Evening Star Newspaper, October 9, 1896, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. —__+-_—_. PUBLISHED DAILY EXOEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania rm Gor, 11th St, by tee Oe kavrruame Preece Rascre = Potter Building, Star is served to subscribers in the a. mail subscriptions must be paid in advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. he Foenin $e ee _——S ae g Star. No 13,605. WASHINGTON, D. ©., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1896-SIXTEEN PAGES. TOOK HIS OWN LIFE] "© PRESENTS RETURN] MPKINLEY'S CHANCES |=0% Scns" => a=e~|POLLING THE PEOPLE fiona mien? FLOPlA NQVE PRPERICNCE HIS OWN LIFE Dillard Ragland Was to Have Been Married Next Week. CAUSE FOR SUICIDE A MYSTERY Friends Think His Mind Had Be- come Affected. DEATH FROM GAS Rather than seek happiness in married life, and being unwilling to take upon himself the responsibilities incident thereto, Dillard ¥F. Ragland sought relief in death. He had ‘weoed and won a charming young lady in the south, and was to have been married in Atlanta next Wednesday. But he had changed his mind, for some reason, and rather than tell the dear one so, and wait awhile, he ended his life last night by in- haling gas. Dillard F. Ragland was twenty-seven years old, and his parents live at Goliad, ‘Texas. He was a young man of exemplary habits, so his friends say, and about six months ago he came here to take a position as messenger in the internal revenue de- partment of the treasury, having passed the civil service examination. For some time he had been living at Mrs. Griffith's bearding house, No. S14 I street northwest, and it was in this house that he ended his life last night. With Mrs. Griffith's’ son and Mr. J. W. Peebles he cccupied a room on the third floor of the house. He and Peebles occu- pied the same bed. As was his usual cus- tom, Ragland was in his room early last night and when he retired it Was not later than 10 o'clock. But some time during the night,when his room mates were asleep, he quietly left the bed and went out in the hall, walking over the floor bare- footed. From his room Ragland went to the little hall recm in which there was not a single piece of furniture. Putting an article of wearing apparel over a small window through which he might be seen from the hall, the man whose ilfe was doomed because of his own conclusion to destroy himself took a seat‘on the bare floor in the corner after he had turned on the gas and there awaited the time when his life should pass away. No one knows what were his thoughts during these minutes which were no Joubt more than hours to the young man who was welcoming death, and there without apparently a struggle he became uncon- scious and finally died. Not Missed. He was not heard to leave the room, nor did his room mates miss him until] this morning, when they saw a vacancy on his side of the bed, and from the fact that his clothes were in the room they naturally concluded that something wrong had hap- pened. Search was at once instituted, and in the little hall room, to which place Mr. Griffith had been attracted by the smell of gas, he found the young man’s dead _ body. What had caused him to destroy his life in this way may never be known, for, so far as his friends know, he did not leave behind him any note or letter indicating that he had any sucb notion. He may, bowever,. have sent.a letter to his parents or sweetheart, but if so the letters have not yet reached their destination. In his room were found letters and a picture of the young lady whom he was to marry. She is Miss Bessie Gurley, and she lives at 625 Cedar Lane Street, Dallas, Texas. Insanity Theory. Friends of the young man who were ssociated with him almost daily say he heen despondent for some days, and they had become alarmed because of his ecnduct. About the office the clerks knew of his contemplated visit to Atlanta next Week to be married, end had heard his prospective marriage discussed. He had Male the necessary arrangements so far as the office was concerned, for he had Obtained his leave of absence and was to have started south Monday morning. It Is thought that his act was not pre- meditated, for he destroyed no letters in Bis room, nor did ke dispose of anything in any way to indicate that he had no further need of it. To some of his friends his &ct was not a surprise, for they had made Yemarks about his strange conduct, and they naturally think that his mind was hot exactly right. As soon as it was discovered that he had ended his life word was sent to his cousin, A. C. Quisenberry, No. 727 6th street north- east, and he had Undertaker Speare take charge of the body and prepare it for burial. A telegram was also sent to his home an- nouncinrg sad end, and it is Hkely that body will be sent to Texas {or burial. Coroner Hammett made an investigation and gave the necessary death certificate, and the police took charge of the dead man's effects. Pathetic Feature. Develcpments late this afternoon in the case showed clearly that the depression of spirits which caused young Ragland to have recourse to suicide was caused by | the fact that he was without funds with which to leave for the south to get mar- ried. A pathetic feature of the case is the fact that today a telegram came to the dead man from his father in Texas stating that funds for his trip and for his mar- riage expenses had been placed to his order in a local bank. It is believed by his friends that had he received this telegram yester- day young Ragland today instead of being dead by his own hand would have been on his way to Atlanta to meet his promised bride. Rev. C. S. Trump Chosen President at Cumberland. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., October 9.—The first business session of the seventy-sev- enth annual convention of the Maryland synod of the Lutheran Church opened at 9 o'clock this morning. The pastor of the church, Rev. T. J. Yost, announced the presence of Governor L. O. Lowndes, who Was escorted to the chancel, and made an address of welcome, in which he reviewed = history of the church as far back as 794. When Gov. Lowndes retired the synod then went into election for officers. On the first ballot there was no election for pres- ident, the secretary and treasurer, Rev. Vietor Miller and W. H. James, being elected by a large vote. On the second ballot Rev. C. S. Trump of Martinsburg, W. Va., and well known in Washington, was elected, receiving seventy Votes out of ninety, the rest scattering. —_———— THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Decision of the Committee Regara- x Meeting Place. EAST LAKE, Ind., October 9.—A commit- tee of the Presbyterian general assembly, consisting of Dr. J. L. Withrow of Chicago, moderator; W. H. at of Philadelphia, stated clerk, and Dr. D. W. Moore of Co- lumbus, Ohio, permanent clerk, have been in session at the Winona Assembly grounds here, and decided that the meeting of the assembiy in May, 1897, will be held at the Winona grounds. ——__. Ocean Steamship Arrivals. NEW YORK, October 0.—Arrived, Furst Bismarck, Hamburg; Britannic, Liverpool. THE PRESIDENTS RETURN Mr. Cleveland and His Private Secretary Again on Duty. Reached Washington This Morning— Cabinet Minister Call—Mrs. Cleve- land Expected Tomorrow. “Old Glory” floated over the White House today for the first time for over four months. Its appearance in its once famil- jar place, on the executive flagstaff, indi- cated to the Washington public that Pres- ident Cleveland has concluded his vacation and has once more resumed the transac- tion of public business at the official home of the chief executive. His long vacation has done him a world of good, and he returns to his desk thoroughly equipped, mentally and physically, for the discharge of the important duties devolving upon him. He enjoyed his partial respite from official cares, and seems to have been much benefited in every way by his sum- mer’s experience on the shores of Buzzard’s ba, * qhe President's Prise Catch. Accompanied by Private Secretary Thur- ber, he left Gray Gables on Mr. Benedict's steam yacht Oneida Monday, and spent two or three days fishing on the trip to New York, mainly at Plum Cut and in the vicinity of Greenwich. Their luck was ex- cellent, especially at Plum Cut, where the catch of the presidential party was 141 tautogs, flounders, etc. The tautogs aver- aged two pounds, but the President man- aged to land one weighing ten pounds, which was the prize catch of the trip. The President and his private secretary were the guests of Dr. and Mrs. Bryant, in New York city, yesterday, and attended the performance of the “Geisha,” at Daly's Theater, last evening, after which they pro- ceeded to Jersey City and took the mid- night train for Washington, occupying the special car cf Vice President Thompson of the Pennsylvania road. The train arrived here on schedule time at 7:40 o'clock this morning. The trip was devoid of any un- vsual features. Getting Down to Work. There was only a small crowd in the depot, and the President passed through to his. carriage without recognition, except from the railroad officials on duty at the time. Assistant Secretary Pruden and Mr. Dubois, chief usher at the White House, were on hand to welcome the chief execu- tive and to see to his comfort. The party drove direct to the White House, where the President and his private secretary par- took of breakfast, and at once resumed their official duties. There was a large mail awaiting their consideration, and most of it was disposed of during the early hours of the morning. Cabinet Ministers Call. During the forenoon all of the members of the cabinet in town, except Secretary Lamont, called at the White House to wel- come the President. The gathering could scarcely be regarded as a regular cabinet meeting, for the secretaries dropped in at intervals and discussed in a desultory man- ner the general state of business, but were not all present at the same time. Secretary Olney came first, and spent an hour with the President. Assistant Postmaster Gen- eral Maxwell was an early caller, and Col. J. M. Wilson and Marshal Wilson also paid their respects. The notable absentees were Secretary Lamont, Secretary Francis, who is in St. Louis, and Secretary Morton, who is in Chicago. The presidential luggage, as well as that of the servagts, was hauled along before noon, and once more the Presi- dent was installed comfortably in the White House. Mrs. Cleveland Expected Tomorrow. Private Secretary Thurber’s family bad preceded him, arriving in town last even- ing. Mrs. Cleveland, with the children of the household, is expected tomorrow. They will take up their residence at once in the White House, which has been made thor- oughly comfortable for them, as the re- Pairs to Woodley, the President's suburban home, made necessary by the great storm, will not be completed for several weeks, and if the weather becomes inclement it may be too late to occupy the place this season. e ——__-e-______*_ CELEBRATING CHICAGO DAY. Twenty-Five Years After the Great Fire. CHICAGO, October 9. “Chicago day,” the anniversary of the great fire twentys five years ago, and the day of record-break- ing attendance at the world’s fair three years ago, was celebrated today chiefly