Evening Star Newspaper, October 12, 1896, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania a5 Cor. 11th 8t, by The ing Star Oompany, 8. H. UPF! , Pres’t. 4 New York Office, 49 Potter Building. The Evening Star is served to subscribers in the elity by carris on their own a at 10 cents Bi it the Bou recy orci cents ier mone, Copca tf the United States or Cana stage prepald—5O cents month. Saturday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with foreign postage led, $3.00. (Entered at the Post Shee at Washington, D. C., as second-class mail matter.) All mall subscriptions must be paid in advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. No 18,607. WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1896—SIXTEEN PAGES. TWO CENTS THE PIVOTAL STATES NOT PROPHESYING MUCH Why the Sound Money Men Are Con- fident of Them. DEFECTIONS FROM THE DEMOCRACY Situation in the Different Localities Briefly Shown. A LIVELY WIND-UP —__>—_——_. The wind-up of the campaign will be’ no- where livelier than in the states of Mary- land, Delaware, West Virginia, Illinois, In- diana, Michigan and Kentucky. In all of those states party divisions are sharply drawn, and many new alignments exist. Claims and counter-claims are constantly appearing—some palpably extravagant, and unquestionably put out for mere bluffing effect, while others bear the stamp of com- parison and calculation. The general ef- fect, however, is to invest the situation with uncertainty, and cause both sides to exert themselves to the utmost. Grounds for Sound Money Confidence. The sound money men find grounds for confidence in respect to each of these dis- puted states. In Maryland the defections from the democracy are numerous and notable. -Party leaders of national reputation, like ex-Senator Whyte, Congressman Cowen, and ex-Congressman Rayner are in the field against Mr. Bryan, wh.le the Balt:more Sun, the leading democratic newspaper of the state, and the Herald and the News, lead- ing independent journals, espouse the cause of sound money. Delaware bury In Sal the Bayard influence, the influence, and the influence of Benz 2y are all in the balance against the go nominees. The republicans have composed their family row, and united action by them ts assured. Ex-Senator Camden has declared against silver in West Virginia, and the loss of his influence, addej to that of Postmaster General Wilson, will be heavily felt by the local deme ne republicans are well led. Senator Elkins knows the state from ore end to the other, ed the work done, and dec rgani- zation to be the has ever bad. In Mlinois. Sound money would appear to lack for nothing in Illinois. The demozrats are di- vided. Mr. Stevenson and Gov. Altgeld are the only leaders known to the country at large who are actively supporting Mr. Bryan. Colonel Morrison has declared for him, but will make no speeches. General Palmer, Congressman Forman, Mr. Cable, the Chicago Chronicle, the only democratic newspaper of ncte in’ the state, and hun- dreds of prominent business men of C czgo, are all opposing free silver. The re- publicans have lost no man of note, and investigation of rumors about wholesale desertion of republican farm to the democrats has exploded the stories. Fri- day's parades in Chicago were highly en- couraging to the sound money men. The sound money line outnumbered the silver Une at least two to one. In Indiana. In Indiana the democrats are divided. Mr. Bynum is for Palmer and Buckner. Ex- Chairman of the State Committee Jewett is cpenly for Mr. McKinley. Gov. Mat- thews, the leader of the silver forces, is a cardidate to succeed Mr. Voorhees in the Serate, and is charged with giving more attention to the legislative races than to the electoral ticket. Mr. Voorhees is co! fired to his bed, and will not be able to appear in the fight. The populists are dis- gruntled, through the faliure of a great variety of negotiations looking to a union between them ard the democrats. The democratic bolt in Michigan is for- midable. Don M. Dickinsen and the D troit Free Press lead it. The republicans have sustained some losses In the country districts, but these are said to have been t™more than made up by accessions from the democracy in the towns. Detroit alone is expected to give a large republican ma- jority. The Bolt in Kentucky. The bolt in Kentucky is the most for- midable of all. Senator Blackburn and ex-Goverror Brown are the only men of really statewide consequence connected with the silver movement. Their Iteu- terants are all new and untried men. The outfit in the main is both local and o}- sctre. The sound money democrats are led by Secretary Carlfsle, ex-Governor Buckner, Senator Lindsay, Colonel Breck- irridge, Boyd Winchester, the Louisville Ceurter-Journal, the Louisville Post and the German newspapers. In all of the cities and towns sound money sentiment is strong, and the registration promises a heavy vote. The republicans, under Gov- error Bradley and John W. Yerkes, are well organized and will throw practically a solid vote. Basis of Calculations. This mere outline of the situation in an important portion of the national field ts sufficient to show the basis of the republi- can calculations of success. The demo- cratic losses are known. In great measure they can be tabulated. On the other hand, republican losses are largely a matter of o upsubstantiated report. They do not ae pear on the face of things, and there sa Strcng suspicion that they do not exist at all in the proportions described. Still, the Tepublicans, very wisely, are hard at work. eee BUTLER GOES TO CHICAGO. , May Be 2 Lively Time at the Populist Executive Committee Meeting. Chairman Butler left this morning for Chicago to attend the meeting of the popu- list executive committee tomorrow. The Populist officials refuse to discuss the pur- pose of this meeting. The purpose of it Is plain enough, how- ever, to any one familiar with the situa- tion In the populist camp. It is reported that Mr. Watson in his letter acknowleig- ing