Evening Star Newspaper, September 16, 1896, Page 2

3 == where apartments had been ezsaged for! them. The others scattered to the various hotels. where accommodations had been) engaged, to assemble this afternoon at Central “Hall. Organized by the Hero of Ball's Bluff. ‘The Philadelphla Brigade was organized by Col. E. D. Baker, Senator from Oregon and the hero of the immortal charge at) Ball's Bluff. His statue now occupies a po- sition in statuary hall at the Capitol. The brigade took part in forty-eight battles, and left no fewer than 3,015 men in its defense | of the ceuntry. | | order there was, and the wonder is that there was not more, during the trying period of reconstruction, met with little en- couragement or support from the veteran soldiers who had borne an honorable part in the war. The cppcsing armies became well ac- inted with each other during the four 1s of conflict, and whatever opinions the men on either side entertained for those on the other, or however bitter the feeling may bave been in the beginning, | there can be no doubt that at the end ef that conflict bitterness had departed and had been succeeded by mutual re- ct ard good will. The bearing of Gen- eral Grant toward General Lee at Appo- mattox. and the liberal and honorable terms Which he accorded to the confederate eral and his army were typical cf the eling entertained by the entire Army of Arrival of Pickett Camp. President R. Byrd Lewis,Mr. L. S. Brown, Mr. Franklin H. Mackey, Mr. John TT. Cal- lahan, Colonel Treutland, Dr: S. E. Lewis, remy pinata bisteerapl ett the Potomac, and reciprocated by tie Capt. John H. Lewis and other members of | \rmy of Northern Virginia. How strange it the Contederate Veterans’ Association of | now appears, in the light of the record this city met Pickett Camp at the excur- | which the veterans of the Union and con- that there pressed an would be could have been a dovot ex- where, at any time, that they bful in peace as they had wen bra’ and Loncrable in war. The country has every reason to be proud cf | the civil, as as military, record of her _vetera rs. The qualities devel- oped in nen during four years of war equipped trem to perform, more in- telligently and faithfully all of the duties of an Americ tizen than any equal r of men who took no part in the They know, as no other men can all the horrors of war, and they appreciate, as no other men van appre- ciate, ali the blessings of peace. Siucere nd earnest in their convictions, and yet full of charity for those who differ with them, they constitute the most conserva- tive body of citizens in this country tcday. Representing all shades of poiitical opinion, they are loyal to the flag of their country, and whate their political affil'ations may be, will always be found on the side No veteran who faced nnon’s mouth during that war is to- 1 anarchist, a socialist, a revoluiion- , a fomenter of sectional strife, or has of Jaw and order. the accompanying them, went at once to their hotels to remove the travel stains and get ready for the reunion. to developing the resou of the country, and to the promotion of the influence Gen. W. R. Aylett. jlost faith in his country. The souchern ! soldier pted the results of the war in sion train depot of the Pennsylvania road. | good faith, when he laid down his ernis at There was a warm welcoming, and the griz-| and, from that time, has zled men who wore the gray, and the ladtes | st energies to repairing the i and honor of our coun:ry among Exercives at (ral Hall. ECs Cent There was a large audience assembled in OS NESE Ce RECS Central Hall this afternoon when the hour| Defeated in war, confronted with loss of of 2 o'clock approached, and included in the | Citizenship, embarrassed by the loss of gathering were prominent Grand Army | Property, and often by the loss of home, he men, members of the patriotic societies, | Commenced again the hard struggle of !ife ag well-known ccnfederate vet.} amid adverse social and physical condi- al dumber o& tauic tions sufficient to have appalled and di cou But ell welcomed | Commi: the visiters on behalf of the citizens ef the | orge Try ed any but the most resolute heart. with a soldier's courage an: a re national capital. luteness of purpose which commands th . °, and admiration he has Commissioner Truesdells Address. steadily eforwardimunGietodny ihe Col. Truesdell said: ' ading pesition in every waik ins of the Armies of Grant and Lee | i His potent voice Is heard in both houses of Congress upon every important public question; he upholds the honor of foreign capitals; he expounds n the highest court in the land 1 administers with conceded ability and | success our naval affairs. Verily, and Gentlemen of the North and the South: | I: gives me great pleasure to extend to you | nds a cordial welcome to the capital of the republic. It is fitting that! this reunion should be held here. Th hecome the chief convention city of | “Peace hath her victories country, the common meeting place for ali No less renowned than war. cur countrymen, the Mecca of ali patriotic | Comrades of the Army of the. Potomac, Ag ns. Here was the center of the| in extending the right hand of fello’ theater of operations by the Army of the to our brothers and comrades of the Army Potomas; here are the tombs of many of rthern Virginia, and in refoicin| its great leaders and of thousands of Union | them over the blessings of peace, the pre au! confederate soldier: known £1 s. Here reside in large num Lers the survivors of both armies, closely ied in the peaceful pursuits of iife, and ivals oly in their manitestations of love who sleep in un-/ ervation of the Unicn and the complete ob- livion of the prejudices and bitterness of the past, let us not forget to be thankful | to our Heavenly Father, under whose guid- ance we have been permitted to emerge of country and desire to fulfill in the mosi| from the darkness and misery of civil war patriotic maaner their obligations as citi-| into honcrable peace and complete recon- zeus of a common country. Here runs that | ciliation. Let us beseech Him that this re- Historie river which gave its name to one| union of brave and loyal Americans may army, and with which are associated many be a rebuke to thoughtless or designing of the more important events connected) men who talk flippantly