Evening Star Newspaper, July 27, 1896, Page 1

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FOR SOUND MONEY|THE Maine pepupaees TAKE THE STUMP Some of the Letters Received by the Republican Committee. A CAMPAIGN OF EDUCATION What the Democrats Hope to Se- cure in the East. MILLIONS OF DOCUMENTS The republican congressional committee recelves many hundred letters in the course of a day, enough, in fact, to keep a big force of clerks at work upon the reading and answering of them. Among them are some curious communications, numbers of important ones, and at intervals letters ccnveying tnformation of an unusual char- acter. One of the letters received today was from a resident of South Carolina, tn- closing a communication to a loval demo- eratic paper from William Miles Hazzard, who is described as a “dyed-in-the-wool democrat.” Mr. Hazzard, in the course of his writing, records the following senti- nen! ; “While free silver will increase the wealth of silver miners, and more money not suit- le to the trade will be in circulation, it is not going to benefit the rice planters and sugar planters, whe will still have to cope with foreign competition, which means rice and sugar made so cheap by cheap labor that we cannot cope with them. Fer my- self, I shall vote for Maj. McKinley, as he rr sound money aad protection; we have lived under it, prospered under It, and know that !t fs no experiment. Free i and free trade does not suit our in- “It cannot suit the south. The day is not ‘ant when cotton planters will be forced ask for protection from the increased hipment of cotton from Egypt and ies from the formidable compet!- om that will arise from Japan and China. ‘These branches of our southern industries have not yet felt the blight, as we have, in ceping with Japan's, China’s and Egypt's cheap labor. Is it prudent for them to ald in Keeping sound money and protection apart?” A Campaign of Education. The repdblican congresstonal committee is conducting a campaign of education up- on the financial question on a scale larger than was ever attempted before, probably, by any congressional campaign committee. The number of campaign documents that will be sent out this fall will run up into the millions. One Congressman from the west, who called at congressional head- quarters today, made arrangements to #000 documents sent into his dis- trict, and it Is not the largest district in the untry by any means. It is signifi- cant to note that the titles of these decu- ments show them to relate mainly to the fi cial question. MeCleary’s answer to tree silver speech, “Babcock on “Populist Humbugs Exposed,” “Dingley on the Treasury Situation” and similar topics comprise the order. Before the campaign is over it is probable that two milion documents will be distributed in Indiana and Mlinois alone. One of the campaign documents which have ben offered to the republican commit- tee comes from a Philadelphia printing firm, and is in the form of a great poster inted in red and ¢ ink, as follows: “16 to 1. “What does it mean? “A silver dollar weighs about sixteen times as much as a gold dollar. When the ratio was established for the coinage of gold and silver dollars it approximately represented the market value of the two metals. An ounce of gold was worth about sixteen times as much as an ounce of sil- ver. Now an ounce of gold is worth more than tht tumes as much as an ounce of “Under our law whoever owns gold bull- fon can take it to the mint and have ft made inte coins without any cost to him. That ts free coinage of gold. The gold thus coined {s worth a dollar, irrespective of the stamp, all over the world. The silver men demand that we shall do the same thing for silver without any change of ratio—that is to say, that every owner of silver shall be permitted to take !t to the mint and have every fifty cents’ worth of it stamped as a dollar, though it would be Worth only {ts bullion value outside the United States. “That is what free coinage at 16 to 1 means,”” Senator Pettigrew’s Resignation. Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota, who will be recalled as one of the men who fol- lowed Senator Teller in his dramatic bolt from the republican national convention at St. Louis, was a member of the congres- sional committee. Since his departure from the republican party at St. Louis Senator Pettigrew has resigned his place upon the = The vacancy has not yet been filled. In this connection It has been remarked In political circles that there are a number of avowed advocates of the gold standard on the democratic congressional committee standing practically as much in opposition to the platform and ticket as Senator Petti- grew did, but no resignations have been reported up to this date from the demo- cratic committee. Work of the Democratic Committee. It ts said that when the democratic na- tional committee opens headquarters a few ys hence, and gets down to business in earnest, one of the first subjects to be taken up will be the attitude of certain men {oward the national platform and ticket, who, having been nominated as presidential electors on the democratic ticket prior to the Chicago convention, have since that time repudiated both the platform and the ticket. and are publicly credited with the intention to vote for McKinley. This matter has come to open issue in Pennsylvania, where William M. Singerly, by of his revolt from the ticket, has been challenged by ex-Congressman Snow- den, who has written the following letter to the state central committee: “As a democrat, who wishes to vote for the regular democratic nominees for Presi- dent and Vice President, Messrs. Bryan and Sewall, at the next ember election, I ‘Are you going to mocratic state convention in order that it may give us a democratic lential electoral ticket that will truly represent the regularly nominated ticket above named and the platform upon which it was nominated, so that all loyal and faithful democrats can safely and con- scienttously vote for tt, and in doing so feel certain that In the