Evening Star Newspaper, July 23, 1896, Page 2

= ability of the leaders to bide their time until the situation fs favorable and then to act with great promptness. They must pull the trigger the instant the sight is on the target or they will shoot far off the mark. The number of men on either side of the controversy with a fixed purpose is comparatively small. A majority of the delegates are subject to change at any time. Butler's appeal to the patriotism of the convention not to permit them to be led by pride of party to do the wrong thing and his recommen- dations that they kneel down and pray for guidance, struck a responsive chord. The suggestion that they can do some- thing for humanity by making a personal sacrifice will bring tears to the eyes of many who compose this conveation. ‘The practical partisans play upon one chord and then another to arouse their emotion. The Bryan people have the sen- Semater Jas. H. Kyle of South Dakota timental stde and a great array of go2d speeches and skillful manipulators. On the other side there is more of violence and appeal to passton. One of the men who has been a power among populists since their first organi- zation thus sums up the situation: “AN that can be done by planning and conference: outside the convention has been done. It is now a question appealing to the emotions of the convention. There will be some fine speeches made for Bryan. Weaver's speech is likely to be effective. He knows how to miove his audience. He can weep and make the audience wep with him. If he once gets the convention crying Eryan wili be nominated with a rush, and the whole silver ticket will go through. If the seml-religious fervor can be aroused so that there is weepiag and singing, the old-time leaders will control.” The speeches of the women in the con- vention are likely to have considerable in- Quence. The speech of Mra. Lease, who is for Bryan, is expected to be effective. One woman is worth a dozen men orators to appeal to the emotional side of a populist convention. The Split Ticke: The nemination of a split ticket, that is Bryan with a populist for Vice President, will not be accomplished with the consent of the Bryan people. They insist that they will not consent to such a compromise, but will fight ft out in the convention on the nes they latd down at the start, and it Bryan is nominated and Sewall defeated, it will not be their fault. A struggle is expected over the proposi- tion to nominate the Vice President first. A vote on Vice President first would al- most certainly result in the utter defeat of the Bryan forces. A populist Vice Presi- dent would prebably be nominated and the democrats would then not want Bryan on the populist ticket. ‘Phe plan talked of among the Bryan lead- ers is to secure the nomination of Bryan and then force an adjournment without naming any one for Vice President, leaving the states that are not satistied with Se- wall to make a nomination of their own. They do not object to the presence of a populist candidate for Vice President in the field. But they do not want one nomi- nated on the same ticket by this convention with Bryan. If they should succeed in this bilan, there would almost certainly be a convention of the middie of the road men hetd at once and a full ticket be put in the field. It is almost Impossible to avoid a bolt if Bryan is nominated in any manner. and there is likely to be a revolt, if not an actual bolt, ne matter what ts done. The® Silver Convention. silver convention is having such an easy time that It is not attracting any at- tention. A committee of seven, of whict: Senator Jones of Nevada is chairman, and Hallet Kilbourn of the District of Columbia is a member, met this morning and prepar- ed the platform and plan of procedure. They de not propose an indorsement ot eit the democratic ticket or platform, but intend to make a straight nomination of Bryan and Sewall and adopt the silver blank adopted at their Washington confer- ence, which is almost identical with that of Chic De The silver convention appointed a con- ference committee of one delegate from each state and made a request of the pop- ulists that they appoint a similar comm‘t- tee for a Joint conference. This proposi- tion went to the proper committee of the populist convention, and it 1s understood that the request will be compHed with and that a joint conference will be held. This is In the Interest of Bryan. The commit- tee on platform was announced this morn- ing, and a meeting was at once called at the Lindell. ‘The committee expect to com- plete their work during the day, so as to have the platform adopted by the conven- tion this afternoon or evening. Senator Allen and Gen. Weaver say that Bryan is sure to be nominated. They are silent as to the rest of the program. Some of the other leaders on the Bryan side ex- press less satisfacticn with the situation. J. P.M. Py THE POPULISTS. ‘The Morning Session Began Nearly on Time With Few Spectators. ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 23—The populists began assembling in convention shortly af- ter 9 o'clock. The air in the hall was ex- tremely oppressive. The delegates, with their coats slung over their arms, stood about in the sultry atmosphere discussing the situation, the eadvisabilty of indorsing Bryan, the planks of the platform and kin- dred topics. The “middle of the road” fel- jows could be heard vociferating every- where. The nolse they made could be heard above the music that floated out from the gallery. J. J. Crandall of Cam- Gen, N. J., went about distributing cireu- lara im favor of the ratification of the “platform of the new-born democracy, late- christened at Chicago.” ‘The trouble will soon begin,” he shout- |. “We don’t want harmony.” Shortly before 10 o'clock Senators Stew- art of Nevada and Kyle of South Dakota joined Senator Allen and Gen. Field of Vir- on the platform. The tall form of ‘yelone’ Davis of Texas could be seen everywhere on the floor towering above the delegates. ‘Stump” Ashby, who distinguished him- self last night by making a dozen or more speeches while the convention wae in dark- ness, held forth from the rostrum of a chair. The Texas delegation contains some of the most uncompromising men in the convention, and they were mad ¢o the bone at the prospect of being balked in their middle of the road policy. At 1006 Senator Butler, the handsome temporary chairman, appeared on the piat- form. Simuiteneously the band struck up “Dixie” and the delegates uncorked some of their pent-up enthusiasm. The attend- ance in the galeries, as on yesterday, was very thin. Not more than 500 persons were in the baiconles. Five minutes later Chairman Butler cali- ed the convention to order, aad the Rev. Mr. Smith offered the invocation for the divine blessing. and unnoticed an- After an unheard | ncuncement by an Ilinols delegate, the repert of the committee on credentials was called for, but no one responded, and the states were called for members of the com- maittee on permarent organizatien and res- oluiions. The delegates sat in the sweltering heat while the announcements were being made. Almost every one in the hall had supplied himself with a palm leaf fan, and the thou- sands or more fans waved convulsively in the pit like the wings of myriads of yellow butterflies hovering above a clever patch. Big sunflowers adorned the fans of the Kansas delegation. There were at times long delays, and the delegates grew per- ceptibly impatient. The middle of the road- ers were extremely suspicious. They inti- mated that it was part of the plot to de- feat them. After the announcement of the committee on permanent organization, the members retired. While other announcements were being made a middle of the road man at- tempted a demonstration. It was dramatically arranged, but it only served to demonstrate the hopeless minor- ity of the straightouts. A squad of middle of the roaders, headed by Delegate Branch of Georgia, suddenly plunged into the hall through the main entrance, and came whooping down the center aisle. Mr. Branch bore aloft a white banner, with the Heee Eton “Middle of the road, a straight icket. At sight of it the Texas, Georgia, Maine, Missouri and Mississippi _ delegations mounted their chairs and velled at the top of their voices. A: the same time a middle-of-the-road delegate stationed in the gallery over the platform hurled out through the air about a peck of small Breen tickets, which broke and fell like a clovd of stage snow over the pit. The four delegations gave cheer after chcer, but the others sat stolidly in their seats. Abcut a sixth of the delegates joined in the demonstration. The green tickets, when examined, contained the following Middle-of-the-Read, Our Financiul Plank. We demand a national treasury note is- sued by the general government receivable for all public duties, and a full legal tender ia payment of all debts, public and private, and Idaned direct to the people through Postal and other governmental hanks, st cost for the benefit of the pecple, and the purchase and cotrage of such amount of gold and silver bullion at the rate of 16 to 1 as may be necessary to pay the debts of the government which are made puyx- ble in coin. We demand that the vulume of money shall speedily increase to an amourt necessary to transact the business of the country on a cash basta. Respectfully submitted for the considera- tion of the populist convention. (Signed) GEORGE M. JACKSON, J. W. DOLLISON, ISAAC McCRACKER, Arkansas. ‘There was a ripple of applause and a few shouts when the naire of Jacob S. Coxey was announced as a member of the com- mittee on platform from Ohio. There were also demenstrations for Gov. Holcomb of Nevada, Gen. Weaver of lowa and ex-Gov. Llewellyn of Kansas, when their names Were shouted out. Conspicuous on the floor was a lady who sat with the Kentucky delegation. She was dressed in virgin white, and among her dark tresses flaated several long white plumes. She proved to to be the newly wedded bride of Delegate Taylor, editor of the Paducah, Ky., Herald. a announcements were completed ai Regaled With Song. Delegate Dixon of Oklahoma then mount- ed the stage, and after abjuring the dele- gates to be quiet and not interrupt, intro- duced Clarena E. Comley of Oklahoma, who regaled the convention with some cam- paign scngs. He was small of stature, but he had a good baritone voice, and_ the words of his songs tickled the delegate: immensely, and they applauded at evel opportunity, despite his deprecating ges- teres. The words of the song deait with the wonders of the Roentgen ray. They made several allusions to Mr. Cleveland's fishing and duck hunting trips and con- cluded with a prediction of the defeat of the “yold bugs” in November. An Alabama delegate then introduced Mistress Pennington,” the sweet campaign ser of Arkansas. She sang in a_pleas- ant soprano voice a parody on “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” each verse of which con- cluded: “Yankee Doodle, get your gun, Shoot the gold bugs, every one: Yankee Deodle Dandy.” Silver Men Barred Ont. Delegate Crawford of Kansas moved that the delegates of the silver convention be admitted on exhibition of theig badges. There were many cries of “No, No,” from ihe “middle of the roaders,” who evidently thought they saw in this a move to pack she galleries with Bryan shouters. Sergeant-at-arms Medall got on the plat- torm and said it was impossible to carry out such instructions. Thereupon Jerry Simpson mounted a chair and said it was not more than com- mon courtesy to extend to the other con- vention, which was here in a common vause, the same privileges which it had ex- tended to the delegates to this convention. After some wrangling Chairman Butler, amid howls of delight from the straight: outs, ruled the moticn out of order. Mr. Washburne of Massachusetts, from the stage, announced that he had an im- portant resolution to offer. It proved to be one deprecating the talk of a split in the convention. It was intended to bind the ention, and was as follows: Whereas we are all populists and depre- cate the talk which has appeared in some of the newspapers that there is a disposi- tion on the part of any portion of this con- vention to refuse to abide by the action of this convention, therefore, “Resolved, That we repudiate all such ut- terances as a reflection upon the fidelity of the members of this convention of the people's party.” My. Washburne sata the necessity for pre- serving the organization of this “grand party” was vital, and called for a full dis- cussion. A storm of protests came from the middle of the roaders, and one of them made the point of order that before the convention Was permanently organized ro such resolu- tion could be acted upon. An angry Connecticut delegate named Henry C. Baldwin, jumped on a chair and indignantly shouted: “If the papers say we are asses, shall we pass a resolution saying we are not?” Chairman Butler ruled that during the temperary organization a resolution could not be passed expressing its sense. There- upon Congressman Howard of Alabama moved to refer the resolution to the com- mittee on resolutions. Delegate Branson of Georgia followed with a motion to table the whole subject. There was a great deal of confusion as the vote was taken, Chairman Butler de- ciding that the motion was carried. Recess’ Taken. This disturbing question out of the way, Delegate Willis of North Dakota moved to take a recess, but the crowd desired more music anil speeches and promptly vot- ed the motion down. The Arkansas member of the committee on credentials seid it would take until 2 o'clock for his committee to report and moved to adjourn until that t » but the motion was ruled out on a point of order. Many complaints were made by delegates of thetr inability to hear anything where they were seated. wanted repeaters placed where the outer fringe of delegates could hear the motions made . A motion to that effect, however, was promptly voted down. ‘There was some squabbling as to the time when the convention shiuld adjourn, and although the announcement was made that it would be 3 o'clock before the committee on credentials could report the convention refused to take a recess and another song was sung from the platform. The band then occupied time while the delegates fan- ned and sought the water barrels. At 12:42 another motion to take a recess until 3 o'clock was made, and it carried. POPULIST PLATFORM. Gen. Weaver Chosen Chairman of the Committee. ST. LOUIS, July 23.—The populist com- mittee on platform met at the Lindell Hotel today immediately after its appolnt- ment. Gen. J. B. Weaver of Iowa was elected chairman over Jerome Kirby of Texas, the vote being 22 to 21 in Gen. Weaver's favor. The following comprised the committee: Alabama, J. D. Whitehead; Arkansas, Isaac McCracken; Caltfornia, J. A. John- son; Colorado, J. H. Voorhees; Connecti- cut, Joshua Perkins; Delaware, J. Crosby; Georgta, J. K. Hines; Idaho, James Gunn; ees John P. Steele; Indiana, Alonso THE EVENING STAR, Le’ Pierce; Michigan, R. B. Tay- for "Minneso nie 8. M. Owens; Mississipp!, Frank Burkitt; , J. Walter Lon: Montana, G. W. Reeves; Nebraska, Gov. Silas Heloomp; Nevada, none; New Hamp- ; New Jersey, L. F. alge Now Ye ined R. White; Norta Carolina, W, R. ; North Dakota, A. 3 Ohio, Jacob 8. Coxey; Oregor Rev. J. 8S. McHaine Panneyivanta, T. E. Dean; Rhode Island, Bartholomew Vallette; South Carolina, none; South Dakata, H. L. Sauches; Ten- nessee, John P. Buchanan; Texas, J. C. Kirby; Utah, H. W. Lawrence; Vermont, Milton Baker; = James Q. Fiel Washington, John R. Rogers; West Vi ginia, H. T. Hougton; Wisconsin, Robert Schilling; Wyoming, Wm. Brown; Arizona, A. H. Noon; Indian territory, none; New Mexico, Thomas F. Kelleher; District of Columbia, Carl Browne; Oklahoma, Wm. Garrison; Alaska, none. Upon taking the chair Gen. Weaver con- gratulated Mr. Kirby upon being so nearly on a parity with hfmeelf. He continued his speech by saying that the money ques- tion was everywhere considered paramount im the present campaign, and said the peo- ple’s party had made it such. This ques- tion had split the two old parties, ahd there was no doubt of the opportunity presented to the pepulists. He divided the demands of the party on this question as being the free and unlimited coinage of silver, the issuance of legal tender paper money and the abolition of the national banks. He said the transportation question was also essential, as was the question of the election of United States Senators by the people. While he felt, he said, like con- gratulating the democrats upon their re- cent action, he wanted to say that he be- leved the people's party should plant itself on its own platform. He was for the prin- ciples of the party first and for the party autonomy next, but he desired that it be understood that he did not propose to give up either. There could be no doubt that the principles which he had enunciated were the essential ones, and he thought there would be no difficulty in concluding the werk today. Rabert Schilling of Wisconsin was elected secretary and Joseph Burkitt of Mississippi assistant secretary. The committee decided upon the appoint- ment of five subeommittees of five each, on preamble, finance, transportation, land, and direct legislation, and authorized the cheir- man to make the selections. The commit- tee then took a recess until 2 o'clock. The selection of Gen. Weaver as chair- man of the committee is construed into Bryan victory. by the advocates of the in- dorsement of the democratic nominee. Gen. Weaver is chairman of the Bryan caucus and wore a Bryan badge when he took the chair. BEFORE THE CONVENTIONS MET. Middie-ef-the-Road Populists Up Their Conference. ST. LOUIS, July 23.—Detegates, both pop- ulist and sttver, were abroad eariy today, and they gathered in groups in the hotel lobbies or on the street corners and ar- gved with one another and wrangled and made speeches, and often became greatly excited. Many of them engaged fn this harmless sport until long after midnight, and it was after the second crowing of the cock when some of the enthusiasts retired. So it was that today many of the dele- gates appeared with red eyes and looked fagged out and weary. As to the weather, the day began bright, clear and hot. At 6 o'clock the atr be- came oppressive, and as the sun rose in the sky it increased with a vengeance. It was a sultry, steamy heat, which caused the perspiraticn to stand out in great beads on the faces of the sweltering thou- sands who tramped the streets. ‘The middle of the road populists, at least, the leaders,appeared to realize this morning for the first time that they could not con- trol the sttuation, and although the rank and file still cried for absolutely inde- pendent action, most of the leaders were talking compromise on the basis of a pop- ulist vice presidential nomination and a division of electors. They have made many mistakes, and perhaps none will prove more costly than the ignominious dumping of Ignatius Donnelly, whom they had se- lected as their candidate for permanent chairman, for a man named Campion of Maine, who ts bitterly opposed to Sewall. Donnelly was selected only las: evening and jettisoned before midnight. His friends are very much disgruntled. Furthermore, the middie of the roaders cannot get control of the committee which will formulate the action of the convention. ‘The Bryan men consider that they have Bryan's nomination practically assured, and they are working like beavers to save Sewall. Should they be beaten in this the chances seem to favor the nomination of A. L. Mimms of Tennessee. A middle of the road meeting was sche- duled at the conventicn hail at 8:30 this morning, but it did not materialize. The delegates were either tco tired to come to- gether or it was evident to them that noth- ing could be accomplished. Quite a large number of delegates as- sured Mr. Donnelly that they intend to sup- port him, but the steering committee re- mained firm in its intention to stand by Campion. This will cause a further di- vision in the already unorganized ranks of the middle of the road men and the Bryan adherents will doubtless be able to easily select their man for permanent chairman. ‘The middle of the road contingent are also talking about other candidates, in hope of a compromise of some kind. The Bryan men seemed much inclined to select Senator Allen of Nebraska for chair- man. W. R. Lamb of Texas has prepared a resolution which he will offer to the plat- form committee, denouncing and demand- img that the present government of Indian territory be abolished, and the lands sub- divided and disposed of and steps be taken to organige the five civilized tribes into a state government. FOR PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. Gave Senator Allen of Nebraska Will Be Recommended. ST. LOUIS, July 23.