Evening Star Newspaper, June 30, 1897, Page 1

[_— THE EVENING STAR. ———— PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDA\. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Fennsyivania Avenue, Cor. llth 8t., by The Erening Star Newspaper Company. 8. H. RAUFFMANN, Pres’t. Few York Cfios, 49 Fotter Building. ‘The Evening Star fs served to subscribers in the city by carriers, om thelr own account. at 10 cenis Ber week, or 44 ceuts per mouth. | Copice at the Counter 2 cents each. By wall—anywhere io the Calted States or Canada—pestage prepatd—50 ccute 00. ‘at Washington, D. C., ‘lass mail matter.) All wail subscriptions must be paid in advance. Rates of advertising mace knows on application. 5 —— No. 13,831. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, J ENDEAVORERS KILLED Frightful Collision Near Chicago This Morning. -—— SEVERAL KILLED AND MANY INJURED ns Another Serious Accident on the Vandalia Line. SCENES AT THE WRECK CHICAGO, June 30.—Three persons were killed outright and about twenty or thirty persons injured in a rear-end collision on the Chicago and Northwestern road at s} this morning, at West Chicago, thirty out of Chicago, on the Galena division. The dead are Mrs. John Gooding, Apple- ton, Wis.; Mrs. R. Shipman, Appleton, Wis.: unidentified man, riding between en- gine and baggage car, supposed to be a tramp. The injured are Mrs. M. M. Baird, Neen- ah, Wis.; Mrs. Daisy Blackwood, Depere, Wis.; Miss A. E. Fifer, Green Bay, W injured about the head; W. H. Finney, Oconto, Wis.; Mrs. Algernon Galpin, Ap- pleton, Wis.; W. D. Gibson, Appleton. Wis.; Raymond Gibson, five years old, a son of the foregoing; Miss Irene MacAllis- ter, Oconto. Wi hurt about head; Mi: Amelia McKay, fracture of left arm: Mrs. S. RB. Mersh, Appleton, Wis.; Mrs. McKay; W. M. Mickeistetter, Seymour, Wis.; Mrs. W. M. Mickelstetter, Seymour, Wi: Dr. A. Miller, Clinto: le, Wis.; S. A. Rus- sell, Appleton, Wi: Mr: . A. Russell, Appleton, Wis.; Mr. Ripley, Fon du Lac, Wis., seriously: Mrs. Ripley, Fond du Lac Miss C. E. Shipman, Appleton, Wi: Miss S.C. Shipman, Appleton, W Michael St. Letler, ankle broken and in- ternally injured: Mrs. St. Letler, back sprained and internally injured; Prof. Wil- Hams, Fond du Lac, Wis., arm and wrist injured; Chas. Courtney, Belvidere, Ill., en- gineer of section 5, fataly injured. Loaded With Endeavorers. ‘The victims of the collision were Chris- tian Endeavor delegates, who left Chicago last night en route for the great convention In San Francisco. The colliding trains were sections Nos. 4 and 5 of a Christian Endeavor special sent out in nine sections, beginning at 10: p. m. Section No. 5 ran into section No. 4, which left Chicazo fifteen minutes ahead of it. Section No. 4 carried the Wisconsin delegates, nearly 500 strong, and in the rear sleeper were peo- | ple from Fon du Lac, Green Bay, Apple and other Wisconsin cities. Section 4 had come to a stop just out of West Chi- cago, where the Freeport line diverges from the main line. Section No. 5 came up be- hind at great speed and the shock of the collision was terrific. The passengers in the two rear sleepers of sectton No. 4 were all in their berths. received ro warning and those not killed outright awoke to find themselves jammed in the wreckage. Engincer Courtney's Bravery. Passengers on both trains hastened to the spot and began the work of rescue. One of the first of the injured was Engineer Chas. Courtney of section No. 5. He had stuck to his post like a hero and is so seriously injured that he cannot live. An immediate call was made for help on every point within reaching distance. Chi- caga was notified and asked to send phy- sicians at once, and medical help was re- quested from Geneva, Wheaton and Au- rora. The engine of section No. 5 struck the rear sleeper of section No. 4 with terrific force. The engine was totally wrecked. Strange to say. the rear sleeper of section No. 4 was not the one to suffer moat. It was driven with terrific force upon the second sleeper and such was its impetus that it crushed through !t as though It had been cardboard box and reduced !t to a mass of wreckage. The passengers in the second sleeper were therefore the ones to suffer mest, ard it was in it that most of the victims were hurt. Mrs. Shipman and Mrs. John Gooding were bothen this sleep- er. Scene at the Wreck. Men and women could be seen struggling to extricate themselves from the wreckage. Others pinned down by some crushing weight were crying for help. Here and there was an arm or a leg protruding from the debris. A pathetic scene was the rescue of the two daughters of Mrs. Shipman of Apple- ton. The rescuers were attracted to them by their cries. They were unable to ex- tricate themselves, and though hurt refused assistance, begging that their mother be first helped. Mrs. Shipman was found crushed under @ part of the roof and life was extinct when she was taken out. It is strange that the two daughters escaped with comparatively slight injuries, while the mother close by met instant death. Mrs. John Gooding of Appleton was prob- ably instantly killed. The force of the collision crushed together the partitions of her berth and she had no possible chance of escape. Prof. Leo A. Williams of Fen du Lac was found buried under a pile of debris, and though he was unable to extricate himself and it seemed as if he must be sertously injured he escaped with a broken arm and a cut wrist. Care of the Suffering. The Chicago and Northwestern officials did everything in their power to relieve the sufferers. The two hotels in West Chi- cago were turned into hospitals and able physicians were promptly in attendance. The sections following those which met disaster—6, 7, 8 and 9-carrying 2,500 peo- ple, were delayed upward of three hours. Finally the north track was cleared and ley were enabled to proceed. As