Evening Star Newspaper, May 25, 1897, Page 3

>: THE EVENING STAR. TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1897-14 PAGES. SPECIAL NOTICES. IRITUALISM.—J._ H. ALTEMUS Wi HOLD na meeting THIS (TUESDAY) EVENING, May 26, We Hall. 6th st. ite NS OF TEMPE! 3E-THE OFFICERS AND Members of the Grand and Subordinate Divisions ef Sons of Temperance will assemble in the Sunday school room of the Vermout Avenue Chris- tian Chure on TUESDAY, May 25, at 7:40 p.m., tichnate jo the antiversary celebration of jonal Temperance 4 — BRIDGE, Grand Seribe. © T._U._AT THE MEETING OF CHAPIN nion WEDNESDAY, 2 p.m. Pa. Be v0 Fost. nw. Mrs. ings will talk “Social Purity." Public fuvited. Mrs. M. EL COHEN, Pres. At GRAND MASS MEETING, ¢ D ARMY HALT. Fenna. ‘ave. nw. THURSDAY EVENING, May 27, interest of laboring man. Invited. Dr. €. B. Purvis, R. S. Laird hers will speak. Call to order at 5 p. nklin Insurance Coupany of i at thelr office, 419 10th AY, June 7, 1807, for the election of twelve directors to serve the ensul year. Polls open from 1 to 2 o'clock p.m. Trans fer books will be closed from May 29 to June 7 nyonand BOTELER, Secy. X98 OF LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES at Investment bse 1. Ki purchased ED TE WERY CO. “gives notice to ite erous patrons and friends that all orders re- Sct'hy mail or at the brewery are filled with promptltude up to & p. n. daily, but #8 no out- the sed it cannot insure side mgents are emy Quick delivery. of goods unless orders are sent direct to quarters, corner Sth and F n.e. Telephone eat Tee may 25-3 DONT BE A “READY-MADE™ MA’ ve some indiviluality about ycur clothes— let us be your tailor. Every garment that leaves our establishment bears the stamp of pert Joring. Our cutter is skilled in his urt—and on a wnalt you ore aaourea © faultless fit. Suits to order, $2 it or no pay. J. FRED. GATCHEL & CO., 604 13TH ST. aplt-3m,8 .E PREIUDIC low for lumber. Low mean inferfor quali- We never a low here. tl juplicate onr low your Lumber needs: Ist and Ind. ave. "Phone 551. KEELER, WELL KNOWN in be seen daily at 905 H st. WEDNESDAY my2+1w* iD be ruce Council, K. H.—The stated meeting will be Jon TUESDAY, zoth day May, 2807, at 7:39 = P Rosiness, amendment to statutes. Y th degiee. JSCAIK ROOME, 53d deg., Recorder. F THE COLLECTOR OF TAXES, DIS- trict of Columbia, Washington, May 21, i8y ers will please take notice that SATU fay 29, will be the last day for payment es due in May, without penalty, Monday, May 31, being a legal holiday. By order of Commissioners of the District of Coluinbia. E.G. DAVIS, Collector of Taxes. m: F THE GEORGETOW: 1118 2uth st. n.w., May ing’ of the stockhoklers of for election of seven directors will be iueld at this oftce MONDAY, June 7, 1807. Polls open 11 close 1 p.m. FRANK PAUL LEETCH, ary and Treasurer. Lit NOTICE. STOCKH! operative Building D. © —The annual cers will be beld et t 2d st. nw., on TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 1897, 4 7 O'CLOCK P.M.” Sabseription books to the” 16th issue of Ww open. GEO. W. K J. BARTON MILL Cn EE ee NE TRA wi ; BY AN ACT OF CONGRESS, AP- proved Januery 26, 1807, the auditor of the Su- yreme Court of the District of Columbia Is em- powered and directed to examine and audit for nd all claims for the p , rent, or vse of any stall or privileze market Louse is hereby given to all persoas hav- ing such claims as herein specified to preseat the same at my office in the United States court couse in this city within ninety days after the 15th day of March, 1807, as further provided by he sald act, otherwise the ciaims will not be allowed. JAS. G. PAYNE, Auditor. h16-t&ftojels CHARLES DIED! r, HAS RE- h to 731 11th al, and two 2 THERE IS HEALTH, THERE IS PLEASURE, THERE IS PROF! Tn a home at Cl 3 If Your Lodge —or society Is going to give an exear- sion down the pmee this summer “twill be to its advantage to let us print the, Dodgers “and Programs. Welt rk neatly and artistically at the Iewest price good printing ean be done for. 