Evening Star Newspaper, June 22, 1898, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR. | JEBLISHED DAI EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1161 Peaas;ivanis Av31a, = 3s, by The Evening Star Newsprper Com SH KAUFMANN Brest’ pees pola Few York Ofice, 49 Potter Building ‘The Evening Star ts served to subscribers t9 the eity by carriers, op their own a-count, at 10 cents per week, o- 44 certs per montn. Copies at the counter 2 cents each. By mail—anywhere in t United States or Canada—pestage prepald—60 cen er menth. Saturday Qrirtunle Sheet Star, $1 per year, with foreign postage added, $3.08. Entered at the Post’ Grice at Washington, D. C.. as secend-cla. s mall matter.) ©7 All mail eudscriptions must be pall in advance. Rates of odvertising made known on application. Part2. Che F yeni NY | Star. Pages 11-14. WASHINGTON, D. C.. WEDNESDAY, JUNE.22 1898—FOURTEEN PAGES. VIRGINIA POLITICS Interest in the Tenth District Demo- cratic Convention. IN SESSION TODAY AT COVINGTON —-— Contest Between Friends of Gen. Lee and Senator Martin. THE REPUBLICAN SIDE Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. COVINGTON, Allegheny county, Va., June —The democratic congressional convention to nominate a candidate to suc- ceed Representative Jacob Yost of the tenth district of this state assembled here today at noen. The convention was called to order by Chairman Button of the district committee, one of the principal lieutenants of Senator Flood, a leading aspirant for the nomina- tion. After the transaction of some rou- tine business the convention took a recess until 3 p.m. in order to enable the commit- tee on credentials to prepare its report. It is expected that this report will precip- itate a very lively discussion and that there will be a decidedly “hot time” before the report is disposed of. As the temporary roll is made up, Flood of Appomattox has 56 delegates; Frank F. Glasgow of Rock- bridge, 39; Judge J. M. Quarles of Augusta, 37; Representative Pettit of Fluvanna, and 18 are in doubt, as upon the report of the committee on credentials depends whether they will be cast for Flood or one of his opporents. The cighteen votes re- ferred to are the fifteen from Neison coun and three from Botetourt, each county sending up two sets of claimants. The con- vention is composed of 150 delegates, and the votes of 80 will be required to nominate. Prolonged Contest Probable. It is considered certain that many ballots will be required before any one is named as the candidate of the party. The 56 votes that Mr. Flood now has will, it is believed, stick to him through thick and thin, but there is no probability that the friends of either of the others named will compliment their man by continued support beyond the first few ballots.. Many of the friends of Judge Quarles have about concluded that if he cannot secure the prize they will take Glasgow as second choice; but even should the delegates for Quaries and Glas- gow unite in a solid body they can musier but 76 votes, 4 less than the required num- ber. Some of the Quarles men are inclin- ed, if their favorite cannot get the honor, to vote for Flood, it being urged Wty friends of the latter that as he fought the cam- paign two years ago against Yost he is en- titled to try his chances again. Still others of the deiegates express the belief that neither of those named will be successful, and that an outsider will be nominated Among the dark horses spoken of in con- necticn with the nomination are Lieutenant Governor Echols, son of General Echol: and Captain John Opie, both of Aug It is claimed that the former is perched very high on the fence and is hoping that the lightning may strike him. It is intimat- ed that if Mr. Echols gets the nomination he will have the active and hearty support of C. P. Huntington. the great railway Echo!s' magnate, a warm friend of Mr. father. Mr. Huntington is interested in Virginia politics, although a resident of California, by reason of the fact that he has nearly or quite $10,000,000 in- vested in property of various kinds at Newport News. So far as is known, Captain Opie has not been assured that he will ye the sympathy of any very rich man, but if t offer the nomination it will accept it. convention shail is und2rstood he Lee Versus Martin. ‘This convention is regarded as of espe- cial Importance, as it is agreed on all sides that it is the opening battle in the cam- paign to be fought this year between the friends of Major General Fitz- hugh Lee and those of United States Senator Thomas $. Martin of this state, and which is expected to eventuate either in the assuranc> that Gen. Lee will be chosen to succeed Senator Martin at the expiration of the. present senatorial t or to defeat the aspirations of that gal soldier, now at the front. As the case stands, it is the field against Floed, the latter representing Senator Mar- tin and the democratic machine in control of the state in- ests of Gen. Lee ar is of Senator Hunton Letcher of Rock- a son of the late John Letcher, the rnor of Virginia. H: is said to! inherited the sturdy fighting qualities with which his paternal ance liberally endowed. Mr. Letcher lieutenants a number of devote Le2, who are determined to see that the proceedings of the convention are conduc ed in a proper manner, and that the candi- date nominate¢ t the honor through a fair and honorable contest. in the haz unter € ims. The friends of Gen. Le> further claim that they have a majority of the delegates to the convention and they intend to con- trol it. On the other hand, the friends of Flood, it is stated, openly assert their ability to control the convention and to give the nomination to their favorite—which they propose to do by fair me if pos- sible, but if not in that way, to give it to bim any way. The Lee men say if their op- attempt to rid> rough shod over as has been threatened, there will r of what is expected to occur in the convention, the action of the friends of Flood at a mass meeting in Bath county, Tuesday of last week, to select delegates to the congressional convention, was related to The Star reporter. The district is composed of Rockbridge, Alleghany, Highland, Augusta, Fluvanna, Bath, Appomatiox, Buckingham, Amhers Bot-tourt, Nelson and Goochland. Bath the last to select, as above stated, wr iday of last week. In most of the coun- es named the friends of Gen. Lee had se- cured a cear majority of the delegates, and it became a matter of the greatest impor- tence for the friends of Mr. Flocd to secure the five delegates from Bath. Purchase Votes. The state organization, it is alleged, was 0 fully alive to the importance of the event that it is claimed their agents were on hand, supplied in the most liberal manner with the sinews of war, and it is openly declared by prominent men that Votes were purchased at any price demand- ed, the figures ranging from the cost of a supply of whisky to $5, $10, $15, $25 each, according to the amount each citizen demar sed. One of the most reliable men in this section of the country, who isa leading officer in many public enterprises, and in no way interested in the squabbles of any party, told The Star reporter that there was hardly a democrat who attended the Bath county mass meeting who did not, ‘Tuesday night, either have “his head full of whisky or his pockets full of money.” ‘One result of this course of the state or- ganization has been to inspire the disgust of hundreds of decent democrats, and they do not hesitate to say that if Floed is nominated at Covington they will cither stay at home on election day, or vote for the republican nominee, provided the re- rublicans put up a good man. And, under the circumstances, there is every reason to believe the republicans will do that. The leading democratic paper at Lexing- ton. whose editor has often been honored by his fellow citizens, in its last Issue_con- tained the declaration that if Mr. Flood gets the nomination for the House of Rep- resentatives that journal will support any good republican who may be named for the office. Lee Men Handicapped. One of the unfortunate features of the campaign for Lee, in the opinion of many people, is that his managers are either ovtspoken gold men or are known to sym- pathize with gold men, and this to a cer- tain extent handicaps them, but it is also asserted that each of the candidates for the nomination for the House, whether he be a Lee cr a Martin man, is an advocate of f ver. Taken as a whole, Virginia, which it is well known is a veritable hotbed in politi- cal times, whether the office at stake be that of a constable or the presidency of the United States, promises to have from now il the polls close in November the hot- time in the history of the democratic Party, and there is more of meaning and significance in various movements about to take place to the political future of many democrats than at any time in the past. The Republican Side. No date has as yet been set for the meet- ing of the republican convention for the tenth district, nor will it be until it is known whom the democrats place in the field. Representaiive Yost, the present member, has, ii is said, not yet decided what ke will do. }t is intimated that he does not want to again become a candi- date. Mr. Yost, like all other gentlemen who have patronage to bestow, has been unable to give a position to every one who wanted to serve his country in an official ity, and as a result has, it is said, enemies among republicans, who uld not again vote for him. With Mr. Yost out of the field, the eyes of many leaders of the republican party would turn to Prosecuting Attorney Rivercomb of Alleghany county, ani it is the consensus ef opinion among those who are posted in the matter that he c nation Ww nm have the nomi- nh a fair election and an honest count, believed by republican politicians and > others that it would be easy to elect a republican from this district to the na- tional House of Repi ives. The last time the state was r ted, which was done by a democratic jegislature. district was formed out of coun’ which lie on the eastern and the others on the western side of the Blue Ridge mountains. In the latter the great ity ef the voters are ¥ . and there is a normal republican jority of between 2.000 and 3.000. On the eastern side there ad popula: the voters of without saying, are repub- ballots are depended up- the tenth eS some of WASHINGTON CRACK SHOTS Team to Participate in Events at Glendale Park, Long Island. Amateur Rifle Club Formed of Late Engineer Brigade, D. C. Chance of Success, G— Ten riflemen from this city, all of them qualified sharpshooters, will represent Washington in the second grand shooting festival of the National Schuetzenbund, which will be held at the ranges, Glendale Park, Long Island, July 3 to 11. The shoot- ers will compose the team of the Amateur Rifle Club of this city, which is made up exclusively of the members of the disband- ed Company A of the Engineer Brigade of the District National Guard. Every man in this company was a sharpshooter, and the victories won by the team were numerous and notable. The shooters banded them- selves together in the formation of the Amateur Club, which will be the nucleus of a company of sharpshooters should the country demand such service. The execu- tion done by a hundred men of the shoot- ing ability of thesmen in this club would be terrific. The president of the club is Dr. 8. I. Scott, the treasurer is Captain Frank Holt and the secretary and shooting mas- ter is Mr. W. M. Farrow. The coming festival will be the most im- pertant shooting event of the year. Many thousands of dollars have been hung up in prizes for the successful riflemen, and the Washingtonians feel confident they will offerings. Heretofore the members of this rifle team have been sent to the shoots at Sea Girt and other places, through sub- scriptions and a public fund, to represent the District Guard. This year the men will necessarily have to bear their own expenses, but all are enthusiastic over their prospects at the rifle ranges. A shoot will be held at the club’s range near Chevy Chase Thurs- day afternoon,when the men will qualify for the team, and it will then be known just who will compose the successful ten. Hope to Make Good Scores. The riflemen expect to make larger scores this year than ever before, on account of the fact that they are not restricted t6 the use of the Springfield musket, but will use finer shooting rifles made especially for target work. The target rifles are very heavy and those in use by the team will include a special one made by Mr. Farrow here in Washington, Winchesters, Ballards and Sharps. The men are perfectly famil- on by the democratic managers to over- | !aF with the Springfield; as their scores in come the republi majority secured in| the past have attested. ‘Their scores in the It is openly boasted that in the | Practice with the target rifles where the large majority of the are colored republicans vetes are re- as intended, but are counted for the democratic didaies. Case in Point. A story told not long ago by a democratic hominee for a very imporiant office illus- trates this, and is as follows ‘The day after the election referred to,” said he, “a colored man called on me and said: ‘Marse —-, I want you to give me a dollar for voting for you.’ “I replied: ‘What are you talking about? You Enow you voted for the republican te I did. Marse —, but that Was the only way I could get it counted for you." CLEVELAND TO s Ex-President Talks to The: Ject of Good Citizenship. Ex-President Cleveland delivered an ad- dress to the pupils of the Lawrenceville, N. J., school yesterday afternoon, taking as his subject “Good Citizenship.” Referring to the war and its probable out- .come, he said, in part: “Never before in our history have we been Leset with temptations so dangercus as those which now whisper in our ears alluring words of conquests and expansiox and point out to us fields bright with the glery of war. “Do not fail to gain by study and reflec- tion a just apprehension of the purposes and objects for which our government was established, to the end that you may «de- tect ary proposed departure from such “HOOL BOYS, on Sub- | purposes and objects and be able to form an opinion as to its justification or desir- ability. You will probably be led by your study and reflection to the conclus:on that cur government was formed for the ex- press purpose of creating in a new world a new nation, the foundation of which should be man’s self-government, whose safety and prosperity should be secure in its absolute freedom from old werld com- plicaticns, and in its renunciation of all schemes of foreign conquest, and whose mission should be the subjection to civiliza- tion and industrial occupation of the vast éemain on which it has taken roct. “If you believe these things do not permit any accusation of ultra and unprogressive conservatism to trouble you. If then the suggestion is made that the time has come for our nation to abandon its old land- marks and to follew the lights of monzar- chical hazards and that we should attempt to force the simple machinery of our pop- ular and domestic government to serve the schemes of imperialism, your challenge of the proposition fs entirely in order. “If you are satisfied that foreign coa- quest and unnatural extension or ann ation are dangerous perversions of our na- tional mission, and if it shall seem to you, in the light of reason and history, that such perversions bring in their train a people's demorilization and a decay of popular contentment and virtue more sure- ly destructive to republics than armies with banners, you will not be necessarily wrong.’ ee THE TRANSPORT SERVICE. Its Conditicn Net Altogether Satis- _factory to the Department. Twenty-five British bottoms have been offered to the War Department by their owners and agents for transport purposes. All of these, however, are not yet in Unit- ed States ports, but their arrivals have been anticipated with a view to their ex- amination as soon as they reach here. ‘The general situation regarding the trans- port question is far from satisfactory to the department, as there is great desire to obtain additional vessels at once. Still the officials are hesitating about taking steps to impress ships and reassert the state- ments heretofore made that their prefer- ence is either to buy the vessels outright or, as an alternative, to grant American registers to foreign-built vessels. The ordering of Brigadier General Schwan’s command at Mobile to Miami, Fila., is a preliminary step in the work of dispatching the expedition to Porto Rico. All the surplus rations at Mobile, which amount almost to 1,000,000, will be shipped to Miami. ‘The troops that go to Santiago on the Yale and Harvard will take but ten days’ rations with them. The commissary gen- eral believes that this supply is more than adequate, as the trip is comparatively a short one, which ought to be made by either of the vessels in four days at the outside. —__-2-—_______ The Senate late yesterday afternoon adopted the conference report on House bill 5880, to vest in the Commissioners of the District of Columbia the control of the street was ‘to however, have been far in excess of any made with the old-style gun. The attractions offered at the coming shoot are abundant, and the Di: trict rifle team will doubtless be in each match. The rules of the event are vastly different from those in vogue at military tournaments, but this only increases the chance: local cracks. cee ae talbe principal mark arget, “Columbia,” which is divid twenty-five rings, three-quarters, or ma inch apart. The black, being twelve inches in diameter, contains’ rings 18 to the balance of the target being white, and’ con. taining rings 1 to 17. The National Sharp- shooters’ Union guarantees three cash Pi t this target, $500, $300 and $200, and makes an allowance ‘of $1,000 to be distributed as 100 cash prizes of $10 each, In case of tie, the shooter whose last shot is the best shall have the preference. The “Germania,” a sticht target, has a black of twelve inches in diameter, in the center of which is placed a bull's’ eye of six inches in diameter. The balance of the target is white. None but bull's eye shots will count, and the marksman hitting near. est the center of the bull's eye shall take first pr A purse of $1,500 wili be divid- ed in prizes, the first’ three be! 3 ages ree being $300, ‘The public ring target is the s: as the “Columbia.” It is open to all com. e mae sum (of $1.50 will be divided in s, the first, second ani ing $300, $200’ and 3100, Se Oeine The Figure of a Man. The man target represents the head and upper part of a man’s body, the whole figure being black, divided in perpendicular lines half an inch apart, the center line counting 20, the numbers running down on each side to 1. As at the public ring target the number of tickets to shoot {s unlimited but the highest number scored on a single ticket wins the first prize of $20v.. There are $1,200 in prizes on this target. There will also be an American standard target. Thix, as is well known, has a black of eleven inches diameter. ