Evening Star Newspaper, October 15, 1896, Page 1

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ONLY BY ‘CONSENT The Bancroft Will Not Force the Dardanelles. eS He MISSION 19 ONE OF PEACE The Boat is for the Convenience of the Minister. - ABSURD RUMORS DENIED ——_—_+—_—__ There ts the highest authority for the statement that the mission of the miniature battle ship Bancroft to Turkish waters is of an entirely’ pacifie-and peaceful charac- ter and that her movements will be care- fully regulated so as to avoid offense or mon the part of the Turkish au- s or the parties to the agreement of Berlin. ‘The sensational report the . the Bancroft is under orders to proceed to Constanti- nople regardless of the wishes of the porte and in the face of its expressed objection 1s specificelly denied at the White House and at the Navy Department. ‘There is every reason for the belief, how- ever, that the Bancroft wiil eventually tind safe anchorage near the Turkish capi- tal for such use as the United States min- ister may find for her, but it is said there is no possible likelihcod of such a step without first securing the assent of the Turkish authorities, which, it 1s under- stood, Minister. Terrell confidently expec! to obtain. Force Not to Be Used. As to attempting to force a passage through the Dardanelles, all naval author- ties agree that the Bancroft is about the last. vessel in the navy that would be selected for such a purpose. As one naval officer put it: “There would be about as much sense in trying to pass the Turkish fortifications with a row boat as with the Bancroft. - The arrival of the Bancroft at Smyrna complete the-assemblage of the European fleet at that port. The other vessels of the fleet are the flagship San Francisco, the Minneapolis, the Marblehead and the Cin- cinnati. The last named vessel arrived there yesterday from Gibraltar, and is to take the place of the Marblehead on the Buropean station. The Marblehead is to receive all the men whose terms have ahcat expired, and bring them to the United geete expected that she will start lor home“ -m-few d The Cincinnati and the Bancroft, which have just gone out from the United States, carried a draft of 100 men to take the places of the reen transferred from the vessels to remain on the station. No-Orders Issued. ~Admiral Selfridge is in personal com- mand of the fleet on the San Francisco and, according to a statement made at the Navy Department today, he will regulate the movements of his vessels according tc his own judgment, having full discretion gn. the matter. “It is stated“ in the most positive terme at the Navy Department that he has ne instructions from the department regard- ing the BaAcroft cr any other vessel of his command that would justify him in antagonizing the Porte or an: of the parties to the Berlin agreement. “it is admitted that the Bancroft was sent to the Med.terranean at the special instance of Minister Terrell apon representations that a vessel of her light armament would be of great service to him in case of rvot- ing in Constantinople, or the immediate vicinity, threatening the lives of the mem- bers of the legation or the American resi- denis. _. Man-Interference. it is understaad, however, that the mints- ter and the naval commander have been strongly impressed with the great necessity of acting with extreme caution ard to do nothing involving the slightest departure of the general policy of the United States against interference in the affairs of for- eign countries}““without specitic tions from Washington. ‘Therefore, while the Bancroft may even- tually become the American guardship at Constantinople, it will be with the assent of the porte and the parties to the Berlin treaty, and not otherwise. Acesrding to a high authority, there is less reason for a hostile demonstration against che Turkisn capital than there was many months ago, when the Armenian troubles were at their heigat. At no time-shas-there been the slightest intention of undertaking to force a passage of the Dardanelles, least of all at present, when almost daily the cable brings the as- surance of -the Porte to some one of the powers party to the treaty of Paris that re- forms shall be initiated at once in the dis- turbed province, and that the Turkish offi- cials shall be held to a rigid responsibility for the maintenance of order and the pxo- tection of life and property in their respec- uve provinces. instruc- —__—+e.___ EXPECT TO RESUME. Directors of the Bank of Commerce of Buffalo Decide to Suspend. BUFFALO, N. Y., Octeber 15.—No state- ment of the assets and liabilities of the Bank of Commerce, whose board of di- rectors decided to suspend today, has yet been made. The bark was supposed to be one of tne soundest financial institutions in_the city. The individeal deposits were $1.0 bank deposits, $547.4 loans and dis- counts, $1,788,920. It is hoped by the di- rectors that after examination by the state banking department the Bank of Com- merce will be enabled to resume business. — ANDREW BROTHERHOOD. ST. Charge to the Delegates Delivered by Bishop Whitehead. PITTSBURG, Pa., October 15.—The elev- enth annual convention of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew was formally opened at 10:30 o'clock this morning at Trinity Church. Between 500 and 600 delegates were pres- ent, and several hundred more will reach here tonight. After devotional exercises, led by Dr. Arundel of this city and C. H. | Brent of Boston, Bishop Whitehead deliv- ered the eharge to the delegates. In the afternoon the convention met in Carnegie Hall. Mayor Ford and H. D. W. English welcomed the delegates. Responses Were made by Bishop Ozi W. Whitaker of Pennsylvania, Rev.