Evening Star Newspaper, July 22, 1896, Page 1

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Subscribers changing their address from one Post-office to another should give the last address as well as the new one. POPULIST OUTLOOK Trouble in Getting the Southern Vote for Bryan. WON'T FUSE WITH THE DEMOCRATS Will Want a Division of the Elec- toral Vote. MAY BE A SPLIT It begins to look as if the democrats will have a world of trouble in getting the populist vo for Bryan—that is, the south- ern populist vote. The western populist yote Is practically a certainty, but it is the southern members of the party who do not surrender themselves with ease. The outlook is that Chairman Jones will have several bushels of worry should the St. Louls convention indorse Bryan and Sewall or nominate them. The indorse- ment of the democratic ticket would be what the democrats want, but that is hardly likely to be done. The most the populists will do, if they do anything, it seems, will be to nominate the democratic ticket as their own. Where This Will Bring Trouble. A point that seems to be overlooked is that this course would not settle the mat- ter, The whole thing of arranging the electoral ticket would be left open, and Chairman Jones, who would naturally be looked to to carry out the deals of this kind for the democrats, would be confront- ed _ with dangerous probiems. The nomination of Bryan and Sewall at St. Louis means that the populists wili either put out electoral tickets for these candidates or will insist on a division of the electoral tickets in nearly every state. They will not support the electors put out by the democrats, because that would be, according to their idea, sacrificing their party; in other words, putting it to sleep for good. In aljl the southern states the populists will demand representation on the electoral tickets, and if this representa- tion {sg not given they will kick out of the traces, Théy will demand th!s representa- tion because they want enough electors in the electoral college to have the credit of holding the balance of power and electing Bryan. This state of affairs, they think, would make them strong with the Pres! Gent and would put him under obligations which he would be forced to acknowledge. Would Southern States Do It? The serfous point about the difficulties outlined {3 whether the democrats in many southern states would consent to fusing on the electoral vote. As a rule these demo- crats, despite their hearty support of stl- ver, have no more use for the populists tham they have for republicans. In fact, tromt the organization of the populist party in the various southern states thers has beem deop hatred of the populist cause and its supporters. The democrats and pop: lsts haye swapped epithets, and in many instances they have met in bloody confi This state of affairs is well {llustrated in Alabama. There !3 most intense feeling betw: the democrats and populists in that state. There are four southern states where the populists believe they are as strong as the These states are North Caro- rgia, Alabama and Texas. These e3 have a large vote in the electoral ollege. They are the largest of the scuth- ern States. The pcpullats feel able to hoe thelr own row in these states, and if the Louls convention nominates Bryan and wall they will demand that the electors in those states be divided. Unless the sen- timent of the democrats changes they will never consent to a division of the electors. Many of them would prefer to see the na onal ticket secrificed than to make the ions to the populists In : will say to the popuilst: You vote our ticket of electors or do what You please. It is probable that Chairman dones would recommend that the demo- grats adopt a conciliatory cqurse of some Ba with all his diplomacy and iness he might not be able to carry @ny plan to success. The many difficulties ean readily be seen without going into ex- Planations. ator Marion Butler’s ambition and Muddled condition of affairs in North olina might prevent any getting to- the populisis and democrats way. Senator Butler would probably Want everything, and would adopt the eame di jal course toward the demo- crats he pursued to d Senator Pritch- ard and the repubi Watson the way ns. In Georgia Tom and Judge Hines would stand in of a dec hich the democrats Alabama hat state, end other popu- lists would be stumbling blocks in Texas. «The Populist Proposition. The proposition advanced by Repre- sentative Harry Skinner would make the Prospects of fusion moze remote than eve Mr. Skinner offers to put up popu- list electoral tic the southern states and leave the democrats to support them. hey do not vote the pop it ticket, Mr. ner thinks, have the re- Kintey and de- Skinner's scheme t southern democrats populist arresanc This alleged 18 what the rats will r oven if it costs the defeat of their san idea of wh call arrogance een State Matters at Issue. There are many {ssues involved besides that of the election of Bryan. These are state matters, and that is what the south- ern popullets are playing for. They don't want to lose thelr grip on state and county office In Georgia, as in the other south- ern states mentioned], many of the county officers are populists. Th. re numerous populist members of the legislature. These Jobs promise to vanish if the democratic electoral ticket 1s indorsed and voted for. Hatred, greed and local ambitions stand in the way of populists 2nd democrats getting together in the south. Would Like to See a Split. Many prominent democrats here are hopeful that there will be a split at St. Louis; that the western. Bryan men will democratic ticket uncondition- ¥. and that the southern populi, put up a ticket of thelr own. ave weight in the south. The support the je ticket by the western use thousands of south populists who were formerly demo- + to desert their party and vote for This would take so many votes rom