Evening Star Newspaper, October 7, 1896, Page 1

== THE EVENING STAR. —e BLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THB STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th 8t., by Cor ‘. te Pee eee SAUER EAN ieg Eee Kew York Ofice, 49 Potter Building. vening Star 1s served to subscribers in the clay by carriers, on thelt own account, at 10 cents Per week, or 44 cents per month. es at the ter 2 cents each. By imall—anywhere in the Enited States or Canada—pestage prepald—50 cents Per month. Saturday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, wit foreign postage added, $3.00. (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C.. as second-class mail matter.) 7 -All mail subscriptions must be paid tn advan-e. Rates of advertising made known on application. | No 13,603, Che Loeni Star. WASHINGTON, D. ©. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1896—-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. - If you want today’s news today you can find it only in The Star. A SHORT MONEY TALK Major McKinley Explains Govern- ment Receipts and Expenditures. BEST WAY OF RAISING REVENUES Republicans Favor Taxing Foreign Products. BEST SORT OF DOLLAR THE CANTON, Ohio, October 7.—Shortly after 8 o'clock this morning a small but enthu- siastic delegation reached this city to call upon Maj. McKinley. They came in a spe- cial car attached to a regular train, the car being gaily decorated. The party came from Goodale, Ind. They were introduced to Maj. McKinley by A. P. Jenkins: Maj. McKinley said: “My Fellow-citizens of Goodale, Ind.: It gives me very great pleasure to meet you here at my home this morning. It is al- ways a distinc ‘al or. It is espec- sured that if you are not the first club in the United States to give me that honor, you are cer- tainly the first in the state of Indiana, and I thank you for it. “We are engaged this yeur in a great na- tional contest, the result of which will de- termine for years to come the public poi- icies which shall govern this country. Gov- ernment is always an interesting study. “There is a deal of misunderstanding as to how the government gets its money and how it pays it out. There are some people who seem to believe that the way the gov- ernment gets its money is to make it. The government gets its money by taxation, and can get it in no other way. There are three or fcur sources from ch the gov- ernment of the United States gets money. The chief sorrces of revenue are through tariffs and internal taxation. Then tlhe government gets some money from the sale of its public lands and from its postal ser- , and from these several cources ther> comes the money that is annuaily required to meet and discharge the public expenses. It takes about $41,000,000 a year to con- duct this governme million and one- third dollars for every day are required to keep its wheels in operation. Now, if the government had the power to make money as some people seem to believe, or had thé power to double the value of a thing by its stamp or fiat, it would not need to resort to taxation. It would simply set its mints te work and make the necessary amount of money to pay its running expenses. It could have paid off the national debt loaz years ago in this way. “There is ancther thing I would have all know ernment cannot get gold or silver through the custom hous: = the Internal revenue offices without ing something for st, just as you and I h to give something for it if we want or silver. Now, now do distribute this’) money? Somebody me this question the other da. The government distribu its annu teceipts under appropriations of Congress te its creditors. That is the way the moucy of the government is distributed. It is dis- tributed to the army and navy, for pub! ovements. for rivers and harbors, the great postal service of the count the expens Congress, for sustain ng the jucsciary, to pay the principal and in- terest of the publte debt, and to pay the pensions of soldiers and to other cre: of the government; and there is no other way for the government to distribute any money, except to pay it to the people to whom it owes money. There is no such & as a general distribution of mony by the government of the United Stat- The point I want to make in the Ittle taik Iam giving to you this morning is th That the government does not create Money, that it cannot c! te money and that whatever money it needs it has to ecllect from taxes, either by a system of direct taxation or by a system of indirect taxation, known as 4 tarff; and that if tae government wants to have any gold or sil- yer minted for its own uses it has to pay for that gold and that siiv T, just as you and I would have to pay for it if we wanted it for our purpos. ‘The idea that the government can cre- ate Wealth is a mere myth. There is noth- ing that can create wealth except labor, my friend to the right puts it. Taxing Fereign Products. “Now, the best way to get this money is one of the serious questions in this cam- paign. Is it easier to raise it by direct tax- ation, by taxing the people in their occupa- tions, on their property and on their iands, or ts {t not better to raise it by putting the tax upon the foreign products that come into this country to seek a market in the United Stat (Applause and cries, ‘You are right, major.’) “The latter is the policy and purpose of the republican party. The republican party believes that the great bulk of the money required to pay the expenses of the gover:- ment should be raised by putting a tax upon the foreign products that come into this country to compete with American preducts. If we create money by merely Starting our mints running, then there would be no recessity of