Evening Star Newspaper, July 1, 1896, Page 1

—————— THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenze, Cor. 11th Street, by The Eveniag Star Newspaper Oompany, S. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t, New York Oon 49 Potter Building, Is served to subscribers in the aes ‘Gn thelr own account, at 10 cents per week, or 44 ceats = month. ies at the center 2 cents each. iy mail—snywi in the Tnited States or Canuda—postage prepald—60 cents oath. PeSaturday Quintr ple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with fercten postage added, $3.00. (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D.C., as second-class mail matter.) EAll mail subscriptions must be pald tm advance. Reies of advertising made Known ‘on application, LEADERS IN SESSION Conference of Prominent Democrats at Chicago. CONSULTING WiTH SILVER COMMITTEE Arrival of the Advance Guard of the Convention. cee eee PREPARING FOR THE RUSH ee ee CHICAGO, July 1.—The executive com- mittee of the national democratic commit- tee con ly ned at the Palmer House prompt- at 12 o'clock today, with Chairman Har- rity and Mess Wall, Sheerin, Sherley, Prather and Wallace present. Mr. Cable being the only absentee. The committee Went immediately into executive session with a cordon of guards at the various doors. he silver committee, consisting of Sena- tors Jones, Daniel, Turpie and Governors Altgeld and Stone, were promptly admitted ana were closeted with the executive com- mittee for some The question of the rary organization was under discus- ten Harrity, chairman of the national arrived jay, and made his the Palmer House a few 2 o'clock. He found the appointed yesterday ittee, status of the tem- anship, before he had met . Harrity said he had no infermation to give out on that ques- “ft ean only say,” said the chairman, I am concerned, I have Whether the mat- 1 with the silver men, will be, it is as yet too early to say. I have had no oppor nfer with the leaders and will be able to say more later.” ‘The Conference. the out to att A conference between Gov. Altgeld, Gov. Stone and several other leading democrats Was held at th rerman House today. The > purpose of outlining a carried out with the in regard to the temp. convention. Thé 1 together and at gS room and met with ree sil lemocrats and ion the greater part of the door of the room wa the guard said he had ion to b Che Lveni Star. not to admit any one, and should any be talk that Gov. Alt- for permanent chair- governor's friends declare at he is not a candidate for the honor aud will not acce ‘whe ix Rule. ther there will ion in the convention ade by the Illinois dele- s for the abrogation of The action of the Il- matter has had the it in this subject. onably a strong faction he course outlined by the H- o contend, as did Alt- and upon er, it is ab- action will be due to the diffi- ge the ne ery two-thirds with the rule still in exist- the ng y that by the time ng Ss of the convention is le silver men will be able to com- iy two-thirds of the voting ngth of the convention, and they argue if this should prove to be the case, t would be no ty for changing th rules. If made at all, however, t change will have to be made before th period in the pr, ngs, as It is suggested that it may come at the opening of the , on on a motion to adopt the rules ious convention for the guidanc ary organization, and uptil con rules can have an opyer- pass upon the subjec is one of the questions w ee will probably co verdict is registered made. ch the sil- ler, and no program Will be Favorites for the omination. sates from North Dakota are ex- > open their headquarters at the ner House tomorrow, and a number of Michigan delegates are already upon i. The Nebraska mea, who were t headquarters at the > concluded to shift to and the rooms of the to he opened today members ef the Michigan arrived in the city jast evening, king to aewspaper 1 as the pivotal ight votes, thir- dard, and there , Ala ented in Chi ama and ago to- . While unins ruc fies for the presi- Should Boies fail, the del- will vote for Governor and as a third choice uri. The delegation they Alabama will come a big delegation John B. Knox, chairman of the tral committee. The Alabama . said a men of it last night who did not care to have his name publish- ir Gov. Matthews. Then it is is uninstructed. stations of Sen- contrary, it is said ution is sely for y's claim is that the men from the rolling water state are for Boles, but several members of tie s for the presidential te from Indiana, Gov. Matthews, will be opened and the boom for that can- didate will be launched. Preparivg for the Rush. Railroads centering In Chicago are mak- ing active preparations for carrying the crowds coming to the convention, but do Rot anticipate any big rush before Sunday night or Monday morning. ago, Great Western road expects & in Monday morning four special trains, three of them being loaded down With Boie tters. One train will come from St 1 and ~ a southern Minnesota. his road will have the honor of bringing to Chi the Horace Boies Club of Water. loo, Iowa, which will escort ex-Governor Boles. The Polk County Club, from Des Moines, will also errive over the Chic; Great Western Monday morning. ae? The St. Paul, Northwestern, Burlington, Alton and Wabash roads are all arranging for runming their trains in several sec~ tions. From the east the Grand Trunk will bring in Sunday afternoon two special trains from Detroit and Saginaw, carrying the Michigan state democracy. The Lake Shore, Mickigan Central and Erie roads are already beginning to show signs of ccnvention travel, and some of the biggest clubs in the east will be landed here Sunday night, early, in time to add to the enthusiasm. The Santa Fe, from Kaneas and the terri- No. 13,519. teries, expects all kinds of crowds. They will come here from all directions, but will not put