Evening Star Newspaper, October 27, 1897, Page 1

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C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1897-FOURTEEN PAGES. no rival as an advertising med- ium. TWO CENTS. TRACK OF THE STORM ‘DENVER IS SNOW BOUND | LNION PACIFIC’S SALE ———— All Trains Greatly Delayed and Telegraph German Steamer Polaria Stranded Fhe Deen: Off Cape Henry. -_ - CATALONIA SAVES A FISHING CREW Great Pecuniary Loss Will Result— Streets Piled Hizh With the “Beautiful.” Reports of Damage Along the New DENVER, Col., October 27.—The blizzard which began Monday night lasted until Jersey Coast. -arly this morning. During the night the _ > —— sterm gradually abated, and at S$ o'clock ~- sep ye rq | this morning snow ce ed falling. Not only RAILROAD TRAIN STUCE) aig the storm cause universal discomfort, = ees but it inflicted heavy pecuniary loss as well. In the one item of broken ielegraph, ys : sebaess P telephone and electric light wires and poles mer which strande In front the damage foots up $40,000. To this bureau office F t be added the heavy expense morning discovered to siecle railaas Ghee! an Pelaria, Captain $ open, and thi ailed Galveston October 18 loss to merchants in the way of business. rfolk, to finish loading for Ham- ee a fdatig ucdon ca ad aac ds ont frem | 4. went to bed last night without any din s pounding upon all. Grocery men could not deliver is laboring some. It is thought ive arrived to ré hing has been done a Streets Full of Snow. yet and further lars cannot now t ‘The streets, piled high with snow, pre- sent rious spectacle. There is hardly c street in the city over which is not, at bureau obser at Cape | # £ ce ta at Cape) some point, a tangle of fallen telephone and electric light wires. On all sides brok- tick out or en poies hang in mid-air, from big sno It is estimated th throughout the no less than 3,00 les of wire are strewn on the ground. nager E. B. Field of the Colorado Tele- one Company said: “Outside of the and nk district, aced under F city :siness Keep its moving throughout the ‘m, but the tramway lines were brought to_a complete s ‘Th ceeded in get lroad that train over the division Gulf w. Captain n October 16, for Liverpoo! | to and Pueblo, and its rrived here today, after hav- | ¢ of the achievement. Bee ihe i weather | Trains from the south are veliicth Hasigredaiee secon. he at. | tWelve to fifteen hours iate. is mee Drewaite cently in the At-| and Rio Grande ceded in opening its ain line last night. Six Engines to 2 Train. Shortly after midnight a rotary plow, pushed by six engines, found its way into ds. It was followed by which should have arrived at different hours during yest gale on Wed latitude 41.44 west, the ¢ nor bering twenty-one rts that the schooaer could not beginning with 7 o'clock. The moun- ited more than a few hours | roads escaped the full fury of the s would have soon , and trains on them rar nearly on d succeeded 1 rlington and other eastern road open by means of snow plow sent out last nisht a the crew wa: ling. Two boats rwered from th of the night . were middie ——— ») INVESTIGATE YELLOW JACK. Committee Ap Pablic Hi PHILADELPHIA, P: by Association. American a on of the Am 2 ation convention resolution was adopted directing the appointment, in ac- wne2 with the recomm: ent Herlbeck, in his an of five of yellow fever. avitation to the association to hold its next meeting at Ottawa, Ont., was for- mally tendered by Mr. Black, president of board of aldermen of that city. report of the committee on pollution of water supplies was pr ted by Lieut. ations of ual address, to investigate the have cut acros plac There are outs on the West Jersey and railroad near that pl below one harbor. At mittee the north tH Col. Charles Smart, deputy surgeon gen- eee oe COE rough | eral, United States army, and that of the je swept nearly .the island. | committee on di stants was presented pavilion and casino at Wildwood, on | fO™puttce oF Robinson, professor Mile be: h, was considerably dam- pis n Bowdoin College. The railroad service Thur y evening i City, will be resumed hy or Friday morning Anglesea, Wildwood « riking London Engineers and Em- ployers Arrange for Conference. GLASGOW, October 27.—It is now under- s in the oss Cor: t are gone, west Jers cean City and p stood that the Employ Federation and cannot for a week at | the delegates of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, at their mectii sterday, Train Stuck in Seu ccmmunicated with each other through the ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., d of trade that a conference between The Pennsylvania Rall ntatives of the employers and dele- Morning started to run triking engineers has been o'clock express to Philadelphia, having de- slly arrenged, the latter having cided to risk a run across the meadows | 28reed to withdraw their demand for eight which ha the 1 hours’ work per day, een t er d When abort way across the great stumbling block in of ar- Jat Sp aa she “train vw g at a settlement of the great strike. stalled. The t were! ‘aicig; cana thems he oe ay MAZOZAIS UP IN ARMS. il the sof workm: © way from d officials hope to move the Ss afternoon. es New Enemies Who Will Op; vance of British Tro SIMLA, October 27.