Evening Star Newspaper, August 22, 1896, Page 1

=— THE EVENING STAR. (a ageae eae PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR SUILDINGS, 1291 Penasylvania Avenue, Cor. ute by Th a Star mene pany. : UFFMA) Pres’t. Yew Teck Ole ib Toe Bultog ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers in the city by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents Per week, or 44 cents per month. at the counter 2 cents each. By ma{l—anyw! in the United States or Canada—postage prepaid—50 cents ¢ month. PSaturday Quinto; mpl Ais Sheet Star, $1 per year, with foreign postage ‘a TEateret atthe Tost Ofiee at Wasbington, D. C., a8 second-class ma!l matter.) {7 Ali mail subscriptions must be paid in advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. WATSON AND WATSON AND SEWALL|NO BOND ISSUE LIKELY ANOTHER WARSHIP|WHEN WR BRYAN COMES|MORE NEWS FOR HIM|MAY TALK on conNeRs| HOKE SMITHS Pl ANS —e The Maine Election May Settle One of Them. DEMOCRATS AND POPULISTS WATCHING Sewall’s Contribution of $10,000 to the Campaign Fund. PROMISED A CABINET PLACE a It is asserted today, on especially good authority, that the result of the Maine elec- tion may decide very materially the for- tunes of two of the vice presidential candi- dates, Watson ard Sewall. It is said on the same authority that the populists are watching the election ‘there with more in- terest than would appear to the casual political student. ‘The information fs that if the silver dem- ocrats of Maine de ‘not‘make some show of strength in the coming election it will be taken as an indication that Sewall’e con- nection with the democratic ticket in no vay adds to the vote-getting power of the ticket. The populists will seize upon this fact about as quickly as the republicans and they will hint very strongly to the democratic managers the advisability of getting Sewall to decline the democratic nomination and the putting up of Watson as the nominee. Democrats Anxtous. It is sald that the democrats have been in a stew of expectancy in the last few Gays that the populists were going to de- mand the declination of Sewall, but the populists have done nothing of the kind. They are waiting for convincing argument that Watson is a stronger man than Sewall. They are waiting on the Maine election, which comes off next month. The outlook is that Maine will go republican by an in- creased majority, and the populists won't shed any tears if this ts the case. In fact, they are willing, almost, that Maine should be lost to teach the democrats an object lesson. They don’t believe that Sewall stands in his own state for the financial re- forms that the silverites there want. After the election the populists will have some- thing to put before the democrats against Sewall. They will have something on which to go before the country. They will try hard to point out Sewall's weakness and the strength of Watson. They will try to whow where many prominent southern democrats have come out for Watson, and that the general feeling against the Geor- gien throughout the country 1s based on a mistaken idea of the man. May Walt for Georgia’s Votce. If their arguments do not succeed in con- vincing the democratic managers and Sew- all himself, they will wait before taking decisive steps until after the state election in Georgia, in October. They believe that the populists will carry that state, which will be abundant proof of Watson's popu- larity in his own state. If they should succeed In carrying Georgia they will have ground for a formal demand on the demo- cratic managers that Watson be substi- tuted for Sewall. Many populists believe that It would be geod politics for Sewall to come off the ticket now before the Maine election takes place. They think that if he remains and there !s an overwhelming defeat for the democrats the effect on the balance of the country will not be as good as it ought to be. If he comes off now, and the elec- tion goes against the democrats, the loss can be attributed to Sewall’s withdrawal. Mr. Sewall's Contribution. ‘The tal about Mr. Sewall leads to an- other interesting fact. It is learned on splendid authority that just after the Chi- cago convention Mr. Sewall gave his check to Chairman Jones for $10,000, and that this was the only contribution he has made to the campaign fund. It was a saving affair to the democratic national commit- tee, however. On that contribution the com- mittee has been able to run up to this time, when it is beginning to receive con- tributions from other sources. For Secretary of the Navy. When the populfsts get ready to talk to the democrats about the matter of with- drawing Sewall, or having him to with- draw himself, they will urge the tmport- ance of having a good man as Secretary of the Navy. They will agree that Sewall would be just the man for that important place, They will agree to ask Mr. Bryan to give him the place. The conference which Senator Tillman had with Tom Watson a few days ago is waid to have had more meaning than it has been given credit for. Senator Tillman, it is said, may not have been the official rep- resentative of any committee, but his talk with Watson is believed to have had the eaiawas of either Watson or Sewall in view, ————— WILL WASTE NO MONEY. Silver Mine Owners as a Rule W Not Help Bryitn’s Campaign. “All these stories of large contributions to the democratic campaign fund by silver mine owners,” said a prominent treasury offical today, “are erroneous and are based on a misconception of where the interests of the mine owners He. I have been in constant communication with the lerge mine owners of Colorado, Montana and Nevada since Bryan was nominated. These men are not fools enough not to realize