in an appearance earlier than Mon- day morning. ‘The railroad officials say they are ready for the rush, and the operating depart- ments of all the lines are prepared to fur- rish all the cars necessary. The Vice President Arrives. Vice President Steverson arrived in the city today. He is on his way to his home at Bloomington, from Cape May, whece he hes been since the adjournment of Con- gress. He declined to express himself in any way on political questions, and said that he would continue his journey ‘o Bloomington tomorrow. He was called upon during the day by a number of the prominent people who are in the city. Sovereign on Hand. Grand Master Sovereign of the Knights of Labor was mingling with the politicians at the Palmer House today. He denied that his visit has any political significance, but he talked freely in regard to the sit- uation. He is pronouncedly opposed to the gold standard, and says that if the demo- crats nominate a man who is acceptable on the financial question he will have his support. He considers Senator Teller the most available and acceptable candidate, but says that If the democrats refuse to go outside of their own party for a candi- date, he thinks Governor Boies the prefer- able man He contradicts the story that has been put in circulation that the Iowa candidate is antagonistic to the labor interest. On the contrary, Mr. Boies has, he says, al- ways befriended the labor classes. ‘He is opposed to strikes,” said Mr. Sov- ereign, “as we all are when they can be avoiled, and advises the labor people to adjust their grievances by exerting their influence at the polls. We do not object to this attitude.’* What Bland Says. LEBANON, Mo., July 1—Richard Parks Bland, Missouri's candidate for President, has returned from a conference at St. Leuls with those who are working in his interest. “I do not krow that I can add much to my previous expressions on the subject of silver,” he said. it is generally kno that I urgently favor the restoraticn of silver as a metal, and advocate its free, unlimited an@ unrestricted coinage at a ratio of 16 to 1, to be maintained in all respects at a mutual parity with gold. “I think the immediate effect of this change would be to improve the industrial and commercial condition of the country. I thoroughly believe that the restoration of free coinage would be the salvation of this nation. If the United States were to open their mints to the free and unlimited coin- age of silver, I think other leading nations will promptly follow the example. “In ecse the other nations of the world did not foliow this example, and the United States had to maintain the free coinage of silver alone, I believe no ill effect would be experienced in the financial centers. My idea is that the restoration of free coinage would mean the awakening of trade an1 allied interests, and that prosperity would e utinterrupted progress. ‘The feeling is all one way. The silver idea will dominate the democratic conven- ticn, and the silver candidates will be vic- tcrious in next fall's election.” Ovation to Teller. DENVER, Col., July 1—Senator Teller’s home-coming tonight will be the cccasion of ane of the greatest demonstrations ever witnessed in Colorado. Thousands of peo- ple from all over the state are coming to the capital to take part in the reception. The Serator will arrive on a special train at 8 p.m. He will be met at Greeley by a special reception committee. The general reception committee will meet the party at There will be a monster parade, nich the distinguished guest will be welcomed by Gov. McIntyre and Mayor McMurray, and will make a re- sponse. The streets are to be brilliantly illuminated. Going to Chicago. DENVER, Col., July 1—A telegram from San Francisco says that the San Francisco delegation to the Chicago convention, oc- cupying three special cars, will proceed eastward on the Union Pacific fast train, connecting with the train leaving Denver at 10:30 p.m., Friday, July 3. The Colorado delegation of free silver workcrs, under the auspices of the Grey- stone Club, will leave Deaver Sunday night, July 5, at 10:30 p.m., upon their silver train over the Union Pacific. This train will, in all probability, be the largest into Chicago, as fully 200 Colorado people Intend to be present at the democratic convention to shout for Teller and free silver. Senator White Reticent. SAN BERNARDINO, Cal., July 1.—In an interview Senator White refuses to state whether or not his nane will be presented to the Chicago convention as a nominee for President. When pressed to make some explanation of his personal intentions in that regard, he refused point blank to tall about it. He will be in Chicago about Sunday. —.—_ TROOPS ASKED FOR. Striking Quarrymen Fight to Gain Possession of Quarries. WEST VIEW, Ohio, July 1.—Over one hundred shots were exchanged by deputy sheriffs and strikers this morning at the Berea stone quarries. No one was kilied, so far as now known. One striker had his left leg broken in two places, and many have sore heads as the result of a hand-to-hand conflict. The strikers approached the quarries through the woods with the avowed inten- tion of driving out the non-union men at work. Tiey were met by the sheriff and forty deputies, who commanded them to stop. For an answer the strikers began firing and the fight then became general. For a tew moments the strikers were re- pulsed, and fell back to the woods. The men in the quarries are quitting ‘for fear and by the importunities of their wives. It is believed that the strikers will shortly make another dash for the quarries, and if such should prove the case, serious trouble will follow. CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 1.