Evening Star Newspaper, July 3, 1896, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Che Lvery we ' No. 13,521. th: Pennsylvania acres Gor, 1th Cen by ie Evening lew! mn] KAUFFMANN, Prost pany, New York Office, 49 Potter Building. ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers tn the ber week, or 44 cents per mouth. Coples at the ¢conter 2 cents each. By mail—enywhere in the per month. Saturday Quinteple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with Rates of advertising made known on application. MR. HOBART A FACTOR Party. ee 8. H. KAUFFM. . eity by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents United States or tage prepald—S0 cents foreign postage added, 00. 7 All mail subscriptions must be paid tn advance. Likely to Provea Useful Man to His MAY HARMONIZE NEW YORK FACTIONS He Knows How to Reach the Wage Earners. =e M’KINLEY MAY GO SOUTH Mr. Hobart made a very brief stay in Canton, and an equally brief stay ir. Cleve- land. But the dispatches state that both visits were entirely satisfactory to Mr. Mc- Kinley and Mr. Hanna, as well as to him- self. He will see Mr. Hanna later and soon again. Likely to Prove Useful. It dawns upon the politicians that Mr. Hobart is likely to prove a very useful man to his party in the coming campaign. He is not a speaker, but as an organizer he ranks high in a state where or; tion in politics has been carried by both parties almost to perfection. He has the utive faculty, and has had a very large ness experience. His gifts and quali- ties are not unlike those of Mr. Hanna himself. In fact, there Is said to be good grcunds for the belief that had an eastern man been nominated for first place at St. Louis Mr. Hobart would have been selectel as chairman of the republican national ecemmittee. He knows all the ropes in his part of the country, and he has the confi- dence of the business world throughout the east. Mr. Hobart in the campaign, there- fore, will give his party the full benefit of his talents and experience. He will be a valuable ally to Mr. Hanna in the commit- tee work, and a general counselor on such lines. To Harmonize New York Factions. It is also suggested that Mr. Hobart will be intrusted with the very difficult task of harmonizing the factional troubles in New York. They are already serious, and ap- pear to be growing. They must be stopped, cr the staté inevitably will be lost. On the one side are Mr. Platt and his people, claim- ing to represent the regular organization, while on the other side are Warner Miller and his friends, insisting that the Platt people must be ousted. As matters stand it is a far ery to harmony. But harmony, by scmebody, in some way, must be obtained. Mr. Hanna, unassisted, would probably find the job beyond him. He and Mr. Platt are not on good terms, as the result of Mr. Platt’s ante-convention crusade against the McKinley program; and so Mr. Hanna, at the very beginning. would be at a disad- vantage. But Mr. Hobart knows Mr. Platt and knows New York. His business con- nections take him across the Hudson river pretty often, and with him to smooth the way Mr. Hanna and Mr. Platt and Mr. Miller may be brought together. Reaching the Wage Earners. Mr. Hobart’s advice, moreover, on the subject of reaching the wage earners throuzhout the whole of the east ought to be valuable, and will doubtless be sought. He is a business man, prominent in a num- ber of large business enterprises, and an employer of labor. He knows how and where party policies touch business, and how this may best be stated to arrest the attention of laboring men. The campaign, when fairly opened, will be pitched in a business key, and, although Mr. Hobart is not himself an orator, he will probably be able to give men who are orators many valuable pointers. MecKigley May Go South. Meanwhile Mr. McKinley, who is an ora- tor, may not be able to resist all of the appeals that will be made to him to say a word here and there for the ticket. The southern republicans are very anxious to have him visit their section. However prominent silver may be in the east and west, the tariff, the southern republicans aeclare, will cut a figure with them, and whatever strength protection may possess in the south would best be developed by Mr. McKinley. Prominent southern repub- tleans balieve that a tour which would take Fim to Louisville, Nashville, Atlanta, Bir- mingham, Mobile, New Orleans and Gal- veston, would be worth thousands of votes to the ticket in November. + 2+ FORTY-FIVE STARS. The New Flag to Be Flung to the Breeze Tomorrow. Tomorrow, for the first time, the flag of the United States will be flown with forty-five stars on its blue field, indicating the admission of Utah to the sisterhood of states. General orders issued by the War and Navy Departments have pre- pared the way for the change, and for several months past the flag makers have been busy in placing a new star on the flags in stock. The army flags are sup- plied by private contractors, and although seme of the posts have been furnished with the new flags, all of the deliveries have not yet been made. From econom!