the populist ticket in Alabama, h Carolina, Georgia and Texas es not nda v the election of the democratic €lcetors in those states. This would al Jet the democri out of having to leok upon a dicker’ with the populists. That is what the majority of them want. Many here believe that Chairman Jones !s work- for that end. but whatever is done at St. Louis dces pot. it Is felt among leading democrats ere, settle the question of the populists and democrats in the south getting to- gether. The who’e thing Is practically left Open to be deait with by the states. The only benefit of the nomination of Bryan and §ewall at St. Louis will be the effect it will have on the country at large. —————-e-—_____ Naval Movement. ‘The cruiser Yorktown left Chemulpo, Co- rea, yesterday for Nagasaki. The Michi- gan left Detroit today for Chicago. ts will This would 1 SECRETARY MERCER TALKS He Thinks the Republicans Will Carry Ne- braska in a Hard Fight. The Demand for Literature is on the Increase — Activity at Demo- cratic Headquarters. resentative Mercer of Nebraska, sec- retary of ethe republican congressional committee, returned to the city today from a trip to his home, and is at the headquar- ters of the committee in the Shoreham Ho- tel, prepared for a long siege of vigorous political work. Chairman Bajbcock and Vice Chairman Apsley are both out of the city. The former will be away for several weeks, but Vice Chairman Apsley will re- turn in a few days. “The republicans will carry Nebraska,” said Secretary Mercer, in answer to the question of a Star reporter as to the situa- tion in that state. “I believe it will be a hard fight, owing to the fact that the dem- ocratic nominee is from Nebraska, but the republicans will win. We will have a safe majority.” “How about Kansas?" “I did not go into Kansas while away, but I should say that it would be hard to predict the result in that state. Kansas is an uncertain state. The republicans, how- ever, will probably carry the state.” Will Fuse on Congressmen. In answer to further questions, Secre- tary Mercer said ne supposed the populists and democrats would fuse on Congressmen in Nebraska; “that is, unless the populists want the lion’s share, as is generally the case.” All of the republican nominees for Congress in Kansas stand on the St. Louis platform, and they expect a hard battle with the silver candidates. The sixth dis- trict is the only district of the state now represented in Congress by a_ populist. Representative Kem is the populist who has the honor of serving from the sixth. He was elected by about 4,000 majority. Mr. Kem is going to make his home in Col- orado, and did not stand for the populist nomination this year. A. E. Cady of St. Paul has been nominated by the republi- cans, and it is sald that the populists will probably nominate Judge Green of Carney. He is a district judge, and one of the ablest populists in the state. The populists have not made nominations in the other dis- tricts. Demand for Literature. At congressional quarters it is stated that the demand for campaign literature is on the increase. This morning there was a letter from a Kansas politician who asks that the speeches of Representative Cleary of Minnesota be sent broadcast over his district. He says the “district has been plastered with silver literature and must be offset.” Mr. Cleary’s speech is in an- swer to that of Representative Towne, which {3 having such widespread cireuls tion as a silver document. Thousani the speech have been printed, and there will be enough to supply the demand. At» Democratic Headquarters. At democratic headquarters Secretary Gardner received a number of callers, but none of them of national prominence. Every member of Mr. Gardner's force is kept busy answering the demands for liter- ature and attending to the other business which comes before the committee. e+ ____ NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN PARKER He Will Take Active Part in the Cam- paign for McKinley. Ex-District Commissioner Myron M. Parker reached Washington this morning from a most enjoyable salmon-killing trip to Canada, which he took in company with Senator Proctor of Vermont, and was look- ing rugged and hearty when a Star re- porter met him this morning and congrat- ulated him and the republicans of the Dis- trict upon his selection as a member of the national committee. “I was so far away from civilization, and so much occupied killlng salmon,” said Mr. Parker, “that I have lost sight of the nation- al committee business. Of course, the ap- pointment is very gratifying to me, and the more s0 because it comes from the national committee itself. I have been fully ad- vised of the character and kind of abuse that was poured in on me. Some of it was very laughable, and it all served to strengthen my case. “I have been spending some time recenily in Vermont and Maine,” he continued, “and I think both states will give increased republican majorities this fall. Oh, yes, silver is talked about, but very few believe in it. The people seem to think that this question will adjust itself at the proper time, and a great majority of them look for a r@vival of business under McKinley, for they do not forget that good times nave always been associated with republican ad- ministrations.”” Mr. Parker said he expected to be in Washington for a week-or so, when he would go to New York and take an active part in the campaign. THE TRIPLE SCREW. Naval Engineers Pleased With Ger- many’s Compliment. Naval engineers are very much pleased at the compliment pald their judgment by the German government in adopting the American idea of the triple screw for ships ef war. There was considerable opposition to the yse of this system in the American navy when originally suggested by En- wineer-in-Chief Melville. The success of the triple screw attained by the Columbia and her sister ship the Minneapolis, the fastest cruiser In the