Evening Star Newspaper, October 22, 1897, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDiNGS, J1C1 Ferrsylvania Averue, Cor. 11th St, by The BE Ravrracanne Poe Kew York Office, 49 Potter Building. ‘The Evening Star ts served to subscribers tn the eity by cerriers, on their own account, at 10 ecnts r. per week, or 44 cents per month. jes at the ceunter 2 cents each. By mafl—anywhere in the United States or Ceaada—postage prepald—60 cents Per month. Satrrday Qvintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with ded. The Evening Star is the only afternoon paper in Washington that receives the dispatches of the Associated Press. It is therefore the only one in which the reader can find the complete news of the world, directly trans- mitted by telegraph, up to the moment of going to press. Che Lven No. 13,929. ag Star. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, DISASTER AT DETROIT WANTS MORE TROOPS’ i With Fatal and = eye pee eee Gen, Miles Appeals for Larger —- : Army. One Dead and a Number Seriously In- jured in the Wreck—Build- ing Demolished. Ail mail sulecriptions must be pald In advance. 1897—SIXTEEN PAGES. SHOCK TO GEORGE Rates of advertisiag made known on application. SHARP REPLY READY In Case Spain Demands Suppression of Filibustering. TWO CENTS. WILL SELECT TENNESSEE Social Democracy Will Probably Make First Settlement There, cessities and requirement® of the govern- ment. If such a policy is adopted it would, in my judgment, put our gevernment on a safe basis, and, while we should neither maintain a great standing army that would be a burden or a menace to our people and institutions, neither should we become a nation of non-combatants and neglect to His Friends Hoped to Have Support of take the proper precautions that due re- gard to safety and self-preservation de- Mayor Harrison. : mands. The record of tle army for the past 100 years has beew. & record of heroic LATTER WILL SPEAK FOR TAMMANY SCHROEDER'S CASE The Monsignor Denies That He Has Resigned His Position. ANIMATED CONTROVERSY CONTINUES Bishop Horstmann Makes a State- ment. Prospect of Work for the Members deeds and honorable service. It-is at pres- ent and will in the future bejentitled to the highest regard and generous support of our government and people.” SUPPLIES FOR THE KLONDIKE CHARGE OF INSINCERITY RESENTED IN FAVOR OF A FIXED STANDARD Forces Should Keep Pace With Country's Growth. and Large Tract Offered. Lan Government's Efforts to Enforce} perrorr, mich., October 22—The boller in the Detroit Cabinet Company’s factory at Hancock avenue and Rfopelle street, in the northeastern part of the city, exploded at 7:30 this morning with fatal and disas- trous effects. At least two mefi were fatal- Managers in the Campaign Are * Still Making Estimates. CHICAGO, October 22.—The state of Washington has been distanced in the first brush for the original co-operative colony which the social democracy proposes to establish. It is unofficially stated now that Tennessee has a long lead in the race for Neutrality Laws. Secretary Alger Considering the Use of Reindeer, FORBEARANCE IS LIMITED ly injured, one of whom has since died, and ten men were more or less seriously in- jured. Dead—Laurente Tunney, foreman in fin- ishing room; dicd in Harper's Hospital. Fatally injured—Moses Peltier, engineer; skull fractured; unconscious at Harper's Hospital. : Seriously injured—Wm. H. Becker; cuts in head; neck scalded badly. Wilbur Krause; ribs broken; body bruis- ed; may be injured internally John Nonninger, cabinet maker; legs and breast cut; bad scalp wound. Herman Kreinberg, packer; badly bruis- ed all over body; may die. Carl May, cabinet maker, and Barney Trombley, hand sawyer, were also hurt. The cause of the explosion is not yet as- certained. Both the front and rear ends of the four-story building were blown en- tirely out and the brick walls are in ruins. No fire resulted from the explosion. The concussion was so great that the whole northeastern part of the city was shaken and many windows were broken. The dam- aged building is a brick structure 150 feet square, four stories high. The floors were practically uninjured. es WILL MAKE REPUBLICAN VOTES. If. as announced in the Madr:d dis- Patches, the answer of Spain to Minister Woodforé’s communication comes in the form. of a demand that the United States government put an end to filibustering ex- Peditions to Cuba, it will provoke a sharp rejoinder from Secretary Sherman. Scarce- more irritating reply could be made cain thaa one which attempts to put upon the United States the responsibility for the prolongation of the Cuban strug- In the face of a clamorously express- ed public sentiment this government has re- frained from any recognition of or active sympathy with the Cuban insurgents, and the power of the government has been to prevent filibustering to an extent far be- yond what Congress has regarded as war- ranted. even if our sympathies had been with Spain. For Spain to demand still more effective police service of this gov- ernment and to attempt to fix on the United States the responsibilities for the strength and endurance of the rebellion will Le irritating, even exasperating, to the administration. Will Be Regarded as an Insult. Those who thoroughly understand the President's attitude in this matter know that he and his Secretary of State are neither timid nor vascillating, nor