Evening Star Newspaper, October 11, 1897, Page 11

(— THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 3101 Pennsylvania Avecus, Cor. llth 8t., by The Evening Star N Com: SH. EAUPFMANN rest Kew York Office, 49 Potter Building, ‘The Evening Star ts served to subecribers is the city ty carriers, on thelr own azeount, at 10 cents per week. or 44 certs per month. Copies at the counter 2 cents each. By mall—answhere in the United States or Canada—postage prepaid—50 cents per month. z — Qcintuple seees Star, $1 per year, with welzn postage added. $3.00. meen at Washington, D. C.. intered at the Post Utlice as second: mail matter.) subscriptions inust be pail In advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. rats. Ohe Fy c Ng Siae. Pages 1 i. WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1897-FOURTEEN PAGES. Advertising is not an expense. It is a business investment. If you want to invest your money profitably you will therefore put your advertisements in such a paper as The Evening Star, that is read regularly and thoroughly by everybody worth -reaching. The Star is the recognized household and family journal of the National Capital, and has no rival as an advertising med- ium. LINE-UP OF FORCES Present Aspect of the Political Strug- gle in Greater New York. PERSONALITY OF THE CANDIDATES Shrewd Game Being Played by Tom Johnson of Cleveland. LIGHT REGISTRATION SO FAR Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. NEW YORK, October 11—The approach- ing political contest in Greater New York is of national significance. As the time draws near when the ballot box will re- ceive the people’s verdict, the genera! pub- lic is naturally anxious to know something about the attempt to secure contro! of offices involving the expenditure of $70,000,- 00 ennually; something about the men and the forces now engaged in this gigantic struggle for political supremacy in what will be the second largest city of the wo Results? It is too early to attempt to forecast results when no one can tell what ¢ will bring forth. Tracy, Low, Vi yck, George—there are large blocks of citizens equaliy confident that of thes candidates their favorite will w Although two days of registration have passed, there has not been that wild and expected rush of people to qualify. In fact, istration for the two days has run d the total for a similar period last The figures, however, run ahead of of two years ago. It fs thought that total vote in Greater New York will w. of which 500,000 will sac the approximate 5 f go to the regular candidates. iBtle scatter #leascn, ing vote and that for Patrick | mayor of Long Island City. ent candidate for mayor of the larger city. will account for perhaps 50,000 mor Should the four leading can s bre even, it wouid, therefore, require a trifle more than 125,000 bailots to elect. And though New York city, In common with the other great cities of the country, may be mally democratic, the program of New York voter this “shro' re: unkno) the see reater to be so completely t it can only be ex; ch sents an quantity. Personality of the Candidates. However the election may go, it is In- teresting to watch the play of the forces the men who apparently hold the and study the destinies ef the greatest city on American continent in their hands. rst, there ral B. F. ican organi- and char- require extended is worth noticing t h nis selection to fill the por he has aged r: folio of sinc: 0 Secretary of t ‘Treasury uncer General Harrison. It is also worth mentioning that at least two of the candidates enter the contest without personal ambitions. These two candidates are Gen. Tracy and Henry George. Both of these men, the one the representative of the republican the other in many respects the reg enti tive of Bryan and the Chicago platform. care more for the principl whieh they typify than for the office itself. For who won his spurs in the servic the republican party of Lincoln, who ac- fame and renown during eyellion, who t and the as tison, public life can hold ou nN mal rewards. He has repeatedly s he preferred to hav s in the fight this fall, and, fore the convention which nomi he indicated t onally, gladly step aside in with honor from the services were not required by th ean organization. His followers regard him as a modern Cincinns frcm private life to z > other h to all = for the offic and its cat he ase he could retire eld, and in case bi would Henry Georg that he cares noth t publie life, with it . is repugnant to t he would have preferred to be allow to complete his political economy, a work which he sincerely hopes will some time rank with the writings of Smith and Mill. But he ways he holds with Thomas Jeffer- sen that while a man should not seek pub- lie office, no citizen has the right to refuse the call of his fellow citizens. would accept,” he said, in his Cooper Trion speech, “even though it should ccst me my life. Whether I wia or whether I in the contest means nothiag to me.” Something to us, tho ” sang out a in the rear of the hall. plied the speaker, not ; “something to all of us; s = to our friends and relatives ‘in the off lands; something for the future, thing for tke world; to make the fight or, whether it be for success or fail- thin Two Earnest Candidates. ‘Two of the candidates, younger men, are in deadly earnest. The friends of Judge Van Wyck, the Tammany Hall nominee, claim that another Tilden, or even a stronger character and personality, will be evolved from the choice of the regular democratic candidate. Already they have stretched his path away in the direction of Albany, and some of his more enthusiastic yporters even see visions and dream dreams of the White House. As for Seth Low—the president of Co- lumbia Universtty—he fs nothing if not am- Ditious. Personal ambition forced him into Brooklyn municipal fights: personal bition induced him to surrender a pro: perous East India trade and a million dol ars for a E . and its presidency; personal ambition has caused © consent to become a “unifying for the Union, And in of all the pressur> brought