Evening Star Newspaper, September 12, 1896, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE-STAR BUILDINGS, 2101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th St, by ing Star Ne . ee New York Office, 49 Potter Building, ‘The Evening Star is served te subscribers in the by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents week, or 44 cents month. at the inter 2 cents each. By mail—anyw! im the States or postage prepaid—50 cents mont! ‘THE STAR BY MAIL. The Star will be mailed to any address ta the United States or Canada if ordered at this office in person or by letter or postal csrd. Persons leaving the city for any period should remember this. Terms: 18 cents per week; 25 cents for two weeks, or 50 cents per month. Invariably in advance, Subscribers changing their address from one Post-office to another should give the lost address as well as the new one. VIGOROUS PROTEST Garbage Dumped in the River Off Alexandria. : FOUL AIR FOR CITIZENS Hearing Given by the Commission- ers This Morning. AN INVESTIGATION “All Alexandria is up in arms against this outrageous nuisance, and unless the garbage contracter stops dumping the gar- bage of Washington in the river tn front of Alexandria there will be trouble.” So spoke Lieat. James Smith of the po- Kee force of Alexandria, who represented vayor L. H. Thompson before the Com- miesioners this morning. Yesterday evening as the garbage scows lorded with the refuse of Washington were being towed down the river, leaving in their wake a sickening odor, it wes noticed that the garbege was being emptied overbeard. When the boats were opposite Alexandria ail of the garbage, it is said, was thrown over into the river. A river breeze was blowing at the time, and secon the vile odors were chasing each ocher up the streets of the city, and testing the olfactory powers of the peaceful residents. With one Voice they all “That is some of Washington's garbage that has been thrown into the river.” The people have been force? to suffer so long from this nui- satce that they can distinguish garbage from tric city the minute they smell it. There were no cooling breezes in Alexan- dria last night, ard the citizens suffered not only from the heat, but from the disagree- able oders. Dcwn near the river front the situation vas frightful, and many were the imprecations heaped upon the District tri- umvirate for allowing such things to exis The matter was hurriedly laid before the mayor. He investigated the matter at once, and found the situation even worse than it had been represented. He tmme- diately repaired to this city and hunted up the harbor master. He explained how the garbage scow had been emptied of its load of garbage opposite Alexandria, and urged the commodore of the Potomac navy to accompany him to the scene with the po- lice boat, that he might satisfy himself, ard give the suffering citizens of Alexan- dria some relief. But the fires of the police boat had long since died away, and the harbor master could not get the boat ready in time. Harbor Master Sutton, however, looked into the matter himself this morn- ing, and when Lieut. Smith and Mr. W. F. Carn, representing the citizens, appeared at the District building, Harbor Master Sutton was on hand with his version of the affair. It dia not differ from the represen- tations made by Lieut. Smith. He had seen the river full of floating garbage and noted the empty scow. It seems that Mayor Thompson, upon his return to Alexandria last night, notified Lieut. Smith to appear before the Commis- sioners today and make a formal and offi- cial protest against the nuisance. The mayor, it is said, was wrathy, and directed the lleutenant to present a strong case, and make a demand for an immediate abate- ment of the nuisance. The Meutenant was shown into the effice of Commissioner Truesdell. The health of- ficer was sent for, and the contractor was notified to appear at the District tuilding atonce. He came, accompanted by his lieu- tenant, Manager Bayly. They were all shown into Commtssioner Truesdell’s pri- vate office and the hearing commenced. Lieut. Smith reiterated his statements, and Mr. Carn corroborated them in every de- tail. He described the practice of throw- ing garbage overboard, and said it was not a new thing by any means. Last summer it had been practiced, and the oucraged citizens took the law into their own hands and set tre to one of the scows and swamped the other. But even those dras- tic measures did not abate the nuisance. Twice this year this thing had occurred. Maybe it had been oftener, but on two oc- casions the stench was so great as to call attention to ft. Last night, he said, the citizens of Alexandria were oppressed by the vile odors. The river was full of float- ing garbage, and under the wharves it ac- cumulated in quancittes. The Commisstoner expressed himself as surprised at the statements, and calied up- on the contractor to explain the matter. He replied that he knew nothing of the e He was under the impres- sion that the garbage was being sent down the river and deposited as tertiiizer upon a farm the other side of Alexandria. Ner did General Manager Bayly know anything of the matter other than what had been told him. Of course, they would investi- gate at once. In the meantime, however, they requested Lieut. Smith to make a written complaint and file it with the Commissioners. ‘he health officer was also directel to Investi- gate the matter. SS BEATEN INTO INSENSIBILITY. A. J. Dearborn, an A. P. A. Lender, At- tacked at Ki KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dearborn, president of the A. P. A., was found lying in the street near his home at 5 o'clock this morning, unconscious from wounds inflicted by an as yet unknown as- sassin. Besides being badly battered about the head, he had suffered a stab wound. At 9 o'clock Dearborn regained conscious- ness long enough to relate the manner of the attack. It appears that he was assaulted at 11 o'clock last night as he was returning home alone by a man who jumped out from a dark alley and struck him on the forehead with a blunt instrument. The blow sent him to the