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. ruin wTAK ene 1) BROMET eH NAT, AT THE TAR BUILDINGS, 100) Peewepivente Avenes, Gon lite te, by Ne Company, & A Ber N, Pree’t died RVENING How York Often, 49 Potter Bailing, pot he wate cork. Wy moll Wed wiatee oe Canada fratage propa 7 month Lalueday Quintupie het tar, 01 per rear, with “ae.o cat tire te serond clage mail matter FA) mall euvecriptions must be paid tn advance. nie oe sing wade bie hoa. CUBA AND VENEZUELA > Stories Afloat as to Probable Action of This Government. Washington, D. C., TO RECOGNIZE CUBA'S INDEPENDENCE ——— The Boundary Question to Be Set- tled by Arbitration. RETICENT OFFICIALS All sorts of stories are afloat in regard to the Cubaa question, but owing to the attitude of supreme silence assumed by officials at the White House and at the State Department It is impossible at pres- ent to ascertain exactly how much or how little foundation they have. One story is to the effect that if Spain does not end the troubles in Cuba within three months President Cleveland will vir- tvally recognize the 4ndependence of the Cuban insurgents. It is also stated on al- leged authority that the President has no expectation of Spanish success on t island, and that he has decided upon a vig- crous plan of action having in view the recognition of the Cubans as belligerent a3 a preliminary step toward the recog- their independence of Span- The story goes that 1n official ration on this line may be confident! looked for early in Januar: Secretary Olney was asked story tod reply subject about the and gave his usual diplomatic nothing to “hai > of in ere has certainly recent conduct of the the belief that an entirely new policy has been suddenly determined upon. The Venezuelan Matter. The Venezuelan matter is of more inter- est in official circles just now than is the Cuban situation, and promises more speedy development. The article in The Star yes- terday described the situation as it is un- derstood here. The belief of the State De- partment is that arbitration will be agreed to by Great Britain. It is believed that Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British ambassador, who is expected to arrive early next week, is au- thorized to conciude a treaty of arbitra- tion on the basis insisted upon by Secretary Olney, with certain slight and immaterial amendments, and that the matter will be din time for the President to make announcement of the satisfactory vonelusion of the negotiations in his regu- lar annual message to Congress. Details Not Known. The details of Ambassador Pauncefote’s instructions will, of course, not be known until after his arrival here, but the State Department has information of the general nature of the new propositions to be sub- mitted by the British government, and it is stated that the President and Secretary Olney think, from the information they have, that there will be no difficulty in ad- Justing the differences which exist between the two countries. The recent visit to this country of Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, the British colonial secretary, is accepted as having had an important bearing upon the alleged satis- factory understanding between Great Britain and this government as to the best plan of solving the troublesome boundary controversy. It is understeod that he and Secretary Olney came to a tentative agree- ment on the subject, and that the proposed plan of settlement has since received the approval of Lord Salisbury. This approval is said to have resulted from frequent con- sultations between the British premier and Mr. Chamberlain, Sir Julian Pauncefote and Ambassador Sayard, the latter repre- senting the State Department. Lord Salisbury Acquiesces. Lord Salisbury has evidently acquiesced in the recommendations made by the co- lonial secretary since his return from the United States, as the information received at the State Department within the last few days. is to the effect that the new proposition to be made by Ambassador Pauncefote upon his arrival will be in the line of the conclusions reached hetween Mr. Olney and Mr. Chamberlain during their informal conferences this summer. It is further stated that the ambassador has instructions which will enable not orly settle up the controversy wi United States, but, before the cc of Congress, to arrange for a resumption of diplomatic relations between Great Britain and Venezuela, which have been severed for some years. Ce PASSING AWAY FROM BRYAN. What Secretary Mercer Says of the State of Nebraska. Secretary Mercer of the republican con- gressional committee says that the infor- mation he is receiving every day tends io show that Nebraska is passing away from Bryan. “I believe,” Mr. Mercer said to a Star reporter, “that the chances are now with the republicans. A few days ago I wrote to ten farmers in a township of my district, asking them for a correct poll of the township. I have received the polls from each man, and they all correspond with reasonable accurateness. The poils show that the number of democrats who will desert Bryan is greater than the re- publicans who will support him. The poll also showed three middie-of-the-road popu- lists who were going to vote for McKinley in preference to Bryan. These were polls that I can trust as fully as if I had made them mys+if. The poll was also among farmers exclusively. —_—___-e-+_ AN ITALIAN GRAND DUKE. Nephew of the King of Italy Present- ed to the President. Secretary Olney today presented to the President the Grand Duke Abbruzzi, nephew of the King of Italy. The duke is a lieutenant on the Italian crufser Cristo- foro Colombo, now lying in Baltimore har- bor. He was accompanied in his call at the White House by the Italian ambassador, Baron Fava, and met the President :n the biue parlor. Subsequeatly the scion of Ital- jan royalty visited the various executive departments, and was shown all the prin- cipal points of interest. Assistant Secre- tary Hamlin escorted him through the vaults of the treasury. The Italian cruiser is about to visit the ports of Philadelphia and New York. She was last in these wa- ters during the Columbian naval review. — Naval Orders. Lieut. Ccmmender B. 8. Richards has been placed ir. charge of the fourteenth lght house district of Cincinnati, Ohio; Passed Assistant Engineer E. H. Scribner, detached from the Boston and ordered to the Mcrocacy; Assistant Engineer L. F. James, from the Monterey to the Boston. —-e-+—___ Consul Recognised. The President has re :ognized Felipo Cas- tro y de los Rios as Spanish consul at San Francisco. Che Lvening Star. No. 13,612. WASHINGTON, D. ©,, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, .1896—TWENTY-FOUR PAGES, TWO OENTS. If you want today’s news today you can find it only in The Star. Otto Brown Attempted to Commit Suicide This Morning. Used a Knife With Probably Fatal Results—Taken to Emergency Hos- pital im a Serious Condition, Otto Brown, aged forty-five years, who | said he was a resident of Annapolis Junc- tion, Md., attempted to commit suicide by stabbing himself twice in the left side and breast about 10:30 o'clock this morning, and his conditicn is regarded as serious. Shortly before the commission of the act Brown entered the restaurant of Mr. P: Cannon, No. 1004 Pennsylvania avenue northwest, and asked permission of the barkeeper to go back into the yard. The latter granted the request, and Brown walked back through the saloon. On the way he passed Mr. Cannon, who was seat- ed at a table, and who looked up at the man. He did not, however, notice anything in the appearance of Brown to denote that he was under any undue excitement, and he thought ro more of the incident for the imstant. = A couple of minutes later a colored man, employed by Mr. Cannon, was startled to notice Brown stagger and fall into a chair in the yard, and to observe blood gushing from his side. An alarm was ‘at once sent to the police authorities, and they respond- ed quickly, but in the meantime word was sent to the Emergency Hospital, the ambu- ance of which was spedily sent to the place and Brown was removed to that institution. An examination by the house staff showed that Brown had with a long, sharp-pointed knife punctured his left lung, and had also inflicted a deep wound near the heart. He refused to say anything as to why he had done the deed, except that it was the out- come of trouble at home. EEE AN OLD AILMENT, Years Ago Mrs. Castle Was Afflicted With Kleptomania. SAN FRANCISCO, October 17.—There are in this city two ladies who have known Mrs. Walter Castle all her life. They are Mrs. Charles D. Stearns and Miss Ida Mor- rison, her sister. Their home for many years was in Wilmington, N. C., and there it was that they became intimate with Mrs. Castle, who was then Miss Ella Weil. They were aware at that time that Miss Weill had an uncontrollable mania for taking what did not belong to her, and they have made sworn affidavits stating this fact, to be sent to London, where Mrs. Castle and her wealthy husband are now under $150,- 00 bonds, charged with shoplifting. “Ella Well was a beautiful and charming young woman,”’said Miss Morrison. “Every- one in Wilmington knew of her unfortu- nate weakness, but, nevertheless, she was a universal favorite. That was twelve years azo. I have seen her but once since then. We all know it was a disease. Her family had an understanding with the mer- chants of Wilmington, and whatever she appropriated was always paid for.” es THE EIGHTH V IRGINES State Chairman Ellyson Receives Re- ports of County Chairmen. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., October 17.—There was @ meeting of the Bryan democratic managers of the eighth congressional dis- trict in the office of Leonard Marbury, chairman of the democratic executive com- mittee, today at noon. J. Taylor Ellyson, chairmen of the state committee, was pres- ent and addressed the meeting in regard to the proper preparation of the ballot on the line of his instructions as published in The Star Thursday. County chairmen of the various counties in the district made reports of the cam- paign. According to these reports the dis- trict will give its usual democratic ma- jority. John F. Rixey, democratic candidate for Congress, was also present. The meeting Was quite a long one and the campaign Was thoroughly discussed. From what could be learned Alexandria elity is in rather an uncertain condition, there being no certainty that the Bry.nites will carry their ticket. The gold men are making a hot fight and leaving no stone unturned to win. Throughout the district, however, the gold democrats do not seem to be in as large numbers in the rural dis- tricts as in the towns. Chairman Ellyson requested the county chairmen to use special effcrt to poll as large a vote as possible for Bryan, Sewall and Rixey. —~—.__ ADDICKS WILL HIT BACK. Statement Regard Receivership Proceedings by His Secretary. WILMINGTON, Del., October 17.—J. Ed- ward Addicks, president of the Bay State Gas Company, 1s still absent from Wil- mington, and notice of the proceedings leading to the appointment of receivers for the company has not yet been served upon him. Notice, however, has been left at his Claymont, Del., home. There are no new developments in the case. Charles H. Kittenger, Mr. Addicks’ pri- vate secretary, has made public the follow- Ing statement of the other side ofthe question: “Two years ago a suit, based on similar charges, was brought in the United States court before Judge Wales. A temporary injunction was granted and almost !m- mediately afterward was dismissed. At that time the Bay State Gas Company bad a floating indebtedness of over $1,000,000, while today the company is absolutely without one doilar of a floating debt, $1,- 250,000 having been wiped out since Jan- uary 1. The affairs were never in such a good financial condition. “The bringing of this sult can have no other than political significance. We have known for some time that efforts were be- ing made in Massachusetts to secure the services of certain men who were, or had been, employed by the Bay State Gas Com- pany to become part of a conspiracy. All those concerned In the matter will be pro- ceeded against.” _ BIG DROP IN SUGAR. Effect of the Publication of a Crop Estimate. NEW YORK, October 17.