Evening Star Newspaper, August 19, 1896, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 1th Sty by The Breage ATP ey The Frening Star is served to subscribers in the city by carriers, on theli at 10 cents per week, or 44 cents per month. Copies at the counter 2 cents each. Unit By mail—anywhere in the States or Cauada—pestage prepaid—G0 cents onth. urday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with nstage added, $3.00. Post Office at Washington, D. C., il matter.) fons tiust be paid In advance. de known on application. SILVER MEN’S PLANS Vice Chairman Stevens Takes Charge of Headquarters. —_—_« HE PROMISES 10 MAKE THINGS HUM =e Commitiee May Move Its Offices to Chicago. THE FIGHT IN ILLINOI as Vice Chairman Stevens of the silver party arrived in the city last night, and this morning formally took charge of silver perty headquarters in the Corceran build- ing. The headquarters has been somewhat in char; t If up to this time, but Mr. i that he pected to make rs hum from pn cn. Secretary nderfer of Phila hia also: arrived w this morning and is in confer with Mr. Stevens. George P. Keeney, ihe State organizer of New York, been called here to work at headquarters. Mr. Stevens is to have active the campaign of the silver part: Mr. Lane is the chairman, he has turn over all the work to the young Coloradoan, whose experience in politics has been ried and essful, it is said. Mr. Lane's chief work will be the raising of funds to conduct the is well a quaint of the coun- try who are in sympathy with the silver cause. The Headquarters. “We have not decided,” sald Mr. Stevens to a Star reporter this morning, “wheth-r the headquarters will remain here or be removed (o Chicago. If we go to Chicag' branch headquarters will be mai ned here.” It is thought, however, that W mgton will be seleeted and that the hea¢ quarters will remain in the Corcoran }! as ing. There Will be a branch headquarte in Chicago. The main reason for going to Chicago is that the national committee of party desires to work in conju democratic committee. The n is whether this can be done her Mr. Stevens will talk the matter over, it ood, with Senator Faulkner, Sen- aior Butler and other: i whatever is thought to be best for sliver will be done. force of employes at silver headqua! will be im a iy of lit © of Mr. Stevens’ main objec paign will he, it is said, the organiza- tion of silver clubs throughout the coun- try. It eved that an understanding wit Jones has been reached as to what kind of work the various party com- mittees working for silver will do. The silver party committee will pay particular attention to the organization of clubs among republican silverites. These repub- licans, it is said, will not join a : clubs, but they are willing to join non- partisan or new party clubs having for their ebjeet the election of Bryan as F dent. Mr. Star 2to) h Stevens stated to porter that the work of the cam- paign would various would be: nominees. this morning a be divided up between the committees as it was thought serve the interests of the silver Chairman Stevens Talks . has been in New York sev- having gone there direct from He was asked by a Star reporter “Oh, we a good show in that state,” he said, d we are golng to make a fight. I think shall win. Silver sentiment is growing fast in the east. What about other portions of the coun- about the situation In New York. ha Well, we will carry the south and west without doyht, In the middle west I believe we are sure of Minnesota, Michi- gan and Indiana. Ohio is by no means Sure for the republican ticket. The great b grovnd, however, will be Illinois, and I believe we will carry it.” ‘This belief was probably the one which induced Mr. Bryan to desire the democratic Iquarters in Chicago. Mlinois is looked upon by many politicians as the state which will he the most bitterly fought for, ard which will decide the election. Nearly ail the western politicians, like Mr. Ste z2re of this opinion. They count on a solid scuth and west, and they believe that somehow or other Ilirois must be won to win the day. Mr. Diffenderfer's Views. Secretary Diffenderfer, who was one of the ploneers in the cause of silver in Penn- sylvania, looks forward to hard work be- fore th mpa‘gn Is over, the gr hope of the ri “In ylvania,”” hi: , “the growth t er sentir: urprising. I am confident it will surprise a great many pco- ple when the election Is ove sere ee CUSTOM HOUSE FRAUDS. at San Francisco Investization of Special Agent Moore. SAN FRANCISCO, August 19.--During the last six months H. H. Moore, a special agent ef the Tressury Department, has beea engaged in 2 systeing investigation of the management of the cusioin hoase. at he has unearthed extensive frauds son the government is evident ‘by the fact that three or more employes have been dismissed from the service, while oth- ers have been indicted and are awaiting trial for violations of federal laws. The latest testimony secured by the special agent involves Collector John H. Wise and his son, Harry Wise, the first named being accused of knowing that ex-Chinese Inter- ter Dick Williams was making money yy the illegal landing of Chinese, while the latter is accused of having accepied val- vable preseats from ‘Willams, and with attempting to aid him in an effort to in- timidat? witnesses. It is this new phase of the scandal that is expeeted to bring to a head the warfare that has been waged be- tween Moore and Wise, and to result in the removal of ore or the other of the two offi- its —— A New Cattle Disease. ST. LOUIS, August 19.