of a sectional war with that sanguinary struggle im which | or a war between classes in this glorious the Lrave and loyal veterans here assem- i that it may be a bow of per- bled fought upon opposing s It ual promise seen throughout the worl, propriate, therefore, that here, amid s hat the Constitution and the Union estab- surroundings and associations, the lished by orr fathers shall endure, and that from the north and the scuth, the v 1 blood shall no more stain the of the two greatest ermies of soil of our beloved country. times, should meet to discuss th Veterans of the armies of Grant and Lec the past, to rejoice in the bi ‘and fellcw-ceuntrymen of the north and peace, and, amid comradeship born of associations, to renew their pledge fealty to a commen and reunited count Armies of Grant and Lee. ‘The reunion of the surviving members of a great army is always an interesting event, but the reunion of veterans of the | the south, the hearts of the citizens of the national czpital are stirred with patriotic emotion by your presence here today. They are proad of your achievements in war and in pea the memories of the past are softened and made mere sacred by this joyous reunion. In their name and in be- half of the municipality I extend to you of two great armies of Grant and Lee, in| ® Xf*tn) fonclusion of Col. Truesdelt's re- the capital of the nation, during the iacks’ there wastloudvedacontnded’ ape citement of a presidential campaign, plause, and when quiet was restored an spectacle which must kindle in the bre: of every true American the most patriotic eloquent end fe nounced by Rev. ing invocation was pro- J. W. Sayers, the chap- emotions and challenge the attention of n of the Department of Pennsylvania, the world. In what other country could; G. A. R. It was a powerful prayer of such an event take plac Where, except | thanksgiving and created a deep impres- in our own country, would it be possible | ston. for the surviving members of two such armies, who had faced each other on many a bloody field, to meet even in a time of profound peace, not only without danger, direetly or indirectly, to the state, but as} comrades and brothers, each respecting the | other, and with every trace of bad bic removed? What is the explanation of thi Was there less earnestness, less bra or less bitterness, displayed on our bat fields than was shown at Waterloo, Grav lotte or Sedan? Let the record of the brave and earnest men who stormed the heights of Fredericksburg or who yielded up their lives at Cold Harbor and in the bloody angle at Spottsylvania answer! Were there no acts of heroism displayed in our war equal to the charge of the Old Guard at Waterloo or of the light brigade at Balak- lava? Let the record of the dauntless men who rode to death and glory under Farns- worth at Round Top or climbed the rugged heights of Cemetery Ridge in Pickett’s immortal charge answer! Was the fight ing or the carnage less severe in our civil war than during the Franco-Prussian war? Let the record of the 48.92 men of the Army of the Potomac who were killed and died of wounds, as against the grand to: of only of Germans killed and A Powerful Address. Col. John W. Frazier, the commander of the Philaielphia Brigade Association, was greeted with applause as he stepped for- ward to address the gathering. The politi- cal tendency of his remarks was noticed, particularly his pointed words about im- migration. Col. Frazier spoke as follows: “Comrades and Fellow Citizens: When the people of our whole country read in the daily papers tomorrow of this reunion of the blue and gray, they will feel and know that the nerth and the south are closer tegether upon the thirty-fourth anniversary o: the battle of Antietam than they have been at any other time during the present ceniury. “And this reunion of the blue and the gray has not been without opposition, the most serious having been made by a clergy- man, who did more in five little minutes to Finder fraternity and charity between the rorth and the south than he could do to establish ‘peace on earth, good-will to men, ere he to preach and practice for a life- time the lesson taught by the Man of Naz- areth upon the Mount of Olives. “But despite opposition, and some of it came from the north also, the veterans of the blue and the gray meet here in the na- tion’s capital, not as they met thirty-four years ago upon Antietam’s field of bloody pattle, but as the survivors of the Philadel- phia Brigade and Pickett's Division met in the bloody angle of Gettysburg nine years ago—in fraternity, charity and loyalty. “We meet not in the strife of battle and the havoc of war, but in the interest of peace. of country, of home and humanity. “The veterans of the armies of Grant and of Lee meet here to solemnly pledge =hem- selves to the supret y of law, of order, of gevernment and of Constitution. We meet not to renew allegiance to a dead past, but, elbows touching elbows, to stand togéther od of wounds during the whole of the Franco- Prussian war, answer! The loss of the French army during the war with Prussia the loss of the confederates in our own re not known, and, therefore, can- not be compared. The joss of the Germans in killed and wounded, however, was ont: 28.279, as against the Union loss of 110.070 1 and wounded during cur war of the rebellion. or but little more than one-fourth of that of the Union army, and but little More than one-half of the loss in our one Army of the Potomac. The loss in killed, including those who died from wounds, in the Army of the Potomac was 44 per cent of the total loss in killed and died from wounds in the entire Union the whole war. Assuming that the cor | for such a living present as will- instead fevlerate loss equaled or approximated the | Of the thorns of strife and sorrow—bring Union loss, and the appalling taih, | @ future golden with peace and prosperity. ciently establish the s character “We m as Gen, Aylett so bravely sald of the struggle, and show that it was con, | #t our Getiysturg reunion, ‘to follow the living flag tha: floats from Key West to trait, from Bunker Hill to San Francisco,’ and here let me diverge to say that the confederate veteran who made that patriotic utterance went from Appo- mattox, barefoot, ragged, penniless and in despair, to tne smoke-blackened walls of