Evening Star Newspaper, September 5, 1896, Page 1

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Subseribers changing their address from one Post-office to another should give the last adiress as well as the new one. THE POWERS’ DEMAND se Turkey Must Punish Instigators of the Recent Massacre, sage ae PURSUING A MORE VIGOROUS POLICY a Indignation in England Over the Outrages. + HATRED OF THE SULTAN + LONDON, September 5.—The recent atrocities at Constantinople have been thoroughly and earnestly discussed by all classes during the week and have aroused the wrath of Europe to such an extent that they will probably compel action upon the part of at least some of the powers and force the sultan to make ge in tne administration of already evidence that nean war is to guarantee Turkey The warships ing in the Le- led by a squadron isting of a ere of British ships, which are ready to nd to a rom Sir Philip Currie, lor at Con r arrived at his post yesterday with definite in- of Salisbury ntinople. from to the . in is believed, r sultan a kindly orm. Ab the warning Hami bh. and her lette language Mr. ation continues to tes of the “ be song han ssin_ who sits on vone at e.”” ete. 0 doubt rring of Veteran liberal i upon Lord ANTINOPLE, i preva! i character of the m: 1 cases bearing thi: n of two that they were *, who provided S and sent them to kill cher and similar evidence i . and the ambassadors fin: inquiry into the causes of ak and the steps taken to sup- y insist upon the severe > culprits. ing in En spe Evenii pean state, height of was more at tix h England, on thi ts on Week the refusing candles in the on the te day. In er m: Ss of the Fren ourtn of the nople were victim: in a pubhe horize act of a Brit- ffaires, which, but for the might endanger his official are on foreign soii?” Herbert coolly . “we will prevent outrage.” Teday every one demands that some- = be done. The Standard calls for am- At least let Armenia have au- like Crete, under strict European policy to more com- but a strong demand for the immediate deposition of Ab- id. When the czar meets Lord t Balmoral he may be Induced, noff is dead, to aban- z of maintaining the status quo and worrying the Engilsh. Advices From Tarkey. The Turkish legation has recetved from the sublime porte the following telegram: ‘The extracrdimary court instituted after the recent troubles held its first sitting, and 14% individuals, Mussulmans and Ar- menians, implicated in the disorders, were delivered to regular courts. ‘The im- perial authorities errested some Armenian ion’ disguised as Mussulman and as soldiers. Thanks to the measures taken, order prevails everywhere in the empire. SPALN’ TROUBLE. FRESH The Insurgents in the Philippines Entrench Themselves. MADRID, September 5.—An official dis- patch received here from Manilla, rapital of Philippine Islands, announces that the insurgents are entrenched at Novaletta and on the Cavite Isthmus. They will be attacked by nish gunboats and the operations against the insurgents in the provinces will hezin next week. A number of influential men have been arrested at Manilia on the charge of being concerned in the insurrection. According to private dispatches the re- port that Germans are implicated in the in rection is confirmed. ur insurgents have been condemned to be shot at Manilla and 200 insurgents have been t to the Marianna and Caroli: Everett Mixjudged a Fly and Six Rune Were Scored. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., September 5.— Chicago lest the morning's game with the Plillies in the first inning through very xed fielding. But for Everett misjudging a fly the side would have been retired with- out scoring. After this Briggs was hit for » three-bagger, a home run and two singles. Chicazo then braced up and field- ed in good style. The home team's batting ra and fielding was brilliant. Attendance, ™. The score: R. H. E. Philadeiphia 60100001210 11 0 Chicago 000400100-5 13 3 SENATOR BUTLER BACK He is Again in Oharge at the Populist Headquarters. He Says Watson is in Good Spirits and Hopeful—Elated at Jesse Grant's Reported Conversion. Senator Marion Butler was at populist headquarters today, after an absence of nearly a week. He has been to Atlanta to confer with Tom Watson and National Committeeman Reed of Georgia. The conference pertained to party mat- ters and to the conduct of the campaign, and Senator Butler had nothing to give to the press about it today. He sald, how- ever, that the populist vice presidential nominee was in good spirits and a hopeful frame of mind. 1t was the first conference the populist national chairman had had with the nominee since the St. Louis con- vention, and the trip was not unexpected. Senator Butler says he had been trying to get a chance to visit the nominee for some time, but had his hands full of work and was unable to get off before. Senator Buuer says that Candidate Wat- sou will leave for Dallas, Tex., next week on his speech-making tour. He will make specches in Nebraska and Kansas, as well as_other places. Senator Butler was not