—A special from Ottawa, Ill, says: Farmers in Brookfield township, just south of Marseilles, are greatly exercised over a new disease which has broken out there. The disease has spread in three herds of over one hundred head, and many of the animals are hope- lessly bling and others rapidly losing their sight. Dr. Dennis, an Ottawa vetcrina- Flan, was called to see them, but can find nothing in the authorities relaiing to the disease, which in each case affects the pu- pil of the eye. It may be necessary. to ave all the affected cattle killed to pre- Vent the spread of the peculiar malady, Fastest Time Fr m Daunt’s Rock. —The White Star ) this morning, made the fastest assage she has ever made from Daunt's Rock to this port. Her time of passage Was five days, seventeen hours and fifty- six minutes, which @twelve minutes bet- ter than her best previous record, made four yeers ago. She experienced fine Weather and smooth seas throughout. > Charged With an Old Murder. PERRY, Okia., August 19.—Sheriff Landy Folsom has been arrested by a deputy United States marshal on a charge of hav- Ing murdered a wealthy cattleman named Long nine years ago. which arrived at quaran- } WASHINGTON, D. ©, WEDNESDAY, AUGUS T 19, 1896—TEN “PAGES TWO CENTS. Extensive Improvements to Be Made on Buildings and Shops. Bids Recetved fur Work That Will Cost Nearly a Hundred Thou- sand Dollars. Commodore E. A. Matthews, chief of the bureau of yards and docks, has completed arrangements for a series of improvements at the Washington navy yard. In his last annual report he spoke of the needs of the yard as follow: “The roof of the quadrangle building now rests on wooden trusses, which are gradually rotting away, and in the near future it will be necessary te put on a new roof; as this will be expensive, it is con- sidered that true economy requires the substitution of steel trusses now and put- ting on a new slate roof. “In order to comply with the needs of the gun factory the upper floor of the north end of the west side of the quad- rangle build:ng should be removed, the lower floor relaid, foundation for traveling crane put in, and general repairs made to part of the building. (he commandant’s office was built about sixty-five years ago. The woodwork {3 very rotten and should be renewed. “The eastern boundary wall should be raised and a couple of sentry boxes built, the filling ™M alongside having in some places reduced the height of this wall to about 6 feet clear. “Dredging along the sea wall to secure a depth of 16 feet is desired. “The paint shop at this yard is a small wooden building and a source of danger from fire (particularly spontaneous com- bustion). It is desired to erect a suitable shop at the west end of the yard for this purpose, in which to store highly inflam- mable material, so as to minimize the dan- ger of this very valuable plant. ‘Last year an estimate was sul ‘for new iron roof and | foundry $35,000." "The it passed March 2, 180% New iron roof for foundry, $33, an informal reference to the controlier, the bureau was informed that the $33,000 could only be expended for the roof. but not for repairs to the walls. As © repairs to the walls were ne put on_ the iron roof, it not been expended. It {s now requested that Congress may he ask- ed to pass a joint resolution to enable these needed repairs to be made.” Congress Made Appropriations. In consequence of these representations, Ccngress, at its la: ion, made an ap- for the Wi yard, for Ss: Roof trus. quadrangle bull: of north end of west si e adrangie ry bo at and building of $77, a Under authority of this provision of law proposals were invited for the ecnstruction of an iron roof for the iron foundry and for roof trusses and roof for the gun car- riageyshops, and the bids were opened in the Bureau of yards and docks yesterday afternoon. Numerous Contractors Compete. The bids for iron roof tr hington, D. C., chine Company of Boston Bridge Works, Be $23,888; the Buffalo Bridge a n Works, Bu’ NL Y., $19,205; E am Tren Wo c ; Penn Bridge 18.460, Co., New Jersey Company, Trent iin Iron Conn, $24,7 L. Company, ni ti, ke, Philadelphia, : itridge Works, Wilmington, De ‘The bids recelved for the iron roof feundry Were as follows: Benner & Op Phi R. H. Hood, Was ington, D.C. tdge Work Boston, w Jersey Steel and Tron Ccmpany, Trenton, $ the Berlin iron Bridge Company, East Berlin,Conn., $12,600; Buffalo Bridge and Iron Works, Buffalo, 31. The contracts will be awarded to the Penn Bridge Company for the roof for gun car- riage shop and to the Boston Bridge Com- pany for the root for the iron foundry, they being the lowest bidders In each ca: AWARE’S DEMOCRATIC MIX-UP. DE ‘The Silver Democrats Have Imperiled Party Success. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. WILMINGTON, Del., August 19.