world, and the visit of the Columbia to Kiel, on the occasion of the opening of the North German canal, brought the matter to the serious attention of the German authorities, with the result that that government has ordered two bat- ue ships and five cruisers of its navy equip- bed with triple propellers. According to in- formaticn just received at the Navy De- partment, the larger ships have a horse- power of 13,000, the first-class cruisers 13,- Suv and the second-class cruisers 9,000. The battle ships have a displacement of 11,000, the first-class cruisers a displacement of 10,000 and the second-class cruisers a dis- Placement of 6,000. This government may properly claim the credit of first applying practically the triple-screw idea to war- ships, and its adoption by the German gov- ernment is accepted as an indorsement of the skill and ingenuity of American naval officers. —————+o-—___ Personal Mention. Lieut. J. R. Landis, 1st Cavalry, 1s at the Army and Navy Club on leave of ab- sence. Maj. E. A. Garlington of arctic explora- tion fame and Mrs. Garlington were among the arrivals Sunday et the Windsor, New York. Commander J. M. Book and Lieut. T. M. Brumby of the navy are in the city on leave. Attorney General Harmon returned to the city today from a short visit to his home in Cincinnati. o-—___ Secretary Lamont’s Return. Secretary Lamont returned to the city last evening from a visit to New York on official business cornected with the selec- tion of sites fer new buildings at Willets Point and vicinity. He made a visit to the Engineer School of Application at Willets Point, in company with Gen. Craighill, chief of engineers. PRINCESS MAUD WEDS|MODERN METHODS/GAS COMPANY WINS|THE SUPREME COURT|THE POPULISTS MEET Married to Prince Charles of Den- mark, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY ACTS Great Crowds Witness the Royal Procession. WEATHER WAS THREATENING —__+—___ LONDON, July 22.—Princeses Maud, third daughter of the Prince and Princess of Wales, was married at 12:30 o'clock today to Prince Charles, second son of Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark. The cere- mony tock place in the Chapel Royal. So far as the general public of London was concerned the wedding did not attract as much attenticn as had been bestowed upon other royal marriages of recent years. With the exception of St. James street and a few houses in Pall Mall and Piccadilly the decorations were poor. Inside the Marlborough House grounds, at the Pall Mall ccrner, the Prince of Wales had erect- ed a stand for those cf his friends who were unable to get to the palace. The Carl- ton Club house was handsomely decorated in scarlet and white, and the lamp posts were trimmed and garlanded with white flewers. Devonshire House, in Piccadilly, was cheaply decorated with a few flags and looped scarlet cloth on the front wall. The house of the Baroness Burdeite- Coutts had a liberal display of scarlet cloth along its balconies. In St. James street a concerted effort at decoration had been made and the resulis were visible in very pretty effects at the Piccadilly and Pall Mall ends on groups of Venetian mesis. From each floated two ‘Iken banners, bearing in gilt the letters 'M. C.” interwoven. All the lamp posts bore huge baskets of scarlet and white flowers, and here and there were displayed Prince of Wales plumes cf white feath There were also displayed flags of all na- tions, including many United States flags, some of which, however, were hoisted with the stars down. Gathering of the Crowds. Crowds began to assemble in the streets at an early hour in the day, and all points of vantage along the route from Marl- borough House to Buckingham Palace were quickly pre-empted. The streets, however, were kept clear for the royal procession by the Coldstream and Scots gvards, while parties of the Ist Life Gvards were stationed at intervals all alcng the route. At 11:80 o'clock, with subalterns and an escort of the Royal Horse Guards, the bridegroom, Prince Charles of Denmark, attended by his brothers, Princes Christian and Harold, and their’ supporters, left Marlborough House in state ca As they appeared a few cheers were s up by the populace, and there was a x eral waving of handkerchiefs. Then the Princess of Wales and her second daugh- ter, Princess Victoria, accompanied by the Duke and Duchess of Sparta, Prince Nich- olas of Greece and a large sulte, emerged from Marlborough House amid much ap- plause. The Princess of Wales appeared to be in a particularly gracious mood, and bowed to the right and to the left in recognition of the greeting she had received. The party were escorted by the captains of the escort of the life guards. At 12:10 o'clock the Prince of Wales, with the bride, his daughter, and the la- dies and gentlemen in attendance, and the captains of the escort of the life guards, started for the palace. As they emerged from the Marlborough House grounds they were greeted with the utmost enthusiasm. The bride, pleased and smiling and bowing, could’ plain!y be seen by the people in the street, as she was seated in the fairy-like glass coach of the Prince of Wales. On arriving at Buckingham Palace the bride's party were received by the lord chamberlain and conducted to the library, where the bridesmaids and the Duke and Duchess of York were waiting to meet them. The bridesmaids were eight in num- ber, being Princess Victoria of Wales, sis ter of the bride; Princess Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, Princess Inglebord of Denmark, Princess Thyra of Denmark, Princess Margaret and Princess Patricia of Connaught, Princess Allce of Albany and Lady Alexandra Duff, the little niece of the bride. Princesses Margaret, Patri- cia and Alice are also children. The bridesmaids were dressed in pure white satin, made with low bodices and beautifully embrofdered in silver. In the hair of each was a white aigrette and a cluster of red geraniums, and each carried a bouquet of red geraniums. The red and white carried out in the bridesmaids’ toi- Jets, and which also characterized the deco- rations in the streets, were out of compli- ment to the bridegroom, those being the Danish national colors. The bride's procession was then formed and proceeded to the chapel, the way being led by two heralds, two gentlemen ush the lord chamberlain and the vice cham- berlains. The bride was supported on one side by her father, the Prince of Wale and on the other by her brother, the Duke of York. The bridesmaids followed, while the gentlemen of the household, the equer- ries and others brought up the rear. The Queen’s Procession. In the meantime the queen had been con- ducted privately from her apartments to the vestibule of the chapel. There the queen’s procession was formed and proceed- ed into the chapel. It was composed of heralds, ushers, women of the bed cham- ber, bearers of the gold sticks and other of- ficials of the qaeen’s household. With the queen walked her son, the Duke of Con- naught, and Prince Christian of Denmark. As soon as her majesty was seated the lord chamberlain and other officals of the queen's household retired, but immediately Teappeared with another Imposing proc sion, composed of all the other royal per- sonages, the Princess- of Wales and the Crown Prince of Denmark, her brother and father of the bridegroom, bringing up the rear. When these had been seated the bride- groom's procession entered. Prince Charles wore the “uniform of a lieutenant of the Danish navy. The Prince of Wales was attired in -the uniform of a colonel of the Grenadier Guards. The Ceremony. Finally the bride and her attendants ar- rived. As each procession proceeded up a temporary aisje leading to the chapel, upon each side of which were lined the invited guests for whom seats could not be pro- vided, the chapel band, stationed on the terrace, played a march. As Princess Maud’s procession entered the chapel the choir sang the hymn “Para- dise.” The Archbishop of Canterbury met the bride and bridegroom at the altar and there performed the marriage service, at the conclusion of which he delivered a short address. The chapel was beautifully decorated with flowers. After the register had been signed the queen retired and the other members of the royal party proceeded to the state dining room, where luncheon was served, while the other guests were regaled in the ball roém. After luncheon the wedding couple received congratulations in the picture gal- lery. The weather during the pagzant and cere- mony was threatening, with occasional in- tervals of sunshine. Improvements in Ventilatim and Dumina- tion of the Capitol, Operations to Be Soon Begun—A New Flooring to Be Put in the Senate Chamber—Again in Safety. Work will soon be begyn on the improve- ments en the House and Senate chambers of the Capitol designed to give those great apartments the benefits of modern methods of ventilation and illumination. The last sundry civil bill contained an appropriation of $55,000 to be expended on the improve- ment of the ventilation of the Senate wing, including the installation of refrigerating apparatus in accordance with plans submit- ted by Prof. 8. H. Woodbridge to the Sen- ate committee on rules and also an appro- priation of $45,000 for an extension of the electric light plant at the Capitol. Contracts for the performance of these works are now being let, and by the Ist of August all of the work will have been ap- portioned and the active operations begun. It is confidently expected that everything will be finished long before the meeting of Congress in December, ¢nd when the Sen- ate reassembles it will find itself housed more comfortably than ever before, with a great abundance of pure air and with elec- trie lights in place of the old-fashioned gas jets"between the rcofs, that have so long been a source of al:noyance and even of danger. Change of Flooring. ‘The plan of ventilation necessitates the entire removal of the present flooring of the Senate chamber and the substitution of a new flooring of cherry. The brass sumi- circles that now bound the various tiers or terraces for seats surrounding the Vice President's chair will be cut down, so that the ventilating apparates will only be on the vertical places instead of both the hori- zontal and vertical, as at present. This will add to the cleanliness of the space be- neath the floor through whieh the air from the ventilating fans is forced. This air will flow through the brass binding from the vertical faces and also from the ven- tilators on the walls. In addition, the legs of each desk will be connected by pipes with the air chamber and streams of air wiil meet beneath the desks from opposite directions. Thus all possible drafts will be neutralized and there will be @ greater sup- ply of fresh air than could be obtained through the lower ventilators. The same system will be applied in the galleries, which are to be refitted with opera chairs instead of the benches now In use. Each chair will be ventilated through the legs w-th neutralizing drafts beneath the seat, as in the case of the desks. It has been estimated that the seating ca- pacity of the gallery instead of being re- duced would really be increased by this plan of giving to each person a separate seat, and order can be preserved in the galleries much mcre effectually. Electricity Instead of Gas. The work, of changing the system of il- lumination will proceed simultaneously with that of installing the new ventilating sys- Gas will be abandoned entirely, and icity will take its place. Around the of the ceiling about five feet from the sa series of ornaments in relief rep- ing wreaths encircling large gilt stars. s is all in metal, and the plan is to place at each of these siars a group of inean- de lights shielded by “moons” of er It is thought that this sys- tem will give