event of election the electors chosen will cast their ballots in the —- college for Messrs. Bryan and “Tam led to ask you this question because I observe through the democratic news- pers that are loyally and faithfully sup- porting Mesere. Bryan and Sewall in this State that William M. Singerly’s name {s still at the head of the democratic presi- dential electoral ticket of this common- wealth, while he 1g personally in open re- bellien against the ticket and has boldly re- pudiated the platform upon which it wae nominated. “He and a number of other prominent and influential Philadelphia democrats are open- ly engaged in a scheme to defeat our ticket and elect Mr. McKinley. He has even gone so far as to suggest the basis upon which he claims that the dissatisfied democrats and republicans can come together and Mr. McKinley hands down, to use his own language. Surely, you will see the neces- sity of your committee taking some steps to relieve the honest and loyal democrats from the emberrassing position in which they find themselves by reason of having such ————— on the presidential electoral They Are Now in an Unprecedented Dilemma Over Their State Ticket. Gold Candidates Nominated and the Vice President on a Silver Platform. Some of the democratic leaders are very greatly concerned over the situation in Maine. It embarrasses both Mr. Sewall and the party. The state is to vote in Septem- ber, and yet at this late day the local democracy has not yet adjusted itself to the Chicago platform. The Maine demo- crats are not for silver, but for gold. They had so declared and made nominations be- fore the Chicago convention met. Now, with Mr. Sewall on the national democratic ticket, they are asked to rescind that action and take other action. But how can they do it? How can they sing silver’s song in a gold land? Their candidate for governor withdraws, and all is confusion. Effect of a Big Republigan Victory. Suppose their local campaign is a failure. Suppose they find it impossible to execute the necessary right-ahout-face. Suppose the republicans, profiting by their disorder roll up an enormous majority. These are not violent suppositions. Where will such a result leave Mr. Sewall? Will not those who protested originally against his nomi- nation renew their criticism? And will not the discontent spread into the debatable States and affect the campaign there? Sewall Not Likely to Be Removed. The talk of removing Mr. Sewall from the ticket is not heard in representative demo- cratic silver circles. He would probably not be permitted to retire even of his own accord. A sort of marriage ceremony has been performed, whereby the democracy has taken Mr. Sewall for better or for worse. To undertake for any reason now to put him away would violate the sacred can g00d politics, ce Won't Go to Watson. But if divorce were possible, whom would the democracy take in his Place? Not Mr. Watson. No populist in the south is more urpopular in democratic circles than Mr. Watson. No man has arraigned the democ- racy In severer terms. He gave as his Teason for leaving the party that it was 41 competent and corrupt, and to make him- self altogether acceptabl he abandoned the profession of the lew, ana became a mixture of farmer and populist editor. He has continued in this new field to denounce his old associates of the demo- cratic field, and so, today, is the target of 4s much democratic abuse as any man in all the south. Mr. Watson might please the populisis of the west, but democrats no- where. An Unprecedented Dilemma. Altogether, the democratic dilemma fs un- precedented. Mr. Bryan is hailed in popu- list localities as being more populist than democrat. Mea like Senators Peffer and Allen and Jerry Simpson, high priests of populism, anoint him with their approval, and Mr. Watson fs willing to stand on a national ticket with him. This is very dis- quieting in certain democratic circles. But nothing can be dore about it, for the rea- son that in other democratic circles populist approval is openly and eagerly solicited. Chairman Jones of the national committee has presided over negotiations for the pur- bese of bringing the populists into camp. What May Happen. Awkward as his present position at home is, Mr. Sewall, it is thought, may, before the end {s reached, appear as the most distinc- tive democratic feature of the whole outfit. Nebody hails him as a populist. On the contrary, his straight democracy 1s cer- tified to by the vigor of populist assaults on him. —____-e+________ CONSULAR SERVICE REFORM. Germany Appreciates the Wisdom of Improving Its System. United States Consul Monoghan at Chem- nitz regards it as meriting note that while earnest efforts are being made in the Unit- 4 States to reform the consular service, a movement is afoot in Germany to reform the consular service of that country so as to bring it up to the present efficiency of the United States. At the request of the government the Rhineland and Westphalian Union, for the protection of the empire's industrial interests, has handed in an ex- haustive essay founded upon a thorough investigation, dealing with the necessity of this reform, and suggestirg a better train- ing for German consuls, especially in a practical school of commerce and traffic. They complain that the present service is too bureautocratic, and that the consuls are not closely in touch with thelr people as those of the United States, and that their reports are s0 delayed as to be of lit- tle use. Another report from Mr. Monoghan shows forcibly just how far behind the United States all Europe is in the matter of elec- trical propulsion of railway cars. He says that the total number of electric railways, street and others, in Europe, went up in 1895 from 70 to 111, and the total length of lines from 700 to 902 kilometers (a kilo being 8,250 feet). Germany with 406 kilos leads the list, France comes next with 132 kilos, England has only 94 kilos and Portugal ends the list with 2.8 kilos. ° MINISTER WILLIS. Arranging His Affairs for a Speedy Return to