Evening Star Newspaper, October 2, 1896, Page 1

— THE EVENING STAR. eels PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th St, by The Evening Star Hewspa Company. 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t. New York Ofice, 49 Potter Building. ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers In the city by carriers, om their own account, at 10 cents per week, or 44 cents month. Copies at the ounter 2 cents each. By mail—anywhere im the United States or Caaada—postage prepaid—O0 cents per month. P*Saturday Quintuple Sheet, Star, $1 per year, with foreign postage added, $3.00. (Extered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C.. as second-class mail matter.) All mail subscriptions must be paid In advance. Rates of advertising made known on appli The Zoning Star. No 13,599. WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, OQTOBER 2, 1896>—TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. | SWEPT TO DEATH| 4Cedar Keys Overwheimed by a Tidal Wave. TWENTY BODIES ALREADY FOUND Loss of Life in the State May Reach One Hundred. FEARS FOR THE FISHERMEN NEW ORLEANS, Octob —A special dispatch from Jacksonville, Fla., to the Times-Democrat Cedar Keys is a piace of desolation and death. Today many of the people are corpses, many others are injured and there are put few houses left standing. Twenty corpses have been recovered, but few have been identified, so mutilated were they by falling timbers. Many of the corpses were dug out of the mud, in which they were buried by the mighty tidal wave that swept over the town Tuesday morning. The town is situated at the mouth of the Suwanee river, on a number of small keys, connected by bridges. It had no protection, went to pieces when the West India hurricane, with a velocity of eighty miles an hour, came rearing from the gulf. The storm struck the place about 3:30 o'clock say: and Tuesday morning and continued for several hour Though warning had been given, indicated a blow of unusual sever- Up to 11 o'clock the night was calm nd quiet. At that hour a moderate breeze up from the eastward, increasing gradually until a 30-mile wind was blowing. An Immense Tidal Wave. About 4 a.m. it blew a perfect to spra. ado, and suddenly changed to the southeast, bringing in a perfect deluce of water, the tide rising two feet higher than in the memorable gale of 1804, which was at the time said to be the wo: At 7 o'clock an immer in from the south, with it. . st storm en record. e tidal wave came carrying destruction Boats, wharves and small houses e hurled upon the shore, and, break- «ug into fragments, covered the streets with wreckage, and rendered them almost mmpa able. While the torrenis of water Were rushing through every open space, it would take the strongest man off of his feet. It was this tidal wave that caused the principal loss of life, many houses be- ing swept from their foundations and the inmates drowned. Of the twenty Lodies recovered twelve are whites and eight colered. Of the whites six belonged to the Wilson family, a moth- er, four children and a young lady visitor. Four of the white victims are men, and have not yet been identified. Of the eight Legroes only one, Peter Anderson, has been icentitied. © Many Fishermen Drowned. The loss of life at Cedar Keys proper is @s nothing in comparison with the number of spongers and fishermen who were drown- ed. The Mary €iiza came in yesterday morning dismasted. She feports that at aark Monday night nearly lw vessels were anchored on the sponge bar beiow Cedar Keys, and that all of them but about iwen- ty were lost. These boats carried from tour to ten men each. The loss of life was Eight corpses have already been { ashore. The schooner Rosaila was scopal uth, the Cedar Keys High School ne Christian Church and three red churches, the Suwanee ice factory and the Eagle Pencil Company's mill, also the large lumber mill of V. J. Heriong, and the planing mill of George W. Mercer & FS and scores of private residences were wrecked by the wind and waves. Some of the handsomest and apparently most substantial buildings are damaged beyond repair. Reiiable news of the storm from the western part of Levy and Alachua counties has just reached Jacksonville. Not less than 2) families are left destitute, all their houses, fencings and crops are totally de- stroyed, and what they had gathered was wn away with the buildings. The difficulty in recovering the dead arises from the fact that the town fs built on several small islands, and the bridges ecting them were swept away, and the mmunication is by means of boats, which there are but a few left. Then, too, most of the victims were buried deep in mud by the tidal wave, and many of the bodies will probably never be recovered. Beyond the bar there are a score of masts visible just above the water, and each top the burial place of a sponging schooner and its crew. It is possible that many of the vessels were blown out into the gulf, and rode out the hurricane, but the Mary Eliza's captain thinks by far the greater number are be- heath the water with their crews. He says that there was not one chance in a thous- 1 for such frail craft to live In such a ane. » gentlemen who went down the coast a few miles this morning returned to Cedar Keys this afternoon and reported finding the corpses of eight men washed ashore. These men were the crew of a sponging vessel, and the crews of most of the other have undoubtedly met a similar It ts expected that for days to come s of the spongers will be found along st. amer Gertrude is dismantled and abandoned fifteen miles south of Cedar K The Mallory fs fast in the Suwanee river swamps. The steamers Relle of Su- Wanee and C. D. Owens were both wrecked in the Suwanee river. The Owens Is fast in the river swamps, while the Belle steam- i slowly this afternoon into Cedar Keys with both smokestacks and all upper works gone. A Terrible Experience. In Cedar Keys those who escaped death had a terrible