Evening Star Newspaper, September 21, 1896, Page 8

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, cor. 1th. | Storage, 22d and M. Bverything we sell bears thé stamp of perfect workmanship and finish. Our Big Rug Sale —Started off with a rush this morning. It’s “nip and tuck” be- tween the Furniture and Rug De- partments for popularity now. Streams of buyers are going for each department. Japanese Rugs. SE by 26 in. by 30 in. by 3% In. by 4 ft. by T ft. 6 ft. b: Tt. just 26 in. i 20 in. 1. 26 in 1.99 Smyrna FOR. Japanese Mohair Rugs We oat the entin from Hor: $1.00 26 tn 6 in. by ft. 6 in. by 10 ft. 6 In. Scotch Wilton Rugs. Another fortunate purchase. The turer needed cash, and we were willing to stock if he would wake concessions. won our point, Scoteh Wilton Rugs manufac- We ud Will sell this week at about a third less than WORTH. FOR. $1.25 Toe. 1.50 $1.00 250 1.25 at Painless Extracti —with pure gas or Yon of ZONU to the gums Highest class dental opers by experienced eaperts at on haif the charge of other first- cass dentists. 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STRETCHERS At Reduced Prices We want to close out balance of our stork of Curtain Stretchers, and have lowered the price while you need them most. These have rigid frumes, so will not warp; have brass pias, so cannot rust, and will hold one or a dozen curtains at the same time, ‘The §2 “Star? Stretchers are $1.48; the $1.75 “Excelsior” Stretch- ers are $1.23. 3. CHESLEY< Double Store, Bon Marche, 314 and 316 7th St. Children’s $1.25 Reefers, Q5C. Children's Navy Blue, Red and Fancy Mixed Cloth Reefers, fali welght. Sizes 4 to 12 yrs, Have been $1.25. Special g5¢c. fn navy, Sizes 4 to price Children’s Novelty Reefers, cardinal and mixed effects. 12 yrs. Were $2, $2.50, $3 and $3.50. Special $ ieee CLG New 25 & 35¢. LACES at isc. yd. We have just secured from an tm- porter 200 pieces of very fine wide Puce Linen Torchon and Mediet Lace Edges and Inserti ds. Just the thing for trimmit fall costumes. Fully worth and cannot be = F Alpine Cc Hats, ° ° of Alpine Hats ever dis- one roof in Washington. ting these up and selling at = and 8c. 98 G 4) we have bunched them ail ut the popular price of. ‘These Alpine Hats are in felt, cloth, corduroy and scratebed felt, trimmed with velvet, ribbon, feathers, and are just the thing for wheeling and street color und a num- Children’s Cc Dresses, 47 e 25 dozen Children’s New Fiannelette Dresses, in ced stripes and checks, trim- med with black braid. Sizes 5 to 7 sears. Worth $1. 47C- Only parate $2.08. Skirts, Black Figured Mohair and Plain Black Cloth Skirts, perealine lined, fnterlined and vel- $2.98 $3.98 vet bound, $4 values.. Elegnnt line of Novelty Mixed Cloth Skirts, very stylish. Real value, $5. BON | MARCHE, 314 & 316 7th St. Serene secpetntonin phone and mail orders promptly hone 922. Satisfaction guaran- Seep & Sef Hh (Sy, 3 @ 5 6 =| @ =) make a dollar —do the duty of two. They run the house on such a small income you won- der how they manage it. They have learned from experience that our grocery prices enable them to save a generous slice of the house- hold expenses. Take advantage of that ex- perience yourself—it'll mean a big saving for you, too. REST ELGIN CREAMERY, 22c. LB. FARLY ROSE POTATOES, 0c. BU. 21 LES. GRANULATED SUGAR, §1.00. LBS. PURE Sete deat of Ssh edeteeedeeebaeeedetetetedtetettedettet Sresenendoatoeoedongentnese % seston sens REST BUTTERINE, 15e. LB. MOCHA AND JAVA COFFEE, 20c. LB. 2 CAKES LAU Wine & Liquor Specials. Pickford’s, in & La. Ave. + artes aetetetedeteenieilotetete © foot is permanently deformed. Our es for the feet are the only preparations iy relieve and speedily cure all foot all- Prof. J. J. GEORGES & SON, Foot Speciulista, 6 Pa. are. 8 to 6 p.m. Sundays, 9 to 12, se19-104 osts Less —than any other fuel known—and saves the housewife’s labor by doing the work in half the time. It is also clean and leaves no dirt behind it. When you decide to use it come here = and see ‘what remarkable bargains we'ro oftcring in Gas Stoves and Ranges. 1424 N. Y. Ave. as Appliance Exchange, SEPTEMBER 21, 189¢~TWELVE. PAGES. BRYAN AND NEBRASKA : Winther Ho Will Carry Hib | 26 a 2 Speclal Correspondenct’ of The Evening Star. OMAHA, Neli, Septemtber 19, 1896. the city, John C. Parker, 617-19 7th St. N.W. sel8-16d You can get more stationery and better stationery here than at any other establishment for your money. One of the best equipped houses in A call is worth your while. -Will Bryan cagry, his own state—Ne- braska? This is a.Jeading question in busi- ness and political circles here, and many financial institutions and. the various na- tional committees have sent emissaries hither to size up the situation and report the true facts without bias or prejudice. Bankers and business men, generally, are daily in receipt of inquiries about the trend of sentiment in this state. These replies have been encouraging to republicans until Angcstura Bitters, the celebrated appetizer. Ufactured by Dr.’ J. G. B. Slegert & Sous. your druggist. No well-reguiated household should be without Man- ‘Ask the last ten days. Reports are current that the’state will go far Bryan by a tremend- ous majority; that fusion of the democrats CONGRESSMAN Other Matters About Ohio. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept. 39, 1896. Taft from the race for re-election. lows his renomination by which was made some months ago. on. David Linton, motive back of the resignation. one to look after things. sive real estate holdings, stock holdings. to the extent of $2,000,000. undivided attention. But the report has been started that | he has had a tilt with the powers that be in republican politics here, and that his | leged party managers who scem to be con- resignation is a forced affair. There | ducting the campaign. might he something in this if Mr. Taft’s withdrawal had come before his renom- Few believe that there is any other rexson than the one given by Mr. Of one thing If Mr. Taft Cox have had a disagreement serious enough to cause a breach there will It may not come until after the election, but if Mr, Taft has a grievance he may be de- pended upon to ventilate it, and he will do it In a way to make it interesting for Mr. Cox, for he is one of the bitterest and hard- ination. Taft for his withdrawal. the public may rest assured. and Mr. be indications of it in the Times-Star. est fighters In Hamilton county. General Shattue. Gen. W. B. Shattuc, who has been agreed upon as Mr. Taft's successor, is one of the wheelhorses of the republican party in this He is known over the whole country among railroad men. He is It is said that it was known to some people three months ago that Mr.Taft would with- lection, but that announcement of his intention was could part of the state. at present state senator for this county. draw from the race for r the withheld until the powers that be agree upon his successor. The choice General Shattue is one that will be s factory to the republicans and the bi men of the district. cf his election. The Gold Democrats. The gold democrats of Ohio are just now hustling to secure the requisite eight thou- ruling made by the attorney general under the | They come in under the iflcation of a new party, and they can- the wlian ballot until they have shown up They ex- pect lo get one-half of the signatures in able ‘They will put a} 2 an In this county they will not put up a county ticket, confining their efforts to the crusade against Bryan and sand signatures required by the new election law. ave their candidates put upon a following of eight thousand. this county, and they will probably to secure more than that. state ticket in the field, electoral ucket. nd of cour: tree silver. Gold Clubs. formed in this city. The This followed the announcement Ralph Peters, general by mination not to support Bryan. gol members, many of them democrats, Declared for Gold. The latest important accession to the gold men is Henry Bohl, lately resigned United appointed by Presideut Cleveland, and held the office un- tl he received an offer from an insurance ile has already gone so far in his antagonism to Bryan and free silver as to make a speech before the McKinley and Hubart club at Manette, Ohio, and to send uted copy of his speech to Washing- He says he is not only a gold demo- erat, but he is so thoroughly convinced that free silver is a bad thing that he is going States marshal. He was company. a pr ton. to vote for McKinley. A National Silver Party. State Senator John P. Newman of New- port, Ky., says the free silver people will organize a national silver party, and that the he is one of the prime movers in scheme. In an interview here he said: “Yes, the move is already under way. am in correspondence with leading demo- crats and siiver men, who heartily approve This cam- will destroy the usefulness of the We are £o divided there is small hope of a reconciliation. The hope of silver is in a national organization. It will be composed of those democrats who are supporting Bryan, and those who are now fignting him and the Chicago platform of the proposed paign democratic party. organization. need not expect any recognition.” ——— A COLORED MAN'S VIEWS. What Oliver F. Gray Says:in Regard to Democratic Claims. Oliver F. Gray, a colored republican from in speaking of recent statements as “I doubt if Mr. Bryan can carry more than four states north of Masen and Dixon’s line. This talk about such vast majorities for the democratic ticket 1s a democratic hoax to catch the floating votes of such office seek- rs us are in doubt as to which way to werk in order to be in the political swim.” “What do you think of the situation in he was Ohio, lemocratic claim: said: your own and adjacent states? asked, “Ohio is undoubtedly for McKinley and to the education- ties in the rurai districts the people uation philosophically, and can not be humbugged by baseless theories not true of In the last two states, and also Ohie, we colored peo- sound money. al fact take the Owing founded on fact. The same is Michigen, Indiana and Illinois. ple keid the balance of power.” “What do you think of vote?” “I don’t think Mr. Bryan could carry a single sovthern state were the ballots ccunted as cast.” “By wlfat majority do you predict repub- lican success in Ohio?” “That is hard to tell, but by a conserv: tive estimate