asked as to whether Mr. Watson had any idea of get- ting off the ticket and leaving the field to Sewall. Such a question would have b ludicrous to the populist chairman, who is no doubt more fully impressed now than ever with the idea that Mr. Watson is in deadly earnest in the race for Vice Presi- dent. Watson wou!d sacrifice his party and the cause of silver, it Is said, before he would budge one peg from his position. He lly feels offended because Sewall doesn’t get off. Jesse Grant’s Conversion. The populist officials here are elated over a telegram from California that Jesse Grant, son of Gen. Grant, had come out for the populist party as the most repre- sentative of the American parties in the field. Mr. Grant was a delegate at the St. Louis republican convention, and has been known a long time as an ardent advocate of free coinage. The Tennesse Collapse. Chairman Butler's attention was called by a Star veporter to the advices from Ten- nessee to the effect that fusion had not been made in that state because the popu- lists wanted Mims, their candidate for gov- ernor, to debate jointly with Taylor, the democratic nominee, and the democrats re- fused, although conceding the populists all the electors they requested. Senator But- ler said he would look into the matter. He had supposed that fusion would go through and had ro idea that any foreign question would arise which would prevent it. The Georgia State Election. The Senator regards the Georgia state 1 nm in October as an important one in arirg upon the question of fusion between the democrats and populists cf that state. “There has been no fusion in Georgia as yet,” he said, “and there will be nene until after ihe state election. Both democrats and populists have full staie uckets in the fleld, and they will make the fight to a finish on the state Issues. The result will show the relative strength of the two parties, and may possibly afford a basis for getting togethe UNITED STATES MONEY IN CANADA. A. R. Shepherd Has an Old Ex- erience Recalled to Him. Governor Alexander R. Shepherd is away eff down in Batopilas, Mexico, but he keeps in close touch with affairs in the United States, notwithstanding. In a letter to Mr. Hallet Kilbourn, receivec yesterd the gevernor appends a clipping which reads as follows: “TORONTO, August 9.—The Standard Bank has given notice that after today American one-dollar bills or silver certifi- cates will be discounted at the rate of 10 per cent. The other city banks will adopt the same rule.” é “Seeing the above In a paper,” writes Governor Shepherd, “brought to’ mind an experience I had in Montreal in 1863. I bought a Harper's Magazine at a news stand, and gave an Amprican quarter in payment. ‘The seller refused to take it Save at a@ discount of 100 per cent, as he re- ed that American money was worth- ss. Upon my suggestion that he paid for € magazine in that money, and it ought to be geod in purchasing ihe same article, he became quite abusive, which !ed to simi- jar language from the uni med, and came near ianding me in the station hcuse. This paragraph brought to mind the pe Narities of our northern cousins a genera- tion ago. They don’t change much.” o_O eS MACEO’S DEATH RUMORED. Gov. The Cuban Chief Said to Have Suc- cambed to Wounds. HAVANA, September 5.—The military governor of Candelaria, province of Pinar del Rio, has notified Captain General Wey- ler that he has been assured by several countrymen that Antonio Maceo, the in- surgent leader, died recently as the result of wounds which he received in the attack made upon the military train in the vicin- ity of Taco Taco. Efforts are being made to ascertain if this information is correct. ee FIGHT AMONG MOONSHINERS. Three Men and Boy Reported Killed. NASHVILLE, _Tenn., September 5.—A special to the Banner from Middlesboro’ states that a bloody battle occurred in the northern rortion of Bell county, Ky., be- tween moonshiners over the division of mofiey made by selling liquor. Three men and a boy are reported killed. Details of the fight have not been obtained, as the scene of the trouble is remote from rail- road aud telegraph lines. —_. Praise From London. LONDON, September 5.—The Morning Post, in an editorial on the Indianapolis convention, says: “The convention at In- dianapolis and the-nomination of Mr. Palmer, are pleasant assurances that good sense and public spirit still flourish in America. While the leaders of both the re- publican and free silver parties endeavor to obscure the real issues, Mr. Palmer mainiains the principle of personal inde- pendence and commercial honesty, which were the vaunt of the founders of the re- public.” : —.—___ Found With Neck Broken. TERRYVILLE, Conn., September 5.—At 30 o'clock this morning the dead body of John Fox, about thirty years of age, an employe of. the Eagle Lock Works, was found in the shallow waters of the Pequa- buck river under the railroad bridge rear the Terryville station. The neck was bro- ken and the head was slightly cut. ‘There Is a color of suspicion ahout the case. as his pipe was carefully placed on a to-k nearby and his hat was reposing on ano:h- er rock. ——<—<.__ The Gold Balance. The treasury yesterday lost $114,600 in gold coin and $10,500 in bars, which leaves the total amount of the reserve $102,201,114. INTEREST IN MONEY Li Hung Chang Visits the Treasury Department Today, SEES HOW BANK NOTES ARE MADE He Receives Some Callers at the Arlington Hotel. WILL LEAVE THIS EVENING _——— Li Hung Chang was up and astir at his usual time, 5 o'clock, this morning, and af- ter partaking of his customary collation of rice gruel, millet, cakes and tea, went over his correspondence with his secre- taries, taking occasion to anathematize the damp and threatening weather in choice Chinese. He breakfasted shortly before 7, and then prepared to go out and do some sightseeing. As early as 8 o'clock the car- riages and Sergeant Kenney’s police escort vere at the main entrance of the Arling- while a large crowd of curious people massed about the doorway and wa: stretched in lines down the sidewalk and out upon the concrete. The viceroy doesn’t mind such a little thing keeping people waiting, however, and he engaged in pri- vate conversation with members of his suite, while many cards were sent in by anxious visitors. He received half a dozen caliers, ant then announced that he was ready to begin the day ouidoors. Shortly before 10 o'clock he ap the entrance and the crowd su ward to get a glimpse of him. He \ tired as he usually is on his public aype ance, in his yeliow jacket, and ihe th) eyed peacock feather waved from his tur- ai. He entered an open barouche with ared in for- at- re Gen. Ruger, who sat with him on the back seat, with Sir Loh Feng Luh, who was gazetted in London today as knight com- mander of the Victorian cross, facing the viceroy, and Mr. John W. Foster as the is of Gen. Ruger. A closed carriage ccntained the viceroy’s son and an attend- and Mr. KE. B. Drew, Lord Li and wo secretaries followed in an open cariiage, a similar vehicle carrying the red sedan chair ard the four colored bear: Tne crowd had great fun with the la during the slight delay that occurred before the pro- sion started. The colored men harassed with questions and plied with ou’ll never get on the police force as long as Austin’s alive,” said one curbstone humorist. “Is Li a heavyweight?” “If you let him drop off before night,” sked another. our heads ‘Il be cut was the warning of a solemn-lookirg individual who hadn had a comb in his hair for a -veek. ‘The chair-bearers were glad when the or e police- me a smart trot. T dt rapid to the Treasury Lepartment. At the Treasury Department. The viceroy’s visit to the treasury, which occupied fully en hour and a hait, appear- ed to specially interest the whole party, and after a brief and cordial welcome by Secretary Carlisle, the viceroy expressed a desire to inspect the mcney vaults, and, in company with the Secretary, Treasurer Morsan and Mr. Foster, the ex-Secretary of lower depths were visited, the rs of the gold, silyer and nm -open and ach explained. The vic ity and interest were aroused, ons and their answers cover . From the vaults the party ascend- ed to the upper floors and vis.ted the issue and redemption divisions, where the retary explained the processes by which the money of the nation passes from the bu- reau of engraving and printing and the mints into circulation. The viceroy seemed delighted with everything he saw, and on leaving the building thanked the officials for their courtesy. The presence of the party in the building created the greatest interest, and everywhere they were follow- ed by a throng of clerks and others, who werg bent on securing a sight of the dis- tinguished Chinaman. Secretary Carlisle accompanied the vicerey to the bureau of engraving and printing, the interesting features of which were viated. The party drove by the Washington monument, but no stop was made. The sightseeing’ was cut short by a downpour of rain. Li es- corted Secretary Carlisle to the Treasury Department, and then the entire retinue re- turned to the Arlington. An Elevator Man's Relic. The man who hes charge of the passenger elevator in the west corridor of the Treas- ury Department. was made happy today. He has a relic of Li Hung Chang, which he Proposes to preserve with great care. It is not much of a relic, and the elevator man only guesses that it belonged to Earl Li, but that does not lessen its value in his es- timation. lt fs no more nor less than a very everyday common-looking cotton handkerenief, which was found, after the distinguished party had left the elevator, Where the ambassador had stood, and in fact the great Chinaman stepped on it and left his royal footprint very plainly on the white material. When the party left the elevator to go to the Secretary's office the elevator man took possession of the hand- kerchief, and is now wondering whether Li himself dropped it or whether his only con- nection with it was in placing the impres- sion of his foot squarely upon the fabric. During this afternoon he was showing his relic to the department