Honolulu. Mr. Albert S. Willis, United States min- ister to Hawaii, is arranging his affairs for @ speedy return to his post at Honolulu. He came home on a regular leave of ab- sence for sixty days, and his time is al- most up. He has been at his home in Louisville for most of the time, and he ts supposed to be there at present. It is prob- able that he will visit this city before his return to Honolulu, but as there is no spe- ¢lal necessity for such action he may pro- ceed direct from his home to San Francisco. It was said that he might become a candi- Gate for Congress, but his present program seems to show that he prefers his present diplomatic office. —_——_+-e+_____. Army Orders. Capt. James B. Aleshire, assistant quar- termaster, has been relieved from duty at St. Louis, and ordered to duty at Chicago, in connection with the purchase of cavalry and artillery horses. Capt. G. EB. Bushnell, assistant surgeon, has been transferred from New York city to Fort Assiniboine, Mont., relieving Capt. Peter R. Egan, assistant surgeon, who 1s ordered to New York. Lieut. Samuel A. Smoke, 19th Infantry, has been granted six months’ leave with permission to go abroad. The leave of Lieut. J. F. R. Landis, Ist Cavalry, has been extended one month, ——_~- 2. Mr. McAd Movemw..... Assistant Secretary McAdoo has return- ed to the city from Lynchburg, Va., where he went to attend the funeral of Mrs. Tardy, his mother-in-law, who died last Friday. Mr. fey eh will start tomorrow for Gloucester, » to resume his in- spection of the naval militia organisations. He will return to Washington on the Dol- hin, which will wait his arrival at Houcester. Prominent Populists Who Will Be Heard. ‘CYCLONE’ DAVIS MAKES AN ADMISSION Talk as to the Probability of Watson's Withdrawal. FUSION PLANS IN KANSAS a ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 27.-Among the speakers who will take the stump for the Popultst ticket will be Senator Butler and Chairman Taubeneck, Eugene V. Debs of Terre Haute, Robert Shilling of Milwaukee, Senetor Allen, Nebraska; Senator Peffer, Kansas; Gov. Liewelling, Kansa Mrs. Mary E. Lease of Kansas, Mrs. Roberts of Colorado and many others, including Coxey and Carl Brown. Mr. Debs is a strong supporter of the initiative and referendum. The currency will be the pivot around which the majority of the speeches will re- volve, and the women who will be sent out will make that their special point of at- tack. Mrs. Roberts made a speech in the convention seconding the nomination of Bryan, and in the five minutes that she was before the convention won for herself the reputation of being one of the most forcible and logical speakers that has ever addressed a populist gathering. “Cyclone” Davis was discussing the out- come of the convention with a party of friends in the Lindell corridors last even- ing. He said: “There were a thousand men in that con- vention who differed with me and there could have been but one result—the selec- tion of Bryan. It was a case of either making them believe they were wrong and myself and little band of 250 were right, or give up. We had to give up, of course. We were not all statesmen and the thous- and on the other side were neither fools nor traitors. We concluded they were right.” WATSON’S WITHDRAWAL. Republicans Inclined to Ex- pect It. BUTTE, Mont., July 27.—Senator Mantle aud Representative Hartman have arrived here. Both say they will support Bryan because he is a bimetallist and not because he is a democrat. When the question is settled they will be republicans in all things ence more. “While I deplore that the populists put up another ticket,” said Mr. Hartman, “yet I think that in thirty days there will be but one bimetallic ticket in the field. I think Watson will allow his name to be withdrawn. The ticket, from a point of good politics, must be Bryan and Sewall. On second thoughi, Watson and the men who nomineted him must concede this.” Mr. Mantle said: “I regard,the action of placing an independent ticket in the field by the populists very bad politics, as the populist party has been crying for free coinage so many years, louder than the Cthers. It is one of their cardinal principles of faith. I believe the vast majority of the populist party 1s henest and sincere in the udvocacy of bimetallism, consequently I be- lieve influence will be brought to bear to get Watson to withdraw. FUSION IN KANSAS. Silver Populists and Democrats Expected to Work Together. KANSAS CITY, Mo., July Relative to fusion with Kansas democrats and pop- ulists, the Times prints an interview with ex-Congressman William A. Harris, in which he said: “The Kansas plan is for the populists in their state convention at Abilene, August 5, to indorse the Bryan and Sewall electors whom the democrats will name at Hutch- inson the preceding day.” Continuing, ex-Congressman Harris said: “It is generally understood that there will be a fusion in Kanses this year, although there have been no conferences on the sub- ject, and consequently no plans have been fcrmulated, but fusion is in the alr. We will nominate our candidates for state offi- cers and telegraph the democrats the re- svlt. They will indorse our nominees and we will indorse theirs. Ex-Congressman Jerry Simpson of Kan- sas, who was present during the interview, is quoted as saying there was nothing else to do but accept the plan, and ex-Congress- man Jeff Hudson voiced the same senti- ment. Today, under a Topeka date, the Times ints an interview with ex-United States ler.ator John Martin, who approves of the pisn as far as it goes. He, however, would ave _cenference committee appointed by the Hutchinson and Abilene conventions to arrange the details. Populist ex-Governor Llewelling of Kan- sas, in a published interview, also approves of the plan of fusion. United States Senator William A. Peffer passed through this city om his way home frcm the St. Louis convention. He said: “The mass of the populist party wishes to see William J. Bryan the hext President, and no matter what difference of opinion may arise, nothing can prevent him from carrying every southern state. He will also carry every western state.’ He added, slowly, “He will carry Kansas by 50,000 majority.” WESTERN GOLD DEMOCRATS. A Conference Likely to ‘Be Held at Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 27.—L. c. Krauthoff, who went to Chicago to attend the conference of gold standard democrats, has returned to this city. It fs said, in con- nection with his return, that as soon as possible a conference of local gold standard democrats will be held to call a mass meet- ing for the near future. Prominent *demo- crats will make speeches, and it is said Fred W. Lehmann, a St. Louis attorney, who stumped the state for the democratic Farty four years ago, will be one of them. Mr. Lehmann was one of the delegates from Missouri to the conference of gold democrats in Chicago Thursday. ACTIVE CAMPAIGN WORK Soon to Begin in the Republican Chiengo Headquarters. CHICAGO, July 27.—The Tribune says: It is practically settled that S. A. Perkins, chairman of the executive committee of the American Republican College League and member of the executive committee of the National League, will be given the place of first assistant secretary under Secretary Osborne of the national republi- cen campaign committee,with headquarters at New York. There were no signs of life about national republican headquarters yesterday, every- thing being closed tight in accordance with instructions issued by Chairman Hanna. A man was sent to the headquarters early in the day to get the private mail of Mr. Heath and some of the other members of his staff, but with this exception no one entered the rooms during the day. This week will witness the beginning of active campaign work. The work thus far done has been of a preliminary character, arranging the forces of the different parts and outlining the matters to be covered in the near future. H. C. Payne is expected to reach here today, and there will be a meeting of the committee some time in the latter part of the week after Mr. Hanna’s return from New York. McKINIZSY AT CLEVELAND. Will Not Return to Canton Until Wednesday. CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 27.—Maj. Mc- Kiley today decided to remain in Cleve- land until Wednesday next, and will re- turn to his home at Canton on that day. He spent the morning at Windemere, the home of Mr. Hanna, quietly chatting with the members of the household and a few callers. This afternoon, if the weather permits, he will review from the stand in front of the city hal] the great centennial bicycle parade, which is scheduled for 3 o'clock. The weather is very threatening, however, and it is possible that the parade may have to egain be postponed on account of rain. Chairman Hanna, who will depart for New York this evening, has arranged to meet all the party leaders in the east. a PROGRESS OF THE SPANISH. Captured a Hospital and Shot Three Insurgent Prisoners. HAVANA, Cuba, July 27.—During recent skirmishes in the provinces of Pinar Del Rio and Santa Clara the insurgents left eighteen killed on the field, among the Gead being an Amazon, and retired with thelr wounded. The troops had one officer and twenty soldiers wounded. Major Yglesias has dispersed an insur- gent force at Congo mountain, province of Matanzes. He captured the enemy's camp and destroyed a hospital used by the in- surgents. The latter had five men killed and the troops captured two prisoners, The insurgents have fired upon an Arte- misa train at the farm of Belumen, prov- ince of Pinar Del Rio. They removed the rajls and derailed the cars. The governor of Pirar Del Rio, Senor Rodriguez San Pe- dro, was traveling on the same train. The insurgents have also derailed three passenger cars of a train sear Consolacion, Province of Pinar Del Rio. Fourteen insurgents have surrendered to the Spanish authorities at aCrdenas, prov- ince of Matanzas. Three insurgent prisoners, Luis Muro, Miguel Alvarez and Rodriguez Antonio Cairo, were shot this morning at the castle of San Severino, Matanzas. The insurgent leader, Clotiloe Garcia, has caused to be delivered to officers rep resenting Colonel Molina, elght soldiers who had been captured by Garcla’s forces in the attack on Macagua. In order to prevent the passage of a con- Yoy of provisions ani ammuniticn bound for Caibaguan, the insurgents have burn- ec the bridge over the river Tunicu, near Sancti Spiritus, province of Santa Clara. Another train has been dynamited in the Nuevitas district of the prevince of Puerto Principe. There was no loss of life. A man named Franciseo Zayas Govin, coming from Guanajan and going to Man- agua, this province, has been detained by the police on the suspicion that he is an agent of the insurgents. The insurgent leaders im the province of Santiegzo De Cuba are prohibiting the farmers from preparing thelr fields for the next crop of sugar cane. After the arrival of the reinforcements on thelr way from Spain to this city, Captain General Weyler will assume personal direc- tion of the campaign against Antonio Ma- ceo in the province of Pinar Del Rio. The combined columns of the battalions of Barcelona and Navarro have been en- gaged at the Colony of Jobo, this province, with a numerous force of insurgents. The latter retired with the loss of eleven men killed. The troops lost’ two officers killed and thirteen soldiers were wounded. The military governor of Guira, Melena, Havana province, in reconnoitering with a detachment of troops, has had a skirmish with an insurgent force, during which the younger brother of the notorious insurgent leader II Ynglesito was killed. The military governor of San Juan de Martinez, province of Pinar del Rio, with a force of troops, has been engaged for five hours with the insurgents, command- ed by Herrera and other leaders, at Bl Pancho. The insurgents in retreating left nineteen killed and carried away many wounded. The troops had one officer and twelve soldiers wounded. During later skirmishes in the province of Santa Clara the insurgents lost eight killed. BRITISH PREPARED TO LAND. Panic During the Session of the Na- tional Assembly in Crete. ATHENS, July 27.