what had once been a cheerful southern home, but destroyed by the havoc of war. ‘That man—a type of his comrades of the seuth—stands here today as patriot a citi- zen of the United States as there is in all this land. God biess him and all those who stand with him. Eloquent Tribute to the Flag. “We meet to forever preserve, protect and uphold the flag that waves in peace and in pewer from every state capitol in every commonweaith of the United States. tinued to the end with even greater bitter- hess and determination than had ac panied the most bloody wars between other nations. When the War Ended. When these great armies were disbanded at the close of the war, it was predicted 1 enemies of the republic, and feared by inany of its friends, that these veteran sol- diers, suddenly released from military re- straint and discipline, would ride roug shod over the civil authorities and serlontie threaten the peace and order of the whole country; that General Grant would pro- claim himself dictator, and the Constiiu- tion and the Unton would be overthrown by the very men who had fought to preserve them. How little was the character of the American soldier understood by the pe “We meet, as Governor McKinley says, who uttered such sentiments! There were | «to pledge our united loyalty to the govern. lew, if any, men on either side. who did not | ment of the Unitel States and the preser. have a clear and distinct idea of the ¢ ef the war. Every soldier knew that it was oC the: honor ob ieiaae cecum coun: rebellion on the part of the south against a tyrannical government, nor a war of conquest and subjection on the part of the north. The irrepressible conflict between freedom and slavery, which had raged for | many years, with an earnestness and bit- terness that repeatedly threatened a disso. lution of the Union, had culminated in the eiection of Abraham Lincoln, upon a plat- form hostile to the extension of slavery. A constitutional right, a principle, a heresy— call it what you will—fatal to the perpetuity } of the Union, was immediateiy asserted on one side and denied on the other; and more than 2”#W) lives lost in battle attest the Bering’s “My countrymen, let it be sald of us in truth that, whether of the north or the south, the east or the west, that, inspired by its sacred memories, its’ glorious recol- lections, its patriotic surroundings, we meet here in the capital of the nation to teach | our children to honor above all things the | flag, and the principles and the country be- | queathed to us by Washington, and Jeffer- son, by Hancock and Adams, by Lee and nklin and the patriot sires of °76. ‘Having been mainly instrumental in | bringing about this reunion, I am here to | , and I may be censured for saying It, . that the young men from the north who bravery and determination with which the | Wave ‘the ‘blues and the young men from right of secession was combated by the | the south who wore the gray, from 1861 to nerth and defended by the south. er | 1s65, are the stamp of men who constitute were larger or braver armies marshaled | the state. It is such as they upon whom under more skillful commanders, and never the government must rely in its hour of was a great war fought to a finish with | reril, no matter whether that danger comes greater honor to either side. When the end | from within or from without. came, however, contrary to the fears of Tarmigvation. analltis <ils: some, and the predictions of others, there ‘ were no afterclaps, no conflicts between} “During the time the Philadelphia Bri- roving bands of soldiers,.nc yreying upon, gade was engaged in raising the funds for ee Eee rink caine nena of our Antietam monument we twice attended civil authority by the) soldiers of either | 5) side; the veterans of the south as weil as | ‘lvine service at the cathedral in Phila- the north became the conservators of iaw | Gelphia, and upon one of these occastons and order everywhere, and whatever dis-| the eloquent and patriotic chancellor told us that the work of the veterans of the lste war ended not at Appomattox; that they had a great duty yet to perform—a political duty which was in the highest de- gree patriotic, and for which they should vnd together as they did at Chancellors- ville, at Antietam, at Geitysturg; and that cuty was to prevent an immigration that threatened the peace, the prosperity, aye, the very life, of the repub.ic—an imm'gra- tion of anarchists, communists, nihilists and socialists. “Veterans of the north and the south, this is the last time I shall ever have the high honor of presiding ‘over such an as- semblage as this, and here, amid such sur- roundings, in such a presence, and before such an aSiience, let me say as my last Mayor Warkick. word that I vould be false to freedom, false to country, false to conscience were I to fail to say that the immigration the chancellor of the diocese of Philadelphia so bravely and eloquently deprecated is the greatest danger that threatens us as a na- tion, and I ask of you in the interest of American honor, happiness, freedom, law, order, Constitution and government to this question most carefully. our gatew tt open and unguarded st 1 through them presses a from the Vols: reless. tis rm throng — Hoang-HHo, t and She y and scorn ma unknown gods and rites, claws! ues dre loud, IS At Ww On thy breast hurts of fate, th thronging Goths and Vandal: tempt to tear the clustered stars from brow of hberty; if it shall come during time the veterans of Grant and Lee would stay with heads of st the accor: crime, and if the attempts to tram: the dust the gifts of American freedom should be delayed beyond the day of the veterans of the north and the south, their sons unitedly and with on» accord defend American liberty, law, order, ution and governmen The rest of the program of exercises, which was concluded after The St port closed, was as foilo orth, Charles F. War of Philadelphia; The South, Hemphill, Atlanta, Ga.; Archbishop P. J. Ryan, Philade ‘The > Miss Lov Con- Orndorff, Army of the Potumac, Gen. James A. Beaver, Penn: of Northern Virginia, G Aylett, Virgi mia; The Meaning of Chas. Emory Smith, Philadelphia. A Campiire Tonight. The tors from the north and south will meet again tonight in Central Hall anc enjoy the pleasures of a genuine camp- fire, with the accompaniments of hard