—Th Nit in the democratic convention at Dover yes- terday on the question of the gubernatorial nominee has tenced to further complicate the political situation in this state. The Ford democrats are indignant over the wholesale slaughter of their rights in the convention, and they tireaten to bolt the head of the state ticket at the polls in No- } vember. Mr. Ford himself is incensed over the action of the convention, and has an- nounced his intention of cutting Tunnell. This would mean more than 2,000 votes for the republican nominee in November in New Castle county, and the election of a repub- lican governor. The bitier contest In the convention whi-@ | ™ resulted in the nomination of Ehe W. Tun- nell of Sussex county for governor placcs the democrats in precisely the same position that the republicans are now in, znd bave been in for several years. That fs, it has opened a bitter struggle between the rural and city districts that will make itself felt in all future conventions of the cemocratic party. The republicans of the lower covn- ties are opposed to ex-Senator Higgins and his friends of Wilmington dominating the party, and under the leadership of Addicks, they hope to drive them out of power. Now the democrats of the lower counties have signitied their opposition to Willard Sauls- 1 and his friends in New Castle and Wilmington are trying to drive them out of power. Although the convention yesterday did not ‘pt a free silver platform or abandon the platform adopted at the convention in June, yet many of the old leaders of the party Tefused to take part in its procecdings. United States Senator George Gray was censpicuous by his absence, as was also Judge Ignatius Grubb and ex-Governor Cc. C. Stockley. se gentlemen have fig- ured prominently in all the conventions of the party since 1862, but, owing to the doubt strrounding the action of the silver men, who controlled the convention, they did not g0 to Dover yesterday. The sound mency democrats have decided to place a third ticket in the field in Delaware, and it is probable that Senaior Gray will e chosen as Delaware's representative in the sound money conference. J.T. 0. —_.—___ CONFERENCE OF FRIENDS. Important Problems to Be Discussed by the Gathering. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., August 19—The biennial conference of Friends of the United States and Canada began today at Swarth. mere College. The purpose is to discuss impertant religious and social problems of the day in the ght of Quaker prince iple and doctrine, and with a view to mutual, helpfulness. The program which has" erranged calls for papers from many dis- th ished thinkers and reformers. To- day’s session was occupied by the reading of reports from the executive committee and the Baltimore, New York, Ohio, Gene. see, Illinois and Philadelphia yearly meet- ing associations and papers on “First Day School Extension” and kindred topics. WASHINGTON NAVY YARDIFQR REST AND STUDY | Object of Mr. Bryan's Retirement in New York State. ae ge ARRANGING HIS SPEAKING PROGRAM Republican Efforts to Capture Gold Democrats. TPOLITICALMAT as CURREN Special Dispate to The Evening Star. DD HOOK, N. Y., August 19.— Miam J. Bryan fs studying the situation for elf before returning to Nebraska. He discovered the feeling as to free silver in the metropolis. He ts now testing it in rural New York before. plan- ning further campaigns. Perhaps he giving some time to his letter of accept- ance, but the appearances do not indicate it. The villages of Dutchess county afford Plenty of solitude for the man who likes isolation, yet a distinguished visitor is not apt to have much leisure. There are the numberless drives, one of them to Gov. Morton's dairy farm at Elterslic, the trip to the CatskilJs, the fishing in the lakes and the rummaging over historic ground. Then there are the oldest inhabitants to be listened to while they teil about La- fayette’s visit to Chancellor Livingstone; the summer boarders who want to see the candidate; the autographic fiends, who want his handwriting: the kodak faddists, who cause him to make daily announce- ments that no more photographs shall be taken: the bieyclisis, who peal the post Ss oad from A) y to New York, which runs by Host ine’s house, and the local litterateurs, who know more about the legends of the Hudson than Washington Irving did. Enjoying Themselves. Both Mr. Bryan and Mrs. Bryan are en- ug their surround They are get- ting the rest which will be helpful in the jong campaign that is ahead. The hosy tality of rural New ¥ is courteous al- most to obtrusiven ir active spirits Tr enable them to enter into it, His host and his host's neighbors are re- publicans. They tell him that democrats are the mostly waiting for a 2 ion from Sen- ator Hil! and leaders of like standing. If they study the subject, as Mr. Bryan re- quests them to do, it is generally in the columns of the New York papers, which are t free silver. he Siar correspondent was told t SO per cent of the democrats in Dutchess coun- ty were for free silver, but if this 1s so the. keeping pretty quiet about it. My land- lord is a democrat, who says he has voted the republican ticket only once in twent. yea for He dis McKinle: kes the thought of votin: but if Mr. Bryan does not Usiactory explanation of the ean be kept ity with gold s He names po DP Ive! Will receive from So : regular party vote. He knows no republicans w are for silver or who will fail to vote for Mck Mr. Bryan's Since Dutches: the best gro’ Mr. Bryan may he justif } that there is a smothere in York. He has certainly determine: to give it a chance for utterance The writer has traveled in Mr. Bryan's cum- pany sic? the Chicago nomination, and has heard nearly ali his is asy to reme per them a fter But th plei whem made, and that is t ject of Mr. Bryan. He strokes the fur the right way, dispels prejedice and helps to per- uade those who are willing to be per- ntidence lays him Is and pa an- agers, instiret regarding his own echmaking is