—A dispatch received here from the Island of Crete says that while the national assembly was sitting on Saturday a panic occurred, and the Turks prepared to attack the Christians, where- upon the commander of the British tron- clad Hood lowered five boats with which to land a force of marines. Ord2r was re- stored, however, before action became nec- eseary. During the disturbances a Turk was kill- ed by a shot fired by another Turk. Three battalions of Turkish infantry were landed at Retimo Saturday. Several skirmishes have taken place between Retimo and Heraklion. Sixty Cretan volunteers have landed on the island. —+ INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS. Socialists Debating the Admission of Anarchists. LONDON, July 27.—The international so- clalist, labor and trade union congress epened this morning in St, Martin’s town hall. The session was devoted to wran- gling as to whether anarchists should be admited. A group of anarchists present behaved in a noisy and turbulent manner, and the chairman promised to have a force of police handy to expel them from future sessions, if necessary. The question of ad- mitting anarchists was not decided when the session was adjourned. The scene while the session was in Progress was almost indescribable. There was great confusion, much noise and dis- order intermingled with violence, while the question of admitting anarchists was being discussed. Several attacks were made upon the platform, but the »would-be orators were violently hurled off. The attempts made to cject the riotous,anarchists failed, and finally the chairman adjourned the meeting. The noisy demands of the anarchists pro- duced the most bitter feelings among the socialists, who very generally resolved at @ meeting of the British gection this after- noon’ to shut the door in the faces of the anarchists tomorrow and to employ the Police freely to eject them if necessary. eS BURIED UNDER RUINS. Disaster at the Wreck of a Burned Building. CHICAGO, July 27.—A dozen laborers en- gaged in clearing up the wreckage of the recent fire at the Diamond Match Com- Pany’s building were buried in the debris early this‘morning. The men were work- ing on the second floor, when, without warn- ing, the roof and second floor fell, carrying the men to the first floof, and burying them in a@ mass -of watersoaked matches and smouldering timbers. All of the men were extricated alive, though more or less seri- ously injured. None of them will die. ae ees Dr. Jamewon’s Case. LONDON, July 27.—Thestrial of Dr. Jame- son and his essociatés “in the Transvaal raid reached @ concluding stage today. Sir Edward Clark# and<SirgFrank Lockwood, for the defendants, oveupled all the morn- ing in their pleas for the’prisoners, and Sir Richard Webster, Q. C., the attorney gen- eral, in behalf of the government, was still replying at 4 o'clock. Contrary to general expectation, the case was adjourned at the ciose of Sir Richard Webster's reply for the government, MERELY ANNOUNCED|CONSULAR CHANGES! THEWHEELMEN'SSIDE Only a Brief Notice of the Quarter- master General’s Retirement, REASONS FOR THIS NEW DEPARTURE Gossip About General Batchelder's Probable Successor. OFFICERS IN LINE A special order was posted on the bulle- tin board at the War Department today, saying: 2 “By direction of the President, the re- tirement from active service this date, by operation of law, of Brigadier General Richard N. Batchelder, quartermaster gen- eral of the army, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved June 30, 18K2, is announced. General Batchelder will re- pair to his home. The travel enjoined is necessary for the public service. Flanking this simple announcement, so unlike many of its predecessors in similar cases, were two memoranda in explanation of the charge in form and practice. One of these statements was as follows: . R. 771 says: “+ 9 © © Orders eulogizing the conduct of living officers will not be issued except in cases of gallantry in action or perform- ance of specially hazardous services. “The Secretary of War decides that under this regulation the practice of announcing the retirement in general orders of general officers and chiefs of War Department bu- reaus be discontinued, and that hereafter retirement of such officers shall be an- nounced in special orders, as was the prac- tice prior to 1802."" The other memorandum contained the following extract from the annual report of the Secretary of War for 1805: “The operations of the quartermaster’s department during the year, as well as for the whole period of the present quarter- master general's incumbency, about to close, have been conducted with marked economy and efficiency Great interest is taken in military circles in the question as to the successor of Gen. Batcheleder at the head of the quartermas- ter's department. The office is a most im- portant cne, controlling the disbursement of several million dollars annually and there are business reasons why it should not be allowed to remain vacant for any length of time. The impression prevails at the War Department that the appointment will be made before the close of the present week. It 1s vested In the President, who Is re- stricted in his selection, nowever, to the quartermaster’s department of the army, any member of which is ¢ligible for the place, regardless of his rank. There are excellent reasons for the belief, however, that the President will make his selection from the list of officers in the grade next below that in which the vacancy exists. Col. Sawtelle’s Chances. There are but four officers in this list, who rank in the order of seniority as fol- lows: Col. Charies G. Sawtelle, stationed at New York; Col. M. I. Ludington, sta- tioned at Chicago; Col. James M. Moore, stationed at New York, and Col. George H. Weeks, stationed at Washington, D.C. The chances apparently favor *he appointment of Col. Sawtelle, who, being next in line of promotion, might be regarded as the