Evening Star Newspaper, September 19, 1896, Page 1

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EARLY DEPARTURE FROM RICHMOND Address at the Grave of the Hon- ored Dead. BATTLEFIELDS See ON FAMOUS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. FREDERICKSBURG, Va., September 19. —Apparently the greater proportion of the able-bodied inhabitants of the region con- tiguous to this famous place turned out teday to welcome Bryan. The population of the city was increased by the arrival of people from the country, who came on am J. Bryan. foct, horseback and in wagons, as well as by steamboat and train. In their eager- to greet the candidate the people ‘iid pot wait for his appearance at the place set aside for the speechmaking, but they ged to the depot and escorted him up Mr. Bryan was very tired, having unrise this morning to catch rain. He proceeded to the residence ef Mayor W. Seymour White, where he ested. The newspaper men were enter- ned by Colonel E. D. Cole at “his beau- home on Washington Heights. © platform for the speech-making was ted on a plateau within the shade of handsome granite shaft erected by the women of the country to mark 1 place of the mother of George ington. The people packed the open spece around the platform, but were all thin reach of the candidate’s voice. Sefore tuking his place on the platform r. Bryaa proceeded to the monument nd stood with bare head while he sur- veyed it Another Cleveland, d democrat, Grover Iso paid homage at this -n drove bac where he headed the proc He was escorted ired horsemen a into the town, on to the plat- by several hun- ring white slouch hats, i was attended by an enthusiastic, cheer- ng crowd on foot ard tn carriages. ir. Bryan was in good trim this morn- i and he s ed upon his speech with some of his old-time vim, which soon had the crowd in an uproar of enthusiasm. He touched a popular chord at every pas- sage, and met with spontaneous and tively response. Early Departure From Richmond. FREDERICKSBURG, V September 19. ~In an ordinary day coach of the Rich- mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac rail- way William Jennings Bryan continued his trip through Virginia this morning. He ft Richmond at 7 o'clock en route for Washington. A speech of thirty minutes was made at Fredericksburg, and short ad- lresses were given by the nominee at some the smalier towns along the line. Fred- ksbureg, © home of the mother of £ Ww xton, semt a reception committee of nine to escort the candidate to their At Fredericksburg Mr. Bryan was driven to the Exchange Hotel, where he tried to rest, but in reality held an informal re- on till 11 o'clock. Then he was taken Washington monument, where he to a large crowd. He to the residence of Mayor At 1:50 hington. His first address today was at Ashland, where the train stopped two minutes, and was as follows “I believe this county claims the honor of being the birthplace of two of America’s <reatest men, Henry Clay, the mill boy the slashes, was born in this county, as was also Patrick Henry. I believe ‘the policy for which I stand in this campaign in some respects revives the memories of both men. Henry Clay, in 1845, described the effect of contracting the currency, and Patrick Henry was in favor of an Ameri- can policy.” (Applause.) At Milford Mr. Bryan attempted to make a short address, but the train pulled out efore he could get the erowd quieted. The Baltimore Meetings. cial Dispatch to The Evening Star. ALTIMORE, Md., September 19.—The Bryan meetings to be heid within the Music Hall tonight and on the space in front of it promise to be record-breakers in point of attendance and enthusiasm, and the els and state headquarters have been sieged all day by throngs of out-of-town mocrats, who have arrived to attend the oceasion. Passenger agents on the West- ern Maryland railroad and -the several ‘astern shore steamboat lines say they never knew a single political event to in crease their patronage to such an extent this, and all incoming trains and boats are swelling the crowd already here. The tickets to the hall meeting were exhausted long ago, but the space about the stand outside can accommodate 100,000 persons. znd it is thought that Mr. Bryan's auditors will not fall far short of that number. At Mary Washington's Grave. Mr. Bryan spoke as follows at the Wash- ington monument: “Ladies and Gentlemen: Fredericksburg is not a large city, and yet is rich in incidents of great historic Value. Here the women of America have reared a monument to Mary, the mother of George Washington. (Great applause.) I am glad to stand on’ this spot; T am‘ glad “to feel the influence whitch surrounds her grave. In a campaign, especially in a campaign like this, there is bitterness and sometimes abuse leveled against the can- didates for public: office, but, my friends, the mother is the candidate for the affec- tions of all mankind against whom no true man can utter a word of abuse. (Great applause.) “And there ts one name, ‘mother,’ which never ts found upon the. tongue or the slanderer; in her présence all criticism is silent. The painter has with his brush gransferred the jandscape to the canves so that you can almest believe. that the trees and the grasses are real, rather than imitations. The peinter has éven trans- ferred to the canvas the face of the maiden until its beauty and purity almost speak forth, but there is one picture which no painter ever has been able fatthfully to portray, and that is the picture of a (Continued on Second Page.) GORMAN AND BRYAN|CROWDS AT THE PARK The Maryland Senator to Have His First onference With the Candidate. Speculation as to the Subject to Be Discussed—Chairman Faulk- ner’s Callers Today. If Senator Gorman is going to do any coaching of Candidate Bryan the work will be done today. The Maryland Senator will meet the democratic candidate today or