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KEEN, MERCHANT TAILOR, 1310 F ST. N.W. ap8-3m,21 OPIUM CAU D HIS DEATH. s Coroner Hammett Renders a Decision te Moy Geon. “Say, mister,” said a small boy standing near the door of the Emergency Hospital this morning, “there are two Chinamen in there crying.” ‘The two Chinamen in the operating room were Moy Queng Goon and Moy Shew Goon, whose brother, Moy Goon, died in the hospital yesterday. Coroner Hammett was there talking to the brothers of the ead man and another Chinese friend of the three, and from them learned the his- tory of the case, and the hospital phy- sicians told bim of the man’s death in the hospital. Moy Goon lived in New York for several years after his arrival in this country and then came here. During recent months he has been in the laundry business on vth street northwest between G and H streets. Two weeks ago he had what was thought to be an attack of heart trouble, and yes- terday he suffered a repetition of the a: tack. This time he was on the street, hav- ing gone out to deliver some laundry to one of his patrons. He was taken to the Eme:- gency Hospital, where he died in a few minutes. Moy was arrested some thine ago on a charge of sending improper literature through the matis, but this case was dis- missed. The dead man had been an in- veterate user of opium, and the physicians at the hospital thought that this had caus- ed his death. Such was the coroner's de- cision today, and a certificate of death from opium potsoning was given. When the coroner had given his decision im the case the hospital authorities were Teaay to turn the body over to friends of the dead man, but his brothers said they Were without funds and would ve to ik Bs thi ¢ up a collection in “Chinatown” before y¥ would employ an undertaker. “He belonged to church,” one of the celestials remarked, “but he had no money.” ‘They could not say whether he would he given @ Christian burial or not, but thelr idea wss that the Chinese burial rites would be observed, and they hope to be able to bury him in Congressional cem- etery tomorrow. The hour of the burial will not be made public MRS. ACKLAN IS HAPPY Rejoices That Her Bill for Divorce is Finally Passed. HER GREAT CAMPAIGN OF SILENCE Refused to Make Reply to Asper- sions of Legislators. WILL RETAIN MARRIED NAME oases Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. DOVER, Del., May 25.—Washington so- elety folk will doubtless be interested to know that Mrs. W. H. Acklan, daughter of ex-Judge Crocker of Cleveland, has been divorced by the legislature of this state. Mrs. Acklan has many friends in Wash- ington, and she says she believes that all those who know her there sympathize with her. Mrs. Acklan was seen at her home, The Gables, today by a Star correspondent. She was in a joyful mood. “Oh, my!” she sald; “I feel so happy. I am at peace with the world.” Mrs. Acklan came as a stranger to Dela- ware, nevertheless she had many enemies here. No one can justly charge her with doing anything to make enemies; yet the enemies were here, and pretty ‘powerful ones they were. They were situated just where they were most undesirable to her. To change these enemies to friends was no slight task. It required diplomacy and skill to alter their opinions. Kept Her Lips Sealed. In this respect Mrs. Acklan measured up to ail requirements. She declined to allow herself to be brought into a controversy with members of the legislature, even when they called her unkind names. She kept her lips sealed thightly, and she never lost hope. She resolved that the members of the house of representatives had treated her unfairly, and that she was entitled to a hearing. She bided her time, which came yesterday, with the result that she emerged from the fray with victory on her banner. Mrs. Acklan stands today as a heroine, in so far that she has rescued her fair name from an ignominious death at the hands of the Delaware legislature. Ten days ago Representative Hazell stood on the floor of the house of representatives, and, while voting for a motion to indefinitely postpone action on her bill, said: “This woman is as much an adventuress in Delaware as J. Edward Addicks ever dared to be an adventurer. She should have stayed in Ohio. Persons connected with her case claim they have letters be- smirching the names of members of this legislature, but they, and even she, refu: to give the investigation committee a. information to aid it in its work.” Mr. Hazeil was the chairman of the in- vestigation committee, and as such he was opposed to Mrs. Acklan. He had never met her; he did not even know what she looked like. The words he uttered created a sensation and, incidentally, much sym- pathy for Mrs. Acklan. Mrs. Acklan, ever, did not make answer openiy to his imputation. She was diplomatic, and se- cured far better results. She slipped down quietly to Mr. Hazell’s home in Smyrna las Saturday and there talked the matter with him. He apologized for thus mal ing her and assured her that he would re- tract his imputation on the spot on which he made {t. He kept his word, though he declined to the end to vote for her bill. Her Silence Surprised Her Enemies. Mrs. Acklan’s silence and silent work is what secured her a divorce. Her silence surprised the members of the house. They expected she would make some startling charges, and when they discovered that she positively refused to say anything they gradually dropped their prejudice against her. In a fit of passion, caused by this igdice, they voted to indefinitely post- pone action on her bill. The bill was then in committee and had not been reported. The procedure was contrary to parliamen- tar law, but Mrs. Acklan’s counsel did not discover it. He made an effort to have the vote reconsidered, but in vain. Then it was that Mrs. Acklan engaged Josiah Mar- vel, a young iawyer of Wilmington, to take hoki of her case. Ma is a successful lobbyist, and he quickly discovered the flaw in the procedure. On this technicality those members who were anxious to have Mrs. Ackian say something condescended to set aside all their prejudice and to be- gin to deal with the bill anew. They. voted for a motion to have the bill referred back to committee and reported yesterday, and also to give Mrs. Acklan a chance to an- swer for herself. This is how Mrs. Ack- lan got before the legislature yesterday to tell the story that gave her victory. Mrs. Acklan’s story was brief. She told it between sobs. Nevertheless it was very effective. She denied emphatically the re- ported charges that she had been ap- proached by persons connected with the legislature and asked for {6.000 to secure the passage of her bill through the senate. Had No Charges to Bring. “I have not the slightest charge to bring,” she said. “I am not responsible for these’ reports.” She was asked several times about her intention to remain in Delaware and each time replied that she intended to remain here for an indefinite period. Asked if a report that she had offered her husband $15,000 to return and live with her were true, she denied it emvhatically. The last question asked Mrs. Acklan so embarrassed her that she burst into tears and sobbed bitterly. The question was her reason for not returning to Cleveland to live. She said that she did not care to return to Cleveland, where all her friends had been happily married and she had not. Her emotion moved several members to tears. There were twenty-four in the room and their eyes were riveted on her. After the hearing Speaker Riggin, who last week ruled out 2 motion to reconsider her bill, declaring that it was dead and could not be resurrected, apprvached Mrs. Acklan and grasped her hand. Tears filled his eyes. He thus spoke: “Mrs. Acklan, you area much maligned woman. I have heard your story and I be- lieve it. I voted against you last week, but I am going to vote for you now.” Mrs. Acklan’s hearing occupied little less than an hour. When the house resumed its session, Representative Dempsey re- ported her bill favorably from committee. He opposed it last week, but yesterday made a vigorous speech in favor of it. Rep- resentative Hazell, after apologizing for calling Mrs. Acklan an adventuress, made @ speech in opposition to the bill on the ground that he was not convinced that Mrs. Acklan would remain in the state. He re- fused to attend the conference and did not hear her statement. z Speaker Riggin and Representative Whit- ney, who was also opposed to the bill last week, made strong speeches in favor of its passage. Lost on Viva Voce Vote. When Speaker Riggin put the question to the house, on a viva voze youe the motion to pass the bill ‘was lost, but the speaker asked for a poll of the vote. Several mem- bers jeft the hall before the poll was made. The poll showed eight for and six against the bill. Speaker Riggin then declared it parsed. Mrs. Acklan received the news of her vic- tory by telegraph, and held an impromptu reception at her hotel to those who ten- dered congratulations and sympathy. She says she will retain the name Acklan, be- cause it will aid her in traveling over the world without a chaperon. She is willing, she says, to forgive all those who opposed her bill. Mrs. Acklan need live in Delaware only three more days. If she moves out in that time her bill can be taken up egain and de- feated. Mrs. Acklan has been here since Feb- Tuary. She served notice then of her in- tention to apply for divorce here, and her bill was introduced in March. She had a hearing before the divorce committee, which reported her bill favorably back to the serate. Her ground for divorce was impotence: and ——— While the bill was pending in the senate reports came from Washington, where