grovnd, when the assailant, drawing a dagger, stabbed the prostrate man three times in the region of the heart. Then, believing him to be dead, Dearborn was thrown over the fence into the adjacent yard. He soon lost con- sciousness and was not discovered till early this morsing, after having lain in the wet grass for six hours. An examination of his wounds showed that the dagger stabs were not serious, but that the blow on the head might re- sult in concussion of the brain and prove fatal. Scon after relating the facts as given Dearborn lapsed into unconsciousness with- out having given a description of his as- sailant. The police profsss to believe that the purpose of the attack was not robbery, but was instigated by some oné opposed to the A. P. A. doctrine, which Dearborn has earnestly advocated. None of his money or valuables were missing. ———_. - Especial Care. - Realizing the constant danger of collision between the apparatus of Engine Company No. 7 and the cars of the Metropolitan rail- road, the Commissioners have directed €hief Parris to instruct the members of that company to use special care when crcssing the Intersection at 9th and R streets northwest, . President Phillips of the Metropolitan has also been requested to have the cars of his company slow down at that point. a eee Old Enemies Reconciled. ASHLAND, Wis., September 12.—An im- portant historical event has just occurred in this city. The Sioux and Chippewa, two of the most powerful tribes of American Indians, and bitter enemies for centuries, have smoked the pipe of peace. DISCREDITS THE RUMOR Secretary Edgerton Don't Think a Second Convention Will Be Called in Nebraska. It Would Not Be Recognized by the Populist National Committee—No Fusion With Republicans. Secretary Edgerton of the populist na- tlonal committee read a story this morning that there was talk of calling. another populist convention in Nebraska, his state, for the purpose of putting out a Bryan and Watson electoral ticket. The secretary talked on the subject, as well as on the situation in some of the other western states. He sald: “I do not give credence to the report that there will be a new state convention in Nebraska for the purpose of putting out a Bryan and Watson ticket, for the reason that Mr. Watson has already been given half of the electors in that state. Neither do I believe that Mr. Watson would advise such a course. If such a convention should be called, however, it will not be recognized by this committee. “In regard to the Kansas situation, the statement already sent out that this com- mittee does not advise a separate state con- vention expresses our views fully.’" “Dd you fix the dates for Mr. Watson's speeches “I had absolutely nothing to do with ap- pointing Mr. Watson’s dates for Kansas and Nebraska. They were sent out from Atlanta. In fact, I had understood all the time that he did not wish to leave Georgia until after the state election.” Referring again to Kansas and Nebraska, Mr. Edgerton said: “I do not think that this movement either in Kansas or Ne- braska will assume proportions of any im- portance, but that matters can be amicably adjusted in both states.” “Will there be fusion between the repub- Heans and populists in any state?” “While it is possible that in one or two southern states there may be fusion on certain portions of the state ticket, there will be no fusion between the populists and republicans on the electoral ticket in any state in the Unton; and, so far as heard from, there will he fusion with the republi- cans nowhere on congressional candidates. The principles of the people's party and those of the republican party are dia- metrically opposed. Republicanism stands for monopoly, the gold standard and the plunderer as against the producer. Popu- lism stands for the rights of the common people, for bimetallism and more money and for the producer as against the plun- derer. There can be no union between these two parties, and, if such an attempt should be made, !t would be repudiated by the honest populist voter. “There are only two sides in this cam- paign. One side is for Bryan and free sil- ver, the other side is for McKinley and the gold standard. There is no middle of the road. The people’s party must be found on one side or the other. If it is for Bryan, it should be for him in every state and should do nothing to embarrass his candi- dacy. There is too much at stake. The fate of the tolling masses of America and of the whole world is hanging in the bal- ance, and in such a fight as this the friends of humanity should be willing to sacrifice, should be willing to do anything honorable to defeat the forces of monopoly and the oppressors of the people.” o—___ CLARA BARTON’S MISSION It Was Successfally Performed and No Discomfort Was Suffered. NEW YORK, September 12.—Among the passengers arriving this morning per steamer Umbria of the Cunard line from Liverpool was Miss Clara Earton, the rep- resentative of the Red Cross Society, who has returned from the scene of the Arme- nian troubles. At quarantine it was said that Miss Barton was well, had enjoyed the voyage and was intensely enthusiastic about her work. Dr. G. H. Pullman, the financial secretary of the Barton mission, said: “We were well received on all sides in Constantinople and suffered no discom- forts. We performed ou mission success- fully. We went there to spend moncy, and we spent every cent of $116,00. Our work by no means relieved all the destitution in Asia Minor. Five millions could be sent und not one cent wasted. We did not es- tablish any permanent relief, as our mis- sion was to furnish temporary succor. We established no scn9dIs, no hospitals cr any- thing that will remain as a lasting remind- er of our visit, unless it be a gratefui re- membrance. e@ gave seeds to the farm- ers, tools to the artisans and spinning wheels to the widows. We did not help men in idleness, we helped them to work. Whenever we foun peasants afraid to go into the fields on account of rumored ma- rauding expeditions we notified the govern- ment, in accordanse with arrangements which we had made, and guards were fur- nished. “We