tack, bean soup and coffee. The intel- lectual treat of the occasion will be of a more exalted character, and the addr will be full of historic interest. The e: ereises will begin at 7:30 p.m. and the fol- ing program will be rendered: ennsylvania aud Gettysburg,” D. H. Hastings, governor of Penn General Poem (written for the occasion), ginia Frazer Boyle of Tennessee; “Ph 'l- adelphia,” Councilman George Hawkes of Philadelphia; “Grand Army of the Re- public,” General Ivan N. Walker of In- diana, Description of the Monument. The monument which will be dedicated at Antietam tomorrow is an imposing shaft of Barre granite seventy-three feet in height. Beginning with a base of fourtéen feet square, ft rises by successive bases to a height of $ feet 7 inches, upon which cap base, 8 feet square, and polished on all sides, rests a solid die 6 feet 6 inches in height by 6 feet in width, and weighing nearly thirty tons. Above these are plinth and molded granite work, 5 feet in height, and from this rises the shaft, 51 fect 3 inches. The design fs simple, but at the same time massive and majestic. Upon all four sides of the base, immediately below the pedestal, are these words: “Second Brigade, 2d Division, 2d Corps, Army of the Potomac.” | Upon the front face of the pedest: be these words: heats “The Philadelphia Brigade Fought Here September 17, 1862. Next to nes, Men ext to the right the pedestal wi - tain this record: Suen ice “The Philadelphia Brigade Was Organized In 1861 Under the President's Call pon yor Three Years’ Troops, pon the third side is the organiz of the brigade, as follows: ageaae, eo Philadelphia Brigade was Composed The 69th Penna. Vols. The 7ist Penna. Vols. ‘The 72d Penna. Vols. ae 106th Penna. Vols.” ‘pon the fourth side + nears: of the pedestal is “The Philadelphia Brigade Took Part i The Principal Battles of the Aceyaoen The Potomac From Ball's Bluft To Appomattox; Loss, 3,015 Men.” Arrival at Antietam. Upon arriving at Antietam station tomor- rcw morning the whole party will take carriages to the Dunkard Church, where Governor Lowndas, his staff and the de- tachment of the National Guard of Mary- ;lend and the naval reserve will be in waiting. Upon the arrival of Governor Hastings and staff the governor's salute will be given by the naval reserve battery, under commend of Captain Emerson. A welcome will be extended by the governor of Maryland to Governor Hastings and staff, Mayor Warwick and city councils of Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Brigade and distinguished visitors, after which the par- ty will march to the monument. Unveiling and Exercises. After the distinguished guests will have been seated upon the platform, the transfer of the monument by the contractor, Her- man Kotten, to the Brigade Association will be made. The address of acceptance will be made by Commander John W. Frazier of the association. The monument will then be unveiled by the members of the Antietam monument committee, which consists of Fred. Middleton, chairman; Jucob Wildemore, William F.’ McNamara, Richard N. Somers, Sy@ester Byrne, James Eain, Joon E. Reilly, L. A. Schank, Ben- ton 0. Severn, H. B."Newman, William G. Mason, Joseph E. Garrett, John Reed, Rob. ert E. Brett, Thomas Furey, Paul A. Levis, Robert McBride, Harry L. Franks, Chas. ©. Wartman, Joseph L. Wilson, Samuel W. Arbuckle, Francis J. Keffer, Elijah Cun- ley, Amos P. Meconnahey, Joseph McCar- roll’ and John Bowers. mee The oration will be delivered by Capt. John E. Reilly of the 60th Pennsylvania Voluateers. Appropriate selections will be played by the band and addresses will be made by Governor Lowndes of Maryland, Governor Hastings of Pennsylvania and Mayor Warwick of Philadelphia. The trans- fer of the monument to the trustees of the Philadelphia Brigade Association will then be formally made by Rev. J. I. Peterson of the 72d Pennsylvanta Volunteers, to which Capt. W. W. Ker will reply on’ behalf of the trustees. ——>__. Sold to Bondholders’ Committee. ROANOKE, Va., September 16—The Shenandoah Valley division of the Nor- folk and Western railroad was sold this morning to George Coppell, J. K. Todd, Victor Morawitz and W. E. Glynn, repre- senting the reorganization committee of the bondholders of the road, for $1,100,000. — $$$ $$$ LATE NEWS BY WIRE “ Candidate “Bryan Bogan Talking Eagly This Morning. eR ADDRESSED.:A THRONG AT 2 O'CLOCK oh 8 > o> A Large Number Listened to Him at Knowville. TRIP THROUGH TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE, Tenn., September 16.—Wil- Mam Jennings Bryan began work at o'clock this morning. He was going through the city of Somerset, a republican stronghold, and starféd to make converts while many good people were sleeping peacefully, and 500 of the citlzens of Some set disturbed their rest in order to hear the nominee. They hailocd good and loud, and the few remarks of Mr. Bryan were well re- ceived. Mr. Bryan led off by telling the people that he was glad to note the interest taken in the campaign by them. He thought that when the people would stay up until 2 o'clock in the morning to see a presidential nominee it was an indication that the pco- pie were interested in the right of self-gov- ernment. He told them that if between now and election day they would get up as early in the morning as they did this morning and work as hard in behalf of the cause of democracy as the nominee worked yester- dey there would be no question of the suc- cess of the cause. ‘his statement was received with the greatest applause. He told them he could not enter into a discussion of the issues of the campaign in the short time he was to speak, but he asked them to study the financial question thoroughly and then vote as they saw fit. At Oliver Springs a reception committee of twenty-five from Knoxville got on tne train, headed by J. W. Sneed, one of the prominent democrats of this city. Among other men of more than local reputation on the committee were H. H. Ingersoll, Major D. A. Carpenter, J. O. J. Williams, John TT. sary, Charles T. Gates, George W. Hen- derson, Frank A. Mosses, 8. S. Condon, H. H. Hanna, the electoral delegate of the second congressional district of Tennessee, was of the party, and he br@mght with him “) members of ‘the Oliver Springs Silver Ciub. There was a stop of two hours at Knox- ville. All