- eal considerations the old army flags will not be retired at once, but will be replaced only as they are worn out in service by the new ensigns. Some of them may be altered by the insertion of new flelds, but this is net possible or expedient in the case of the beautiful silk flags, and as these cost as much as 3100 apiece it is deemed best to wear them out instead of throwing them away. In the case of the naval flags the change was more easily made, for all of these flaxs are made at the New York and Mare Islend navy yards, while those on hand on shipboard may be readily altered by the expert sailmakers. a ee Treasury Department Changes. The following changes have been made in the classified service in the Treasury Department: Appointments — Secretary's office—E. P. Baker, New York, $900 per an- num; M. W. Budd, New Jersey, $720 per annum; T. J. W. Brown, Tennessee, $720 per annum; Jas. E. Woodiin, Texas, $72) per annum; R. A. Clay, Alabama, $720 per annum: Jas. C. Crawford, Louisiana, $7: per annum. - Controller of the currency—J. P. Craw- ford, Kentucky, $90 per annum. Promotions — Secretary's office-M. E. Ailes, Ohio, $1,600 to $1,800 per annum. Supervising architect—J. W. Roberts, TIli- nois, $1,800 to $2,084) per annum; C.J.Brown, Iilinois, $1.600 to $1,800 per annum; Lee Ul- lery, Iinois, $1,400 to $1,600 per annum; W. H. Russell, Pennsylvania, $900 to $1,000 per annum; Miss F. Davies, District of Colum- bla, to_ $1,000 per annum; Mrs. M. Johr >, District of Columbia, $720 to nnum, J. A. Garber, Virginia, 2) per annum; E. D. Vaughn, York, $720 to $900 per annum. nthouse board—J. C. P. de Krafft, vO to $1,400 per annum. tics—Miss B. F. Quin, 200 to $1,506 per annum. : — - Wrecked on the Austrattan Const. SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.—Mail advices received by steamer report the loss of three vessels on the Australian coast dur- ing the gales which raged throughout the night of May 23. The ill-fated ships were the Byron, bound from New Castle for Sydney; the barkentine Karoola, from New Zealand to Sydney, and the schooner Coudang. Three of the crew of the Karoola were drowned, but no other lives were lost in the disasters. Bureau Towa, $ SOME DELEGATES TALK Those Here on Their Way to the Ohicago Ocnvention. All at Sea as to Whom They Will Vote for as the Democratic Candidate. Various southern delegates and many visitors to the Chicago convention are in Washington on their way to the conven- tion city. There are some prominent men in each class here. Congressmen Wood- ward of North Carolina, Tate of Georgia and Patterson of Tennessee, as well as Senator Call of Florida, are here preparing to leave for the city on the lake, in the capacity of visitors. Representative Jones of Virginia, one ot the delegates-at-large from that state, left this morning for Chicago, accompanied by Judge Blakey and Thomas Murphy, fellow delegates to the convention. Ex-Congressman A. M. Waddill of North Carolina, a delegate-at-large, is one of the Most prominent delegates here. Col. Wad- dill was in Congress four terms, and was chairman of the House committee on post cffices and post roads for several terms. He and ex-Senator Jarvis are credited with the leadership of North Carolina demo- crats, and their sentiments come very near being the sentiments of the other North Caro'ina delegates. They Are All at Sen. Inquiry among the delegates reveals the same state of feeling which appears to characterize those already on the field at Chicago. They have no fixed choice for the presidential nomination. They say they want to see the best man put up, and they are going to vote for that man. They are waiting until they get to Chicago to find out who he fs. Occasionally a delegate will say that he is going to vote for Boies or Bland, as the case ma be, but he will im- mediately qualify that by saying that if he finds a better man he will vote for him. There are no instances in the political history of the country, it is said, where this kind of a feeling has ever been mani- fested so strongly before. It is every- where—among men of prominence as well as among the humblest voters. They all seem to share the feeling that there is a good chance to win by a course of unsel- fishness and magnanimity, and they all talk alike. Judge Blakey this morning said to a Star reporter: “I haven't made up my mind whom I will vote for. If the race is going to be between Bland and Boies either man will suit me, as it now stands, but I am going to vote for the best man when I get on the field.” Delegate Murphy of Virginia said: “tT shall vote for Gov. Boies unless I find a better man, but I am not tied to any can- didate. What we want is a winner, and Wwe are going to have him. This {s ore year in which I believe the democrats have found their opportunity and have seized it. While it is now my intention, as I said, to vote for Boies, I may change my opinion altogether on reaching Chicago.” How North Carolina Stands. “To tell you the truth,” said Col. Wad- dill to the reporter. “I don't believe the North Carolina men have decided upon their choice y2t. We are open to convic- tion. The most of us went to our homes after the convention, and there has been no conference among us. We want the man, however, who can poll the most votes. So far as I have talked with the delegates and with the people there seems to be a stronger feeling for Boies than for any other man.” z “I hope there ig no truth in the report that the North Carolina men are going to vote for a candidate because his father was born in that state,” spoke up Representa- tive Jones of Virginia, who was present. “Oh, you mean Stevenson,” responded Col. Waddill. ‘Well, we like the Vice Pres- ident very well, but he will not get a vote of the North Carolina delegation. I agree with what I see quoted as saying that if Stevenson had come out for sliver two months ago he would have had a walkover for the democratic nomination. “We have a strong candidate for Vice President,” said Judge Waddill, resuming Kis talk with the reporter. “He is Judge Walter Clark of the state supreme court. Our convention instructed for him by a rising vote, and we are going to push his nomination at Chicago for all we are worth. He is a bright man and a prolific Writer on the subject of financial affairs. He is well known on the Pacific coast.” “What is the extent of the Teller senti- ment in North Carolina?” “We think a gfeat ‘deal of the sturdy, honest westerner, but we are not in favor of nominating him while there are so many — democrats who deserve the nomina- ticn.”” “What do you think will be done about indorsing President Cleveland and his ad- ministraticn?” “I don’t know what will be done, but I know there will be a lot of