-S.A. Lloyd, Norfolk; Rey. J. 8. Stone, Chicago, and Silas McBee of Tennessee. —_- Rockford, Il., Bank Suspends. The controller of the currency was today informed of the suspension of the Second National» Bank of Rockford, Il., and he directed Bank Examiner Cook at Ottawa. IlL., to take charge of the bank. Accord- ing to last reports, this bank had a capital of $200,000; surplus and. undivided profits, $70,000, individual deposits, $520,000; assets, $17,000; loans and discounts, $379,000. The average reserve during the last thirty days has 4 per.centrabove the legal re- quirement. The. falture. is attributed to the bank's failure to-teaitze upon its assets. | speech at Covington. Seems to Daily Improve Froma Sound Money Point of View. ; Indorsement of Breckinridge —Car- lisle’s Stumping Tour—Gossip About Blackburn. The situation in Kentucky seems daily to improve from the sound money point of view. The co-operation, or fusion, be- tween the anti-Bryan democrats and the republicans is said to be much more prom- ising of results at the polls than similar relations that have been estavlished be- tween the silver democrats and the pop:i- lists. The populists are neither numerous nor well led. The sound money democrats are numerous, #fid their leaders are the foremost men in the state. This fact, taken In connection with the fact that the republicans are united, explains the confi- dence of ghe republican managers in the outcome. Indorsement of Breckturidge. The indorsement of Colonel Breckinridge for Congress by the republicans of the Lexington district is in every way import- ant to sound money. It is said to mean the polling of many democratic votes against the Chicago ticket. Colonel Breck- inridge has a large personal following in the district, and with the assurance that the republicans, in the interest of sound wil) vote for him, his democratic friends will return the compliment by either voting for Palmer and Buckner, or else directly for McKinley and Hobart. There are a number of cities. and towns of good size in the district, and in every one of them a sound money organization exists. It is estimated that this arrange- ment will be worth at least two thousand votes to the cause of sound money. Mr. Carlisle's Visit. Another assuring cirtumstance is the com- ing visit of Mr. Carlisle to the state. He will devote two weeks to stumping, and in that time will make at least half a dozen speeches. He is likely to draw larger crowds than even Mr. Bryan dtd, and with- out benefiting at ail by the motive of mere curiosity on the part of the people. The desire to hear him is great, and the speech- es he will deliver will have a national circu- lation. Not only will they be-carried.every- where by the newspapers, but it is under- stood that they are to be immediately pro- duced in pamphlet form as fast as deliv- ered, and scattered broadcast over Ohio, Indiana, Illinots, Michigan, West Virginia and Maryland. Mr. Carlisle, it is said, will not only expound sound finance but sound democracy, and vindicate at once his own course and that of the Indianapolis conven- tion. Goxsip About Mr. Bigcekbarn. There is some interesting gossip about Mr. Blackburn. It is not believed that his {lIness will cost the silver cause any votes. His usefulness in a campaign is entirely a3 a speaker, and he has pretty well can- vassed the state in the interest of silver. The impression fs stfofig’ fiow that he cannot return to the Senate, and so specu- lation turns upon the question of his fu- ture. He is numbered among the men who are called “born politicians.” He has al- ways deen in politics, and his admirers find it difficult to associate him with any other line of activity. But tf the way to a re- turn to the Senate is closed to him, then what? If Bryan Should Be Elected. There is a suggestion that if Mr. Bryan should be elected Mr. Blackburn might be called to a place tn the cabinet. The two men have been ex@hanging some very cor- dial compliments in this campaign. Mr. Bryan, in introducing Mr. Blackburn to an audience, has referred to him as “one of the noblest champions of the cause of silver in the country," and Mr. Blackburn has said of Mr. Bryan that “he Js the biggest man I have ever met.” Men who feel that way about each other could, it is suggested, sit down quite comfortably together at the cabinet table. No particular portfolio js mentioned. There is the Attorney General- ship, and Mr. Blackburn is a lawyer. There is the Secretaryship of the Navy. Mr. Blackburn has seen long service on the:na- val committee of the Senate, and knows that a ship is hollow. Will a cabinet. place be his good fortune if silver wins? ae +e. ABOUT MINNESOTA, Ex-Representatjve Baldwin Says Me- Kinley Will Carry the State. Ex-Kepresentative Baldwin, an admints- tration democrat of Minnesota, who has just come from Minnesota, says that he thinks McKinley will carry that state by probably twenty-five or thirty thousand. He says that Charles Towne, silver repub- lican, in Mr. Baldwin's own’ district, may be elected to Congress, and that Lind, the combination silver candidate for governor, may be elected, but that the silver men ihemselves admit that they have no chance to cafry the state for Bryan. Mr. Baldwin Says also that North Dakota is reasonably safe for McKinley. Personal Mention. Col. O. H. Ernst, superintendent of the Military Academy, is in the city, under orders to report to the Secretary of War. He is at the Metropolitan Hotel. Capt. J. T. Van Orsdale, 7th Infantry, is In the city on leave of abcence. Lieut. W. S. McNair, 3d Artillery, is at 1821 I street, on leave of absence. Lieut. W. H. Southerland of the Dolphin is at 1923 N street on leave. Commander Willard H. Brownson is in the city on leave. He is at the Metropolt- tan Club. E. F. Gculd of New York js at the Ra- leigh. Dr. C. N. Yarratt of the navy and Mrs. Yarratt are at the Raleigh. H. M. Forbes, superintendent of Adams’ Express, {3 at the Raleigh from Philadel- phia. Gen. E. D. Harrington, traveling passen- ger agent of the Southern Pacific raflroad, is at the Raleigh. Secretary Carlisle will start on his stump- ing tour of Kentucky in the interests of scund money early next week, but his plans are rot yet ccmpleted. Representative Apsley of Massachusetts’ has returned to the city with his family, and has reopened his residence at 1752 Q street. Mr. Eckels, the controller of the cur- rency, left Washington today for his home fa Ottawa, IIL, to take part in the cam- paign. He is not expected to return until after the election. Senator Watson C. Squire left last night for Washington state to be present during the election. Oscar Straus of New York is at the Ar- i He is accompanied by a party of Parisians, composed of Arnold Deforest, E. Vamere and R. Augdon. ata t R. Ishimarn, S. Aradawa and G. Nagayo of Tokio are at the Shoreham. Frederick Harrison, general manager of the Northwestern Railway, Company: of Ergiand, with Mrs. Harrison and her maid and Mr. and Mrs. Robert-Turnbull of Lon- . who have been at the Shoreham, left for New York th!s morning. #3 P. H. Lanron, member of the national re- publican committee for Utah, arrived at the Riggs House this morning. Dates of Mr. Cerlisle’s Specches. In a letter to George M. Davis of Louls- ville. Secretary Carlisle -natesfret® dates for | tucky., ‘Eesc | his campaign speeches in_ Kr are October 22, 24, 26, 2 and'30. Mr. Car- lisle expressed a desire to gmake his*8rst Se a i = see Short Talks to the Voters of the Wolverine State. NOMINEE PREPARED FOR A LONG DAY- Watson’s Physician Makes a State- ment Regarding His Condition. GENERAL POLITICAL NEWS —__--+- PETOSKEY, Mich., October 15.—St. Ig- nace listened to free silver doctrine from Wm. J. Bryan, the democratic presidential nominee, as early as 5:30 o'clock this morn- ing, and a large crowd heard him and ap- plauded enthusiastically. He gave the peo- ple a short talk, commenting on the in-" terest they were taking, and then retired to his state room to change his night robe to a shirt more sulted to the etiquette ob- served in Michigan. The special train was taken across the Straits of Mackinac, and at 7 o'clock Mr. Bryan talked to the people of Mackinaw. He explained that a dollar with the stamp of the United States was worth 100 cents. the world over, and when asked about the 3-cent dollar by one of his audience, he answered the interrogator with his usual explanation, but in such a manner as to somewhat embarrass the questioner. At Petoskey Mr. Bryan spoke from a platform in the rear of the station to an early morning crowd of several hundred. Many of those in the audience wore yellow badges, marked “An honest dollar.” Noticing these, the candidate demanded to know whether the phrase referred to the gold standard or to free silver. A voice answered “Sixteen to one,” and this satisfied Mr. Bryan, for he said no more about it, proceeding with the discus- sion of the silver doctrine. i Fair-sized crowds also greeted him at Charlevoix and Bellaire, where the nominee made five-minute addresses. He went over the same ground already covered by him, dilating upon the right of the American People to oust from office, by their fran- chise, candidates who have proved un- worthy to conduct the government, of. the country. MR. WATSON’S CONDITION. Troubled Now Only by His Throat, Which is Much Better.” ATLANTA, Ga., October 15.—In view of the alarming reports in circulation .con- cerning the condition of Thomas E. Wat- son, the Journal this morning telegraphed Mr. Watson's physician for an’ officiai statement of his patient's condition. To this the following reply has been received: “The impression has been created by some papers that Mr. Thomas E. Watson has been and is now quite i with throat and lung trouble, while another so mis- stated the facts and misrepresented Mr. Watsun as to state that he was not sick at all, but pretending to be from some cause, that he was out looking after his d.fferent farms in the country, ete. “In justice to Mr. Watson I state that when he returned from his last speaking tour his throat was in a fearful condition in a mass of ulceration, and his general system was beginning to be impaired by it, but it soon yielded to treatment, and he is now in his usual good health, except the local trouble in his throat, which ts very much improved, and, I think, it will be en- tirely well i a few days. Yet I positively object to Mr. Watson making any more specches at present. Signed.) “E. 8S. HARRISON, M.D.” Dr. Harrison sent the above statement to Watson before delivering it to the Journal cerrespondent. Mr. Watson returned it with the following indorsement: “Dear Doctor: This is all right. EXPUNGED FROM THE RECORD. Free Silver Resolution of the Inter- uational Typographical Union. COLORADO SPRINGS, Col., October 15,— The International §Tyographical ' Union, after a warm discussion, voted to strike from the minutes the following resolution: “Resolved, by the I. ‘T. U., in convention assembled on the summit of Pike's Peak on this, the 11th day of October, 1696, that we believe in the free and unliniited coin- age of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1, andj the adoption of laws restoring silver to its rightful place, as the same existed prior | to 18%, and this without waiting for the | consent of any other nation.” ] The supporters of Bryan and free silver | were largely in the majority, but .they thought the adoption of such an action would injure the union 7 GOING TO SEE WATSON. Chairman Batler Left Chicago Last Night for Georgia. CHICAGO, October 15.