—Replying to the umation of the British commander on pee Ad- pree - frontier, Sir William Lockhart, the Ma- HORT RATIONS AT DAWSON. zais protest against the occupation of fae Guig Ad Khyber pa na range and the People There. y the British forces, 5 ST. PAUL, M Octobe _Clinton | tr intention of opposing the British ad- Eldredge, who passed th: >aul on | Vance: i bee ses ti - Paul on| “phe Mazozai leaders are now at Khur- ~ way te his home in eastern Illinois, | mana, and preparing to attack the K ws from the Alas- | Kurram ey. A letter was receiver he has just left. He | from these leaders yesterday evening, sme part City, on Munook |i#% Whether the British intentions’ were — position has been greatly people by this d and is now capable of stub- says, ie ne more s will reac . the captain « tured in of the beats having gon m of that fu steamer Alice of the Ala Company arrived at Ram ptain having given up all ded her steamers were all stop- Yukon, finding difficult bars there. They eau of provis from six to about trail. enough for about he pe comix ing in reach Dawson. Some two thousand people were waiting on the nk of the river for the arrival of the “amers with provisions. up to t. Just before he le warn t the with HANNA SURE OF CLEVELAND. Chances Good for Republican Success in Cuyahoga County. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CLEVELAND, Ohio, October 2; publican county committee claim that the situation in this, Senator Hanna’s home, is improving each day. The headquarters of the republican county executive committee nd the Hanna headquarters in the Payne building are the busiest places in the city. From early morning until long after the gas is lighted in the evening the rooms are crossing the —The re- and men # hundred a day comimg over the There are only provision two thousand pers over the trail ar to lust 1 the brin, Some i which promised | full of workers with encouraging reports very n jocated near Ram-| from the various districts in which th oi Abi much has been fforts have been put forth s heard Oe: e pl bid bea oho pees = Gtebealvey cae niece situation Is not only regarded as all z uid be desired in the townships, which are always expected to turn out publican vote, but in the city also the orts indicate certain victory. The only danger now confronting the el ef the entire republican ticket in Cuyahoga at this time seems to be the ever present onfidence. If the full vote Immigrant £ ent has reinstate ch ha ra. W is voted the republicans will or at Key West, Fla., 1 splendid majority much in excess isell_ deputy 5 of that of 1806. ector at Burlington, V It is understood here that ex-Senator —-e—___ Loc! Patents Issued. Patents have been tssued as follo vin Brice is laying his ropes for the United States senatorship in case the dem- ocrats carry the Ohio legislature. He has be 8: tendered a large contribution to the demo- District of Columbia—John A. Bowen, | cratic election fund in. this State. His preumatic deor check; Jeremizh D. Burns, | friends insist that he will give as much woe ee a |S eS se ope es : 2 3 tory this fall. is contribution he has street sweeper; George W- Dorsey, pleasure: | or, 7 can hiniself on aic cece footing for pate a s Wet core and core-|the post-election campetgn. His friends operating mechanism for cotton presses. " ww deny the Cincin: s Maryland—Abner Grecnleaf, Baltimore, | "an ¥ See te all the fruits of victcry simply beca printing press; also machine for perforating | te managed to get centrol of ieee paper. ‘ion. Virginia—John T. Borden, Norfolk, device — ~ for sharpening scissors; Marshall P.Fran' Salem, sliding gate and latch; Wm. ( Johnson, Tye River, shade roller; John E. Rogers, journal bearing for trucks; Arthur AM. Tyler, Richmond, sash fastener. > Government Receipts. Government receipts today—From inter- nal revenue, $34,590; customs, $619,936; mis- cellaneous, $23,928. The Administration Pleased Over the Outcome of Negotiations. NOT TROUBLED OVER KANSAS PACIFIC Government Would Bid It in if Necessary. A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT President McKinley, Attorney General McKenna, Secretary Gage and every mem- ber of the administration is today con- gratulating himself on the outcome of the arrangements for the sale of the Union Pa- cifle and Kansas Pacific. They openly state that the insinuations which are being made will fall flat, and that those who are making them will be the ones to regret their work. Attorney General McKenna today oflicial- ly announced that the sale of the Union Pacific proper will take place, accord to the original decree, on the 1st and 2d of November, and that the sale of the Kansas Pacific will be postponed until De- cember 15. Of course, application for a postponement of the sale of the Kansas Pacific is yet to be made, but as there will be no opposition to the postponement the ccurt will grant the motion. The Committee's Latest Bid. The reorganization committee yesterday proposed to the government that if it would not ask for a postponement of the sale of the Union Pacific the committee would bid the full amount of the govern- ment’s claim on the road. The comraittee guaranteed that it would do this, at the ame time consenting to a postponement of the sale of the Kansas Pacific, and notify- ing the Attorney General that it would withdraw its guarantee as to a bid on the Kansas Pacific. The Attorney General, however, did not consent to a withdrawal ef the criginal guarantee on the Kansas