to- night for the first time for a personal con- ferencé. Senator Gorman came to the city this morning and went to democratic head- quarters. “Will you be at the meeting porter asked the Senator. “Not the one here,” was the answer. Then the Senator said that he would be at the Baltimore meeting tonight. “Will you go to Baltimore tonight on the train with Mr. Bryan?” “I expect I will.” This, then, will be the first meeting of the two men since the campaign began and since the nomination of the Nebraskan at Chicago. There is little doubt that the Senator has written to the democratic can- didate, but his always cautious disposition would have prevented him, if he had done so, from saying too much. The meeting today will afford him an opportunity he has probably been wanting, and it will come in such a way as not to have the effect of being a premeditated affair. Noth- ing is more natural than that the Maryland Senator should be present at the first meet- ing the candidate addresses in Maryland. If he were not present the inference would be that he was opposed to the candidate. ,, Senator Gorman will utilize the opportun- ity to express his views; that is, if he knows the candidate would like to have them, and it is pretty well established now that Candidate Bryan is glad of the co- operation and support of the Marylander. The meeting will revive the talk about the bitter opposition of Senator Gorman to Mr. Bryan talking too much. It is not known how much there is in this alleged opposition, except on the general prin- ciple that Senator Gorman believes that the less a man opens his mouth the’ bet- ter it is for him. Senator Gorman, how- €ver, may not attempt to prevail on Mr. Bryan on this subject, knowing Mr. Bryan's determination to speak as often as he pleases, but there are certain points about his speaking that the Senator can talk with him about, and might prevail on him to adopt. These are points which relate to the applicability of certain phrases of speech in certain sections of the country, and all the other little nice- ties a big candidate is expected to look after to make votes. Mr. Bryan and Senator Gorman may con- fer about the eastern situation. It is per- fectly natural they should do so, in view of the fact that Senator Gorman is sup- Posed to have been intrusted with the management of the eastern campaign. Whether he manages it or not he will at least be a big factor in the campaign, so big that Mr. Bryan will be glad to talk with him about aftairs. Another story about Serator Gorman has started the rounds. It is said that he has been deputed by the democratic managers to arrange for the withdrawal of Sewall from the democratic ticket. This story will be regarded as mythical, because of several reasons. One {is that Candidate Bryan has just made an engagément to speak in Maine and to spend several days with Mr. Sewall. The engagement is not far off. It could come about that Mr. Sewall would resign after this meeting. All this, however, is speculation. Talking With Chairman Faulkner. Chairman Faulkner was deluged today with local politicians and statesmen from surrounding states, and from the south. “A large delegation of Alabamians were here this morning,” said Senator Faulkner, “having come on to hear Mr. Bryan. They give splendid accounts of the situation in that state. They tell me that I need not worry about their state. Barnes Compton, Spencer Jones and Fred Talbott wer2 part of a Maryland delega- tion which has come over to escort Mr. Bryan to Baltimore tonight, and they were callers at headquarters. Ex-Representative McKalg, one of the two democrats elected from the sixth dis- trict since its formation, talked with the managers. He considers the situation in the sixth district more favorable for the demecrats than it has been in years. He says that the democratic vote of Cumber- land will be largely increased. Mr. McKaig believes that Blair Lee will be elected. He expresses perfect confidence in the state going for Bryan. Representative McMillin, who has been making some speeches on the eastern shore of Maryland, has returned to the city, and reports enthusiasm everywhere among the democratic hosts. Ex-Senator Camden and ex-Represeatative Alderson of West Virginia hied themselves te headquarters with information from their state. Mr. Aiderson has been stump- ing the state, and says he finds an almost solid front of the democratfe ranks. He lcoks upon the gold democratic defection in the state as so small as not to be worth talking about. He says the full demo- cratic vote will be gotten out this year. —_————-e-__ Treasury Department. The following changes have been made in the cl:ssified service in the Treasury De- partment: Appointments: Bureau of en- gravirg and printing—W. T. Murphy, New Jersey, $720 per annum; R. B. Watts, Ala- Lama, $720 per annum. U. S. coast and gecdetic survey—W. H. Holmes, Pennsyl- vania, $900 per annum. Premotions: Secretary’s office—A. A. Boerersen, Wis., $720 to $1,000. Office. of interral revenue—S. G. Davis, Maine, ‘from $1,200 to $1,400; Miss S. B. Hale, Texas, from $1,¢00 to $1,200; Miss ©. B. King, Con- necticut, from $900 to $1,000; D. L. Whaley, Virginia, from $720 to $000. U. S. coast and geodetic survey—P. H. Geddes, New York, from $1,000 to $1,200; Wm. McKenzie, New York, from $0 to $1,00u. Auditor for the Post Office Department— P. H. McDevitt, New York, .from $1,400 to . Worley, Tennessee, from $1,200) Miss F. A. Weeks, Nevada, from ” a Star re- te $1,400; $00 to $1,000; C. E. Matthews, Oklahoma, from $840 to $000; N. C. Hamilton, -Arkan- sas, from $40 to $00; B. M. Doyle, Ken- tucky, from $720 to $840; A. T. Hill, North Carclira, from $720 to $840; M. E. Ruddy, Pernsylvania, from $720 to $840; O. W. Hammcrd, Ohio, from $660 to $720; R. F. Atle, South Carolina, from $660 to $720. Office of supervising architect—J. F. But- tens