—Senator Marion Butler, chairman of the populist national ‘committee, and George F. Washburn, who has charge of the western branch, departed for Georgia last night to confer with Thos. E. Watson regarding the action taken by the populist executive committee at its mecting Tuesday. A conference was held with Chairman Jones at which, it is sald, the probable action of Mr. Watson was considered and the visit of Messrs. Butler. and Washburn finally decided upon. To- day the populist politicians say, however, that the visit is largely a formal one, as an agreement between Mr. Watson and the Gemocratic managers was ue ag perfected -by Mr. IN FAVOR OF THE STRAIGHT-OUTS. Silver Republicans in Colorado With- out Standing in Court. DENVER, Col., October 15.—Phe supreme court has decided that the silver republican party is w:thout standing in court, and that the only vestige of the organization rests with the followers of McKinley, as the ‘bolters by repudiating the platform of the |- St. Louis convention forfeited uli claim to recognition in this statea The court goes into an exhaustive review “Of the proceedings incidental to the con- test, and then concludes that the McKinley men cannot be deprived of their right through the autocratic action of a state official whose duties are merely clerical. “The ruling gives the McKinley men the right to suggest judges and clerks of elec- tion, and practically places all the ma- chinery of the elect.on in their hands, ow- ing to the fact that the clerk of Arapahoe county, where the greatest vote is cast, Mis a strong adherent of the xold standard. The same situation occurs in El Paso and Pueblo counties. Tour of the Soldter Orators in in- diana, MUNCIE, Ind., October —The third |e the democratic:-proposttion to fuse on | They Call at the State Department to gay in Indiana of General Alger's party of cidier speakers ended here. The trip was | pened with the train’s departure from Indianapolis. Speeches by various rpem-4 @ers of the party were made at Fogfville] and Anderson. The meeting at Marioh wa: another ovation forthe gerferals, immense crowds having gathered ,to hear the speeches, which were made from a plat- form erected beside ‘the ticks. Two thous- and inmates:of.the, Mariqn Sqjdiers’ Home were present, and specialiexcursion train: breught. crowds:«from cept counties making an estimated blage of 20,00C persons, After speeches Wy Geperais Alger~ Howard, Sickles, Stuart Cerporal Tan- ner, the party left’ for: Hlartfgrd City, corted by a committee ef fourteen from that place. a mi t cee ca At Hari ity a eethei of 3, gave a Te, Geeame the speakers who made their addres ym the car platform. At Muncie the-greatest demon- stration ever known in Delagyare county | was made. . In addition to speéchesby the members of the regular party, r were. made by Eaward 8. EMiott est Virginia and Bellamy Storer of mat The ad- dresses were all brief. Were listened to by about 50,000 persons.: ANOTHER TRIP 0; CANTON. A> Big: Party Gots From Baltimore to See McKinley. Special Dispatch to.The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Md., October 15.—Arrange- ments for the departure of another big deiegation of Marylanders, who are to visit Major McKinley at his home-in Canton, were perfected today. The party, number- ing 1,800, will, leaye. here for Canton to- morrow evening. The undertaking _has keen conducted by the Wage Earners’ Mc- Kinley Club, and the trip will be under the avspices of that organization, The Colum-- bian Club of Baltimore, the largest organi- zation of the Malster republicans, has aid- ed the Wage Earners’ Club in’ carrying their plans out, and the activity of Mr. Malster's friends has contributed largely to their success. DEMOCRATIC OFFER REJECTED. North Carolina Populista, Will Fuse on State Ticket. Spcetal Dispatch to The Evening star. RALEIGH, N,_C., October 15.—At noen today the populist state coramittee reject- Not state, congressional and legislative tickets. ‘The reagons given are, first; that owing to the nearness of the election arrangements could not be made on the other side, and therefore would not receive. loyal support: second, the democrats in August ignored the proposition for complet? fusion. The populist committee suggests the voluntary withdrawal of the democratic nominee for governor, #nd the concentration of dem- ocratic forces on the. papullst nominee. The vote ip the commitiee was sixteen to two. This meats the btcaking off of all re- lations with the democrats’ save on the eiectoral tléKet, 0 far as the populist com- mittee. 1s, goncerned. The general belief is that the democrats ‘wilt now vote for the Populist nominee for govertor. ei TO RECEIVE VETERANS. Campaigning Generals Speak Tonight at Lenisville. LOUISVILLE, Ky., October 15—A big reception has been arranged for the cam- paigning Union gencrals, wlio make their first speeches of the campaign on *buthern sof! at Music’ Hall tonight. “from ‘Scotts- burg, Ind., they will arrive! in Jefferson- ville at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon, and ex- tensive arrangements have been made for the speeches there. A reception comm:ttee meets the party at Scottsbi™g. A flat car has been decorated and will *@7witched at Pearl street, three of the generals speak ing there while the others,address another crowd at Warder Park.“ . The Loulsvilie party wil anect the gen- erals at 6 o'clock and bring them to Louis- ville, where the Galt Housy wili be made headquarters. +? - The Scns of Veterans, under Captain Ger. mon, will meet the old sold:ers at the ferry Members of the Dun Sickles Veteran Pa- triotic League will march in,a body to the speaking at Music Hgl> The mecting will be presided over by Gol, R. M. Kelly, ex-coimmander Kentucky .Department, G. A. Rwand Mayor Todd will make an ad- dress of welcome, . Genéral Sigel is ill in Claicago, and Gen- eral. Schofieldwill-net~be able. to be pres- ent. PE) to SYLVANIANS AT CANTON. Neighbors From Acrosg the Line Call .