Evening Star Newspaper, October 31, 1896, Page 10

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 381, 1896--TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES. : Use makes popular. So it volume of recommendation. With thoughtless people w pay for—what you expect. that when you find a price lowe value lower. ture. We pay the full price tom know, to * Ri i te ie a ee ee a ee ee ee ee a ae eg a a a a te : got the staunchest trade friends of any in town—because we % are sincere—straighforward—honest. Should think you’d like * to trade at such a store! - Probably we've got the largest assortment of really good + —tright up-to-date Furniture—and we haven’t any of any 5 other kind. z We'll be glad to have you come in to look—if nothing = more. i = Sede A big floor devoted to Carpets and Rug: A big Drapery room filled with the be: miture rules the trio. eet Furniture, Car, A oscocgecectoatentent Fastening a few facts. the more you use it—the more popular it gets. That speaks a son. Somebody underquotes us in price. But Price isn’t qual- ity—tisn’t even a safe hint of quality—and quality is what you : We have never known it to fail Open both eyes when you are buying Furniture. quality eye as well as your price eye—and you will see that your greatest satisfaction—your every point of view—lies at Hoeke’s. : “As we have said before, sparing the cost spoils the Furni- utation into their work—then we are sure we get full value. That accounts for the extra sightliness of our Furniture—for its long life—for our readiness to guarantee i We don’t forget that there *s a “business tomorrow”— when today’s customers ‘Il have new wants. It’s natural, you tick to the bridge that carries you safely over.” Our bridge is built on the rock of worth. We believe our store has Hoeke’s is famous for all three—Furniture—Carpets—Draperies. The policy in Fur- HOEKE, Pennsylvania Ave. and 8th St. is with Hoeke Furniture. And ve suffer sometimes by compari- -r than ours you wili find the Your greatest advantage from anufacturers who put their rep- 3. st to be had. pets, Drapery, edb eitetadtrtededhdshchteetetebtntetiietetedtrtntnftttintradntndbatbtbetttegeatedutbadrtetbatrtusntedniethtdihtgnshcetanMM MMMM MODE ee A CLEAN Every effort is being made to sell the entire stock at once, and with that end in view prices have been cut into recklessly. Everything is now offered at the |= chance at the bargains. original low price: | Brushes, Combs, S: = great bargains to fully appreciat ERLING SILVER ARTICLES are Why throw when We are at about half thelr prices? department contains a host of rare bargains, and an inspection will save you moze Carter's Pills... Hall Suppost passed hair ton ‘Cooper's Shampoo Powder, for — the hair ard sealp. -lie. Cleansiline, cleans everything. .18c. history of Washington. The sooner you get here the better your All those articles which are in use in the household daily are offered at a great reduction from Mertz’s Under this head comes Hair and Cloth ringes, Atomizers, &c. S. T. Thomas ssignee), ‘Tertz’s Modern Pharmacy, -Cor. uth & F Sts. N.W. E. P. Mertz Assignee Sale. SWEEP! lowest prices ever known in the You must see these te them. PERFUMES, EXTRACTS, ETC., are being sold at exceptionally low figures. Now fs the time to supply your needs in this Une. Prices will ever be down so low again. Genuine Oil-dressed Chamois Skins are offered at even lower prices than you would have to pay for the poor “department store’ kind, All sizes in stock. The famous Rabuteau Toilet Prep- arations are being wold at a big dis- count. hes s are the finest preparations for the face and form in the world. ART AND ARVISTS Among the few water colors that Mr. E. H. Miller painted while he was up in the Catskills one Is regarded by his friends as a veritable gem. It is a scene in a maple forest, and In the foreground is a tangle of tall ferns, asters and oiner flowers. He has handled the details with exceptional ekill, and while he as elaborated the graceful fronds and the clu: "3 of blos- soms in such a way as to give them deli- cacy of form, there is nothing hard or too closely imitative in the treatment. Beyond this bank of flowers the forest stretches dued light every wheré depth to the woods and perhags a touch of mys- tery as well. There deal of artistic feeling and pore © scene, and it is not an absolutely Literal interpretation of the actual s is a genuine presentation of natu: of her many moods. * * * After an absence of more than a year Mr. Paul Putzki has again opened a stadio in the city. His reputation as a painier of flowers, both fn water color and upon china, is by no meaas confined to the na- tional capital, and a recognitfon of his | ability was accorded him at the AUanta exposition in the award of a gol] medal for his exhibition of ceramics. Eve handling flower studies wita consid. breadth, his treatm: uys indicates the delicate structure of the blossoms, and long practice has enabled iim to rep- resent accurately not only subtle variations fa color, but even to a certain extent the texture of a leaf or petal. Li Paul de Longpre, he has come to undersiand flow- ers and to appreciate che individual char- acter of every bud and blossom. Roses and erchids are his favorites, and of the latter he has water color studivs of many rare varieties. Mr. Putzkt has recently finished the decoration of a set of plates with these two flowers, and has «attained remarkably good results. Though he ts at hts b in is flowers, he also oes some Ja ALE work water color, and he has some sketches which he brqught back peg er Newfoundland, where he spent last winter. * ** Yesterday and today spectmens of dec- orative and industrial design by Miss Sal- le T. Humphreys, the instrector tn that brench of work at the Art Students’ League, and Miss Emma Humplreys were exhibited at the league rocms on 17th atreet. The work shown was a pleasant surprise to many visitors, and