an ample illumination to the galleries and probably to the chamber, but in case the latter is not weil enough light- ed by “moons” it is designed to place a group of lamps at the corners of the great squares that form the ceiling. The stained glass roof is supported by a framework of metal, and there are enough points of in- tersection where these lights could be con- veniently and artistically placed to give a most brilliant illumination to every part of the chamber. Not only will the light be more generous and pleasing than the old gas light, but it will be easier to manipulate. At present when it is desired to light the chamber at night or during a sudden spell of darkness in time of storm, for instance, there is al- ways considerable delay while the orders for turning on the gas pass through the al channels and the proper function- kes his way to the lighting ap- . Even after the electric spark that ignites the gas has been turned on It is necessary for a man to go through the entire roof with a lighted taper to set ablaze the scores of jets that did not ignite from the spark. Under the system about to be installed the entire chamber can be flooded with light within a quarter of a tainute after the presiding officer, who is usually the judge of such matters, decides that it is too dark to proceed further with- out artificial illumination. A Gain in Safety. Another gain would be safety. The gas ignites with a considerable explosion, that sometimes jars loose the glass panels In the celling, and on more than one occasion frag- ments of glass have been hurled to the floor and serious accidents have been narrowly averted. In rebuilding the floor of the Senate it will be possible to gain fine inches in the width of each of the tiers of seats with- out taking away any of the ¢hair room be- hind the desks. Thus there will be a total gain of twenty inches, which will be utilized in a short time by the addition of a short row of desks at the southeast and south- west corners of the chamber, and thus in- creasing the seating capacity of the Senate charhber Itself. ‘This is an important raatter, Inasmuch as tre admission of new states is constantly making demands upon the capacity of the Senate chamber as well as the House of Represeatatives, and new Senators are in- clined to protest against being placed at the extreme ends of the semi-tircle, greatly preferring the seats on the curves, from which they can more easily obtain recog- wition. In remodeling the chamber it is understood ‘that care be, taken to pro- vide only about two sofas at the walls for the accommodation of visitors .who are en- titled to the privilege of the floor. This, it is thought, will tend to greatly decrease the attendance of committee clerks and others who use their privileges:to crowd in upon the floor when scenes of more than usual interest are being enacted. This has always been @ source of great. annoyance to the Senate, and it is hoped by the offi- cials that this opportunity may be seized to abate the nuisance. ——_—_—__+-e.. TAILORS GO. ON STRIKE: ‘fwelve Thousand in New York and Brooklyn Ordered @nt. NEW YORK, July 22.—welve thousand coat tailors were ordered on strike this morning to enforce higher prices from the wholesale mar ufacturers and to stop a renewal of the task and piece-work sys- tem. : 2 ‘The large wholesale ganpfacturers were taken by surprise, gs it had been given out that a strike had been @pemed inadvisable by the leaders. = “A committee of fifteen 6f of Tailors, in accordance with carly in- structions, stole a march of the manufac- turers by visiting all the contractors’ shops, 630 in number in this city and 250 in Brooklyn and Brownsville, and_ notifying the workers to quit forthwith and report to their headquarters. 3 Up to noon there were 4,000 tailors out in this city, and 4,000 more of the total of 8,000 were expected to quit work before the close of the work day. The 4,000 tailors in Brooklyn and Brownsville were expected to join in the strike, us they had decided sev- eral days ago. fhe Brotherhood Attorney Thomas Decides Against a Requirement of the Commissioners. THE PROBLEM IS STILL PERPLEXING Watchmen May Be Required at In- tersecting Street Car Lines. HEARING FOR BICYCLISTS eS The objection of the Washington Gas Light Company to the specifications of the District for street lighting, and especially that clause which requires the gas com- pany to have all street lamps lighted by a certain time, in order that the District only pay for the hours during which all lamps are lighted, has been passed upon by the attorney for the District. He holds, in an opinion rendered to the Commissioners today, that the requirement embodied in the specifications is not in ac- cordance with the wording of the appro- priation act, and the same should be changed. 8 means that the gas company has won its first point with the Commissioners in the fight for the street lighting contract. It will be recalled the gas company refused to bid on the District’s specifications be- cause of this requirement, and submitted specifications of its own, upon which it bid. The Commissioners accepted the bid and notified the company to agree to the District's specifications, and the contract would be signed. To this the company de murred, and Attorney R. Ross Perry ar. gued the case with the above result. It 1s now understood the specifications will be changed, unless, in the meantime, the attorney for the District should decide that the Potomac Electric Light and Power Company has a right to operate east of Rock creek for the purpose of public light- ing. In that event it is possible that a con- tract will be entered into between the Dis- trict and the Potomac company to light the entire clty by incandescent electric lights, and the gas lamps will be removed from the streets. A Contemplated Regulation. The Commissioners have under consid- eration the issuance of an