Indiana, from $680 to $900 Changes in the Medical Department. Changes in the army medicd)‘départment have been ordered as follows: Maj. Jas. P. Kimball, from Fort Wingate, N. M., to Fort Columbus, N. Y., relieving Maj. J. Van R. Hoff, who ts ordered tg, Vancouver. barracks, Wash.; Capt. R. G. Ebert, from Vancouver barracks to Philadelphia, reliev- irg Capt. Wm. M. Gray, who is ordered to Fort Apache, Ariz., as the relief of Lieut. I. W. Rand, who is ordered to Fort Clark, Tex. —_—__+e-—____ A Printing Claim Allowed. In the matter of the claim of the Courier Journal Publishing Company of Louisville, Ky., for a small amount of printing done for the civil service commisgion,.the acting controller of the treasury has decided that section 3786 of the Revised Statutes, pro- viding that all printing and binding for executive departments shall-¥e done at government printing office, is limited in {te application to printing done at "Washingt for the executive departments and net apply to printing done elsewher*for subor- dinate officers of the various departments, The claim was allowed, ote. Pearly this afternoon. A Big Assemblage Will Await Mr. Bryan’s Coming. SCENES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD for the Democratic Ratification Meeting. Excellent Arrangements VISITORS FROM ABROAD Everything is in readiness for the demo- cratic ratification meeting at the Capitol Base Ball Park this afternoon, and as The Evening Star goes to press an immense crowd is surging into the grounds through the several gateways, the platform and grand stand are filling up with the lucky holders of green and red tickets, and the streets contiguous to the meeting place are alive with struggling thousands, all intent upon securing a good place, whence they may see the democratic candidate for the presidency and hear him enunciate his arguments in favor of the principles that he represents. The air is tuneful with the sound of music, made by the bands behind which various democratic organizations belong- ing to the District, as well as several from a distance, have marched in bodies to the common gathering place, and the indica- tions are that the expectations of the local democrats regarding the attendance at their meeting of people from a distance will be more than realized. All the incom- ing Baltimore and Ohio, Pennsylvania and Southern fest trains today were filled to their capacities, while the accommodation trains were in almost every instance jam- med to a degree that made it uncomfort- able for the passengers. These conditions were observable in the earliest trains of the day, and they were increased steadily as the hours wore on. The crowds came from nearby Maryland and Virginia in great numbers, and there were throngs from the back counties as well. The pre- ponderence of farmers was noticeable in the crowds of strangers on the streets and around the hotels. Many Bryan and Sewall clubs of the neighboring towns of Mary- land and Virginia came in bodies, and badges were seen everywhere. While the gates of the base ball park at North Capitol and G streets were not opened un- til 8 o'clock, the streets adjacent to the grounds were crowded with people long before that time, and many boys and men scaled the fence long before the opening ume, only to be driven out by the police- men and attendants who were present. ‘The police arrangements for the meeting promise to be as complete and adequate as they always prove in the national capital. Maj. Moore issued an erder yesterday di- recting the lieutenants of each of the nine Lrecincts to detail a sergeant and ten p: vates for duty at the meeting, and each of the nine squads reported to Capt. Austin at the Pennsylvania station at 3 o'clock this afternoon and are now caring for the crowds there, while patrol wagons are in readiness to hurry them to Capitol Base Ball Fark as soon as the train bearing Candidate Bryan _and his party arrives. The Lakeland Democratic Club reached the grounds a few minutes after 3 o'clock, having paraded the avel.ue and the prin- cipal streets with the Mt. Pleasant Field Band of eighty pieces at its head. A large number ef flags and banners were carried. The most striking of these was a blue banner with a silver fringe and bearing in silver letters the following: ~ * Lakeland Democratic Club. Maryland. Bryan, The Champion Of the People. A large crowd accompanied the proces- sion from the headquarters of the club, on Pennsylvania avenue between 9th and 10th, throughout the line of march to Capitol Park. An American flag was thrown out across the avenue from the club rooms as the parade started. The Veterans’ Bryan and Sewall Club also marched to the park in a body from the corner of Ist street and Massachusetts ave- nue northwest. : The members of the Interstate Democratic Association and of the Jackson Democratic Association are attending as individuals, but were out in force, wearing the badges of their clubs and small American flags. Final Committee Work. At the meeting of the joint committee on organization last night it was decided that an escort committee, consisting of Mr. J. Fred. Kelley as chairman, and Messrs. Lawrence Gardner, Henry L. Biscoe, Jas. L. Norris, John S. Miller, Griffin B. Cole- man, C. T. Bride and George W. Rae, should leave Washington for Fredéricks- burg at 10:55 this morning, for the purpose of meeting Candidate Bryan and escorting him to this city. Messrs. C. C. Lancaster, John Morgan, Charles F. Brooks and E. E. White were appointed a committee to ac- company Mr. Bryan from the base ball grounds to the depot at the conclusion of his address, and place him in the hands of the reception committee from Baltimore. Vice Presidential Candidate Sewall, who is also expected to attend, will be in charge of Dr. Chas. Allen, W. S. McKean ind E. E. White. Senator Daniel will be escorted by Mr. John Morgan and Mr. F. H. Hos- ford, president of the Interstate Demo- cratic Association, and Thomas F. Grady of New York will be escorted by Col. Wm. Dickson, Mr. W. 8S. McKean, Dr. Chas. Al- len and Mr. J. T. Fowler. Badges were dis- tributed for the officers of the meeting and the general and central committees. The badges, which have heretofore been de- scribed in The Star, consist of a silver and celluloid bar, bearing the words “True Democracy.” Suspended from this by a small American flag is a disk of celluloid and silver, bearing the portraits of Bryan and Sewail, and on the obverse side is the announcement of the day’s occasion. The committee received the letier of Dis- trict Commissioner Ross, announcing his declination to serve as vice president, which was published in yesterday's Star, and the letter of similar purport was also received from Mr. Charles F. Shelton. Decorations of the Platform. The platform from which Mr. Bryan will speak, and upon which 1,000 seats for the officers of the meeting and the distinguish- ed guests have been arranged, received its finishing touches this afternoon. The struc- ture is covered, as to its external wood- work, with red, white and blue bunting, and above the speakers’ stand wave four American flags. On poles around the plat- form other flags fly, and the park fence, along North Capitol street, and the private entrance to the speakers’ platform are similarly decorated. The lighting facilities have never been equaled on any occasion in this city. Hung figure the four sides of the platform are incandescent lights and 350 more are swung in line across the structure. Eight are lights hang from poles through the Fark. Standing w:ll be easy on the thick green sod, which covers the park, and it will take many thousands to fill it to the fences. Scenes in the Vicinity. The fakirs were gathering in the vicinity On one corner was a*big blonde-mustacked fellow with a pho- nggraph, to which there were six sets of ear pieces and a vast array of cylinders. had new tunes, but laid stress on his political attractions. “I have fifteen Bryan speeches,, he cried, “and as many of McKinley. You pay your ‘money and you take your choice.” he proprietors of the bar rooms in the vicinity wore smiles expressive of joyful ayticipation. Their places were: decorated outside with flags and bunting and Bryan pictures were prominently displayed in- side. Each saloon had ap extra force of help supplied, and there was a notable increase in the stock of bottled and keg gcods, while the free lunch supply was as noticeably lacking. The business at these resorts began to be brisk as early as 2:30 o'clock, and an hour later reminded one of between-the-innings scenes in the old days when -the national game of base ball, instead of politics, was being played in the park across the way. At the Baltimore and Potomac depot the crowd began gathering in small numbers as early as 2 o'clock, and those who were present were much interested in the pas- sengers alighting from the incoming trains. Nearly every one of the men wore a Bryan button, and many women were similarly adorned. THE NEW YORK SITUATION Representative Curtis Says MoKinley’s Ma- jority Will Be in thé Hundred Thousands. Fewer Republicans Going Over to the Democrats Than Usu; Presidential Campaign. Representative N. M. Curtis of New York, the hero of Fort Fisher, was at re- publican headquarters today. He arrived in Washington last night and expects to return home today. Speaking with a Siar reporter today he said: “The situation in New York is as satisfactory from a republican point of view as it could be. McKinley wifl carry the state by a very large majority. The demccrats concede us two or three hundred thousand more than we claim, but it is safe to say that McKinley's majority will be in the hundred thousands. There is very little republican disaffection in the state. I live in St. Lawrence county, the great agri- cultural and dairy county of the state. There are fewer republicans than usual going over to the democrats. “At every election there is always a few dissatisfied men who go against their party. This time there are not as many dissatisfied republicans as usual. On the other hand, a very large number of democrats are going to vote for McKinley,” What do you think of the general re- sult in the country?” was asked. “I do not know anything about the situa- tion in the west and south. Sgme of the southern people I talk with tell mle that the silver sentiment is strong in their section, but that Bryan is hurting himself among the southern people by his efformy to excite a class issue. The southern pegple do not want a contest of classes.” TRAVELING EXPENSES ALLOWED. A Decision of the Controller of In- terest to Naval Othicers: The acting controller of the treasury has made a decision of general interest to offi- cers of the navy. It is based on the claim of Ersign W. H. G. Bullard for actual ex- penses while trave)ing.under orders: It ap- years that the officer was ordereg from New York to Rio d¢ Jamelro. for duty on the flagship Newark, and thet he was compelled to re:ain on sore tM the lat- ter city for seven ays, during “which his hotel expenses amounted (9-§26.42 He sub- mitted regular vouchega,.for these ex- perses, as weil as a voucher for $10, paid to stewards, on the steamer from New York to Kio. The Secretary of the Navy approved this claim for $38.72. The audli- tor for the Navy Department, however, al- lowed but $10.03 of the claim, of which $ was en account of the stewards. The acting controller overrules the audi- tor and allows the entire claim as approved by the Secretary of the Navy. He takes the general ground that an officer of the navy travelizg abroad under orders is en- titled, under the act of August 5, 1882, to reimkursement for hotel expenses incurred at a foreign port while awaiting, in obe- dience