+ on McKinley, CANTON, Ohio, October .15.—The first train load of callers to sce: Major McKinley teday arrived in a special train of six cars over the Cleveland, Canton and Southern railroad at 12:30 o'clock, The party was composed of farmers and business men from Erle county, Pa., and were in charge of W. J: Sell: ‘This delegation was held. ten or fifteen minutes for'a second train of eight coaches, filled with business men farmers and other citizens of Corry, Pa. and the’two-parties Were combined and marched to the McKinley home, where one address sufficed for both. 8. A. Smith spoke for the Corry party, and W. J."Bell for the Erie’ party. ——_.— * THRONG OF DIPLOMATS. “Pay Their Respects. Not for a long time past have there been 80 many members of the diplomatic corps at the State Department’ at any one time as called there between, the hours of 10 and 1 o'clock today. It was. the regular. weekly diplomatic reception day, and while! it is true that the Secretary was in Washington last Thursday his. presence was either not gen- erally known to the corps or else many of them were themselves out of the city. Most ..of, the,. diplomats called today simply to pay their respects to Secretary Olney and greet him for the first time since his return from his summer absence from Washingten, but»some of them had mat- ters of business to discuss at length. For instance, Senor De Lome, ‘the Spanish min- ister, had a long confereticé, as did Senor Andrade, the Venezuelan minister, and Mr. Kotzebue, the Russian representative, also had an extended interview. Among the other callers were Senor ‘Arriaga of Gua- ‘temais, ‘Barom Thielmann, the German ‘am- bassador, with his mew~secertary of em- bassy, Mr. ‘ver Heichenay; Mr. Bran, the Danish representative, and the French am- bassador, :Patenotre. E ——_——_-2-_+____ SENDING WHEAT ‘TO INDIA. ‘The Californin Produgt Expected to ReHeve Distreti in the East. |. | SIMLA, India, October 15.—At the vice regal countil today the minister of agri-” vulture stated ‘that vtHe® local authorities. ofa large port {india reported that distress: was expected’as a result of the drought and.ithe;, conseqient rise. in the price of wheat. But, the minister added, the ‘construciion-of government.works and | the importation ‘of wheat from Walifornia would prevent atute famine. President Dink’s Re Election Ppo- 2 claimed, MEXICO CITY, October 15.—Formal pro- clamation was made itr tifis icity yesterday nicrning” of. the re-election 6f President Diaz, the troops parading’ th? streets with bands of music and posters announcing the fact being affixed to iwalls amid miti tary music, the ceremony, specially a sol- emn one, being angipheritance trom the Spantéh customs.” = GENOA, @ctoBtr Bard Ems,New York goo ee pire IS STILL MISSING Matthews the Alleged Murderer of Charles County Not Found. CRITICISM OF THESHERIFP AND JALER Attention of Gov. Lowndes Called to La Plata Prison Methods. THERE ARE SOME CLUES Spee'al Dispatch to The Evening Star. LA PLATA, Charles County, Md., October 15.—Nobogy here blames George Matthews, the alleged murderer, for accepting Jailer Washington Burch’s invitation to regain his liberty Tuesday morning when the five jail locks hung on the-wall, and the combina- tion lock on the outer door as well as the door itself was open. But in vigorous terms they are still denouncing Sheriff Wade and the colored jailer, the former for having Burch jn his employ, and the latter for al- lowing so important a prisoner to escape. Had this been the first time Burch had per- ‘mitted such a thing to happen his careless- ness might have been more excusable than it is, but elght years ago, while under the present sheriff, he allowed his own son-in- law, William Brooks, to escape. Brooks, who had married Burch’s daugh- ter several years prior to the time of his ‘incarceration, was in jail on a charge of attempted felonious assault, and just be- ftré the meeting of court he escaped. With this experience the people think the sheriff shouki have selected some other man for the position when he was last elected to the office. In dcfense of his condnvct Tuesday morn- ing Burch says he thought the outer door was locked when he went upstairs to feed the prisoners. On this outer door, as al- ready stated, thece is a combination iock, and had the fugitive closed the door he would have lockcd Burch in, and it would have been some time before he could have made his way out of ‘he little prison. But as things turned out this was wholly un- necessary, for the fugitive got in the woods under cover in time to save his being cap- tured.” That he did not go far on Tuesday is shown by the fact that he was seen on the road_not morc than a mile from here soon after dark Tuesday mght. Henry Hensley and-Stanley Edelin, colored men, met him on the road and noticed that his hat was pulled down over his face as if he wanted to conceal his identity, but for the mo- ment they did not think of the fugitive nor did they imagine he would be so near here after having been at liberty about ter. hours. ss They would have passed him without’ a werd, but be called to them: “Is this the road to Glymont?” “You're on the right road,” answered Hensley. “Are you going tc Glymont?” ‘here came no response, and the fugi- tive, who seemed almost out of breath, disappeared down the road, continuing in the direction of Glymont. He was then near the farm of Mra. Mary Jane Da’ and Hensley, who had seen and conversed with the prisoner in jail, hastened here and gave the alurm.