—At noon to- day fifty additional deputy sheriffs were sworn in and started from this city for the scene of this morning’s conflict between otficers and strikers at the stone quarries near West View. Sheriff Leek this afternoon telegraphed Gov. Bushnell at Columbus that he was unable to hold in check the striking stone quarrymen at Berea, and asked that four companies of militia be ordered to his as- sistance at once. ATTEMPTED HOLD-UP FAILED. Tramps Were Captured and Taken to Cumberland. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., July 1.—Late last night a gang of tramps attempted to take possession of a train on the West Vir- xinia railroad. After a heated battle, dur- ing which revolvers were freely used, the tramps were taken prisoners by the train men and brought to this city and placed in fail. ———— Racer for Barney Barnato. NEWMARKET, July 1.—It is stated that Lord Marcus Beresford, who yesterday bought Somatose at auction for 1,410 guineas ($7,402), after the horse won the Maiden plate,made the purchase for Barney Barnato, the South African mining and banking magnate. It is announced that Mr. August Belmont of New York is going to bring a stable to England, in order to race on a large scale. WASHINGTON, D. 0. WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1896-TWELVE PAGES. BLAND HAS A LEAD|tEONARD EXONERATEO/STRFEET SCHEDULE Votes He May Get on the First Ballot. STRENGTH AND BOIES’ COMPARED A Lively Fight Expected in the Texas Delegation. —S EFFECT OF THE UNIT RULE Of the instructed votes in the Chicago convention Bland has a long lead over all the other candidates. This gives him a winning appearance, and there are many who believe trat he will be the nominee. The latest information from Kansas is that fourteen of the twenty delegates from that state have decided for him. As the dele- gation is under the unit rule, this would give the Missourian the whole vote of the state. The belief is that the majority of the Illinois delegation, as heretofore told in The Star, will go to him. Three states and three territories have instructed for Pland. They’ have a total of ninety-eight votes, as follows: Missourl, 34; Texas, 80; Arkansas, 16; Arizona, New Mexico, 6; Indian Territcry, 6. Other Instructed Votes. Of the other silver candidates Boles has received the instructions of Iowa, 26 votes; Blackburn, of Kentuck: votes; Tillman, of South Carolina, 18 votes; Matthews, of Indiana, 30 yotes. Of the gold candidates, Pattison has the sixty-four votes of Penn- sylvania and Russell the thirty votes of Massachusetts. While the conventions of Connecticut and Rhode Island did not for- mally instruct for Russell, there was an understanding that if his name was pre- sented at Chicago he would be supported by those states, which would give Russell twent more votes, or a total of fifty This, as stated, is of what is known as in- structed votes. Gov. Russell's name may not be presented, and the votes may go to scme other man. The Texas Delegation. The thirty votes of the Texas dele- gation are placed in the Bland list because by an almost unanimous vote, the convention indorsed Bland. Ex- Governor Hogg, who leads the delega- tion, announced on the floor of the convention, however, that he and other delegates would not respect the indorse- ment. Representative Culberson of Texas, who is still in the city, believes that Gov. Hogg will vote as he pleases. There is going to be a pretty fight in the Texas del- egation, it 1s thought, over the matter, and nd people will probably get the epresentative Bailey, one of the led the fight for the and will lead the future The Texas delegation is governed unit rule. It is thought by well- fights. by the posted Texans here that the majority of the delegation will follow the instructions given. This will force the anti-Bland men to give in. On the First Ballot. Various estimates of the Bland vcte on- the first ballot range from 100 to 225, the latter figure claimed by the managers of “Silver Dick.” From the ‘ndividual ex- pressions of delegates, as published throughout the country, the best judg- ment gives Bland scattering votes from nearly all the western states. He is more popular in the silver-producing states than any of the other candidates. It is pre- dicted that he will not get many votes from_the southern states on the first bal- lot. Few are expected by his managers out cf Virginia. Congressmen Otey and Jones are for Boles, and Senator Daniel is be- Heved also to be for the Iowa man. West Virginia is not credited with haviag much Bland sentiment. North Carolina is said to have a soft spot for Stevenson and Boies. South Carolina will show up with ‘1‘ilman, and afterward will give Boies the ™majcrity of its votes. Evan Howell and other Georgia leaders are tenderly disposed to Boies. Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi are claimed as against Bland. The Bland fever is said to have broken out in Tennessee. Various stories of the position of Kentucky have been told, but Bland’s friends figure that he will get the vote of that state when Blackburn js out of the race. They say this because Gover- nor Stone of Missourl is a popular man in Kentucky. He stumped the state for silver before the Kentucky state convention and did Bland missionary work at the same time. Senator Vest also put in some fine work for Bland in Kentucky. The difficulty about figuring intelligently in advance on the strength of the various candidates is that the unit rule governs nearly all the state delegations. The ex- pressions of preference of a few members of a delegation, therefore, give no correct indication of how the full vote of the state will be cast. Other Support for Bland. Among impartial politicians here it 1s re- garded as highly probable that, besides his instructed vote, Bland will get the support of Illinois, Nebraska and Kansas, having a total of 78 votes. This would give Bland a certain vote to begin with of 176. Scatter- ing votes from other states where the unit rule was not adopted may run his