to his orders, the arrival of the ship to which he has been ordered. The controller holds also that when the Secre- tary of the Navy has approved an amount clain-ed as actually expended for stewards’ fees by a naval officer, traveling abroad under crders, it must be treated as con- clisive, under the provisions of the act of August 5, 1882, it being the practice to allow cfficers of the government reimburse- ment for such expenditures as a necessary expense of travel abroad. “Upon the question of the allowance of stewards’ fees in ccnnection with ocean says the controller, ‘the practice has been to allow these as a necessary in- cident to such travel, and I shall therefore not question it, although being a mere gratuity it 1s somewhat dificult to see how the practice arose of regarding it as a necessary expense. The only question then remaining is as to the amount to be a'lowed for this purpose. Inasmuch as the Secretary of the Navy has approved the amount claimed it is clear that the ac- counting officers have no right to question the reasonableness of this amount, in view of the act of August 5, 1882. By the term of the statute the reasonableness of ex- penses 1s left to the discretion of the Sec- retary of the Navy, and when determined ty him, such determination must be taken as ccnclusive.” —______--e. POWER OF THE PRESS. Newspaper Men Who Hnvé Gone to Congress, The nomination of James R. Young for Congress to succeed Representative Rey- burn from Philadelphia insures his election. He will be one of the most popular men in the rext Congress. He is ane of the old- time Waeshington correspondents who has long held high rank in his profession, and been intimately associated with prominent public men and familiar with public af- fairs. Besides being for many years a correspcrdent, he has held official positions of responsibility and was long one of the chief executive clerks of the Senate. Two other old Washington correspondents are candidaies for nomination to Congress this year. One is Frank H. Hasford of the Detroit Free Press. The other 1s Luther Little of the New York Times. W. E. Barrett, a Representative in the present House, used to be a Washington correspondent. Gen. Stanton, now paymaster general of the army, left the press gallery of Con- gress to Jcin the army. C. A. Conant, still a Washington correspondent, was nominat- ed for Congress two years ago, -but failed of election, being in a strong tepublican district. Henry Villard was a Washington corre- spondent before he became a railroad mag- nate. The two most prominent Irjsh lead- ers who have been in Congr recent years, Richelieu Robinson and John Fin- erty, were Washington correspondents years ago. Representative Bartholdt of Miasouri used to be a correspondent at Albamy. Secre- tary Lamont was also an Albany corre- spondent. Representatives Amos J. Cum- mings, Quigg and Heatwole are well-known newspaper men, as is Senator Lee Mantle; likewise Mr. William J. Bryan. SS Military Leaves, Leaves of absence have been granted as follows: Capt. George P. Schriven, signal corps, two months’ extenston; Lieut. A..G. C. Quay, 34 Cavalry, two months’ exten- sion; Lieut. E. H. Brooke, 2ist Infantry, six months on account of sickness; Lieut. Wm.- H. Sage, 23@ infantty, two mofths’ extension. 4 ——————_-o-__ The Minneapolis-ht Genoa. A telegram was received at the Navy Department today announcing the arrival of the flagship Minneapolis at Genoa from Gibraltar, m2 COMING OF THE CZAR England’s Preparations for the Recep- tion Alniost Complete. PRECAUTIONS TAKEN AR HIS SAFETY Prince of Wales Arranging for His Entertainment. POLITICAL EFFECTS (Copyright, 1896, by the Associated Press.) LONDON, September 1%.—The prepara- tions for the reception of tne czar and ezarlia, who are expected to reach Leith harbor at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, are almost completed. With the exception of the ar- rival and the departure of their Russian majesties, there will be no state cere- monies. The recently discovered dynamite con- splracy has undoubtedly served to cause the authorities to double the precautions taken to insure the safety of the imperial travelers, and the greatest anxiety is ex- pressed lest any accident should occur. The Russian embassy here is vibrating with excitement, several members of the Russian secret. police have been in Eng- land for a week past, and they will be re- inferced by a squad of the most famous of the tzar’s nihilist detectives. The latter will accompany the czar to Balmoral, and, later, to Par: The Ru nperial yacht Standard, on entering Leith harbor, will pass througa lines of warships belonging to the chan- nel squadrons, which will fire imperial salutes. The czar and czarina will be re- ceived at the jetty by the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Connaught, a number of field officers and the guard of honor, composed of bluejackets. The czar’s € vill con- sist of a detachment of “$ Dra- goons (Royal Scots Greys), of which the czar 1s the colonel-in-chief, and 00 police- men and a regiment of Highlanders will line the street leading from the jetty to the railroad station, which is only 40 yards distant. The czar and czarina will ride to the station in a state carriage, sent from Buckingham Palace mews for their use, and the train which will convey the imperial party to Balmoral is the queen's “special.” It will run from Leith to Bal- later, the railroad station of Balmoral, without any stop. Servants in Highland Costume. Upon arriving at Ballater the czar and czarina will drive in state carriages through lanes of servants in highland costume, holding flaming torches in their hands. Re- hearsals of this portion of the ceremonies have already accustomed the horses of the royal carriages to traverse the {lluminated route without showing any symptoms of alarm. The entire route will