Evening Star Newspaper, May 18, 1897, Page 11

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JAPS IN HAWAII In Four Years They Would Outnum- ber Other Races. NO APPREHENSION OF TROUBLE Tone of the Japanese Press on the Situation. WHITE LABOR’S CHANCE Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. HONOLUL May 5, 1897. Per steamer China we have had dates from Japan to the 23d ultimo. The Jap- aneses English papers give extracts from Papers In the vernacular, which indicate an excited feeling among the people about the exclusion of their emigrants by the government of Hawaii. Their own govern- Ment appears to have been acting with discretion in the matter, although with a manifest disposition to regard the conduct of Hawaii as a clear violation of treaty rights. Special excitement had been shown when it was learned that the Philadelphia had been sent to Honolulu. The Japanese Jeem to have rushed to the conclusion that her errand was to uphold the Hawaiian government in their action, regardless of Justice. Mere popular agitation, however, Feed not count for teo much. We also have the important information that the Japanese government dispatched the cruiser Naniwa-ken for Honolulu on the 19th, with a prominent official on board as commissioner to act in the matter. So far as we know his mission is a peaceful, diplomatic one, although he will probably make serious demands for certain supposed ions of treaty, which are specified papers, whether correctly or not. he ship is sixteen days out, and fully due. <« is stated that damages amounting to several nundred thousand yen will be de- mandeé on account of injury done to the emigrants and the companies transporting them, whose losses, no doubt, are consider- abi2. A majority of three shipments of immigrants were sent back to Japan, amountirg to 1,125 persons. Feel No Alarm. trepidation appears to exist in our government or among our citizens on ac- count of these expected demands. Although our papers treat the subject very seriously, they do not exhibit any apprehension of danger. The general feeling is that the government has only done its plains duty in interposing such obstacles as law and Justice permit, to an overwhelming tide of alien immigration, and that the admini tration has done this after full and careful consideration of its obligations under the tre: with Japan. it is believed and ex- pected that this government will finally adhere to the position which it has taken, and that it is fully prepared to support its action with reasons sound in law. No one supposes that Japan has any idea of em- ploying force to sustain her demands. If there were any 3uch disposition it would certainly be checked by the presence of the Philadelphia as an evidence of the interest felt by the United States in our affairs. No inkling has transpired as to the nature of any special instructions which Admiral Bear e may hold. As I write this the Naniwa is announced in the offing. It will remain to be seen how deep or active is the interest felt at Washington in co-operating with us to prevent the Ha- waiian Islands from becoming occupied at an early date by a Japanese majority of the population. Such an event is imminent. It is certain to ensue in a very short time unless the United States effectually su: tains our endeavor to prevent it. The en- tire number of immigrants sent to Hono- lulu from Japan in March and April was 1668. or at the rate of 10,000 a year. De- ducting, however, 181 laborers voluntarily returned to Japan during the seme months, the number is reduced to 1,487 for the two months, cr at the rate of §,$22 of annual increase by Japanese immigration, which 1s nearly 56 per cent added to the present Japanese population yearly, and 8 per cent to the whole population of the islands. At this rate, if unchecked, in seven years the Japanese wil number 90,000, or more than all other nationalities together. A Matter of Four Years. Those figures, however, fail to express the @ctual imminence of the danger. There are already 20,000 male Japanese against 52,000 other males. Of the 9,00) annual in- crease, §,000 would be adult males. Only a Httle more than four years, therefore, in- stead of seven, would be required to enable the Japanese males to outnumber the re- maining male population of all natiorali- ties. This is a concrete, imminent, visible peri! to Hawaii. But the danger is tar ter and nearer even than that. These nese are one united people with an ac- national patriotism, and capable of being readily combined into concerted ac- tion. The rest are of diverse and ertago- nistic nationalities, not unite against the Japanese. The 19,000 Chinese males would be totally inert. The W,0u0 aduit white males migi to- gether. The 16,000 adult males Ha- Wallan and mixed blood would be divided, some leaning to the European side, but pos- sibly a majority siding with the Japanese in any attempt to overthrow the republic. It ts, therefore, evident that the Japanese m» hardly double their preseat numbers, as they could do in two years, in order to insure certain success in such an attempt, Provided no foreign force intervened. are plain facts and figures. They muke it evident that the existence of the Present Hawatian republic is put into im- me ; ate Jeopardy by a continuxnce of the sing Japanese immigration which our gcvernment has just been