taxes. Now, there is another thing I want to talk to you about for a moment. We want our money good. I do not care what em- ployment we may be engaged in—whether We work in the shop or on the farm or in & profession—we want every dollar we have in ctreulation as good as our flag and as unquestioned as the currency of any coun- try in the world; and that Is the purpose of the republican party today. (Applause.) And we intend to support this government by taxes upon foreign imports and internal and we intend to have enough revenue in the public treasury, if the peo- ple elect us to power, to pay our bills. (Cheers.) “The government is just like an Indi- when it has not enough income to pay its expenses it has to give its notes to : it has to do that or quit bus- nd when the government of the Uni- ted States has not enough money to pay its running expenses the only thing It can do is to borrow money; and that is what has for the last three and a half hat is what we propose to stop. I fellow-citizens, for this call, and it will give me great pleasure to meet you every one individually.” (Loud cheers.) mN SQUARES BURNED. FIFT The Most Important Buildings in Guayaquil Destroyed. LIMA, Peru, October 7 (10 a.m.).—The fire, at Guayaquil, Ecuador, which is said to have destroyed fifteen squares of that town, including the most important build- ings in it, is still raging. Among the build- ings known to have been destroyed are four banks, all the foreign consulates, all the hoteis except one, two churches, all the princtpal b: 's houses, the military barracks and the arsenal. It is further stated that Guayaquil has been burned from the post » to the custom house, the flames extending from the bank of the river. - GENERAL TROCHU DEAD. He Commanded the Defenses of Paris in F714. TOURS, France, October 7.—Gen. Trochu, who defended Paris until it surrendered to the German army, in January, 1871. is dead. BANCROFT CANNOT ENTER SHOW OF CONFIDENCE | FLoRiDa's RETURNS DELAYED Russia Opposes Her Passing the Darda- nelles, Decision Reached by the Turkish Government—No Request Has Been Made by This Government. (Copyright, 1896, by the Associated Press.) CONSTANTINOPLE, October 6—Via Sofia, Bulgaria, October 7.—It was semi- officially announced here today that the Turkish government, after weighing tho matter over and consulting with certain advisers, has come to the decision not to admit the United States gunboat Bancroft through the Dardanelles, and, therefore, she will not be able to act as the guardship of the United States legation in these wa- ters. The porte, it is added, has also de- cided not to admit the guardships of Greece and Holland, which countries also Proposed to have a ship stationed in the Bosphorus as a guardship, and to furnish men to guard their legations in case of emergencies. It should be added, however, that the United States government is not known to have presented, through its minister, Mr. Terrell, a formal demand for the passage of the Bancroft or any other United States warship through the straits of the Dardanelles, and it ts recalled that reece in ISM%, was allowed to have a guardship in the Bosphorus. Russia Objected. The exact ground upon which the Turk- ish government takes ita stand in this case ts not stated, but it is known in of- ficial circles here that Russia has object- ed to the presence in the Bosphorus of United States, Grecian or Dutch guard- ships. The objections to the presence of the extra guardships here are said, accord- to general report, to be based on the Berlin agreement, which excludes from naval representation in the Bosphorus any powers that were not party to that agres- ment, and that, therefore, the United States cannot be allowed to send a warship to the straits of the Dardanelles. It is be- Neved that Mr. Terrell about a mo ago sent an urgent request to Washiag- ton for a United States war vessel. It is farther intimated that the United States by force if ni = presence of the Bancroft phorus, taking the ground that step would not be an unfriendly act in view of all the circumstances . and that the protection of the lives and property of American citizens made it necessary. The Turkish government has also sent A circular to the different embassies, de- ng the right to search foreign vessels i Constantinople for Armenians. It the powers will not accede as up to the present Ar- menians who have sought refuge on board of British or French vessels have been pro- tected by the guardships here until the Vessels on which they had sought refuge sailed for their destination. The Situation in Crete. Advices recgjved here from the island of Crete state tft the crisis there is by no means ended. The entire population of the interior of that island is still under arms, and their leaders have announced that they will renew hostilities unless the Turkish garrisons are withdrawn from Crete. This has caused a renewal of the excitement, and the situation has once more assumed a most threatening aspect. It is believed that the Turkish government will insist upon maintaining its garrisons in Crete, and that Turkey in this matter will have the sup- port of the powers, who recently brought about what was looked upon as being a settlement of the Cretan difficulties, by the porte to grant nearly all ms demanded by the insurgents them a sort of local self-govern- ment, which was looked upon as being sat- isfactory to the insurgent leaders. This fresh demonstration in Crete will, in all probability, bring about further trouble and postpone again a definite set- tlement of the eastern question. No Request Has Been Made. The action of the Turkish government in giving it to be understood that no guard- ships of the powers that were not parties to the treaty shall be admitted to passage through the Dardanelles is looked upon here as a shrewd piece of diplomacy. The fact is that so far the United States has not made any formal request to have a guard- ship at Constantinople, and this announce- ment, In advance of the preference of a re- quest, renders it improbable that one will be preferred in the face of a known refusal to follow. The purposes of the government in sending the little croft to Turkey carefully concealed by both the te and Navy Departments all along, and rn row it is not pe to secure an official admission that it was intended to send her to Constantinople. Beyond doub:, however, it was the purpose to have her near Constantinople, and if events assumed Minister Terrell was ex- ted to seek the tirman nec ‘y to in- sure her safe passage through the straits. This purpose was at last made clear yes- terday when the little boat sailed from ‘ar for Smyrna, only about 150 miles tant from Constantinople, an easy day's and this is probably the reason for the semi-official announcement of the position of the Turkish government. Russia’s Attitude. So far as the attitude of Russia is con- cerned there is ro loss of an explanation. She is animated by no unfriendly feeling toward the United States, but is moved to take an adverse position from motives of large policy. She has consisi€ntly insisted upon an adherence by the powers to the exact terms of the treaty, and is particu- larly interested in maintaining the theory that the Dardanelles are not open to pas- age, and that the Black sea is a closed ra, because she is understood to have de- sighs herself on Constantinople, and desires Yo perpetuate the absolute conirol of the territory by one power. Meantime the present arrangement great- ly simplifies the defense of southern Russia in the event of hostilities. Therefore, not- withstanding her professed friendship for the United States she is unwilling to let down the bars, and, by permitting one of our warships to pass the Dardanelles, make it impossible to refuse the same privilege to other powers. So far Mr. Terrell has not advised the State Department of the decision of the Turkish gevernment in this matter, and as at least a week must elapse before the Bancroft can reach Smyrna there is time for developments that may change the situation. ——— Mail and Express’ New Step. NEW YORK, October 7.—In announcing the change in its news service the Mail and Express today says: “The Mail and Express has withdrawn from the United Press and from the United Press Local News, and hes become g mem- ber of the Associated Press and its allied local organization. Our readers may rest assured that they will not lose anything but rather be gainers by this change, as the Mall and Express firmly believes that the news service of the Associated Press is more complete and more reliable than that of any other press news organiza- tion now in operation, and the Mail and Express will continue in the future its past policy of securing for its readers all the news with the utmost dispatch compati- ble with accuracy. —-+.+—— An Air of Hopefulness Now About Democratic Headquarters, NO FIGURES, HOWEVER, 10 JOSTIFY IT Mr. Lawrence Gardner Feels Sure of Bryan's Election. THE RECENT CONVENTION ——— The democrats about headquarters here are assuming a manner of confidence which does not seem to be warranted by any known developments. No explanation of thelr revival of hope ts given by them, but it is vagdely hinted that they have very encouraging news regarding the labor vote. The republicans, however, say that no revival of confidence by the Bryan peo- ple can be warranted by reliable informa- tion and they think that if. the democrats are sincere in believing things are brighten- ing for them they are being deceived. It may be that they are encouraged sim- ply by newspaper reports that the republi- can managers are alarmed, which hav been published here yesterday and toda These gloomy sound money reports are at- tributed by observant poiiticlans to a pur- pose on the part of the republican man- agers to clinch the tendency to over conti- dence, and if it is that which gives the democrats confidence, they are lacking in as well as in information. sen for Elation, The democrats are elated over their con- vention of democratic clubs, and the san- guine declaration made by delegates from various sections. This, in the absence of any reliable canvass, is about the only sort of information they have to m: timates on. These reports, of cours come from friendly sources. On thi of information they are claiming upward of two hundred electoral vetes, sure for Bry- an, and a whole field of doubtful states to draw from. It is intimated that favorable Bryan news has been received from Illin- ois and Indiana. A Conference in Chicago. Senator Cannon of Utah was at the head- quarters of the silver party and called on Senator Faulkner today. He is on his way to Chicago from the east. There to be a conference between Senators Can- non, Teller, Jones, Representatives Hart- man and Towne and Morton Frewer in Chicago day after tomorrow. It 1s be- lieved that the Bimetallic League of Eu- rope, through Frewen, are undertaking to give assistance to the free silver people in this fight. Mr. Gardner's Confidence. Mr. Lawrence Gardner, secretary of th: democratic congressioral committer, re- turned yesterday afternoon from the cou- vention of the National Association of Democratic Clubs, held at St. Louis, Mo., October 3. “The club convention,” said Mr. Gardner, “was the most largely attended and m thoroughly enthusiastic of any convention of the kind ever held. Despite the hard times and the discrimination of roads, there were more delegates yp: than we anticipated, and each sta tory and the District of Columbia w represented, ard by delegations repre: iug the flower of the democratic While the young men may be s predominated, the older men were the too, to aid with their counsel and advi “Wile ct St. I and on my way thither and back, Itations were had with delegates from all parts of the coun- try, and while I went to St. Louis already satisfied that M yan would be elect I returned with ute certainty that nething could be done to stay the tide tha: will carry him into the White House. “The south and west are surely solid for Mr. Bryan, and in this I include Maryland, of which state's vote there is now no doubt. It will be found in the Bryan column where it belongs. Reporis made to me St. Louis show that Kentucky it it ever was, a doubtful state Ss of the claim mad m bureau in Chicago “What about the wi t of the M if reports made The two Dakotas, W. liforaia were ocrats in iowa, while the ing a hard fight, are well organized , and are confident of succes: sports from the central west gool, and if the republ hepes of electing Mc diana, Ilmois, Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin, they are basing their calea. lations upon very unstable foundation “I have attended many conventions, but never cne in which there was evident such a determined purpose to fight the good fight at every personal sacrifice, and the dele- gates went home confident of winning, and with well-defined plans and methods to put in practice tqpeecure the casting of cvery ballot to whi@® our candidate is entitle: “Mr, Bryan's speech to the clubs, which I regret to find was not published in full in the eastern papers, is, to my mind, the best specch he has delivered during the paign. The theme of Jefferson and Je sonian democracy, as applied to the pr in ent times, was calculated to stir up the dele- gates present to the highest pitch of patri- otic enthusiasm. In fact all the speeches delivered were of the ighest order. The speech of welcome delivered by Governor Stone was a gem of its kind. He was fol- lowed by Vice President Stevenson, whose speech, I am glad to find, has been so un versally printed everywhere in the counir: “The practical work accomplished by the ccnvention will be seen on election day, when the clubs respond to the Tequest made to them by Mr. Bryan to give one day to liberty—election day—at the polls. ‘there they will assemble, with their club badg«: and see that every man votes as he desire: and arrange among themselves for car- riages, wagons and carts to bring the sick bled voters to the polls, traveled over the line of the C. and ©. railroad, taking us through southern Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, and the gentle- men of our party nade a point to get off at each station and talk with the people. The result of these talks was most grati- fying, showing us conclusively, as had been previously reported to us at St. Louls, that all three of these states would give goo? majorities for Bryan. “I have refrained, up to the present time, from expressing my opinion for publica” tion, but now, feeiing so absolutely conf dent of the result, state the sincere belief that Bryan's election is assured. But as this is the fight of the people against the money powers of the world, we must be watchful and keep up the fight until the results are declared. “The fight for the right of the people will rot cease with the election of the id of November, but it is the policy and the pur- pose of the National Association of Demo- cratic Clubs to urge uaceasing war until the country returns to the simplicity and the purity so earnestly advocated by ‘Thom- as Jefferson.” ee eee Chinese Ports Opened. The minister of the United States at Peking has reported to the Department of State that in accordance with the sixth article of the treaty of Shimonosekt le- tween China and Japan, Soochow and Hangchow were opened as treaty ports on September 20 last, and that Shashih and Chungking would be at an early day. Indications That Ploxham, Democrat, Will Have 25,000 Plurality, October Elections Will Be Abolished— First Operation of the Austra- Man Ballot Law. JACKSONVILLE, Fia., October 7.—The counting of the votes caat in yesterday’s election for staté officers and legislature is progressing slowly and unsatisfactorily on account of this being the first vote under the new Australian ballot law. Re- turns are greatly delayed, and thus far are sO Meager that no more can be said than that the democrats claim a plurality of 2v,- 000, while the republicans claim Bloxham, the democratic condidate for governor, will not have more than 12,000 plurality, and that Sheats, who is running for superin- tendent of instruction on the same ticket, will have even less. Both claims are guesses. (Noon.)