Evening Star Newspaper, July 2, 1896, Page 2

2 AT “~ASTKTe—deer HE EVENING STAR, T —— enctgh to claim that any pronounced free silver democrat can get the votes of all the silver men in the country, whether democratic, republican or populist. The more they talk among themselves the greater magnitude the silver wave assumes to their eyes and the more reckless they become in the matter of selecting a can- wate. In the opinion of the more though:- ful and cautious men, their chief danger lies In this peculiar sort of confidence. Bland and Boies Lead. The leading candidates, as the situation has thus far developed, are Bland and Ho! The strength shown by Bland is surprising to these who have other can- didates in their minds. The men who are in charge of his interests are active and skillful, and among the men who think of nothing in the world but silver there is something in the name of “Silver Dick” which is peculiarly musical and attric- tive. There is a sentiment, too, that he evght 10w to be rewarded for his long ycars of struggle for the white metal. His friends present him as the idol of the ex- treme silver people of the west, and they make for him claims of great strength. hile the claims of his friends are ex- cessive, it is apparent that there is some substance to his boom, and his rivals are scmewhat alarmed at the showing. In addition to his natural strength among the silver delegates, the belief is that the go'd men, seeing: that they can accomplish nothing for gold, will throw their votes to him, upon the theory that he would not be a strong candidate, and that the silver <ause might be the easier defeated with him at the head. Whether they are rignt in their caleulation there is sume room to Eoubt. Altzeld's Prominence. Gov. Aligeid figures most prominently as the great political factor of this assem- blage. His influence is felt on every hand, and his support is sought by every candi- date. He does not himself figure as a can- didate, but he is looked upon as a candidate maker. The Boies boom is adversely af- fected by the claim that Altgeld is op- #osed to the Iowa man on account of his utterances concerning the great Chicago railroad strike. Mr. Boles’ friends are active in trying to xet a denial of the statement that Altgeld harbors hostile feeling. It appears that Bland’s advantage over Boies is on account of this supposed hostility of Altgeld. Alt- geld is quoted as say ng that he is not op- posing Boies, but there is a doubt as to how broad an interpretation may be put upon this declaration. 4 has been visited by the leading representatives of the silver candidates, and his favor has been sought as a thing of inestimable value. His friendship is claimed in behalf ef several candidates, but he continues to » every one in doubt as to his inten- ally conceded that he can ab- ntrol the Illinois delegates. The claim that he is for Bland, 1 preference, it is said, is for who does not appear in the field as a candidate, but is Eland’s first Ueutenant. Another man he prefers to any candidate in the field is Judge McCennell ef Chicago, a great silver advoc and a man of ability, but almost entirely un- known to the country, and utterly with- out identification with national politics Neither of the: likel: men appears at this time to become a candid herefore the ans are looking elsewhere for the om Altgeld will support. Blackburn Looms Up. Senator Blackburn has assumed the at- pus cane © for the . and his friends are talk- » tick: ce on th ing him up with much earnestness and elo- quence. The candidacy of Matthews of Indiana and Vice son is counted & Secondary consideration, for the reason that the silver men, to a man, declare that none but a silver man who has never been under suspicion by them shall have the nominal nforce and they are in a position to stood that under ex- the New if Steven ing and that ork dele Il propose his name. er men maintain their unaccommo- wating spirit and refuse to yield anything fer harmony, as they threaten to, the in- dorsement of the New York people will not help Mr. Stevenson. During op-over here on his way home he has received calls from most of the prominent democrats who are interested in the convention, but there is no special significance in this. The candidacy of John R. McLean is an unknown quantity. Whether he seriously expects to get the nomination or whether is working to nominate some other man matter of doubt. The fact is that the field Is wide open, and almost any one can his come in and hi + a show for the ra Mr. es into the ith the determination to win, and can convince the convention that he can ‘arry Ohio, his stock may be quoted high. The impre: is, though, that he uring on the vice presi- The Teller movement is the most im- portant and at the same time the most uncertain in the whole situation. The work that is being done in favor of his nomuuation is managed very quietly. Several thrigs about it are very prom! ng, but there are mar feller talk aoubts and difficulties s heard everywhere, and many of the most prominent leaders are trying to contrive a situation which will render nomination possible, but the prejudice inst geing outside the party for a candi- date is hard to overcome. Few doubt that the best thing ihey could do would be to but they do not yet see clear to do so. ntative Tow Senator Dub: of Minnesoia & hard in a quiet way to con- vince the leaders that the only thing to do it to nominate Teller. Probably two-thirds the leaders agree off-hand that this gumert is sound, and that they are in mpathy with it, but the matter is left open for | velopments. It is not in- led t ler shall be put in nom- ination ention with the other c: The situation which will ring befere the conve jon is during the course of the it his name is ever formally will be after an understanding ched in private conference aders that he is to be given tefore this can be done 1 of strength between udidates in the convention, and of their vote-getting made. pected to proccedings. presented it has been with the qualities in order for Teller to get the nomination it must be made to appear plainly to the convention that they cannot find a candi- date in the democratic party who can unite m all the silver forces and carry the western states necessary for election. A prolonged contest between other ca idates would be likely to lead to this, and it is well with- in the Lge that matters of possibility “& So as to give Teller the nomination. ‘The corvention is Hable to be confronted with the proposition that his nomination is the only thing that will pre- vent two silver tickets from being put into the field. J. P.M. dhe Figh d and Roles. It is impossible fer any one -o form a judgment now that is worth expressing, as to who will be the nominee or even as to who will lead in the convation. While Bland is undoubtedly in the lead at this time, that may not be the case four days from now. His lead now invites attack. There is a very bitter fight on between him and Boies, and naturally the friends of all the other candidates unite in an ef- fort to beat down the leading man. Out- may be shu Retween BI side influences are going to have some- thing to do with the final selection. The democrats are forced to consider what the Populists and silver republicans are going to do. The silver democrats started out with the assumption that the out- side silver contirgent could be de- bended on to support any free coinage man who might be nominated. They are grad- ually becoming convinced that this is a mistake. : As this conviction spreads the Teller movement expands. The situation was talked over very plainly in conferences be- tween the republicans and populists, and the democrats last night and this morn- ing: Without any reservation and without a dissenting voice the populists declared that they could not support any old-line democrat if nominated; that if Teller were nominated, both they and the republican silver men would indorse him, and that he would get the fuil silver vote. Other- wise, they said, they would be compelled to put up a candidate of their own. They said that they would have to do this be- cause they could not hold their voters to the support of any other nomination @ ade by the democratic convention and their organization would go *o pizces if they attempted it. The republican silver men based their in- sistence that Teller should be nominated upon the grounds that he could carry mere electoral votes than anyone else, and was the only one sure of election. They declared that they had sacrificed every- thing to a principle when they left the re- publican party, and that they could not follow the democratic party into certain defeat and death to the silver cause, any more than they could follow the republican party into the gold camp. ‘They said that they would have to con- tinue the fight for silver, and if the demo- crats regarded partisanship as more im- portant than the success of the silver cause, the independent silver men would have to stand alone and strive for an organization which would not sacrifice the cause to any selfish interest or narrow party spirit. They said that if there were any democrats who could put up any reasonable claim to the strength that Teller would have at the polls they would support him, but they insisted that the success of the cause should be the first thing considered. Some of the democrats stubbornly insist that this declaration of indepeniJence is not sincere, and that both the republican silver men and the populists will be compelled to support a democratic silver candidate. The Gold Men. The gold men apparently appreciate the possibility of a failure of the detached sil- ver forces to get together, and are count- ing on that to enable them to accomplish something. There seems to be no cther open- ing to them, and this is so very small that it takes a keen eye to see it. The silver men have decided on no compromise. The gold forces are proceeding as if they still had hopes, though to all appearances they might as well not be in the convention for all they can do toward shaping policy or naming the candidate. What they have in mind is a mystery. They are assembling for a conference and mapping out a pro- gram. Mr. Eckels, who was the first gold man on the field, says it Is a protest they intend to make, but a protest amounts to rothing under such circumstances, and is a waste of energy. Hugh Wallace of Washington state, a gold man, elected by a silver convention, and who, next to Mr. Eckels, is the most active gold man on the scene, smiles and intimates that they will probably do some- thing more dramatic than to protest. A bolt is probable, though it is not regarded as likely that all the goid men could be in- duced Yo leave this convention, any mcre than it was possible to get all the silver men to leave the St. Louis convention. There would be more men involved in a gold bolt than there -vere in the St. Louis silver bolt. it is the plan of the gold men to keep their opponents in Coubt as to their pians, so as to make their action, when taken, more impressive and etfective. if there is one thing that approaches in intensity the silver sentiment among the assembled democrats it is the unpopularity of President Cleveland. His picture does not appear in any of the poiitical head- quarters, and it wonld destroy the pros- pects of any candidate to have one hung in his rocm. The name is not mentioned, ex- cept in criticism, and there is no prospect that the #dmfinistration will be indorsed or mentioned at all in the platform, unless it is to repudiate some features of Mr. Cleve- land's policy. McLean Arrives. John R. McLean and his staff arrived here this morring and took up headquarters at the Auditcrium. The McLean boom start- ed at once, the talkers getting in their work in the hotel corridors. Altgeld has gone to Springfield, and since his departure the Bland people claim that ke has committed himself to their can- didate. aney are using all their eloquence and intiuence to get Matthews and Stevenson oft the track, feeling that their chief dan- ger is in a multiplicity of candidates. The leaders who are attached to any favorite candidate are generally favorable to the Teller idea and most of them will promote it_if the opportunity is offered. It is proposed’ by those silver democrats who say they will never consent to nomina- tion of any but a democrat that they sub- mit a list of ten democrats to the republi- cans and populist, and let them pick out ther cand.date, or that they will nominate any good democrat that the republicans and populists will name. J. P.M. VARIOUS STORIES DENIED. Senator Jones Describes the Sort of Temporary Chairman Needed. CHICAGO, July 2.