are they amiable beyond the demands of propriety. If Sagasta shall make any such demand as the Madrid dispatches outline, Spanish sensibilities will receive a shock in the prompt rejotttder which will be made. The sugzestion that this government has been insincere in the efforts to prevent filibus- tering, and that the administvation is con- niving at violations of neutrality law, wilt be regarded as an insult, not to be passed without notice. Such “an imputation will be promptly resented and Spain wiil be re- minded of the great forbearance of the American government and people, who have not only been horrified by the deeds of barbarity on the Island of Cuba, but have endured the insulting ‘insinuations and hostile demonstrations of the Svanish, the imprisonment of American citizens in Cuba and the utter Cisregard and even malicious injury to American interests, while American naval vessels and vessels of-the revenue marine have, at great ex- penéiture of money and energy, been per- forming police duty at the behest of the ish minister at Washington. This sement of facts will he coupled with a very clear statement that there fs an end to American toleration. The Spanish Minister's Activity. ‘The facts of the case make the insulting gestion of insincerity conveyed in Sa- gesta’s alleged reply peculiarly exasper- Senor Dupuy de Lome, the Spanish minister here, has, during the entire period of the Cuban rebellion, had spies located at port along the Atlantic coast from an expedition might be sent and in of the large cities of the country - it was known that strong sympathy with the Cuban insurgents existed. Upon the least su nm of a movement in be- half of the insurgents he has called upon the administration, both during Mr. Cieve- term and since the advent of the tmnt: ation, to use the strong arm government to suppress the Cuban H+ has demanded the pros- erican seamen and has em- ral officials in police service, sels of the American navy revenue cutter service sent hases up and Bryan's Campaign in Ohio Regarded Favorably by That Party. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. COLUMBUS, Ohio, October 22.—Republi- cans here generally believe Bryan's visit to Ohio will increase the republican vote. It is evidently arousing the republicans to action and arraying the gold democrats on the side of sound money again. It was the intention of the democratic state executive committee not to atinounce Bryan's comtfig fintil after tomorrow, the last registration day, but.the secret slipped out. The announcement was made first, strange to say, from the reptiblican state committee root It is expected that the registration today and tomorrow will be materially increased. Bryan stood ready to come into Ohio from the begiuning, but would not come without a special invitation from the state democratic committee. The committee was divided in opinion as to the advisa- bility. The controlling influence of John R. McLean: was against bringing Bryan here and ‘thus reviving the silver ‘question. McLean seems to nave lost control of the state committee now. It is noticed that while Mr. Bryan's itinerary brings him to Cincinnati on Saturday night, October 30, no speech there is announced for him. ——— . MAJ. HANDY STARTS HOME. Recovered From His Hinesa of Yesterday in Paris. PARIS, October 22—Major Moses P. Handy, the special commissioner of the United States to the French international exposition of 1900, who was seriously ill yesterday, starts tonight for Havre in a special compartment of the train. Major Handy will be accompanied by his. wife and by Lieutenant A. C. Baker, his as- sistant. Thence the party will sail for Southampton, and will start for home on Saturday. The friends of the major say that anx- lety to complete his mission previous to the reassembling of Congress, and the final on wild | effort he made to attend the banquet ten- and jown and round and | dered him by the American chamber of the Atlantic coast. following the | commerce on Wednesday last, caused his phantoin of some tmaginary filibustering | breakdown. The physician who was called expedition. to attend Major Handy found that the latter’s heart was affected and that ab- solute quiet is indispensable, though his condition no longer causes serious appre- hension. Expense to the Government. Frequently these vessels have been called into service on nothing more than vague suggested to Senor Dupuy de Lorie by some of his spies, anxious to give importance to their service by the con- ecction of stories. The expense to this rovernment in its efforts to allay the fears * Spanish minister and to comply with has been upward of $2,000,000, ved great hindrance and an- even hardship, upon American sides offending public sentiment st spicion, : PLACED ON ELIGIBLE LIST. Philadelphia School Committee Ac- cepts an Expurgated Less Miserables. PHILADELPHIA, October 22.—The con- troversy over the use of Victor Hugo's “Les Miserables” in the girls’ high school of this city, which has attracted general attention, has been settled by the placing of the work on the eligible list of French books for the school. At a secret meeting of the committee having the matter in charge the abridged edition of the famous work, edited by Prof. Ferdinand De Su- michraste of Harvard University, was ac- cepted. This is the edition of “Les Miserables” that Miss Dalcourt, instructor of French at the girls’ high schoo:, recommended in the original list she asked for at the last ting of the committee, when the book ‘as denounced and refused admission in the school. She said at the time she in- tended this edition to be used and no other, and pronounced it a very fit book, and de- clared the classical course in French could not be taught properly without it. asta makes any such reply to Min- ister Woodford as is irdicated Madrid dispatches, the: before him in very plain language, the sug- tien that we czn do more than we have ne in the interest of Spain will be i Spanish -govern- nderstand that this from the « facts will be laid tolerated. eee THE NAVY. m Change in Command of the Asintic Stetion. Rear Admiral F. tached as comma and ordered he MeNair has been de- der of the Asiatic station me with two months’ leave. Commodore rge Dewey has been de- tached as president of board of insvection and survey, November 30, and ordered to command the Asiatic station, Dec comma : Sates Poe RS, With Mayor Ensign C. T. Yewell has been detachea| _M*Frisom, Will Start Wednesday. from the Michigan and ordered to the| CHICAGO, October 22—Arrangements branch hyérographic office at Cleveland. | for the county democracy trip to New Acting Gunner T. J. Shuttleworth has | York were completed last night at a gen- been detached from the Indiana and or- | ¢ral meeting of the organization. One hun- dered to the Richmond. dred and twenty-five members signed the The naval inspection board has reported | rester for escort to Mayor Harrisen. An- Ss READY TO MOVE ON NEW YORK. DEFENSE OF THE COAST Maj. Gen. Miles, in his annual report to the Secretary of War, makes an eloquent appeal for an increase of the army com- mensurate with the growth and wealth of the country, and for a modern system of ecast defenses. “During the last ten years,” he says, “much attention has been given by the government to the subject of coust de- fenses, and most beneficial results are now becoming apparent. Approximately twen- ty-six millions of dollars have been appro- pPriated*by the government, which is nearly one-third of what is required 10 put the ccuntry in a safe condition of defense. ‘This has been expended in the construction of modern fortifications and high-power gtns of great force and magnitude. Al- though the general desire of our people is to maintain a condition of peace with all nations, and the poiicy of the government is one of good-will and peaceful relaticns with all others, yet nothing could be more injudicious than to remain in a condition of insecurity and permit the lives of mil- liens and the accumulated wealth of many generations to be destroyed or cndangered by any foreign power with which we are liable to come into contact, and the general plan for defense which has been adopted by the government should be steadily pur- sued until the nation is in a condition cf security and safety which a due regard to self-preservation wou!d demand. “I therefore recommend that in the ap- propriations for the coming fiscal year the following sums be appropriated for the work which is required under the engineer, ordnance and quartermaster departments: Appropriaticns Recommended, “For the mouth of Penobscot river, $175,- 000; mouth of the Kennebec river, Mé., $198,500; Portland, Me., $1,173,000; Ports- mouth, N. H., $377,000; Boston harbor, $1,: 347,000; New Bedford, Mass., $204,000; Nar- ragansett bay, $833,000; defenses of Léht Island sound, $1,070,000; eastern entrance New York, $189,000; southern: entrance New York, $1,419,000; approaches: to Philadels » $441,000; approaches to Baltimore, 00; approaches to Washington, D. C., ; Hampton Roads, $463,000; ap: proaches to Wilmington, N. C., $397,000; Charleston Harbor, S. C., $150,000; ap- proaches to Savannah, Ga., $415,000; Key West, Fla., $50,000; Pensacola harbor, $3: 000; approaches to Mobile, Ala.. Prospects of the Mimers Along inspecting officer who was sent into country by the department, indicate get up the river. Iger’s idea communic: coast inland. Secretary ¥ establish a regular ne by means of these anim: management, which wil] insure the t against being plundered and also regularity. The animals, northwestern Alaska, brought there eral years ago from Siberia, The tives have trained for di that they would seem to ft purpose: Klondike regioh, The details of the have not yet bi worked out. Food Along the Yukon. Meanwhile advices have reached the effect that thefp is mere {gad alan, Yukon than in pbnerals suppesed, an although" tHe man need go hungry if he cares to g the food, Secrétary Alger, they provisi points. Yukon, and” e of these afe wt old Dawson. son along the Yukon, There-are als: iog hotis@e near the Patan river, advised that there will prob suficierit™fer all the qeopte country. ; The Penneyl- approaches to New Orleans, $319,000; Gal- . 4 = ns make it one that will be long remembered.” | ¥@/a congressional delegation, led by Sen- veston, Tex., $412,000; San Diego, ' Cal. | Capt. Hooper ‘AporchendeSumtering. Charles H. Knox is to preside at this | #t0r Penrose and many business men. of ease San Francis 0, Cal., $1,336,000; On the other hand, Capt. Hooper, com- | meeting, and amonz those who have heen ee heres city, headed by . Wana- $40,000; Lake Chamestetty Seen ne | narder of the Hering.sea patrol fleet, who | !vited to speak, in addition to Mayor | Maker, interested themselves In the cause Coast Défense. “The great work that has been going on for the last ten years of placing the 4,00) miles of Atlantic, gulf and Pacific coasts in proper condition of defense, and upon which. the government has already ex- pended some $26,000,000, is progressing as rapidly as practicable, and already mortar batteries and high-power guns have been placed in positions requiring the constant care and protection of skilled artillerists, By the 3ist of December next the following positions will be armed in part or fully with modern appliances of war, and in < there age, he: } whose supply. ¢f provisions for the co suffering would be she Ing this gearcity of food. * Yukon, the ch; able number hunger ai these would perish ng of Harri: Protests Against th, these impottait | positions there: are 0 | were “preetl éd some weeks ago, | here as a blunder. Col, Witlts Bi sae Public Peis = troops stationed and none available for as-| and gdny hundreds of minefS-are now e r. Col. William Brown is er. signment to those positions without taking | camped along the different trails, with It-|0UtS8Poken in his denunciation of the| Eleven employes of the fourth division of them from other stations where they are } tle or no shelter, and with insufficient food | Scheme. He says: “I wrote to Mr. Shee-| the government printing office, who were at present imperatively required, viz: supply. z han some little time ago _ protesting | ‘ischarged by Public Printer Palmer, called “Portland Head, Portland, Me.; Great| Late reports, Captain Hooper said, in- | against : y - ~ fon Civ! foe Ci Aaah Diamond Island, Portland, Me.; Fort Con-| dicate that rich discoveries’ have ‘been |= any scheme of this;icind. I have} On Civil Rervice Commissioner Procter 'to- stitution, Portsmouth, N. Citff, Boston harbor, Mass.; Paddock's Is- land, Boston harbor, Mass.; Long Island Head, Boston harbor, Mass.; Dutch Isiand, Narragarsett bay, R. I.; Great Gull Island, eastern entrance Long Island sound, N. Y.; Plum Island, eastern entrance Long Islaud Fort Hancock, New York Point, approach to Philadel- phia; North Point, approach to Baltimore; Hawkins Point, approach to Baltimore; Sheridan Point, approach to Washington, Db. Fort Caswell, Wiimington, N. C.; Fort Sumter, Charleston, S. C.; Tybee Is- land, Savannah, Ga.; Fort Morgan, Mobile, Ala.; Fort St. Phillip, New Orleans; Fort Point, Galveston, Texas; Ballast Point, San Diego, Cal.; Fort Baker, San Francisco harbor, Cal.; Fort Stevens, mouth of Co- lumbia river, Washington. “Several ot the places above mentioned have been uncecupied for many years, and many have never been occupied, but the present new system of defense renders their occupation by troops an immediate neces- sity. The five regiments of artillery are. entirely inadequate to man the batteries that the government has authorized to be placed in position for the defense of the coast, and at least two additional regiments of artillery are required for immediate duty in this service. I therefore earnestly rec- ommend that Congress authorize an addi- tion of two regiments to the artillery arm of the service. More Infantry Needed. “The demand for the services of the in- fantry is constantly increasing, so that that brarch of the service is inadequate for the requirements of the government, and in addition to this the great territory of Alaska that it is now necessary to oc- ccpy with suitable garrisons, makes a de- mand for additional infantry imperative, and I recommend that Congress authorize the addition of five regiments to that arm of the service. Klondike regibn would be relieved as comparatively eazy reach of St. ascending the navtgation count of low wafer. creek that the ‘last Kloriitke steamer compelted to unfoad hes are in little danger of the food famine threatens déther gamps. people into the gold region as £00! spring opens, and he has no -loubt will be fully verified. + OPPOSITION EXCITED. Secretary Alger’s Plan and 23d Regiments of Infantry exch: Covington and Newport, anotHer station ‘will interfere with for future functions in which the 6th w: has been stationed at Fort Clark, Tex. tion. Contradictory Reports Regarding the Upper Waters’ of the Yukon. Secretary Alger noW has under considera- tion another project for the relief of. dis- tressed miners in the Klondike country. The last reports from Capt. Ray, the army “much suffering is likely. t be experienced there owing to lack of food, and this will be added to by the failuré of the boats to The latest plan which has been broached is to Suse reindeer for the transportation of sippiics from the 1 uné@er military it is believed, may be procured fromthe stock now in score originally brought in have increased to many hundred animals, which the na- e well adapted for the transportation of supplies into the Department from private sources to: the may be gome suffering, no The steamers of the‘Transporta- tion Commfaty -were unable te. get through 2 to low water, but, it 4s reporied to left. their stores- vf along the river at accessible e boat: got @ load through to Rampart Clty, dbout 2igemiles below ‘Altogether ‘there ape about 1,200 tons of provisions within 300 miles of Daw- with eccomenog eat ‘for fpem 300 to ae rgons at Fort’ Yukon, the:mepartment is advis itiy ‘be shelter e TOW" in tire hus arrived in Washipston to atteng the gal’ conference; said-today that the Teports conceriling the scarcity of foad in the Klon- dike Tegibn are not, in his judgment, ¢xag- gerated.