she had gone for @ few days’ stay, that she intended to abandon her bill because $6,000 had been demanded of her for six votes.in the senate. These reports led to a general investigation of the divorce business of the legislature, in the midst of which the senate passed her bil. The house, however, smarting under the sting of the charges, stood out against her until yesterday, THE OFFICIAL ‘WEATHER MAP. EXPLANATORY NOTES: Observations taken at 8 a.m., 75th meridian time. Solid lines are igo- bars, or lines of equal air pressure, drawn for each tenth of an inch. Dotted lines are ‘sotherms, or Unes of eqaal temperature, drawn for each ten degrees. Shaded areas af has fallen during preceding twelve hours. The words “High” Small arrows fly with the wind. high and low barometer. regions where ‘rain or snow and ‘Low’? show location of arean of FAIR AND COOLER. Slowing Rising Temperature Indicat- ed for Tomorrow. Forecast till 8 p.m. Wednesday—For the District of Columbia, Delaware and Mary- land, fair tonight and Wednesday; slightly cooler tonight, slowly rising temperature Wednesday; northerly winds. For Virginia and North Carolina, fair to- night and Wednesday; warmer Wednesday; north to northeast winds. Weather conditions and general forecast— A depression covers New England and the north Atlantic states, central near Massa- chusetts, and will probably cause brisk northwesterly winds on the New England coast today and tonight. An area of high pressure is central in the lake regions and covers the central valleys and the gulf states. The barometer is generally low throughout thé Rocky mountain districts, with a depression central in Montana, The barometer has risen in the lake regions and generally throughout the central valleys and the gulf states; it has fallen in the upper Missouri valley and on the Rocky mountain plateau. The temperature is lower in New Eng- land, the Atlantic and east gulf states, the Ohio valley and lower lake region; it is higher throughout the Missouri valley. Showers and thunder storms have oc- curred generally in New England, the lower lake region, and the middle Atlantic states, also on the middie Rocky mountain plateau. Frosts are reported this morning in the upper lake region. They are likely to oc- eur tonight in the lower lake region. Threatening weather, with rain, will con- tinue in New England tonight, probably fol- lowed by clearing weather Wednesday. The weather will be generally fair in the lower lake region, the Ohio valley, the mid- dle Atlantic and east ‘gulf states tonight and Wednesday, and occasional showers may cccur in the west gulf states. The temperature will be lower in New England and the north Atlantic states and SUDDENLY STRICKEN Elbert 8. Maloney Succumbs to an Attack of } Heart Disease. He Was the Son-in-Law of Senator Mills and a Well-Kz Clerk . and Business Man. Elbert S. Maloney, for twenty years a clerk in the Post Office Department and the owner of the Cairo stables, the Mount Vernon stables and interested in other enterprises of a similar character, died in the parlor of his residence, No. 1226 12th street northwest, a few minutes after 9 o'clock this morning. The cause of his death was heart disease. A quarter of an hour before he was stricken the dead man was conversing good humoredly with Mr. George Rawson, who has had charge of a bicycle business in which Mr. Maloney was interested and which he had made ar- rangements to sell out. Mr. Maloney, after the chat, invited Mr. Rawson to ride down to the Post Office Department with him in his buggy, but Rawson said he would ride his wheel and went to get it. Mr. Ma- loney and a colored man ered the buggy and started south on 12th street. Mr. Raw- son had just returned from the stable with his bicycle when he saw the buggy returning. “Mr. Maloney's sick,” man. The former was very pale an speechless. Mr. Rawson and Mr. F. G. Rundlett lifted him out of the buggy and took him into his residence, where, with a convulsive tremor, Mr. Maloney died in a few minutes. Dr. Balloch was called in, but Mr. Maloney was beyond earthly aid. The dead man was about forty years old, tall and slender, and of a pleasant disp sition and untiring business energy. He was a native of Tennessee and married Miss Nancy Mills, the daughter of Senator Roger Q. Mills of Texas. The widow, with two sons, survives him. She is prostrated by the shock. Mr. Maloney was a member of Lafayette Lodge, F.A.A.M.; Lafayette Chapter, No. 5, Royal Arch Mascns; Washington Com- mandery, Knights Templar; Almas Temple, Mystfe Shrine; the Benevolent and Pro- tectIve