Evening Star Newspaper, September 3, 1896, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, by c 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th 8t., = 8. H. FE ges Wow York Office, 49 Potter Building. ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers in the city by carriers, on thelr own account, at 10 cents ber week, or 44 cents month. at the counter Z cents each. By mail—anywhere in the United States or Cauada—postage prepaid—0 cents per month. : Eaton Quinty; Suen Star, $1 per year, with foreign postage a 3.00. (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D.C., as second-class mail matter.) [7All mail subscriptions mnst be paid in advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. No. 13,574. WASHINGTON, D. ©. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER HEADQUARTER NEWS Col. Casson Pictures the Prospect in Wisconsin. REPORTS ENCOURAGE REPUBLICANS Mr. Richardson Summoned to Chi- cago by Chairman Jones. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS —_+——_. Col. Henry Casson, secretary of state of Wisconsin, is at republican headquarters today. He will be in the city several days. Col. Casson is one of the most sanguine republicans Chairman Babcock has had the pleasure of talking with for the last few days. “The republicans will not get less than 85,000 majority in Wisconsin,” said Col. Casson to a Star reporter. “Many polls have been talen in different parts of the state recently, which plainly indicate the sentiment of the voters. By the way, the polling business is all the rage in my sec- tion. Polls are taken in every ratlroad train, in every store, manufacturing con- cern, and everywhere. I never saw such interest in a campaign. When polls are not being taken the people are talking politics. All classes are organized. As to the polls? Well, five weeks ago a poll was made of a large manufacturing concern in a Wiscon- sin town. It was found that 37 per cent of the voters were for Bryan and the re- mainder for McKinley. The same place was polled again last week, and the Bryan Strength had dropped to 13 per cent. A large lumber concern at Marinette was polled. There are 263 men employed in it. Of this number seventeen were for Bryan and the others for McKiniey. The large plant of General Schofield was polled, and it was found that the whole vote was for McKinley, his opponent not getting a vote. In Governor Upham's plant at Marshfield, a concern where the meti have been largely democratic heretofore, 139 men were polled, resulting in a vote of 112 for McKinley and 27 for Bryan. Polls all over the state show the same thing. No Likelihood of Fusion. e As to fusion in the state, Col. Casson said that two years ago he received a majority of over 25,000 over all his opponents for Secretary of state. “The fusion this year will not be strong. All the democratic lead- ers in the state have gone into the gold democratic movement, and the democratic vote will show a big falling off on this account. It wouldn't surprise me if the gold democrats cast 30,000 votes. The gold democratic convention held recently was a splendid body of men. There is no repub- lican disaffection, except in talk. Actuali- ties and talk do not correspond. Where there is a republican for silver there are man one den democrats for McKinley. 1 know of mall place where there are eleven perats for McKinley and two republi- ss for Bryan. This ratio will keep up all er the state. Senator Proctor is in the city, and will call at headquarters during the day. The enormous mail is on the increase, and the Officials find trouble in keeping up with it. West Virginia Rejoices. J. I. Barrick of Keyser, W. Va., writes to Chairnian Babcock: ‘We rejoice in the good news from Vermont. We have no silver republicans in this county, not one, but we have a number of sound or gold money Gemocrats who will not vote for the Boy Mouth of the Platte. I am quite sure now that A. G. Dayion will be re-elected by an ircreased majority in this, the second, con- gressional district. We organized a Mc- Kinley and Hoburt club here last week with 16) members, and it is growing daily. We ex West Virginia to give her vote to McKinley «nd Hobart, for protection and scund money. An unusually confident Louisianan writes to headquarters in regard to that state. He is Carney, chairman of the repub- lican executive committee ef the third con- gressional district. He says: “We should return at least three Congressmen from tris state and will likely carry the state for McKinley and Hobart. The revolution in political sentiment is amazing. A vigor- cus campaign of education will insure suc- cess.”” Encouraging Reports. ‘The following is from Big Stone Gap, Va., from S. R. Jessee, secretary of the McKin- ley and Hobart Club there: “It affords me pleasure to be able to state to you that we have here in our Ittle town, with a voting population of only about 225, a McKinley end Hobart club numbering more than 150 members, and new names are being added at every meeting. Our people in this sec- tien are more aroused and enthused than ever before and we are determined to win. What we need now is campaign literature for distribution. We will be pleased to have a large quantity of the best literature on the money question, including Carlisle's speech to the workingmen and Bourke Cockran’s reply to Bryan. Col. D. Gray