—The populist com- mittee on permanent organization has se- lected Senator W. V. Allen of Nebraska for Permanent chairman of the convention. The vote was, Allen, 29; Butler, 5; Cam- pion, 14. The last named was the candi- date of the middle of the road element. it was announced that the minority would make a report—in fact, two reports— one for Campion of Maine and the other for Butler of North Carolina, if the latter allows his name to be used in that con- nection. A majority of the committee seem dis- posed to make John Hayes, the temporary secretary, the permanent secretary, but this is being fought by some of the labor men. If Hayes should be selected there will be a minority report against him. ee CONFERRING AT CHICAGO. Sound Money Democrats to Discuss the Outlook. CHICAGO, Ill., July 23.—Sound money democrats from various western states as well as from other parts gathered in Chi- cago today. They have made the Palmer House their headquarters and are here to attend the great conference of gold demo- erats which will be held at the Auditorium this evening. These upholders of a sound eurrency are as enthusiastic as were the silverites who held forth at the Palmer House so recently. A real democratic®convention to nominate democratic candidates is what they want, they say, and it now seems more than prob- able that a convention will be held, and very soon. Controller Eckels is on his way here from Washington, and will arrive this crening: His coming will have a great deal to do with the result of this evening's confer- ence. Gen. E. 8. Bragg of Wisconsin and Sena- tor William F. Vilas are expected late this afternoon. ——.__. TIMBER TRACTS ON FIRB. Several Miners Near Spokane Believed to Have Perished. VANCOUVER, B. C., July 28.—Along the Northern railway, between Whatcomb and Goshen, bush fires have burned many barns, ferces and railroad ties. At Vancouver last night there were two fires, a house and steamer being burned. Unless rain comes soon large tracts of timber along the Frazer river will be destroyed. Dense smoke hag settled Gown over the seaport towns, and it ig with the greatest difficulty that naviga- tion can be carried on. It is belleved that several miners have perished tn the vicinity of Spokane. ne Croker’s Eau Gallfie Second. LIVERPOOL, July 23—Mr. Croker's American horse Hau Gallte ran second in the Seaforth Welter Handicap of 100 sov- ereigns today. Spinning Boy was first end Mogul third. THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1896-TWELVE PAGES. RECH’S CONFESSION. He Swears He Did Not Know What He ‘Was Doing When He Made It. MAY’S LANDING, N. J., July 23.—The atdte thie morning in the Rech murder trial succeeded in having the damaging confession of Rech offered {m evidence. Prosecutor Perry had Captain of Detec- tives Miller of Philadelphia on the stand in accordar ce with the court’s ruling, Capt. Miller testified that before the writ- ten statement was made Rech stated to him in his office that he committed the mumer, and told how he did it. Rech told him that it was on Sunday morning. He slept upstairs and his wife on the lower floor. That morning he heard a noise down stairs, and going there he found Bessie dressing, ready to leave. He caught her by the neck and strangled her to death. Af- ter she was dead he laid the body on the bed and tightly knotted two handkerchiefs about her neck,“so that she could not re- turn to lite and to eave her any possible suffering. He then went to the woods, dug the grave, cut the tree and buried the body. This concluded Capt. Miller's test!- mony, and the prosecution again offered the full confession in evidence, which in Ce corroborated the testimony of Capt. ler. Reeh, the alleged murderer, wae then put on the stand by his counsel to prove that the confession was made without hope. ‘The prisoner swore he was sick and really did not know what he was saying when he made his statement to Capt. Miller. —_——_—. A CINCINNATI TRAGEDY. Mrs. William T. Wiley Fatally Shoi by Her Husband, CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 23.—Early this morning six shots were heard at the resi- dence of Wm. 'T. Wiley, ladies’ tailor and furrier, on West 5th street. When Wiley’s room was ent Mrs. Wiley was found bleeding from five bullet wounds, and her husband unconscious, with a bullet hole in the rigkt temple. The woman died on the way to the hospital. Wiley’s wound was superficial, the ball glancing off the skull. They have had frequent quarrels, and were separated, but began to live together again about three months ago. Wiley says his wife shot him and he then seized the revolver and fired ut her. He came here from Loulsville about fifteen years ago, ee INCLAN NOT A PRISONER. Minixter de Lome Dentes a From Key West. LENOX, Mass., July 23.—Senor Don E.Du- puy de Lome, the Spanish minister to the United States, today in an intervirw with a representative of the Associated Press said that the Key West news of a repocted bat- tle between the rebels in Pinar del Rio and a small foree under Gen. Suarez Inclan, in which the latter was defeated, a part of his command killed and himself ‘nade prisorer, was purely imaginary. Senor de Lome added to this statement the following: “Gen. Suarez Inclan, the hero of the en- Ragement at Cacarajicara, in Pinar del Rio, where he defeated and dispersed 6,000 rebels with 1,700 men, is well and ts uperat- ing with a column near Bahia Honda, on the north coast of Pinar del Rio.’ aS LONDON’S LATEST SCANDAL. eport The Yarde-Buller Divorce Suit Put on Trint. LONDON, July 2—The trial of the Yarde-Buller divorce case began today be- fore the Rt. Hon. Sir France Henry Jeune. The plaintiff is the Hon. Walter Yarde-Buller, brother of Lord Caurston and member of a distinguished Devonshire family. The defendant, Mrs. Leilah Yarde- Buller, is the daughter of Gen. R. W. Kirk- ham, a wealthy resident of San Francisco. The Yarde-Bullers were married in 189% The plaintiff alleges cruelty and adultery on the part of the defendant with Mr. Va!