experience. When the tidal wave came and overwhelmed the houses many of the inmates floated in the water, clinging to pleces of timber; others clung to tree tops for hours, until the water re- ceded. They were buffeted by wind and Waves, ard many men fainted, clinging even while unconscious with a death grip to the succumbing limbs. All show the effects in their clothing and bruised flesh, but are thankful to escape with their lives. Many others are still unaccounted for, and families and friends are filled with anxiety, hoping for the best, but fearing the worst’in view of the utter destruction wrought by the storm. t $ miraculous that a single person is alive in Cedar Keys today. j Threatened by Fire. The property loss in Cedar Keys is erormous. While the gale was at its height fire broke out in the Bettilint House. In almost a few seconds the entire building was wrapped In flames, ghich quickty com- municated to the handsome Schlemmer Hotel, adjoining, and in a very short time pething was left of either house, except bare walls. The inmates saved nothing, xo fierce and sudden was the fire, and with roaring flames above and raging flood be- low, they were too badly frightened to at- tempt more than the saving of life. They made thelr escape by wading through four feet of water. The firm of Parsons & Hale had « ware- house unroofed and much stock damaged. Cottralle & Finlay’s warehouse and boat- house were blown down and the stock dam- aged, and they have lost several boats. E. F. O'Neill and G. M. Sistrunk, gereral merchants, and McCallum & O'Donald, druggists, had their houses destroyed, ard have had to move. S. W. Carroll suffers a total loss of store houses and stock. In fact, not a business house or residence in the place escaped without some injury. Reliable news of the storm from the western part of Levy and Alachua ce-un- ties has just reached Jacksonville. Not less than 200 families are left destitute. Scores of injuries have been reported with over thirty fatalities in Levy county. Two Towns Destroyed. The town of Fannin has been completely destroyed, with the exception of one small house. Tyson & Chairs’ storehouse was blown into the Suwanee river, with their stock of general merchandise. The town of Needmore was demolished. The post cffice building at that place was destroyed and the postmaster can find no part of the mail or post office fixtures. Every house at Yular, Judson and Chief- tain was destroyed, with one or two excep- tions, killing people of both the former places. ‘The people of Bronson have issued an ap- peal for aid for the destitute. Reports from Baker, Suwanee, Nassau and Columbia counties confirm the story of death and destruction related in these dis- patches last right. The death list has been increased by nearly a dezen. Columbia county fared very badly. All the country south of Lake City is devas- tated. In the Caleb Marcum scarcely a residence or house is left stand- ing. In the vicinity of Payne and Mount Tabor post offices the destruction was great, but accounts are yet meager. Fred Hodge, a farmer of that locality, had his thigh and arm crushed and his wife was killed by the falling of a tree on their house. "Phe George F. Drew planing mills at Co- lumbia City were wrecked. Hildreth’s and Tolen’s turpentine works and distilleries were wrecked and the timber between that point and Fort White, on the S., F. and W. road. is down. Fort White fared badly, all the church- es, school houses, many stores and resi- dences being blown down and many others injured, Mikesvilie and other southern points have not yet been heard from. Toward Live Oak the storm did but lttle damage. Beyond Welborn to the country between Lake City and Welborn much timber and nearly all the fences are prostrated. Hagen station, ten miles southeast from Lake City, was wiped out, stores demoilish- ed and residences destroyed. Baird's tur- pentine distillery, Lewis’ saw mill, Hatch- er’s place and everything else in that vi- cinity was destroyed. At Lake Butler, further down the line, the destruction was almost as great. La- crosse was almost wiped out of exist- ene Numbers of injuries and fatalities are reported from the vicinities of these yarious localities, but the news is not of a definite character. Along the Florida Central and Peninsular from Lake City to MacClenney the damage was great, that section taking the center of the storm. Crops and Cattle Suffered. The cotton crop, or that portion of !t still in the field, is vastly damaged, ard in many places almost entirely destroyed. Sugar cane is everywhere prostrated, and damage of every kind has resulted on every hand. Much stock and cattle were killed. It fs said that there are twenty-two tur- pentine stills, with their equipments, camps and teams between Lake City and Cedar Keys, and not one of these will ever run another charge, all the timber being de- stroyed. This throws out of employmeat many people, lecves the mules idle, the camps deserted, operators ruined and fac- ters hit hard. Death List May Reach 100. Exclusive of the hundreds of spongers supposed to have been drowned off Cedar Keys, the death list in the state proper bids fair to reach 100 and the property los= will run into the millions. The people seem to be paralyzed by the calamity that has overtaken them, and this is reflected in the accounts of the storm's work. In the majority of cases nothing like a detailed description is attempted, but in a few instances are the names of the dead given. It is inferred from this that a majority of those killed outside of the Cedar Keys and the poirts at which school children were victims were negroes employed on the tur- pentine farms. ee TO RESUME WORK. neighborhood Preparations Being Hurried by the Mine Owners at Leadville. LEADVILLE, Col., October 2.—Prepara- tions are being hurried today for the re- sumption of work in the Bison, the Little Jopica and Maple and the Resurrection mines. At least 300 men are expected to be at work on these prorerties within two weeks. If full forces cannot be obtained in camp more men will be brought from Mis- souri Miners will be paid $3 per day, but for topmen and traramers in dry parts of the raines the rate will be $2.50. ‘The union's demand is that all alike shall have $3. Sheriff Newman will be displaced on the charge of the grand jury appointed to investigate the riots, the court appoint- ing a special bailiff. Ex-Judge T. A. Dick- son hag been appointed special prosecutor in place of District Attorney Thomas. A cavalry troop is being recruited in this city, which will increase the local force of the National Guard to 50 men. To these will be left the duty of guarding the mines when the militia from outside is with- drawn. As a result of the miners’ meeting the majority have decided to remain quiescent until after election. If McKinley is elected the present intention is to abandon the strike. If Bryan is elected, the hope is that the price of silver will advance, and that the managers will at once concede all demands of the union. The unruly element is aggrieved over the decision and eager to adopt radical measures at once. See ge SPANISH REPORT VICTORIES. Alleged Defeat of Several Insurgent Bodies. HAVANA, October 2—Gen. Melguizo, supported by the columns of troops com- manded by Cols. Hernandez, Frances and Romero, left Mantua, province of Pinar Del Rio, during the morning of Tuesday last, in order to attack the insurgents un- der Antonio Maceo. The Hernandez col- umn, proceeding in the direction of Tumbas De Torino, after an hour’s march, engaged Maceo’s forces and dislodged them from their positions. Continuing the advance, Col. Hernandez at 1:30 p.m. again met the enemy. By this time the insurgents had concentrated their forces, and @ severe fight, which lasted until night time, began. The Spanish troops advanced foot by foo! and again dislodged the insurgents. The operations were conducted during a heavy downpour of rain, which considerably hin- dered the advance. The troops pushed for- ward on the following morning, and were met by four cannot shot-at short range from an insurgent position. The insurgents were again driven backward, and the troops encamped in the enemy's positions, but left them later in order to carry back the wounded and secure provisions and ammunition. The column of troops commanded by Col. Frances entered Manajal and engaged the insurgent forces commanded by Perico, Diaz, Payazo and others, dislodging them at the point of the bayonet, and compelling the enemy to fly in all directions. ~ MS During the two engagements the insur- gents left eighty men killed and a quantity of arms and ammunition on the fields, and retired with over two hundred wounded. On the side of the Spaniards eleven men were killed and Maj. Yzquierdo, Capt. Cab- banas and eighty-six privates were wounded. Of the Spanish wounded thirty- one men are in a serious condition. FLOOD DID NOT COME High Water Not as Serious as Was Expected. GEORGETOWN SUFFERED THE MOST River May Rise Again This After- noon or Night. SOME DAMAGE DONE On the strength of reports of high water at Harper's Ferry, the weather bureau late last night issued a special warning to prop- erty owners along the river front notifying them to look out for a freshet. It was ex- Fected that the water would rise rapidly for the next twenty-four hours and along the wharves elaborate preparations were made to prevent damage. Owing to the demoralization of the tele- phone system as a result of Tuesday night’s storm, it was no easy matter to spread the news rapidly, and the assistance of the police was invoked. In this way all per- sons who were interested in the matter were given ample notice that trouble might be expected. In some cases merchandise which was stored on the wharves, was re- moved to places of safety, and the vessels that were tied up along the river front were put in shape to withstand a flood. According to the reports from up the river, the water at Harper's Ferry was thirty-one feet above low-water mark, as a result of very heavy rains around Cum- Lerland and in parts of Pennsylvania. This was only about three feet lower than it was at the time of the great flood of 1889, when the avenue was inundated and a great deal of damage was done in the lower sections of the city. Late last night, however, the water began to subside, and it looked as though the principal danger was past. Highest Point. Late yesterday afternoon there was a considerable rise in the river here and this continued until about 4:80 o'clock this morning, when the highest point was reach- ed. It was then only between two and three feet above high water mark, and since then it has been falling rapidly. The river men this afternoon were hope- ful that the worst was over. As, usual, Georgetown got rather the worst .of tt, and so far as could be learned today no damage has as yet been done along the Washington wharves. Business men along the river front showed no apprehensions and expressed themselves as satisfied that there was little or no danger of the river overflowing its banks. At low tide this morning the water was not within severa! feet of the top of Stephenson’s wharf,which is perhaps the lowest along the river, and it was said that no attempt would be made to remove the wood which is piled up there. In the opinion of men who are acquaint- ed with the vagaries of the Potomac river, the freshet, if it reaches here, ought not to be looked for until late tonight, as it usually takes from twenty-four to thirty- six hours for a rise at Harper's Ferry to be felt to any extent here. The Wjud Helped. What really prevented a flood, more than anything else, was the strong wind which has blown steadily from the northwest and has served to keep the water down. If the wind had come from the southeast or east there is every reason to believe that the water would have banked up and probably done considerable damage. Even yet it is thought the danger 1s not