tkat, while under free coinage they might get a little more for their silver tempo- rarily, they would be no better off in the end, because the depreciated value of the currency would deprive them of any but a temporary advantage. They are satisfied with the price now received for silver and know that its value cannot be increased by legislation. Some few mine owners, like Stewart and Jones of Nevada, still cling to the Idea that the stamp of the govern- ment will make 58 cents’ worth of silver equal in value to a gold dollar, but the great bulk of the mine owners see the fallacy of such reasoning and will waste no money on Bryan’s campaign. aes ee PALMER AND LAWLER. This Combination May Be Named by the Gold Democrats. T. C. Kurtz, one of the delegates to the Indianapolis gold convention, arrived here today from New York. He has been travel- ing through the east for the past six weeks endeavoring to ascertain the sentiment of the gold democrats as to putting a third ticket in the field. Mr. Kurtz says that, in bis opinion, if any ticket fs named, it will be Senator Palmer and Dan W. Lawler of Minnesota. Information having reached the bureau of internal revenue that Gauger W. D. Hileman of Scranton, Pa., has been sign- ing for withdrawals for a certain firm of distillers, Acting Commissioner Wilson has instructed the collector of internal revenue for that district to notify Mr. Hileman * and all other sulordinates that the practice in catia sunt be stopped. “Circular No. says the acting commissioner, iowa” be construed as prohibiting in- ternal revenue officers from acting as agents for distillers in any capacity.” Gye Evening Star. No. 13,564. WASHINGTON, D. ©, SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 189>-TWENTY PAGES ee a er Se Oe CENTS THE STAR BY MAIL. ‘The Star will be mailed to any address i, the United States or Canada if orderet4t this office in person or by letter or postal cord. Persons leaving the city for any period should remember this. Terms: 18 cents per week; 25 cents for two weeks, oF 80 cents per month. Invariably in advance, Subscribers changing their address from one Post-office to another should give the lost address as well as the new on! NO BOND ISSUE LIKELY}ANQTHER WARSHIP|WHEN MR. BRYAN comes|MORF NEWS FOR HIM Emphatic Denials From Secretary Oarlisle’s Son. He Tells How the Rumor of a Prob- able Sale of Securities Started. Secretary Carlisle has returned from ao visit to the President at Gray Gables, and was on duty at the Treasury Department as usual today. He adheres to his rule not to discuss politics or finance for publica- tion. The Secretary, however, through his son, Mr. Logan Carlisle, chief clerk of the Treasury Department, pronounced the ru- mors that were started in New York yes- terday regarding a new bond call absolute- ly without foundation. The Secretary call- ed at the subtreasury in New York yester- day with Mr. Robert Bacon, an agent of J. Pierpont Morgan & Co., and was closeted for some time with Mr. Muhleman, deputy assistant treasurer, who was in charge of the subtreasury in the absence of Mr. Jor- dan, assistant treasurer. A Rumor Easily Started. ‘That meeting was sufficient to-start the rumor, cultivators of New York, and before night the city was rife with reports of a new bond isue, which was given some color of truth from the fact that the re- serve in the treasury kas fallen to about $103,000,000, whereas but four weeks ago the bankers replenished the treasury with enough gold to make the reserve $11,000,000. It is argued that if this reduction of the gold reserve keeps up until the election the reserve would be down to about $50,000,000, and that thcre would be either a bond issue or temporary help would have to be given the treasury by the New York bankers. When this rumor was called to the at- tention of Mr. Logan Carlisle, who had teen in confererce with his father all the morning, he promptly replied: Mr. Carlisle’s Denial. “There ts absolutely nothing in a rumor of another bond issue. The Secretary be- ing in New York, went down town and happened to meet Mr. Bacon, an agent for Morgan & Co. He went to the subtreas- ury on @ matter not connected with the Treasury Department at all. This meet- ing and this visit were at once caught on to by some of the New York newspaper men and interpreted to mean a bond issue. That's all there is in it. I do not propose to discuss a bond issue, because there 1s no likelihood of such an issue, and it is perfectly useless to talk about it.” Political Comment. In political circles here no credence was given to the rumor of a bond issue. Sen- ator Butler, chairman of the national committee of the populist party, said he did not look for such a thing before the election. “A bond issue now,” said Senator Butler to a Star reporter, “would be a confession en the part of the gold men that they are beaten. They can make a bond issue when they want one or prevent one when they don’t want it, but I don’t expect they will force another issue of bonds before the election. ——_—___-e+_______ SAVED FROM HANGING. The President Commautes a Texas Man’s Denth Sentence. The President has commuted to imprison- ment for life the sentence of death im- posed on Robert E. Boutwell of Texas, convicted of murder and sentenced to be hanged September 4. The President in- dorsed the application for pardon as fol- lows: “I grant this commutation with much hesitation because it saves from the ex- treme penalty of the law the last of three persons who were engaged in a foul mur- der, and who with such commutation will all have escaped the extreme penalty of the law, which I believe they deserve. I have, however, yielded to the feeling that inasmuch as this convict’s