cesisting. If continued, the white civilized government of these islands must give place to such government as the Japanese can create and cord It is to us simply a life and death question, whether we are to retain this beautiful and growing American civiliza- tion, or in from three to five years are to give it all up, and become a Japanese colony. This is no matter of speculation or imagination, but an immediate peril. If that commissioner who is at this mo- ment entering the harbor succeeds in en- forcing upon Hawaii the late unobstructed immigration of Japanese, then the fate of these islands is sealed, and no internal bower can prevent them from speedily be- coming an apganage of Japan. At last, therefore, our government kas taken a definite stand by every lawful Means to obstruct and Mmit the farther increase of this alien aad ambitious peo- ple, who are so well known to be animated by a strong desire to own and rule Ha- Wall. To this stand they are likely to ad- here, because it is so clearly a matter of life and death to do it. The Jopanese Press. By the China I came yesterday into pos- session of an instructive document written by an American expert in the language and sentiments of the Japanese. In tis paper he has tabulated the topics of a number of articles relating to the Hawaiian difficulty, which appeared in the native Japanese pa- bers from the 9th to the 12th of April. Ten issues of these papers are named, in which were thirty-two separate articles relating to Hawaii. Of t majority discuss with more or eae, wetineameen the wrongs of the immigrants, their deprivation of jus- tice and their poverty and im re- turning home: also the injury insult done to Japan, with some eatery against the delay of the Japanese in ovine ren" Bate of tase es who certainly would | uss the relations of Hawaii to the Uni! ed States. I subjoin their topics as given: 1. “The safety of the Hawaiian republic must lie in its dependence upon Japan.” 2. “America has no right to interfere, or to annex Hawaii to herse}f.” 3. “The conflict between England and America in Hawaii.” 4. “The cunning policy of Hawaii in doing this in order to hasten America to annex them.’ 5. “Opposing the annexation of Hawaii to America.” 6. “Information from Minister Hoshi at Washington that annexation of Hawail is unfavorably regarded in America, and can- not be accomplished.” 7. “The dependence of the Hawaiian gov- ernment upon America.” Jealous of America. In the Japan Weekly Mail of April 17 ap- pear its usual columns giving the “spirit of the vernacular press.” A large part of this is occupied with selections evidently from many of the articles above named. I will give « few brief extracts especially illustrating the popular Japanese jealousy of American control in Hawail. “Already, indeed, news has come of American men-of-war having been sent to Honolulu. Of course, Japan must main- tain her rights in face of the United States, if need be. There are 25,000 Japanese sub- jects in Hawaii, and that, fact gives Japan @ right to be heard first in any discussion of annexation.” “America’s attitude toward’ Hawai! has been shaped-on the idea that their country should be supreme in the Pacific, and that possession of a centrally situated group of islands like Hawaii is essential to the es- tablishment of that supremacy. On the other hand, Great Britain's interests are diametrically opposed to the absorption of awaii into the American republic.” f Japan attempts to pursue an arbi- trary course, she may find herself involved with America. * * * It may not be an unwarrantable inference that these immi- gration troubles have been engendered by a desire to find a pretext for forcing the United States to step in and aid Hawall against Japan.” The last article quoted indicates that Japan is not at ail likely to pursue an “ar- bitrary” course, but a diplomatic one, and that very much will depend upon the attl- tude of the United States. White Labor. Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald, _who leaves for home today, expresses himself as well pleased with the response he has met from the government and from the sugar planters to his propositions to aid them in gradually substituting white labor for that of Asiatics upon the plantations. In doing this, It is believed that it must be accom- plished mainly by a system of ‘‘co-opera- tive planting,” already successfully in use upon some plantations. In this. the white farmer will take a certain number of acres to cultivate upon shares. This will.ebviate. any difficulty arising from putting whites to labor in the field with men of colored Taces, which would probably prove fatal. Rev. Dr. John H. Barrows spent the 3d instant on shore, in transit from Japan per China, and lectured in the evening. He has enjoyed peculiar advantages for observing the colonies of English and other uropé- ans in India, China and Japan. It was with great warmth that he said of Honolulu to the writer that he had found no such white colony elsewhere, none of such ele- veted character and culture; also that hik audience in the evening was altogether superior in tone to any that ne had.address- ed in the hundreds of lectures that he had delivered in the countries named. -.