as a political holiday. Republicans and demo- ciats celebrated separately, each party hav- ing its own big street parade, as well as monster gatherings indoers. Practically every factory and store in the city is closed, as are also the board of trade and banks. From early morning the streets were jam- med with cheering thousands, struggling to gain some point of vantage. The procession of republican clubs was the first feature of the day’s celebration. One of the unique features of the celebra- tion was the immense trarsmitters stationed at the different points of the march. These were connected with long-distance tele- phone wires, and, as the shouting, cheering mobs passed by their ‘‘’rahs’” for McKin- ley and Hobart were heard by those gen- tlemen in Canton and Paterson, N. J. Tonight the friends of free silver have their innings. —— GLOUCESTER’S SENSATION. Suicide of the Cape Ann Bank Treas- urer the One Topic. GLOUCESTER, Mass., October 9.—The sensational suicide of Treasurer George J. Marshal of the Cape Ann Savings Bank yesterday, and the discovery that probably $100,000 in trust funds of the Gilbert estate and the Gilbert home were missing, is first fin the minds of Gloucester people today. The bank treasurer was known to almost every business man In the city, and has, at different times, had dealings with many of them. The Cape Ann Bank opened its doors this morning for business, contrary to expecta- tions. There was no “run,” although a number of people who had bank books appeared soon after the doors were opened and asked to withdraw their deposits. The requests were granted in all cases where the accounts are less than $50. Upon all deposits above this amount the bank of ctals will exact sixty days’ notice of with. drawal, as provided by law. ——— FRANCO-RUSSIAN TREATY. It is Claimed to Be Only Defensive in Its Provisions. LONDON, October 9—The Berlin cor- respondent of the Times says: “The Kol- nische Zeitung asserts that a written treaty of alliance is ‘in existence between Russia and France, but that it is only cetenatee in its provisions. “The Vossiche Zeitung doubts the accu- M’KINLEY’S CHANCES Chairman Babcock Casts Up a Foot- ing on Congressmen. WHAT THEY SAY HERE AND THERE Gains Reported and Claims Made in Many .States. MAJORITIES EXPECTED Chairman Babcock of the republican con- gressional committee left last night for New York, to be absent a day or two. Be- fore his departure he gave out the follow- ing signed statement, estimating the prob- able republican majority in the next House: “The committee has now received detailed reports from nearly all of the congressional districts, and, while there are quite a num- ber of districts that cannot be determined upon at present, owing to various causes, some with two candidates, others where the question of fusion has not been settled, and others where nominations have not been completed, we have sufficient data to warrant us in saying that the republicans will elect members who are pledged to sound money from 194 districts, without any question. These districts I consider absolutely certain, and, in addition to this, there are about fifty more that can be classed.as doubtful, with the probabilities that the majority of them will elect re- publicans. This insures at this time a work- ing majority of thirty-two.” lowa Regarded Safe. Representative Hepburn of Iowa is in the city today on a flying trip from his home state. He has been very busy.in cam- paign work, and will leave for home to- morrow to resume his labors in the field in behalf of the republican ticket. “Iowa is absolutely safe for McKinley,” said Mr. Hepburn to a Star reporter. “The republican ticket will be elected by a ma- jcrity that will certainly not be less than 80,000 and will probably be more. There is not @ well-informed republican in the state who is at all anxious. I cannot imagine how unfavorable reports could be circu- lated in the cist about our state, unless it can be charged to the general tendency of the opposition to disseminate falsehoods in this campaign. “This talk of republican disaffection on account of silver is all nonserse. The re- publicans in Iowa who will vote for silver ard leave their party to do it, can only be counted by ones and twos in a township, ard they will not figure in the result.” Railway Man’s View. F. C. Robinson, a prominent raflroad man at Rochester, N. Y., connected with the general manager's office of the Grand Cen- tral route and the Canadian Southern Line, in a letter to J. C. 8. Colby of this city, writes as follows: “The campaign is fairly opened now, and we therefore can judge a little better how things are going. This fact I found while in Nashville, that it as hard to fuse democrats and populists as it is to mix ofl and water. They hate each other and a fusion is impossible in Ten- Lessee. The same conditions prevail in Kentucky. These were my conclusions. I see the New York World takes the same view. The boy orator of the Platte is beat- en now, and his managers recognize the fect, if he does not. He has not made a single vote in this state (New York); on the contrary, has driven a great many over to the republican side. “I saw a man today from Mt. Morris, a short distance from here, who suid that Bryan's coming there had turned over 400 democrats to vote for sound money and McKinley. The silver sentiment is very weak in this state. I think McKinley will carry it by from 150,000 to 200,000. The democrats are badly demoralized in this state. They have no funds, and cannot get any, as all of their rich men are for sound money. The sound money democrats are making more of a fight than the silverites, and that will help McKinley. Our general manager just came from Nebraska. He says that state will surely go for McKin- ley. I am president of the Railway Men's Sound Money Club of this city. We have over 50 members, and per cent of them are democrats. It looks as if Mr. Bryan and his party will be completely buried out of sight beyond resurrection.” Republicans in St. Loum. Geo. P. Seymour, connected with the auditor's office of the Wabash Railroad Company, at St. Louis, writes to republican headquarters: “If half this state will vote as solidly republican as St. Louis county, there will be very little doubt of McKinley carrying it. You can look for the safe re- turn of Bartholdt, Joy and our newcomer, Maj. Pearce of the twelfth district. Bourke Cockran spoke at the Auditorium last night to at least 20,000 people. It was the most masterly discourse on the sound money question we have had so far, and created sad havoc among the weak-kneed ones.” J. H. Lakin, connected with the North- western Life Insurance Company, at Salt Lake City, writes: “Here it is not popular to be a pronounced McKin'ey man. In fact, for a time after the presidential nomina_ tions there were very few in Salt Lake who ventured to say they would support the St. Louls nominee, but I am glad to say the McKinley sentiment is growing even here in Utah, and I trust we will be able to show a good vote for the ticket. I think the national committee should not regard us as entirely hopeless.’ Gold Men Travel. €ol. G. E. Snow of Washington writes from Kansas City, Mo., to Chairman Bab- cock, as follows: “I left Washington Satur- day afternoon and arrived here Monday morning. I polled two trains on my way here. The first was the limited from Wash- ington to Cincinnat; result as follows: For sound money, 41; silver, 9, including Sena~ tor Joe Blackburn, and not voting, 6. The next train was between Cincinnati and St. Louis; result, 49 for sound money, 5 for silver, and 5 not voting. On this train were found Kentucky democrats, all for sound money and McKinley, and each one (all from different parts of Kentucky) said that in his judgment old Kentucky was sure for McKinley, sound money and_ protection. Here in Kansas City, whither I came with some misgiving, I find quite as many gold buttons and emblems as I do silver. At this hotel, there is a young lady who has been going from city to city where there have been large gatherings selling campaign emblems, I am told by her that she sells three times as many sound money buttons and emblems as she does silver. I give you these straws for what they are worth.”” Chester B. Bradley, president of the Wy- oming State League of Republicans, in writing for literature for his state, says: “Everything looks very well, indeed, for the election of Mr. Mondell. My judgment is that his opponent will not be able to carry more than four counties in the state, and I feel very certain that Mr. Mondell will be elected, and that we shall carry the state for McKinley by a safe majority.” McKinley tn Iowa. A. correspondent writing to Mr. F. M. Heaton of this city from Davenport, Iowa, says: “In respdnse to your inquiry as to whether, in our opinion, McKinley or Bry- an will carry Iowa at the next election, we have to say that we have not the slightest || doubt that McKinley will receive a very large plurality of the votes in Iowk, and we think that he will recetve a majority over all competitors. Every member of our firm is a life-long démoerat. The writ- er has never voted any other than the petaceree ticket at pre&idential elections. He is as much a democrat as ever, but this time will vote for McKihley, and no one in our firm will vote for Bryan. The normal democratic majority in this county is over 8,000, but at the next election we believe that McKinley will receive not less than 2,500 majority, and some democrats of ex- cellent judgment and of large acquaintance in the county claim that McKinley will receive 4,000 majority in this county.” VIOLATED THE RULES One of Secretary Herbert's Friends Suspended at the Navy Yard, The Offense Consisted of Advancing Two Laborers on the Roll Against the Navy Yard’s Regulations. A sensation has been caused at the Wash- ington navy yard by the action of Com- mandant Norton in directing the suspension of Mr. F. C. Kendrick, one of the,clerks of the board of ‘labor employment, ‘tor a se- rious violation of the regulations governing the employment of labor at navy yards. As is well known, one of the fundamental principles of these regulations is that all applicants for employment, reported as thoroughly competent, shall be certified for appointment to vacancies as they occur, in the order of their registration, in accord- ance with the system formulated by the Secretary of the Navy and approved by the civil service commission. Regulations Violated. The charge upon which Mr. Kendrick has been suspended is that he violated those sections of the naval regulations governing the employment of labor at navy yards, prescribing the order of certification and mode of selection, in that he improperly ad- vanced on the list of applicants the names of two brickmasons, in consequence of which they were given employment in ad- varce of Gther men of the same class of lator who stood ahead of them on the list. The men so favored are W. E. D. Krauss and J. F. Bettis. Complaint was made of their advancement at the expense of other men having a prior claim, and an investi- gation ordered by the commandant placed the responsibility for thé infraction of the standing rules upon Mr. Kendrick, clerk of the board of labor employment. It was de- velcped that he had tampered with the of- ficial records, and had imsproperly advanced the names of Krauss and Bettis to the top of the list of eligibles. “His position gave him access to the files, and enabled him to accomplish his purpose -witheut discovery in advance of its consummation. The Men Discharged. The two men have been discharged and Kendrick is suspended,* pen@ing the ac- tion of the Secretary of the Navy, to whom the matter has been teported by the commandant of the yard. Kendrick is a tative of Alabama and was appointed to office by Secretary'-Herbert about a year ago as a special ‘act.of friemdship. The office, which was then open #6 general ap- pointment without cxaminetion, has since been ‘included in the classified service of the civil estavlishmemi - Kendrick has made‘a written confession’ gf his conduct. He says he advarced the names of the two men on the list a& an act of friend- ship alone, and with no expectation of re- ward or compensation, and that at the of the Navy has not yet had time to con- sider the case it is regarded as almost certain that Kendrick will be dismissed from the service. The Special Rale. The special regulation ‘which he is charged with having violated Is as follows: “The mode of selection shall be as follows: Requisition haying been made for a num- ber of men of a given trade, the names of all registered in that trade shall be first taken, beginning with the first on the list at the date of making the .certitication, in the order of registration, and ending with the last. CORONER'S OFFICE. DOOMED. Commissioners Will Reeommend to Congress Its Abolishment. The office of coroner for the District of Columbia will be abolished. The Cormis- sioners are all agreed upon this matter, and will endeavor when Congress again cenvenes to substitute in lieu thereof the office of medical examiner. For a long time this change has been ap- parent as a wise and proper one in the in- terest of everyone. Long ago the useful- ness of the coroner terminated, and the summoning of juries to view remains of people who died under peculiar cireum- stances and then certify to the probable cause of death was deemed unnecessary. At the best they accomplished little good, it is urged, and their ‘abolishment — will prove beneficial to the best interests of the community. A case in point is cited where the summoning of jury and an inquest in a case of supposed poisoning gives the guilty Party @ chance to escape. It is desired if the office of medical examiner is made to give him absolute authority in determining the cause of death in suspected cas2s. When called upon to investigate a case it shall be his duty to look into the-details. If foul play is suspected, or evident, it is to be his duty to certify the same immediately to the chief of police and the District at- torney for such further action as those offi- cers deem proper. —s——_+ ATTACKED BY MOORS. Crew of a French Bark Captured by Pirates. MALAGA, October 9.—The Spanish mer- chant steamer Seville, which has arrived here from French Medfterranean ports, re- ports that the French bark:Corinthe, while becalmed, récently, near the Island of Aloucemas, the Spanish ‘prisoh settlement off the coast of Morocco, was attacked by armed Moors in boats. The pirates bound the crew and afterward pillaged her. The crew of the Seville sugceeded in rescuing one of the crew of the Gofinthe and cap- tured one boat load of Moors. When the Seville approached the inthe the pirates opened fire upon her, Killng two men and wounding four. A Spanish gunboat has been sent to Morocco, with imstructions to the prisoners and The outrage demand the release o: the payment of en indemitity. teok place in Spanish waters. —— THE TREES surFeneD. Report of Parking” Com‘ission on the Big Stérm. Immediately after the big stoygsf’ Major Powell directed Superintendent Saunders of the parking commission to make a thor- ough examination of the trees of the city and report to him the result of the injury done them. In his report, received today, after discussing the-great amount of dam- age done, he says: “It is hoth<frivolous eni Futile to blame any one or system, oe nt for e dest res ting from Trees: 4 were: ly em- the whole of- the late sto: ights ‘trom the ground. Even vorent. diate neighbor! Jarge oaks that -had stood the storms of more than a century, were torn up by the roots.” stelms snapped: TWO eee ee PACES wo Ornra te If you want today’s news today you can find it only in The Star. POLLING THE PEOPLE|FLORIDA MicHT FLOP/A NOVEL EXPERIENCE An Interesting Journalistic Enter- prise in Chicago. TAKING VOTES IN TWELVE STATES Method Adopted to Ascertain the Preponderant Sentire.t. COUNTING IN CHICAGO The Chicago Record has undertaken to ascertain the preponderating political sen- timent of the twelve central states, which are Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Kansas, Kentucky, Iowa and Mis- souri, by securing a poll of the voters in each of those states, including a complete poll of the registered voters of Chicago. The method being pursued by the Record is comprehensive. The Record’s inquiry is in the form of a “postal card election,” taken for the sole purpose of ascertaining the presidential preferences of the voters in the states named to a degree that will clearly establish whether the preponderat- ing sentiment is in favor of the election of McKinley or Bryan. The enterprise is an- nounced to be purely and solely journalistic, and there fs no ulterior purpose of political campaigning connected with it. The ex- pense of the undertaking will be great, the Record having appropriated $50,000 for the