Evening Star Newspaper, May 3, 1897, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. —_-+--— PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 7101 _Pennsyl Avenue, Cor. 11th 8, by 2 Company, eas Stara Kew York Ofice, 49 Potter Building. ¢ Even Star is served to subscribers in the clay Wg carting, onl Gasle ows acsoent; craO:conte per week, or 44 cents per mo pies at the 2 cents each. By mail—anywhere in the postage prepaid—S0 cents per mont Saturday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with m postage added, $3.00. red at the Post Office at’ Washington, D. C., wxi-class mail matter.) 1 wail subscriptions must be paid tn advance. f advertising made known on application. Che £ve ing Star. No. 13,781. WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, MAY 3, 1897-FOURTEEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. “Want” advertisements in The Star pay because they bring ‘answers. ASK AN ARMISTICE Turks Willing to Stop Fighting Five Days. MORE RUMORS OF INTERVENTION — ee Belief That Greece is Ready to Confess Failure. KING GEORGE REPORTED SICK ——— LANDE ay 3.—Dispatches today note little change fn the eastern situation. In- tervention is in the air and will probably take definite form speedily. There is no devbt the Greeks are about ready to con- fess failure, and the reported sickness of Prince George perhaps foretells his de- parture from the country. The representa- tives of the powers at Athens have held frequent meetings, and it is believed they ere drawing up a plan to terminate the war. LONDON, May 3.—A special dispatch from Athens announces that Edhem Pasha has sent an officer with a flag of truce to the Greek headquarters, asking for an armistice of five days. A-other dispatch from Athens says it is again reported that Bulgarian irreguiars to the numbe= of about 200 men have crossed the frontier in Macedonia. War May Svon Cease. fANTINOPLE, May 3.—In influ- 1 Turkish circles the opinion is ex- pressed that the war with Greece will soon termminate. It is pointed out that while Turkey was forced into the war by Greek aggression and the counsels of certain of the powers, she will not gain any advan- tage by crushing Greece for the benefit of the Si. element in the Balkans. It is held that the successes attained by the Tur- kish troops in Greece are all the Turkish government could desire. = of the talk of peace, however, “parations for war show no signs of co en ng. The whole of the landsturm, or mus.ahfuz (second reserve), belonging to the third army corps, stationed in the Sa- Jonica district, has been called out. Ralli Seeks Intervention. May 3.—Official dispatches from ms received here today say that the << premier, M. Ralli, continues nego- with the view of securing the in- ion of France, Russia and Great in favor of an armistice., King George Has Spasms. PARIS, May 3—An Athens dispatch to the Figaro asserts that King George is suffering from cardiacal spasms, and that his physician insists that a change of air, to tae Istand of Milo or to the Island of Syra, is necessary. The Campaign in Epiras. ATHENS, May 3.—Advices from Art Say that the chief local authorities and abc one hundred inhabitants of that Place wve returned there. Panic, how- ever, still prevails at Arta. All the stores @re closed and the military authorities are dra said to be contemplating further with- wal of the Greek troops in that vicinity. iu the direction of Fillipiade flames are vis An armed Greek priest has been attccpting to restore the morale of the trc.ps at Arta by preaching in the public Squcre a crusade against the Turks. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 3.—The com- r of the Turkish forces at Janina, telegraphs that the Turks have re- occupied Louros. 3.—A dispatch from Aria the Turks have occupied the se at Louros. BeRLIN, May 3.—A dispatch from Rome > the Italian government has instruct commander of an Italian warship at west coast of Greece, to protect n interests there. Summary of the Situation. NS, May 3.—The diplomatic situa- tion may be summed up as follow: © request for mediation has been or ressed by Greece to the powers the ministers of war and marine re- upon the state of the Greek forces los and elsewhere © powers have not offered mediation, ugn they do not conceal the fact Tequest for intervention will be y acceptable to them. * minister of foreign affair: Skou- says the military situation has roved in both Epirus and Thes- hat the victory of the Greeks over the Turks at Velestino was brilliant. will be unti ATH May 3.—The ministers of war and marine have left Pharsalos for Ath- ens. after a long conference with Prince Constantine and the headquarters staff. May 3.—It is offi- ally reiterated that the reports of Tur- © reverses at Velestino are unfounded. CRETANS OFFERED AUTONOMY. Leaders Demand Annexation to Greece —Death Their Alternative. CANDIA, Island of Crete, May 3.—The admirals commanding the fleets of the for- «fen powers in Cretan waters had a con- ference yesterday with the insurgent lead- ers at Paleokastro. The Cretans were Promised complete autonomy, including the condition that the nomination of their ruler should be subject to the ratification of the Cretan assembly. The insurgent leaders, however, cut the discussion short and re- iterated that their motto remained “An- nexation to Greece or death.” —_——> CONCLAVE OF HEPTASOPHs, Members of the Grand Lodge Gather- ing at Leuisville, Ky. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 3—About 300 Heptasophs have arrived to attend the supreme conclave of the order, which will be held here tomorrow morning and last for three days. The Baltimore, Philadelphia, Pittsburg and Lawrenceburg delegations are expected are expected today. The Boston delegation reached here at 10 o'clock. : It ts estimated that at least 550 members of the Grand Lodge will be In attendance. —_-—-—-. . THOMAS SUGG ARRESTED. Member of Wealthy Kentucky Famtly Charged With Forgery. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. MADISONVILLE, Ky., May 3.—Tom Susg. member of one of the wealthiest families in the state, was arrested this morning and taken to Hot Springs, Ark. to answer @ charge of forgery. It is said he ts wanted on the same charge at Neshville, Tenn., and Richmond, Va. THE CALCUTTA CONSULSHIP Robert F. Patterson of Tennessee Nominated by the President, End of a Lively Contest for the Posi- tion — Gen Sickles’ Son Sent to Madrid as Legation Secretary. The President made the following nomi- nations today: State—Robert F. Patterson of Tennessee, to be consul general of the United States at Calcutta, India. Stanton Sickles of New York, to be secretary of the legation of the United States at Madrid. Navy—Assistant Engineer Claude B. Price, to be passed assistant engineer; Lieut. (junior grade) Wm. E. Safford, to be a lieutenant; Lieut. (junior grade) Fredk. R. Brainard, to be a lieutenant; Ensign Mark L. Bristol, to be a lieutenant (junior grade); John Hancock Merriam of Min- nesota, to be an assistant paymaster. 4 Interior—Alpha E. Hoyt of Wyoming, to be register of land office at Sundana, Wyo. Postmasters—James W. Hughes, Birming- ham, Ala.; W. B. Morton, Harrison, Ark.; Tracy R. Thomas, Prescott, Ark.; Nelson Sleppy, Chino, Cal’; Nathaniel Bullock, Bu- reka, Cal.; Susan L. Drake, Colusa, Cal Edwin W. S. Pickett, Fairfield, Conn.; Richard Jobes, Suffield,Conn.; Aaron Frost, Wardner, Idaho; T. S. Reynolds, Harris- burg, Mll.; Hanson J. De Pue, Lacon, UL; Wm. E. Ludlow, Griggsville, Iil.; Cornelius T. Beckman, Petersburg, Ili.; Taylor Rea- gan, Plainfield, Ind.; Thos. H. Adams, Vin- cennes, Ind.; Elmer E. Johnston, Rockwell City, Iowa: C. A. Merrill, Nora Springs, lowa; John Knapp, Parkersburg, lowa; John B. Vincent, Hutchinson, Kan.; W H. Halsinger, Cottonwood Falls, Edward B. Rodick, Bar Harbor, Main’ Wm. C. Hinman, Great Barrington J. Evarts Greene, Worcester, Mass F. Shaw, Weymouth Center, Ma: W. Pullen, Milan, Mich.; Miles M. Chas. Caila- ghan, Reed City, Mich.; George B. Faxon, Ovid, Mich.; Fannie Vandyke, Alexandria, Minn.; Oliver H. Stilson, Minn., Benj. M. Prentiss, Wm. T. Ager, Beaver City, Neb.; James } Brooks, Rushville, Neb.; John L. Derby, Cranford, N. J.; Wm. H. Larison, Madison N. J.; Frank F. Hathaway, Plattsburg, } ry Cady, Schoharie, N is, Spring Valley, N. Y.: Hegner, Wyoming, Ohio; George A. Beidler, Oklahoma, Okla.; A. M. Ketler, Bennett, Pa.: Benj. A. Waters, Williamstown, Pa.; Fredk. Chapman, Woodstock, Vt.; John M. Griffin, Fredericksburg, Va.; Sami. M. Yost, Staunton, Va.; Frank Eugene Parker, Rhinelander, Wis. Mr. Sickles is a son of the second wife of General Sickles, a Spanish woman, who has lived all her life in Spain, and her son was reared in that country. Grand Rapids, Bethany, Mo. + CATCHER SERVICE AT FAULT. Fast Mail Trains Often Fail to Take the Pouches. The catcher service in the railway mail service, whereby mail is dropped on cranes at small stations from fast trains, is giv- ing the postal authorities much annoy- ancé, and complaints are frequent. Acting General Superintendent Myers of the rail- way mail service has issued two orders to correct abuses. One prohibits the use of damaged or insecure catcher pouches, and the other directs division railway mail superintendents to instruct postmasters as to properly hanging catcher pouches in the mail cranes. Both of the orders are due to reports in- dicatiag that the mails are frequently ex- posed to loss or damage by use of damaged catcher equipment and improper placing of sacks in the mail cranes. The second order is issued with a view to avoiding failures to secure mails at catch stations and to prevent damage to equipment. eam ——— UPON JOINT RECOMMENDATION. Settling the Patronage Dispute in the Second Virginia District. The fourth assistant postmaster general said to a Star reporter today that in the future appointments of fourth-class post- masters in the second district of Virginia will be made upon the joint recommenda- tien of National Committeeman Bowden and Dr. R. A. Wise, the contesting repub- lican candidate for Congress from that district. Since the present administration came into power the patronage of the sec- ond district has been given te Mr. Bowden, which developed great opposition on the part of Dr. Wise and his friends. Satur- day a delegation from the second district waited on the President and Postmaster General and denounced Mr. Bowden with bitterness, claiming that he did not repre- sent the republicans of the second districi, and asked that the patronage be given to Dr. Wise. A DIVISION CHIEF RESIGNS. General Surprise Caused in the De- partment. Charles W. Osenton of West Virginia, cbief of division in the office of auditor for the War Department, tendered his resigna- tion to the Secretary of the Treasury to- day. The action was entirely voluntary, and being contrary to all precedents, caused general surprise in