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Gold Democratic Conventions in Many States. Enthusiastic Support of the Third Ticket Movement. ELECTING INDIANAPOLIS DELEGATES NEBRASKA FOR WATTERSON -+—- Michigan. Special Dispatch to The Byening Star. LANSING, Mich., August 26—The sound money democratic convention opened at noon today with a few over one hundred in attendance, made up mostly of business men who have been lberal contributors to democratic campaign funds in the past, but few of them active er practical poli- ticians. Prof. Bradley M. Thompson of the State University presided as temporary chairman and made a vigorous sound mon- ey speech. This afternoon delegates to the Indianapolis convention will be elected. A full state and electoral ticket will be nomi- nated and a state central committee will be appointed. The resolutions denounce the Chicago platform and ticket and the abandonment of principles by the state de- mocracy in seeking alliance with populists and free silver republicans in Bay City, and indorse Cleveland's administration. In the convention Kent county has the largest representation, while Detroit sends seven delegates. Maryland. Special Dispetch to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Md., August 26.—The meeting of gold standard democrats who advocate a third ticket, which is to be held at the Hotel Rennert this evening, is being awaited with great interest by the republi- cans, regular democrats, and by the mem- bers of the honest money league as well. The meeting has been called by a com- mittee of one hundred gold democrats, who are unwilling to vote for McKinle and the movement is frowned upon by the democrats of the sound money league, who arsert t ail allies of the gold standard should yte for ihe republican nominees notwithstanding party prejudice. The op- pesition of the } has intensified the interest in tonig! meeting. The main object of the gathering is to select sixteen ates to represent the state at the s convention in Indianapolis. Alabama. Spee teh to The Evening Star. MONTGOMERY, Ala., August 26.—A number of prominent sound money leaders from different sections of the state are in the city today discussing plans for the sound money democratic convention to be i in the capital tomorrow. Nothing has ed upon yet, and a conference of fifty leaders will be held tonight, the arrival of the late trains, at ‘hall preliminary matters will be agree The reports received at sound mone! rs show that forty-eight of the ies of the state have select- ed deleg: to the state convention, and Secretary Jones states that additional counties will be heard from by later mails. This number of counties is almost 25 per cent greater than the estimate made yes- terday of the probable number of counties that would be represented. Nebraska. ial Dispatch to The Evening Star. MAHA, Neb., August 26.—Sound money delegates to Indianapolis convention met here in caucus and voted to support Henry Watterson for t place and Gen. Bragg for second place—tirst, last and all the time J. -rling Morton's personal triends named the delegation. te Towa. DES MOINES, Iowa, August 26.—Henry Voilmer, chairman of the national demo- cratic committee, called the state conven- tion of the national democrats to order at 11 a.m. today, following the adjournment of the district conventions, which were held at 10 o'clock. The Grand Opera House packed when J. E. E. Markley rose to give his address as tempoSary chairman, following a prayer by Rev Cathell of St. Paul's Chureh. Markley was frequently applauded during the course of his re- marks. R. T. Coffman of Marshall county was temporary secretary. These, with Judge Babb as chairman, were slated for permanent officers also. The weather was perfect, and the convention about as large as the usual Iowa democratic conventions. Nearly all of the old leaders were on hand, giving an appearance that no split had oc- curred. Washington. TACOMA, Wash., August 26.—The state convention of gold standard democrats have elected Hugh O. Wallace, L. W. Nes- telle, E. W. Pollock, John L. Sharpstein, T. N. L. D. ish, Theodore Burke and G. W. Stapleton delegates to the Indianapolis mvention. A provisional committee was to call a state convention after napolis convention. Wise in, MILWAUKEER, August 26.—It was 12 o'clock when Provisional Chairman Ellis B. Usher called the convention of gold democrats to order at the Stadt Theater. Mr. immediately mtroduced John Brennan of Stevens Point, who had been selected as temporary chairman. Mr. nan made a ringing speech in favor of honest mone which was received with great applau: New Jersey. TRENTO . J., August 26.—There were about three hundred persons in Taylor Opera House when ex-Senator Henry D. Winton called the gold standard democrat- ie convention to order. Mr. Winton stated the object of the convention, and then in- troduced: of the Charles S.gFairchild, who made an addre ‘The work before the convent election of twenty delegates to attend the gold standard democratic national conv: uon at Indianapolis. ee TERRIFIC POWDER EXPLOSION. ‘Two Men Killed and Great Damage Cause XENIA, Ohio, August 25.—The dry house at the Miami powder works, five miles perth of Xenia, blew up this morring, shaking the country for miles around, and killing Frank Fich, powder boss, and Silas Figgins, engineer of the works. Several thousand pounds of powder ex- ploded, and the loss to the company will te large. ee Se Turkey's Answer Unsatisfactory. CONSTANTINOPLE, August 26—The United tes minister, Mr. Alex. W. Ter- rill, has notified the Turkish government that the latter's answer to the demands of the United States for indemnity as a result of the burning of the American mis- sions at Kaarput and Marash is not sat- isfactory. ———— Heavy Failure at Denver. DENVER, Col, August 26.—Otto Mears las taken charge of the stock of the Ap- pel Clothing Company, one of the oldest and heaviest concerns in the city, as agent for the mortgagees, whose claims aggre- gate $176.00. The assets of the company are estimated at $400,000, and Iiabilities about $200,000. The failure was announced at nocn. ———— Nominated for Congress. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RALEIGH, N. C., August 26.—First dis- trict democrats have nominated W. H. Lucas for Congress. The ninth district populists decline to make any nomination or indorse any one, but leave the entire matter to*the executive committee. ey She Disputed Venezue Territory. LONDON, August 26.