altogether past. At the weather bureau this morning it was said that nothing further was krown than was given out in the bulletin last nght, but the general feeling seemed to be that Washington would not be called upon to combat a serious flood so soon after being overwhelmed by a big storm. Damage in Georgetown. Though the water was high in George- town, the damage done is comparatively slight, nothing in comparison to what it would have been had the level increased a couple cf feet more. The water rose about three and a half or four feet avove its normal level, and flooded the wharves and all the low wharf property. The high wa- ter did not enter the club house of the Co- lumbia Athletic Club at the foot of 32d street, though the floor of the Potomac Boat Club, at the foot of 3ist stre2t ecmpletely covered, and # thick coa mud left. The fear of much higher v.ater encouraged many merchants to remove goods and movable articles from the wharves. No damage was reported to any property. The water ran exceedingly swift, at the rate of eight or ten miles an hour. Most of the debris came floating dewn early this morning, when the water was at its height, and, after daybreak, very little matter outside of logs was visivle on the current. It is feared that some damage has been done to the cofferdam around damaged pier No. 4 of the Aqueduct bridge. The high water completely submerged the structure and it was not visible this morn- ing. It may be that the woodwork has been struck by some heavy logs and damaged to a more or less extent. ‘The high water and swift current it is expected has shoved the sunken tug beat Gilmore Meredith and the Philadelphia barge sunk at the foot of Wheatley’s wharf farther out in the river. Up the River. Up the river no serious damage has been reported, though in the vicinity of Great Falls the current is reported as something terrible. The bridge at Great Falls on the Maryland side has been washed away ani other damage done. Perhaps the most damage was done to the new dam, now in course of construction just above Great Falls, to increase the water supply of the cit: No word has been received from the scene, the wires being down, and no ac- count of the damage has heen received. ‘The water in this section is high enough so as to make the canal and river one sheet of water. There were numerous re- ports of washouts on the canal, but no fcundation can be received for these re- ports. If such is the case it would cripple the business of the waterway, as this month ts expected to be one of the busiest of the year. Superintendent G. L. Nichol- son, when seen by a Star reporter this morning, stated that he had heard nothing of the reported washouts. “I have not heard from the entire line,” said he, “but so far as I know there are no serious breaks. Only one small one has been re- ported. This is the top washing of the towpath, and is not serious, and nothing worse has so far been reported. I think if there was much damage the supervisors would send messengers and not wait for the wires. I do not anticipate much dam- age. I have heard from the upper seventy- five miles and around Harper's Ferry to be- low Monocacy river and the lower end.” Swift Current. The current at this place was so swift that it was impossible to row across the river. A large four-masted schooner is lying in the middle of the stream, opposite the coal wharf. This morning one of the hands attempted to row to the schooner fram the shore, but could not accomplish the feat, the current carrying him down near the foot of 29th street. At the Long Bridge. The roadway of the Alexandria pike, from the south end of the Long bridge to a point opposite the entrance to the Alexandria Is- land race track, is overflowed today by water from the Potomac river to a depth ranging from a few inches to three feet. The low ground in the vicinity of the race track is also under water. At several places the Potomac flats and the Virginia shore have also been reached by the water. This afternoon the surface of the Potomac was about a foot below the top of the wall about the flats and several feet below the roadway of the Long bridge. It seemed, however, that the riyer was sinking. A rise was expected, however, with the high tide late this afternoon. At an early hour this morning the cellar of the building at the southwest corner of Penrsylvania avenue and {th street was flooded to the depth of several inches with water that backed in from the sewer. Several other cellars in the neighborhood were also flooded, but by noon today all the water had gone off. AT POPULIST HEADQUARTERS Fusion Satisfactorily Completed in Wyoming, Ensuring the State for Bryan, Sherwood to Be Elected in McKinley's Own District—Gov. Pennoyer May Succeed Senator Mitchell. The populists and democrats in Wyoming have completed theit fusion. Information received at the popylist headquarters is that the state ts now all right for Bryan. ‘The electoral ticket has already been fixed up, and the local and congressional ticket is practically settled. The populist candi- date for Congress is to withdraw and ex- Gov. Osborne will be made the candidate of the combined forces, The populists will be given two places on the state ticket. It {s unofficially announced that the fusion proposition made by the populists in Indiana will be promptly accepted by the democrats. The fusion there is now re- garded as complete. In McKinley’s District. A letter was received at populist head- quarters this morning from Alliance, Ohio, McKinley's own district, in which it 1s as- serted that ‘Sherwood, the candidate for Congress, nominated ‘by democrats, popu- lists, silver republicans and prohibitionists, will be elected. ‘The letter says that a great number of republicans are coming over to the side of silver. Oregon Satisfactory. Information received at populist head- quarters today ig.that the situacion in Oregon is very satisfactory to the Bryan people. ; It 1s expected that Governor