the department. —————_—______ DEPARTURE OF YANG YU. Former Chinese Minister Has Left for Hiln New Station. Mr. Yang Yu, formerly Chinese minister to the United States, left here this morn- ing for New York, on his way to his new station at St. Petersburg. He will remain with his suite of personal attendants at the Waldorff until the 8th, when he sails for Russia. ——_-+e+_____ Personal Mention. Mr. Orville J. Victor has resigned from the editorship of the “Banner Weekly,” with which he had been connected since 1SS1. He will not, however, retire from the literary or journalistic field, for he has several things in contemplation, among which is a life of Alexander Hamilton. Mr. Florent M. Meline of New York will spend a few days in Washington on his way to Nashville. Ex-Representative William F. Alérich of Alabama, who has been quite ill for the past three weeks at Lis Washington resi- dence, No. 610 South Carolina avenue scutheast, is now believed to be conva- lescent, and his physician today expressed the opinion that he wouid entirely re- cover. Colonel G. L. Gillespie, Corps of Engi- neers, is at the Richmond. Cclonel J. C. Bates, 2d Infantry, and Major A. R. Chaffee, 9th Cavalry, are in the city in attendance on the meetings ot the board on small arms firing regulations. Lieutenant G. O. Squier, 3d Artillery, and Lieutenant C. H. Paine, 13th Infantry, and Captain Charles Morris, 5th Artillery, are in this city on leave of absence. —_—___+e.________.. Two Gunboats to Go In Commission. The first result of the laying up of the big cruiser Columbia is manifested in the preparation of orders by the Navy Depart- ment for the commissioning of the twe new gunboats, Helena and Annapolis. The Heleaa will go into active servicé for the first time on June 1, and the Annapolis a week later on the 7th. These boats will be kept on the North Atlantic station for about three monthe, wher, ly shaken down, they on bail pending semtenée. The President has promised to take up the papers. Wolcott Fixtig to'Go. Senator Wolcott was with President Mc- Kinley some time today, talking over the coming trip of the monetary commission. to Europe. Senator Wolcott says the com- mission will probably leave New York by steamer Saturday. - Neither Mr. Payne nor ex-Vice President Stevenson, the other members of the com- mission, will come’ here, but will go direct to New York and join Senator Wolcott. The Colorado senator thoroughly under- stands the President's ‘views. Their con- ference today was for the purpose of going over the situation a last time. Quay and His Visit. Senator Quay was among the prominent visitors of the day, and had a onger talk with the President than ustal. The talk related to numerous Pénnsylvania appli- cants for office. Senator Quay and Repre- sentative Stone have indorsed Mr. Diely for ccmmissioner of immigration, but the sena- tor believes that the man who will draw the prize will be T. V. Powderly. The la- bering’'men of Pennsylvania are divided as between seyeral applicants for the position. Consular Applicantn, Representative Spregue of Massachusetts Visited the White House with J. Edwin Dudley, who was an appligant for the con- suiship at Bradford, England, which was recently filled. Mr, Dudley has changed his application to another consulate. Rev. J. P. Erick of Cleveland, Ohio, an applicant for the corsulate at Hamburg, Berlin or Dresden, filed further papers in his case. Senator Wetmore was) at the White House with Pref. Will of Brown Uni- versity, strongly indorsed for & mission. The Auditerships. The President is sald to have taken up the treasury auditorships, and may make the nominations this week, Several ‘inemi- bers of Congress saw him today about ap- plicants. Representative Overstreet of In- diana has a candidate for an auditorship in Mr. Logan. Representative Landis of Indiana Spoke In favor of a candidate. Mrs. A. M. Curtis of Chicago is aiding Mrs. J. Ellen Foster to have Elijah Foster made an attorney of the government in Indian depredation claims. Mrs. Foster was president of the Woman's National Republican League, and organized clubs in the last campaign. Mrs. Curtis organized clubs in Virginia. Elijah Foster is the hus- band of Mrs. Foster.» Representative Updegraff introduced Messrs. Farnesworth and Wilberly of his state and George Crist of Arizena, an ap- Plicant for secretary of Arizona. Senator Spooner and State Senators Aus- tin and Nulls of Wisconsin were visitors. District Attorney Davie had a talk with the President, but did not say what it was about. The Calcutta Consulship. The appointment of Robert F. Patterson of Tennessee as consul general-to Calcutta was predicted in Saturday's Sta®. Col. Pat- terson commended g regiment: during the war, and was brevetted brigadier general. He has lived in Memphis ovet twenty years, and was postmaster there under President Harrison. His nomination was a compromise. There were two other Tennes- see men applying for the plac®, and they” had brought on a hot fight, in which Col. Patterson took no part. Commissioner of Pensions Evans was friendly to Colonel Patterson, who had.streng backing from other states. Senators Gear and Allison of Iowa saw the Presidentseveral times and urged the appointment. AT THE WHITE HOUSE No New Consuls Until After Congress Adjourns. DISCUSSING KENTUCKY PATRONAGE The President May Visit Nashville About the Middle of June. APPEARAN SE OF A CRANK President McKinley today notified