—The St. James Ga- zette this afternoon, commenting on the Publication of the latest Venezuelan blue book, gays it regards the step as an indica- tion that the Marquis of Salisbury, con- trary to a recent assertion, does not intend to submit to arbitration the territory in- side of the Schomburgk line. LATE NEWS BY WIRE|__ VENCEDOR IN THE LEAD. ity of Wind for the Yachts at Toledo. TOLEDO, Ohio, August 26.—The decided defeat of the American cup chaHenger yes- terday by the Canadian yacht has not crushed the hopes of Vencedcr’s friends. They expect their boat to win todey, and insist they will be in the race until the finish. All they want is wind. They admit the Canada can outsail the Vencedor in anything less than a twelve-mile-an-hour breeze, but with the wind above that rate they feel sure of winning with the Yankee boat. 2 Thisemorning the wind was higher than it was yesterday morning, and the weather Prophets predicted still stronger and stead- jer breezes. The judges this morning, just before starting from the city, decided that the course today shall be five miles to wind- ward and return, the course to be sailed twice, thus making a twenty-mile sail. The wind at the weather bureau in this city was directly from the northwest, and blowing fifteen to sixteen miles per hour. The Vencedor will have the best of it in the beat to windward in a stiff breeze, but the Canada will run better before the wind. Her silk spinnaker is a marvelous sail, and the way it worked yesterday caused the yachtmen watching the race to open their eyes. The start was delayed balf an hour be- cause of the Canada carrying away her topmasts. At 11:30 the gun fired. Vencedor got over the line twelve seconds thereafter and Can- ada forty seconds after Some of the prettiest jockeying ever seen ip a yacht contest was displayed before the start. Vencedor, seemingly, was on the run all areund Canada. * The wind was blowing twenty miles an hour, and Vencedor was outfooting Canada, with her sails filling better. She was rap- idly forging ahead, and led Canada by a quarter of a mile. The wind had a ten- dency to shift into the west, and there were indications of a squa!l. aaa SS s VOTED TO RETURN. Locked-Out Men at the Brown Hoist- ing Company’s Work Yield. CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 26.—Judge Stone in common pleas court today de- nied the petition of the striking Brown Hoisting Company's employes for an in- junction to compel the company to rein- state the old men as agreed. The court decides that the strikers have an adequate remedy at law in an action for damages for breach of contract. He also denies the mandatory order to compel the Brown company to take its men back on the ground that the contract is too indefinite. The locked-out men of the Brown Hoist- ing and Conveying Company's works have voted to return to work, and the famous strike, productive of several battles and riots, is broken. — SHOT HIMSELF IN BALTIMORE. Attempted Suicide of a Washington Man. Special Dispatch to The Evening Si BALTIMORE, Md., August syle Mackey, 05 Sth street, Washington, shot himself in the left breast at the City Hospital here this afternoon. He called there and asked for room, saying tuat he had been drinking. While the arrange- ments were being made he shot himself. He may die. letter from an unknown Washington woman was found in his coat pocket saying that she would kill herself before separating from him. CONCEALED WEAPON: Three Cases Tried in the Police Court Today. Three cases of concealed weapons were disposed of in the Police Court this af- terroon. Lemuel Harris, colored, who was arrested because he was figuring in a row, was one of them. A dirk knife was found on him, and it was claimed he had threat- ened to use it. He was given sixty days. Charles Brown, colored, who had been ar- rested in Georgetown with an unloaded pistol in his pocket, was fined $50 or sixty days. The third defendant was Anderson Allen, who is a special policeman. He was arrested on complaint, and he had his pis- tol in his pocket. The court took his per- sonal bonds. ee LIKE OLD TIMES. Colored Camp Meeting Near Washington Grove. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. WASHINGTON GROVE, August 25, 1896. There !s an old-fashioned colored camp meeting going on near Washington Grove and is largely attended on Sunday as well as week days. It reminds one of the prim- itive days of Washington Grove, when the inhabitants of this “churchy” village lived in tents and worshiped beneath a fly canvas with a straw floor. The place of meeting is a very rough as well as impromptu affair. It consists of several seats, without backs, in the open air, while the pulpit, which is made of rough lumber, contains a ‘Rev. Uncle Jeff,” who expounds the “word” and advises his hearers to “put on the breast- piate and go to war.” The worshipers are summoned to the services with an old- fashioned tin horn, whose blasts reverber- ate throvgh the grove five times a day. The sojourners live in canvas homes, which are sufficient to protect them from the heat, with abundant provision for keeping them warm and dry when the weather is cold and rainy. The furnishings are neat and comfortable, but of the simplest char- acter. The first room, which is the living room, is furnished with bed room furniture an a comfortable couch, heaped with pillows and coverings as dainty as you choose to make them. There are muslin draneries and rattan rockers, and these, together with an occasional piano lamp, make up an ornamental as well as attractive room. The dining room and kitchen are one, and judging from the odor of potato pie and boiled ham, the tenters do not have an op- portunity to get hungry. A new booth has been erected near the entrance for the sale of such things as are needed by the housekeepers. Shelters for the horses of those who drive to the grounds and wish to spend the night have been erected, and the horse pond surround- ed ty a fence. Nature has helped a great deal to make life in the woods pleasant and comfortable. When it rains the water drains off from every side and there is no mud. While the meetings are going on a good old Maryland sister in an outside tent does a flourishing business by disposing of fried chicken and hoe