was a con- yincing proof of the value of an artistic training even to the decorative designer of the most practical sort. » ” | aatumn dress. a pastel, entitled the “Magic Lute,” the theme being taken from one of the legends that Washington Irving has recounted of the Alhambra. A woman, dressed in rich garments, kneels beside a well in the tiled Pavement of one of the rooms, and a nude figure partly enveloped in diaphanous drapery and playing upon a lute is seen rising from the water. The nude figure is placed in a decorative manner against @ moresque arch in the wall beyond, and, drawn with precision, though with a very light touch, it forms a striking contrast with the more solidly painted figure at the brink of the pool. Another pastel of Mr. Brumidi's ts “Apollo and Daphne,” a modern adaptation of the old story. | He plans to send these two pastels and several water colors to the exhibit of the Water Color Club in December. * * * Mrs. Fisher completed a short time ago several very realistic still life studies. There is a particularly good rendering of the translucent coloring of some clusters of California grapes in one of her fruit pieces. * * * Mr. Hobart Nichols has nearly finished a charming Paxson motive, in which russet is the predominating color note. The sub- Ject is a very simple one, an old road bor- dered on one side by a stone wall, beyond which several trees are seen clad in their Overhead is a luminous gray sky, which is in perfect harmony with the rest of the scene. Another little oil which Mr. Nichols has painted recently is a marine scene based on a sketch made at Alexandria. It shows a group of small boats moored to an old wharf. The effect is that of a hazy morning and a light mist envelopes all the distant objects. Dur- ing the summer he was much occupied with the study of cattle, and he is still doing some work of this kind, as is evinced by the completion not long ago of a very good composition, in which a cow is seen standing up to her knees in a marsh, * x * With November the night life class for men opens at the Corcoran Art School. ‘The portrait class is at present under Pro- fessor Andrews’ care, as Mr? Robert Hinck- ley has written that he expects to stay in the north until after Christmas, on account of ill health. The class in still life Painting, under Miss Cook's direction, ts well under way, and the work of the composition gommenced this week. There is one 1oe® ject for compositions given out every week, and the drawings are outlined and brought in on Tuesday for-a partial criticism, and again upon Thursday for the final criticism. The sketch class has also begun, Fri afternoon being given over to the pose, which is in costume. There is another class which meets for fifteen minutes at noon every day. ** Mrs. A. E. Hoyle had a class out sketch- ing three days this week near the Long * * The most important piece of work which Mr. L, 8, Brumidi has recently finished is bridge. A number of good sketches were made, and Mrs. Hoyle herself made a fine sketch of an old wrecked boat. ~ DOUBTFUL STATES Representatives of Them Interviewed | chairman on the Outlook. OPINIONS OF THE COMMON PEOPLE Results of Visits to Hotels and Railroad Stations. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED Every man would like to be gifted with enough ‘of the spirit of prophecy to know what the result of the election next Tues- day will be. The information published comes from the leaders of the two parties and trained correspondents. Leaders would not say even if they knew that they would be defeated, and even trained correspond- ents are sometimes misled by information given out at political headquarters. Among the masses, as a rule, the wish is father to the thought, they have no opportunities for judging beyond the limits of their ac- quaintance, and they seek their political friends largely among those who believe as they do. The people are to decide the question, and The Star therefore gives the prophecies of the people who reside in the so-called doubtful states. Reporters were assigned yesterday to the hotels and railroad depots to learn from travelers the true conditions as they believe them to exist. As a rule, ardent partisans are at home, a fact that the small number of people registered at the hotels amply demonstrates. Thousands know how they themselves will vote, but possess no opportunities to judge as to their states. So far as possible no inter- views were had except with those fitted to make an intelligent statement as to the states in which they live, neither were any interviewed who reside in states conceded to be certain. Nothing like a straw vote was attempted, but only short statements as to their opinions and the reasons upon which they rest. The states disputed, some of them upon slender grounds, are Connecticut, Dela- ware, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey,, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Mich- igan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Car- olina, West Virginia, Virginia, California, Oregon and Washington. Several of these were not represented among the strangers passing through the city, but nearly all of them were, and they are given in alphabet- ical order. California. R. A. Hendrick of San Diego, who is en- gaged in the cattle business, was seen en route to his home, which he hopes to reach in time to vote Tuesday evening. “I am unalterably in favor of the free coinage of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1,” he said, “and until a short time ago was enthusiastic for Bryan. Had the election taken place @ month ago there is no doubt in my mind that California would have gone for Bryan. Both parties in their state platforms are pledged to free silver, €nd no man could be elected there who did not favor it. But I shall vcte for McKinley and the republican ticket. In this I will be joined by thou sands who believe as