Pacitic. The amount which the committee guara es to bid for the Union Pacific is $58,067,- 8. This includes the principal of the bt, which amounts to $27, 2, and the Jance of the interest paid by the United States, amounting to $10,830,886. This is the full amount of the Union Pacific obli- gations to the government. The Kansas Pacific Debt. The debt of the Kansas P: to the government aggregates $12,906 of which $5,e8,000 is principal and 2 inter: The government could indennitely postpoue the sale of chis road, but it has no desire to put the sale off longer than December 15, at which time it is fully satisfied that there will be bidders. Attorney General regarding the news sale of the Kansas fic would lose the overnment more money than under the $50,099,000 guarantee of the reorganization committee covering that road: “I have no more doubt that the government will real- ize the full amount of its claim on the Kau tacifie than I have that I am sitting + talk about the future owners of Pacific being able to cripple the acific by paralleling it is all bosh. as Pacific is one of the best roads in the country.’ ‘rom resident McKinley down the ad- ministration officials say that the govern- that the ment will get every dollar of its claim on both roads, which is about $25,000,000 more than the original guarantee made by the xanization committee to the last adminis- tration. The administration feels that it has ved that much money to the treas- ury, and openly says so. Another fact which kills the stories of the government being defrauded in the Kansas Pacific is that there were separate decrees for the sale of the Union and Kan- sas Pacifics. The Kansas Pacific d ee provided for the sale of that road on No- vember 3, 4. and 5. The decree further pro- vided that an upset price of $12,300,000, the amount of first mortgage and government principal, must be bid or there would be no sale of the road. The government will see that the road brings sufficient to cover every dollar coming to it. Would Bid in the Road. The Attorney General said today that un- der the act of 1887 the government had a full right to bid the road in for the amount due it, and the intimation 1s broad that be- fore the road will be sacrificed to anybody the government will become a bidder. It will only so far as its claim goes, as that is as far as the law will permit. It is believed that the President and Attorney General have come to a full understanding on this score, and that the government stands ready to become the owner of the Kansas Pacific before it will permit itself to lose one cent. But the government has no {dea that it will have to do so. It knows that the interests of the reorganization committee in the Kansas Pacific are too great to permit the government or any pri- Vate concern to own the road. Another feature presents itself, if the government feels dl: ed to take advan- tage of it. That is as to the liability of the reorganization committee to withdraw from uarantee as to the Kansas Pacific. The ey General refuses to discuss this because he is satisfied that there be occasion to bring the ques- wil tion up. not Other Bidders for K. P. The reorganization committee is deeply interested in the Kansas Pacific. It has an interest in nearly all the first, third and fourth securities. For that reason it Is sure to be a bidder. But the government has assurances that there will be other bidders. Capitalists have been organizing in London to bid on the properties, and ty December 15 will have time to complete their organization. London dispatcnes, hewever, indicate the belief there that the recrganization commitiee cannot afford to let any concern outhid ft on the Kansas Pacific or the Union Pacific. Attorney General McKenna does not think the government would have ‘ecn justified in postponing the sale of the Union Pacific after it had secured all that was coming to it. To have Celayed the sale ht have resulted disastrously in many ays. A Grent Financial Achievement. Speaking ubout the entire transaction. a cabinet officer, who is fully posted on the matter, said today that the sale was one of the greatest financial achievements that has been accomplished in many years. The government's action throughout has been as clear as a crystal, and credit was not cnly due to this administration, but to the last one, for its successful completion. For one year every one has known that the property was to be sold, and the tuk and clamor that a Jelay should bs had now to give other syndicates a chance to bid, was baseless and unwarrantabl>. The sale is still an open one, and those who had the same chance as the reorganization com- mittee to raise the purchase moavy during the last year have the same chanee today. The sale is not being made by the govern- ment, but by the court. Having gone into the courts, the matter wenz entirely out of its hands, and even Congress could nat de- y the sale by any action jt might take. ‘The decree ordering the gale was issued by a United States judge, and he alone could order a postponement. The court has decided against the government, and the only question by which it could be appealed was the decision as to the Hem on the Oma- ha bridge. This had been decided against the government, and on this slim point would rest any appeal by the government. At this time should the sale fail, it would mean that