Evening Star Newspaper, November 17, 1896, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. pasha ek te PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th 8t, by us hens Soe Kew York Office, 49 Potter Building, Evening Star is served to subscribers in the etty by ‘carriers, on thelr own account, at 10 cents or 44 cents month. at the Peanter 2 cents cach.” ‘sy mail—anywhere in the United — or ‘postage cents Ojaturday Quinta, a sate $1 per year, with S(mutered atthe Post Office at Washington, D. C., e second-class mail matter.) “"SSFA1l mail subscriptions must be paid In advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. No. 13,638. COMING CAUCUSES Difficulty Expected in Meeting on Party Lines. THE FACTIONS 0 BE CONSIDERED Some Think the Gatherings Should Be on Policies. A NEW PARTY WANTED ee When Congress meets men belonging to a variety of partles will come face to face at the Capitol, and politicians are now busy in discussing how these various factions will line up in caucus meetings. There will be the republicans, silver men, democrats, national democrats and populists, with one cr two “independents.” The most important question to be solved is how, with this array of varied opinion, caucuses will be held by any of the par- ties, as party lines have been almost ob- Lterated by lines of policies. Democrats do not like to talk for publication yet about the course they think should be pursued in regerd to the national democrats. There is no concealing n the part of extreme free silver men of a disinclination to have further party affiliation with gold demo- crats who left their party after the Chicago convention to help elect Mr. McKinley, un- less those men come back to their party or- Ganization, standing squarely on the last democratic platform, free silver and all. If the Palmer and Buckner democrats had merely bolted the Chicago convention and remained inactive the case, it is ar- gued, would have been different, but when they formed a uew party under the cog- romen “national democracy,” they placed themselves as decidedly outside of the regular democracy as if they had become republicans, and much more so than if they had become populists. Free silver demo- crats do not believe the gold democrats will make any effort to go into caucus with the regular democrats, but will go off and cau- cus by themselves as the populists do, It is argued that the only way in which the national democracy could attend a demo- cratic caucus would be by special invita- tion. To Break Up Party Lines. This condition brings up a variety of pos- sibilities which are all of intense Interest to party men of every faction in the Senate and House of Representatives. There are not a few who believe that the day for the complete break!ng up of parties, in the sense in which they have been known in the past, has come. They say the ten- dency for the last twelve years has been toward this end. Mugwumpism, which developed to great proportions in New York state when Mr. Cleveland was first elected to the presidency, may escape in the future the ridicule at first heaped upon it. It is claimed that for the past twelve years people have asked less and less what party they will vote for, and have considered what policies they could vote for. This desire to vote for particular policies ren- ders the parties great stumbling blocks in the path of many, for great numbers of democrats believe in tariff for revenue only and the gold standard, while a large faction among the republicans wants a protective tariff and the free coinage of goid and silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. Outlines of Policy. Many prominent politicians think it is atsurd for them to call caucuses on party lines, and that the true method should be to concur on lines of policy, though such a ecurse would be sn anomaly, because a caucus is for the purpose of a party de- ding on the policy it shall pursue on a given measure. In order to keep together all the strength possibte on various policies of government, a sentiment is growing in favor of encouraging caucuses on various issues, so that silver men can be silver men and at the same time be either protection- ists or “tariff for revenue only” men. Not only do the democrats see the advantage they would gain by getting accessions to their ranks from those republicans who refused to kick over party traces during the last election, but the protectionists see that they are equally interested in getting the votes of those five free silver Senators who are supposed to be as good protec- tionists now as when before they walked out of the St. Louls convention. Both pro- tectionists and free silver men feel that by friendly concessions they may gain the support of men who agree with them on one issue and disagree on another, men who h to their position between the two oid parties as tenaciously as other men hold to all that their party teaches. What Some Politicians Look For. For these reasons various politicians are lcoking favorably on the holding of “silver caucuses,” “protection caucuses” and where purely party measures are to be considered on party caucuses. If such plans are car- ried cut they will result in all sorts of knotty questions for democrats and repub- licans to deal with, and the caucuses would be quite different from the caucus ef past Congres: though the tendency to independent action that has been devei- oping for several years will cause it to be shorn of some of its novelty. Under such a method the gold or national democrats would caucus with the republicans on financial questions, while s‘lver republicans wouid on such occasions be gathered in the democratic fold. - — CAPT. MAHAN RETIRED. Action Taken at His Own Request After Forty Years’ Servic Capt. Alfred T. Mahan, popularly regard- ed as the best authority in the world on naval warfare, was placed on the retired list of the navy today. This action was taken on his own application under au- thority of the forty years’ service law. Captain Mahan is now on duty in New York city as a member