his nomination will roast both the popuilst national committee and the de-no- crats. What is expected of him by those who have been watching his course and paying attention to dispatches from Wat- son’s home is that his course wil) amount to a repudiation of the Bryan combination and a call on bis friends to avenge him. The meeting in Chicago is for the purpose of reviewing the work of Chairman But- Jer, and of deciding on what is to be done in any emergency that may arise between now and election. There may be a lively session if Mr. Wat- son's friends are on hand with a “kick.” The prospects are, however, that the execu- tive committee, with practical unanim‘ty, will Indorse the course of Senator Butler throughout, and adopt a resolution urging pepulsts to stand firmly by the fusion. It is kely- that the meeting will be followed y an address, urging populi pas iS populists to stand by It is manifest that the populist committee have reasons to expect trouble from Wat- sen, and that this step is taken for the purfose of counteracting what the Geor- gian ts expected to say. Watson's letter and an expression from the committee may come at about the same time. It Is uncer- tain whether Watson will withhold his letter until after the meeting tomorrow. Politicians Reluctant About Expressing Opinions. Information That Came Today to Democratic and Populist Headquar- ters — The Middle West. It is a conspicuous feature of political talk during the past few days that men on both sides are wonderfully conservative when talking privately about the sit- vation. Men who have some pride in being regarded as wise political observers are reluctant to express a post!- tive opinion, but will express grave doubts about points that are vital to the campaign. Nearly every one professes to be perplexed by the situation in Mlinols, Indiaha, Mich- igan and Minnesota. ‘The address by, Archbishop Ireland has caused much satisfaction among republi- cans, and many democrats, espectally those who are Catholics, are greatly depressed by it. The republicans express the bellef that the address will do a tremendous amount of gcod for McKinley. At democratic headquarters the matter is dismissed with the statement that Arch- bishop Ireland is always against them, and that they have not observed that his ut- terances have done them harm. They say there was no element of surprise in his ad- dress. ‘The confidential communications received at the political headquarters state the situ- ation in Illinois to be one most difficult to base an estimate on. Both democrats and republicans claim the state, but both pri- vately confess that there are elements im the situation which defy all efforts to com- prehend. Reports at the populist headquarters state that the fight there is the hottest in the history of the state. The statement is made that the state outside cf Cook county is for Bryan, and the prediction is made with some reserve that Bryan will get the electoral vote by a good majority. Gov. Altgeld, who professes to understand the situation in Chicago, simply expresses his perfect confidence that Bryan will carry the state. At democratic headquarters the situ- ation in Chicago is spoken of as entirely satisfactory. A report received from the populist state committee in Minnesota states that three weeks ago it looked as ff there were a slight falling in the silver tide, and the silver people were a litde less hopeful, but that since then there has been a great swell in favor of silver, and the strength of the silver cause has been steadily and rapidly increasing. It is stated that Bry- an's visit occurs just in time to meet with the rising tide and to help swell its force. There appears to be little change in the situation as to the fusion in Indiana _be- tween the democrats and populists. It is said at democratic headquarters that cb- stacles in both parties to the fusion are gradually being got out of the way. It is estimated that the great bulk of the populists will vote for Bryan, no matter how the negotiations result. pao ARCHBISHOP IRELAND'S ADDRESS.~ It May Check the Indirect Onslaught the A. P. A. is Making on Bryan. ArchLishop Ireland's address on the polit- ical situation was read with interest today by the officials of the supreme headquar- ters of the American Protective Associa- tion; that is to say, the officials who are in the city found much in it to talk about. Supreme President Echols Is out of the city. Supreme Secretary Palmer is here, but de- clined to liscuss the effect the address might have. He says that he prefers to leave opinions for the press on subjects of that kind to Mr. Echols. The latter is in Kentucky making speeches to A. P. A. ledges In that state. It is not probable that the supreme officers will criticise the address in any way for the newspaper: bishop Ireland one of the deadiiest foes of their principles. A supreme official says that in the northwest the effect of the ad- dress in individual instances may be to sive Bryan a few A. P. A. votes which he would not have gotten. It may, it is thought, somewhat check the indirect on- slau which the A. P. A. itself is making cn Bryan. It is said that some of the ex- treme members of the order will vote egainst anything or anybody which finds favor in the eyes of the celebrated arch- bishop. \ The A. P. A. is stronger in Michigan than In any of the other northwestern or middle estern states. This Is accounted for by the fight which Representative Linton has kept up in that state for several years. On the subject of Bryan, however, the order bas already divided. Ex-Supreme President ‘Traynor, who lives at Detroit, and who is one of the strongest men in the order, has come out in a statement disapproving the fight on Bryan, and intimating that he will suppoct the democratic nominee. ‘The order is strong in Minnesota, Iowa and 1 ‘ois, with Iowa next to Michigan in point of membership. It is thought pos- le that a faction, at least, of the order 1 now make a fight on McKinley, because