Evening Star Newspaper, September 9, 1896, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1896—TEN. PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Assembling of the Sixth Maryland District Republicans. CONVENTION IN SESSION AT OAKLAND | Prospects Point to a Protracted Meeting. THE SECOND DISTRICT IN + Special Dispatch to The Evening D, Mé, September 9—The re- congressional convention of the sixth district of Maryland, to nominate a or in the Howse of Representatives tor-elect. George L. Wellington, ts in Oakland today. There is a large atiendance of delegates, and the impression prevails that Mr. A. R. Hagner of Hage il receive the nomination, though rothing can certainly be foretold until it is seen whom Mr, Wellington favors for the p The sixth district comprises the counties of Allegany, Garrett, Washington, : k. As the case the deiegates fram Allegany are pronouncedly in favor of Pearre; Mont- Komery wants Capt. John McDonal Washington ccunty hopes that A. R. Hag- ner will be nominated. The delegates from Garrett are uninstructed. There are two Montgome! now stand. contesting delegations from Frederick. cne | of which favors Dr. Haffner and the other John C. Motter. Col. Pearre says he thinks his chane are good, and his friends urge thai as he and Mr. Weitington have settle? their long- standing troubles, Cel. re ought to have the plum this time. also clai that for this and other = candidacy is favored by $ lington, but this is denied Col. ‘arre’s brothers, Mr. J. Graham Pearre of Washington, D. C., and Mr. Wtl- liam arre of Cumberland, are on the rourd, and are urging the claims of the first-named ith persistency and apparent- ly some success. Ex-Representative Milton G. <rner, who | delegation, | in Cumberland yester- | heads the Motter spent several hour: - and it fd he had_a conference with Mr. Wellmgton. Mr. Urner went to Oakland with the Montgomery and Alle- sany delegations. While at Cumberland Mr. Urner said that he thought it would be a great wrong for the convention to turn down the Motter men, who, he claims, carried fairly thirteen, or a majority of the districts of the county. On the other hand, the friends of Dr. Haffner assert that the Motter convention Was irregular and that the only motive for makin: contest on the part of the + delegates is to maintain their repu- testing for raising disturbances in the John C. Motter, in whose interest ES testing delegation, will not attend the convention, and it is saudi that a deal has been made by which ooth dele- erick will be admitied ete each. At this tim | after the fir: in Montgomery and Wasnington Ss uniting on Hagner, MeDonald rawing. It is also ved that afte e baliots Garrett county will joim with these of Montgomery and Wash- rv will be nominated. Allegany will, undoubted: Stand by Pe to the |. It is aizo e: t Frederick will support Pearri or two ballots for Haffuer ani it is believed, Wellington decided to not convertion, and this merning the east. He is ex- fh at Cambridge to- Intimate nds of Mr. Welling- ton say that w both Hagner and Pearre the support of the Senator- t he is not particular as te which of them is nominated. Taere have, it is said, he eat republican gains since the elec- st fall, and the nominee of the con- i to make a s; ¥ will, it is conceded by the best posted men of beth parties, be elected. The Convention Organizes. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. OAKLAND, September 9.—The sixth dis- ‘an convention met here today. Nearly all the delegates came last night. It ided that the two delegations ipate in the organization, nt their claims to the com- mittee on credentials. The convention was called to order at neen by James C. Peddicord, the chairman of the republican committee fur Garrett county. Newton N. Cook of Washington county was elected temporary chairman, and William W. Sweet of Garreti count etary following committee on credentials was named: R. W. McMichael, A. F. George, Marion Dorian and Dr. J. E. Pits- J. . J. S. Myers, John nd, W. N. Nihyser and one who is still to be named for Frederick count: ‘The convention took a recess until 1:30. At ‘clock the committee on credentials was still out, with the prospect of a long session. In the Second District. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. SALTIMORE, Md., September 9.—Con- man Wiliam B. Baker was renomt- nated today by the second district republi- can convention, which met this afternoon in Harlem Hail. ——— TORPEDO BOAT LAUNCHED. ‘exsfully Committed to the Water at Bristol, R. 1. BRISTOL, RL, September 9.—The new Tnited States torpedo boat, which will be known as No. 6, was successfully lau today at the Herreshoffs’ works here. ve expected to equal the best of the Productions of this firm, as it was built by them unde Navy Department, but on designs furnish- ed by the builders. The dimensions are 1 feet S inches water line, 18 feet beam, with a draught of 6 feet 7 inches. Her di Placement of water is upward of 200 tons for normal draught, under which she is expected to show a speed of over 26 knots per hour, or four knots per hour in excess | of the speed of the Cushing, built by the Herreshoffs a few years ago. = ie The plating Is of steel, 3-16 of an inch thick. The plates before being attached Mere soaked in acid to prevent rusting. They lap edges and are mainly fastenei with steel rivets. The frames and deck beams are of steel and are formed iato bulb angles. The straps and stringers are of steel plate and are fastened both fore and aft diagonally from amidships to the | along the bilg-s | wing under the deck and cn the inside of the shell. Cemented floors are placed under the er- gines, boilers and thrust seati The kheads are of a light stecl. with no openings in them, making it necessary to pess along the deck to go from one com- partment to another. The forward part of the deck ia turtle back for a iength of about twenty feet. The after end of the eck is raised. The conning towers are at each end of the boat. The top of the for- ward tower Is reversible and can be raised and lowered at will. The other tower has a@ permanent top. Both towers are fitted with the usual lookout places, and besides there are port holes, nine inches in diam- | eter. The boilers are of the Thornycraft pat- tern, but with ideas of the builders carried out in the details. There are three sets of boilers, and the engines are quadruple ex. Fansion of 1,800 indicated horse power. ens ‘The Repert Not Credited. Auditor of the Treasury B. P. Baldwin was absent from his office this morning, not having come to the city from his home at Laurel, M4. The employes In the audi- tor’s cffice do not credit the report that he has been asked to resign by President Cleveland on account of the active support he ts giving to the democratic ticket and to the rolicy of free coinage of sitver. They do not think such a request has been made to Mr. Baldwin or that he hag sny inten- tion uf relinquishing his office. and support Hagner, in which case | specifications sent out by the | GEN. JOSEPH H. EARLE. He Will Probably Succeed Irby in the United States Senate. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. COLUMBIA, S. C., September 2.—Gen. Jo- seph H. Earle, who has pfebably defeated Gov. John Gary Evans as the democratic nominee for the United States Senate, will make a fine impression as a Senator. He belongs to neither of the extreme factions in the palmetto state, but is a conservative in the strictest sense of the word. General Earle is now a circuit judge, hav- | ing been elected to that position by the Tillmanites because of his recognized ability and because he had refused to sanction some of the wild plans of the anti-Tillman- ites of the state. He is about fifty years old and is tall, erect and fine looking. He is @ representative of the old-time states- man in many respects. He has had an in- teresting political career, He is a self- made man, and is not wealthy. He studied law by hard efforts, and was admitted to the bar when a young man. He moved to Sumter county. He went to the legislature from that county. He was elected attor- ney general of the state in 1886. In 1888 he could have secured the nomination for gov- ernor, but declined, because to do so would have been violating his promise to Gov. John Peter Richardson, who wanted the renomination. -Tillman was just coming to the front at that time and wanted Earle for governor. In 189 Tillman came out for governor as the representative of the agri- cultural or reform element of the demo- cratic party. Earle was put representative. up as the conservative He was badly beaten by Tillman. He did not share the hatred for Tillman, however, that was expressed by others and advised his friends to vote for Tillman in the general election instead of fer Judge Haskell, independent. He took a middle course to the contending factions. In 184 he was elected circuit judge, which position he now holds. In the bitter campaign which has now jended Gov. Evans indulged in_personali- tles about his opponents, while Judge Earle refused to enter into such a campaign. He warned Evans to desist. As the governor did not stop Earle slapped him in the face at Florence and a fight ensued on the plat- form. Afterward Earle was not molested. Evans’ defeat is due to the fact that the people of the state are becoming tired of partisan and class feeling, and to the fact that Gov. Evans has not explained some charges against him. He is distrusted. Judge Earle is a strong advocate of silver. In some quarters the result is looked up- on as a blow at Tillman and Tillmanism. There is an element of this im the tight, | but Evans has nothing of the strength of Tillman and the most of his votes were due to Tillman's backing. Senator Tillman, however, has been rebuked for his inter- ference in the electicn in behalf of Evans. The people have resented this, and his own followers have been the ones to resent it most quickly. —————_—_ GEN. BLACK DECLIVES. Will Not Ran for Gvuvernor Filinois. CHICAGO, September 9.—The following letter was tssued today: CHICAGO, September 9, 1896. To Mr. Charles A. Ewing, Chairman, ete., Chicago. Dear Sir: On the 25th of August the convention of honest money democrats, of whose state central cemmittee you are chairman, nom- inated me for the office of governor of the | state of Illinois. At the time of this nomination I was ab- | sent from the state, and had been for near- ly three weeks. During that time I re- ceived no word from the state of Illinois relating in any way to political affairs un- til the st, when [I received a telegram from you, telegrams from other gen- Uemen, advising me of the probable action of the convention. With absolute absence of-information as to th tuation, 1 wired you, suggesting obstacles in the way of my candidacy, which, if not obviated, would be conclusive upon me, but I was inclined to abide the judgment of your convention, after their full consideration of those objections. | On the 26th, upon my arrival at Detroit, I learned by a Chicago paper that I had been nominated. Reaching Chicago on the morn- ing of the 27th, I have since that time and | until Saturday, the Sth ‘of September, faithfully sought for information as to the situation, that I might know what my | duty in the premises was. I hope this interval of nine days so occu- pied by me has not been an unreasonable | time, in view of all the cireumstance | On the Sth I advised the secreta of your committee, Mr. R. E. Spangler, that I cculd not accept the nomination, and | asked him to secure an interview with you cn the 7th, that I might formally so state to you. | In the interview spoken of I used every | means at my command to ascertain what the situation in your state was, and what | would be my duty. I am convinced by | my investigation that in this state the \election for governor I'es between Messrs. | Tanner and Altgeld. | T recognize the disinterested character | and lofty alms of your organization; that it seeks to establish the democracy upon its ancient foundations and amidst its an- | cient principles, a refuge for tts erring | brethren in the future and a safeguard of free government. I recognize the unselfish devotion of the men present in your con- vention to principle and democracy, but | I am further convinced, beyond a ‘rea- gorable doubt, that the only effect in the ‘election, of my candidacy, would be to ‘diminish the chances of one or the other | of these gentlemen for election. Men differ | in their opinions as to whose chances would | be most seriously impaired, but, in any jevent, the whole effect of my candidacy, so far as the election is concerned, would be what I have stated ahove, namely, to diminish the chances of one or the other of the candidates. So believing. I feel constrained, highly as I prize the good opinion of the gentle- men who placed me in nomination, to de- cline to be a candidate. With great respect, I am, Very truly, your fellow citizen, JOHN C. BLACK. ——————— OLD-TIME TELEGRAPHERS. The Ansocintion Shown to Be tn 2 Remarkably Henlthy Condition. PITTSBURG, September 9.