Evening Star Newspaper, August 27, 1897, Page 1

* THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDiNGS, J1C1 Ternsylvauia Avecue, Cor. 11th &t., by The Evenin, oor Pate Company Kew York Office, 49 Potter Building, ‘tar is se: d to subscribers fa the son their own account, at 10 ecnis per week, or 44 cents per monte Copies at the eeunter 2 cents cach. Ly mail—anywhere in the United States or Conada—postage prepaid—S0 cents Fer month. erday Quintuple Sheet Etar, $1 per sear, with cn postage added, . at Washington, D. C., (Entered at the Pe ) hseriptions must be paid in advance. ing made known on application. Rates of advert! No. 13,881. WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1897-TEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. The regular permanent family circulation of The Evening Star is more than double that of any other paper _in Washington, whether published in the morn- ing or in the afternoon. As a medium for unobjec- tionable advertisements it there- fore stands unequaled amd un- approachable. ESCAPED AN OVATION President McKinley and Party Slip Quietly Into Cleveland. CAME ON SENATOR HANNA'S YACHT Sore Disappointment to Those Who Had Planned a Blowout. PLANS FOR NEXT WEEK CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 27.-Presi- int McKinley surprised the people of Cleveland by b's arrival from Buffalo this morning. He became the guest of the peo- ple of this city this morning, and will re- ain such urti rext Wednesday. reception of the President was not rate as had been planned. There idential the na- E from old revenue cutter Andrew Johnson; the cannon of steam and sail craft did not belch forth in dexfening scunds in welcome of the Pres‘deni; ban- s did not flutter in the ureeze im honor of coming. There was reason for the absence of all this ceremony, which had been planned an elaborate scale. It was lacking becau: the presidential party arrived in Cleveland several hours ahead of schedule time, or. rather, the time anticipated by those who had planned the Iccal recepticn. Comanche Arrives Early. ‘The Comanche, which brought the presi- dential party from Buffalo, arrived inside of the Cleveland harbor at 2:30 o'clock. There she lay at anchor until 7 o'clock, when she steamed into the inner harbor and made fast at the dock of the Penn- yivania compan: Senator Hanna was somewhat surprised to know that elaborate preparations had been made for the reception of the Presi- ent, had advi: and said he d against it y y by telegraph, stating there was no certainty of the hour of their arrival. } He asked that the Naval Reserves and the Tippecanoe Club be notified of the arrival of the Comanche, and invited the news- paper men abeard the yacht. Those in the presidential party were scattered about the boat in groups of twos and threes. President and Mrs. McKinley were mid=hip, looking across the mud Cuyahoga and conversing with Col. Myron T. Herrick. The Presid appearance gave indicetion of perfect health. Cleveland Peopie Disappointed. The bitterest disappointment preva over the quiet mazner in which the Pres €ent and Senator Harna entered Cle land. The Tippecanoe Club and the naval elaberate re- reserves had planned a mo: ception, which included down town streets and i a parade about the pub- speech in th that th square. The hour as expected to arrive was $ program had been prepared to conform that time. At 8 o'clock M: overcoat on his arm and saun boat landing. Club and the Band were freat Western marching al.d countermarchi headquarters to get into positicn. The peo- ple were gathering in aurabers to go to the beat landing. It fell as a distinct shock to all of them to learn that the Presid 1 arrived two hours earlier and was already at Windemere President McKinley was unusually pleas- ent in his demeanor. He talked volubly of his trip from Buffalo, of the G. A. R. en- eampment, which he pronounced io be the greatest in its history, and spoke in the uighest terms of the manner in which the people of Buffalc had handled the encamp- ment. He was asked his impression concerning prosperity as gathered from his trip across § about their the countr: “You better ask business men about that,” he replied. “They c give you bet- ter infcrmation than I can. At 7:30 o'clock the earriages ari the dock and the party left the The crowd had increased, but since the yacht first tied up There were not sight * President McKinley decided to spen afternoon quietly at Mr. Hanna's hom The naval reserves, however, were le Mined not to be deprived of its presidential salute. The Andrew Johnson accordingly amed out into the lake off Hanna's re: icence, ard after firing twenty-one. guns returned to the harbor. Those who came from Comanche were President Kin Secretary a A Frederick Alger, Colonel M. T. Herrick, William Chisnoim. Vice President Hobart and Mrs. Hobart will not come to Cleveland. Plans for Nexe Week. {his plans for the nc nt spoke quite free d at Comane t the dock. more than 150 people in d the Buffalo on and tke Mrs. ry ad, he said, would be a quiet one, wit as the principal thing to t On Wednesday o probat t morning, I. party will «ve for Fremc where they wi end the Has edding in t ning. The followin the Presiden attet.d reunion of his old regi- « he will atte id the state President's moth 1 during the st r at Columbus. 