Evening Star Newspaper, September 11, 1896, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 189¢--TWELVE PAGES. _——————_—_—_— a century of uninterrupted defeat; 5,000 patriotic democrats of ‘the dear old com- Mmouw2alth. unite with nearly 50,000 of her republican voters in decldritig for financial honor, the rule of law, the safety of re- publican instituticns and for William, 3Ic- Kinley of Ohio as their choice for Presi- dent. While we are proud to place the tribute of Vermont upenshe brow of honor, acknowledge a just pride in the ovetwhelm- ing verdict of last Tuesday, we can, if needs must be, say for Vermont as Lowell said of her sister commonwealth, Mas- sachusetts: Es “ “But of old deeds she need not brag, How she broke sword and fetter; Fling up again the dear old flag, She'll do yet more and hetter.’ Major McKinley’s Response. Major McKinley spoke as follows: -- “Mr. Chairman and~My Felow Citizens: = give you welcome, generous welcome, from an overflowing heart, to my state, my city and my home. -i would be unjust to my own feelings and irresponsive fo the kind sentiments uttered by your spokes- man if I permitted to pass unobserved the fact that in the preliminary ‘contest for the nomination of President the state of Ver- mont gave to me her united vote. (Ap- plause.) The green mountain state Is en- deared to vs all by tradition and history, in song and story, but above all in good work manifest in glorious results. Whether in the days of the revolution, when her hardy mountaineers repulsed the best soldiers of Europe; in the days of the rebellion, when her soldiers displayed the same resolute courage at Big Bethel, Crampton’s Gap, Savage's station or Gettysburg, or in no less important and decisive conflicts in et life, the people of Vermont have always been true to the best ideal and highest obligations of duty, and ac tive, distinguished and useful’ in_ every great emergency. No one will deny to them a gloricus part In achieving the In- dependence of the colonies. None will question that they did much to check the aggressions of human slavery and in the final triumph of the Union in the hour of its greatest peril. (Applause.) ‘Nor in our later trials will any doubt that the example and the voice of Vermont have always been most potential on the side of justice, honor and right. (Cheers.) Some of the newspapers have asked me to interpret the resuit of elections in Vermont on September 1, but it seems to me that they are their own best interpreter. (Ap- plause.) “They have simply declared what every student of your history must already have discovered, that your thoughtful and pa- triotic citizens are as true as ever—aye, truer than ever to the tenets of good mor- als, gcod politics and good government. (Applause.) They have shown by their ballots, by a greater preponderance than ever, that they are more devoted to the Ronor of the government, to the mainte- nance of law and order, and the restoration of that sound, wise and economic system which has always been our chief pride and source of strength, than. at.any previous period in our eventful history. (Applause.) “The value of your example is certainly greater than ever in the past, as the is- sues cn which your victory was won are the same as those which now engage the attention of the entire country. “The free silver orators and organs of Wernsont illy concealed, if they did not positively assert, what is being proclaimed everywhere, that their solicitude is for tie relief of those who might temporarily profit by a degraded currency, po matter at what sacrifices morals. bo Cage and at no point do they propose a system to pay our national and private obligations on “the «plain o!d- feshioned principles cf good faith and hon- which have always heretofore distin- ned the American people. ¢Applause.) cally, admitting that the effect of the free, unlimited and independent coinage of silver woul'l be an immense loss to the sav- ings and resources of our people, and that its adopt would reduce the plane of their social and industrial condition, they yet seriously propose that we shall risk this hazardous experiment. Vermont has of the plainest precepts of good In said in tones that cannot be misunderstood | that she will have noth! fatal experiment. (Gre: erfes of “Good, good.") “Indeed, they are urging us to attempt lation to make fifty cents’ worth of current as a legal tender one- Jollar, good for all public and private obligations. The mere statement of the proposition ought to lead to its instant to do with that t applause and rejection. We cannot by law make every man honest, but we certainly will never make a law encouraging them to be dis- henest. (Applause.) Free Trade and Free Silver. “To me the question of free trade is a question of humanity, the voice of labor pleading for its own; ard the question of free silver a question of public morality. honor and good faith, and its success would be a blot on our hitherto spotless national credit. (Applause.) Obscure the real issues and it finally resolves itself into that; but will it prevail? I answer, forever no. (Cheers.) The Am ‘an people as a na- tion, like those of the state of Vermont, are entirely ataye so unworthy an imputa- tion. (Applause.) Americans Not Repadiators. “A people that could, ‘as a weak and struggling confederacy of less than 5,000,000 inhabitants, emerge from an elght years’ war of blight and destruction, and proceed immediately to gather up <ind pay off its erormous revolutionary debt, including’ the indepen t debt of all the states, agg: gating $15,000,000, or $27 per capita at the time of its assumption, will not falter at the present temptation. (Cheers and cr of at's right.) “A people who could tax themselves most heavily to equip and maintain the armies and navics of the Union, and continue the most extensive and expensive war in his- tery, will net turn their backs upon the soldiers of that war, nor seek to pay their pensions in dollars worth only half their face v (Great cheering and cries cf A ple who emerged from that war with an interest-bearing debt of $2,382 000,008, or $70 per capita for our entire pepulition in 1865, will not now, after hav- ing honestly paid three-fourths of that great debt. ever look directly or indirectly to repudiate one dollar of it or cheapen the coin of payment. (Applause.) A people, 1 say, who proceeded in good faith to pay off that debt with such unparalleled rapid- ity, which it was estimated in S88, up to that time, they had paid $123 for every minute cf every day of every year from 1865 to ISS8, will not now palter, bargain eme or to defraud any creditor of the t