night long assembled on the streets people that had come in by excur- sion trains,and the farmers for miles around had driven in to hear the nominee. It was ne of the greatest days that Knoxville ever cnew, and the old suid not re: member when such a crowd h mbied tO greet any men. The train Knoxville shortly before § o'clock, and Mr. Bryan was taken immediately to the speak- pr’s stand erected in front of the court hous He w Taylor, with a few On’ the stand were the United States d tice D. Snodgrass, ist supreme court of the state of W. D. Beard, W. C. Caldwe Alister and J. 8. Wilkes, of the same court, and the reception com- mittee. Mr. Bryan's app the greatest app’ Robert L. rem: introduced by ex-Gov. appropriate eated Judge Clarke cf strict court, Chief Jus- ice of the chief ju: arance was a signal for . and the citizens of Tennessee show meelves fully as capa- ble of shouting and yelling as had the Ken- tuckians the day before. ‘This is a great of the were onghold of’ the republican party ‘outh, but the members of that part not im evidence yesterday or toda ‘There were between 14,144) and 18,000 people in the audience to which Mr. Bryan TO WOLCOTT. He Addresned’) Two Large Meetings at Colorado Springs. COLORADO SPRINGS, Col., September 16.—The demonstration which was accord- ed Edward 0. Wolcott, junior Senator of Colorado, upor-his arrival in this city last evening surpassed anything ever given any political speaker who has ever visited this city. Thousands of people greeted the Serator at the depot and paraded the streets for an hour and a half. ‘The Ce- liseum, seating 4,00) people, was crowded. An overflow meeting of over 5,00) in North Park was addre: conclusion of his Coli: Rourke Cockran's Western Trip. KANSAS CITY, Mo., September 16.— Bcurke Cockran will speak here October 7, during carnival week, according to the statement of Judge J. MeD. Trimble of the National Democratic Club of Jackson coun- ty. Although the prograin of Mr. Cock- ran’s day in Kansas City has not heen ar- ranged, the Auditorium, the largest house in the city, has already been secured for the occasior Fusion With the Populists. BUFFALO, N. 'Y., September 16.—Fusion of the populistle and democratic parties in New York state is the important result cf a conference between represeniatives of the two parties. For active support of the ticket to be named by the democratic state convention the populists will be given five representa- tives upon the electoral ticket and two Congregsmen. The conference today was not a lung one, as the matter hid been fully discussed previously, as reporied ex- clusively by the Associated Press. ‘The populists claim that they can swing the electoral vote of this state cither way, and are sure that their union wita the demo- cratic party will result in Bryan and Sew- all carrying New York state by a large ma- jority. Eliot Danforth, who was present at the conference, says that the agreement, which the populists claim has been practically settled, would have to be referred to full state committee before it becomes effective, and that body may or may not agree to the terms demanded by the populists. He said iurther that there would be a further con- ference this afternoon. John C. Sheehan, in speaking of the sub- fect, said that the populists must have mis- ‘understood the outcome of the conferenc as it was not definitely decided that th would be fusion in the terms specified. He, however, tacitiy admitted that fusion with the populists was quite possible. gues TO FIT THE CASE. OVATTO: NO LAW Can the Government Force a Letter Carrier to Cut His Hairt OAKLAND, Cal, September 16.—Post- master J. J. White has been called upon to decide one of the most interesting questions ever submitted to him in his official ca- pacity. He hag séarched through the postal laws, but has been unable to find a regula- tion that will’Mit:the case, and now he is seriously: considering the propriety of sub- mitting the matter to the department at Washington. The question is whether Lei- man P. Baare, a letter carrier, can be com- pelled to have is hair cut. It seems strange that ‘aimatter like this should create such a:tommotion, but the fact re- mains that Baace’s locks have been the cause of numerous complaints from ladies and gentlemen who have come in contact with the strange, young man. - Being a clev janist. Baare, some two years ago, deéided to let his hair grow, with the apparent idea of emulating Pad- erewski. So conspicuous was Mr. Baare and his flowing locks to the people of Oak- land that the young man became involved In a street fight One day with a youth who whistled “Johnny, Get Your Hair Cut” as the letter carrier passed by. In order to soothe public comment, Post- master White placed Baare on the night shift. This move only made mattere worse. As Baare positively refused to have his locks shorn, Postmaster White was puz- zled. Finally he hit upon a cumpromise. He suggested that the long hair should be allowed to wave in the breeze while Baare was off duty, but when he appeared in the uniform of a letter carrier the raven locks should be rolled up in a knot and hidden beneath the tall cap. Baare readily agreed to this, and now appears each day with his hair done up and hidden from view. —>__. ill Filed. A will of the late well-known patent at- torney, Charles Sidney Whitman, was filed today. It is dated June 17, 1879, and, like the one filed several days ago, dated Au- gust 26, 1896, makes his widow sole bene- ficiary. ae THE TOURNAMENT SCORES Results So Far and the Games Now in Pre- gress, Crack Players Compete at Croqgact— Two Gourts Occupied All Day. Today’s games in the croquet tournament resulted as follows: First. division—Greenway beat Bean; Ja- cobus beat Holden. Second diviston--Chalfant beat Buckley; Bell beat Dudley, Chase beat Dudl. Last night's rain made an early start in today’s games impossibie. The courts were pretty thoroughly soaked with water, and it required considerable effort before they could be put into position. But by the lib- eral use of dry sand sifted over the sur- face the courts were made ready by about 11 o'clock. The remaining dzmpness, how- ever, made them a littie heavy. In the af- ternoon they were In much better condition for use. On the Rhode Island avenue courts this morning the courts were ‘occupied by play- ers of the first divission. Dr. Greenway and Mr. Bean played an, interesting game, the former coming off winner. A second same was also finished, the contestants being the ex-champion, Jacobus, and Hol- den, one of the local players. This was the most hotly contested game of the day, the players being very evenly matched. Two hours and forty-five minutes were occupied in playing the game. The balls changed between the two men at least fif- teen or sixteen times, and neither one was able at any time to gain any material ad- vantage over his opponent. Jacobus final- ly won, but Holden was only a few points behind him at the finish. On the 12th street courts second division players held forth, and several close games were witnessed. Chalfant defeated Buck- Jey, and Dudley was beaten by both Bell and Chase. A game between Ripley of the Capitol Hill Club and Adamson of Philadelphia was started on the 12th street courts this fternoon. These are players in the third fon, Capt. Ripley being a one-arme veteran of the late war. Mr. Adamson ar- rived from the Quaker city this morning and at once entered for the tournament. After defeating Bear in a game this morning Dr. Greenway immediately started apother with Sisson for his opponent. This game was watched with keen interest by the large crowd of spectators present, but no result had been ched when an ad- journment was taken for lunch. ‘The con- test will doubtless be concluded this after- noon. Greenway had the lead, as well as the ball, when time was called. Johns and Buckley, second division play- ers, started a game after lunch on the courts at 9th street and Rhode Island ave- rue. The game that is attracting attention today is being play reen on the 12th grounds Dr. Veazey cf Wilmington and Cooper o: the 12th street club, second div er Interest atizches to the ¢ cause it i tempt to break a existed between these two men and yant of the Hutchinson club, as the players on the Rhode Island avenue courts style themselve: . hese three experts came out of the tournament last year tied for first honors, and when an attempt was made to play off the tle they came out even a second time. It is for the purpose of attempting to break the tie are, for a third time, against one another. Cooper and t are locai players, and just before ear’s tournament began they played game in the series,with the result that Ince been beaten by Veazy. Cooper and Veazey and trying conclusions this afternoon. If Veazey is beaten, for a third time a deadlock between these three evenly matched players will result. Nat- urally the contest {s watche] with the clos est Interest and there is considerable spec- ulation as to the result. Of the games concluded yesterday after The Star's report closed by far the most interesting was that between Geo. C. Strong of Wilmington and Sackett Duryea of this city. Strong is an experienced player, and for three years won the national croquet cham- pionship in the annual tournaments at Nor- wich. Duryea, who is playing in his first tournament, is’a boy of little more than fifteen years of age, and is without expe- rlerce. He has been unusually successful In practice games played this summer, and has defeated Wahly, who last year’ won the championship of the District. It was not known, however, whether his nerve woul] stand him when he was pitted against the cracks from out of town, but those who had doubts as to his ability to ain himself under such circumstances had all such fears dispelled by his exhibi- tion yesterday. The game with Strong was started fn the morning, but was adjourned for lunch and was not resumed until late in the af- ternoon. Tke ex-champlon secured the first play, and before he stopped on lis first run he had succeeded in getting three- quarters of the way through the game. Against such great odds the young bey player started in, and actually’ succceded in winning from his or.ponent, in a game of the utmost skill and precision. The balls changed hands only six times, and Duryea came out winner by six points. After the conclusion of the contest ne was warmly congratulated by the other playevs and spectators, The complete score in the tournament up to a late hour this afternoon was as fol- lows: First division— Strorg Bean . Duryea Holden Sisson Jacobus . Second division— Chase Johns Hall Catlin Chalfon| Coleman Buekley Won. Lost. 1 1 2 1 1 ird division— nly . Ripley . HO PN NEMO OM Cue Attempted to Rob the Bank. Special Dispatch to ‘The Evening Star. MANASSAS, Va., September 16, 1896.— Burglars attempted to rob the First Na- ticral Bark of this place at 2:30 o'clock tnis morning. They bored holes in the large outside doors and then pried the bolt of the lock back. As the door opened the electric bells began ringing. The alarm connects with the bed room of Mr. C. L Hyrscn, one of the directors of the bank, and when it sounded he quickly dressed aid hurried to the building. He found everythirg quiet, but evidences of the at- tempt at burglary were plain. Mr. Clap- ham, the teller of the bank, is clearly of the opinion that It would have been {m- possible for the burglars to have gained entrance to the vault of the bank. Tne alarm frightened the burglars away. No doubt they were “‘cracks” attracted here by the crowds attending the Priace Wil- iiam County’ Hcrseman’s Association shox. —_.>—_—__ Garbage Contract. It is understood that there is a proposi- tion on foot to sell the garbage contract. It was stated today by a man prominently identified with garbage matters that a com- peny of local men had made a bid to Con- tractor Warfield for his garbage contract. The price, it is understood, is $45,000. Con- tractor Warfield, it was’ stated, wanted $50,000, and was holding out for that amount. This includes not only the con- tract, but the entire equipment. If the sale is made it is stated the company will put up a Dixon crematory. —_— Ocean Steamship Arrivals. NEW YORK, September 16.—Arrived, Majestic, from Liverpool; Hekla, from Copenhagen; Werra, from Genoa; Munchen, from Bremen, LIVERPOOL, September Angloman, Montreal. BREMEN, September 16.—Arrived, H. H. Meier, New York. GIBRALTAR, ptember 16.—Arrivec, Bolivia, New York, for Marseilles. LONDON, September 16.—Arrived, Geor- gian, Boston, 16.