of a special board. He is near the head of his grade, and in the erdinary course of events would have been fromoted to the grade of commodore in a few months. No reason was given for his desire to retire so soon in advance of pro- motion, but it is said that he wished to de- vote his entire time and attention to the literary work upon which he has been en- gaged for some time, without being subject to the orders of the Navy Department. His present duties are very light, and have not interfered with his private work, out it is said that the department was serious- ly considering giving him an important assignment, which would require his entire attention. Captain Mahan entered the navy in Sep- tember, 1856, as an acting midshipman. He was appointed from New York. He served throughout the war with credit and rose gradually through all the grades to the grade of captain, which rank he has held since September, 1885. He has had about sixteen years’ Sea service out of a total service of a little over forty years, and his last crulse was in command of the cruiser Chicago, then attached to the Eu- repean squadron. For many years he was president of the Naval War College. His books on naval affairs are regarded as standards. eae A Medal of Honor. A medal of honor has been awarded to Martin Wambsgan, late private Company D, 90th New York Volunteers, for gallantry in saving the regimental colors after the color bearer had fallen at the battle of Cedar Creek, Va. in October, 1864. KING OSCAR'S GRACEFUL ACT BUILDING PROSPECTS A Monument Erected Over the Grave of Mr. and Mrs. Youmans, The Story of the Incident Told in a Report to the State Department by Consul Man. United States Consul Man at Bergen, Norway, has informed the State Depart- ment that July 4 last Mr. and Mrs. Daniel D. Youmans of New York city, while driv- ing along a mountain road near Bergen, lost their lives through the horse backing off a declivity and precipitating them in the water below. Ten days later his majesty, King Oscar, on his way from Ber- gen to Stalheim, in passing Opheim’s lake, expressed a desire to see the place where the unfortunate event occurred and listened with evident emotion to the details of the accident. He descended from his carriage, taking with him a beautiful bouquet, which he tenderly fastened with his owm hands to the little wooden cross which marked the spot, and, turning to the chief official of the district, who accompanied him, di- rected that a monument be erected there, bearing an appropriate inscription. Consul Man says that this work has been completed and that the place is rendered forever memorable and impressive by a simple but beautiful and effective monu- ment, composed of a rough-hewn upright piece of granite seven feet high, with an inscription in Norwegian, of which the fol- lowing is a translation: “Mr. and Mrs. Daniel D. Youmans of New York. Met their death here. By an acci- dent. On the 4th of July, 1896. God’s grace be with him.” On the reverse side is this inscription in three lines: “Oscar the Second. rial.” The consul inclosed three photographs of the memorial stone with the request that they be forwarded to the family of the de- ceased. “I am sure,” he said, “the depart- ment will appreciate so gtaciou8 and sytn- pathetic an act on the part of a sovereign who thus accentuates his own and his sub- jects’ known kindly feeling toward our countrymen.” The United States minister to Sweden and Norway has been instructed to express the President's appreciation of his majesty's graceful tribute. What adds interest to this episode is the fact that King Oscar has been conditionally selected as the fifth or final member of the Anglo-American tribunal to arbitrate the differences between Great Britain and the United States. As has been already stated in The Star, the selection of the King of Norway and Sweden for this duty is con- tingent upon the failure of the four arbi- trators selected by the United States and Great Britain to agree upon the fifth mem- ber of the tribunal. Erected. This memo- 2 LINING UP FOR OFFICE. Defeated Congressmen Who Will Want Positions After Next March. The politicians are already at work gos- siping upon the probabilities of official ap- pointments to be made by the incoming administration. Office-seekers are lining up for position in the great race for offi- cial preferment which will begin March 4. The defeated republican Congressmen wha were slaughtered in the last election will be in the front rank of applicants, and on the principle probably that one good term, in office, demands another, will prefer their claims vigorously. ‘A piece of gossip which is of local inter- est is that Representative Pickler of South: Dakota is to be put forward as a candidate for the office of commissioner of pensions. It Is understood that he will be indorsed by a number of local Grand Army posts, whose members are familiar with Maj. Pickler’s record in Congress in behalf of the old soldiers. His entire service has been marked by continuous efforts for fa- vorable legislation. In the present Con- gress he is chairman of the committee on invalid pensions. He has been in the House since the Fifty-first Congress. Representative Settle of North Carolina is one of the unfortunates whom the pol- iticlans think will be provided for by the administration with a lucrative office. There was talk for a while of his contest- ing the election, but it is understood now that he has abandoned the idea, and that he may be a candidate for the position of United States district attorney for his dis- trict. Representative Long of Kansas is talked of among the political gossips as a candi- date for the consul generalship to Mexico. This is a paying position, and one that is in eager demand at the beginning of each administration. Representative Crowther of Missouri is thought to be ambitious for the office of postmaster at St. Joseph, or for the posi- Uon of customs collector for that district. Representative Andrews of Nebraska is said to have his eye on the position of col- lector