the government would have to pay the first mortgage bonds, which they had guaranteed, and would throw the prop- erty on the hands of the government, and they would lose all they had expended. As stated, the sale is still am auction, and the government is not compelled to take this one offer, if any larger one be made. But the fact that the sale has been known for a year and that no other syndicate has been formed to bid on it, shows that there is no bona fide attempt to do so. Next the Central Pactite. The next move of the government toward a final settlement of the whole bond-aided railroad question, it is said, will be the in- stitution of proceedings against the Cen- tral Pacific road. The government has contended that this road is already in default, and therefore subject to foreclosure, but, in any event, it is said, the road must default on the Ist of next January. On the 1st of the present month the Cen- tral Pacitic’s debt to the government ag- Bregated $61,824,468, of which amount $35 939,348 is unpaid interest and the remainder principal. In aid of this road the govern- ment now has outstanding $1,811,120 in bends, of which $10,614,120 due on January 1 next, and $9,197,000 on January 1, 1899. —_——_ AT THE WHITE HOUSE. Visitors Were Numerous, but Only Official Callers Were Received. Visitors were numerous at the White House today, but none but official callers saw the President. These included Secre- taries Sherman, Long and Alger, Senator McBride of Oregon and Senator Wilson of Washington, Ex-Senatof Henderson called to urge the appointment of Prof. H. 8. Pritchett of St. Louis as chief of the coast and geodetic survey. No changes have been made in the ar- rangements for President’s departure on Friday afterncon for Onio. He will leave here at 3:40 in the afternoon by the Pennsylvania road. Tonight there will be an informal gather- ing of members and ladies of the cabinet at the White House. Sims, the boy so- prano, will sing for the President and Mrs. McKinley and their guests. es OUNCED AS A LIE. DED Secretary Bliss Denies That Ante- Election Promises Were Made. So much has been said in connection with the sale cf the Union Pacific about an al- leged agreement to carry out bargains mad by the republican national committee be fore the election that the following state- ment by Secretary Bliss is apropos. S retary Bliss was treasurer of the republi- can national committee during the last campaign, and he said to a Star reporter this morning: “I am in a position to say most emphatically and unreservedly that not a single promise was made during the campaign, either for favor, office or privi- leges. ,, No money wog contributed during the campaign by reason of favors after elections, nor were any offices promised or bargains made. he men who con- tributed to the presidential campaign with money or services, did so knowing that the honor and welfare of the country was at stuke. The men who gave money to the campaign fund @id so knowing that their own rights and privileges were as much at stake as those of their country. As treasurer of the national committee, 1 know whereof I speak, and defy any one to say otherwise. And I will further say,” continued Secretary Bliss, “that the charge that is now being made by the yellow jour- nals in New York that the funds of the national republican committee are being used in the New York campaign is a lie. Yes, a d— li ADJOURNED UNTIL MONDAY. Two Hours’ Session of the Seal Con- ference. After a session today lasting two hours, the international seal conference adjourned until next Monday. One of the Japanese delegates, Mr. Mitsukurf, who fs an alum- nus of Yale, was desirous of attending the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Scientific School of that institution, while some of the other dele- gates had some private business matters to attend to, so it sulted the convenience of all to take the adjournment. Professor Thompson, one of the British experts, called upon Secretary Sherman today to pay his respects. He has been in informal conference with Professor Jordan, the United States expert, respecting the subject matter of the coming conference between Great Britain, Canada and the United States, but all formal conference is postponed until the arrival of Mr. coun, the Canadian delegati — WANT A SEPARATE FORCE. Civil Service Commissioners at Work on Their Extimates. ‘The civil service commission was engaged today in preparing its estimates for the fiseal year ending June 30, 1899. The com- mission will probably ask an increased ap- propriation sufficient to pay ies of enough clerks to carry.on its busine: present the commission has ever fort: clerks detailed from the several depart- ments for temporary serv! vith them. Assistance secured in this way is said to he much less effective than that of employes regularly employed by the commission. Those whe are acquainted with the work of the commission believe that twenty-five clerks regularly employed by it would be of greater service than the forty-five clerks working there under a temporary detail, and that consequently a large saving of money would result in a change of the system. Unless Congress gives the com- mission the additional appropriation it will ask for it will be impossible to change the present undesirable method of having clerks detailed from the departments for work