Purmin of Encampment No. 3 of the Union Veteran Legion of this city, and a vater in Wisconsin, writes that he is receiving letters from all parts of the country, showing that the number of silver men is growing fewer every day. His in- formation from Wisconsin is particularly positive to this effect. He also has a letter from Colorado stating that there will be a much larger republican vote than has been expected. Goes to Chicago. Senator Jones has wired Representative Richardson, who has been in charge of the democratic national committee work here, that he must have his services at once in Chicago, and, in answer to the call, he starts there tomorrow. The work of the campaign {is accumulating so rapidly on the hands of Chairman Jones, he says, that he is compelled te have the assistance of Mr. Richardson. The headquarers here will be in charge of Clark Howell of Atlanta, who has heen telegraphed for. Frank P. Morgan will aid Senator Fauikner in looking after the cor- respondence of the national commi‘tee un- Mr. Howell arrives. © Mr. Richardson nown splendid capacity in handling sn matters, and it is no surprise that Chairman Jones wishes his services in the larger field. It is a promotion for Mr. Richardson. Chairman Faulkner was engaged with numerous callers at democratic headquar- ters today. Among the number were Louis Baker of Minnesota, minister to Nicaragua, Mr. Baker had a pleasant chat with Sen. ater Faulkner. Representative Miles of the first Maryland district was also a caller. Mr. Miles deelared that the eastern shore of Maryland would go for Bryan and Sew. all. Mr. Miles believes he awtli be re-elected without trouble and that his majority will be largely Increased. The Matter of.n Clipping. It is sald that the Bryan managers are going to assume the authenticity of an article which is alleged :to have appeared in the London Financial News, in® April, ISH, relative to the fifancial system in this country. The article was-to the effect that if this country adopted the free coinage of Iver, British trade would he irretrievably cined in a few months. The same article clared that with free coinage the United States would have all Asia and America at her back and the trade of those countries st her command. Portions of the article were incorporated in speeches made in the £enate since 18), one of them by Senator Cameron. The article has again gone the rounds of the press, but is being repudiated by the republicans as not authentic. In May, 1894, J. M. Devine, who was then secretary of the Bimetallic League in this city, and who is now one of the managers at populist headquarters here, received the clipping in an envelope postmarked London. The clipping was pinned on the letterhead of “Durrant’s Press Clipping” bureau of London. Mr. Devine has the clipping, which, he says, gives every appearance of having come out of the columns of the Financial News. At any rate, the silver managers are pre- paring to have fac-simile plates of the clip- ping made, and frcm these the article will be widely circulated. The plates will be used for documents and will also be sent to silver newspapers throughout the coun- ry. Chairman Butler's Trip. Secretary Edgerton was in charge today at populist headquarters, Chairman Butler having left the city yesterday, as stated in The Star. No information was given out as to where the Senatog has gone, but he is said to be in Georgia talking to Tom Watson about the approaching notification. It is shrewdly suspected that Senator But- ler will wird up in North Carolina before his trip is over. He has obtained less sat- isfaction in his cwn state in political mat- ters than anywhere else. No fusion has been arranged, and the likelihood of it seems further away than ever. While the democrats and populists are wrangling, Senator Pritchard and his sturdy body of republicans are moving fast and furious to carry the state. They Would Be Repudiated. Secretary Edgerton was asked by a Star reporter today what truth there was in the stories from Indianapolis that the pop- ulists, gold democrats and republicans of Texas would fuse, whereby the populists would get the state offices, the republicans the electors and the democrats the Con- Bressmen. “I don’t believe there is the slightest truth In these stories, which 1 see are persistently circulated,” said the secretary. “If, however, the populists of Texas should go into any such combina- tien they would be repudiated by the na- tional committee and a straightout popu- list ticket put In the field. There is no dan- ger that the. populists will ever fuse with such an aggregation. Mr. Edgerton Dixcovers Something. Mr. Edgerton had something to say about Vermont. He declared that the silver men there had not been in the fight, as both the candidates for governor were running on a gold platform. “There was no issuc in the state,” he said. “What little there Was was distracted by the republicans. I have learned on good authority that a sys- tematic effort is to be made by influential republic: close to the management divert the issue in the central west to so! other channel. I am responsible for t statement that three wi can Senators have ordered a million copi each of Linton’s speech in the House. All the purpose they have in view is to try to get voters to think of something else.” ———_—_—_—_-e<____ VERMONT'S MAJORITY