Evening Star Newspaper, October 26, 1896, Page 11

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The results in the alleged doubtful states are being forecasted by both parties, show- ing an avparent confidence on each side which is remarkable from any point it is viewed. Each side charges the other with “bluffing’”'in these estimates, but those famil- iar with the campaign managers here ex- press the belief that the estimates given out from the headquarters in this city are as a rule based on earnest confidence in the outcome of the election. While the earnestness of the democrats is not doubt- ed, there is to less doubt in the earn- estness of the republican managers here. because they seem willing at any time to back up their estimates with bets, giving their cpporents large odds. An instance of this may be shown in the fact that cne of the mcst prominent republicans here has offered to bet two to one on five of the states which the democrats are most earn- estly claiming, and the majority of which they must get to elect their candilate. This incident shows the faith the repuoll- cans have. Maryland Figured for McKinley. ‘The New York Herald of Sunday, in a re- view of the situation in Maryland, says McKinley will carry the state by not léss than 5,000 majority. The only uncer<ain element, it says, is the labor vote in Bal- timore city. Senator-elect Wellington claims that McKinley will have 25,000 plu- rality. He thinks Baltimore city will give from 15,000 to 18,000 majority. Rep- resentative Harry Wells Rusk, democrat, claims Bryan will carry the state. He says Baltimore will give Bryan a small majority, while tne balance of the state give him a majority. The Figures on Kentucky. Both parties, according to the latest es- timates, claim Kentucky. Practically, Chairman Roberts of the republican state committee claims 24,000 democratic de- fection, 12,000 of which, he estimates, will go for McKinley direct, which, together, ‘are equivalent to 36,000. He admits a pos. sible defection of 2 per cent of republicans favorable to free silver—3,500 votes, as an outside figure. The 24,000 votes from the democratic ranks he offsets against the populist vote, which is now in the popo- cratic combiration by fusion. ‘This leaves the difference created by tak- ing 12,000 democrats into the McKinley ranks direct, added to the gubernatorial plurality of last year, less the 3,500 silver republicans, eack of whom counts as two, or 7,000 in figuring a majority, transferred to the other side, exactly 15,000 plurality for the republicans. The democratic estimate, based on the vote of 1892, is as follows: “On the basis of 1802 Cleveland received 41,000 majority (plurality), and Weaver, the populist, had 23,000 votes. There 1s ‘a fusion ticket in the state this year, and, adding the two together, we have 64,000 to be overcome. Conceding the claims of the opposition that there are 30,000 gold democrate bolters in Kentucky, and giving 15,000 to Palmer and “Buckner and 5,000 to McKinley, it still leaves 19,000 for Bryan, not inclujing any silver republicans.” The West Virginia Poll. The Herald West Virginia correspondent states positively that the state is lost to Bryan. He says the contest has not been an equal one, because the republicans are better crsanized and have more money. It is stated that the democrats have been un- Gail Borden Eagle Bran aE ‘American People. No other is io “Just as good.” Best Infant Food. Has always stood FIRST in the tion of the able, from lack of money, to make a poll of over three counties, while the republi- cans have polled the whole state. The re- publican poll, with reasonable deductions, gives the state to the republicans by 20,000 majority. Chairman Faulkner also claims the state, but gives no majority. Claims of South Dakota. The New York Sun has a long review of the state of affairs in South Dakota. It un- hesitatingly gives the state to McKinley by a safe majority. It says that Senator Pet- tigrew himself practically admits the de- feat of the Bryan forces there. The state is claimed to be for McKinley by 10,000. No large defection of republicans is ad- mitted, while it is said the’sound money democrats have bolted in a body. In 1892 there was a fusion of all elements against the republicans, as there is today, and Har- rison carried the state by a majority of 8,344 over Weaver. In 1894 the democrats and populists each nominated a candidate for governor, and the republican candidate had a majority over both of 5,077, the pop- frye SL being 26,568, and the democratic 75 The Times on Texas. The New York Times has an extensive re- view of the situation in Texas. The Times claims Texas by 6,000 plurality for McKin- ley, and figures the matter out this way: For McKinley: Democrats Populists Republicans . Total for McKinley. Total for Bryan. Total for Palmer. McKinley's plurality:.7........... The democrats can’t see it in the light given above, and all the democratic mont agers estimate a majority for Bryan in the State of from 75,000 to 100,000. How It is im Illinois. The New York Journal, silver, presents a complete map of the state of Illinois, with estimate from the democratic and republi- can chairmen of each ‘county as to how their respective counties will go, The Jour- nal foots up these estimates, and says that “the “Bryan and Sewall electors will be chosen in Illinois, unless every political in- dication ts at fault.” The democratic county chairmen of the state give Bryan a plurality of 64,881. The republican chair- men give McKinley a plurality of 83,571. A Map of Indiana. The Journal also presents a ™map of In- diana, similar to that of Hlinois. The esti- mated democratic vote, according to this map, is Eadie and the estimated republi- can vote c vin; = forty of I5,d2n” the demosemeeratle, ma: carry fifty-four counties, and concede that the republicans will have I thirty-eight counties. Vee Sores 6,000 ——-e+______ Quantity, Not Quality. To the Eilitor of The Evening Star: In his speech at Steubenville, October 20, Mr. Bryan is reported as saying that “the fundamental principle which underlies the financial question was the quantity and not the quality of money.” It is astounding that any man in the light of past experience would make such a state- ment. According to that old state bank notes, confederate notes or:the flat paper money advocated years ago ig as good as any, so we only have enough of it. The craziest populist in the country never went further than that. And yet Mr. Bryan claims to be the representative of the old democratic party of Jefferson, Madison, Jackson, Benton, etc.! - If so, “how have the mighty fallen?’ Just imagine any of the old democratic leaders advocating such a doctrine! The bare suggestion of such a thing would make them turn in their graves. z Surely, a candidate for tte presidency who ig driven to such straits must be. des- perate, indeed. OBSERVER. ——— ‘The Gold in Hiding. To the Editor of The Evening Star: _ Mr. Hutchins said $250,000,000 of silver in use would bring gold out of its hiding. He still insists he could show in twenty ways that it would do so, if he had time: At the same time he says that, although we have far more than $250,000,000 of sil- ver in use, a man right here-in the city has $200,000 of gold, and has kept It locked up for the past two years! Is that the proof that the use of silver would bring out the gold? This is a fair sample of. the bold asser- tions made by the advocates of free silver, even when the facts furnished-by them- selves prove the contrary. If Mr. Hutchths is content to rest his such his opponents W. C. DODGE. ER a |THE NEXT» HOUSE Changes to Be Mado in the Various Delegations. FAMILIAR FACES 10 BE Many Members Failed to Secure a Renom'nation. SOME DECLINED IT A number of members of the present House of Representatives hope to be re- elected to the next Congress. Some of them, doubtless, will be returned. There are others, however, who are absolutely certain not to come back. These are the gentlemen who, figuratively speaking, have been “left at the post.” They have failed to be renominated by their constituents. Inspection of the list of nominations thus far made up shows that the latter class includes a number of well-known members of the House. Some Southern Delegations. ‘There will be several changes in the Ala- bama delegation in the House. In the first district Richard H. Clarke, who has been in Congress since the Fifty-first Congress, was defeated for renomination by W. W. Taylor. In the third George P. Harrison winds up his career for the present, and if the democrats carry the district will be succeeded by Henry D. Clayton. Gaston A. Robbins of the fourth was not renominated. There are sourd money and free silver candidates in this district, together with « republican tndorsed by the populists. In the fifth district James BH. Cobb has been defeated for renomination by Col. Willis Brewer. Gen. Joe Wheeler, about whose renomination there was some doubt at first, has carried his district safely, and so has afr, Bankhead. Howard, the populist, was also renominated. In Arkansas the only man to fail of re- nomination was Robert Neill, the democrat from the sixth district, who was defeated by H. S. Brundage. In Florida Charles M. Cooper of the second district, who was an esteemed member of the District of Colum- bia committee in the BYfty-third Congress, declined renomination, and Col. R. W. Davis has been put forward in his stead. There have been some extensive changes in the Georgia delegation. Ex-Speaker Crisp declined renomination and