sent out five which started from Constantinople, and tcck different routes. We aimed to cover the central portion of the country, which the missionaries were unable to reach. The issicnaries did excellent work in their field, and rothing but words of praise can be said about them, but they could not cover everything. Three of our expeditions were general and two medical. “During our stay we took charge of four epidemics—typhus, typhoid, dysentery and sinallpox—which ravaged the country. We ceped with the epidemics in Sasoon, Ma- rasch and Arabkie, and established tem- porary hospitals. We made no distinction between Turk and Armenian, Christian or Mussulman.” “Did you find upon investigation that the Armenians were in any way aggressors during the massacres?” was asked. “That is a political question I wouldn't answer. We made fo investigations. We searched for those who needed our help, and gave it. The principles of the Red Cross are humanity and neutrality.” Before Miss Barton left Constantinople, on August 9, she sent her personal regards to the sultan. He, in return, sent nis cham- berlain to convey his personal expression of esteem and regard, his best wishes and Ris prayer that she would have a safe, pleasant and speedy return home. ees NORMAN WIARD DEAD. relief expeditions, He Was an Inventor of Guns and an Ordnance Expert. READING, Pa., September 12.—Col. Nor- man Wiard, the well-known inventor of guns and expert on heavy ordnance, died in the Hotel Penn, this city, last night, aged about seventy years. During the war he was employed by the government in the manufacture of guns and projectiles, and was much relied upon by the War Department in these matters, being consulted by President Lincoln and Secretary Stanton. Since the war he has frequently appeared before committees of Cqggress as an expert, and has devoted his time to invention and experiments in his specialty. Some years ago he conducted the famous Nut Island experiments in gunnery, near Boston, which attracted the attention of artillery experts the world over. For some years he had resided in Reading, super- intending the manufacture of guns at the Scott foundry. Some years ago he was en- gaged by the government of Japan as the artillery expert, and remained in that country three years, ——_—_— 2 Representative Chickering Unopposed WATERTOWN, N. Y., September 12— Representative C. A. Chickering was unani- mously renominated for Congress today by the republican convention of the twenty- fourth district. WILL VOTE MONDAY Bateman, the Populist Candidate in Maine, on the Outlook. REPUBLICANS WILL WIN BY 25,000) Predicts Heavy Defections From the Democrats. ——_+—___ FACTORS. IN THE FIGHT SS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. LEWISTON, Me., September 12.—The ac- tive work in the state campaign will close tonight, and Monday the issues at stake will be decided at the polls. Varying Estimates. The active work of the campaign will cicse this evening with speeches in all parts of the state. The closing days of the campaign have been lively ones, both par- ties having put in much hard work. It is estimated that the total vote of the state will be about 140,000. Congressman Ding- ley and other prominent republicans esti- mate that the republican plurality will be from 20,000 to 25,000. The democratic lead- ers concede the republicans 16,0) plural- ity. No cne thinks that the gold democrats will make much of a showing. The nomi- nee of the gold democrats ts William Henry Clifford of Portland, a gentleman who has no personal following. It is difficult to tell what may happen. Some of the republicans are predicting a landslide, and hope to see their candidate, Llewellyn Powers of Houl- ton, elected by 35,000 or 40,000 plurality. Powers himself thinks that his plurality will be at least 35,000, It is thought that Bateman, the populist candidate for governor, will receive about 5,000. In this district Congressman Ding- ley will receive a larger majority than je did in 1892, but probably not so large as in 1804, when many democrats did not vote. In this county and Roscoggin there will 1-¢ a large total vote on account of a bitter fight over the office of sheriff. ‘There may be a surprise in the election on account of ihe silver sentiment which some claim is strong among many of the republican farmers who have not sald much gbout the matter, but have déclded to vote with the democrats. This fs not likely,how- ever, and the only surprise there is likely to be is in the increased republican plu- rality. It would seem that the superior organization of the republican and the esmpaign of education which hag been waged must tell. ‘Lhere has been no ex- citement in this campaign, but the peaple have been earnest and ‘thoughtful and have read the literature circulated by the twe parties as never befor The democrats and populists have united on seme of the representative candidates for the state legislature and may make fome gain over two years ago. As that party only had five members in the last legislature it would not be surprising .f they did make a small gain. The Maine republicans will elect their governor, most of the county officers and a solid delega- ticn of Congressmen. The only question seemirgly left at issue is the size of the mejcrities. L. C. Bateman, the populist candidate for governor, will make his closing speech to- night at Berwick. He has been invited to speak at Rochester, N. H., tomorrow, and te will talk to the people cn political issues then. Mr. Bateman was in the city today, and The Star correspondent had a talk. with him on the outlook in Maine for the elec- tion Monday. “The outlook in Maine,” said’ Mr. Bate- man, “is that _the*republicans will carry the state by 25,000 plurality. The general disgust with the democratic leaders is so deep and universal that thousands of men will vote the republican ticket for no other reason than to give expression to that dis- gust. No one is more bitter than the aver- age democrat himself. The rank and file have been continually sold out and betray- ed by their leaders. ‘The story of their flop to silver is now familiar to all. Now that the gold democrats are getting on top, 1 look to see these plum trust boodlers flop back to a single standard in a short time. Many honest demccrats will stay at home; others will divide their votes between the republicans and populists. I find among the old-time democrats many gold men; in fact, they can be found in every Maine community. This defection will weaken the party very materially. “Then the incubus of Arthur weighs them down still more. If the dem- ocratic party stands for any principle whatever, it is for the principle of free trade. Sewall has always been a rampant high protectionist and worked hand in glove with the republicars. He has never been able to comfand one-half of the dem- ocratic votes in Kis own city of Bath when running for any municipal office. “This feeling of bitterness will show It- self next Monday. The friends of Edward Winslow, the first man who was nominated for governor this year, will also be a mighty power. Sewall was present when Winslow was nominated; he knew that Winslow was a gold standard man and stood on a gold platform, but he gave him a hearty support all the same. Had he been sincere in his devotion to free coinage he would have opposed Winslow then. It was only efter he was nominated for Vice President that he suddenly discovered that it was necessary for the silver democrats to pull Winslow down and nominate a put- ty man in his place. These things are known and remembered all over the state, and you will hear from them next Mon- dey.” Expects Populists to Gain. “Will the populist vote increase, Mr. Bateman?” “Yes, the populist vote will increase. We shall lose but very few of our old men,even from among those who formerly came out of the democratic party. We shall gain many votes from the republicans also. I also find many old-time democrats who are going to vote for us. These are men who are disgusted with the hog trough tactics of the pie-hunting leaders and yet cannot make up their minds to vote for Powers. There are more or less of these men in every community, and they will make a respectable showing on election day. We shall make a healthy gain in spite of the adverse circumstances under which we labor. Of course, if the democrats were not acting the part of the dog in the manger we should do better, but even as it is we are doing so much better than we expected that we are more than suatisfied. We were fearful that the people would not fully understand the hypocrisy of the pium trust gang in changing front on the silver question in time to help us, but we are happily disappointed. It is ynderstood by all, and the self-respecting democrats of the rank and file will give them a wide berth. Yes, we shall make a healthy and handsome gain. Don’t forget to put that down.” Place Taken by the Tariff. “Does the tariff cut much of a figure this year?” asked the correspondent, “No, the tariff cuts no figure in this cam- paign. This is one reason why the demo- cratic campaign speaking is so flat. The republican speaking is little or no better. They had ‘their little lesson on the fake tariff question completely in hand. They had it committed to memory, and could put up quite a talk on that subject. But when they were called upon to throw it side and talk upon an economic question of which they were in complete ignorance you can imagine the result. This has been called a ‘campaign of education.’ An old populist farmer could make a vastly better speech on the financial question than the Sewall er. It has been Breat fun for-us attempted to talk classified hydraulic h@ge as stockings he was pulled off. But #his was no worse than the blunders the¥ made on the silver question. However, the most of them will be back on the old tarfff time in two years from now. This spagm of ‘reform’ will hardly survive the ppesent campaign. It will certainly not go beyond it.” Populists Against Sewall. “Will Maine populisfs support. Sewail?” “Will the Maine poptfists support Sewall? Well, I should say not There are not. five hundred populists in Maine who will even vote for Bryan, unlef Sewall comes off the ticket. But he wilfcome off after this election. The democ! themselves are now even more anxioug for that event than we are. I predict thd in less than three weeks he will be off from the very best a be forced to abdicate, or not. Tom Watson @yill take his place, and then we can all Work for the ticket. As the matter now st@ads, we are handi- capped in even workigg for Bryan. “Do you find any freqgilver republicans?” “Yes; there are m: republicans who are for free silver. leading republican of this city told me $he other day that their canvass revealed{the fact that fully 25 per cent of their pagty believed in free This {8 a m@derate estimate of an silvér sentgment all over the Not one of thesg men in a thousand, however, will vote th® democratic ticket. Some of them will voke with us, but the great majority will swallow their convic- tions and vote their own ticket. It is no use to talk about getting a republican to vote for the Maine dengocracy. It is cut of the question. The demccratic leaders are too well known here jfo comm: respect or votes, An@ that pleases them just as well, as they wapt to keep the party ‘as small as posstble, sohat the offices may go around. They: wong have any trouble on that score this yea” Democratic Ele: “TI netice you say thi in Maine are gold sta “Yes, the democratic @lectors are all gold standard men. They ould all vote for McKinley if clected. @t excites not’ the least surprise, as thats exactly what we expect from that part%in the way of re- form. The men that t§ey are running are all the same at heart, gpd so are the great majority of their coufty and legislative candidates.” f “Have you been trepted fairly by the press during the campaign?” “Iam more than “ft with the treaz- 1b ticket. I have it ‘ority that he will ether he wants to rs for Gold. democratic electors rd men.” ment that has been acgorded to ine by the press. Most of our pOblic men are con- tinually finding fault beeause, as they say, they have been misrepiésented by the pa- pers. Not one word of complaint have I te make. I huve been fterviewed by scores of papers and in almosevery instauce the reports have been emfiently fair and cor- rect. Especially fair is he Star. Watson Sofa out. L. C. Bateman has ived a letter from Gen. Paul Vanderv who is the presi- dent of the Nationaf"Reform Press Asso- clation, and formerly Zommander of the Grand Army of the ublic. This letter Goes to show that can be no real unity of action betweeM™ the populis:s and the democrats of the so§th and west. The letter follows Omaha, Neb., September 7, 1896. Hon. L. C. Bateman, Auburn, Main The Nebraska sell-out of Watson has been carried out. The democratic state convention met here on*the 4th, and the Holcombe and Allen"gang gave away half the electoral ticket to Bryan and Sewall and then put on four.<pdpulists, who are under thelr absolute control. They have about all the foreign influence, and they put up a ticket with one German, one Bo- hemian, one Polarder, one Swede, one Irishman, and, I believe, a sixth man, who is a Russian. It is a clean sell-out. We are sold out on Watson in Kansas and Nebraska, the two Dakotas, Iowa and Illi- nois. We get five for Watson in Ohio, while Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana and Nevada are all Sewall. State conven- tions have been called in Colorado and Illinois to nominate Waggon electors, and I learn that Kansas will,;too, have another set of electors. I have go information that Sewall will withdraw. You seem to have, as I judge from your interviews. The dem- ocrats and populists hege say he will not withdraw. I was in Tegas when the dem- ocrats sat on our proposition to divide electors. They will not give us one in the south, except two in Kentucky, and our people will put up a straight electoral tick- ets there. It is a straight sell-out, and I shall not support Sewall electors here. It does not even mean free silver. It is a fraud from end to end. ‘It means destruc- tion to our party, and I .won’t stand it. I hope Sewall will be chp in Maine. Your friend, PAUL ‘OORT. Populist Notification of Bryan. Mr. Bateman has received a letter from United States Senatcr William V. Allen of Nebraska which says: “As chairman of the Bryan notification committee and pursuant to the precedents of the party and with the approval of the national executive committee, I will, by the 20th of this menth, forward to Hon. W. J. Bryan a formal letter notifying him of his nomination for the presidency. Mem- bers of the committee with whom I have communicated believe it impracticable to secure a meeting of the committee, I would therefcre be pleased to have you send me by return mail. the substance of what you believe should be embraced in the letter of notification.” Mr. Bateman replied to Senatcr Allen courteously, saying that he had no sug- gestions to make and cared only that Mr. Bryan should be notified. He said that it Was no more than just and fair that Mr. Bryan should have a formal notification, and that in return the party should know whether Mr. Bryan desired the nomina- tion or not. “This,” said Mr. Bateman to The Star correspondent, and he smiled blandly, “this is a position that I have taken all along. I don’t care so much about the formali- tles of the ceremony of notification so long as the ceremony itself is performed.” Mr. Bateman intimated that he should keep careful watch and know when Mr. Bryan was notified, and,he seemed to in- timate that he yet had his suspicions that the formal notification miight be evaded. , —+—_ Personal Mention. Secretary Francis has gone to Jamestown, R. IL, to join his family there for a few days. Assistant Secretary of the Interior Rey- nolds has gone for a vacation of three weeks at his home at Bedford, Pa. Rev. Stowell L. Bryant, pastor of St. Paul's M. E. Church, Has returned from an extended vacation. Major Hail, assistant adjutant general, has returned to the city, after a two weeks’ vacetion spent at Ocean City, Md. Dr. James D. Morgan hes returned to the city. z Mr. J. D, Hall of thé office of the Secre- tary of the Navy has returned from a month's vacation spent at his home in southern Alabama, ——_-e+—_____. Bids for Battle Ships. The bids for the’ three battle ships au- thorized by the last Congress will be opened at the Navy Department on Mon- day at noon. A number of representatives of ship building establishments are arriv- ing in the city to be present at the opening of tte bids. Amotg those who are here are President Scott af the Union Iron Works, San Francigco; Mr. John Dialogue of Camden, N. J.; Mr. Chas. Cramp of the Cramp Ship Works, Officers Commissioned. The President has commissioned the fol- lowing named officers: Medical , Director Daniel McMurtrie, Geo. 8. Seibels, assist- ant paymaster in the navy, and Geo. A. Van Atta, postmaster at Clay Céhter, Kan. THE EMPIRE STATE Belief That It Will Go Republican by Over 100,000. CONFIDENCE IN FINANCIAL CIRCLES The Hill Machine Has Gone All to Pieces. BETS ON M’KINLEY ——— Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, September 12.—Everybody who earns his livelihood in the lower end of Manhattan Island, particularly within sound of that continuous chink of money which inspires Wall street, 1s a politician during these closing weeks of the canvass. Finance waits on politic: ‘The 3,000 millionaires who make this the:r strategic center, and the 10,000 other con- spicuous persons who, as managers, di- rectors, brokers, vice presidents and cor- poration lawyers, assist in controling great trading, transportation and development companies, are for the time students. They spend a portion of every day in pa- tient observation of the presidential field. A Good Political Club. The stuck exchange Is a great political club. It has been so dull, too, that the members have had plenty of time to talk over symptoms south and west. The delib- erations of clearing house committees, in- surance boards and trust directors has been diverted from current business to dis- cussions of present and prospective condi- tions. Wall street, for that word so taste- ful to populists best expresses the dom- inant financial energies, has had a period of keen anxiety. Nineteen-twentieths