Evening Star Newspaper, October 18, 1897, Page 1

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WANT CUBA ANNEXED ee Merchants and Planters on the Island Oppose Autonomy. —_—__.+ — NOBODY 10 CARRY IT OUT They Fear Independence Would Mean Anarchy and Ruin. <== OF THE PRESS VIEWS feems to have ar- sion that the Madrid government cannot end the war on the I utonomy to Cuba, there are net enough ts among the autono- mists to hold put At least that is the claim the conservative Spaniards mak addition, the latter express the even if they power, would not be abie to pre- and protect life and property trom the lawless elements. In view of this ition of affairs, a number of prominent and sugar planters of Spanish in conjunction with sev Cubans inence, have been holding secret nd corresponding with people in parts of the island, with the ob- scertaining the views of the com- nting community in Pin: a, merchants n, meetings variou: ject of mercial del R Matanzas and provine: to the future for Cuba likely to further their interests and those of the island in general. Will Favor Annexation. It is expected that the mafority of the replies will be favorable to annexation of Cuba to the United States, as the Wash- ington government alone, apparently, is able to guarantee peace in Cuba and the on of life and property. As soon it is ascertained that the sentiment of the persons appealed to is in favor of an- nexation, a committee will be sent to the United States with instructions to lay the case of Cuba clearly before business men of prominence in the United States and ask the latter to unite with the business men of Cuba in a petition to the Washington gov- ernment iz the United es, in view of the failure of the conservatives to sup- press the insurrection by force of arms, and pointing out the impossibility of the liberals ending the war and abolishing an autonomous form of government, to bring about the annexation of Cuba to the United Sta The plan of Senor Sagasta, the new Svan- ish premier. te give autonomy to Cuba, far from giving satistactiun here, has greatly incre: the ng of discontent. The autonemist party, it is pointed out, exists the actual majority of the rgent ranks, tion bly of Senor Montoro and a tew other prominent auton- omists, the masses of thai party are in sympathy with the insurgents. iy. it wiil be seen the Span- is finding great 4g even the suggestion in obtain mes of autonomists to fill offic n- der an autonemist form of government. It would be imprudent, it is added, to give suck offices to the party Known as the re . as the move influential Spaniards them, and the adoption of such a would possibly mean ri w Hes the masse: ot Spaniards are strongly ant and there 1s little or no pros of making them ch their minds. Fear Cuban Independence. Recegnizing the difficulty of th before s agasta, it is not as that the bu community in Cuba fs ex- changi on the subject of annexa- to United State cially as a general uprising cf the Spanish element is feared if the policy eve ne s men believirg that autonomy is only the first step toward independence in Cuba, d the feeling of the consequent § is far preferable to the v republic in Cub: Among the newspapers here there is con- Siderable difference of opinion to the policy which shcule be adopted by Spain toward Cul The Diario la Marina in an editorial just published, sustaine autonomy and credited with inaugurating it, whi e reformist party to adopt i stablish- ating for the |: the prem having ir and tt credited At the sam: efore with lime owing th: Conovas S were the ather than Sagas’ in this 10 Views of La Lucha. . led “Au- claimed that ro party had more right to inaugurate au- the autonomists themselves, ed and defended the policy ¢ past nincteen yenrs, jained firm to tr of everything, preterring appearance to supporting the La »nomy for the autonomist Lucha, in an editorial hea eon- Victions in spi complete ¢ surgents if the latter triuraphed. At the a protested nst the reformist allowed to take a hand in the tonomist government of Cuba, in- t the loyal autonomis:s and con- should alone have this honor, Cuba there exist in reality only two the uutonomists and the conserva- tives. The latter, who represent the wealth of the country more than they represent a political party, and who also represent the sovereignty of Spain, will assist the Span- ish government in every way to pacify the island and are desirous of enabling the government ut Madrid to prociaim to the world that the sovereignty of Spain in Cu- ba dees rot depend on bayonets alone, but upon the 300,000 Spanish residents of Cu- ba who represent the wealth of that island. They re also desirous of being able to point ot * fact that the autonomists are able to govern the island, and that Spain’s army and mavy are only auxiliaries to that gov- ernment for the purpose of preserving or- Los oe maintaining the tranquillity of the sland. Bayame is Abandoned. The city of Bayamo, one of the most im- portant in the province of Santiago de Cuba, has been quictly abandoned recent- ly, its inhabitants moving, as a rule, to Vegnitas, fearing a repetition at Bayamo of the insurgent raid upon Victoria de Las Tunas. It is said here that some very warm cable messages were exchanged hetween General Weyler and members of the Sa- gasta cabinet during the first days In of- fice of that ministry. The recent release of large numbers of political prisoners trom the different Span- ish penal settlements was due to the dis- gust experienced tn certain Spanish cir- cles here at the extreme severity exercised toward them; but it is not believed that the Spanish government’ intends to grant general amnesty. Che Zvening Star. No. WASHINGTON, D. ©., MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1897-FOURTEEN 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 and un- | approachable. CONVICT COUNTERFEITERS Sensational Discovery Made ina Pennsylva- nia Penitentiary. Prison Gang Engaged in Making Ex- cellent Imitations of 50-Cent Silver Pieces. PITTSBURG, Pa., October 18—Warden E. S. Wright of the Riverside penitentiary has discovered that a number of tne ccn- victs confined in the institution nave been manufacturing counterfeit 50-cent pieces. He has unearthed the metal from which the “queer” money was made, the molds in which it was cast and the names of several convicts who w coanected with the rratter, but as yet he has been unable to find the man who originated and carried cut the scheme The counterfeits are magnificent speci- mens of the coiners’ art. The die from nich they were made is almost perfect, and the milling of the coins, which is the government's chief protection of metal money from those who would imitate it, is as near perfect as it is possible for human ingenuity to make it, and that such coins could be made within the walls of the Riverside penitentiary, with the crude implements to be obtained by the prison- ers, is the startling feature of the case. The counterfeiters had already secured a connection with outside parties, and some of tie bad money is now in circula- tion. Warden Wright has a list of nearly a score of convicts and persons supposed to he connected with the counter‘eiting, and when the full story of the crime comes out it is said there will be some sensa- ticnal developments. VERSAILLES LYNCHERS KNOWN. Indiana Governor Expected to Order Their Arrest Soon. INDIANAPOLIS. October 18.—Develop- rents of a sensational character are ex- pected this week in the investigation into the Versailles lynching, and it is said that the governor is so well informed regarding the participants in that tragely, in which five men were cruelly beaten and after- ward hanged, that he now has no hesitancy about proceeding against them. Arrests are expected in a few days. The leaders of the mob have been known ever since the lynching occurred, but re- cent investigation showed the agents of the state have secured the names of sev- eral others and the names also of many who were privy to the affair if not actual participants in it. The attorney general’ office is in constant communication wi the agents in Ripley county, and the ev dence, which has been carefully gone over, tr regarded as certain to result in convic- tions. Whether the governor will demand that a new grand jury be impaneled and place the evidence before it or proceed by arrest and preliminary trial before a justice of the reace has not yet been decided. —_—__ GERMAN ROYALTY AT WIESBADEN. Imperial Party Attends Unveiling of Monument to Emperor Frederick. WIESBADEN, Octeber i8.—The Emperor and Empress of Germany, their four sons, the ex-Empress Frederick and other roy- alties and state dignitaries were present here today at the unveiling of the monu- ment erected in memory of the late Em- peror Frederick. The imperial party received an ovation from the large crowds of people gathered to witness the ceremony. ———__. TO ENTERTAIN WHITE RIBBONERS. Toronto W. C. T. U. Preparing for the Annual Convention. TORONTO, Ont., October 18—The head- quarters of the Toronto W. C. T. U. is at present the scene of great activity, in preparation for the gathering of the world’s white ribboners. The hospitality committee have almost completed their ar- Tangements for the entertainment of the delegates. The best homes in Toronto wiil be open to the visitors. Miss Elizabeth Greenwood of New York is to preach the convention sermon in M sey Hail, as the substitute for Lady Henry Somerset on Sunday afternoon, October 21. caer gees FOUR-MONTH WHEEL TRIP. ‘Two Eastern Bicyclists Croxs the Con- tinent to ’Frisco. SAN FRANCISCO, October 18.—Ralph A. Gutto of Philadelphia and J. R. Denne of Pittsburg have arrived h on their bi- cycles from the east, after a four months’ trip. They visited the various points of interest en rovte, passing through Pitts- burg, Chicago, Omaha, Cripple Creek, Den- ver and Salt Lake. The herdest portion of the trip was from Denver, as much rain was encountered. This was particularly marked while cross. ing the desert. HAD TO SHOW BILL OF HEALTA. Senator Caffery’s Experience While on Hix Way to Washington. Senator Caffery of Louisiara, who has just come to Washington with his family to remain during the winter, had quite an interesting experience in his journey. He came from the Pacific coast and passed through New Orleans, although he stopped out a short time in that city. His trip from that city nerth until he passed At- lanta was interrupted frequently by state agents, who inspected his bill of health and asked him many questions. He will confer with Surgeon General Wyman and endeavor to prepare a bill which will place under federal control all quarantine regula- tions and the management of epidemic dis- eases. He speaks highly of the manage- ment of the present epidemic by the United States marine hospital service, and says that the Jocal regulations as to quarantine