purpose, although $60,000 may be required. How the Work is Done. The plan of the Record is to mail to over 750,000 legal voters in the twelve states mentioned a circular letter, printed in En- glish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Polish, Italian, Bohemian, Russian and Hebrew, explaining the intention of the Record. The postal card inclosed with this circular has the address of the Record printed on its face, and contains the necessary blanks to be filled in by the voter. The voter is asked to state, for the purposes of com- parison, for what presidential candidate he voted in 1892. A similar ballot for use in Chicago, ex- cept the numbers of the precinct and the ward are given instead of the post office and county, has also been prepared. The Record, it is stated, has used every effort to allot the postal card ballots, not only proportionately as to the poll of each county in each state, but also as between the agricultural and city and town voters. These elements are ali carefully studied and formulated in tables, and governs in the mailing of the baHots. Consequently, the result must be as nearly accurate im its ge leral indication as is possible. Balloting Begins in Chicago. The results of the first d@y’s count of the ballots received was published in the Rec- ord Wednesday morning. This count was of ballots received up to 5 p.m. Tuesday, *Octpber 6, from voters in Chicago. It was as follows: t- Dg KM; Pak lever ter: inke First ward.. ae ep iG eS tos i 1 5 i oJ 0 1 v 2 0 Blguth ward: a Muth waid. 1 ry Tea ward: oS a3 * in the Vote. Up to Wednesday evening at 5 o'clock the pestal poll showed returns from six additional wards, and were as Leta is Ss 7 2 z a 4 5 ~ 5 FS 3 Seventh ward ghth ward, noth ward. Benth ward enth ward. Teeitth ward. ‘Thirteenth ward. Fourteenth war. Fifteenth ward Sixteenth ward. ‘Totals... sl a ‘The F ercentuges of Changes, The following table shows the compara- tive changes, the comparison being the Vote of 1es2 Voted for Harrison, $ 1,424 What Percentages Show. The percentages for each candidate, tak- ing the vote of 1892 and the estimated vote this year, are: Gleve- MeKin- Har. Tand. Jeg. isan, 52 6 % Gt or & 31 7 58 21 ri 63 20 ot 76 33 3 47 3 49 15 2 81 53 20 49 7 48 21 56 30°. 3a 26 58 1 39 20 70 72 2 ‘Total averages. 25 37 1 40 The Figures Up to Date. Yesterday’s tabulations show returns frem four wards, in addition to those al- ready given, and the figures are as fol- lows: Palmer. 56 “34 41 49 6 8 4 0 5 ne) 5 29 ‘Thirteenth 12 Fourteenth 130 16 Fifteenth . 161 8 Sixteenth | 100 2 Sevente-nth .... 68 1 Eighteenth 8 Nineteenth 1 Twentieth . a Totals........ 8,892 306 11; “The voting will continue until October 16 in Chicago, as one-sixteenth of the total output of ballots are sent-out each day, and October 16 the last of them will be in the post office. The mailing of the bal- lots to the states progressing rapidly, and today they are heing sent to Missouri. A Chance of Her Electoral Vote Going to McKinley yy: re Interests of the Railroad, Pecul Banking ists of the Peninsular State. and Promoting Capital- It is not believed that at heart the dem- ocratic managers get much consolation out of the Florida election returns. The dem- ocratic vote there has not increased, and, while the democrats appear to have a ma- jority which will be the same in November, those who understand the conditions in that state know that the result in October will not be the result in November. Florida fs unlike ary other southern state. It has become so in recent years. A wealthy, brainy class of men has come to the front in the state. They are the class who, in a year like this, will look to their interests and what they regard the interests of the country quicker than to their party. They practically own and run the party in state affairs, and they have the power to do almost the same thing in a national election. The bank, railroad, commercial and cor- porate interests of Florida are strong. The men engaged in these pursuits are active in politics. They were able to dominate the last state convention over the silver men, and could have elected all the dele- gates to the Chicago convention had they seen fit. For harmony’s sake they divided the delegation. For polley's sake, and to carry out their aims as to a United States Senator, they remained in the democratic party in the election just over. They stayed in to con- trol the party for the men they wanted for the legislature and state officers. They saw no occasion to bolt when they appar- ently had things in their own hands. This explains the democratic majority that has been given. But will these same men stay in the party when it comes to voting for electors for the Chicago ticket? That is a question which a number of democrats dislike to answer, because the answer won't correspond to their wishes and hopes. These men, as stated, are gold men from belief and inter- est. They don’t want Bryan, and they no longer find party ties binding. They feel at liberty to do as they like, The estimate may be wrong, but those who are familiar with matters in Florida believe there is a large percentage of democrats for the gold standard who will not hesitate to vote against the regular electors in November. It depends on how many of these men there are to make the state dangerous to the democrats. Optimists estimate that 9,000 or 10,000 of them will vote against Bryan. They could do this by voting for the republican electors or they could put up electors of their own, and the repub- licans would support them. Mark Hanna would probably issue orders to the repub- licans to support gold democratic electors. It 10,000 votes are taken away from the democrats and given the republicans the state is in doubt, even if the populist vote gces to the democrats. The gold men will have a big advantage in November in the way of money and facilities in getting their men to the polls. ———-~-- MR. DAVIS WRITES, He Accepts One of the Questions Pro- posed by Mr. Hutchins. This afternoon Mr. Henty i. Davis serft the following communication to Mr. Stilson Hutchins: “When I invited you to the now much- talked-of debate, my invitation was ‘to debate the free silver question.’ Your ac- knowledgment of my invitatioa described it as being ‘to debate the gold and silver question.” In my last communication to you I stated as follows: ‘I accept your va- riation of my invitation to discuss the free coinage of silver.” “In your letter to me you introduced the feature of the ‘second.’ a fact which made it necessary for me to choose a represen- tative instead of dealing with you as I had contemplated doing from the start. As you know, the adoption of this method of coming to an understanding has not had a felicitous result; and as your repre- sentative has retired and mine has ex- pressed to me his willingness to do the same, in order that the debate may not miscarry; and, further, as you have fu nished your late representative a communi- cation which he has made public over your signature, I take it that we may consider the representative feature eliminated, and I therefore address you directly. “When you appointed a representative with authority to meet one from me and such meeting was had, our correspondence had already committed you to debate the question of free silver, or the free coinaze of silver, or gold and siiver; which last, be- ing interpreted in the light of our corr spondence, could mean nothing else than that wnich I characterized in my first com- munication to you as ‘the burning question now uppermost in the minds of all.” In your communication to Mr. Kalbfus, pub- lished in the press yesterday afternoon and this morning, you give a Ist of questions which you express yourself as ready to de- bate. “No one of these questions as stated by you is in the form assumed in our cor- respondence, and did I not know your genuine eagerness that the proposed debate shall not miscarry, I might suggest that your list indicated a disposition to bring our efforts to naught. Knowing, however, that such inference is wholly groundless, and being inspired with a like desire with yourself to have the debate come off at the time and place already mentioned, not- withstanding the unfortunate experience of our late representatives, I accept the fol- lowing question in your list, namely, ‘That silver and gold should have equal rights at the mints,’ assuming that you mean the mints of the United States, and that by equal rights you mean that there should be no discrimination in favor of either metal in the matter of coinage. “Assuming that this is satisfactory to ycu, Iam willing that the terms heretofcre agreed upon by our late representatives shall remain unchanged; that is to say, that the debate shall take place at Conven- tion Hall Friday evening, October 16, at 8 o'clock; that admission shall be by ticket only, the tickets to be equally divided be- tween you ard me, and no seats to be spe- cially reserved, and that the meeting shall be under the presidenay of Mr. A. T. Brit- ten, and, if he will not serve, then uncer the’ presidency of some one else to be se- lected by us. “There remains but ene detail upon which I must insist, namely, The order of speaking ghall be decided by lot; the first speaker sWall speak one hour, the second to follow for one hour, each to have a reply of fifteen minutes in the same order. This gives each an even chance of having the first or the last word, and gives each on opportunity to correct any possible misap- prehension of his position and to reply to the arguments of his adversary. A fairer scheme I cannot conceive. “This shall be my last word on this al- ready too protracted subject. If you will meet me on the terms indicated, I will ex- pect your prompt reply to that effect; if you decline so to do, I will thank you to make your reply equally prompt.” es Reviewed by the Czar. CHALONS, France, October 9.—The czar arrived at the military headquarters here at 10:15 a.m., and was received with all possible ceremony, and a salute of 101 guns, after which he reviewed the 70,000 troops and nearty 20,000 horses attached to the divisions in camp, including al) branches of the service. His majesty will, according to program, leave for the frontier, on his way to Darm: stadt, after the military banquet here. Major McKinley at Canton Hears Cheers Given in Chicago. CONNECTED BY ‘TELEPHONE WIRES Visited by Admirers From East Tennessee. CONFEDERATE VETERANS CANTON, Ohio, October 9.