of Archbishop Ireland’s address. The fac- tion may not be large, as the order is said to pay no attention to anything but the Fersonality of the two candidates in the field. The address will not embitter those who have made up thelr minds that they would prefer McKinley, as they will take the position that McKinley has nothing to do with the views of the archbishop. —_——_—_-e+______ TYNAN TO BE RELEASED. Ambassador Eustis Cables the State Department to That Effect. Ambassador Eustis at Paris cabled the Secretary of State today that Tynan will be released. He was charged with being the notoricus “No. 1” of the Phoenix Park murders, and was arrested by the Frenca authorities at Boulogne at the request of Scotland Yard detectives, who had been following him through Europe. The at- tempt to secure his extradition, however, has failed, as is indicated in Mr. Eustis’ cablegram. It is understood that he would have been released sooner but for the pres- ence in France of the Czar of Russia. against whom it was alleged there was a conspiracy by a band of which Tynan was alleged to be a member. —_—_———_-e.+____ Personal Mention. Lieut. Commander Harry Knox, on duty at the Naval Academy, has reported at the Navy Department for examination for pro- fhotion. Mr. B. F. Peters, appointment clerk of the Navy Department, has gone to Ken- tucky to spend his vacation. Lieut. Lauchheimer of the judge advo- cate general's office, Navy Department, has returned from his vacation. Capt. E. Rice, 5th Infantry, fs at the Richmond on leave of absence. Capt. R. K. Evens, 12th Infantry, is at 1622 Rhode Island avenze, under orders to the adjutant general. Capt. E. A. Godvin, 9th Cavalry; Major Thos. W. Williams, cuartermasivr’s de- partment, and Lieut. J. F. R. Landis, ist Cavalry, are in the city oa leave of ab- sence. Mr. Joseph H- Hurley of No. 713 2d street northwest will leave Washington on_the 15th instant to accept a position st Fort Navejo, New Mexico. Mrs. Hurley will not accompany her husband, but will join him in the spring. Rev. Dr. Easton will return O>tober 17 from Califernia, where he has been visiting his sons during his vacation. Mr. Joseph King of Anacostia, who spent the summer in Newport, has started for home. He will arrive here a Novem- ber 1, stopping at New York “Philadel- phia. although they consider Arch-_| BAYARD FOR PALMER The Ambassador to England States His Position in the Campaign. WAY HE OPPOSES THE OTHER TICKETS Both Represent Principles He Can- not Support. eS CURRENT POLITICAL NEWS WILMINGTON, Del. October 12.—A let- ter was received today from Ambassador Bayard by Samuel Bancroft, jr., of the Every Evening, in which the views of Mr Bayard regarding the present political crisis in the United States are given at length. The letter is as follows: “LONDON, September 30, 1896. “My dear Mr. Bancroft: It seems scarce- ly possibly that any one could be in doubt in relation to my personal opinion upon the very serious issues now placed before our countrymen by the machinery of the sev- eral political organizations. The evils which surround us and the perils that confront us have not grown in a night, nor have they come without warning. The dangers of disregarding sound financial principles have been distinctly foretold and reiterated; and, lecking over the last twenty-five years, as a representative of Delaware in the United States Serate, and as a citizen discussing elsewhere public measures and policies, I cannot discern any failure on my part to speak with absolute plainness in opposition to the acts of legislation, and financial and commercial policies which are responsible for the present perilous and distressing cenditions. In such a crisis language of reproach, of crimination and recrimination would be useless, or worse and unworthy, but each man, upon his own responsibility, must ask and answer the question whether men, collectively or individually, can, with Justice o- self-respect, abandon ‘a just and vital principle in the ‘hour of its exigency, and just when the necessity of its main- tenance is greatest, and fly from the ficld when the assault is fiercest and courage is most needed to defend the right. Whether the principle is imbedded in the text of the written charter of our government, or is found in statutes intended to. give effect to the Constitution, the meacure of duty and fidelity is equal; and in these seasons of ex- citement, alarm and passionate unreason, which are almost inevitable in the history of any nation, a patrictic, sincere and self- respecting man will hear and heed tne summons, and will feel the real trial of his soul to support, in the hour of their dis- tress, the truths he has deliberately welgh- ed and avcwed it to be his duty to sustain for the welfare of the country to which his faith and allegiance have been plighted. “When, therefore, a citizen, professing himself to be a democrat, 1s called upon by many, or by few, to yield his convictions and assent to the doctrine that Congress has the power or can rightfully exercise it by its legislative flat, to create values, and, regardless of their intrinsic or commercial value, to invest one or other of the earth metals with an arbitrary power as money, and override and alter at legislative will or caprice the ratio of the exchange ability of such metals, regardless of the impair- ment of the obligation of contracts—his an- swer should be that such a claim of power is not consistent with a government. of limited powers as defined by our Con- stitution, but contains the quintessence of tyranny, dishonesty and absolutism, and is.destructive of that morality which is essential to the peace and stability of civil- ized society. It is, in plain words, a prop- osition to destroy the institution of property and break down every legal defense for its protection. “This one question and its answer suffi- ciently justify the prompt and absolute re- fusal of a constitutional democrat to sup- Port, in any degree, the nominees of the Chicago convention (Messrs. Bryan and Sewall) and the preposterous claims cf legislative power contained in their plat- form, under which the credit of the na- tion and the peace and order of society would inevitably perish. On the other hand, we have the republican organization, whose measures and whose leaders have steadily created the dangers that threat ed the country and have made possible such a ticket and such propositions as were presented at ‘Chicago. “While compelled to recoil from the pol- ley of compulsory purchase and coinage of silver as an unlimited legal tender, yet, it is insistently proposed to employ ‘and ‘in- tensify the profound powers of public tax- ation to prohibit commerce wiih other countries, and thereby prevent revenue from coming into the public treasury—to lay taxes which shall prevent the payment and collection of other taxes necessary for the support of the government, whose powers are exerted directly and per- sonally upon each individual citizen, and over every part of land or water within iis national boundaries. “Every constitutional democrat can truly reply to such propositions that they are fraught with such gross inequity between man and man as is consistent with public safety, because it employs the most far- reaching and sovercign power known to government to impoverish the worker and poorer members of society (who form the great numerical majority) and aggrandize those already financially stronger. That it extends a system which has already creat- ed inequality before the law, and subjects the indusiricus citizens to competition with thelr own government, and their own money, drawn from them by taxation, and employed for the private profit of allied classes who have established themselves as copartners with the government in the ex- ercise of the inexorable powers of taxation over the entire population. Such a per- version of public powers inevitably carries With it a sense of its injustice, and spreads broadcast these seeds of distress and just discontent and swells a current which un- dermines respects tar the law and confi- lence e justice and inte; government. ceo ie “Therefore, when candidates are present- ed, as are Messrs. McKinley and fobart, upon a platform promising no abatement of taxation, but intensification of principles so unjust and wholly out of harmony with the spirit, as well as the letter, of the char- ter of our lberties, every democrat, fatthf-l to the principles of his party, can’ properly refuse to ald the election of candidates avowing principles and policies that have so plainly led to iQur Present dangers, and . re manifestly fatal velfar ie ur country. iv to the welfare “But, happily, there remains a citadel and an asylum for the political conscience ef any man honestly convinced that the path of duty leads. him to keep steadily in view the great purpozes for which our fathers ordained the Constitution of the United States, the formation of a more perfect union; the establishment of justice, the insurance of domestic tranqu:llity. pro. vision for the common defense, sromotion of the general welfare and the sec y ot Mberty to ourselves and our poster- ity. Such are the just ends of every po- litieal party in the United States, snd parties have no right to exist except they are the means to such ends. Happily, can- didates are presented upon a clear and ambiguous platform that assures saf. to the financlai honor of our country; to the honest business transactions of all its citizens; without discrimination of race, 2ge, sex, occupation or fortune. The per- sonal reputation of the cand'dates of the national constitutional democracy, Messrs. Palmer and Buckner, is unsullied, and guarantees their fidelity to their pledes, and their election would go far to re-estab- lish the moral health of our country. “I hope and bei:eve that in every state cf the Union an electoral and congress‘onal ticket will be placed before the people, and that every cliizen may have the cp- portunity of recording bis vote according to his conscientious belief’and In support of those principles essential-to maintenance of the government of the land of our birth and dearest hopes. - . “I am sincerely yours, - “(Signed) T. F. BAYARD.” To Samuel Bancroft, jr. © REPORT OF DISCORD DENIED. Texas Republicons Say That Har- mony Prevails in Their Ranks. DALLAS, Tex., October 12—The past week has been an exciting one in the Texas campaign. The announcement of the re- publican full eleetoral ticket and the with- drawal of W. M. Walter, nominee for at- torney general on the populist ticket, were events of the week. The Culberson guber- natorial organization is recetving the sup- port of McDonald, a colored leader, former member of the republi¢an‘ campaign com- mittee, who, it is claimed, ‘has but a small following. The republican state headquarters has is- sued the following: “To the Associated Press:—We regret to learn there is an impression abroad that there is some internal strife among the re- publican campaign managers in Texas. We are, however, glad to be able to say that the most perfect harmony prevails within our ranks and that all are working shoulder to shoulder in the interest of car- rying Texas for McKinley and Hobart and Kearby, which we propose to do on Novem- ber 3. (Signed) E. H. R. GRE: 5 “Chairman Republican State Executive Committee. “JOHN R. GRANT, “Member National Committee.” Chairman Green is giving his entire time to the management of the campaign, as is also National Committeeman Grant, who has charge of the important work of or- gani:tion. The distribution of lterature will continue to the close of the campaign, and a great many speakers will be put into the field this coming week. SENSATION AT ST. LOU. Clerks Discharged, It in Alleged, on Account of Political Preferencen. ST. LOUIS, Mo., October 12.