Pennoyer may be elected to the Senate to succeed Senator Mitchell. ‘The legislature already elected is dominated by the silver forces, and it was supposed that this insured Mit- chell’s return, but Mitchell is now support- ing McKinley and thé’St. Louis platform. -Im Nebraska. J. H. Edmjinsten, chairman of the state committee of, Nebriska, writes to the pop- ulist national committee. that.as many re- publican silver men ws can be availed of are taking the, stump ~4n that state for Bryan, und ere doing effective work. He regards Nebradkw.as sure for Bryan. SS WANTS AN INVESTIGATION. Mr. Beatty Thinks the Abert Building Was Not Anchored. Mr. Chas. L: Beatty, the owner and pro- prietor of 1213 Pennsylvania avenue, one of the buildings that was demolished by the falling wall of the Abert building, dur- ing the recent storm, was at the Commis- stoners’ office today. He had an audience with Commissioner Ross, and explained that a number of builders. and architects had called upon him and made the state- ment that the building which was respon- sible for the wrecking of his building was not constructed according to the building regulations. - That the walls were not properly an- chored and he was desirous of having a commission appointed to investigate the matter. If the walf which fell was not properly anchored” he was going to enter suit. Commissioner Ross promised to bring the matter to the attention of the board. In the course of conversation with a Star reporter Mr. Beatty said: “If any man says that that building was constructed in accerdance with the build- ing regulations either he does not know what he is talking about or else the regula- tions are not what they ought to be. That building was not properly anchored above the third story, and that is all there is about it. I have had photographs taken of the side walls, or what is left standing of them, and I have had them inspected by men who know, and I challenge any one to show me any evidence of the building ever having been properly anchored on the fourth and fifth stories.” Mr. M. Minster’s furnishing store, which was next to Kelley’s cafe, and the third to the west of the building that was blown down, has been condemned as unsafe, aud all the contents of the store have been re- moved. £ SS HOW RICHMOND SUFFERED. Damnge at the Virginia Cap Caused by the Hurricane. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., October 1, 1896. For the first time for two days Richmond and many other points in Virginia have obtained communication with the outside world. fhe hurri¢ane which swept over Virginia in the central and western por- tions of the state“was the most severe ever known in this state. In Richmond the dam- age will amount to about $200,000. There are hundreds of tin roofs torn from their buildings, much glass shattered, and the streets in some gaees filled with trees and limbs that haye fallen. Three or four church steeples were blown down, and more than a dozén houses had their walls crushed in. Ne Two or three persons were hurt by flying timbers, but no one is reported to have been killed. The fire:atarm and telephone wires were damaged to the amount of about $5,000. ‘ Reports from all over the state indicate great damage to the crops. Hundreds of barns were blown down, and a great quan- tity of grain, hay and feed stuff destroyed. Many bridges and trestles were destroyed throughout the staté, and many roads are impasssble by reagon*of the debris pled up. In the central portion of the state and in the valley great destruction was done to farm houses and crops: A number of peo- ple were drowned in*freshets or killed by falling trees. . At many places in the state people were greatly aiarmed \by reason of strange lights seen in the Neavens. No satisfactory explanation of these has been given. A peculiarity of the hurricane -was that instead of following the coast, as is usually the case, it took an inland course, and was not half so severe on the coast. Much to- bacco and other products were damaged throughout the entire state. ——- HOTEL GUESTS PERISHED. Sixteen Busigess Places at Latonia, Texas, Burned. LATONIA, Tex., October 2.—A fire origi- nating in the City Hotel yesterday morning destroyed sixteen: business houses. Loss estimated at $50,000; insurance, $25,000. Three guests of the hot] lost their lives in the building, rs. Jane Knapp, John McFarland and Miss Carrie McFarland. Other guests barely escaped cremation, WATSON AND BUTLER Candidate and Chairman Opposed Re- garding Fusion. BITTER COMMENTS BY THE FORMER Arranging Bryan’s Indiana-lllinois Trip. GENERAL POLITICAL NOTES ATLANTA, Ga., October 2.—The publica- tion in this week’s issue of Thomas E. Watson’s people’s party paper, out today, of an editorial attack on Chairman Butler of the populist national committee, has excited comment here, and is considered significant, in view of the rumors abroad, that Mr. Watson may retire from the ticket. The editorial in question is as fol- lows: “Attempts have been made to show that Mr. Watson favored fusion in the state of Indiana. “This is not correct. Mr. Watson took the position at the beginning of the cam- paign that no populist could consistently vote for a single Sewall elector any more than he could vote for a Hobart elector. “He filed with Chairman Butler a written protest against Mr. Butler’s fusion policy. Mr. Butler has ignored Mr. Watson's pro- test and gone steadily forward on his own line. “Mr. Watson's position is now what it was when the Georgia state convention met. He is for a straight ‘middle-of-the-road’ ticket. In no other way can the democratic managers be forced to abide by the St. Louis contract. “Mr. Watson's position has been humil- lating and embarrassing, and he has been compelled to submit to policies he did not approve.” BRYA) INDE ‘A TRIP. Arrangements Completed for His Rear Platform Addresses. CHICAGO, October 2.