there. $e —__—_ WILL GO UP TO MAWSON. r Letter From Licut. Richardson of the Sth Ingnnizy. A letter has been recetved here from Lieut. Richardson of the Sth Infantry, who 4s accompanying Capt, Ray in his Alaskan inspection, in which the officer says that he will remain with Capt. Ray at Fort Yukon until the river freezes over, which is expected shortly, and that then they will try to make their way up to Dawson. by dog teams. ‘a At the date of report, September 13, the steamers were unable’ ‘to get above Fort Yukon bar, and were unloading goods there. That meant, in the opinion of the lieutenant, a serious condition of affairs up at Dawson; in fact, nothing less than starvation. Already boats were going down the river with parties of three or four per- sons looking for provisjens, and large num- bers were expected down as soon as the river closed. It is doubtful if there was food enough on the river for all, even if properly distributed. Some might go up by dog teams when the freeze comes, but that would be a slow pro About 350 persons are wintering at Ram- part City, around which the prospects are so good that they are believed by some to foreeast a second Klondike. ———————— Superintesdent Machen’s Trip. Superintendent of the free de- livery service, Post Department, will leave today for his‘! in Ohio, where he will vote. He will tak@ a vacation at the same time for ten d: The question of the extension of free ery to the sub- urbs about this city ig still open and will not be settled-unttl ‘Mx; Machen's return, GEORGE BOOM GROWS Tammany Alarmed and Trying to -. Check Its Force, TRACY THE GAINER BY THE BREACH Bryan’s Silence Worries the Chief- tains at the Wigwam. HARRISON TO BE CURBED Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. NEW YORK, October 26, 1897. Henry George is believed to be the key to the present political situation. The position of Robert A. Van Wyck is gener- ally believed to be fixed unless George can poll a large vote, drawn principally from Tammany, and thus leaving the tight be- tween Gen. Tracy and Seth Low. ‘That this situation is recognized by republican leaders is evident from the manner in which their organs run the George boom in substantially parallel columns with that for Tracy. That Tammany recognizes that her fight is with George is evident from. the attitude of Croker. That astute leader is endeavoring even now, at this late day in the campaign, to bring about a sensa- tlonal stage play_to blunt the edge of some of the Georgeites’ bitter attacks against the wigwam generally, and against its “boss” personally. He is out todzy with the characteristic statement that if Henry George or any one else thinks he got his money illegaliy he will meet aim before the grand jury! It is thoroughly like Mr. Croker to do this. It will also be thoroughly characteristic of the man to try to have the grand jury take action and investigate. So it is not beyond pos- sibility that we may have Mr. Croker’s career as a “boss” made the inatter of court inquiry in the closing days of the campaign. The expressed desire of the returned Tammany leader is expected to hold some of the wigwam votes made wav- ering by George and Dayton’s continued hammering. Croker is Rattled. The threatened inroads upon the Tam- many vote have apparently rattled Croke Today he could talk of nothing but George. He even went so far as to arge that the republicans were defraying the exper the George campaign in order to be organization. Today a form: which is declared to be a weak device, ued to offset th Bryan's . The stateme: effect that John C. Sheehan had not re- ceived a letter from ex-Goy. Stone an- nouncing that Bryan would not say any- thing in favor of the ticket. While this statement was lileraily true, it is positively asserted that such a letter was received from Mr. Stone, and Mr. Sheehan saw it. it was not addressed to John C. Sheehan, however. The correspondence with ex- Governor Stone and other friends of Bryan has been carried on through a third per- son. Mr. Sheehan does not write in his own name, and the replies are not ad. dressed to him. If unfavorable letters or telegrams are received and the fact ieaks out, then Mr. Sheehan can come forward and ‘say he has not received any such com- munication. A telegram from ex-Governor Stone saying that he would vote for Van Wyck if a resident of New York, which wi received two weeks ago, was not ad- dressed to John C. Sheehan, but it was given out at Tammany Hall with the ap- proval of Mr. Sheehan. Mr. Croker was angry when the news about Bryan's attitude got out. He or- dered a denial and Sheehan, under the cir- cumstances, stood ready to say, ‘I have re- celved no such letter. Speaking of Bryan, the managers of the Henry George campaign announced tonight that they would make no direct demand upon tbe late presidential candidate to state that George is the only democratic candidate, measured by the standard fixed by the Chicago national convention. As Mr. Bryan has refused a similar request from Tammany, the Georgeltes allege that in itself that refusal was an indorsemeat of George. The period of halting and con- fusion is passed, and in its stead has come, so the executive committee of the Jeffer- scnian democracy says, a feeling that the George movement “is pressing steadily on- ward toward victory.” Abbott Wrote to Bryan. When Henry George was