fun if the at- tempt is made to have his administration indorsed. The convention simply will not give the indorsement.”” “Are the democrats going to have a close fight in North Carolina this year?” “I do not think they will. We will pull through all right. It looks like there will be three tickets in the field, but the nom- ination of a silver man at Chicago will bring thousands of populists back into the party. I think we will win easily. Hun- dreds of silver republicans will also be driven into the democratic ranks.” o—-___ OLEOMARGARINE IN GERMANY. The New Bill Will Have Serious Ef- fect on Some American Industries. Reports from United States consular offi- cers in Germany indicate that the oleo- margarine bill which passed the reichstag yesterday will, if it receives the approval of the bundsrath, have a serious effect up- on certain American industries, and prin- cipally upon the cotton seed oil export trade. The new law is most severe in its terms, «nd is intended to prevent the com- petition of the artificial butter with the real article, althcugh its nominal purpose is to raise revenue. One of the means pro- posed to prevent the use of oleo for butter was to require the makers of oleo to color it pink instead of using annato, and thus giving it a similitude to butter. Of course it was expected that no public house would have the hardihood to use the pink com- pound on its tables, and thus competition with butter would be stopped. It is not possible as yet to learn whether or not this proposel,which was embodied in an amend- ment pending before the committee, has been included in the new bill, but, aside from this peculiar provision, there were other clauses in the measure that would undoubtediy tend to prohibit the use of oleomargarine, and thus to cut off the im- portation of the American cotton seed oil, which formed one of the principal ingre- dients. ——_—__—_.._____ CHAIRMAN HANNA'S ASSOCIATES. Warner Miller to Be the Representative. CHICAGO, July 3.—The Tribune's special staff representative at Cleveland, Ohio, says: ‘ The executive committeemen, who have the active and immediate charge of the McKinley campaign, as settled upon, are as follows: Mark A. Hanna, Ohio, chairman; M. S. New York Quay, Pennsylvania; Cyrus Leland, .Kan-| sas; Joseph H. Manley, Maine; John D. Leng, Florida; Henry C. Payne, Wiscon- sin; Charles D. Dawes, Illinois; W. T. Durbin, Indiana; Warner Miller, New wom ‘W. M. Osborne, Massachusetts, sec- retary. WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDA®, JULY 3, 1896-TEN PAGES. SCENES AT CHICAGO Nearly All the Demooratic Leaders on the Field. THE CANDIDACY OF JOHN 2. LEAN Senator Tiliman Predicts Another French Revolution. ee TALKS WITH THE DELEGATES Special From a Staff Correspondent. CHICAGO, Ill, July 3.—The first thing that impresses one at political headquarters is the presence and active participation in the struggle of nearly every big democrat in the country. It was not so at St. Louis. That conven- tion was managed by a mere handful of men, and the ranking republicans stood in the background. Here you could not throw a stick without hitting a democrat prominent in public life, and whose name is familiar to newspaper readers. The presence of so many democrats of Prominence, Senators, governors, ex-briga- diers, representatives in Congress, may prcbably be accounted for by the fact that it is a free-for-all fight, in which every man has a chance for himself or his champion. Probably the most interesting figure of the convention to the District of Columbia is Jno. R. McLean. It has come to pass that the federal district has a candidate for presidential honors. Mr. McLean's candi- dacy is not a jest. It is true that he will stand before the convention as Ohio's son, but Washington will claim to be his step- father. Washington money will go into his campaign, and the long-suffering house- holder when he goes to pay his gas bill and register his monthly kick. can console him- self with the idea that he is contributing in part to a great political contest. Mr. McLean has arrived and opened his headquarters at the Auditorium. He is as pleased and proud of his sudden jump int national prominence as a country boy with hus first pair of pantaloons. Mr. McLean is a man of great good nature, and impresses one as being anything but a scheming, wire-pulling politician. He blushes like a school girl when his candidacy is men- tioned, and looks really embarrassed. When one starts to talk to him about can- didates, he switches off on the silver ques- tion. That, he says, is the greatest thing before the convention, the one object to keep steadily in view. At the same time his Ohio friends will tell you that John R. McLean is the personification of the free silver idea. “The silver men will be in full control,” said Mr. McLean, in answer to a question, “and they will take everything in connec- tion with the convention. It would be a sin in them to do othewise. I don’t suppose they will be arbitrary, but they will not lose any rights. I suppose everything will be conducted in a courteous, dignified way, with plenty of bouquets, the throwing of kisses, and all that sort of thing. The con- vention will put through a silver plank and nominate some man who will not cheat it on the platform. The people this year entertain queer ideas, and want to see the majority rule. I have the utmost respect for the gentlemen who are coming here from the east, but by the time they get through with the convention they will real- ize they have been in a minority. “Do you think free silver would carry the eastern states like New York?’ was asked. ‘Most assuredly,” replied Mr. McLean. “The people want a vote on it, and on its trial next November it will carry the east, and New York now realizes it. One of the most influential democrats in New York had all he could do recently to prevent free silver instructions in his