—Arrangements are completed for Mr. Bryan's trip from Cin- cinnati tomorrow to St. Louis. The train will make stops long enough for Mr. Bryan to address crowds at the following places in Indiana: Lawrenceburg, Aurora, North Vernon, Seymour, Mitchell, Washington and Vin- cenres. Stops will also be made at Lawrenceville, Oiney and Flore, Ill. The following schedule for Indiana was also announced: Tuesday, October 6—Jeffersonville, 7:45 m.; New Albany, 8: a.m.; Scottsburg, 15 a.m.; Seymour, ari ‘columbus, arrive | Franklin, arrive 11:50 Indianapolis, arrive 1 ter place afternoon ani will be held. Wednesday, October 7—Nobleville, arriv 9:40, leave 9:50 a.m.; Tipton, arrive 10 leave 10:40 a.m.; Kokomo, arrive 11:08 a.m., leave 12: Logansport, arrive 12:40, leave 2:20 p. Winamac, arrive 3:15, leave 3:40 p.m.; North Judson, stop fifteen min- utes; Crown Point, arrive 34), leave 5:50 p.m.; Hammond, night meeting. The committee has also arranged for a spectal train for the entire trip, and has plenned to have some speakers of na- tional reputation to leave at each point where a stop is made. The campaign in the doubtful states is to be vigorously pust ed. Among the sreakers for other dates who are being arranged, and who will app jointly with Mr. Brealfpare Gov. Mat- thews of Indiana, Senators Teller of Col- orado and Blackburn of Kentucky, Repre- sentative Towne of Minnesota, Gov. Stone of Missouri and Gen. Weaver of Iowa. RIGHT TO A NAME. evening meetings Chairman Danforth Will Fight the National Democrats’ Claim. NEW YORK, October 2.—Chairman Dan- forth of the demccratic state committee to- day confirmed the report that an effort will be made in the courts to wrest from the gold standard democrats of this state the title which they have adopted—national democratic party. Certificates of nomination were yesterday filed with the secretary of state by can dates of the national democratic party. ‘The law prescribes that any protest against such certificate must be filed within three days after the filing of the nomination. “We will file our protest with the Secre- tary of State probably tomorrow,” sail Mr. Danforth. “Should he decide against us we will carry the matter to the courts. We believe that the other side presumes too much when it sets itself up as the ‘na- tional democratic party,’ and not only that, Lut the name is confusing, and might cause our side to luse many votes through ignor- ance of the voters. Gorman Might Stamp. Another interesting phase was developed today when Mr. Danforth declared that Senator Gorman would place himseif in the hands of the state committee, and might even take the stump in its behalf. He had already rendered the committee very val- uable advice, Mr. Danforth said. BRYAN AT CHARLESTON. He Addresses an Enthusiastic Gather- ing at the Pablic Park. CHARLESTON, W. Va., October 2—The democratic nominee rose early this morn- ing im order to shake the hands of several hurdred citizens of Point Pleasant. He left Wheeling at midnight last night, and at 6 o'clock this morning was routed out of bed by people from the above place, who louély clamored for a speech. Mr. Bryan told them unless the value of money is important in determining the value of a dollar it did not matter whether the people had much money or little, but that the moment the quaniitive theory of money was abandoned that moment a foundation of no soundness was acquired. He asked them to study the money ques- tion and to vote as they pleased, regard- less of what others may say. His few remarks were applauded and cheered. At Redhouse x= committee of thirty-five from Chrrleston met the party, but Mr. Bryan had retired again. The committee was headed by 2x-Governor E. Willis Wil- son, the democratic nominee for Congress of the third district. At the depot in this city for more than an hour a large crowd had gathered. As the train pulled in the assemblage cheered the nominee and the band at the depot played patriotic airs. Of course, “Hail to the Chief” was dlso rendered, and “Dixie” came in for its share. Then a procession was formed and the town traversed by band, nominee, mounted police and citizens in carriages. Mr. Bryan spoke at the public park and addressed a large gathering of enthusiastic auditors. NOVELTY IN A CAMPAIGN, Cheers of Paraders to Be Borne From Chicago to Ohio and New Jersey. CHICAGO, October 2—Echoes of the great gold standard parade in this city on Chicago day, October 9, will be heard from lake side to seaboard. Electrical science has made such a feature possible. The plan is to place transmitters at the best van- tage points. Audophones at the other end of the line in some localiti¢s will be erect- ed, so that multitudes in other cities who assemble to hear the noveliy can distinct- ly hear the shouts from Chicago. Men wil! be pleced at each transmitter in the city to arrounce the name of organization and numter division as the parade passes, sim- ilar to the prelude in phonographs. Major McKinley will listen to this music of the masses at his Canion home. In far off New Jersey Mr. Hobart will also have his ear tu the ‘phone. At New- ark republican headquarters the commi:- teemen and staff will assemble to hear the cheers of the parade. TO BE IN BRYAN’S CABINET. Gov. Stone Said to Have Been Offered a PL ST. LOUIS, Mo., October 2.—The Repub- lic, the only morning paper in St. Louis which supports the Chicago platform and ticket, prints a story this morning in which it claims Governor W. J. Stone of Missouri has been offered a place in Bry- an’s cabinet should he be elected. It says this was the cause of Governor Stone's withdrawal in favor of Vest in the race for United States Senator. Continuing, the ar- ticle says: “A close personal and political friend, who has the reputation of enjoying the gcvernor’s confidence, says that Mis- scuri’s chief executive has been offered and already accepted the proffer of the secre- taryship of the Interior in the event of Mr. Bryan's election. Tais story has a much more substantial quality than mere rumor. It is supposed to be based on a thorough Knowledge of the relations between Bryan and Stone, and an admission which appar- ently came direct from the governor in a scmewhat roundabout fashion.” National Democrats in Alabam: BIRMINGHAM, Ala, October 2—The national democratic party of the fourth congressional district held their conven- tion at Calera Tuesday, and after indors- ing the Indianapolis platfogn and candi- dates and Cleveland's administration, and condemi the Chicago conven’ nated Edmund H. Dreyer ot ngress, adjourned without making 4 nomination for Congress, deeming it inexpedient. The ni tional democrats now have out candi- dates for Congress in seven of the nine dis- tricts. Republicans and Populists. ATLANTA, Ga., October 2—A. E. Buck, chairman of the republican state executive committee, yesterday issued a circular call- ing upon the republicans of Georgia to cast their votes for Seaborn A. Wright, the populist candidate for governor. The re- publicans had decided not to put out a state ticket, and up to the present the leaders of the party had indicated no pref- erence as between the democratic and pop- ulistic candidates. Chairman iuck’s dec- aration amounts to a practical fusion, and will undoubtedly have the effect of largely reducing the vote of Atkinson, the demo- cratie candidate, in the October elections. South Dakota Gold Democrats. HURON, S. D., October 2.—At a confer- ence here of the national democratic party the following resolutions were adopted: “That we proudly proclaim our allegiance to the principles adopted and promulgated at the Indianapolis convention, that vo fur- ther the cause of honest money, the main- tenance of national honor and integrity and to promote te the extent of our ability the future welfare and prosperity of the nation, we deem it best not to place an electoral ticket before the electors of this state in support of the presidentia! nominee of the national democratic part Arkansas Congressional Nominations. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., October 2.—The republican convention of the second dis- trict yesterday nominated Chas. D. Greaves of Hot Springs. In the sixth district B. F. Bodenhamer of Baxter nominated by the republicans for Congre: Will Not Run Independently. WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., October 2.—Con- gressman F. C. Leonard, who was defeated for the nomination in the sixteenth con- gressional district by Horace B. Packer, an- neunces that he has withdrawn his name from the contest and will not be an inde- pendent republican caudidate against Mr. Packer. ‘Lhis leaves the neld to the straight republican and democratic nominees in ihe district. G. L, Converse for McKinley. CoOL’ , Ohio, October 2.—George L. Converse, who for twelve years was the democratic Congressman from this distric replying to a letter from Prof. W. H. Joh son of Denison University urging his a ceptance of the congress:onal nomination ir the seventeenth district, announces his intention to support Major McKinley. Deadlock Remained Unbroken. FRANKFORT, Ky., October 2—The dem- ocratic convention of the seventh congres- sional district of Kentucky, after being in stssion three days, adjcurned today sine Cie. There was a deadlock in the balloting between C. J. Bronston, E. E. settle and J. D. Carroll. A reselution was adopted pr viding for new primaries Octoler 17. _— Personal Mention, _Mr. Lindley Vinton, representing the Honest Mcrey League of New York, w; in Washington today on his way to Berke- ley Springs, where he will speak tonight, and thence he will stump through West Virginia. Assistant Secretary Doe of the Wat De- partment has returned from Fort Monroe, where he spent most of his vacation. Mr. Frank P. Hastings, secretary of the Hawaiian legation, and Mrs. Hastings have resumed their residence at 1730 H street. They spent the summer at Woodford, Me. Maj. D. Madden of the army is at the Ebbitt. Lieut. E. A. Root of the army, accom- panied by Mrs. Root, is at the Ebbict. Lieut. Root has been ordered to duty in Washington. Mr. Henry S. Canfield, a former well known Washington newspaper man, who was superintendent of the House document room in the Fifty-third Congress, and who has recer.tly been on the editorial staff of the New York Journal, is in the city on his wey to St. Louis, where he will occupy a position on the Republic. Maj. Thomas W. Symons, Corps of Engi- neers, stationed at Buffalo, N. Y., is in the city, in response to orders from the chief of ergineers. He is at the Richmond. Capt. J. J. Brereton, 24th Infantry, Is at 1206 K street on leave of absence. Lieut. J. B. Collins of the navy is in the city on his way to New Orleans. Lieut. Commander W. H. Everett and Lieut. F. F. Fletcher are at the Army and Navy Club, on leave of absence. Lieut. Commander T. C. McLean, just detached from the San Francisco on the European station, is visiting friends at 1818 H street. Assistant Secretary Hamlin of the Treas- ury Department has returned from a visit to his summer home at Marion, Mass. The Misses Hamlin, who are now there, will not return to Washington before Novem- ber. Mr. H. T. Newcomb, instructor in statis- tics, Columbian University, has returned from a vacation trip to Michigan. Capt. Willlam B. Davis, assistant sur- geon, has been granted leave of absence for twenty-five days. Medicak Director S. C. Walton of the navy is at the Army and Navy Club. Commander George A. Bicknell of the Port Royal naval station is at 1329 Cor- coran street for a few days. Commander F. W. Crocker, attached to the Norfolk navy yard, has been granted one month’s sick leave. Mr. M. A. Clancy, clerk of Equity Court No. 1, has returned from a vacation spent in his native state, New Hampshire. If you want today’s news today you can find it only in The Star. WILL WATSON RUN? No Definite Information His Withdrawal. Here of Tt WOULD NOT CAUSE SURPRISE Leaders at Loss to Understand the Georgian’s Course. WOULD INJURE BRYAN a et inte The report from