partners in the crime of which he was convicted have been Saved from the death penalty, he ought not to suffer it alone. This seems also to be the opinion of the judge and permis attorney who officiated on the trial In the case of Hickman Freeman, con- victed in Texas of murder and sentenced to be hanged September 4, the President denied the application for clemency in the following words: “This prisoner was con- victed of an atrocious murder. There is not the least doubt of his guilty partici- pation in the crime, even upon the state- ment made by him and on his behalf. The circumstances of the case are so shocking and the guilt of the convict so clear that I can find no justification for executive in= terference with the course of Justice.” ———_-e. THE POPULIST CAMPAIGN, Chairma: Butler Gets His Mail and Has a Busy Time. The silver party national committee is two or three days ahead of the populist na- tional committee in getting their quarters arranged and in getting down to actual work. The silver men have been hard at work for several days getting their cam- paign arrangements in shape, while the pepulists did not get their headquarters in the same building fitted up and furni- ture put in until today. Chairman Butler and Secretary Edgerton expect to be ready Monday to give every attention to the pop- ullst part of the campaign. Senator But- ler did not reach the headquarters until late today. It was said that the chairman was burdenel with a mass of correspond- ence which had accumulated at the post office unknown to him, until he sent to in- = Ee there was any mail for him. He ined at his home during the morning ae giving attention to this matter. Secretary Edgerton said that he had re- ceived a letter from J. H. Edgerton, chair- man of the populist committee of Nebras- ka, saying that there wasn’t the least doubt about the fusionists carrying the state. He also said that he had enter- tained a caller this morning from Wyom- ing, who reported things all right in that state. The populist offfciais read with some in- terest dispatches saying that National Committeeman Reed of Georgia had re- signed the presidency of the First National Bank of Brunswick, Ga. One of these dis- patches said that'he had been forced to resign because of his populistic and silver views. He had been president of the bank for a number of years. No Full Dress for Hospital Corps. By a recent decision of the War Depart- ment members of the hospital corps have been deprived of their full-dress uniform and they will no longer be part cf the ef- fective dress parades of the regular troops. It was found that no matter to what duty the soldiers were assigned, the hospital men always had hard work to do. They always appeared in their working clothes with emergency articles in pouch on side, litter strap on shoulder, ready for acci- dents and disasters, which were always oc- curring, whether the troops were in the field, In camp or on dress parade. The al- lowance which has been set aside by the army for this article of dress will be de- voted to the acquirement of more white clothing for ward room work. The Cruiser Brooklyn Goes to Boston for Her Trial Trip. LIKELY 10 TAKE PLACE WEDNESDAY Will Earn a Bonus for Greater Speed Than Twenty Knots. MAY BEAT THE NEW YORK FHILADELPHIA, Pa., August 22.—Amid the shrill blasts of whistles from the river craft and hearty cheers from the specta- tors on shore the cruiser Brooklyn, sister skip of the New York, passed down the Delaware river this morning on her way to Boston harbor, where she will be given her trial trip early next week. The big veesel will reach the breakwater shortly after noon today, where an hour or 30 will be spent in adjusting her compasses. She will then point her nose for Boston herbor, reaching there tomorrow night or early Morday morning. If everything 13 favorable a prelimimary run will be made over the official course Monday, and the official trial, under these conditions, will take place Wednesday. If, however, it is not deemed advisable to make the pre- liminary run without a day’s rest the gov- ernment test will not be made until Thurs- day. The Brooklyn is guaranteed to make twenty krots, ard for each quarter knot over this speed the government will pay the builders a bonus of $50,000. The New York made 21.07 knots on her official trial, thereby earning a premium of $200,000. It is believed that the Brooklyn wil! exceed the New York’s time by at least half a knot, and it 1s predicted by seme that she will make an average of twenty-two knots during her four hours’ run. During the trial the engines will be un- der the personal supervision of Edwin 8. Cramp, and Captain Sargent will look after the navigation of the ship. The members of the official trial board are: Commodore George Dewey, U. 8. N., president; Captain H. F. Picking, Captain F. A. Cook, Commander Charles H. Davis, Naval Constructor J. F. Hanscom, [ieu- tenant Commander Edward P. Wood, Lieu- tenant Commander Seaton Schroeder, Lieu- tenant Sidney A. Staunton, recorder; En- sign 8. E. W. Kittelle, U. S. istant, and Ensign Louis R. De Steig: In preparing this report and collecting data of the speed of the vessel during the trial, the board will be assisted by the fol- lowing government inspectors: Naval Con- structor J. H. Linnard, U. 8. N.; Assistant Engineer H. F. Webster, U. 8. ssist- ant Naval Constructor H. lL. Fergusen, Lieutenant James G. Doyle. There will also be on board the ship these invited guests: Commo.lore George W. Mel- ville, U.S. N., engineer-in-chief of the bureau of steam engineoring, Navy Depart- N. ment; Attorney General Judson Harmon, Congressman H. C. Loudenslager, George Hires of New Je Congressman Francis H. Wilson of New York, Captain H. D. Borup, U. S. A.; Captain Colby M. Ches‘er, U. 8S. N.; Colonel Francis Larkin, jr.; Wil- liam Redwood Wright, W. H. Doyle, col- lector of internal revenue, Philadelphia Thomas P. McKean, W. W. Gibbs, Com- mander N. Miyakoa, imperial Japanese Captain Sakurai, imperial Japanese Lieutenant Takakuro, imperial Japanese navy, and Francis L. Cramp. ——_—->— BISHOP SATTERLEE RETUR) Li Hung Ci ng Sailx From South- ampton, SOUTHAMPTON, Eng., August 22.