-.Thea-he went to Port To- bacco @nd-told-Shesi&--Wade of what had heppened. It was: about 9 o'clock when Hensley reached Port Tobacco, and he sug gested that a posse might go in the direc- tion of Glymont.and get the fugitive be- fore morning, but Sheriff Wade, so he says, told him he had no one to send. The Officials Criticised. “Where is Matthews?” was the question asked of almost every one here this morn- ing, but, of course, the question remained unangwered. “If the county officials had gone about the pursuit in a bus'ness-hke manner,” saii a prominent cit'zen this morning, “the fug!- tive would have been recaptured. The fact that he was in the woods almost within a stene’s throw of the jail all day long, as is evident from the statements of the colored mien who saw him after night, shows that not much of a search was made. Every- body felt certain that he had gone in the direction of the river, and as the river is less than eight miles from here, a posse of suffic:ent size could have made a thorough search of almost every inch of tae ground before sundown.” What Is to be done toward an invest tion of the sheriff and his colored a: ant.is a matter of speculation. The citizens are calling for some action on the part of the higher authorities, but what will be done will, in all probability. not be knewn until the meeting of the grand jury next month, unless it happens that Burch ts removed by Sheriff Wade in the meantime. Now that Matthews ir known to have gone in the direction of Glymont, it is believed that he reached the river before morning, and possibly managed to get on bourd a boat going either down the river or in the direction of Washington. He may have gone across the river to Virginia, however, and there taken a train. So far as can be ascertained Matthews had no money, unless he was provided with funds when he got some distance from the jail, and this is not likely, unless he obtained it frcm friends. In this event his friends must have known in advance what was to happen. But this is not gen- erally, believed. Matthews, they think, is living on what he can get from orchards and turnip patches, if he is still in the county. and by sleeping in barns he might remain in the county until he thinks the search is abandoned, and then leave. Conference With Gov. Lowndes. Spec'al Dispatch to The Even‘ng Star. BALTIMORE, Md., October 15.—Gov. Lowndes has heard of the escape of the fu- gitive, and the carelessness of Jailer Burch has been told him in a complaint entered by Robert Crajn, a supervisor of election and a member of the bar. Mr. Crain has large property interests in Charles county, and hc was present vesterday at a confer- ence between Gov. Lowndes and Attorney General Clabaugh. During this informal conference the affairs of Charles county were discussed. The numerous serious crimes committed in the county during re- cent monthg, in addition to the lynching of Joseph Cocking, were mentioned. The at- torney general concluded that the sheriff was personally responsible for the safe- keeping of prisoners, and that the governor could not remove Jailer Burch, who was appointed by him. Mr. Crain was also anxious that the gov- ernor should offer a reward large enough to effect the recapture of the alleged mur- derer, but this the governor thought he could not do, as it was strictly a matter for the county. —_————_ HURT WHILE COAST Mins Jennie Catlin of This City Seriously Injured. NEW YORK, Octoner —Miss Jennie Catly, daughter of Captain and Mrs. Rob- er:@@atlin of Washington, and niece of Bishop H, Y. Satterlee, also of Washington, suffered a serious injury while coasting on her bicycle at Irvington, N. Y., vesterday afterroon. The hill, which is on the grounds of John Brisvben Walker, is a steep one, and when well under way Miss Cai- Mn lost contro! of her wheel at a sharp turn, being thrown cff an embankmert eight feet high and falling upon a pile of sharp rocks. Besides susta.ning a con- cussion of the brain, Miss Cailin was in- jured interneéty. Her condition is serious. Miss Catlin was visiting her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Satteriee, at Irvington. WILL BE A LANDSLIDE What Mr. Apsley, Vice Chairman of the Republican Committee, Says. Satisfied That Republican Victory is Assured, There is Net Mach Betas Done Now at Hendquariers. The republican congressional committee has now reached that stage of corfidence where it is not even considered necessary to put out a daily bulletin showing the Frogress of political events in the different states. Chairman Babcock has figured out a handsome majority in the next House, and he is content to let subsequent evenis justify nis prophecy without resorting to details <t this time. The committee is rapidly winding up its literary bureau, and only a smail amount of work is being done now ia sending out literature. Vice Chairman Apsley has come back to Waahington for the season, and he ard Chairman Babcock will take turns in holding the helm, receiving vis: ors and attending to the labors attendant rpon the direction of such an important organization as the republican congression- al committee. Going to Be a Landslide. “This election is going to be a landslide,” said Mr. Apsley today to a Star reporter. “The people of Washington want to wake up to that fact now, I have been west, and I know the eentiment. McKinley will not carry the country by any smail figure. 