I am confident we shall give McKinley at least 80,000." oe Refused to Accept. At a meeting of the democratic state com- mittee at Jersey City Saturday the com- mittee refused to accept the resignation of | {: ite chairman, Senator Smith, TAFT WITHDRAWS. Personal Business His Real Motive— The event in political circles here 1g the withdrawal of Ccugressman Charles P. It fol- acclamation, He gives personal business duties as his rea- This is supposed to indirectly refer to the declining health of his father-in-law, and the necessity of Mr. Taft taking up the work of looking after the manifold interests of the great estate. It is easy to believe that this is the real Mr. Lin- ton is over eighty vearg of age, and his estate is worth anywhere from $10,000,000 to $15,000,000, and Mrs. Taft is the only child and heir, and Mr. Taft is the only There are exten- large banking ard manufacturing interests and heavy Besides Mr. Taft has the active supervision of his paper, the Times- Star, and besides has interests of his own Only political ambition could hold Mr. Taft in Congress, and he probably told the whole truth when he said his private affairs demanded his siness ‘There can be no doubt There have been a score of gold clubs Pennsylvania railroad employes organized the first one. Mr. manager of the Pennsylvania interests here, of his deter- The em- pioyes of Mr. Ingails’ road followed, and those of the Cincin:ati, Hamilton and Day- ton read followed. Then some factory em- ployes took up the matter, and some of the z clubs have as high as one thousand most of them workingmen and the southern and populists is complete, and the voters are desperately in earnest. The republi- can state committee is said to be despond- ent. A pell of the state was made by this committee the other day and fifty promi- nent republicans were called in to hear the footings announced. The most favorable count that could be made gave Bryan electors a majority of 15,000, and it was re- garded as certain that fusion would carry every congressional district save the second —Mercer’s district. There never has been any question about the demo-pops carrying the third and sixth districts, and very lit- tle respecting the fifth, but fusion was never so thorough and absolute as it ‘s in Nebraska today, while there is confusion and lack of confidence in republican circles. The state committee is weak, and there is no one connected with it competent to man- age a state campaign. Many blunders have been made and are being made. There has been a lack of funds. Secretary Schneider went to Chicago the other day and got some money, but it will not be a drop in the bucket. A hot fight can be put up within six weeks, of course, but there is little hope of saving the state. Iam quot- | ing the opinion of republicans, who seem to he hopeless and helpless. On the other hand the republicans and sound money democrats possess the only political organization in the state worthy the name. They have 95 per cent of the powerful resources that count on’ election day. They have $5 to $1 in the opposition camp. The political brains and money of the state {s arrayed against the Bryan electors and the populist state ticket. If the latter win it will be in spite of the al- Repu? “-an Chairman Confident of Succesn—Silver ‘Men and Populints ; Sure of Their Candidate. , A Sound Money Democrat's Views. I have secured interviews with leaders of the four political divisions on the probable result of the state election. Euclid Martin, chairman of the sound money democratic state committee, said: “The election in '95 was perhaps as fair a test of strength of the various parties in this state as had been had in many years. In this election the re- publican candidate for supreme judge re- ceived 79,291 votes. The populist candidate received 70,566 votes, and the demo-pop candidate 10,079, making a total vote of the demo-pop and straight pop of #0,645, or a little more than 1,000 votes more than was given the republican candidate, the regu- lar democratic ticket polling 18,g36 votes. “There is no doubt but quite a percentage of the 10,000 votes polled for the demo-pop ticket are real democrats and voted for the candidate of that organization upon the theory that in so doing they were support- ing the regular democratic organization. Deduct the number so voting from the joint votes of the populist and demo-pop tickets and the republican party would have a ma- jority of some place from two to five thou- sand votes. Now with a third or regular democratic ticket in the field, and with the demo-pops again indorsing the populist ticket, no doubt ‘quite a number of those who voted the demo-pop ticket in will return to the straight ticket this fall, so that the vote for the regular democratic ticket ought to be increased to something like twenty to twenty-five thousand votes, and upon this theory the republicans should carry the state by a small majority, and in my judgment they will do so.” What a Silver Democrat Says. For two years Constantine J. Smyth has been chairman of the silver democratic state committee. Upon his nomination to a state office he was succeeded September 4 as chairman. He