—The Hamburg American steamship Normannia, which sailed for New York yesterday from this port, took among her passengers the Rev. Henry Y. Satterlee, D. D., Episcopal bishop of Washington, D. C. LONDON, August 22—Li Hung Chang took a special train for Southampton to- day, where he embarked on board the American Line steamship St. Louis for New York. NEW YORK, August 22.—On board the American Line steamship Paris, which ar- rived today from Southampton, were Mrs. Samuel L. Clemens and Miss Clemens. The Standard Oil tug Astral went alonside the Paris at quarantine and a number of Mrs. Clemens’ intimate friends, among whom was Dr. Rice, boarded the Paris and broke the sad news to Mrs. Clemens of the death cf her daughter yesterday. Among the passengers of the Ward Line steamer Santiago, from Nassau, are R. G. Martin, A. Mora, F. Hillgris, S. Galvis: George Reno, H. 8. Ferill, F. R. Roner an G. Fosberry, all of whem landed at Na: sau from a small boat, and are said to have passed through the Spanish lines from the uban army. LIVERPOOL, August 22.—The Cunara Line steamship Etruria, which sailed for New York today, had among her passengers Senor Cisneros, the Venezuelan promoter, and Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. pase aS SUICIDE AT FAIRMO ‘\T PARK. Ex-Commissioner Wills of Atlantic City Shoots Himself. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., August 22.—Ex- Street Commissioner Lewis ©. Wills of At- lantic City shot himself in the head today in Fairmount Park, dying half an hour later, while being taken to a hospital. He leaves a widow and two children. Wills disappeared from Atlantic City about a month ago, his disappearance being at- tributed to a shortage in his accounts of several thousand dollars. An examination of his books showed that he was in the habit of charging 10 per cent more for Street ¢irt sold than he would return to the city. Wins was forty-eight years old, a mem- ber of Joe Hooker Post, G. A. R., and be- longed to several secret orders. SS FOURTEEN DROWNED. Fishing Boat Run Down Italinn Ship. FALMOUTH, August 22,—The Italian ship Francesco Clampa, Capt. Maresca, 1,698 tons, which sailed from Swansea on August 19 for San Francisco, has returned and put In here with her bows badly damaged. She reports having been in collision with and having sunk the French fishing boat Mou- ette on August 20, ‘forty-five miles north- west of the Scilly Islands. Ten of her crew were saved, but fourteen were drown- ed. The Francesco Clampa was built at Sestri, Italy, in 1890, and hails from Castel- by an a Mare. She is owned by F. S. Ciampa. g —_->__ é NO CONSOLIDATION. Relations of Bell Telephone and Western Union Companies. NEW YORK, August 22.—Russell Sage says there is not a word of truth in the impending consolidation between the West- ern Union Company and the American Bell Telephone Company. The Western Unloit]* Company owns a considerable amount of Bell telephone stock—in the millions—but no change in the relatiqns of the corpora- tions is considered necessary. The circula- tion ot the rumor had caused an advance of 2 per cent in Western Union, and the official dental was followed by a recession for almost an equal amount, Local Democracy Armnging for a Monster Mesting, A Letter From the Caadidate—He May Come Here Soom After the 20th of September. Mr. John Boyle, chalfman of the commit- tee to invite W.J. Bryan to speak in Wash- ington, has received a letter from the dem- ocratic candidate aceeptimg the same. Mr. Bryan is unquestionably-very busy, as the letter is an autograph ome written in pen- cil. It is as follows: “UPPER RED HOOK, N. Y., Thursday. “Mr. John Boyle, Washington, D. C. “I will stop in Washington on my way from the south to New England. I cannot fix the date, but I hope it will not be long after the 20th of September. Will let you know as soon as the date fixed positively. Thanking you for your encouraging word Iam, Yours truly, W. J. BRYAN.” “As Mr. Bryan Is to come here,” said Mr. Boyle to a Star reporter, “arrangements for our ratification meeting will be post- poned until we hear further as to the date on which he can attend the meeting. We have everything ready for the ratification meeting, and all we have to do is to de- termine the date on which !t is to be held. We have the refusal of Convention Hall, but It may be that Mr. Bryan will prefer speaking in the open air as he has at many places in New York. “In this event we can get the base ball grounds for that occasion, where 30,000 or 10,000 people will have an opportunity to see and hear Mr. Eryan. I have no doubt that at least 26,000 or 30,000 will attend the meeting, as we ere daily getting werd from clubs in Maryland and Virginia, whose meinbers want to attend the ratii cation mecting and tg greet Mr. Bryan. Be- fore arrangements were made for the can- didate to speak in Baltimore the demo- cratie clubs in that city wanted to come cver to our meeting, but now I suppose they will be satisfied by attending the meeting to be he'd there.” SS SS AT CLEVELAND. the National Encamp- ment. CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 22—Ad- vance details of the Knights of Pythias army were arriving In this city all the morning to attend the natfonal encamp- ment