truer than that of the politicians. During his stay in Red Hook Mr. Bryan finds some things to confirm his belicf that there is really a latent silver sentiment in the e He is a keen student of news- papers, and he does not think that his own personality as a presidential candidate is commanding enough to interest people in- definitely. All the great newspapers, which are hostile to him aad to free silver, nave their trained correspondents with him. He has learned from these correspondents that It is his speeches, and not the pass- ing gossip of his doings, that concerns them. Mr. Bryan argues from this th the people of the east want to read his speeches or else the newspapers would not be at such pains to print them. All this strengthens his determination that on his part it shall be a speaking paign. Beyond the circulation of free ver literature, he shows astonishing indif- ference to the management of the cam- paign. He seems to think that orga tion is the least part of the batth haps one reason for his apparent indiffer- ence ig the knowledge that the National Bimetallic Union has taken charge of the canvass on the Pacific coast and in_ th vuntain states. If Senator Telier and i: followers cannet carry those states, B: can little to supplement them speeches, or otherwise. we the south and the east. he thinks that he can give the discussion a trial which will be beneficial to the free s cause. lo by But in the middle Bryan Kept Informed. Since he has been in New York Mr.Bry has been kept fully infermed of the pro- gress of fusion in the western states. He evidently thinks that in consequence of the fusion movement the republicans wiil be kept very busy in that section and that Mr. McKinley will be forced to take the stump. This would be immensely grati- fying to Mr. Bryan. He would like to be in the east while his opponent is in the west. The active part which he promises to take In the New England campaign after the Maine election will probably dwindle down to half a dozen speeches, and the rest of the time he puts in after his return from the west and sovth will more likely be in New York and New Jer- sey. ‘The sound money convention at Indian- apolis is seemingly watched by Mr. Bryan with more curiosity than concern. Whiie he has not been able to discover a pro- nounced free silver sentiment in New York, he has found that many of the democrats engaged in the movement are fearful that it will fall far short of expectations. Mr. Bryan will be making his speech of ac- ceptance to the silver notification commit- tee at Lincoln about the time the Indian- apolis convention gets down to work. UPPER RED HOOK, N. Y., August 19.— William Jennings Bryan has determined to make a pretty thorough canvass of the state of New York, and for the first time since the days of Martin Van buren, a presidential candidate, will make an ad- dress in nearly every important city. He will first go to Albany, the home of David B. Hiil. He will visit each big city along the New York Central road. Speaking of .bis trip today he said: ‘We shall leave Upper Red Hook at 6.56 o'clock on Tuesday, the h, reaching Albany 8:30 p.m. We will leave there about 10 p.m. and go to Syracuse, reaching there at 2:05 a.m., and remain there until 12 m., and then reach Rochester at 2:25 p.m., and stop at Rochester one hour, arriving at Buffalo about 4:45 p.m. Then we take the first train for Erie, Pa., arriving there be- tween 7 and 8 o'clock, and will attend a meeting of democratic clubs that evening, and return the next. morning to Buffalo, where we will attend another meeting of democratic clubs. We’ will remain in west- ern New York for the rest of the week. We will stay in Chautauqua over Sunday and leave for the west Monday.” Mr. Bryan will probably speak in Medina, Hornellsviile and Jamestown also. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan reviewed a troop of United States artiliery as it passed through here this morning. It was Battery K, Ist Artiilery, in command “of Lieut. A. Slaker, and was on its way to Palenville, where it will cafnp, Today is to be spent very quietly, the party driving down this afternoon to Rhinecliff and through Ellerslie, the sum- mer home of Governor Morton. Governor Morton and his family are at their lodge in the Adirondacks, and the house is ciosed. : Whether or not Mr. Bryan will speak in Poughkeepsie, Pine Plains, or some other place in this county is Rot yet decided, but he will probably speak in one of’ the places. Saturday the party will go over to the Catskills for a day’s outing. Senator Thurston Coming East. CHICAGO, August 1%—Senator John M. Thurston of Nebrask: arrived here en route east. “As far,as I can judge,” he said, “the conditiods are altogether fa- vorable for a republican victory. 1 have spoken in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Kansas, and im all those states I have come in contact with all the leading re- publicans of each state; and they con- fidently expect to carry one and ail of them. But 1 am free to say that a vigor- ous campaign must be kept up uutil el-e- tion day to accomplish what we hope and confidently expect to achleve in each one of these states. “I am now on my Way to the added the Senator. “E am scheduled for two speeches in Verment and one in Maine. J shall leave Chicago tomorrow at 3 o'clock.” Then Senator Thurston's attention was invited to Senator Stewart's last letter. “Yes,” replied Senator Thurston, “I have read his letter, but I do not know whether I shall write another in reply to the one from Mr, Stewart. Mr. Bryan is the only~ perso’ who-catl make answer. He has said he. wil, make answer in. due ime. But he ought to h eek able to say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ without delay or hesitation. Mr. Stew- art is a mere volunteer in this matter, and his letter writing seems to have no other Purpose thaa to distract attention from the charges. Campaign Opened at Cincinnati. CIN ATI, Ohio, August 19.