employes and specu- lating as to its value as a dime museum attraction. Earl Li has not yet arrived at that stage of confidence in elevators which his exper- ience with them since arriving in this coun- try might inspire. When he stepped into the treasury elevator, he first placed one foot on the elevator fioor to try its solidity, and when he was assured it was all right he entered. Object of Li Hung’s Questions. While Li Hung Chang’s questions are provoking smiles from many people, it is said they are not without a purpose. His eagerness, for instance, to learn the ages of the men and women he meets is ac- counted for by the fact that it is always more or less difficult for one to tell the age of a foreigner, especially of a strange race of people. Few Americans could tell the age of the average Chinaman they meet, and Li has the same difficujty. Li is now over three score and ten years, and in his old age he has become greatly interested in knowing how men of many years are preserved in health. He wants to know whether foreigners bear their years better cr worse than Chinamen do, and the only way his personal judgment’ ean be exer- elsed on this subject is for him to see the strange-looking Americans and inquire their 2ges and then rote whether the same number of years would be borne as lightly by one of his own countrymen, An Interesting Interview. During the morning Earl Li received a number of callers, though of all who sought to see him the favored visitors were ex- ceedingly few. Many were continually coming and asking to be admited to sce Li, but when told that he was busy and cguld see no one, departed. Antong those who saw the great Chinaman were the Porty- guese minister, Viscount de Santo Thyro, ard Mr. Forster H. Jenings, attache of the Corean legation. The interview between Li and the representative of Portugal was ex- ceedingly pleasant, the earl being in a jolly moog, The viscount, like all other callers, had to tell how old he was and how much salary he receives. Earl Li manifested a were’ gcod deal of interest in:meeting a member ef Corea’s legation, and, after asking his age and salary, made several general in- quirles in regard to Corean relations with this country. Mr. Jenings being himself a student of Confucianiam,, added to the eacure of the interview by presenting Earl Li with a copy of “The Philosophy of Confucius,” a compilation of the maxims of the Chinese philosopher translated into English. In this little hook Li displayed great interest and thanked Mr. Jenings smilingly for it. The Conference With Mr. Carlisle. It fs understcod that Li Hung Chang's visit to Secretary Carlisle yesterday after- neon was as much in the nature of a con- ference as it was of a social visit. The viceroy 1s fully aware of the importance of the present political campaign, and its bearing upon the policy of the government in its foreign as well as its domestic rela- ens. So he was anxious to learn from some one in national authority, and who would naturally have a familiar knowledge of the prevailing political conditions an’ the probabilities they would lead to, what t is might be expected. He was aware, said, that the election of Mr. Mc would not lead to an imniediate revi: the tariff because of the present complex- ion of the Senate, but was desirous of learning whether it was possible Ut change in the sentiment of that body might be expected if the proposition for the free coinage of silver was overwhelmingly de- feated in Nevember. It is believed that he was fully p all these matters by Secretary Car! that it was explaized to him that the pres- ent inefficiency of the revenues to meet the expenses of the government would hav. to be remedied, and that the probabilit were that some revision of the tariff would follow the election of Mr. McKinley, de spite the present attitude of the Senate that. election being taken for granted b, Mr. Carlisle. It is also understood that the conference the viceroy had today wi:h Minister Yang Yu at the legation was held for the purpose of talking over the same matters, and that important instructions were given the minister in regard io Ue subject. The Viceroy Decorates Hotel Me Mr. T. E. Roessie and Mr. Frank V. Ben- nett shocked the wealthy patrons of the Arlington this morning by each appearing with a large silver disk, bigger than a dol- lar, and twice as thick, hanging from a ribbon of watered blue silk from the left lapel of his coat. ‘he inference was that the Arlington proprietor and his valued arsistant had gone over boots and baggaze to the cause of sixteen to one, and were announcing their conversion in the op: manner indic: Minds were calmed and hearts restored to happiness, however, When the supposed Bryan badges were ¢ amined and found to be creaiions of Cc nese art and eniil harmless in a p Htical sen: The decorations were the gift of Li Hung Chang, who presented them to the gentle- men in person last night in a pretty little speech, 2s marks of his appreciation for “the great comfort and charming hospital- ity” they had surrounded