Atlanta, Ga., that Tom Watson is about to withdraw, is not con- firmed by any information at political headquarters in Washington, yet a general knowledge of the situation and of Mr. Wat- £cn’s temperament leads to the belief that he might at any time withdraw in a pet. It is positively stated that no effort is now being made te have either Watson or Sewall withdraw. The withdrawal of either one cr both would have been received with great joy eartier in the campaign, but it is regarded as too |: for any new move in the adjustment of vice presidential candi- dacy. The democrats and populists have per- fected fusions tn all the states where they confess that fusion is desirable, except in West Virginia, and that has been prac- tically settled. This the managers on all sides of the Bryan combination believe dis- poses of the question of adjusting the vice presidency. It is known that Sewall wiil not withdraw, and it is apparently not the wish of any one that Watson should with- draw at this stage of the camp: Wouldn't Cause Great urprine, It is this very fact that opens the possi- bility, in the opinion of some, that Mr. Watson may intend to withdraw. Watson has been extremely perverse, and it would not cause great surprise if he draw, now that his withdra: tribute to the confusion of th: should with- ‘al wouid con- campaign. When both sides became convinced that neither of the vice presidential candidates would withdraw they proce. on that assumption, and everything has been done with the idea of there being two candidates d. The withdrawal of Watson sion, course of Watson has excited the spicion and Cpen criticism of the in silv r men of ail thi of the faction has undoubtedly done Bryan gr already, and some regard it as that he might even go so far as to the ticket if his advisors thought that would hurt Bryan still more. He might withdraw, and with a letter declaring a lack of contidence in Bryan, or he might make his withdrawal contingent upon Sewall doing so also, knowing that Sewall would not accept the challenge. This would then give an opportunity to accuse thc democrats of bed faith, and possibly cost Bryan some populist. support. Populists do not believe that this is Wat- son's intention. Conference Last Week. Mr. Reed,the populist nationai ~»inmit+ee- man of Georgia, who is a personal friend of Watson's was here last week in conference with Chairman Butler. What chey talked about is not positively known, except that it related to the course to be followed by Watson during the rest of the campaign, and that the two agreed on that poiat. From what has gone before, however, it is easily inferred that the co for Watson was to cease between populists and democrats, ing things injurious to bryan. the time this conference was ogress between Reed and Butler Wa wrote the letters to a New York paper which have given more offense to the Bry than anything he had previous an people said. Yesterday's Conference. The conference in Atlanta yesterday be- tween Watson and his friends, which gave rise to the report that Watson would with- draw, was undoubtedly a conference with Reed, who had just returned from Wash- ington. It is quite likely that what Reed had to say was not agreeable to Watson, or at least not agreeable to his advisers, who are credited with exciting all the trouble, and it may be that trouble arose in the conference which might make the Georgia candidate withdraw in a pet. Whether this is true or not none of the officials here are informed, but it 1s ac- knowledged that Watson's withdrawal at this time would indicate a purpose on his part to injure Bryan. What is wanted of Watson now is as much silence and inactivity as possible. Can't Account for Watson's Action. It is difficult to account for the action of Mr. Watson, and it is causing uncasiness among democrats, populists and silver re- publicans alike. Those populisis who dep- recate Watson’s course do not chazge him with being in sympathy with Bryan's ene- mies, but think that he is influenced who ‘profess great friendship fv securing his confidence, induc things injurious to the ticket he men to scpport. An indication of how some pcpulists feel about the matier is given in a letter from Col. Kolb of Alabama, in which, after declaring that Alabama ts sure for Bryan, he says that only a few leaders who are at heart for McKinley are making any trouble. = oo THE EASTERN QUESTION. Reported Agreement of the Powers Interested. LONDON, October 2.—The Vienna corre- spondent of the Daily Mail telegraphs to his paper as follows: “The powers have agreed upon a pacific settlement of the eastern question honor- able to all parties and amply guaranteeing the security of the Armenians.” CONSTANTINOPLE, October 1 (delayed in transmission).—An irade Just issued or- ders the formation of a flotilla of en tor- pedo boats for the defense of the Darda- neli This action is the result of the recommendations of General Tchikatchoff, the Russian officer who recently inspected the forts of the Dardanelles. Letters received here from Kharpoot con- firm the report of the recent massacres at Egin, and estimate the number of killed at 2,000, Great excitement Galata by the who paraded the has been caused at ons of a Turkish officer, streets, brand shing his saber, abusimg the Armenians and declar- ing that they ought to be killed. ——.—_—_ To Take the Associated Press, LOWELL, Mass., October 2.—The Morn- ing Citizen, the leading morning paper of this city, has begun taking the full leased wire service of the Associated Press. The Citizen has recently made great improve- ments in its mechanical and press depart- ments, besides adding to its large local staff, and the taking of a wire service of excellence and scope of the Associated Press immediately followed. The Lowell Courier, also published by the Citizen-Courier Company, and the Lowell Sun, the two leading afternoon papers, differing politically, have also be- gun taking the wire service of the Asso- ciated Press.