- KAMEHAMEHA. ——_—_ PETTY ROBBERIES REPORTED. Stranger Reports Loss of About $40 at American House. George Richmond, a resident of Pope's Creek, Charles county, Md., came here sev- eral days ago and stopped at the Ameri- can House. He slept at the hotel last night, and yesterday, when he got up, he called at police headquarters and reported that he had been robbed. His son was slecping with him. About 8 o'clock . this morning, he says, he heard a noice in his room. When he was aroused he says he saw an unknown white man leave his room. Later he discovered that his money, between $35 and $40, had been stolen. Burglare visited the house of William H. Babcock, on the Ridge road, in the county, Saturday night, and effected an entrance by cutting slats from the rear window. Half a barrel of flour, twenty pounds of sugar ard a jug of molasses were taken. The premises of Charles A. Maidens, No. %43 C street southwest,were also burglarized Saturday night. The shed in rear of the house was entered, and a roll of carpet and basket of meats and vegetables stolen. Henry Taylor, who lives at 1414 Marsa- chusetts avenue, visited a show on a lct near 7th and O streets Saturday night. While there he was robbed of a silver watch, and now he wants the police to re- cover it for him. Mrs. Peters, 1002 M street northwest, has reported the loss of $20. The money was taken from a basement room in her house Saturday. ee MORE APPLICATIONS FILED. Persons Who Want Places in the ‘Treasury. Additional applications for places under the Treasury Department have been filed as follows: P. J. Hoenig of Titusville, Pa., to be as- sistant register of the treasury; W. T. Fin- ley of Abbeville, S. C., to be auditor for the Navy Department; W. S. Alexander of McConnellsburg, Pa., to be deputy auditor for the Interior Department; W. J. Suthron of Louisiana, to be surveyor of customs at New Orleans; Reuben Wunder of Pennsyl- vanla to be surveyor of customs at Phila- delphia; B. F. Paddock of Ohio to be ap- praiser at Cincinnati; D. C. Clarke of Penn- sylvania to be assistant appraiser of Phila- delphia; J. J. Moore of Phiiadelphia to be examiner of drugs at Philadelphia; Wm. Conclin of Highlands, Ky., to be collector of internal revenue at Covington, Ky.; E. T. Franks of Kentucky to be collector of internal revenue at Owensboro’, Ky.; C. A. Sherlin of Pittsburg, Pa., to be commis- sioner general of immigration at Washing- ton, D. C.; J. T. Leach of Fort Wayne, Ind., to be inspector of steam vessels at Detroit, Mich.; E. Bromar of Wartrace, Tenn., to be register of the treasury; D. H. Clark of Washington, D. C., to be deputy auditor of the Post Office Department; ‘T. £E. Davis of West Virginia to be collector of internal revenue at Parkersburg, W. Va.; E. A. Norvell of Tennessee to be col- lector of internal revenue et Nashville, Tenn., and G. W. Lieberth of Kentucky to be eas of internal revenue at Coving- ton, Ky. 2+ RECENT PENSIONS GRANTED. Ia Pensions have been granted as follows: “District of Columbia—Original ete.—Della O'Malley, Washington. cial 1 B. Parker, Baltimore; Mary J. ‘Kistr, Clear Spring, Washington. ry TO ENLARGE WHITE HOUSE Plans Considered by Ool. Bingham, Superin- tendent of Pablio Buildings. A Quadrangular Building Provided for With a Beautiful Court in the Center—Mrs. Harrison’s Idea. In view of an increasing interest among Congressmen in the matter of building a new White House or enlarging it, a Star reporter today talked with Col. Theodore A. Bingham, superintendent of public build- ings and grounds. Col. Bingham has not been called upon officially for his views or for plans, but he is much interested, having had the ques- tion broached to him by senators and rep- resentatives whose visits to the White House have been so numerous as to call to their attention the needs of more bulld- ings and more conveniences. Col. Bingham is as deeply interested as his predecessor, Gen. J. M. Wilson, and that is saying a great deal, for it was one of the desires of Gen. Wilson to see the White House grounds ornamented with new buildings. In thinking over the subject, the outlines of several plans have come to the mind of Col. Bingham, but he looks with favor up- on plans made during the life of Mrs. Har- rison and when she lived in the White House. Mrs. Harrison, as is well known, had fully matured ideas of what ought io be done. She became so much interested that plans for an enlargement of the White House were drawn and submitted to her. Copies of these found their way to the ollices of the superintendent of public build- ings and grounds and were preserved. Because of its history Mrs. Harrison was opposed io a wholly new White House. She wanted the present building to stand and to be enlarged. That is also the idea of Col. Bingham. Not only because of its his- tory, but because it is solidly built and can be maintained for centuries, Col. Bingham thinks the present building ought to stand. If officially called upon to present plans and estimates Col. Bingham’s ideas might change somewhat, but the plans he now looks upon with favor provide for a mag- nificent quadrangular building, with a beau- tiful court in the center, a building which would.compare favorably with any in Europe. The present building would not be touched. It would be the front of the new building. The green houses would be moved from the west of the White House to the south, forming the southern part of the new building. They would be so placed as to not disturb the southern view. On the