soon as the wreck was reported to the local officers of the Chicago and North- western, Superintendent Stuart of the Ga- lena division ordered a special train and went to the wreck. Other officials dis- paiched messengers for the company’ doctors, and Assistant General Superin- tendent Gardner and a corps of surgeons left immediately for West Chicago. Owing to the crush caused by the rush of Christian Endeavor bus:ness all schedules were abandoned, and trains were sent out as fast as filled. Nine sections left the Northwestern depot at intervals of fifteen minutes, beginning at 10:30, to say nothing of trains sent out early in the evening. tions Nos. 1, 2 and 3 got through West cago safely. Section 4 was made up of a baggage car, day coach and seven sleep- ers, containing about 400 passenger: Accident Not Explained. Assistant General Superintendent Wm. A. Gardner said this morning that he could give no tangible reason as yet as to the cause of the accident. “The road is run on a semaphore block system.all the way to West Chicago,” said Mr. Gardner. “This blocks a train every 1.0% feet, end, in addition, we were using last night what we call the positive block system. This consisted in the operators at Waywood. Wheaton and West Chicago running the trains by wire and keeping a close tab with the dispatcher as to the time each passed a station. “Then the dispatcher regulated the speed and distance between trains. Of course, he was compellied to rely entirely on the ac- curacy of the time checking done by the operators at tue stations named, and, tn- less one of these made a mistake and transmitted the wrong check time, either to the next station or to the dispatcher, I carnot imagine what could have caused the wreck. We had taken every possible precaution to guard against delay and acci- dent, and, as I said, worked the positive block as well as our regular semaphore system.” ANOTHER ENDEAVORER COLLISION. Four Trainmen Killed on the Van- dalia Road. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June 30.—Train No. 11 on the Vandalia railroad, which left this city at 7 o’cleck last evening, contain- Ing a large number of Christian Endeaver- ers, collided with train No. 6, bound east from St. Louis, at 8:20 o’clock, near Van- dalia. J. J. Turrer, general manager of the Vandalia, telegraphed the following statement to this city at 2 o'clock this morning: “Killed—R. T. Sherman, mail clerk on No. 6, Indianapolis. W. P. Coon, baggage- master, 326 East Louisiana street, Indian- apolis; on No. 11. “Fatally injured—Samuel Parkinson, mail clerk, of Columbus, Ohio; crusned in Frank Owens, fireman, of , mangled under the engine.” 11 left Indianapolis in two sections, on account of the heavy San Francisco travel, occasioned by the na- tional meeting of the Christian Endeavor Society. Orders were given to meet No. 6, the east-bound passenger train, at Van- dalia, these two trains being due to meet at that plice about 1:30 o'clock this morn- ing. It seems, from the best information obtainable, that the west-bound train pull- ed oui of Vandalia without waiting for the train from St. Louls. The headlight of the west-bound train was extinguished fer some timie before the crash came. Horace Kerns of this city was conductor on train No. 11, and Tom Manafee of Terre Hauie was the engireer. None of the pas- sengers on either train were injured. HE WAS A “RUBBER” New York Murder Mystery Practically Solved. The Crime a Bungling Affair, Which Had Its Motive in Revenge for Illicit Invasion of a Home. NEW YORK, June 30.—By witnesses, the man who was murdered some time last week and cut into two parts, one of the parts being taken to the Ogden Woods near Washington bridge, and the other thrown into the East river, from which it was taken at 11th street, has been identified as William Guldensuppe, a rubber in the Murray Hill baths. All the rubbers in the baths, as well as Dr. J. 8. Cosby, a fre- quenter of the baths, have identified the re- mains of the man at the morgue. Dr. Cos- by's identification was by means of a cica- trix on the finger, caused by a felon, which he had lanced for Guldensuppe. Five of the bath attendants visited the morgue last night and three today, and all of them were positive that the mutilated remains there are those of Guldensuppe. Mrz. Nack, the midwife with whom Gul- densuppe had-lived was at police headquar- ters today. Capt. O'Brien of the detective bureau had an hour's secret conference with the woman, Dr. Cosby and the bath attendants. A little later two important witnesses were brought to headquarters in the per- sons of Max Riger and his wife, who keep a dry goods store in Astoria, L. I. ‘Tehese people told Capt. O'Brien that on Wednes- day last two women came into their store to whom Mrs. Riger sold four and a hai yards of ollcloth of the game pattern as that of the two portions of the dismem- tered corpse have been wound were wrap- ped. Mrs. Riger and Mrs. Nack were brought into each other's presence. With- out any hesitation Mrs. Riger said, indi- cating Mrs. Nack: “That Js one of the two women to whom I sold the oilcioth.” Upon this statement Mrs. Nack will be held for examination as to her knowledg+ of William Guldensuppe’s murder. While these developments were being reached at police headquarters two report- ers for the Jourral and Advertiser were busy {n another direction, following up the clues which the paper named made public this morning. Herman Nack, the husband of Guldensuppe's mistress, aud with whom Guldensuppe had had a fight some time ago, was naturally an object of suspicion in the emergency. His apyre- hension was something to be accompiished with as little delay as possible. The re- porters had ascertained that Nack drove a wagon for a baker in Astoria. Following him on his route, the reporters overtook him about the time the Rigers were tell- ing