to bear n him by old admire d friends to induce him to withdraw in fav ‘Tr: or a compromise candidate, he has steadily lined to listen to suggestions of this character. The aim of Seth Low's life apparently to become a republican Cleve. land. He would steer clear of the rocks and the sh which were encountered during Cleveland's last term. He imagines could be elected mayor of York by the independents could secure the nomination for go ernor, in spite of the leaders and in spite of the organization, and that afterward the White House would be easy. ters of the Fight. The headquarters of Generdl Tracy are the rooms at the Metropolitan Life Insur- ence building made famous during the last presidential campaign as the eastern headquarters of the national committee. Here General Tracy can be found daily, surrounded by a corps of assistants. Sen- ator Platt and the state committee are quartered at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, di- rectly across Madison Square. Chairman Quigg, whose brilliant career as congress- man and republican leader has surprised even his warmest admirers, has his offices in the life insurance building. At these rooms gather daily Postmaster Van Cott, Lieutenant Governor Woodruff and other congenial spirits. If Tracy has had handed down to him at the life insurance building the example of last year’s success, evidently Judge Van Wyck, the Tammany Hall candidate, ts courting defeat, for he has engaged the some headquarters that last year sheltered the SBryan‘tes. Ex-Mayor Grant, who has ! assumed charge of the canvass of Judge Van Wyck, wanders through the rooms formerly occupied by the late William P. St. John, treasurer of the demecratic na- tional committee, and “Jimmy” Oliver of Paradise Park. St. John never fully re- covered from the effects of the defeat of Bryan, but Oliver is now a regular candi- dete for the assembly in a district strongly democratic. The Bartholdi Hotél, from which was flung to the breezes the only banner on Broadway bearing the inscrip- tion of “Bryan and Sewall,”” is row the center of life, light and color. Tammany Hall leaders are coming and going, plan- ning how to raise and how to spend money for what is expected to prove the greatest municipal contest of the nineteenth cen- tury. The headquarters of Seth Low and the Citizens’ Union adjoin the republican head- quarters on the east. These rooms are presided over by a young man whose chief distinction is found in the fact that he has been a member of the New York city school beard and the head worker of the univer- sity settlement, a sort of object lesson to the teeming millions in the Delancy street district. Mr. Reyrolds is willing to discuss the beauties of non-partisanship by the Lour to all visitors. To the average man who calls at the headquarters of the Citi- zens’ Union the lack of practical workers is painfully evident. It is true that early in the campaign the Citizens’ Union suc- ceeded in obtaining over ene hundred thou- sand signatures to petitions for Seth Low, but since they have accomplished this work they have becn resting on their oars and Piaying what a Tammany Hall leader scornfully calied “kindergarten politics.” ‘The headquarters of Henry George at the Union Square Hotel will compare ora- bly with any of the headquarters of the otker political ergani: ms in point of liveline: In point of t, so lively did matters hecome. when the announcement of the deal engineered by ex-Congressman Johnson of Ohio was given cut—labor lea ers, populists and socialists stormi through the halls and corriders—that the ner-political guests complained to the prietor of the hotel that the Georgeites weuld not allow them to sleep « Mr. George has as his chief lieutenant cx- Congressman Johnson. His brother ond his two sens are, however. devoting their entire time to their relative’s campaign, ard even his wife and his daughter drop in at the Unien Square occasionally for the purpos2 cf watching proceeding: That Deal With the “€tts. The echoes of the Johnson deal between the Citizens’ Union and the campaign com- mittee of H George have scarcely died away yet. Here is the situation: Mr. George was indorsed at the Cooper Union representatives of the all nee, s cpen- both pro- ng devotion to the princ'ples so platform and opposition to Hall. After the nomination of Gecrge at Cooper Union t] prevented oth orga ndidates for the m nor ay ¥ “modern Moses. Then ex-Congressman Tom 1. Johnson } of Cleveland appeared upon the scene.” He | 1s the principal owner of the Nassau Rail- | 2d ef Brooklyn, and the] taxer in the country 2s not vete in the Greate though he has larg interests here, is the proprietor ein which Mr George r at ton on the Shore read Brooklyn. a warm personal friend ingle tax leader. He found a cam- f whiea had been appointed property of t the Cooper Union mass meeting. ch was like putty in his hands. At the head of this cam n commiitee was Willis J. Abbott. Abbott, who came to this city re- cently from Chicago, really knows little of New York city politics, though he aspires to become the “Thurlow Weed of the New Democracy.” He wrote the Ceoper Union platform upon which Mr. George is making his canvass, and while he has something of a rame as a writer, he has his spurs yet to win in the political field. The other ei cmmittee w Jerome nt of the Central Labor rewarded by the parties ith a nomination for presi- | of the municipal assembly, Charles Union, who w: to the deal dent Hennessey, a reporter for the Tam- ergan in this campaign, and ds of Mr. Geer without pei 1 exyerience constituted the ign committee—the mater‘al on the side of the dea) as the party of tke first part. The party of the second consisted of Mr. Reynolds, Seth yourg man now tn charge of the tee of the Citi ’ Union e in the political field. . Johnson acted in the capacity of a “go between” or “middleman. After a series of secret meetings the y George men agreed to indorse the s’ Union county ticket in New York and the regular democratic ticket in the other counties. Wht Does Johnson Get? “What