I do, and who have been for Bryan. The reasons for this are partly that the populists have put out regular anarchists. Their nominee in my district, now represented by Congressmaa Bowers, is Dr. Castle; who called all sol- diers assassins, and who advocated openly the killing of the republican leaders. The teriff has cut more figure with us than it has in the east. California was almost ruined by the Wilson law, and Bryan's views, if adopted by Congress, would crip- ple us so that we could never recover. I left home two weeks ago, and the tide was then turning irresistibly. Bowers will be re-elected, possibly. McLachlan and the McKinley electors will have a majority of frem 10,000 to 15,000. I don’t think I can be mistaken. I have lived in California twenty years, and think I know the state.” Conneeticut. “Who told you that Connecticut was doubtful?” was the reply of J. A. Sperry, a jewelry manufacturer of Meriden. “It is a democratic state, but not that kind, just as I am a democrat, but not that kind of @ democrat. I don’t know what McKin- ley’s majority will be, but one thing is cer- tain, it would take more money than the whole amount the democrats have had this year to carry Connecticut for Bryan.” Mr. C. E. Simrall, a grocer of Bridgeport, Conn., said: “I am going home to vote, Connecticut will give a heavier majority for McKinley than it has ever given a presidential candidate. Ex-Congressman Bishop of Briigeport, a ltfe-long democrat, is stumping for McKinley, and the leading democrats are all that way. McKinley's majority in Connecticut will be 30,000 or Delaware. P. C. Hutchinson, a farmer, living near Kenton, said, when seen at the B. and O, depot: “I am a straight republican, but I am not going to vote this year. I don’t be- lieve in free silver, but some.of my neigh- bors who are republicans do, and a few of them will vote for Bryan. Most of them will not vote at all. We are tired of this constant wrangle between Higgins and Ad- dicks as to which shall boss the state, and it will do them good to let them know it at the polls. Delaware don’t count much in the electoral college, and the people up my way don’t think McKinley will need it; and while I don’t know what Wilmington will do, out in the state we have made up our minds it is time to smash the whole machine and stop the everlasting row. The country vote will be a surprise, and I be- eve Bryan will carry Delaware.” No one could be found from Wilmington, but the republican managers claim the state to be safe for McKinley. If, how- ever, Mr. Hutchinson represents a* very considerable element, Delaware may be counted upon as truly doubtful. Illinois. Al. D. Busey, a merchant of Rantout, Champaign county, was seen at the Na- tional Hotel, and said: “I am for McKinley, and the wish may be father to the thought, but I don’t think so. I have a considerable acquaintance throughout eastern central Illinois. When Altgeld was elected gov- ernor there were many of my friends who supported him, now there is not one who will vote for either him or Bryan. I made a list about a week ugo of the men whom I knew who voted for Altgeld before, and there were over five hundred of them. Not one will vote for Bryan. I have a brother living in Coles county, in the southern part of the state, and he writes me that it is the same way there. Bryan’s old home is in southern Illinois, but so is that of Tan- ner, the republican nominee for governor, and Tanner {s much stronger there than Bryan. The rise in the price of wheat has knocked out the only chance Bryan had of carrying the state, if he ever had any, I do not mean to say that he has no sup- porters in my section, but none of them are republicans or have been during the past ten years, and Senator Palmer will divide the democrats with him.” R. L. Wellington, a real estate dealer of Chicago, said at the Pennsylvania depot: “Chicago is the only part of Illinois where the principles advocated by Bryan ever had a chance of winning, and, as that is now concededly republican, the state is not in danger.” if One Bryan man was found from Illinois, but he declined to give his name or express an opinion, saying only “he will get vote, whether he gets any others or not.” * Indiana. J. J. Freeland, a clerk in tke pension of- fice, was in the depot en route to his home, in Goshen. “I am for Bryan myself,” he eaid, ‘and am confident that he will carry the state. In Goshen, Elkhart and other towns in northern Indiana I know many ublicans who will vote for Bryan. Many whem I know to have always been repule leans are not only going to vote for Bry- an, but are working for hina. The Indiana Club has sent out 700,000 pieces of litera- ture into the state, most of them in re- sponse to requests. We have had reports) from every county in Indiana. In Henry, county a list was sent in with the names of more than 500 who have been repubil- cans, who will vote for Bryan. In Indian- apolis the workingmen are wearing M Kinley badges and marching in y Processions, but they all assure us they ee gg hs y,, county wo! x fats will vote for TM, "arat. there icn with the now not only a Bryan man, but an ardent silver advocate. Nearly ali of the disaf- fected-in northern-Indiana have taken the, same course.” ‘Col. Hiueties axl recently chief of & division in the 4 r bureau ice; whose ‘légal rest cB said: ‘Not only I lis, but the state of Indtaha, go for int ryan. am I of this that T hhve offered several bets and have found no''takers.’ T’&m'sat+ isfied that the trerffl in Indianapolis among ali classes is toward. the free coinage’ of silver, and Bryan’s majority in the state will be a decisive one.” ! Iowa. ! The only_representative of the: buckeye state to be found among the travelers was C. L. Bates ‘of Des Moines, who dismissed the subject with, “I don’t think any one who has been over the state within the past six ‘weeks doubts for a-mhoment that } pot McKiniey will carry it.” Kentucky. J: R. ‘Sweetldha of Lexington; “a ‘horse- man, was the only Kentuckian seen. He sald: “I am a demgcrat and will be at home Tuesday and ‘vote forBryan,’:but candidly the state fs doubtful. He don’t seem to me to be as strong as Hardin was when.they defeated him for, governor. McKinley may carry the state.’ Maryland. W. L. Schultz, a hardware merchant of Baltimore, was seen at the Metropolitan, and said: “I regard Baltimore as sure to give .McKinley 8,000 majority, and the state outside of the city at least 2,000 more. I attended the Hagerstown ‘ and Frederick fairs and talked about the po- Utical situation with men from all parts of the state. I think that my estimate is a conservative one, and the majority will probably be greater than that.” J. W. Starr of Baltimore said: “Baltimore formerly gaye abont 10,900 democratic ma- jority. caused by repeaters, which are now done away with by the present ¢lec- tion arrangement. The old ring supported by Senator Gorman has been overthrown; the people became tired of it. The Sena- tor is politically dead and can never rule again. He is an able man, but looks out for himself. He was boss for twehty years, but will never be again. I am_will- ing to bet heavily upon McKinléy carry- ing Maryland.” W. C. Bracke of Montgomery county was seen at Willard’s. He said: “Montgomery county is sure for Bryan, but the state ts quite doubtful. Capt. McDonald will be elected to Congress. There have been no visible changes. Party lines are closely drawn. Senator Gorman’s bossism ts dis- liked, and it will affect the election -this year, as it did last, but he is a hard man to down.” Mr. Wabam of Gaithersburg, Md. said: “I am for Bryan, and my county will give him a majority, but I do not have the con- fidence in his carrying the state that I would like to have.” J. T. McFarland, a liveryman of Prince George's county, sald: ‘“‘Maryland will go for McKinley. It is all over there but the shouting.” ow. ~ YE MOTE wien Cc. E. Ryan of Prince George’s county: ee will ‘Carry Maryland“by’ 10,000 or, 12,000."" Michig: R. P. Lucas. a lumber man of ‘Saginaw, said: “Michigan is very doubtful. No one knows how it will go, but I believe McKin- ley will carry it. I think that because throughout the lumber, districis..the,aen, although favoring. free silver, will yate the republican ticket on aceount of the tariff. In'all of the estimates I: have seen this yote has been reliéd updn for Bryan, and he will not get the most of it. But don't put me down as making any certain pre- dictions about Michigan. But the gold sentiment in the southern part of the state | -and the tariff in the northern I think will result in the election of McKinley elec- tora! = ; ies | A number of New York mea were seen, but all of them dismissed the subject by saying the state would be overwhelmingly for McKinley, except E. 'T. Frater of Cata- Taugus county,.a fruit tree man, who said: “The claim that western New York will ‘n any way disconcert the republicans is not true. There is considerable free silver sentiment in that secticn of the state, but it 1s among those who have 'herévofste voted the prohibition ticket, and that vote has never exceeded 10,000. ‘Some of them talk a great deal, but I have carefuily sift- ed it down and find that {t will detract very Uttle from the usual republican majority, and what it does will be more than made up in the cities of western New York. A. B. Chester of Utica, N. Y., a traveling salesman, was seen at the Raleigh. and, said: “If the election had taken place two months ago Bryan would,.probably -have! been elected, but it was a boom or effer- Yesoenee, and, the people seem-te lave ‘sét-! tled down into the conviction that the. change would be injurious. My business has taken me over the state thoroughly, and I have talked with all classes’ of pco- ple, especially farmers, with whom Bryan 1s supposed to be strong, and the gencral sentiment among,them is as.L have:stated!””! North Carolina, , ‘ . J, A, Lee, a traveling man, representing! a Baltimore grocery house, who has just returned from a trip through North Caro- lina, said: “There may be some doubt as to the state ticket there, but I do not think there is any that Bryan will carry ‘he state by a good majority. I Gon’t regard North Carolina as even being doubtful.” Obto. 8. C. Wynn, a prominent business man of Toledo, who has been visiting his sister in this city, was seen at the depot. “I am going home to vote for McKinle; he said. “In my city, which has 140,000 inhabitants, the vote will be practically solid for Mc- Kinley. I did not want to return, and of- fered $10 for a pair, but could find no one who was going to vote for Bryan.” Virginia, “Any one who wants to place a good round bet on McKinley carrying Virginia can find his money covered by communi- cating with me at Richmond,” said W. J. Mickey. “The state has always gone dem- ocratic, and it is going that way this year by @ larger majority than ever, it matters not what the republicans claim. Richmond also will give Its usual democratic ma- jority. Anything to the contrary is a mere butt.” A. B. Lovett, real estate dealer and farm- er of Fairfax county, said: “I am in close touch with the farmers in my section of the state, and there is a strong majority for Bryan. There can be no doubt that the state will go for Bryan. There have been many changes in his favor among all classes.” 3 Milton Shooley,:@ farmer of Loudoun county, said: “My, ,coupty is strongly in- clined to McKinley4, Magt of the gold dem- ocrats will vote ee will vote for Palmer and. some will remain at home. The. rise in the price ofwhess will help McKin- ley, and the republigans: will probably carry: Leudoun county.”” 