—A London dis- patch, received this morning, says that the publication of Licht's estimate of the beet sugar crop, 4,960,000 tons, had demoralized the foreign sugar market. October beet sugar went down 4 1-24. to 8s. 8 1-4d., and November beet sugar declined 2 1-4d. to . 1 1-2d. German granulated is four points lower, at 10s. 7 1-24. —— BACON DEFEATS CONNEFF. The American ....aer Beaten Thirty Yards in a Mile. MANCHESTER, England, October 17,— Frederick E. Bacon, the English champion runner, beat T. P. Conneff, the American champion, here by thirty yards in the one- mile race of their series of three such events. The time was 4m. 352-5s. ee To Become a Bishop. ~~ LONDON, October 17.—A dispatch to the Chronicle from Rome says that Mgr. D. O'Connell, the former rector of the Amer- fean College there, will shortly be made TIRED OF HIS LIFE/PQLITICAL GOSSIP News Gathered From Both Republi- can and Democratic Sources. INFORMATION AT HEADQUARTERS HERE Patriotism Stirred Up in Indiana by Veterans’ Speeches. CLAIMS FOR BRYAN Mr. R. R. Shiel, a prominent live stock agent at the Union Stock Yards, Indianapo- lis, Ind., writes to republican headquarters in this city as follows: “The raid that Alger, Howard, Sickles and Tanner have made in Indiana has stirred up the patriot- ism that will make it almost a sure winner. Betting is two to one on McKinley, and also 100 to 60 on Indiana, and no takers.” Frank M. Cauger, a schoolmate of Secre- tary Mercer of the republican committee, writes from Granite City, Ill.: “Everything looks favorable here. This county was al- ways ccnsidered a democratic county, but a poll shows 1,000 majority in favor of Mc- Kinley.” Gold in Silver Countries. The republicans have come into posses- sion of what they consider another strong piece of evidence as to the value of the goli dollar in silver countries. It is fur- nished by the Mexican Herald, an American paper published in the City of Mexico, whose motto is, ‘The Herald speaks for Mexico, and no other such voice goes forth from the republic.” In its issue of Thurs- day morning, October 1, 18%, on file at the headquarters of the republican congres- sional committee, the paper publishes a striking advertisement in the center of its first page, as follows: ‘Study the Silver Question in Its Home—A. B. Temple. Sil- ver Mexico sends greeting to the gold coun- tries of the world. Those who now invest their gold in Mexico double their capital on the first count.” John Throne, vice president of a large importing and jobbing firm of Milwaukee, writes Chairman Babcock: ‘The fight is al- most over. Wisconsin is good for 75,000 lurality. eee Our. J. B. Fleming of the Mountain View orchards and nurseries, Williamsport, Md., writing to republican headquarters for cam- paign literature for distribution, says: “We have a big farmer vote, though I am pleased to say that it is a solid wall against the free silver heresy.” Encouraging News From Virginia. The Carson Lime Company, at Riverton, Warren county, Va., authorize the publica- tion of the following card over their signa- ture: “Our chief lime works, the Hoffman kiln, capacity 1,000 bushels per day, which was stopped by the recent flood, is now be- ing prepared to restart on November 4, 1t¥6, unless Bryan be elected. If he wins, we shall not continue to run that kiln, mak- ing and shipping lime, each barrel worth, say, 100 cents, Mable to be paid for in sil- ver dollars, which would yield us for each barrel but fifty-three cents instead of one dollar.” Mr. Jacob Yost, one of the republican nominees for Congress in Virginia, writes: “So far there are very evident signs of a wane in the silver sentiment, and unless there is some reaction which we cannot now foresee, our white vote will be greatly increased, and I believe it will be a perma- nent increase. Even in small school house appointments the crowds range from 50 to 75 per cent larger than heretofore, and there is an intense desire to hear the cur- rency and tariff questions plainly preseat- ed. The voters do not seem to care any- thing for anecdotes, but will lsten for hours to plain facts plainly stated.” Sound Money Gaining. J. F. Browning, writing from Dickenson- ville, Va., says: “Please send me some of the best literature you have on sound money and protection, some speeches of Carlisle among them. 1 want them for dis- tribution among the silver people. Sound money is gaining rapidly here at present.” Mr. A. J. Rock of Washington, said at republican headquarters today: “I have just returned from the first congressional district of Virginia, where I have been speaking in Northumberland county, West- mereland and a portion of Richmond county, and would say that there is not a single defection in Northumberland county tn the republican party, but some of the most prominent democrats are openly advo- cating protection and sound money. in Westmoreland there are some who have heretofore acted with us who are silver men, but the number is small, net as great as the sound money democrats, and J as- sure you if the same ratio is held uver the state, I predict that the sound money men will carry Virginia.” Democratic Claims. A letter from a member of the demo- cratic executive committee at Cievcland, Qhio, gives estimates which claim a plural- my for Bryan of not less than 30,000. The letter says in part: “In Ashtabula county the accessions from’ the republicans are very large, ard the democratic committee says it will go for Bryan. This county has a normal re- publican majority of 3,500. The lebor ele- ment is nearly all for Bryan, while the republicans are losing among the farmers, who are largely for free silver. The west- em reserve has been the stronghold of the republican party in Ohio. Today 95 per cent of the people are for free silver or bimetal- lism and a large proportion of the repub- licans will vote fer Bryan. Basing esti- mates upon polls made here and in other parts of the state, the Palmer vote will not exceed 9,000 in the whcle state. In 1895 there were 52,675 populist votes and 21,000 Prohibition votes. Most of these will go for Bryan. The number of republicans -vho will vote for free silver is variously csti- mated, but taking the smallest estimate made here the plurality for Bryan should not be less thun 30,000 in Ohio.’ = Claims for Iowa. The democratic committee has received a poll of Iowa, which claims a majority of not less than 37,000 for Bryan. In relation to the sitvationethere reports received to- day from the national committee say: “The republican managers have become 80 badly frightened over Iowa that they have not only been compelled within the past three days to place several hundred thousands of dollars in that state, but have also been compelled to resort to the usual McKinley subterfuge of claiming everything. A republican morning news- paper having a mortgage of $118,000 on Maj. McKinley has found it recessary to send its moet versatile correspondent into that ‘state for the purpose of manufactur- ing a McKinley majority out of an adverse majority of 7,000. It is known positively at national democratic headquarters that the last republican poll of Iowa gave the state to Bryan by 7,000 majority. This ex- plains the solicitude for Iowa. Secretary (Walsh of the national democratic commit- tee hes in his lon a complete poll ‘ef that state, completed within the past week. It shows that Bryan will carry lowa by a majority of not less than 37,000, and it may exceed 47,000. The poll shows a re- publican defection for Bryan in every coun- ty in the state. This defection runs from 50 to 1,200 in every county in the state. The banner republican counties in the state are those most seri affected, and they will go for. Bryan. e republican poll concedes’ 20,000: republicang to Bryan; the more, republicans are coming over every day in ev2ry county, while the list of demo- crats who have been inclined to vote for Palmer is. growing less, and the indica- tions are that not more than 4,000 gold democrats will be found in the state in November. May Carry Winsconsin. National Committeeman .E, G, Wall of Wisconsin now expresses in a letter the opinion that Bryan will carry that state. The changes in favor of Bryan, he reports, are large. “The farmer vote of the state is,” he says, “overwhelmingly for Bryan,” and that in the city of Milwaukee the feel- ing against Henry C. Payne, Mr. McKin- ley’s manager, is so bitter, that the city will go for Bryan by a large majority. In a letter addressed to national demo- cratic headquarters Mr. ‘F. H. Lovejoy of Maine says: “I have been all over Michigan, Wiscon- ‘sin, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, and have come in contact with the voters, especially in the large lumbering towns and mills, and I was more than surprised—after reports being in each case % per cent of, these men intend to vote for Bryan. Their interests are such, however, that they are obliged to remain silent when their hearts Gesire to come out openly for us. I feel sure that all the above states will go for Mr. Bryan, and that by @ good majority. As I came east I wondered at the change. Silver is on top, sure.” —___-o+___—_. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. Several Changes sult of an Investigation. Several changes are imminent in the of- fices of justice of the peace of the District of Columbia as a result of an investiga- tion recently conducted by the Department of Justice. Complaint was lodged with Attorney General Harmon that attorneys practicing before certain justices of the peace “pooled their issues” with the mag- istrates in landlord and tenant cases and divided the fees, and that under the ex- isting system a suit for debt brought be- fore the justices in question always re-. sulted in a verdict for plaintiff in cases where there was a chance of collecting the judgment. : An examiner of the department was di- rected to investigate the matter. His re- port just submitted to the Attorney Gen- eral will form the basis of a recommend: tion for the removal of the offending jus- tices. It appears from the report that the issue of summonses in cases of land- lords against tenants to recover possession of rented property without the sworn com- plaint in writing of the plaimtiff has been a common practice for some ef the justices, notwithstanding such course ts a plain- violation of the statutes. It also appears from the report that this law is very much abused; that it is not used to obtain possession of property, but merely as process to enforee the payment of rent; that in many cases ju@gment by default is given as a mattér of course with- out proof; that the effect 6f this misuse of the judicial process is to impose costs on the poorer ciass of people, and that the cause of the louse practice is a rivairy for business. The names of the justices who have, offended will-not be ‘disclosed until their successors are appointed. damon pot shams imepetcns 1 AN EARLY. ADDRESS|NATIONAL NEW CHURCH BRYAN MEN IN MICHIGAN. T. M. Patterson of Cologado Tells His Expertence. A CHICAGO, October 17.