does Tom L. Johnson get out of it?” is the question which half a million voters in the Greater New York district are asking toda: In the first place, John- son will be the “Mark Hanna of the George administra in case George should by a combination of circumstances be elected mayor. Nothing will be too good for him or for his friends. But in securing the in- dorsements by the George men of the local tickets of the regular demccracy in Kings county and Brooklyn, Johnson is evidently piaying a very clever game. In case McLaughlin and his men “win out” across the East river, Johnson can claim the credit, and he will naturally be the greatest man in the borough of Brook- } h plenty of friends at the Tammany Hall court. In the event of Seth Low's election and the triumph of the Citizens’ Union ticket, Mr. Johnson can justly claim c for having aided “non-partisan poli- by securing the Georgeite indorse- ment. It is difficult co see what he expects from the republicans, but Messrs. Platt and {ies of annexation of Quigg, it is said, will do well to watch the movements of this “gentleman from the west,"" else they may wake up seme bright morning to find that the “hustler from Ohio” has captured the entire republican organization, bag, baggage and baggage masters. ——.__ NEW CAMDEN STAT1 Enlarged Building of B. and 0. in Baltimore Opencd. The new Camden station at Baltimore of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad was open- ed for business yesterday. It is prac- tically an extension of the old Camden Station, which was built in 1857, and which for forty years has been the principal pas- Senger depot of the Baltimore and Ohio in Baltimore. The increase of business necessitated the erection of a train shed 6 feet long and S2 feet wide, with five tracks for the use of the local and subcrdan trains. ‘vhis shed is constructed alongside of the “cut”? that leads ‘o the south portal of the Baltimore Belt tunnel, and in the center of this “cut” has been erected a train shed :50 feet long and 42 feet wide, for the exclusive use of the Royal Blue Line trains between Wash- j ington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York. These trains have hitherto basked-in- and out of Camden station, but under the new arrangement will make but one stop at Camden. The passenger trains will be pulJ- ed through the tunnel by the finety-ive- ton electric motors, thus entirely eliminat- ing smoke from that tunnel. New waiting rooms, restaurant and ticket offices have been constructed, and alto- gether the new station {s very roomy and exceedingly convenient. The improve- ments cost in the neighborhood of $100,000. ‘The old stativn will be used for freight. —_——_—_ If you want anything, try an ad. in Tha Star. If anybody bas what you wish, will get an answer. lite HANDBOOK ON HAWAII Ex-Minister Thurston’s Strong Ar- gument for Annexation, SPECIFIC REASONS FOR THE UNION All the Conditions Reviewed in Con- venient Form. ———— OBJECTIONS ANSWERED ae The pamphlet just issued by ex-Mizister Lorrin A. Thurston, under the title “Hand- book on Hawaiian Annexation,” will prove of great service in the congressional car:- paign for the accomplishment of union dur- ing the coming session. In its eighty-eight pages are practically all the details of the controversy, including statistics of the islands and other data of importance. The hendbook consists of a statement of the reasons in favor of annexation; a brief description of Hawaii, its people, government, laws, commerce, finances, ed- ucational system and resources; an enu- meration of twenty objections that have been made to annexation and a reply to ch: a digest of the opinions of American Presidents, Secretaries of Stace, ministers and military and naval officers, and ef tiie acts of Congress and of Hawaii concerning American control or annexation of Ha- wali; copies of the messages and reports accompanying the an tion treaties of 183 and 1897 and copies of the thra> tr Hawaii negotiated in d 1807; ef the reviprccity and cf the “Pearl harbor There are also four ma fic within which Hawaii is the only supply station; (2) the same transposed to the Atlantic side; (3) a detail map of the eight jargest Hawai (4) a map of the Pacific, showing ive position of Hawaii to and the distance from the prin- cipal naval staticns and ports. American Polley Toward Hawaii. The handbcok points cut that for two generations the attitude of the United States toward Hawaii has been more the that of a brother toward a lit Ish4, 1803 treaty of 15 treaty” of 1887. other nation civilizatioa, velopme } comm: t are the waiian christiant and ation, de- Girect product of A Is in every ele into the ¢ d commu is the ‘one } sition of a in child of America a “American colony” beyond the borders of | the Union. Honolulu is the one f port in the world where the stars stripes float over more than all other combine grown a sentimental feeling toward Hawail whieh dces not measure its re a combined with a recognition of the strat- egic value of Hawaii, and the determiaa- tion that it should not p: er the con- trol of any other foreign people, resulting in a settled policy of exclusion of other powers and ultimate annex Five reasens in favor of anuexation are enumerated, viz.: First Reasen in Favor of Annexation. “It will prevent the establishment of an alien and possibly hostile stronghold in a position commanding the Pacific coast, ani the commerce of the north Pacific, and definitely and finally secure to the United States the strategical control of the »orth Pacific, thereby protecting its Pacitic coast and commerce from attack.” The Pacific is so wide that naval ships cannot cross and operate sn the Pacifie coast without recoaling. The ‘1 nee from San Francisco to the n st naval station of England is 4,600 mf Spain, 4,700: and China, session of upply and repat steaming of any p: and be a standing commerce. By simpiy keeping other naticas out of Hawaii the United States wi! cure ale most absolute immunity from i attack en its Pacific coast. The importance of Hawaii, to the commerce