him with and extended to him. The medals bear in rats- ed Chines? characters the autograph of Li Hung Chang and his wishes for a long life and prosperity to the recipients. They are decorated with two dragons, rampant and facing each other over a small, ragged- edged disk that looks for ail the werld like a miniature reproduction of a circular saw, and is supposed to be indicative of what Li Hung Chang has in store for the necks of those Chinamen who won't be good. One of the attendants of the viceroy said that if Mr. Roessle and Mr. Bennett ever went to China and wore their decorations the whole nation would ketow before them; their hat; would be chalked at every pub lic house in the empire; they would be treated like mandarins of the first rank wherever they went, while no laundry bill could be presented’ to them on pain of death to the man who washed their cloth The viceroy also presented to Mr. Roes for his wife a silver medal bearing his own miniature, Tips for the Servants. This morning he sent down Roessle a note inclosing $150. sive the viceroy renewed things he said last night about his enter- tainment at the Arlington, and desired that $25 be given to the “admirable chef? and the remainder of the gift be divided among the other servants of the hotel. The bell boys were rather disappointed when they heard of the size of the viceroy’s con- solidated tip. They had read that the dis- tinguished Chinaman had given the head hallmen at the Waldorf in New York $1 euch and the boys $5 apiece, aad Ul made a caleulation that they would rece only about $1.60 cach. Consequently they were sad, and their v! of unlimied crap and other luxuries that help to fiil up Saturday night and Sunday were consid- erably clouded. From the “Secret” Fund. It is quite likely that the State Depart- ment will never divulge how much the en- tertainment of Li Hung Chang costs the government. It will not do so, unless it should become necessary to ask Congress to appropriate money to pay the bill, which may exceed the “secret fund” provided by Congress, so that the Secretary of State may pay such bills as could not with pro- priety be made public. This “secret fund’ amounts to $40,000 rer annum, and the Secretary of State is not required to account to any one for the manner in which he sees fit to spend it. The record of these expenditures is kept by the accounting officer of the State De- partment, but if the Secretary preferred he need not divulge to any one how he spends the fund placed at his disposal for iplomatic use.” What it cost to entertain the Princ@ss Eulalie when she visited this country in 1893 has never been officially stated, and the same secrecy will be maintained by the State Department in the case of expense incurred for the entertainment of Earl Li. Queer Assortment of Baggage. A great deal of the baggage of the party was brought down and piled up in the ho- tel corridor during the afternoon, and the curious who looked it over were not mucn impressed with its character. As one lounger expressed it, ‘Any old thing 1s good enough for a Chinaman to pack his things in.” It seemed so from a survey of the pile. It contained small straw ham- pers, any number of bundles held by shawl straps and the contents covered with can- vas, linen, carpets, rugs and a variety of grips and vatchels. Occupying a prominent place was a somewhat dilapidated market basket, containing an unpainted wooden box half covered with a cheap cotton bed coverlet, the whole tied in with a prodig- ious quantity of small rope of several dif- ferent sizes, in which were numberless knots. All the packages had the baggage marks of the steamship St. Louts on them, a large printed slip reading “Imperial Chinese Em- bassy.’’ The character of the owner of the luggage was shown in different inscriptions, “Steerage Baggage Wanted,” “Saloon Bag- gage Wanted,” “2d Cabin Baggage Want- ed,” etc. The larger trunks were in the hotel basement and were not visible. ————_o._____ American Library Association. CLEVELAND, Ohio, September 5.—The Amer‘can Library Association finished its session in this city last night with a ban- quet and started by boat for Mackinaw Island, where the final session will be held next Tuesday. The following oificers were elected: President, W. H. Brett, Cleveland; vice presidents, Henry L. Elmendorf, St. Joseph, Mo.; J. K. Hosmea, Minneapolis, Min: Miss Anna P. James, Wilkesbarre, Pa.; secretary, Rutherford P, Hayes, Fre- mont, Ohio; treasurer, Ggorge Watson Cole, New York. Association council, Henry J. Carr, Scranton, Pa.; Jotm C. Dana, Den- yer, Col.; Melville Dewey, New York, ard Miss Mary Plummer, Brooklyn, N. Y. Trus- tee endowment fund, John C. Hutchins, Cleveland, Ohio. to Mr. In the mis- the plea. DAY OF CONFERENCES —— Senator Gorman and Other Leaders at Democratic Headquarters. ABOUTHILL ANDTHE GOLD DEMOCRATS The Situation in Missouri as Out- BLAINE'S SPEECH IN DEMAND. A Million Copies of Cne of His Deliverances | Ordered. Democrats Have Mixquoted It, So the Republicans W Cir- culate It. The republican congressional