1 not visit Cle on, but utter will mak to Canton after his trip to Colum! President will probab pend Sat y with his mother before re- shington. —————— SECRET SERVICE ARRESTS. Kept Busy Running Down the Coun- * terfeiters. The secret service officials have arrested Sandford Collins at Terra Alta, W. Va., on the charge of counterfeiting gold coins, and he has been committed to jail, in de- fault of heavy bail, for action by the grand jury. Terra Alta is in Preston county, and has been noted for some time as a place where counterfeiters and note raisers like to carry on their business. A few years ago Belle Freeland, a good-looking woman, who was passing herself off as a dress- maker, was arrested there and convicted of raising notes. She was sentenced to : terin In the penitentiary, but was pardoned lent Cleveland. The secret service continued to a ntence. She w serving her term, and her por- trait record adorn the secret service xallery. The example she set was “ and there ve heen severs rfeiting around Terra Al ther arrests reported to the se vi office today AC Bernett, at amore, Ill, and Jesse Cooper, at rion, Ky., the former charg=4 with cunterfeiting silver half dollars © with counterfeiting notes, Up to the middle of iast year th arrests made by the secret service averagsi about two each day. For the last year, ending June #0, however, the arrests averaged about three a day throughout the country. Sinee June the arrests have also averaged about that number. ud the e+ --- Stenmship Arrivals. At New York, Rarbarossa, from Bremen. At Quennstewn, Campania, from New York. PRISONER ON THE PORTLAND | SAYS, IT WAS A TRICK PROPERTY OWNERS PROTEST UNIFIES THE PARTY William Smith Accused of a Grave Crime in Towa. Charged With Attempt to Defraud a Life Insurance Company by Resort to Murder. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., August The steamer Portland, due from St. chaels, has on board a murderer who was chased by detectives half way around the world. He is in irons and under constant wateh of two detectives. The prisoner, Wm. Smith, was pursued over the continent to Juneau, to Dyea, and across the Chil- coot pass, over the 1dRes and down the rivers to the geld fields of Klondike, where he was taken into custody. Smith was a storekeeper Jn a small town near Cedar Rapids, Iowa, up to several months ago. One night the store was burn- ed, and in the ruins was fow the charred body of a man. S h’s relatives claimed that he was burned to death in the fire. His life was insured for $35,000, and a de- mand was made for the money. An investigation led to the b od was not that of Smit! watchman. The theory was at once ad- vanced that Smith had committed murder and burned bis store in the hope that the body would be roasted beyond recognition and his _relativ: obtain the insurance money after he had disappeared. Det tives were put cn the trail, and after one of the longest chases on record arrested Smith at Dawson City on July He was taken to St. Michaels to await the sailing of the Portland. — “NO TROUBLE ABOUT OHIO.” Mi- ief that the , but of a Ex-Representativ Thompson Says Republicans Are Sure of Victory. x-Representative Thompson of Ohio, chairman of the commission appointed to revise and codify the penal code, arrived in Washington last night from Ohio to at- tend a meeting, of the commission. Mr. Thompson speaks with the utmost confi- dence ef the political outlook in Ohio, from a republican point of view. He says the republicans are absolutely certain of vic- tory this fall, and that Mr. Hanna will surely succeed himself in the Senate. He merely smiled at a reference made to the Akron non-partisan silver picnic, at which Col. A. L. Conger, who was chairman of the republican state committee in 1890 made a speech in antagonism to the re- ptblican party and to Mr. Hanna. Mr. ‘Yhompsor. said that this amounted to noth- ing at all, and was not worth considering. “Ohio,” “he said, “is a republican state. It is only when conditions are unusual that we are in danger of defeat there. We have tailed when there has been a great deal of discontent on account of local questions, and again, after things have been going on smoothly for a long while, and a great meny people have become so indifferent about polities and are so engrossed by their business that they have tailed to go to the poll: . “The state is never lest to the republicans on national issues, and we cannot be de- feated there on the tariff and the silver question. Free silver is no stronger in Ohio greenbackism, and it cannot win te. Greenbackism was checked in Ohio in ‘73, when it had a great run all over the country, and threatened the party in many states of the Union. The republi- ns in Ohio then took a bold stand against greenbackism, defeating it, and ¢ ing the movement e ‘where in the countr;: it will be the same way with the free silver movement. At this time the conditions are favorable to republican success, and we a sure of victory. There is a revival of pros- perity, and indications of