west side, where the green houses now stand, would be erected a wing fronting the three departments. This wing would somewhat resemble the present building and would be known as the “official wing.” Similarly placed, on the east side, would be another wing. The wings would be con- nected to the main building by quarter circle corridors. These corridors would be suitable for statues and works of art. Quarter circle corridors would al- so connect the south ‘ends of the wings ‘with the green houses. In the center of this arrangement, as has been stated, Would be a beautiful court. On the whole the plan preserves the sim- ple style of architecture so prominent in the hite House. The old building would be- come the residence portion, the home of the chief executive, not to be disturbed by the public, and as private as the home of any citizen. The west wing, in addi- tion to executive offices and all the rooms necessary in that line, would contain par- lors for senators and representatives and a grand reception room for the diplomatic corps. The east wing could be turned to a number of purposes. It could be turned into a library or an art room. The Prest- dent has practically no library at his dis- posal. : Col. Bingham has not figured on the cost of the projected enlargement. He thinks that if Congress was not disposed to make an appropriation for the entire work at one time, it could make the appropriations as the work progressed, thus dividing the cost by years. An estimate of the cost could not be made without taking into consider- ation whether the additions should be of marble or granite. The present white House is of sandstone. oe SCHEME IS IMPRACTICABLE. Banker Forgan’s News on New Farm- ers’ Loan Company. James B. Forgan, president of the First National Bank of Chicago, Ill., whose name was connected with the plan- ning of a gigantic financial organization in a New York dispatch, says he never heard of the scheme before. Mr. Forgan then said the proposed scheme of a company with a capital stock of $10,000,000 to lend money to the farmers of the west and south at a rate per cent of about one-half what they can now borrow money would surely be a failure. ‘ “Experience hes proved,” said Mr. For- gan, “that enterprisés of this kind cannot be successful. The Credit Foneler of France even has done away with the loan- ing of money on lard, as originally the plan, and now simply conducts a banking business. This scheme had its origin in this country, but proved a failure. The Secretary of the Treasury was ulleged to be interested in the matter. Secretary Gage has given out an authoritative denial of either his connection or acquaintance with the scheme, and ridicules the plan as. impracticable and not likely to engage the attention of the administration or Con- gress, ——_+ee— TO IMPEACH FLORIDA’S TREASURER Legislature Takes Preliminary Steps to Remove Mr. Collins. The following resolutions were unani- mously adopted by the Florida house of rep- resentatives yesterday: “Resolved, That Clarence B. Collins, treas- urer of Florida, be impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors, incompetency, malfeasance in office and conduct detrimen- tal to the public good. “Resolved, further, That a committee of seven be appointed by the speaker as man- agers to conduct the impeachment before the senate, and said committee be instruct- ed to present to tho house immediately the articles of impeachment.” Based upon the evidence submitted in the recent report of the joint committee, not less than four charges will probably be preferred, namely, the loaning in violation of law of money that now be cal- lected; the use of public is in private speculations; false reports to the executive 8 to the condition of the treasury and ac- tual defalcation, ——__-+e-+___ Discrimination Against Sioux Falls. Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota has made a complaint to the interstate com- merce commission of discrimination against Stoux Falls, in that state, on the part of the railroads entering the city. He charged that the roads would not give the same rate to and from the Pacific coast that are given on the same classes of from Duluth afid other points farther east, notwithstanding the distance to Sioux Falls is many hundred miles less. Among the WORSE THINGS THAN WAR, Senator Danicl Speaks at Lemgth on the-Morgan Cuban Resolution. In the Senate” yesterday after the close of The Star's report, Senator Daniel made a long argument to prove. thé power of Congress to recognize belligerency. Then discussing the general condition of af- fairs in Spain he said that the diplomacy of Spain had succeeded for two and one- half years in blinding ‘Amerjcan di- Plomacy into the belief that war, did not exist in Cuba. But the world knew that war existed there, high handed, red handed, bloody, cruel war. It is a war in which Spain employs more troops thdn England employed in seeking to put .dewn the American revolution. And; yet gwenators were met with the statement thatwa recog- nition of a state of war in Cuba would be inimical to Spain ‘ He denied that the recognition of an ex- isting fact could be construedias a hos- tile “act, but any event the fact should be recognized and the great influence of the United States thrown toward the cause of civilized and Chris- tian usage. It might subject some Ameri- can vessels to search, but this would be @ small matter compared with the results achieved. It might give Spain a right to blockade Cuba, but in that Spain would suffer more than the United States. “Tt is said this means war,” continued Mr. Daniel. “I deny it. If Spain should declare war against us because we recog- nized the belligerency of her former sub- jects, who had carried on a war for two and one-half years, she would have an unjust cause of complaint and war against us and we will have a fust cause of com- plaint and war against her. I do not wish to see the American people involved in war. I look upon war as one of the great- est calamities that can befall a people. But it is a greater calamity for the high public spirit of a great nation to be so deadened that it can look upon murder and arson and pillage with indifference, and for the public spirit of that nation to be so dead as to delay one instant in doing an act of jus- tice because of fear of war.” + 2+ ADJOURNED UNTIL THURSDAY. Objection to Considering the Cuban Relief Resolution. Late in the afternoon yesterday the Cu- ban matter came up in the House of Rep- resentatives again. The Senate resolution muking appropriation for the relief of American citizens in Cuba came over, and Mr. Hitt asked unanimous consent for its | consideration. “Mr. Speaker, we shall be glad to give unanimous consent for that, provided the House will couple with it unanimous con- sent to consider a resolution recognizing the belligerent rights of the Cuban pa- triots,"" sald Mr. Bailey. “Mr, Speaker, we will attend to one mat- ter of business at a time,” suggested Mr. Dingley. “Well, Mr. Speaker, you will attend to both these at once before you attend to either of them,” retorted Mr. Bailey, and his remark was greeted with applause on the floor and in the gallery. “Objection is made,” said the Speaker. “Objection is made only upon condition that objection is made to the consideration of a resolution which I offer in the same connection,” said Mr. Bailey. “An objection is an objection, all the same,” replied the Speaker. “Then, Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate joint. resolution and the joint resolution whicH~I send. to the clerk’s desk be both considered,” said Mr. Batley, " At this point Mr. Dingley interpoged with a@ motion to adjourn, which, was .carried upon a yea-and-nay vote of 90'to,71, and the House adjourned until Thursday. See ae NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED. Favorable Action Taken by the Sen- ate Yesterday. The Senate yesterday confirmed the fol- lowing nominations: z Postmasters: New York—M, M. Conklin at Elmira, B. T. Burlingame.at. McGraw- ville, C. A. Brooks at Marathon, A. P. Milne at Palmyra, D. C. Middjeton at Wa- tertown, D. C. Inglis at Spring Valley, F. F. Hathaway at Plattsburg, H. Cady at Schoharie. : Arkansas—J. K. Barnes at Fort Smith. Georgia—L. I’. Burkett at Bainbridge. Nebraska—W. T. Ager at Beaver City, J. N. Brooks at Rushville, C. A, Long ‘at Northbend, D. Tracy at Cedar Rapids. Massachusetts—W. C. Hinman at Great Berrington, J. M. Hollywood at Brocton, C. Rowell at Amesbury. : North Carolina—J. C. Long at Btatesville. New Jersey—J. L. Derby at Cranford, W. H. Larison at Madison, W. H. Hamilton at Ocean Grove, S. Coddington at Wood- bridge. Kansas—J. B. Kennedy at Troy, W. H. Halsinger at Cottonwood, W. H.- Nelson at Smith Center, J. H: Winne at Manhattan. Ohio—-G. 4f. Drake at Corniag, W. H. Huntley at Pomeroy, L. D. Vickers at Lo- gan, A. P. Hegner at Wyoming, J. C. Glover at Cadiz. ‘Texas—E. Witcher at Rockdale, J. B. Seargent at Orange. Virginia—C. P. Smith at Martinsville, J. Craig at Waynesboro’. FE Catifornia—H. 8. Clark at Lodk, Michigan—George B. Faxon at Ovid, C. W. Pullen at Milan. 5 Indiana—F. E. Benjamin at Terre Haute. Army—Lieutenant Colonel Evan Miles, ist Infantry, to be colonel, and other m'li. tary promotions. EDITORS OFF TO CHICAGO. Eastern Associated Press. ‘Members Will Attend Annual Meeting. Two Wagner sleeping cars, wttached to the New York Central's North Shore limit-| ed express, left New York at 4:80 o'clock yesterday afternoon with a number of eastern members of the Associted Press, going to Chicago to attend the annual meeting of the Associated Press in that city on Wednesday, May 19. The members aboard and those to be taken up at other cities in New York state were as follows: Adolph 8. Ochs, New York Times; Her- man Ridder, New York Staats Zeltung: Charles M. Palmer, New York Journal; Horace White, New. York Evening Post; Wiliam Hester and St. Clair “Hewelway, Brooklyn Eagle;-Gen. Feltx Agnus, Balti- more American; Charles H..Grasty, Balti- mcre News; F..E. Whiting and /B. Harkell, Boston Herald; F. B. Whitaey, Boston Transcript; Torrey E. Wardner, Boston Traveler; Gen. C. ‘a Taylor, Boston Globe; George & Hills, rt Telegram; C. H. » Hartford, Courant; W. OF Burr, Hartford Times; George L. Fielder, Hurt- Springfield ford Post; A.’ P, a Union; Samuel Bowles, Springfield Repub- lican; B. H. Butler and Ambrise Butler, Buffalo News; William C. Warren, Buffalo Commercial: Matthews: LABOR UNION FAVORS CUBA! Resolution Adopted Asking for Intervention of the United States, Unanimous Action of Delegates Repre- senting Twenty-One Organizations— Other Business Transacted. ‘The Central Labor Union, at ‘ts regular | weekly meeting, last evening, President Milford Spohn presiding, and Mr. J. J. Crowley serving as secretary, adooted a preamble and resolutions favoring the in- tervention of the United States govern- ment in the war in Cuba. The full text of the paper was as follows: “Whereas the people of Cuba are now ergaged in a struggle for liberation from the oppressive control of Spain, therefore “Resolved, That the Central Labor Union of the District of Columbia favors the in- tervention of the United States govern- ment, to the end that the brutal warfare now being waged by Spain shall cease, and that Cuban’ independence may be assured.” The passage of the resolutioa was pre- ceded by a long and interesting discussion, in which many of the most prominent dele- gates took part. All, however, spoke in favor of the Cubans, and at the coaclusion of the remarks the preamble and resolu- tion were adopted by the unanimous vote of the representatives of the twenty-one organizations present. Indorsed the Boycott. Among other important business trins- acted was the hearing of reports, under the.call of unions, from the deleg:tes from the Brotherhood of Carpenters, Engineers’ Union, Bricklayers’ Union, and tallors, all stating that their organizations had in- dorsed the boycott by the Central Labor Union of the Mount Vernon and Marshall Hall Steambcat Company, of which Capt. L. L. Blake is manager. A communication was read from the Jcurneymen Horseshoers’ Union, request- ing the Central Labor Union to place the numes cf several horseshceing tirms of this elty on the unfair list for the reson, as alieged, that the concerns referred to em- ploy non-union labor. The matter was re- ferred to the grievance committee. 5 Messrs. A. H. Waliace and C. Arndt Were admitted as delegates from Col imbia Musical Protective Association, to fill va- cuncles caused by resignation. Inefficient Engincers. A delegate announced, upon information received from reliable parties, that some of the boss bakers and butchers of the Dis- trict have in their employ inefficient engi- neers, and as a result several serious acci- dents have recently occurred. The dele- gate from the engineers stated that in many instances the license, which could be secured by the payment ‘of $3, was ob- tained by persons who had no other recom- mendation, and he requested that steps be taken by the Central Labor Union to have the law amended in this particular. Further consideration of the subject was laid over until the next mecting. Delegate Heisley of Brotherhood of Car- penters, No. 19), reported that steps were in progress for the formation of an al- ance for trade purposes of Union No. 1, Carpenters’ Assembly, No. 1748; Brother- hood of Carpenters, No. 190, and Amalga- mated Association of Carpenters, the effect of which, it was anticipated, would be ben- eficial to’all interested. It was reported that Mr. Wilber F. Nash has leased the Mahone lot, and is about to erect thereon a large storage warehouse, @ portion of which, it is stated, has already been leased to the United States for’ the use of the government printing office: also that unless the Central Labor Union can bring about a different state of affairs the building will be constructed by non-union and cheap labor. The secretary of the Bricklayers’ Union, it was said, has pre- pared a letter on the subject, stating the facts, which he will at once send to Public Printer Palmer, and ask him to use his in- fluence in favor of having the work done by competent and well-paid labor. Letter Carriers Organize. It was announced that the letter carriers have formed a union, and Organizer Weber was requested to confer with them, and ask them to co-operate with the Central Labor Union. Attention was called to the fact that the District Commissioners have advertised for bids for cleaning the streets of the city for the ensuing year from July 1, and the legis- lative committee was instructed to call’on the board, and ask that the w: ree e work be done ——._-__ 5 VISITORS TO ATLANTIC.” - Many Persons From Washington Have Gone to the Seashore. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., May 17, 1897. The committee of Atlantic City business men, whe went-to Washington during the week for the purpose of inviting President McKinley to attend the state encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, which will be held here June 9, 10 and li, re- turned home delighted with the trip and highly pleased with the manner in which the President received them: Their pre- vious respect for the President was chang- ed to admiration by his courteous bearing and genial, though dignified manner. Mr. McKinley will, from henceforth, have a stanch supporter in every member of the delegation. Like a Gigantic Barber's Pole. Absecon lighthouse, that famous land- mark, which is familiar to every visitor to this city, is to have its individuality entire- ly changed. It is to be painted in red and white spiral stripes, and will look, when finished, like a gigantic barber’s pole. The change will be made in deference to the wishes of mariners, who think that its use- fulness as a day mark will be largely in- e by the alteration. The majority of visitors-are not favorably impressed by the Proposition to alter the appearance of the old tower. The public library movement seems to be taking definite shape, and interested parties are hopeful that it will