cake, which 1s paid for ac- cording to the amount consumed. The brethren, who possess a vein of unselfish- ness and a large amount of respect for the places, stand up while they eat and discuss plantation days and “the way we used to serve the Lord.” Two brethren are in charge of the en- trance to the camp and charge each adult a nickel, while children are allowed to go in free. The money is used to defray the expenses of the camp meeting as well as for creature comforts. The morning meet- ing on Tuesday, which was “county day,” consisted of an experience meeting, when every one was given an opportunity to tell each other of their struggles and triumphs in “holy warfare,” and of the “golden slip- pers and crown of light” they expect to wear. One aged brother announced he had come a hundred miles to attend the camp Meeting and shouted until he became ex- hausted and was prostrated for a while. Judging from the “hallelujahs” and long “amens,” the brethren and sisters had a thoroughly good time, and as each one re- lated his experience he was followed a { verse of some familiar hymn, such as “The Old-time Religion Is Good Enough for Me,” “The Old Ship of Zion” and “Hold On, Brother, and Fight the Good Fight.” The three brethren who acted as choris- ter, organist and cornetist rendered sev- eral solos, after which they invited every one to “jine in the chorus.” In the even- ing there was a sermon, followed by ex- horting and shouting and a goodly collec- tion. There was so much enthusiasm the meeting was continued until nearly mid- night. The camp services will continue for five days longer, during which time the brethren and sisters will be allowed many religious privileges they do not enjoy in the churches. —_-—_——__. How Chariie Saved Her. From the Cieveland Plain Dealer. “That Charlie Spindles is a horrid fellow, isn't he?" “Yes, but he once saved me from a mad bull.” “How was that?” “I saw Charlie coming and went through another field.” The THE.EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1896-TEN PAGES. BODY IN THE RIVER Floating Corpse Found in the Poto- mao Near Great Falls, IDENTIFIED AS M,C, WHEELER A Young Employe of the Smith- sonian, Lately Despondent. FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS The body of an unknown man found yesterday in the Potomac river about two miles below Great Falls was {dentified this morning as that of Maurice C. Wheel- er, a son of A. M. Wheeler, an employe in the office of the controller of the currency. The identification was made by the father of the boy, but the body was in such a bad state of decomposition that the father at first did not recogniize the corpse. He, however, recognized the silver watch which was taken from the body of the drowned man, and on closer examination {identified the shoes, stockings and pants which clothed the lower extremities of the float- ing object. Left Home on August 10. The young man left his home at 1313 6th street Monday morning, August 10, at 7 o'clock, since which time his friends have never seen him. He left his home with a bundle of laundry, and the last place he was known to enter was a branch laundry house on 7th street. He left this place at about 8 o'clock in the morning, and nothing more was known or heard of him until the identification of the body this morning. The father of the boy, who has been anxiously searching for his where- abouts since his disappearance, after read- ing the description of the body found at the Great Falls yesterday, felt quite cer- tain it was that of his missing son. In company with a friend, he startea out in a buggy this morning, only to find that his suspicions were verified, and the body that of his son. Probably Temporary Insanity. Young Wheeler was not quite twenty-one years of age, and his father attributes his self-destruction to a temporary attack of insanity. Last September, a year ago, while engaged in sport, the boy was over- come by the heat, his mind being affected. He was confined to the Lloomingdale Asylum for a period of three months, since which time he has been living with his par- ents. Of late his actions were not unusual, and his parents were glad, thinking he wa all right again. The family has been li ing at 1313 6th street up to a short time ago, when they moved out to Riverdale, Ma. Young Whecler was attached to th people who remained in the house, the fam- Aly of Mrs. Hough, and he stayed with them. A Farewell Note. Saturday, the Sth instant, young Wheeler called at the residence of Dr. J. T. Winter on 9th street. The next day Dr. Winter re- ceived the following message by special de- livery mail: Dear Doctor: When this reaches you I shall in all events be resting beneath the water near a rock on the Virginia side of the river above the Aqueduct bridge. “Yours, M. C. WHEELER.” A Postal Card. With the same mail Dr. Winter received a postal card, in which the writer stated that he was in an unfortunate frame of mind, and to please take no notice of the contents of the letter. Though Dr. Winter received these letters Sunday afternoon, he did not tell the father of the boy about their receipt until the following Fridgy. Mr. A. M. Wheeler, the father of the boy, is considerably incensed over the action of the physician, for had he received the let- ters immediately, he says, he could have prevented his son from leaving his home, as the boy did not leave until the next morning. He said that when he asked Dr. Winter why he had not been notified soon- er, the physician replied that it was not in the line of his professional duty to do so. According to Mr. Wheeler, Dr. Winter ac- knowledged that the boy’ was not in his right mind when he called on him Satur- day afternoon. Other Notes. Monday morning Mr. Wheeler received the following postal card from his son: “Papa, I have not much strength, you know, and I am not well. I am overcome. “Your son, “MORRIS.” A brother of the drowned boy, living at Indian Head, Md., received the following the same morning: “Dear Artie: Will you write to papa and Resebud, telling them that it {s all right with me, and not to bother. If you do not want this bill, burn it.” Seemed to Change His Mina. In the same mail both partles received a postal card, which stated: “In the same mail with this you will receive a letter which was written while I was in an un- fortunate frame of mind; please take no notice of it.” Where