~ Jn’ thé’ neighborood of Dawson “he- ‘said, ‘about | 6,000" “miners, winter is no greater than barely sufficient for half that. number saat winter... Great {table result of though ‘seme of the more vigoreus*among the miners might attempt” to get ‘away on the {ce of the 4es were that a consider- e.” AM ef the passes made on the Mincok creek, a tributary of the Yukon, which empties into it about 700 or 800 miles“from its mouth. If these new fields proved as rich fn gold as is anttici- pated he thotight the congestion in as spring opéhed. Minook creek is within Mich- ael's, as steamers; Have little difficulty in river’ to* that point when ove it is impossible on ac- It‘was near Minook cargo of provi- sions, so that the miners in that section Captain Hooper expects a great rush cf the tales told of the immense gold deposits of Exchang- ing Stations of Infantry Regiments. Secretary Alger’s plan of having the 6th places is exciting considerable opposition from all classes of people at Cincinnati, The 6th Infantry is stationed at Fort Thomas, Ky., which is near the cities named, and its transfer to plans of G. A. R. and other organizations take’a praminent part, The 23d Infantry over sever years, and it was desired to give the officers and mena more attractive sta- Fort Clark isaregartied,2s the most un- desirable station in the-servise, on account of its unhealthfulness. On the other hand, Fort’ Thomag is classed wits Fort Myer, CRY OF FRAUD IS RAISED —»-___. first position. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. NEW YORK, October 21, 1897. Robert A. Van Wyck is being referred to in certain quarters as the “muzzled candi- @ate.” It is said that this application is made even within the wigwam. They want to hear something from their candidate on the stump. They have been expecting him to go on the stump and say something for himself. H did not show up at the first ratification mecting, and he is left out of the program for the big mass meeting ar- ranged for next Thursday night. The only way they can get acquainted with him is to go to his headquarters and be introduced by ex-Mayor Grant: They don’t like this. They want a candidate who can speak for himself, and they are clamoring for him to committee, prospects in Tennessee are the bright. ing out of Nashville. that that ment. ts to | take the stump. 1.000 acres of that land is now under culti- ation | ‘Tammany has been roaring all through | Yo", A sufilclent number of men and families, the the campaign about “imported orators” to assist in this “municipal” fight. The re- publicans have been bitterly arraigned for bringing in people from other states to as- sist In the campaign. But now Tammany is going to do just what, she has been de- claiming against. Mayor Carter H. Har- rison of Chicago will speak for Judge Van Wyck and the democratic ticket in Greater New York at the closing rally of the cam- paign, to be held October 28. The mayor has decided to accept the invitation of the New York democracy and the Cook county democracy have been notified to organize a big escort to accompany him to New York. rains their railroad. There are now sev- few to that number. ———.__ S, SO Women 1 Feared They Were to Be Dis; plan War Shock to the Georgeites. The news that Carter H. Harrison would be here to speak for the democratic stand- ard-bearer was a shock to the George man- agers, who sought the mayor's assistance for their candidate, and had claimed that he -ceuld not be induced to come here to speak for Van Wyck. They had repeatedly written to the mayor, imploring him to stay away if he could not support George. “I am delighted to hear that Mayor Har- rison is coming,” Leader Sheehan is quoted as saying. “He is a young man, and has made a great record for hirrself in Chicago. 30 600 | Heyis an excellent speaker, and the people and | of New York will be glad to hear him. You may depend upon it, he will receive a warm welcome from Tammany. We are glad to have him:and his friends with us. The meeting of October 28 will be the great- est ever held in this city. We intend to the that 0 for and the pay they ment Is their sole means of livelihood. vertised’ for Fort this clothing, were to be dismissed. the fact that it cbange the system, order to determine what, of econoray are necessary. Harrison, are vames Bo wusas or 1. tana, William McAdco of w Jersey, ox- Governor Hoadley of Ohio, Perry Belmont, Hugh J. Grant, William R. Grace, ‘Thomas F. Gilroy, Almet F. Jenks, Thomas F. Grady, Edward Bell, Robert B. Racse- velt, Bird 8. Coler and others. The plans of the Cook county democracy contemplate a special train leaving Chisago next Wed- resday and reaching New York Thursday before noon. At night the club will es- cort the mayor to the hall and assist in the grand closing rally of the Tammany Hall campaign. Denounced by Col. Brown. least one prominent democrat, how- denounces the bringi of the women and appealed, qth son or by letter, to the Secretary of uniforms now cost at le; ming. the Secretary of age, ete, for the army, which thing he has not e asked. ——--e-—______ Niger Wes ELEVEN DISMISSED. ever, ho objection to Mr. Sh2ehan making my letter public if he chooses to ao so. 1| they wish now to say, howe that I have | Service law. Tiey were headed by M. F. received a ietter’ from Sheehan in| Peake, who for eighteen years