EXPECTED. to National Committeeman Parker Tells Hew the Result Was Reached. “The result in Vermont {s most gratify- ing,”” said National Committeeman Parker, who has just returned from that state. “To those who were familiar with the cam- paign it was not unexpected. The people of Vermont are practical. They don’t take much stock in getting something for noth- ing. Of course, the state is almost entirely agricultural, the very class of the people the free silver idea is said to have captured. The vote is 33 per cent higher than the largest majority ever given. It is very cheap talk to say that the result is not significant. Suppose the conditions had been reversed, and the majority had fallen oft 33 per cent. What would the managers of the Bryan party have said then? “No extraordinary efforts were made. About the usual canvass was had. No more money was spent than in years past, and not a dollar was furnished by the na. tional committee or the congressional com- mittee. The facts are, up in Vermont the farmer, the laborer,.the pensioner, and all Other classes, irrespective of Party, want 100 cents on the dollar, not 53 cents. They believe in thelr country and her institu- tions. They respect the Supreme Cour!, the right of the government to put down rioting and anarchy. They want honest money and an opportunity to earn it. They regard as rot Mr. Bryan's talk about the classes and the masses. They have no sec- tional feelings. What they want and what they voted to have is sound money and a revival of business.” ——__-e+____ DEATH OF LIEUT. BENTON. Supposed to Have Lost His Life While in Bathing. The War Department was today notified of the death by drowning of First Lieut. J. W. Benton, 9th Cavalry. Lieut. Benton was stationed at Fort Robinson, Nebr., but was drowned at Hot Springs, S. D., where it is supposed he went on a hunting excursion and probably lost his life while bathing. Lieut. Benton was regarded as one of the most promising young officers of the army and was given important details of duty. He was a son of Col. James G. Ben- ton of the ordnance department, U. S. A., and was born at the Washington barracks. while his father was in command of that post. He remained here until his father was ordered to the Springfield (Mass.) armory, and received his earlier education at the Springfield High School, entering the Military Academy September 1, 1881. After graduating he was detailed to the 9th Cav- alry, with which he has been continuously. He was stationed at Fort McKinney, Wyo. from 1885 to 1890, in charge of the Hotch- kiss gun detachment during the Indian campaign. He was station at Fort Myer, Va., from 1891 to 1804, when he was or- dered to Fert Robinson, Nebr., having Leen appointed regimental quartermaster, in which capacity he has since served. Lieut. Benton married a daughter of Gen. Guy V. Henry. os VIRGINIA GOOD TEMPLARS. Annual Election of Officers at Dan- ville. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. DANVILLE, Va., September 3.—At the morning session of the Grand Lodge of Good Templars of Virginia the commit- tee cn temperance literature reported in favor of continuing the Good Tem- plar News and appropriating $50 for editing it. The election of officers for the year resulted as follows: John A. Guy of Northampton county, grand chief templar; H. M. Trimble of Richmond, grand coun- sellor; Mrs. M. S. Johnson of Danville, grand vice templar; Geo. W. Hawxhurst of Fairfax, grand secretary; twenty-fifth time; H. D. Shepherd, grand treasurer; Miss Su. sie Fitzgerald, grand superintendent of juvenile temples. Representatives to In- ternational Supreme Lodge, which meets at Zurich, Switzerland, next May, Rev. H.. L. Hout of Shenandoah and H:"D. Shep: herd of Chatham, und Col. J. R. Miller of Pulaski, and H. L. Trimble of Richmond; alternates. Thee a egeenl tae The New Turkish Minister. Officials of the State Department are wondering why Mustapha Bey, the new Turkish minister, is so greatly delayed in coming to this country. Mustapha Bey, it was supposed, would leave Turkey for the United States during the first part of July to take the place of Mavroyeni Bey, the present minister. From advices received at the State Department the new minister might arrive at any time, GRAND ARMY REPORTS >—__— Officers Describe the Condition of the Society. VETERANS WELCOMED 10 THE CITY Commander Walker Receives a Floral Shield. IN EXECUTIVE SESSION ST. PAUL, Minn., September 3.—It was after 10:30 o'clock this morning when “en. E. C. Mason, president of the citizens’ com- mittee In charge of the encampment, called the big audience in the auditorium to or- der, and after a few words of welcome, in- treduced Mayor Moran, who is himself a veteran, and the formal address of welcome on behalf of the city was delivered by the chief executive. Past Department Commander “astie, who has presented the case of St. Paul to the Louisville encampment, followed in a brief address relating to the promises and their fulfillment for this year’s encamp- ment. The Topeka Modocs followed with “Army Beans and Hard Tack.” The dele- Sates occupied the main part of the big hall, their places being designated by gul- dons. Prior to the calling to order, an In- diana delegation presented Commander-in- Chief Walker with a handsome ftoral shield. Admiral Meade occupied a prominent place in the New York