-The business session of the Old-time Telegraphers’ As- sociation was heid this morning, and was largely attended. The reports of officers show the assoctation to be in a remarkably healthy condition financially and numer- icalty, 151 new members having been taken in during the year. Nashville, Tenn., was selected as the place for meeting next year, and the following officers were elected: | President, J. Compton, Nashville, Tenn.; vice president, Martin’ Barth, Westmore- land, Md.; executive committee, K. Mc- Kenzie, Jackson, Tenn.; E. Howard, Mem- A, M. Pennock, Chattanooga; J. B. shville, and James Galvin, Edge- ict? Junction, Tenn. The United’ States Military Corps holds its business meeting this afternoon. oe I The New Jersey Democracy. TRENTON, N. J., September 9.—The committee on resolutions decided that a separate resolution to express the senti- ment of loyalty to the national platform was necessary, and stated that It was their opinion that those members of the state | committee who are not in accord with the | Chicago ticket and platform should with- { draw. The committee on permanent organization decided on Senator Wm. D. Daly of Hudson | county for permanent chairman. | The committee on credentials indorsed | the actlon of the. Essex county committee in refusing credentials to the gold dele- gates in the Essex townships. | The convention reconvened at 2:30. When ‘the body was called to order Temporary Chairman Cutler introduced Senator Daly. ee Using Old Corks. Corks are thrown away in great quanti- ' ties, and very few people think that there fs any value attached to that material after it has served its purpose once as topper of a bottle. Nevertheless, it has | become an Important component of a city’s | refuse. Great quantities of old corks are now used again In the manufacture of insu- lating covers of steam pipes and boilers, of ice boxes and ice houses, and other ap- paratus to be protected from the influence of heat, says the Popular Science News. | Powdered cork is also useful for filling in horse collars, and the very latest ap- ; plication of this material is the filling in | of pneumatic tires with cork shavings. | Mats for bath rooms are made of cork, and it also enters into the composition of linoleum. Cheap life preservers are now also filled. with bottle corks cut into little Pieces. SOUND -MONEY MEN PENSION AFFIDAVITS/4 Visit To CHAUTAUQUA What They Are Planning to Do in the State The Democrats There Are Said to Be Short of Funds—Ex-Seeretary Smith and the Railroads. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. ATLANTA, September §, 1896 The sound mouvey men who are back from Indianapolis are planning to put cut a congressional ticket in some of the districts. Here im the fifth they ere talking about ex-Mayor John B. Gocdwin, one of the strongest men in the district. Mr. Goodwin is now in the west on some mission for the Interior De- partment, to which he was appointed by former Secretary Hoke Smith. Last spring an effort was made to get Mr. Goodwin to orpese Col. L. F. Livingston, the present representative from the fifth, but the ex- Mayor declined. If a sound money man is put up, he may get enough votes in this county to defeat Livingston, but in that event the populist, Peek, -would probably win. Down in the second district, W. M. Ham- mond, a lawyer of Thomasville, is the prob- able nominee of the sound money men. He is popular and would poll a large vote in his end of the district. Ex-Judge James M. Griggs is the regular democratic nom- inee and John Sibley 1% the populist can- didate. ‘The democratic majority in the stcond was 6,000 two years ago. In the fourth, fifth, seventh, eigh+h, ninth and eleventh democratic majorities are all under ». Any sound money man who could draw 1,700 votes from the democrats Would be able to elect a populist. Democrats Out of Funds. The state election is only one month off new. The pepulists admit that they will be defeated unless they can hold the ne- ro vote. A few negro leaders are on the stump for Governor Atkinson and the democratic ticket, but they cost ten dol- lars a day and the democrats nev were so short of inaney before. Chairman Steve- Clay reproached some of his callers yes- terday because he had not enough money te pay postage without going down into his cwn pockets. He Is sick of the job cf running the campaign. Some of the party leaders have suggested that the ratl- Toads and the liquor dealers be asked to contribute, but Clay says he will close up the headquarters before he will take their money. There !3 no danger that they will contribute unsojictted, although they have Sreat interests at stake. One of the smal? weeklies here which asked the republicans to put up $500 for its support and was turned down, has come cut for the democrats, but there could have been no money consideration for the support, because the democrats have none to spend for necessaries, to say nothing of luxuries. John Temple Graves is stumping the state for Wright, the populist nominee for ‘wevernor. Six weeks ago Colonel Graves tendered his services to the democrats. They accepted his offer and asked him to speak at an important appointment. He missed his train and did not gv. Now he is out for the populist ticket, Tom Wat- son and all. At the same time he de- he that he fs for the single gold stand- ard. Prespects for Fusion Brightening. The prospects for fusion between the populists and the democrats on the electoral ticket, after the state election, brighten. But there will be strong influences in op- pcsition among the democrats. Yesterday's Atlanta Journal contained a sigrificant article on the railroads in poH- tics. The article is said to have come direct from the pen of the Journal's owner, ex-Secretary Hoke Smith, and the corpora: tion representatives here are alarmed. They take ft to mean that the Secretary will renew hfs old fight on the roads. He made it lively for them from 1886 to 1802 in the legislature, and the Olive and Ber- ner bills are still nightmares to the cor- porations. The Journal article while stat- ing on {ts face that there will probably be no host#e legislation, gives a list of the attorneys for railroads who have been nominated for the house and senate. It is intimated, too, that the railroads