has becn the | which he said he entirciy agreed with | €Mployed in the government printing office. soon] Me in the stand I had iaken. It is bad | hey were promptly received by Mr. Proc- politics, unnecessary and ili-timed to bring Mayor Harrison ere at this time.” The staiement given out by Sheehan and the statement of Col. Brown do not agree. If Sheehan agres with Brown the infer- ence is that Croker issucd the invitation to Harrison. . Tammany Hall Jeaders are said to be fully alive to their danger from the Henry Gecrge movement. The wigwain has, by a vote of the executive committee, accided to subscribe $250,000 for use in the pending campaign. The Tammany Hall leader who gave this information added: “And, in ad- dition to this, ihe: e collected money encugh cn the ouiside 16 raise uur cam- paiga fund to something over $iW,00w.” The district leaders come every day end report at Judge Van W headquarters and teil Mr. Croker rosy tales of the sit- uation in their resp. bailiwicks. but the men who talk to Mr. Croker are all his personal friends and admirers. It was so with John Kelly when he conducted last campaign in New York. His iieu- tenants came to him and zave him glow- ing accounts of the condition of things. The trouble was that he did not hear the other side, because it was known that he Was Mever pleased when adverse reports were made to him. ‘The result is a matter of history. There are democrats, and prominent members of Tammany Hall at that, who say that this is very much the condition of things at Vun Wyck’s headquarters; that the men who go there all tell one story, and that they have not the courage to tell the “big man” the real condition of things as they exist in their different dis- tricts. Republicans Are Confident. At the county and city republican head- ter, Mr. Peake acting as spokesman. until yesterday, was that had many of the others of his party. n as that the work, yesterday, day. political discharge. men discharged is a democrat.” ange eration. — 2+. THE ARMY. Late Grders Issued by the . ment—Enlisted Men Retired. the as to -» for kis company. Cyrus Field Willard and Colonel Hinton, two of the members of the colonization are of the opinion that believed that the state will be selected on the test of co-operation in all lines of in- dustry. This opinion is based on the fact that the social democracy has a chance to secure the contract to build a railroad lead- To build the road would require the employment of a large number of men, and the social democracy is now prepared to supply them in unlimit- ed numbers. Aside from this membership, the new organization has the names of hundreds of men who are out of empioy- The organization has recently been offer- ed a large tract of land in Tennessee in which there are said to be many thousand acres, This forms part of the territocy through which the road is to pass, and committee believes, could be located on this land to provide all the necessaries of life for those who would be engaged in the work of constructing the twenty-three working branches of the social democracy in Chicago and applications have been made for charters that will add four more ALARMED UNIFORM MAKERS. the Schuylkill Arsen: A sensation was recently caused among the 2,000 women employed in the Schuylkill arsenal, near Philadelphia, by a report that Secretary Alger had decided to have the work upon which they-are engaged done by private firms under contract... The wemen are making the s widows and daughters of brave soldiers, receive from the govern- cently Quartermaster General Weeks proposals for the making of and the impression became general in Philadelphia that the women Inquiry at the War Department devoleped was never proposed to and that what has been done was merely for the purpose of come paring the present cost of the manufacture of the clothing with the market price, in , if any, measures to continue the present system. ‘The: been informed that no change is sry plated, notwithstanding the fact that the 15-per cent above the market price hi ty articles, ‘ General Weeks told a Star reporter that War alone can change Present methods of making clothing, equip- been asked te do and which he scarcely would do if he were day to make a formal protest against what regardéd as a violation of the civil Mr, Peake told Mr. Procter that, while he had been employed in the government printing office for eighteen years, he had never had ‘his etficiency called in question when the eleven proof readers and compositors were all dism:ssed on the alleged charge of “incompetency.”” Mr. Peake had his efliciency record, as kept in the office for many years, with him, as “My record,” he said, “is taken froin the records in the office, and it is away above he neeeety arene of qualification for and I might say the i the case of the others who were disslargel If I had been asked by the pub- lic printer to select an efficient force from the fourth division, I would have selected the very men who were distaissed yester- There is no cuestion that this is a ‘cry one of the eleven Mr. Procter heard the complaints and prom‘sed to give the cases proper consid- Depart- First Lieut. Adam Slaker, Ist Artillery, is detailed as professor of military science ard tactics at the College of St. Francis Xavier, New York city, to relieve Capt. John Drum, 10th Infantry, who will join The orders of Capt. Norton Strong, as- sistant surgeon, have been so amended as to direct that upon his relief from cuty REVIEW OF THE DISCUSSION eggs The case of Mgr. Schroeder continues to be the absorbing subject among Catholics of high and humble degree alike, and the various publications purporting to be cor- rect reports of the proceedings of th. di- rectors yesterday with much freedom. The directors 1a conclusion on the case yesterday, and through Mer. Conaty, rector of the univer- sity, issued the following statement: The board was notified that Mgr. Schroeder intended to send in his resigna- ion during his last stay in Germany that he did not do so on account of an advice received from the holy father. The board, therefore, leaves the final decision to the holy father himself, and expresses its re- eret at the many charges made against Mer. Schroeder fn this connection.” The statement was prepared by Mer. ee and was in his own hendwrit- ne. It was stated at the university that the official annoincement of the directors, above given, that the case was referred to the pope, bad becn made with the under- Standing that Mer. Schroeder would re- sign within the year. Schroeder Denies Resigning. This understanding as to a future resig- nation has givea rise to another animated ecntroversy. Those who have pressed the charges against Mgr. Schroeder construe the pram- ise to resign within the year as equivalent to a present resignation. Mgr. Schroeder insists, however, that he has not tendered his resignation, but in the interest of peace at the university has said he would make any personal sacrifice and has assured the board that he “will send my (his) resigna- tion” within the year, if the pope will ap- prove this course. The literal wording of that portion of Mer. Schroeder's written statement to the beard is as follows: “I am ready to make that sacrifice, and will send my resignatiqgn to his eminence the chancellor within or at the end of the scholastic year—but this resignation must be condittonal on the approval of the holy father.” Bishop Horstmann’s Denial. Another subject that has aroused much feeling is the published report that Bishop Horstmann of Cleveland, who acted as at- torney for Mgr. Schroeder before the board, abandoned his ctient. Bishop Horstmann to- fay. gave out the following: . he report of yesterday's proceedings tl et ate: J of directors of the.Catholic University."as Toirid In the special report of certain prominent sournais, are statements which it is my duty to con- wadict so far as is said about myself per- sonally. I always have been, and still re- ra‘n, the devoted friend of Mgr. Schroeder. He is truly werthy of that friendship. He elways has had, gud still has, my esteem a: ag! excellent priest, an eminent profesror end true friend. T did not abandoa the caise of Mgr. Schroeder. I will ever be his defender. The words attributed to me in the report are absolutely false; and by ir ference e not only unjust to myself, but also a calumny gainst Mer. Schroeder. As the members of t board were pledged to secrecy concerning its proceedings, I am rot at liberty to speak concerning them.” Prelates Going to Their Homes. The committce of archbishops in char; of Indian affaif8 were in session today, arranging the details of the distribution of Irdian funds. The general business of the meeting is closed, and the archbishops and bishops are leaving for their homes. Rec- tor Conaty of the university leaves today for Rome, N. Y., to preach the sermon on the consecration of the new St. Peter's Church in the empire state. WORK AT THE NAVY YARD. were discussed Chief of the In his annual report Captain, Charles ONeil, chief of the bureau of ordnance, Navy Department, makes the following estimates for the ordnance department for the next fiscal yeat Salaries, $11,780,000; ordnance and nance stores, $1,011,000 (ncluding § for machinery for the Was? tory); smokeless powder, guns for auxiliary cruisers, ing naval militia, $50.00 ord- 200. ington gun fac- WWM); reserve arm- i 2: naval magazine, Fort Mi , 35,00; torpedo station, % ; reserve torpedoes and appliances, armor and arma- ment for new $3,254,500, making a total of $7,434,251. He makes the following reference to the naval gun factory at the Washington navy *SFthe manufacture of guns is carried on vith accu! y, promptness and economy, Nid the value of this establishment to the government cannot be overestimated. It bas set a standard of excellence in the manufacture and,cost of gun making with- out which the Navy Department would be at a serious disadvantage.” — Regarding the naval proving ground at Indian Head, Cept. O'Neil says: “Since the ‘establisument of the gun fac- “In 1866 the army was organized with | y; a. the; Presidio of eeneacs as attending surgéon and examiner of | tory and this necessary adjunct, there has fo the Navy Department that the final in-| other meeting will be held on Sunday at {54,000 men, and that in the judgment of | V@. and t eanioe 6th Infan. | Warters today, numbers of state, city and | Tecruits at Chicago, Ill, he await orders in | been a steady ond marked improvement in isactory and recommend the actentan | $ o'clock, when another one hundred names fhe Dest-astittery minds snd most: eke ay yas i, Fort homes for nearly district Jeadera Were present, and they | that city for the convenience of the gov- | Rew, tyes of gun mounts tesietes tency of the vessel by the