be guarded by soldiers and police, and will be barricaded throughout. The visit of the czar an@ czarina to the queen will last a fortnight, at the expira- fon of which time the imperial travelers will leave via Perth, and will go direct to Portsmouth, where they will embark on the imperial yacht Standard for France. For the Crar's Entertainment. +For the entertainment of the czar the Prince of Wales has projected a number of shooting, fishing and driving excursions, in whic) the Duke of Connaught will also take part. The forests of the vicinity of Balmoral are teeming with deer; there are beautiful | long drives through famous Scottish glens where there will be picnics and dinner parties; the fishing In the different streams is abundant, and so the czar can hardly fail to be pleased with his visit to the highlands. The time of the daily drives, shoots, etc., will be kept as secret as pos- sible, and the vast demesne around the castle will be kept strictly closed to all persons except the entourage of the czar and czarina_and the royal party. The Prince and Princess of Wales will stay with the queen at Balmoral castle, but the other members of the royal family and their suites will put up at Abergeld! The small army of servants accompany- ing the imperial and royal parties will be accommodated at Birk Hall. The baggage carried with the imperial party, however, is far from being as heavy or as numerous as that which was drag- ged around with Li Hung Chang. The ezarina only has thirty trunks with her, and her baby, the Grand Duchess Olga, is satisfied with twelve trunks, ‘he czar and his suite manage to put up with forty- eight trunks. A wivete chapel for the use of the czar and czarina has been arranged in one of the rooms of Balmoral Castle. The sacred vestments, crucifixes and ikons for the chapel have been-sent from the Greek church in London. The Guest Apartments. The apartments which will be occupied by the czar and czarina at Balmoral Castle face the River Dee. They are simply fur- nished, as, for that matter, are all the rooms at Balmoral. The corridors are hung with horrible imitation marble wall paper and are lighted by oll lamps and trophies of the chase, shot by distinguished visitors. Heads and antlers of deer, ete., are fixed at every available spot and hunt- ing pictures abound. The wall papers of the rooms are equally bad, and some of the pictures are inferior lithographs cf the great exhibition in which the late prince consort was so deeply interested, and there are a number of faded family photographs. The chairs and lounges are upholstered in Berlin wool, the designs depicting dogs worrying deer, as a rule. It is generally well known that the queen has the greatest affection for the czarina, and that she has always liked the czar. Her majesty calls him “Nicky,” the name he ts usually called by bis kinsfolk, as the Prince of Wales is known as ertie,” the Princess of Wales as “Alix, ani the Duchess of York as “Toria.” Political Work Expected. The general public is expecting some po- litical work to be accomplished at Balmoral to the advantage of Great Britain during the visit of the czar to the highlands, and from a source which is entitled to respect the Associated Press is informed that pour- parlers have already been exchanged be- tween the Marquis of Salisbury and the ezar, by which an agreement will be rati- fied at Balmoral in regard to Armenia. Great Britain is to take a dignified position in the interest of humanity, and will stand aside while the czar polices Turke The events of the past few days and the attitude of the high conservative press con- firm this. At any rate, the czar is destined to hear a lot about Armenia while in Scot- land, and it is freely stated in London that the queen proposes to do considerable plain speaking on this subject, and petitions to the czar, beseeching him to stop the flow of Christian blood, are being signed in north Britain, and. will be presented to his majes- ty duriig his stay. One-of the petitions has been indorsed by Mr. Gladstone, who ex- presses the hope that the heart and mind of the czar might be awakened to the “fearful mischiefs” which the policy of the late Russian minister for foreign affairs, Prince Lobanoff-Rostovsky, “has done so much to promote.” —— Government and Railways. BUENOY AYRES, September 19.—The minister of the interior proposes to amal- gamate all the railroads of the Argentine Republic and form a state monopoly, THE DERVISHES FELL BACK|SAW THE GOVERNOR Troops of the Khalifa Evacuated Kerma. on the Nile. Adv ce of the Anglo-Egyptian Ex- pedition—Shelling the Enemy— A Steamboat Sank, CAIRO, September 19.—A special dispatch from Kerma, the dervish post on the Nile, announces that the troops of the khalifa evacuated that place when the Anglo- Egyptian forces arrived there today. The garrison of Kerma crossed the river and took up a position at El Hafir, on the west- ern side of the river. Under cover of the fire of the Anglo-Egyptian artillery three of the gunboats of the expedition passed up the Nile and shelled the enemy's position. The gunboats also sank a dervish steamer which opened fire upon them. LONDON, September 19.—Gen. Sir Her- bert Kitchener, in command of the Anglo- Egyptian expedition to Dongola, telegraph- ed today from Kerma, on the Nile, to the war office, announcing that he occupied Kerma without opposition at dawn, the en- emy having retired to the west bank at El Hafir. Naval Commander Coville s slightly wounded and an Egyptian officer and three men were wounded. The steamer Et struck a rock at the south end of the Han- cataract. » sirdar remains at Kerma with the force, awaiting further news of the They Looked for a Batt SHERIB-EL-MA, On the Nile, September 18, 3 p.m.