of that body. The brigade quarters are now in good condition and ready for the reception of the various companies. Already there is much discussion among PYTHIANS Gone to Attend the delegates concerning the use of the German ritual in Katghts of Pythias lodges. As a result of an Investig: recently conducted by Commissioner. How ard Douglass, past supreme chancellor, a report will be submitted to the biennial convention of the Supreme Lodge showing that the decision of the Supreme Lodge forbidding the use of the German ritual has been systematically ignored and vio- lated. . The three men against whom the charges were brought are German Past Chancellors L. Loehr of Righmend, Va.; Henry of Loulsville, and Fred. Bu man of Chicago. Inquiry among the local Pythians leads to the conclusion that the German element is prepared to go to any extreme rather tham submit to the de- crees of the Supreme Lodge that their proceedings shall be conducted in English. The action of the Supreme Lodge on this question will be watched with interest. The large bodies of the visiting Knights will not arrive until Monday, but in the meentime numerous offers ‘and detachei commands are expected, so that by to- morrow the camp will begin to liven up a bit. —_—_e;,-——_ REFUSD BY TORONTO BANKS. Stopping the Circulation Money in Cann¢ TORONTO, Ont., August 22.—The banks in Toronto are daily becoming more sus- Picious of American money, and now not one of them will accept any form of Amer- ican money at par to any great extent. Yesterday the Bank of Montreal, In Mon- treal, refused to take United States bills or silver from any one. The Toronto branch of that bank still receives small amounts from customers and charges one-half per. cent. ‘The Merchans’ Bank is also considering the advisability of refusing all United States money, but today received bills at a discount of one per cent. The Standard has for some time maintained a discount of 10 per cent. The Dominion now charges 2 per cent on national currency and 10 per cent on silver certificates. Other banks charge from one-half to one per cent. Only the Bank of Hamilton receives bills at par from customers in small amounts. ——__ BELIEVED TO BE FOR CUBA. f American Sale of the Swift Stenmer Unique. DETROIT, Mich., August 22.—The sale of the swift steamer Unique, the negotiations ter which have been under way for some time, are closed. The nominal purchaser is McGonagle of Chicago, who is sald to rep- resent other people. The purchase price !s private, but Is supposed to be about $36,000. If she 1s intended for the Cuban cause, as is suspected, the Unique will be taken down the Welland canal and St. Lawrence river to the Atlantic, She is 123 feet long, 20 feet beam. She has developed a speed of over twenty miles an hour, but constant misfortune has befallen her in her ma- chinery giving out. As a filibustering ves- sel the Unique can easily run ‘away from anything in the Spanish navy. a WILL JOIN HOD CARRIERS. Strike in the Building Trades at Chi- cago. CHICAGO, August 22.—After a long ses- sion, lasting from 8 o'clock in the evening until 1:20 o’clock this morning, the execu- tlve committee of the Building Trades Council finally decided to order out all other artisans now ,at work on buildings where the contractors attempt to replace the striking hod carriers with non-union laborers. As a result several thousand mechanics, carpenters, iron workers, bricKlayers and workers in kindred trades, will probably be ordered to strike. Peter McHugh of the Hod Carriers’ Union said last night that over 1,500 hod carriers are already out. —— Preparing for a Siége. LEADVILLE, Col., August 22.—The Cor- onada mine, which closed a month ago by the strike, has beef inclosed by a high board fence, and provisions enough to sup- ply a working force months have been taken in. It is said that the mine is to be started with non-unioh miners next Mon- day, though the manager refuses to be in- terviewed. Death of Mra, Selfridge. SAN FRANCISCO, August 22.—Mrs. Thos. O. Selfridge, sr., wife 6f Rear Admiral Sel- fridge of the United States navy, died in this city last night, Mrs. Selfridge came to California. recently to visit her two sons, who reside in this city. She was eighty-six years old, aml it is believed that peep across the coftinent hastened her ea Mr. Bryan Soon to Be Told of An- other Nomination. BUT POPULISTS WON'T INFORM HIM Reasons for This Secretiveness Are Coming to Light. MAY BE SENATOR WATSON — eS Mr. Bryan 1s to be notified at Lincoln, Neb., of his nomination by the silver party. They expect to have a great demonstra- tion, and no embarrassment 1s felt about the matter. At the same time that the sifl- ver party nominated Mr. Bryan, and in the game place, he was nominated by the popu- st party. No arrangements have been made to notify him of the populist nomina- tion. The chairman of the populist notifi- cation committee is Senator Allen of Mr. Bryar.’s own state, who may be present at the Lincoln demonstration, but he is not expected to mention the fact that the popu- lists have made a nomination. It 1s be- coming doubtful whether Mr. Bryan will ever be formally informed of this fact. The sole reason for this Is the presence of Watson on the ticket with Mr. Bryan. No Bother About the Platform. The populist platform is not understood to be giving any trouble. If Mr. Watson were not on the ticket Mr. Bryan could be noti- fied ard could accept without embarrass- ment. The platform adopted at the pop- ulist convention was drawn with the nomi- nation of Bryan especially in view, and it was fully understood to be acceptable to him before it was adopted, and it was equally well understood that he would stand on the platform before