secretary Smith is at Athens, and Secretary Morton was in New York at last accounts. The se of Secretary Olney ts like that of the presidential party, only more so, in- asmuch as his movements cannot be stated positively, even in the most general way. All that is known on the subject is that he is not on duty at the department. He is believed, however, to have gone north on a private mission. Inasmuch as tomor- row will be diplomatic day, or, in other words, the day set apart by the Secretary of State for the reception of the diplomatic representatives of fore'gn governments, it is generally expected that he will be at the department on that day. Secretary Herbert, Postmaster General Wilson and Attorney General Harmon were at their desks as usual today. The last- named, however, only returned this morn- ing from a visit to his home in Cincinnati on personal business. None of the mem- bers of the cabinet will finally arrange for his summer vacation until after the Presi- dent goes away on his long vacation on the classic shores of Buzzards’ Bay. The Pres- ident will probably leave for Gray Gables about the Ist of July, and will probably not return until October next, unless his pres- ence at the national capital shall be sooner required by a public exigency, such as a crisis in the Venezuelan or Cuban affair or in the financial situation. 2+ —____— GENTRY ON TRIAL. Who Cleared Mrs. Fleming, ix Mix Counsel. PHILADELPHIA, June 24.—The trial of Gentry for the killing ef Margaret Drys- Gale, known as “Madge Yorke,” was con- tinued today before Judge Yerkes. Charles W. Brooke of New York, who successfully defended Mrs. Fleming, appeared as sen- ior counsel for Gentry. Opposed to him wes District Attorney Graham. When court opered the gallery and body of the rcom was crowded; nearly as mach interest being taken as in the famous Holmes trial. Gentry sccmed on the verge of collapse, and his aged mother, who sat near the pris- ener, frequently buried her face in her kends while District Attorney Graham outlined the case to the jury. Dr. Henry Sidebotham was the first witness called, and told in detail the result of bis autops! on the bedy of Miss Yorke. There was 4 buzz of excit ent when the next witness, Miss Lida Clarke, the young woman who was in company with Miss Yorke on the night of the murder, stepped to the wit- 1¢ss stand. She detailed the story of the shooting, identified the hat and feather bea worn by Miss Yorke on the night of the murder, and described the clothes worn by Gentry. In cross-examination by Mr. Brooke she said she had only known the dead girl two weeks, and nad never seen Geutry but once before. Ex-Magistrate Milligan identified the statement made by Gentry while the latter was in the German Hospital, and after an objection by Mr. Brooke, which was over- ruled by the court, the statement was ad- mitted In evidence. In the statement he admits the killing, but tells of his terrible mental condition for several days previous to the shooting. Frederick Zeisse, proprietor of the hotel where the shooting occurred, identified a photograph cf the room in’ which Miss Yorke was killed. After Officer Mullen had identified the revolver supposed to have been used by the defendant a recess was taken until 2 o'clock. — A CARELESS ENGINEER. Brooke, John Whipp Caught in Fly Wheel and Killed. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BOYD'S, Md., June 24.—John Whipp was almost instantly killed yesterday by being caught in the fly wheel of the saw mill en- gine owned by Marshall Fout of Frederick, Md., situated near Boyd's. Whipp came about 7 o'clock in the morning to run the gine. He got on top of the boiler of the engine to put the belt on the fly wheel, and in doing so put his left foot in the wheel, with the other resting on the boiler. The steam throttle was turned on with a full head of steam. By pushing his foot in the wheel caused the wheel to start off of its center, and at a terrible velocity, grinding his left leg almost to pulp. His whole body would have also been ground up had not some workingmen close by caught his arms and held him until the steam could be shut off@Whipp was about thirty years old and lived near Laytonsville, Montgom- ery county. Medicai aid was rendered by Dr. Simpers of Germantown. Whipp died last evening. —_—_s»—_—_ HONOR TO TELLER. All Colorado Will Give Him a Recep- tion July 1. DENVER, Col., June 24.—Mayor McMur- ray has been notified by Senator Teller that he will reach Denver July 1, and it has been decided to give him a reception in which the entire state will take part on that day, instead of July 4. iS aries SLAUGHTER IN TURKEY. Four Hundred Lives Taken in a Riot. CONSTANTINOPLE, June 24.—Disturb- ance of # most serious nature occurred at Van on Monday. A large number of Ar- menians were kilied and many sought refuge in the British consulate. It is estimated that 400 persons were xill- ed on both sides in the rioting of last week and of Monday. —_—_ Mr. Bayard is a D.C. L. OXFORD, June 24.