—Bright sun- shine lent its cheering presence again to- day to the enthusiastic delegations. After weeks of rain, it added greatly to the beauty of the day’s doings. Two notable and unprecedented features in presidential campaigns distinguish this eventful day. One is the call of the confederate veterans of the Shenandoah valley of Virginia on the republican presidential nominee, who carried a musket as a federal private, and another was the listening to the business men’s and trades demonstration in Chi- cago by Major McKinley at his home in Canton. While the McKinley household was at breakfast this morning Lecal Manager Hoffmann of the Central Union Telephone placed two groups, of a half dozen each, of telephone ear trumpets, six in the major’s Ubrary and a like number in Mrs. Mo- Kinley’s sitting room. These were con- nected with a long-distance ephone wire from Chicago, where receivers were located along the line of the parade. Maj. and Mrs. Mekint s friends were invited to hear the sounds of enthusiasm from Chicago, which was made somewhat difficult by the constant cheering about the house. The household was notified from Chicago a: 10:50 to be in readiness to come and hear joyful sounds ‘at Chicago. At 10:52 Maj. McKinley was called to the phone. An Associated Press reporter listened at one of the trumpets. Maj. Me- Kinley showed great pleasure at the vol- ume of enthusiastic sounds that reached him over the 400 miles of wire. The music of the bands and the cheering of -he crowds was very piainly heard and one could scarcely comprehend the intervening dis- tance. The East Tennessee delegation was cheering about the house at the same time. The highly polished hickory stump sent Major McKinley by Sheriff Groner of Knox- ville and other east Tennessse admirers, Was dedicated on the McKinley porch this morning. Three coach toads of cast Ten- nesseeans, organized by Sherit! Groner and in charge of Capt. William Rule and Maj. E. C. Camp, vice president of the National Republican League, came with greetings and congratulations to the nominee. The greetings were extended by Capt. William Rule and responded to by Major McKinley, standing upon the stump. A special train of ien coaches on the Val- ley railroad brought to ten today the members of the Union eran Patriotic League of Cleveland, for the double pur- pose of acting as escort to the ex-vonfeder- ate veterans and to themsel extend ®rectings. and assurances of ni support to Maj. McKinley. They went to the Me- Kiniey home in com with the Vir- ginians, and their greetings were extended in addresses by C. C. Dewsive and Dr. H. J. Herrick. Pennsylvania, as usual, had a delegation in the large crowds of today. The party came from Monongahela City and county, and occupied a special train of five coaches. The High School and the Grand Army Band of Monongahela City furnished music for the march to the McKinley home, where Major McKinley responded to the greetings expressed by T. H. Pollock. The company comprised miners, farmers, busi- ness men and people of all occupations. NEW YORK, October 9.—Seated in Gen- eral Osborne's office at republican national headquarters today Vice Presidential Can- didate Hobart listened to the shouts and uproar of enthusiasm attending the repub- lican parade in Chicago today. A large re- ceiver placed in front of the Great Northern Hotel in Chicago caught the cheering and the music of the hands, and they were thence transmitted by means of a special wire to Major McKinley's home in Canton and to republican national headquarters here. As Mr. Hobart sat with his ear to the re- ceiver he said he could ‘ar the tumult coming from the di nly as if it were only a blo i others “lis- tened” to the parade, and Mr. Hobart seemed delighted at hearing his own name cheered nearly a thousand miles away. > UNDERWRITERS. LIFE The Convent mes to an End This Evening. The convention of the National Assocla- tion of Life Undewriters will come to an end this evening, when the visiting dele- gates will be entertained by a banquet given in their honor by the local associa- tion. The delegates from other cities have expressed themselves in most enthusiastic terms at the nature of the entertainment which as been provided for them hy the local life insurance men, and this morning, when the question for the place for the next convention came up, every speaker took occasion to mention the satisfaction that they all felt that the convention of °96 wae held in this city. Mr. D. S. Hendrick of this city will be the next president of the National Associa- tion. Although the formal election has not yet taken place Mr. Hendrick has been named by the nominating committee which was appointed yesterday, so that the actual election will amount to but little more than a ratification of the committee's ac- tion. The award of the Calef loving cup for the best essay on the subject, “What can the indijidual miember do to advance the best in ts an@ power of life insurance,” was made at the session of the convention last eveing. Fifteen papers had been sub- mitted compétition and of these the committée decided upon that written by Mr. Chaffles B. Soule of Chicago. The cup is a anent trophy and will be held until the next convention by the Chicago Underwriters’ Association, of which Mr. Soule is a member. President Mason of the Chicago association accepted the cup on behalf of Mr. Soule, who was not pres- ent. The essay was read and was enthu- sigstically applauded. The principal address of the evening was delivered by Mr. Henry C. Ayers of Pitts- burg, on the general subject of the magni- tude and power of life insurance. At the session of the convention this morning the annual report of the treas- urer was submitted. It showed the financial condition of the association to be highly satisfactory, as there is a balance on hand of $317.44, after all bills are paid. The address of the morning was read by Mr. James W. Janney on the subject, “The Lecal Association. Milwaukee Chosen. At the session this morning Milwaukee was chosen as the next meeting place of the association, and the time of the convention was left to the decision of the executive ecmmittee, SS aa Mutinied Against the Spanish. MADRID, October 9.—A dispatch received here from Manilla says that a company of native soldiers at Mindanao, an teland of the Malay archipelago and second largest of the Philippine Islands, has mutinied and killed its officers.