Order of Elks, and the Central Lodge of Odd Fellows. He enjoyed great popularity among a large c'‘rcle of friends in the city. The coroner was notified this afternoon. The arrangements for the funeral, which will probably take place Thursday, will be in charge of the Masons. said the colored nd Se eee AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN. Real Estate Matters, University Com- mencement and Other Features. Annie C. Appler has bought of Margaret C. and Clarence R. Forrest, part of lot 53, in P., B., T. and D.’s addition to George- town. The consideration is placed at $300. The heirs of Edward Hawkins have sold to David F. Scheele the west thirty feet of lot 127, square .240, with improvements thereon. The price paid was $3,700. At the annual commencement of George- town University, which will be heid June 23, the orators for the occasion will be as foliows: Bachelor's oration, Mr. Daniel O'Donoghue; valedictory, Mr. Francis X. Delaney; master’s oration, Mr. John K. Brcderick, a graduate of St. Louis Univer- sity. The work of erecting the new gal- leries is being rapidly pushed, and it is expected that everything will be com- pleted so as to have the commencement exercises held at the date mentioned. The rain storm of last evening caused some little damage on the Metropolitan railroad. The heavy downpour of rain mere than taxed the capacity of the sew- ers in a good many sections of the town, and on P street just east of the bridge over Rock creek the water flooded the underground conduit of the electric road and flooded part of the street. The strength of the water was sufficient to lift out cf pace several of the large iron plates cov- ering the entrance holes to the conduit. A train coming down the hill at a good rate of speed struck the fron plates, throwing the trailer off the track, breaking one ur two of the plates and throwing one clear across the bridge. The train could not be stopped until after the bridge had been crossed. An examination revealed that very little damage had been done but conpldgranie time was lost. At the meeting of the stockholders of the Falls Church and Potomac ratiroad, held at Falls Church, directors to serve for the ensuing year were elected as follow: President, Major O. E. , A. P. Eastman and B. J. Northrup of Falls Church, Joseph BH. Willard of Fairfax Court House, Gen. 8. Burdette of Glen- carlyn, and Dr. Max Wiehle of Wiehle, Va. Less than 200 shares of stock were rep- resented at the meeting. 55 “Want” ads. in The Star pay because will rise slowly in the Mississippi and Ohio valleys. The following heavy precipitation inches) was reported: During the past 24 hours—Washington city, 1.00; Norfolk, 1.20. Rivers.—The following changes in the rivers (in feet_and tenths) have occurred: The river at New Orleans is 2.8 above the danger-line and has fallen 0.1. At Vicks- burg it is 5.8 above the danger-line and has fallen 0.4. (in Tide Table. Today—Low tide, 9:56 a.m. and 9:48 p.m.; high tide, 33 p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 10:48 a.m. and 10:34 p.m.; high tide, 3:55 a.m. and 4:23 p.m. The Sun and Moon, Today—Sun rises, 4:40 a.m.; su sets, 7:14 p.m. Moon rises 1:40 a.m. tomorrow. Tomorrow—Sun rises, 4:30 a.m. The City Lights. Gas lamps all lighted by 8:23 p.m.; ex- tinguishing begun at 3:47 a.m. The light- ing is begun one hour before the time named. Are lamps. lighted at 8:08 p.m.; extin- guished at 4:02 a.m. Temperatures for Twenty-Four Hours ‘The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau during the past twenty-four hours, beginning at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon: May 24-4 p.m., 76; 8 p.m., 39; midnight, May 25-4 a.m., 56; 8 a.m., 58; 12 m., 63, and 2 p.m., G4. Maximum, 76, at 4 p.m mum, 54, at 2 a.m., May Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 65; condi- ion, 1. Receiving reservoir, temperature, condition at north connection, 3; condi- tion at south connection, 18. Distributing reservoir, temperature, 68; condition at in- fluent gate house, 12; effluent gate house, 8. May 24; mini- SHOT THROUGH THE HEAD tet cor John T. Shepperd, a Profiinght Young { Attorney, Commits Suicide. fw i No Cause ix Assigned fer His Rash Act, but It In Believed He Was Temporarily Inkane. Jobn P. Shepperd, a well-known young resident of Georgetown, and prdminent in sccial circles, committed suigide,last even- ing about 11:30 o'clock in the yard in the rear of his home, at No. 3 Cooke place, be- tween 30th and 31st streets. Death was almost instantaneous. Although the body wes discovered by friends a few