—Senator Jones of Ar- kansas, who is recognized as a leader of the silver forces, was asked today about several stories which have gained circula- tion kere as to the plans of the silver men. One of these reports was to the effect that he and other silver leaders hai agreed to recommend Senator Hill of New York for the position of temporary chairman. “It is false in every respect,” said the Senator. “1 have had no conference with the gentlemen mentioned on the question of the temporary chairmanship. The story is absurd. We want a man tor temporary chairman who will make a speech in open- mg the convention that will be the key- rote to the campargn. It must necessarily be a silver speech, and I do not think that Senator Hill would fill the bill.” The Senator also denied that the silver men had in contemplation the issuance of @ pronuacianento, which he has been rep- resented as proposing in collaboration with other silver deiegates. “The speech of our temporary chairman, and especially our platform, will be our Frenunciamento,” he said; “and there is no eceas.on for any other. He was alike emphatic in his denial of any knowledge to hire a hail for a general citcus of silver men Monday, saying that bo caucus was contemplated other than The Essential Point. Shrewd and successful adver- tisers know that a bogus, fake circulation, given away or sold at a nominal figure and predes- tined to the gutter, ash pile and garbage dump, does not bring results. Advertisers pay for profitable results and to get them they know that a home circulation is essential. That’s why the ad- vertising columns of The Star are a daily directory of the suc- cessful business men of Wash- ington. that which is being held dally at the Sher- man House. Senators Cockrell of Missouri and Harris of Tennessee were present when this ques- tion was under consideration, and they agreed with Senator Jones in the statement that there was no probability that any gen- eral caucus would be held. They do not consider a general conference necessary, but hold to the opinion that the Present plan of proceeding is preferable. ‘The conforences row in progress are at- tended by representative men of the prin- cipal silver delegations, and it is believed that they can each communicate all that is necessary of the plans of the silver men to their respective delegations. On the other hand, the management of the Cclumbia Theater assert that they heve already received the money to pay for the use of the hall for a silver caucu! to be held next Monday afternoon. WHARTON BARKER. The Philadelphia Republican Said to Be in the Field. CHICAGO, July 2.—The ‘Times-Herald Philadelphia special says: Wharton Barker, the Philadelphia banker and a republican free trader and free sil- verite, expects to be nominated for Pres!- dent by the demccrats at Chicago. BOIES’ SILVER PLANK. Not Firmly Attached to the Ratio of 16 to 1. DUBUQUE, Iowa, July 2.—A large con- tingent of Iowa democrats will pass through Dubuque Monday on their way to Chicago. Friends of ex-Gov. Boles here, while confi- Gent of his nomination at Chicago, are plan- ning to have him nominated for Congress should they fail at the national convention. Arrangements are being made for the printing of thousands of copies of Gov. Boles’ money plank rejected by the com- mittee on resolutions at the Iowa demo- cratic state convention. The printed copies will be scattered among eastern delegates, especially those opposed to radical silver movements. The following is the rejected plank: “In making this declaration we do not ignore or underestimate the importance of the democratic doctrine that the parity of coins made from the two metals of which a double standard is composed should be faithfully and honorably maintained. And while we believe a ratio which has been substantially continued for three-quarters of a ceatury in the most prosperous period of our country’s history will prove equally efficient and equally satisfactory if re- adopted now, still, if when silver and gold are restored to absolute equality before the law, with equal rights In the minds of the ration, and as money of final redemption, reasonable experience shall demonstrate the parity at the ratio aforesaid cannot he raintained, we pledge the democracy of Iowa to aid by every means within its power in the establishment of a new ratio, just to all classes of our citizens alike, by which such parity shall be maintained.” WHAT GOV. ALTGELD SAYS. Not a Candidate for Any Chairman- ship of the Convention. SPRINGFIELD, II, July 2.—If the free silver leaders have their way, the Chicago convention will be in session but one day. They intend to make a vigorous effort to carry this {dea into effect, and that is one reason why they are so determined to have a free silver man for temporary chairman. ‘They want a man who will expedite bus- iness in a marner that will meet their ap- proval. Gov. Altgeld returned to Spring- field from Chicago today, and it was he sho said the free silver men wanted a one- lay convention. The governor expects to return to Chicago Sunday, and will remain until after the convention. In conversation with a represeniative of the Associated Press today Gov. Altgeld said the advance guard of free silver men at Chicago were of one mind, and that was that a short con-ention was imperative to the good of the cause. “We will have control of the conventio: he said, “and it is, we think, to our bi interests to wind up the business of the convention in one day. The single gold standard men will, of course, fight for de- y. It is to their interest ‘to’ spar for . as the sporting men would say. They to divert the platform from a straight 16 to 1 silver basis to some sort of a muddled compromise.” As to the position of temporary or per- manent chairman, the governor said he did not want either. “It was what might be calied clever politics,” he continued, “for the gold bvg papers to boom -ne for the honor. They knew it would tend to arouse a spirit of jealousy among the de- mocracy. It would give them a chance to say I was hogging everything and was giving no one else a chance. “My whole desire is to see silver win. I want to see a free silver ticket with a free silver platform. For myself I want noth- ing.” Altgeld said he had no idea Governor who weuld be temporary or permanent chairman of the convention, beyond that hoth positions would be filled by men ac- ceptable to the free silver democrats. In regard to the presidential nominee, he said he had no preference. It was too soon as yet to fix