—“I have not an atom of doubt of Bryan carrying Michigan. I have just got through with partial can- vass of the state, spending eight days in the southern and weet central portions of it, making speeches and talking with men ‘Of all politics and every station. Michigan is for Bryan, and for him with heart an@ emphasis.” So said T. M. Patterson of Den- ver, who has been speaking fcr Bryan every day now for weeks in Indiana, Illi- nois and Michigan. Asked for the facts upon which to rest so strong a statement, he said: ‘There is the most perfect and sincere fusion in that state between demo- crats, populists and prohibitionists for Mr. Bryan. These elements have united upon a single state and electoral ticket, and they are also one in nearly every congressional and legislative district in the state. Not all the prohibitionists, but five-sixths of them, nor all the democrats, but 99 per cent of them, with the solid populist phalanx, are for the ticket.” a PROSPECTS IN NORTH CAROLINA. Republicans Deemed Likely to Elect Their Candidate for Governor. Special Dispatch to ‘The Evening Star. RALEIGH, N. C., October 17.—The demo- cratic committeemen announce that no more fusion propositions will be made to the populists. Populist Chairman Ayer says that the fight will be on the lines laid down, and that the whole object is to give the populist party as much power as pos- sible. One of the populist committeemen says that the republicans will elect their governor by 45,000. ‘The republicans claim it will be by 75,000, and that they will have certainly the legislature. ———— Further Changes of Statioi Orders were issued from the War De- partment today making further changes in the stations of troops, this time ‘affecting the light artillery battertes. Battery A, 2d Artillery, Captain Grimes, now at Fort Riley,’ Kan., is ordered to Fort Sheridan, Il; Battery F, 2d Artillery, Capt. Vose, now at Fort Riley, goes to Fort Adams, Newport, RL; Battery C, 3d Artillery, Capt. Lancaster, now at Washington bar- racks, D. C., goes to the Presidio, San Francisco; Battery F, 3d Artillery, Capt. Potts, now at San Antonio, Texas, goes to the Presidio, San Francisco; Battery B, 4th Artillery, Capt. Anderson, now at Fort Adams, R. L, goes to Fort ‘Riley, Kan.; Battery D, 5th Artillery, Capt. Thorpe, now en route from the Presidio of San Francisco, goes to Fort Humilton, N. Y., and Battery F. Capt. Riley, now en route from, the Presidio, goes to Riley. 2 —_—. Army Orders. Lieut. ©. M. Lirsak, ordnance depart- ment, has been relieved from duty at Be- nicia arsenal, Cal., and assigned to inspec- tion duty at Petersburg, -Va.; Maj. Wm. W. Gray, surgeon, has been relieved from duty at Philadelphia. and crdered to Fort Apache, Ariz. Capt. Rudolph G. Ebert, assistant surgeon, has been-orderéd to duty at Philadelphia. —— ee NEW CHINESE MENISTER. It is Said That Lora Li Will Ceme Here Eight Months Heace, SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., October 17.—The Post says it is stated at the Chinese con- sulate here that the Chinese minister at Washington will be succeeded at the expl- ration of his term, eight months hence, by Lord Li, nephew and adopted son of Earl Li Hung Chang, who accempanted the viceroy on his recent.gour...He has been Chinese minister to Jagan and cecretary to the Chinese” “Jeuation hae London. He its forty years gld.-:) A, F A Concennion:by Turkey. CONSTANTINOPLE, October 17.—It is estimated that about sty women and chil- dren will profit by the concession made by the Turkish government, at, the request of United States Minister Terrell, permit! the departure for the United States of all Armenian women and children whose hus- bands and fathers are in the United States. anti-democratic majority in | Major McKinley Began Speaking Be- fore Breakfast, VISITED BY A MICHIGAN DELEGATION Mr. Bryan Resumes His Campaign Tour. READY FOR HARD WORK CANTON, Ohio, October 17.—Maj. McKin- ley began speaking before breakfast today. About 8 o'clock a delegation of several hundred from Monroe county, Michigan, entered the front yard shouting and cheer- ing for McKinley. They were introduced as representative business men, farmers, and other citizens of that territory, by D. A. Curtis. While Maj. McKinley was taking break- fast, the yard filled to the fences on all sides, and the air was rent with Pennsyl- vania shouts and cheers. There were four or five train loads, which brought three dis- tinct deleyations, a large one of business men, farmers and mechanics from Altoona and Blair county, Pa., and smaller delega- tions from Southfork and Portage in Cam- bria county. A number of mottoes were carried, among them being this one: “S92, wages 45 cents per ton and full time; 1894, wages 35 cents a ton and no work. Nova Scotia coai did it.” The third address of the day was to sev- eral hundred residents of Huntington, Pa., the home of Mrs. McKinley's ancestors. They brought with them, for Mrs. Mc- Kinley, a framed picture of the home of her grandparents, made by her great grandfather in 1S! ‘The party was introduced by Judge Wil- liamson of Huntington. ~ Ten coach loads of people from Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and western Michigan constituted the fourth audience addressed by Maj. McKinley. The party was largely omposed of members of the railroad men’s “sound money” clubs, but business men, Professional men and citizens generally were represented. The introductory ad- dress was made by Attorney W. B. Perkins. RESUMES HIS TRIP. Mr. Bryan Resumes His Addresses in Michigan. OWOSSO DEPOT, Mich., October 17.— After a night’s rest Wm. J. Bryan, the democratic nomince, awoke this. morning refreshed and in good condition to continue his record-breaking trip through Michigan. He said he was completely rested, and in order to prove his statement started in with his speechmaking at 8 o'clock at St. John’s. His voice was in good condition, and us he expressed it, he was ready to do another day’s work euch as yesterday and threw in half a dozen more addresses for good measure. At Lansing last night before the car In which Mr. Bryan rode got out of the city six speeches had been made Fy the nominee. The newspaper cor- respordents could not keep track of him in the great crowd, and not until he had at last got in the spe-ial ca as it pulled out of the station was it known by them how many speeches he had made. Shortly after Mr. Bryan had returned from the platform and Justin R. Whiting was speaking the speaker's stand went down with fifty pecple on it, falling about six feet. Yesterday at Albion the platform from which the candidate was addressing the audience collapsed. Fortunately no one was injured at either place, and the result was that this morning John W. Tomlinson wired the national committee to urge the Iccal committee to use more care in the building of speakers’ stands. The first stop this mcrning was at St. John’s, where for twenty-five minutes he spoke to a large crowd of enthusiastic ad- mirers. At Ovid a three-minute talk was made from the car platform and the few People gathered cheered the nominee repeatedly. At Owosso Mr. Bryan spoke to a large audience from a stand a few blocks from the station. ———__ HENRY E. ABBEY DEAD. Succumbed to a Hemorrhage of the Stomach. NEW YORK, October 17.—Henry E. Ab- bey of the theatrical firm of Abbey, Schoef- fel & Grav dled early today in his apart- ments at the Osborne. Death was due to a hemorrhage from the stomach. With him when he died were his daughter and Mrs. Kingley, mother of Mr. Abbey's first wife. The present Mrs. Abbey, who recenuly brought a suit for divorce, is said to be in Europe. Mr. Abbey had been ill some time. Sev- eral months ago his condition was said to be most serious, but after that he improv- ed. The change in his condition came about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and from that time he grew steadily worse until he died. One 0, the first to be called to the bed- side of the dying man was John B. Schoef- fel of Mr. Abbey’s firm. Mr. Schoeffel im- mediately took charge, and was also in the sick room at the time of his friend’s death. Mr. Abbey had been heard of but little Publicly since the publication of his wife’s action for divorce and the reorganization of his firm, which caused such a sensation in the amusement wcrld a few months ago. Only his intimate friends knew where he was living, and they only had an intima- tion of the seriovsness of his condition. For this reason the anncuncement of his death came as a startling surprise. Henry E. Abbey started a line in theat- ricals that is peculiarly his own. He woull handle only the greatest attracticns. In the presentation of these performances, in- volving great risk, lavish display and bold- ness of conception and perseverance of presentation, Abbey was unzqualed. To Mr. Abbey Americans are ifdebted for in- treducing tc them Bernhardt, Henry Irv- ing, Patti, Jane Hading, Mounet-Sully, Re- jane, Beerbohm Tree, Josef Hofman, Mei- ba, Calve and many others. He also man- aged the last tours of Mary Anderson. Mr. Abbey was born in Akron, Ohio, in 1846. —— CARDINAL SATOLLI SAILS, A Hearty Demonstration Attends His Departure. NEW YORK, October 17.—Cardinal Sa- tolli sailed for Genoa today on the Kaiser Wilhelm II. The demonstration attending his departure was the culmination of the honors which have been shown to him dur- irg the last days of his stay in America. To esccrt the cardinal down the bay, the steamer Valley Girl had been chartered. As the Kaiser Wilhelm II swung out of her dock there was a general tooting of whistles and cheers. Salutations were passed between the largest steamship and the Valley Girl all the way down the bay. ee INSULT TO THE QUEEN. Tar Poured on the Victoria Statue at Bombay. > LONDON, October 17.—A special dispatch from Bombay announces that a bucket of tar was poured over the statue of Queen Victoria there during the night, and that a pair of old sandals were tied around the neck of the statue. Continuing the Sessions of the Maryland As- sociation, iness Transacted This Morning and Afternoon—Some of the Reports Received. The sessions of the Maryland Association of the National New Church were contin- ued today at the church structure, corner of 16th and Corcoran streets. A conference of the board of missions was first in order, and ft was followed by a meeting of the association. The members assembled again shortly before 3 o'clock to elect officer: after which Mr. C. A. E. Spamer of B: timore is to deliver the annual address, his topic being “Working With the Lord in the Establishment of His Church.” The reading of the report of the advisory committee of the First African Society of the New Jerusalem was the first business before the meeting today. Since the last meeting of the Maryland Association, it was set forth, a sufficient sum of money has been subscribed to make a beginning in providing a suitable place for ihe work of the mission. During the year a chapel was partially completed and dedicated. The incomplete state of the building, however, is a great hindrance to the prosecution of the work of the mission and therefore the committee has requested the assistance of friends to complete the building at an early date. The report closed as follows: “It is gratifying to note that while this is still the only organized African New Church Society, yet from various sources come the most gratifying evidences of a readiness among the colored people to ac- cept the heavenly doctrines. This mission has also aroused in New Church men and women all over the country the warmest and most affectionate interest, and has served an important use in so doing.” Reports Received. The treasurer of the advisory committee reported the amount of cash on hand to be $95.14, and that previously disbursed $2,- 376.67. The report of the board of missions stat- ed that owing to its diminished resources the work carried on by the direct instru- mentality of the board has been much less than in former years, and yet through the generous co-operation of the general con- vention’s board a very considerable work has been done, and there is reason to be- lieve that little if any ground has been lost, while in some