moments after the fatal shot was fired, the spark of life had fled. No reason can bé assighed fer the rash act unless it may bé temporary 1 mental derangement. Nothing was left be- hind to give the slightest intimation of the reasons for committing the act, and the friends of the young man are perplexed. Young Shepperd had been out ef the city, returning yesterday afternoon. He appear- ed to be somewhat downhearted, yet there was nothing morose in nis demeanor. He met a number of his friends and. talked with them. In the early evening he called on a neighbor, who lived near by, and re- mained ir the place all of the evening. Leaving the house a few minutes before 11 o'clock, he went to his own home. Every- body had retired for the evening, and ro account can be given of his actions while in the house, but after remaining there for a shert time, he went out into the yard and shot himself in the head. A five-cham- bered 32-callber revolver was used to com- mit the deed, and the weapon must have been held in the left hand, as the right hand of the dead man was partially par- alyzed. Before committing the act . Shepperd Wrote a note to Dr. Robert F. Mason, the resident physician of Columbia Hospital, and dispatched it through a colored mes- senger. The note arrived at the hospital about 11 o'clock, and Dr. Mason, being busy with a patient at the time, did not heve a chance to reac it for about ten min- utes. When he finally read the message it briefly informed him where tae body of the writer might be found. ‘The note was sign- ed “Jack Shepperd.” Without loss of time, Dr. Mason mounted his bicycle, told the méesel ger that there was no answer, and reached the place in a very few minutes. He found Mr. R. Douglass Simms, another friend of the deceased, and together the two hurried to the back yard, where the lifeless remains were soon discovered. The ccroner was notified, and this morn- ing viewed the remains. ‘A certificate. of seif-destruction was given. Young Shep- perd was a lnwyer, and once served as as- | sistant attorney for the District. He re- sided with his mother, who is described to be almost heartbroken over the sad event. ———__ POLICE CENSUS FIGURES. Chief Clerk Sylvester Has the Tabula- tion Nearly Completed. Chief Clerk Sylvester of the police de- partment hopes to have the police census completed in a few days, The total num- ber of persons in the District was published in The Star several days agp,, The census of the alleys was completed today, as was that part of the enumeratin selating to Indians and Chinamen. According to’ these figurel! the? gre 338 Chinamen in the District, 11,0f fhem being females. In the sixth precipotg:in which “Chinatown” is located, there-aré #15 Celes- tials, the largest number at precinct, while in Georgetown there "are'dnly 4, ali of them in the laundry business ‘There are in the alleys 18; idents, di vided as follows: 2h Be Whites—Six years and uner,. 303; four- teen years and under, 306;,fourteen and over, 1,541. Colored—Six y yds d_ under, 2,516; fourteen years and un@ef, 2,670; four- teen years and over, 11,633.191° 11 These figures show a total white alley population of 2,150—males,.J, and fe- males, 1,066; total, colored, 16,828; males, 7,146, and females, 9,082. Tt will be sev- eral days before the census"! in shape to be sent to the Commissioners. —_— Fayne School Receives a Portrait. One of the last scaools to be opened for public school children this year ‘was the Payne School, which is situated in South- east Washington, corner 15th and C streets. It fills a much-felt want and already its good influences are being realized in that scction, Wednesday, at 2 o'clock, there | 715% will be presented to this schoo! a hand- some, life size crayon pertrait of the man after whom tt was named, Daniel A. Payne. The exercises willbe held in the assembly hall of the High School, M street between Ist and New Yerk avenue north- west, the:e being no accommodations for an TO FIGHT FOR SILVER the Issue in the Fall Campaign. CHANGES IN THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE Sound Money Democrats Are Fus- ing With the Republicans. BLACKBURN’S LATE SCHEME Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 24, 1897. The old free silver fight is to be fought over again in Kentucky, notwithstanding the fact that Hardin lost and Bryan went down with the white flag flying. The dem- ocratic state executive committee has called a convention for June 2, to meet at Frankfort, to name a candidate for clerk of the court of appeals. This is the only state office to be filled