discontent are disappearing. The incr of course, bringing prosperity armers, but it is not limited to th, opaceo and corn and oth ased in price, and there 1 of business activity and good conditions we are not nger from the preachers of dis- content and depression. There is no troubie about Ohio.” ed price of wheat to the Several complaints have reached the reasury Department recently that a large number of men bound for the Kiondike ecuntry, but without provisions or mone being landed at St. Michael's, None of the regular lines of steamers, it is said, will book parties for the Kiendike who are not provided with # stfficieyt amount of provisions and money naintain themselves for a reasonable h of time without danger of suffering. Some cf the tramp lines of steamers, how- ever, are said to ship any one Who can pay for his passage, without regard to the fu- ture. The result is said to be that a con- rable crowd accumulating in the ef St. Michael's, who are already ing Gependent upon the charity of others fer their food. xpected situation, it is feared, to trouble before’ the winter is the ry Department has 1s | interfere lo prevent ves- t to Alaska persons properly provided. Ne way of exere any fed thority in the premises yet been discovered, and it fs altog unit that, in the absence of action the pari of the states whence the vessels sail, any restraint whatever can be ex- ercised. ne cod has at thorized 4 s, in charg of the bure: aneisco office, to proceed with the Lynn can ough survey of thi route. Particular nt to the head of , Alas and make a thor- it part of the Klondike ttention will be given to the topography and hydrography of the Skagus and Dyea localities. Mr. Rodg- ers will leave at once. a UNION PACIFIC REORGANIZATION. Important Conference With the At- torney General, Chauncey M. Depew, Gen. Fitzgerald, W. S. Pierce, J. H. Schiff of New York and ‘ago, members of the Union Pacifie reorganization commit- tee, had a consultation teday with Attor- ney General McKerna relative to-the de- erees recently entered in the United Statts vourts for the foreclosure sale of the Union Pacific to satisfy the first mortgage and the government's second mortgage. Some portions of the decrees were not sat- isfactory to the government, and the re- organization committee appeared before the Attorney General, in the desire to reach a Satisfactory understanding with the government, and thereby obviate further delay. They returned to New York this afternoon. 2 ee AGREED ON SELECTIONS. Senators Cullom and_Mason Have an Understanding About Offices, It is understogd that Senators Cullom and Mason of Illinois, who have had consider- able disagreement about the Illinois pat- ronage, have agreed upon the following slate for Chicago and northern Hlinois fed- eral offices: Collector ef customs—Wm. Penn Nixon of Chicago. ro ‘Appraiser of customs—H. H:"Whomas of ' Merriam ~of Chicago. Pension _agent--Jonathan ‘Tazewell county. ee ‘Subtreasurer—L. ‘T. Hoy. of Woodstock. Dietriet attorney—S. H. Bethea of Dixcn. Streator... District marshal—John Ames of-1 Senator Chandler Talks Plainly of the Extra Duty Clause, BLAMES THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Prays His Constituents for For- giveness f r His Negligence —— CANNOT EXCUSE HIMSELF BOSTON, August 27.—In a-letter to the Herald, published this morning, Senator Wm. E. Chandler explains the instruction of the clause of the new tariff law impos ing a 10 per cent extra duty cn all foreign products coming through Canada into the United States. Senator Chandler holds that the legisla- tion was passed by writing it as new mat- ter into a conference report, where it was adopted by both houses of Congress with- out being noticed by-more than those per- sons engaged in the scheme. The senator points out that the conference committce went beyend its powers when it inserted this elaborate trick into a clause of the law about only five words of which the Senate and House had disagreed. ‘The trick so much affects. New England trade, Senator Chandler says, that each one of her senators and representatives nay be fairly called upon to state what. if anything, he knows about it, and w he did not expose and try to defeat it. Continuing, Senator Chandler says: “For myself, 1 regret to say that I did not notice wkat the conferees had done. Senator Can- non in cpen senate asked whether they in- tended to do anything but settle differences between the two houses—whether they in- tended to put any new matter into the bill— and Senator Allison had replied emphati- cally that, of course, they did not. Yet the provision inserted and as no attention was led to it in the report it was passed without being noticed. “Having had experience with conference reports, which should have warned me to read every word of this report, I have no excuse to offer for not doing so. I hope to be forgiven by my constituents, but I shall never forgive myself. ——___ BRAVERY RECOGNIZED. Capt. O'Donnell Given a Medal for Gallantry at Fort De Russey. The President has awarded a medal of hener to Mencmen O'Donnell of Vine-nnes, Ind. At Vicksburg, Miss., May 1863, this officer, then first lieutenant, 11th Missouri Volunteers, of his own accord joined. the color guard in the assault on the enemy's works when he saw indications of waver- ing, and caused the colors of his regiment to be planted on the parapet. Also at as- sault on Fort De Russcy, March 11, 18i, this officer, then on staff duty, voluntarily placed himself in the ranks of an assault- ing regiment and rode with it into t eremy's works, being the only mounted of- ficer present. Capt. O'Donnell was twice wounded in battle. A medal of honor has also been awarded to John Thompson of Baltimore, Md. At Hatcher's Run, Va., February ¢ th Idier, then a corperal, Com Ist Maryland Volunteers, and color bearer, with the mest conspicuous gallantr: ceded his regiment in the assault planted his flag upon the enemy’s works, receiving at the time mention by name in orders from General Meade’s headquarters. eS ee eee FEW TREASURY Observing Spirit and Letter of the President's Order. DISMI there have been few treasury since the Presideat and in staied that arges from the civil service order of the each instance the terms of the orJer have been complied with. In the cases of the few who have been discharged written charges were filed by superior officers and the ac- cused given opportunity to answer. An- swers were not filed in some cases. In others the department made an examina- tion “into the charges before the case could come up for hearing, and, upon ascertain- ing that the charges were slimly founded, ordered their withdrawal. This is also Gone in many cases of complafats. Secretary Gage iste that every chance shall be given a man azainst whom com- plaint has been lodged. He knows the possibilities of partiality and of politics, and does not propose that these shall enter into complaints against an employe. Treasury officials are insisting on the enforcemert of the rules regarding the reading of newspapers during office hours. The rules prohibit this. An important offi- cial is understood to have reproved an em- ploye for this infringement of the rules. This, together with the new blanks, is giv- ing the employes something to talk about. Soe MUGGLING IN CHINAMEN. ¢ The Treasury Continues to Receive Reports of Attempts. The special ayency of the Treasury De- partment continues to receive information of attempts to bring Chinamen across the New York border in violation of the ex- clusion act. A few days ago the collector at Plattsburg, N. Y., suspected that China- men were being smuggled across in trains by the connivance of a trainman. He set a deputy to watch and three nights ago two Chinamen were captured in the stove room of a mail car, having come all: the way from Montreal in a box-like place herdly big enough for rats. They were arrested and will be sent back across the hi Nothwithstanding the large number of inspectors’ at ports and prominent places on the New York and Vermoat border, a number of Chinamen are smuggl2d across during the year. If they ever reach a large c:ty without being discovered, :there is no danged of being arrested. The next census may disclose that the Chinese ‘population dces not decrease very rapidly. While it will not show an increase the decrease will not be large. + +______ Personal Mention, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rolland ef Norfolk, Va., are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Milford Spohn, No. 1318 8th street northwest. Mrs. Spohn is the daughter cf Mr. and Mrs. Rol- land. They will remain in Washington for several weeks. Mr. Wm. A. Ridgely, who has been on an extended leave of absence to Atlantic City, has returned to the city, greatly improved in_health. Commissioner of Patents Butterworth is- cut of the eity. He will bein his office Monday. Assistant Secretary of the Interior Web- ster Davis returned today from the west. Secretary Bliss has returned to the city.: Paymaster E. B. Rogers of the Brooklyn, navy yard is at the Washington barracks’ jeave of absence. % ord was received at the Department of Object to Building Contagious Disease Ward on Providence Hospital Ground. ‘The Health of School Children Urged Consi@eration—Memorial sented to the Commissioners. as Pre- A number of property owners in the neighborhood of the Providence Hospital have petitioned the Commissioners protest- ing against the erection of an isolating building on the grounds of the hospital for the treatment of contagious ciscases. The petition sets forth that the erection of this hospital wculd be in violation of law and their rights. Their property would be depreciated in value. The petitioners call attention to the proximity of the Brent public school, with its average daily ut- tendance of 5%). No recreation grounds are attached to the school premises, and the children play in the streets around the hospital. A contagious hespital placed there, the petition says, would be extremely Gangerous to tke lealth of the children. The same is true, it is urged, of the chil- dren at-ending St. Peter’s parochial school, where 200 children atiend. Large num~ bers of children attenaing the Lincoln school, it is pointed out, pass by the hos- pital grounds, and these, too, would be exposed to the danger of caicning the