their story at police headquarters, and arrested him, giving him into the custoly of the police a short time later. It was ascertained that Nack was préparing to leave the clty and that yesterday a large valise was sent to iis room by Mrs. Nack. A fact which tends to incriminate Nack is that on Saturday there was on a Green Point ferryboat a wagon such as bakers use in the delivery of their goods; that the driver of the wagon and a man who was with him took a large bundle from the vehicle and dropped it into East river, re- fusing to explain their action to the boat hands. The bundle was in size and gen- eral appearance lke the one picked up on Sunday at the lith street pier, which con- tained the largest part of two portions of the dismembered corpse. Nack, when accosted by the Journal and Advertiser reporters, whipped his horse and tried to drive off, but not permit- ted to escape. He showered blows with*his whip upon his would-be captors, who were unable to overcome their man until a po- liceman reached the scene. Nack fought the officer desperately, and continued his struggles until he was landed at the po- lice station. He was in a frenzy of des- peration and fear. A report at police headquarters In Brook- lyn this afternoon says that two boys while swimming in the Wallabout basin near the navy yard found a package which contain- ed two male legs. The police think that these may be the limbs which were sever- ed from the body of William Guldensunpe. Herman Nack, husband of the woman with whom Guldensuppe had been consort- ir. » has been placed under arrest. Mrs. ck has been identified as one of the two wemen who purchased the figured oilcloth, in which the parts of Guldensuppe’s body were wrapped when they were found. A Postal Chief Inspector Deposed. Special Lispateh to The Evening Star. CHATTANOOGA, June 30.—Glenn M. Whitesides, chief post office inspector in charge of Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Seuth Carolina and Florida, will be suc- ceeded, July 1, by Paul H. Williams, in- spector in the St. Louis division. Mr. Whitesides was appointed by - President Cieveland four years ago. It was rumored here a few days ago that charges had been filed against him by political enemies, and that he would be removed soon. Yesterday efternoon he received a telegram informing him that Inspector Tate of this division would act as chief inspectcs until the ar- rival of Mr. Williams. When seen, Mr. Whitesides said he had tendered his resig- nation two weeks ago, as he had that he was to be removed. He says that his removal is due to the work of a Clay Evans, as they have been bitter political enemies for years. There were several local aspirants for the position, ‘and. it is thought that R. 8. 8. Evans’ close friends for the immediate rer flor the Dement. Sharpe, one of Mr. here, would fall into politicians now look Femoval of Postmaster THE YOUNGSTERS DAY A Drizling Rain Began the Morning. CREWS TARE THEIR USUAL PRACTICE Little Enthusiasm and the Crowds Are Smail. THE VARIOUS CREWS POUGHKEEPSIE, June 30.—A drizzling rain that soaked everything, made flags hang drearily to flag poles and dampened effectually what little enthusiasm might have been aroused, marked the opening of the secorfd freshmen’s day of the ceries of intercollegiate races. Toward 10 o'clock the wind freshened up from the south, and, although that is not a very desirable quar- ter, it blew back some of the heavier and more threatening clouds, and a touch of sunlight gave hore of clear weather with @ possibility of a fine afternoon. ‘The ob- servation train managers breathed a sigh of relief and hoped that they might dis- pose of a few more than the meager 300 that have been gold out of the accommoda- tions for 4,000 which the train affords. By 11 o'clock nearly every trace of the storm of the early morning, except the mud in the streets, had disappeared. The crews, despite the fact that this was the day of days for the youngsters, all took their morning practice, and in the city the crew Managers and local committee perfected the arrangements for the race. George Mumford, who is to act as referee, had not appeared at 11 o'clock. ‘Those who were to assist him are as fol- lows: Judges—James Bond, for Pennsylva- ria; Benjamin Wheeler, for Cornell, and Justus A. B. Cowles, for Columbia. Time- keepers—Joseph M. Mitcheson, for Penn- syvivania; Charles S. Francis, for Cornell, and Joseph Lea Fearing, for Columbia. Judges at the finish—Dr. Charles Potts, for Pennsylvania; F. G. Scofield, for Cornell, and Harold H. Oddie, for Columbia. The Pennsylvania freshmen weighed in this morning lightest, averaging but 152 pounds, while the Columbia men were the heaviest, weighing upon an average 137 pounds. Cornell comes in between with an average of 154 pounds, so that it will be seen that in weight the men are decidedly better matched than the crews of last week were. The Crews Out. The Cornell freshmen “took a breather” on the river befcre noon, but were not per- mitted to do any exhausting work. The Penrsylvania youths, on the other hand, were kept close in their quarters, Ellis Ward deeming it unwise to «xpose them to the hot sua in a humid atmosphere. At 10 o'clock Coach Cowles took the frestmen of Columbia out for their final practice, putting them through a series of starts with the pistol. The lads were well limbered up after twenty minutes, and Mr. Cowles sent them back to quarters to rest until the race, which is to be rowed at 5:30 p.m. ‘The coach. took out the ‘varsity eight and gave them a hard row of two miles, then Cornell's two ‘varsity crews did a half hour's work in fine form, and Penn- sylvania’s two university eights went up the river about two miles with occasional spurts, then turned and fought back to the boat house. The regular eight finished in the lead, as usual. The ‘varsity men rowed in first-class shape, and Ward looked pleas- ed, and sald he was perfectly satisfied with “all of ‘em.” Up to noon Mr. Mumford, who was expected to act as referee, had not arrived, and the managers of the three crews decided that in case he did not come the office should te filled by either Prof. Wheeler of Cornell or Charles Francis of ‘Troy, also a Cornell man. ——s_ LONG AT BOSTON. SECRETARY He Says No War in Expected With Japan. BOSTON, June 30.