total on the first ballot to close around 200. Ex- Congressman Bryan of Nebraska is said to be ardently supporting Teiler for the nom- ination and will try and wheel the Ne- braska delegation into the Teller column when the right time comes. Next to ‘Telier he is for Bland. The growing belief that Teller will not be seriously considered leaves Bland with the Nebraska vote. ° RIGGS NATIONAL BANK. The Order for It to $0 Business In- sued Today. The controller's certificate, authorizing the following national bank to begin busi- ness, issued today: 5046—“'The Riggs National Bank of Wash- ington, D. C.” Capital, $500,000; president, Charles C. Glover; cashier, Arthur T. Brice. o<+—____ Personal Mention. : Sig. M. Covarrubias, wife and family, of Mexico, were among the arrivals Monday at the Windsor, New York. Mr. Benjamin LeFevre sailed last Satur- day on the Werra for Genoa, and will pro- ceed thence to Carisbad, to remain until September. Mr. D. Percy Hickling has returned to the city, after an extended trip to Boston, the White mountains and the New Eng- land coast. Mr. Chas. E. Dibble of the government printing office will leave tonight for his home at Milan, Tenn. Mr. Dibbie will also attend the convention to be held at Chi- cag. ee ee Hank Note Circulation. The monthly staterent of the controller of the currency shows that during June the total circulation of national bank notes was $225,912,960, an increase for the year of $14,312,262. The circulation based on Unit- ed States bonds was $205,538,929,an increase for the year of $19,476,831. The circulation secured by lawful money amounted to $20,- 374,031, a decrease for the year of $5,164,- £69. The amount of United States register- ed bonds on deposit to secure circulating Totes was $228,915,950, and to secure public deposits, $16,928,000. The Warden Acqnitted of the Charges Against Him. Report of the Investigating Judges— The Good Condition of the Jail. The members of the Supreme Court of the District this afternoon made public their decision in the matter of the charges of mismanagement preferred several weeks ago against Warden John R. Leonard of the District jail by Raymond K. Cook, and, as was intimuted in The Star several days ago would be the case. the charges were dismissed, the warden being fully exoner- ated. The report, signed by Judge Hagner, on behalf of himself and Judges Cox, Mc- Comas and Cole, the judges making the investigation, was as follows: “The charges presented by Mr. R. K. Ccok against the warden of the jail, of neglect, mismanagement and misconduct, have received the careful consideration of the justices of the General Term. “These complaints were accompanied by sundry ex parie statements and affidavits, made, with two exceptions, by former prisoners and discharged employes of the jail. “A careful examination of all parts of the institution was made by members of the court, without any previous notifica- tion to the warden or any of the attend- ants. Its condition was found to be ex- cellent, and the food (one meal of which was being served at the time) was of sat- isfactory character. All the prisoners confined there whose names % involved in any way by the charges were examined apart from the officials, and were given full opportunity to make known any com- plaints they might have agalast the man- agement or officers in any particular. “Subsequently examinations of wit os under oath were made, at which Mr. Cook was present by invitation. He was him- self examined, and witnesses named by him, who were produced under the order of the justices, were examined by him on each occasion, and the large number pro- duced by the warden were o:fered for his cross-examination. Every officer of the Jail, except the warden’s son and arother who was absent at the time, made vath to the falsity of the charges. “A careful investigation has satisfied the justices that the complaints made are unfounded, and feeling that the warden is entitled to a public exoneration from the charges the present report 1s ordered to be entered upon the minutes of the Court in General Term.” a FOR NEARLY A MILLION. An Attachment Served on Mr. chins’ Real Estate. Attachments on a judgment for $910,534.21, with interest and costs, hava been served. on the real estate in this city owned by Mr. Stilson Hutchins, including Convention Hall and the National Guard armory. This action is the latest move in the famous law suit of Augustin J. Ambler against Rodney M. Whipple and Thomas S. Dicker- son, which has occupied tye attention of the Supreme Court of the District of Co- lumbia and the Supreme Court ef the Unit- ed States almost continuously for the past twenty-six years. The suit was filed Janu- ary 4, 1870, and among the attorneys who have figured prominently in the controversy was Benjamin F, Butler. The story is to the effect that Mr. Au- gustin J. Ambler invented a furnace for smelting iron by the use of kerosene, and that alleged unlawful use of the patents thereon was made by the defendants named. A company was organized here for the purpose of putting the furnace on the market, it was claimed, and conducted in a manner that resulted in financial loss to Mr. Ambler. He entered suit and re- ccvered judgment, and April 4 last Mr. Ambler filed a petition, asking that Mr. Hutchins be named as one of the parties of the sult, he being connected with the local company that handled the furnaces. An injunction restraining the defendants from making use of the invention was granted July 6, 1870, but was dissolved September 19 following. A decree was signed June 17, 1880, directing that $677, 44.21 be paid Mr. Ambler, and May 29, 1890, a judgment for $910,534.21 was secured. It seems that Mr. Ambler has repeatedly endeavored to recover on the judgment, but was never successful. The latest step was the issuing of the attachments against Mr. Hutchins. The