1 s. E. D. Bradley, well;known racehorse’ said: “Virginia and man of Richmond, ai¢ Richmord are for Bryan, and election day! will demonstrate ?the “fact. The farmer vote will be almost,@ pit.” _ mt Washington, eee “Washington wii 0 for Bryan,” said James A. Turley, ,f, lawyer of Seattle. “I am for McKinley, but we cannot carry the: state. I congole myself that McKinley does not need it’ One Gf thé shrewdest poll- ticlans we have is Senater Squire. . Just be- fore the republicanvconvention, he gave out an interview advocating a sound money platform. He went hame, and seeing the drift of affairs, allied himself with the Bryan forces. James liton Lewis, and William C. Jones will defeat Congressmen pealirtie and ie “3 fo one was foun innesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska, Grego, ‘West Virginia, Tennessee or Wis- cons! Pennsylvania, Mr. R, P. McClellan, a tanner of Mechan- icsburg, Ba., at the Howard said: “Penn. sylvania will undoubtedly go for M = but I believe Bryan will be elected. in my section of the state there is a very considerable Bryan sentiment. “He has done a work which no other man in nation could have done. eral opinion six months ago that the was. dead, and. the cratic party eae fi didate the |. It was the gen- < ‘Tenn Lenox 8. Stanton, manager of the Foun- ‘tain Head Railway Company, at Knoxville, a who vas.a delegate to the In- is convention, says: “The man who says Tennessee is cer- tainly democratic this year is mistaken. In Knoxville alope we have 600 business men who will vote for McKinley, who have al- ways been rats. The republicans Prebably lose two Congressmen from the number they now have, and I regard the election of the democratic candidate for governor as certain by a good majority, but there 1s a very decided sound money senti- ment throughout the state, and it will go direct to McKinley as a ‘rule. I do not Predict that McKinley will carry the state, but I do say that the result cannot even te approximated in advance of the elec- mn.” ‘West Virginia. Thos. A. Sterling, an attorney of Wheel- > W. Va. said: “I am in favor of the election of Bryan. Wheeling, the leading city in West Virginia, and Ohio county, in which it ts situated, will go for McKinley, I regard the state as doubtful, with the chances favoring Bryan.” Minnesota. Ex-Congressman J. H. Ward of Minne- sota is at the Riggs, and said: “I have al- ways been a democrat and am now, but I have been working for McKinley in this campaign to help thwart free coinage and the evils that would attend the passage of such a law, and when we have cured that infatuation’ “I will continue to vote demo- cratic tickets. There is no longer any donbt that McKinley will carry Minnesota by a 00d majority.” New Jersey. E. D. Vanderhoof of Paterson, N. J., was seen at the Raleigh, and said: “The repub- lican majority in New Jersey will be from 15,000 to 20,000. It will not equal that of the last gubernatorial election. Hobart’s Popularity at large and among his own em- Ployes will aid the result materially.” NELSON NOT HERE. Has Also Evaded the Local Perjury Charge. , The case of the three Jackson City men— John C. Nelsen, Edward Whalen and Chas. Auffort—charged in this city with perjury, was called for trial in Judge Miller's court this morning; but the defendants failed to answer. Sergeant Moore swore out the warrant in the case just before the so-called reform trials in Alexandria county, and when representatives of the Reform League pleaded for their release to attend the trials they were released upon John H. Green, their counsel, becoming surety for them. Several |postponements were granted be- cause of delays in the cases across the river, and when those cases were finished this case was set for a hearing and their counsel notified to have them in court to- day. Because of their failure to appear the bond was forfeited and an attachment is- sued for them. —___ PALMER AND BUCKNER HOOTED. Gross Disrespect Shown the Gold Standard Democratic Candidates. Gens. Palmer and Buckner arrived at Paris, Mo., yesterday morning on a irip ‘through Missouri, and were met at the depst by 500 persons. It proved an un- «Welcome greeting they received, and the party was compelled to pull out without accomplishing anything. As the candi- dates stood on the rear platform with their heads bared, a number of young men rushed up with a big Bryan banner vand shoved it under the noses of the gen- erals. Several efforts of General Buckner to speak were interrupted by cries of de- rision, many in the crowd yelling: ‘Look at the McKinley Aid Society.” Stung at this last fling, General Puck- ner poirted at the banner and said: ‘Let me teli you who and what constituted the McKinley Aid Society. In 1892, on a sound money platform, we elected Grover Cleve- land, but the last elections in Missouri, Milinots, Kentucky, and Ohio were disas- trous because you, you shouters with your heresies, drove the party on to failure ani contempt. Hold up your banner. There is the emblem of the McKinley Aid Society. Look at it.” The train had to pull out to get away from the baiiner carriers at tne occurrence. At Fayette Generals Palmer and Buck- “ner received even worse treatment than at Paris, and for a time violence was threat- ened the candidates. The party was greeted by a howling mob, which seemed bent on causing trou- ble from the moment the train stovzed. No sooner had the two generals emerged upon the car platform than a Bryan ban- ner. bearing the inscription “Fayette Dem- Qcratic Club” was thrust into General Pal- Mer’s face by its bearer. A citizen named Williams tried to urge peace, and the gold men rallied and rushed the Bryan banner ‘back. This only made the disyrbers more ugly. A man tried to punch General Buckner with a flag pole, and Williams seized it ‘and the crowd rushed upon him and be- ‘gan beating him. The rioters then tried to get at the generals and sirike them ‘with their banners. Scores of men fought bitterly around the car end; women were pushed about and knocked down, and many blows were exchanged. An old farmer climbed onto the rear end of the car and shouted: ‘You are carrying