whoever or wherever he may mendous applause and cries fo! “Hurrah for McKinley.”) ae “A people who bad the satisfaction of a ‘bt reduced to $585,000,000 on at the close of the splendid on of President Harrison (ap- ill readily and: qu ler of the old debt and all that e since (laughter), and pay ncipal and interest, in the ¥ of the world, and recognized by the civilized nations to be the best at the time of payment, just as President Jack. son paid off the last of the revolutionary debt sixty years or more after the first of it nad been contracted. “This, my fellow citizens of Vermont, is the faith that the election in your state inspires in me; but that is not ail. In that verdict I see the unalterable determination of the people of the United States, for whom she had the honor first to speak, to restore the protective tariff system once more to our statute books. (Great cheers.) Farmers and Protection. “Vermont is an agricultural state, but her keen, sagacious and honest farmers know full well the value of protection and its twin sister, reciprocity have profited by experience. They have examined both their stock books and their store books, and they have had plenty of | jert wing forward with exceptional rapidi- time to do it Gaughter) in the past three years, and have learned that their products have been worth less than at any time for a long series of years. The farmers of this country want a protective tariff (applause), and they mean to have it. (Cheers.) So, too, will our farmers everywhere decide. They are naturally conservative, and thei common sense and common hon- esty will lead them quickly to detect the fallacies of free silver, just as they have learned the fallacies of free trade. (Ap- ) (Applause.) They | ae “Citizens of Vermont: I congratulate you | on the example and courage of the Green | mountain boys who fought at Bennington and Gettysburg. (Applause.) The long line of eminent and worthy men who have con- tributed to the national galaxy, the great worth of your present distinguished public servants, both in state and national coun- ceils; the many great names you have given to literature, arts and sciences, and espe- cially to mechanics and institutions. But of all I congratulate you upon the high character not only of the population you | free government, your love of social order and respect for law, come to us of the newer states, a most gracious inspiratton and positive strength. No poor words of mine could express the debt of gratitude f feel is so richly due you in the pending contest. Your acts speak louder. than words and point the way to grander results. “You have set the pace; you have lifted up the standard of public honor. I ap- preciate most highly your call upon me made at such discomfort and trouble, but I value far more the proud services you have rendered your country in-this emer- gency in our history. (Great epplause.) “Fellow citizens, I assure you that it gives me pleasure to welcome you here to my home. I cannot find words to express my appreciation of the caurtesy rnd cor- diality of this call, and it will afford me sincere pleasure to mest and greet each one of you personally. (Tremendous cheering and cries of “Hurrah for Major McKinley.”’) After the cheering had subsided and Governor Mckinley had personally wel- comed the visitors he was presented with a huge case of Vermont butter. Two thousand iron and steel workers from Lorain, Ohio, largely of the Tom Johnson steel works, reached here at noon. Their cars were inscribed: “Open the mills, not the mints," and “And we want good pay in good money,” etc. ‘Workmen Go to McKinley. LORAINE, Ohio, September 11.—A hand- somely decorated train, in three sections, carrying’ nearly 2,000 persons, mostly em- ployes of the Tom Johnson steel works of this place, left this morning for Canton, to visit Major McKinley. The corches were covered with bunting and banners, the latter reading: “Tom L. Johnson's steel workers. Our money is all rignt; give us work. Open our mills, not the mints. Loraire county for McKinley. Loraine county sound money pilgrims. Pro- tection to American farmers and mechan- tes. Vermonters’ Entertained at Cleveland CLEVELAND, Ohio, September 11.—A distinguished and enthusiastic party of Vermonters left this city this morning at 7:10 for Canton to visit Maj. McKinley. The party arrived here last evening and were entertained at the Hollenden by prominent lccal republicans. —_—-_. SUCCUMBED TO THE RUN. Failure of Another Bank. NEW ORLEANS, September 11.—The Bank of Commerce, a state institution, did Tot open its doors this morning. President Nichols gives the following explanation: “Owing to the unprecedented run on the bank for the past six weeks and the impossibility of realizing with suf- ficient rapidity on the assets, and af- ter consulting with the vice presidents of the clearing house and submitting a statement to them, we, deemed it advisable, in order to protect the interests of depositors, so that they might be paid in full In a short while, as well as the stock- holders, to take this step of liquidating—a step which none feel more than we do.” The bank owes depositors between $300,- 000 and $400,000, .while the assets of the bank are about $00,000. The bank had quite a long list of small depositors. — BIG DROP-IN COTTO) New Ortea: The Market Opencd With -2 Decline of 23 Points. NEW YORK, September 11.—The cotton market opened under great excitement this morning, with a decline of 23a25 points on the first call. Throughout the first hour trading was on a heavy scale, with the un- certone weak and irregular. At 11 o'clock the market was steady at about five points above the lowest prices. Liverpool and German houses were heavy geflers at the cpening, and as prices went down stop orders Were reached and liquidation was active. s The Liverpool market was much weaker than had been expected, and disposed to regard the bureau report as reflecting the results of sensational advances from the cotton belt, and not in accordance with facts, as indicated by the heavy receipts of new cotton. ——__ SICK OF FIGHTING. The Matabele Chiefs Are Willing to End the War. CAPE TOWN, September 1J.—Advices received here from Matoppo Hills say that on Wednesday last seven chiefs and forty head men were present at a conference with the British officials. The natives were offered peace on the surrender of their arms and on giving.up those. who-had been guilty of murdering settlers and others in cold blood. The chiefs agreed to this and said they were beaten and sick of the war. Some of the Impis, howéver, are unwill- ing to surrender and are making toward the Zambesi, but a number of these men are deserting. Sees OVER A HUNDRED HURT. Counting Up the Victima of the Cy- clone in Paris. -" PARIS, September 11.—Several of the newspapers estimate the number of persons injured during the cyclone yesterday at 150, of whom forty are seriously hurt. The Journal confirms the police statement that only three persons are so seriously in- jured as to be in danger of losing their hives as a resuit ef accidents incurred yes- terday. —_— EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGED. A German Director Alleged to Have Defaulted for a Large Amount. BERLIN, September 11—Herr Oskar Senuster, a director of the Nordeutscher Handelss-Geslschaft, has been arrested on the charge of em) lement. The newspapers estimate the defalcation at 2,06),000 to 3,000,000 marks. Other ar- rests are said to be impending. —— Deposited Gold for Greenbacks. NEW YORK, September 11.—Lazard Freres has deposited $3,000,000 in gold at the subtreasury in exchange for legal tenders. The steamships Britannic and Fuerst Birmarck brought $612,000 and $3,697,900 gold, respectively, making the aggregate amount received $23,172,050. The Bank of British North America will deposit at the subtreasury in exchange for legal tenders the $1,000,000 gold received on the Fuerst Bismarck. There has been deposited at the sub- treasury up to 2:15 p.m. today $5,000,000 in | gold. ———— ee A Five-Year-Old Tricd Suicide. PORTSMOUTH, Ohio, September 11.— Willie Flannigan, aged five years, daugh- ter of Michael Flannigan, an engineer on the Findlay, Fort Wayne and Chicago rail- road, came near committing suicide yester- day by swallowing carbolic acid. Prompt attention saved her life. Her father hav- ing applied for divorce, seeks custody of this child. The little one wants to stay with her mother, and befcre taking poison got it into her head that her father was coming home. The child did not say she tried to kill herself. —— The Kaiser Commands. GOERLITZ, September 11.—Emperer William today assumed command in per- son of the eastern forces engaged in the army maneuver. His majesty pushed his ty, occupied commanding grounds, support- ed his center with a battery of fifty guns, and finally took up a position on the slope of the Strohmberg, compelling the Saxons to yield all along the line. ——.—_—_ Domestic Quarrel Ends in Death, RICHMOND, Mo., September 11.—Charles Maitment, a small tradesman here, split his wife's skull open with a hatchet yester- day afternoon, injuring her so badiy that she cannot live. When arrested a short time afterward Maitment blew his own brains out with a revolver, dying very soon. The tragedy followed a family quar- rel. Senator Palmer cs to Louisville. SPRINGFIELD, 1... September 11.—Sena- tor Palmer, accompanied by his wife, left this morning for Louisville, Ky., where, to- morrow, he wiil be notified of the nomina- have sent to other states, but of that which | tion for President by the national demy- you have kept at home. (Applause.) Your | cratic party. Gen. Buckner will be notitied devotion to your best interests, your love of | of his nomination for Vice President at the Hberty and the enlightened principles of | same time. TENNESSEE CHANCES The State Committee Said to Have Committed Blunders. WRINLEY MAY GET THE VOTE All Now Appears to Be in Confu- sion and Uncertainty. THE GOVERNORSHIP FIGHT Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. MEMPHIS, September 8, 1896. The situation in Tennessee becomes more unsettled every day. A month ago no one weuld have ventured to assert that there was any doubt that the democrats would carry the state, but today Tennessee is de- batable ground. This is all due to fool- hardy leaders who run roughshod over democrats who differ from them and make futile effcrts to conciliate populists. Your correspondent has already written fully of the situation in the congressional districts and the dissensions among democrats in four of these districts. These dissensions have now been transplanted into general state politics, until it is extremely doubtful whether the next governor of Tennessee will be a democrat, and whether the elec- toral vote of the state will go to Bryan. Meddling of the State Committee. When the democratic state committee was reorganized several months ago J. M. Coleman, a country magistrate of this county, was made chairman. Fiattered, Possibly, by his elevation to this position, the ‘squire has come to the conclusion that the democratic party rests exclusively upon. his shoulders. Accordingly he has blunder- ed into everything. He has peremptorily summoned congressional contestants be- fore his committee and claimed the right to decide who was and who was not the nominee of a particular district. He has been particularly meddlesome in this dis- trict, where Josiah Patterson has been nominated in the regular primartes ind E. W. Carmack was selected by a cortvention called by a self-constituted executive com- mittee. It is, of course, thoroughly under- stood that the state committee has no more business interfering in a congressional con- test than it would Fave In a county elec- tion. The reason of its being is to further the fortunes of the nominees for state of- fices. But be that as it may, Carmack and Patterson were called before It. Of course it was a brace game. The committee 1s made up entirely of silver men, and these people have longed for the scalp of Pat- terson with a deep and hungry yearn. Patterson's friends, the regular congres- sional committee, paid no attention to the state coramittee, but Carmack and his com- mittee were present,and a decision was ren- dered in their fav@r. Now Josiah Patter- sen will probably carry Memphis by a piu- rality of 5,000, end his friends are so angry with the state committee that they will ive Bob Taylor the cross of gold. Wher ever the state committee has meddled it has sown trouble for the State ticket. And it has arcused democratic disgust in an- other way. The democratic presidential electors were regularly nominated by the democrats of the state some time ago. There is no authority to discharge any of them and fill their places with populiais except through another democratic con- vertion, nor has the democracy of Ten- nhessee ever conferred upon the state com- mittee any authority to negotiate a fusion, But the irrepressible ‘squire who 1s at the head of the committee wrote to a com- mittee of populists the other day offering to scratch four of the regular democratic electors from the ticket and fill their places with populists. This unauthorized sacri- fice of Sewall has been denounced by near- ly all the democratic dailies of the state, and Chairman Coleman is perhaps the Most discredited politician in Tennessee. If the republicans can manage to have the democrats retain him tbey will have but little trouble in carrying the state. Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate. The demccratic candidate for governor is ex-Governer Robert L. Taylor, who is one of the mest effective stumpers in the south. He is an eloquent, nappy-go-lucky fellow, who always puts a crowd in a good humor, He was nominated for this purpose, as the democracy of Tennessee had been in a very bad humor for some time. Bob Taylor is a mountain product, and it Is popularly supposed that he wins the fugaclous voter with a wonderfully persuasive fiddle as well as with his eloquence, but no one has ever seen that fiddle or heard him play on it, and it ts probable that it is as much of @ myth as the lyre of Orpheus. He has been governor before, and it cannot be sald that he makes a good one. He has but little executive ability, is easily pulled one way or another, and is rather inclined to be a monkey, but he certainly can cap- ture a crowd. His Republican Opponent. His opponent, the republican nominee, is Mr. G. N. Tillman of Nashville, who ts re- lated by marriage with Congressman Joseph E. Washington. Mr. Tillman is an able lawyer, and a vivid contrast of Bob Taylor. He is a man of dignity and high social po- sition, and he will canvass the state in a serlous and sensible way. If elected there is no reason to suppose that he will not make an excellent governor. His nomina- tion left some heartaches with other repub- lican leaders who aspired to the honor, but nen Probably receive the full republican vote. The Populist Nominee. The populist nominee is Prof. A. L. Mims, ®@ scholarly and reputable man, who enjoys the respect of all parties. As there will be no fusion between the populists and the Cemocrats, owing to the failure of the nego- tiations started by the state democratic committee, and as the spirit in which the negotiations have been conducted by the democratic chairman has greatly irritated the bewhiskered cohorts, they will poll their full strength for Bryan, and they will put out a ticket of presidential Aectors. The populists of Tennessee can cast a vote of 30,000 any day in the year, and it is safe to say they will cast it In November, The Recent Election. In the recent election of judges of the court of chancery appeals the populists had ho candidates, and in view of the fact that the democracy had come out strong for free silver and the republicans for the gold standard, it is calculated with considerable show of reason that the populists voted pretty generally for the democratic nomi- nees. In that election the democrats cast 141,000 votes and the republicans 115,000 in rcund numbers. The republicans were only mildly interested in this election, and it is safe to say that they will in November cast fully 125,000 votes, and that they will re- celve from 2,000 to 5,000 democratic votes. It would not be at all unreasonable, in view of the disturbed conditions now prevailing, to estimate the vote for the republican ticket in November at 130,000. The demo- crats and the populists together will proba- bly cast 150,000 votes. It is hardly possible for Mims to get less than 30,000 votes, and that would give Taylor 120,000. As to the presidential election, the 150,000 votes would Probably be divided up as follows: The Populist electors, 25,000; Palmer and Buck- ner, 10,000; McKinley, perhaps, 5,000, and Bryan and Sewall, 110,000. The McKinley Democratic Vote. The McKinley democratic vote is rather hard to estimate since the Indianapolis convention, but there are a good many cit- izens of Memphis who are going to take the cross-cut and vote for McKinley. A young business man told The Star corre- spondent recently that in the block where he lived there were nine of ten democrats who would vote for McKinley, and he said that he had learned that the same disposi- tion prevailed in other localities. There are @ great many democrats who feel that the election of Bryan would bring on a panic, and if they should feel that there was dan- ger of his election, they will give up their half-formed idea of voting for Palmer and vote for McKinley. Through unskillful and arrogant leader- ship the democrats have nearly destroyed their chance of carrying Tennessee. The silver leaders are disposed to treat the gold men as things accursed, and they have themselves only to thank for the plight in which the democracy now finds itself. Ten- nessee is today just as doubtful as Ken- tuecky or Maryland, and if the democrats win in November it will be a miracle. SS SIXTY YEARS “OF SERVICE. Important Anniversary Celebration of the W. L, I. Corps. The Washinibn Light Infantry Corps will celebrate sixtieth anniversary at its armory to! Orem evening. The exer- cises will begirat-8*o'clock with the as- sembly of the ‘pat: and formation for dress.parade. Phe rest of the program will include an laress Yer congratulation on sixtieth anniversary igg the corps, the pre- sentation of sq@ice-medals and presenta- tion of sharpshdoters’ crosses and marks- men’s buttons. Afterthe dismissal of the battalion there-aqwill fan individual com- petitive drill by members from the four companies (six {rom wach) for a handsome medal, donated Lieut. J. B. K. Lee. There will be @anéing from 10 to 12 o'clock : a NOT FOR McKINLEY. Texas Populists Declare They Are for Bryam and Watson. DALLAS, Texas, September 11.—The pop- ulist state executive committee, after a day’s secret session, adjourned late last night. This morning Chairman Bradley gave cut two resolutions adopted by the body. The first of these recognizes Bryan and Watson as the national ticket of the party, and the second is a denial in toto of democratic newspaper charges that have been made throughout the state of a deal between republicans and populists to carry the state offices for the latter and state for McKinley. A committee will prepare an address to this effect. —— PROF. CHEILD’S DEATH. Had Deen Longest im Service of In- structors at Harvard. BOSTON, September 11.—Prof. Francis J. Child, Ph.D., LL.D., of Harvard Uni- versity, died today, aged seventy-one. Prof. Child was perhaps the most learned gentleman in the Harvard community, and since the death of Prof. James Dwight Whitney, the geologist, which occurred in August, his name has headed the list of instructors, arranged in the order of their services at Harvard. meets Vain Efforts to Fane. DENVER, Col., September 11.