EB. B. Lewis was nominated in his place. In the second district Benjamin E. Russell has been succeeded by James M. Griggs. Charles L. Moses was left in the fourth by Charles Adamson. In the tenth W. H. Fleming succeeds James C. C. Black as the democratic candidate. The great big Illinois republican delega- tion, consisting of twenty-two members, shows only two vacancies in the list of re- nominations. These occur in the first dis- trict, where J. R. Mann succeeds J. Frank Aldrich, and in the fourth, where D. W. Mills succeeds Charles W. Woodman. Both of these districts are in the city of Chicago. The state of Indiana has been redistricted, but the only man who has failed of renom- ination has been James E. Watson. The entire Iowa delegation were renominated. In Kansas O. L. Miller of the second dis- trict was succeeded for the nomination by J. T. Harris. In the sixth district A. H. Ellis succeeds William Baker. Changes in Kentucky. In Kentucky there have been several changes. In the first Charles Clay Wheel- er is the democratic nominee, instead of John K. Hendrick. In the seventh Owens was bowled out by Evan Settle as the nominee of the silver democrats, while Wil- liam C. P. Breckinridge has been nomi- nated by the gold democrats and indorsed by the republicans. In the eighth district, which has been represented so long by James B. McCreary, the democratic candi- date is John B. Thompson. In the tenth young Joseph M. Kendall was defeated for renomination by Thomas Y. Fitzpat- rick. The Louisiana delegation loses three of its old members. Charles F. Buck in the second district was defeated by Robert C. Davey. In the third Andrew Price was defeated by Robert Droussard, and Judge Charles J. Boatner of the fifth was de- feated by 8. T. Baird. In Maryland there are the following changes: In the third district Harry W. Rusk surrendered the nomination to Thos. C. Weeks; in the fourth John K. Cowen, the railroad magnate, gives place on the democratic ticket to W. J. Ogden; in the fifth Sydney Mudd, who served in the pre- vious House, has been renominated to suc- ceed Charles E. Coffin; in the sixth district Senator George L. Wellington goes to the Senate, and John McDonald has been nomi- nated by the republicans. In Massachusetts Mr. L. D. Apsley, after having served two terms in Congress, de- clined renomination, and the republicans selected George W. Weymouth. In the eleventh district William F. Draper gives way to Charles F. Sprague, and in the tenth Mr. Atwood is succeeded by the Rev. 8. J. Barrows. Elijah A. Morse of the twelfth has been succeeded on the republi- can ticket by W. C. Lovering. In Michigan Henry F. Thomas of the fourth, David Aitken of the sixth, John Avery of the eleventh and S. M. Stephen- son of the twelfth have been succeeded respectively by E. L. Hamilton, Samuel W. Smt William 8. Mesick and C. B. Shel- lon. The only man who missed fire in Min- nesota was Andrew R. Kiefer of the St. Paul district, who was defeated for re- nomination by F. C. Stevens. . In Mississippi J. C. Kyle of the second gives way to W. B. Sullivan, W. M. Denny of the sixth is succeeded by C. W. F. Love, and in the seventh J. G. Spencer gives way to Pat Henry. The Missouri Delegation. In the Missouri delegation U. 8. Hall of the second district has been defeated by R. M. Bodine, and Seth Cobb of the twelfth by R. Wells. In the thirteenth John H. Raney has been succeeded by Geo. Steele on the republican ticket. John A. Snyder of the fourteenth has been nominated over Norman A. Mozley. Nebraska loses two of her old delegation. Mr. Meiklejohn in the third gives place to Ross Hammond and Mr. Kem, the populist, to Judge W. L. Green. Nevada’s Representative, Mr. Francis G. Newlands, well known in this city, was not renominated. J. C. Doughty is the populist emia and Dr. Davis the republican can- late. In New Hampshire the incumbent of the second district, Henry M. Baker, loses the nomination to Frank G. Clarke. The entire Gelegation from New Jersey were renomi- nated. In New York there were several cases of failure cf renomination. In the ninth dis- trict Henry Clay Miner dropped out, and ex-Congressman “Tim” Campbell was nominated by the republicans, and gold democrats, while the Tammany democrats put up Thos. J. Bradley. In the nineteenth the nomination of Frank Black for governor vacated his congressional position and A. Y. S. Cochran was nominated. Gen. Curtis of the twenty-second district, who has been a familiar figure in the House since the Fifty-second Congress, was not renomi- nated, L. L. Littaner receiving the nomina- tion. Judge Daniels of the thirty-third will not come back either. D. 8. Alexander is the republican nominee. In the first Ohio district Charles P. Taft declined renomination, and it has given to Gen. William B. Shattuc