a member of Congress that no consuls would be appointed until after the session of Con- gress. The President told the member that he could so inform his constituents who are applicants for consular appointments. The position of the President in this matter has herefofore been stated in The Star, but the chief executive has never before been so positive as this morning. The decisior. means that the President wants to see the tariff bill put through as speedjly as possible. The consular ap- pointments are practically all the President has left in the way of good places. He feels that if he disposes of them now the members of Congress will go to their homes, leaving the tariff bill to pass itself. Each member of Congress has from one to twenty men in pursuit of him for a con- sulate. The names of all these men have been placed before the President and Sec- retary of State. One senator has fifty men from his state who want to enter the con- sular service. He has heretofore been able to stave them off by saying that the ap- pointments would be delayed, as he knew from the President's lips would be the case. The Kentucky Patronage. Dr. Hunter of Kentucky, who was de- feated for the United States Senate, al- though the caucus nominee, had an ex- tended talk with the President this morn- ing, but no particular appointment was tcuched upon. It is learned that nothing will be done by the President about Ken- tucky offices until Senator-elect Deboe ar- rives. Senator Deboe will come Wednesday. It is then likely that a conference will be held. It will be composed of Kentuckians of prominence, whether in official life or not. It is said to be the policy of Senator Deboe to try to adjust differences in Ken- tucky. While he was a Hunter man, he has no desire to punish men who were op- pesed to Hunter. At the coming conference Dr. Hunter will be present, but it is said that he will not make himself prominent. He is expected to co-operate with Senator Deboe. Numerous Kenuckians have already reached the city to be present when the piece of pie going to their state is divided. A. T. Franks of Owensboro’, a candidate for Congress last year, is here. He wants to be collector of internal revenue. J. K. Hampton, who wants the marshalship, has arrived. Major Burchard, who wants a Central American mission, got in last night. Mr. McClure wants to be Indian agent. Representative Pugh wants Judge Geo. N. Thomas to be a solicitor in one of the de- partments. Dr. Hunter is not place in the gift of an applicant for any the President at this time. He will contest the seat in the House held by Representative Rhea. Dr. Hunter's friends say that since the time of Presi- dent Hayes he has refused a number of appointive offices. He would refuse one now. Some time in the future he might change his mind. The President Invited to Winchester. Senator Martin, Representative Hay, Mayor J. J. Williams of Winchester, Capt. J. J. McCann and other Virginians extend- ed to the President today a cordial wel- come to attend the Shenandoah Valley Fair, to be held at Winchester the second week in September. The President prom- ised to consider the invitation, and thanked the committee for it. ee JUDGE DAY CONFIRMED. Favorable Action on the Assistant Secretary of State. The Senate in executive session today confirmed the following nominations: William R. Day of Ohio to be assistant secretary of state; William Heimke of New York to be second secretary of legation of the United States at City of Mexico; Will- jam A. Jones of Mineral Point, Wis., to be commissioner of Indian affairs. Col. William R, Shafter, Ist Infantry, to be brigadier general; Lieut. Col. H. C. Cook, ith Infantry, to be colonel; Maj. A. H. Bainbridge, 10th Infantry, to be lieutenant coionel; Capt. R. I. Eskridgé, 23d Infantry, to be major, and other promotions in the army. A Crank Turns Up. Few cranks have turned up at the White House since President McKinley was in- augurated, but a harmless and pitiable old fellow showed up this morning. He was a poor old negro, giving his name as Cole- man. He said he had a message from the Lord, and had walked all the way from Houston, Tex., to give the message. He had a worn-out satchel on his back and looked the picture of misery. Of course he did not see the President. The officials at the main entrance gave him a note to the officers at the nearest station house. The Presidents Nashville Trip. Unless the President changes his mind he will go to Nashville about the middle of June. His visit to the exposition will probably be arranged for “Ohio day.” A great many Ohio people are expected at the exposition at that time, and it has been suggested to the President that the occa- sion would be a pleasant one for him. He likes the suggestion, and will act upon it if he finds his way clear to do so at that time. The President evidently believes that Congress will have passed the tariff bill by the middie of June, as he told a committee of Tennesseeans some time ago that he wouldn’t like to go that far away until after the passage of the bill. A Woman for Minister. Ex-Senator Blair today filed, at the White House, more papers in behaif of Mrs. Ma- ritta M. Ricker of Dover, N. H. Mrs. Ricker is the first woman to ask an ap- pointment at the hands of a President as minister from this country to a foreign ceuntry. She wants to be made minister to the United States of Colombia, South Amer- ica. Senator Blair has charge of her appli- cation, and has talked with the President INTERIOR DEPARTMENT CHANGES, Resignations, Reinstatcments and Ap- pointments. Changes have been made in the Depart- tent of the Interior as. follows: Office of the Secretary—Reinstatements— Francis A. Weaver of Pennsylvania (form- erly chief of land and railroad division), clerk, $1,800; James E, Richmond of New Jersey (by transfer from Tteasury), lieuten- ant of the watch, $40, Oftice of assistant attorney general—Pro- motion—Wm. M. Wilson, of Iowa, assistant attorney, ‘$2,000 to $2,250. Resignations— Robert W. Hunter of Virginia, assistant attorney, $2,250; Arthur English of New Jersey, assistant attorney, $2,000. Pension office — Promotfons — John M. Welty of Illinois and Gideon A. Lyon of Michigan, assistant chiefs of divisions, $1,800,.to ‘chiefs of divisions, $2,000; Alvin L. Craig of Pennsylvania, special exam- irer, $1,300, to principal examiner, $2,000; Wm. L. Marsh of Tennessee, clerk, $1,600, to assistant chief of division, $1,800. ——+-o+_. WILE BE FORGOTTEN. What a Pension Office Employe Says of the Recent Orders. “The commissioner may issue his orders to the end of securing a strict discipline in the pension bureau,” gaid’ an old employe of that branch of the government to a Star reporter today, “but the orders go the way of oblivion just as has been the case many a time before. Hvery time a new commissioner takes chatge of this bureau he undértakes to make the clefks prompt in coming; to-work, constari€ in their attention to their duties during the and to get ee rid of the of many em to visit Consul General to Mexico. around di office houtS or to hold pleas- ‘The applicants for consul general to Mex- | 2%t little conversations peicontee With this end fn view ‘. ans has: sued an order. But orders, No. 189 and 11 is “at' the similar But otit by his two ico are making a warm fight. Representa- tive Graff of Mlinois filed papers today favorable to Gen. L. F. Ross of Lewiston, | predecessors for. e3 s&me purpose. ML, as consul general. A new candidate | 25 hu win bein epee te ere otteD has appeared in Gen. Sampson of Arizona. Representative Northway of Ohio intro- duced Gen. Sampson to the President today. Gen. Sampson was a former Ohio man, and is connected with many prominent men in the state, What North Carolina Expects. The North Carolinians expect the list of nominations this week to include ex-Rep- resentative Cheatham for recorder of deeds of the District of Columbia, and J. E. Boyd as solicitor of internal revenue in this city. Col. Boyd is the national committeeman from North Carolina. The President was anxious to appoint him to the judgeship, which was filled last week, but Mr. Boyd Ae pn Ee SENATOR . CHANDBER® BILL. The Proposed Iasue df Cefiticates of Indebtediieas, z Senator Chandler's pilf “to uthorize the issue of certificates of infeb' tefiness to meet temporary deficiencies of »reWenue,” pro- vides that for any -temporaty deficiency now existing or whigh may hereafter arise in the national ues Secretary of ‘the Treasury is Authorized et his discre- tion: to issue certificates’ of indebtedness of the United ee to an amount not ex- ceeding $50;000,000, payable in three years after their date Peetu money, of denomi- jes preferred to come to Washington. There | nations of or at 3 per is said to be no doubt of his appointment. | cent. inte and to sell the for not Mr. Cheatham was at the White House | jess than an equal ‘of lai ; today. Senator Pritchard was also e@ vis-| of the United States. fe certificates are itor, He was % to have the same statu$ as the bonds is- tative Ewart. Both of these men urged the | sued under the ‘ President to give the to} specte payment. A Plea for Pardon. Representative Berry of Kentucky has Move ‘The Yantic has GEN. DOE’S OFFENSE|MR. BRYAN’S Said to Have Been Virtually Dismissed by Mr. Lamont. RECKLESS USE OF PUBLIC PROPERIY Gossip of the Politicians as to His Course for the Next Three Years. He May Participate in Some of the Fall Campnigns—Proposed Forcign Tour. Story Told of Articles Appropriated by Him. The politicians — particularly the silver leaders—continue to discuss Mr. Bryan and his future. Will he remain prominently in evidence on the stump and lecture platform during the next three years? And, if so, what will the effect be on his fortunes in 1900? OFFICIALS RETICENT What He Expects. The consensus of opinion in silver circies is that Mr. Bryan expects to be and should be the candidate of his party again for the presidency. He is practically devoting his whole time to the silver cause. He is in easy circumstances financially. His book is selling well, and his addresses, when his subject is silver, are remunerative. He is generous with his earnings, giving to the campaign funds of his party a liberal share. He travels a good deal, and is in receipt of many invitations to speak. He is regarded, indeed, as the Wendell Phillips of the silver crusade, aud, like Phillips, prefers always to talk on the subject nearest his heart. The abolition ‘agitator, when invited to speak or lecture, would name rather sti’ terms for anything in a literary line, but would respond for nothing if permitted to discuss slavery. So with Mr. Bryan. He is always ready to talk silver, and without Something of a sensation was caused ‘n the War Department today by the publica- tion of a story to the effect that General Doe, ex-assistant secretary of war, had been practically dismissed by