- entine Gadesden, who is said to be a rea! estate agent in San Francisco. Mrs. Yarde- Buller denies all the allegations and makes counter-accusations. Mr. Yanie-Buller took the witness stane and t ed in support of the allegations contained in the petition. He also denied the accusations of adultery which his wife brought against him in her counter-petitio He and his wife had separated, but were reunited in 1 His wife, however, he testified, centinued to behave like a mai woman. Once she took poison. She locked herself in the drawing room and made strange noises. Some times she locked her husband out of the house. Upon one oc ston she struck him with a dinner plate. One night she insisted upon going to the Alhambra Music Hall and afterward to a resort of the dem!-monde, where she maie a disturbance while he was talking with a friend. Then she drove home with a strange wo- man and locked him out of the house. Under cross-examination the petitioner dented that his domestic troubles arose from bis drinking habits and fast living. He had never struck his wife, he testified, although he had signed a statement that he had done so. The hearing was adjourned. > + FINANCIAL SUGGESTIONS. Papers Read Before the Bullding and Lean Associntion Convention. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., July 23.—The sec- ond day's session of the United States League of Local Building and Loan As- sociations was opened today by an ad- dress on “Tne American Homestead As- sociation, the Safeguard of American Finances,” by Espy W. H. Williams of New Orleans, president of the Louisiana State Homestead League. The speaker said equitable co-operation tn finances, us well as in other things, is the only way to “‘ab- solute safety.” The fact that there is not and there can never be any divergent or antagonizing interests between our share- holders is what gives “absolute safety.” He said when the credit of the United States as a nation can be grounded upon the same principles that sustain the credit of the homestead association, there will be no longer any need to fear Wall street or Lombard street; no need to dread the de- pletion of ‘‘gold reserves” or to tremble at the mercenary threat of the foreign bondholders. It was the belief that the day was approaching when this condition would be realized. “When that time comes,” he continued, “the bonded debt of the United States will be held, not by foreign capitalists, but by the American citizen.” Mr. Williams’ paper caused considerable discussion. Foreman of New Jersey and Whiteside, Brown and Clarency of Phila- delphia, all favored the suggestion that holders of building and loan stock, when their shares had matured, invest their money in government bonds. If this course could be pursued, Mr. Brown said, within a few years the entire bonded debt of the United States would be held by the citizens of this country. He advocated sone action being taken looking to the reduction of the prices of bonds, so that people with small capital could purchase them. J. H. Westover of Williamstown, Ky., spoke on “Building Associations in the South.” He said that in the country south of Mason.and Dixon's line there are 1,500 building and loan associations, with a membership of 360,000 persons, and an ag- Bregated capital of $100,000,000. He said that in no part of the country can homes be acquired with less outlay than in the south. Labor is cheap, building sites are cheaper and building material is abundant and near at hand. A paper by C. F. Bentley of Grand Is- land, Neb., on “The Voluntary Liquidation of Building Associations” was read by Act- ing Secretary J. C. Fry. He advocated en- tire harmony between the officers of loan associations, a8 & means to prevent a de- sire for liquidation. Addresses were also delivered by H. T. McClung of St. Paul on “The Real Estate Depression of the Past Three Years and Its Effect on Building and Loan Associations,” by James B. Clarency, Philadelphia, “The Laboring Man in Bulld- ing Associations,” and “The Best Methods of Paying Matured Stock,” by Seymour Dexter of Elmira, N. Y. —>__ Personal Mention, Col. Samuel Breck of headquarters of the army is acting adjutant general of the army in the temporary absence of Gen. Ruggles. —_____+-»._____ A Veteran Democrat's Bolt. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 23.—A telegram from John Cudahy, the millionaire Chicago pork’ packer, contains hig declaration that he will support McKinley, though he has ‘voted the democratic ticket thirty years. GONE TO ALLIANCE, OHIO. Major McKimley to Attend College Cammencement Exercises. CLEVELAND, Qhio, July 23.—Maj. Mc- Kinley was driven to the Union atation gerly thiz morning and took the 7 o'clock train on the Cleveland and Pittsburg roed for Alliance, where he will take part in the commencement exercises of Mt. Union Col- lege, of which he is a trustee. Immediately after the exercises at the college, a special train will bring Mr. McKinley back to this city, arriving in time to permit.him to at- tend the New England dinner, which will take place today on the campus of the Western Reserve University. CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 23.—A special to the Times-Star from Alliance says: An encrmous crowd was in attendance at the thirty-ninth annual commencement of Mt. Union College today. The exercises began at 8 o'clock. Maj. McKinley, one of the trustees of the college, arrived from Cleve- land at 9:30 a.m. A great crowd wes at the station to greet him. Lewis Miller of Akron, Congressman J. D. Taylor of Cam- bridge, Senator Williams, T. R. Morgan, sr., and David Cording of this city were the reception committee, and after shaking hands, escorted the major to a carriage and started immediately for the college. Five thousand people were around the college building, while the large auditorium was packed, to give every one an opportunity to hear McKinley. The platform was on the campus under the trees. After orations of graduates, the announcement was made for all to gather on the campus, where Maj. McKinley would address them. ee DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL. ‘the lowa Law Prohibiting the Manu- facture of Cigarettes. ST. PAUL, Minn., July 28.