delegation. Among the past commanders in the past, there were present Robert Heatty of Pennsylvania, A. C, Weissert of Wisconsin, John M. Pa! of New York, John S. Kountz of Ohio znd John P. Rea of Minnesota. After the doors had been closed in executive session, the opening ritual was gone through with and the committees appointed. The repo-ts of the officers were then presented and read. The Adjutant General's Repdtt. The report of Adjutant General Irvin Robbins ccntained the following The report my predecessor showed that June 30, sur membership in good ng was distributed among posts, with 49,600 members on the suspended list, making a total of 4 on the rolls. June 186, there were 7,202 610 comrades in good carried on the rolls i Muster in, tanding, with 42, suspended. The transfer, 5,41 ment, 1 Ki; delinquent rey 36,- SSI. The losses were hon- orable discharge, 1.283; transfer: 12 suspensions, 28,033; dishonorable discharge, 154; delinquent repor 910. The amount expended in charity for the year was $211,041, an increase of $12,000 over the preceding ye The following table of the organization by Departments. Alabain Arizona Total, 53,- r. Rhode Island South Dakota Tennessee. Vermont. Virginia and North Carolina Washington and Alaska West Virginia. Wisconsin = 7,302 Quartermaster General's Report. ‘The report of A. J. Burbank, quartcr- master general, showed receipts of $39,305, and expenditures of $19,779, leaving a bal- ance on hand of $10,575. The assets are $12,131, and the investments, $16,000. In his report Inspector General Wallace H. Olin said: “The order generally is in a healthy and vigorous condition; it is filled with a fraternity which only grows warmer as the years increase; with a charity which flows from loving hearts and liberal hands, and a loyalty which combines the steadi- ness of manhood with the enthusiasm and effervescence of youth. While the Grand Army maintains faltafully its three great principles it will remain a vitalizing, in- spiring force in cur beloved land.” The report of He special aid in charge of milit: n in the public schools, contained follow: “A misapprehension in regard to the prac- tical features of military instruction on the part of the public in general has in- terfered seriously with the development of the system. In point of fact there is no military drill within the “public schools, Ten minutes each day is usually given to physical development exercises, using the ‘setting up’ form, which is that laid down in infantry drill regulations, U. S.A. In connection with this is the teaching of civics, {.e., forms of municipal, state and national government in all the details con- nected therewith. The scholar is taught the responsibility of citizenship, the neces- sity of a pure ballot, reverence for the flag, respect for authority, prompt obedience, ‘to do right because it is right.’ This sys- tem does not in any way interfere with or take the place of any school work estab- lished under the ordinary curriculum. It is optional with the scholars to organize companies and to choose their own cificers frcm their own number. The companies drill once each week and entirely outside of school hours, and in no way connected with the school, except under the counsel and advice of the principal, who usually acts as commandant. “After several years’ experience and trial the results are most satisfactory. The pupil acquires improved ool discipline, self-control, dignified bearing and appre- clation of wise leadership. Hundreds of letters have been received, testifying to the good effect of the discipline of the in- corrigible, and the records also show the pupils engaged in patriotic training and military instruction have better and higher records than those who are not of the or= ganization. : Gen. Walker's Report. In his annual address Gen. I. N. Walker, commander-in-chief, sald among _ other things: “The fraternal feeling between the north and south has been steadily growing for a generation, and the unpleasant memories of the late war will soon be as completel¢ obliterated as were the angry passions of our English ancestors in the great civil cqnfiict known as the war of the roses. “When the House bill No. 5549 becomes the law, as I believe it will at the next session of Congress, the unrest and anxiety mong deserving pensioners will cease, as no pension can then be discontinued except for fraud, clerical errors or mistake of fact. We are unalterably ‘opposed to all frauds and, of course, waQt clerical errors and mistakes corrected Whenever found. “The payment of pensions from the rev- eral agencies by mail haying. proven a sué- cess why cannot allspensions be paid and mailed directly frem, the Interior, or pen- sion, Department &t Washington and hy So doing save two-thirds of the expense now incurred in keeping up pension agen- cies in nearly every important state. “The total membership of the Grand Army of the Republic is 385,485, of which 440,510 are in good standing and 42,311 are carried on the suspended list for non- Daymegt of dues, a decrease in this list during the past year of 7,089. The gain by muster during the year was 13,467. In this recapitulation the department of Penn- sylvania shows a loss of 933 members that have been errdneously carried on the rolls for several years and counted in the last report. ‘The total loss during the year was 