of Cincin- nati. In the third John L. Brenner of Day- ton was nominated instead of Paul Sorg. In the fourth Fernando Layton gives way to George A. Marshall. Judge Hulick of the sixth, a member of the District of Co- lumbia committee, loses the nomination to Seth Brown. In the seventh Geo. W. Wil- son gives way to W. L. Weaver on the re- publican ticket. A. Lybrand was nominated in the eighth, Instead of Luther M. Strong. The Large Pennsylvania Delegation. Pennsylvania has a large delegation, and there have been several changes in it. One of the Representative-at-large, George F. Huff, will be succeeded by 8. A. Daverport. In the fourth district John E. Reyburn was defeated by James R. Young, the well- known newspaper man and Washifigton correspondent. In the eighth district L. H. Barber is the democratic nominee, instead of Joseph J. Hart. C. J. Erdman of the by Oliver Williams. Joseph A¢ Scranton of the eleventh, who has served in five Congresses, was de feated by William Connell at the nominat- ing convention. M. B. Williams was rel} instead Robbins captured tfe nomination from D. D. Heiner in the twenty-first district. In the twenty-fifth district James J. J. David- son was over Thomas W. Phil- lips. The latter wabian ardent advocate of labor interests, and ts at present chairman of the House committee on labor. ~ In the second Rhode Island district A. B. Capron received the’ republican nomination instead of W. O. Afmpld, the present mem- ber. In’ South Dakota Major John A. Pickler, who has bedn a central figure in the House for severml years, lost the nom- ination and L Crawford was named as one of the republicans candidates at large. In the first messee district W. T. Brownlow was nominated in place of Will- iam C, Anderson. Foster V. Brown of the third was defeated by W. J. Clift. In the sixth Joseph E. Washington declined renomination, and John W. Gaines was given the place on..the democratic ticket. James C. McDearmen lest in the ninth to Rice A. Pierce. Texas will present.a number of-new can- didates. In the first district Major Hutch- eson declined renomination, and Thomas H. Ball is the silver candidate. In the third Charles H. Yoakum was defeated by R. C. De Graffenreid. Judge Joseph Ab- bott of the sixth district, another mem- ber of the District committee, was de- feated, R. A. Barker securing the nomina- tion. George C. Pendleton of the seventh was left out, and R, L. Henry is the free silver candidate. In the eighth Charles K. Bell was defeated by S. W. T. Lanham. Miles Crowley was left in the tenth, and J. H. Shelburne was nominated. Missed From Virginian. Some familiar faces will be missed from the Virginia delegation. In the second district William A. Young was nominated instead of B. Gardner Tyler. In the third district Tazewell Ellett was defeated by John B. Lamb. W. R. McKenney of the fourth district lost the nomination to Sid- ney P. Epes. Smith Turner of the se enth was defeated by James Hay of Madi- son Court House. E. H. Meredith of Al- exandria, in the eighth district, was beaten by W. F. Rixey of Culpeper. In the tenth district Harry St. George Tucker de- clined renomination, and H. D. Flood was put on the ticket. ‘The only man in the West Virginia dele- gation to be left out was James H. Huling, & member of the House District commit- tee, who was succeeded on the republican ticket of the third district by Charles P. Dorr. The entire Wisconsin delegation was renominated with the exception of Mr. S. A. Cook of the sixth, who was defeated by J. H. Davidson. Among the territorial delegates all were renomjnated except Nathan O, Murphy of Arizofia, who was succeeded by A. Doran on the republican ticket. democrats nominated Marcus Smith, who represented the territory the House for several years. MR. BRYAN AND SILVER he Aurelius in Republican Congressional Uommittee Digging Tnto His Record in the House. Extracts From His Speeches Given Out Claiming to Show Inconsistencies. The republican cbngressional committee has been looking into the congressional rec- ord of Mr. William J. Bryan recently and digging out occasional. extracts for cam- paign use. The folow!ng was promulgated by the committee todi “Mr. Bryan admitted.in 1898 that what he calls bimetallism ip reality is the use of one metal as money’ atia time. In his speech of August 13, 1993,'in the House, he said so plainly. “The ratio of 16 to 1 over-valued gold and our silver went abroad. Thus during all the period prior to 1873 ithis country en- jeyed bimetallism, anil @ithough at one time we used one metal and at another time another, no statesman arose to de- mand a single standard. “Now Mr. Bryan Claims when asked how he proposes to prevent the $80,000,000 of gold from going abroad hecause of its un- dervaluation by silver, that the two metals can be kept together in circulation despite the example to which he refers. In the same speech, pege 13, of his bound edition of speeches reprinted from the Record, he admits that those who hold an international agreement to be necessary may be sound bimetallists as well as those who hold, as he does now, that this country may adopt a free silver policy without regard to other nations. He vindicated the present repub- lican platform in these words: “‘We now have three kinds of bimetal- lists—those who favor a double standard only by international agreement, those who favor independent action at a changed ratio, and those who favor independent ac- tion at the present ratio.’ Plea for the Mine Owners. “Mr. Bryan, in the same speech, page 16, made 4n eloquent plea in behalf of the silver mine owners, but, either through ig- norance or malice prepense, perverted the facts of history to boister up their cause. “But is the silver miner, after all,’ he asked, ‘so selfish as to be worthy of censure? Does he ask for some new legislation or for some innovation inaugurated in his behalf? No. He pleads only for the restoration of the money of the fathers, He asks to have given back to him a right which he enjoyed from 1792 to 1873. During all those years he could deposit his silver bullion at the mints and receive full legal tender coins at the rate of $1.29 for each ounce of silver, and during part of the time his product could be converted into money at even a higher price.’ “In this appeal for the silver syndicate, which is now furnishing the funds for the popocratic campaign, the candidate omitted to mention that President Jefferson in 1806 directed the suspension of the coinage of the silver dollars, and that none were coined for thirty years. The only bullion purchased in that time was. for subsidiary coinage. In still another part of this speech Mr. Bryan again contradicts his present attitude on the question, What reg- lates the price of silver? In his tour of the country since he was nominated for President he says silver owes its downfall to the ‘crime of '73.’ In his speech of 183 he sald: “The fact is that the price of gold and silver does not depend upon the cost of production, but upon the law of supply and demand. Between 1800 and 1849 an ounce of gold or silver would exchange for more of other things than it would from 1849 to 1873, yet during the latter period the pro- duction of both gold and silver greatly in- creased.’ “This is proof of another argument made by the sound money men. For thirty years of the first period-no:lsilver dollars were coined, while: from 4849 to 1873 the mints were open to freeicofnage of silver, yet Mr. Bryan admits :that with free coinage the exchange value oft silver was lower than under the singleostandard. Now, he declares that with free coinage, silver ‘will at once go to parity with. gold.” 7 0 MISHAPS ON. FHE RIVER: ~ ‘The Washingto: ks Steering Ap- paratus and a Fog Impedes Travel. The steamer Washington of the Norfolk and Washington line, which left here Sat- urday night, met with a mishap when about three hours’ salt a6@n'the river by break- ing one of its cable¥‘or’ wire steering ropes, and was obliged td'lay to in the middle of the stream for abut “an hour, when the damage was temporary repaired and the steamer resumed her journey, reaching Norfolk an hour later than the usual time. The break occurred just at a time when many of the passengers had retired to their state rooms for the night, and when the steamer’s engines stopped and they heard unusual activity among the boat hands, seme of alarmed, and, hur- riedly dressing, came out into the saloon to ascertain the cause of the trouble. Their fears were quickly quieted, however, by the officers informing them of what had hap- pened, and assuring them that there was no cause for alarm, ut the rest of some of the more nervous lady passengers was de- stroyed for the night by the occurrence, a3 the next morning they said they did not again retire, but sat up in their state rooms night. Q On the return trip this morning heavy banks of fog were encountered just below the city, so dense at one time that the steamer had to to until another one wassed, whose whistle could be heard as It ‘went by, but the vessel could not be seen. 