important amendment to the police regulations, the object of which will be to require all in- tersecting street cars propelled by tm- proved motive power to place a watchman at such crossings day and night. A regulation having this object in view was passed some time ago, but there were scme technical legal flaws in it, and it was never enforced. A short time ago at a meeting of the board of Commiss‘oners Major Powell call- ed this matter to the attention of the board. He referred to the failure of Presi- dent Phillips of the Metropolitan railroad to submit a brief on the subject, which he had promised to do when his attention was called to the dangerous crossing at 7th and B streets northwest. At that time the Commissicners had made up their minds to prosecute the Metropolitan railroad for its failure to obey their regulation. The president of the Capital Traction Company had signified his willingness to comply with the regulation of the Commis: stoners. At that time President Phillip argued that the railroad company had noth- ing to do with the matter. The public wa: supposed to exercise due care in er iz the tracks, and it was not the busin ss of a railroad to act the part of policemen, who were paid to look after the interests of the citizens. Major Powell said he was ready to proceed against the railroad. The Commissioners had Waited long enough, Commissioner Truesdell was of the same opinion. Just then the attorney for the District dropped in, and a conference upon the subject took place. The attorney was directed to draft a suitable regulation covering the matter. As stated above, the Commissioners will bass a regulation shortiy compelling all in- tersecting rapid transit railroads to statio! flagmen at such crossings during the d and watchmen with lanterns there during the night. Rea ointment and Transfer. The Commissioners today reappointed J. D. Hird sanitary inspector and practical chemist of (he health department at $1,500 per annum. District Vterinarian C. B. Robinson has been transferred from the fire department to the health office as inspector of live stock and dairy farms at $1,200 per annum. A Board Without Funds. It looks as if the medical board will be seriously hampered in carrying out the provisions of the law relating to the prac- tice of medicine in the District of Colum- bia. The board has no funds with which to prosecute the work, and the Commis- sloners, to whom they appealed for assist- ance out of the emergency fund, have de- cided that Congress contemplated the sup- port of the board through fees received from licenses, and they have no power to use the emergency fund for the purpose. Bicyclisis to Be Heard. The Commissioners will give a hearing to the bicyclists on Monday next at 11 o'clock with reference to the new Police Regula- tions governing the movement of bicycles. pauea eee Will Ask Clemency of the President. Secretary Herbert still has under con- sideration the case of Paymaster Edward B. Webster, recently convicted by court- martial of financial irregularities and sen- tenced to dismissal, but will have it ready for the action of the President In a short time. Inasmuch as the sentence is dismissal it requires the action of the President. Had it been of a Jess serious character the case might have been disposed of by the Secre- tary of the Navy. The friends of Webster have decided to appeal to the President for clemency on the ground that the findings were not justified by the evidence, and will urge that a suspension from rank and duiy will be a sufficient punishment for what is claimed to be nothing more serious than an error of justice. : ieee Soe A Stenographer Wanted. 'The civil service commission announced an examination on June 30 to fill a vacancy in the position of stenographer, typewriter and telegrapher in the Department of State, but no applicants appeared to take the ex- amination. Another examination for the same purpose will be held on the 27th in- stant. Applicants are required to have a knowledge of stenography, typewriting and telegraphy. | In Charge of the French Embassy. Ambassador Patenotre called upon Act- ing Secretary Rockhill at the State Depart- ment today and introduced officially Mr. Bugene Thiebaut, the first secretary of the embassy. who will act as charge d'affaires during the absence of the ambassador from Washington, ——--e+____ Idaho Democrats for Bryan. BOISE CITY, Idaho, July 22.—The demo- cratic state executive committee has called the convention to meet in Boise August 21. A resolution of the committee authorizes the convention to fuse with any other or- ganization favoring Bryan and Sewall. It is to a Certain Extent Involved in the Speculation as to Who Would Be Chosen Should a Vacancy Occur—A Delay in Confirmation Likely. Reports respecting the condition of Mr. Justice Field are discussed with all the greater interest because of the reference to the Supreme Court in the Chicago plat- form. There ts a feeling in some quarters that the court is to a degree Involved in the this year’s’ campaign. At any rate, democracy criticises it, and the republ charge that one of the purposes of the de- mocracy is, in case of Success, to inaugu- rate a policy of reorganizing the court. Oldest Member of the Court. Judge Field, both in point of age and length of service, is the oldest member of the court. He has for several years been entitied to retire on a pension, but has kept his place purely through love of his work. He loves the law. His whole life has been given to studying and expoanding it, and he has made among lawyers a great name for himself. His health has been poor for a long time, and there have been reports before this of his intention to re- ure. With the exception of Judge Field, ‘the court at present is made up of men of much pbhysteal vigor. The oldest of them, barring accidents, may be put down for at least ten more years of active service. Bo that if Judge