Evening Star Newspaper, September 26, 1896, Page 23

“THE-EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1896-TWENTY-FOUR. PAGES. 25 FOUR ELECTORAL TICKETS All Are Now Running in Alabama, and There is Lively Campaigning. No Probability of Any Kind of Fusion Being Effective—Negroes Want Representation. Correspondence of The Evening Star. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., September 24, 1896. ‘The kaleidoscopic process in Alabama politics continues. Each week presents a new pbase on the situation. At this time the indications are that there will be no fusion or 20-operation of any kind among any of the parties, but all four—the demo- crats, national democrats, republicans and populites—will each run its own electoral ticket. "The conference of democratic leaders held here last week settled the question of fusion between the populites and silver democrats without ever formally bringing It up in the meeting. The managers of the Gemceratie campaign simply saw that it would be dangerous to do any dickering whatever with tne populites, and word was Pa round 2mong the leaders at the . + met To Sprite the question of fusion at all, for to have done so would have stirred up a hornet’s nest. There was @ sireng iecimg among the radical silver leaders in favor of according the populites four or five places on the Bryan and Sewall ticket by requesting the resig- nations of that number of democratic elec- tors and then naming thelr populite suc- cessors of democratic selection without re- gard to the pcpulite organization, which is opposed to fusion, except on the basis of replacing Sewall with Watson. It was seen early in the campaign, however, that this would be a very dangerous undertaking, 2s it would most probably have driven off more democrats than it would have added populites, besides not having removed the straight populist electoral ticket from the field. A general course of reconciliation toward populists, however, seems to have been agreed upon, as it was noteworthy at the conference that all the speakers, with perhaps one exception, scored the na- tional democrats, but said nothing deroga- tory to the populites. The result of it all seems to be a policy by the democrats to secure by reconciliation as many populite tes as possihle for Bryan and Sewall without giving anything in return for them, like representation cn the democratic elec- toral ticket. A division of Bryan’s vote in Alabama thus seems certain. + Republicans and National Democrats Prospects for fusion or co-operation be- tween the republicans and national demo- crats are growing less. National demo- cratic leaders say that their national con- yention at Indianapolis specially instruct- ed against fusion with any antagonistic political party and that, therefore, the only conditions on which they and the repubti- cans could get together in this state would be in the event the republicans pulled down their electoral ticket and came over in a body to the support of Palmer and Buck- ner. This republican leaders say they cannot and will not do. The republican campaign committee at a meeting here last week appointed an advisory committee, whose chief duty is understood to be to confer with the national democrats with a view to fusion or co-operation. The sentiment among the republicans is in favor of pulling down six of the eleven republi- can electors and letting the national demo- crats take down five of their electors, the understanding being that thé members sill vote the combined tick- an advisory committee will meet here this week, and it is sald will formulate some such proposition to the national cemocrats, which the latter will probably reject. The republicans say that the idea of them taking down their entire electoral ticket is out of the question. "To do so would be to lose practically all the negro vote, they argue, an@ to strike e blow at their organization. The prospects, therefore, are that both the re- publican and national democratic electoral tickets will remain in the field. Trouble With the Negroes. The republican managers have consider- able trouble on their hands just now, be- cause of the attitude of the negroes. Cer- tain leaders among the blacks are up in arms because no representative of their race was appointed on the republican state campaign committee, and because of the further fact that they have not as they allege beer. consulted with regard to pro- posed changes on the electoral ticket. ‘About seventy-five of the leading negro re- publicans of the state, Including W. J. Stevens of Anniston, Rev. I. Dawson of Eutaw and Rev. A. J. Warner of Birming- ham. all delegates to the republican na- tional convention at St. Louis, and other promt nt leaders among the eolored race met here yesterday and passed resolutions of indignation over the matter and called @ state conference to convene here October 1 tod : ways and means to secure for the negro his political rights. This de- fection is causing no ‘little apprehension the republican camp. though some of e republican leaders charge seal Dae ihe movement are under the of the demox It ns to cause a split among the re- icans unless something is done to salve wounded feelings of colored brother. of both parties et. The republi AM Parties Campaign. All four parties have inauzura campaign in this state. The popu doing least of all; but the democrats have opened state headquarters here, in charge of Gen. Charles M. Shelley, and are very actively at work sending cut tons of litera- ture and organizing in every county. The Gemocratic conference here last week devel- oped the fact that there will be very little .mpaign money in this state fer Bryan, ‘and Chairman Shelley told those present that patriotism will be chiefly relied upon to do the work for the silver ticket. This {3 somewhat of a disappointment, as Ala- hema has always heretofore had a pretty gcod pull on the treasurer of the national Gemocratie committee. Reports were re- celved by the conference from half the ccunties in the state, and while great hopes were held out in all of them for the future, the fact was developed that very little 1s feing done at this time in the way of mpaign work. ceThe republicans have opened their state headquarters here, and Chairman Vaughan fs the bustest man in town. He is receiving a vast quantity of literature and is dis- pensing it very rapidly. He says that the republicans propose to make the most vigorous fight they have ever waged In Ala- bama. Thos. H. Clarke, state chairman of the national democrats, says that his party has opened headquarters in Montgomery and is making things hum. He says that calls have been issued for congressional conventions in all seven of the districts that have not yet made nominations, and that his party will have out a candidate for Con- in every district in the state. He be- Teves that the vote which Palmer and Buckner will poll in Alabama will be a sur- prise to many. He says that the sentiment fn their favor is growing stronger every day, and that while he is not prepared to give out an estimate on their probable strength in November, he believes it will -rpris® the most sanguine. *"Tp sum up the situation in this state, It scems certain that all four electoral tickets will stick, in which event Bryan's chances are increased, but Alabama even at that ts rot considered absolutely safe for Bryan, #0 Keen observers think, as very many dem- ocrats talk of voting for the Indlanapolls ticket, while nearly all the populites will throw their votes away by voting the Bryan and Watson ticket. —_—_—>_— School Hygiene. From the Health Magazine. It is to be hoped that with the opening of the school term every school building fn city, town and country will have been placed under the best possible sanitary conditions. In country districts the insan!