most logical successor. In the event of the promotion of one of the four colonels, of which there 1s not a doubt, other promotions will occur in the quartermaster's department as follow: Lieut. Col. Wm. B. Hughes, to be colonel; Maj. John to be lieutenant col- onei, and Capt. Charles A. Booth, to be major, leaving a vacancy in the grade of captain to be filled by transfer from the line. ra TWO OFFICERS IN DANGER. Tried by Court-Martial and Sentenced to Be Dinminsed. ‘Two officers of the army have been con- victed of serious infractions of the regu- lations and stand in great danger of los- ing their commissions. The officers in ques- tion are Capt. Charles G. Ayres, 10th Cay- ary, and Capt. M. F. Jamar, 14th Infaniry. Capt. Ayres was convicted of using ma- liclous and false language concerning a brother officer, Capt. Wm. Davis of the 10th Cavalry, and Gen. Brooke, command- ing the department in which the offense oc- curred, approved the findings of the court. Inasmuch, however, as the sentence involv- €d the dismissal of the officer, it was neces- sary to submit the case to the action of the President, who alone is authorized to act in such cases. Several points are said to have been raised against the President's approval of the sentence in this case, the chief of which is the allegation that the proceedings were not according to law and the regulations, and consequcntly should be set asid>. Capt. Jamar was conviced of charges of intoxication and ‘failure to meet his just obligations and was similarly sentenced to dismissal. In the course of his trial the remarkable plea was raised by Capi. Ja- mar’s counsel that he was lezally Ss sponsible because of moral insanity. On this ground his counsel argued that he was not amenable to trial, but was more prcp- erly a subject for the physician. The two cases are now in the hands of the Presi- dent for action, and the result is awaited with some interest in the army. Capt. Ja- mar is a native of Maryland and is well known tn this vicinity. Ifethe Presijent agrees with his counsel he will disapprove the sentence of the court and probably or- der the officer to treatment at St. Eliz beth’s Hospital for the Insane. In cas however, he thinks that the officer w properly tried and convicted he will ap- prove the sentence and orde: his name to be dropped from the army register. eee AGUIRRD’S CASE. . Instructions of the State Department to Consul General Lee. Acting Secretary Rockhill has cabled to Consul General Lee at Havana to seo that George W. Aguirre, whoxe case was escribed in Saturday's Star, 1s accorded bis full rights as an American citizen un- der the treaties with Spain covering suci cases. The friends of the prisoner in this country are apprehensive that he will not receive fair treatment at the hands of the Spanish authorities. Mr. A. A. Aguirre, brother of the prisoner, had an in- terview with Mr. Rockhill at the State Derartraent Saturday afternoon in regard to the taking of measures to insure him a fair legal trial. a Personal Mention. Mr. Colton Maynard, after spending a month in Montrose, Pa., has gone to Dor- set, Vt., for the remainder of his vacation. Capt. C. M. Rockefeller, 9th Infantry, is on_a visit to this city. Capt. George F. Foote, retired, is visiting friends at 816 15th street. Postmaster General Wilson returned to Washington today after spending the past few days at Chillicothe, Ohio, and his Charlestown, W. Va., home. ——————— To Be Examined for Retirement. Lieut. E. 8. Prime of the navy, having been reported physically @isqualified for promotion to the grade of lieutenant com: mander, by reason of defective hearing, has been ordered to examination for re Many Made as the Result of Mr. Chilton's Inspections, Mr. Hammond’s Resignation Called For—Alleged Cause of Trouble and What His Friends Say, The State Department has recently been giving much attention to the conduct of the United States consuls, and in consequence it has been found necessary to call for resignations in the cases of a few of these officers. The chief of the consular bureau, Mr. Chilton, has made a clore personal in- spection of the consulates in Mexico, and at present is engaged in a similar investi- gation of the affairs of the Canadian con- sulates. In the case of the Mexican con- sulates the effect of his work was the re- moval of several consular afficers, while the Canadian tour has already resulted in a de- rand for the resignation of United States Consul M. P. Thatcher at Windsor, Ont. Henry C. Smith, consul at Santos, in Bra- zil, has also been invited to g've up his commission, and other changes may be ex- pected, according to the results of the close inquiries that are being made in the admin- istration of many of the consulates. A month ago the United States vice consul at Paris, Mr. Shropshire, was displaced, but as he was the appointee of the consul gen- eral, this was a matter that did not direct- ly ccncern the State Department. In all of these cases the department has declined to make public the reasons for making changes, contenting itself with the simpie statement that the resignations have been called for for the good of the service, but it ts undersiood that the reasons do not generally go beyond such matiers as inat- tention to duty, incorrect personal habics and failure to observe the spirit of the con- sular regulations. Mr. Hammond's Case. A more interesting case than any of those named, however, is that of Mr. Ed- ward P, T. Hammond, United States con- sul at Budapest. He has been asked to resign on the general ground that he is not acceptable to the Austrian government. Representations to that effect have been made to the State Department by the offi- jals of the Austrian government, and the consul’s resignation has been demanded in the name of the Secretary of State. Rea- sons are never asked for in such cases. It is sufficient for the State Department to know that its consular representative is persona non grata. Specific charges against him are not essential. His being obnox- ious to the gcvernment to