he was nomi- nated. The question was asked directiy by several persons in the convention before the voting began which ended in his nomina- tion, and the assurance was given by Ne- braska delegates, who were regarded as representing Bryan, that Mr. bryan would stand on the platform. Mr. Bryan Was Content. Senator Allen, who was conspicuously the champion of Bryan in the convention, en- gineered the construction of the platform, and expressed himself as entirely satisfied with it as one on which Bryan could stand. In this is probably found the explanation of the patience and complacency of the populists in being deprived of the pleasure of officially claiming Bryan as their own. The opponents of Bryan in the convention declared that their chief concern was as to whether or not he would indorse this platform, and that they would be content {f satisfied on that point. It is probable that they have received such assurances as they desire, and that they may not press the matter of notifica- tion, Apparently there has be+n no pro- gtecs‘made toward settling matters with Watson, but this does not seem in any wey to interfere with the harmonious co- cperation of the populist national com- mittee with the democratic national com- mittee. The suggestion has been made, though rot in any authoritative way, that Wat- son might finally land in the United States Senate. ——____ e+ ______ NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RETIREMENT. So Col. Crofton, 15th Infantry, Will Remain in the Army. In the ordinary course of events Col. R. E. A. Crofton, commanding the 15th Rezi- ment of Infantry, at Fort Sheridan, near Chicago, will remain on the active Mst cf the army until 1898, when he retires Ly operation of law on account of age. There has been considerable friction at Fort Sheri- dan for several yearst past, and it is said that the authorities have not been entirely satisfied with his administration of affairs. At any rate, he was recently ordered to examination by a retiring board to ‘eter- mine {f he was physically competent to discharge the duties of his office. The re- port of the board has just been received at the War Department. Its findings are con- tained in the words “Not recommended for retirement.” This Inlicates that he is physically sound and not eligible for re- tirement under the disability clause. His case has attracted considerable attention in military circles, and his friends are very jubilant at the result of the examination. o—____ COL. MORRISON'S PREDICAMENT. Why He May Not Make Speeches in His Own District. Ever since the Chicago convention it has been the announced intention of Col. Wil- iam R. Morrison to support the democratic nominees, and he still intends to do so. He classes himself with the old-fashioned dem- ocrats, whose duty, as he sees it, is to sup- Port the nominees of the party under al- most all circumstances. But Col. Morrison is in a peculiar position in his old congres- sional district in Illinois. He has received a number of invitations to speak in Iilinois in support of the national and local nomi- nees. He probably intends to make some speeches, but he may go slow in his own district. This is the district at present rep- resented by Representative Murphy, re- publican. Two years ago Mr. Murphy de- feated ex-Representative Jehu Baker for the republican nomination. Mr. Baker did not like this, and became a populist, after years of pronounced activity in republican ranks. Mr. Baker was one of Col. Mor- rison’s old enemies, and was always a bit- ter republican. This year Represcntative Murphy was renominated. The democrats put up a man of their own, and the popu- lists put up Mr. Baker. For some reason the democratic candidate pulled down, and the democrats indorsed Baker, that is, the silver democrats did. Old-fashioned dem- ocrats were left to support Baker or not, just as they liked. Col. Morrison is one of these old-time democrats, and he is prob- ably in a predicament. If he makes speeches for Bryan and Sewall in that dis- trict he will have to uphold lis old enemy and a man he believes to be still a repub- lcan in disgulse. ——E Money for the Silver Men. Chairman Stevens and National Organ- izer Keeney are away from silver head- quarters. Mr. Stevens is said to be in New York. He will return Tuesday. Financially it is said that the silver com- mittee will be better fixed than the demo- cratic national committee. It will have plenty of funds on which to run the cam- paign. The western mine owners will con- tribute more freely to this committee than to any of the others. ~-e+—_____. Populist News From Idaho. Telegrams have been flying thick and faSt between the various democratic, sil- ver and populist leaders here and the lead- ers of those parties in Idaho. Senator But- Jer was asked today if he had received any news from Idaho. “I got a telegram from there this morn- ing,” he said. “The populist and demo- cratic committees are still in session. I think that everything will turn out all right.” MAY TALK ON CORNERS Attorney Thomas =o an Opinion as to Single Taxers Are at Liberty to Dis- cus Economics in Public if They Behave. After having considered the application of Dr. William Geddes, and others, dated May 28 last, for permission to hold public street meetings Sundey afternoons at plsces to be selected by the Commission- ers, for the purpose of propagating the sin- gle tax theory, Attorney Thomas has ren- dered an opinion affirming tneir right to peaceably assemble and discuss single tax or any other subject, so long as they do not abuse the right of free speech. Mr. Thomas says that the advocates of the single tax theory are free to do as they pleage at such meetings so long as they do not