at the ensuing elec- tion, and the fight on a platform for this ene candidate to stand on has already be- gun. It is a foregone conclusion that it will be a reaffirmation of the Chicago ut- terance, and nearly as certain that it will be forced into the local races for county and city offices. In Louisville a city ticket has been named and a purely local platform adopted, which ignores the silver issue. This did not suit the Bourbon leaders, and they at once called a meeting of the state central committee and threw out the old commit- tee, which had been ratified by the last state convention, and put out a free silver committee. This committee met today and aiso failed to mention free silver in its platform, and ngw there is trouble in the silver camp. Ex-Attorney General Wat Hardin, who was defeated, and is again an expectant candidate for governor, does not approve the non-committal utterances of the new Louisville committee, and will use every effort to force a reaffirmation of the Chi- cago platform. He is backed up by a score of silver leaders, who today gave expres- sion to what they wanted the Frankfort convention to do in the way of platform making. All cf the silver men are out- spoken for silver again, but a few con- servative democrats urge harmony and that the money question be ignored, in order that the tickets in the larger towns can win. Views of Prominent Democrats. Following are the views of some of the prominent democrats of the state, as ex- Fressed to the correspordent of The Star: Capt. P. P. Johnson, chairman of the state central committee: “The financial question will continue paramount, and the state democratic convention will remain in complete accord with the democrats of the country who fought with W. J. Bryan in the last election.” Gen. Hardin, the defeated’ candidate for governor in the last state election, who accepted the nomination on a sound money piattorm, and. ran as a silverite: ‘There 4s no democratic platform except that pro- mulgated by the Chicago convention.” Capt. W. T. Ellis, ex-Congressman from the second Kentucky district, and a silver leader since the issue was first made: “We want the substance of the Chicago demo- cratic platform in our state platform next year.” John D. Carroll, former chairman of the democratic state central committee: “The situation imperatively demands that the Chicago convention and platform should be_unqualifiedly indorsed.” David R. Murray, who was defeated for the silverite nomination for Congress in the fourth district last year: ‘The con- yention should unequivocally declare for free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratlo of 16 to 1." Wm. Goebel, state senator and prospec- tive candidate for the silverite guberna- torial nomination: “I think the Chicago platform should be heartily indorsed.” Harvey Myers, ex-state senator and de- feated candidate for the nomination last year: “My position in favor of silver is unchanged.” : John 8. Rhea, congressman from the third Kentucky district, whose seat is con- tested by Dr. Hunter, republican—“Let’s drive from our camp deserters and demand the free and unlimited coinage of silver.” Blackburn Outspoken for Silver Issue. Ex-Senator Jo Blackburn—“An unequivo- cal indorsement of the Chicago platform and its financial platform should be de- manded.” W. J. Stcne, ex-representative from the first district, defeated for the silverite nomination by W. J. Hendrick—‘Let's re- aftirm the Lexington and Chicago silver platform.” Congressman E. E. Settle, representing the seventh district—The convention shoula plant itself fairly and squarely on the Chi- cago platform.” Green R. Kellef, state senator from a silver district—‘Reathrm the Chicago plat- form by all means.” About the only conservative democrats who are allied with the silver forces are ex-Gov. McCreary, who says he wants to give the sound money democrats a chance lo “come back,” and Judge Toney, who is willing to allow the state convention to muake concessions to the sound money forces. P. Wat Hardin, Senator Wm. Goebel, Elector W. B. Smith and ex-Congressmen McCreary and W. J. Stone are mentioned as candidates for governor two years hence, but in a quiet way it is whispered around that when the fiag falls there will be but one candidate to start and he will be ex- Senator Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn. This is believed very generally. Mr. Biackburn seems to be pushing Wat Hardin's cam- paign, but he knows the people will have no more of Hardin, and when Wat Hardin finds that he is out of it Mr. Blackburn