which he is ac- credited is always considered a paramount reason for his recall. This practice is in accordance with that of all foreign coun- tries with which the United States has business relations. Although the officials of the State De- partment are diplomatically silent on the Subject, it is learned from other sources that charges have been filed against the official conduct of Consul Hammond. One of the charges is that the consul attended a ball given by Count Festetics in honor of the King of Hungary, in May last, without the formality of an invitation, and asked the Countess Festetics to dance with him, an honor which that lady is said to have declined. Another charge is that, on several occa- sions, when representing the United States in an official cap: » he was intoxicated. These charges were forwarded to the State Department two months ago by Mr. Town- send, secrotary of the United States lega- tion in Vienna. The State Department requested Consul General Jidd at Vienna to investigate these allegations, and that official returned @ report sustaining all the charges. He added that Consul Hammond is persona non grata with the government of Austro- Hungary. Where the Trouble Began. According to one story Consul Ham- mond's troubles began with the opening of the millennial celebration on the occasion of a visit to Budapest of United States Minister Tripp and Captain Dorst, the mili- tary attache at Vienna. It is said that Minister Tripp, not being in the best of health, had to leave the place where the ccremonies were in progress before the de- parture of King Franz Joseph. Whereupon Captain Dorst is said to have remarked to Count Szapary, who was in charge of the foreign diplomats: “I don't think Minister Tripp should have left before the king. This utterance was said to have been im- mediately rebuked by Consul Hammond, and from that moment he has not been on speaking terms with Captain Dorst or with Secretary Townsend of the legation, who fcrwarded the charages. Consul Hammond has many friends in this country, and they are trying to induce the State Department to reconsider its ac- tion, without much show of success, how- ever. Dr. Thomas B. Hammond of this city is his brother, and he is interesting himself in the case. So is Senator Gibson of Mary- lend, who claims him as one of his con- stituents. The Other Side. Dr. Hammond says he has proofs in hand to show that his brother is the victim of a conspiracy. He says he has a letter from Count Festetics, addressed to Count Pejacsevics, in which letter Count Fes stated that Consul Hammond was duly and properly invited to the ball given by him, and had a right to attend. The letter fur- ther states that Hammond conducted him- self in a gentlemanly manner, and ex- presses the hope that on future occasions of a similar nature he may have the pleas- ure of consul’s presence. Another gentleman, who claims to have attended the ball in question, says that the Countess Festetics not only did not re- fuse to dance with the consul, but that she was his partner four times during the evening. With regard to the assertion that Consul Hammond is persona non grata with the government, the same gentleman declares it to be without foundation. Con- sul Hammond, who has been in Budapest four and a half years, is said to have main- tained the best of terms, social and official, with the leading men of Hungary, and is reported to be a personal friend of the prime minister, Baron de Banffy. ——_—_—_-e-_ Military College Details. First Lieut. William W. Wright, 2d In- fantry, has been detailed for duty as pro- fessor of military science and tactics at the Massachisetts Agricultural College, Am- herst, relieving First Lieut. Walter M. Dickinson, 17th Infantry. Capt. Daniel C. Pearson, 2d Cavalry, has been assigned to duty as professor of military science and mathematics at the Pennsylvania State College, Centre county, relieving Lieut. Edward W. McCaskey, 2ist Infantry. First Lieut. John L. Chamberlin, 1st Ar- tillery, at his own request, has been re- lieved from duty at the Peekskill Military Academy, New York. Lieut. Solomon P. Vestal, 7th Cavalry, has been assizned to duty as military instructor at De Paw Uni- versity, Greencastle, Ind., in place of First Lieut. Edward M. Lew wh Infantry. First Lieut. Eli A. Helmick, 10th infantr’ has been, at his own request, relieved fro duty at Hillsdale College, Michigan. o- Result of a Political Quarrel. QRLANDO, Fia., July 27.—Captain Ww. Bailey Tucker, general manager of the Tavares, Atlantic and Gulf railroad, war shot last night by Alfred St. Clair Abrams, prosecuting attorney of Lake county. The shooting occurred at Tucker's home. The physicians say Tucker may recover. Abrams was lately the anti-railroad candidate for the legislature in Lake county. He was de- feated,and charged that Tucker had brought it about by unfair means. | tory regulation, as the majo: Present Their Protest to the Commis- sioners Today. PROPOSED ALTERATIONS IN RULES —__.—____ Cyclists Claim the Police Discrimi- nate Against Them. THi DISCUSSION Commissioner Truesdell and Acting En- gineer Commissioner Burr heard the pro- test of the bicyclists this morning in the absence of the regular board. The hearing took place in the board room, and beside a committee from the L. A. W., a delegation from the United Wheelmen of the District of Columbia and some unattached bicy- clists were present to hear the discussion, st was more of a discussion than a regu- lar hearing. and Commissioner Truesdell, who is himself @ bicyclist, took an active part in it. The committee of the L. A. W. presented the following memorial, setting forth the changes recommended in the existing regu- lato: “We respectfully petition that the follow- ing changes be made in the police regula- ticns, and that the other regulations re- ferring to vehicles or regulations governing the streets be more sirictly enforced: “That section 12 be changed so as to pro- hibit vehicles from being driven across in- tersecting streets at a speed ter than five miles an hour.” “That vehicles of all kinds be required, when turning corners, to first proceed to middle of street before making turn into an intersecting street. “That vehicles of all kinds be carry @ suitable light after dark. “That a jal squad of mounted police be selected, whose duty shall be to look af- ter teams and see that they follow the po- lice regulation in the same manner as the Mounted police look after wheelmen who transgress the regulations. 