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The object of clause 9 is to enable the Commissioners, whenever the exigencies of the case demand it, to require the con- tractor to furnish satisfactory evidence that all persons who have done work or furnished materials upon the building have been paid, and if such evidence is not fur- nished to retain moneys due the contractor until such claims should be fully satis- led. The contractor for the reconstruc- tion of the Stevens school building having been. suspended and his sureties notified to take up and complete the work, I am of opinion the Commissioners should retain any money due him at the date of suspen- sicn until the work is completed. Mr. Uhler, as one of the sureties, has the right to take up the work and finish it, and to be paid the amount required for labor and material required by him from this time on to the completion of the, building; within the limits of the contract price, but he is not entitled to have the estimated amount of money due the contractor at the date of his suspension. This is to be re- tained, as hereinbefore stated. After com- pletion of the building any balance of the contract price will be subject to the opera- tion of clause 9 of the general stipula- tions, and if the matter is not satisfac- torily disposed of by agreement of the par- ties the Commissioners may deposit the fund in court and let the court distribute it according to the rights of the parties.” Application Denied. The excise board this morning rejected the application of the Buena Vista Club for a retail liquor license, to take effect Oc- tober 31. -! This application has been pending for a year. The excise board was undecided ‘bout licensing the club, and without act- ing upon the original application, held up for future consideration. At intervals of every few days a fight would be made against the place, but the matter dragged along until last week, when the excise bechrd ordered the representatives of the club to appear and show cause why ‘the application should not be rejected. The Star has given the facts concerning the hearing. The rejection of this application is in the shape of a new ruling on a much-disputed point. It is whether the employment of a caterer by a bona fide club, who receives benefits from the sale of liquors and meals, ts in accordance with the purposes and intent of the liquor law. The excise board says it is not. That a man who derives all the profits from a club, no mat- ter what his standing in the club may be, is, in fact, the licensee, and is not entitled to enjoy the privileges accorded a club. Garbage Crematory. At last, after months of waiting, every- thing 1s in readiness for the erection of a new garbsge crematory. The permit for ccnstruction was issued today to Inventor Smith, and if he does not overestimate the matter, Washington will have a Smith crematory running within three months. For two weeks the work of grading the | ot in square 63, where the new crematory is to be erected, has been going merrily on. Meanwhile the authorities were wondering why the building permit was not taken out. They had passed upon it several weeks ago, approving the site, and designating the Smith crematory as the one to be erected. ‘Some thought a deal was on hand whereby the contractor was to sell out his contract and retire from the scene. There was considerable ground for this assump- tion, ‘sincé it Is positively known that even now negotiations are pending for the sale of the contfact. . The appearance of Inventor Smith today settled matters. He repaired at once to the office of the inspector of buildings and made himself known. Permit Clerk Ashford, re- plying to his question, informed him that the Commissioners had approved his ap. Plication, and the permit was all ready for him, after a few preliminaries had been settled. The preliminaries consisted of a description of the crematory, the inventor's name and address and the deposit of $1 into the coffers of the District. These be= ‘ing complied with the permit was handed ovt, and Inventor Smith looked pleased. At last, after months of waiting, he had the coveted permit to build a crematory of his own construction at Washington, the capital city of the republic. The permit reads as follows: “This is to certify that M. V. Smith, en- gineer, has permission to build an open platform and erect a Smith crematory on square G3, between 22d and 23d streets northwest, scuth of Water street, accord- ing to conditions of existing garbage con- tract, and: in accordance with application No. 554, on file in this office, and subject to the provisions of the building regulations of the District.” In the-'detailed specification upon which the permit was issued occur these words: “To build one artificial gas producer and two regenerative gas furnaces, and open platform 45 feet by 90 feet. It is understood the interested property owners and residents in the immediate neighborhood will commence a fight against the crematory in the courts. Hard Question. The recent severe storm, not satisfied with destroying thousands of dollars’ worth of property, has Involved the Commission- ers in a matter that causes the thinking apparatus of the Triumvirate to get mixed up and necessitate a reference to the ac- counting officers of the treasury