home—Wa- tertown. The truth as to the situation in the east has not been told. The waters have been purposely kept muddled. There will be no doubt as to the result.” The Ohio delegation will present Mr. McLean's name, and if Senator Blackburn's chances do not improve, Kentucky will support McLean, it is understood. The Ohio shouters are beginning to arrive, and will have headquarters at all the big ho- tels. Col. “Dan” McConville, who was sixth auditor of the treasury in President Cleveland’s first administration, 1s in charge of one branch of the Ohio delega- tions. Tillman on Hand. Senator Tillman is here achieving plenty of notoriety of the unique, if not enviable, Tillmanesque kind. He preserves all of his individualities. His clothes are full of wrinkles, his white vest has been ironed, and ironed until the margins are jagged. His hat is old. He says almost everybody is wearing old hats these days. His delegation says it is a relic of his gubernatorial days, when he had the lawn of the governor's mansion plowed and planted with corn. He hates the very ap- pearance of plutocracy, and he condemns style as he condemned the flower beds and smooth grass of his official home. The ruralists passing the place pointed to the tassels and ears with joy. Up in his room at the Sherman House he lolls upon the bed during the day with his boots upon the white counterpane. “Hungry stomachs and hard times are conditions which kill argument and refuse to be satisfied with theories.” He says this is a typically Tillman expression. “There is a whirlwind brewing. The peo- ple are rising. The rule of the arisiccrat is coming to an end. It came to an end in New York state when the farmers threw off the shackles of their oppressors and drove the money changers from the temple of their liberties. “We will have a revolt to which the French revolution was but child's play if conditions are not changed. We who are near the people can see it coming. There are days of devastaticn ahead.” He thunders dramatically, and his fel- lowers nod their heads in approval. Tillman is being courted by some of the gold men. They would like to see the sil- ver, men nominate Tillman for President, as they would be glad to have the free silver movement handicapred by tHe can- idate if possible. _ Eckels and Altgeld. Two men here are watching each other like hawks. One is Mr. Eckels, controller of the currency; the other is Gov. Alt- ‘geld of Illinois. Altgeld has one consum- irg ambition in connection with this con- vention, and that is to get it to condemn President Cleveland. . Mr. Eckels’ one idea now is to keep the anti-administration element from abusing TWO CENTS. THE STAR BY MAIL. Persons leaving the city for any period can have The Star mailed to them to any address in the United States or Canada, by ordering it at this office, in person 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-oflice to another should give the last address as well as the new one. the President in nvention, or from adopting resolutions’ having the semblance of censure. He has practically given up the fight for the gold standard, and goes about saying that there must be no abuse of the administratiop. Naturally he sus- pects Altgeld and Till of designs against the fame of the admigistration, but he fears Altgeld most, because he controls the great Illinois. delegation, &nd really has some might in the free silyér councils. Senator Jonek of Arkansas. Ever conspicuous in the ranks of the silver men is Sehatwr Jones of Arkansas. His tall form towers Bbove the heads of his colleagues in every.. gathering. Dignified, calm and long headed, Senator Jones is a giver of good advicé, and his counsel re- ceives attention. “I think the silver delegates should hold @ conference, and as many as are neces- Sary, to agree on a candidate on whom they can al lunite,"’ said Senator Jones. “I be- Neve: it should be done in advance of the convention, and the man agreed on should receive the support of the minority of the silver element. I should expect the minor- ity to yield to the majority on this point. There is absolutely no personal feeling, su far as I have been able to learn, in the silver forces. All ar¢ anxious to secure the best man to represent the great issue now before the people. I don’t believe there is a delegate in town who would risk jeop- ardizing the cause of free silver by insist- ing on any man for the presidential nomi- nation, Representative MeMillin of Tennessee wants to be Vice President. His friends are putting up a quiet bit vigorous can- vass for him. Greenbackers, single taxers, free traders, free coinage men; populists and Farmers’ Alliance men mingle here in fraternal com- menion. Henry George, the father of the single tax idea in America, and his disciple, ex-Congressman Tom L, Johnson of Ohio, are here. “I believe the convention will declare for free sliver,” said Mr. Johnson, “but that will not drive me out of the party. I be- lieve in majority rule, and will abide by the decision of the convention. I don’t think there is much probability of the conven- tion considering the single tax question seriously, but I have hopes that the present economic agitation which is responsible for the devélopmeént of the silver sentiment will draw attention to it Walter Wellman says that “Bland is the Candidate of the one-suspender crowd from the backwoods.” THen he adds that “this has been characterized as a ‘one-gallus’ year, anyhow.” Wellman says “Bland is the logic of the situation, and his load of hay catches the imagination of the country delegate.” Senatct Cockrell of Missouri, with his pants hitched up as high as ever, and that humorous, near-sttigfted aquiht of the eyes, is heart and sul in the silver fight. He 1s: not saying mugh about candidates, notwithstanding that bis state has one in the field.Senator Cocirell‘will be heard from later, and in a way that will surprise many people. PS a 7 Senetor Harris of Tiilihewwce and Senator Blackburw’ of Kentuday Cefters of in- terest all the time. mes oe presiden- al aspirations are not receiving the en- couragement the great © Kentuckian’s friends Fave expected. Senator Harris is a Warwick and a platform maker. If he is permanent chairman he Will fule the ‘con- vention with a rod of iron, and there will be no ‘senatorial courtesy” in his decisions, either. Vice President Stevenson has left Chi- cago for his Bloomington home. They say he is a disappointed and disheartened man. His name has not been mentioned among the Warwicks. He still preserves silence upon the merey question, and they call him “Stevenson, the Sphynx.” No man ean say with authority what his views are upon silver, and consequently the silver men do not look upon him as being in the available lists, - The mention of Whitney's name is re- ceived with expressions of passionate scorn by the silver'men. They say he has not the first idea of the true situation here, and that he might ag well try to stop a Udal wave with a straw rick as to attempt to control in the slightest degree the de- Liberations of the convention and the movements of the silver forces. Tomorrow the delegations will begin to arrive in force, and the work of the can- didates will ccmmeriée in earnest. If I might be permitted to venture a personal observation upon the situation today it vould be this: It is Bland on the surface and a powerful undefcurrent of Teller. é N.O. M. THE DISTRICT DELEGATION. Will Have Six Seats and Two Votes in the Convention. Special From a Staff Correspondent. CHICAGO, ‘iL, July 3.—The situation with regard -to the District of Columbia delegation is this: The delegation will go into the convention with two votes. Whether the national committee will select two men from the six delegates to cast these two votes or whether the delegation will determine the two or whether each of the six will cast one-third of a vote is to be decided by the natioral committee next Monday. John Boyle says the delegation refers to cast ore-third of a vote each. Late this afterrooh Mr. Boyle and Mr. Lawrence Gardner had an interview with Chairman Harrity about the District rep- resentation. Mr. Harrity said the District delegation will be- provided with six seats in the convention.” As to»votes, each deic- gate will be given one-third of a vote until the committee on credentials makes its report and it is adopted wy the convention. This is In accordaree witle the action taken by the delegation at its meeting in Wasn- ington. N. O. M. gee RELIEF WORK: AT PITTSTON. No Change in the State of Affairs at the Twin Shaft. WILKESBARRE;"Pa., “July 3—There is no change in the comdition of affairs at the Twin shaft this morning. No more than eight feet of rock asid: deBris have been re- moved since last night. ¢ The use of dynamfte has been abandoned, as it was feared that tt might do great dam- age to the interior ‘of:thé mine. From the present outlook, it will be weeks before the entombed men can‘be reached. EDUCATORS IN SESSION. Convention ef the National Associa- dion at Hanate, N.Y. BUFFALO, N. ¥.,\July 3.—Horace 8. Tai bell of Providence, *R. I., president of the executive counc} 4¢ the National Educa- tional Associatien,£ called that body to- gether today. Emerson E. White of ‘Columbus, Ohio, chairman of the committee on moral edu- cation, presented a paper on ‘Moral In- struction in Blementary Schools.” At the afternoon gession Charles H. Keys of Pasadena, Gal., chairman of the commit- tee on technological education, presented a paper or. “THe Preparations of Manual ‘Training and (echnical Teachers.” ! i 3 NOTENOUGH PERMITS New Phase of the Fireworks Ques- tion for Tomorrow. WHAT LOCAL CITIZENS WILL 0 Interested in the Meaning of ‘On the Premises.” THOUSANDS APPLY The firecracker and pyrotechnic situation assumed alarming proportions today. Ear- ly in the morning Maj. Moore and his as- sistants were confronted with a serious problem. It dawned very clearly on the police officials that not the slightest pos- sibility existed of filling anything like the number of applications that have been and will be filed, and then the question arose, “Will three-fourths of the population be permitted to celebrate the glorious Fourth, and the remainder, those unable to secure permits, be compelled to stand around with hands in their pockets and watch the other fellows enjoying themselves?” It seems natural that the minority re- ferred to would not peaceably accept the situation and stand around with hands in their pockets, making the best of a bad bargain. “Oh, no,’ said a caller at the District building today, who had just left his name for a permit. ‘My neighbor, John Smith, has no more right to explode torpedoes in his back yard than I have in mine, even though he happens to have in his possession a permit from Maj. Moore. I have complied with the requirements, and it would certainly be unjust to deprive me of my patriotic desires and rights merely because the superintendent of police finds himself unable to hand me out a permit. If Neighbor Smith celebrates tomorro® 1 shall most assuredly do the same, even though a permit is not mailed to me. I may be arrested, and hope I shall be, for, in my opinion, there is no court of justice in the land that would countenance such proceedings.” ‘The hands of the police officials are tied fast, so far as remedying the condition of affairs. It is a case of first come, first served, and as rapidly as possible the lank permits are being filled in and the cards mailed to the applicants in the order in which the names were filed. The cure lies with the Commissioners. A Star reporter acquainted Commissioner Ross with the facts, and after suggesting tkat additional clerks might be assigned to the work of addressing and mailing the cards, he stated that he would confer with Commissioner Truesdell Jater in the day and endeavor to decide on a plan that would work satisfactorily to all concerned. Commissioner ‘Truesdell merely — smiled when the subject was broached to him by the reporter, and remarked that he did not care to cross any bridges until he reached them. Major Moore, Chief Clerk Sylvester and nearly everybody connected with the su- Perintendent's office wore looks of extreme weariness today. Ali the clerks who could be'spared were put at’ work filling in the permit_ccrds, n the entire de- tective force down im vent “being ebgaged all day long ind ing away wi office roo the District entrance to the superintendent's office at the rear of the structure were clerks in their shirt sleeves jotting down names and addresses and dropping the slips in baskets, which were rapidly filled and quickly emptied. A beehive running exira hours in the busy season is no comparison with the burst of energy that ts in evl- dence today on the lower floors of the District building. The nearer the Fourth approaches the larger grows the throng of applicants. The majority are faikers, who invariably ask: “Will you please issue me a permit for my Uttle boy?” The little boys themselves are not lacking by any means. The police regulations provide that no gun, rifle, pistol or other firearms, torpedo, firecrackers, squib or other fireworks shall be discharged or set off within the limits of the city of Washington or within the fire limits of the District of Columbia out- side of the city, or in or on any public road or highway within the District, without a Special permit therefor from the major of Police. There seems to be no doubt that @ large number of citizens who desire per- mits will not receive them. Up to a late hour this afterncon the Commissioners had not reached any conclusion in regard to the matter. Space for the setting off of firecrackers and fireworks has been designated by the Commissioners. The revised list, by po- lice precincts, is as follows: First Precinet—None. Second Precinct—Square 670, New York avenue, North Capitol, Ist and O streets northeast. Third Precinct—South part of old Observ- atory grounds, within limits prescribed by the medical director in charge thereof; res- ervation 21, three acres, B street northwest, between 2th and 2ist stree: Fourth Precinct—Square between E street and Virginia avenue and 3d and 4% streets southwest; reservation 113, two acres, between 7th and 9th streets, Mary- land and Virginia avenues southwest. Fifth Precinct—Square 1,037, 13th and 14th streets, Massachusetts avenue and B street southeast; square 1,045, Pennsylvania and Georgia avenues, i3th and 14th strects southeast; rescrvation 19, from K to L streets and 5th street to Market space southeast, three acres; reservation 126, 9th and llth streets, Virginia and Georgia ave- nues southeast, two acres; Pennsylvania avenue, th street to Eastern branch. Sixth Precinat—Reservation 77, circle,one- third acre, G and Ist streets,’ Massachu- setts and New Jersey avenue northwest. Seventh Precinct—Old Morton place, west side of Lyon's mill dam. Eighth Precinct—Petworth, Brightwood avenue and Rock Creek Church road; Blue Bird Hill (new reservoir, south of Soldiers’ Home). Ninth Precinct—None. Any one who believes that the citizens of Washington have lost interest in the cele- bration of the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence ‘would do well to visit the District building this after- noon. It is impossible to correctly estimate the vast number of applications for per- mits that have been filed. Where Fireworks Can Be Used. The permits, as heretofore published, give permission to the holders thereof “to use and set cff on his premises firecrackers, squibs, Roman candles, ky ro-kets or other small fireworks, provided that no giant firecrackers, cannon, pistol, revolver, gun, rifle or other firearms shall be used or discharged ‘on or about such premises.” The permits say “on his premises,” but many seem puzzled. As to just what this means the public would Ike to know. It means, ‘according to the legal interpreta- tion of able lawyers, that the fireworks are to be exploded either in “his” house or in “his” yard, for the courts have decided that the street means from building line to building Hne, and “his premises” means that space of ground for which the owner pays taxes. Several lawyers were inter- viewed this afternoon, and all agreed that under the provisions of the permit the ex- plosion of fireworks can be permitted. only in houses and back yards, or in front yards where the houses are not on the building line. : 2 : t Judge Kimball, before~ whom cases of violations of this law will come, said this afternoon that he did not care to decide the question in advance, but he thought the Commissioners: intended to allow the use of fireworks on the streets In front of premises. He was willing to admit, how- ever, Unat they had not conveyed this idea in the wording of the permit. Permits will be issued as late as 6 o'clock this afternoon. z SHOWING THEIR COLORS Merchants Beginning to Decorate for the ©. E Convention. Flags and Streamers for the Big Tents—The Committee Moving to New Headquarters, Washington is beginning to decorate in honor of the thousands of Christian Endea- vorers expected to crowd the city next week. Evidences of activity in this direc- tion are already apparent on the streets. p windows arc being Hned with couven- tion colors, the convention flag is finding conspicuous place and attracting attention from passers-by, shields and other devices in colors bearing the word “Welcome” are prominently displayed and fronts of stores and buildings are alreacy being draped. The merchants and citizens generally have promised with gratifying cordiality to cover their buildings with flags and bunting, and the beginning of the fulfillment of tnese promises is now beginning to attract at- tention. Several F street merchants have made a start in this direction and others will fol- low their example in a day or two. Wood- wari & Lothrop have quite an exterior dis- play. In the show windows on the avenue red, white and blue siik is being substituted for the usval draperies, notably in Top- ham's and B. H. Stinemetz & Son's. House & Herrmann, on 7th street, have finished an elaborate scheme of exterior decoration. Tomorrow and Monday the dis- play will become more general, and before the opening day, Wednesday, steres, houses, office buildings and churches will be a-flut- ter with flags and bunting. Decorating the Halls. Chairman Tuckey of the decoration com- mittee this morning received a letter from Mr. C. H Koster, who has been awardel the contract for decorating the convention tents and meeting places, in which he stated that by tomorrow morning he would arrive in the city with a force of assist- arts and at once begin the work of beauti- fying the tents. The necessary material has already been shipped and is expected to be on hand as soon as the decorator will want to use it. A force of men has been at work on the Washington Light Infantry Armory, where will be docated the head- quarters of the committee of "96, and by ncon. today the entire front had been fes- tooned and draped with bunting and streamers. Over the entrance to the arm ory hall is a large sign. “Convention Busi- ness Offices,” and on -ither side is anoth- er sign giving a directory of the offices lo- cated within. The front of Central Hall is also being draped today and will be com- pleted without delay. In fact, all the iinal preparaticns for the convention are being pushed ahead with encouraging promptuess. The task of decorating the three mammoth tents, however, is by no means a light one, and it is thought that everything wil) not be in complete order until Tuesday night. But even that time is thirty-six hours earlier than the first session in the tents, so that a good mar- gin will be left for unforeseen delays. Chairman Tuckey this morning received a letter from Liberia, Africa, in which the writer stated that he had forwarded three Liberian flags for use in decorating the tents. This was in answer to a re- qucst from ihe decoration committee made scmé months ago to missionaries and cthers In several of the foreign countries, "J.nnd" responses have been received from wite a number. It is proposed to place one of the flags in each of the three tenis as an indication of the world-wide extent of Christian Endeavor, and to stand, 2!so, as silent representatives from the far- away lands. Liberia, however, is to have a living representative in the person of Rev. George P.- Goll, president of the West Coast, Africa, Christian Endeavor Union, who started for the cenvention months ago and who is now stopping in Philadelphia. The three White Lot. tents are in position on the The lest two were erected yesterday, and carpenters are hard at work building the platforms. The plat- form in Tent Endeavor, the first tent erected, has been completed, and just as soon as the chairs are placed in it wil!_be all ready for the first meetings. Tne other platforms are well under way. All the tents are ready to receive the benches for the audience seats. Chairman Church of the hall committee says that he is two days ahead of his expectations, and is entirely satisfied with the condition of affairs under his charge. New Headguartcrs. Tomorrow the committee of '96 expecis to move into its headquarters, in the Washington Light Infantry Armory, and will remain there until after the conven- tien. The furniture in the present head- quirters on F street will remain as it is and considerable work will still be done in these room: But the members of the committee will be found in the ‘new head- quarters after tomorrow. In the armory hall will also be located during the con- vention the offices of the officials of state delegations, a bureau of information, bag- gage transfer office, the office of the joint agent of the railroads, with whom must be deposited all tickets on which an ex tension of time Is desired, telegraph room, facilities for the press, etc. Tonight the final section rehearsal of the convention chorus will be held in Cen- tral Hall. Under the direction of Mr. P. S. Foster section C will render the program. More than one thousand sing- ers will participate and the musical effect of the rehearsal will be, It is believed, better appreciated in this hall than during the ecnvention, when the sections sing in the tents, where the sound will be more Widely diffused. —— THE PERIL OF APATHY. Governor Stanard onthe Prospects of the Republicans, CHICAGO, July 3.—Ex-Governor E. Stanard of Missouri, accompanied Richard Kerens, republican national com- mitteeman; Mayor Hastings of Sedalia, and President Spencer of the St. Loi Merchants’ Exchange, is at the Audi- terium. They are en route home from a visit to Major McKinley at Canton. Gov- ernor Stanard says the outlook is for re- putlican victory, but ke said the republi- cans must not be too confident or under- estimate the growth of silver sentiment, especially among the farmers. Apathy, he declares, may imperil victory. —_— Swept by a Prairie Fire. SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 3.—Uvalde county, eighty miles west of San Antonio, is being devastated by a great prairie fire. It started six miles from Sabinal station Tuesday in a hay field, and has burned up nine miles of prairie and other land in the mountains. The inhabitants of the surrounding country are engaged in fighting it. Fifty men have gone from Sabinal to help fight the flames. Hay presses and farm machinery of ail kinds have been destroyed, and residences were saved only by ploughing around them. ea New King of the Matabeles. LONDON, July 3—The Chronicle pub- lishes a dispatch from Buluwayo, which ‘says that spies arriving there report that Nyamanda, son of the late Logenbula, king of the Matabeles, went to the Matop- po Hills at the request of a council of chiefs and was installed in three different kopjes, with great ceremony as king of the “Matabeles. The Chronicle's corre- spondent thinks that this union may prove very formidable. ——— Oxford and Cambridge. LONDON, July 3.—In the annual cricket match today between Oxford and Cam- bridge, the first innings of the former °o. ae Undercurrent at Chicago Sets Strongly Toward Hun. REASONS URGED AGRINST HIM His Not Being a Democrat the Biggest Objection. ADVISES THE SUPPORT OF THE NCMINEE oe : Prospect of Trouble Over the Temporary Chairman. AWAITING THE EASTERN MEN = o— Special From a Staff Correspondent. CHICAGO, July 3.—The undercurrent is driving strongly toward the nomination of Teller. The surface indications do not show much for him. That is to be expe> ed; for he is not situated as the avowed candidates sre, where he can be sur- rounded by a force of supporters. The only men who can support him openly and at ence are those who, like himself, are as yet outside the democratic organization. The support pe gets from democrats cannot be by first intention. Every democrat who abuses his nomination ,must first have an <xcuse for turning to a man not in the party as against old party leaders. It must be forced upon them by consfdera- tions of expediency, not as a matter of personal choice. The excuse is being fur- nished by the peculiar situation, and by the developments of the contest. The opportunity for demccrate to go to him is developing. At present he has no open democratic support, but there is more real sincere feeling in his favor among the strong leeders of the party than there is for any one of the regular democratic can- Gidates. Men who think it wisdom to nom- inate him do not yet see their way clear to openly advocate his nomination, but as far as possible things are quietly being shaped to that end, and events are tending that way. It does not necessarily follow that the plens will succeed, but Use drift is favor- able and the progress made thus far very gratifying to his fricnds. If he were @ democrat with the feeling in his favor as strong as It is his ncmiuaztion would be assured practically without opposition. ~ Unusual Situn The situation is extraordinary, and there- fore a solution cannot be reached by the ordinary methods of reasoning. Though Bland is in the lead, the nomination of Teller is far from unlikely. it looks as if the contest would settle down to a question of choice between these two men, and such a situation is favorable to Teller's nomi- nation. Any estimate of the situation at this time must be made by @ study of the plans and purposes of the leaders. The delegates are not here. Their arrival may put things in a different aspect. If every delegate now here was for one man, it would give him but a small following. A great many more will have to be on the ground before anything can be predicted with rea- scnable certainty. The present signs, judged in the ordinary Way, indicate that when the fight is over Teller will be the, nominee, On the surface, a more chaotic condition of affaires, as relates to candidates, could hardly exist. No man has, or even claims, encugh votes assured to warrant confidence of his success. It is generally conceded that Bland can now count more supporters than can, with any authority, be claimed by any other candidate. But the great mass of delegates, like the principal leaders, are yet free to make their choice. They are holding off with the purpose of satisfying themselves what man will stand the best chance, after he is nominated, of being elected. They are simply a great mass of detached atoms, whirling around like a thick dust, clouding the atmosphere, with no certainty where they will settie. Way down in the center there is a lide whirling mass toward which the atoms are slowly and irreguiarly moving. A center indistinctly forming. Gold Men for Bland. Many things contirm the theory that the gold men, after failing to nominate a com- is very, promise or colorless candidate, intend to do what they can to throw the nomination to Bland, whether with good judgment or nat. They nave concluded that the Missourian would be a weak candidate, and their in- tention Js to defeat the party at the polls if they can. They know now that they can- not prevent this convention from going the whole length on silver, and they are, there- fore, actually organizing to defeat the ticket when nominated, on the theory that its suc- cess would be disastrous to the country. They will not be content to remain pas- sive during the campaign, but intend to be active and aggressive from t the ticket is put in the field. They intend to organize a gold league in every one of the doubtful states with the avowed pur- pose of alienating gold democrats from t party and to do what missionary work may be done to draw away those men who are in doubt on the question. The Work for Gold. Here in Illinois, though the fight for dele- moment gates is now over, the gold committee has been enlarged, not with the w of in: fluencing this convention, but to do work in the state to prevent its ing carried for silver. Senatcr Palmer and a lot of o' big gold democrats are on the committe Similar work is expected to be d every doubtful state. It is not believer they intend to nominate a gold ¢ in hat atic candidate, they may conclude that it is not necessary for them to leave the ccnvention. The reasons for not putting up an inde- yendent candidate are two; they do not want to draw a single gold vote from Me- Kinley and they think they can do more ef- fective work against silver if they simply fight for their principle. Their idea seems to be not to attack the democ rectly, but, while professing allegiance to that party, to attack silver in the abstract as if free coinage were not made an article closed for 202 runs. The match will be | of the party faith. finished tomorrow. They want to make a distinction