11,406, of which number 7,2¥3 was by death, which is a decrease of 75 trom last year. “The Sons of Veterans are our natural successors; they are the reserve of the Grand Army. ‘They have already become of great assistancé to our organization and are destined to exert a powerful in- fluence for patriotism and loyalty long after we shall have passed away. “Memorial day was more &enerally and appropriately observed this year than ever before. So long as the observance is kept in all of its genulneness and purity, not given up to frivolity and arausement, it will impart to all a truer sense of the ob- ligation resting upon us as citizens. In honoring our dead we increase our devo- tion to the living, leading us to nobler deeds cf fraternity and charity that shall warm the cold, clothe the naked and feed the hungry. BY DAY’S Building Inspector Prefers This Method to the Contract System, LABOR A Recommendation Will Be Made by the Commissioners to Congress Asking for Legislation. In presenting the needs of the District to Congress at its next session the Commis- Sioners will wake a great fight to have a law passed giving them authority to con- tract for the erection of school houses and other public buildings by day's labor. Such a law has the carnest indorse: of the inspector of build‘ngs. Perha the long run the buildings will cost a lit more, but it is argued that this will be more then counterbalanced by the charac- ter of the work. The District has suffercd materially in the past throngh the contract tem. Competition of late yc come so great that none of the old, trust- worthy contractors have any chance 1n bidding for work. They have been super- seded. it ts said, by a mushroom growth of builders, whose former occupations have been st anything, from a shoemaker to a plasterer. These inexperienced men bid carly and often, and bid low. So low, in fact, that the old cortractors, who have made a bus- rs has be- iness of estimating cost of work, laughed and shook their heads. The result was al- s the same. Emboldened by the fail- of th to enforee pen- . prformance of contract, buildings were seldom finished on time. Recen however, Building Inspector y has declared himself in unmistak- uage that he wi nd penalties every instance, that the del contractor. Ancther bad feature of the pres tem, as pointed out by inspector the chance always offered dishone tractors to defraud their workmen. records of the office of the Commi: contain many incidents of this kind. Nor are the laborers the only ones who suffe The material men are not protected. They cannot get a mechanic’s lien against Dis- trict property, and the result is that they are often unpaid. By the system of day’s bor, as proposed, all of this will ceas he District will then assume the respon- sibility and laborers and material men will be paid. ‘d not brook de- be enforced in clearly shown fault of the would unless it w was not th y Brady, —————— BRYAN NOW IN MICHIGAN. The Democratic Candidate Addresses 4,000 at Adrian, ADRIAN, Mich., September 3.—Candidate Bryan left Toledo at 8 o'clock this morning and arrived here over the Lake Shore at 8:50. Some 3,000 persons were awaiting him. He was escorted to a flat car by L. H. Salsbury, who Introduced him as the Black Eagle of Nebraska.” Mr. Bryan said that later In the campaign he expected to visit Michigan more fully, because he expected Michigan's electoral vote, and he wanted to become better acquainted with the people who were to help in securing a majority in the electoral college. Mr. Bry- an urged citizens to yote strictly in accord- ance with their best convictions, recogniz- ing the responsibilities of suffrage. Said he: “I expect to lose the votes of many demo- crats who believe the ndard neces- sary to the country But if 1 must lose the demo who want the goid standard to prevail until foreign na- tions come to our relief I think I am en- titled to the support of every citizen of every that the Ameri- salvation. Mr. Bryan mounted the rear platform of his train as it moved away, many running behind to shake his hand. 2 nW HAMPSHIRE REPUBLICANS. The Convention at Coneord Expected to Be Entirely Harmonious. CONCORD, N. H.,’ September 3.—The re- publican state convention today is expected to go on record as one of the most enthu- siastic, harmonious and largely attended in the history of the party. Senators Chandler and Gallinger, in ringing speeches last evening, sounded the keynotes of the cam- paign, which was echoed today by hun- dreds of the rank and file. Almost without exception, every prominent leader of the party in the state was here today, and every section is well represented. There is no expectation of any noticeable differ- ence of opinion, and most of the business was planned to be done by acclamation. The only questions Which arose were as to the wording of certain planks in the platform, and these were settled before the convention met. = The conventidn was cailed to: order at 11:20 o'clock by Chairman Jewett. _Perman- ent- organization» was at once effected, and President Quimby assumed the chair. Judge -W. -C. <Hoijt presented the name A. Reamsdell of Nassau for gov- of George ernor. Z ——___ LAURADA IS SAFE. KINGSTON, Jamaica, September 3.