of internal revenue at Omaha. This is also an appointment that is much sought after on account of its lucrativeness. a YHE GUNBOAT CASTINE. She is Being Fitted Out for the South Atlantic Station. ‘The gunboat Castine, which recently ar- rived at Norfolk with a draft of short-term men from the South Atlantic station, is being fitted out at the Norfolk yard with a view to her speedy return to that station. A number of changes were today ordered in her personnel, and all the relieving offi- cers were ordered to report for, duty on her on the 8th proximo. There is no thought of attaching this vessel to Admi- ral Bunce's fleet. Commander R. M. Berry at New York navy yard has been placed in command of the gunboat, with Lieut. N. T. Houston, now on the Vermont, es executive officer. Other officers ordered to the Castine are Lieut. H. Morreli of the Massachusetts; Lieut. J. H. L. Holcombe of the bureau of equipment, Lieut. J. Strauss of Washing- ton navy yard, Ensign H. G. Gates, Ensign H. M. Signor of Savannah, hydrograpnic office. Officers relieved from duty on the Castine are disposed of as follows: Com- mander T. Perry and Lieut. R. G. Daven- pert, two months’ leave; Lieut. A. M. Knight, Lieut. 8S. Cook and Ensign G. C. Davison, to the Puritan. —__-e—____ TODAY'S CABINET MEETING. The Financial Question Probably Alone Discussed. Consul General Lee called at the White House today, but was unable to see the President, as the latter was engaged with his cabinet officers at the time. He had a long chat with Private Secretary Thurber, however, and arranged to call again when the President was more at leisure. In yiew of the fact that he was at the White House during the cabinet session, and also be- cause he was there about half an hour, a report was started that he had been called into consultation with the President and his cabinet in regard to the Cuban affair. As already stated, however, he only got as far as the office of the private secretary and did not see the President at all. Secretary Olney had an interview with the President early in the morning and was not present at the meeting ‘of the cabinet. His absence is accepted as.an indication that neither the Cuban affair, the case of Venezuela nor any other foreign matter was the subject of consideration at today’s meeting. From the fact that Secretary Carlisle sent over to the Treasury. Depart- ment for certain data, it is inferred that the financial situation was the main topic of discussion. Many Architects See Signs of Im- proving Times. ORDERS GIVEN FOR HOUSES Work Held Up Until the Election Was Decided. MONEY SEEKING INVESTMENT It is generally believed by business men in this city that the result of the recent presidential election has had a favorable effect in giving confidence to investors. While it is not claimed that any special boom has been started, yet it is said there is renewed feeling of confidence, and the prospects are felt to be encouraging. As a tule, real estate is the last to feel the ef- fects of a revival after a period of depres- sion, and it is therefore considered to be more gratifying that there are encouraging indications of a return of activity in im- provements and in the erection of new buildings. Owing to the lateness of the season, it is not expected that any large percentage of the work now under contem- Plation will be carried out this year. Still, if the weather continues to be promising, and there is what is known as an open win- ter, It is believed that a great deal of build- ing will go on during the coming winter. At least that is the opinion of a number of architects whose interviews with Star re- reporters appear below. It seems to be the general belief of the architects that the ecming spring will witness considerable ac- tivity in the building trades. These views are based mainly on actual orders received from people who have money to invest, and who have selected this form of invest- ment. As will be noted below, the result of the recent presidential election has led to the giving of orders in a number of cases for work which had been suspended, and for the beginning of entirely new work. N. T. Haller. N. T. Haller said ghat within the past few days he had been given instructions to go ahead and prepare plans for an apartment house to be erected at the corner of New Hampshire avenue and § street. This build- ing is to be five stories in height, and will be built of brick and stone. He said that the ran who intended to make this improve- nent had deferred giving final orders until he knew whether McKinley was elected, In addition, Mr. HaNer says that he intends to prepare at once plans for sever- al houses, which will be erected , as soon as possible. He has, he states, other jobs of work in view, which he has no doubt will be carried out. C. A. Didden, C. A. Didden said that one big piece of work which had been in his office si last year and was not carricd out on ac- count of the uncertainty as to whether Mr. McKinley would be elected wil! now be executed. It involves, ne says, the ex- penditure of about $100,000, and this sum will be laid out in the construction of an apartment house at the corner of 15th ind U streets, having a frontage of 103 fee: and a depth of 70 feet. It will be six storie in height, and will be built of brick ana stone. Mr. Didden said that as soon as the plans and specifications are ready tne gonstruction of the building vall be begun. He also said that he is now receiving esti. mates for the erection of two Warehouses at 12th and B streets northwest for Edward O. Forney. These buildings will be three stories in height and constructed of brick and steel beams. Mr. Didden said it was doubtful whether either of these improve ments would have been made if Mr. Mc- Kinley had not been elected. B. F. Meyers. B. F. Meyers said that since the election several clients of his had decid2d to erect houses. The number of houses for whici: he was preparing plans and vhich woula be erected at once was twenty-six. Al. of these would be located on Columbi Heights, with the