Field should decide to retire in tme to enable Mr. Cleveland to name his successor, it might not fall to the lot of the next ‘President to make a single appointment to that bench. Judge Field is a democrat, althouzh appointed by Mr. Lincoln, and the belief is that naturally he would like to be succeeded by a democrat. Speculation as to Succession. The prospect of a vacancy in a great office always spurs on speculation about the suc- cession. Places on the Supreme bench are highly prized by lawyers of a judicial turn, and many names are invaziably brought forward when the President has one of them at his disposal. That is the case now. Mr. Carlisle, Mr. Olney, Mr. Herbert, Mr. Har- mon, Mr. Wilson of the cabinet are all men- tioned. It is not regarded as likely, how- ever, that either Mr. Carlisle or Mr. Olney would care for the place. The former has never been on any bench. Mis fame as a lawyer has been achieved as an advovate. Mr. Olney left a large and lucrative practice to enter the cabinet, and the understancing is that he is more than anxious to return to it. Mr. Harmon has been on the Ohio bench, and might enjoy a ton the bench here. Mr. Herbert is without judicial ex- perience. Mr. Wilson has been a lecturer on law. But the question of location comes in. The Pacific slope would claim the place. If Judge Field should retire, the extreme west would be without a representative in the court. The middle west ts represented by Judge Brewer of Kansas. ‘There are some notable western lawyers who would at once put in their claims, and most Iikely, it is thought, one of them would recelve the zp- pointment. Question of Confirmation. As to confirmation, a very lively sct might ensue. The President would not send in the name of any but a sound money man, and on the money issue the fre2 silver men control the Senate. A contest would be like- ly to follow, and particularly if the appuint- ment had the appearance of forestalling ential action by the siiver side. Jn fact, some of the politicians are of opinion that if Mr. Bryan is elected in November the retirement of Judge Field vefore March next would be certain to result in .he hold- ing up of the appointment of his successor. The Senate, it is predicted, would in that way keep the place meant for the new Presi- dent to fill with a man of his own party and policy. -. MUST DECIDE. A JURY Prince Yturbide’s Claim Against the Metropolitan Club. Judge Hagner this afternoon decided that the issues of fact raised in the case of Prince Augustine Yturbide of Mexico, who several days ago prayed for a writ of mandamus to compel the board of govern- ors of the Metropolitan Club to revoke their suspension of him from the club, shall be tried in the Circuit Court before a jury. Prince Yturbide claims that he was ex- pelled from the club without being given an opportunity to answer the charge that he was guilty of conduct unbecoming a gentleman and club member, it being al- leged that he was the author of defama- tory stories respecting a daughter of one of the club members. ‘The club claims that he was given an op- portunity to answer the charge and that he declined to do so. The prince also stated to the court today that he can prove by a dozen or more witnesses that he is inno- cent. ; The judge, in disposing of the matter to- day, held that Prince Yturbide is entitled to a trial of the issues of fact before a jury, and gave each side until rule day in September to make up those issues, €x- plaining that they can not be tried before October, for the reason that there will be no jury trials until then. eee tae TO PROTECT THE RESERVE. Representatives of Foreign Banking Houses Meet. NEW YORK, July 22.—A meeting of the representatives of the large foreign bank- ing houses was held today at ihe office of J. H. Morgan & Co. to consider plans for the protection of the treasury gold reserve. it Is understood that a plan was arranged to ease the exchange market until the crop movement turns the balance in our favor. It is expected that a statement will be given out later. A representative of the Associated Press was informed that a committee of seven was appointed to perfect the agreement out- lined at the meeting, and that all present signified their assent to the plan fer the protection of the treasury gold reserve. The $2,000,000 in gold engaged today for shipment wil] be sent out tom: Tut it is improbable that any further siipments will be made in the near future. Deposits of gold were made at the sub- treasury by various banks, amountir $2,950,000 up to 2:15 p.m. The National Bank deposited $1,000,000; the Hanoy tional, $1,500,000; the Gallatin, $490,000, and the Leather Manufacturers’ Bank, $50,000. eee ees MASSACRED THE ARMY. Chinese Imperial Troops Destroyed by Rebels. VANCOUVER, B.C., July 22.—The steam- er Empress of India arrived last night from the orient, bringing advices to July 8, as follows: Imperial Chinese troops were recently sent to Lanchou to suppress the Mohamme- dan revels who had risen against the au- thorities. The rebels routed the imperial troops and seem to have totally annihilated them, although the imperial troops were better provisioned and equipped. There were 6,000 troops sent to curb the rebels, and all are either killed or missing. ‘The rebels are now mad for blood,massa- creing all in authority, killing and pillag- ing on their triumphant marches through the country. Eight thousand troops w:ll be sent, but it is thought they will be killed off like the rest. It is said that it will take an army of 50,000 to subdue the savage Mohammedans. Opening the National Convention at St. Louis. GOV. STONE'S ADDRESS OF WELCOME - Senator Butler Made Temporary Chairman. ————— PLANS OF 1HE BRYAN MEN Sa Special From a Staff Correspondent. ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 21.