—Secretary of the Navy John D. Long arrived in Boston harbor yesterday on the Dolphin, and proceeded at once te his home in Hingham. Regard- ing the Boston and Portsmouth navy yards, he said that he had carefully inspected each, and while impressed with their ad- ventages and possibilities, still some eddi- tional facilities must be provided by Con- gress before reyairs can be done at either to the same extent as at Norfolk and New York. Asked if it were true that simultaneously with the signing of the Hawaiian annexa- tion treaty at Washington plans were pre- pared in the War and Navy Departments for any possible contingency with Japan, he replied: “It is not -true as to the navy. . There has not been the slightest anticipation on my part of any war with Japan, which is a highly civilized country, on’ especially friendly terms with the United States.” The Secretary ‘was also asked if it was not the original intention to have the Brooklyn remain in European waters un- til the middle of July, to which he an- swered: “It is not true. because she has done her errand. She was sent abroad for the sole purvose of at tending the queen’s jubilee, and, that over, her place is here. There is a European squadron under Admiral Selfridge, which is all that is needed in these waters.” — PRESIDENT GATES TO RESIGN. The Difficulty nt Amherst to Be Ad- Justed, AMHERST, Mass., June 30.—As a result of dissatisfaction with President Gates’ management of Amherst College, his res- ignation will be handed in and accepted soon, it is said. The resignation of Prof. Anson B. Morse precipitated the crisis. It has been learned that the trustees voted by a large majority to ask Prof, Morse to withdraw his resignation and reaccept the full charge of the department of history, with the understanding that he shall take up his work in September, 1898. It is fur- ther understood that Prof. Morse will ac- cept the offer of the trustees, with the tacit understanding, however; that he shall not be hampered in the future by the ad- ministration, and that President Gates will resign in the near future. The board of trustees appear to be thoroughly aroused and will not allow the present condition of affairs to continue. The alumni and the students have taken up the cause of Prof. Morse. eee THE MARKET HOUSE CLAIMS. Resolution to Suspeid Action Until Congressional Action is Taken. Upon motion of Senator the Senate today adopted the following resolu- tion: “That the auditor of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia and the Dis- trict Commissioners -be requested to pend zane proceedings under the 0 provide for the paym District: Congress, certain claims against the tumbia by drawback certificates,’ Hi She is ordered home’ “committee will take 30, 1897—SIXTEEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. Persons leaving the city for any period can have The Star mailed to them to any address in the United States or Canada, by ordering ft at this office, in person or by letter, Terms: 13 cents per week; 25 cents for two weeks, or 50 cents per month. Invariably in advance. Sub- scribers changing their address from one Post-office to another should give the last address as well as the Tew one. + RECIPROCITY PRoVISiONS. Tariff Bill Amendmesits Considered by the Finance Cofmmittee. The Senate committee on finance has Practically concluded {ts consideration cf the reciprocity provision to be recommend- ed in connection with the ‘tariff. bill, and will probably present the amendment agreed upon late today. or some time to- morrow. The amendment will set forth as the incentive to the provision the desire for extending the commerce of the United States, and will provide*for the negotiation of commercial traties with Any nation with which we have trade relations, authorizing the reduction of the ratea’ of duty cn all articles from the countries entering into the arrangement to the extent’ of 10 per cent. The treaties are to be negotiated by the President and ratified by the Senate. It had been the original intention of the committee to make the discount 20 per cent, but this purpose was abandoned because of the conviction that the revenue that would be thus lost could not be spared. ‘The Senate judiciary committee has also completed its draft of the anti-trust amend- ment, but it has not yet been considered by the finance committee. It follows the general lines of the amendment offered by Senator Nelson directed against the sugar trust, but makes the provision of general application to all articles affected by the tariff. the finance committee has also concluded to rescind its action providing for reci- procity on ccal, retaining the language of the House provision, but changing the rate 80 as to provide a duty of 67 cents a long ton on coal and of 15 cents on slack or culm, as against 75 cents and 30 cents, respectively, as provided in. the House’ bill. The committee has declded‘to reatore coal tar to the free list. The announcement of a recent decision to make it Gutiable caused 80 many protests that the committee has returned to its original intention, and will leave this article to comé in free. ——— PRESIDENTIAL NOMBNATIONS. New Librarian, Minister to Venezuela and a Brigadier General on the List. The President today sent’to the Senate the following nominations: State—John Russell Young of Pennsyl- vania, to be librarian of Congress; Bernard R. Green