—United States Circuit Judge Sanborn has decided the Iowa enti-cigarette law unconstitutional and ordered released on a writ of babeas corpus Donald C. McGregor of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The law was passed by the Iowa legisla- ture last winter, and went into effect on Jvly 4, 1893, and prohibited absolutely the manufacture or sale of cigarettes in the state or their importation into the stale. McGregor was arrested for importing cigarettes and selling them in the original packages, and an application for a writ of habeas corpus was made to Judge San- born, Tke attorneys for the petitioner rested their arguments on the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in the famous prohibition case that went up from the same state rome years ago atter the prohibition law was enacted there. That decision is to the effect that the federal Constitution having delegated to Congress the power to regulate commerce between the several states, the legislature had no power to prohibit ihe importation of liquors into the state or their sale in the original packages by the importer. Attorney General Remley argued that the legislature had power to prohibit the importation and sale of cigarettes, and cited other authorities to sustain his view. Judge Sanborn followed the deetsion of the Supreme Court and granted the writ. —__—__— A WESTERN BOY’S TALE. Kept in the Power of a Negro, Wh Forced Him te Steal. CHICAGO, July 23.—The police are in- vestigating a strange story just told {== by sixteen-year-old Arthur Peterson. Yourz Peterson was arrested on the lake front. Moses St. Clair, colored, fifty-four years ola who was with the boy, was also arreste and locked up. At the police station St Clair refus@d to talk, but the boy told Serzt. Murphy that in St. Paul, his native city, he met St. Clair, who seemed to exercise a pecullar influence over him. Less than 2 year ago, young Peterson said, he came Chicago with St. Clair, who told the boy. the latter said, that if he attempted to | or told any one about the ill treatment he received, he would kill him. “Several weeks ago we went out to Oak Park and Austin,” said young Peterson, “and committed a number of burglaries in each place. St. Clair compelled me to as- sist him in these burglaries, telling me what to do. We got considerable valuable prop- erty, which St. Clair disposed of, and then we went to New York. There we committed one burglary. We did not realize very much from it, and St. Clair thought we had bet- ter come back to Chicago. We arrived in Chicago several days ago, and I have been watching for an-opportunity to get away trom St. Clair.” — PART OF THE DOME FELL. Fatal Disaster in the Old Post Office Building at Chicago. CHICAGO, July 23.—By the falling of a portion of the interior dome of the old pest offic building at Clark, Adams, Jack- son and Dearborn streets this morning one workmen was instantly killed and an- other s6 badly injured that his life is de- spaired of. The dead man is Nicholas Smith, and Elmer Stringer was terribly crushed by the tangled mass of iron and stone. An immense derrick was loaded with a weight of stone and was about to lower its load into the rotunda. A portion of the old come on the Clark street side of the build- ing, on which the men were standing, fell in with a crash. Both men were buried in the mass. ——_—-— INISTER ROMERO’S RESIGNATION. The Mexican Government Esteems Him Too Highly to Accept It. CITY OF MEXICO, July 23.—Tae govern- ment will not accept Minister Romero's resignation, holding him in too high esteem as a successful diplomat to allow him tc retire at the present, and regarding him as possessing the good will of the American government and people. Mr. Romero will start for Washington at once. A company of Mexicans and Americans will develop the water power at the mouth of the great drainage tunnel, and it is be- lieved power can be utilized for lighting the city. ‘A remarkable phenomenon at the mine of Santos Reyes, in the state of Chil.uznua, occurred yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock. A tremendous explosion was heard, and an enormous mass of burning matter was seen to fall from the heavens, striking the side of a mountain and bringing down with it in Its course entire cliffs, and finally plunged 700 feet into the ground, making a hole from which boiling water still issues. One of the most singular phenomenon observed was heavy rain falling from the sky immediately after the descent of the meteor. The people are very superstitious, as this is one of the many realizations of the prophecies of the vision-seeing girl of Tobasco. The same meteor destroyed the house of a miner, killing his two children. a A Suit for Trespass. The Clark Brothers’ Lime and Cement Company today sued Gustavus T. Boyd for trespass, claiming $500 damage, because, as the plaintiffs allege, the defendant, the 25th of last May, entered their stable and seized three horses. It is charged that the defendant kept them for eight days, putting the plaintiffs to great trouble and expense to recover them through legal proceedings. The plain- tiff’s attorney ie Clarence A. Brandenberg. ——.— DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. The New Police Surgeons. As stated exclusively in yesterday's Star, the board of medical exeminers which ex- amined applicants for the position of police surgeon made its report. Dr. William P. Carr, as heretofore stated, received the highest average, and was today appointed police surgeon for the northwestern dis- trict. The board also submitted the fol- lowing names, from which the Commission- ers are to select the other surgeon for the southwest: They are as follows: Drs. ‘Allen, Vale, Church, Deveraux ani Thomas. The Commissioners will con- sider the hospital experience of each one of these physicians and make the appoint- ment for the southwestern district from this list. The board also recommended the appointment of Dr. Allen for the south- west in view of his high average in the examination and his great hospital ex- perience. The appointment, however, to this place will net be made until October. ——_—_. Military Execation in Cuba. HAVANA, July/23—At Matanzas today Leonardo Jolva Almeida was shot to death by order of the military authorities. | FOR THE FIREMEN’S FAMILIES. Over Pwenty-Three Hundred Dollars Rained Through Phe Star Office. A letter was today sent to Commissioner Ross by The Evening Star Newspaper Com- pany, signed by Mr. Frank B. Noyes, treas- urer, inclosing a cheek for $2,316, represent- ing the amount contributed through The Star for the benefit ef the families of the firemen who lost their lives May 19 in the na avenue fre. Of this amount $863 Was raised by the concert given by the Marine Band May 2 The remainder of the sum represents the subscriptions sent in from time to time. —_—__>-—__ NEW SILVER CERTIFICATES. of One Dollar