—It is not at all clear that an indorsement by this populist convention would not hurt Bryan as much as it would benefit him. In spite of the intense opposition on the part of the southern populists to any sort of association with democrats, it looks as if Bryan would be ultimately nominated. But something more than his nomination is de- sired by those who are secking to strength- en the free silver ticket. What the demo- crats want is populist votes, not populist ideas; what they are in danger of getting out of this convention is quite as many and varied populist ideas as votes. The nomina- tion of Bryan by this convention, in order to be of any value to him, must be made solely on the grounds of the importance of the silver issue and the nece of laying aside differeaces on other matters for the time being, in order to unite their forces in this one cause. A nomination based on the grounds that Bryan is a good enough Populist for this convention or a nomina= ion coupling Bryan's name with the eight- een hundred and odd different theories of government and social and political philo- sophy which finds support here, would sim- ply be a great burden placed upon the shoulders of the democratic ididate, and would probably cost him quite as many votes as he would get by it. Therefore the sole consideration is not the naming of Bryan by the populists, but the manner of the indorsement has got to be considered also. It would have been an easy matter any time to arrange with the “middle-of-the-road” men to make Bryan their candidate if they were given the privilege to make the platform, fix up the organization and put one of themselves on the tail of the ticket. Silver would occupy but a small space in the platform they would give him to stand on, and it would figure in a still smaller wey in the cam- paign if this were done. There would be so many other things of a striking and ncvel character to attract attention that the public would s lose sight of the question of mere coinage. This sort of situation silver populists want to avoid. They want Bryan nominated, but they want his noml- nation to be made without any embarrass- ing surroundings. The two things must go tegether or the nomination is not worth his having, and he could not afford to accept it. The Situation Described. The situation here is not that of a fight on the part of democrats wpture the populists and a struggle on the part of the populists to keep from be aptured. The is just what the to democrats’ do rot directly figure In the fight. In this contest the Bryan men are populists, just as the opposition are popu- lists. The difference between them is that the opposition is composed chic cal and eccentric elements,while the others want to Leet the issue that is directly be- fore them, leaving new theories to be test- ed in the future. The contest in the party y as to whether or not the silver question ts one of paramount importance. Those who hold that it is favor the uniting of all the silver forces to elect Bryan. The other wing cares less for silver than for many other things, and many of them do not believe in silver coinage at all. They. would not sae- rifice the smallest personal interest to in- sure the free coinage of silver, but they would burn at the stake, singing a song of human salvation, if their martyrdom were in the cause of some of their theories of of radi- is res government. Mcst of them are earnest and devoted men, each in his peculiar way and to his own individu Ninety per cent of them are sincere in their desire to relieve mankind from misery and make the whole world blossom like a rose. Most of them have no doubt that this can be done and that they know how to do it. Bryan Men Practical Politicians. The Bryan populists are the practical men and experienced politicians. What they want is to stri blow at what they call the “gold power,” and they are willing, if this can be done, by uniting with the demo- crats, to avail themselves of the opportunity and to trust to the future to deal with the democrats as they would with an adver- sary at the end of a truce. The populist y has two adversaries in two old 2 if th n combine with one to kill the other, they trust to fight it out with the remaining adversary afterward, This is the purely practical populistic view. The men who are for silver first and foremost above all things else are in favor of uniting the silver forces on one candidate, no mat- ter by what party nominated. The Populists’ Mistake, It was by 2 miscalculation that the popu- lists got themselves in the fix they are now in. The buik of their party, leaving the delegates here out of consideration alto- gether, are for the free coinage of silver, and it is realized even by the most radical that they cannot well afford to have the re- sponsibility put on this convention for the defeat of free coinage. Their mistake was in fixing a date for Unis convention after the other two parties had acted. They are com- plaining now of this lack of judgment. The idea in fixing the later date was that neither the republicans nor the democrats would indorse the free coinage of silver at their national convention; that there would be a bolt of silver men from both the democratic and the republican conventions, and that the populistic convention, uniting later, could adopt 2 free coinage plank, nominate a free silver candidate, and then gather in the bolters from the other conventions and all other silver men. ‘his was Senator Marion Butler's idea. 1t was not thought possible that the silver democrats could control the Chicago convention aginst the influence of the administration. it turned out otherwise. The democrats were the first in the field, and the popuiists find them- selves confronted with the proposition that they must make common cause for silver or have their good faith questioned. No Nearer Agreement, In the meeting of the convention this morning the warring elements wer n@ nearer ah agreement than before. The wrangling through the night seemed in-