exception of one, whici. would be on Capitol Hill. The houses are to be put up in different localities and by different parties. In the opinion cf Mr. Meyers these houses,which were of a super- lor kind, would not have been built if Mr. McKinley had not been electesl. He saia that he had prepared plans for the new church edifice which the Mt. Pieasant Cou- gregational Church intended to erect and that the church people had now cecidea to begin building operations in the spr.ng. W. Bruce Gray. W. Bruce Gray said that one large plece of work for which he had prepared plans and which had been held up on account o1 the uncertainty as to whether Mr. Mck ley would be eiected would now be cuted. He referred to the work of aiter- ing and remodeling the building formerty known as the Hammond sanitarium on 14th street extended and Sheridan avenue, into an apartment house, to be know.: as the Stratford. He has orders to pro- ceed at once with the work. Mr. Gray said that he had also made a sketch piau for a large fire-proof office building wnicn those interested in had decided they wouiu put up as soon as they could secure a suitable site. He said that sume smaller improvements are now talked about witu the probability of something being done soon, He regarded the situation as being now very encouraging. Cc. L. Harding. ©. L, Harding said that since the election of Mr. McKinley he would proceed to erect two apartment houses for which ne had prepared sketch plans. Both will be four stories in height, having a frontage o1 twenty feet. Ore will be located on 19in street near Dupont Circle, and the other on 12th street near Iowa Circle. He also had plans for a row of five three-story brick and stone houses, which are to be erected on Columbia Heights as soon as possible. He is also preparing plans for an Episcopal Church edifice, which is to be erected at Woodside, on the site of the one that was recently destroyed by fire. He said that work on this building was to be begun at once. Glenn Brown. Glenn Brown said he could report no business that would have been affected by the election. All the plans upon whicn he is engaged would have been carried out in any event. . B. Stanley Simmons, _ B. Stanley Simmons said: “I have some work on the boards now that I have gotten in since the election, and the owner of the proposed buildings—they are ten dwellings on Columbia Heights—told_ me that he would not have considered the enterprise at this time if Mr. Bryan had been elected. Several other parties have been in talking about building in the north- west, which I think they will in a-shori time. The coming season promise’:to be active in the building line; the prospecis are.very bright.” s Donn & Peter. -- Donn & Peter said that several improve- ments which they had on hand and which were held up on account of the political uncertainty would now be carried out. They said that the work referred to was private houses to be erected in this city, and the expenditure involyed would be $20,000 or $30,000. They thought that the situation had improved very much, and that the prospects were encouraging. 3 Robert Head. Robert Head said that he had prepared plans for two houses at Petworth for Mr. B. H. Warner, which had been held up until it was known whether.or not Mr. McKinley would be elected. ‘Mr. Warner had now given orders that the work should be begun. Mr. Head ‘said that he was contemplating plans for a residence to be erected on P street between 17th and 18th. He stated that he had several pro- jects under consideration which he ex- pected would soon be carried out. T. Franklin Schneider. T. Franklin Schneider said that he had already testitied to the favorable change in business affairs since thé election, when he had announced, as stated in yester- day’s Star, that a capitalist had given him instructions to prepare plans for the erec- tion of a block of fifty residences. While this is a good indication, he thought that it wculd be impossible to tell much about the prospects for the coming season, owing to the fact that it was not customary even in busy years for people to pay much at- tention to real estate investments until after the holidays. The present period in the year, he said, was always dull with architects. It is rather unusval to get any new business until after the holidays. This year, he thought, was no exception to the Sereral rule, but he thought the indica- tcns were promising. He had just re- ceived, he said, orders to erect two large buildings in Buffalo, N. Y., which showed that business was !mproving jn that sec- tion of the country. Albert Goenner, Albert Goenner said: ‘So far I have had nothing in the way of new business that could be attributed to the result of the elec- tion. There 1s, of course, much talk of building, but so far it has heen only talk. Other questions affect the ngatter of build- ing at this time. People who have means to invest want to be sure that after they have erected buildings there will-be a de- mand for them. There are many empty houses in Washington, and there are peoe ple enottgh to deeupy theft, but @ process of retrenchme; 3 been, Ing on and -peo- retrenBCRt BAP, een PINE Oh and peo- ed at low rentals to move into others that will cost them more. It is hardly the time of the year for a boom in bullding to begin. Speaking of booms, it does not ¢eem to me likely or desirable that we are to have a boom. Money is easier, but we are far from having a return of prosperity. just now, and people will continue to be cautious about investments. Appletoi Clark, jr. Mr. Appleton: Clark; jr., sala that he had seen no substantial evidence of-any gen- eral movement toward investing in new buildings. He should like well enough to see it, but thus far there was no sign of it. George 8. Cooper said the outlook was surely encovraging. “People)are thinking of butlding, and that i8 something, es- pecially as there was nothing of the ‘kind before eléction:” We could bufld and <=ll a good mapy houses to cost fram $5,000 to 00 if there were ground tobe fad in the northwest ata figure to correspond with other prices in these times.’