—Arrived, THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1896-TEN PAGES. | FINANCE AND TRADE London Sold International Securities "Liberally. eS NEGOTIATING FOR GOLD FROM FRANCE Rumors of the Bombardment of Constantinople. GFNERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, September 16.—From an opening level about cn a parity with last aight’s closing prices today’s stock mar- ket yielded for substantial fra>tional con cessions as the result of continued sales by the professional element. Fears cf an advance in the Bank of England’s discount rate tomorrow were largely responsible for the decline. Careful inquiries as to the probability of such action disclosed the fact that the larger foreign houses are relying upon the continuation of the 2 per cent rate established last weck. London was a liberal seller of interna- tional securities, however, particularly St. Paul, an attitude indicating apprehension at that center as to the future course of the money market. The engagement of £203,000 for export to this city, and a similar engagement for Boston consignees, were announced during the morning, and were regarded as a pos- sible incentive to renewed efforts to pre- vent further inroads on the foreign gold supply. Negotiations looking to the tm- portation of £ ") directly from Franc are pending, with encouraging probabilities ssful termination. ment of new ¢ this character indicates the pre sumption that no ordinary advan eign money rates will curtail t portations as originally agreed local banke1 Unecontirmed and seemingly unjustified rumors of the bombardment of Constanti- nople by the British fleet attracved a raid ntracts of fous pre- re in for- e total im- upon by from the trading element during the after- noon which resulted in establishing the lowest level of values. Large lines of short stock were noticeable factors in the depression. Operators active yester- day were again conspicuous in offering stocks all around the room. The weakn of American sugar, inci- dent to the closing of the books for the adverse quarterly dividends, had an fluence on the general market ral proportions of the mov y the room was dispose regard the upward movement as having been ter- minated, and the manipulative put In operation in the interes low, anti-election purchasing railroad list, owing to an significant volume of tn slowly, and, in most instanc fractional limits. Full-point fluctuations eral of the more ac luctance to buy being equally responsible with the sure to sell, Dullness would have dominate in all cepartmenis had routine and l-ziumate Ss alune been considere Money rate fs between and 7 ulative dei ed to as: the time being, waiting period ahead. owing to the prolonged The market railied final hour on th tracts, Sugar le: portant new from any sou slightly during the covering of room con- ding the advanec. No im- ndertakings were reported ve and a period of inconse- regarded as be ely pment of th: present doubtful situation. — FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The following are the opening,the highest and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as ~eported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schiey, No. 80 Broadway. Open. Uigh. Low. Close. iAmerican Sugar. 105%, 10945 2Americ ugar, 1 . = ose American Tobacco 4 50), American Cotton Of Atchison... Baltimore & Ohio Bay State Gas. Canada Southern. Canada Pacific. ‘Chesapeake & Ohio, C.-C. & St. Lou! Den. & RioGrande, Pfa_ American Spirit: - Lake Shore S Louisville & Nashville. Metropolitan Tractio 3Manhattan Elevated Michigan Central Missouri Pacific National Lead Co... National Lead Co., P(d.. ‘ew Jersey Central New York Central. Northern Pacific, Pfd ‘orth American. nt. & Western. Pacitic Mail... Phila. & Reading. Pullman P. €. Co. Sothern Ry., Pfd. Phila. Traction. Texas Pacific. ‘denn. Coal a Union Pacific. U, Leather, pfd Wabash, Pfa.. Wheeling & L. Wheeling& [.. Erie, Western Union Tel Siiver. 1Ex-div. 3. 2Ex-div. 1%. 3Ex-div. 15 2 o'clock $1,000 at 102. Electric Lig! supeaie and Metropolitan 2 at: Ww Miscellaneous Bonds. 102 bid. 110 asked. Indebtedness, 100 bid, 14 8, 83 asked. Eckington g Columbia Rallroad 6s, 111 bid, 113. asked. 1 Gas , Sertes A, LIL bi sked. Washington Gas Company 64, series 1, 109 bid. ‘Cheaay and Potomac Telephone 5s, 301% . American Security avd Trost 3s, F ud A. 100 bid. American Security and Trust 100 bid, Washington Mar bid. shington Market © 107 bid. ashington Market ¢ 107 bid. Masonte Hall Associat! atcks.—Lank of the Remublie, 249 bid, Citizens’, 120 bid. West End, 111 asked, ‘Traders’, 100 asked. incoln, 100 bid. fe Deposit and” Trust Companies.— Washington Loan and Trost, 112 bid, 115 asked, Aimeriean Se- curity and Trust, 142 axked. Railroad Stocks.—Capttal Traction Compa’ bid. Metroy asked. Coluinbia, Gas aml Electric Stocks. —Washingto B01 bid, 40 asked. n Gas, 39 bi 3. Breetrie Light, 96 Insurance ‘Stocks.—Ni 1814 asked. Columbia, 10% bid, 13% a 7 bid. Peo ple’s, 5 bid, @ asked. Teiepbone peake and Po! phone, 5 bid. 5% asked. preferred, 11% asked. 225 asked. Miscellaneous 110 bid, 114 asked. asked. ’ Washington Market, 5 . 127 asked. Norfolk and t, 90 bid. Lincoln Hall, 90 asked. Ex. div. —_.>—— Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Md., September 16.—Flour quiet and firm, unchanged—receipts, 11,598; exports, 10,579; sales, 430. Wheat strong— Spot. and ‘month, 62 1-2a625-8; October, 63 1-2a68 5-8; December65 5-8a65 3-4;steamer No. 2 red, 57 1-2: 58—receipts, 204; ex- pcrts 64000; stock, 1,205,150; sales, 12,000. Southern wheat by sample, 6la64; do on grade, 601-2263 1-2. Corn _ firmer—Spo! 25 7-826; month, 25 3-4a26; October, 26 1- National Bank old, 261-2a2624; January, 27 1-2a27 steamer mixed, 21 3-4a22—receipts, 101,11 exports, 8,871; stock, 1,381,209; sales, 11,000, Southern white corn, 26a27 1-2; do. yellow, 272k Oats steady to firm—No. 2 white an 5 exports, none; stock, 212,383. 2, near-by, 35a36; western, 37 bid—receipt 14,684; exports, none; stock, 318%, Hay steady—Chotce timothy, $13.00. Grain freights rather quiet, unchanged. Sugar steady, unchanged. ‘Butter quiet—Fancy creamery, 16al7; do. imitation, 13a14; do. ladle, 12; good ladie, 1011; store packed, 8 al. Eggs steady—Fresh, 14. Cheese firm, unchanged. Whisky, unchanged. _ Government Bonds. Quotations reported by Corson - ney, bankers. stosuaes Bia. 2 per cents, 4 per cents, 4 per cents, registered ercsred registered of 4 per cents, coupon of 4 por cents, registered of Ber cents, coupon of 1y04 Stored of Tid ¥ 6 per cents of 18! Aisa Cotton Market. Grate and Furnished by W. RB. Hibbs & Co., 1421 F . Members New York stock exchange . Messrs. Ladenburg, Thal- ew York. IRAIN, Open. | High, 0% Low, Close James R. Young Defeats Reyb for the Nomination. PHILADELPHIA, PA., September 16.