Were From the Treasury Today. The new one-dollar silver certificate made its first public appearance today. Porty thousand of them were taken up in the treasury caSh todsy and were issued to customers in the usual routine of govern- ment business. As soon the fact be- came known, there was a rush for them by merchants end others who wanted to give them to favored customers as change. Many of the applicants at the cash room, however, wanted them merely as curiosi- tes, just as childrén desire new tuys. Assistant Treasurer Meline says that the new notes will he regularly tssued from now on in the redemption of old and worn- out notes, and also in the regular dixburse- ments of the gcvernment. He says that the supplies which are being received daily from the bureau of engraving and prini- ing will be sufficient to meet all erdinary cemands, even ff it is as great at it is \kely to be for some time to come, while the bills are new and strange. There is a great diversity of opinion with regard to the new note. It is unquestion- ably a work of art in its general design and execution and will commend itself par- ticularly to residents of this city because of the beautiful bird's-eye view of the na- Uonal capital which adorns its face. The principal criticism of it heard on the streets today ts that ft has something of the ap- Pearance of a patent medicine advertise- ment and looks altogether different from the paper money to which the people have come accustomed, which latter fact, :t is said, may at first result in confusion and trickery. Others say that this criticism hax no ground other than that the bill is new and strange as yet, and that it will grow in admiration with a better acquaintance. New stiver certificates of the denomina- tions of two dollars, five dollars and tev dollars are being prepared at the bureau of engraving and printing and will be put inte general circulation in the course of a few months. Mr. Will. A. Low, the New York artist, who is now in the empioy of the government, designed the frontispiece of the new one-dollar certificate. -———--e-___. THE TRADE OF JAPAN. Interesting Statinties Presented by Connul General Melver. Consul General MeIvor at Kanagawa has forwarded to the State Department tables showing the foreign trade of Japan during the year 189. In these tables the Japanese silver yen has been taken as equivalent to 31 certs, this being its mean value during that year. The total value of exports was $68,003,662 and of imports $65,122,895. Of this amount the United States is credited with $27,554,- 764 for exports, and $4,730,943 for imports. The customs duties collected were for ex- ports, $1,150,281; imports, $2,161,309; miscel- laneous, $85,045, making a total of $3,400,- + During the year 1,963 steamers and 1,005 sailing vessels entered the ports of Japan from foreign countries. Of these ninety- ‘87 British, and 371 American steamers els were engaged in the coastwise trade of Japan as against British, 104 French, and 181, Ger Japan exported $1,423,805 gold and $1: silver bullion. She imported bullion w the value of $5: n gold and 8 silver. ———— TO PROTECT THE RESERVE. and sailing ves: Geld to Be Paid Into the Subtreas- uries by Bankers, The Treasury Department has been ad- vised that nearly $23,000,000 in gold wili be turned into the subtreasuries in exchange for legal tender notes by banks in various parts of the country for the replenishing and protection of the government gold bal- ance, which has been recently subjected to an apparently systematic attack by foreign dealers. Of this amount, about $18,500,000 has been pledged by bankers in New York city, $2,000,000 by bankers in Boston, and 2.0.0,000 by bankers in Philadeiphia. Word has alsoxreached the department that the banking institutions of Chicago will also assist in the movement for the protection of the gold balance in the general interest of the national credit, but no details have yet been received on the subject. The sub- stantial co-operation of the banks in this matter has effectualiy removed necessity for another issue of bonds for some time to come. At least that is what they say at the Treasury Department. —— ee = DMINISTRATIONS COURSE. THE Cabi t Officers Waitin; for the President to First Give His Views. Speculation as to the administration course in the present democratic crisis 1s not suppressed by the studied silence which pervades the official circles. Mr. Eckels’ interview in support of the third ticket idea is not representative of the administration in this respect; Mr. Eckels has made up his mind and the ad- ministration has not. That it may come to his conclusion is not unlikely, but at present the Inner circle is simply thinking. Cabinet officers are themselves in doubt as to the President’s exact course, and the: feel restrained from speaking. clearly untit Mr. Cleveland gives an intimation of his | wishes. Those who know his feelings best assert that he is so disgusted with the democratic performance at Chicago that he is comparatively indifferent and almost unwilling to give any attention to the sub- ject whatever, and is letting the campaign drift along in its own way. It is known that ‘he ts entirely confident that McKinley will be elected, and on that account per- haps feels less necessity for taking an ag- gressive siand at the opening of the cam- paign than he otherwise would. Secretary Lamont declines to speak for publication on the third ticket proposal, and the other members cf the cabinet take the view that the President should speak first. Secre- tary Herbert is going to Alabama to vote the regular ticket in the state election, but fail to repeat the act in November. a Grain and Cotton Market. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1421 F street, members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thal- mann & Co., New York GRAIN. « y Wheat Sept BB 56 Dec 50% Om Sit me iigasin 603 638 be is .2 22 3.60 3.57 cork N, ee eu ass 40 oat 6.35 629 Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, and spring do., $3.15283.30—receipts, 3 exports, 12," 900 “barrels; cales, 1.219 barrels. | Wheat. dull spot avd month, Gla6li,; GOEL; Sey der, 61'%a61%;" steamer red, ceipts, 9,222" bushels; ex 48, S u 3 expo 7,606 bushels; sales, 06,4 ern wheat by sample,” 6026314; do. 62%. Corn steady—spet and month, gust, | S14adl%4; | September, Intxed, 3043014—receipts, bushels; stock, 317,021 bushels: southern white and yellow cora, % s steady to firm—No. 2 white western, 24 No. 2 mized do., 21%4a22—receipts, 81,965 exports, 829. bushets. and st 42,857 ‘Dush none: stock, ». 2, 34 ern—recelpts, 700 bushels; 19,426 bushels. Hay firm—cl Grain f1 urs weak uneba Thiay unchauged -. Eugene Speller Dead. DIJON, France, July 28.