ex-Secretary Lamont because of his alleged reckiess use of public property. General Doe’s resigna- tion was accepted by President McKinley soon after the latter came into office and weeks before the appointment of his suc- cessor in the War Department. This ac- tion, which is unusual, was due, it is now asserted, to an intimation given by ex- Secretary Lamont that he was not a fit person for the office. The Story of the Case. The story of the case made against ex- Assistant Secretary Doe by ex-Secretary Lamont is told by the New York Tribune as follows: “About a year ago Assistant Secretary Doe began to issue orders to the division of supplies and other branches of the de- partment that caused considerable gossip among the clerks, and to make requisi- tions for articles for his personal use which had not before been purchased from the public fund. He continued to do so during the frequent absences of Secretary Lamont until after the election in Novem- ber, when that sort of business became so active as to attract general attention, and within a few weeks the gossip reached the ears of the head of the department. Sec- retary Lamont at once made an investiga- tion. He called before hiia the clerks in the supply division, the storekeeper and other officials of the department, and se- cured statements from them which caved him to require Doe and Waitton to make restitution to the amount of nearly $1,000 in cash, and to surrender to the depart- ment a considerable amount of property, which, in Mr. Lamont’s opinion, belonged to the government. “It' was disclosed, for example, that in the absence of the Secretary of War Doe had ordered two bicycles, one for himself and one for Whitton, which were returned to the department and are now stored in the basement. The official photographer of the department testified that he had made two sets of prints, about 1,000 in number, from the negatives purchased by Congress some years ago from Brady, the celebrated war photographer, and Geo. K.Jenvy, in charge of the department bindery,testified that he had mounted these prints ahd bound them in handsome Ruseia leather albums, about 12x18 inches in size, at the expense of the government. A. K. Johnson, the department carpenter, testified that he had been employed for several weeks, under the orders of Assist- ant Secretary Doe, in making and packing: furniture and other articles, which were shipped to Janesville, Wis. Among other things, he made ten handsome chests, two of cedar, two of ash and six of poplar, for Doe, and two chests of cedar for Whit- ton, which hd been packed with articles unknown end shipped away. .He has also made a fine mahogany gun case, which ccst $40 for the material alone, without income from both his tongue and pen is to be large, and this enables him to sive over the law and everything else upon which at one time he depended for a living. The Campnigus Next Fall. Next fall Mr. Bryan will probably ap- pear in some of the state campaigns. The program has not yet been arranged. There may be some difficulty about arranging it, for as strong a drawing card as Mr. Bryan is, there are certain localties where his presence might work injury to his party. He will be likely to go to Kentucky and help Mr. Blackburn, but his presence in Maryland, New York or Ohio would stir up last year's fires, and that would mean democratic disaster. It is agreed that Mr. Gorman will not try to carry Maryland with a shout for free silver, nor could any headway be made either in New York or Ohio by emplcying such tactics. Mr. Goi man in Maryland, Mr. Murphy in Ne York end Mr. McLean in Ohio, cach wants to make the home campaign on the force of his own personality. But the introduc- tion of Mr. Bryan into the fight there would upset these calculations, for wherever Mr. Bryan is there will free silver be als. A Proposed Foreign Tour. Some very interesting gossip relates to a foreign tour which Mr. Bryan is said to have mapped out for himself. As the story goes, he will visit Mexico next winter, and later go to Europe and spend some time there. This will enable hiin to study at first hand and contrest the conditions of the people in a silver standard country and in gold standard countries, and to equip himself for a more thorough discussion of public questions in 1900 than he was pre- pared to enter into last year. He is not a traveled man, and, it is said, feels that the work he has cut out for himself calls for as thorough investigation of all subjects, financial and eronomic, as travel as well See may empower. ‘oreover, according to report, Mr. Bryan and his friends believe that great changes are on the. cards for the near future in other countries besides the and all in the line of the agitation he lea and hence nis desire to inspect the foreign situation in what he conceives to be the considering the labor; twenty-five picture | Preliminary stages of those changes, frames and about forty packing case: ———_-«._ which were packed full of articles by Doe’ TERRITORIAL EXECUTIVES. messenger and shipped to Janesville. Edward McQuade, foreman of the de- partment stables, testified that he hauled two wagon loads of packing cases and furniture from the department to the ex- press office, which were shipped D. H. to Janesville, Wis., in an express car obiain- ed by Joseph S, Moss, a clerk in the de- partment, whose brother is the general manager of the Adams Express Company in_this city. Secretary Lamont himself accidentally discovered one day in the carpenter's room a large chest sealed and addressed to Doe at Janesville. When opened by his or- ders it was found to contain a large quan- tity of fine stationery, sufficient to last Doe the rest of his life, which had been packed by the storekeeper on Whitton’s requisition. Colonel Lamont had the chest emptied and its contents restored to the shelves of the storeroom. There was an- other box caught on the fly, also addressed to Doe, and ready for shipment. When opened by Colonel Lamont’s orders it was found to contain six fine United States flags. Ore of them was made of silk and cost the department $200. The others were of bunting and cost from $50 to $200 each. They were unpacked and returned to the shelves. It was also reported to Secretary Lamont that a quantity of fine furniture, book- cases, cabinets and writing desks of ma- hogany had been shipped to Janesville, and he had an interview with Doe on ihe subject. What occurred is known only to the two men. Colonel Lamont is very secretive, and naturally wished to avoid @ scandal during the closing days of tne Cleveland administration, so he left no record on this point, and the investigation was not pursued any further. It is understood, however, that Doe made restitution in cash, and that he would have been dismissed in disgrace but for the in- tervention of Senator Vilas, upon whose recommendation he had been originally ap- pointed and who interceded for him with the President. However, from and after the interview Doe was practically idle, so far as official business was concerned. The storekeeper received instructions to fill no requisitions that were not approved by Secretary Lamont himself, and he did uot trust the supplies to the protection of the ordinary lock and key. Shortly after Sec- retary Alger took charge Whitton was removed and Captain Thorpe restored to ris old place.” , Officials Non-Committal, All the officials of the War Department having cognizance of the matter were strictly »on-committal in regard to the above allegations. It was learned, however, that the statement that General Doe and Mr. Whitlon had paid the government $1,000 in cash for unrecovered goods is not well founded. . Secretary Alger was applied to by a Star reporter for the facts in the case, but he refused to discuss the matter in any of its phases, dismissing it with the remark that “it all belonged to the last administration and not to this.” All the officials of the department took their cue from the Secretary, and were ex- tremely reticent. The only exception was one man, who admitted that the bicys episode was true, and said that the whee!s are still in the War Department sto: Cundidates for the Arizon: Mexico Governorships. There are four prominent candidates for the next governor of Arizona. They are Burt Dunlop, formerly of Ohi €x-Repre- sentative McCord of Wisconsin, R. A. T. Penrose and Dr. Goodrich. Dunlop was a delegate to the last national convention ard voted for McKinley. He has lived eighteen years tn Arizona, where he is interested in the coal business, McCord has lived ‘n Arizona two years. When a member of the House of Repre- sentatives he voted for McKinley fcr the speakership wher the balance of the Wis- consin delegation were opposing his can- didacy. Penrose is a brother of the senator from Pennsylvania, and has been in Arizona three years. He is regarded as one of the wealthiest men of the territory. Dr. Goodrich is a personal friend of Sec- retary Alger and has Hved fn Phcenix, Ariz., a good many years. He also has the indorsement of Senator Burrows. The principal candidates for the govern- orship of New Mexico are Pedro Perea, G, B. Pray of lows, ex-tiovernor Prince of New Mexico, Captain Collyer and Mr. Wallace, the last named having formerly been consul general at Melbourne. Perea is a native of New Mexico, presi- dent of the First National Bank of Santa Fe and an exteusive sheep and wool grow- er. He is being backed by Mr. H. H. Llewellyn, the present speaker of the house of representatives of New Mexico, who is now in this city. If the Frezident should decide to go out- side of New Mexico for sonte one to ap- point as its governor Mr. Llewellyn would indorse G. B. Pray of Iowa. Ex-Governor Prince of New Mexico is strongly indorsed for the place, as is Cap- tain Collyer, one of the leading newspaper editcrs of the territory A. L. Morrison of Santa Fe was a prominent candidate for the appointment, but has withdrawn from the race. He has filed his applic: tion for appointment of collector of in- ternal revenue of the territory. md New FAVORS PAYING THE HEIRS. The President Sends a Message to Con- gress Regarding a Lynching. President McKinley today sent to Con- gress @ messuge concerning the lynching of three Italians at Hahnville, La., on the night of August 8, 1896, named Saivature Arena, Guiseppe Venturella and Lorenzo Saloridono, He recommends an appropria- tion for the heirs of the persons, without admitting the lability of the United States in the premises. The message is sccompanied by papers trem the Secretary cf State. & price if the cause can be advanced. But his, FUTURE/ HOUSE COMMITTEES Speaker Challenges Those Who Op- pose His Policy. ee eae ea MR. SIMPSON CAUSES A SCENE Arose to Question of Privilege, Which He Abused. CUBA IN THE SE ,ATE In the House today Joseph B. Showalter, who was recently elected to represent the twenty-fifth