will order the Hardin forces to the front for himself and gallop in to the conven- uon and take the nomination, force a free silver platform and run away with the race. lt is a foregcne conclusion that he will win, as the free silver forces to a man will support him. Once in the govern- or’s chair he can easily force his way back to the Senate. Senator Elliston’s Candidacy. Senator R. H. Elliston, a gold democrat who figured prominently in the last general assembly, is a candidate for the national democratic nomination for clerk of the court of. appeals, and if the silver demo- crats put out a free-silver platform Ellis- ton will be indorsed by a fusion of sound- money democrats and republicans. A fu- sion on local offices has been accomplished in many of the counties by the republicans and sound-money democrats, and it is con- fidently expected that Elliston will be in- dorsed by the republicans, if he is put for- ward by the national democrats. Neither of the parties have ordered conventions yet and are awaiting the outcome of the silver gathering at Frankfort Major P. P. Johnston, president of the National Trotting-Horse Breeders’ Asso- ciation, chairman of the democratic state central and executive committees, Satur- day announced that he would not be a can- didate for governor. Mr. Johnston has been tipped freely of late as Mr. Black- burn's clioice, but the combination petween Hardin and Blackburn has doubtless shown the Fayette gentleman that he has ‘no chance and he gracefully withdraws. Real Estate, Ratcliffe, Sutton & Co., auctioneers, sold yesterday, at public sale, unimproved prop- erty on B street between 17th and 18th streets southeast, to Chas. E. Sessford, for 17% cents per square fcot. Duncanson Brothers, auctioneers, sold yesterday, at public sale, a lot on P street between 16th and 17th streets, being lot 109, in square 181, to Sherman 8. Kelsey, for $1.70 per foot: also lot 11, block 16, Meridian to Whitfield McKinlay, three-story dwellings at the northeast corner of 17th and R streets, each contatning eleven rooms, as follows: 1637 R street, for $8,800; 1639 R street, for $3,700; 1611 R street, for $13,300;. 1709 17th i300! for $7,200, and 1711 17th street, for 5 FINANCIAL. FINANCIAL. Union Savings Kentucky Democrats Favor Reviving | Offers te workingmen and small depositors every ad- vantage in reason toward opening and a §a18-10a INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. -Page 13 SI Page 10 ATTORNEYS ...... -Page 12 AUCTION SALES. -Page 14 BOARDING ... -Page 12 BUSINESS CHANCES. -Page 12 BUSINESS PROPERTY -Page 12 CITY ITEMS... -Page 10 EDUCATIONAL . EXCURSIONS . FINANCIAL . FOR RENT (Flats). 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During the weck nincty-seven dogs were kille@, and the horses and goats were redeemed. Four- teen dogs were also redeemed, and seven were returned. The receipts for the week amounted to 26.25. Receipts of fish at the river front last week included 4 eF BEE $ bunches of fish, crabs and 900 bushels of oysters. ctor Harris condemned 5,200 herring, i, 17 sheephead, 387 bunches of fish, 3,600 clams and 3,000 crabs. Food Inspectors Mothershead, Hoover and Kavanaugh last week condemned &50 pounds of beef, 325 pounds of mutton, 192 pounds of veal, 305 pounds of pork, 65 pounds of sausage, one chicken, 230 quarts of berries and several bushels of miscel- laneous fruits and vegetables. Wimodaughsis has arranged for a musi- cale in the parlors at 1425 New York ave- nue this evening. Miss Alden has charge of the program. A colored map named John Bass figured in a runaway accident in South Washing- ton yesterday afternoon. He was thrown from his wagon, and the wheels passed over his left foot and knee, so painfully in- juring him that he was sent to the Emer- gency Hospital for treatment. His injuries are not serious. Fire was discovered this morning about 10 o'clock over the show window of Victor E. Adler's clothing store, corner of Massa- chusetts avenue and 7th street northwest. An electric light wire, the police report, started the blaze. But little damage was done. A young man who went up the Conduit road on his bicycle Sunday returned home in the evening minus a piece of his trous- ers. This young man, the police say, is a scorcher, and they would like to interview him. He was with a companion,.and in order to escape Policeman Heide he jumped a fence and ran across a field, carrying his bike. A dog in the field made his ac- quaintance, with the result stated, but his companion was caught. 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