- tary conditions that are found in city buildings do not generally prevail, yet it fs proverbial that the sanitary arrange- ments of school houses everywhere are the most abused and least healthful of any class of public buildings. Heretofore the health of the pupils has alone occupied the attention of hygienists in these school re- forms, but now. consideration is being given to certain causes which operate adversely to the health of teachers. The prevalence of throat troubles and nervous debility among this class is receiving scientific in- vestigation, and it may be expected that the improved conditions which will follow fm the course of these investigations will overcome some of the pernicious influences * with which they are surrounded. da lively THREATENED WITH WATER] The Pottsville Band Wanted to Serenade General Stanton. > Superintendent Baird of the War and Navy Building Objected — The Visitors Are Indignant. The members of the Good Intent Fire Company of Pottsville, Pa., which company of veterans has just concluded a visit to this city, are in a state of mind over what they regard as highly discourteous treat- ment on the part of Chief Engineer George W. Baird of the navy, superintendent of the State, War and Navy departments building. Accordigg to their story, they went*to the War Department yesterday i morning for the purpose of serenading Gen. Stanton, paymaster general of the army, with whom many of them have an acquaintance dating from the time of the war. They were accompanied by the Third Brigade Band, considered one of the best musical organizations in the National Guard ef Pennsylvania. The serenade was intended as a surprise, and so it proved, but not in the way intended. Gen. Stanton was not informed of the visit. and hap- pened to be out when the company arrived. There appeared to be some misunderstand- ing as to the location of Gen. Stanton’s office, and the visitors took up their posi- tion near the main entrance, on Pennsylva- nia avenue, whereas Gen. Stanton’s office is located some distance back, on the 17th street side of the building. The band had hardly started in on the performance of a grand aria when Superintendent Baird ap- peared at the doorway, and in an excited manner demanded to know what was going on. None of the visitors knew who he was. and the bandsmen at first were not d'sposed to pay any attention to him. He rushed from man to man, asking them to desist, as it was contrary. to the regulations of the department, but they either did not or would not understand him. Finally one of them told him that they had come to serenade “Gen. Stanley,” and he replied that there was no such person in the building, and that unless they desisted from further an- noyance he would have the hose turned on them. Still they showed no inclination to pay the least heed to his admonitions, and he turned to the watchmen and ordered them to get the hose ready. These busi- ness-like preparations brought the musi- ians to a realization of the situation. and their leader finally ordered them to stop playing and retire, which they did quietly, but in a high state of indignation. Regret Expressed. Later in the day, Gen. Stanton having heard of the episode, called upon the visit- ing Pennsylvanians at their hotel and ex- pressed his regret at the unfortunate oc- currence. He received a warm welcome and listened to a fine serenade gotten up on the spur of the moment. It is reported that the matter will be brought to the attention of Secretary Lamont with a view to a reprimand of the superintendent, but it is not considered likely that any radi- cal action will be taken in view of the various misunderstandirgs in the matter. Gen. Stanley, who was named by one of the bandsmen as the object of the sere- nade, is governor of the Soldiers’ Home, and does not have an office in the War Department. Mr. Baird's Statement. A Star reporter saw Supt. Baird this morning and received from him the fol- lowing statement of the circumstances: “A large brass band of fine musicians from Pennsylvania appeared yesterday on the north steps of the War Department, and, suddenly, started a serenade. The doors were open and the music echoed through the corridors, which Induced the clerks and other employes to leave their work and run to the windows. The steps were at once filled by a crowd. The super- intendent of the building appeared and admonished the band to cease. No at- tention was paid to his order, and after inquiry from one to another of the uni- formed firerren he finally learned they came to serenade ‘Gen. Stanley.’ The superin- tendent said disturbance would no such be permitted without the sanction of the Secretary of War. The band continued to play. He then ordered his men to get the hose out, when the band ceased, and the crowd indignantly departed. “The serenade was intended as a sur- prise to Gen. Stanton (not Stanley), the popular peymaster general of the army. “Gen. Stanton had no knowledge of the serenade. His office is at the west front of the building, while the band assembled at the north entrance, over 150 yards away. To my mind, the proper place to serenade a man is at his home or his club, and not in a public building, where it disturbs the business of three executive departments. Gen. Stanton ts a friend of mine, and T would not have offended him for the world. I am obliged to preserve peace and quiet, ard suppress all disturbance, and the band was making a great racket. The band should have had a permit from the Secre- tary of War. While I cannot grant such permits, I have full authority to preserve the peace in the building, and I consider that I acted fully within the line of duty. Had I permitted the disturbance, I should have nected a reprimand from the Sec- retary. —__— CHARMS OF SUBURBAN LIFE, One Man Prefers the Quiet of the City to the Noise of the Country. From the Detroit Free Press. “Advertise that suburban property of mine for sale," said Hotter the other morn- ing, as he entered his place of business. “What do you mean?” queried his yener- able partner, who had heard Hotter rave over that same residence all the time it was being built and put ir shape for occu- pancy. Just what I say. Advertise it, and don’t stick on a thousand or two when it