placed in the field a month ago he selected an executive committee, of which Willis J. Abbott was made chairman. Mr. Abbott says ¢hat one of his first acts was to write a letter to Bryan advising him of the political situa- tion in New York city and pointing out that the election here would be one of the mcst important in the country this fail. Mr. Abbott did not ask Mr. Bryan to ex- press any opinion as to the course those who had supported him in 1896 would pur- sue. He did not believe the time was ripe for any such declaration. In the bi of Manhattan and Kings more than yotes were cast in 18% for Bryan. man. 1,000 To of the men whose ballots went to make up that great total Bryan's doctrines were dearer than fealty to party, and it is believed that they would again ‘casi their ballots fcr the principals he represents, no matter what organization would make him its standard bearer. It is these out-and-out Bryan men whom the George men, as well as Tammany, would like to secure through a square statement from Mr. Bryan him- self. Two-thirds of the vote that was cast for Bryan in 1896 in this territory with:n the Greater New York will, in the opinion of the George managers, elect. Some Inside History. But it Is not believed that ex-Candidate Bryan will open his head. It would be bad politics if he did, and right here it is well to refer to a little inside history which bears the stamp of accuracy. It Is stated that the situation stands this way: Bry. had an understanding with Croker, which was arrived at during an interview with Chairman Jones in Chicago, where Croker went to take the air, that if Bryan should publicly indorse the Tammany ticket he might reckon on the support of that or- ganization in the democratic national con- vention in 1900, provided he deysloped strength as a presidential candidate. Shec- han announced just after the nomination of Van Wyck that he would shortly be able to give out a letter from William J. Bryan recognizing the Tammany candidates as “regular” and calling upon democra:s to work and vote for them. At about the same time Sheehan exhibited a letter from ex-Gov. Stone indorsing Van Wyck. Stone was sure that he could prevail upon Bryan to follow his example. Then came the nomination of Henry George. On the evening George accepted the nom- ination tendered him a telegram is said to have been received from Secretary Walsh of the democratic national committee des- ignating George as the only Chicago plat- form nominee. But it was only the good will and opinion of an individual. One of George’s supporters, a journalist, was quick to see that an advantage could be gained for him by a bold announcement, based on the Walsh letter, that Henry George was the real democratic candidate, Van Wyck being a pretender. Thereupon & warning was sent to Bryan not to iden- tity himself with Tammany, because the Jeffersonian democracy might win. Bryan hesitated. Then letters and deputations from George's managers reached him, all painting the prospect of an independent democratic victory in vivid colors. Ten days ago Chairman Jones, Stone and (Continued on Third Page.) DUCHESS OF TECK DEAD| SPAIN’S REPLY HERE Was a Granddaughter of George III of England. Minister Woodford Has Cabled Ite Fall Text. es IS REGARDED AS A DEFIANCE eereaey cee a ey Rejoinder to Be Made Before Con- gress Meets. First Cousin to Queen Victoria and Mother of Present Duchess of York. RICHMOND, England, October 28.—The Duchess of Teck, cousin of Queen Victoria, sister of the Duke of Cambridge, and mother-in-law of the Duke of York, died at the White Lodge here at 3 o'clock th morning. She was born November 2 PRESIDEN and was married on June 12, 1866, to Prince | LE PRESIDEN Francis, Duke of Teck (eldest son of Princ = Alexander of Wurtemburg), who was born August 27, 183 The death of the Duchess of Teck was cn- tirely unexpected. It was supposed that she had entirely recovered trom a com- plaint which caused her considerable suf- fering. S ATTITUDE eee Secretary Sherman rev of Spain's reply to ived the fall text Minister Woodford’s Cuban in- it the subject of a confererce with the President at the White Hou: The communication was sent in cipher, and, being quite long, It took. considerable time to prepare it for submis- ston to the President. Taken Tl Monday. On Monday, however, the duch came ill, though even then no symptoms were observe serious |. But on ‘Tuesday Abonikeke Gok rreetines ' she became worse, and the London spe. |, _” nL ‘cs . sigs ie ae = cialists, who had previousiy operated upon Se ee ee ee = her, were summoned to Richmond. ‘They | €Tment, the contents of the note will be held a consultation, and decided last ev withheld from the public for the present, ing that the life of her royal hiehness | and it is probable that it will not be offic could not be sustained without another cially announce monicates it until the Pr to the Senate, tog t com- ner with operation. This was 1, but the duche uccessfuil gradually perform- ani, and i at 3 o'clock this morning. The Duk ecp of all the correspondenc on the of Teck is prostrated at the death of bis | subject of Cubs HS There is an impression, ho’ The Duchess of York was the only mem- ath of ber of the family present at the 4 the general character of Spain's reply has the duchess, as until late last night been already substantially forecasted by censequences were not expected. When tt the press dispat from Madrid during condition of her royal highness seemed | the past few days, to the effec: that Spain more serious her relatives were ie [RRR seals aaa % summoned, and they have been arriving all | 2Ols the United States ind y the morr.ing. The Duke and Duchess of Teck had four children, of whom the eldest, Princess Vic- teria Mary, is the Duchess of York. Granddaughter of George II. sible for the coniinuance of the troubles in Cuba, and rejects the offer of this govern- ment to aid in the amelioration of the con- ditions cn the islands, on ound that Spain is cepable of settling the matter The Duchess of Teck was the daughter | without of the Duke of Cumberland, seventh son] The Stat more secre= tive than it has been heretofore with re- lation to the Cuban matter. Inasmuch as the precaution has be enter into an agreement with t officials to withhold the recent correspondence from the public until after the reassembling of Congress, it is not like ut the exact character of the corre will be known until then. But this extra precau- mentioned in the dls- wage proincial to abe of | Hon is in itself significant attached. The duke is honorary | Enough has been given out officially at of George III. She was sixty-five ars of age. Her husband, the Duke of Teck, served in the Austrian army, was a cap- tain during the Austro-Italian campaizn of 1859, was mentioned in dispatches for gallant conduct. but resigned after the campaign in 1866, Subsequently he served with the Britis forces in Egypt in 1882, for which he Egyptian me: and the khe nee colonel of two British volunteer regiments | Madrid to indicate that the reply to Min- and preaGent of the Royal Britannic So- | ister Woodford, in whatever phrases ciety of London. SONORAN; dia Bieta nriali-e senanbe An official statement has been issued to | COUChed, is substantially a defiance. : the cffect that the Duchess of Teck ated | This being the case, the existence of an of cardiac failure, two hours after the | agreement between the two governments operation which was performed upon her. | that the correspondence shall be kept The funeral will probabiy take place at | secret is interpreted to sigt that its Windser. character is such as to ex popular ation would lly relations, Flags at Half-Mast. Flags are half-masted over all the public buildings throughout the country to¢ s sentiment, and that its pub) © a rupture of fr McKinley desire President peace if possible, and if anything a mark of sympathy with the royal family | between now and the meetin Congress in the loss sustained by the death of the | to lessen the gravity of the s:tuation he is Dvchess of Teck. The distress of Queen Victoria when she heard the news of the death of the Duchess : of Teck was very ainful indeed. wants to act with the co-op ion of Con- The Prince of Waies was at Newmarket, | gress. caerdine 2 be pr nt at the race for Will Await Fa! Cambridgeshire stakes today, when he was slay iy) irfermed of the death of the Duchers of | This Gclay in taking the public into ite Teck. His royal highness immediately left | COMfidence does not mean that the sdmin- istration will be tolerant of Spanish ins alts. Newmarket for London. As stated in The Star heretofore, such @ a PROF. PRITCHETT SELECTED. reply from Spain as the official announce- Py ments from Madrid indicate will meat with a sharp rejoinder which is likely to be fol- lowed by the breaking off of diplomatic re- lations. But the Department of State will wait for the full text of Sagasta’s letter, and will take such time in making reply as to guard against hastincss of action, If Spain should actually attempt io enforce the threat of searching American vessels it would, of course, precipitate flict at once, but in the absence of any overt act on the part of Spain there will be no dispo- sition on the part of the administration to proceed further than necessary in the mat= ter until Congress has assembled. Conflict Regarded ax Probable, The feeling is practically universal in official circles that the contention has reached an acute stage, and that a conflict willing that that time shall be given, and at all events if there is to be a rupiure between the United States and Spain he Text. Chonxen to Be Head of the Const and Geodetic Survey. Secretary Gage has selected as the suc- cessor of Gen. Duffield, superintendent of the coast and geodetic survey, Prof. Pritch- ett of Washington University, Si. Louis. The selection requires the appro of the President and must be also made the sub- ject of a nomination to the Senate. It is said at the Treasury Department that Professor Pritchett was almost universally recommended by scientific men. He ts about forty years old, and for over fiteen with Washington Univer- 8 to 1880 Professor Pritchett Was assistant astronomer at the naval observatory in this city. His recommendations say that he has had some connection with the coast and geodetic survey for years and has had at some time or other experience in every | With Spain is extremely probable, if not phase of the work in which the bureau is | almost certain. This will result, nowever, engaged. oply from the aggressive attitude and He was in China and Japan for a year] spirit of defiance manifested by Spain. for the survey conducting experiments to determine the figure of the earth. It is