—The American steamship Laurada, said to be a Cuban filibuster, ard erroneously reported wrecked by -treachery, cleared from Port Antonio for Philadelphia last night. It now transpires that the Laypada transterred twenty-two men and a cpr ty of arms and ammunition to th® tug Dauntless off Navassa Island, which ves- sel then sailed for Cuba. Ow E_ ee 3, 1896—TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. | THE STAR BY MAIL. The Star will be mailed to any address in the United States or Canada if ordered at this office in person or by letter or postal csrd. Persons leaving the city for any period should remember this. Terms: 18 cents per week: 25 cents for two weeks, or 56 cents per month. Invariably in advance. ‘Subscribers changing their address from one Post-office to another should give the lost adiress as well as the new one. CHINA’S GREAT MAN Li Hung Chang and His Party Will Reach Washington Tonight, PREPARATIONS FOR HIS RECEPTION A Squadron of Cavalry Will Escort the Nation’s Guest. AT THE ARLINGTON Floiting from a lofty flag staff that rises from the roof of the Arlington's northern wing is the national standard of China, a red-eyed black dragon on a field of yellow, and tonight the greatest man of all the many millions who pay it de- voted aliegiance will slumber beneath it. This is the third time the Chinese flag has waved over the Arlington, the two fermer occasions being when the two Chi- nese ministers to this country partook of the hospitality of the hotel. Further down in the center of the building the stars and stripes unfold their beauties to the breeze, and to the thoughtful the two banners un- dulating in graceful unison present a les- son well worth studying. The one, gro- tesque and quaint, individualizes the su- perstilion of countless centuries, the other @ poem of harmonious color, is the apothe- csis of the progress and enlightenment Sf modern times. And the man who will Lord Li, the Viceroy‘s Son. sleep under the roof over which both wave may carry back With him to his far-off home some of the meaning of the refulgent stars of the United States emblem and aid in helping their light to shine throngh and iumine the darkness that the dragon signifies. , How Li Will Be Received. The preparations have been-completed at the Arlington for the entertainment of the representative ofthe Emperor of China and his extensive suite, and that mean: that nothing has been left undone that will add to the comfort of the distinguished party. The visitors will arrive in this city over the Pennsylvania road at 8:20 o'clock, ard the squadron of cavalry at Fort Myer will be drawn up at the depot to receive them. After entering carriages, Li! Hung Chang and his party will be driven up the avenue, escorted by the troops, reaching the Ar- lington about 8:40, The space in front of the hotel will be cleared of vehicles and pedestrians by a force of thirty-five inetro- politan police under the command of Act- ing Lieutenant Keefe of the second pre- circt, and the carriages will be driven to the ladies’ entrance nearest I street. There will be no ceremony at the hotel. The vice- roy and his attendants will go immediately to the apartments reserved for them on the second floor. These rooms are spacious and lofty, furnished with tasteful and simpie elegance, and are sixteen in number. They will be seperated from the rest of the hotel Li Ching Sou. as absolutely as though they somprised a different establishment, and the approaches to them will be equally as inviolable. The visitors will enter the hotel through the corridor leading to the large ladies’ ;arlor, which will be vacated, save for the rres- ence of two police officers and two attaches of the hotel, and the elevator which goes up from this apartment, and which will be reserved exclusively for the Use of the viceroy and his party during thelr sojourn, will carry the travelers up to their quar- ters. The Menus for Tonight’s Meals. .Li Hung Chang’s dinrer will he’ served as soon as he has divested himself of his traveling garments. If will be preparei by the cook of the Chinese miniSter, and he intends giving the viceroy a revelation in Chinese cuisine. He Is already engaged in preparing the repast at the private kitchen in the Arlington, being assisted by the members of Minister Yang Yu's Reusenold below stairs. There will be a rare bird’s nest soup of a variety that is seldom procured, even in the flowery king- dcm, and a boneless fish, seasoned with a variety of condiments dear to the celes- tial palate of epicurean delicacy, and gar- nished with onions. A fat capon, with rice, will be the piece de resistance, and gocse livers will accompany it. An infant pig boiled and chopped in fine pleces and reed birds in various styles will also figure in the meal, which will be liberally be- sprinkled with side dishes, cakes of various sorts, rice and curry and a de tard. Of course there will be tea. How the Attaches Will Fare. The gentlemen’in Li Hung Chang’s party will dine at the seme time. The table in the large private dining room fronting on I street will be a dream of loveliness. The service will be from the best example of Haviland, a rare creation, in pink and white, and the silver will be the magnifi- cent set formerly owned by Sir Lionel Sackville West. The floral decorations will be in keeping with the rare elegance of the other fittings. The menu will be as fol- lows: Blue Points on Shell. Sauce Mignonette. Green Turtle Soup. Spotted Mullets Fried