—The re- publican campaign was,opened here today by Senator Sherman apd other speaker At11 a.m. the MeKinicy Club gave a cde awaiting the arrival of Senator Sherman from Mansfield at 2:50 p.m. ‘The program includes speaking at the Zoological Gar- dens in the afternoon aud even In the afternoon W. T. Perl 8, with D. D. W f the Re- publica: essmen H. 1. Morey of Hamilton and Wm. Doan of Wii mingion as speaker: At the night meeting Col. Markbreit, pub- her of the Volk&blutt, presides. Congress- man J. H. Promwell speaks first. Senator Sherman Will be the principal speaker, fol- owed by Solicitor Pred. Spicgel in German. Carl Browne Stumping. CANTON, Ghio, August the ihe His ing: as vulg! east,” —Cari Browne, ldress w 1 illustrated with I of which the spectators re rand even sacrilegious. The z attempted to disperse the meeting by order- ing Browne to mo He vefused, claim- seht of fi He had been ards. |} nop Newian and th for their fi meg ci troubles on the * and ended by announcing speak at the same “What I Know ot and Revelation,” To Captare the Gold Democrats. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 19.—Chair- man Hanna left for New York last evening 1 it is understood will concentrate all forts while in the east on a single ob- < to receive the indorse- the gold democrats in their na- tlenal con 2 gb.Indianapolis, Septem- ber 2, of Major Meck Having’ fatied in his negotiation with Wm. ©. Whitney and the other gold leaders in New York to prevent the holding of a second coavention the McKinley leaders are now bending their effcrts to secure the indorsement of their candidate at the hands of the delegates. In order to secure this result a very thor- ough and systematic canvass of the dele- gates to the convention has been under- taken through the members of Mr. Hanna’s committee in ey Siate having delegates to the Indianapolis’ gathering. The mem- ers of the republican national committee have received instructions to make a thor cugh canvass of the delegations in thelr several states and spare neither time nor trouble in securing support to the republi- can measure. This work has been und way fos some time, but It has been con- ducted with the utmost secrecy and no ink- Mng of the plan has so far escaped. pecial attention is being paid to the dele- gations from Ohio, Indiana and linois, where the repubiican organization is strong- , and the executive committeemen, Cha: tz, W. T. Durbin and Chas. G. Dawe rime of that he would ne and place tonight on Bryan; the Crucifixion I have been actively at work for several weeks. The greatest hopes of the McKin- ley managers are placed in the work being done among the Ohio delegates. State pride il be appealed to améng the delegates, and the fact that any other nomination weuld increase the chance of Mr. Bryan's election. The work of bringing the Ohio gold demo- crats into line has been left in the hands of Chairman Charles Kurtz of the state com- mittee, who is also a member of the na- ticnal republican committee. Mr. Kurtz has already got his plans well under way and his chief ally bas been Joseph H. Outh- ite of Columbus. Sam Holding of this city is giving the movement the benefit of his talents in northern Ohio. Through the Ohio advocates of McKinley work is be: nes exten to other siates, ard mo stone will be left unturned to secure another prop at Indianapolis to the McKinley edifice. The Maryland Campaign. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Ma, August 19.—The democratic campaign eommittee met here this afternoon to discuss plans relative to the corduct of the Bryan campaign in this state. Considerable attention was devoted to the development of methods to insure a large registration, and it was determined to issue urgent invitations to democrats throughout the state to be present when Candidate Bryan makes his speech here tee attract and prior to the session the political situation many tegular democrat was thorough}, cussed. A number of those present Were advoeates of the gold standagd, who,said that notwithstanding their personal views they had determined to submit to the will oftthe majority. The Tmembers Of the committee are very san- guine as to the outlook, and Chairman Spencer C. Jones predicts an emphatic ma- jority in Maryland for Bryan and Sewall. When asked what he thought of the third ticket movement Mir, Jones replied: “I hope the boiters will put a third ticket in the. field. The ovtcome of the election will oniy reveal their weakness.” State Chairman Talbott said he believed that a third ticket would find few! followers here. The cor- sensus of opinion appeared to be that what- ever loss is occasioned by bolters will be more than made up by support from silver republicans. ommonwealer, addressed a crowd on | ss of the court hopre last evening. dream- GENERAL SAWTELLE = So 5 Raines The Vacancy in the Quartermaster’s Department Filled. oe PRESIDENT CLEVELAND'S SELECTION Other Changes Caused