upon a man. WHITNEY’S PRESENCE RESENTED. Senator-Elect Money of Mi [ CHICAGO, July 2—Some of the silver ren manifest a disposition to resent the announced intention of gold advocates who are not delegates to the convention to come to Chicago with the avowed intention of in- fluencing the course of proceedings. Voice was given to this feeling by Sena- tor-elect Morey of Mississippi, who said: “It is an unheard-of proceeding for men like Mr. Whitney and Mr. Eckels, who have no credentials to a national convention, to attend it with the view of influencing the action of delegates on a question of prin- ciple. It is of course usual for the friends of candidates to exert their influence upon delegates, who believe as they do, but for men to come here as these men do to change the views of delegates who are in- structed on a line of policy, is either a plece of arrogance or a piece of folly, just as you choose to regard it. “I say to them that either one of two constructicns is to be put upon their con- duct: They either propose to buy men out- right or they want to otherwise influence Gelegates to break faith with their con- stituents. Either policy will be resented, and I predict that the gold advocates who come to the convention without other ex- cuse than that of exerting their influence on duly elected delegates will meet with a very cool reception. The convention will be silver from core to cuticle, and the gold in- ficence cannot be used to change its char- acter.” ? TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. Likely to Be a Struggle on the Threshold of the Convention. CHICAGO, July 2.—The executive com- mittee of the national democratic commit- tee has decided to recommend to the full committee that they proceed in the usual way to designate a man for temporary chairman of the national convention. There is no doubt that if the full na- tional committee accepts the recommenda- tion, it will result in the precipitation of a lively skirmish on the floor of the conven- tion on the threshold of its proceedings. ‘The silver men are quite determined upon this point. = Sent to Jail. Eddie Lawson was out of employment yesterday, and, not knowng where he could earn enough to pay for his dinner, he took a stroll through the Capitol grounds, hoping to run across some one who would give him asituation. Some of the large, sweet-smell- ing magnolfas attracted his attention, and, as he had known of other boys selling them, he thought he would follow their example. He climbed the tree and was gathering a bunch of fragrant blossoms when one of Capt. Garden’s officers came along and er- rested him. Still the boy thought he had done no harm, but the Capitol policeman could not accept his plea of ignorance, and so the little colored boy was locked up, while his companions escaped. Today the bcy was in the Police Court before Judge Miller, who fined him $ or fifteen days in jail. The boy had no money to pay for his release, and so he was handcuffed to another pris- oner and sent to jail. —-—_+—__. Wiliam Turner and William Robert Dun- lcp, who confessed to having robbed their employer, I. Townsend Burden, of $56,000 worth of jewelry. were Monday, in New York, sentenced to nine years each in prison. ‘THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1896-SIXTEEN PAGES. NEWS BY WIRE ws LATE Unpreoedentel Throng of People at Richmond, Va. 70 SEE THE: CORNER STONE LAYING Closing Day of the Confederate “Convention. AMONGTHE WASHINGTONIANS RICHMOND, Va., July 2.—Never before in its history, not even upon the occasion of the unveiling of the Lee monument in 1890, has Richmond seen such a crowd within her limits as that which has as- sembled here toay, beneath a perfect sky, to witness the laying of the corner stone of the monument’ to the memory of Jefferson Davis. It is the last and greatest day of the sixth annual reunion of the United Con- federate Veterans’ Association, which has brought to Richmond altogether about 12,- 000 veterans, besides thousands of other visitors. Tocay’s exercises have added 30,- 000 visitors ard young soldiers to the vast throng. Last night history repeated itself in the scene which the Capitol Hall pre- sented. A small army of grizzled men, in jackets of gray, slept upon the green sward ground the old state house, with coats for pillows and the grassy lawn for their beds. A full thousand spent the night on the capitol grounds. The city is very gaily decorated. Here and there on the streets faded and tattered battle flags, relics of the lost cause, float like gaunt skeletons in the air, attracting constantly a surg:ng crowd of men in gray around them. The formation of the parade began about 1 o'clock. Fefore noon the streets along the line of march were almost completely blocked. Site of the Battle Abbey. The Rouss Memorial Hall Association met this morning and a committee was ap- pointed to obtain a charter for organiza- tion. Gen. Johnson of Alabama, Gen. Briggs of Kentucky, Dr. Teague of South Carolina, Gen. Jackson of Tennessee were appointed a committee to visit New York and confer with Mr. Rouss and show him the great opposition in the south to locat- ing the proposed battle abbey in Washing- ton. In an interview Mrs. Davis expressed de- cided opposition to locating the battle ab- bey in Washington, and said it would be just as appropriate to erect the monument to Davis in Boston. ‘The Veteran Cavalry held a meeting this morning to take steps toward erecting a monument to Gen. J. B. B. Stuart. Col. William Hempstreet of Brooklyn made a speech, in which he spoke kindly of treat- ment he had received by veterans, and said he thought they were all true to the Amer- icen flag. But, he added, he was d.sap- pointed to find so few tlags of the Umon used by civilians an decorating their houses. Lieut. George P< Hall of Hanover county, Virginia, rephed to Col. Hempstreet by saying the southern people do not wear ther patriotism oh their coats, but in their hearts; that the south was as true as any section to the Uiton, and if the President should call for troops to oppose a foreign fce the south would be the first section to respond. se tbh The Convention. The convention was opened at 10 o'clock with prayer by the Rey. Dr. J. P. Smith of Stonewall Jackson's staff. The session was a very short one., General Gerdon made a brief address praising Riowmond’s hospitality. ‘A memoria}: was submitted, asking oe of. ahg;United