—The con- ference committee of the silver republicans, democrats, national silver and populist parties, after being in session all day and rearly all night, adjourned at 1:30 this morning until 9 o'clock, having accom- plished practically nothing. The contest has been on the head of the ticket, repub- licans, democrats and populists all refusing to concede it. Shortly after midnight the populist committee was practically with- drawn by the convention at Pueblo. — eee The Next C. E. Convention. BOSTON, September 11.—The officers of the United Soctety of Christian Endeavor announced today that the dates of the next international Christian Endeavor conven- tion will be July 7—12, 1897, and San Fran- cisco has been selected as the place. Decided Not to Fuse. PUEBLO, Col., September 11.—The pop- ullst convention adjcurned at 1:30 till 9 a . today, after deciding not to fuse with the "slivem.republicars or democrats be- cause all three insist upon being conceded the governorshtp. A proposition was made to the national silver party, and a reply is expected this thorning. - ‘Two Men! Killed. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, September 11.—An explosion of powder at the mills of the Ohio Powder Company this morning re- sulted in the instant death of two men. -_——_— Chairman Holt’s Successor. INDIANAPOLIS, hid., September 11.— The democratte central committee of In- diana today elected Parks M. Martin of Owen county as its chairman. Mr. Martin is a free silver democrat, and succeeds Sterling R. Holt, resigned’on account of gold tendencies. ~- Towed to Port. NEW YORK, September 11—The Nor- wich line steambeat City of Worcester, which became disabled yesterday morning by her shait breaking when off Saybrook, was brought to.the city in tow of two tugs and reached her dock at half-past 2 this afternoon. ————— Horse Show at Bryn Maws. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., September 11.— The second annual exhibition of the Bryn Mawr Horse Show Association opened to- day. Entries are numerous, particularly in the driving classes, in which only strictly amateur drivers will be aliowed to com- pete. —— Bicycle Makers Assign. NEW YORK, September 11.—John Me- Clave & Sons,, manufacturers: of bicycles, today assigned to Willlam Harrison, with- out preferences. — An Alpine Climber Killed. ZERMATT, Switzerland, September 11.— Prof. Grunert, while ascending the Lys- kamm with two guides, fell and was killed. Chicago Banker Arrested. CHICAGO, September 11.—Geo. L. Magill, president of the Avenue Savings Bank, which recently failed, was arrested today. Sea SS Hotel Arrivals. Raleigh—Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Driscoll, A. U. King, C. T. Duffy, 8. Heller, C. Van Ness and 8. L, Fabry, New York; R. Bar- ret, Rutland, Vt.; J. H. Wilking, Philadel- phia, Pa.; L. B. Davis and L. A. Morean, Kalamazco, Mich; C. P. Perin, Birming- ham, Ala. Riggs—C. M. Brown and wife, Richmond, Va.; T. R. Morrow, Kansas City, Mo.; J. R. Young, Philadelphia, Pa.; G. Bell, Bos- ton, Mass. Oxford—S. Maddex, Dalton, Ga. Normandle—M. L. Thomas, Carthage, Mo. Shcreham—G. Cunningham, Gloucester, Mass.; J. Richardson, Chicago, Il. Ebbitt—J. D. Clarke and C. Westerman and wife, New York; J. W. Eustis, Boston, Mass.; W. C. Clark, Chicago, Tl; J. AL Wocisten, Philadelphia, Pa. Metropolitan—W. G. Harvey, S. M. Brev ster, C. M. Hill, W. H. Kipp, New York; J.C. Ulrich, Chicago, MIL; 8. B. Chamters, W. A. Pullen, Philadelphia. Johrscn—C. R. Ross and wife, Richmond, Va.; D. O'Connor and wife, West Virginia; A. P. Sturgis and wife, Waco, Tex.; Miss Mary Sturgis, N. Blaisdell and wife, San Francisco; W. N. Pynchon and wife, Hart- ford, Conn.; John T. Little, New York; Thos. L. Townsend, Philadelphia. Se og Transfers of Real Estate. Benj. F. Stearns’ et ux. to Benj. F. Shaw, part lots 247 and 248, 64. 675; $2. Benj. F. Shaw ef ux. to, Sarah A. Stearns, same Property; $2. fi Francis Griffin largaret O, McNamara, part original lot 47, 99,08; $e Emma B. Baumgras to: Wm. H. Brown, lot 285, sm. 1266; $10. and, Jno. A. Plerre, trustees, n, It 6, sec. 6, Barry Farm; to Elizabeth Brown, part Tot 22, sq. 904; $3,000." efalbert illers, trustee, to Danlel Doody, part lot 22, sq. 725; $012.5 ‘Trustees ‘of Detvias Memorial M. B Church to Zeno B. Babbitt ghd ardor Cowsill, original lot 9, sq. 982; $10. Letters ‘of Administration. Letters of administration were granted today to William Dick8on on the estate of his wife, Eleanor E. Dickson, his bond be- ing fixed at $1,000. Receivers Appointed. Judge Cox tcday appointed Messrs. Wharton E. Lester and D. W. Baker as re- ceivers for the Thorn Manufacturing Com- pany, Mr. Chas. E. Thorn, the assignee, so conserting, —_—>—__. ‘The Chamberlin Estate. Letters of administration on the estate of the late John F. Chamberlin of Wash- ington were granted to his widow yesterday in New York. oo Illinois is the next state to Pennsylvania in the production of coal. The mines are in the southern part of the state and em- ploy 35,000 men. New Jabor-saving meth- ods are constantly being introduced, one of the latest being the cutting machine, with which one man can do the work of fifteen. - LI TO AMERICAN WOMEN | Some of the Things He Said to Clara Bell Brown. Much Opposed to the Use of the Bicy- cle—His Iden of the Duty | of Women. Clara Bell Brown interviewed Li Hung Chang in his apartinents at the Arlington when the orlental statesman was in Wash- ington, with the understanding that the in- terview should not be printed until Li had departed from the country. The results of the interview are now given to the public through The Star. Clara Bell Brown writes: He asked if I wished to question him, and I at once placed my battery and poised my pencil. “What is your opinion of American wo- men?” He wittily replied that he had not enough acquaintance yet with them to write a book of impressions, as other tourists, and pre- ferred to reserve his opinions til: ae knew more. “What do you think of the woman in politics?” He grew animated and voluble at once. “Ladies,” he said, “have their duties as keepers of the home, mothers and guar- dians of our children—the men and women of the future. That ts thelr proper sphere. A man should never bring to his wife the matters which pertain to the outside world. That which Is said by the men should never be repeated in the apartments of the wo- men; that which is said or done in the fam- ily should never be breached to the world.” He quoted Confucius to uphold his opin- fon, and when I responded that these senti- ments contained the sublimest wisdom, he turned to me with a smile which I could only describe as radiant, and we at orce became personal and communicative. I asked the interpreter to tell Earl Li, as delicately as