latter, it is understood, sailed for Europe Saturday last. THE FIREWORKS PERMIT. Hut- The Commissioners Adopt an Official Form. The Commissioners today agreed upon the following form of permit to be granted those who desired to set off fireworks: “Permission is given —, residing at —, in the District of Columbia, to use and set off on his premises firecrackers, squibs, Ro- man candles, sky rockets, or other smal! fireworks, provided that no giant firecrack- ers, cannon, pistol, revolver, gun, rifle, or other firearms shall be discharged on or about such premises. “Any violation of this ré lation will be considered a forfeiture of this permit and ponject the offenders to the penalties of the jaw. “By order of the Commissioners for the District of Columbia. “MAJOR W. G. MOORE, “Superintendent and Major Metropolitan Police.” ——— POLITICAL NOTES. Conventions of the Nebraska and Arkansas Republicans, LINCOL Neb., July 1.-The Nebraska republican state convention convened at 10:30; much interest was manifested. George W. Collins of Pawnee City was made chairman. A committee on resolu- tions was appointed, and the body ad- jJourned until 2:30, The personnel of the resolutions commit- tee indicates that the St. Louis platform will be adopted without a dissenting vote. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., July 1.—The re- publican state convention met here this morning and at once began the selection of a state ticket. H. 1. Remmel was chosen candidate for governor by accla- mation, and accepted the nomination in a a ringing speech. H. A. Reynolds of Mad- ison county was chosen for secretary of of state, and J. Frank Mays of Washing- ton county for auditor. The convention then took a recéss until o'clock. COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, July 1.—Con- gressman Al. Hager was* nominated thi morning for a third term:by the republi cans of the ninth Iowa congressionai di: trict. After the nintieth ‘ballot had been taken Smith McPherson of Red Rock re- leascd the Montgomery #elegation from their pledges to support Maj. Curtis of Atlantic released the Cass county dele- gation, and there was a stampede to Hager, making his nomination almost unanimous. Eighty-five baliots were taken yesterday without change, Hager having within three votes of a nomination alk the time. SS Acting Secretary of the Navy. Admiral Ramsay, chief of the bureau of navigation, is acting secretary of the navy tcday in the absence of Seeretary Herbert and Assistant Secretary McAdoo. He will leave here tomorrow for a few weeks’ cruise of the northern lakes for rest and recreation, Work Mapped Out by Commissioners for Fiscal Year. THE LST AS FINALLY ARRANGED More Trouble Brewing Over the Farmers at the Market. OTHER DISTRICT NEWS —__+-—-— The streets of the city that are to be im- proved this year were deeided upon today, and a list furnished the District engineers, with instructions to make preparations at once to begin operations. Owing to the meager appropriation, but few streets are named for improvement, consequently the work will all be finished before next winter. The complete list is as follows: Northwest. First street from O to P; pave. W street from 12th to 13th; pave. Florida avenue from Ist toward North Capitol street; pave. Florida avenue (south side) from Con- necticut avenue to 18th street; pave. T street from 7th to 9th; pave. Riggs street from New Hampshire ayenue to 19th street; p: U street from 16th to 18th streets; pave. Southweat. F street from 7th to 10th; paye. I street from 3d to 6th; pave.” Third from H to K streets; pave. Southeast. ‘Tenth street from Pennsylvana avenue to I street; pave. I strect from 8th to 1ith streets; pave. South Carolina avenue from 7th to 9th; pave. C street from 11th to 12th; pave. Kentucky avenue from Lincoln Park to B street; grade and regulate. Thirteenth street from East Capitol to D; grade and regulate. Northeast. M street from 2d to Florida avenue; pave. Florida avenue from Yth to M; grade and macadamize. B street from Sth to 9th streets; pave. D street from Maryland avenue to 9th; pave. P street from North Capitol to Florida avenue; pave. Georgetown. Only $1,500 was appropriated for this section, and the Commissioners are going to pave about two squares, selecting M street between 31st and 32d, and one square on M street between 35th and 36th as the other square. Police Surgeons. Never in the history of the District gov- ernment has there been such a scramble for positions as there is at present for the positions of police surgeon. There are four surgeons, and when the present board was appointed it was for a period of three years. Up to the present time upward of 200 ap- plications, it is understood, have been re- ceived for the four plac The compens, ton is smail, but the practice ince tal to the appointment is large, and the very best a young physician could’ wish. The Commissioners today settled two of these places by reappointing Drs. J. Ram- say Nevitt and Clitton Mayfield. In their order making the appointment the Com- missioners say: Ordered: ‘hat J. Ramsay Nevitt and Cilf- ton Maytield be reappointed surgeons of the police and fire departments of the Dis- trict of Columbia, upon the expiration of thelr respective terms of office as such, in consideration of their faithful and meriior- ious services, particularly as to Dr. Nevitt, during the last two smallpox epidemics, and as to Dr. Mayfield at the recent fire on Louisiana avenue. With the reappointment of Drs. Nevitt and Maytield, but two positions remain to be filled. The District in charge of Dr. D. Percy Hickling will not become vacant for several months. The only position, therefore, that will be available for the host of applicants is the one in the northwest. This post will be vacant in August, and then the place will be filled by competitive examination. Separate Armories, The Commissioners this morning heard a committee of trustees from the National Rifles and the Washington Light Infantry, who called in the interest of renting their respective armories to the District for the use of the National Guard. Captain John 8. Miller, represented the Washington Light Infantry, and referred to the word- ing of the appropriation bill, which per- mitted the rental of armories.’ He thought it was a mistake to put all the companies into one armory, as had been done in the past in Convention Hall, and said it was against all military views to mobilize a fcrce. It was in danger of being seized by a mob. If, on the contrary, there were several armorles, the case would be different. A mob might capture one of them, but the others would be at the serv- ice of the militia. Lieutenant George S. Evans spoke for the interests of the National Rifles’ Ar- mcry. The hall there was ample for the use of several companies of the National Guard. He urged the Commissioners to assist the two enterprises that helped sup- port the District by contributing their shere of taxes. Lieutenant Evans was informed that the Commissioners had a lease at the present time with the owners of Convention Hall, and it would be no easy matter to ter- minate that lease. Licutenant Evans thought differently. He said the Icase had been violated a num- ber of times last winter. For eight weeks, to his personal knowledge, Company 13 of the 2d Battalion was kept out of Con- vention Hall, because it was then being used as a skating rink. After some time the hall was opened to the militia, but it was worse than no hall at all. "A tem- porary flcor was placed over the ice, and the conditions resembled a cold storage room more than anything else. Many of the men rebelled against drilling there, and several were made ill. One member was stricken with pneumonia and had been out west ever since, endeavoring to regain his shattered health. The Con- vention Hall after-that was known among the boys as Pneumonia Hall. He urged the abrogation of the lease, in the interest of the militia, and declared that the dis- integration of his company would almost surely result if the men were compelled to drill in Convention Hall next winter over the ice. The Commissioners were apparently much impressed with the arguments ad- vanced, and promised to look carefully into the matter. r Mr, Ross on Petitions. In The Star’s account of the hearing given the representatives of the Children’s Society of the American Revolution by the Commissioners, Commissioner Ross was inadvertently misquoted concerning his opinion of petitions. Mr Ross did not say that the days of petitions had passed, but on the contrary is a firm believer in the efficacy of petition. Farmers Worried. There is evidence of another conflict ap- proaching between the farmers and the Commissioners for the possession of the north side of B street between 7th and 9th streets, where the former stand during market hours under the big shed to serve TWO CENT THE STAR BY MAIL, bf 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 or 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 address from one Post-office to another shovid give the last address as well as the new one. the good housewives of the city with gar- den products. The farmers hoped the action of the Sen- ate in promptly and unanimously passing the joint resolution for the relief of the farmers would settle the matter. The House committee on the District of Colum- bia agreed to the resolution, but it failed to become a law during the last hours of Congress. Fearing lest the Commissioners would take some action because of the failure of the law, Representative Shannon sent a let- ter to them dated June 6, sigred by seven members of the Senate District committee and eleven members of the House commit- tee, as follows: “A joint resolution permitting the farm- ers and country dealers to coniinue to sell the produce on B street north, on the south side of the Center Market, in Washington, without paying any license fee, having passed the Senate, and a similar resolution having been unanimously reported favor- ably in the House committee on the Dis- trict, the undersigned respectfully request that the farmers and dealers may not be disturbed until the House shall have had an opportunity to act.” The signatures were Representatives Babcock, Shannon, Milnes, Harmer, Meredith, Wellington, Ab- bott, Richardson, Curtis, Cobb and Hulick, and Senators McMillan, Gallinger, Bacon, Pritchard, Hansbrough, Faulkner and Smith. In reply to this the Commissioners in- formed Mr. Shannon that “the request will be treated with due respect by the Commis- sioners.” = When the farmers interested in the pas- sage of the bill appealed to their friends in Congress, they were informed that the Commissioners would take no action against them until Congress had been given an opportunity to act. Several days ago the farmers were ‘own into a state of excitement upon learning that the Commissioners proposed to take some action in the matter. Jt de- veloped that the Commissioners had not!