Confederate Vet- tne nue chapwed to Confederate Survivors’ Association. A reqhest that the memorial be sent to all camps im the association was Sy Way Aeon was extended from the Philadelphia brigade to attend the reunion of the olue and gray at Washington Sep- tember 16, waen a monument to the bri- gade will be unveiled at Antietam. General Gordon said the invitation would be sent to thé various camps for action. Tne Rev. J. William Jones was opposed to this cn the ground that this was the brigade that kicked up the row in Rich- mond about marching behind the confeder- ate flag. General Gordon replied: “Dr. Jones be- lcngs to a church that believes in conver- sion. Our friends have long since repented their action.” “Yes; but they should bring forth fruits meet for repentance,” responded Mr. Jones. A paper from Louisiana in reference to ‘he monument to southern women was re- ferred to the monument committee and General Gordon said would sleep there. A petition from Fredericksburg in refer- ence to a national park at the battlefield near that place was approved. After resolutions of thanks to Richmond ard General Gordon, the convention ad- journed. WASHINGTONIANS AT RICHMOND. The High School Boys Receive Much Praise. Spectal Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., July 2.—Both the vet- erans and cadets were early astir this morning, R. B. Lewis, commander, who was yesterday appointed general in com- mznd of the Disirict of Columbia divislon, being at the veteran headquarters directing the arrangements for the parade. All was stir and bustle there by 10 o'clock, for the parade was to take place three hours and a half later. ‘The Washington veteran flag was care- fully remounted and dressed in new and shining gold cord, while fifteen small ban- ners, representing the thirteen confederaie states and Maryland and West Virginia, were intrusted to.the hands of boys, the scns of members of the Veteran Associa- ticn, and made a very pretty feature of the parade. ‘The District troops were formed for the parade as follows: Mount Pleasant Drum Corps, the High School Cadet Battalion, and the Confederate Veterans in three bat- talions, the first commanded by Magnus 8. ‘Vhompson; the second by Findlay Harris, and the third by Col. Watt Drew. James Jones; the colored body servant of | Mr. Davis, wag at the veteran oe ters this morning, and attracted much at- ‘tention, and modestly received the many introductions to visitors, and showed with pride the cane formerly used by Mr. Davis, which was presented to,him by Mrs. Davis. He came to wichmond with Gen. Cox, sec- retary of the, Senate. The Hight Seheal Cadets have made a splendid impression in the capital city of the confederacy, and they have won many compliments net ‘only by their soldierly bearing in ranks, but by their gentlemanly deportment publicly and socially. A num- ber of the aficery, attended the cadet ger- man at Belv: agree Halt last evening and re- ceived marked attention from both manag- ers and thé béllés present. The battalion as a whole visited the Auditorium, where the great concert of confederate songs war given, and enjoyed the entertainment greatly. Maj. W. M. Von Boyer and Maj. J. F. Graff pave, vied with each other in sharing th horgrs of the occasion, and the utmost Spifit‘ef harmony has prevail- ed. They asked that The Star be acquaint- ed with the royal manner in which they have been treated in Richmond, and to say that “in the minds of the Richmond peo- ple nothing js tgo good for them.’ They are particularly impressed with the loyalty of the confederates to the Union. These young officers also desired it stated to The Star that they feel just as much under the flag of the Union“in Richmond as they do in Washirgton, and that !t floats over their heads everywhere and is the pre- dominant decoration. ‘When the cadet quarters were visited at midday they were busily brightening up tkeir accouterments for the grand parade and getting ready for the eyes of the most critical. , The boys are not a little hurt at an ill- considered reference in a Richmond paper that they did not give an exhibition drill because they were not up in the new tac- tics, whereas the fact is that they were the first organization in the United States to use them. The new tactics were is- sued October 3, 1891, and on that same day the High School Cadets drilled with them. With borrowed accouterments and most of their regular officers at home, they could not be expected to go on exhibition. No orgarization here hes created more complimentary criticism than this cadet corps, and its march through the streets has been an ovation each time it appeared. The Washington contingent will leave on @ special train at 11 o'clock tonight, aud expect to reach home at daylight. MR. DANIEL WON'T RUN He Has Written That He is Not a Vioe Presidential Oandidate. An Interesting Talk With Repre- sentative Jones as to the Action of the Virginia Deleg: Representative Jones of Virginia, one of the delegates-at-large to the Chicago con- venuoa, is in the city on nts way to Chi- cago. He Is accompanied by Judge Thom- as E. Blakeny, one of the delegates from the first Virginta district. Mr. Jones was seen this afternoon by a Star reporter as to his alleged intention to support Boles in the convention. He sald: “I have spoken favorably of Gov. Boies, but I am not tied to any man. I like Bland very much. I think he is an able man and is a logical candidate of the silver men. There is a growing feeling for him in Vir- ginia. I have not decided what I will do. I do not believe the members of the Vir- ginia delegation have made up their minds who they will support. I have talked with Senator Daniel and Congressman Swanson. who is here now on his way to Chicago. So far as I know neither of them has de- cided who he will support. What we want is the man who can win and who appears to be the most acceptable to the silver forces of the country.” Senator Daniel Won’t Run. “I had hoped to present the name of Sen- ator Daniel to the conyention as a candi- date for Vice President,” continved Mr. Jones, “but I have just received a letter from him saying that he docs not want his name presented and that he will not be a candidate. I regret this, as I believe Sen- ator Daniel could have secured the nomina- tion.” “It is stated that there is a warm feeling in Virginia for Vice I resident Stevenson. “We think a great deal of him as a man, but he cannot be nominated. He would rot be the right candidate. If he had announced himself unequivocally for silver two months ago he would have had a walk-over for the nomination.” “How about Teller?” 