said that many of the determinations of longitude in recent years have bea made by him. Prof. Pritchett has degrees from Ameri- can colleges and the degree of doctor of Philosophy from the University of Munich. The resignation of Gen. Duffield will be in the hands of President McKinle: nd the It is expected that immediately upon the assembling of Congress the President will communicate the correspondence to that consisting not only of the communi- cation sent to the 5S: n government through Minister Woodford, and Sagasta’s reply to that communication, but also of the rejoinder to that reply, which will be ; ent = 2 sharp and decisive. This ‘will leave the SPpointment of his successor announced by | se In a situation for Congress to act, and ee eee the sentiment of Cengress is weil known. es : Sete GEN. Any communication by the President to FLAGLER*: Congress on the Cuban question whi REPORT. - Some ces not show a rettlement of the con- Work of the Bureau of Ordnance of | troversy, will be accepted as an invitation the War Department. for legislative action, and will surely lead General Flagler, chief of the bureau of ;to such action. The recognition ordnance, has submitted his annua! report | belligerency of the Caban insure ry of War. Thi the least aggressive act that to the Secretary of War. The amount ex- | nected from Congress, and if the cor- pended war $4,901,108. During the year 24,564 rifles were furnished the militia of the states. A large share of the report is given to details of the business of the Rock Island, Watertown and Watervliet arsenals. From the Sandy Hook proving grounds many guns, mortars and carriages have been sent to seacoast fortifications. Satis- factory results have been obtained with smokeless powders. The report is devoted largely to a techni- cal discussion of ordnance, what has been done during the vear, including the work on seacoast defense and field guns, small arms, powders and equipments of the army. respondence transmitted to Congress proves to be of the character at present indicated, its transmission is sure to be followed by preparations for hostilities with Spain. In fact, it is believed that the rejoinder to Sagasta’s communication will be delayed until just before Congress meets, and that it will be cf such a character in the present temper of the Sj ernment, in the recall of the Spanish min- ister. The Proposed Cuban Autonomy. The Spanish minister, Senor Dupuy de Lome, consented for the first time today to speak concerning the policy of autonomy which the Spanish government proposes to apply to Cuba. This has been referred to in general terms since the advent of the Sagasta ministry, but there has been lack of authentic details. Before leaving for New York today, where the minister and his family will spend several weeks, Senor Dupuy de Lome gave the evolutions through which autonomy had passed, lead- ing up to the present policy, and the gen- eral outline of the policy itself. Under the provisions of the treaty of Zanjon, concluded in 1878, at the close of the last Cuban disturbance, it was provid- ed that Cuba was to enjoy the same liber- ties as those accorded to the Island of Puerto Rico. This latter island had the same liberties as those of any province of Spain. This brought the autonomist party, so called, into existence, its essential prin- ciple being that of self-government for Cuba, and not treating Cuba as a province of Spain, as was the system in Puerto Rico. That party adopted a platform, and in 1886 offered a complete program of autonomy for the consideration of the country. A peaceful agitation of this autonomy pro- gram was then inaugurated. In 1898, for the first time, a minister in a Mberal cab- inet, Senor Maura, presented a plan of re- .- forms. This was strongly opposed, and after two years of discussion it was found impossible to put the plan through the cortes. ‘Then a compremise reform measure was framed which acknowledged the personal- ity of Cuba as a separate body, but under Spanish flag. These reforms having considered insufficient on account of he state of the island, Premier ae to greatly enlarge them, ——_—____-+______ GORMAN TAKES COMMAND. en In Charge of Maryland Campaiga— Gov. Lowndes’ Prediction, Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Md., Ocieber 27.—Senator Gorman was at the democratic state head- quarters today and attracted a large num- ber of city politicians. The senator has practically sesumed control of the demo- cratic campaign, and will be in full charge of affairs until the election. Governor Lowndes said today that he expected to see the entire republican ticket elected by a large majority. He said that he entirely disagreed with the opinion of Senatcr Wellington, and that a week in the city convinced him that Malster would be elected mayor. ———— British Con: Recognized. ‘The President has recognized William Wyacakam as British consul at Chicago, Arthur Vansittart as British consul at New Orleans and Chang Yin Tang as act- ing Chinese consul general at San Fran- elsco. —_—__-e-______ Conferring With the Secretary. Major J. N. Wheelan of the Sth Cavalry, who has been detailed to duty as military attache of the United States legation at The Hague, was at the War Department today to confer with Secretary Alger pre- paratory to his departure for his rn He has been stationed at Fort Yates, N. D.