5 “We would also suggest that a number of required to wheelmen, preferably members of the League of American Wheelmen, be appoint- ed special police without pay, supplied with @ badge and power to assist the police in enforcing the regulation governing the streets. Their duty being to look after of- fending drivers and riders, and to see that glass and other like substance is not thrown or deposited in the streets. When they see such violation, to place the of- fender under arrest and turn them over to the police for prosecution, “We do not believe that the law permit- ting drivers to cross the crossings at the same speed as between streets and limiting the cycle rider to six miles an hour is equitable. If the riders are forced to slow down at crossings the drivers should also be restricted. We would suggest that it would be better to allow both of these vehicles to use the same speed at crossings as between the streets and make a regula- tion making a bicycle rider or driver Hable for arrest for reckless riding and driving. Let the police be the judge of reckless riding. For instance, at an ordinary street crossing it would not be reckless to cross at a speed of, say, twelve miles an hour, but If a street was crowded or crowds are apt to collect at 9th and F streets, 7th and F streets, th and Pennsylvania avenue and 7th and Pennsylvania avenue, or other like streets, it would be reckless, and they should be arrested and fined in proportion. We believe this would be a more satisfac- of riders and drivers slow up when crossing such crowded streets as much for their own protection as for that of the pedestrian, With this regulation the reckless would be the only ones who would suff. As it ts now, a rider with what is known as a low- ®ear—when the feet turn faster than those who ride with a high gear—is apt to be ar- rested, because the majority of the police and citizens gauge the speed of the rider by the rapidity with which he is turning his feet. We would state for your bene- fit that most of the ‘scorchers’ ride with high gears, as {it requires the most expert Wheelman to ride over twelve miles an hour with a low gear, and an expert wheelman has too great an idea of his own danger to ride along the street at a faster speed than now allowed by the regulation. “Explanatory of the section asking that vehicles be required to proceed to the mid- dle of the street before making a turn, Would state that it fs a common practice for both the driver and rider to cut the corners close to the curb, no matter wheth- er turning to the right or left, often collid- ing with some other vehicle or pedestrian crossing the street or traveling in the op- posite direction. For instan a vehicle proceeding north and desiring to turn to the left, will make a sharp turn to the left proceed a short way on the south side o} the sireet and then cut across to the north or correct side of the street. In many cases another team or cycle is either col- lided with or has to stop suddenly to keep out of danger. “We are sure that pedestrians will agree with us that there is as much trouble with this as with fast driving or riding, and that the majority of accidents occur in’ this way. “We have noticed that cars do not slow ts, No attention is paid to this by the police. “We do not desire that special privileges be granted wheelmen, but that they be granted the same privilege as other users of the streets. The cyclers are not quite as bad as they are painted. Some are, and are even worse, in fact, some should not be allowed on the streets, but the majority are not, and we believe if certain riders are given power to force other riders to obey the regulation that they can assist the po- lice wonderfully and in a short time have the teamsters and riders so used to follow- ing the rules of the road that a majority of those complaining will cease. Of course, we are aware that pedestrians are continu. ally complaining against the driver and rider, but if the rider should complain every time they are incommoded we are sure that the authorities would think the riders are not alone to blame. “In conclusion would respectfully call your attention to the following rules of the road which we would like to you ap- prove and have published in daily pa- pers, which, if followed, would obviate in @ great measure the troubles which are oc- casioned by the misuse of the streets.” Rules of the Road. Applicable to all persons who travel or use the streets within the D! t of Co- lumbla, elthe: on foot, or by bicycle, horses, or any kind of vehici 1. In passing one who is approaching turn to the ght. 2. In passing another going in the same Airection pass on the left. 3. While moving keep along the right- hand side of the center of the t 4. Draw up alongside of the curb before stopping. 5. No one shall stop on the crossings at the street corners, nor in the middle of the street. 6 No one shall stop suddenly, or turn suddenly, except when nec y to avoid collision; all persons moving faster than three miles an hour must slow down gradually before either stopping or turning a corner or turning from a straight course. 7. No horse shall be driven immediately behind nor within fifteen feet of a person or vehicle traveling in the same direction. 8. Pedestrians shall have the right of way for the purpose of crossing the street, on the cross-walks at the corners, and must not cross or enter the roadway at any other point. 9. Horses, animals and vehicles traveling on the streets and avenues running north- erly and southerly shall have the right of way over those traveling on the streeta