by This Promotion. AN HONORABLE RECORD eee The President filled a vacancy in the quartermaster's Gepartment of the army and filled another caused by the BOTH PARTIES NOW ACTIVE Democrats Busy Arranging the Washington and Chicago Headquarters. Republicans Estimate They Have Sent Out Eight Million Documents and the Demand mtinues. It looks today as if Senator Butler, « man of the pupulist national commit had come to some sort of und with the democratic managers. ulist headquarters are to be opened Wormley building, where Senator rer’s committee is, and where the s mittee of the democratic committee have headqusrters. The silver party tional committee will probably hav head- quarters 'n the same building. by the appointment of Col. Charles | This indicates a close fusion and joint awtelle to be quariermastcr general, | Work by these various committees. ‘Th with the rank cf brigad'er general, vice | Silver comnuttec and the populist commit- Gen. Richard N. Batchelder, retired, and | tee establishing headquarters at Was First Lieut. Carroil A. Devol of the 25th Infantry to be an assistant quartermaster, with the rank of captain. The appointment of Col. Sewtelle to the higher office makes the following additional promotions in the quartermaster’s cepartment: Lieut. Col. William B. Hughes, to be colonel; Maj. J. B. Furey, to be Heutenant colonel, and Capt. C. A. Rooth, to be major. The va- cancy In the lowest grade named was filled by the transfer of Lieut. Devol from the line. The selection of Col. Sawtelle for the .artermaster generalship was predicted in The Star over two weeks ago, soon after the retirement of Gen. Batchelder. Gen. Sawtelle stood at the head of his corps, and injunction with the branch ie committee wil! make W ton an important headquarters. A comprehensive program appears to have been mapped out by Chairman Jones hefore his departure this morning for Chi- cago. Ali the committees her in conjunction. Senator man of the congressicnal committee, is to ve charge of the distribution of do: ments for both his own committee and for the national committee. It is probable that the populist and silver forces engaged in the distribution of documents will all work together. ‘The newspaper end of the cam- gn will be managed by Representative Richardson of ‘Tennessce and Mr. Clark Howelt, ard Messrs. Smalley and McLean will be attached to the Washington branch of the campaign work. Dan McConville, who represents John R. McLean, will have charge of the assignment of speakers. The Chicago Headquarters, Senator Jones intends to organize the headquarters at Chicago at ence on his ar- rival. The plan will be to make that the active and corspicuous headquarters, while most of the actual routine work is done here. Representative McMillin, who i ing the campaign book, will also rge, as vice chairman, in the place of W. L. Wilson, of the work of the democrat- ic clubs. nator Faulkner «aid today that for ne time they had been receiving notices of an average of fifty or sixty democratic clubs each day, and that a large pereeniage of the membership was composed of for- mer republicans. Republicans Sawing Wood. are to work Faulkner, chair- The republican congressional committec- men are not saying much just now, but Gon genwtene: they are sawing wood vigorously. ‘Pheir Was next in line of promotion. He was j Correspondence is growing every day, and senior in service to Gen. Batchelder, and | it is almost as much as they can do to take vas jumped when the latter was mi eae ster general several years da long and cred.table careei y. He was bern in Ala: y and was appointed to the Military demy from that state July 1, 180. dvated July 1, ISS4, he was. appoini ‘ond Kenterant of the 2d Infantry, a later was transferred to the 6th In- He served as reg:mental quarter. ‘bruary 1857, to june raptain and assis 17, 1861. In Augu lieutenant onel in the’ quartermaster’s department, and rose through the grades in the regu- lar esiablishinent unl he became colonel 1, Sep- he be lent War Record. Gen. Sawtelle has an excellent record for ective service during the civil war. He re- ceived the brevet rank of major, lieutenant colonel and colonel March “13, 1865, for fa:thful and meritorious services during the w and the brevet rank of brigadi- general March 1s05, for faithful and meritorious services in the quartermaster’s nent during the same period. al record of his services is as follows: He served w:th his regiment in Minnesota from Se ber, 1854, to July, 185; in Nebraske and in Kansas (partici- pating in the Sioux eapedition June to Oc- tober, 18: to April, 1858; on the Utah ex- ped.t.on and on the march to California to November, 1858; on frontier duty at posts in California (quartermaster of the Colorado river expedition, California, Feb- ruary to April, 185) to July 10, 1861, Ge In charge of quartermaster depot at ile, Md., August, 1861, to March, at Fort Monroe, Va., forwarding troops and supplies to Army of the Poto- mac, to May, tb and as assistant in rge of transportation in that army to ember, 1862; acting chief quartermaster Army of the Potomac, September 7 to No- vember 12, 1862; chief quartermaster 2d corps, November 12, 1862, to Janua chief quartermaster right grand di. rmy of the Potomac, to February , and of the Cavalry Corps to June, sistant chief quartermaster Army of omac, Jure 21 to August 6, 183; chief quartermaster of the cavalry bureau to Febru chicf quartermaster United States forces’ on the Rio Grande, Tex., io April 30, 1864; in charge of tran ports and supplies for Gen. Banks’ army in the field in Louisiana, to June 6, Chief quartermaster " military ‘division west Mississippi June 6, 1864, to June 2, 1865; of the military division of the south- west to July 17, 185; of the department of the gulf and fifth military district to Au- gust, 1867; in charge of clothing depot and assistant ‘to the depot quartermaster in New York city to April, 1869; chief quar- termaster department of California to Au- gust, 1872; of the third quartermaster’s district, department of the east and di- vision of the Atlantic, to July, 1874, and of the first quartermaster’s district to Oc- tober, 1 ; post quartermaster at New York city to November 10, 1877; chief quar- termaster, department of the east, to March, 1878; of the department of’ the Columbia, aiso depot quartermaster at Vancouver, Washington, May 14, 1878, to April 9, 1881. Chief quartermaster department of the south April 27, 1881, to April 27, 1882; of the division of the Atlantic and department of the east May 1, 1882, to October 29, 1883. on duty as assistant in office of quarter- master general, Washington, D. C., to September 2), 1800; depot quartermasier Philadelphia, Pa., to September 1, 184, and at Governor's Island, N. Y., as chief quartermaster department of ‘the east, which assignment he still holds. General Sawtelle will retire from the ac- tive list of the army in May, 1898. SECRETARY HERBERT SALUTED. Arrival of the Head of the Navy in england. SOUTHAMPTON, England, August 19.— When the American Line steamship St. Louis arrived here this morning from New York she was saluted with twenty-one guns by the United States flagship Min- neapolis, as Secretary Herbert was on board. | Admiral Selfridge and. Capt. Hunker, in full uniform, met the Secretary as he landed. — Painter Thomas Hill Paralyzed. SAN FRANCISCO, August 19.—Thomas Hill, the landscape painter, was stricken with paralysis a few days ago at his studio, and is now lying at the point of death. Hill’s studio is in a remote part of the Yosemite Valley, and his friends in this city did not learn of his illness until last night. Ex-Representative Brad: Virginia was among the callers today. He Wanted a quantity of literature sent to Vi ginia. He said that a large percentage of the gold democrats in the state would vote for McKinley. The committee are sending out a greater volume of anti-silver literature than of any other sort, but there fs considerable on the tari? cd for and furnished. They esti- mate that they have sent oi eight million documents from Washingt —— ATIONAL BANKS. ttive Stntement of Their ( m Issued by the Treasury. The centroller of the currency has pre- pared a statement of the condition of of July 14, 1896, showing a number of important changes in their condition, a compared with May 7, 189%, the date of the last previous examination. In July the tetal resources of the banks were $3 7, a8 against $3,377, in M, changes in the principal items are shown, as follo The vs: Loans and discounts— July, $1,959,166,369; May, $1,970,008, ks ay cash items—July, $k3,601,- Chee! 5 Lawful money May, $: certificates—Jul $30,440,000, ys, Total specie—July 22,373,448. Ci ; May tenal bank notes outstanding—July, $1 214,019; May, $19 2 Individual pesits—July, May, 29,5 $1,687,- BRAKE Fs LED TO WORK. Three Men in a Mine Killed by the Fall of the Cage. LUTTE, Mont., August 19.—Pete Ryan, foreman of St. Lawrence mine, a property of the Anaconda company, and Jack Camp- bell and John Manning, two miners, were Killed at 5:40 o'clock last evening by a fail of the cage from the top of the mine to the bottom of the shaft at the 1,203 level. The two miners were working at the bot- tom, beneath the bulkhead at the 1,200- feot level, deepening the shaft when the cage containing Ryan fell from the top, instantly crushing the life out of the two men below, also killing Ryan, who was in the cage. Ryan had just come to the top and was about to step out of the cage when the brake refused to work and the cage started down the shaft with fearful velocity. The engineer on top tried to tkLrow on the clutch, but could not. The safety also refused to work and the engi- neer and brakeman jumped out of the window in time to avoid the crash of iron and woed as the reel broke to pieces and dae ef iron was shot through roof and walls. es To Meet in This City. Leonard Rhone, master of the Pennsyl- vania State Grange, and chairman of the executive committee of the National Grange, is in the city for the purpose of ar- rarging for the meeting of the National Grange in this city in November. The lasi meeting of the National Grange was held in Wercester, Mass., last November, and the matter of the next meeting place was left to the executive committee, which has selected Washington. Mr. Rhone is here to confer with representatives of the organi- zation as to the meeting. J. H. Brigham of Delta, Ohio, is the master of the National Grange. ‘rhe meeting will not be held until after the election, and there will be nothing po- Ltcal in it. Unlike the Farmers’ Alliance, the National Grange refuses to take any part in politics as an organization. Nat Goodwin After a Divorce. SAN FRANCISCO, August 19.—Nat Gooa- in has commenced proceedings for a di- verce from his wife, Nella Goodwin. The papers were filed before the actor's de- rarture for Australia. He charges h with habitual intemperance. It is. that Goodwin and Maxine Elliott, who Ss now with his company in Australia, intend to nfarry. > Mr. Chamberlin Better. SARATOGA, N. Y., August 19.