are different in the various towns, and that even towns differ from counties, re- sulting in much confusion. TOURISTS IN SWITZERLAND. Falling Off in the America. United States Consul Ridgely, at Geneva, in a recent report to the State Department says that there has been a very marked decrease in the number of American tour- ists in Switzerland during the last several months, and that those who visit Geneva are spending very little money. This change is accounted for, so far as the purchases are concerned, by the provision im the new tariff act which exempts from duty only personal effects purchased abroad to the amount of $100. “During the spring, summer and autumn of 1895," says Mr. Ridgely, “it was esti- mated that 30,000 Americans visited that city, and, it being a town of many attractive shops, American visitors have been in the hebit of spending a great deal of money. They have spent it principally for seal skin jeckets and other fur garments, for «enameled jewelry and precious stones, fine watches, etc., which they probably were in the habit of getting into the United States as personal effects, free of duty. This year the Americans are buying almost nothing. The great fur shops are almost deserted. so far as American customers are con- cerned, and several large orders received rior to the passage of the Dingh Rave been countermanded:" x aaa Namber From Wj Sl El eee Oe a Eee eee _ Surgeon General of the Navy Suc- cumbs to Illness, WAS PRESIDENT’S FAMILY PHYSICIAN Had a Creditable Recerd During the War. FUNERAL IN BROOKLYN Surgeon General Newton L. Bates, chief of the bureau of medicine and surgery of the Navy Department, died at the Shore- ham Hotel at 9:15 o’ciock this morning from a complication of diseases, after an illness of about five weeks. His illness be- gan before his appointment to the office of surgeon general, October 1, and he had not been in the bureau since that date.* At that time he was confined to his bed, and the oath of office was administered to him while he was in that condition. His illness was not regarded as serious, however, and it was expected that he would be able to assume his new duties in about a week. On the contrary, he failed steadily, and yesterday his physicians notified his wife that he could not survive another day. The «nd came this morning. During his entire ilmess the business of the office has beei ecnducted by Surgeon J. C. Boyd, who has been acting chief of the bureau since the term of Surgeon General Tryon expired September 7 last. The President Much Affected. The President was much affected at the news of the death of Dr. Bates. Tears filled the President's eyes, and he spoke feelingly to Secretary Porter and others of the demise of his old friend and physical ccunsellor. President and Mrs. McKinley immediately sent a magnificent collection of flowers, and later the President sent a personal note of sorrow and condolence io Mrs. Bates This was taken by Secretary Porter, who also personaily conv: d in- formation of the bereavement which the President felt at the death of so esteemed and valued a friend. Dr. Bates had been with the President on nearly all of his trips since the inaugu- ration. He always rode in the same car with President and Mrs. McKinie nd was on more intimate relations at the White House thar any other man. During his illness his condition was daily reperted at the White House. Dr. Bates and President McKinley had known each other many yea and were intimate friends before the latter became the chief executive of the nation. Dr. Bates made the latter’s acquaintance while living at the same hotel while Mr. McKinley was a representative in Congress, and later knew him more intimately through his discharge of the functions of family physician. He leaves a widow, who was a Miss Bache of Brooklyn, a daughter of Medical Director Bache of the navy, and she was with him at the time of his death. The remains will be taken to [Crooklyn tomorrow morning to be buried in Gr. wood cemetery. Funeral servi: wil held at the residence of Mr. and Mr. S. Gould, 2 Ww. Henry street, Brooklyn, at a time yet to be fixed. Dr. Bates’ War Record. Newton L. Bates was a man of high pro- fessional attainments, and had a most creditable career in the navy during and since the war. A native of New York, he entered the service July 20, 1861, as an assistant surgeon, and after a short serv- ice at the naval hospital in New York, he was attached to the U. S. S. Seneca, on the South Atlantic station. After serving there two years he was transferred to the neval laboratory in New York, where he remained a r, and in 186% he was as- signed to duty on the U. S. S. Benton of the Mississippi squadron. From 1864 to 1867 he served at the New York naval laboratory, after which he rendered many years’ service at sea, being successively attached to the Portsmouth, the Swatara, the Miantonomoh and the Pawnee, this last duty ending in 1871, after which he had two years’ service at the Norfolk navy yard. He was fleet surgeon of the South Atlantic station from 1873 to 1876, and was afterward with the Minnesota for one year. After two years’ service as a_mem- ber of the board of examiners at Wash- ington, he went to Yokahama, Japan, where he took charge of the naval hospital. He was afterward fleet surgeon of the Euro- pean squadron on the flagship Lancaster, and of the North Atlantic squadron on the Trenton, Richmond and Pensacola. He reached the grade