..I have had a number of inquitfes from ‘possible clients of late and I think there WIN be a revival in the building business for a time, at least.” ~ W. J. Palmer. : W. J. Palmer spoke in g/itkg vein. sald he had recetved ng orders #8 the re- sult of the election, but there were several people talking about building. Before the election there was absolutely nothing said of building, he added, and naturally on the brink of winter few would begin a building venture. “If it were tnauguration time said Mr, Palmer, “we should ail have FIGHT. IN CUBA, ¢ Spanish Minister's Opinion as to a Decinive Battle. The Spanish minister, Senor Dupuy de Lome, does not expeet to hear of any de- cisive battle in Cuba unless the Spanish troops syould be so fortunate as to corner the Cubans. He says that Maceo has no force with which he couid give baitle. The Spanish troops,- he thinks, will have to chase the insurgents from place to place, destroy their suppiies and plantations and prevent them from reaching the Sea, where they can secure new supplies. In case Gen. Weyler’s troops were abie to get_the insur- gents in a corner there might be a battle vt some impyriance, but otherwise the spanish mmuster ages Not Igok tor a pitch- ed batue, He says. the fighting niust be uke hgnung inaians in this country, driv- ing the insurgents from one corner to an- ouner, He does not 1ook for impertant ad- vices ‘trom Cuba, except possibly the death of Maceo, which he veheves would mean the end of the war. He estimates the force which Maceo ‘is able to collect and control at 3,00) to 4,000 men. The subject of nostiiities between Spain and the Unijed States was menuoned, and tne Spanish nutister Met it with a gesture of derision and declared it was, seusalion- atism. He said that in this country utere were Jingoists, wno wanted to make Uncie Sam a great bully, whereas he was a peaceable and good-natured gentleman. there was in Spain a ciass of jingoisis who were of the same kind and who were al- to stir up troubles, He said that Spain's position was to take care of ner own and defend herself, and that was what she was doing now. The Spanish minister i3 weil pleased with the success of the Spanish 10: He re- ceived a cable mesvage today saying that more than $10,000,000 had been subscribed, which, he says, refutes the assertion th spain is a~poor and bankrupt nation, una- ble longer to carry on the Cuban war. TORTURED BY BURGEAKS. Efforts to Induce a Miser to Surrender His Treasere. CLEVELAND, Qhio, November 17.—Some time last night three burgiars -breke into the house evcupied' by John Mirka,.a miser, at 448 East Prospect street. Mirka is sev- enty-two years old. He lives alone and has generally been credited with having large sums of money secreted in his:hquse. Upon his refusal to tell the burglars where his money was-hidden, he was beat- en in a terrible manner. ‘This punishment failing to force the information from the old man, he was bound, and a lamp's flame applied to his feet until the flesh was literally cooked. ‘Fhe ald man writhed in agony, but protested he had no money. The fiends then appded Jame to the suffering man’s hands, and n to bis Vody, until he finaMy sari into uncon- sciousness, in which condition he found early this morning. It.is believed burg- lars got nothing. There identity. 3 Mirka was taken to a’ fospitak is no clue Xo their LARGELY .OVERSUBSCRIBED. The New Spanish Loan Eagerly Taken by the People. . ¥ MADRID, November 17.The_subgerip- tions to the new, Spanish loan of 250/000,000 ow e 108,500 tas, of which over 25,000,000 were subschibed. i the provinces. _& Orie Occan Steamships Arrived. GLASGOW, Noveniber 17.—Arrived: Si- berian, New York. ; QUEENSTOWN, November fr.—arrivea: Waesiand, Philadelphia for Liverpool. “NEW YORK, November 17.—Arrived: New York, Southampton; Mobile, London; Kaiser Wilhelm II, Genoa. He- A BRAND-NEW PARTY|AN EXTRA SESSION Senator Peffer Thinks One Should Carry on the Bimetallism Fight. POPULISTS CAN’? GO WITH DEMOCRATS He Believes the Republicans Should Have Their Way. A NATIONAL CONFERENCE gee Senator Peffer of Kansas, in a talk with a Star reporter today, advocated the call- ing of a conference of silver leaders for the purpose of organizing a brand-new party to carry on the fight for bimetallism, and says that the same forces that were united in the campaign now cannot be united again under the leadership of the democrats. This idea of Senator Peffer's was brought out in a talk about the proba- ble policy of the silver men in the future. “f am not prepared to say,” he said, “what the silver men will do. I can only give my own views as to what we ought to do. The lesson of the late campaign taught us something that we needed very much to know, and that is that the friends of the gold standard are ready to abandon their party affiliations and vote together to secure legislation in accord with their own opinions on that subject. It taught us an- other thing—that the gold standard peopic regard the money question as the oniy one worth talking about at this time, and from what has taken place since the election we have learned another very important thing—that the gold standard people pro- pose to hold what they have by a continual agitation of the money question; that they will stand together as a unit without ref- erence to parties. Putting these three great factors together, it would be idiocy tor us to quarrel over party names and to allow party prejudices to keep us apart, when nothing but the closest union can achieve success. If the cause of bimetal- lism is right it ought to be not only defend- ed, but its advocacy ought to be made a war for -victery. Wanis a National Conference. “I think the silver forces of the country ought to meet in national conference by delegates properly chosen and arrange, if possible, for the organization of a new and distinct political party, for the purpose of continuing the struggle for reformation in our monetary system, and to keep up this struggle until we