—Returns from yesterday's elec- tion are still very incomplete. Eighteen counties partly heard from give Bloxham, democrat, ten thousand majority over Gun- by, repeblican. Indications are that Bloxham will have a plurality of twenty-five thousand votes. ‘The republicans have never made any claim that they would carry the election, and it has only been a question as to how large the democratic plurality would be. The constitutional amendment abolishing October elections was ratified almost be- yond expectation. From the slight returns so far received it is difficult to base an estimate as to how the next legislature will stand for Sena- tor, except that nator Call's followers will be greatly in the minority. The majority probably will be divided he- tween several candidates. In Duvall coun- ty, in which Jacksonville is situated, re turns show the probable election of J. N. C. Stockton and F. W. Pope, bolting dem- ocrats, who are favorable to Call. Gov. Bloxham, in reply to a dispatch an- nouncing his election, sends the following to the Citizen: “My efforts will be given to a continua- tion of economical administration, a still further advance in our educational system, strong encouragement to Immigration, the % of lines of transportation to those of the state still requiring it, and ‘lopment as rapidly as possible of resources of Florida.” democratic candidate for state superintendent of public instruction, ran behind his ticket, but not sufficiently to de- feat him. Gov. Mitchell was elected clerk of the cir- cuit court of Hillsboro’ county. SEED DISTRIBUTION Hearing on the Application to Enjoin Secre- tary of Agriculture, The case of D. M. Ferry & Co. of Detroit, Mich., dealers in seeds, ete against the Secretary and Assistant Secretary of Agri- culture and Special Seed Agent Enos 3. Harnden, in which the complainant com- pany seeks to enjoin the defendants from pur ng and distributing seeds under a recent act of Congress, came up before Judge Cox today. On behalf of the de- fendants Assistant Attorney General J. M. Dickinson demurred to the bill of com- plaint, praying that it be dismissed. In his demurrer Mr. Dickinson claims that on the complainants’ own showing they are not entilled to the injunction. He also says that there are other persons, necessary parties to the bill, who have not been made parties to it. He further says that the bill is exhibited the endants in respect of sep- and distinct contracts between the States and the several suce: ful the secds, which contracts other. It is also by the defendants that the con- have been completed and that the t be delivered not later than De- United bidders for have no relation to ea imed © proceeded to argumeni, Mr. Na- thaniel Wilson, on behalf of the complain- ants, contending that the act of Congre is unconstitutional, and that the bus ot the complainants and other deale be irreparably injured, Mr. Dickinson, while not the co npl lese_scme that nants and other dealers might denying ss, insisted that that fact would not entitle them to the injunction. He elso contended that the law 1s valid and constitutional. Judge Cox disposed of the case by sus- taining the demurrer of the defendants. He therefore refused to grant the injunc- tion, whereupon Mr. Wilson, for the com- plainants, noted an appeal to the Court of Appeals « COAST DEFENSES. Secretary Lamont to Pay Particular Attention to Them in His Report. Secretary Lamont has just returned to Washington from the lower Delaware river. He is taking an active personal in- terest in the question of coast defense, and his visit to the entrance to the Delaware was made in company with Gen. Cratgiiil, the chief of engineers, for the special pur- pose ®f Icoking over the sites selected fur the placing of new batterfes and works that will command the approach to Phila- delphia. He made a similar trip about two weeks ago to Fort Washington, on the Poto- mac, in company with the ehief of engi- neers, to look at the progress being made in the construction of*modern defense for the national capital. He is gathering data for full treatment of this swbject in his an- nual report. Although the appropriations made for coast defense last Congress are largely in excess of those made in recent years, the plans of the fortifications board, as they stand og a by the = of War, were so w@l digested that the en- gineers and ordnan€e officers were able to make unexampled progress toward their executicn. In. consequence they have al- ready nearly disposed of the money through -contracts, and have drawa their estimates for further appropriations to con- tinue the work. SEABOARD AND ROANOKE STOCK. Mr. Ryan Does Not Deny the Report- ed Purchase. NEW YORK, October 7.—Thomas F. Ryan, in reply to a question of inquiry from -a representative of the Associated Press, said that he would not deny the re- port that he had bought for himself and ers a majority of the stock of the Sea- bo and Roanoke Railroad Company. The Seaboard and Roanoke owns a con- trolling interest in the various roads that compose the Seaboard Air Line. Mr. Ryan and Gen, Thomas have made other pur- chases of railroad property in the south recently,‘ including the Porf Royal and Au- gusta and Port Royal ang Western Caro- lina, @nd havé*consolidatg@d the two lines into one system, the-new company operat- ing a® the Cliarleston an@ Western Caro- 1 eae “ihe Ymyportahi¢e of the:transaction Hes in the assurance of péaceful readjustment of the relations between the Southern rail- way and certain of its competitors, who have been responstble for radical disturb- ances in rates. DEMAND FOR REED His Letter to the Republican Commit- tee Chairman. CAN COMPLY WITH BUT FEW REQUESTS Reports of Hard Work Being Done in Missouri. NEWS FROM OTHER ee STATES The demand which has been made upon the republican committee from ali sections of the country for the services of Speaker Reed in this campaign is described at re- publican headquarters as enormous. In re- ply to letter, Mr. Reed writes as follows, in his characteristic vein: “Dear Mr. Babcock: I am very glad that you have some of the letters which might unfortunately come to me, for I am very much disturbed by them. The country be- ing rather large, and I being only one, it is in.possible to comply with 10 per cent of t requests that are made. If some of the people whom I have to refuse knew how I hated to do it, 1 should have their com passion instead of a less tender feeling. Corgressman George W. Smith writes The silver craze h but will carry this t by a very large majority. From re- ports 1 have received from other portions of the state, I think our party is gaining, and we hope to carry it by a sound ma jorit: A. Ed. Rob: congressional d of Michigan, peign of jon, secretary of the fifta trict republican committee who is managing the cam- Representative Wiliam Aldea Smath, “Things are surely coming our way, and the interest is growing. Just polled one of the large turn.ture factories, as follows: McKinley, 450; Bryan, 9; 20- tal, 480. And we are still after them.” Hard Work Being Done in Missouri. H. E. Wagoner, president of the Monarch Rubber Company, of St. Louis, Mo., writes to Vice Chairman Apsley as follows: “We are writing you today to advise you how the political situation appears to the whole- sale merchants here in St. Louis. We are all working earnestly for sound money and McKifiley, and believe that with a Lttie exertion on the part of the St. Louis peo- ple and the national committee we can curry the state for McKinley. The senti- ment here is changing rapidiy, and I notice it right here in our own ho Men who have joined the Bryan silver clubs ure tendering their resignations and joining the scund money clubs. In connection witi *cund money clubs, I beg to advise you of act, that in a Wholesale district among siness men and commercial travelers We have organized what we call the Commer- cial Travelers’ Sound Money Club of St. Leuis. “Our membership total is about 1,50) members, a little over GWU of whom have always been democrats, but who intend in this ‘election to vote for McKinley. We are getting up an excursion here of our club to go to Canton, on October 9, and we e>pect to call on Mr. McKinley on the fol- lowing day, October 10, returning here Sun- day, the 11th. All the subscriptions for the ampaign expenses of our club have been stiscribed by the business men and busi- ness houses here in our city, and all our n.embers, as I have before stated, are busi- ness men. We want the privilege, if we van get it, of entertaining Thomas 33. Reed of Maine, in our city, either on October or October 24. We will provide the Audi- terlum, and arrange matters in good shape for his entertainment. We want him here as the guest of the Sound Money Club of St. Louis. We ere all working hard and putting in as much time as we can possibiy spare from our business.” Also in North Carolina, J. B. Fortune, chairman of the republi- can executive committee of Cleveland county, North Carolina, writing to republi- can headquarters here, says: “Republicans are working in North Carolina as they never worked before. We feel confident of giving the electoral vote of the state to Mc- Kinley.” William J. Price, who is taking an active pert in the Ohio campaign, writes under recent date, from Venedocia: “The outlook is far more encouraging here than it was a month ago; by this time it Is safe to say that we are going to hold our own and make gains besides. I do not think that any republican votes are going to Bryan, and I know of many prohibitionists and democrats who will vote for McKinley and sound money.” Representative T. E, Burton writes a very encouraging letter to republican head- quarters from Cleveland, Ohio, and sa: the present situation in his district highly favorable to the cause of sound money. a L GENERAL CRITTEND) CON Reprimanded for Giving an Official Report to the Newspapers. The action of the Department of State in administering a reprimand to Gen. Critten- den, United States consul general to Me ico, for holding correspondence with news- papers on official matters was taken ui the requirements not only of the ¢ mental regulations, but of the United States Revised Statutes. Section 1751 of the stai- utes expressly forbids any diplomatic cr consular officer to communicate with an individual or newspaper touching the pub- lic affairs of any foreign government, or with any person other than the proper officers of the United States. This is the general interdiction, but in addition, the departmental regulations prohibit its’ ofli- cers from communicating to the ne papers the matter of any official report. it is said at the department that Mr. Crit- tenden was called upen for a report upon the labor question in Mexico, and that he communicated the substance of his report to a New York newspaper. Attention be- ing drawn to the matter, an admonition was sent to the offending official such as is usual in these cases, which are not at ali infrequent, generally happening through the ignorance of the consul of the pro bition. All this happened while Secretary Oiney was absent trom Washington and without his knowledge. ee Personal Mention. Judge Bowler, controller of the treasury, has returned from Bar Harbor, where he spent his vacation. Mrs. Bowler will not return to the city until next week. Mr. Wm. J. Nolan of the Yakima (Wash.) Indian School is in the city. He will return tov his duties on the coast within a few days. Col. McKenzie of the Corps of Engineers has returned from his holicay in the north- west and has resumed his duties as assist- ant chief of engineers at the War Depart- ment. * Mr. W. W. Barnes has returned to Wash- ington after a ten days’ trip to Virginia. Capt. Nicoll Ludlow, on waiting orders, is at the Army and Navy Ciub. Assistant Engineer J. R. Morris of the New York navy yard is in the city. Mr. Percy I. Lewd has left for his former home, Jackson, Miss. | Mr. Lewis H. Finney, jr., private secre- tary to Secretary Herbert, has returned from a two months’ $-~ daureve, most 1 of which time he sent bhcyeumg 2 EXTRADITION REFUSED! BISHOP KEANE’S CASE Judge Hagner Denies a Requisition From | State of Pennsylvania. Miss Johnson, Mr. Lyon and Mr. £prague Dirckarged From Custody —Proceeding in Court. ‘The