cf the Pacific is demonstrated by the fact that of the en nspacific steamship lines plying between within four or fi i of the Pac! coast, menuce to it and its the North American continent and Jpan, China and Australia, all but one make Honolulu a way station. Upon the opening aragua or Panama canal practi- ecaily all of the shipping bound for Asia making use thereof will stop at Honoluiu for coal and supplies. Second Rezson in Favor of Annexa- tion. “The conditions are such that the United States must act new to preserve the re- sults of its pest policy, and to prevent the deminancy in Hawaii of a foreign people. It is no longer a question of whether Ha- “ali shall b2 controlled by the native Ha- vailan, or by some foreign peo) the question is, What fcreign peo) control Hawaii?” The reciprocity treaty is terminable by either party upon a year’s notice. Those inimical to American interests may obtain control in Hawali, end terminate all spe- cial privileges now held by the United States and transfer them to riyal nations, and that other nations stand ready to uvail themselves of the cpportunity is evi- enced by the fact that the English gov- ernment has recentiy attempted, and is sull attempting, to obtain the cession or lease of one of the Hawaiian Islands as a cable station. Ali that has stood in the way of its consummation has been the reci- procity treaty and the determination of Hawaii to keep its face turned America- ward until the annexation question fs set- ued. Whether the reciprocity treaty is con- tinued or not, conditions have developed which will as certainly evict American in- terests and control from Hawaii as though it were accomplished by abrogation of the treaty cr by hostile guns. The Awakening of Japan. The awakening of Japan has introduced a new element into the politics of the Pa- cific. Until recently Japan prohibited emi- gration. Now it is encouraged. The Japan- ese in Hawaii number 25,000. During the latter part of 1896 and the early part of 1897 they came at the rate of 2,000 a month. If this rate of immigration had ccntinued for a year, they would have num- bered one-half of the population. The rate at which they were entering Hawaii is, as compared with the population of the United States, as though a oc Japanese a month were entering San ancisco. . Hawaii has attempted to stay this inva- sion by legislation against contract laborers and paupers, identical with that of the United States, giving rise to the present controversy with Japan, who claims the absolute right of emigration by her people to Hawaii. Even though the legislation re- ferred to is sustained, ‘mmigrants who do not come within its terms will soon give Jepan a majority of the inhabitants of the _sountry. ‘The Japanese are not eligible to citizen- ship; but an energetic, ambitious, warlike and progressive people connot be prevented from participating in the government when they become dominant in numbers, and the ownership of property. Already they are restless, and it will be impossible for any local independent government to much longer withhold from them the privileges which they demand, Much of the advan- tage heretofore obtained by the United States has been by reason of the strong American commercial representation in the though may be withheld, Japanese merchants are rapidly establishing themselves in Hawaii and destructively compete with the Ameri- can merchants in an ever-accelerating de- gree. ut Hawail is Drifting Japanwards. Regardless of the declatations of the Jap- anese government, Hawaii has, against the will and efforts of its government and peo- ple, drifted Japanwards @uring the past two years; and unless radteal action is taken to stay the process there can be but one logical result, vizt: thes ultimate su- premacy of the Japanese, amd thereby of Japan, in Hawaii. This will be accom- plished in the teeth of the American pol- icy of exclusion of foreign comtrol and with no tangible overt act om the part of the Japanese government. -\ The controversy with»Japan is the pre- liminary skirmish in the great coming struggle between the civiligations of the east and of the west. The issue in Hawaii is whether, in that inevitable struggie, Asia or America shall haye the vantage ground of the control of the naval'“key of the Pa- cific,” the commercial “‘crosaroads of the Pacific.” eee All that is now holding Hawaii from ret- rograding into an Asiatic outpost is a han full of resolute and determined men. But there is a limit to their. strength, and if help is to come in time it must come soo: Annexation will settle the issue and mai tain American ecntrol in Hawaii, and noth- ing else will. Third Reason in Favor of Annexation. It will increase many fold and secure to the United States the commerce of the islands Statistics are given showing that already Hawaii is the largest censumer of Ame ican preducts of any country bordering on the Pacific, imports from the United States during 1896 amounting to $5,464,000. These results have been achieved by affording to Hawaii, under the reciprocity treaty, a free market for, practically, only three of her products, viz: sugar, rice and bananas, while under annexation the country would | have a free market for all products. In 406 Hawali had a foreign trade of over IS per capita for every man, woman and enild in the country, a record almost un- paralleied in history Hawaii can support a population of a m' lion as easily as it does a hundred tho sand. Even this increase will place its commerce in the front rank of Armerican export trade. If Hawaii becomes American territor: the protective tariff will give 10 s practically all of its present for- eign trade, and an immensely larger trede, which will-spring into existence under the influences of a stable government, fertile soil and a free market. Fourth Reason for Annexation. It will greatly increase and secure to the United States the shipping business of the islands. ¢ Hawail is toc American merchant the mainstay of the marine engaged in a foreign trade. A tabie is given the number of entries