of the 40,000 millions of banking transactions of last year were the handing back and forth of pieces of paper, an immense credit system in which only once in twenty times a coin showed its face to reassure the trade armies. It looked two weeks ago as though this vast fabric of confidence was dissolving. Ugly thrills shot back and forth through the whole scheme. Confidence Succeeds Panic. The panic period has been succeeded by one of confidence—over-confidence, Mark Hanna and Mr. Quay aver—but this is by no means clear. The bankers, through their system of correspondents, have made an examination of political conditions that is as searching and competent as any the political managers have been able to make, though on different lines. Rich persons are rarely over-sanguine. That so-called “vested interests” are timid to cowardice is a proverb. Their study of probabilit assures them. They regard the camp for sound money as won. Their ranks have closed up. They all stand together and present a powerful, a seemingly almost irresistible, front to the silver movement. The gold imports, the increased confi- dence abroad in American shares, the re- lease of gold by country banks, the® sult in Vermont, the certainty of a large republican majority in Maine day after to- morrow, the stability of the government treasury reserve, the refusal of stiff or- ganization men in this state to stay in the party if Mr. Bryan be indorsed, have all contributed to the feeling of ‘assurance during this week. ree to One on McKinley. Professional operators, who live by acro- batic changes from hour to hour, fear that the revival of security may be disturbed between now and November 3 by a show of free silver strength. But the whole tone of the street is that sound money will carry the country. The opinions of the men who rule down town have an almost ofpressive influence on “public” opinion, ard is believed in by the newspapers, the professional classes, and the merchants. Bets in Wall strect are three to one on McKinley. The Hill Machine Collapses. The Hill machine has gone to pieces. If the state convention comes out strong for Mr. Bryan, and it appears a certainty that it will, Mr. Hill will not have led it there. If he breaks away from the organization ty a dramatic announcement of indepen- dence, few democrats will follow him, They have preceded him in taking up positions on the side of goid currency. The demo- crauc party in this state is growing weak- er. It has no moral enthusiasm, it has no adreit leadership, it has no hope of suc- cess, no money ‘to distribute in the as- bly districts, no offices and contracts in ight. It is in so painful a state of de- meralization that the republican leaders count on 100,000 or 200,000 majority. The state fas 1,500,000 voters and 200,000 ma- jority would be a ratio of thirteen silver to seventeen gold men. The republican siate committee is mak- ing its first poll. It will not be completed for a week or ten days. The partial re- turns irdicate a majority of more than 100,000, —_—-—-—_—_ TO CONSIDER RATES, Southern States Freight Association to Meet. The principal executive officials of the Southern Railway Company in this city have received notice from Commissioner Haines of the Southern States Freight As- sociation that a special meeting of the as- sociation will be held at Atlanta Tuesday next to consider the questions growing out of the rate war. Until this meeting ts held it is doubtful if any action by the roads in- terested will be taken. The call embraces all southern roads between New York and the Mississippi river, except the Seaboard Air Line, which is not a member of the association. It will take legal proceedings to deter- mine the situation in which Judge Speer's injunction will leave matters. It is the un- derstanding of the railroad men that it does not operate outside of his district. It is also stated that the order can operate only against tariffs which were in effect on the date the injunction was issued. In that event ten days must elapse from the date of the injunction in order to restore the rates, as that period of notice is neces- sary under the interstate commerce regu- lations. But on September 14, according te the schedule filed today, these tariffs wil! be in effect unless the injunction is broad enough to cover the new rates. The legai departments cf the roads are now consid- ering this subject. It is stated at the Southern offices that passenger rates are being rigidly maintained by that road and will continue so to be. —— GEN. J. D. MORGAN DEAD. Commanded a Division Under Gen. Sherman. QUINCY, Ill, September 12.—Maj. Gen. James D. Morgan, division commander un- der Gen. Sherman in the war of the rebel- lion, and a veteran of the Mexican war, is dead. He was president of the Army of the Cumberland, and treasurer of the Sol- diers’ Home. Deceased was eighty-six years old. —_—_.__ Offer Declined. The Commissioners have declined the offer of Thomas Commodore and others to dedicate a strip of land three feet wide on each side of Bowen road for the purpose of widening said road. DEMOCRATIC DEFECTIONS News of Many Received at Republican Com- mittee Headquarters, What Representative Coffin Says of the Voters in the Fifth Mary- land District. Representative Coffin of the fifth Mary- lend district, which includes the counties adjoining this city upon the east, was a caller at republican congressional head- quarters today. “I think a majority of voters in that district will vote for McKinley on the na- lonal ticket,” he said to a Star reporter today. ‘There is very little silver senti- ment among the republicans out there, and you know it is a republican district. One prominent republican of the district, who has been inclined to favor silver, came in on the train with me today and had a handful of McKinley pasters. He said he would not let his regard for silver make him vote against McKinley. He is a mem- ber of the silver club out at Lakeland, and he just about expressed the senti- ments of those republicans who may favor silver. They are for McKinley first and ver afterward. There are more sound money democrats, too, who will vote for McKinley than there are republicans who will vote for Bryan.” Democratic Defections Wisconsin. ‘The republican congressional committee is in receipt of advices of further defections in Wisconsin by prominent aad old-time leading democrats. One of these is Alfred James, secretary of the Northwestern Life Insurance Company of Milwaukee, who has written a letter, in which he says: “It is necess for the weifare of the country that there should be two great po- litical parties; therefore, the work done by the national dem tic convention at In- dianapolis deserves the commendation of all good citizens. But as a citizen of Wis- consin, my vote for the nominees of said ecnyention would have no good effect. On the other hand, if Wisconsin is likely to be clese, as the fusion men predict, it becomes my duty to my country to vote against r pudiation and anarchism. Therefore, lke thousands of demccrats that are in my po- sition, without indorsing any protection theories, 1 shall vote tor McKinley and Hobart and still remain a democrat.” Dr. Jesse A. Clayson, chairman of the democratic committee ‘of Dodge county, Wis., has written his resignation of that position, and declared his intention to give his support to McKinley and Hobart, and to assist in the re-election of Edward Sauerhering to Congress. Mr. C. A. Barwig, son of the democratic ex-Congressman from that district, also a Dodge county man, has announced a sitni- jar intention. Mr. Barwig was also a nem- ber of the democratic county committee. Information has also been received that the German democratic farmers of that section are practically solid in their revolt against the Bryan ticket Another bolter of prominence from the Bryan tcket is Mr. J. R. McDonald of the M.lwaukee and Waukesha electric railwa who announces his intention to support M. Kinley, stating that it will be his first vote for any other than @ democrat. Advices have also been received that the Holland- ‘ers of Wisconsin are practically solid for McKinley and Hobart. Republican Work in Missourt. Cc. B, Armstrong, deputy county col- lector for Jasper county, Mo., writes the republican congressional committee: “We have in this county a silver hotbed, but the reaction set in some time ago, and the boys are coming back by the score, and bringing gold democrats with them. We are doing all in our power to carry Mis- souri for McKinley, and expect to elect Lewis governor of the state.” News has been received that J. C. Man- ning, the Ballot Rights League president, and once leader of the populists and Jef- fersonians in Alabama, has joined the re- publican party. COL. BELL'S SPEECH. Mistaken for That of Andy Lipscomb, Who Criticised Cleveland. The statement alleged to have been made by Rev. Robert Nourse that Deputy Com- missioner of Pensions H. C. Bell, in a speech at the recent democratic rally at Crozsman’s Grove, near Falis Church, Virginia, attacked President Cleveland and his administration has aroused a good deal of feeling. Local democrats are indignant at the attempt being made to use Mr. Nourse’s statement to Col, Bell's disadvan- tage. They say that Mr. Nourse is mi taken in his man. They declare that Col. Bell did not. in his speech, allude once to the Fresident, but that it was Andrew Lips- comb who anathematized the Cleveland -y and administration, From all accounts Colonel Bell's speech treated of the silver question from an eco- remic and historical point of view, and did not enter into criticism of persons or parties. At the close of his speech he invited any who desired to do so to ask him questions on the use of silver as morey. No one did so, and he remarked, “Why, in all this vast ‘crowd fs there not a single gold man?” At this Mr. Nourse raised his hand and made a brief speech from the gold standpoint. Arthur Flagg, the president, and A. Davis, jr. the secretary of the Bryan ar Sewall Club of Falls Church, under whose auspices the Crossman’s Grove meeting was held, called on Col. Bell this morning and expressed their surprise at Mr.Nourse’s statement. “I can get a hundred affidavits,” said Mr. Flagg, “that Col. Bell said no such thing, in fact, did not allude to President It ard, Cleveland. I heard the whole speech. was Mr. Lipscomb who lambasted Clev: land, and he did it in good shape, too. Mr. Davis corroborated Mr. Flagg’s state- ment. Col. Bell declares that if Mr. Nourse makes the statement that the commissioner assailed the Cleveland administration in any tangible way he will prosecute him criminally. He says he made no allusion other then kindly to the President or any of nis cabinet. eel ANOTHER DROP IN COTTON. Show a Net Decline Twenty Points, NEW YORK, September 12.—The cotton market opened weak at a decline of 13al4 points under disappointing Liverpool ad- vices and indications of increased crop es- timates. Crop reports are a little better. Neill is stated to be ready with a bearish crop estimate, which helped the Liverpool weakness. The unsettled financial condi- tion at New Orleans also caused selling. At 11 o’clock the market was at the lowest and prices showed a net decline of 20 to 22 points. Selling was checked somewhat by ad- vices from Fall River showing a firm mar- ket there. Prices oft —>—_— Kaiser's Train Run Down. BAUTZEN, Saxony, September 12.