of medical cirector in September, 1888, at which time he was in = served for two years. Since 18! continuous service in this city, for one year as a member of the medical examining board and then in charge of the United States museum of hygiene, which position he filled up to the time of his ap- pointment as surgeon gencral. Formally Announced. Secretary Long issued the following order this afternoon: “The Secretary announces to the navy and marine corps the death, this day, at this city, of Medical Director Newton L. Bates, surgeon general of the navy. In re- spect to his long ard faithful services and as a tribute of respect to his memory, this order is issued and will be placed on the records of the department.” o HAINS SEL! coL. ‘TED. Will Be a Member of the Nicaragua Commission. Col. Peter C. Hains of the Engineer Corps of the army, at present in charge of river and harbor improvements for the Baltimore district, has been appointed to be engineer commissioner on the Nicaragua canal commission, and has accepted the appointment. eee ee ee Adalteration of Saffron. Information has reached the State De- partment that irresponsible parties in Spain have begun the adulteration of saf- fron. This is done, it is said, by the use of a common pink flower, which is ccl- ored with fustic, using glucose to make the color fast. Large quantities of saffron. are exported from Spa'n to the United States. The adulteration is said to be £o well done that experts find much difficulty in distinguishing the spurious from the genuine article. —__—_—_-e.___ Printing Office Appointments, Probationary appointments as pressmen have been made in the government print- ing office as follows: Arthur M. Bugden, Albany, N. Y.; Jas. E. Veatch, New York city; Thomas Martin, Newark, N. J.: Dan’l Beckwith, Concord, N. H. Edward J. Koontz, Canton, Ohio. Oliver Hayes, Indianapolis, Ind., has been given a probaticnary appointment as saw Se Local Pensions, Local pensions have been granted as follows: William Obry, U. 8S. Soldiers’ Home; Jcnathan Gramm, James O'Neill, William BoserUra taaie tt abdas elo. ape Ex-Minister Partridge Appointed Consul General at Tangier, Hopes to Recover His Health—Fricnds of M. M. Parker at the Execu- tive Mansion, The President today made the following appointments: Frank C. Partridge of Vermont, consul general at Tangier, Morocco. Consuls—Chester W. Martin of Michigan, at Amherstburg, Ontario; Joseph 1. Brit- tain of Ohio, at Nantis, France. Mr. Frank C. Partridge of Vermont, who Was appointed consul general at Tangier, is well and favorably known in this city. He came here with Senator Proctor when the latter was appointed Secretary of War by President Harrison, and served “for sev- eral years as his private secretary. At the death of Mr. Walker Blaine, son ef the ex- Secretary of State, he was appointed so- licitor of the State Department, and heid that office until his appointment as United States minister at Venezuela. He is a law- yer of ability and a diplomat of wide ex- perience. His heaJth has not been good of late, and his friends hope that a sojoura in the salubrious climate of Morocco will be of benefit to him. There was not a large number of vi at the White Hotise today, and few the callers had an audience. Secre' y Sherman and Assistant Secretary Day both had business with the President. Postmas- ter Gereral Gary called later and remained with the President considerabie time, go- ing over pos. office appointments. Seere- tary Alger called for a few minutes. Controller of the Currency Eckels was a visitor, talking .with the President on cur- rency matters. The long contention which has been go- ing on over the Oklahoma marshalship Will be settled soon, it is thought. At the be- ginning of the fight, several months ago, there were eighteen candidates, but one by one they have lost hope and have left the arena. The fight is now said to be between Ransom Payne, C. F. Harner, Angelo Scott and Harry Thompson. Ex-Delegate Dennis Flynn was here pushing Bdward Kelly, but the jovial ex-delegate has found the work too arduous and too uncertain and has gone back to his home. He is said to have been informed that he would stand no chance of landing his man. Nearly ell the candidates now in the field were orig- inal McKinley men. Mr. Flynn and_ his candidate were admirers of and workers for Speaker Reed, Secretary Porter has returned from a trip to Lake Champlain, where Jus. family femains, owing tO the illness of one of his little daughters. The little one. is much impfovell, but "Mrs. Porter's health, owing to her cares and labors for her child, is not the best. District Appointments. Assuming that the President intends to begin the distribution of District plums in a short time, the friends of District candi- dates are beginning to show. up at ¢ White House to haye something to vay. Today a committee from t Mee ialey and Hobart Campaign Chyb,.corsistiMe Judge John J. Weed, Dr. T."E. Lee, Dr. W. D. Hughes, Capt Lowe and Wm. S. Odell, called to communicate with the Presideut the hopes of the club that Col. M. M. Parker will receive the i marshal of the district. Resolutions ; ed some time ago on the subje ready for presentation. The committee bad an appointment with the President, but learning that he was engaged with cabinet offieials, decided te call again. So far there been’ nothing at the White Heuse'to indicate Uhat the President is_ goin up District appointments time. District visitors have ce the retarn of the Presi- cation, been scare dent from his The Kansas City Collectorship. Gen. H. FP. Devol, former collector of in- ternal revenue of the Kausas Yy, Mo., di trict, is here. General Devol is a partici- pant in one of the hottest fights yet waged in Missouri over a positicn. He wants his old place as collector, but is making the fight without the backing of the heavy- Weight politicians of hig state. National Committeenian Kerens and As- sistant Secretary Websier Davis are under- stood to be backing F. E. Kellogg. Major William Warner, who was talked of as a member cf the cabinet, has a candidate in John Duncan. The bitterest kind of a fight is said to be on. Major Warner was here a few days ago and gave ovt that he came here on other business but it is said he is fighting hard for Duncan and talked vith the Presi- dent on the subject. Both Me . Kerens and Davis have seen the President this week, presumably on the same subject. The hope of General Devol and his friends is that the fight between Major Warner and the Kerens people will become so warm that he will be selééted/as a compromise candidate. He has strong backing from business men. ei CAPT. LOV Gen. Brooke Likely to Order a Court- Martial. In the case of Captain Lovering, who is charged with brutal treatment of Private Hammond at Fort Sheridan, the orders of the War Department are that he shall be tried by court-martial, unless he re- quests that the matter be investigated by a court of inquiry. So far as known here Captain Lovering has made no such re- and in that event General Brooke, ding the cx partment, will order nis trial by court-martial. or AMERICAN INTERESTS IN DANGER. Advices From Our Representative at Guatemala City. : The State Department has, received a cablegram from the Ufited States charge at Guatemala City, stating that, owing to the extension of the present revolutionary movement in the eastern. portion of Guat- emala, Amerizin interests in that section, and American citizens; age endangered, and that the presence of a warshipsis desirable. Accordingly, the Secretary of the Navy to- day sent orders to the U, 8. 8. Detroit, now ‘in Florida, to proceed at oneg to Livings ston, on the guif coast.of Guatemala, to Frotect American interests. Tle Montgom- ery, now at Staten Isiand, hag, been order ed to relieve the Detrabt of the work of iooking after filibusters,,in wigich she has been engaged. Review of Pengion Gases. Assistant Secretary.of the Imterior Web- ster Davis has made his annual report to the Secretary of the Interipr. The report states that during the past fiscal year the pension office was sustained in 3,084 ap- peal cases and reversed in 399 cases. There were reconsidered by the pension office pending appeal 327 cases; 474 appeal cases were, dope 1,¥42, api oat aie wee pendi ES: cases Were flied ae Sollee: iply, “Tot; August, 488; September, 884. i: - le The controller. of 2 has ‘¢e- .clared dividends Im favot of the. creditors of insoivent nat barks as follows: 5) per cent, the Mutual National Bank of New Orleans, La.; 20 per cent, the Columb‘a | per cent, the ns nk of Grand Island, Neb,; 15 per - Impossible as Yet to Predict Outcome in New York Election. BROOKLYN AN UNKNOWN FACTOR Just Now, However, It Would Seem That Tammany Leads. NOTES OF THE CAMPAIGN Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. NEW YORK, October 17, 1897. The total registration of the Greater New York this year is 568,568. The books were closed at 10 o'clock Saturday night, and, it is, therefore, possible to figure on the total vote which will be cast on November 2. Past records show that about 7 per cent of the people of New York city and Brooklyn who, register fail to vote or cast defective bailots. Estimated on this basis. the vote cast in the first Greater New York election should reach 528,768. This is slightly less than the first estimates of the vote to be cast this y€ar, based upon the fact that four leading candidates are in the fie!d, and that unusual interest is being shown in the contest and the approaching elec- tion. The registration is about 10,000 less than in 1896—a presidential year—but is far ahead of all preceding registration in the Greater New York territory. Tammany men claim that the registra- tion is greater in the democratic wards and lighter in the republican wards, and assert that this presages an overwhelming democratic victory this year. The demo- cratic victory may come, but it is impossible to gather and glean much from the regis- tration figures. Political conditions this year, owing to the changes in the lines of the greater city, and owing also to the unprecedented shifting of the vote last year, are difficult to gauge. Guessers Are at Sea. A peculiarity of this campaign is found in the fact that the first man you meet may tip Van Wyck as the winner; the sec- ond, Low; the third, Tracy, and the fourth, George, but the chances are against your meeting successively two men who will make the same predictions upon the result of the campaign. In fact, the men who have been accustomed to guessing on the election in years past, and guessing ac- curately, this year are all at sea. If bet- ung is any criterion, the chances may be said to vor Van Wyck, for considerable quantities of money have been placed upon the Tammany Hall candidate, the ruling being 10 to 7 and 10 to 6 in his favor. possible that the wish may be father of the thought in this instance; that the great majority likely to bet on an election —the saloon keepers, the followers of the race track, and the men who haunt the pool rooms—are in favor of a change, and m favor of that change being made in ‘Pammengtiall’s direction. 