in American ships from foreign coun- ips; from all Asia, 1 Australasia, 30 ships; 5 Ds F from ail Africa, 22 ships; from’ the united kingdom, 8S the P islands, ships; fro: Hawaii, 191 shi In other wo Hawaii furnished cargo : 191 Ame hips, and all the world besides, outside of the American continent, furnished cargo for only 298 American ships. Tables are given Showing that ‘American ships did about SO per cent of the business of Hawaii in 1896. After an- ting trade 1 will ap- and freight and paasengers can be ed between Hawaii and other parts of the United States in American vessels onl: As the American tariff will bar out almo: all imports from foreign countries, prac- tically the whole freighting busines: Hawaii will be with the United States will be transected by American v With the increase of population and zom- merce under annexation, the number of American vessels required in‘the Hawaiian trade will double. Fifth Reason in Favor of Annexation. It will remove Hawaii from international politics, and tend to promote peace in cifie by eliminating an otherwise certain of international friction. Within the past eighty-five years, Hawaii has been taken possession of: Once by wice by Franc nexation, the ¢ ply, the country to the United States was made in 1851, and_a treaty of annexation nego- tiated in 1854. Since 1874, on four occa- sions, foreign troops have landed for the pretection of the interests of the several ions there represented: ‘The exisuing conditions in the world, and more particu- ly in the Pacific, render it unsafe to suppose that there will be'no further con- flict of interests in Hawatt. With the rapidly progressing deveiop- ment of the Pacific coast of Siberia, the construction of the railway from St. Pe- fersburg to the Pacific and the fore- shadowed absorption cf northern China. there can be no prediction of the limit of Russian interests and strength in the P: cific. In the short space of a year Jal has become not only a Pacific but a world power. With its rapidly increasing popula- tion of nearly fifty million, its now stronger than any other in the Pacific, its demonstrated power of organization and military execution, its progressive com- mercial and aggressive “national spirit, there is no safety in basing any calculation upon the meekness or weakness of Japan. Australia and New Zealand are in the springtide of their development, and_ will increasingly contre! British policy. Their Statesmen have repeatedly advanced the claim that the control of the Pacific was theirs by right. Today their influence and strength is not sufficient to control in the Pacific. What their power may be fifty years from now no man can tell. The statesmen of the United States should look, not to the conditions of today only, but to the fuure as well. Independence of Hawall a Menace. For the immendiate present, the govern- ment is under the control of those favor- able to the United States, There is no cer- tainty that this will continue. As long as Hawaii is independent, other nationalities will naturally and legitimately seek to ad- vance their interests at the expense of those of the United States. It is not necessary that any foreign government should at- tempt to do this, as a government. The present difficulty with Japan is an illustration of how international troubles may arise through conflict of the private interests of the different nationalities resi- dent in Hawail. Today the-friction is with Japan. ‘Tomorrow’ it may be with Europe, England or China. As long as the country is independent, there Wjll be a growing tendency to internatio: friction among its Inhabitants, which wi}l inevitably draw into controversy the ipective govern- ments. When annexatiog was proposed in 1893 no government cbje¢ted. Today Japan interposes a vigorous jection. It may not be a serious obstacle to annexation, but it is an illustration ofthe rapidity with which changes. are teking place in the Pa- cific. but without the Hawaii independent, power to maintain its independence, is a standing invitation to {international in- trigue and friction, and a menace to the peace of the Pacific. As a part of the ter- ritory of the United States, Hawali will be eliminated from international politics. Objections Auswered. The objections to the ajnexation of Ha- wail are closely analyged and answered, for this purpose being grouped under twen- ty heads. Each specifi¢ reason that has ever been urged against: uniom is stated and facts are given to contravert it. —_-e— = —__ Minister Kotzebue Will fNot Return, It 1s announced that Mr,: Eide Kotzebue, the Russian minister ta:the ®nited States, who is now at 8t. Pet a leave of absence, has decided to weturn to this. country. It is said ‘the minister's health is not as ro! came to Washin, of his successor is time, as when he first en HSE OVER THE GRIDIRON Contest for Honors by Teams of the High School. FOOTBALL LEAGUE FORMED FOR SEASON Dates Arranged for Series of Cham- pionship Games. LINE UP AND WEIGHTS For the first time in the history of the High Schools there has been formed a Foot Ball League, which embraces all of the High Schools in the District. In past years the Central and Eastern have contended alone for the District championship. This year the Western and Business will both have clevens in the field hunting for grid- iron honors. Arrangements for the series are almost complete. The dates of the games have been agreed upon, and all that remains for the management to do is to secure the grounds and obtain agreeable officials. The games will be played when the interest in gridiron keroes is most intense, and if there are no tie games to be played off, the series will be over by Thanksgiving. Schedule of Games, The scheduie is as follows: October 29, Eastern vs. Western; November 2, Cen- tral vs. Business; November 5, Western vs. Business; November 9, Eastern ys. Busi- ness; November 12, Central vs. Western, and November 16, Central vs. Eastern. It is most probable that the Central and East- ern will both be successful against the Western and Business