instances there has been decided gain. In Richmond, the report continued, the little circle steadfastly pursues its work, with the same zeal and faithfulness that has characterized this movement from the beginning. The work done by the church at Dan- ville, Va., and by Missionary Canditate James A. Spiers, Rev. Wm. Cabell ani Rev. Mr. Fox was spoken of as highly satisfactory. ‘The board submitted for adepticn a resolution setting forth that the sum of $500 be ratsed for the use of the board of missicns for the coming year, irclusive of the paying off of all presen: in- debtedness, and that the mode of raising the fund and the collection of it be re- fcrred with full powers to the committee of solicitors for the mission fund. A stmmary of the mission work showed that eighty-four visits had been made by the ministers of the association. After considerable discussion a resolution providirg for the appointment of a com- mittee of nine, with the presiding. minister as chairman, to devise means to enlarge the circulation of “The Messenger,” the official organ of the New Church Associa- tion, was adopted. A report of a committee of the confer- ence on a standing order, stating the po3- sible ways of raising funds for the use of the association, was received as informa- tion. Several suggestions in regard to the matter were made by the members pres- ent. Further consideration of the subject ‘was postponed until later in the day. After a committee to nominate officers, consisting of Messrs. Allbutt of Baltimore, Smith of Washington and Cabell of Wil- mington, had been appointed the meeting tcok a recess. This Afternoon. Late this afternoon the report of the board of missions, with addresses, will be in ero.dr The annual meeting of the Mary- land New Church Sunday School Associa- tion is to be held this evening. The pro- gram includes an address by Rey. George Lawrence Allbutt of Baltimore on “Vessels and Their Contents.” Suggestions for im- proved Sunday school work will be made by the workers. SS HAS CAUSED A SENSA (ON. Excited Comment im London Over Sir Edward’s Clark's Speech. LONDON, October 17.—A great sensation has been caused in the political world by the speech of Sir Edward Clark, conserva- tive member of parliament, and who was solicitor general in Lord Salisbury’s pre- vious ministry, in which he said, speaking of the Venezuela question, that the decision of the American poundary commission would be against England, not because it was a hostile commission, but because he believed no honest and impartial arbitrator or commission could decide in favor of Eng- land’s claims upon the evidence. Sir Ed- ward's assertion is widely commented on in all political circles and in the press. “We need not have recognized the cam- mission,” he said. “We were not called upon to negotiate treaties with the United States with regard to Venezuela, but if the blue’ book, containing the Venezuelan brief, represented the real and moderate contention of Venezuela, there ought to be immediate negotiation and conseat to ar- bitration. England should be prepare! to accept the consequence of such arbitration in the limitation line, which, after all, mat- ters very little. “If the United States attempted to force upon us the inevitable decision of iheir commission, passionate resentment would be aroused here, serious for both countries. That is what I conceive to be a serious isk. The Daily News, Mberal, in addition to an editorial cn the subject, devotes two col- umns, with a map, to giving in extenso the tracts and the explanation of the mys- tery of the alleged cooked map of the Schomburgk line, and asks, “What's the matter with Sir Edward Clark? His state- ments are astounding, and they indicate an amazing igncrance of the English blue book rotating, the Venezuelan case.” © Daily News says it supposes that Sir Edward Clarke is infected with the dangerous disease of inverted jingoism. “The panic-stricken talk of the whipping Lord Salisbury is likely to get from the new president,” this paper continues, “is only calculated to reanimate the Ameri- can jingoes and to make calculation and compromise harder.” The Graphic says in an editorial: “Lord Salisbury’s tesk 1s not made easier by such speeches. The successive foreign min- isters who havestried to settle the Venez- uelan trouble ought to feel properly snu»- The Morning Post (conservative) has an editorial which says: “But for Sir Edward Clarke's influence as a lawyer and a poli- ticlan the whole thing might be dismissed as unworthy of consideration. It is impos- sible to imagine how he could have fallen into such an evident trap.” The Post ad- vises Sir Edward to now study the Eng- lish side of the case. ——— Death of John Waldon. John Waldon, who has been hostler in No. 4 engine company for twenty-one years, died last night of paralysis. He was stricken last Sunday. The deceased war fifty yesrs old, and leaves a wife and sev- TRIAL OF PLUMMER Investigating the Death of Doctor William W. Waring, BAR ROOM AFFRAY AT MARLBORO Testimony of Those Who Saw the Cousins Quarrel. RECESS OF THE COURT Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. UPPER MARLBORO’, Md., October 17. The trial of Mordecai Plummer, who was indicted for the murder of his cousin, Dr. William W. Waring, ir the former's bar room in this town, the 6th of last August by stabbing him in the throat with a pen- knife, began yesterddy in the circuit court, with Chief Judge Jno. P. Briscoe and As- sociate Judge J. Parran Crane on the bench. Associate Judge Jno. B. Brooke was disqualified to sit in the case, owing to the fact that he is @ near relative of Mrs. Dr, Waring. The court convened at 9:30 a.m., and as this case hed been set for the day it was immediately taken up. The en- tire morning was devoted to empancling a jury, and not until 12:30 p.m., after sum- moning twenty-five talismen, did the court Succeed in getting twelve men to serve. The jury consists