in Butter. Cucumbers. Potatoes au Gratin. Saute of Reed Birds aux Risotto. Cepes a la Bordelaise. Young Chickens en Casserole. Lima Bears. Baked Tomatoes. Lettuce and Tomato Salad. Pudding a a Reine, Sherry Wine Sauce. Vanilla Ice Cream. Cakes. Watermelon. Coffee. Absolute privacy will be guaranteed the viceroy and his party, and, in addition to his own attendants assigned for the pur- pose, the Arlington management will have special attaches on hand, and two police- men will be on duty from 6 o'clock tonight until G o'clock Saturday night. The Program as Far as Known. Visiters will be received by the viceroy in his private salon tomorrow morning, and as he is an early riser the callers will prob- ably be entertained sooner than is cus- tomary by other men of high rank. Shortly before noon carriages will be taken for the Chinese legation, on 14th street extended, where a luncheon will be given by the Chi- nese minister in honor of his emperor's illustrious representative. While the pro- gram for-the afternoon has not been com- pleted, it will probably embrace a visit to the new Congressional Library, the Wash- ington navy yard and the Capitol. At night ex-Secrctary of State John W. Foster will entertain the viceroy at dinner in the state dining rooms at the Arlington The guests will include the viceroy and his prominent government offictals the ranking members of the diplo- : corps who are in Washington. The jon will be a rare one, and a fit com- panion to the other royal feasts that have been enjoyed in the same apartments, not the least memorable of which was the din- ner given to the Pan-American Congress and the state dinners to the diplomatic corps ot the late Secretary Gresham. Saturday morning will be briefly devoted to receiving visitors, and the rest of the day will be taken up in going the rounds of the various government departments, and probably a ride to the national cem_ € at Arlington. Secretary Carlisle will do the honors at the treasury, and Secre- tary Lamont at the War Department. The Suite of the Ambassador. The viceroy’s suite consists of thirty-six ixteen of whom are in his imme- nal suite. The first in impor- e is Li King Fong, who is commonly called Lord Li. He is the adopted son of Li Hung Chang. He has been secretary of the Chinese legation in London and rinister to Japan. The confidential secre- tary of the viceroy is Lo Feng-Luh. He Was educated in Englond and has been chief of the great naval school at Tien Tsin. There are four other secretaries, Li King Siu, who is the second son of Li Hung Chang; Yu-Shis-Mei, Licn Chun King and Lin Ho Shu, all m: rins of the first rank. The attaches of the embassy are Hunk-Ki, Huang-Ching, Chang Liu, Hung- Chai-Siang, Lo Chung Sung, Sih-Pang-Ho, Pah Hin, Doctor George Mark, who acts as interpreter between the viceroy and his visitors; Major Von Hanneken and Dr. Irwin. Dr. Mark js _a Christian. Pupil of Rev. D. He the Herry, D.D., president of the American College in Canton, and vas baptized by him. Dr. Henry is the brother of Mr. James 8S. Henry, the we krown Washington correspondent. Some Queer Correspondence. A great deal of mail is being received at the Arlington, and queer superscriptions are found on some of the envelopes. One letter that arrived this morning was addressed as follows: To the e King, Li Hung Chang, In the house of William Whitney, Washington, Columbia. It was postmarked New York. The humor of the great American drum- rer was shown in a postal card postmarked Jackson, Miss. It was addressed “His Excel. Li Hung Chang, Washington, D. C. On the other side was the name of a well- known firm of New Orleans grocers and im- porters, and a printed notification as fol- lows: “I will visit vou on September 7th with a full line of samples. Please reserve orders until arrival and oblige. It was signed Tom Taylor. Autograph Albums. More numerous than the mail pieces being received at the hotel for the viceroy, however, are the autograph albums. They are being sent by messengers with notes pleading with the management of the Ar- lington to secure the autograph of the il- Ivstrious guest, while more precious vol- umcs are brought in person by their jeal- ous owners, who leave them with plaintive appeals for a similar favor. The albums already received would, if presented to the viceroy, require his entire time w to deco: man does his autograph with bresh. The Arlington management, eve has never been known to t one discsurteously, and it was rumored arcund the hotel this morning that all the albums would be returned to their owners with a streak of cabalistic Chinese char: actcrs running tirough them, as the Chi- nese scribe Who does business down on My street is an adept at autographs and will be quietly engaged to decorate the albums in accordance with the desires of their proud possessor. Not Like a Palace. Officials at the White House are won- dering whether Earl Li will pay a visit to that interesting mansion while he is in this city. They fear he will be terribly disappointed if he does and expects to find a mansicn “fit for royalty according to oriental ideas. About all the carpets of the White House have been taken up and the floors are covered with matting and vil- cloth, the matting in several places being worn so that the bare floor is exposed to view. There is a general air of house- cleaning time prevailing in the mansion. If Li Hung Chang does visit the White House there will be no one there to re- ceive him, but he would be escortel through the building as all visitors are at present. LI HUNG CHANG’S JOURNEY, Reach He Philadelphia Fifteen Minutes Behind Time. PHILADELPHIA, September 3.