comes to selling.” “But you—” Never mind, now. I know what you would say. I went out there for quiet and rest. I was going to combine all the pleas- ures of the country with all the advantages of the city. It was an iridescent dream. The air out there may be good, but it a tvally magnifies sound. You can hear the street cars coming a mile away and a mile after they pass, sounding all the time as though they were running across the front porch. Freight cars are backing, making up and pulling out all night. They make more racket than a volcano in action and tle from sunset to sunrise. ‘ou know how I banked‘on the birds and the dew and all that sort of rot? In- stead of the soothing sweetness of sound articipated, you would think there was a chromatic cailope turned loose there every morning at daylight. The first time I heard those birds cut loose I would have bet that they must be as big as turkeys. I never heard such an unearthly din. You might as well try to sleep ina boiler yard. There is never a day that some fool neighbor is not out at 7 a.m. with a lawn mower, and if there be anything Morpheus detests it ts a lawn mower. Another fellow will be saw- ing and hammering at a fence, and they wil! be yelling across three or four acres to each other that it {s a nice day, or that if looks lke rain. And the nolse it makes, You would think the earth paved with steel and the heavens a sounding board. My nerves are shattered, my digestion stopped and my temper lost. You talk about the bicycle face, but look at mine for the sub- urban face. Advertise that place for sale, and for sale cheap; ‘necessary for’ the owner to live in the heart of the city.’ ” Photographing and Tooth Pulling, From the San Francisco Call. As odd a business partnership as ever imagined or described by Charles Dickens exists in Sacramento street above Dupont. The parties to this business connection are a Chinese photographer and a Japanese dentist. They jointly occupy four small rooms on a second floor, which may be de- scribed as tooth carpentry, waiting room, developing room and gallery. 2 The dentist helps the photographer by complimenting customers on their improved appearance since their teeth have been fixed, and the artist tells his subjects that they would look better with store teeth. In addition to this, the photographer mal- lets in the filling to incisors and bicuspids and the dentist does an occasional turn at photography. Their patrons are Japanese and Chinese. The two craftsmen appear to be growing rich, as they ought to be, by reason of embracing the ambidexterity of a Yankee with the craft of Machiavelli. IN MUSIGAL CIRCLES Ontlook for the Coming Season Much Better Than Last Year. Some Concerts Already Determined Upon and Others Proposed—Notes About Local Artists. The outlook for music in this city during the coming season is better than at this time last year. It 1s not likely that Italian opera will be heard here, but Mr. Walter Damrosch will bring kis German company to the new Columbia Opera House and give @ season of Wagnerian opera, and there will be the usual light operas at the thea- ters. The Boston Symphony Orchestra will play its regular serfes, and Rosenthal, the great pianist, is already booked. ‘The Choral Soclety will give three concerts, the outline of which has been already publish- ed in The Star. The Saengerbund will also give its regular concerts, and Mr. Will Haley's Washingjon Military Concert Band will be heard in at least four concerts. It is understood that Seidl may bring his or- ckestra here during the winter, and John Philip Sousa will come here with his band after he gets back from Europe. There is a project for five metropolitan ecncerts, if the subscriptions shall justify them, and the artists announced are such as to justify the belief that there will be no difficulty on that score. The idea is to have one concert a month, beginning in November. At the first Mme. Lillian Nor- dica is to be the principal attraction, sup- ported by Mme. Rosa Linde, contralto; Mr. Wm. H. Reiger, tenor; Mr. Jno. C. Dempsey, basso, and Sig. Clementino di Macchi, pianist and conductor. For the December concert Herr Moritz Rosenthal, the great pianist, is the stellar attraction, assisted by Miss Martha Garrison Miner, soprano; Sig. Quintano, violinist, and Miss Julie Levy, accompanist. The next pro- gram includes Mme. Camilla Miso, the greatest of ail female violinists, with Miss Carlotta Devignes, contralto; Mr. Edwin Douglass, tenor; Mr. Conrad Behrens, basso, ard Mr. F. Sonnekal, pianist. A brilliant concert is seheduled for Feb- ruary by Rafael Joscffy, whose work with the Boston Symphony Orchestra last win- ter proved him to be a pianist of great talent. With him will be Miss Margueritte Lemon, soprano; Mr. Hans Kronold, ‘cel- list, and Miss Levy, accompanist. The last of this series is to be known as the Maud Powell concert, that @ccomplished violinist being the principal attraction, supported by Miss Frances Miller, dramatic sopr#no; Mrs. Tirza Hamlen, contralto; Mr. Wm. R. Williams, tenor; Sig. Clemente Genova, basso, and Mr. Jacques Friedberger, plan- ist. Prof. Josef Kaspar, the musical director of the Choral Society, is back from his summer vacation, which was szent at Snicker's Gap, In the Blue Ridge moun- tains, and will be ready for the opening rekearsal of the society, which will be next Monday week. Mrs. Kaspar has returned from her trip to Europe very much bene- fited in health. Mr. Sol. Minster, the violinist, will be the assistant leader of the orchestra at the New Columbia Opera House. Mr. Min- ster fs an excellent soloist and will Le fre- quently heard in concert during the com- ing winter. St. Mary's Church will celebrate its fif- tleth anniversary on the 23th of next menth, and already Mr. William Waldeck- er, the organist and director of the ckwir of that church, is making preparations for a splerdid musical program. He intends to ive @geethoven’s Mass in C, Diabelli’s Ju- bilate Deo and the “Hallelujah Chorus,” from Handel’s “Messiah.” The quartet choir will be assisted by a large chorus and there wilt also be a full orchestra. Mrs. Pauline Maina will probably resume her duties as solo contralto at St. Patrick’s Chorch tomorrow. Quite a number of Washingtonians will fo over to Baltimore Monday night to attend the opening of Nixon and Zimmer- man’s new Academy of Music, will have an opportunity of hearing John Sousa’s opera, “El! Capitan,” by De Wolf Hopper and his excellent company. Mr. Henry Xander, the new musical di- rector of the Saengerbund, is already mak- ing his powers felt. The singing of the Bund on the oceaston of the visit of the New_York Beethoven Society and tnen at the Fanciulli anniversary showed the effect BS Mr. Xander’s careful and capable train- rg. “Thcu Art Mine All” is the title of a song recently composed by Mr. A. Tregina of the U. 8. Marine Band, which bids fair to beceme very popular. The theme fs melo- dious and the accompaniment artistically arratged. It can be sung effectively by teror or soprano