of Jno. Bowie, William H. Schuler, Robert H. Robinson, Thos. B. 3 » Michael Smith, Chas. F. Lu: £. King, Christiter C. Hyatt, Dent Downing, Charles Harbin, Richard Curtin and James Harrison, the first five haviug been chosen from the regular panel. The defense was ably represenied by Richard E. Brandt, ex-state’s attorney, and Representative E. E. Meredith of Virginia, while State’s Attorney Roger Bellis and Juage George C. Merrick represented the state. Mr. Merrick is a brother-in-law of- Dr. Waring. The ccurt room was crow as well as the corridors and halls, wh hundreds were forced to remain outside. The Scene in Court. Sheritf! Underwood brought Mr. Plummer into the court room from tne jail, where he has been confined since the indictment was found against him. Seated between the counsel was the prisoner, and just back of him was his wife, son, daughter and sister- in-law. At times during che testimony both his wife and daughter gave way to their extreme nervousness and wept. The pr oner reemed calm, cool and collected and only at times did he show signs of nerv- ousness. He is a large, stout man, slightly bald, with dark eyes and hair,.of pleasant manners and appearance, and dressed in a light gray business suit. He is well con- nected, having a large circle of friends and relatives. The case was formally ogencd by Mr. Merrick’s address to the jury, followed by Mr. Brandt, for the defense. Both were short and explicit and dwelt particularly on details. ‘The first witness calied was Tho! as C. Nicholson, who was barkeeper at the time of the homicide at Tucker's Hotel. He said: “J was sitting on Uhe front porch of the hotel when I heard the sudden crash of bottles and broken glass, and, hearing a scuffing, ran over across the street to Plummer’s bar room. “When I went in the door I saw Mr. Plum- mer lying on the floor and Dr. Waring by his side in a half sitting position, but in a moment fell back upon the floor. I sprang fcrward and caught Mr. Plummer by the arm, he st the time having sat up, and brought him to his feet. I said, ‘Why, Mr. Plummer, what is the matter? to which he le replied, ‘My head is cut.’ His clothes were ecvered with blood and his face bleeding freely. I then turned and went to Dr. Waring. Leaning over him, I took hold of bis hand, and heard him say, ‘I am shot, my throat cut and am dying.’ I saw that his neck was severely cut, and that he was bleeding profusely. In a moment Robert Hall came running in, and I started out for some help. As I turned I saw Mr. Plum- mer standing near the water cooler, lea ing against the bar. Mr. Ridgew the barkeeper, was behind the bar. As I went to the door I met Mr. Causin Waring, the doctor's brother, and went back again. I did not see a knife, pistol or anything of the kind around. Story of the Struggle. Mr. Nicholson then, by request, drew a diagram showing the jury the arrangement of the inside of Plummer's bar room and where the men fell and the various posi- tions of each one present. The next witness called was Mr. Causin Waring, a brother of the deceased, who gave the following statemert: -“I was sit- ting in Tucker's Hotel on the evening above mentioned, when I heard a loud noise, as if some one was fighting, and got up and went to the door. I then ran across to the bar room, ani upon entering the door I saw my brother, Dr. Waring, lying on the floor. I s and said: . this is a prearrang: concoc.ed plan. They have got me in here and cut my throat.’ “This he repeated to Dr. Griffith when he came. I soon saw his neck was cut on the let le and bleeding profusely, and that I must have a doctor. I got up and went out of the door and saw Dr. Griffith, and said, ‘Doctor, won't you come in and see Brother Bil? His throat is cut.’ He immediately came in and I followed. “At this time Mr. Plummer was standing near the water cooler, Mr. Ridgeway be- hind the bar, and Mr. Hall near me. 1 helped the doctor all I could and made ar- rangemer ts to have my brother carried to his home. As he was taken out the front door I went out the back door and saw Plummer standing there with his daughter talking. I said, ‘Who did this, Mort” He answered, ‘I did.” ‘Well, sir, consider yourself under arrest,’ said I, to which he replied: ‘I will, and am ready to go to jail.” I tren left him and went on home. I had been at Plummer’s bar room two or three times during the afternoon, and saw nothing unpleasant between any of the gentlemen. They had all been drinking some.” Dr. Grifith’s Account. Dr. Louis A. Griffith was the next wi ness called and testified as follows: “I was at Tucker's Hotel and hearing that there had teen a fight outside 1 walked out on the porch and soon saw Mr. Causin War- ing, who asked me to come over to Plum- mer’s bar room to see his brother, who was dying. I went directly over and when Ireached Dr. Waring I found him lying on the floor in front of the bar with his throat cut. I leaned over him and found after a harried examination that the left carotid artery wes severed, and I immediately ran over to my office for my instruments. Be- fore leavjng him, however, I heard him say, “This is a prea ‘concocted plan: they have got me in here to kill me.’ The cut as on the left side of the neck, about 31-8 inches long and 13-4 deep, and was made by a sharp. keen knife. The knife was plurged in from the front and cut backward.’ He was cold and clammy and when I entered the room I do not know whether he recognized me or not. He showed signs of conscious: ess. I gave him stimulants, which prolonged his life. His wife soon came and as she knelt by his side he opened his eyes and murmured something, which was not heard, but he seemed to recognize her. I rendered medical aid possible. Nothing could have saved his I'fe. As soon as a stretcher was procured and Dr. Waring placed on it and carried to his home I left, going out the back door, and there I saw Mr. Plummer and his daughter. I said, ‘Mr. Plummer,