—The Nile expedition, under the Sir Herbert Kitchener, left Barja, the camping place last night, and at daybreak this morning and after a hard march of four hours arrived here. Part of the way was over very difficult rocky ground, and the rest was through deep sand. With the intense heat added, It was a trying day. After the midday pause here it is intend- ed to push on six miles further this after- noon, which will bring the columns within striking distance of the dervish post at Kerma. Various small Lodies of dervishes were discovered today hanging about the flanks of the column, but at a safe distance. They were apparently only scouting parties sent out to watch the advance of the expedition and carry back news of its whereabouts. They made no attempt to attack the out- posts of the expedition, but retired prompt- ly when the column came in sight. ‘The scouting parties sent out from the column have not developed any consider- able force of the enemy, which shows no disposition to advance to'an attack. If the cervishes make a stand at Kerma, the may be a battle tomorrow, as the sirdar is determined to make an aggressive inove on that place tomorrow. It is the general expectation among the officers that to- morrow will see a battle in which the British and Egyptian forces will be the at- tacking party. The men of the column are in splendid form and are anxious to meet the enemy. ———— REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTER Advices Recetved From Several States ‘ —Fighting Oyer the War. The following letter was received at re- publican headquarters today from Ed. Mutch, the Pennsylvania traveling man, who has been doing good work in the cause of republicanism: “Your kind letter and elso the pamphlets received, for which I thank you very much. I want to say that the arguments are simply unanswerable. I have worked a few silver people to a standstill with them, and also strengthened a few weak knees. I want to say right bere that you cannot believe how the silver craze is dying out unless you have been ever the same groupd twice. I prophesied this four or five weeks ago, but it has changed far more than I expected, and I believe you have something up your sleeve yet which will make Bryan a laughing stock for the country.” Gratifying Advices. The republican managers are receiving gratifying advices from many parts of Vir- ginia, where the republicans are extremely active. Capt. J. Henry Rives addressed a large crowd at Stanardsville cn Wednesday, while a much smaller crowd listened to H. V. Strayer, the same day, on the eilver question. Reports that the people east of the ridge were largely impregnated with free silver doctrines prove to be unfounded, at least so far as Greene county is con- cerned. and a republican majority in that county is confidently looked for. At Har- risonburg a McKinley and Hobart club was recently organized with sixty-eight mem- bers, which was increased to 139 within three days and has been steadily growing since. W. C. Nicewarmer was elected pres: ident and J. S. Travel, secretary. Still Fighting Over the War. Sonre of the southern papers are still fighting over the war and are combating the election of Major McKinley on the ground that he was a Union soldier. A copy of a Wilmington, N. C., paper re- ceived at republican headquarters today ccntains the following editoria’ “That eny southern democrat can reach the point of voting for McKinley is one of the ways that are ‘past finding out.’ This man was with Sheridan when he rode through the Shenandoah valley of Virginia, the sword of the murderer in one hand and the torch of the incendiary in the other, and was an active participant in the hellish work of laying waste one of the most beautiful valleys in the south. With fire and sword this Major McKinley aided his chief in his barbarous warfare. Sheridan said that after he had completed his work ‘a crow flying over the Shenandoah valicy would have to carry his rations on his tack.’ ” INDIANA POPULISTS. Senator Butler Has Given Them a Rasping for the Fusion Failure. It is understood that several messages have passed, between the populist managers here and the managers of the same party in Indiana over the failure to fuse in that state. It is not known what is the position of Senator Butler, but it is believed that he has given the Indiana populists a rasp- ing, and that he will try to arrange fusion hereafter as he thinks best. ‘The Senator, the democrats say, has evidenced a desir: to be fair in all fusion matters. He hardly recognizes the proposition of the Indiana populists as fair, and will, it is said, let them know his opinion. —— Silver for the Indiana, Acting Secretary McAdco will leave here tomorrow for New York for the purpose of accepting on behalf of the government the silver service presented to the battle ship Indiana by the citizens of the Hoosier state, which Is to be formally delivered on board the warship Monday. It is re- ported that ex-President Harrison will make the presentation address. Mr. Mc- Adoo will make the speech of acceptance. A delegation of forty persons from In- diana will be present, including the gov- ernor and state officials and their families. The visitors will be entertained at luach- eon on the Dolphin, and be given a trip down the bay. What It's Costing Spain. MADRID, September 19.—The outlay in- curred by the Spanish government in mak- ing additions to the navy amounts to $35,- 000,000, : An Alexandria County Committee Goes to Richmond. a COMPLAINT AGAINST OFFICIALS Impeachment of Derelict Function- aries Advised. em SYMPATHY WITH CITIZENS ee eee Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., September 10.