2 Nevertheless, there Seéms“to"be a feeling. in the air that Tammany Hail has the in- side track early in the start of this mayor- alty race. This may be due in part to the results of a number of straw votes taken cn a large scale by the newspapers; votes which seem to indicate the probable suc cess of the ticket of the regular democratic organization. It may be due to the belief that a revolt is due from the German or- gunizations on account of the passage and the enforcement of the Raines law, and the knowledge tat when the Germa: the Irish join hands in an election, Tam- many Hall ard the regular democratic o: ganization in this section invariably win. Or it may be due to the belief that a reac- tion from the 60,000 majority given Me- Kinley last year is due to arrive just about this time. Of course a thou: a thin may happen before the close of the cai paign to change this condition of affair but if the election should take place toda: it is to be feared that Tammany Hali would win. Tammany Fighting for Life. Tammary Hall is at present fighting for its life—for its existence as an organiza- tion. Around the wigwam on Lith street will always Cluster a great many historical associations. There is a splendid hall there, pre-eminently suited for the holding of political meetings, and there is a large amount of valuable property—property es- timated in its intrinsic worth at hundreds of thousands of dollars. Consequently, it may be said that mi will always make a rendezvous of this hall for purpcses of political organization. But if defeated in this campaign, Tammany Hall will sink to the level of Irving Hall, of Independence Hall, of the County Democracy, or of other democratic organizations which have flourished like the green bay tree in the city of New York, and then passed into a state of gradual decline. But if Tammany wins in this election it is not too much to say that the influence of Richard Croker ond the organization will be extended over the entire Greater New York territory. Once dictator of the city of New York, Mr. Sroker may be expected to plan the reor- ganization of the democratic machine in the state of New York—a machine which is now in rather bad running order, and which lacks for leaders since the with- drawal of Hill, Whitney and Flower. Once the supreme master of the democratic par- ty in the state ef New York, Mr. Croker will become a figure in national politics second to none, though two years ago he is supposed to have departed for England for the sake of avoiding the giving of tes- timony before the Lexow committee, and he has been bitterly denounced by every paper printed in the English language in the Greater New York territory. The key to the entire situation, as politi- cians figure it at the present time, seems to be the borough of Brooklyn. It is approxi mately easy to guess what the borous of Manhattan will do. Tammany Hail may be depended upon always and ever to get out its organization vote. {: is true that the nominaticn of Mr. Dayton for controller on the Henry George ticket will carry away from Tammany Hall a large number of the more independent voters who in past years have affiliated with Tammany Hall because of the fact that itis the local democratic crganization of this city. But the “dyed-in- the-woo]l” democrat—the man who votes the ticket straight, no matter whether it is a “yellow-dog”’ ticket or not—may be counted this year, as heretofore -and henceforta forever more, to vote for Tammany’s can- didate. ‘The strength of Henry George in the bor- ough of Manhattan can be estimated by the vote cast in New York city for him as en independent candidate ten years ago. The regular republican organization ex- pect to be able to hod in line the organi- zation vete of this city. Mr. Low’s Sceming Failure. Mr. Low, energetic as his campaign and canvass have been, has not up to the pres+ ent time succeeded in making heavy in- roads into the republican organization, so far as the borough of Manhattan is -con- cerned. He has inherited the old Cleve- land “‘mugwump” independent vote of the | borough of New York and he has succeeded in gaining something cf a following among the independent and even among the so- cialistic voters of the east side, but that he has succeeded in splitting the republi- can organization on Manhattan Island in two is not for one moment to be believed. Paste that is on the tip of e oe on every ¥ tongue. Brooklyn, the city of churches, the city of homes; Brooklyn, which has al- _ been. dictator- of army, Secretary in the treasury. The change gives a series Secretary Wholesale Butchery in Town of Kuang Yang, Southern Ohina. Fourteen Thousand People Killed and Wounded — Government Excited, but Unable to Check Revo! TACOMA, Wash., October 18.