—The train on which the Chinese viceroy trayel- ed to this city pulied out of the Pennsyl- vania railroad depot at Jersey City at 8:33, just seventeen minutes behind the sched- uled time. It was made up of five Pullman cars—the Iolanthe, Cordelia, Aga_-ha, Ral- eigh—and Vice President Fraak Thom- son's private car, number 60. Li was ac- ecmpanied by Lord Li and Viscount Li, end the other members of his suite. Gen. Ruger, with his staff officers, Maj. Davis, Capt. Mills and Lieut. Cummins, es- ccrted the ambassador fron the ferry boat to the platform, where they were inet by Vice President’ Frank Thomson of the Pennsylvania read. The viceroy seated (Continved on Eighth Page.) SLOW PROGRESS MADE The Indianapolis Convention Listens to Speeches, ALL AT SEA AS 10 CANDIDATES een A Strong Movement in Favor of Senator Palmer. —___ ‘ BRECKINRIDGE'’S OVATION > Special From a Staff Correspondent. INDIANAPOLIS, September 3. — The declaration of Mr. Flower and other speak- ers before the convention that none of them looked for the election of the ticket nominated here in no way discouraged can- didates for the nomination. The knowi- e¢ge that the matter was to decided today got delegates up early this morning, and evidence of nervous anxiety was dis- played in the manner of the friends of the several candidates. Some of the ca iidates appear to think that nomination by this party is as high an honor as weuld be an election by any other party. Every man in this convention appears to feel as if he were standing on a lofty pinnacle, and there is Intoxication in the dizzy height. Since the delegates began to assemble the enthusiasm for Cleveland has been expanding until it now fills almost the en- tire atmosphere. The politicians of the convention have been fighting down the Cleveland sentiment from the first, and the old New York spirit manifested in Chicago in 1892 his cropped out. The thought that Cleveland might be nominated sent a nerv- ous chill down the backs of the chief New York leaders. Last night it became #o evident that the convention Was getting dangerously near w Stmov B. Duckner. @ Cleveland stampedé that there was a &reat scare about it. The politicians were scurrying about, and steps were taken to have Mr. Cleyeland himself put an end to the movement. Early in the evening the Cleveland peopte wore a smile that sank deep tewn under th skin ana caused a sort of a dancing move- ment In their walk. Some of them were almost exploding with their efferts to look wise, keep quiet and at the same time hold themselves down to the earth. Cleveland's Peremptory Refusal. They were 60 buoyant that they x about the corridors, but later on known that Mr. Cleveland had municated with by the folks on th side, and had telegraphed a peremp: nded t became n com- other re- fusal to let his name be used. This took some of the lightness out of the Cleveland enthusiasts, but the more pe pnt of them were still predicting this morning that Cleveland would be nominated. Referring to the Cleveland enthusiasts in this connection does not signify that the rest of the delegates are not also Cleveland enthusiasts. There are two sorts of Cleve- land enthusiasts here—those who want to write for him a glowing epitaph and lay him away in honorable memory, and those who think that his work is but just begun, and that he must still be ed to the cause of his country. There are very few men here who are not sincere in this senti- ment. The day opened with the nomination still in doubt, though a few hours off the bat- tle was stubbcrn to the last. It was held to the same lines formed yesterday. The cry Was anything to beat Brage. Brage and Watterson, who were in the lead at the start, were regarded as the only men in the whole field who were not irely ac- ceptable to Mr. Cleveland. Hence the figat made on both. An additional reason, that most free given, for the oppositim to Bragg was that he would not be apt to draw votes enough from Bryan, that he Henry Watterson. would prove attractive to only the most extreme anti-Bryan men, who would under no circustances vote the Chicago ticket. When the convention met this morning the delegates were in that unsettled frame of mind that might lead them to most ony- thing. But the Bragg lines had been 4rawn close during the night, and were formed to repel attacks. The Bragg men were getting a little mad, too, and could not see why there should be such a ersis. tent effort to beat their man by parties who had no candidate of their own and were looking blindjy around to find one, Criticism of F Considerable comment has been excited by an expression used by Mr. Flower in his speech yesterday, which it is feared he id not examine close enough before using. It is that in which he says the Chicago convention raised “aloft the incendiary banner of the poor against the rich, It is feared that the awkwardness of the expression may give it as wide fame as the “Rum, Romanism and Rebellion” bull. By its formal action in providing for a permanent organization this vention has formed a new party and made the jow ec