8 “The Teller idea does not take In Virginia. He is a good man, no doubt, but we have plenty of material in the democratic party. and we must nominace a man of our own. “What will be done about the two-thirds rule?” “I think we will have a two-thirds ma- jority in the convention, and that we will rot have to adopt the majorizy rule. I do not take stock, however, in this talk about ‘abrogating’ the two-thirds rule. Each con- vention makes rules to suit itself, and there is no rule that is binding from one conven- tion to another. If it is necessary, we will adopt the majority ruie. We cannot afford to have victory snatched out of our hands We cannot afford to have a man nominated who is voted for by the gold men. 1 mean gold men will have the power of naming the candidate or of having a good deal to do with naming him. Will Go to Chicago Tomerrow. Mr. Jones will leave here tomorrow n:orn- ing. He will be joined tonight by the dele- gates from the Richmond district end by State Senator Blackston, the other dc ate from the first district. ‘They may taik over the situation tonight, but Mr. Junes has no idea that the Virgin minds who they will vote for unul they get to Chicage. They will then meet, and the candidate who gets the largest vote m the caucus will have the full vote of ihe state st for him, under the u ———_—_ HE DISTRICT DEBT. nt of Its Condition by United States Treasurer Morgan. The United States treasurer has issued a statement of the condition of the funded debt of the District of Columbia on the Ist instant. July 1, 1878, the total debt was 22,106,604. It has been aecreased $6,1: by the oreration cf sinking fund and other- wise aud increased $1,223,550 by the issue 3.65 per cent bonds, making the net re- of the debt $4,899,60. The total 1, 1896, was $17,207,000. ‘The net reduction of interest charge since July 1, Isis, has been $354, The amount of 6> bonds outstanding is $14,224,100, and the amount of 5 and 3.50 per cent funding bonds, issued to replace matured bonds earing a higher rate of interest, is $3,: 300, The House Mail Carrying Contract. There is talk of possible legal action agzinst Postmaster McElroy of the House of Representatives about the letting out of a contract for the carrying of the mail of the House. The contract was awarded Monday to John Kennedy, a business man of the city. His bid was $2,394. Against this was a bid for $2,100 by George Otter- back; one for $2,200 by James F. Cotton, and one for $2,350) by Barrows & Co. Mr. Cotton was the former contractor, his con- tract having expired the Ist of this month. Mr. Cotton threatens to take action, be- cause his bid was the lowest, and was not accepted. At the post office, Assistant Postmaster Pryau stated that the bid of Mr. Cotton hed been rejected for good reasons; the chief one of which was that his service the pest year had not been satisfactory. Mr. ( tterback’s bid had been rejected because he had given no references in the bid he had turned in, and nothing was known of kim. Barrows & Co., Mr. Bryan says, are the same as Mr. Cotton. Postmaster Mc- iroy has gone to his home in Ohio for the s mer, but Mr. Bryan says the authori- ties \have no fear of any legal action amounting to anything. —S es Personal Mention. Assistant Secretary Wike resumed his duties at the Treasury Department today, after a three weeks’ trip to England, which he took for the benefit of his health. He says he had a very pleasant time, and feels much better in every way. Admiral Ramsay, chief of the bureau of navigation, went away today on a shor: vacation, which he will spend in a cruise of the great lakes. During his absence Capt. F. A. Cook will have charge of the affairs of the office. Secretary Lamont left here today for Seabright, N. J., where he will spend the Fourth with his family. He will return here early next week. Mr. Edward P. Harrington will sail from New York Saturday for a trip to Europe. Lieut. Commander Perry Garst, who ts under orders to the Newark, is at 2025 Co- lumbia_road for a short time. Mr. Samuel Roads, chief of the station- ery division of the Treasury Department, has returned from a visit to Boston, where he assisted in the examination of the books and accounts of the assistant treasurer. Col. Peter C. Haines, Corps of Engineers, Maj. F. H. Phipps, ordnance department, and Capt. J. C. Ayres, ordnance depart- ment, are in the city in attendance on the meetings of the board of ordnance and fortifications. Lieut. E. W. Hubbard, 3d Artillery, is in the city as the guest of Dr. Wood, 2000 R street. Lieut. E. R. Helberz, unassigned, is on a visit to the city. Dr. Joseph Agar Beet of Richmond Col- lege, London, Eng., an eminent writer, theologian and exegete, had, this after- noon, a private interview with Secretary Olney, on some matters of importance with which he is charged. He is the guest of Dr. Kingsman, on East Capitol street. Ase Eee Grand Jury Express Regrets. ‘The members of the grand jury today adopted resolutions expressive of their re- gret at the dismissal of Mr. Frederick A. Krafft, one of the bailiffs, assigned to the grand jury, who was yesterday removed by order of the Attorney General owing to the charge in the organization of the marshal’s office under the new appropria- tion bill. In their resolutions the jurors e2press their appreciation of Mr. Krafft's services and his courtesy, and they request the marshal to show him the most favor- able consideration, by this that under the two-thirds ruie the | ins will mak» up their | FINANCE AND TRADE Opening Prices Showed Substantial Fractional Gains. FOREIGN DEMAND STOPS A BEAR RAID Liberal Shipment of Stock Cer- tificates Expected. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS a Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, July 2—In sympathy with the confident undertone in the London mar- ket opening prices reflected substantial frac- tional gains this morning. At the advance an aggressive bear movement was inaugu- rated, which culmineted in declines varying from 1 to 41% per cent. During the period of active depression the market was totally lacking in support. At the extreme low level an increased de- mand, largely frcm foreign houses, forced @ moderate covering of outstanding con- ct, first prices being restored in the proce London continued to buy St. Paul und Nashville, tak.ng in all something more than twenty-five thousand shares. The activity in the transfer offices of the companies named indicates a liberal ship- ment of stock certificates by Saturday's cutgoing steamers. The persistent buying hy foreign houses during the week is be- gi-ning to attract serious attention, and is coming to be regarded as a legitmate in- centive to a sharp rally and a forced cov- ering movement. In view of Saturday's being a close holl- day, surface conditions are favorable to such a mcvement prior to the close of bus'- ress tomorrow. A careful investigation of yesterday's rumors, relative to a shipment of $5,00),000 gold by Saturday’s steamers resulis in a failure to discover the slightest foundation for the reports. A moderate outflow is not unlikely, but exchange rates do not jusiify any unusual Beid operations, The market today was well supplied with both bankers’ and secur- ity drawings in excess of the actual de- mand. A sharp attack, by professional traders, on Chicago Gas had a depressing influence on the entire st. Notwithstanding a par- tial advertisement of the intention to break the price of this property, supporting orders were extremely late in coming into the market. When they did appear they came through brokers usually employed by inside interests. ‘The uninterrupted successes of the persi- inistic element during the week has de- veloped that degree of bokiness, which not infrequently presages defeat. ‘The selec- tion of a stock at random, each morning, vpon which to center an attack, the vio- lence of which shall have a depressing in- fuence cisewhere, is now attended with in- creasing risks. ‘The snarket may work lower, as the result of liquidation and further apprehension on the subject of silver, but the Chicago con- vention can scarcely adopt more radical mca@ures than have already been ceded Ukely. Anarchy and revolution are nev ‘able, but being expect lose much sir’ power of consterne- tion. Uncertainty and fear ure the great vilue-destroying forces. The worst of th. immediate situation should pass with ihe djourament of the silver convention in Chicago. —_—-__ F NCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The following are the opening, the highest nd the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as reported by Corson & Macartney. members New York stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs Moore & Schley, No. 8) Broadway. Open. High. Low. Close American Sugar. 105% 1094; 1067, 1098, 100° 700" j00" 300 61 anada Pacitic.. hesapeake & Onid: & StL. a es Chic. & Northwestern. Chicago Gas, Cis. St. Paul, I & Pacitie Delaware & Hi ven. & K. Grande, Dis. & Cattle Miinois Central Lake Shore. brie .. iz Island ‘Traction. Mctropolitan Traction... wanhattan Elevated... Micnigan Central Missouri Pacitie. ational Lead Co. U.S. Leather, Pta New Jersey Central. New York Centrat NY. & y. Eng. Cts. N.Y. C. & St Louis. > Northern Pacitic Northern Pacitic, Norta American’ unt. & Western. Pacific Mail, hia. & Reading. Pullman Val. Car Go... Southern Railway, Pfd.. Phila. ‘traction, ‘Vexas Pacitic, Jenn. Coat & iron. Luion Pacitic. Wabash. 6 Wabash, Pid : 164 Wheeling & L. Erie...- 5% Wheeling & 1. Erie, Pfd B23, 32g Western Union ‘tel..... S33 RIS, BR Duver..... BA 63 Gy Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock Light, 10 at I14iy; Io at 114. 30-year fund Gs, cok, 1901, 110 bid. Water stock 3.65s, funding, currency, 108 wous Bonds.—Metropolit Metropolitan Raiiroad conv. Gs, 115 bid. Railroad 2 asked. Eckington’ Railroad Gs, 95 bid, #8 asked. ¢ id, 113 asked. Washingt ries A, 113 bid. W: ries B, 114 bid. Washington 6s, 200 bid. Chesapeake 100 bid. American Security and Trust 5s, A., 100 bid. American Security and ‘Trast 5 Railroad 5s, 109 asked. Belt uy 6s, Company Ce and 0., 100 bid. Washington Market Compan $s, 110 bid. Washington Market Company imp. 6s, 110 bid. Washington Market Company ext. 63, 110 bid. Masonie Hail Association ington Light Infantry Ist 6s, 90 bid. ational Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 270 Y uk of the Republic, Metropolitan, 105 bid. Wash- Central, 280 bid. “Farmers and Second, 128 iid. Citizen: 128 Capiial, 115 bid! . 111 asked. Traders’, 96 bid. ked. Ohio, 85 bid. afe Deposit and Trust Companies.—National Safe Deposit and ‘Trust, 120 asked... Washington an ‘Trost, 120 asked. American Se asked. fread Stocks.—Capital Tract 70 asked. Metropolitan, 103. b bid. Belt, 35 ‘asked. sand Electric Light Sfocks.— Washington 45 Wid, Ati asked. “U.S. Blectric Tights 113 bid, 114 asked, Insuran 32 bid, 38 _asked. Franklin, 3 Corcorai wid, asked. tional Union, German- 14 asked. My bid, 14 Tretia Riggs, 73 bid. bid. Lincoln, Title Insurance Stocks.Real Estate . Bid, 110 ‘asked. Columbia ‘Title. 8 bid, fe sake Washington Title, 3 bid. District Title, 6% bid. Telephone Stocks.—Pennsylvania, 38 bid. Chesa- peake and Potomac, 60 bid, 65 asked. American Graphophone, 6 bid, 7% asked. American Grapho- hone, preferred, S "bid, 11 asked. Pneumatic Gua arriage, .25 asked. Linots Columbi People’ Miscellaneous Stocks. — Mergenthaler 118 bid, 122 asked. Washington Market, 13 Great Falls Ice, 120 bid, 125 asked. Groat, Fe Lincoln Hall, ——.___ Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Md., July 2.—Flour dull, unchanged—Receipts, 12,573 barrels: ship- ments, 31 barrels; sales, 350 barrels. Wheat steady—Spot and month, 60%a60%; August, G0%a61; September, Gia61%—Receipts, 29,- 860 bushels; exports, 24,000 bushels; stock, 177,949 bushels; sales, 114,000 bushels— grade, Biigatisc. “Corn oteady- anor aoe le, . * Corn steady—Spot, 82%; month, 32%a32%; August, 32%a32%; September, 82% bid; steamer mixed, 30\8 31—Receipts, 26,362 bushels; exports, 199,- 173 bushels; stock, 129,885 bushels—South- ern white corn, 35; do. yellow, 35%a36. Oats quiet and steady—No. 2 white western, 22% 223; No. 2 mixed do., 20}a21—Receipts, - 986 bushels; exports, 39,928 bushels; st. 456,527 bushels. Rye easier—No. 2, 34° nearby; 36 asked western—Stock, 18.094 bushels. Hay, good demand for choice grades—Choice timothy, $16.50 bid. Grain freights firm and fairly active—Steam to Liverpcol, per bushel, 2%d.a2%d. June; Cork, for orders, per quarter, 2s. 7%4. July. as poet butter =, A ge Eges and cheese firm, unchanged. Whisky un- changed. ——— Grain and Cottom Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1421 F street, members New York stock exchange, ccrrespondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thal- mann & Co., New York. GRAIN. Wheat—S-pt. Se Bo 55%-% HK Dec. as a) 73 2 1 Tit To Tie To TM OTR TMB 402 8ST 4.00 435° 435° 4.85 340 377 3.80 wt 38T 397 igh. Low. Close, 714 712 (7.12 659 658 OSS 661 658 GOR November. 