of the District of Columbia, to be superintendent of the library building and grounds; Francis B. Loomis of Ohio, to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipo- tentiary to Venezuela. To be consuls—Henry Hordewich of Min- nesota, at Christiana, Norway; John C. Caldwell of Kansas, at Sah Jose, Costa Rica; Philip C. Hanna of Jowa, at Trinidad, West Indies; Louis Lange, gr., of Illinots, at Bremen, Germany; Jogeph J. Stevens of Indiana, at Plymouth, England... War—Col. Henry C. Merriam, 7th In- fantry, to be brigadier gemteral. Justice—John R. Thomas of IBinols, to be judge of the United Stated courts in the In- dian territory. Ls ‘Treasury—Thomas J. Yandel of Ken- tucky, to be collector of internal revenue for the second district of Kentucky; John W. Yerkes of Kentucky, to be collector of internal revenue for the éighth district of Kentucky. Frank B. Leom!s {s ay Ohio newspaper man. He made his first appearance in pol!- tics In the Blaine campaten of 1884. He arranged for the aerled of_ meetings throughout the country. where.Mr. Blaine spoke. Afterwards ‘he’ Was Washington correspondent of the Cae Bi! es Star. When the Harrison administration came in he was made consul to St,iaterme, France. He has been connected with Ghto papers since his return from’ abroad, and during the last campaign was closely {dentified with the Ohio campaign and ae€teat-deal of the time was at Canton. NEW POST’ OFFICE: / BUILDING. Considering Plans for thé Disposition of the Department Force. The commission appointed by the Post- master General to arrange the new quar- ters of the department in the city post of- fice building is holding sessions nearly ev- ery day at the Pest Office Department. No plan has yet been decided upon and probably will not be for a week or ten days. One proposition being considered is to have each assistant postmaster general located on a floor so that a ‘private elevator may be put in in such a way that they would be able to land from their office directly at the door of the Postmaster General. This plan would permit each dssistant postmas- ter general to have his office force on the floor he occupies, so that he might com- municate with officials under him. without going off his floor. The other plan con- contemplated is to have the ‘Postmaster General and the four assistant postmas- ters general on the same floor, with offices sufficiently near that conferences may readily be held. Until the plan of assigning the different branches of the Post Office Department to rooms in the new building has been com- pleted nothing can be done toward the completion of the interior of the structure. —_-e—___. THE NEW TREASURER. Mr. Roberts Ready to Take Charge of the Government's Cash. Mr. Ellis H. Roberts of New York, who succeeds Mr. Morgan of Connecticut as treasurer of the United States, was at the Treasury Department today arranging for his formal installation in ottice tomorrow morning. The Secretary of the Treasury has approved his bond in the sum of $150,- 000, and all that remains for him to do in order to qualify in his new duties is to formally subscribe to the usual oath of office. The arrangements for the. transfer of the office were completed today. It will be conducted by a special committee, con- sisting of Messrs. Daskam and Huntington of the Treasury Department and Mr. Bush- inger of Utica, N. Y. They will have charge of a force of fifty expert counters and laborers, which will be engaged about thre3 months in counting the $726,000,000 of money and bonds in the treasurer’s oftice. ——_—_-o-___. AFTER THE TARIFF BILL. No Effort to Be Made Yer Other Legis- lation in the Senate. It has been definitely: decided that no effort is to be made to“dispose of other legislation in the Senate-after, the tariff bill has been passed. Both'the Hawaiian treaty and the proposition to authorize the ap- poirtment of @ currency commission will go over until the next wemion. It is ex- pected that the Hawaiian tresty will be the first important matter taken up at the regular session, ‘’ffowt is now being made to zidetrack ‘currency com- missior proposition alt r.. There is considerable opposition n ors to the commission idea. to. the ee rency reform and osition to prégent to the the regular secs‘on done it will- forestall th mrhission. It was the intention of the President to d @ message to the 8 of this ys a Fa author- tion of @ corr: will be induced’ net ‘go do thin Yon the grot that it will -be® ible to See ee = on CLANS AT COLUMBUS Ohio Democrats Assembled in Con- vention. GREAT ENTHUSIASM OVER SILVER Delay Likely Over Contested Del- egations. SLOANE’S ROUSING SPEECH Special Dirpetch to The Evering Star. COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 30.—It begins to look as though democratic state conven- tion would not finish today. Several of contest for seats decided by committee on credentials last right are to be carried to the floor of the convention. This will cause delay. It is believed that nominations for governor will nct be made until late in the afternoon. Hough seems to have a long lead, however, and will probaoly be remi- nated. Brice and Cleveland Ignored. The convention was the most largely at- tended of any such occasion cince the civil war. At that time there were sume mass convention:: which attracted larger crowds, but no state conventions of recent years have equaled the present one in attend- ance. While this convention was in some respects a mass meetirg of free silver fu- sionists, the Iarge attendance was partly due to the fact that a complete new ticket was to be nominated, and there was an un- usually large number of candidates for each place. The rew Columbus Auditor- ium, with a seating capacity of 6,0, had just been completed for the ‘couvention, and its capacity wes not equal to the de- mands for admission. The Auditorium was