—Consider- able of a furore has beea created in local political circles over the discharge of twelve clerks by Dugand Crawford, pro- prietor of a large d+ partment store in this city, for the reason, It is alleged, that they intended to vote for Wiliam J. Bryan for President. Chairman S. B. Cook of the democratic state central committee has engaged ex- Governor Charles P, Johnson, a noted crim- inal lawyer, to take the ¢age up and cause Mr. Crawford’s conviction. under section 742 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, which makes his alleged offense a misde- meanor punishable by imprisonment. “The Missouri corrupt practice act,” Mr. Cook said, “is aiso applicable in this cas In the course of an iftetview, he said “Citizens of the city of St. Louls have subscribed ample funds to defray the legiti- Inate expense of proseciiting violators of this law, and the democratic state commit- tee will, as fur as is in its. power, protect every man in the exerci8e Of his elective franchise.” NOT IN GOOD FAITH. Sincerity of Kansas Populists’ Peti- tions Deated, TOPEKA, Kan., October 12.—G. C. Clems has filed with the secrétary of state a protest against the m‘ddlé-of-the-road pop- ulist electoral ticket. He alleged that “with the exception of fewer, than 200 of the names sigred to the ‘Aéminating petitions, it is apparent upon the vety face of said petition, from mere inspection, that all the names of said petitions were written by not more than seventy persons, while on some of the petitions every name was written by one person.” ‘The complaint then goes on to allege that the petitions were not made in good faith, but were largely s:gned by persons who in- tended to vote the republican ticket. It is also charged that tne persons who en &ineered the petitions were in collus: with the repupican state central com- mittee. ‘he middle-of-the-road committee denies each and every one of Clems’ allegat:ons, and declare that its petitions are genuine and prepared in good taith. = ee RUMORED LOSS OF A CRUISER. The British Admiralty Fails to Co: firm the Report. DEVONPORT, England, October 12.—A rumor is in circulation here that the Br ish cruiser Laibot, bound for the North American station, foundered at sea dur- ing the recent gale. The Talbot is a second-class cruiser of 5,€00 tons displacement, and carries a crew of 488 officers and men. She is a new ves- sel, built here last year, carries five six- inch quicktiring guns, six 4.7-inch guns, eight twelve-pounders, and several gunz oi smaller canber. ‘aibot belongs tc what is kuown as the Eclipse class ot pro- tected cruisers, which inciudes the Diana, Dido, Doris, tsis, Juno, Minerva, Venus and Hclipse. ‘ne registered speed is 19.0 knots, and sife carries 359 tons of coal. LONDON, October 12.—Inquiri made at the aamuraity show that no confirmauon has been received there of the reported loss of the cruiser Talbot. ———— NO NEWS OF THE DA TLEsSs, Has No Information at She Hus Reached Cuba. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., October 12.—Not- withstanding reports to the contrary, no actual information has been received here that the alleged fillbustering tug Dauntless has succeeded in landing its cargo on Cuban shores, although it has had time to do so since it left Palm Beach last Friday night... The Dauntless when she left here, it is belfeved; undoubtedly (Started on an- other fillbustering expedition, and govern- ment officials in Jacksonville say they will make it hot for the little boat when it re- turns. ‘the cruiser Newark hag returned off the St. John’s bar, resuming itg vigilance over filibusters. 5 ; The revenue cutters Motrill and Boutwell are in this port, and the Winano is in the vicinity of biscayne bay, but with all their vigilance the Cuvans niahage to send {ili- bustering craft at intervals. TO REST IN CANTERBURY. the aD 3 Place of enson's Remains. , England, Ogtober 12.—The re- mains of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Edward White Benson, D.D., who died suddenly at divine seryicé in the church at Hawarden yesterday, where he was the guest of the Rt. Hoa, William E. Siad- stone, are still at the rectory of Hawarden, wnere they are watched vy the ciergy. The body will be placed in ‘a coffin tonigat and wili then be transported to the chu It has been decided that if the home se retary will permit, the bofy will be laid nterbury Cathedral. Gladstone ts Well, bat he is de saddened at the degth of Dr. Be: was an old and dese friend of the veteran statesman. = Arrangin hy The Csnr gt Darmstadgs DARMSTADT, Gércany, October 12— The czar, thé Grand Dulte Sergius and the Grand Duke of Hesse breakfasted this merning with the officers of the 2ith Dra- -goons, of which regiment bls majesty was appointed honorary colonel Saturday. ILLINOIS THE STATE The Democrats to Make the Biggest Fight to Carry It. REPUBLICANS 70 MEET THEM How the Leaders Figure Out the . Situation. a MARYLAND REPUBLICANS ee All the information obtainable today among the silver managers confirms the belief that National Chairman Jones and Cardidate Bryan have picked out the spe- cific territory in the middle west which they hope to carry, and that they are ar- ranging fcr the fight which they will make at the last moment. The republicans have caught on to the democratic game and will be with them in the same territory when the wind-up takes place. candidate Bryan’s tour of the last few weeks was the first intimation of the dem- ocratic plan. That plan is, as intimated in The Star some time ago, to give up the east, to let the south and west take care of itself, and concentrate the fight in the | states of Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota The way the democratic man- agers are said to have argued it out was that Bryan should visit the Dakotas ard Iowa while in the west. It was supposed s visit would save the Dakotas. They ‘ther argued that all the other western slates were safe for the ticket. They fig- ured that all the states west of the Mis si sippi except Iowa, and all the southern states, or practically all of them, would be with them and leave them short not a g1eat many votes. They would leave Ohio, Wisconsin and Iowa and devote them- selves to the hope of carrying the four states mentioned. Any two of these states, they figured, together with the south an west, would give them a bare majority in the electoral college. Maryland is Republic: It is not known whether the managers figured on carrying Maryland in this deal, but if they did their own followers here say they counted on nothing. Even to silver quarters information is making its way that Maryland is lost to Bryan. Some of the silver leaders of that state have written private letters here that the state is lost. It is not known whether the ational democratic managers counted on laware or West Virginia, but if they did they were rosy, it is said, in their hopes and views. t They Have Figured On. reason to believe, from what ean be picked up, and from Bryan's pro- gram to spend the last week of the cam- paign in Illinois, that the democratic na- tional managers have figured on things about this way: Votes sure for Bryan: 192. This Includes a solid south, with the exception of Maryland, Delaware and West Virginia; a solid west, or everything west of the Mississippi, except Iowa. Bryan would then lack 32 votes of having a bare majority. Illinois and Indiana would give the required majority and 7 over to make up for any unexpected loss of a small state. Michigan and Ilino!s would bring the same result, with one less vote. Illinois and Min- nesota would even give Bryan a majority and one over. In any case, the democratic managers have made up their minds that they must have Illinois and one other mid- dle western state. They have information, it is said, which leads them to think they have Ind‘ana. ‘he fight, if they believe ths, will, as all straws point, be for Mli- nois. Bryan, Altgeld, Tillman, Teller and a host of other move or less prominent sil- ver spell-binders, are to be turned loose in illinois the last week, and the democrats ure going to try to carry the state by storm. They will desert nearly every other state. What the Republicans Will Do. From New York is the story that the re- publicans see thls move of the democrats and will go them one better. Hundreds of republican speakers from ail parts of the country have been ordered to center in Il- linois. In that state, then, the orators of the two parties will clash during the last two weeks. It is estimated that 3,000 or 4,000 meetings wiil be held in Illinois from now until the campaign is over, and over half of them will be in the city of Chicago. The democrats flatter themselves into the belief that Ilinols, outside of Chicago, is with them, and all they need is to carry Chicago. Mr. Bryan's trip through Iowa may have been with the idea that he has a chance to carry that state, but it is surmised that he wanted to give that impression to the re- publicans, so as to force them to throw money and speakers into the state, while the democrats were concentrating ei: where. Without Illinois many silver men here see no hope for Bryan, and the belief is strong that Jones, Bryan and Altgeld have come to the same conclusion. Not Fighting in Ohio. Col. Ike Hill, the ardent Ohio silverite, returned this morning from Ohio. He says the situation there is bright for the demo- crats, but he makes no positive claims for the state. He says the democrats have made no fight in the state, and are not going to make a big fight. ‘The colonel says that there is lots of betting in progress about the state. He is trying to get some of it. A number of republicans are offering money that the state will give McKinley 0,000 plurality. Col. Hill says this 1s im- possible, and he is willing to put money up when he finds a republican with this kind of an idea in his head. POLITICAL LITERATURE. The Wind-Up of Distribation to Take Place This Week. This week will see a wind-up of the dis- tribution of Hterature by the political headquarters here. Scattering bunches of it may be sent out after this week, but the amount from then to the end of the campaign will not be as great as the amount heretofore sent out in one day. Orders to printers have about ceased, and the amount of literature at each of the headquarters has been allowed to dwindle for the last two weeks. The republicans have a larger quantity on hand than any of the other part The populisis have something hke 200,000 pieces, which will go out th.s weck, Secretary Edgerton says. The s.lver party has about the same quan- tity, while the democrats have a few thousand pieces more. It is estimated in some quarters that «,000,0.0 pieces of hterature have been sul ed by all the part.es from ali head- quariers since the Ist of last January. Th.s is simply a guess,but the amount is greater then in all previous campaigns for thirty years put together. The silver people are .believed to have gotten out most of this, as they began eariy in the year. 2 Pardon Appliext Dented. The President has denied the application for pardon in the case of J. S. Harding, alias Sam Hardin, sentenced tn Alabama to two years’ imprisonment and §10U fine for | raaking counterfeit coin, VENEZUELAN BOUNDARY Administration Expects to Report a Sensible Advance in Negotiations. Belleved That Sir Julian Pauncefote Will Have Authority to Offer Com- promise Proposals. There is every indication that the ad- ministration hopes to be able by the time Congress meets to report a sensible advance in. the negotiations concerning the Vene- zuelan boundary question, though it can scarcely be said that there is an expecta- tion of being able to compass a final settle- ment of the dispute by that date. The cor- respondence has not progressed very much during the past summer, but that was principally because Lord Salisbury was so busily engaged with pressing eastern ques- tions that he was unable to give the rub- ject his personal attention, and the negotia- tions had assumed a phase where no less than that was necessary. However, it was understood when the’ British ambagsador went home on leave of absence that It was the purpose of the British premier to make use of the