—John Chamberlin of Washington, who is criti- cally ill at Grand Union Hotel, passed a comparatively restful night and shows signs of in.provement. . TUE STAR BY MAIL, The Star will be mailed to any address in the United States or Canada if ordered at® this offite in person or by letter or postal csrd. Persons leaving the city for any period should remember this. Terms: 13 ccnts per week; 25 cents for two weeks, or 50 cents per month. Invariably in advance. ubseribers changing their address from one Post-office to another should give the | lost address as well as the nm w one. STREET EXTENSIONS —- Property Holders Object to the Pro- posed Fort Drive, WILL CHANGE PRESENT se SUBDIVISIONS Power of the Commissioners in the Premises Questioned. Sey C AL DISTRICT NEWS — pee Clermont Robinson RW nting: Uh the ¢ Fort Totten Unive ub issioners todsy and ion to the plan for h pnUOUS « jon of t highway « forri proposed Fort Driv city, under the larly to th posed, they claim, under the ext« to run such curved str subdivision as will ch acter of the ground. Messrs. Robinson a the plans of their subdivision ted, approved and re of August TSSS, and mvch a part of the » Sr city itself, and t down as public ways. Claims of No Aw According to Mr. Robin District Commnissioners were no m vested with authority under the act cited, or gny orher law, to order a change in the «direction of the streets through the Subdivision in ques- tion than they were to alter the in: the streets within the limits of the ei: he ed, vest Comm * uthority to « ierations in is nees Where the put in the pons was action b; sulted in friction be subdivision and that ¢ Continuing, Mr. Robinson sta desired to be informed where stoners sc action, law requir of thes connecting that those streets form to the plan of ihe city. then went on to d:< that oF piion the streets h Biba ie represented connect with those of or subdivisions aad that the: harmony with the plat of the city. He further « - ed that a plan departing from the estab- hed lines of the city . 1 r t the dire om of t Powers of the Comminstozm It was not a by the © missioners that they held no power to interf der division recorded w proved ‘n ISKS, but they expre br Selves a> being of the opi) the amended law they are make charges which: are desirable and practi In reply, Mr. Robins mind no doubt existed ited new streets. The admitted, were possesse tne rnc quot » them no 4 to subdi already ‘ations m: resented m acter of the > in th ¢ a change in lence Mr. Robinson was bd what a ground would be taken up by the propose change and replied that he had 1 caleulation a the perceniage, but say that the preposed Yhoronghfares differ in their course so widely from the o¥iginal that the greater portion of his lund would be injured “But you will be compensated for sted one of the Commissio' I'm afraid through assessed benetits.” ‘Oh, ne: it was never Intended to take land for public sy without making compensation therefor. “But we cannot always tell what Con- gress will do,” replied Mr. Robinson, si nificant The discussion was a long one conclusion Mr. pinson asked that S licitor Gen i Holmes Conrad, a ested party, be given a hearing Sect by the bos if the ¢ Were not alres inced taken by the” speaker was, proper. they promised to do. > IN SORG’S DISTRICT, Campbell Refuses to Be a Candidat and at its Ex-Gov. Special Dispatel t Evening Star MIPDLETOWN, Ohio, August 19—The political atmosphere down in this (the third) congressional dist is becoming impregnated with brimstone and sulphur as the result of a tion am the itudinous ca’ honors that have rise the ashes of Paul J. essional . from on. e's a Sorg ts the present Representative Congress and is wealthy be dreams of a e—in fact, was ¢ gre: He is a big tobacco manufacturer, owns 1 banks, has over ion dolia! York real estate is, as a 1 conse- quence, a gold man. He is not a boliocrat, howev allegian to adepted by the regularly vention at Chicago. affirmed 1d constitut hi tick ao) tedly He has declined to run ¢ this r, and weeping ing is the result. Dozens of candidates have red in Montgomery, Preble and Pet each of whom feels that toga and a polltical halo ¥ highly becoming to him. David Pearce of Hamil- ton, D. B, Bundy and Ben, Harwitz of th city are among the most pro: t me tioned thus far, and of the andy probably has the lead. For a while there has be an undercurrent, in favor Gov. Campbell out as a ca recognized that the gover more votes than any demo Ohio, and he was therefor a most aeceptable quantit Yesterday tis was all @ by a letter sent fy Y., where Campbell erin) the distinguished Hamiltonian stated equivocally he would not run would not pe his name to be connection With congr onal s na sentiment f bringing ¢: e Tow poll in southern leoked upon as district convention will be hy nesday, the e the battle silver forces outnumber the about teen to one. ciate Personal Mention. Mr. Herry C. Fisk is lying very ill at residence of muscular rheumatism. He just returned from a six weeks’ in the country, where he had gon to perate his health. Disappo: however, was the result, and he is now confined to his bed unable to move, exce; with assistance. Capt. Stephen Y. Seyburn, 10th Infantr: is in the city on leave of absence. the Arlington. Mr. Wm. D. Ru¢ extended trip in the west. ar