committee, lined by Mr. Kerens. POLITICAL POINTS —E This bas been a day of conferences of the he: most confidential sort at democratic quarters. From carly moraing until late this afternoon Chairman Faalkner has de- voted his time to confabs behind closed doors. It has been cne of the biggest days of the week for this kind of work. The exp: visit of Senator was made Gorman Clubs and as state president of Penn vania of the organization, his of the part h Chairman Fe ardner. d great Jone under t ary Gardner in th and vay mented the at hustling announced at from new vote the most of his time to the the national He ail enga, ause of hi sire to give his hat he considers one of ihe most important parts of the campaign, Hie will also spend a large portion of hi ime from on in this city, giving pe sonal supe jon to the organization of clubs. At the same time he be a lead- ing counselor of the demecrati His effor will not, of co! fined entirely to the club busin regarded as an able general ¢ y surveys the entire field of batue nor Black is pushing all arrange for the meeting of Senator Gorman drove up to headq ters about il o'viock and remained there until 12:20 o'clock, with Senator Faulkner. y to newspaper men to ve them an ng of his visit. It is hinted, however, t in the coursé of the talk with Senate Vaulkner a good ¢ 2 id of the ation in the rt. > Maryland has been at fous p and is believed to have s than one. He is not the kin mander to waste time in battle is raging, pulses 1 of a com- sure when a and those who know him in response to constantly increasing de- mends, has placed an order for the print- ing of one million copies of Blaine’s 5 on finance made in Congress in 1878. order is just by way of a , and will be followed 1 ry. When it is remembered that the Plaine document is but one of the many documents being issued by the com an idea can be gained of the tremez volume of literature bein ered broad- cast through the country McKirley platform and ti wid at headquarter themselves for this great demand for I sure he quoted 1 having an apparent leanin tion of favoring free coinage, and has invariably aroused questioning in is of the people, w 1% er took such p called for the cls of the has been heretofore exy r, when the whole speech 1 remarks bear an entirely ion from the meaning attri the free silver or: ained in The ad, Mr. / the calle: rt again been the first Ab colored man, today was WM ated fi district. Mr. and well known a nama th The democrats are Ther are Ily three demo- erets, gcd democ t demo- erats. I don’t th’ they Will recon eile their differer ces, and the result fs like- ly to be disastrot m. I think 1 wil th not Ss 2 & ‘orty-ninth Congre i my seat in PAYMENT OF P Agent Wiixon Answers a Comp About Detay in Receipt of Ch The Si commu: from tty evic do not believe that ali the time he was in New York state was tin recuperating. Those near to Senator Gorman say tigt h is not giarmed state of affairs in his own state. He has contidence in Ma land returning to the fold. Hill and the Gold Ticket. Whether Senator Gorman talked about Senator Hill is a question which will be buried With the democratic archives after the eYection. Among the lesser p. there is a good deal of New York Senator. It ha til the publication this morn, s in New York papers that there w belief that Senator Hiil had fallen in love with the Indianapolis ticket and would an- rounce himself for it. Not for all the world would the prominent politicians com- ment on these stories for publication. A few believed that the stories had fuunda- tion, but the majority hooted at Hill doing anything but comir the Chic ticket + jiticians, A ed ar reporter that there in the talk about Hill being d port the gold democratic tic » said that Senator Hill would announce himseif about the time of the meeting of the New York state convention, the 16th or 17th of this morth. He w confident of what he 5 He knows about as much of Iil’s pur- poses as any man. He knows as much about what took place betwee: ‘enator Jones and Senator Hill as any man. He ought to kno . he is talking about now. ile asserted that Hill would be the Chicago ticket, and that hi would be unmistakable. ith position With author be so much They Followea German. Immediately after the departure of Sen- ator Gorman Representative Jones of Vir- and rémained with him some Other callers were Representa Meyer of — Lou , _ Repre Whecler of Alabama and Robert H. Kerrs, the democratic n 2 for Congress in the twelfth Missour 5 Representative Meyer said that he had never heard any one who knew Loui: politics doubt that the state would vote for Bryan ard Sewall. He thought the demo- crats would send a solid delegation to the next House, although one district might be doubtful. Mr. Kerens of Missouri said he was some- what amused to hear in Boston, where he has ‘been, about allege@ republican gains in his state. “There is no doubt but t Missouri will roll up a larger democratic majority than usual,” he said. “We are all in line. We will certainiy elect thirteen, and possibly