6.58 6.55 | HIT HIM HARD. Mr. Klotz Objected to Ceri Letters. If Isadore O'Cornor wrote a letter to Louis Klotz a few days ago he is evidently of the opinion that he is not a successful letter writer. Both men are telegraph op- erators and are married, but O'connor’s wife, who is separated from him, lives with Mrs. Klotz. This is the cause of the ill feeling between them, and when Klotz received an alleged scurrilous letter, he saw telegraph officials, and they agreed that the letter was in O'Connor's hand- writing. When Klotz had become satisfied that O'Connor had writter the letter he went In search of him, and when he found him et 7th and P streets, he accused him of being the sender of the letter, and then struck him. One blow was cnough for O'Connor, and he retreated before his brother operator could give him severe treatment. When the case reached the Police Court Lawyer St illington was willing to have his client pay a fine of $5, and end the case, but this did not satisfy O'Connor, who in- sisted on a trial of the case. A plea of guilty was entered, and when Judge Mil- ler heard the proof he thought a fine of $1 was enough for the assaault. This amount was paid by Klotz, who will probably re- celve no more letters. The damage done to O'Connor's hat will cost more than the amount of fine imposed on Klotz. i Hemline Charch Excursion. Yesterday was an enjoyable occasion at Marshall Hall, being the annual excursion of the Hamline M. E. Sunday school. Twelve hundrel and seventy persons went own on the River Queen and McAllister. ‘The weather was perfect. The little folks found ample room for enjoying thelr out- ing. The presence of their former pasto-, Rev. Dr. Todd, was one of the enjoyable features of the occasion. Transfers of Real Estate. J. Fw. Chapman et ax, to Louls Pugnzzl, 8q. 227; $2,875. Jas. J. Lampton to Ella M. Donaldson, lot 28, blk. » Roseaale and Isherwood; $10 Mervin J. Atkinson to Ada J. Clark, Jot 4, bik. 2, White Haven; § OU Brie ot OG, aman and Jno, 3 $10, . Herbst, part lot sq. trustees, to Geo. D. and . Jot 22, sq. 511; 83. to Mary ©. Levsneltzer, lot 16, ok bund; $1,000. ees, to Americ aml part lots 30 and to Thos. ‘Tole, part 3 $80. to Henry C. 1 rand, lot ux. to Augustus Fechinger, S14. , part lot 14 and 15, A. Eschinger, part ot 14, 6q. lins et al. to Geo. E. Knight, west 4 Jot_i4, sq. $1.00, j Wm) M. “Kennedy st ux. to the Hommelstown | Brown Stone Oo., lot 27, blk. 34, Columbia Heig! $11,000. Sa Feminine Tactics With a Milliner. From the Philadelphia Record. A very fashionably dressed woman, ac- companied by her “dearest friend,” dropped into a Chestnut street miMinery establish- ment yesterday and gave the proprietress | bad quarter of an hour. The stylish wo- man had come to try on a new bonnet which she had ordered, and her “dearest friend” was there to help her. The milliner brought out the dainty headgear, and the | customer put it on, pirouetting before the wirror, “Oh. my!” she cried, “that will never do. I couldn’t think of wearing that I look a perfect fright in it.” The poor mile liner was in cespair. She had not expecied such emphatic disapproval. The customet centinued to make caustic remarks. Finally she said: “Well, I must say I'm disappoint+ ed. However, as I ordered you to make the bonnet for me, I suppose T'll have to ou.” The mflliner, with many expres- ms of regret at the customer's dissatis- | faction, accepted $10 for the bonnet. When the customer and her dear friend reached the street the latter said: “I'm surprised at you. The hat is very becoming to you. What possess ay you aia?” rejoined the other; “of course the bonnet is just too lovely for anythirg. But I wasn't goose enough to tell the milliner so. If T had, she would have charged me $20 at least. You see, we hadn't agreed upon a price before- hend.” Then they blew in 50 cents apiece for ice cream sodas. ———_+e-___ The Belief in Water Finders, From Notes and Queries. While the continent of Europe has re- nounced, if it ever adopted, the supersti-} tion of the divining rod, the Anglo-Saxon of these islands and of North America has confidence in a set of ignorant men who pretend to be able by the use of a forked stick to discover hidden sources of water, of metallic ores and of other treasures. ‘The faculty is said to be transmitted from father to son, and in order to test the pres- ence or absence of the gift all that ts neo- essary is to hold the stick in the open hand over a basin of water, when the stick will rove for the adept ani ot for an ordinary mortal. Why a forked stick of hazel should have this secret power not possessed by other woods is not stated, but it is admitted that incredulity will de- stroy the charm, and that the greatest suc- cess is to be expected from p nis, wo- men and children, who hold the rod’ sim- ply, without puzzling doubts or reasonings. In America the employers of the rod pro- fess not only to discover water, but also to ascertain the depth at which it is to be found. Having pointed out the ‘spot be- neath which water is said so be, the di- viner, rod in hand, moves from a distance toward this spot, but stops as soon as the slightest effect is produced on his rod; he then marks the place, and the distance from this mark to the spot !s supposed to indicate the depth at which the water is to be found. I have been met by educated non-scien- tific men who give credit to the water find- ers, with the assurance that facts stubborn things. My answer is that verl- fication of facts is still more stubborn. An Example. From the Cincinnat! Enquirer. “You will kindly give us an example of the general law of averages, Mr. Peabody,” sail the professor of mathematics, after his lecture on the doctrine of chances. “Um—why—there's the speed of the tele- graph, and the lack of it in the messenger who ielivers it,” said Peabody, in a vague, hesitating way. via pba Mrs. F. C. McKeen of New York com- mitted suicide Monday afternoon by shoot- ing herself in the heart, in her room at the Lafayette Hotel in Philadelphia. their minds with