Missouri for » McKinley.” He was pulled Gown by the crowd. After five minutes of fighting, screaming and tooting horns the train pulled out with- out the candidates even attempting to make a speech. Most of the rioters were young men, and belonged to the so-calied Fayette Democratic Club. They wore high white hats, with Bryan’s name inscribed thereon and white badges. Most of them seemed to belong to the well-to-do element. Mrs. Palmer and Mrs. Buckner, who are accompanying the candidates, were wit- nesses of the scenes of disorder. Aboard the train the party showed the utmost surprise at the treatment accord- ed. Said General Buckner: “All through Iowa we were treated with courtesy. I did not believe we would be shown svch disrespect in Missouri.” see ---—_ The Star’s Election News. The Evening Star's election news will completely cover every point of interest in the country. In addition to the facilities afforded by the wide-reaching arrange- ments of the Associated Press, The Star has posted staff and special correspondents at all the important news centers, and the readers of The Star will enjoy the benefit of a service unrivaled for accuracy, full- ness and completeness. Those who want to get the quickest aad best news should arrange to get Tuesday's editions of The Star. | “The Star will display the news Tuesday night on two mammoth screens, so that ‘every one who desires can get the news as quickly as the telegraph brings it to the city. The Star will receive and display the bul- letins of the Associated Press, the Western Union and the Postal Telegraph companies, -besides the special bulletins of its own corps of correspondents and the election news to be gathered and distributed over the country by long distance telephone. ———_ Rendy to Celebrate. The Pioneer McKinley and Hobart Club of Clifton Park held its final meeting prior to the election at Clark's store last night, with the president of the club, Mr. Benja- min F. Peters, in the chair. A very encouraging report was made by the committee on registration, in which it was shown that every republican and sound money democrat within the jurisdic- tion of the club had registered. Mr. Wil- Mam _H. Clark, vice president, and Mr. Al- len Freas of the executive committee re- ported that there were no defections from the McKinley standard since the organiza- tion of the club, but, to the contrary, a gain of ie sepeviies. voters from this section of the thirteenth election district ‘over the Lowndes vote of last year may be dreldenys "Be Som mee mes ELECTORAL GUESSES Views of Washingtonians. About Tuesday’s Ballot. WHAT THE CANDIDATES WILL GE? Calculations as to the Number of the Electoral Votes. WIDELY DIFFERENT FIGURES Star reporters asked many citizens today how they calculated the electoral vote for President would stand. There were, of course, a large number who did not care to venture a prediction as to exact numbers. Below will be found the replies given by those who were willing to be quoted: J. Holdsworth Gordon, attorney-at-law— ean “Haven't had time to figure out the vote. Smith Thompson, jr.—“Bryan; 302." Clarence A. Brandenburg, attornéy-at-law —“We think McKinley will be elected be- cause we hcpe that he will be.” R. J. Meigs, assistant clerk Supreme Court, D. C.—‘McKinley, Leo Simmons, attorney-at-law—“McKin- ley; 260." Herbert M. Locke, attorney-at-law— “Bryan; 251.” Charles G. Mortimer, attorney-at-law— “McKinley; re. Clifford Howard—“McKinley; 226." Dr. William Tindall—“McKinley; Gwynne White—“McKinley; 290. ager J. Harrison Johnson—McKinley; 300.” W. F. Meyers—“McKinle: Daniel Curry—"McKinley; 3 Albert Daggett—"McKinley Matthew Trimble—“McKinle: 300, Campbell Carrington—“McKinley; 286.” John G. Slater—“Bryan; 290.” John P. Welcker—“McKinley; 270.” J. W. Collins—“McKinley Capt. A. A. Thomas—“McKiniey, 275.” R. E. Weedon— Commissioner George Truesdell— ley; 276.” Commissioner C. F, Powell—“McKinley; 1. James A. Bates—“McKinley; 272.” W. P. Richards—“McKinley; 250.” Assistant District Attorney John E. Las- key: “Bryan will, I believe, be elected, and I think he will receive not less than 250 votes.” Attorney W. Preston Williamson: “Mr. McKinley will win sure, and he will get at least 250 votes.” Lawyer Joseph Shillington: ‘Major Mc- Kinley is certain of election, and I figure it he will receive 273 votes.” _ Mr. L. S. Brown, general agent of the passenger depertment of the Southern Rall- way Company: “On account of the heavy silent vote in the middle western states, which if they were for McKinley they would not be silent, the result is very much mixed. On the other hand, however, it seems impossible to defeat the united press of the country, the majority of the intelli- gence and the personnei throughout the lend.” " Mr. P. B. Calvin, superintendent of mo- tive power of the Washington, Alexandria ard Mount Vernon Railway Company: “McKinley 260 electoral votes; Bryan the rest. I am going home to Indiana to voie, which*'state;I believe, will go republican by 15,000 majority.” i Mr. D. Lescallet, chief clerk of Washing- ton, Alexandria and Mt. Vernon Elect Railway Company: “McKinley, 293, the rest going to Bryan. I do not believe Palm- er will carry a single state.” A. M. Clapp: “McKinley will have about 280 electoral votes.” Arthur McCormick: “McKinley, 300.” M. A. Tappan: “I don’t care to designate exact figures, but you can rest assured McKinley will have enough votes to elect him by a great big margi Police Lieut. Kelley: “See this button? Well, that's how it’s coming out—McKinley and Hobart, with plenty to spare.” - Mr. John Joy Edson: “1 figure on 280 for McKinley.” Andrew Gleeson: “McKinley will get 275 electoral votes, He'll get at 244 electoral votes.” W. B. Shaw: “It is useless to venture an opinion. The result is extremely doubtful.” Col. Joe Rice: “I have never considered the possibility of McKinley having any- thing else than a cinch.” “I am inclined now,” said