cpportunity to confer with Sir Julian, and it was. presumed that when he became in this manner acquainted with the real sentiment of the people of the Unitea States and the fact that in this matter the administration can count on unanimous support, and that there was little hope of a change in the attitude of the government, whatever the outcome of the pending elec- tions, he might be disposed to go further toward meeting Secretary Olney than he seemed at first likely to go. Since Sir Julian has been in London word has come of several es between himself and Lord Salis d it is fully expected that when he returns to Washington he will be charged with authority to offer compro- mise propesals which may in the end prove to be the basis for a final settlement of the troublesome boundary dispute. It is ex- pected, too, that the Venezuelan boundary commission will have agreed upon its re- port before Congress meets, and the con- clusions reached may very properly be used with great weight by Secretary Olney to sustain his position. As to the other ques: tion, relating to the negotiation of a gen- eral arbitration treaty, it is not believed that as much progress will be made as in the settlement of the boundary question, for the differences disclosed to exist be- tween the-two governments appear to be of larger magnitude than the issues involved in the boundary question, which, after all, are largely matters of fac —— NAVAL FINANCES. Auditor Pugh's Report as to the Operntions Last Year. Mr. William H. Pugh, auditer for the Navy Department, has made a detailed re- port of the financial operations 2f the na- val establishment during the past’ fiscal year. The appropriations and balances ag- gregated $36,028,410, of which amouat 466,514 wa: drawn out by warrant, leav ing a balance of $831 Bills of exchange were sold by the pay during odicers of the Navy Department the year to the amount of $2,006 Of this sum $1,723,0975.62 was Irawn on the navy agents, London, and $282,391.85 on the Secretary of the Navy. 5 These ‘bills were negotiated at varying rates of exchange, the gross lors being $2,607 $2,010.97, making the 1 7.45; gross gai total net loss $¥), On June 30, 18%, 153 claims were on hand, which claims are awaiting additional evidence and decisions of the courts in similar cases. This is a reduction of 188 as against the number remainin The settlem counts are wall up to d The contract with mont & Co., fiseal agent Vides as follows: A commissicn of one-half of 1 per cent to be paid on disbursements made by on account of the Navy Departm. On daily balances in their ha paid to United States the terest paid by the London banks, and on advances they y Bank of England. received the amount of $)- as commission under the above con- and $1 interegt on advance: have paid to the United States $471 rs. August Bel- at London, pro- 2.89 in the transfer is from New York to London dur- ing tne ye Ee UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. It Convened Todny—Members Called Upon the President. The United States Supreme Court con- vened promptly at noon today for the Oc- tober term, remaining in session only three minutes. This time sufficed for the admis- sion of four attorneys to the bar and for an announcement by the chief justice that the hearing of all motions docketed for today would be postponed until tomorrow, in order to permit the court to call upon the President in a body, in accordance with im- memorial usage. All the justices were in their seats. Wher: the court adjourned the niembers, accompanied by the Attorney General and escorted by the marshal, took carriages for the White House, where they spent a few minutes in conversation with Mr. Cleveland. Notice has been given of a number of motiens, principally for the advancement of cases cn the docket, which will be heard tomorrow. After hearing the pleas of the attorneys in support of their various mo- tions the court will begin the hearing of cases on the docket, taking them up in their numerical order during ihe remainder of the week. No decisions will be rendered this week. XECUTIVE ACTION. The President Has Approved Several Recommendations for Promotion. The President has approved the recom- mendations of the examining board for the promotions of the followirg named officers cf the navy to the next higher grade. Commanders Chas. E. Clark and Chas. J. Barclay, Lieut. Commanders B. F. Till W. W. Kilpatrick and Benj. S. Richards, Lieuts. @ B Harber, John B. Bernadou, John L. Purcell, Albert A. Ackerman, F. J. Hacseler, Homer C. Poundstone, A. P. Niblack and Wm. Truxton, Surgeon John L. Neiison, Paymaster Daniel A. Smith, Assistant Paymasters Wm. D. Littell and V. Mohun, Ass‘stant Naval Constructor Licyd Banrkson and John G. Tawressy, Passed Assistant Eng’neers Geo. S. Willits, Wythe M. Parks, Robert G. Denig and Isaac S. K. Reeves, Assistant Engineers Oscar W. Koester, Louis M. Nulton, Ed- ward L. Beach and Waiter S. Burke, En- signs R. E. Koontz, Jos. W. Oman, Chas. M. McCormick, Theo. C. Fenton, W. W. Gilmer and Edward W. Eberle. He has alzo approved the: report of the retiring boards in the cases of Chief En- g-neer J. L. D. Bosthwick, Surgeon Daniel M. G-nteras, Gunner M. K. Henderson and Suilmaker Wm. Redstone, and they have been retired. —e. Mr. Hutchins’ New Paper. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., October 12.