— The republican congressional, senatorial, representative and county conventions we held in this city today, and the handle contest In the history of the party in Phila- delphia resulted, The fight between the Quay and anti- Quay forces has been waged for months past, and the opposing factions “lined up” in the sheriff's convention, cr “administration” ing James L. Miles by against Alexander Crow, }: the the Q ‘ite who received vote Was much confusion and excitem ntion, and it was necessary police to preserve order for state m, Francis Grady to caf in the Four candid: nator were A. Osborne renominated i rge Handy Smith, who been in the senate for twenty- five y .» Was defeaied by Georg A. Vi a Quay man. The Smith adherents bolt the convention and nominated Smith, The fight to su r Charles A. Porter was also Henry F. Walton, former speaker of the hou ntatives, was chosen to lead t stration forces, Charles L. Br was his opponent. Isoth sides claimed \ tory in last alght’s primaries. ‘Today the Walton people got possession of the convention hall, and refused to admit Brown's delegates. Walton was nomin: egates heid a com their man also. In the judicial convention, Judges A. M. Beiler and Charles B. McMichael were nominated, and the republicans also placed Judge James G. Gordon, democrat, on their ticket. This insu without congréesional 1 the city. low First district cnd, Robert A erick Halterma en, two ang John ©. wi out oppositl has an nuion Brown's del- and nominated réon’s re-election Was only one ght in the five districts of Itenominations were made as fol- Henry H. Bingham; se ams, jr.; tnird, J. F. Fred- ; fifth, Alfred C, Harmer. In the fourth ongressional district John Reyburn was opposed for renomination James Rankin Young, a well-known spaper man, who received the support of the Quay faction. At the primaries | E i r night every division im the district was vigorously fought for. Cong nan John E. Reyburn was de- feated by Jamey R. Young, by a vote of 145 to 1: There were contests in nearly all of the twen t representative districts, and in several of them the conventions split ané double nominations resulted. i sepeeeas CONNECTICUT DEMOCRATS. Taken to Allow Pintform Committee to Confer. NEW HAVEN, Conn., September 16.—The fourth of Connecticut's political conven- tions was held today, when the democratic state convention assembled at the Hyperion Theater to nominate presidential electors and candidates for governor and the minor state offices. All of the delegates were in their seats when, at 11 o'clock, Clinton B. Davis, chairmen of the democratic central com- mittee, called the convention to order. He made no speech. The reading of the call was listened to closely by the dele- gates. At the conclusion of the readin of the call Chairman Davis announc that the democratic state central commit- tee had named es the temporary presiding officer William Kennedy of Naugatuck. This was the signal for the first out- burst of the convention, and the stlyer men jumped to their feet and cheered wild- ly. As Mr. Kennedy stepped forward he was greeted with a perfect whirlwind of applause. He had no manuscript, and talk- ed off-hand with great foree. His refer- ences to the Chicago convention and platform and candidates brought forth tu- multuous cheers, At the conclusion of Mr. Kennedy's ad- dress the various committees reported. The committee on organization announced that it had been decided to make the temporary officers permanent, with William Kenny of Naugatuck as chairman and David Cal- lahan of New Haven as secretary, The names of members of the democratic state central committee who have resign- ed were read. As each of these names was called the convention broke into loud cheers, but it was applause tempered liberally with sar- casm, A delegate far in the rear of the hall arose and moved that the resignations of these cormitteemen be accepted and that a vote be passed thanking them for retirin The motion prevailed uproariously, and these of the retiring meinbers who were present looked chagrined. At this juncture Alexander Troupe of sew Haven was recognized by the chair, d he proseeded to read a communication from the Connecticut populists requestin that the democratic convention appoint committee of five to confer with a similar pcpulist committee with a view to nomin ing a fusion ticket of presi and candidates for the entire ‘The convention ived the Recess state proposition thusiastically, and the committee was ppointed. It was announcee that the committee on resolutions would not be realy for some (ime, and a recess was until 1 o'clock. aed ee Von der Ahe Sued. ST. LOUIS, fo, September 16—Chris Von der Ahe, president of the St. Louis Browns, is defgndant in a suit filed in the circuit court today by Miss Annie Kaiser, who asks for $10,000 damages for breach of to report taken promise. Recentiy Mr. Von der Ahe mar- ried, in Erie, , a Miss Della Wells of this city. When this wes announced, Miss Kaiser stated that Von der Ahe had prom- ised to marry her, but the time had never been set for the wedding. — Binir Lee at Hagerstown, Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. HAGERSTOWN, Mé., September 16. Blair Lee, democratic candidate for Con- gress in the sixth district, addressed two rreetings in Junior Hall yesterday aft noon and last night. The meetings w noticeable from the absence of 1m inent and old-time democrats. placed himself squarely on the platform. His remarks were received with favor by his hearers. L. L. Livingston, ex-member of Congress from Georgia, als addressed the same mectings in the same vein. Mr. Chie. To Recover Waxes. A libel was filed today by John F. Waugh, on behalf of himself, William Johnson and Charles Carlson, to recover, respectively, the sums of $%: $36.60 and $36.60, al- leged to be due them as wages from the schooner John K. Souther of Thomasion, 0263-4; November and December, new and | Me.