1t will be an overwhelming majority.” The committee ig very much gratified over the news of the Increased registration in Chicago and the gains made in republi- car. wards. This is taken by the repubii- can managers to promise a solid republican victory in Chicago. Acvices were received tod. at commiitee headquarters of a poll of Chicago, which was taken by the sound mency committce of that c'ty ue big republican majority. This poll c a majority of 85,000 for McKinicy in C cago alone. Advices rece!ved at republican headquar- ters here from Laurel, Md., report that the registration offers very bright prospects for the republicans. It is claimed that unless all signs fail the republicans will poll a gcod majority in Laurel, where in former presidential ¢lections the democrats have had about 2” majority. + - THE VENEZUELA COMMISSION. The Secretary Does Not Deny The Star's Information. The secretary of the Venezvelan commis- sion has given outa statement which he may possibly desire to have accepied as a denial of information, published y ay that the commision will soon reach a de- cision, and that they have gone far enough in their work to know that the dec:sion will be in favor of the Venezuelan claim. The statement of the secretary of the commission simply denies that a decision has been reached. The information which this is intended to discredit distinctly did not say that 2 decision had been reached, and the “denial” very carefuily avoids the only assertion made; that is, that the com- mission got far enough along to know that their decision must be in favar,of the Venezuelan contention. 2 The information that the decision will be favorable to Venezuela is worthy of be- lief, and the form of the “denial” appears contirmatory of that statement. It is quite certain that the State Department and the British government are proceeding on that assumption, and there is good reason to be- lieve that Secretary Olney has been in- formed that the weight of the testimony secured by the commission is favorable to the Venezuelan claim. The attitude as sumed by President Cleveland and Secre- tary Olney when the controversy was first taken up by the United States makes it necessary, if that attitude is to. be main- tained, for them to insist upon the recogni- tion of the Venezuelan claim of tts submis. sion to arbitration if the commission finds the facts as Mr. Olney found them. It is not believed that this country will change front in the matter, but such rela- tions have been established with Great Brit- ain as to warrant the beiief that Lord Sal- isbury will agree to an acceptable form of arbitratic TROUBLE 1 WYOMING A ulist Elector Says He Wa: Asked to Decline to Go on the Ticket. There is a curious situation with respect to the electoral ‘ticket in Wyoming. There is a fusion ticket put in the field by the pepulists and democrats, but J. W. Patter- son, pepulist chairman, has ceriified two other populist electors in the place of the democrats on the electoral ticket. A letter has been received at populist headquarters here containing a copy of an aifidavit by Dan L. Van Meter, the populist elector on the fusion ticket, in which it is sworn by Mr. Van Meter that W. O. Owen, state auditcr of Wyoming, tried to induce him to dectine to go on the democratic tick- et at a time when such a declination would have made a vacancy which could not be filled by reason of the expiration of the time limit, and that as an inducement he promised that he would secure to Van Meter valuable surveying contracts if Mc- Kinley were elected. The affidavit goes into great detail as to two or three inter- views on the subject between Van Meter and Owen, and aiso gives copies of tele- grams alleged to have been sent. The populist national commitice recognize the fusion electoral ticket composed of Van Meter, populist, and P. J. Queaiey and Joan ‘A. Martin, democrats, and repudiate the ticket alleged to have been certified by J. W. Patterson. They urge all populists to vote for the fusion ticket. ———_—__-» THREE TO ONE ON McKINLEY. Another Thousand Dollars Wagered on the Ohio Candidate. Notwithstanding the persistent sireet talk that there is no money being wagered in Washington on the result of the coming presidential election, and the claim that the betting already -anncunced is of the “mouth” variety, another wager of $1,000 to $333.35 was made this morning at the Shoo- maker Company, No. 1331-1333 Pennsylv: nia avenue, and a Star reporter affixed his signature to the agreement as witness after the money was deposited in the hands of Mr. August Noack. The terms were simp’ the agreement reading “$1,000 to $$i that Wm. Mckiniey will be eiecced Presi- dent of the United States November 3, In. The McKinley end of the bet was given by a well-known New Yorker, and Mr. William Dickson backed Bryan, putting up the money for a personal friend. Several otner inguiries were made of Mr. Noack this morning by gentlemen desiring to take the Bryan s:de of similar bets, and if the New Yorker's confidence remains un- shaken tncre will probably be several thousands of dollars adaitional wagered ai the same odds. —_———-2-______ Neadvertising for Gan Forgings. Having finally decided that the prices asked by both the competing steel com- panies for supplying steel forgings for army guns were excessive in the case of the small forgings, Secretary Lamont has made a readvertisement calling again for bids. The forgings wanted are for 35-inch guns, mortars and 3.2 field guns. The | one pl: prices rsked fr the former bidding ranged FA Deg Ut-.t5 19 DW Cents per pound. TO VOTE FOR BRYAN What Ex-Representative Turner Says of West Virginia. THE SO-CALLED DOUBIFOL STATES National Chairman Jones Thinks They Will All Go Democratic. REPORTS RECEIVED -Representative Turner of New York returned from his canvass in Wesi Vir- Ginia yesterday and reported at democratic * headquarters today. Asked Lis cpinion as to the canvass in West Virginia, he said: “I have no doubt that West Virginia will be found in the Bryan column. Two weeks ago I started on my trip. My first impres- sions were distinctly in favor of the re- Publicans carrying the state. I first went to Wheeling. There are about one hun- Gred gold democrats there, but among the steel workers and coal miners we have at feast 300 silver republicans. I covered tne entire northern half of the state. 1 think it is safe to say there are not more than 1,600 democratic bolters in the entire stale, of which number at least 1,300 w voue for Palmer, equivalent to staying at home. In the twelve counties I visited I have neard of 1,100 republicans, life-long repub licans, whe wil vore tor Bryan. Carrying cut this average there will be over in the state. 1 think the average will be exceeded, because in some of the other counties tHAt 1 @ié not visit, like Lewis Upshur and others, it is conceded that there are two hundred silver republicans in each county who wili vote for Bryan. 1 have carefully ascertained the feclings of the men in €ach county that 1 ted. I have accepted no general statements, but insisted on names, and have interviewed a considerable portion of the number I speak of. Indeed, the local republicans do not pretend to claim the state. It i like a landslide. We will 5 cnd congressional distri 2 third by 1,600, and the fo x . The first is. close, but probably democratic. This is making no acecunt of the Populist votes, there be WY support tl supporting our national tic! al Railway Men for Bryan. “In view of the claims of the metronoli- tan press, three things First, the railway employes are almost univers for Bryan. One of th wao knew my name and spoke to me today, and whom I cculd not recall as having seen before, told me there were at least nin per cent of the employes of the B. and 0. road who were for Bryan, althou ably not ten per cent wou!d I saw one man from Marti knew of four men emy road who had ‘ob- club, but who wouid vote fer Bryan. today on the train one of the employ the McShane beli f Raltimor: where an alleged hallot favoring Me: was taken the other day. H. im the room in which he was there were twenty-seven workmen, which number twenty-five were tor that there never was a poll tak ; that of the twengy-fi Br d hitherto been republicans. he did not doubt that at least S) por of the men in that factory woold Bryan, although it was worth a m: to say so. He gave the names of men that would be unfair to wu likely to lose their positions. Another Surprixing Thing. “Another thing was yet more surprising. Every traveling man but one that I met in Wheeling, and nearly all that I met wesi of Martinsburg, were Bryan men. Today a traveling men who had been on the road thirty-cne years to!d me that at le so ber cent of the traveling men in West Vir- ginia and more than that west of that point were for Bryan. He called my atten- tion to the fact that there was in Baltimore a Bryan Commercial Men’s Club numberiag members, no account of which nas crept into the papers. He says in all the years he has been on the road he never nas seen the commercial men so nearly mous for any candidate as the for Bryan. At his suggestion w poll of the traveling men on the tratn— there were 23 men, 19 for Bryan, for Kinley, one of whom said we needed more money; and 2 would express no opinion This was entirely casual, and entered into at the suggestion of my friend. And he said 1t was no more than an average poll of any similar number of traveling men. He said that the reason the papers were claiming so many traveling men for Mc- Kinley was simply on account of a few traveling men for New York houses who had not been long on the road and were anxious to rush into print and- call them- selves representative traveling men.” The So-Called Doubtfal States. The condition of the canvass of the so- called doubtful states, as reported from democratic headquarters in Chicago, it is claimed, shows a substantial basis for the confidence expressed by Chairman Jones that the election of Mr. Bryan is now as- sured. It is said at democratic headquar- ters that reports this week from the alle doubtful states of Ohio, Indiana, M and Minnesota are all favoral democratic committee of Michigan, say, “are as confident that Bryan will 3 Michigan as that Colorado and Texas wi! cast their eiectoral votes for I in Minnesota the democrats now speak with confidence in a majority for bott Lind and Bryan. Chairman Wall estimates a safe majority for bryan in Wisconsin. In Indi- ana the conditions are constantly improv- ing, and the last poll of the state show giving all the doubtful votes for McKinle that Bryan is safe to carry the state by 30,000. Polls just completed in lowa vary former estimates only to make them more favorable to Bryan, showing changes of from 300 to 50) republicans in each county to Bryan. These changes in lowa in the central and western parts are surprisingly large. In the Council Bluffs congressional districts the gains are from 20 to per cent of the former republican vote. Altgeld’s Claim for TMline “In relation to Iinois the claim of Gov- error Altgeld ‘that Bryan will sweep II- lincis by a tremendous majority,’ is berne out by the recent reports from the stat committee and the Cook county commit- tee Outside of Cook county the defec tions from the republicans have been great, and there have been but few losses to the democrats. Sufficient accessions have been received, in the opinion of Chairman Hin- richsen and Governor Altgeld, to warrant the claim that Bryan will come to Covk unaai- are now 100k a they county with a large majority. In Chicago it is claimed that Bryan will get 36,000 cut of the 60,00) votes cast by organized labor, as every reputable labor onzaniza- tion in the city is supporting him. Based upon estimates made this week the demo- cratic managers believe and asrert Chicago will give Bryan as gr jority as it did Cleveland in 1S) ures then being 37,00. This y ccnditions are even more favorable. is now compigte fusion between the popu- lists and democrats. The populisis cast 30,000 votes in Chicago Uwe years ago, end there are at least 25,00) republicans in Chi cago enrolled today in Bryan c S ab ° es the defection of gold de: oars ing cser to the srya. siangaic bv,