elevens. They are believed to be stronger in every respect. if, as expected, the Eastern and Central both win their games, the meeting of the two teams at the close of the series will be of uncommon interest to the pupiis and friends cf the schools ‘The teams are har doing steady and cc! can be said especially of the Eastern boys, who will make an extraordinary effort to obtain the champtonship this year. The managers of the four teams have arranged games with outside elevens, which will give the teams pienty of hard practice and plenty of needed experienc The Central Team. The Central team will not be as strong this year as last, as the school has lost a gocd many of its most experienced and enthusiastic members, among them Wade Jolly, last year's captain and quarter back, who is now playing on the Columbian Col- lege eleven; Fred Albert, Bail, Exley, A. rnard and Hoge. The old men back are Guy Oyster, -aptain of this year’s team; Harvey Barnard, Shuster, Sam Bogan, Paschal and Mueden. The new men from whom great things are expected are George Curtiss, Jesse Underwood, Phil Ballinger, Harry Caldwell, Sherman ‘Bristow, Roland Ellis, Tom Hunter and Walton Thorp. The line-up and weights of the men are as follows: Left end, Sam Bogan, 141; left tackle, Harvey Barnard, 180; left guard, Blackiston, 165; center, Paschal, 212: right guard, Mueden, 145; right tackle, Ballinger, 150; right end, Caldwell or Bristow, 150 quarter back, Ellis, 140; right ha!f ‘back, Shuster, 150; left half back, Curtiss, 155, and full back, Oyster, 160. The substitutes are: Underwood 140, half back; Hunter, 160, half back and Thorp, 170, guard or center. Manager Charlie Young has arranged the followirg schedule, which takes his team out of town every Saturday up to the date of the first game in the series: October 9, Episcopal High School of Alexandria; October 13, Le Droit Athletic Club; Octo ber 16, Maryland Agricultural College; Oc- at work, the men clentious work. This tober 20, Gallaudet College, at Kendall Green, and October 23, Friends’ Select School. Eastern is Strong. The Eastern eleven is stronger this year than it has been for several Seasons, so it naturally follows that their visions of w ning the championship are brighter than they were last year. The old men back are 8. Maupin, who was captain of last year’s team, and who will fill the same po- sition this year; Jerry Maupin, Hoover, Evans. Licaricne and Snell, the latter play- ing full back for the Columbia Athletic Club this year. The @ld men who did not return are Meigs, who is playing end on the Columbian College eleven, and who is ccaching the Easterns this year; Todd, Worsley, Berry and Patterson. The line-up and weights of the men are as follows: Left end, J. Maupin, 160; left tackle, W. Chapman, 165; left guard, L. G. Starh, 155; center, Evans, 160; right guard, Licarione, 145; right tackle, S. Bliss, 150; right end, 8. Maupin, 155, captain; right half back, Buckingham, 154; full back, C. Snell, 163; left half back, Worsley, 160. The ‘substitutes are Gram, 150, guard; Covell, 140, and Barstow, 135, tackles. The Easterns are strong behind the line. Buckingham, the right half, was a mem- ber of the Orient Athletic Club team. and played end cn the Eastern eleven in ‘93, when they won the High School champion ship. Worsley, the other half, comes from Providence, R.I., where he played left half on the High School team of that city. Snell's abilities as a foot ball player are well known, and the fact that he is play ing on the C. A. C. team this year show that he is in the front rank of local foot ball players. Preliminary Contests. Manager Smith arranged the following games for his team: Gallaudet, at Ken- dall Green, October 9; Maryland Agricul- tural College and Episcopal High School of Alexandria. The Eastern boys will play the Gallaudet eleven several times more before the close of the season. About the Business and Western teams little is known as yet. Neither school has had a foot ball team for several yeurs. ‘The Western boys will not averase in weight nearly as much as the other teams, and as weight counts for a good deal in foot ball games, the chances are thit the other teams will be victorious in their con- tests with them. Boys Across the Creek. The pluck and perseverance of the boys across the creek is well known, and they might surprise some of the more confident and heavier teams when they meet them in competition. Frank Miler, 155, will play center. He is new to the game, but is improving rapidly in practice. Paul Chamberlia, 165, is an old hand, and is expected to make a good showing at right guard. Blake Gordon, 140, who played with Cook Park eleven iast year, will be the other guard. He is light, but very strong. William Smart, 135, will be at left tackle. He iz a good man, un- derstands the game, and is a good tackler. The other tackle has not been decided The candidates are Thomas Hayes + A. Smith. Tracey Mulligan will be the right end.. He played short stop on the base ball team last year, and although he only weighs 128 pounds, great things are expected from him in foot ball this year. Manakee, 150, will be the left end. He is manager of the team and an old hand at the game. Richard Brewer, 148, at quarter back will be invaluable. He is cool-headed and tee .and shows up in faultless style. Taussig, 140, will play at right half-back. His position is new, but he plays it well. ~ is an excellent tackler, and one of the best men on the team. John 150, left half, is new’ to the game, but is ing quickly. He is ener SDNSCR DOSEN SAD lbp stl a esate nen ce a little slow in following his interference. Charles Buck is captain and full back. He weighs 146, and is an excellent leader. The team is light, but game to play, and willing to work. Dr. Bryan of the faculty, a graduate of Johns Hopkins,is coaching the boys, and they expect and hope to make a good showing. The team will play its first game next Saturday with the Episcopal High School of Alexandria. The manager has not yet arranged any other dates for outside games. The Business:Contingent. The Business boys are hard at work un- der the coaching of Messrs. Compton and Daniels, two old members of the school. Harry Meynes has been elected manager and George Weaver captain. The team will play its first game next Wednesday with the Wood’s Commercial School team, at the old bose ret ee corner of Massa- chusetts avenue and North Capitol street. The line-up of the team is as follows: Center, Ward, 160; left guard, Cockril!, 170; left tackle, Ray, 155; left end, Pear- scn, 150; right guard, Atwell, 150; right tackle, Richamore, 165; right end, Burns, ‘55; right half back, Weaver, 158; left half ae Thompson, 155, and full back, Berry, Berry played guard for the Eastern High Sckool team last year, and his abilities as a full back are yet to be proven. Capt. Weaver was a member of the old Capitols and did good work for them as a half back Richamore comes from Berryville, Va. where he played on the High School team of that place last season. Ray, Pearson, Newton and Burns all played with the Le Droit team last year, and are valuable men to the Business. Manager Meynes will rot have his team meet many strong eleveas before the championship series comes off, as there is no available material to work into the team in case any of the players should get hurt. ——— FIREMEN KEPT BUSY. Many Alarms Sounded in the Past Forty-Eight Hours. Since Saturday afternoon the fire depart- ment has been kept busy, but although nm alarms have been sounded and nu- mercus persons greatly inconvenienced, the Icsses have not been large. A gasoline stove at the house of Mr. L. 8. Friscoe, No. 912 W street northwest, caus:d some uneasiness Saturday, and a messenger was hurried to No. 9 engine house for the firemen. Fortunately, the flames did not make any headway and the loss was very small. An alarm turned in from box 524 called the engines to the house of John Jenezeck, No. 1519 E street southeast. The fire s ed in a hall room on the second floor. ne occupants of the house were more fright- ened than the house was damaged. cause of the belief that the big building of the Washingten Brewery Company was burning, the fire attracted a large crowd. The icss amounted to less than $20. A bright blaze in Adam Wenzel'’s stable in rear of 314 East Capitol street, about 1 o'clock yesterday morning, also attracted a large crowd. There were voices heard in the vicinity of the stable and Mr. Wenzel’ bakery shortly before the fire was discov- ered, and it is thought that the building might have been set afire. Mr. Wenzel wus in the bakery when the blaze was first noticed, and succeeded in saving his horses before the flames reached them. He was unable to save his vehicles, a wagon and two carriages, and they were destroyed, as was a quantity of flour and feed. The build- ing, which is owned by John Miller, was damaged to the extent of $200, while the damage to the stock amounts to fully $x). A frame shed in the alley was also dam- ‘aged. Fortunately for the owners of oth- er property in the neighborhood, the fire department reached the fire before the flames had spread from the stable. There Was no insurance on the building or stock. Last night there was a lively blaze in Schott's alley northeast. Several sheds were burned and a number of houses. Boys playing in ore of the sheds are believed to have started the fire. During the excite- ment an elderly colored man, named Har- rison complained to the police that he had been rebbed of $70. On his complaint, An- nie Butler, colored, was arrested and lock- ed up. The police estimated the damage from the fire at more than $500. About 7 o'clock last night James Prown’s cook shop, near 2d and M streets south west, was destroyed by fire, which wa: caused by the explosion of a gasoline stove. The loss was about $150. A loss of $50 was occasioned last night at the house of R. A. Ciemmons, No. 1216 M street northwest. The fire started between the walls during the ab- sence of the family, and was probabiy caused by an overheated stove. This morning about 8:30 o'clock an alarm was sounded from box 624 for fire in the house of Daniel Parker, in Fitch’s court. near North Capitol and F streets. The only damage done was the burning of a mattress in a room on the second floor. — FOR SUPPORT OF THE NAVY. Estimates Submitted to the Secretary of the Treasurys. ‘The estimates for the support of the navy for the next fiscal year have been sub- mitted to the Secretary of the Treasury for transmission to Congress. They aggre- gate $31,991,727, made up as follows: Pay of the navy, $5,449,000; pay, miscellancous, $300,000; contingent navy, 37.000; bureau of navigation, $208,950; bureau of ordnance, $3,17 3 bureau of equipment, $1,514,17 40; bureau of yards and docks, $169,435.4. public works, yards and docks, $1,904, naval observatcry, $134,200; bureau of medi- cine and surgery, $151,600; bureau of sup- Plies and accounts, $1,525, 433.03; bureau of construction and repairs, $3,157,007; bureau of steam engineering, $1,167,000; Naval Academy, $234,578.45; marine corps, $1,123,- 574.23; increase of the navy, $8,565,273. The estimate for “increase of the nav: represents the sum needed to complete the naval vessels now under construction. The estimates for the ordnance bureau Includes $1,500,000 for smokeless powder, torpedoes and magazine rifles. —_——_—_\_\_-e—_____ Given Up to Russia. The State Department has issued a war- rant for the surrender to the Russian au- thorities of Judko Kaplan, a subject of that country, who is charged with the em- bezzlement of 20,000 roubles. This man was arrested in Atlantic City last summer for abusing a young woman, supposed to be his wife. The girl, to avenge herself for ill treatment, confessed that she had eloped with Kaplan, who was, she said, a fugitive from justice from Russia. Before the Russian authorities could be com- municated with, the man escaped, and was recaptured only after a long pursuit. The girl's statement proved to be true. Judko Kaplan was a poor tailor living in the Rus- sian town of Kiev. Nearby lived a well-to- do merchant named