said concerning the outlook the following: “No matter what may be done with ref- erence to the official ballot this state is going to give Mr. Bryan at least 20,000 majority. How do I figure that? The republicans have in this state about $0,000 votes; the populists about 60,000, and the democrats at least 40,000. I think Mr. Bryan will receive practically the entire populist vote, and in no event will he lose to exceed 1,000 democrats, and thus he will get about 90,000 votes. But, in addi- tion to this, he will receive at least 20 per cent of the normal republican strength of the state. That will be about 16,000 votes, which would make his total vote 115,000, while the republican vote will be reduced from $0,000 to 64,000. “Do I figure the republican defection too high? No, I have received reports from nearly every county in the state of the formation of from four to five Bryan clubs in each county, and the uniform statement 1s that from 30 to 35 per cent of those who have joined the clubs are ex-republicans. Well-informed judges have placed the re- publican vote in this state as low as 50,000. If the figures which I have just given are correct, of course Mr. Bryan would receive mcre than 20,000 majority, but I think it is quite safe to say that he will receive at least 20,000. ‘No, I do not put the boltocratic vote in this state too low when I say that it will not exceed 1,000. It is a very difficult thing to find in any county outside of Douglass ten democrats who will not vote for Mr. Bryan.” Republican Chairman Confident. Chairman Post of the republican state certral committee said. “When I left for Chicago a few days ago Nebraska was safe for McKinley and the entire republi- can state ticket. When I went away I I! left Secretary Mallaliew and Mr. Schneider in charge, but it seems that while I was gone they allowed the pops to capture the state for Bryan. Seriously speaking, there is no doubt whatever in my opinion but that Nebraska will elect the entire republican state ticket. I ielieve this from reliable reports received from every section of the state by conservative, trust- worthy men. It is an absolute fact that for the past forty days the tide has been flowing toward the republican party in Nebraska, and fhis is more pronounced each day. I have #lways believed that McKinley would Be elected, and feel abso- lutely certain that, Nebraska will share the glory of his triumph,” ‘A Populist, Opinion, PD. Clem Dgaver; member of the populist nat:onal committee, @x-chairman of the state committee and''who is in constant communion with: the: leaders, takes this view of the situation?! “TJ have no doubt of the success of Bryan electors in this state, The local politics of Nebraska haye heen pecullar to this state for the past 6ix.-years, and as a mat- ter of fact in my,.opimion all of the demo- crats in Nebraska who intend to vote for McKinley have been-yoting the local re- publican ticket for tho past five or six years. Therefore, their votes with the republican party,this,fall will be no gain to that party. Heretpfore the silver dem- ocrats have partly voted the populist ticket and part the democratic ticket, while this year they can be counted upon to a man as suppo~ting the fusion ticket, headed by Mr. Bryan. Added to this I have minute reports from every section in the state which records a few republican votes in every community that will be cast for Mr. Bryan, and I am sure you could not find ten democratic votes In the state that will be cast for McKinley that have not already been cast in former campaigns for republican candidates.* This defection from the republicans in Nebraska of a - | few in every locality is enough to throw the election in a close state like ours. That Mr. Bryan is very popular personally was shown by his 84,000 complimentary votes for Senator two years ago, when there was not half that many democrats in the state. There are no factions in our party in any part of the state, the organization perfect and I have no doubt of our suc- cess.” | sionai RurcnLicans iN coop srmits. _1FOR COAST DEFENSES Effect of the Maime Victory in the Buckeye State. Bpecial Correspondence of The Evening Star. CINCINNATI, Ohio, September 17, 1896. The extraordinary plurality in Maine, fol- lowing that of Vermont, has put the repub- licans here in the best of spirits, The Bryan democratic papers here and in neighboring cities are saying the result in Maine is without sigrfiicance; that it was expected, and that a great majority of those who ‘| voted for Powers will vote for Bryan in No- vember. This fs the best consolation they can get out of the 50,000 plurality. The fact is the results in Vermont and Maine have shown the Bryanites the trend of sentiment in the country, and they are whistling to keep their courage up. The democracy is as badly split here as anywhere in the United States. The gold democrats took their stand long before the Chicago convention, and in interviews put themselves on record against free silver. They said*they would not vote for a free silver man, and they have repeated their Geclaration since the Chicago convention. ‘they sent a delegation of the best men of the city to the