—The Rich- mcnd Star, an afternoon paper, founded some years ago by printers, as been sold to Mr, Stilson Hutchins of Washington, who recenily purchased the Richmond State. SHOT BY A HUSBAND Gwynne Tompkins Seriously Injured -by John Collins. TROUBLE OVER THE WIFE Affair Took Place in a West Wash- ington Resort. BOTH WELL KNOWN ea ee There was a shooting scrape in George- tewn shortly after noon today, in which Gwynn R. Tompkins was shot by John W. Collins, a clerk in the secretary's office of the District Commissioners. The affair grew out of Tompkins meeting Collins’ wife. The wounded man, while painfully, is not seriously hurt, and was removed to Gar- field Hospital for treatment. The shooting occurred in Schladt’s saloon cn 22d street. Tompkins was engaged in playing a game of pool in one of the rooms of the W Washington Hotel, as the Place is known, when Collins appeared at the doorway “You do; excitedly exclaimed Collins, ard suddeniy he pulled a revolver and tired twice. John Schlagt, the proprictor of the place, who was near Collins, seized the re- volver and hit the young man across the head with a cue. In the meantime Tompkins ran around the table and escaped into a back room. After taking the gun from Collins the pro- prictor of the place crdered him out. After he had been gotten out on the sidewalk a search was made for Tompkins, and be was found in the room where he had sought safety. When the first shot was fired the two men were not twenty feet apart. The bullet struck Tompkins fh the fleshy part of the right arm and ploughed its wey through the flesh. He turned to run, and the second shot struck him in the back, just below the left shouljer blade end a few inches above the heart. Collins did not escape without injury. The blow of the cue made a gash on the left temple, while his right arm was skinned in the ‘struggle with the proprietor of the place. In response to a call, Policemen Conlon and Birkight reached the plac Collins was found on the outside greatly excited, and was placed under arrest. He did not make any attempt to escape and was taken to the station nouse, where no charge was entered gguinst his name until the condition of Tompkins could be ascertained. Dr. Louis Mackall was summoneg and he attended to the injured man, who was later remo’ to Garfield Hespital in order at the builet might be extracted. Collins is a young man, twenty odd years of age, who has been employed in the Dis- trict building fer over three years. He was married cight years ago to Mina Sparklin, and the couple had one child, seven years of age, whe is now in a convent in New York. Several years agc the wife left her husband without any ceuse what- ever, so the latter says, and took up ‘her residence at 2609 P street. While at this place, the husband says, she had some acquaintance with Tompkins. Since last September Coliins and his wife have been living together. He had no suspicion of his wife's infideli- ty until a few days ago, when he found a nete in her room from Tompkins, asking her to meet him at the “same old place.” Monday morning, while he said nothing, the husband decided to investigate. He cmployed a person to follow bis wife and awaited dev While in a sa loon on Pent via avenue, just across } from Rock creck, he toid that his wife had gone in SchiaZt's saloon. He hastened over to the place and made a search for his wife, and met Tompkins pool, when he pulled out the gun 4 0 attempt was made to find the Collins claimed she was in the hotel, and :f she was she kept very quiet. ‘The police did not search the building for the woman, ed man. but only looked for the inju Schi the proprietor, woman was not in t When seen by a at the seventh seemed overcome. He stated that he had done everything in his power to please his wife, for the sake Gf their child. “While I am not a Catholic,” said Col- rs, “I have placed my little child in a cenvent in New York, and I know she is among good people there. Yet this mor ing I received a letter from her, and that makes me feel a good deal worse than I or- dinarily would. Collins is Popul porter in his cell station Collins et Jobn W. Collins is one of the most pon- ular clerks at the Commissioners’ offi-e. Endewed with a bright disposition, he made many friends, and had no enemies. He was appointed by Senator Harris, who has been his warmest friend, having known his family in Tennessee many years ago. For some time past Collins has brooded” over the part Gwynne Tompkins has played in his life. Away back in the days of Alex- ander Island racing he was cognizant of his actions toward his wife, and one day notified him to stay away from her. Tomp- kirs, it is said, taunted him at the time. A friend icok Collins away then nothing further came of it. Collin told afterward that Tompkins carried revolver and proposei to use it if Collins bothered him. There was a general expression of regret at the Commissioners office this afternooa when the news reached there. Little or 20 condemnation was heard of Collins’ act. If the facts turn out as represented it is not thought that the Commissioners will take any action in the matter. The Injured Man. ‘Tompkins is well known in this city as a sperting man. A number of years ago he did some newspaper work, but in a short time availed himself of an opportunity to and was a identify himself with the turf by becoming interested in the Clover stables. secretary for the race course at Alexander Irland. His recent racing enterprises have not been successful. His name was brought to attention last week by the marriage of his divorced wife, Elizabeth A. Tompkins, in San Francis>o. Tompkins lives at Elkton, Cecil county, Md., and is at present raising horses in Maryland. % For a while Tompkins lived in°Cambridge street in Georgetown. While the injured man could not be seen, The Star reporter had an interview with John Schlagt, the proprietor of the hotel, His story is sub: He also became who disarmed Collins. stantially as the above. — AN PRINCE. AN ITA) He is in Baltimore the Craiser oO ofeore Col bo. The State Department ts informed that Prince Louis of Savoy, nephew of the King of Italy, is visiting this country, and that he is now at Baltimore on the Italian cruiser Cristoforo Columbo, which was last here at the time of the Columbian naval review. The prince is a lieutenant in the Itaitan navy, and Is attached to the Cristo- foro Colombo in a subordinate capacity. The vessel will remain at Baltimore until next Sunday, when she will probably visit Annapolis, ard then go to Philadelphia and New York. The prince and his party will undoubtedly make a visit to this city be- fore leaving for New York.