and will undoubtedly be hearé at concerts this winter. Miss Gccdwin has gone to Trinity Church choir as soprano in place of Miss Halley, who will fill Mrs. Shir-Cliff’s position at Epiphany Chureh. Much interest is felt In the new opera, “Brian Boru,” with which the new Colum- bia Opera House will be opened. Mr. Whit- ney, whose company will interpret the work, has determined to give it a brilliant setting. It will be staged by John E. Nash, who was for six years the stage manager of the Bostonians, and who produced “Robin Hood” for that organization. Mr. Julian Edwards, the composer of the opera, is to be the musical director, and will bring a large orchestra from New York to sup- Jement the regular house orchestra. The scenery and costumes will be rich and borate. The period of the action is the beginning of the eleventh century, and this will admit of sumptuousness and elegance in the matter of costume, while the locale showing the Wicklow Hills, Dublin Castle, St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin and other historic points will give the scenic artist opfortunity to do some beautiful work. ‘The Sunday Night Music Club met at the residence of Miss Elsa Ulke and played a micellaneous program, which included a trio for piano, violin and ‘cello by Gade; one movement of a Hummel piano concerto; Rossint’s overture to the Italians in Algiers; one movement of Beethoven's first plano concerto, with string orchestra, the piano solo part by Miss Annie Marshall; Weber's Jubel overture, four hands piano and strings, a number of the Moszkowski Span- ish dances, the vocal selections being Dud- ley Buck’s Sunset and three Schumann songs, by Miss Willenbucher. > A THRILLING FEAT. é Bieyclist Springs From His Wheel to the Back of a Rupaway Horse. From the New York Herald. Colley protests that it was nothing at all; Mrs. Johnson insists that it was a daring feat, of which few would be capable. Rest- dents of Bath Beach and Bensonhurst share Mrs. Johnson's view. Mrs. Jay S. Johnson’s home in Bay 35th street, Bensonhurst, is one of the finest in that place. Her horses, behind which she and her daughter Mignon take the air each morning, could be driven by no less expert horsewoman. Charles Colley of No. 11 West 16th street, this city, who is working in Bath Beach this summer, is a practiced bicyclist. Ho was wheeling up 18th avenue in Bath Beach yesterday morning when Mrs. John- son’s handsome turnout came in sight. Mrs. Johnson was driving, and beside her sat her little daughter. Colley dismounted from his wheel and stood at the roadside to watch the dashing equipage as it swept past. Hardly had the carriage rolled by when the horses broke into a run. In an instant Colley saw that Mrs. Johnson was powerless to control them. Leaping on his wheel, the bicyclist put forth every energy in a@ race to overtake the horses. Fast as they went in their mad run, the wheelman went faster. Soon he was even with the carriage, then along- side one of the plunging horses. A burst of speed, and he was at the animals’ heads. Keeping ons hand on the handlebar, the bicyclist shot out his arm and seized the bridle of one of the horses. Still pedaling, as he held to the frantic animal, he called to the terrified woman and ch'ld not to be alarmed, but to sit perfectly quiet. Riding in this fashion, Colley saw that he .was powerless to check the speed of the runaways. Grasping the bridle with a firmer hold, with a mighty effort he kicked his bicycle from under him, rolling it to one side. _Then, with all the strength that was in him, he swung to the horse’s back. Once astride the animal, the rest was easy, and in a short time the animals were standing still. Dismounting, he stood by the horses ‘until he had them perfectly quiet, then dis- couraging Mrs. Johnson's protestations of gratitude, he returned to his bicycle, mounted and rode home. ‘Not so much as a harness buckle had suf- fered in the runaway. ‘ and they |+ AT M'KINEEY’S ‘HOME Busy Days for thie Republican date and Hig Associates, di- VISITING DELEGATIONS INCREASING potas eT a9) Hanna's Project to Break the Solid South td’ Be Realized. Sa SIGNS OF PROSPERITY Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CANTON, Ohio, September 26.—These bright autumnal days are busy ones for the republican candidate and those associated with him in the direction of affairs in Can- ton. The home of a national candidate in such a contest as this is to the great party organization what the wrist is to the body. Every artery of communication be- tween the national headquarters in New York and Chicago has its pulse throb at the home of the candidate, and so high is the tension, so severe the strain as the de- cisive day approaches, that every vibration 1s clearly noted at Major McKinley’s home, as are the indications on those accurately devised instruments. which mark the flow of tide or measure the electric fluid. Al- ready the strain before the final effort is being made. Chairman Hanna is in New York for the last time preparatory to his final visit in the west. Ten days or two weeks will be devoted to each of these headquarters, and then the republican man- ager will come to Canton to receive,with the candidate with whom he has given so much time and attention, the results of the No- vember election. Visiting Delegations. The mighty importance of the present campaign,the unparalleled interest in its re- sults and the universal appreciation of its importance has already manifested itself in the largely increased delegations that are pouring in upon Major McKinley. Such earnestness of purpose as has been mani- fested by the delegations recently in Can- ton have had no parallel in political history since the turbulent ante-bellum, days. That they have made a great impression upon the cand‘date himself no one who has watched Major McKinley through this crit- ical summer can mistake. i Maj. McKinley himself has stood the strain of the campaign with a fortitude that 13 not surprising to those who know his wonderful power of endurance, and great and increasing as this strain will be from now until the close of the contest. there ts little fear that even at the rate of from six to ten speeches a day he will stand it safely. Probably the greatest danger, if danger it may be called, to the health of the candidate is the lack of op- portunity for physical exercise. This ts being overcome somewhat by a brisk walk in the morning or evening or an occasional carriage ride. Dr. Barth of Berlin, who was quoted a week ago in these dispatches, remarked the absence of that unique quality of American humorist in the spéeches of Maj. McKinley. and while perhaps his training has been largely in the linevof tariff schedules and economical questions; .where facts and fig- ures were more dmportant than humor. there is no lack of sunshine and laughter in the temperament of the republican can- didate. He is essentially social in his in- stincts, and the genuine pleasure that he finds {n meeting his’ felloy-men has done much to relieve the tedium of an otherwise onerous duty this summer. Confidence in the Result. ‘As to the general outlook of the cam- paign from the standpoint of the candi- date’s home, there is everything to inspire confidence in the result. It has been known for some time that one of the things near- est to Chalritan Hatina’syheart has been the breaking of the sold south. There Is every reason to belleve that this ambition will be fully gratified. Not only are Ken- tucky, West Virginia and.Maryland con- sidered to be well within the republican lines, but he thinks there are strong indi- cations that Louisiana and Texas will also record their electoral vote for the republi- can ticket. The situation in Texas. ac- cording to @ gentleman from that state who recently called upon Maj. McKinley, ia peculiar and interesting. The total vote of the lone star state amounts to about 150,000; as is well known, the state Is divided into many parties, whose numerical strength is about as fol- lows: Black and tan republicans, which are a mixture of both races—that is to say, of white republicans who are willing to act with the negroes—100,000; lily whites, who are white planters, and naturally hold aloof from the blacks, 6,000; populists, 150,- 000; prohibitionists, 8,000; democrats, 125,- 690 to 130,000. Owing to the refusal of the democratic e presidential candidate, Mr. Sewall, to make way for the populist candidate, Wat- sen, the republican managers in Texas have been able to arrange a coalition, whereby the populists and black and tan republicans will vote for McKinley and Watson, thus giving the electoral vote to the head of the republican ticket and to the populistic tail. Work of the Commercial Travelers. Of the many forces that are at work for the republican ticket this fall probably ncne are more important than the com- mercial travelers of the country, who are everywhere working for the St. Louis nominee. These men say that they belleva that republican success this year means a renewal of that prosperity which they of all men are so anxious to see return. Col. John DeBoe of Cincinnati,ewho was here the other day, in speaking of the effects that republican success would have upon the trade of the country, explained that thousands of business houses. all over the country were filled with orders made up- on the contingency of republican success. These orders are to be held good only in the case of McKinley's election, and are to be filled immediately upon the realiza- tion of that result. The effect of this will be, he says, that immense orders for goods will be given out immediately after the announcement of republican victory, and the effect of this itself must of necessity go a long way. toward realizing the return of that long-lost and delusive quantity known as confidence. With such prospects in view, it is not strange that every effort should be put forth between now and No- vember 3 for the success of the republican cause. SS CANNONADING UNDER WATER. i An Interesting “Experiment With a Submarine Gun. From Invention. on ne The most curious’ experiment ever made with a piece of gpdngance was at Ports- mouth, England. aA gage was erected in the harbor within,,the ;tide mark; on this an Armstrong gun.of the 110-pound pattern was mounted. The gyn was then loaded and carefully aimed, at,a target—all this, of course, during the time of.low tide. A few hours later, when,the gun and the target were both covered with:water to a depth of six feet, the gun’4vaesfired by means of electricity. We sdf “aimed at a target,” but the facts are that,there were two tar- gets, but only ong erected for this special experiment De other being the hull of an old vessel, the Gtiper, which lay di- rectly behind the target and in range of the ball, The target itself was placed only twenty-five feet from the muzzle of the gun. It was composed of oak beams and planks, and was twenty-one inches thick. In order to make the old Griper invulner- able a sheet of boiler plate three inches thick was riveted to the water-logged hull in direct range with the course the ball was expected to take if, not deflected by the water. On ail of these—the oaken target, the boiler plate and. the old vessel hull—the effect of the shot from the submerged gun was really. startling, The wooden target was pierced through and. through, the boiler target was broken into pieces and driven into its “backing,” the ball passing right on through both sides of the vessel, mak- ing a huge hole, through which the water poured in torrents. Taken altogether, the experiment was an entire success, demén- strating, as it did, the feasibility of placing submerged guns in harbors in time of war and doing great damage to the vessels which an enemy might dispatch to such points for the purpose of shelling cities. A GREAT SYSTEM How the Southern Railway Company Has Grown by Consolidation. NAMES, NOT NUMBERS How the New Torpedo Boats Will Probably Be Designated. No Determination to Be Made Until| J. Picrpomt Morgan’s M: Seen in All the Move: Secretary Herbert Returns—Cus- tom in Foreign Services. chase of the Re: ‘The Southern Railway Company, in con- nection with the Baltimore and Ohio,South- western and Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Railway Company, has, it is stated on excellent authority, practically made @ deal by which the {centucky and Indiana bridge which connects Louisville, Ky., and New Albany, Ind., and which is now in the hands of receivers, will at an early date pass into the possession of the three companies named. In connection with this deal word comes from a reliable source that the Southern some time ago made arrangements by which it and its partners will secure con- trol at rn early date by either a lease or purchase of the Monon Line, which went into the hands of a receiver about two weeks ago, and by this the Southern railway will secure a line from Louisville to Chicago. It is understood that the Southern and the other raf!way conpanies named tought some time ago $264,000 worth of the bonds of the Kentucky and Indiana Bridge Company, which gives them control of the terminals at Louisville, there being but $136,000 of these bon: outstanding besides those held by the above named roads. It 1s not known whether the failure of The torpedo boat recently launched at Herreshoff’s yard, Bristol, R. 1, went into the water under the name of “torpedo boat No. 6." This was in accordance with ca- bled instructions from Secretary Herbert in France, and is accepted as meaning merely that he has not yet determined upon a name for the craft and not that a change has been decided upon in the no- menciature of vessels of the torpedo class. The policy of naming such vessels after famous American sailors was initiated by Secretary Whitney in the case of the Cush- ing, and was followed by Secretary Tracy im the case of the Ericsson. The only other torpedo boat now in commission, the Stilletto, already had that name when purchased by the government from the Herreshoffs. The fact that the name of this vessel remains