con- tegious diseases treuted there. Would Endanger Health. Attention is called to the last report of the school board concerning the hea!thful- ness of school buildings and their ‘“sur- roundings,”’ and the petitioners submit the erection of the contagious hospital ward would seriously endanger the health of the city and the vital interests of the public schools. Atteation is also invited to the fact that the United States pays cne-half the cost of erecting these contagious wards, and they should be erected upon public property and controlled by the Distvict. To locate them vpon private property constitutes a dona- tion, and becomes the private property of the land owner, and not subject to the controi of the Commissioners. Suggest Other Locations. The petitioners call dtteniion to the grounds of the Washington Asylum; those of the Insane Asylum; those of the,Colum- bia Hospital; those of the Naval Hospital and these of the Freedmen’s Hospital, and end by saying: i “It seems preposterous to claim that th: District of Columbia, the seat of the capital of this great nation, cannot afford to own a hospital for the treatment of. these. con- tagious diseases, located on sufficiently large grounds to preciude its menacing the’ health’ of the ¢ity by being Iccate1 within the unlawful limit of 400 feet of any ‘dwell-" ing owned by a private individual.” peer aes FILLIAG OUT BLANKS. Treasury Clerks Enghged in Making a Record of ‘Thete Services. Tredtury Department émptoyes are now wrestling with the blanks sent out by the department inquiring “into their service records. Thcse blanks, as heretofore stated, are designed to secute the service record of clerks, but a special point in view is to as certain how each emplaye came into the service. The blanks ask that each clerk state specifically,how he entered the classi- fied service. Among the questfdns asked is if the em- ploye is a citizen of the United States and whether he or she is a naturalized citizen. Another question is, “Were you educated in a common school, business college, acad- emy, college cr university?” The blanks also seck to find whether the employe was a sailor, soldier, the widow of either, or a nurse during the war. The blank which has just been sent out is not the one which the department will send out later to ascertain how many sol- diers, sailors, widows cf either or army nurses there are in the service. That blank will be sent to every patt of the treasury service throughout the country. The pres- ent blank goes only to treasury employes in this city. Clerks are busy now looking up the dates of their appointments, promo- tions, reductions, transfers, etc.,~to en- able them to fill out the blanks correctly. —————__- e-. CORPORAL THOMAS’ DESERTION. Leniency Shown Hint, for He Was Anxious About His Family. The Navy Department has exercised clemency in the case of.Corporal Egbert Thomas of the Marine:Carps, who was re- cently court-martialed at_ the Washington navy yerd for desertion. The case has at- tracted more than the; usual attention be- cause of the pecullar. circumstances sur- rounding it. Thomes was attached io the gunboat Bancroft when ‘that vessel wz ordered from this country for duty in Turkish waters. Waile the vessel was an- chored in the harbor of Smyrna, Turk several months ago, he suddenly. disap- red, and was not heard from again un- he surrendered to ithe marine author- ities in this city a few weeks ago. He said thet his mind had been troubled by fam- fly afflictions, and that he was mentally irresporsible when he left the ship at Smyrna. He became imbued with the idea that his family were in great distress and needed his help. The matter preyed on his raind, and finally, not hearing from them when he expected, he became des- perate ond took the first opportunity of returnirg to this country. While the Ban- croft was at Smyrna he climbed over the side in the night and boarded a vessel abBut to sail for the United States. After visiting his family, and finding that his fears concerning them were unfounded, he surrendered to the marine authorities. He was tried by court-martial on the ckarge of desertion, found guilty and sen- tenced to be reduced to the grade of p vate, to be imprisoned for six months and to be dishonorably discharged. The mem- bers of the court were t with the sincerity and truth of his story, and joined in a unanémous recommenda- tion for clemency, The acting secretary of the treasury took’ a lenient: view of the case, and in. considerat! of Thomus’ ex- cellent record reduced) the term of im- prison: ment to three ménths and mitigated that part of the sentence providing for dis- honorable discharge. ‘Rhe “Neashyille- and * 40 Be Ordered ‘South. * Several changes have been:ordered in the neva) fleet patrotling the coast of Florida and vicinity for the. enforcement of the neutrality laws ‘n-the case of Cuba. The. gunboats Wilmington and len&, now on that station, have been ordered north for final inspection, and their. places will be supplied by the gunboats Na@hville’and An- napolis.. The Wilmington is at Jacksonville. right she will the South At- ed, however, J Effect of Ocean City Convention on Maryland Republicans. LEADERS DISCUSS THE - RESULT Victorious Faction Express No Ani- mosity Toward Senator Wellington. LATTER HAS LITTLE TO SAY -——-+— Special From a Sta Corrcspondent. OCEAN CITY, Ma., August 27.—Senator Wellington showed plainly the terrible strain which ke has been undergoing for the past two or three days. When he was visited by The Star correspondent in_ his rooms at the hotel here last night, after he had met his Waterloo, his face was pale, the features pinched and drawn, as if he % worried almost beyond existence, and the perspiration stood out in dreps over his forehead. When asked what he had to say in regard to the proceedings of the convention, he hesitated for a moment, as if to collect his thoughts, and replied slowiy: “I have very little to say on the subject, and do not see why I should talk at all. The convention decided that the primaries should be held again. In my opinion, it is a fatal error. I do not care to be quoted further in the matte: Senater Wellington's right-hand man in the campaign which has proven so di astrous to him was almost as non-com- mittal as himself. This was Chairman Stone of the city committee, who has a room adjoining that of his chief. He also showed the strain under which he has been laboring. = Stone Has Little to Say. He said: “I have but little to say on the subject of what was dune by the conven- tion, as I do not think it is fitting, under the circumstances, for me to do so. All I will say, and all that I have said, is that when the new primaries are held I shall have nothing whatever to do with them. They will not be of a particle of interest, sofar as I am concerned.” Congressman Sydney E. Mudd, to whom is conceded the honor of having defeated the organization, was apparently not in the Teast jubilant over the victory which his.friends say is due entirely to him and his campaigning. He said: ‘“I have hopes that the proceedings of the convention to- day will save the republican party in Maryland, and.this was why I made the fight I did. he fight on my part, so far as my intentions went, was not against Senator Wellington. I did not consider the jatter in controversy any especial con- cern of his, any more than that of any other republican who has the welfare of the party at heart. The result, in fact, was to be brought about in a great meas- ure by those who were, who are and who will still continue to be his friends in the future, among whom I Gesire to be classed. “I take no stock in the talk I hear of retiring the senator from the chairman- ship of the state central committee, and do noi favor any such course. I think he is a most couragecus and aggressive lead- cr affa the best all-round fighter against the “democrats we have in the state. I hope he: will remain at the head of the organization in the state, and will lead us en to further victory as he has done in the past. “If the primaries had not been granted two tickets would have been in the field and there was a certainty of defeat. Un- der, the regulations we have fixed for the holding of the primaries there wiil be only one republican ticket and a prac- lical certainty of republican victory. Senator Dryden's Views. Senator Dryden of Somerset county think under the circumstances nothing else could have been done, and as the majority seemed to want it and the ma- Jerity should rule, it was all right, I sup- pose. If the primaries had not been granted two tickets would have been in the fieli with an uncertain result—perhaps that of democratic victory.” Charles L. Wilson, chairman of the Mal- ster campaign commiitee—“The campaign has been simply a popular revolution against the organization of personal dic- tation and bossism in Maryland. The bai- ance of power in the state is held by in- cependent voters and party lines have giv- en way to patriotic purpose. The shibboleth of the crganization has no power to coutrol the people @gainst the declaration ci the popular will. Senator Wellington was misled by assurances that the pepular sentiment would suppart a can- didate named by a-caucus insteal of one whom the people determined to nominate, and the appointment of 2 commission in the nature of a returning board led to this’ revolution. These assurances were by pol- iticlans who were interested in perpetuating their own e)ntrol of the’ party machinery irrespective jof the question of party suc- cess, if that ‘should be an inevitable result. If this convention had declined to accede to the demaads made by the people of Bal- timore fer fair primaries the result would have been the triumphant election of Mr. Malster as au independent candidate, a full city ticket 4nd a delegation which would have repudiated the theory that the or- ganization represented the repuvlican par- y.” Henry Lingenfelter, secretary state cen- tral committee: “I should say that the final result would have been the sams if the convention had recegnized the proceedings of the city committee. This was no down- fall for Mr. Wellington in any sense of the word. The convention from its organiza- tion was beyond a doubt under the control of Mr. Mudd, who had made a fight for himself as against the organization recog- nized by