—The honorary degree of D. C. L. was conferred today upon Mr. Thomas F. Bayard, the United States am- bassador; Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, the secretary of state for the colonies; Mr. John Morley, M. P., late chief sec! for ireland, and Prof. Francis Andrew , professor of English language at Lafayette College, Pennsy!vania, and five others, . a " ARGUING THE CASE All But Through in the Famcus Holt Will Trial. ip cies: ELOQUENCE ON HANDWRITING May Reach a Verdict by Friday Morning. A SIX WEEKS’ AFFAIR The Helt will case opened this morning with a possibility that it might go to the jury by tomorrow night. The lawyers, by agreement, had limited the time for the ad- dresses to the jury to six hours for each side, and when court adjourned yesterday afternoon the caveatees had already con- sumed a large portion of th-ir time. At the conclusion of Mr. Lee's forcible argument yesterday, Mr. Darlington at once began his address to the jury. He confined his attention largely to the con- sideration of the evidence, handling the” experts for the other side without gloves. He spoke of Wash. Holt’s curious conduct in allowing the colored man, Strothers, 10 remain in charge of the Holt house, though suspecting him of destroying a will. There was much more reason, Mr. Darlington said, fer thinking that Strothers sent the will to the register’s office than that Luke Devlin did. He ciaimed that the testimony of Mr. Carvalho, the expert, in so far as it Mr. Darlington. was not absurd, went to support the con- tentions of the caveatces rather than the theory that the will was a forgery, while his composite photograph of Judge Hoit’s signature compared very favorably with that to the disputed will. In Mr. Darlington's opinion, the testi- mony in this case, while it made Judge Holt to be a man of ability, did not neces- sarily prove that he Was a strong, tech: cal lawyer, and as a result, there was nothing remarkable in the fact of his writing a testamentary paper like the one in question; it was not surprising that he made use of the word “inherit” in the sense in which it is used in the will as applying to personal property, or that he should have used the phrase “character of the highest standard.” In such manner Mr. Darlington sought to dispose of the claims and theories of the lawyers for the other side. He held that the appointment of Mr. Deviin as the ex- ecutor under the will was the most natural thing in the world, when one considers who were the beneficiaries, and what was the character of the property to be dis- posed of. Then, too, a comparison of the letters Judge Holt ‘wrote to the Throck- mortons and Miss Hynes about the time of the making of the will with those that he sent to his relatives showed clearly, M Darlington thought, who were the ones to whom the judge would most likely wish his property to go. Mr. Darlington then devoted a little time to the testimony of Mr. Carvalho on the subject of archil as used as an ingredient in the manufacture of ink, and to his statement that ink of the sort used in the will was written was not in existence at the time when it purports to have been written. “If that record,” said Mr. Darl- ington, “does not satisfy any man that he is unreliable, untrustworthy and unentitled to belief, then I am doing him a great in- justice.” Mr. Darlington Resumes. Mr. Darlington had not completed his ad- dress when court adjourned. When the trial was resumed this morning the court room was crowded with peopie who were anxtous to hear every word of the summing up. Fully one-half of those present were ladies. Every chair was occupied, and mary persons were compe'le! to stand. Mr, Darlington had s hour of his time left, leaving two fer Mr. Butterworth to make the cioring argu- ment to the jury tomorrow. Mr. Jere Wii- son, who was detained at his home yes- terday by illness, was able to be at court today. When Mr. Darlington began his morning he first took up the pr that it was incumbent upon his show how the will reached the registers office. This was simply begging the ques- tion, for there is an axiom in law that no Mr. Worthington. man shall be compelled to perform an im- possibility, and neither of the beneficiaries, Miss Hynes or Miss Throckmorton, one of whom was in Kentucky and the other in New York, when the will turned up, could throw tke slightest light upon the question. Mr. Darlington said that in his opinion it vas very remarkable that the caveators had devoted sev-ral weeks to showing that the writing ia the will was thoroughly unlike that in any of Judge Holt's letters, and then another week in proving that the re- semblance was so close that the writing could not have been made in any way ex- cept by tracing. Job once gave expression to the wish, “Oh, that mine enemy would write a book.” Here was but another case of the same thing for Mr. Hagan, one of the experts for the caveatees, was the author of a book in which, speaking of the famous Morey letter case, he expressed the opinion that absolute similarity of writing was a strong proof of forgery. The caveators had taken advantage of that opinion and had tried to prove that words in the will were absolute fac-similes of corresponding words in letters to the Throckmortons. It was curious, he said, if tracing had been re- sorted to, that the forger should have re. produced such unimportant words as “cit: while no fac-simile of the signature could be found in any of Judge Holt’s letiers. Mr. Darlington then proceeded to sum up briefly the evidence which, in his opinion, went to sustain the burden of proof that rested upon them. First, there were four-