unchanged fs nbt likely to affect the general policy of having ves- sels of the torpedo type bear the names cf American naval heroes. -List of Distinguished Names. A list of such names has been prepared at the Navy Department for consideration in the selection of names for our new ships. It includes such names as Fulton, Paul Jones, Truxton, Preble, Decatur, Porter, the Southern Railway Company to secure Hull, Perry, Bainbridge, Stewart, Law- | the Cincinnat! Southern road has had any- rence, MacDonough, Farragut, Porter, | thing to do with this deal, but it is be- Winslow and many others hardly less cele- brated in the annals of naval victories. With such a list to select from there ought to be no necessity for a resort to numbers for the designation of any of our warships. In some foreign services vessels of the torpedo class are known simply by their numbers,.but the reasons for such desig- nation do not appear to apply to the Ameri- can navy. In Great Britain and France, particularly, these boats are built by the scores and are now reckoned by the hun- lieved that the Southern intends to get into Cincinnati from the south over a line of its own and to be independent of every other con pany. The Cincinnati Southern, As is well known, the Southern Railway Company 1s already operating the Cin- cinnati Scuthern under the terms of lease which in the opinion of most rall road men ts so high that it is impossible for the road to earn its present rental. dreds. In his last report Secretary Herbert | rh 7 tee rent due the city of Cincinnati for credits France with 218 ip service and 34 | jts sou! ding iererd tagerance si? fervice and 54 | its southern road for the quarter ending July 12 last is still unpaid, an@ if it is not paid by October 12 the lease under the terms can be forfeited from the Southern Railway Company. As it is not, so far as is known, the policy of President Spencer to operate any of the lines of his sys- Britain with 189 in service and 62 building, or 251 in all. It is natural, therefore, to resort to numbers instead of names for these small vessels, and where they are not only constructed but ordinarily serve in groups the use of numbers may have cer- h tem at a Joss unless they are absolutely tain advantages in quickly bringing to | cxsential to the eel of his various mind the general character of the boats, | }jnes, the impression has gotten abroad just as numbered streets and avenues in a that the Southern would not have many feelings o: regret if the city of Cincin- nati should demand the surrender of the lease. It is not believed, however, that the lessee of the Cincinnati Southern will resort to such extreme measures as that, because there is no desire on the part of the city government of Cincinnati to op- erate the road themselves, and there 1s no reason to believe that any other railway corporation wants it. The purchase at the foreclosure sale last week of the Norfolk and Western railroad by the committee of bondholders, who, it is now well known in railroad cir- cles, represented Mr. J. P. Morgan, who also, as is equally well known, has the controlling interest in the Southern Ratl- way Company, places the Southern in a practically independent position so far as its relations with the cyy of Cincinnati are concerned. Through the Norfolk and Western ‘t can reach Columbus, Ohio, over its own line and run its trains from that point to Cincinnati and Louisville over lines that #re to the highest degree friend- ly to it. °. Bought the Reading. Mr. J. P. Morgan, as already told in The Star, Wednesday purchased the Phila- delphia and Reading railroad and the Mold- ings of the latter, which amount to a con- trolling interest In the Poughkeepsie bridge via which the Reading and several other railway compares obtain an entrance into Boston. The purchase of the Norfolk and Western and the Philadelphia and Read- ing by Mr. Morgan and their practical ad- ditions to the Southern railway system makes the latter probably the greatest rail- way system in the world. Never before in the history of this country has a rail- road corporation made such rapid strides in absorbing railroads on a great scale, and there is every reason to believe that the end is not yet. It also proves that there is in New York a master hand, which appears te be shaping matters, which will result in build.ng up a most powerful competitor to the Vanderbilt lines and those of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com- pany, as gradually the Morgan lines are being extended in every direction. History of the Consolidation. The history of the manner in which this great consolidation has been brought about is very interesting. Less than four years ago the old Richmond Terminal system, the predecessor of the Southern, utterly a financial wreck that it: could hardly have been given away. It was previous to the time that the Rich- mond and Danville railway went into the hands of those who were associated with Mr. John H. Inman a good property, like the Georgia Central, East Tenne: Vir- ginia and Georgia, and other southern rail- roads, but being overtaken by the finan-lal panic which prevailed in 1893 it was forced to go into bankruptcy. It was then that Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan, at the earnest solicitation of the majority of the security holders of the road, undertook to recrgan- ize It. How well he succ yy the fact that with the Srancial aid ex- tended by him, and under the superintend- ence of President Spencer, it has been brought up to a condition that makes it in every particular the peer of th railroads in the United States. eet Reaching Out for More. The present mileage of the Southern, in- cluding the Norfolk and Western, and its latest addition, the Philadelphia and Read- ing, ig abcut 7,500 miles. It is also, it is un- derstood, seeking to get possession of the Memphis and Charleston road, which ex- tends from Chattaz.ooga to Memphis, Tenn. a distance of 310 miles; the Atlanta and Florida, from Fort Valley, Ga., to Atlanta, 100 miles; the Georgia Sou“hern and Florida, Mecon, Ga., to Palatka, Fla., 285 miles: the North Carolina railroad, Goldsboro’ to Charlotte, N. C., 256 miles; the Louisville Southem, Louisville to Lexington, Ky., 100 miles; Knoxville and Ohio, Knoxvilie to Jellico, Tenn., 85 miles; Atlantic, Tennes- see and Ohio, 44 miles; Alabama Great Southern, from Chattanooga, — Ten Meriden, ad ropa city indicate about where they are. Yet it is to be observed that even France and Engand give names to their fast ves- sels of the torpedo boat destroyer type and the one launched at Bristol comes with- in that class, in virtue of the 2742 knots ex- pected of her. In fact, it is the rule with all powers to have names instead of numbers, sooner or later, for at least their fastest torpedo boats. They sometimes begin with numbers or with letters, and then give the names afterward. Names for Battle Ships. It is probable that Secretary Herbert will avail himself of his privilege of raming the new battle ships