soon be a thing of the’ present instead of the future. City council has taken hold of the matter, and although they are moving slowly, yet they seem~to be in earnest. Another excellent movement which seems assured of success is one looking toward the establishment of a Young Men’s Christian here. The promoters are going at the subject in @ business-like maaner and are enthusi- astic over the prospect of success. Charles. The music selected is of the high est order, and is excellently rendered by a splendid orchestra. The concerts are prov- ing a delightful feature of the popular hotel. The tenth anniversary of Mrs. J. F. Neall’s continuous proprietorship of the Hotel Kenderton was fittingly celebrated Monday evening by a reception. A large number of guests were present. G. Frank Cope opened his newly pur- chased hotel, the Berkshire Inn, on South Virginia avenue, Thursday. John A. Dempsey, proprietor of the Hotel Champlaine, on South Kentucky avenue, is just completing extensive alterations to that house. Mr. Dempsey has announced a reception for Friday evening, May 28. Charles McGlade, who estabiished a repu- tation as proprietor of the old Mansior House, which he occupied for a number of years, has leased the Hotel Central, on South Tennessee avenue. He is now en- gaged in making improvements to the prop- erty. Visitors From Washington. — Mrs. H. P. Livingood of Washington is among the guests at the Chester Inn. Mrs. T. B. Smith and Miss B. Smith and maid of Washington are pleasantly located at the Champlaine. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. North of Baltimore are among the popular guests from that city at the Hotel Dennis. J. 8. Thomas of Baitimore Is enjoying a visit at the Grand Atlantic. Mrs. M. C. Seymour of Washington, ac- companied by her daughtez, Miss Seymour, is pieasantly domiciled at the Luray. E. Youngs of Washington is a guest at the Little Brighton. Mrs. D. Holliday, Miss Gertrude Hotlid and Miss D. R. Holliday are a group Baltimore society ladies sojourning at the Grand Atlantic. Rev. and Mrs. C. W. Bliss of Washing- ton spent several days at the Seaside House. S. E. Redfern of Washington was a guest at the Hotel Windsor during the week. Admiral Stembel, U. S. N., of Washington spent some time at Haddon Hall, together with Mrs, Stembel. Miss M. E. Prince of Washington is stop- Ping at the Luray. Millard S. Black, @ prominent Balti- morean, witl spend the entire season at the Scarborough for the benefit of his health. He is accompanied by his family. Miss Virginia P. Robbins, one of Balti- more’s leading society belles, is sojourning at the Kenilworth Inn, where she is one of the most popular of the many guests. Charles Bush, a popular employe of the government at Washington, is enjoying a vacailon at the Hotel Champlaine. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Whitney, lead- ers in Washington society, ere among the prominent guests at the Seaside House. Among the distinguished visitors of the week was Mrs. Mary Mapes Dodge, the famous authoress, who enjoyed the sea breezes from the porch of Haddon Hall. Mrs. R. A. Welsh of Washington is en- jJoying a visit at the Avoca. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. White and Miss Ethel White of Baltimore are guests at Haddon Hall. Mr. and Mrs. -W. F. Downey, Miss Mary Downey and Miss Katie Higgins form a party of well-known Washingtonians so- journing at the Seaside House. Dr. Samuel Waggaman, one of Washing- ion’s leading physicians, and his brother, J. Lenthall Waggaman, a well-known car- riage builder of the same city, are guests at the Traymore, where they will remain several weeks. Mrs. E. Allen and Mrs. F. Crump are among the Washingtonians at Haddon Hall. Mr. and Mrs. 8. E. Potts of Washington registered at the Seaside- House during the week. H. C: Fisher is a@ member of the Wash- ington contingent at the Albemarie. From Washington and Baltimore. Among the visitors from Washington and Baltimore during the week were: Mrs. R. A. Welsh, Mrs. Sproul, W. F. Downey, Mrs. W. F. Downey, Miss Mary Downey, Miss Katie Higgins, Mrs. E. Allen, Mrs. F. Crump, R. W. Joyce, S. E. Potts, Mrs. 8. E. Potts, Dr. Samuel Waggaman, J. Len- thail Waggaman, H. C. Fisher, Mrs. H. P. Livingood, Mrs. T. B. Smith, Miss B. Smith and mafd, J. N. McGill, Mrs. Mary B. Macomber, R. A. Casiliar, Mrs. M. C. Seymour, Miss Scymour, E. Youngs, T. H. Whitney, J. B. Scott, Mrs. J. B. Scott and child, J. A. Barker, Mrs. J. A. Barker, Mrs. D. Holliday, Miss Gertrude Holliday, Miss . R. Holliday, W. H. Acklen, J. M. Deni- son, J. A. Barker, Mrs. J. A. Barker, E. H. Wise, N. Schicss, Master J. Schioss, Mrs. M. Affelder, Miss L. Affelder, 8. Heine- man, Mrs. 8. Heineman, M. Heineman, J. Slamburgh, I. Hamburgh, Miss J. Wet bergh, J. C. O'Neill, O. P. Merryman, Re Cc. W. Bliss, Mrs. C. W. Bliss, Mrs. T. H. Whitney, Miss L. M. Barten, F. Lohmeyer, Mrs. F. Lohmeyer, 8. E. Redfern, E. H. Perkins, Mrs. E. H. Perkins, W. 8. De Vere, Admiral Stembel, U. S. N.; Mrs. Stembel, H. 8S. Taylor, Mrs. H. 8. Taylor, Mrs. M. E. Fuld, E. Cohn, Miss M. E. Prince, Mrs. A. Henton, Mrs. J. M. Hen- ton, Miss E. Henton Boggs, H. C. Stewart, Mrs. H. C. Stewart, Mrs. J. M. Green, Miss M. Edis and maid. Mrs. P. J. McGrath, Miss A. McKinlock, Miss.C. B.Hum- phrey, H. Wilcox, Miss Augusta Wilcox, J. W. Fairley, Mrs. J. W. Fairley, M. S. Black, Mrs. M. S. Black, M. H. Black, Mrs. M. A. Robey. ee