beautifully decorated with bunting aid plants. There was a proftsion of portraits of democratic leaders about the walls, but that of President Cleveland was not in the collection. The Ohio state convention last year was not as strongly for free silver as the convention of today, and in the con- vertion one year ago there was some iis- turbance because cf a motion to “turn the picture of Cleveland to the wall.” The pic- ture of Senator Brice, as well as those of other gold democrats, were missing from the galaxy of heroes. The familiar picture of William J. Bryan was the center of at- traction, and that of the late Allan G. Thurman was quite conspicuous. Last year when John R. McLean was selected to head the Ohio delegation to Chicago, W. W. Durbin was made chairman of the state certral committee, and he was re-elected last night by the McLean influence, while Daniel McConville was also re-elected chairman of the state executive committee. The Convention Opens. When the convention was called to crder at 10 am. by Chairman Durbin he con- gratulated the party on the signs of the times and the enthusiastic condition of the party. He made a speech for free silver. Prayer was offered by Rev. B. b. Rexford, pastor of the Universalist Church in this city, and then Mr. Ulric Bioane was in- troduced as the temporary chairman of the conveation,- who said in part: - “The people of Ohio, and, indeed, of the Union, are to be congratulated upon this ,|Jarge assemblage, for it is a convention ‘| of representatives of the whole people, the masses, and not of “bosses,” of trusts, of syndicates or of the hired tools of the despotism of Wall and Lombard street greed. This convention comes from the common people and owes its allegiance alone to them, and is not here to record the edict of self-constituted boss ruling, not because of distinguished services to the country ahd statesman, patriot or soldier, nor by force of great intellectual attain- ments, but by the sheer brute force of wealth. “It is expected that your temporary chairman shall strike the keynote of the coming campaign. Well, that keynote shall be sounded on a silver chord. It will be no. new note, but a prolongaticn of that sound- ed by the national convention at Chicago last summer, and one that has grown in power and volume since carried in a grand diapason of over six million voices to the pclls last November. There may be some in this convention, though I doubt it, who hoped that the silver note was silenced. ‘There were many in the land who imme- diately after the last November election bott hoped and believed so. But to all such republicans, McKinley Gemocrats, or followers of the dudes and dotards who met at Indianapolis, the renewal of the slogan of free silver here and in Kentucky will be a warning to them that the fiery cross is speeding over mountain and valley, over hill and dale, over field and forest, summoning the silver clansmen to fight the great battle for the people and re- ceiving no weak or uncertain response. ‘The Democratic Remedy. “The democratic party believes there is a remedy for the present ills. It is the restoration by law to its ancient constitu- tional and lawful place alongside of gold of the silver dollar, with free and unlun- ited coinage for both at the ratio of 16 to 1 and both endowed by statute with full legal tender power in payment of all debts, public and private. With such legislation accompiished, national bimetallism will ex- ist, and international bimetallism will soon follew, and the peoples of the earth will be free frem the tyranny of a selfish money oligarchy. “All other questiors sink into insignifi- cance compared with that of the restora- tion of the ‘dollar of the daddies.’ Let that be our war cry and make that the end and alm of our warfare. “Victory thus won will be but the pre- lude to that much greater victory we shall win when, in 1900, under the leadership of William J. Bryan, we shall sink the golden idol iz the sea of eternal obscurity —harmless forevermore.” Just before the convention was called to order a large gold cross was carried in- to the hall. It das ornaments the crown of thorns and a clock indicating 16 minutes to 1 o’cleck. It was quite large, and, as it forned the centerpiece among the floral dezigns .about the stage, Chair- man Sloane in gesture pointed to it with great effect as he proceeded with his vig- orous speech. There was also a living white rooster perched on the stage to add to the enthusiasm. Appluuse for Silver. The speech of Chairman Sloane was fre- quently interrupted with the wildest dem- onstrations of applause, especially in his references to silver. The keynote of every- thing was silver. The glee club that enter- tained the large audience in the early hours sang only silver songs, and It was on the silver chords that Chairman Sloane struck the resporses. The greatest demonstration of the con- vention followed that part of Chairman Sloane's speech in which he referred to will |. Bryan as the leader of the sil- id it was with this speaker his key- The committee on rules and order of business made the usual rt, with the exception of a supplemental report on the of leaving one vacancy on the state ticket to be filled by the State League of Silver Republicans. je report referred the question to the convention. A recommendation then presented from ticket were laid on the table after a hea‘ ed discussion. After the adoption of the report on credentials, which settled im- materia! contests in the fourth and sev- enth congressional districts, the temporary organization was made permanent. The Platform. Gen. A. J..Warner, as chairman of the committee on resolutions, reported the platform, which was loudly cheered and adopted. The platform reaffirms the Chi- cago platform, declares the money ques- tion paramount to all others at this time, and asserts