—The city of Kuang Yang in Hunan province has been captured und its inhabitants massacred by a band of rebels forming part of a rebel army which is devastating Hunan .and Kuang province, in southern China. Au- gust 27 the bandits scaled the walls of Kuang Yang, with the intention of cap- turing the provincial prison and releasing three of their members therein imprisoned. One band tere down the prison, setting free several hundred murderers and thieves and imprisoned debiors. Another gang at- tacked the central part of the city, first murdering the magistrate who had scnt the three bandits to prisoa. nuinbering thirty-two, in His entire , including 5 re killed. The Might was spent in slaying and plundering. All mandarins and every civil and m tary officer in the The government is greatly alarmed, but has no adequate means of suppressing jhe insurrection. They Called at the State Department on Ex-Secretary Foster. + The Japanese delegates to tne tripartite conference on seal life, who arrived in Washington yesterday, called at the State Department today and were presented to ex-Secretary Foster, who, is in etiarge of the negotiations for the conference, by one of the secretaries of the Japanese Lezation. ‘The Japancse delegates are Mitsukuri and S. Fujita, both from To! The termer is a graduate of Harvard University and occupies the chair of b‘ ology in ihe Tukio University, maintained by the Japanese as a national institution. Mr. Fujita is the head of the board of fishery on the tne partment of industr-es of the Japanese gov- ernment. Both are iniddle-ag~l nen, who have been closely watching the int: of Japan in tne Bering Sea and were selected by ih representatives at the con count of their knowledge Shortly after their departur- department, Mr. Botkine of the deiegation ‘also called on Mr. talk over the arrangemen:s for ference. It is expected that the rv Russia, Japan and the U meet in formal conferens> at the State Department by Saturday and that the sep- arate conference between the experts of Great Britain, England, Canada and the punted States will take place a week or two er. S on he subject. ac- from ihe Russian Foster to the con- Se TREASURY CLERKS’ RECORDS. Full Reports Have Been Receivéd by the Department. The Treasury Department has full re- ports cf the service records of employes in thirty-one of the thirty-seven bureaus and divisions of the department. These have all been filed, and in a short time the records will be complete, the remaining bureaus being about ready to record. There are 4,122 employes in the depart- ment in this city, and the record of every employe is set forth in blanks filled out by themselves. These blanks give the length of service and the manner of enir thereto, bureau in which employed, promo- tions, reductions, whether soldier or sailor, or widow of either, and the amount of pen- sion received if a soldier, sailor or widow of either. There has been some comment about the inquiry as to whether an employe is rn ceiving a pension, but treasury official deny that this will be vsed to the detri- ment of those answering. In future changes at the treasury, the record will be frequently consulted, and will often determine the promotion or duction of an employe. MEDALS OF HONOR. Dr. Chas. F. Rand of This City Among Those Distinguished. A medal of honor has been presented to Mr. Joseph C. Hibson, 226 Lexington ave- nue, New York, N. Y., formerly private Company C, 48th New York Infantr: » for most distinguished gallantry near Fort Wagner, S. C., July 13, 14 and 18, 1863. A medal of honor has been presented to Dr. Chas. F. Rand, 1228 15th street, Wash- ington, D. C., formerly private Company K, 12th New York Volunteers, for most distinguished gallantry at the battle of Blackburn's Ford, Va., July 18, 186 A medal of honor has been presented to Col. Geo. L. Gillespie, Corps of Engineers, U. S. A., for most distinguished gal as first lieutenant, Corps of Enginee: xetion near Bethseda Church, V: May 31, 1864, Personal Mention. First Lieut. H. R. Stiles, assistant sur- geon, has reported at the War Department for examination for promotion. Lieut. Col. J. F. Randlett, retired, is at the Ebbitt on his way to San Diezo. Capt. J. A. Winter, medicai department, is in the city on leave from the Military Academy. Lieut. W. T. Johnston, 10th Cavairy, is in ce city on his way to Fort Assinniboine, ‘ont. Lieut. J. A. Perry, 8th Infantry, is at 2003 T street, on leave of absence.” Lieut. J. O. Green, 25th Infaatry, has re- ported at the War Department for medical examination. Chaplain W. E. Edmonson has been de- tached from the Philadelphia und granted leave of absence for two months. Mr. Charles B. Bayly, jr., has resigned his place with Lyon & Healy of Chicago and returned to Washington today, and resum- ed his position with John F. Bilis & Co. Mr. J. M. Biddle of the State Department has gone to Nashville to look after the ex- hibit of that department at the Tennessee exposition He will remain until the expo- “Major Genere! 2. W. Bliss, retired, Major General Z. is vis- iting friends at 1325 New Hampshire ave- nue. Maj. W. R. Livermore of the Ni canal commission is at the Ebbitt. Capt. Henry Marcotte, United States retired, is at 132) G street on a visit from St. Augustine. Capt. M. P. Maus, 10th Cavalry, who ac- companiai General Miles on his European tour, has come to this city to assist the latter in the preparation of his report to the President. He is at 728 17th street. is Capt. E. B. Savage, 8th Infantry, Assistant Secretary Howell has returned at the Ebbitt House for a few days. from a trip to New York, Chicago and De- troit. He has been conferring with the | collectors of customs at those points. Gage has changed his rooms to A HERO Rear Admiral John L. Worden Suc- cumbs to Pneumonia. se ee HE COMMANDED THE — MONITOR His Dazzling Courage aud Un- .wavering Devotion