possible, that I considered him @ great deal better looking than his por- traits. When he heard this, he turned a look on me of unlimited approval. Disapproves the Bicycle Girl. When I spoke of the bicycle for women, his countenance underwent a Nightning-lke change. Disgust took the place of appro- bation. “Do you ride it?” he tentatively asked, Upon being told that I did not use a wheel, he “spoke out in meeting,” and said that he was totally opposed to women rid- ing about the streets on such a thing, and when I asked if Chinese women would ever use a wheel, his head began to wag vio- lently, “No! No! No! Not modes! Just here he remarked, with a chuckle, that he was afraid American women would curse him. I replied that we had too much interest in his opinions and too much re- spect for his statesmanship not to receive ane, seu ue due consideratioa. my notebook iestion read carefully from “Do you not think that yi | America will modify or chatuse the views of many of your countrymen as to the standing and influence of women? No Desire for Change. The grave and reverend politician asked to have this query repeated. After consid- eration he said with marked emphasis, but some hesitation: “I appreciate the life and condition of ladies in your country very much as I find it. I have every respect for your customs and institutions, but China is an old coun- try. We desire no change from the cus- tcths of our race. There will be no change trom the ways handed down from the cen- turies."” The gravity of these sentiments threw a kind of gloom over the matinee de Chinois, and I plunged recklessly at question Ni . which I had saved as my farce comedy piece. “Why don’t your young Chinese noblemen come over and court our wealthy gfls, as Englishmen do?” “Why not! Why not!" cried the inter- Freter with such glee that Earl Li bent eagerly forward for the Chinese text of the matter. As it was translated aloud, the young men of the suite drew near with smiling interest, echoing: “Why not?” They all looked to the old chief for his opinion. This matter lay near their hearts, and rows of white teeth and a general settling of attitude and apparel testified to the effect produced. The master smiled a benignant smile, as if to say: “No doubt the boys would like it,” and remarked: “Tell her that perhaps the American gi Is would not be contented with the way of life in China as they are with court life in London. Our ways are so different. We are the product of the unchanging cen- turfes, and her countrywomen would not readily assimilate with our doctrines nor our customs. Still" and he left the question open, with an indulgent smile around the circle. Again and again he expressed his pleasure at the reception he was having in America. He called my attention to the flowers which were used in profusicn in his apartments, then he launched out into quite a disserta~ tion upon the Chinese ideas as to the man as the head of the family and state. I had asked him If his countrymen ever asked the advice of their wives upon mat- ters of national interest. It did not take him long to say no to this. He courteously gave me to understand that while he would not criticise our ways, he held different opinions. During the interview he had held a hand- some gold-headed cane. It was passed to me for admiration, and handed to the little girl; she was made to read the inscription, stating that it was presented to Gen. U. S. Grant by a friend. Mrs. Grant herself gave this cane to Earl Li, who shows it with evident pride. A Message to American Women. Finding that I had stayed over an hour and that cards were coming in rapidly, I arose to go. My last request was for a message to the American women. Al- though he had been notified of this inten- tion, he hesitated, and voluble conversation took place between him and the interpreter, who soon explained that as he had not given any message to the men of Amer- ica first, he feared that they would object to a message to “their ladies” from him. I gathered that he thought our men would resent a personal gallant message to us. Assuring him that American husbands were not jealous, and would be glad of any attention, especially verbal, that he showed to American dames and their daughters, he proceeded to utter this sen- timent: “Tell the ladies of America that while I feel it is a delicate thing to do, 1 am grati- fied at their desire to hear from me. I have seen few of them, but heard much of them. From my personal friendship for Mrs. Grant, and my appreciation of her countrywomen, I tender the ladies of Amer- fca my high’ regard, and leave them, through you, a grateful farewell for their country and kindness.” I assured him that our cultured women had a high appreciation of his statesman- ship, and held him in esteem as one of the world’s leading craftsmen in governmental questions. This appeared to please him greatly. He nodded his approbation and bid me adieu with one of the most graceful personal compliments it has been my lot to hear. ——— The Prehistoric Horse of the Rockies. Professor Henry Fairfield Osborn of the American Museum of Natural History in the September Century describes the re- markable fossil remains that are found near Bridger lake in the Rockies. He says: If we leave the lake shore and pass into the drier upland, we discover the clever lit tle four-toed horse, swift, alert, intelligent. He is, to use the modern measure, on! four hands, or sixteen inches, high, so would not reach the Knee of the Uintathere and could be devoured at one sitting by the Patriofelis. His limbs are as slender as pencils. His large eyes are much far- ther forward than in the horse. He could readily hide among the taller stalks, and it is possible that he had the beginning of protective stripes imitating reed shad- ows upon his neck and mane. In his hair and coloring, however, we pass into pure conjecture. His well-worn chisel- shaped front teeth indicate that he waa already a cropper or browser, and the evi- dent secret of his triumphant persistence over his ponderous contetaporaries is that he learned to browse just about the time that grasses began to appear. He was the animal for the times. DEATH OF “PETHER” O’DAY. He Was a Well-Kmown and Interest- img Character Here. One of the most interesting and original characters that Washington has ever known passed off the stage of local life yesterday afternoon when Peter O'Day died at his residence, 2442 K street northwest. He was familiarly known as “Pether” O'Day and was never known to speak of himself in a personal sense by using a pronoun. It was always “Pether O'Day” wants this, “Pether O'Day” saw that, or “Pether O'Day” thinks so and so. He was short in stature, with sharp, piercing eyes, and such a shrewd expression on his face that {t was difficult to determine whether he was smiling or angry. He was a master of that ready repartee which comes so natur- al to the Irishman, and he was merciless in his satire and fearless in selecting an ob- ject for it. Peter O'Day drove an ash cart in the summer and during the winter when the weather was freezing he would cut ice from the creeks and ponds and the riv- er along the flats and sell it to the saloons for refrigerating purposes. He knew every- body and everybody who had lived in Washington any length of time knew “Pether” O'Day. His brogue was inimit- able and was in keeping to a nicety with bis personal appearance. His acquaintance with mea was not of the superficial sort. Without education of any sort, he had a remarkably retentive memory, and he could apply his reminiscences with telling effect. There are hundreds of stories being told about “Pether” and his repartee. !t was his particular delight to meet the sous of men who had once been in humble circum- stances, but who had reached affluence, and remind the scions in the most public manner possible of the vocations of their parents. He will be sincerely mourned by many friends, especially in the old first ward, where he was regarded as almost an oracle. He wilt be buried from his late residence Monday morning, and requiem mass will be celebrated over his rerfains at St. Stephen’s at 9 a.m. He left quite a competency. ——.___ THE COURTS. Equity Court No. 1—Judge Cox. Lyon agt. Clarke et al.; Wm. H. Slater substituted as trustee. eleher agt. Kele- her et al.; order for subpoena to issue. Gleeson agt. Gleeson et al.; order finally ratifying sale. Geo. L. Thompson Co. agt. ‘Thorn et al.; W. E. Lester and D. W. Baker appointed receivers. White agt. White; sale finally ratified. Fry agt.Adriaans; order referring issues to Circuit Court for trial. Perkins agt. Morrill; sale finally ratified. Probate Court—Judge Cox. Estate of Francis V. Tapia; proof of pub- lication. Estate of Maria I. 8. Alfaro; do. Estate of Henry Knight; do. Estate of Francis Schaefer; final account passed and final notice naming Friday, October 9, for settling estate. Estate of Levi Jones; will fully proved. Estate of Eliza Foskey: will admitted to probate and letters testament- ary granted to Lulie 8S. and Clara T. Chase; bond $1,200. In re Henry F. Krauss, min- or; Thos. E. Waggaman appointed guard- jan; bond $1,000. Estate of Margaret Ri- ley; letters cf administration granted to James Downey: bond $2,000. Estate of James M. Corrigan; will admitted to pro- bate und letters testamentary to John E. Creaman end Denis W. Magrath; bond $00, In re Thomas J. Edmonston, guard- jan; order authorizing placirg of bond in suit. In re orphans of August Dochre; garet Luckel appointed guardian $1,460. Estate of Patrick Culhane; mitted to probate and letters testamentary granted to Johanra Culhane; bond, $600. Estate of Henry F. Dwyer; do. to Mary Ellen Dwyer; bond, $4,000. Estate of Louisa F. Watrous; do. to Harrison and Fanny A. Taylor; bond, $400. state of Wm. T. Payne; inventory fifed. Estate of Robert Johnson; letters of administration granted to Susanna J. Johnson; bond, $1,500. Estate of Eleanor E. Dickson; do. to Wm. Dickson; bond, $1,000. In re Thos. M. Fields, guardian; receipt filed and or- der to pay $80 to Agatha W. Dunn. Estate of Jean B. Gautron; answer of ex- ecvtor to caveat. Estate ‘of Catharina Weil; petition for probate of will filed. tate of Mary F. Richards; will admitted to Probate and letters testamentary granted to Harry R. Miles, bond $1,500. Estate of Thomas P. Collins; will filed. Estate of Wm. H. Cammack; account passed. Estate Mar- bond, ill ad- of Wm. Willis; do. late of Anthony Buchly; do. Estate of Chas. A. Johnson; do. Estate of Geo. J. Musser; do. Estate of Henry L. Cranford; will admitted to bate ard letters of administration c.t.a. Rranted to Jos. H. Cranford, bond $5,000. Estate of Theo. FP. McCauley; answer of executor to exceptions to his account filed. —.__ Emergency Cases, The house staff at the Emergency Hos- pital was kept busy this afternoon. Among the cases treated was that of George Cole- man, a salesman, who resides at 606 34 street. Mr. Coleman fell through a sky- light at Gude's tailoring establishment on 9th street, and was badly cut on one thigh and one thumb. William Tyler, twenty years of age, the driver of an ice wagon, was treated for a painful wound of the leg, resulting from a kick by a horse, R. J. Oliver, a stonecutter from New York city, was struck by a mule’s head as the animal was brushing off a fly. Mr. Oliver was precipitated into a ditch and sustained an injury to the ribs of the left side. Michael Monahan, a horseshoer in a shop on the Conduit road, was wrestling with a friend. Monahan was thrown, and it was necessary to take him to the hospital for treatment for a dislocated shoulder. — SONS OF VETERANS. Annual Election of Officers at Louin- ville. At the afte.noon session of the Sons of Veterans at Louisville yesterday the fol- lowing officers were elected for the ensu- ing year; James L. Rake of Pennsylvania, commander-in-chief; L. P. Kennedy of Col- orado, senior vice commander; R. M. Buck- ley of Louisville, junior vice commande council-in-chief, L. P. Kennedy, ex-officio president; F. W. Heine of Nebraska and Fred Meyers of Colorado. Indianapolis was selected as the next place of meeting. ——___+ e+ Naval Orders. . Naval orders have been issued as fol- lows: Ensign W. C. Cole to the Dolphin; En- sign C. B. Morgan to the Raleigh; Ensign S. E. W. Kittelle to the Dolphin; Carpenter J. b. Fletcher to the Naval Academy; En- sign W. W. Phelps to the Bancroft. ——__+04 Grain and 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 Wheat—Dee...... May. Corn—Dee. 43 2 January, cited Baltimore BALTIMORB, Md., September 11.—Flour quiet and steady, unchanged—receipts, 16,911 barrels; exports, 34. 1s; sales, 1,280 bar strong—spot 62%;_ December 000 bus do. on southern "Wheat by) samp 66a63. Corn strong—spot or, Noveuth 0) exports, 125, DO ush- bushel els—sou! steady exports, none; stock, 1U8,- Mand easy—No. 2 nearby 3a36%4—receipts, 3,320 bushels: 5 bushels. Hay steady-— . Grain freights con- Unue firm, unchanged Sugar apd butter steady un ed. Eggs quiet, unchanged, unchanged. Whisky unchanged, Government Bonds, Quotations reported by Corson & Macart- ney, bankers, p.m. call. 2 per cents, registered... 4 per cents, coupon of i907 rts, none. choice | timot! 4 per cents, registered of 1907 106% 4 per cents, coupon of 1925 115% 4 per cents, registered of 1925.. 