are back- Ing certain candidates for speaker and president, and they are indireetly charged with having a candidate for governor to bring out next time. The roads would lke to abolish the state railroad commis- sion or greatly restrict its powers. They will not make any fight against the com- mission this year, however. sacle Sie THE COURTS. Equity Court No. 1—Judge Cox. In re Thos. J. King, alleged lunatic; writ of inquisition ordered to issue. Johnson agt. Johnson; testimony before Ruttledge Wilson, examiner, ordered taken. Lewis agt. Lewis; testimony hefore W. H. Ship- ley, examiner, ordered taken. Murphy agt. Clark et al.; ‘Walter C. Murphy appointed guardian ad litem. Cruikshank agt. Cruik- shank et al; order finally ratifying sale. Smith agt. Geneste; order pro confesso against defendant. “Monroe agt. Monroe; testimony before James Clarke, examiner, ordered taken. Rice agt. Rice; do., before L. Schmidt. In re adoption of Wm. J. ight; order making adoption legal and valid. Circuit Court No. 1—Judge Cox. Schwarzschild and Sulsberger Beef Com- pany agt. Crown; judgment by default. United States Glass Company agt. Whit- ford & Company; motion for security for costs overruled. Burrows Brothers & Com- pany agt. Lansburgh; judgment by default. Probate Court—Judge Cox. Estate of David H. P. Brown; will re- turned with commission executed. Estate of John W. Stahl; will admitted to probate end letters testamentary granted to Thos. B. Stahl, bond $1,000. In re Thomas M. Fields, guardian; receipt filed. Estate of Lev? Jones; will partly proved. Estate of Patrick Culhane; petition for probate of will filed, with assent of next of kin. Es- tate of Wm. Willis; proof of publication. ———__ Ate the Bark. ‘Yesterday there was a funeral from St. Joseph’s Church, and while the services were being held the horses atiached to one of the carriages were having an enjoyable time eating the bark from one of the trees. Mr. Tracy L. Jeffords, assistant dis- trict attorney, spoke to Mr. P. J. Devine, who said he owned the horses and was responsible for their actions, but he did not interrupt the animals in their work of de- Stroying the tree. Mr. Jeffords today filed @ charge of destroying a tree against Mr. Devine in the Police Court, and the case will come up later in the week. —_— Taken to the Jail. Daniel Gray, colored, who was held re- sponsible yesterday by a coroner’s jury for the death of Melton Phillips by stabbing him during the progress of the fight in Phillips court Monday evening, was this afternoon removed from the Emergency Hospital to the District jail. Gray has been constantly guarded, night and day, by a polfceman since he Was taken to the hospital. ee Died at the Hospital. Sanitary Officer Frank is endeavoring to ascertain the whereabouts of friends of William Miles, a peddler who died in Prov- idence Hospital today. On the 30th of Au- gust Miles, who gave his age as twenty- nine years, was picked up sick at Pennsyl- vania avenue and 9th street and sent to the hospital. He said he was a native of New York, but had been Itving in Virginia. ——+. Death of Mrs. Eleanor F. Rowley. Mrs. Eleanor F. Rowley of the nautical almanac department of the naval observa- tory died at her home in Rochester, N. Y., on Monday. Mrs. Rowley had for five years been a stenographer in the office of Prof. Newcomb and for a number of years all his scientific books were dictated to her. She has been on sick leave much of the time during the past year, and had gone to her home to recuperate when death came. ————_-e+______ Patents Allowed. Patents have been issued to W. F. Downey of Washington for a new style of carriage, and to Story B. Ladd and G B. Chittenden of Washington, for apparatus | for leeching ores. ° Justices of the Poaes Charged With “x Antedating, « HELD FOR THE GRAND JURY Testimony in the Case Heard by Justice Mills. one sae FOLLOW justice of the peace and notary public of Georgetown, was placed under arrest this morning by a deputy United States mar- shal, on a warrant tesued in accordance with section 4746 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, which is as follows: Every person who knowingly or willfully in anywise procures the making or presen- tation of any false or fraudulent affidavit concerning any claim for pension or pay- ment thereof, or pertaining to any other matter within the jurisdiction of the com- missioner of pensions, or who knowingly or willfully presents or causes to be pre- sented at any pension agency any power cf attorney or other paper required as a voucher fm drawing a pension, which pa- ber bears a date subsequent to that on which {it was actually signed or executed, shalt be punished by a fine not exceeding $500, or by imprisonment for a term not ex- ceeding three years, or both. ‘The specific charge against Mr. Johnson Was that he executed a pension voucher for Mrs. Mary J. Weems September 3 Iast and dated the acknowledgment September 4, which, it was claimed, was in violation of the statute referred to. Mr. Johnson was granted @ hearing this afternaon before United States Commissioner Samuel C. Mills. Assistant District Attorney Armes appeared fcr the government, while the accused was represented by Mr. L. Cabell Williamson. The proceedings vere apered by Attorney Williamson, who read the statute under which the warrant was issued for the ar- rest of Mr. Johnson. He called particular attention to the stipulation that the offense must be “knowing'y or willfully” comm:t- ted, and argued that the affidavit upon which the warrant was issued did not cover im its statement of facts the condi- tions of the statute. Mr. Williamson fur- ther claimed that the warrant did not charge the alleged offense, as it did not set ferth that the accused knowingly or will- fully executed certain pension vouchers in viclation of the law. Mr. Williamsor con- cluded by moving to quish both the affl- davit ard the warrant on the ground that the offense alleged was not sworn to or charged. Witnesses Examined. Justice Mills overruled the motion and the assistant district attorney called Mr. Caleb B. Moore, chief clerk of the certifi- cate division of the pension bureau. Mr. Moore prodaced and identified a record of penstoners who are widows of soldiers of the Mexican war. The name of Mary J. Weems was included In the list. Z Mr. Jeremiah Connelly, a special exam- imer of tne pension bureau, was the next witress, He testitled that he called at the office of Mr. Johnson, 