—As Emperor William entered his special train at Loebau, twelve miles from here, toda: after bidding farewell to the King of Sax- ony, the Dresden express train collided with his majesty’s train. No one @vas in- jured, but the emperor was delayed forty minutes, a Called at the State Departmen The secretaries of the Corean legation, Beng S. Pak and Tam E. Ye, called at the State Department today to present a letter from the new minister, Chin Pom Ye, an- ncuncing his arrival at the capital. TO PUT UP A FIGHT Democrats to Try to Carry New York and New Jersey. BRYAN SENTIMENT THERE EXPANDING No Doubt That Hill Will Support the Ticket. PLEA ED WITH THE OUTLOOK —s Senator Faulkner returned from New York this morning. Senator Jones is ex- pected here on Monday, en route to Chi- cago. The conference in New York was due to representations made to Chairman Jones that New York and New Jersey might be carried for Bryan. The result of the con- ference is a determination to put up a stiff fight in those two states. The question of Mr. Hill's attitude is not one that is now occupying the attention of the democratic comm ttee. No Doubt Hill Will Support Bryan, There has never nm any doubt in the minds of the managers that Mr. Hill in- tended to support Bryan. That question was dismissed before the notification of Mr. Bryan in New York. Mr. Hill has al- Ways acquiesced in the assumption that he Was interested in the ticket. It was under- stood at the start that he had plans for himself by which he thought the party would best be served. The wisdom of his course has not, it is understood, been dis- cussed between him and the Bryan man- agers. But that his plan was defective as far as it concerned his personal interests is shown by the joss of influence which he has suffered in the straight democratic or- ganization. He overplayed his band, it seems. He appears not to have correctly measured the intensity of feeling among the Bryan people in the state, and to have overlooked the fact that there are many men eager for such an opportunity to take up a leadership left temporarily vacant. The campaign has gone on without Hill, and it fs uncertain what scrt of ticure he will cut tn it if he does not conclude that there is now nothing left for him to do but to remain silent. To Fight tor New York and New Jersey. The men who have taken up the cam- paign for Bryan in the state make some astonishing statements concerning the political situation in the state. They have convinced the national managers that the Bryan cause is expanding prodigiousiy, The same thing is claimed for New Jersey and plans have been laid out for a vigorous ar perys under state m: cement the hope held out that these states be carried is not really « . there ta entertained, there ts sufficient reason for such a fight to be made. In fact, ii has to be made with show of sincerity, even though entirely hopeless, for the reason that the repube licans must be given something to occupy their @itention in the casi to keep them from turning their entire force upon the west, where the real battle of Bryan is to be fought. Pleased With the Situntio Senator Faulkner has very |i > say about his New York trip. He had nothing to say about Hill, and all he said about the New York situation was that the reports showed that the Br: ser nt was growing rapidiy, and that the party would put up a fight which would give the repu- licans all they wanted. About the general situation he said that Senator Jones was very well pleased with the sit ion in the West, and that the outlook was extremel rromising all along the line. Speaking of the attempts at fusion the failure in some states, Senator Faulk- that it mattered little leaders did or what they a The people, he declared, would vo pleased, regardless of arrangem« for them by the leaders. In b and Arkansas the democrats ha what the Alabama carried the strong populist counties, showing, he thought, that the rank and file would vote for the Bryan ticket this fall. 2+ TALK WITH EX-SENATOR TIPTOY, He is Proud of the Promi; nee of So Many Nebraska Men. Among the men who have been prome inent figures in American statesmanship and who have drifted back to the capital after retiring from political life to spend their time amid the familiar of their younger and more active days tor T. W. Tipton of Nebraska represented his state in the Sex ate during two terms immediately after its admission to the Union as a state. He was one of the “drawing cards” of the as an ora- tor, his shafts of wit and sarcasm frequent- ly striking many members of that cere- monious body much to their discomfiture. Ex-Senator Tipton now takes especial pride in the reputations being m: by Nebraskens in the 1 affairs of the country, and he thin':s the record of his state in this respect cannot be equaled by ary othe: state of the Union. “I am proud of the position cupies before the country to ton said, in talking to a “When President Cleveland calls the of his cabinet, J. Sterling Morton responds for Nebraska. John M. Thurston presided over the republican national convention, 4nd was chairman of the notification com- mittee. Senator Allen presided over the pepulist nominating convention in the same cecided manner in which he closed his fifteen hours’ speech in the Senate. Wm. J. Bryan wielded the same power at Chicago that stemped him without a peer in Con- gress, and has since accepted two other nominations. Major Clarkson of Omaha was lately elected grané commander of the G. A. R., assembled at St. Paul, Minn.; C. E. Bently of Lincoln is a probibition presi- dential candidate also. “In political headquarters in this have Representative D. H. Mer Omaha, among the republicans, pre- siding in the populist headquarters are Mr. Eegerton of Lincoln and C. H. Partee, the former having charge of arrangements for campaign speakers and the latter in charge of the distribution of literature. From the same state the silver headquarters has se- cured its secretary, Mr. Difenderfer.” While Mr. Tipton has long been out of politics, he ts a very careful observer of Folitical events. When asked how he thought the November election in Nebraska would result, he replied “I have not been in Nebra must rely upon my knowledge of the state and the reports that come to me. From this information I fecl sure Bryan will carry his state by a safe majority.” ee aaa Law Not Violated. The beer garden on 14th street has reach- ed the Commissioners. Dr. P. H. Eaton of lately ana 1318 T street complained of this place. The Commissioners, in a letter to him today, state that they have been officially advised that the proprietor thereof ts in no manner violating the law within their jurisdiction, They suggest as a remedy, if the place is a nuisance, that complaint be made to the grand jury to secure an indicimest for maintaining a common law nuisar enema “asaiinns On the Force. The Commissioners have reappointed H. M. Austin a member of the mectropolit police force, vice Newkirk, promoted.