advocate the commission of unlawful acts, and provided they do not obstruct the free use of the streets or unreasonably in- terfere with the comfortable enjoyment of property. He says, however, that in his judgment the Commissioners have no juris- diction, and can neither grant nor refuse a permit for such a purpose. If the places selected by Dr. Geddes and his associates for public meetings are such as not to incommode the public in the use of the streets or disturb the peace and quiet of the neighborhood, says the attor- ney, they have the right to hold their meet- ings, subject only to accountabi.ity in case of disorder. If they abuse the right of free speech, and in doing so violate existing law against disorderly conduct or unlaw- ful assemb.ages, the police may bring them before the Police Court for examination in the manner provided by law. Mr. Thomas then quotes the first amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which provides, among other things, that Con- gress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech or of the press. He quotes also frcm Judge Cooley, wh, in speaking of this ccnstitutional provision, says: “The privilege which is thus pro- tected against unfriendly legislation by Congress is almost universally regarded, not only as highly imporiant, but as being essential to the very existence and perpe- tuity of every governmeni. The people of the states have, therefore, guarded {t with jealous care by provisions of similar im- port in their several constitutions.” This matter has been hanging fire for some time. The opinion is dated June 5, but a copy has just been forwarded to Dr. Geddes. She Arrives at mn Hi the Naval Cadet A telegram was received at the Navy De- partment this morning announcing the safe arrival of the training ship Mononga- hela at Lynn Haven Bay, near Cape Henry. A class of na cadets is on board this vessel, and as she was several days over- due from Europe, symptoms of alarm be- «an to manifest themselves on the part of their friends and relatives as to their whereabouts. As usual in such cases, the Navy Department was deluged with’ tel- egrams of inquiry in regard to the vessel. Consequently, Admiral Ramsay, chief of the bureau of navigation, requests that the fact of her safe arrival be given the widest publicity. ——_____e. ______ MUST WAIT THIRTY Days. Bay With Brooklyn Dry Dock Court of Inquiry Will Be Delayed. Acting Secretary McAdoo was today in- formed by the officials of the Brooklyn navy yard that it will take at least thirty days to restore the caisson at the dry dock to its proper position. It {s a very compli- cated and delicate structure and requires extremely careful treatment. When the or- der was given yesterday for the reconven- ing of the court of inquiry to make a fur- ther examination of the caisson in order to determine if possible the exact cause of the recent accident, it was supposed that the caisson would be restered to its place in about a week or ten days. Consequently there is some little disappointment at the later intelligence that the structure cannot be put in place egain in much less than thirty days. ——_—__+. The New Quartermaster General. Gen. Sawtelle, the new quartermaster general, will enter upon the discharge of his new duties in this city early next week. It will take him a few weeks to clese up his affairs in New York city, where he has becn stationed for several years past, and it will be necessary for him to return to New York in a few days for that purpose. It is not Mkely that Gen. Sawtelle will make any immediate changes in the stations and duties of of- ficers of the quartermaster's department beyond what have been made necessary by his own promotion and transfer. It is said that Col. M. I. Ludington, who has been on duty at Chicago for two years past, will be transferred to New York for duty on Gen. Ruger's staff, provided the change in station is entirely agreeable to him. Col. Ludington is the senior colonel in the department and he was a prominent candidate for the quartermaster general- ship. It is probable that he will yet al- tain that rank and honor on the retire- ment of Gen. Sawtelle two years hence. SSS eS Personal Mention. Judge Bowler, controller of the treas' hes gone to Bar Harbor to spend his va- cation with his family. Lieut. A. C. Ducat, 24th Infantry, ts visit- ing friends at 1105 H street, on leave of ab- serce. Capt. H. G. Cavanaugh, 13th Infantry, ts in. this clty on leave of absence. Mr. Ike Oettinger of West Washington has returned from Pen Mar, where he spent the summer. Mr. H. T. Hopkins, correspondent of the Richmond Star, returned this morning from Madison, Wis. Mr. W. O. Ison of the United States treas. urer’s office leaves today for a three wee vacation. Col. M. E. Urell of the War Department is spending his vacation among the moun- tains of Pennsylvai visiting relatives. Engineer-in-Chief Melville of the navy has gcne to Philadelphia. At Republican Hendquarters. At republican headquarters today Chair- man Babcock was busy giving orders for fresh supplies of documents. He keeps in close touch with the national committee at Chicago and New York, and there is no duplication of printing. The Chicago head- quarters are gettfng out, it is said here, a large amount of literature in the German language. There are a number of leaflets about different phases of the situation, but the principal document being printed in German is the speech of Secretary Carlisle to the laboring men of Chicago. Senator Sherman's speech on the act of 1873 will be ready for circulation in a few days. The proof sheets of Bryan's tariff speech, which will be circulated by the thousands, have been received. —_—_—o+____ To Examine