1228 32d street, September 3, and saw the accused exe- cuting pension vouchers. According to the witness, Mr. Johnson admitted that he ex- ecuted tke voucher of Mary J. Weems, September 3, and mailed it, with a num- ber of others, in Georgetown between 10 and 11 o'clock, the night of September 3. Mr. Johnson explained to the witness, so the latter tesitfted, that he began execut- ing vouchers about 5 o'clock the afternoon of September 3. Parties had requested that their vouchers be executed earlier in the day, but Mr. Johnson had delined to do so. Later, however, he changed his mind and determined to execute vouchers if the parties would leave the papers with him, to be mailed, in order that he could be sure that the papers would not get into the mail until September 4. Mr. Johnson stated to the witness that he told the pensioners who wanted their vouchers executed that he would not execute them September 3, if they declined to leave the papers with him to be mailed, even if they paid him $100 each. Mr. Charles N_ Allison testified that he Saw the voucher of Mrs. Weems executed about 8 p.m. September 2 by Mr. Johnson. The witness attached his signature to the voucher a3 a witness thereto. Mr. Jonn- Bon took the papers away, saying that he would mail them the following da: Held for Grand Jury. This closed the testimony of the govern- ment, and the assistant district attorney stated the facts of the case to be that the affidavit taken by Mr. Johnson purported to have been dated September 4, while it was in r2ality executed and mailed Sep- tember 2. Attorney Williamson then called atten- tion to the proviston of the statute which states that the accused must present the Paper or cause it to be presented at a pen- sion agency. No testimony had been pre- sented, claimed the attorney, to show that Mr. Johnson presented the paper in ques- tion at the pension agency here. If Mr. Johnson was to be successfully prosecuted, said his attorney. ft must be because he presented the Weems voucher at the pen- sion agency. No testimony had been pre- sented to show to what place the voucher was mailed by Mr. Johnson, declared Mr. Williamson, and there had been no evi- dence to show that the vcucher had reach- ed the agercy by mail. For these reasons, Attorney Williamson submitted to Justice Mills, his cHent should be discharged from cust dy. Justice Mills ruled that a prima facte case had been established, and Mr. Johnson was held to await the action of the grand jury, in $500 bonds. Surety was promptly furnished. It is understood that E. M. Hewlett, col- ored, @ justice of the peace, will be arrested on the same charge and given a hearing be- fcre Justice Mills tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. It is also stated that among other parties to be prosecuted are Alfred D. Bailey of Bladensburg and Theodore Mun- gen of 817 F street. District Attorney Marbury of Baltimore will also prosecute alleged violaters of the statute in Mary- land. — BIG CORN CROP SAFE, Cotton and Tobacco is Being Picked and Cut Rapidly. The weekly crop bulletin of the Agricul- tural Department says: The week has been very favorable for general farm work and maturing crops. Corn cutting has pro- greased favorably, and the late crop ts mostly safe. Although the maturity of late corn in Iowa and Missourl has been retarded by recent cool weather, the bulk of the ‘crop will be safe by September 12. In the principal corn states of the central valleys. am:excellent corn crop is now prac- tically assured. In Kansas corn is being crit-bed,, and some has been marketed. Cotton picking has progressed rapidly un- der favorable conditions, and is now well advanced over the northern portion of the cotton belt. About half of the erop has been Ceiteon in Tennessee and Georgia, and pickihg is being pushed to comple- tion in” Mississippi. There has been no improvement in this crop during the week, and rainia would not now prove beneficial. There wif{ be very iittle top crop, and ali reports ingicate that the bulk of the crop will be"pttked by October 1, much carlier than usual. Most of. the tobacco crop has been cut and housed, except in Virginia, where considerable yet remains in the fields. In Maryltand‘late tobacco has been cut short by drought, but a fair crop is assured. The reports generally indicate that the crop is curing well. Plowing for fall seeding has made good progress during the week, and the general condition of the soll ts now very favora- ble for this work. Winter wheat seeding has made good progress In Iowa and Mich- igan, but has beer much delayed in Ne- braska, portions of Missouri and in Penn- sylvania. Frost occurred in the Dakotas, Montana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and New England. Damage generally very slight. o-+—_____ Bitten by an Opossum. ‘Thomas Stogle, who resides at 119 Harris court, was treated at the Emergency Hos- pital this afternoon for a badly lacerated hand, resulting trom eg opossum bite. The Varied Features of Life at That Resort. ‘The Educational and Religious Socia? Phases—How a the Large Temporary Population Live. Correspondence of The Evening Star. TORONTO, Canada, September 2, 1896. Some notes of my summer excursion may not be uninteresting. I left Washington about the middle of July, intending to pass a few weeks on the lakes and the St. Lawrence river. Stopping for a few days at Chautauqua, I found it so interesting that my stay was iengthened into weeks and untif the close of the summer session of the assembly. My previous ideas of the place underwent a revolution in presence of the facts. Instead of a transient popu- lation of about a thousand, there was onc varying from about seven to ten thousand; instead of numerous rules posted up, for- bidding t that and the other, acts of- fensive to meral or sanitary scrupulosity, there were bulletins of lectures, entertain- ments, concerts, excursions, collegiate stud- ies, ete. There were no “don'ts,” no uni- formed officials to preserve order, no ex- ternal sign of government control except at the entrance gates, and there only to re- quire of each one his petty contribution for general expenses. This payment made, the visitor Is freed from all demands of the assembly. No ad- mission fee Is charged for the numerous daily orations, lectures, concerts, readings, stereoptican exhibitions, pictorial plays,elec- trical display#, etc. No collections are taken up at church, and all canvassing fer subscriptions is discouraged. If any one wishes to study French, German, Spanish, lypewriting, cookery, music or to take a university or college study, he pays the regular fee of the instructor, but he is not asked or expected to study anything. 