that the Constitution makes silver and gold together the money metals of the United States. The silver plank is oeweon = “We are unalterably opposed to mono- Seer wre has locke? fast the se perity of ar. industrial pecple in the paraly- sis of hard times. Gold monometallisin saa! British policy, and its adoption has brought other nations into financial servitude to London. It is not only un-American, but anti-American, and it can be fastened on the United States only by the stifling of that spirit and love of liberty which Pro- claimed our political independence in 1776 and won it in the war of the revolution. “We demand the free and unlimited coin- age of both silver and gold at the present legal ratio of 16 to 1, without waiting for the aid or consent of any other nation. We demand that the standard silver dollar shall be a full legal tender. equally with gold, for all debts, public and private, and we favor such legislation as will prevent for the future, the demonetization of any kind of legal tender money by private contract. “We are opposed to the policy and prac- tice of surrendering to the holders of the obligations “of the United States the op- tion reserved by law to the government of redeeming such obligations in either sil- ver coin or gold coin.” General Warner cxplained that the com- mittee. was unanimous in presenting that part of the platform that covered the finan- cial question, but that two supplemental resolutions would be offered by a minority of the committee. ee HOLT WILL CASE REVIVED Appeal Taken by Heirs-at-Law Affecting Half the Estate. The Portion Bequeathed to Miss Josephine Holt Throckmorton In- volved—Bill of Exceptions Signed. Judge Bradley today signed the bill of exceptions in the Holt will case, and the case will probably be heard and disposed of by the Court of Appeals some time next fall. It will be recalled that the testator, Judge Advocate General Joseph Holt, died here early in August, 1894 For more than a year it was belleved he had died intestate, no will having been found among his ef- fects, and letters of administration were, upon the petition of the heirs-at-law, granted to the National Safe Deposit, Sav- ings and Trust Company. A partial distribution of the estate, val- ued at about $200,000, had been made when, the latter part of August, 189%, a purport- ed will was discovered in the mall of the register of wi'ls. This alleged will was dated February 7, 1873, and purported to have been witnessed by President Grant, Gen. Wm. T. Sher- man and by the latter's le, apparently be in the handwriting the tertator. It was cherred by contact with flames, and no explanatory note or letter from the per- son maili.g it here accompanied it, even the address on the envelope containing it being in rudely printed characters. Provisions of the Will. The so-called will named Luke Devlin, a War Department clerk, as executor, and, directed that the estate be equally divided between Miss Lizzie Hynes of Kentucky, a cousin by marriage of Judge Holt, and Miss Josephine Holt Throckmorton, a god child of his. The heirs-at-law objected to the probating of the will, declaring it to be a forgery, and they served notice of con- test on the executor and beneficiaries un- der it. The trial of the case was commenced be- fore Judge Bradley in Circuit Court No. 1 May 18, 1896, and the 25th of the fol- lowing month the jury, by its verdict, set the will aside, declaring that it was’ not made by the testator. The defeated parties noted an appeal to the Court of Appeals, but Miss Hynes, in return for a valuable consideration received by her from the heirs-at-law, subsequently withdrew her appeal and assigned and conveyed to them her interest in and to the estate under the alleged will. The Distribution. ‘The heirs-at-law then asked the Probate Court to order a distribution among them of one-half of the estate, that assigned to them by Miss Hynes. That court, how- ever, denied the motion, and that particu- lar matter was carried to the Court ef Ap- peals, the latter tribunal reversing the Pro- bate Court. Thereupon the last named court recently granted the request for the distribution of one-half of the estate. The eppeal now about to be perfected in the Court of Appeals will, of course, only affect the half of the estate devised to Miss Throckmorton in the alleged will, the long delay in the making up and signing of the bill of exceptions being due to the inabil- ity of counsel to sooner reach an agree- ment as to its form and contents. Se LAMBETH CONFERENCE. Assembling of the Prelates of the Anglican Church. LONDON, June 30.—The Pan-Anglican, or, as it ts officially called, the Lambeth, conference began today with a private devotional service in the chapel of Lam- beth palece, the official residence of the Arckbishop of Canterbury. There are some 200 prelates of the various churches in communion with the Church of England in attendance, including, besides, all the arch- bishops snd bishops of the churches of England, Wales, Scctland and Ireland, and the British colonies in all parts of the world, and the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States. Of the Canadian Episcopate there are in attendance the archbishop of Ontario and Ruperts Land, and the bishops of Algoma, Fredericton, Huron, Montreal, Nova Scotia, Quebec, To- ronto, Qu’Appelle and Saskatchewan. Most of these Americans and Canadian prelates, like their English, Scotch, Welsh and Irish confreres, are attended by their chaplains. The actual work oF the convocation will not begin until next Monday. : —_.