fourteen, democrats to Cor gress out of fifteen. As for my own di: trict, the twelfth, I have no doubt about it. In the city of St. Louts we will gain more silver republican votes ihan we will lose democrats. In the interior of the state it is all our way, and republicans in great numbers are jcining Bryan clubs all over the state. Wheeler Sure of Alnbama. Gen. Wheeler had a consultation with Senator Faulkner on the situation in his state. He leaves for his home Monda: “The people of Alabama,” said Gen. Wheeler, “are for the coinage of the gold and silver of the Constitution, and there is no question but that the state will go for the Chicago nominees. ‘The clear-cut. logi- cal speeches of Mr. an are read and understood throughout the state, and are having marked effect. The Indianapolis ticket will poll but a few votes in Alabama. As to the coneressiona@ districts, there will re a solid democratic delegation from Ala- bama.”” Secretary Gardner this mogning gave the foilcwing to the press to counteract an impression at republican hearquarters that the aemecrats were getting Weak abcut Il- Mnois. It is from John Makelligott, demo- cratic county chairman, lecated at Shaw- neetown, DL: “Can you send us some spe2ches, Cock: rell’s and Teller’s preferred? We simp! can’t gev literature except what we have bought from privatc sources, and as every man in the county from whom we have heretofcre derived our funds is now a gold j plains that the company was duly ser Ss regards prompt at the United States pension agency in this city. Under the assurance that the pension papers first receiv would be first. taken up and a che promptiy forwarded, I at 8:0 o'clock terday morning my papers 4 of the branch po: ves in the nd put a special Geli siamp on the en- velope. At this wr , Yam. Sepiember I have not heard from the agenc nd I je within the city limits. My éffort to in early amounts to nothing as you nsicn Agent Wilson, when informed a Star reporter to¢ of the nature of the complaint, said: “We have been flattering ourselves that we did a pretty good day considering the recei force of employes. “We requested that ail papers and ers be in our hands ws early as po that we might set all the clerks to work without delay. W the office was ope work yester Lay, eduction in © ed at S$ o'clock yes ay morning there we ”) vouchers awaiting action. W! the office clo: t 6 o'clock last ¢ We had mailed 3,300 checks Were on hand when we be morning. The oy more thas work in th hor of the commanica- tion you have shown me states th: mailed his S at S:j0 In the m d they probably did not reach the office re until 10 or 11 o'clock, As I stated, at 8 a.m. there we "0 vouchers on hand. It was a case of come first s “In June, with a ig posal, the record w did much We shall have comp zy nis—that ts, led checks for al! papers received up to o'clock—hefore we close the office this evening.” SUIT A EXPRESS co. Man Wh for a Large Amount. The Adams Express Company was tod Je the defendant in a suit filed here by Harrison Wagner of Carding:on, Ohio, in Which satisfaction no le 11,000 judgments, aggregating $1,114 The plaintiff, who appears as his own terney in the case, states that he recovered judgment in the suits during September, 1:84, before Johr. Hayres, a justice of the peace in Frederick county, Md. He An Ohi Makes a Claim at the time with pro respective return days judgments v rendered by the justice against the com- in his faver for the sum cach of $190 ipal and $1. s jurisdiction, the intur instituted the here to enforce them cn the company’s property in the L et. Upon the plaintiff submitting an aMidavit to the effect that he is without funds, Judge Cox crdered that the suit be filed without the usual deposit required in such cases, $10, The plaintiff stated to the marshal that he is a physician, his present address being Wheaten, Montgomery county, Md, but did rot state what the origi cause of acticr, was in e suits filed by him in Frederick county. Personal Mention, Secretary Lamont has left thé city for New York. Lieut. Commander Chas. C. Cornwell is in the city and visited the Navy Dep: ment today. Commender G. E. Wright, on duty at the League Island navy yard, is in the city on leave of absence. Prof. J. E, Winiers of Frostburg, Md., is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Palmer of 629 L street northea Mr. G. C. Burton, who has been visiting relatives in Indiana, has returned. Mr. George T: Cox, who has been ed to his bed at 1609 O st for the past three weeks with a attack of Intermittent fever, has pass the danger mark and wil! probably be sui- ficiently recovered to be ouf in a fortnight. The Rev. Father Thomas Hughes, form. erly pasior of St. Theresa’s Church, Ana- costia, but now occupying a professorship in St. John’s College, Boston, is in the city on a short visit. He is the guest of Rev. Father Schmidt of St. Joseph's Church) Capitol Hil. és — War Departmert Printing Office, The War Department printing office is nearly completed and ready for the recep- tion of presses. Some time ago Col. Wii- ronfin- democrat or rather a McKinley republican, we are rot able to buy much literature. In the county we have lost about 20 demo- erats, and have gained about 100 republi- cans, and all the populists, some 250 of them. The republicans, however, are sim- ply flocding the county with their stuff.” son condemned the old printing office build- ing used by the War Department as un- safe, and Congress made an appropriation for the repair of the building, which is lo- cated back of the Winder building. Col. Wilson expects the work will be completed by the Ist of October. ‘FOR A GREAT STRIKE Their Demands. ORGANIZING THROUGHOUT THE WORLD Most Jmportant Labor Movement Ever Conceived. ——.