shall have succeeded or until we shall have aiscovered that a ma- jority of the people, at a fair election, with an untrammelea vote, do not agree with ‘Then you do not think the fight can be made again, if it is made at all, under the jeauersnip of the democrats?” “The silver democrats have control of their party organization, and if*they insist upon going into the next campaign with the party name, and expect silver repuoli- cans and populists te conunue the aluance that was formed during the last campaign, ‘they will'most hkély tail all around. Whe it is a matter of some delicacy, I think we ought to be frank with one another about at. ‘The democratic party as such can hardly expect to ever again have control vf the government. It 1s now hopelessly divided on tne money question, and that will conunue to be a bone of contention so jong as the party tries to maintain its in- legrity. Hence, the wise thing tor silver aemocrats-to do is to unite witn the popu- lists and silver republicans and 1orm an entirely distinct and new body under a new name, organized chietly for the purpose of carrying on the struggle for bimetailism and monetary reform. such a union will bring together ali the reform elements in the country. It will unite all shades of opinion opposed to the gold standard poi- icy. The new body would, logically, take 4 hew hame, and that would do a’ y with ine prejudices which hang about old names and party associations. When the popu- list party was organized those who joined at dia not do so with the intention of going back to the ranks of either the repubican ur democratic party. They started out on new lines, and their union with the silver democrais in the jast campaign was a mere temporary arrangement tor tempo- rary purposes, but it snowed our wilung- ness to unite with others upon wnat we re- ward as the most vital question. So it was with the silver republicans. Their umon with the democrats was only for the cam- paign. They are no more democrats now than before the caimpaign. All these things tend to snow that we are agreed upon tne paramount issue of the ume, but noi agreed a8 to a permanent union with the democ- racy unuer their party name. Hence, in my opimon, the only way to effect a per- manent umon of tne anti-goid forces is througn a new party organizauon.” Let Kepuplicaus Have ‘Their W “An the meantime, and as preliminary to the suggestion you make for a new party, What will the silver men do in the way of jegisiative matters?” “L think the friends of bimetallism in both houses of Congress ougat 10 organize tor effective work. ‘Chey ought to confer with one another freely and irank:y with a view (o acung as a boay, without regara to party, upon ail questions selaung to hnance. 4 don’t tnink it wise lor us to interpose any factious opposition to the measures which the repubucans propose to carry out their promises made auring the campaign, and while we should insist upon full ana free discussion of every subject, Opposition on our part that would perma- nenuy acivat the repubiican policy would have the ct of keeping the country suil longer in doubt as to what effect the pro- posed policy wouid have on the business of the country, To be more specuic—ar the republicans in the Senate propose, 10 lake up the Dingiey bill 1 do not think it Would we Wise ol our part lo preven: its passage by insisiing upon a free coinage a@menament. We could discuss che two propositions separately. if they had votes enough to pass their bill as a separate measure we would probably have votes enough to pass ours as a separate measure, and if the tariff bill should become a Jaw ns elfect on the business of the country would soon become apparent and we would all know whether it was for the better or the worse.” —_—_—_—_—_-e-+—____—__ The Army of the Tenziessee. ST. LOUIS, Mo., November 17.—The twenty-eighth annual reunion of the Socie- ty of the Army of the Tennessee will be held in this city tomorrow and Thursday at the Southern Hotel. Wednesday evening there will be tendered a reception in Entertain- ment Hall, Exposition building, when the annual address will be delivered by Gen. O. O. Howard of the regular army. Thurs- day the society will visit Jefferson bar- racks, where Gen. Henry will entertain them at lunch. The business meetings of the society will be held in the grand parlor of the Southern. SS An Alleged Wonderfal Discovery. CHICAGO, November 17.—The Journal publishes a column article concerning the alleged discovery of a vegetable powder which it is asserted will revolutionize trans- portation methods. The powder when mix- ed with water forms an electric battery, one cell of which is said to be strong enough to run half a dozen incandescent lights. With two cells a power of 110 volts is claimed. The powder is reported to be made from the roots of a common plant, the name of which is kept secret awaiting @ patent. Representative Grout Thinks One Should Be Called Early. The People Expect a Revision of the Tarifi—No Fear of the Silver Republican Senators. Representative Grout of Vermont is in Washingten on his way west to Leaven- worth, Kansas, whither he is going as chairman of the special committee to in- vestigate the alleged abuses in the sol- diers’ home. He does not expect to return to Washington before the assembling of Congress, as the work of the committec will probably occupy all the intervening time. General Grout thinks there is no doubt about an extra session of Congress if it shall appear that the republicans have a working majority in the new Sen- ate. An Extra Session Should Be Called. ‘I think there is little question,” he said, “that there will be enough votes in the next Senate to enact the right kind of a tariff bill, and if it is possible to pass a bill there is no good reason why an extra ses- sion should not be called in order to get the werk done just as quickly as possible. If I were to have my own way I would have a call already drawn up so that im- mediately after the inauguration of the republican President both branches of the Fifty-tifth