- fied Messrs. Wm. Birney and J. J. Darling- ton, representing the market company be prepared to defend the equity suit now pending. This notice brought Gen. Birney to the Commissioners’ office to protest against such action, He stated that it was not the intention of Congress to have any- thing further done in the matter, and that the Commissioners had assured the com- mittee that nothing further would be done. He thought the case in the Equity Court should not be tried until after Congress had ed. The Commissioners, on the other hand, thought that a decision in the case would not affect it materially. On the contrary, it would put Congress in possession of the facts, which was an object much to be de- sired. As far as they were personally con- cerned, they would do nothing to distusb the farmers until Congress met. This explanation, however, is not alto- gether satisfactory to the farmers, who are wondering what is going to be done next. Policemen Appointed. Of the fifty new policemen provided for under the new appropriation bill, the Com- missioners have appointed the following, they having received the recommendation of the civil service board as to their mental qualifiamions, and the certificate of the police surgeons as to their physical ability J. M. Bramlett, 608 Maryland avenue southwest; Robert L. Carroll, $48 R street northwest; George B. Cornwell, 3285 M street northwest; Lawrence A. O'Day, 34 P street northwest; John J. Donovan, 1110 3d street northeast; Lawson F 61 Gouldman, street northwest; Albert J. Hadley, llth street southwest; Edgar H. High, 22d street northwest; Charles A. Keefe, llth street southeast; hu R. Martin, th street southeast; Wythe W. Martin, 1229 F street northwest; Alexander McKie, 2) Ist street southeast; Claudius B. Pey- ton, #3 ith street northeast; Joseph F. Potter, Navy Yard; John P. Romer, Navy Yard; Christopher C. Saunders, Street northwest; Julian R. llth street northwest; John C. Smith, ith street southeast; Frederick G. Stange Baltimore and Chio depot; Charles O. Tur- ner, 206 Delaware avenue northeast; Ed- ward V. Wall, 128 11th street southeast. These twenty-one all made an average above 70 per cent in the written examina- tion, the limit, some of them reaching as high as 98 per cent Several Promotions, Major Moore arnounced yesterday a list of promotions from class 1 to class 2, the fortunate ones numbering ten, as follows: C. C. Estes, F. O. Clifford, S. A. MeNeel: G. E. Marshall, W. 8. Parker, H. C. Le D. EB. Langley, 8. J. Harry, Bernard Me- Cormick and G. H. Williams. Street Sweeping Service. As predicted in The Star several day ago, the Commissioners late yesterday af- ternoon rezppointed the clerks engaged in the street sweeping service to permanent positions provided for under the new propriation bill. Those affected are as fol- lows: Major A. G. McKenzie, superinten- dent, $1,986) per annum; I. T. Jobe, assistant superintendent and chief clerk, salary, $1,600; George Melling, jr., clerk, salary, Thomas C. Quantrill, chief inspector, $1,200; Webster Beymer, inspector ts, salary, $1,200; Elias E. P: inspector of streets, salary, $1,200; W. H. Forrester, inspector of streets, salary $1,200; William £. Dubent, Charles Brown, and George H. Gaddis, inspec of alleys, salary, $1,100 each: Edward Har- clor on Pennsyly sal- ; Alex. Weir, inspector of unim- ; 5 Elbert Cla- gett, D. G. Proctor, Charles E. Warder and A. P. Cunningham, inspectors of unim- proved sireets, salary, $1,100 each: W. Stut- ler, inspector on impro: treets and side- walk work, salary, $1 John P. RB sell, foreman of public dumps, sala’ Robert E. Doyle, George W. Cook and Philip H. Krafi, essistant inspecters on Pennsylvania avenue, salary, $800 each: O. Butler, messenger and driver, salary 0. Relocating Wires. The Commissioners gave a hearing yester- Cay afternoon to President S. M. Bryan and Mr. Jere Wilson, representing the Chesa- peake and Potomac Telephone Company, relative to the relocation of existing tele- phone wires to meet the public demand. In other words, the telephone compar wants permission to take down certa! wires ard relocate them In the suburbs and scantily settled parts of the Distri where there is a great demand for them. It was argued that it was not the purpose of the company to increase the mileage of overhead wires, but rather to diminish it. If a permit were issued by the Commis- sicners to relocate a wire, the permit could contain a condition precedent that existing wires to the same or greater extent shall be removed. ——__. MARSHAL’S OFFICE. Discharges Reductions by Order of Attorney General. By direction of the Department of Jus- tice the services of Bailiffs Kraft, Bok- man and Holmes were dispensed with to- day by Marshal Wilson. The department also notified Mr. Wilson that the salaries of about all employes in the marshal’s office have been reduced, the reduction to date from today, «nd ranging from $00 downward. The directions ef the Attorney General, particularly those respecting the discharge of his three bailiffs, were obeyed with great regret by Marshal Wilson, who expressed to the dismissed men his sincere regret at being compelled to part with them. —— WRECKED ON A REEF. Sixty Persons Reported Lost From an Egyptian Packet. LONDON, July 1—A special dispatch from Cairo says that the Egyptian govern- ment packet Rahmanieh, from Suakim for Suez, has broken her shaft and been wreck- ed on a reef. The dispatch adds that it is feared sixty persons were drowned. GOLD DEMOCRATS Planning to Bolt a Silver Nomi- nation at Chicago. WILL POT UP A SEPARATE TICKET Effect of This if the Election Goes Into the House. pene ADMINISTRATION’S FRIENDS The indications are stronger than they were a few weeks ago that the supporters of the gold standard will leave the demo- cratic national convention upon its decla- ration for free silver. The frank state- ments of ex-Secretary Whitney, that to declare fur free coinage means the disrup- tion of the democratic party in the same manner as in 1860, are interpreted as the voice of the democratic leaders in New York regarding the demands of the present situation. It has been feared by pro- nounced sound money men that Senator Hill and the other leaders of the regular party organization in the east would at- tempt to deliver the organization to a free silver candidate for President. It has not been believed for a moment that they could deliver the mass of the voters, but it has been feared that they would discredit the party for many vears to come in the east- ern states by permitting its machinery to be prostituted, as they view it, to the pur- poses of the silver extremists. The out- Lreak