application of the governor of Penn- sylvania, upon his requisition, for the ar- resi and surrender to the agent of that state of Isanc S. Lyon, a member of the District bar; Nathan Sprague, a colored local real estate dealer, and Fannie B. S. Johnson, a colored school teacher, indicted last June in Philadelphia for conspiracy and false pretenses, came up before Judge Hag- ner this afternoon, the accused parties be- ing represented by Attorneys EH, H. Thomas and E. M. Hewlett, Assistant District At- torney Jeffords appearing on behalf of the state agent. This is the case which, as explained in yesterday's Star, grew out of the sale of two lots of ground here two or three years ago, the defendants being charged with defrauding Geo. W. Johnson, the alleged owner of the land. After reading the requisition papers and the two indictments, Mr. Hewlett claimed that the parties a not fugitives from sustice, Mr. Lyon and Miss Johnson not having been in Phuladel- phia at the time, He also contended t the inaictments fail to set out any crim) Mr. Jeffords, ho r, insisted that if the papers are regular and the parties wante are the ones mentioned in them, then they should be surrendered. Judge Hagacr, however, held that the Gefendants might show that they were not in Philadelphia at the time, and Mr. Lyon and Mi:s Johnson took the stand and t tified Upat they were not in Phuadeiphia at the Ume mentioned in the indictment—July Z, ISM. Hewlett then asked for th charge, Mr. Jcffcrds, In opposing tion, arguing that in the conspirs it was not ne y for Lyon and the r adelphia, so long ax tt ared that Sprague was there and that Other twe him here or e Jucze Ha discharge I he had ri were not ewhere to defraud Johuso: er explained that he woul on and Miss Johnson hed the conclusion that in Philadelphia ai the charged. There could not be a construct presence of them there at that tim: neces the um ed an intention se avon and the woman, Mr. Jef- fords stated that he would, in that © nt, not object to the same action by the vouri in the care of Sprague. For the reasons alrcady stated by him Jucge Hagner decided to discharge all e defendan and then he went on to lain that he had also reached the con- fon that the indictment against § charge an o' failed to substantially justice that no offense had been charged a, Mr. Sprague on which he could be t the judge discharged the three defendant and refused to grant thelr extradition. In doing so he commented on the fact that the indictments were not returned until last June, while the offenses were alleged to have been committed more than two years ago. DEBATE ARRANGEMENTS. Mr. Gates Outlines Plans for Davis- Hutchins Meeting. Mr. C. V. Gates, the second of Mr. Henry E. Davis in the coming oratorical duel he- tween the latter and Mr. Stilson Hutehin: has submitted to Mr. Thomas B. Kalbfu: Mr. Hutchins’ representative, the follo ing plan for arranging the preliminaries of the affair: “Assuming that the time of the de e fixed by Mr. Davis in response to the sug- gestion of Mr. Hutchins, namely, the even- ing of Friday, October 16, at $8 0’ may be considered as settled, I pro the following details of the debate, subject locl ose to your approval, and subject also, of course, to such variation or addition as may be mutually agreed upon. “First. ‘The question to be as folloy Whether the independent free as proposed by the Chicago conventic advisable? Mr. Hutchins to take the « firmative and Mr. Davis the n i the question. “Second. The place of debate to be de- cided by you and me after conference, and all expenses incident to the renting of the hall and in general to be borne in equal shares on behalf of Mr. Davis and Mr. Hutchins. “Third. Admission to the debate by ticket only, but without any reservation of seats, the total nu: to be tion I suggest in the interest of sim: in handling the audience that the tick to be issued to you be of one color a: those to be ed to me of a different color, and the hall to be divided by a line thrcugh the middle so that the holde of tickets of one color shall occupy one side of the hall and holders of the other tickets the other side. Spec nents shail be made for the pres h_ purpo: ide shall contribute one-half th essary tickets, which will, of course, entitle the holders to seats without regord to the di ion of the hall. “Fourth. Ushers to seat the audience to be provided equally by you and me. “ifth. The officers of the meeting to be corstituted of one vice president. nam each of us and a p ‘ident to be choset by the two vice presidents, you and It t as Tetaries. All questions ari the mecting, whether before or dur the debate, shall be scttled by the president and the two vice presidents by miajority vote. ‘Sixth. The debate itself to be conducted upon the following terms: Each speaker to have two speeches, and the first of an hour one-quarter and the second of one- rter of an hour in length; the firs aker to deliver his first speech, to be jowed the second speaker's first . n turn to be followed by the speaker's second speech, and finally the second speaker's second spee al arrange- by This, I am informed, ment for such cont speaker the opportunity the points of his adversary. The order of the speakers to be determined by lot, the speaking to begin prompt!y at & o'clock, to and any interruption by the audience an to be the ay of question or comment ignored by each speaker in his di and any time consumed by interr be added to the time of the spe terrupted, this to include any undue inter- ruption by applause, if any, a matter to be determined by the presi otfice above indicated. >. SUCCESSOR. LASSITER’ The President Has Appointed Wm, White United States Attorney. The President