Pennsylvania district, at a special election to fill the place of James J. Davidson, deceased, took the oath of offic Mr. Bailey of Texas presented a resolu- ticn that the Nelson bankruptcy bill, re- cently passed by the Senate, be taken up by. the House on Monday, May W, and con- sidered until disposed of. He asked unani- mous consent for immediate consideration of the resolution, but Mr. Brewster (N. ¥.) objected, Then Mr. Simpson of Kansas rose to a question of personal privilege and sent to the clerk's desk to be rend an extract from the New York Mail and Express, accusing him of being an obstructlonist, and predict- ing that he would be pulverized under the Speaker's trip-hammer. This article was followed by another from the New York Times, charging t Mr. Simpson was obstructin and applying such epithets as Lim. There was a stack clippings on Mr. < appeared, he was determined to have read, but Mr. Dingley protested that Mr. Simp. son had not raised any question of privi- lege. Speaker Reed said that it would be an unsatisfactory doctrine that a member could consume the time of the House with iznumerable newspaper clippings, and in- entally remarked that it was evident the newspaper attacks “do not impair the gen- tieman’s usefulness. This comment scemed to anger the Kan- san, who began to declare loudly that he was not obstructing legislation, and that he proposed to show who was obstructing it. Again Mr. Dingley sought to cut him off, and Mr. Simpson characterized the Maine leader as “one of the dependents tocracy” who was “hastening to defi interests of his friends.” Mr. Reed warned the Kansan that he could not defend himself by aitacking an- other, to whick Mr. Simpsoa replied that he must defend himself however he could. He was proceeding to assert that . the Speaker obstructed legislation by refusing to appoint the committees, when Mr. Reed threw down the gauntlet to him. “If any gentleman will present to the House a proposition that the Speaker has been derelict in duty in not appointing the committees,” said ‘the Speaker, seeming for the first time this session to be anger- ed by Mr. Simpson's attack, “or if he will even put it in the shape of a request that the chair appoint the committees and the House sustains his contention, the chair will appoint the committee For a moment challenge and retort flew thick and fast between the Speaker and his opponent. “The chair well knows that a single ob- jection will stop the resolution,” yelled Mr. Simpson. “Will the gentleman present the resolu- tion?” demanded Mr. Reed. “The rule declares that the Speaker must appeimt committees at the beginning of each Congress,” retorted Mr. Simpson. “The chair de to have this mat brovght to a head,” replied Mr. Reed. * is evident that if neither the gentleman from Kansas nor any other gentleman will present such a resolution, t imous opinion of the House sus: Speaker.” This passage continued, the irate populist charging hotly upon the Speaker and Mr. Reed punctuating his attack with the de- mand “Will the gentleman present the resolution?” During this duel several republicans were on their feet, and Mr. Payne (N.Y.) finally made himself heard protesting that Mr. Reed should not hesiiate to cut off t use he was making an “Is the Speaker beyond our reach?” ask- ed Mr. Simpson, shrilly. “is the Spea beyond attack if he is derelict in duty?” Mr. Reed then said that since the mat- ter had teken such form he would put it to the House whether Mr. Simpson hai raised any question of personal privileg The House decided by a vote of 27 to 4 that Mr. Simpson had not, whereupon Mr. Simpson subsided, after having furnished an interesting half hour, but as he sank into his seat he protested against the in- voking of a “brutal majority.” The democrats who follow Mr. Bailey voted with the republicans on this ques- tion. In the calm which followed Mr. Dingley moved that when the House adjourn it be until Thursday. Mr. Bailey inquired whether the majority did not intend to secure an expression from the House as to whether it desired to con- sider the bankruptcy bill. Mr. Dalzell (Pa.) replied that the commit- tee on rules had the matter under con- sideration, and that if a majority of the House ‘desired to consider the bankrupicy bill it would probably be considered. Mr. Lewin’ Resolution. While Mr. Dingley’s motion was pending Mr. Lewis, a new democratic member from Washington, rose to announce that “in re- sponse to the kindly suggestion of the Speaker,” he would present a resdlution for the appointment of the committees. The resolution was cut off, however, by the vote on Mr. Dingley’s motion, several republicans calling for the regular order, whereat the democrats jeered. The motion was carried, 12 to 46—pres- ent, 15. The House was then about to ad- journ, when Mr. Dingley and other repub- licans began to inquire for the resolution, and Mr. MeMillin and some of his demo- cratic colleagues protested that debate was not in order, which gave the republicans an opportunity to laugh. r Reed again invited consideration of resolution, saying, “‘The chair thinks it desirable, in justice to himself and to the House, that the country should know that opportunity has becu given for the consideratiin of the sabject.” Opportunity being thus eo Mr. Lewis presented his resolution. It follows: “That it is the sense of the House that the committees authorized by rule 10 should be appointed at this session of Con-