to Duty. HIS CARE SKETCH OF Rear Admiral John L. Worden, retired, of from the navy, die o'clock this afterr P street porihwe eighty years of age, and up to Jast Satur- cay was in Kocd health. Then the se from which he died, pneumonia, de- veioped rapidiy from a coil, and th morn- ing it was announced by his physicians that he couid not live throughout Admiral Worden was one of the maining heroes of that old pneu at his r re onia at 1 ideace, 1 Worden was very few re- regime which tes navy so glorious in ite achievements and helped to make such an indelible mark of prowess and pa- triotic devotion upon the pzges of his coun- try’s history. For nearly thirds of a century he was a naval o! having been appointed a midshipman from Fishkill, Dutchess county, N. Y¥., January 1), 1834, over sixty-three years ago. He was tive of New York state, born at Sin, Westchester county. His career was of exciting incidents, and his name long ago became a synonym in the navy for all that meant honorable devotion to duty under the most trying circumstances. The Monitor and Merrimac. The crowning achievement of his career was in Hampton Roads, March 9, 162, when he commanded the famous Monitor in her dvel with the confederate ram Mer- rimac.. This engagement has passel into history as one of the most wonderful naval battles on record. July 11 following Presi- dent Lincoin approved the joint resolution of Congress tendering the thanks of Con- gress and the American people to Licut. Worien and to the officers and men of the ironclad gunboat Monitor under his command “for the skill and gallantry ex- hibited by them in the late remarkable battle between the Monitor and the ironclad steamer Merrimac.” Later in 1 upon the recommendat of the Presi another vote of thanks was pa Ss nt, a by Con? gress to Lieut. Worden, who had mean- while in July of that year been promoted to be a commander, authorizing his ad- vancement one grade for highly distin- guished conduct in the engagement between the Monitor and the Merri March 1862, immediately after the battle tary Gideon Welis of tne navy a te Lieut. Worden the following imz letter “Sir: The naval action which took place on the 9th instant between the Monitor and Merrimac in Hampton Road your vessel with two guns powerful armored steamer of at least eight guns, and after a four hours’ conflict pelled your formidable antagonist, has cited general admiration and received applause of the whole country. “The President directs me, while deeply aid earnestly sympathizing with you in the injuries you have sustained, which it is believed are but temporary, to thank end your command for the heroism have displayed and the great service have rendered. “The action of the 9th and the per- formance of the vessel shows that the powers and capability of the monitor must effect a radical chan Flag Officer Gold ce will be furnished by the cepartme with a copy of this letter of thanks cause it to be read to the officers and crew of the Monitor. Universal Acclaim Extended. Worden had received the acclaim of all the north long befcre the sentiment was accentuated by the Navy Departme so substantially echoed by Congress, from the shores of the Union quickly extended abro: In the Atlantic ccast north of Che bay public meetings were held a tions of gratitude to Lieut. Wor ed with great enthusiasm. By his bravery and self-sacrifice he had relieved that coust of the terrible dread they had «x from the stories of the Merrim: it was expected would devastate the Union fleet at Hampton Roads and then start on @ voyage of destruction up the Atlantic. Admiral Worden bore his honors simply and with the modesty that characterized him through life. A Providential Assignment. His assignment to the command of the Monitor has long been regarded by students of the war as providential. On the 6th of April, 1861, Lieut. Worden reported at Washington under orders for special duty connected with the discipline and efficiency of the raval service. Because of his long experience in the navy and his familiarity with the necessities that confronted it in the time of war. Finding that the ships were being rapidly fitted for service, how- ever, Lieut. Worden asked to be relieved from that duty and applied for service afloat. The next day, April at daylight, he wes sent to Pensacola with dispatches for the commanding officer off that port, ordering him to reinforce Fort Pickens. A heavy gale blowing on April 11 prevented him from communicating with the squad- ron, although he spent the entire day in a small buat and narrowly escaped losing his life several times. The next day at noon, however, he managed to deliver the dis- patches, and at 3 p.m. the same day left the squacron with orders to return to Washington by rail. He started for Mont- gomery, Ala., at 9 o'clock that night, and the nextgafternoon was arrested just out- side of Montgomery and taken to the latter city, where he was detained as a prisoner of war until November 14, 1861. He was exchanged for Lieut. Sharp, a confederate prisoner captured by Admiral Goldsbor- ough, ahd whose deliverance to Gen. Huger at Norfolk, Va., ended Licut. Worden’s patrol. He was ordered to the naval ren- dezvous at New York Noverber 20, 1861, and remained there until Jan 18, 1862, when he was ordered to the duty of commanding the Monitor. A Daring Experiment. Ericsson's marvelous fighting machin« was then naught but an experiment, and and his fame the cities of