—As a re- sult of the visit cf a delegation from the Alexandria County Citizens’ League to the governor of Virginia something 1s likely to drop soon in Alexandria county. The cor- dial co-operation of the governor, as far as les in his power, has been promised in aid of putting down the lawlessness and the contempt of justice which make Wash- ington’s neighbor tise byword for lawless- ness in all Virginia counties. Mr. Robert R. Veitch and Mr. A. S. Doni- phan, as a committee from the Alexandria County League of Citizens, called upon Gov. O'Ferrall at his residence yesterday afternoon to ask ‘his aid in their efforts to secure the conviction of persons charged and arrested for crime in that county. They represented to the governor that not- withstanding the fact that twenty-five or thirty warrants have been issued and wit- nes! and notwithstanding the repeate to bring the ca trial, no s s been obtained in this direc- tion, The governor was given to understand that this is belicved in Alexandria county to be due to ineffectual prosecution on the part of the officials of the commonwealth charged with that duty under the law and their oaths of office. The executive was asked io provide means for insuring @ more rigorous prosecution. Gov. O’Ferrall replied that while he was in sympathy with the efforts of the law- abiding citizens of the county to purge their neighborhood of the evils that afflict. them, his powers were necessarily restricted, He said the appropriation for the contingent fund of the state was limited, and all ex- p s of such a case as this must come cut of this fund. He had spent $# in the ids made by Special Officer Baldwin last October. He would expend probably $300 more under the present contract with the special attorney of Alexandria county who v employed to proseeute these cases, That cfficial had already been paid $240 for half a year's service. It would be neces- sary for the citizens to supplement the gov- ernor’s available funds. The governor was then asked if he would authorize the appointment of another spe- cial attorney to be patd by the Citizens’ League. O’Ferrali did not think this 5 step was the best to be taken at this point. He said the citizens should impeach the offi- cials of the county if they were found derelict ir their duty, He expressed the utmost confidence in the uprig! ss and integrity of County Judge Chichester. He was sure that if impeachment proceed- ings were brought before Judge Chichest he would give them prompt consideration. In that event, and if the officials were found derelict, and removed, as the judge had ample power to do, other officers ac- ceptable to the people would doubth be appointed, and the governor would aid in supplementing this appointment if neces- The committee left the governor with the promise that they would report his recon mendations to the league. > DENOUN AS ABSURD. Dentes That He Will Re- tire, NEW YORK, September 19. dispatch to the World from Bath, Me., says: Mr. Sewall, the candidate for Vice President, tonight anewered the cry which bh: gone up all over the country for his retirement frcm the free silver ticket. “There 1s absolutely nothing in this talk about my withdrawal. The thing is ab- surd. I shall not retire under any cir- cumstances. As fur the statement that Senator Gorman or any cf the democratic managers desire me to retire, or that the party leaders are bringing influence to bear on me for that purpose, it is pure falsehood. On the contrary, all the pree- sure on me has been the other way.” But, Mr. Sewall, you must see that with m between the democrats and populists fu ‘© Many states there is a prospect that there even should Mr. Bi would be enough populists in the college to throw the choice of President into the Senate.” “I know it,” he answered slowly. “I see very clearly that Mr. Bryan may be elected and that I may not be. But I am thinking more of free silver than Sewall. A change in the ticket now is out of the question.” ———— CAMPAIGN LITERATURE. yan be ele the It Cannot Be Circulated at ment Navy Yards and Sta An interesting question in regard to the right of the political committees to cir- culate campaign literature in the govern- ment navy yards and stations is raised and disposed of in the subjoined cor pond- ence: D lOCRATIC CO. MIT! ETC. WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 18, 1896. H. A. Herbert, Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D. C.: My Dear Sir: I am reliably informed that RESSIONAL COM- Ho my republican friends are circulating cam- paign Mterature in the navy rd and through the machine shops of the same. I thought this was in violation of the rules governing that yard. If not I would like to know it so that I can avail myself of this opportunity a'so. I don't object to our republican friends doing this if 1 have the same privilege myself. Very truly yours, (Signed.) CHAS. J. FAULKNER. Chairman. NAVY DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, Sept. 1896. Hon. Charles J. Faulkner, chairman demo- cratic congressional committee, 736 Fif- teenth street, Washington, D. ¢ Sir: I am in’ receipt of your the 18th instant, saying that reliably informed that my (your) republt- n friends are circulating campaign It- rature in the navy yard and through the machine skops of the same.” In reply I beg leave to say that if this is the case it 1s unknown to the depart- ment, and the circulation of political lit- erature of any kind within the govern- ment reservation would not be permitted under any circumstances. Your letter has been forwarded to the commandant of the yard, with instructions to have the matter carefully investigated and to stop the practice at once if he finds that ft prevails. Very respectfully, Signed.) W. McADOo, Acting Secretary. i Powder Mill Lightning Struck. SPRINGFIELD, Mass., September 1 Four powder mills at Hazardville, oe were blown up today. Lightning struck one mill and the explosion set fire to the other three. No cne was killed or injured. Thousands of panes of glass were broken in the builcings of the town, and the shock was £0 great even at the distance of Springfield that it was supposed et first te be an earthquake.