1 had expected to find a certain narrowness resulting from what I supposed to be the dominating influence of a single sect; what I did find was = genial liberality, recogniz- ing the unity and fellowship of all Chris- tian denominations. And all seemed content. The Roman Catholics had their chapel, with its cross at the top and its priest to say mass, and the Baptists, the Presbyterians, the Metho- dists, the Disciples of Christ and others had each their headquarters for separate reunions. Exposition was in order, but no controversy. Bible classes were taught by Dr. Harper, ident of the Chicago Uni- versity (Baptist); Prof. Shailer Matthews of the Northwestern (Congregationalist) and Prof. Sanders of Yale University (Pres- byterian)—all learned and brilliant. men, and all tesching on the lines of the higher criticism aad giving intense interest to the Bible by giving it its proper geographical and historical setting and a thorough liter- ary anal. Amorg the attendants on these lectures were many clergymen, who seerned to take a deep interest In them, including in their number Rev. Dr. Wythe and the Rey. Preserved Smith. From a visitor's point of view the re- I:gious element of Chautauqua is unobtru- site, unpartisan and sweetly reasonable. e collegiate, learned and diligent, but the social is paramount in its varied at- tractions. The Varied Features. Scutherners are begirning to faver the There were thirty-two southern s in the choir and confederate vet- erans took part In the G. A. R. celebra- tion and the raising of the Union flag over the coliege. ChancelTa Simpson is an Ala- bamian. The entertainments are varied, numerous and of the best kind. — Conce: given almost daily. ‘The choir of 452 mem- bers was composed of proficient musicians, and was managed by an able leader, who showed excellent te in his selections. The ‘‘Stebat Mater’ was produced in the best style at one of the Sunday evening sacred concerts. Marte Decca, soprano: Mrs. Huff, contralto, and several other scloists of the same force aided the choir. The instrumental band was one of the best from New York. In short, the mu- sical department was excellent. The au- diences at the concerts averaged about five thousand. There were professional readers-from the eastern cities and England, who were the best of their class and who drew large heuses. It 1s astonishing how a single person can, by changes of voice, represent from four to ten different characters and retain for an hour and a half the abserbed attention of thousands. What shall I say of the platform orators? They were the mest distinguished speakers from this country, England and Scotland, men famed for their abilty to move the hearts of those who hear them. It wou'd be invidious to mention a few, and I have no space to mention them all. Among the universities and colleges represented were Edinburgh, London. Liverpool, Har- yard, Yale, California, Cornell, Chicago, Northwestern, Cohimbia, Brown, Hobart and Indiana. Learned essays and elabo- rate courses of lectures on all subjects of gereral interest from the English acquisi- tions in Africa to the Roentgen rays and the social and labor problems were deliy- ered by experts, who exercised full liberty of expression. The Chautauqua platform is a clearing house for well-considered opirions. From the same platform speak Dr. George Adams Smith of Edinbursk, President Eliot of Harvard and Dr, Har- per, Fresident of the University of Chi- cago. A Grent Organization. Space fatls me to notice the admirably illustrated lectures on the Roentgen rays, the “picture flag: explained with dry humor by Black, the pictorial life of Christ, the vitascope pictures, being ktnetoseope Pictures of life sizes, the illuminated steamers on the lake, the electrical dis- plays, etc. etc. Every day the program was changed and was full. There were seven principal places for oratory, music and exhibitions, the amphitheater, the hall, the museum, the chapel, the temple, the college chapel and the ‘normal hall and sundry smaller places. Careful provision is made for children of all ages, kindergartens and gymnasia. For young people, gymnasia, delsarte schools a steam launch, clubs, excursion parties, a bieyele school, a base ball ground, tennis, croquet and golf courts. I ought to mention the Chautauqua read- ing clubs organized in every part of this country, and also in Canada, Mexico, Eng- land, Scotland and South ‘Africa. | How many there are of them I don’t know: but the members are numbered by the hundred thousand. They all take “The Chautau- quen,” a monthly magazine, and read the same books. Besides the clubs, there are said to be more than a hundred assemblies, organized like the parent one, and many of them co-operating with it. You see what an immense organization it is, overtopping the Epworth League and the Christian Endeavor Society, but working in the same spirit and on similar lines. The whole machinery works like clock work under the skillful and strong hand of Chancella Simpson. Although the expendi- tures are enormous, the financial affairs of the assemebly are reputed to be prosperous. The outlay for speakers alone was said to be $38,000 last year. The revenues are made up of the gate money, an eight per cent tax on the grossa receipts of merchants, traders and boarding housekeepers on the grounds, and a part of the profits on the monthly magazine. So far as the visitor is con- cerned, the tax is indirect, except the small amount for admission, varying from 40 cents to $5, according to length of visit. The accommodations for shelter vary from tents and summer camp meeting structures to costly villas and a large hotel. Seven thousand people can be sheltered and boarded on the grounds, but as many more can be taken care of in the numerous vil- lages and towns on the lakefront, all ac- cessible by boats or railway. The perma- nent population of Chautanqua is between three and four hundred. The little town has its water and sewerage systems, its paved sidewalks and graded roads. During the assembly season no building 1s allowed, and the visitors are protected from ali noises, except the applause of audiences, the music of concerts and the letting off of steam on the lake. ‘With a varied experience of summer re- serts, I must say that I have nowhere found so much to interest, instruct and amuse and so little to annoy as at Chau- tauqua. The place is 1,400 feet above tide level, and the air nearly always dry and bracing. W. B. a Capt. Hout Stricken. HELENA, Mont., September 9.