Medical Corps Candidates A board of medical officers, consisting of Col. Dallas Bache, assistant surgeon gen- eral; Lieut. Col. William H. Forwood, dep- uty surgeon general; Lieut. Col. David 1. Huntington, deputy surgeon gen. Walter Reed, surgeon, and Capt. Gandy, assistant surgeon, has been ap pointed to meet in this city September 23 for, the examination of candidates for ap- pointment to the medical corps of the army, HOKE SMITH’S PLANS His Resignation Has Been Accepted by the President. —— PREPARATIONS MADE FOR DEPARTURE He Will Probably Leave Office in September. GOSSIP AS TO SUCCES ae SOR For some time rumors have appeared in print on the probability of the early resig- nation of Secretary Hoke Smith. There can now be no doubt but that he has re- signed, and that his resignation has been accepted. For some days past shipments have been made to Atlanta of his books and papers, and it is learned that he has declined to set any departmental business to be heard by him for a date later than this month. Ti can safely be assumed that a successor will be in charge in a very short wii After the nomination of Bryan and Sewall it became known that Secretary Smith was the only member of the cabinet who an- nounced the purpose to support that ticket, tion on his part, while not in any way affecting his personal relation between himself and the other members of the cabinet, seemed so material to him that he felt constrained to tender his restena- tion, Will Say Nothing. The Secretary declines to discuss the sub- ject in any way. Secretury Smith will proba! retire either just before or immediately after the Indianapolis gold democratic convention. Those who are familiar with the relations which exist between Mr. Cleveland and his cabinet say that there never has a! any time been the least friction between S retary Smith and the President or between any members of the cabinet, and that ¢ personal relations between the Pr and Mr. Smith are still most cordial Mr. Smith has enjoyed the respect confidence of Mr. Cleveland at all tim and has been given the broadest latitude and ever given any cabinet officer in the man- agement of the affairs of his department. It is known to all the cabinet and to such persons as are in the President's confidence in this matter that it is with sincere re- gret that he sees Mr. Smith separate offl- cially from the administration. Embarrasaments. As has already been stated in The Star, the Secretary's sense of the fitness of things would not admit of his remaming in the cabinet after he found himself not in political accord with the Presijent and the other members of the cabinet, and that he could not yield his opinions o ‘ount of his position or his personal friendship tor the President. When Mr. Smith said in the Georgia campaign against Crisp and fre: silver that he would, and ali .iemocrats should, abide by the decision of the ma- tional convention in so far as to give hearty support to the ticket nominated, he, of course, thought that he was -lefining the obligations of his opponents, for fuliy expected to see a sound money ticket nomi- nated, but he undoubtedly spoke in good faith, and it is not probable that he has ever considered the possibility of his dcing otherwise than support the Bryan and Sew- all ticket. No Other Alter ive. With Mr. Cleveland and the other mem- bers of the cabinet opposing that ticket, it would be impossible for a man of his deli- cacy and punctiliousness to remain in the cabinet. In one of his speeches in Georgia Secre- tary Smith, in declaring that democrats must support the ticket when nominated, sald that though the platform might not be satisfactory to one set of democrats or to the other in its declaration on the financial question, they would find in that platform age of other things which would render it on the whole more acceptable than the platform of any other party. The Succession. Ever since the rumors of the probable resignation of Secretary Smith there has been more or less gossip concerning his Probable successor, and at the Interic - partment the name of John M. Reynolds, the second assistant secret of the de- partment, has been mentioned frequently for the place. Mr. Reynolds has made excellent executive officer. He has nad charge of the ditheult of review of pensiun decisions of the sion bureau and has given geacral satis- faction. He is a native of Pennsylvania. The new cabinet ofticer will have only a work pen- lMtle more than six months to se and it Is regarded as probable that Mr. Cleve- lard would prefer to fll the vacancy from ine department rather than fil! the place by appointing some one who would be new to the work, which involves acquaintance with a great variety of matte: directly the public welfare. The internal revenue statement for July shows the total receipts for that month to have been $14,258,682, as compared with $13,579 43 for July, 1895. The receipts for July, , and the increases and decreases cet with July last year a: follows: Spirits, $7,751,406 688, Tobacco, $2,458,443; decrease Fermented liquors, $3,890,3 increase, Tine, $128,250; decrease, ellaneous, $30,183; increase, principal increase for the is from whisky, which shows a gain of $8 The receipts from retail liquor dealers’ licenses fell off $173,216, and from manufactured tobacco, $156,658. Disastrous CINCINNATI, Ohio, August 22—The Times-Star special from Lima says: The coach department of the Cincinnat!, Ham- ilton and Dayton shops was burned toda: ht car department buildin with many freight cars, one baggage, one coach and one sleeper. The whole plant was threatened, but the fire was checked with a loss of $0,000. Seventy-five men are thrown gut of work, and they lost ali their tools.