when the contracts, for them are given out, or soon afterward. In- deed, it has been intimated that the three states selected are California, Alabama and Pennsylvania. The first of these names is presumably suggested in part by the fact that one of the ships, as in the case of the Oregon, will be built on the Pacific coast. The Alabama is the Secretary's own state, and, although there is already a Montgom- ery in the navy, it is not unlikely that he will make this selection. Pennsylvania is considered a good name for a battle ship, and the fact that the Cramps have built so many of our new vessels would be an addi- sional reason for its selection. If Alabama should be chosen, the combination of that and the battle ship Kearsarge would be suggestive, and perhaps be a new illustra- tion of how the animosities of thirty years ago have departed. As to the six gunboats, the applicants for standing sponsors to them are very numer- ous. Such names as Allegheny, Birming- ham, Bridgeport, Chattanooga, Chelsea, Germantown, Gloucester, Lexington, Kene- saw, Marietta, New Bedford, New London, Norfolk, North Point, Niagara, Tacoma, Vicksburg and Wheeling will suggest the varlety of applications, and there are oth- ers, like Albany, Cleveland, Omaha, Pitts- burg and St. Louis, to which the only objec- ifon seems to be that cities smaller than these should furnish names to the gunboat class. FROM ARMY TO PULPIT. Lieut. Satterlee Will Resign to Enter . the Ministry. From the Atlanta Constitution. Lieut. C. B. Satterlee, stationed in At- lanta until a year ago, will enter the Epis- copal ministry. He will resign the flag of the country for the banner of the cross. This decision of Lieut. Satterlee has just been made. He has been a devoted church- man for several years and while he lived in Atlanta he was quite prominent in the affairs of St. Luke. He was a lay reader, and a very enthusiastic member of St. An- drew’s Brotherhood. He took very deep interest in church work and everything that tended to the upbuilding of Christian work had his hearty support. Lieut. Satterlee wedded a little over a year ago the daughter of Bishop Capers of South Carolina, and this union perhaps has something to do with his determination to enter the ministry. Lieut. Satterlee was stationed here as in- spector general of the Georgia militia and assistant adjutant general. He was suc- ceeded in June of last year by Lieut. Oscar Brown. He left Atlanta reluctantly, for he was deeply devoted to the city and the people here. He had made scores of friends among the military men. He did much to improve the military service in Georgia. He was a rigid disciplinarian, and for this reason was subjected to some consider- able criticism at first, but the virtue of his methods was not ‘slow in making it- self apparent, and he was praised where before he had been criticised. Many of the more prominent military -men of the state can attest his efficiency and ability as a soldier. ° The following from the Savannah News tells the story of hts new: move: “The rollitary friends in Savannah of Lieut. C. B. Satterlee, United States army, now stationed at Key West, will be sur- Mi Miss., 344 miles; Chattanooga prised to learn that he has made appli-| Union, 42 miles; Central of Georgia, with cation to Bishop Gray to become a can- | branches, 2,200 miles; Cincinnati Southera, didate for deacon’s orders. While sta-|from Chattanooga, Tenn., to Cincinnati. tioned in Atlanta this gifted young officer spent many Sundays as a lay reader in the little Episcopal chapels of the subur- ban towns. Then his marriage to the daughter of Rev. Ellison Capers of South Carolina, who was a confederate brigadier general, stimulated him more earnestly to become a soldier of Christ rather than of his country. “Only a few years ago Robert M. W. Black, the talented son of the late Con- gressman George R. Black of Sylvania,gave up a military education at West Point and entered the Episcopal gninistry. He is now rector of the church in Athens, and is doing good service for the Master. West Point Academy has furnished many noble soldiers of Christ in the past. Bishop (General) Polk, Rev. Dr. (General) Pendle- ton, Rev. Dr. (General) Shoup, Rev. Dr. Park, Rev. Dr. Parks of North Carolina, Rev. Dr. Bledsoe, Rev. Dr. Woodbridge, Rev. Dr. Swing, Rev. William Bryant, Rev. Dr. Hackley, Rev. Dr. Clark, Rev. Dr. Vinton, Rev. George Watson of Florida, Rev. Dr. Deshon, Rev. Mr. Curd, Rev. Mr. Harris, Rev. Mr. Sterling, Rev. Mr. ‘Allen of Kentucky, Rev. Dr. Culbertson, Rev. Mr. Reap and Rev. C. C. Parson: who was one of the very last on the lis! After fighting fcermerly as an artillery officer in the United States army in the ‘Tennessee campaign, he left the army and entered the Episcopal ministry. He be- came rector of St. Lazarus (confederate memorial) church, and died of yellow fever while bravely ministering to the people of Memphis against whom, as a soldier, Ohio, 335 miles; Atlantic Coast Line (prac- tically controlled by it), 1,337 mils pening" a grand total of almost 13,000 miles. This enormous system of 13,000 miles forms a network of lines from Washington to the Mississippi river and ramifies the states of Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee,Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania and several other states in the north and west. ——. Bananas in Typhoid Fever. From the Chicago Inter-Ocean. William C. Ussery, M. D., of St. Louts says that the best food for those suffering from typhoid fever is the banana. In this disease, he explains, the lining membrane of the small intestines becomes intensely inflamed and engorged. Eventually it be- gins sloughing away in spets, leaving well- defined vicers. At chese places the intes- tinal. walls become dangerously thin. A solid food, if taken into the stomach, Is likely to produce perforation of the intes- tines and dire results will follow. There- fore, solid foods, or foods containing a large amount of innutriticus substances, as compared with nutriticus substances, ‘are dangerous and are to be avoided. The banana, although it m be classed as a solid food, containing, es it does, 95 per cent nutrition, does not possess sufficient waste to irritate these sore spots. Nearly the whole amount taken into the stomach is absorbed, and gives the patient more strengta than can be obtained from other he had so recently fought. Col. Pearson's | food. ministerial career greatly overshadows his EEE PGS iE gallant record as a soldier.” bs The Lucky One. _ —____+e+_____ From Truth. An Odd Circumstance. From Judge. “Begorra! did ye iver notice how much more fraquintly th’ trains thravel an th’ other thrack than this? Faith, we've met tin or a dozen goin’ th’ other way since we shtarted an’ divil a wan goin’ this.” Sapsmith—“Miss Sally Gay bet me a dozen —ter-hee!