Indianapolis convention, but some of them have since their return pri- vately said they intended to give the full force of their influence against Bryan by voting for McKinley. The position of M. E. Ingalls has been taken boldly, and he has made several speeches along the line of his railroad in the interest of the sound money cause. Judge Moses Wilson of the common pleas court has said he will for the first time in his life vote a republican ticket when he casts his vote for McKinley. He says he at first thought he would not vote at all; but that seemed a cowardly thing to do, so he determined to take the republican pill. Charles Baker, who has repeatedly been honored by his party, has come out firmly for McKinley. About three-fourths of the democratic members of the Cincinnati bar have declared against Bryan. Some time ago the Post of this city, which takes the stand of an independent paper, with Bryan inclinations, printed some strong cards from silver advocates, in some of which the claim was made that a large number of republicans would vote for Bryan. Some republican took the trouble to write, denying the claim. The Post then took a census of business men and found that there were four democrats for gold and against Bryan to one republican for silver, and that not one in ten of the latter would vote for Bryan, but were held to Mc- Kinley on the tariff issue. Then the paper secured permission of the proprietors of several factories to take a similar census of the employes, and the result was as pro- nounce: for gold and McKinley as the other. Since then a change in the way the Post has treated the gold issue has been noticed. The Gold Democrats. The gold democrats of Ohio have de- cided to pct a full electoral and state tick- et in the field, and they will have candi- dates in every congressional district, and tickets in nearly every county. The Bryan- ites have been scoffing at them, denouncing them as renegades and calling them ali sorts of disagreeable names. Instead of driving them back into the party it has operated the other way, and has confirm- ed them in their resolution to fight the Chicago ticket and platform. The sound money or national democratic organiza- tion here is-very strong. It has taken in men who in the past have trained with the McLean factfon. Hundreds of the most substantial Germans of the city have join- ed a German organization, and it is said the Volksfreund, a German democratic daily, whose editor declared against free silver in an interview, and then pledged his paper to the support of Bryan, has lost subscribers by hundreds. There are bets offered that Cincinnati and Hamilton coun- ty will give McKinley 20,000 plurality. If it does, and that ratio of gain is main- tained throughout the state, his plurality will be 200,000, a figure at which some prophets have the courage to place it. The state organization of the national democratic party has been announced, and headquarters have been established in Co- lumbus. James Caren, Columbus, is chair- man; W. W. Medary, Columbus, vice ch man; Christian Hertenstein, Columbus; 1. Hinman, Columbus ton; C. S. P. Ashley, Toledo; F. F. Big: Toledo, and F. M. Gorman, Cincinnati, the other members. They propose to make as active a campaign as their resources will permit, and already have offers of aid from several democrats, who are willing to stump the state and pay their own ex- penses. E. G. H. Wood, Day- Progress of Fusion. The Bryan democrats everywhere have tried to make alliances with the pop’ ts, and in some instances have succeeded. In Meigs county there has been 2 square fusion and division of nominations, In Cuy- ahoga county and the twenty-first congres- district the populists made their nomination for Congress, Dr. L. B. Tuck- erman, and passed a resolution to support the democratic county ticket if the demo- crats would indo’ Tuckerman for Ce gress. The fusion will probably be com- pleted on that basis. In Hocking county the populists refused to fuse, although the democrats made them three offers. Their independent course is held by republicans to insure republican success. There will also be a fusion in this county to all in- tents and purposes, though no terms have yet been agreed upon. There is a disposi- tion on the part of all the populist leaders here to rally to Bryan’s support to make up, as far as possible, for the votes McKinley will receive from the gold democrats, or for what Bryan will lose to Palmer. McKinley has had an annoying thing happen to him in his own home, though it is claimed to be of less signifi- cance than appears on the surface. At a meeting of the Canton Trades and Labor Assembly a resolution was passed indorsing General Sherwood, the democratic nomince in McKinley's congressional district. This has been made a great deal of by the dem- ocrats, but is explained by the republicans in this way: That the resolution was not brought up until just before adjournment, when many members had retired, thinking the business of the meeting was practically concluded, and when those who remained were largely those who had had a tip on the resolution and had been posted to re- main. The resolutions were engineered by members of Typographical Union who are employed on General Sherwood’s paper. So the republicans claim the indorsement does not correctly represent the sentiment of the trades unions of Canton. SS THE CAMPAIGN IN MICHIGAN. Senator McMillan to Help Chairman Ferry at the Close. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 17, 1896. A. J. Tibbets of Newaygo has been nomin- ated for Congress in the ninth district b the democrats, populists and free silverites. The democratic wing bad S. H. Clink cf Muskegon as its candidate, but lost him in the shuffle. Mr. 'Nbbets is an old-time greenbacker. The district 1s naturally re- publican by several thousand, and there is no reason to suppose that it will be other- wise tnis year, altaough the ninth is one of the districts in which the free silver me: claim to have made heavy gains amonz the fatmers. Senator McMiilan, who has been spend- ing the summer at the seashore and in- cidentally receiving treatment for his eyes, will come to Michigan about the middle of Octeber tc help Chairman D. M. Ferry the finishing touches to the can relations that have long ex MeMilian and Mayor Ving: known, but the Senator has so far forgive the past that he has contributed the campaign fund and will give personal assistance to the candidates on the entire ticket when he comes home. Sound money clubs have been organize: in Bay City and Saginaw, and some of most influential old-iine democrats in tho: cities are in the movement, and will exe themselves to the utmost to accomplish the defeat of Bryan in the state. The su money democrats in Detroit are also organ- izing, but the sentiment in that city is in favor of making every vote count again Bryan for all it is worth by voting direct for McKinley. Don M. Dickinson has not announced his vot:ng intentions, but it is well understood that he will make no half- way work cf it. Dan J. Campau is at the head of the Bryan national executive com mittee, and Mr. Dickinson and Mr. Cai are not friends. Mr. Campau would ra carry Michigan than any of the other mi die western states if for no other reasou than to make Dickinson feel sorry that he is not in the band wagon, and Mr. Dickin- son would rejoice at the loss of Michigan for the depressing effect it would have on Campau. Mr. Dickinson can be depended upon to vote the straight republican ticket and to use all his influence to induce other democrats to do the same, instead of wast- ing ammunition on the Indianapolis ticket. Engineer and Ordnance Departments Busily “Engaged to Strengthen Them. Modern Batteries to Be Placed at Fort Washington—Contracts for Gun Forgings and Rifles. The engineer and ordnance departments of the army are very busily engaged in their preparations for the execution of the legislation of the last Congress looking to the improvement and strengthening of the fortifications and coast defenses of the country. The plans for these important works, which mean so much to the future welfare and security pf tne United States, have been formulated and in most in- stances the approved projects are under encouraging headway. The appropriation of $12,000,000 made by the last Congre: has been allotted so as to accomplish ihe greatest good with the means and facilities at hand. A big slice of the appropriation Will be devoted to the protection of Ne York and San Francisco, as the most im- pertart ports on the Atlantic and Pacitic coasts, respectively, and the remainder h. been allotted to the principal exposed ports along the two coast lines, At Fort Washingto: The national capital has received a liberal share of the appropriation for its protec ticn, to be devoted mainly to the establish- ment of modern batteries and other means of defense of the most effective character at Fort Washington. Gen. Craighill, chief of engineers, is exercising a personal super- vision over the work in progress at this point. He goes down there about once a week, Althcugh the general plan for the de- fense of the United States was approved several months ago it ts deemed wise and prudent to keep the main details an official One reason for this is the natural desire to keep foreign countries in ignorane. of the precise characier and strength of the various fortifications which are de- signed to discourage all attempts at inva- sion or territorial encroachment. Contracts for Ordnance. Large contracts, invoiving the expendi- ture of five or six million dollars, are to be awarded soon for the furnishing of gun forgings, the manufacture of a number of rifles under private contract and the pur- chase of material with which to begin the preparation of the various sites for the batteries determined upon. Land for the emplacements in the majority of cases has already been purchased, and where it has not condemnatory proceedings are bein: taken to secure it. if It is quite certain that all the larger for- tifications will include in their armament a number of 1Ginch rifles, by far the heaviest type of gun ever attempted in this country, and of which there are but few abroad. Recently the War Depart- ment has purchased forgings to begin a trial gun of this caliber, and if it proves successful twenty will be