—Captain George S. Hout, U. 8. A., disbursing quar- termaster in charge of the construction of Fort Harrison, near here, has been stricken with paralysis. His condition is consid- ered critical. LANGDON’S SCHOOL. it WIM Be Frome and Its Construc- tion to Be Pushed. There will be a frame school building erected at Langdon. The citizens’ associa- tion there is satisfied, and after the con- tract ia let the building inspector has prom- ised te push matters as fast as possible. A committee from the citizens’ assocja- ticm appeared before the Commissioners this morning in relation to this matter. ‘The committee consisted of Messrs, J. W. Watson, W. H. Francis, B. F. Edwards, T. H. Collins and E. P. Sherman. At first the committee was opposed to a frame house. They wanted a brick structure, and de- cided to request the Commissioners to in- clude in the new advertisement for bids fer this work a brick, as well as a frame building. They asked this because they were ccnvinced that they could construct the building themselves for an amount within the appropriation. g The inspector of buildings was sent jor ard explained the plans minutely. He showed how :t was impossible to build. a brick house and pay for inspection and in- cicentals and stay within the appropriation. He stated that the brick building, as it was planned, was only fcr four rooms, whilé the frame building would contain two rooms in the basement which could be das play rooms. After the committ-e ad looked into the matter it came to the ccnclusion that the frame building was the best it could get under the circumstances. and urged the inspector of bulidings to hurry the building along. Chairman Watson took occasion to re- mark incidentally that Langdon was a much-negiected suburb. The Commissi ers were loath to do anything for it, and everything it obtained in the way of im- Frovements was onty accomplished after continual nagging. The suburb was poorly lighted, and seven miserable naphtha lamps were all that had been provided to light firty-four acres. The cttizens’ committee had Isoked into the lighting question an? made 2 careful survey of the situation for the purpose of locating the lamps. This plat was approved by the association and forwarded to the Commissioners. All th notice they ever took of it was to knowledge its receipt and send out a ga: of men to locate seven lamps where they ——— FOR FIELD SERVICE. The Sixth Cavalry Gone for 2 Month to Luray Cavern. The 6th Cavalry, Col Sumner com- manding, left Fort Myer yesterday for a month of field service. Luray Cavern ts the objective point, and upon arrival there camp will be struck and ten days given to instruction. On the way to and from the caverns the troops will be drilled in out- post duty, advance and rear guards, re- connaisance and scouting. The officers will make maps of the country through which they pass. The outing of the crack troops of the sixth is a part of the general fall maneu- vers of the army. During the absence of the troops and Col. Sumner Fort Myer will be commanded by Maj. Lebo. —_——_——_-e+—_____ WESTERN CONVENTIONS. They Are Being Held in Mon’ Colerade. HELENA, Mort., September 9.—The re- publican stat? convention assembled at 12 o'clock. The remotest and isolated coun- ties are as completely represented as those along the railroads. Ther ere contesting delegations from at least four counties, in- cluding Silver Bow. Without the latter county the convention seems to be divided pretty evenly before the silver and McKiniey republicans. Senator Mantle, chairman of the state ccmmittee, will preside until tempprary or- ganization is effected, and the membership may recognize credentials determinative of the complexion of the convention on the start. A sharp and prolonged contention is expected. DENVER, Col., September 9.—State con- ventions of the silver party and the silver wing of the republican party met here to- day, and the populist state convention as- sembled at Pueblo. The proposition of the democrats, who have already nominated a full state ticket and appointed a committee on fusion for a combination of all supporters of Bryan and Sewall in support of one state ticket, was laid before each convention. It is proposed to have each convention nominate a fullticket, and then have a joint ticket seiected from among all the reminees by a general committee composed of committees chosen by each convention. Sg Om an Inspection Tour. Col. John M. Wilson, superintendent of public buildings and grounds, left the city last evening for an inspection tour of im- provements being made by the corps of en- gineers of the War Department in New England, Col. Wilson being the inspection engineer for this district. ————————o.____ Wanted am Anti From the Laporte Republican. “Yes,” said the old man, addressing his young visitor, “I am proud of my girls and would like to see them comfortably married, and as I have made a little money, they will not go to their husbands penniless. There's Mary, twenty-five years old, and a real good girl. I shall give her $5,000 when she marries. Then comes Bet, who won't see thirty-five again, and I shall give her $10,000; and the man who takes erg who is forty, will have $15,000 with er. The young man reflected a moment or so, and then inquired: “You haven't one about fifty, have you? sos Locating Him From the Philadelphia North American. Visitor (at insane asylum)—“Who is this particularly violent patient?” Attendant—“He is the man who attempt- ed to write a pamphlet on ‘The Silver Qvestion In Two Lesson: Wide Awake. From the Philadelphia Press, Employer (angrily, to clerk)—“Mr. Wag- ster, you're always failing asleep over your work. I don’t see what use you a I really don’t know what to do with you. Clerk (with alacrity)}—“Why not make a sleeping partner of me, sir? Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE Md., September 9.