Attorney Jack- son H. Ralston, “‘to believe that Bryan will be elécted. The size of his vote will de- pend:on such states as Iilinois, Indiana and Michigan. If he carries them, and I be- lieve he will, his majority will be very large. I believe, too, that Bryan will carry both Maryland and Delaware, although the use of money in the latter state may give it to; McKinley,” = “If Maj. McKinley does not receive at least 300 electoral votes,” said Assistant District Attorney Tracy L. Jeffords, “I am a very much mistaken man. He will carry Ohio, where I vote, by something like 100,000. I base my estimates on a ten- thousand-mile trip I recently made through the country from the Atlantic to the Pa- cific, and from information received from Ohio and Illinois. I think, too, that Cali- fornia is as safe for Maj. McKinley as Ohio is,” “I think,” said Clerk N. Carroll Downs of Circuit Court No. 2, “that the election of Maj. McKinley is a settled fact. I believe that he will receive 258 votes. I include in this estimate the votes of Delaware, Mary land, Nebraska, West Virginia, Wyoming and North Dakota. I also believe he will c@®ry Kentucky. Indeed, I believe the re- publican electoral vote will be so large that they will wonder why they ever doubted their success.” “While I am not prepared to state figures, I have,” said Attorney B. F. Leighton, “such faith in the ultimate common sense of the American people that I cannot doubt the success of Maj. McKinley.” “Placing great faith in the information received by the republican managers of the campaign, I cannot,” remarked Mr. R. J. Meigs, one of the veteran clerks of the Dis- trict Supreme Court, “but believe that the republicans will sweep the country. I cer- tainly hope so.”” “I think there is not the slightest doubt of the election of Maj. McKinley by a very decided majority,” said Lawyer Clarence A. Brandenberg. “I believe,” stated Attorney Albert Sil- lers, “that McKinley will be elected by an erormous vote. I think so because I be- Keve that the people of the country realize that the election of Bryan would be a most deplorable result.” “I believe,” said Mr. Chas. W. Darr, a member of the District bar, “that the elec- tion of Mr. Bryan is absolutely certain. I believe he will receive at least 283 elec- toral votes. He will carry, among other states, Illinois, Indiana and Delaware.” Private Secretary Thurber: “I haven’t made any calculations on the vote, but I think McKinley will win by a large ma- jority. Mr. Preston, director of the mint: “Mc- Kinley will have from 270 to 300 votes.” Mr. Coffin, acting controller of the cur- rency: “My estimate is that McKinley will get 237 votes, or 13 more than enough to elect him.” Mr. J. M. Ford of Ford & Graham: Bryan will win, with 250 votes.’ Mr. T. Graham, his partner: “You may put me down as predicting McKinley’s elec- tion, with 238 votes. Mr. C. M. Merillat of the Associated Press: “McKinley will get 317 electoral votes or thereabouts, in my judgment. The current is with him,and political currents in times like these sweep strongly whichever direction they take.” Mr. John Boyle of the United Press, one of the District ites to the democratic convention at Chi : “Bryan will win in a walk. He will have over 300 votes.” hard think Mr. Ric! Lee Fearn of the United Press: ‘Bryan will probably get 287 votes.” Mr. “Gus” Leach of the United Press: “Me. inley will have 267 votes.” ‘I think McKinley will be elected by a vote of 302,” said Attorney P. E. Johnson. “I believe Bryan will be elected,” said Lawyer F. H. Mackey, “and I place his vote at 300 at least.” President Geo. H. Harries of the Metro- politan railway: “McKinley, 280. Fares, please.” ——— = FOOD FOR THE TIRED BRAIN, Hers = » - furnishes building material for brain and meses, Gin poegantes nek supetn. eaeed ———SSS=====3 A WARNING ADDREss. Issued by the Democratic Congres« stonal Committee. The democratic congressional committee issued an address to voters of the country Thursday evening, warning all persons to do their duty in preventing fraud on elec tion day. The address is as follows “OCTOBER 29, 1896. “To the voters of the United States: “In the preliminary battle of the people against the plutocracy the people have al- ready won. In spite of an expenditure of Money so large that the civilized world stands appalled at its magnitude, today a large majority of the people of the Vnited States are in open revolt against the merci- less gold standard and the domination of the country by the syndicated wealth of Furope and America, interested in securing or preventing legislation, and in controlling the execution of the laws in their interest, All that is necessary to secure the register- ing of the people's will is to see that every voter comes to the polls and casts an un- purchased ballot. Many of the millions collected by the syndicates have been re- served for election day. Beaten at every point, the last resort of money is to buy the ballot of the voter by purchasing hii absence from the polls. or to coerce hit vote by intimidation. To prevent this is possible if every patriot will do his duty. Every member of a club must go to the polls early in the morning of election day, cast his ballot and remain there until the polls close and the result is announced. Take care that every voter gets to the polls and casts his vote. Note down the name of every absent voter. Let it be known that the citizen who fails to vote, unless prevent- . has either been pur- of the corruptionists, or is otherwise unworthy to be called «& citizen. All signs indicate the overwhelm- ing triumph of the people, and to no organt- zations is more credit due for this than to the clubs, the people's organizatoins, cre- ated for no selfish purpose, and battling for the liberties of the people as in the days of their founder, the illustrious author of the Declaration of Independence. (Signed) JAMES K. JON “Chairman National Democratic ee. Commit- as “CHARLES J. FAULK % ‘Chairman Democratic Congressional Come mittee. “CHAUNCEY F. BLACK, “President National Association of Demo» cratic Clubs. “LAWRENCE GARDNER, “Becretary.” ———_---2.