manufactured for the larger cities. Gen. Craighill, wao will direct the work of preparing the emplacements, refuses to discuss the question at all or to intimat the nature of the defenses. He believe that all questions of defenses should t guarded with rigid care in order to prevent foreign governments from securing infor- mation which none would think of per- mitting the United States to acquire abroad. To Increase he Army. The construction of this great line of de- fenses, extending along the Atlantic sea- board from Portland to Jacksonville and around the gulf to New Orleans and Gal- veston, means a substantial increase in the standing army in a few years, and especially of the artillery branch, to which will fall the work of manning and carinz for them. Washington city will require three four companies as a garrisoa at Fort Was: ington, and cities like ton and New Orleaus, where th artillery posts, will re ment of stations equ pp: to four batteries eacn. there will be a wide Ullery along the garrisons esiabiished at or e establish- h from two means t which have SOUND MONEY DEMOCRATS. They Will Put Ont a Fall Ticket in Speciai Correspordence of The Evening WILMINGTON, Del, September 19, 1806. The sound money democrats of Delaw have opened a campaign of “hot against L. Irving Handy, the fre candidate nominated for Cong Gemoeratic convention last month. claim that Handy fs a second Tillman, and that the speeebes which he has been deliv- ering since his nomination savor of pitchfork style that they claim is cha’ teristic of the oratory of the South linian, In order to make their campaign egainst Handy, the sound money demo- crats decided yesterday to name a congres- sional ticket of their own, and they hav« issued a call for a convention, to be held in this city Wednesday next, with a view of doing so. In addition to the nomination of a candidate for Corgress, the conventi will be called for the following purposes: 1. The ratification of the action of tie Indianapolis convention. 2. The adoption of a+ plattorm for ihe sound money democratic party in the siate. 3. The nomination of three presiaential electors. The congressional nomination the sound money democrats regard as the most im- portant question now before them. Scv: prominent democrats have been suge ion with it, including Ju: Rossell, Delaware’s member of the nation eccmmittee of the sound money democratic party; Thomas F. Bayard, jr., and Col. W. M. Koss of Seaford. Ki i i be named by the con He is trust officer of the Security Trust and 5S: Deposit Company of this city, and chair- man of the executive committee of tie Honest Money Democratic Leegue of Ls aware. For the nominations as presidential tors, United Siates Senator y will ably be chosen from New Castle James Williams from Kent and ex-Gov C. Stuckiey trom Sussex. The latter is one of the oldest and best known democrats of the the state, being one of the survivors of the old Delaware chivalry. The sound money demecrats are receiving the gratifying reports of the growth of movement in the lower countic are confident that, after Mr. B en Monday, it will gain material strength. ——— MURPHY CAPT. The Laurnda Case Tae now famous Laurada, of which the master, Capt. Edward Murphy, Is charged with being interested in setting on foot a filibustering expedition against Spain, about August 5, was taken up Saturday in the United States circuit court at Wilmington, Del., United States Commissioner S. Rea- mond Smith sitting. rge Cowley, colored, Philadelphia, a able-bedied seaman who went aboard the Laurada from the sieamer Bermuda on August 5, said the Laurada left Wilming- ton about 2 o'clock in th i Saterday. Eariy S' ing nv boxes were non board from 2 barze in tow of Dolphin he Laurada then pre d. There ws man on board whom the men calle pants The witness tho: rod to was Gen. Roloi heve heard the the “General.” The witness said that the La following iday, while off t Navassa, signaled for a Dauntless came alongside, took two of the boats from the hold and most of ihe men ard steamed away. On the following day night the Dauntless returred and toc off the remainder of the packages, which, he thought, they took to Navassa. boat ran out to sea and sicamed along until | EX-MAYOR FITZPATRICK, He is Nominated for Congress by Louisiana Silver Democrats, Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. NEW ORLEANS, La., September 17, 1896. The financial flurry of the past week, curing which three banks failed, and the Startling disciosures of the looting of one bank of over $600,000 by two bookkeepers have overshadowed politics for the time being, and it is only within the last’ day or two that the politicians have,been able to claim any attention. The first and second district congressional conventions of the silver democrat been held, and they each nomi: bess. The first district conve remarkable one, in view of the fact that the slaie did not go through, and that the man who was manipulating the machine himself nominated against his will. man is John Fitzpatrick, the or, whose statesmanship is a matter when it comes to ward px t. Gen. ntative Adolph M from thi patrick hh: the distri is the pre district, and