the young man has been since his disappearance nobody knows, and no one can tell how he reached the place where his body was found. Discovery of the Body. The body was discovered by Thomas Jackson of the Great Falls Hotel, and from its position it was evidently a clear case of sulcide. The corpse was found floating between two rocks in the first eddy above what is known as “catfish -hole,” vHich is fully two miles from Great Falls, ard at a point near the river directly op” posite the Anglers’ Club House. Mr. Jack- son was hunting for a fishing spot at the time, and as soon as he found the body he notified Deputy Sheriff Wm. R. Embrey. An Inquest. Shortly after 5 o'clock yesterday after- noon an Inquest was held over the body by Justice of the Peace Luther M. Offutt. The jury consisted of Ernest Wheatley, foreman; Harry Morgal, Arty Fisher, B. G. Fisher, Alexander Hill, Levi Hill, ‘Thomas Bodine, James Bodine, Thomas’ Jackson, Val. Collier, William T.’ Lynch and Richard Anderson. "There was no evidence outside that of Thomas Jackson, who discovered the body, and a verdict of death by drown- ing was returned. Body in a Bad State. The body was in a terrible state of de- composition, and had evidently been in the water for ten days or more. All of the flesh had disappeared from the head, leay. ing only the bare skull. The hands had en. tirely dropped off, leaving only the bones In the arm. Means of Identification. The body was so badly discolored that it Was hard to tell whether it was that of a white or colored man. When silver watch, with the initials “M. CG. W." engraved on It, a night latch key and three car tickets were all that was found, and these were turned over to the father this morning. A package of cigarettes was also found in one of the pockets, though the father stated that the boy never smoked them. For the Burial, A rough box wes constructed by Mr. Bissett, and the Montgomery county off. cials were to have interred the body this morning had not the father appeared on the scene and claimed the body. Under- taker Wright was notilied, and he started out this afternoon for the Falls to secure the body. it Is probable On account of ie condition that no time will be lost in maki interment, which will be made at ‘Ole Hin cemetery. = Morris Vheeler’s disappearance + noted in The Star August 15. ‘The young man had been absent from his boarding place since the previous, Monday, and the matter became public, ‘when his father, who is an employe in the Treasury Depart. ment, received a letter, in which his son intimated that he intended to commit sui. cide, Mr. Wheeler, sr., attributed the strange actions of his son to a temporary mental aberration. The boy had been subject to these attacks, Once before he was picked up at Cambridggpbrt, Mass., while his mind was wandering, and his parents notified by telegraph. In hopes of effecting a cure he Was sent to the Bloomingdale Asylum, where he remained a short time, though at the time of leaving the house three weeks ago young Wheeler appeared to be all right. "HC boarded wien a isaseg ae “ae pirset west, res! at present in Riverdale. N ae A*Popojar Young Man. Mr, Wheeler :¥as employed under the Smithsonian Inat{tution es a stenographer and typewriterdgnd was thoroughly Hked by all his asséciates and superiors. He possessed a bi mind, but was rather quiet and reaé in disposition. His habits were regidar, and he took great care of his attire» Mr. Wheeler is general- ly believed to have taken his own life while in a state of temporary insanity. It is said that he had been irrational several times in the past, and two years ago he was overcome by the heat and narrowly escaped death. Itis thought that the recent hot spell brought about a recurrence of his mental trouble, and that while suffering from it and in an irresponsible condition he wandered away from his home and business and destroyed himself. ——.——_—_. MR. BUTLER IS SKEPTICAL Dees Not Believe Cotton Prices Will Influence Votes. He Discourses Upon the Law of Supply and Demand With Reference to Present C tions. Senator Marion Butler does not believe the republicans will be able to give the south an object lesson on the causes for fluctuations in the prices of products should the price of cotton reach a high- water mark this fall on account of the ex- tensive drought that has prevailed through several of the southern states, thus cur- tailing the product of cotton and increasing its price. He was asked today whether he had read the article in The Star of yes- terday regarding the increase in the price of cotton and the influence it migiat have on election day. “Yes,” he replied, “I did read it. Un- qvestionably the law of supply and de- mand, other things being equal, will con- trol largely the price of cotton as well as the price of everything else. By other things being equal, of course, I mean under normal conditions’ and with the volume of money also controlled by the law of supply and demand. The law of supply and de- mand applies with equal force, if not with more force, to money as to anything else. The amount of leg: culation affects al tender money in cir- alues. Therefore, the 1 upply of money affects the price of ever! commodity, whether in large quantity or in small quantity. It is that law that affects the price of cotton, whether there should be a large crop or a small crop of that staple. The scarcity of money makes the price of cotton now. The overproduc- tion of cotton (if, indeed, an overproduc- tion 1s possible when the supply of money keeps pace with the demand) would, of course, have a cumulative effect that would | force the price,gven lower than the scarc- ity of money would force it. A short crop of cotton will, of course, in a small de- gree, overcome the low price caused by the want of money. Fallacious Reasoning. “The reasoning of those who congrat- ulate the farmers:upon the fact that they will get good prices for cotton on account of a short crop is so fallacious and ab- surd that it hardly deserves comment. Their position ‘Is that if the farmers want @ good price they must work only half the time or burn up half their products in or- der to sell the other half for what the whole crop would have brought at an ex- tremely low ptice. The farmer deserves fair and remunerative prices for his prod- ucts when he works all the time and makes a good crop angetz 3.two blades of grass to grow wht oe before.’ The premium shout he put ‘on industry in- stead of on idleness. A sufficient supply of money wiil do this gold men, put a premium upon idleness. “The wage earner is equally concerned with the farmer in changing these condi- ucns. “The gold men claim that the wage earner is better off under present conditions, yet we saw only the other day that contractors were refusing to bid on contracts for fear if they had free coinage of silver they would be forced to pay labor a higher price. “Neither the farmer nor the wage earner can be fooled about this matter. They un- derstood this question before this move- ment for financial reform was started, otherwise it never would have been started. They forced the issue of it to the front, | and self-preservation compelled them to do it. be depended on to stand together in this fight. They already understand their unity of interest, and will fight it out together in November.” GAY TIMES AT HOT SPRINGS. Washingtonians Enjoying the Plea- sures of the Virginia Resort. Correspondence of The Evcniig Star. HOT SPRINGS, Va., August 24, 1896. Last week Hot Springs reached the height of its summer glory: Although many persons visit the springs for the course of baths in its wonderful waters, during the month of August the majority are those who come for the fresh mountain air and healthy outdoor exercise. The last week has been one continual round of pleasure. Teas, germans, lawn parties, euchre par- ties, lawn tennis tournaments, horseback riding, etc. Never has Hot Springs been blessed with so many young people, and the Casino is thronged nightly. Mr. and Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, who are now in Europe, have engaged rooms for September. Judge Andrew Wylie and wife, who have been ai the springs for the last month, re- turned to their home in Washington last week. Friday night a german was given in the Casino. Among those who took part were: Mr. Albert Ingalls, Mr. George Ingalls, Mr. Howard Downs, Mr. C. H. Enos, Mr. A. B. Legare, Mr. Louis Osborn, Mr. J. M. Blanchard, Mrs. M. E. Ingalls, Mrs. A. B. Legare, the Misses Walsh, Mrs. Tilghman, Miss Quarrier and Miss Bey. The bali recom was beautifully decorated, and after the dancing supper was served. There are a number of private cottages at the springs, the handsomest of which is that of Mr. M. E. Ingalls, the president of the Chesapeake and Ohio dailway. Areng those here from Washington are: Judge Walter 3. Cox, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Legare, Mrs. L, B. Messenger, John D. Kinney, Mrs. M. EB. D. Wilcox, Miss M. R. Wilcox, Chas. Fénda, J. M. Buchanan. Mrs. J. M. Cfrrliste and party, who oc- cupied one of, the Homestead’ cottages, have returned {9 Washington, — FoR Tom WATSON’S OLD SEAT. Candidates for the House in Place of the Populist. The populist ‘whois to take Tom Wat- son’s place as a congressional candidate in the tenth Georgia district is John T. West | of McDuffie county... He was Watson's at- torney in a number’of the contests made in the House.‘ Répresentative J. C. C. Black declined 4 renomination by the dem- ocrats this year and, the candidate put out by that party ig Wx H. Fleming, speaker of the Georgia house. West is said to be a bright man, but,cannot compare with Wai- son. populist vice presidential candidate did in | the district, and Mr. Fleming will probably come to Congress. not be among the prepossessing men of the House. Several years ago he sustained an accident which marred his features. Notwithstanding this he is one of the most brilliant men in the state. He was the democratic manager-in one of the cam- paigns in which Black defeated Watson. He is a self-made man. He was a protege of Alexander Stephens, and was aided by that famous statesman in his early strug- gles for an education. ——~—e+___ Representative Sorg Renominated. HAMILTON, Ohio, August 26.—Paul Sorg, Congressman from the third district, was renominated by the demecratic oon- vention today. The contractionists, or ; The wage earner and farmer can | He will not run@ear as well as the | If he is elected he will | HUNDREDS OF CLUBS Democrats Are Being Organized in Every Section. STATISTICS OF MEMBERSHIP GIVEN Preparations for the National Con- vention of These Bodies. ——E REPUBLICAN CONVERTS The work of the National Association of Democratic Clubs 1s being vigorously pros- ecuted, and today, for the first time during the present campaign, an authoritative statement of the association membership was made public, being given to a Star re- porter. “We have now enrolled about 800 clubs,” said Assistant Secretary W. 8. McKeon of the association. “By the bith of Septem- ber I feel sure we will have at least 2,000 clubs in the association, and by October 5,- 000. There is no use exaggerating what we have atcomplished, as it would finally re- sult only in ridicule and would do no good. I see that the republican club association has given ovt a statement that they have 18,000 clubs and 2,500,000 members. I give no credence to such @ statement. There never have been 18,000 political clubs in an association in this country, and in my opin- ion there never will be. “The enrollment we have so faf secured does not indicate the number of clubs in existence in the country. Dyring each campaign we make an entirelf new en- rollment, and the fact that a flub joined the association at the last cai paign does not lead us to include it in our association during the next one. The clubs apply for membership anew at each campaign. There is no doubt that there are now at least three or four thousand Bryan and Sewall clubs in existence, but they have not yet all been enrolled. Clubs are being formed everywhere, and the enthusiasm manifest- ed in club work is unprecedented. In all parts of the country voters are anxious to identify themselves with clubs as a means | of increasing their influence, and we are {daily in receipt of letters ‘that tndicate | larger memberships of the clubs than we have ever before had.” State Agents, A new feature the democratic ass of club organization in ciation is the appoint- ment of state agents, who undertake to organize and have enrolled in the parent association Ip this city clubs in every vot- ing precinct of the country. Clubs hav in the west much more n the east, where such organization have generally ‘been discouraged by the | regular political organizations, becaus they have been re rded with something of a jealous eye as a rival in the control of politics of the states in which they | Operate. In the west, howe this ob- jection does not prevail, and s flourish and are encouraged by politicians. In Virginia Representative Otey has been appointed state organizer for the old do- minion, and during the short time he has been at work he has reported about 20) newly organized clubs, his aim being to have such an organization in each voting precinct of his state. He reports that un- usual interest is being mantfested by free silver democrats, and he believes that by ovember there will be more active club | organizations in Virginia than have cver before been formed in that state. The work in Texas has been placed under the charge of Mr. Will L. Sergeant, editor of the Hunt County News of Greenville, Texas, and Mr. Sergeant's reports are as encouraging to Secretary Gardner as are those that come from Virginia. In a short time state organizers will be at work in all the states of the west and south, and in a number of those of the east. Colored Members. Evidence that a considerable portion of the colored population of the country is taking an active iuterest in politics is skown by the orgarization by colored men of clubs that are to fight for free silver. The Afro-American Free Silver Club of St. Louis has been recently organized and iven membership in the Democratic Ass >- ciation,as has the Colored Free SilverLeague of Emporia, Kan. These colored men are holding public meetings and are eager to convert members of their race to the tenets of the democratic party, advocating free silver as an issue that will advance the interests of all workingmen and producers. The association is receiving great num- bers of applications for literature, the de- | mand for German literature being so great ssional committee has de- cided to supply their want by getting out | an edition of one of Senator Teiler’s free | silver speeches in German, and this edi- | tion will probably be followed by other Literature in the tanguage of the father- land which has been already supplied to the Germans of the west by the republican congressional committee. Converts Reported. The officers of the Association of Demo- cratic Clubs are taking great pride over the reports received from correspondents of the large number of republicans being enrolled in the clubs. From Los Angele: Cal., Moye G. Norton reports the organi; | tion of a Bryan silver club, with members, of which nun:ber, he says, S00 are republicans, and half of the reports of club organizations give reports showing a portion of their membership to be of re- publicans. An evidence of considerable liberality in the campaign is shown by a letter just received by the association from the Young Men’s Republican Club of Hyde Park, Mass., the secretary of which writes that the members of the club are anxious to know the arguments on both sides cf the silver question and asks that democracic free silver Hterature be sent them. This request will be complied with, though the association has a very limiied supply of lit- erature. The First Voters’ Bryan and Sewall Club of Fort Worth, Texas, is the outcome of a very important feature of the work cf the association in rallying young men in the coming campaign. It is claimed by some political statisticians that the young men of the country, those who have xever be- fore voted in a presidential campaign, will wield an influence in the coming election nearly sufficient to determine the outcome, and as these young men usually have not fixed political opinions they are regarded as the most encouraging voters on whom to bring to bear influences, both of the club and literature. The democratic associa- tion is encouraging the formation of first- voter clubs, not only with a view of their influence on the coming campaign, but be- cause they regard this influence on the voter when a young man as very apt to be a powerful element in determining his political affiliations later in his life. The Forthcoming Meeting. The meeting of delegates of democratic clubs at St. Louis is still the great event looked forward to by the officers of the as- sociation here. This convention of club delegates has been scheduled for September 30, bat there is now a possibility that the meeting may be postponed for a week and arranged to last two days instead of but one. This postponement is proposed by democrats of St. Louis, who point to the fact that about September 7 the state ag- ricultural fair will be held there,which they think will be an especially favorable occa- sion on which to hold the great convention of the clubs, as it will allow many Missou- rians to attend the public meetings who otherwise would be unable to be in St. Louis. As both Mr. Bryan and Mr. Sewall are expécted to be present at the meeting, it is desired to have as large a gathering as possible at the great ratification meet- ings to be held there. It has not yet been determined whether the postponement of the date of the meeting will be made. Suspicion Abroad. Many democratic clubs now being orgariz- | ed write to the association here to know | whether it proposes to support the regular nominees of the party at Chicago. There is evidently a good deal of suspicion on the part of free silver democrats lest they should join an organization which might turn them over in some way to the gold democrats. To all such inquiries, which have been rumerous, a most emphatic ze- ply is given that the Association of Demo- \ | that the congr + cratic Clubs is earnestly in favor of the election of Bryan and Sewall, and is work- ing only for that ticket. Mr. W. 8 McKeon, assistant secretary of the association, has long been identified with club work in New Jersey, and will have charge of the work of the association here under the direction of Secretary Law- rerce Gardner. He is gradually increasing his force of clerks, and expects to have at leset a dozen aosistants within a couple of weeks, as the work of the association is growing so rapidly as to require a larze force in order that it may be promptly at- tended to. Mr. McKeon will Probably shortly resign his position as secretary of the International Athletic Park Associa- tion in order that he may devote his entire time to the work of the Asscciation of Democratic Clubs. ———_-e—________ NEW PARTY IN KANSAS. The Mystic Brotherhood, With Thou- sands of Followers. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. TOPEKA, Kan., August 23, 1896. During the past week there has been great activity about the different political headquarters in Kansas. The republican campaign committee has held several secret sessions, the office force has been thoroughly organized and one hundred campaign orators of state reputation have been scheduled for speeches. The candi- dates for Congress and state offices have all been pressed, into service, and those of them who are not public speakers are assisting in the executive work. As work in the different departments of the state heuse will be slack during the campaign clerks and typewriters in the employ of the state, all of whom are now republicans, have tendered their spare time to the com- mittee, and have thus relieved the pressure that would be made on the campaign fund if it were necessary to employ men to do all the work. Kansas Gold Democrats. A meeting of the democratic state cen- tral committee was also held during the week, and it was attended by representa- tives of the populist committee and free silver republicans. It was decided that the three organizations should act together in the conduct of the campaign, as far as practicable, and that each shall open head- quarters in the same building that consul- tations between the different chairmen may be held at short notice. The free silver alliance is experiencing difficulty in getting funds with which to defray expenses, and 48 a consequence work is languishing and their headquarters do not present that live, business-like appearance that pervades the offices of the republican committee. The gold standard democrats their convention Tuesday next delegates to the national Indianapolis September 2. hold elect to convention at While the time fer working up this convention has been short, the indicativns are that there will an attendance of at least 2), Hagan of this city, who represenie sas at the conference at Indianapolis that called the national convention, and C. J. Lantry, secretary of the provisional organ- ization of the party, are busy attending to ecrrespondence that hi sulted from the s the state convention, They hav und money democrats in every county in the and express themselves surprised at the number of them. Afraid of It. “One of the things we have to contend with in getting up this convention,” said Mr Hagan, “ia the fear of sound money democrats that if they attend our conven- tion they will be in honor bound to support the nominees of the national convention. Nearly all of them say they intend to vote for McKinley and don’t want to be tied up to a third candidate. To this I have uni- formly replied that the purpose of the con- vention is to send up an organized protest against Bryan and the infamous platform on which he is running, and that neither this conventf®n nor the one which meets at Indianapolis will attempt to interfere with an individual choice of the best meth- od of compassing Bryan’s defeat.” The Mystic Brotherhood is just —2w at- tracting the attention of the politicians of all parties. This is a secret organiza- ticn, the object of which is to secure a re- submission to a vote of the people of the probibiticn amendment to the constitution. Its members are pledged to vote for no candidate for office who is not opposed to prohibition. Its strength is an unknown quantity, but it is admitted that it will be an important factor in the election. A similar organization existed in 1&2, and to its influence was largely attributed the election of George W. Glick, democrat, as governor. It failed of its purpose then because it did not elect enough members of the legislature to resubmit the question. A state convention of the order is to be held in Wichita carly in September, when the candidates for governor and other State officers will be decided on. Mystic Bretherhood'’s Strength. The Mystic Brotherhood is known to be very strong in the cities and towns. In Topeka, the great prohibition strong- hold, it is claimed that it has over 2,000 members, and in the state at large a mem- bership of over 50,000 is asserted. If It 's half as large as this and its members aie faithful to their oaths, the candidate they indorse for governor will be elect Republicans are hard at work in the order to secure the indorsement of Gov. Morrill, while populists and democrats are equally energetic in advocating the claims of their candidate, J. W. Leedy. Mor- rill, until a short time ago, made a great effort to enforce prohibition in Wichita and a few other towns, but in a majority of cases he winked at the violation of the law. Now, while the campaign is on, joints are being run wide open in all cities, and the police machinery, which is under the direct control of the governor, does not in- terfere with them. This policy, while it has undoubtedly made friends for the gov- ernor among the anti-prohibitionists, has at the same time driven from him many prohibition supporters. The new national party, the bolters from the prohibition party, hope to get many re- S| publican votes for their state ticket be- cause of the policy pursued by Gov. Mor- rill during his administration. They argue that this class of republicans cannot vote for either the populist or republican can- didate for governor, and that they must either not vote at all or vote for their can- didate. It is evident that the nationalists have absorbed the major portion of the old prohibition party, and that it will poll a larger number of votes than the old or- ganization. John P. St. John has been the backbone of prohibition in Kansas, and when he went to the national party he took with him most of the workers in that field. — REPUBLICAN LEAGUE. Nominations for President of the Or- ganization. MILWAUKEE, Wi: August .