government. She 1s | it is expected will be added to the list. force which this nation should maintain, | Mine years, he preposed: a was | Were enthusiastic over the situation. There | ernment. and ease of manipulation. now at Norfolk. It has been decided to have a special] Owing to the fact that the government | intended. to give, the, less, favored | was no uneasiness among them. John Sa-| Leave of absence for six months is grant-[""piis station lacks but one feature of The New York, Towa, Massachusetts, | train of palace cars, which will be pro-| was burdened with an urusual and enorm- | tors :3 Texas an equal chagce. It is the | bine Smfth, chairman of the republican pt. Peter R. Egan, assistant surgeon. ce, namely, an overland range for 4 4 importan: 1, Brooklyn and Doiphin sailed from | ¢uecly decorated. The route will in all | ous debt, and the depressed financial con- the War Departmest to equalize Capt. Jefferson D. Poindexter, assistant | qistant firing for ihe purpose of greater e speakers’ committee, said that to anewer | su; arac rangi: Boston this morning for New York. T ti t that time, the its of the service sajfar as possi- 2 surgeon, now on-temporary duty in New in Ing guns, recovering pro- water for Hampton Roads. The battle- |New York Central railroads. A special | 45,000 and then later to 30,000, and’ finally | "amed is probably the-beginging of a gen- :, mn Wyck ditional Second but the locality does not admit of this, and ship Indiana has arrived at Yorktown. firing has to be done over rate of $30 has been secured for the round trip. The club will leave Chicago Wednesday, eral movement of troapg, tecluding regi- to 25,000 men, and this standard has re-- ments} other sections. ¢ the country. Additiona: Second Lieut. Bertram C. Gil- trained so long that the impression has: bert, Ist Artillery, is relieved from further all long-range the waier, and is frequently interfered with COMPETENT MEN WANTED. business. He was willing, however, to ex- become crystallized that such a number is oo duty at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, and will | by the presence of fishing boats and other at 11 o'clock, reaching New York twenty-| suMicient for any and all conditions of the | OBNOXIGUS TO Ta SMCRETARY. eRe peben rN cee Solu hie proper station. craft.” Fifteen Vacancies in the Medtent | UF, hours later. Mayor Harrison will} country. The number has no significance rene a trary. 23 ie following enlisted men have been ——_-—-e speak at Tammany wigwam Thursday night. After another day in New York the mayor and his party will start for home. > —_=.—_—_ EFARDSHIPS OF WHITE PASS. whatever as to the requirements and neces-. sities of the government. In my_opinion it woul-l be wise and judicious for Co: to establish a standard limiting the re- eruiting of the army for all future time, unless the conditions of the country be other than what can now be antici; E A Standard Advocated. . “The nation is developing in most unusual and extraordinary proportions—in wealth and population, and as the army is one of the pillars of the republic it is proper. it should grow as the nation grows; mensurate with the needs and r Kacencion in the placed upon the retired list: ‘There are fifteen vacancies in the medical corps of the navy at the present time, with ro prespect of filling them, for the simple reason that competent persons do not seem to want them. The offices of assistant surgeon In the navy are the only ones in the government service where the demand is constantly in excess of the supply. What makes this the more sirgular is that the pay is good and the duties comparatively light and desirable, with unusual facii- ities for travel unéer pleasant conditions. ‘The pay of an assistant surgeon is $1,700 Gen. ‘Alger Will. Not Have Any Deal- ins With Mangger Phillips. Mr, ‘hk. F. Phillips, menager:of the Wash- ington, Arlington ‘and «Balls Church rail- reed, <is persona non grata to Secretary Aiger, so much so, that the latter has notified persons interested in having the railread enter the city of Washington that he will have ro business. negotiations with the railroad solong as Mr. Phil-~ “You will see,” -he added, “by a careful perusal of the report. =e the only danger Provisions Are High and Human Life Lightly Valued. CHICAGO, October 22.—A letter written to friends by H. J. Gregory, formerly of Chicago, who left here for the Alaskan gcld fields in August, is a clear portrayal of the hardships of. the White’ Pass. *« & or not! at sea, $1,400 on shore duty and $1,000 on |-, “TBere Rave been stx suicides,” he writes, | of the latter, and I therefore Gece leave cr waiting orders. The navy desires | “three hangings and eleven killings, be- | that a standard be fixed and ‘Mr. Low's good men for the medical corps, and the | sides a number of deaths from exposure. the strength of the army- dine tenes entrance examination is somewhat severe. | It costs ot pepenpore at a to Skag- | regulated in time of :peace in of Mr. Rey- —————-e-——____ uay cents nailed. and ‘of the Cii- Will Be the Vice President's Guests. Prices here are very high. Flour at Lake and that the maximum of enlisted men % = Secretary ani Mrs. Alger left } this a beni -Pasesien sack; bacon, $1 per | limited to one soldier to every 1,000 popu ‘the story afternoon for Paterson, N. J. where they Prime A Seen yall guests of Vice President and Mrs. Hobart. | alls