—M. Eugene Spuller, polttician, journalist and author, is dead, aged sixty-one. Foreign Buying Orders Cause Prices to Recover. Wall Street Watching the Situation at St. Louis. a’ GENERAL MARKET REPORTS SS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, July 23.—Opening prices this morning were fractionally lower than those recorded at the close of yesterday's business, as the result of London's failure to respond to the full measure of the local improvement. Foreign buying orders came in during the first hour, however, and a sharp recovery at once ensued. okers acting for the most extensive operator on the short side of the market were credited with purchases aggregating more than ten thousand shares of the recently active is- Sues, particularly St. Paul. The Grarger roads reflected a general liquidation of the short interest through- out the murning. This group of stocks has been conspicuously vulnerable of late, and has consequently attracted the largest short interest. The improvement in other instances, no‘ably Jersey Central and cer- tain of the specialties, reflects at least a temporary change for the better In specu- lative sentiment. The depositing of more than twelve mill- ions gold at the subtreasury by the sev- eral local banks was an encouraging tnflu- ence, and had a marked effect on the char- acter of the day’s trading. The details of the foreign exchange conference, while still the subject of conjecture merely, are ge! gold reserve. The foreign houses interes: ed in the new agreement were decidedly more hopeful in their forecasting of the market's probable course, an attitude to- tally repugnant to a want of confidence in the proposed plan. It has been demonstrated during the past torty-elght hours that traders are to be ousted from the control of speculation and that the real owners of securities are to become active in fixing a value on the same. This change in congitions is the most im- portant development of the week and is of more than temporary significance. The various methods of relicf may be, and Probably are, but temporary expedients forced out an extremity, but the cer- tainty of supervision by powerful interests should a further outbreak of Speculative lawlessness, The rece: pe situation at St. Louis and rumors of a possible failure to indorse Bryan were factors of material benefit to stock values during the afternoon. The reasoning on this point, however varied in character, terminates in the con- clusion that the democratic nominee is not likely to be benefited by elther his indorsement or repudiatien by the con- vention now in session Votes are al- most certain to be diverted, owing to the assured disappointment of one of the two factions. The outstanding short interest at the close of today’s business, while considera- bly curtailed, is cousidered by certain shrewd observers to be of sufficient pro- portions to duplicate the improvement of the last two days. Atteniion will shortly be turned to the developments of the cam- paign and prices should fluctuate in sym- pathy with increasing strength of either of the two leading parties. The silver scare shows some indications of exhaustion for want of new material, and the hope prevails that it is on the verge of being talked to death by its an- archistic agitators. Contraction will be the Watchwore for the present in financial and commercial circles, and a normal market would in all protability result in dullness and a tendency toward increasing stability in prices. > FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening,the highest and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as ~eported by Corron & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schiey, No. 80 Broadway. Open. High. Low. Close, American Sugar Woke 106% 1ag 10835 HY Oy OR wy 3 ON BSG BOE American Cotton Off Recte bese peer At iy 1a 18” ie Balti 4 Bay State Gas Canada Southern. Canada fay cs Chesapeake & Onio. CC. C.& St Louis Chicago, B. & »& Northwestern m. Den. & Rio Grande, Pid_ Dis. & Cattle Feeding. Erie. Lake Shore. Louisville & Michigan Central... Missouri Pacific ‘ational Lead Co. Northern Pacitic...... Northern Pacitic, Pfd... orth American : Ont. & Western. Pacitic Mail... Phila. & Reading. Pallman P Co... Southern Ky., Pd. Phila. Traction. Wheeling & L. Wheeling & L. Western Union Tel Silver... Washington Stock Exchange. Government Bonds, R 4s, registered, 1 i +f ron. 07 ia, 113% bid, 114 anked. 2 asked. Solumbla “Bonds. 20-year Fund. Sa, 104 bid. 30-year Fund. gold Gs, 110 bid. Water Stock currency 7s, 1901, 110 bid.” Water Stock cnr. reney Ts, Hi, 10 bid. Fund. currency 8.658, 112 ask -d. Miscellancous Konds,—Metropolitan Raflroad Ss, Wid, 110 asked. “Metropolitam Railroad conv. 113 bid, 120 asked. Belt Raiicond Sn, 80 axked. ckington allroad 65, 96 asked. Columbia Rail 68, 112 bid, 113 asked. i 08 My 108 3. . bid. Chesay Wacpioee Sa 200, bid. Amretcan Security a ‘Trust 5s, F. ‘and A., 100 bid. American Securit and Trust 5s, A. and 0. 100 bid. Washington Market Company ist 6s, 107 bid. Washington ket Company imp. 6s, 107 bid. Washington Mark: Company exten Gs, 107 bid. Masonic hdl Assocta- 106 bid.” Washington Light Infantry lst id 6s, 90 bid. Rational Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 270 bid, 300 asked. Bank of Republic, 240 bid. politan, 260 vid. « Farmers and ond, 120 b bid. Bnd, 108 winked. ‘Traders’ . 100 axked. Ohio, 8B bid. Safe Deposit and Trust Companies. National Safe Deposit and Trust, 120 asked. Washington Loan and Trust, 120 asked, American Security and Trast, 140’ asked. Ralirocd Stocks 66 ital Traction Company, 64 asked bid, ed. Metropolitan, 109 bid, 107 Colmmbia, 55 bid. Belt, 28 asked. asked. Georgetown and Gas and Electric 1 42 bid, 46 asked ted States Blectric Ligh Jesurance Stocks. Vircmen's, a 40 bid. Uni & asked, Franklin, 3 bid. Metropolitan, 6s coran, 52 Wid. Potomec, 60 bid. Arlington, 130. bid. rman American, 160 bid. National Union, 9 bid, 14 asked. Columbia, # bid, 14 asked. Rigen, 7%" bid, SY asked. People’s, 5S bid, 6 asked. Lincoln, 8 “Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 100 bid, 110 asked. Columbia Tithe, G6 bid, 6 asked. Washington Titie, 2 bid. District Title, 6 bid, 10 ed. "FT -phone Stocks. —Pennaylvania,38 bid, 60 asked, ‘Chesapeake and Potomac, 7 vid, 64 axked. Amer- fean Gruphopbone, 54 bid, 5% ‘asked. American Grapbop inne, pfd., 11 asked. matic Gun Car- riage, .10 bid, .20° asked. Aisrcllaweats, Stocks. Mengeuthaler Ligotype, 116 bid, 119 asked. Lanston Monotype, 5 0 anked. We om Market, T2 Did, 24% nk Great Falis Ice, 115 bid, 126 asked. ‘Lincola Hi 90 asked. Py