—The committee on time and place of the meet- ing of the next national republican league convention held a meeting at the Pfister this morning, and decided to report in fa- vor of Detroit. Nashville was the only city that made a contest, and the matter was decided without much of a figit. ‘The delegates accepted an invitation to visit the great Milwaukee breweries this morning, and the consequence was that when the hour for opening the convention arrived the only people occupying seats al- lowed to the delegates were half a dozen ladies. The general public showed no more inclination to attend that it did yesterday morning, and the galleries were deserted until long after 11 o'clock. Dick Wood of South Dakota then read the report of the committee on credentials. The committee on resolutions not being ready the convention proceeded to the election of a president, and the roll call of states was called for the nomination of candidates. Gen. McAlpine retired and called F. J. Byrne to the chair. California yielded to Illinois, and Mr. Calhoun of Illinois was introduced to nom- inete Charles U. Gordon. There was a great de onstration when Mr. Caihoun ceased speaking. Lafayette Young of Des Moines and Mr. Staubaugh seconded the nomination of Mr. Gordon. ——.—_—_ FUSION IN MICHIGAN. Agreement Reached im the Buy City Conference. BAY CITY, Mich., August 26.—The con- ferees appointed by the three conventions (silver, populist and democratic) yester- day reached an agreement at 11 o'clock this morning. They decided that the name at the head of the ticket should be the “Democratic people’s union silver party,” that the populists should be accorded three electors and have the nomination for au- ditor general. The three conventions will meet in joint convention to nominate the state tcket, the populists and silver men together to have a representation equal to that of the democrats. | SIven to the public FINANCE AND TRADE Concessions Throughout the Specu- lative List. FACTIONAL FIGHT IN WESTERN UNION Sharp Decline in Baltimore and Ohio Stock. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, August 26.—After an ir- regular opening, during which the volume of business was restricted to the local room element, @ traders’ attack on Burling- ton forced sympathetic concessions in all parts of the list. The struggle between contending factions in Western Union was renewed immediately upon the resumption of business without material advantage to either side. Baltimore and Ohio was sold down sharply for a total loss of 3 per cent, on the presumption that the company would default on Its interest obligations maturing September 1. Official advices from fhe re- ceivers later in the day announced that in- terest on the sterling loan of 1872 and on the 4 1-2 bonds of the Central Ohio branch, amounting in all to $350,000, would be paid on the specified date. With the exception of the trading in the properties above mentioned there was practically no feature worthy of analysis. The engagement of an additional $500,000 gold for import by Saturday's steamers Was an encouraging de . but return movement must assume larger pr portions to be of more than sentiment benefit to the local situation. It is not im- probable that more substantial amounts Will be contracted for if a fractional reductior in present exchange rates is more tha temporarily established. The failure of Messrs. Hilton, Hughes & Co., announced early in the day, was 4i- vested of surprising features, the financial community having been fully prepared for such an announcement since the fin al disturbances of last winter. Local in tions are consequently not likely to be em- barassed by the firm’s obligations. Mr. McKinley's letter of acceptan« morrow nr relied upon to influence prices tent of a traders’ mow tion will be governed by th tion on the money question, but tie vailing belief is favorable to a rally lerate proportions. to be ing, as to the ox ot © trading during the afternoon eted the presence of a disposition to ta profits on early sales, in on of . asiness is commission end present indefinitely prolonged were followed by rallies of alm proportions throughout the day, the same traders being credited with both mox ments. Prominent bear leaders were a tive in trying to force concessions, but in Jarl: no instance were their efforts partic successful. — FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening,the highest and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as ~eported by Corron & Macartney, mnembers New York stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway. Open. Hie. Low. Close 41087, TOR, od American Sugar... American Sugar, Pfd American Tobacco. American Cotton Atchison. Baltimore Bay State Gas Canada Southern. Canada Pacific Chesapeake & © . C. C. ©. & St. Louis, Chicago, B. & Q. 3 Chicago & Northwestern ‘Chicago Gas. CM. & St. Pau CM, & St. Paul. Pid. |? Chicago. R. 1. a Pacific! 1Wensolidated Gas Del., Lack. & W. : 2Delaware & Hudson, Den. & HioGrande, Ptd- American Spirits... Ene. General Electric iMnois Central Laclide Gas. Luke Shore. 202 21.° Louisville & Nashvili Metropolitan Tractior Manhattan Elevated. Michigan Central Missouri Pacitic Northern Pacific North Americ: Pacific Mall... Phila. & Reading. Puliman P. C. Co Southern Ry... Pfd. Phila. Traction. ‘Texas Paciti ‘Tenn. Coal and Iron. Union Pacific U.S. Leather, Wabash, Pia: Wheeling & L. Erie. Wheeling L. Erie, Western Union Tel Sliver... 1Ex-div. 2. 2Ex-div. 1%. BEx-div. 1X. ——_— Baltimore Markets, BALTI August 26.— Flour firm, changed — re : barrels; exports, barrels; sales, 3 spot and Oct sber, No. 2 Fed, ports, Sales Wheat duil aw ¥, 27; steamer mixed, 2 bushels; exports, ISL bus 2,000 S68 bushels; stock, cholce | thnotliy, "ms demand active—steam to ‘ad., September; Cork, for Sept % ar eggs and choese firm, Grain and Cotton Marke Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1421 F street, members New York stock exchi correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, mann & Co., Ni York. GRAIL. Open. "High. Wheat—Sept Shy by 32 it 42 Open. igh. Ts 792 703 > Tet 8.00 . 8.01 8.03 tebe eA ease fon Yet Sent to the PHILADELPHIA, Pa, August cording to two cablegrams received in this city last night, the steamer Laurada,which sailed from this port for Cuba August 6, landed one of the most formidable fillbus- tering expeditions yet shipped to Cuba, and then landed at Port Antonio, Jamaica. The cargo of the filibustering craft con- sisted of 53,000 pounds of dynamite, In six- inch sticks; eleven field guns, four cannon and seven gatlings, a quantity of ammuni- tion and nearly 200 men. Upon the arrival of the Laurada at Port Antonio an examination of the vesse! was made by the British authorities, but noth- ing contraband of war was found. The vessel will remain several days for repairs, and then take on a load of fruit for Wil- mirgton, Del.