of sound money sentiment in the east, illustrated by the willingness of every sound moncy democrat in Boston who was approached on the subject to sign @ pledge against a free silver candidate, is opening the ‘eyes of even those leaders who have been inclined to swallow any program crowded down their throats by the silver majority at Chicago. Effect of a Gold Bolt. They are beginning to believe that, even from the standpoint of machine politics, a bolt at Chicago is the one thing which will save the party in the east from eternal tn- famy. It is simply a matter of good tactics not to discuss the conditions and methods of such @ bolt until the occasion for it has been formally presented by the action of the Chicago convention, but the various aspects of the subject are being carefully considered, and even some of the silver men do not look with great disfavor upon the Idea of a bolt. Tnere are circumstances in which the running of two candidates, a gold man in the east, and a silver man in the southwest, might, they think, con- tribute to the defeat of McKinleyism and the benefit of the democratic party. Such conditions would exist if the silyer men Swept just enough states to fall short of a majority, and a gold democrat carried New York and Maryland. The two elements would have between them the majority of the electoral college, and the gold men would not make an unreasonable demand when they asked the silver democrats to come to their candidate and to give him @ sgigeed of the electoral college in Decem- ner. The silver men having made the best fight they cculd, would be reduced to the choice of two gold candidate one @ re- publican and protectionist and the other a demcerat and tariff reformer. Their coretituents who elected them could hardly blame them fot preferring the democrat 10 a solid vote for the beaten silverite, which would throw the election into the House and seat McKinley. Adv tage of Running a Gol crat. The more probable advantage of running a gold democrat, from the sound money point of view, Demo- 1s found in the division which it will cause in the democratic vote in the doubtful states. The republicans might obtain a considerable number of votes for McKinley from sound money democrats if they were redu to the choice between McKinley and a silver ex- tremist. The tendency would be, however, for democratic voters to drift’ gradually into the democratic ranks as the cam- paign approached its close, withou to their views on the money separate gold candidate wou leader around whom they w be pr to rally for the purpose of demonstrating their strength in the party. Shrewd sound money men say that such a candidate would not in any case weaken McKinley in states where the fight was essentially be- tween him and the silver candidate, } cause the voters who were in ston the money question would swing over to Mc- Kinley on election day if they felt that his electoral ticket was really in danger. It might be possible in some states, like Ken- tucky and Indiana, to run a union sound money ticket, with three or four electors pledged to the gold democrat, and the remainder to McKinley. This’ would be only the fair counter movement to the plan of the silver republicans to run union’ silver tickets in the states where the re- publicans are strong. A gold democrat would receive the support of the regular organization in the states Potomac, and night carry northeast of the w York, Con- necticut, Delaware and Maryland. The plan of running a sey tidate is likely to be preterred by the aver sound money democrat to the plan of running a democratic state ticket with any candi- dates for presidential electors. The latier plan would take away the usual motives for going to the polls in a presidential year, and would take the heart out of the canvass even for state officer Effect on Congressional A more important advantage arate gold tick>t will be its et upon the election of members of Congress. Gold and silver dercerats might ect together In certain districts, but in most such cases the gold mei would insist that the candi- date for Congress should be for the gold standard. In many other cases a sepa’ gold candidate for Congress would divide the democratic vote and help a sound money republican. It would strengthen the democratic ticket in the east to rur eut geld ticket, and might have jections. ant Influence, even if the silver men should elect a President and be strong in the House. A score or two of sound money democrats would be able to accomplisi much more, in House was close republicans. Th case the division in the than an equal number cf y would still have a party standing different from that of the repub- w 7 licans and have more influence democratic associates from tin outhw than the supporters of McKinley. Th influence and arguments would be likely to have much the same effect that they had in the Fifty-second Congress, when the conservative men from the south gradually Gropped away from the silver column ana reduced a supposed silver majority of fifty or sixty to less than nothing. Administration’s Friends Break. Many of the supporters of the adminis- tration are desirous of an open break at h th Chicago, in order to give sound money democrats some other choice than the painful one of voting for McKii y or for free silver. There will be many friends of the President on the ground, exerting themselves to the utmost to secure a con- tervative platform and a sound money can- didate, but in the last analysis their ad- vice is likely to be in favor of a bolt. Con- troller Eckels is already on the ground and Assistant Secretary Hamlin of the treas- ury will be there in 2 few days. They will meet Mr. Whitney and other leaders, and the program to be followeed in case of in- justice by the silver majority will probably be agreed upon in secret, but in advance cf the action of the convention.