J. Kaplan. Judko availed himself of the similarity of names to cash a draft for 20,000 roubles, drawn to the order of the merchant, and escaped to America, leaving in Europe a wife and children. Coming to Boston, he met his cousin and eloped with her. SS ae Arrival of Prince Botkine. Prince Botkine, the Russian delegate to the international ‘seal confererce to be he'd in this city, has arrived here. He is the first-of the foreign delegates to reach Washington. Of the two-.experts who are to assist him, Commercial Agent Rout- AT ORDWAY RANGE Second Annual Meeting of Nationat Rifle Association. PLANNED ON AN EXTENSIVE SCALR List of Marksmen Entered for the Several Matches. CONTEST BEGINS TOMORROW Local experts at rifle shooting, including District National Guardsmen and others, have been eagerly awaiting the sesoal an« nual meeting of the National Rifle Assos ciation, which will open tomorrow at the Ordway range, near Magruder station, Maryland, and continue during the ree mainder of the week. -An unusually ate tractive program has been arranged, the meeting being planned on a more extensive scale, perhaps, than any similar event ever held in the District of Columbia. The daily program, subject to change, i@ as follows: Tuesday, October 12—The merchants” match, the short-range match, the shorg and mid-range match an the estimating distance competition. Wednesday, October 13—The company, bettalion and regimental team matches the Gen. Ordway volley match and the vole ley-skirmish match. Thursday, October 11—The Washington R. Harris & Co.'s trophy, May and officer matches. Frid October 15—The senatorial troe phy, The Evening Star and the distine guished marksmen matches. Saturday, October 16—Association meme bership matches. a revolver match will be open each ay. The Hevl Re-entry Association match will be open each day after 2:30 o'clock om target No. Target No. 1 at each range will be pre- served for pool. The moving man and deer targets will be open for pool shootir tinuously, except during the proj match No. 16 The range will be open each day at 9:08 a.m. Opening Day. The opening day merchants’ match will be started at 9:30 o'clock at the 2)-yard range on ‘argets , 4 and 5. The firirg at 200 yards will cease at 10:40 o'clock. Firing at 300 yards will begin at 9:40 o'clock and close at 10:30 o'clock. In the short-range match targets 2, and 5 will be used, the firing at 200 yards opening at 10:50 o'clock and ne at 12:50 o'clock. Firing at 300 yards will open a* 11 o'clock and close at 1 o'clock. In the short and mid-range matea tar gets 2, 3 and 4 will be used at 200 yard target 5 being in use during the afternoon for the Heyl re-entry match. Firing at 200 yards will open at 1 o'clock and close at 4:20 o'clock. At 500 yards firing w open at 1:20 o'clock and close at 4:30 o'clock, targets 2, 3, 4 and 5 being used. If time is saved by competitors this match will be closed earlier in order to permit sweepstakes matches. The estimating distance competition will open at 4:30 0'clock. List of Entries. The entries for each match are as fol- lows: In the company team match, the follow- ing have announced their intention of come peting: Company A, 2d Battalion; Com- pany B, 4t: Battalion; Com: D, 4th Battalion; Company A, 4 pany B, 5th Battalion; Compa Battalion; Company D, 5th Battal pany A, Engineer Battalion; Company ch, the Ist gineer Bat~ In the regimental team m: and Regiments and the talion have entered teams. Battalion team match, Ist Ba geant George W. Sneeden, Comy Corpor and talion have also entered teams in the bat~ talion match. i Voliey skirmish match—Engincer Bat talion and 5th Battalion. General Ordway volley match—Engineer Battalion ané 5th Battalion. Merchants’ Match. For this contest the following entries have been made: W. A. Colladay, staff, 4th Battalion; P. W. Smith, general staff; C. ¢, Dyer, staff, 2d Battalion; P. J. Byrne, sta‘, 4th Battalion; If. S, Hollifield, staff, In- gineer Battalion; C. L. Lanham, staff, En- gincer Battalion; E. 8. Wilcox, general staff; G. C. Callan, Company A, Sth Bat- talion; J. M. Pickens, Company C, Engineer Battalion; W. O. Carrcli, Compaay C, 5th Battalion; B. B. Allen, Company D, 4th Battalion; V. A. Potter, Company D, 4th Battalion; Sergeant Weir, Company B. Sth Battalion; M. Brittain, Company aA, 2a Battalion; C. F. Lucas, Company A, Ist Battalion; G. P. Sullivan, Company A, 4th Battalion; F. M. Ball, Company B, 4th Battalion; F. W. Ball, Company B, 4th Battalion; R. L. File, Company B, 4th Battalion; C. E. Groome, Company B, 4ih Battalion; W. S. Davenport, Company B, 4th Battalion; J. M. De Groot, Company B, 4th Battalion; A. L. Evans, Company B, 4th Battalion, H. A. Dobsou, Company B, 4th Battalion; T. F, McAnally, Company B, 4th Battalion; J. P. Banes, Comp: Lb, 4th Battalion; John O'Coun: Company D, 4th Battahon; W. S. Hodges, Company D, 4th Battalion; J. D. Leeman, Company D, 4th Battalion; B. C. Washingion, ¢ C, 1st Battalion; C. L. Bode, Com; 5th Battalion; G. G. Dennison, Com; Sth Battalion; Z. Lewis D: Company Engineer Battalion; G. A. Hill, Compiay A, Engineer Battalion; W. E. Buell, Come pany A, Engineer Battalion; Lester M, Holt, Company C, Engineer Battalion; E, J. Williams, Company A, Engineer Bate talion; William Lines, Company A, Ene gineer Battalion; P. L. Bush, Company A, Engineer Battalion; M. F. Halloran, Com= pany A, Engineer Battation; E. P. Ellis, Company C, Engineer Battalion; W. F. Husted, Company B, 4th Battalion; W. A. Edwards, Company B, Engineer Batialion; H. T. Gibson, and J. H. Thomas. Short Range Match. H, B. Hollifield, staff, Engineer Battaliong Cc. L. Lanham, staff, Engineer Battaliong P. J. Byrne, staff, 4th Battalion; W. E. Colladay, staff, 4th Battalion; C. C. Dyer, staff. 2d Battalion; P. W. Smith, general staff; E. 8. Wilcox, general staff; W. A. Edwards, Company B, Engineer Battalion: C. McC. Taylor, Company A, Engineer Bat- tal‘on; G. A. Hill, y A, Engi Battalion: &. W. Scott, Company An Engic Battalion; P. L. Engineer Battalion: MF. Halloran, Com Engireer Battalion; E. P. C, Engineer ees ee