six 3 go a ‘ed into between M which the form: to Congress for thre That contract has but Congressman Meyer ¢ con- r and was to successive en carried out, me here again and asked for a fourth term. To all ap- peara, Fitzpatrick agreed to deliver the K00ds pite the “t that Meyer had suddenly become v district. Though it w would be w little it 1} been w unpopular in s known that th opposition to Meyer. pered about that patrick would likely dump him, it was not known until the convention m the slate would be smasi tried to nominate Meyer, } convention would not let him. Sc Lominated Fitzpatrick, and it t with a despite the latter's vehement ts. They would not hear of , and now great ron kim to acce The main argument sirong man, and his time would t, and The Tow, writien de that the pr j and eo 4 his his « is br sure is de ation at U that he fo willing to be sac committee will meet will there send in his it understood re ad to the belic is not district and he organ yer, of cours but a number ©] on him to call on I him to run, at the same him from all obligations. Bob Davey Nominated. In the second district the strongest man in Bob Dave ho has al- ready served one term in Congre They could not get anybody else to take it, #t Congres Buck's it up their man positive refusal to stand on the Chicago platform. Davey re- fused to accept up to a day before the | ccnvention, and then he re idered, and j Got the nomination without a dissenting voice. When he was in Congress before he was a sound money man, and voted for the repeal of the Sherman act, but now he has become a free silverite, and stands squarely on the Chicago form. He acknowledges that he a know very muc® about the question, but he is a demo- crat. The republicans are still divided, and their two ndidates in each congressional district are still in th ja, There ix some talk of a combination between the new republicans and the sound money de crats on Congressme Even this will not help much, and unless some steps are taken speedily to stop this factional fight | a chance to elect at least three republicans, who are sound money men lost. The regular republicans are for patrona: Pr nd simple a at is ail there is to it. They are using the negro their end, with the which pontrl, state. more 1 id not than by their re is no doubt i Davey will ta andidates in the field, so as t is done, th regulars on election ¢ shut out. he present. pol that both F stey for Congress ar spit the vo ts will tation t, Ub their arms no} the usual far on tt election will be election law republics lived up te sho that there the law. There send a shi here is us allot aid aid it will he an fon Ue jt experi is very regent need for Mr. F wd and fair-minded 1 © straighien the t republ ranks. It is the oniy a THE ALASKAN GOLD MINES. Gen. Datticld Says They Are on the American Side of ¢ Gen. Duffield, superinte: and geodetic sur ties in hi resun eit an the northwest ¢ He has made a st results of his observations which he expresses the belief that che Alaskan gold fields are | d on tle American side of the 14Ist meridian, form- ing the true boundary line of British Co- lumbia. 1 question of the exact determination this ext € toft in Alaska, in of this boundary line is now pretty well ttled, according to Gen. Duffield. “Ail doubt,” says he, y references to mountain chairs’ or ‘ranges’ near the jong the ‘Panhandle, posed of, it has been foun are ouly two groups of that can yotely consiuered as mountain o} ing the Mount St. Elias other the Treadwell chan. The first is conceded to be on British soil, wh the latter cannot be brow cussion with any dignity, group of peaks. The de ry line thus on of a lin st and the e 14ist meridian of prepared by d by this country » the count If into the ade. e joint ¢ nd Great re now in the jon informed ne completed looking joint commission to the two_countries from the 1 7 conuniss:on nan went into the field in each « vided that each American party hada ish representative, while an America’ present in cach Briuush surveying party look after tie interests of this country. » fairness Was secured, @ results can be depen on tor In detert ide th iivie, SIX 3 ompared with thos and have b at no trouble will promise betwee s these line arveye the in preparation, have of the American su found to vary » found in strik the two lines are only six fe at the greatest divergence are wiihin 400 feet of cac th he difficulty encountered the grcat peak of Mount St. Elias arises from the fact that it was possible by the terms of the treaty to lo it gust. over if its lo in the British domi a “ded by the es from th the Ar P ty arese from ridian line*with the iowing the coast. cided to consic¢ 1 of Portland cani t of the me n territory. \ thus far found fs all w nd so far nc possessi0us eer mi s Birch creek, Ie mile creek. Lb tke from my observations, he line. Forty-mite K cro - into British territory before em as do o the w e creek, but “ found in either stream side of the line, all operatt ed to the fields near the sources of ng is alld no eS ee ee Government Receipts. banks notes received today tor ion, $249,028. Government rece!p's - nal revenue, $771,388; cusioms, seellaneous. 87.990. F