Congress might be summoned to meet in special session at noon of the fol- lowing day. It ought to be the very first act of the new administration. There is no reason why the House should not be able to get to work upon a tariff bill right away. Fortunately every member of the republi- can majority of the ways and means com- mittee in the present House has been re- turned to the next, and I believe Speaker Reed would be glad to have them go to work at once upon the preparation of a new bill which could be ready to submit to the House very soon after its assembling next spring. In this way a great deal of time can be saved and the sooner the coun- try knows what kind of a tariff bill is go- ing into effect the better. The work all ought to be done by June, and the people could then start out in earnest on the ca- reer of prosperity which republican suc- cess assures. The Senate and the Dingley Bil! “The Senate ought not to waste much time over the Dingley bill this winter. ‘Phere is no reason to suppose evea if the bill were to pass that it would meet the approval of the President. The wool sched- ule alone would probably be enough to in- sure a veto, and if that is to be the out- come, the less time wasted by the over the bill the better for all concerned. If the Senate can pass the bill without a great expenditure of effort, very well. It could go to the President then, aad he would be responsible for its future. But more than this it would not be wise for the Senate to undertake. In any event, there cught to be a special session, and ‘a pe :enent revision of the tariff ought to go to effect just as soon as may be. This is what the people expect. The Silver Republicans, “I have no fear about the complexion of the next Senate If the republicans depend upon the free silver republicans of the far west to help them out, I think they will nut be disappointed. These men are all prove>- 's, and their constituents are greatl interested in protection. Their instinct is te act with the republican party; and then it is to be borne in mind that it will be to the personal advantage of every one © them to support a tariff bill in the suce of which the administration will be vita interested. By holding aloof they can onl alienate the men who will be in power fo the next four years, and sacrifice their chances for controlling the patronage which in the far western states is an item of very great importance. I do not_beli that when the time comes these S: will b2 found wililag to sacrifice th future when, to save it, they are c: upoa only to act with the party with whic they have acted in Congress hitherto. —————.-—____—_ TARIFF LEGISLATION. Members of the Cabinet Do Not Look for Any at the Coming Sexsion. Postmaster General Wilson does not feel that it would be proper fer him to talk of a probable increase in the revenues of the government under the Wilson bill since the revival of business brought on by the e! tion of McKinley. Much less does he think it would be proper to give an opinion whether the revenues to come in will fill the gap in the government purse, thus giv- ing an important bearing to the question whether the President would veto the Ding- ley bill or a kindred measure, if passed at this session. Mr. Wilson's disposition not to talk on this subject may arise from the fact that some important suggestions on the ques- tion of revenue are expected in the annua! report of Secretary Carlisle and in the au pual message of President Cleveland. The ideas put forth in both of these documents may have weight in deciding the republi- n leaders what they will do at the com- ing session of Congress in the matter of tariff legisiation. There is reason to believe that Secretary Carlisle's message will deal with new points in the matter of govern- ment revenue. There is also reason to be- lieve that each of the documents spoken of will indirectily bear on the proposed legis- lation of the republicans. Like Mr. Wilson, the other members of the cabinet are not discussing government revenue, because that question belongs to Secretary Carlisle, who will, as intimated, cover that feature of his ‘annual report more fully than for some time. It is a fact that several members of the cabinet do not look for tariff legisiation at the coming session of Congress. What grounds they have for this belief is not known. There is a surmise that it arises trom a knowledge that Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Carlisie will say things which will put a stop to it. There is a growing tendency in various circles to the belief that the Dingley bill will not be pushed at the com- ing session. The business interests of the country, it is argued, would protest against the passage of another tariff bill next year should the Dingiey bill go through ‘this year. Should the Dingley bill be remodeled, as is proposed, so as to cover more general- ly the republican. principle of protection, it is then certain that the labor would be lost, as the President would veto it. The talk now is along the line to remodel the Ding- ley bill and to pass the changed bill at this session. With Mr. Cleveland as the chief executive this is thought to be out of the question. He might, it is said, sign a bill like that now pending, gut he would never sign a straightout republican tariff bill. Bryan's Biggest Plurality. Texas will stand at the head of the states which give Bryan majorities. There is no telling how big the majority will be in that state. Up to Saturday last com- plete returns had been received from 150 of the 246 organized counties of the state, and they gave Bryan 117,138 plurality over McKinley. The counties to report will, it is said, run Bryan's plurality beyond the 150,000 mark. Governor Culberson has ouly 46,000 plurality from the reported coun- ties over Kirby, populist. The full vote of the state will, it is thought, approxi- mate 550,000, which is 115,000 larger than ever before cast. Colorado will be next to Texas in the matter of a majority; Missouri is third, Arkansas fourth, Mississippi fifth, South