—-— IN THIS COUNTRY WORK ——-+ by the Associ 5. egates who are by congres which ed Press.) is vember repor for uy union opens Monday, that all the plans for a gigantic strike of the dock labe world at large bes rything but the minute details, and t the most import. labor i conceived may comm: tum, Trades union men who do the work in of the united kingdom have been this scheme for a tong time, the signal for a new era not cnly in the history of trades unionism, but ia the history of all labor organizations or secret socwi ce the year ISSY + strik Wages or shor ed kingdom bec Sata use w mnen went ie of chat for ti 1 Or con Orgentz: ghed to prevent ng all of Classes and) war om, the Unit one great, 1 the port working on and it is looked upon as likely to pledged to uphold he federa and remai mpaiby ing out ng atienU®n on ali sides considered by the law- iu, Who See in it a may have to le z Against Piece Worl The strike is 10 be princips piece work 5; ke 5 Was § Uve of the nst the f th Toursman, onc viewed by ciated Pres: a repr He said The o ation which is ng this new movement is called th national Federation of Ship, 1 a River Workers, an or; tion that di- pe to over one miliio: mpleted oO far ow o mier mention the number z every ho: is grow the biggest ey that has i the labo: Jn the uni dom the mer por We could wish; we h | Brea organizat Siates, an and Holland, a: jis going on in an r count In the United States. “In the United States our proposiions have met with a cordial Gompers, wic our literature as thoroughiy distil he proper quart from dy very received the ates are er have te tb United Sta Canada b; 2g delegates there the litte s of completing the zation of the new federation will be iixed, and the result will be that a strike will b at once inaugurated here, the dock ‘a1 6 and Other members of the federa a America wil! quit work at the same he and our continental brethern will also down their tasks. A Strike Not Wanted. de not wish for a ‘ike, nor do members desire it, if our demands can be granted by quiet discussion with the em- ployer in any + if we wait until 750,000 my enrolled there will to strike, as the employ face of the threat of ar general paralysis of the shipping business of the whole world. “Yes, it is true that it has been proposed that the general ke should comme on September 28 next; but 4 not be the ease, Of ‘course two facti > in the new who are smarting under p) and who are therefor and thore whose affairs are in a beater cons dition, and who, therefore, are somewhat Iukewarm and undesirous ‘of precipitating the great strike being planned.” FUSION MONTANA. hope there federation, th nged injustice ora strike, will will th Democrats and Coming T HELENA, Mont ocrats and populists effected a fu: terday, and the following is the ticke Populists—Govern Robert B. lieutenant governor, A. T. Spriggs; s tary of state, T. 8. Hegan; superinw nd of public instruction, E. A. Carleton. Suceeed in Democrats—Attorney general, C. P. ) lan justice, 1. 1. Buck; treas- urer, ins; auditor, T. W. Poin dexter, The Congressman was allotted io the democrats, but the convention decided to put up no candid against Hart . who followed Teller out of the republican con- vention. Third Ticket in Maryland. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, BALTIMORE, Md., September Maryland delegation to the Indiana convention returned home this mort The delegates are very enthusiastic the result of the third ticket: mov. y that a Palmer and Buck toral ticket will be put In the field in Mary land, Notification of Senator Palmer. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., September 5.—Ve Holman of Maine has been added to th executive committee of the national atie party. Mr. Holman will hay of the Mterary bureau of the party L. C. Krauthoff of Missouri. will charge of the speakers’ bureau, if he arrange is business at St. Lou Senator Caffery of Lou the notification speech to Gen. Paline Louisville September 12. On the same in the same John R. Fellows of York will y General Buckner © ncmination for the vice presidency. over ont, mo- take can na will deliver at After the notification of both candidates a short tour will probably be made by the candidates through one or two southern states. If th arrangements are agreeable to the candidates, the party will go vo Neshville September 14, thence to Mem- phis on the 16th.