—Flour dull, un- changed—receipts, 16,17¢ exports, 697° bar- rels; sales, 600 barrels. Wheat firmer—spot and 804200%; October, 601005: Decemi Steamer No. 5 000 bushels—southern wheat by sa ple, 5940314; do. on gtade, 5840613). Corn dull spot and month, 2449243¢ October, 25a251,; No- vember and Dicember, new and old, 25%4u26; Jamu. steamer mixed, 2010205 —recvipts, exports, 64,786 bush southern white and 2ba27. Oats firmly beld—No. 2 white western, 26, nominal; No. 2 mixed do., 22—1eceipts, 18.886 b 198,386 bushels. Rye eas we: 371e- stock, 83,360 bushels. Hay steady--choice timothy, $13.50a§14. Grain rates firm; good demand. for parcel room—steam to Li ool, per bushel, 34d., ptember; 3%d., November; Cork, for orders, per quarter, 5.4,’ Septembei and butter steady,” unchanged. Exes and cheese firm, un- changed. Whisky unchanged. SS Graim ai Cotton Market. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1421 F street, members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thal- mann & Co., New York. GRAIN. Open. “High. Tow. Close. Wheat—Dee.. BB BBNe- he 5: Mi 623° 62! 20% Dl 23! 153 16! 184 u 6: 300 3.65 3:90 8.90 332 335 Low. Close. 836 8.48 837 841 B42 849 847 855 Government Bonds. Quotations reported by Corson & Macart- ney, bankers. Wait H iF FINANCE AND TRADE Opening Prices Reflected Improve- ment, Which Continued. SHARP REACTION THEN OCCURRED Effect of the Importations of Gold. pe a GENERAL MARKET REPORTS ——— Special Dispatch to The Evening Star EW YORK, September 9.—Opening prices this morning reflected improvement varying from 1-4 to 11-8 per cent and in a majority of instances were substantially improved by the subsequent trading. The volume of business, while not materially improved, was well distributed, the railroad and industrial lists being equally activ The declaration ef the usual quarterly div- idend on Western Union and a reported surplus of $146 », together with the usual dividends on the American Sugar se curities, were among the da’ portant routine developments. Evidences of profit-taking were con: > uous during the early trading, but the of- ferings, coming principally from traders, were readily absorbed, as the higher range of values during that period fuliy attest. Tne buoyancy of the morning gave way to a sharp reaction at the close of the noon hour on rumors of the failure of a New Orleans national bank. A probable decresse in St, Paul's earn- ings for the current month was used effect the creditable showing made in yes- terday’s statement of the Par’s operations. Traders again sold the list without attract- ing any significant outside business. The fact that the decline extended beyond frac- tional limits In many instances adds to the accumulating evidences of professional nar- rowness. ‘The few encouraging reports of prosper- ity are justly entitled to their present con- spicuous position as speculativ but so far as the recent rise is t» political prospects the advance ly sentimental. The element "s more i to a sudden abandonment of senii- tal in favor of practical arguments ar among the probabilities of the near futu The money situation has improved the recent importations of gcld, about $15.00), 0 of which has been received by local ecnsigne:s, being largely respensible for this favorable change in conditions. M erate engagements under new contracts were reported during the day. The offering of a call on $1,000,009 gold, good the bal- ance of the year at 2 per cent, was ta as an expression of confidence in the ult- mate abundance of this metal. Holders of securities nave been reassured by the events and are no longer posed to sacr fice present hldings. The movement in prices, which will be cotncider turn to normal conditions, will not be fully inaugurated until present holdings are in undoubte urse of crensed, not merely retained The importance of preventing liquidation is not to b imated, however, but > signific of a traders’ campaign is frequently overestimated, whichever direc- tion is adopted during the non-purticipation of the public, Tne conservative element in the market is not disposed to extend the without an inter- n. Discriminating purchases ions are likely to limit the de nd prevent it assuming proportions warranting apprehension. At the best, however, conditions are fa- vorable to experienced traders only. A re- duction of %%.per cent in posted rates of exchange Wes announced during the final hour, and further gold importations are ex- pected to result. Final figures were gen- erally under the best for the day. > — 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 Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway. Open. Bigh. Low. Close. American Sagar... WGy 11TH Libiy TBY American Sugar, P: 102" 10210085 10145, American Tobacco. 6 Cie 6 6 American Cotton Oil. 13 4 OB Wg 1G Ite 1k By 41g a Consolidated Del., Lack. & W Delaware & Hudson. Den. & itioGrande, Pid. American Spirit. : General Electric. Winois Central Laclide Gas. Lake Shore. -. “- Louisy & Nashville... Metropolitan Traction... Manhattan Elevated. Michigan Central Missouri Pacitic National Lead € National I ead € New Jersey Cen New York Ceutral. Northern Pacrfic. Northern Paciti North American. Ont. & Western. Pacitic Mati U.S. Leather, pfd., Wabash, Pfd.. Wheeling & L. Erie...72 Wheeling& 1. Erie,Pid. Western Union Tel..... Silver. Washington Sales—regular call curity and Trust, 10 type. 30 at 11 District of € Gs, 105 bid. ia. Bonds 30-year Fund. gold jock currency 7s, 1901, 110 yas tai, 111" bid. politan Railroad fs, av. G8, 118 asked Eekington Kail olumbin Ra. c 4, 100 asiced |, 113 asked. Gs, 108 bil Metropolita 174 bid. West Ohio, 1 an and Prost, 118 asked, y and Tran 440 tid; 142 asked. ‘Washington Safe De- bid. pos’ o Railroad Stocks.—Capital ‘Traction Company, 58 bid, 61 axked. Metropolitan, 110 bid, 114 asked. « in, 3) bid, Stocks. Washington Gas, 40 bid, 50, sand Electric Ligh 40 bid, 44 asked. Georgetown asked. | United States Electric Lig! bid,” 106 ke ““Tnstirance Stocks nklin, 3% bid. bid. Potomac, 85 bid. Arlingte an, 148 bid. National Uni Coluninia, 10% bid, 14 asked. StL bi ks.—Columbia Title, 5 bid. rict Tithe, 10 asked. go ‘Stocks.—Pennsylvania, 388 bid, 48 asked. 3 bid, 6 asked. Ame asked. meth Linotype. eat 5 ah a a4 as Mo 0 ha ag mk and Washington Steamboat, 105 asked. Lincoln Hull, 90 asked. ———_— Want It Transferred. Charles Hof sved the Capital Traction Company several days ago before a justice of the peace, claiming $300, and demanding a jury trial. Today the company peti- tioned for a writ of certiorari, asking that the case be transferred to the District Su- preme Court. The cor:pany, in support of its position, alleges that in such a case before the jus- lice its constitutional right of appeal would be lost.