of a vexed problem. When the widening of Sherman avenue ‘was proposed, among the first to recognize the value of such an improvement and as- sist in bringing about the desideratum was a gentleman named Du Shane. He prompt- ly donated sufficient land in front of his premises to widen the street, and the Com- missioners as promptly promised to move his house back on grade in consideration therefor. The District workmen were en- gaged in the work when the storm came. The house—a two-story ffame structure— was underpinned, and when the wind struck it was completely demolished. Now the question arises, out of what money can the District reconstruct the house? The Com- missioners feel not only responsible, but ‘morally bound to restore the house. They have discussed the matter in many ways, but failing-to-come to any agreement, have referred the matter to Controller Bowler for a ruling* ———— Captain Smith S. Leach of the corps of engineers, stationed at New London, Conn., is in the city today for the purpose of sub- mitting to General Craighill, chief of en- gineers, a carefully planned project for the defense'of'the eastern entrance of Island:-sound for the protection of New York other cities from foreign in- FIVE TO ONE ON McKINLEY. CHICAGO, October 26.—Upon reports in detail received from every one of those states heretofore regarded doubtful, in- cluding the Dakotas, Minnesota, Wiscon- sin, Kansas and Nebraska and Iowa, repub- licans are so confident of success that they are posting odds that McKinley will carry every one of them, as well as every state east of the Missouri and north of the Ohio rivers, while bets are freely offered that McKinley will carry at least four states south of the Ohio river and no takers. Bets of 5 to 1 in favor of McKinley are of- fered on the general result. ‘Republicen reports from the various piaces in Illinois visited by Bryan last Week cay that his campaign in this state has been a fiat failure. Sound money democrats and republicans have appeared at every point wearing yellow badges in such numbers as to completely exhaust the supply of sound money colors. Appeals have come to Chicago from points Bryan will visit requesting sound money literature in great quantities, and his success next week will undoubtedly be even less than it has been this week. NO VIOLATION OF LAW. Game Birds Shot Elsewhere May Be Sold Here Out of Season. This afternoon in the Police Court Judge Miller heard the case of Mr. Robert A. Golden for alleged violation of the game law, in having exposed for sale four quail. These birds were found on Mr. Golden's bench in the Center market. The law says that no person shall expose these birds for sale during the period between February and November. Mr. Walter Moreland, chief clerk for Mr. Golden, told the court that the birds in question came in a consignment from Mc- Pherson, Kansas. He admitted that the birds were exposed for sale. Jucge Miller read the law and quoted Severai decisions in deciding the matter, He held that possession is prima facie evi- dence of guilt, and the person in whose possession th= game is found has to prove that the game came from one of the states in order to show he is not Hable. As this was shown, the court dismissed the charge. —_—_—-__. Thefts Reported. The Enterprise Cycle Company, 812 14tn street, complain to the detective office that @ white man hired a Syracuse bicycle, No. 11,472, from them on Friday, and as yet the wheel has not been returned. Sneak thieves visited the room of Miss L. M. Ward, 334 H street northeast, some time Saturday, and a gold watch and chain, a solitaire diamond ring, a gold bracelet with a gold heart attached, a gold necklace and a rhinestone scarfpin were stolen. The detectives are making an in- vestigation. L. H. Hanneman reports the theft of a bicycle lamp to the police. A black whip was stolen yesterday from H. B. Polkinhorn’s carriage. Thomas Carney, 1121 15th street north- west, informs the police that a pair of shoes, a silver lead pencil and a pipe were ‘olen from his room during last week. A plush lap robe was stolen last night from Dr. Emmons’ carriage. Alice Johnson, 1009 3d street southwest, reports the theft of a qyantity of clothing. J. D. Skinner, 615 H street, informs the police that his overcoat was stolen from Typographical Hall on G street yesterday. —_ A Republican Rally Tonight. The McKinley and Hobart Interstate Campaign Club will hold a meeting at the club rooms, No. 339 Pennsylvania avenue, tonight, at which addresses will be deliver- ed by Mr. Myron M. Parker of the national republican committee, Mr. Charles W. Needham, Mr. Theodore W. Noyes and others. Invitations have been sent to other clubs in Washington and nearby Virginia ani Marviand to be present and a very large attendance is assured.