>__ GEN. CARLTON RETIRED. Col. Merriam, It is Expected, Will Be Appointed to the Vacancy. Gen. C. H. Carlton, formerly of the Sth Cavalry, who was recently confirmed as a tired list of the army today at his own re- quest, under the thirty years’ service law. The vacancy thus created in the list of THE NEW LIBRARIAN Nomination of John Russell Young Sent to the Senate, MR. SFOSPORD NOT A CANDIDATE His Relations With His Successor Are Most Friendly. THE SELECTION PRAISED nee The President today nominated John Rus- sell Young of Pennsylvania to be librarian of Congress, to succeed Mr. A. R. Spofford, who is to be appointed chief assistant li- brerian. This change, which was foreshadowed in The Star some time ago, was made after a thorough and amicable understanding be- tween the two gentlemen concerned. Mr. Spofford said to a Star reporter this afternoon that there were three chief rea- sons which impelled him to say to the President that he would not be a candi- date for renomination as librarian. He said he was admonished by advancing years that his usefulness was dependent upon preserving that measure of health and strength which he has heretofore en- jJoyed. Second, the greatly increased la- bor and responsibility which must devolve upon the executive head of the library, in the removal and installation of the I- brary collection in the new building, in ad- dition to organizing a new force of as sistants, would impose upon him a mass of detai!s more onerous than his custom- ary work. > John Russell Young. The third reason erises from the novel experience of the last few weeks in the time-consuming, perplex'ng and wearying care coming from the enormous pressure for employment in the new library, which deprived him of the time and ability to devote himself to the highest utilities of the library. Mr. Spofford’s duties under the new sys- tem vill be distinctly to represent the con- tinuance of that information and ald to senators and representatives, to scholars and to the general public which befits lis long experience and services. In this con- nection the selection of accessions to the stores df the great library, so much needed in many departments of science and litera- ture, will naturally fail to him. None cf the varied interests of this collection will fail to receive his censtant co-operation and advice. It is fortunate that complete symnathy will exist between Mr. Young and Mr. Spofford in their official relations. They have been friends for thirty years, and ft is understood that when the President first broached to Mr. Young the subject cf bis taking charge of the new library, Mr. Young said he would not fem! the mat- ter at all unless it was ab: y accept- able to his old friend, Mr. Spofford. Under the arrangement ‘of their duties there will be no clash, and it is expected that their official relations will con:iaue !n harmony with their personal relations of long stand- irg. Mr. Young's salary. will be $5,000 per annum and Mr. Speffora will receive the same compensation that he now com- mands, $4,000 per annum, It is understood to be the President's @esire, as well as’ the wishes of the libra- rian and tte chief assistant, that all se- lections of employes in the new library shall be on grounds of fitness, shall be made slowly, and after due examination of the applicants’ capability and experience. Mr. John Russell Young, the new libra- - rian, is weli known in literary, diplomatic and newsp:per circles of this country. He has been connected for many years in editorial and advisory capacities with the greatest journals of the land. During the early year of the war he was stationed in this city as the correspondent of the Phila- delphia Press. He wrote a large share of the letters which appeared over the sig- nature of “Occasional,” and which were usually attributed to Colonel Forney. Sub- sequently he was managing editor of the New York Tribune and afterward an edi- torial writer on the New York Herald. He has always maintained, as he does at the present time, a connection with literary and newspaper work. Mr. Young was one of President Grant's warm friends. General Grant held him tn the highest estecm and Mr. Young accom- panied him upon his tour around the world. Mr. Young was appointed minister to China by President Grant, and served in the diplomatic branch of the government with distinction. He is a man of wide knowl- edge, marked polish of manner and cf broad and liberal views. Mr. Young’s appointment_met with gen- eral commendation at the Capliol, and the President's selection was praised from every side. “I am delighted with the nomination, seid Representative Babcock to a Star re- porter. “I told the President when the matter was urder consideration that I considered Mr. Young an ideal selection, and I think that the President could not have found a better man for the place.” The President today also nominated Mr. Bernard R. Green to be superintendent of the new library building. This will con- tinue Mr. Green in the duties which he has been performing for some time, and his appointment is regarded as recognition of the conspicuous und invaluable services rendered in the construction brary building. It has not been decided when Mr. Young will take charge of his new post, but it will probably be after Congress adjourns, and when the time arrives to remove the collection of books. His first official act will be to appoint Mr. Spofford chief as- sistant Mbrarian. ———__+-e+_ Whereabouts of the Warships, The fiagship San Francisco, with Rear Admira! Selfriége aboard. ralied from Piree. Greece, yesterday for Katakolon. The monitors Monterey and Monadnock have arrived at Portland, Ore., from San Fran- ——————_or-_____ * Must Be Prima Facic Proof. Senator Gallinger, from the pensions com- mittee, has favorably reported the bill Providing “that upon the considerazion of any application for a pension under any law of the United States the fact that the applicant was accepted and mustered into Soe ey oan) Service ot ee eee States be taken and -beld as prima facie proof that such was of” sound body and mind at time he was 80 accepted and mustered.”