____ ALLEGED INSULT TO THE PFLAG, Report Denied at the American Raile way Union’s Hei ters at Chicago A story was current on the streets in Chicago Thursday afternoon to the ef- fect that the American flag had been torn down, trampled on and otherwise mis- treated at a meeting of the American Rail« way Union directors. This is the organizas tion of railway employes of which Eugene V. Debs is a leading spirit. In view of the intense feeling over the political situation the report created @ Sreat deal of excitement. Inquiry at the union's headquarters failed to verify the report. “The facts of the case are,” said Direce tor R. M. Goodwin, “that for the past two oe three weeks campaign dodgers of all kinds have been thrown into our office. They have usually lain where they weré thrown, and this was the case today when about fifteen or twenty paper flags witis McKinley's and Hobart’s pictures printed on them were thrown in the door. No ate tention was paid to them. We had no ine tention of insulting the flag. Does that look as if we had torn it down?” and Mr Goodwin pointed to a large American flag draped neatly across the windows, under which hung a picture of William J. Bryan, “The report that Mr. Debs or Mr. Burns ‘were present and took part in the alleged insult to the flag is nonsense,” continued Mr. Goodwin. either gentleman was here; there was no meeting of directors, nor was the American flag insulted in any B. W. Williams, manager of the Temple Court building, in which are located the offices of the union, said the story had been. greatly exaggerated. “There were some Paper flags on the floor,” said Mr. Wil- liams, “and tenants of the buiiding made complaint. At my request the paper was removed from the floor. It is a question whether this paper could be considered American flags under the circumstances. At any rate I cannot think that either Mr. Debs or Mr. Burns would offer to insult the flag.” EFFECT OF CHEAP MONEY. It Has Caused a Stagnation in Busi- mess in Argentina. Mr. Buchanan, United States minister to the Argentine Republic, has made a report to the Secretary of State on money and prices in foreign countries, showing the invariable bad effects of the cheap money system on the farmers and the wagee earners, An extended and careful personal observation has convinced him that, with possibly a few exceptions, all classes of workmen ix Argentina are today receiving less wages, the purchasing power of theif money being considered, than they were ten years ago. Minister Buchanan sume marizes his views on the financial question as follo’ “The first person to feel the decline of gold has been the farmer, who is come plaining bitterly of the relatively low prices he is receiving for his products, while he finds himself obliged to pay the same prices for what he buys as he did when, he received $2.50 more for every 100 kilos of wheat than he now receives. Low gold does not induce the merchant to ‘mark down’ his goods ith the same good will he manifested when he advanced their price. Notwithstanding the decline in the employer's income, as gold falls, the wor! man will not, in all probability, consent te a decrease in his present wages without a bitter fight; nor can he do so unless there is a sharp decline in rents and in the cost of living. As gold dechines the wage earns er who receives a gold salary finds his in- come disappearing, while his expenses ree main as before. This period of readjuste ment in the value of the money of the country has brought about a complete stage nation in business. With the advent of low gold, the farmer who made money on itq rise turned speculator, and holds his grain or cattle for a higher rate. The merchant cannot make collections because of this condition of things, and as he has to pay abroad, he also becomes a speculator, and waits for lower gold. Thus, every one to some extent becomes a speculator, at least to the extent of trying to profit’ in some manner by the daily rise and fall in gold, Of the fact that the unsettled and shifting value thus given to the currency of thi republic injures trade here there can be no question; and it can be equally stated as a fact that the wide fluctuations that have taken place in the value of the cu: rency within the past year or two ha brought on a commercial sttuation fag from satisfactory to the merchants, farms ers or workingmen.” ———_- e. Chinese to Make Wine. Tecoma Dispatch to the San Francisco Chrouicle, The Northern Pacific liner Tacoma,which arrived today from Hongkong and Yokos hama, brought news that a Chinese syndi- cate intends to open at once in northern China a large establishment for the pro duction of wine. The vine has long been srmwn in that country, but only with a view to producing grapes for the table, Attempts were made in 1893 to produce wine from these grapes. These attempts were so successtui that the syndicate re- ferred to applied to the Chirese govern- ment for a monopoly for the production of wine from grapes. An Austrian expert has recently visited the wine-producing districts of northern China and describes the quality of the grapes grown there as excelient. Baron Max von Babe, son of the late director of the Austrian Pomological Institute, has been appointed director of the new estab- lishment in China and is now on his way to that country. An increasing quantity of wine is con- sumed in China by the Chinese and the crowing Earapeen settlements on the seacoasts. Heretofore the supply has come from California Euro; With stated that the @hinese are anxious to drive foreign wines out of that market. os If you want today’s news, you can fing it only, in The Star. This will hold doubly, geod about next Tuesday’s election news.