116 5 per cents, coupon of 1904. = 11 5 per cents, registered of 1904.2... 1 Currency 6 per cents of 1897... + 100! Currency 6 per cents of 1598) + i Carrency 6 per cents of 1899) + 108 FINANCE AND TRADE Initial ; Prices Unfavorably Affected by Foreign Action. THE COURT AND THE WAR IN RATES Good Effect on Value of Proper- ties Interested. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, September 11.—A further decline in British consols, due to yester- Gay’s advante In the Bank of England rate of discount, had a depressing influence on the foreign market for American se- curitles. Fractional concessions were con- sequently reflected during the initial trans- actions In the local market. The declining tendency was only temporary, however, the short interest beginning a liquidating movement upon the announcement of the court’s Interference in the southern rate war. Properties directly interested, particular- ly Nashville and Southern, were bought by traders heretofore conspicuous in depress- ing prices. The ruinous policy of carrying freight at the expense of stockholders las temporarily been abandoned, and confidence in an early return to legitimate business methods has been noticeably increased by the court's action. The activity in this group of stocks ex- tended to the entire list later in the day, the prospects of a sentimental rally upon the ennouncement of next week's election returns forcing out a very considerable short interest. The demand for stocks for covering purposes resulted In gains vary- ing from 1 to 2 per cent, the latter amount being added to a half dozen of the more active properties. Rumors of increasing financial disturb- ances at New Orleans, for which disap- ointment in the cotton crops is partially responsible, were again a disquieting ia- uence less appurent in prices than in sen- tment. The failure of the Bank of Com- merce of that city had no influence on the upward movement in prices in progress at the time of the announcement. The arrival of more than $3,000,000 gold after the close of yesterday's business, coupled with = Prospect of further with- wals from Europe, amounting to £6,- 000,000, had a beneficial influence on Prices. The Bank of England's action in advanc- ing rates is now known to have been the result of early information as to the prob- able extent of the demand from this side. The fact that money rates in the open market were quoted 1 per cent under the bank rate clearly indicates advance know! edge of further heavy withdrawals. scls were sold freely throughout th the large premiums no longer yieldin Profitable return in view of the chan money conditions. It is considered prob- able that the rate will be advanced to 3 Fee Cont some tlme during the month. ecent stock operitions, particularly in South African enterprises, cannot safely be duplicated during an advancing tendency in rates for borrowed funds. If the monetary standard of this country had not been pee lected as the chief issue of the political ‘on- day, 1c a ge in cainpaign, a change in European invest- ments would have been previously recorded, the new securities representing dividend. paying American properties, The prompt action taken to limit further withdrawals destroys the presumption pre- vailing in certain quarters that recent im- portations are due to artificial banking do- Vices. The total receipts of gold since the return movement was inaururated Ported to be $23,172.M), a fair prope Which is reflected in the improve balance. Railroad earnings to general continue to be opposed ° ger improvement in prices and no Significant revival in business is reported. The market has been advanced ou stan- Ually by professional day's annihilation of the short in stroys its chief support. The greate tuations from the present level are avently not immediately likely to be benetit to prices, operators, conse. of >— 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 reported by Coreon & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondenta, Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway. American Sugar. American Sugar, American Tobacco. Atmerican Cotton Oil. Atchison... Baltimore & Ohio., Bay State Gas. . Canada Southern, Canada Pacific. Chesapeake & Ohio. ee bene a eee Chicago, B. & Q.. . 6 Gy Bt Chicago & Northwestern Bye Te Het Chicago Gas... E ry CM. & St. Paul : 7 M, & St. Pant, Pid-t ae cago. R. 1. & Pacitic. “osig “GoX SY 60g + M6 146 146” 146 Del., Lack. & W. + 153 388 15 158 Delaware & Hudson... izt” igi igi” 19t Den. & RioGrande, Pid. 4 4lat gw? American Spirits. Ene. Dhnois Central. Laciide Gas. Lake Shore. Louisville & 3 Metropolitan ‘Trac Manhattan Elevated. Michigan Cent Missouri Pacific National Lead Co. National Lead © New Jersey New York Ont. & Western. Pacliic Mail. Phila. & Reading. Puliman P. C. Co, Sothera Ry., Pa. Phila. Traction. Texas Pacific. Jenn. Coal and Wheeling & Wheeling& 1 Western Unios Silver... eee eee Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock —m.—Washingtom Gas, 25 at 40, 10 5 at 40. Mergenthaler Linoty at 113%, 16 at 113%. e District of Columbia” Bonds.—20-rear Fund be, 101 bid. 30-year Fund. gold Gs, 105 bid. Water Stock currency 7s, 1901, 110 bid.” Water Stock cur- reney Ta, 1908, 111 bid. Fund. currency 3.46s, 108 bid. Miscellaneous Bods. jetropolitan Railraad Sa, 102 bid. Metropolitan Railroad cony, 68, 114 asked” Metropolitan Railro: bid." Bek Railroad 68, 5 ike viuntita Railroad 6s, 10% bid. 113 asked. Wasidngton Gas Company A Gs, 108 bid. Washington Gas Company, ser. B, Gay 109 bid. Chesapeake and Potomac Ty 5 1Ol%4 bid. “Americans Trust 3s F and A., 100 bid. and Trust 5a, A. 109 Washington Market Company’ Ist bid, Washington Market Company imp. 6a, Was! Market Company ext Masont 1 Associa ms, 16 1 Bank Bank of Republic, 240 bid, 120 bid. 1 West End, 11} asked. Li Sate De ‘Trust Companies. National Safe Deposit and Trust, Washingt and Trust, 118 asked. ican id, 142 asked. Wastington Capital Traction Company, 56% ifs asked fax and Eleetri¢ St Ro bid, 42 asked. ks. Washington jetropolt- Arling- National |, 14 asked, Lincon, 7 id, 50 asked. 4 bid, “63 asked. pid, OY asked. Amert- can Graphophone, pfd., 11% asked. Linotype, 118 44 bid, 6 Miscellaneous Stocks. Meng Dd, {113 asked. | Lanston | Monotype ed, Washington Market, 12 bid.” Great Falls Ice, 140 asked. Norfolk and Washington Steam- boat, 90 bid. Lincoln Hall, 90 asked. Ex. div. ——— The Postmaster General's Return. SOUTHAMPTON, September 11.—The American line steamship St. Louis, sailing frcm this port for New York tomorrow, takes among her passengers Mr. and Mra, August Belmont and Postmaster General ‘Wilson.