—kisses yestahday aftahnoon.” Aspins—“Do you suppose you will get them if you win the bet?” Sapsmith—“Yaas, indeed; Jack Swift, who called on her lawst night, told me this mawning that he is holding the stakes.” —- SECTIONAL PREJUDIC The Anti-Eastern Feeling of the Silver Men of the West. Want Bryan to Win wi ¢ the East—Extends to Congress Elec- tions—Gorm: 's Unpopularity. These democratic complicaticrs in Ni York, New Jersey, Penpsylvania and el where on this side the Alleghenies are Ciscouraging to some of the silver men the west. They rather welcome th»my They want to win this fight without th east—against the east. In a certain sensa they are afraid of the east. They distrust’ her profcundiy. They regard her as being, the mother of schemers, and the beneficiary, cf all shifty operations. They will be very, glad to see Mr. Bryan driven back upon the west and south and middle siates, and forced to look for success there. The Anti-Eastern Policy. This anti-eastern feeling showed itself early in the action. The first expression of it was heard in Mr. Bryan's own town of Lincoln when it was announced that he would receive the notification of his noml- nation in New York city. The s was astounding. The question was at or asked: Why €0 east? What has silver io expect in that quarter? It was urged that ne if silver was to win it must be by a union of the west and south, and for that reason Mr, Bryan should confine his own activity to those sections. But Mr. Bryan and Chairman Jones thought that by going to New York to open the campaign the cause generally would benefit. The western men withdrew their protest, and the ball was opened in Madison Square Garden. w these western men feel, and talk in a stage aside, like prophe Affects the Congress Elections. This anti-eastern feeling extends, too, to the Congress elections. men take 20 comfc ‘The westerr silver t in any figures which provide for any material ¢ n demo- cratic strength in the rext House. If the democrats are to control that y the western men want the majo from t* ' own section an dle states and the sout eastern men put on guard feel that no astern man, although elected to the House on the Chicagn ; © 7 1 to Ret in per cord with there se ope to 8 ° ing Against Gorman, This, it is st: is the basis of the un popularity of Mr. German with the westera men. They are opposed to investing him with any authority, because, with his en- Vironmert, his natural attitude would ap- pear to be against silver. They do not vant to owe anything to him if they can help it, for fear that it would giv strong hoki on them in « of They would entertain the same ferling to- ward Mr. Hill if they miste ei him a in the equation. slated for private Nfe aft and they therefore count him out. ac lenge to the Maerylander. This distrust has the ning of a chal lenge to Mr. Gorman. He will be in the next Senate, and of course a ver ential member of the body. Me is in favor of free silver than Gen. is, although on the score of part larity he is supporting M silver platform. Sc and with him a democr Palmer regu- © Mr. tie Ho! sentatives is elected. Suppos bill passes that body, party moasi in redemption of the platform which regularity’s sake Mr. Gorman now What will Mr. Gorman do? will be close, and the old rules of tion will prevail. Will he take it, as he di¢ the Wilson tariff bill, and block the until changes in it are agreed to? Maryland Senator's tariff record is si the Bryanites many a warning and many @ bad half hour. ING IN BROOKLYN. Kings County for the n Ticket, The republicans of Kings county opened the campaign last night at the Clermont Avenue Rink, in Brooklyn, amid much en- thusiasm. Six thousand persons cheered Chauncey M. Depew and Franklin Fort of New Jersey, the chief speakers, an@ waved thousands of small American flaga, with which every chair was provided, All the available space upon the floor and platform was utilized. Chairman Mar cus A, Hanna was among those on the plate form. The mecting was called to order at 8:1% Mayor Wurster made an introductory ad- ress, and then presented Mr. Depew, who was given a tremendcus welcom Mr. Depew reviewed the Chicago plate form and the recent speeckes of Mr. Bryan in Brook.yn in wit and sarcasm and evoked much « ering. uing hi criticism, he took up Mr, to Henry Ward Be ryan wished for the nd said: “During the fi and unlimitea currency excitemen Mr. Beecher del famous sermon on Than givin of that year on the perils of the In it he used this language, which I commend to the study of the populistle candidate for the presidency, since he hae called Henry Ward Beecher as witnes: ‘Whoever tampers with ards tampers with the v vitality of public faith. A of intercourse all the world is one open market, the need of one and the same standard money, uniform, universal and unalterable, becomes imperious. Gold ts the world's standard. Gold is the uni- versal measure of value. In the court of the commercial world’s conscience we shall be convicted of endeavoring to cheat men who have come to our rescue in the dark day. This Congress would not have existed, nor any government of the United States, but for the strength given to our armies by foreign capitalists; and now to return their aid by base treachery is to deserve an infamy as deep as the lowest depths of hell. But woe to those men, bull-headed, without eyes, who are at= tempting to undermine the integrity of the nation.” Much cheering elicited by this quo- tation, and then the crowd was convulsed when the speaker ad: “If Mr. Bryan ever says again has appeared in print that Beecher is @ good platform for the common people to stand upon, he has more gall than I give him credit for, and I concede him the hes share. ‘There were cries of “Hanna, tinued until that gentleman front of the stag ablished stand. marrow and now by facility after this which con- came to the “If I have been s ything,”* said the republican national chairman, “It has been in knowing enough not to tale klyn re- n, and — agree with him, When I see the governor I will tell him I bring the greetings of his Brooklyn friends, and the promise that they will make material expression of them in November.” Mr. Fort was then introduced and was cordialiy received. “Mr. Lryan,” declared Mr. Fort, “has the hardihood to array ‘the masses against the classes.” Our Constitutién bestows up- on us the rights and privileges of life and liberty, and there are no masses andl classes except when a ranting demagogue incites them into being. (Loud applause.) “In 1860 they tried to divide the territery of this country, as they now try to divide the people, and when the battle is ended in November, Mr. Bryan and his followers will be lett on the field aiid the fragments of their false doctrines.” (Applause.) Mr. Foft then went into a long statistical arraignment of the doctrine of free coin- age, and was frequently applauded. The meeting closed with the “Star Span- gled Banner’ and three cheers for the Ricket. A Summer Nuisance. From the Cleveland Piain Dealer. Jimmie—“T'l tell you what we'll do. We'll play lawn fete.” Bobbie—“An’ I'll be the man what says dem. Jimmie—“I'm goin’ to tell your mamma, You swored.” Bobbie—“Didn’t, nuther. That's what lallus says when mamma says lawn fete.’