has appointed William H. White of Virginia to be United States at- torney for the eastern district of Virginia. to succeed Francis R. Lassiter, whose par- ticipation in old dominion politics drew ferth a letter from Attorney General Har- mon, taking strong ground against judicial officers actively participating in politics. - Naval Orders. Lieut. B. T. Walling has been detached from the Vermont and ordered to the New York navy yard; Lieut. C. M. Winslow from the New York navy yard to the Ter- ror, relieving Lieut. P. J. Werlich, who is @ ordered home and placed on waiting orders. ‘Sy! H's Resignation the Subject of Genera’ Comment Here and Elsewhere. _—_— POLICY If 18 BELIEVED 0 INDICATE Regarded as a Great Victory for the Ultramontanes. LIBERALI ARRESTED SM > In Roman Catholic circles here the ex- clusive topic of conversation is the resigna- tion of Bishop Keane as rector of the Cath- olic University, and the sentiment that is plainly and unequivocally expressed is in- dignation of the most intense sort. This is rot due entirely, as might be supposed, what is regarded as personal ill-treatment of a beloved and venerated priest by the head of the church, but is inspired also by the feeling that the Vatican has shown a rd of that spirit of liberalism upon which American Catholic looked as rest agency for the advancement aud progress of their church in this countrs A prominent Catholic of Washin voiced the opinion of a very large propor- tion of the Catholics here today in conver- sation with a-Star reporter, Kome American Charch, that the authori- ties at Rome are entirely ignorant of real condition of the Catholics in this co try, and that the truthful represen made by Cardinal Gibbons, Bisho| and other distinguished prelates hav en entirely acce at the V tha what may be called mo fluence have bee sful in preventi the p from arriving ai a jon of the real state o} affairs in the d I am Bishop Kear of the caus ent from tis ism, however remo} elf, but Iam an 4 asa Ron I believ not approve a discus his sudden re or even any « wetual fact uniy nd my indey ald not be «1 es in a ma , aS eithe and by injun, the further pal th the America ie Church, and date which orders a return to the n exacting rules of church government in this counir; “Bishop Keane bishop Ireland in w been likened to Arch- tis called his Amert- canism, but 1 believe there is a vast dif- ference between the two men. Archbishop Ireland is impetuous Bishop <eane {© calm, far-seeing and conserva- Fo- instar Bish could never ivered the sermon which Archbishop ireland made on the occasion of the censceration of Bishop O'Gorman at St. Patrick's’ Church in thi: Thinks It Will Be Disastrous. “I think, therefore, that the result of the retirement of Bishop Keane and the adoption cf the policy that it represents will be in the nature of a disaster, not so much to the Catholic University, which, in my opinion, is as solidly founded and as sure of perpetuity @lmost as the church Mf, but to the American church by re- rding the advancement it would secur: by means of liberalism of thought and tion. “It be m considered surprising that Cardinal Satolli during his long residen here had not acquainted the Vatican m« thoroughly with our church on this s cf the water, but the cardinal's forme environment had beer Sto pr prevent him from woof a pu think on the subject any bea: upon m of his duties 1 have nica vi Do ents who parochial m pr axes for Phis ma 1 said het as well as spoken co! wish sch th opi n after n with reluctar a prem iis use anonymously was ex- acted. The Work of the Reactt Insta. An authority unquestioned on the affairs of the Rom Catholic Church, but wh for obvious r ons does not care to speak in the first at this juncture, ex- ed himself with much plainne today nts ws nly weil hop Kean Cal e that the dep brought about b tien of B the influences of th reactionists, who are violently opposed to anything like progress or advancement ia this country. igior Sch whe spent the summer in Rome, and who, with Carainal Satolli, the head of the reactions: has tn quick to rush into print to den, rum » Which have never taken tangible shape, that he was the agent which brought the demand for B shop resiguation. uixr, to st, that he ardent ard vigorous ‘in his the face of an indictment so imps 4 AK UOT threeder reiu) m Rome the German papers e that Bishop Keane was This was a to say the least. Car- without question, that deposition of the bishop w 1 on, but he ught that the a would ocear i 9 not th i ded that thi i have the effect of re eral that it question, rit of the M have s sp America Comment Through the Country. The resignation of Bishop Keane created a great deal of comment ger and newspapers throughout the are giving it profound attention. In his corespondence with the Phila- delphia Public Ledger Major John M. Car- son has the following to has rally country “A decided has been created in Catholic s ety by the sum- rary depe ishop Keane of the ty from his position as titution, to which he ba devoted his time ¢ ig the past si and which he has greatly assist ing up to its present standing. relieving him from his work w unexpected by Bishop Keane, put. w: promptly accepted by him as the inevitab! Among the Catholic clergy and laity in this city the deposition of Bishop Keane is quite generally taken as an overwhelming defeat for Archbishop Ireland and the so- called American school in the Catholic Church, of which Bishop Keane has been one of the strongest advocates. It is stated that the influence of Archbishop Corrigan of New York and of Cardinal Satolli has, within the past few months, been exer- cised at Rome to overturn the influence which Archbishop Ireland and Bishop