MRS. LANGTRY CANNOT REMARRY. Her Husband Clat Her Divorce Amounts to Nothing. In an interview in London Edward Lang- try is quoted as saying that the only information which he has received of the granting of a decree of divorce io his wife, the actre: Lily Langtry, by a California court, is that which has appeared in the rews dispatches. He ridicules the power of the California court, and says: “Mrs. Langtry cannot re- marry without committing bigamy, end it she dces so and comes to England it will be within the power of the public prosecu- tor to indict her. I myself would not con- template such a step, but he might. I can- not conceive what the woman means. As for the charge of desertion, upon which the iecree is said to be based, the only deser- tion I have been guilty of was in 1881, when I was packed off to Ameriza on some business which kept me dodging atout along, commeacing with the marriage settlement, which is mavément, the services being in the auditorium of the church, which was very tastefully cecorated with flowers and bunt- FOR GORMAN'S SEAT Fight for the Control of the Maryland Legislature. cee DEPENDS ON THE DOUBTFUL COUNTIES Se No Tidal Wave is Looked for This Year. LEADERS HARD AT WORK Special Correspondence of The Brening Star. BALTIMORE, M4., May 17, 1897. So far as outsiders are concerned, the chief interest in Maryland politics rests in the fact that the general assembly to be elected will choose a United States senator to succeed Mr. Arthur P. Gorman, who will, at the expiration of his present term, have served eighteen years in the upper house of the national Congress. In fact, even here in Maryland, the chief interest in the campaign, which is already starting, Is, to all outward appearance, based on the contest for the senatorship. The general assembly consists of 117 members, of which twenty-six are state senators and ninety-one members of the house of delegates. Of these twenty-six senators, twelve are already in office, hold- ing over from tl: last session, leaving fourteen to elect this year. Of these twelve, nine are republicans and three are democrats. The republican hold-overs ere Senators Dryden of Somerset, Westcott of Kent, Scott of Washington, Norwood of Frederick, Day of Howard, Randall of Anne Arundel, Dobler of the first legisla- uve district of Baltimore city, Strobridge of the third legislative district, and Emory ot Baltimore county. The democratic hold-over senaiozs are ex- Governor Jackson of Wicomico county and Senators Finley of Queen Anne and Her- ring of Carroll. While the republicans have to elect enly five senators to gain control of the senate, fourteen being a majority, the democrats } will have to elect eleven in or.er to attain the same end. All indications are that the republicans will have no difficalty in elect- ing at least five, and thus gain the majori- ty in the upper house. ‘The house of delegates consists of ninety- one members, of which eighteen are from Baltimore city, and the balance from the counties. The whole complexion of the general assembly on joint bailot will, therefore,’depend on the number of votes may have in that chaaces are that the resi close, with the republicans having a slight advantage. Both partics in nearly every county in the siete, and espectally in Balti- more city, are torn by factional quarrels, and if these quarreis should enter into the contest at the polls, it is hard to tell what their effect may be on the general result. Classif;ing the Counties. The counties which are put down as cer- tain to go democratic in the next election, with the number of members in the house, are as follows: Worcester county. Wicomico county Queen Anne county. Harford county Montgomery co! Carroll county. Total .. The counties which are declared certain to go republican in the next election, with the number of members in the house, are as follows: Garrett county. Allegany count Frederick county St. Mary's county Charles county. Washington count, Bl aeiowene Total The doubtful counties are as follows,witl the number of delegates: Somerset county. Dorchester county. Talbot county. Caroline county Kent county Cecil county Baltimore county Anne Arundel county. Howard county... Prince George's county. Calvert county....... Three legislative districts city . Total It will be seen that on the doubtful coun- bse and Daakintive districts the control of e next general assembly depends, and politicians of both parties, from different Sections of the state, who are close observ- ers of party affairs, concur with The Star correspondent in the given estimate. In fact, most of totnemacetoncoe FF jority. The leaders of both ‘ies, there- fore, are using all their talnenee to get doubtful or questionable candidates to withdraw from the fight, and at the same time to persuade men of high character to agree to accept nominations. Senator Gorman is using all his personal influence to get men of strong reputation and high position to accept nominations on the legislative ticket. His recent frequent visits to Baltimore have been largely de- voted to that purpose. He has gone from office to office and called on men to ask them to go on the ticket and help rescue the state from the republicans. Senator Wellington is the same tactics which are being followed yy 8 a ex even Gorman in endeavoring