Senator Wellington as being with- in the constitution, regulations and the usages of the party. No Criticism for Mudd. “So far as the result of Mr. Mudd in the conventioh is concerned I have nothing to Say, because I know noththg’of the com- bination made by Mr. Mudd with delega- tions which were under his control and vot- ing as he wished them. Attorney General Clabaugh—“I regard the result of today’s convention as one of the greatest triumphs of the cepublican party in the state. It shows that the party will not tolerate bossism, and will not tolerate anything savoring of unfairness in prim- ary contests. The effects of the contention will be to unite the party rather-than to tear it asunder. We have made rules now by which primaries will have to ve con- ducted, with positive fairness.” Z Senator Westcott, Kent ‘county—“Grant- ing the new primarics was not only an un- mistaken outspoken demonstration of Popular wish ‘or fairness, but was the enly proper thing fcr the convention to co under the circumstances, the effect of the conventio: will. be to secure fair pri- maries in Baltimore, and whoever is nom- inated there should be fairly and honorably oi tare Policy ata cil in Madrid. MADRID, August 27.—Gen. Azcarrae: the Spanish premier, at the cvbinet coun- cil, over whica he presided last night, de- clared the government would follow in the fooisteps cf the late premier, Senor Canovas del Castilio. Continuing, Gen. Azcarraga announ that the government hed in Capt. Gen. Weyte full confidenc political and mi itary conduct of affairs in Cuba. Person- ally the premier aware that the in- surrection in Cuba was approaching an end, and if tue demonstration, Le the cage, he duty. The premier closed his speech by aj ing for the good will of all conseryativ ———aae SEARCH FOR FREDE United Si ad ich he hoped would i Spain would do ick MAY. The Man Who Filed From Germany With Big Trust Fand. SAN FRANCISCO, August 27.—Frederick May, who fed from Germany with nearly $1,000,000 intfusted to him by clients, suppposed to be in Australia. The steam Mariposa, here from Australia, was ca’ fully searched before her departure, the Australian authorities suspecting that the criminal would attempt to escape to the United States. He is thought to have reached §: the Arcadia or Australia, a men answering his description having boarded the latter vessel at Suez. It is also reported that he was traced to Brispane, but there the de tectives lost track of him. wards are offered for hi jan of culture and exc sete eee ENGLISH GIRL ENSLAVE! ney by arrest lent presence. Made to Work in a California Vine- yard Among the Men. MADERA, Cal., August About four years ago there came to this country from Rock Ferry, England, a Mr. and Mrs. Ed- ward A. Tubbs. With them came a little girl, daughter of one of their English neighbors, named Emma Davis. The Tubbs purchased one of the finest vineyards in the vicinity. Since the Tubbs took poss: sion of this property little Emma Dav has, it is charged, been practically en- slaved. She has scarcely been allowed to g0 off the premises, and has been com- pelied to work in the vineyard by the side of men hired off the public highway, and has received ro education. The British consul has interested himself in the matter, at the request of the Mar- quis of Salisbury, and the sheriff of the county being appealed to, went to th Tubbs’ place for the girl, but found she had been spirited away. She is supposed to be in Fresno, and the sheriff will try to find her today and send her back to Eng- land. 2S HILL'S EXECUTION POSTPONED. California Wife Murderer Saved by Appeal in Durrant Case SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., August ‘The execution of Benj. L. Hill, who killed his wife in Oakland, set for today, has been postponed by an appeal to the United States Supreme Court. - Laje yestergay application was made to District Judge De Haven for a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that new and important evidence had been discovered. The judge refused to issue the writ, and immediately following his refusal the attor- neys for the petitioner filed a motion for an appeal from the decision to the Supreme Court of the United States, and the judge gave an order allowing the appeal. This will act es a stay of execution, if the precedent set by the Durrant case is followed, as it doubiless will be. See LAND FOR SALVATION ARMY. Considering a Purchase of a Tract for Colonization Purposes. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Augus' .