Carolina sixth, with the other states fol- lowing. ARGUMENTS HEARD Bondholders Object to the Eckington Receiver's Plan, MR. WILSON TALKS TODAY The Air Motor Experiments At- tacked in Court. ———_>—___. PROBABLE — cost The trustees of the bends of the Ecking- ton and Soldiers’ Home Railroad Company appeared in the Equity Court, before Jus- tice Cox, today, by their attorneys, Na- thaniel Wilson, Aldis B. Browne, William F. Mattingly ard John B. Larner, to op- pose the granting of the authority asked for by Receiver W. Kesley Schoepf in his recent report test the Hoadly-Knight motor, the details of which are familiar to the public. Receiver Schoepf was present, with his attorneys, Mr. John Ricout and Mr. W. R. Marbury. Mr. Wilson opened the heart 4 Justice Cox this afternoon listencd to arguments in the matier of the rm ‘port of Receiver W. Kesley Schoepf of the Belt and Eckington railway companics, who recommended that the offer of the Com- pressed Air Company of York to make a test of the Hoadley-Knigat motor be accepted, and that he be autxc send a car body to Worce ster, have it equipped with the mot» ow were present Mr. Schoepf, his attorneys, Mr. John Ridout and W. R. Marbury, and Mr. Nathaniel Wilson, William F. Mat- tingly, John B. Larner and Aldis B. Browne, who appeared in opposition to the granting of the authority asked. wu son opened the heaving, He read that part of the receiver's report regarding the proposition to make the test with the Hoadiey motor and said that even if the test were successful the question would then arise where the money to equip the roads would come from, and owing to the hopeless insolvency of the compantes, funds could Le obtained only by receiver's certificates. He went at some length into the financial conditions of the companies, saying there was no money in the trecs- ury to pay the interest that will fall due in December and January, or to pay chil gations already incurred for the payment of former interest. A very significant thing, he said, was the obligation incurred under the terms of the act of June 10, INM, which required both companics to begin to equip their roads with compressed air motors within three months from the act’s passage. This time, he said, expired before the present bill was brought, and no attempt at such equipment had been made. He showed by the same act that on December the ¢ npanies: would have no further right to use horse power and that by December 11 they would have to put in compressed air or under- ground electric power. He showed the impossibility of this being accomplished and then went into a review of the processes by which the roads were placed in the receiver's hand: request for the authority to issu S$ certifi- cates for the purpose of equipping the roads with air leged disc: represent: and the te is and point S between th ons regarding the ts as they existed, Schoepf was not justified in making any of the statements that he did in relation thereto. Against Experiments. There was no ground, continued Mr. Wil- son, for Mr. Schoepf's recommendstions in his later report in behalf of the Hoadly motor, when the Hardie motor was in working erder and its owners had made a better offer for finally equipping the roads. But the merits of the motors were not un- der consideration because in either case it was necessary for the court to decide, and he claimed the court had no right to Gecide such a question, as it was entirely to the jurisdiction of a court of aking for the trustees of the bond- holders, said Mr, Wilson, no case had ever been known where a court of y had authorized the issue of receiv) certifi- cates which should be a prior lien to the bonds outstanding against the property of corporations. The right of the court to authorize cer- to meet the operating ex: es of 5 was not questioned. There nad been cases where certificates had been is- sued to complete unfinished roads, bi every case either the consent of the bo} helders had been + ured or their rights bad been safely guarded. In this case the desire is mcrely to expend a very large ciency cannot 1 An ex- riment with one 0, could not pos- sibly ascertain the comme al valve of ihe system. In support of this point Mr. Wilson quoted Receiver Schoepf own words, where he said, in his rt, that the un- derground conduits through which elec- tric systems ar run have not b n operated for a sufficient time to prove their value, and called attention to the conduit on U street that had beeu operated se Mr. : clusion said that the trustee holding t first mor bonds: claimed that the court had no power to authorize the issuance of receiver's cates th: be a prior lic bonds, save only for the oper: penses of the roads, without sent of the trustee. In 5) gument Mr. Wilson gave Supreme Court cas authority for his claims, and from which he read at great length. Mr. William F. Mattingly and Mr. Ridout ALLEGED FRAUD IN TENNESS| An Investigation to Be Made by the Republicans. NASHVILLE, Tenn., Noveraber 17.—The republican state executive committee, with 200 leading republicans from all portions of the state, closed a session last night, after having unaniméusly resolved to in- vestigate alleged election frauds in this state and inaugurate a contest for the fovernorshin and indorse a contest upoa the part of the candidates for Congress who were defeated by frauds. ee WOMAN SUF won. The Constitutiona ried by 5,000 in Idah, BOISE, Idaho, November 17.—From un- official source it is learned that the woman suffrage amendment to the constitution has a majority of nearly 5,00. Friends of the movement all over the state are jubilant. aia Kansans City Printers Strike. KANSAS CITY, Mo., November 17.—A strike or lockout of all the union printers, pressmen, feeders, helpers and bookbinders in this city, employed by the firms who are members of the employing printers’ organization, the Typotheta, is threatened. The trouble is over the refusal of the Typo- graphical Union to call off its boycottt cently declared against the Hudson- berly Publishing Company, a non-union house.