—The Citizens’ Colonization Company, working im eenjunction with the Salvation Army, has taken into consideration the purchase ot 50) acres of land near Soledad in Monterey county. belonging to C. T. Rowie. The owner has offered to sell it for $35) an acre, and will give the Salvation Army and the colonists ten years in which to pay for it, charging but 3 per cent interest The proposition to buy the Soberanes property offered by Claus Spreckels ha: been abandoned, és one of t condition: that it be plowed curing August could not be fulfilied. The finance committee reports promises of several thousand dollars in subscriptions, including one from Mr. Spreckeis. —____ WILL BENEFIT THE PARTY. Feeling of Republicans Regarding Wellington's Defeat. Great interest is taken by politicians ef both parties in the defeat of Senator Well- ington at the Maryland convention y day. On the whole, the impression s to be that the republican party in Mar land will be benefited by the action of the convention, and that their prospects of suc cess this fall are incre-sed. Tae dem<cra’ of course, express great satisfaction at th discordant: conditions surrounding the re- publican side of the campaign, and decizre that the intense feeling existing between the Wellington and anti-Wellington factions and the irritation caused by the defeat of Wellington will insure democratic success in the state this fall. They say that La- trobe will be elected mayor of Baltimore by the democrats, and that they will get con- trol of the legislatare, insuring Mr. Gor- man’s re-election to the Senate. A view of the situation, however, pre- sented by republicans and privately by some democrats is less promising to demo- cratic victory. It is that the chief menuce to reyublican success in Maryland this fall was Wellington's unwise political methods and his great unpopularity among republi- cans in certain tons. hey say that Mr, Wellington's introduction of bossism into the party was calculated to drag it to de- fcat, and that now that the state conyen- tion has turned him down, and declared tor | fair p!ay between all the factions, harmony | will be restored and a full republican vote be brought out. The personal irritation which Mr. Wel- lington may feel it is not thought will in. jure the party. The regulars, a$ the Wel- lington faction term themselves, cannot affcrd to carry their discontent to the polls, nor to put themscives in antagonism to the administration by sulking. Mr. Wellington's leadership may he overthrown permanently, but it is. believed that the consequence will be merely personal to him, and will heal, rather than @rritate, the grouble between the “Milnesville is six mile: Den of Slabtown. HAZELTON MINERS —— GO ON STRIKE Hungarians and Italians Masters of the Situation There. > BEGINS MARCHING PITTSRURG, the y railroad labor cernival fo it will the 4 sey fo up in & known no o} For the first time sine+ ing mi encamp mines resumed marchi this morning 290 campers started to visit the min and Clarksville Enco nter the Depa hed the ties, but a the men there will interference marchers ng the decision of the court in the case of the contempt The marchers way suce three foreigners to The strikers = three men now under arrest for then eded in p proce ful rike ¥ men went to Se over yesterd Superintendent De Armitt ciaims twe hus on their suading dred men are at work. There will } at C p Isolation and the deputies will not interf procession will start from Tex: 2 headed by two brass bz will march to the camp. Many farmers will participate, and it persons will be in line. Leaders Encouraged. ‘Ss are more than ever over the prosp. settlement of the strik Efforts mines along the a and the centrai field of Penns District President Dola a meeting at Claridge, Westmore ty, last night, and the result was that men decided to quit work. This r ing of the two mimes of the Gas Coal Company, the larg neylve Dotan say the read vania. i i the m six mines been cl tral field, and that work wi ) the region within a i" Lowry we to Buno! accomp: ordered. the mn off the served on Ca end also on = tion w ators are pi but it is not like sume will be The firs mines in Champion & Co., McDonald, on the Pan Handle road, this ing. Two carloads of forei from about Pittsb Champion mines about werk loading slack into the arrfyal of 1 on the mine. new w men were attacked w s and clubs and driven from th The women followed t gners, without resisti blestown. The women th icDonald and dumped the been lozded from the car by Law urn of determined to lead the slack, 2 t is ex ted if the new men a back to the mine. Strike at Hazelton. HAZELTON, Pa., Augu: ened strike at V. nwickle’s, ker. Th p tried to . husiled aside and the $ red. The carpenter nd blacksmiths were n from the pS, and a squad of one n are Low march to the colliery. Tt ts whi he str > the M ! le district th ternoon. The strike are without telligent ieader, and their grievances but partially understood. A meeting is called for thi when the demands will take for: Four hundred strikers on t Beaver Meadow to Milne: through this city shortly b. distance between The rep the Associated Press talked with the ers, and it was learned that the Hun’ fans atrd It ms want to be rece on the same basis as the English~ ing miners The English miners, th per day, Hungarians $1 the English laborers rece! Hungarian laborers $1.15. In anticipation of the s Milnesville, the entire coal force were taken from this‘: this morn- ing, and will meet the strikers at the works. The men are not yet organized. but expect to get in shape tonight and present their claims in formal manner. : -_————_ ARKANSAS PEARL FISHER “LITTLE ROCK, Ark., August special to the Gazette from Mount Adams, Ark., says: White river, above and below Mount Adams for several miles, Is lined with pearl hunters.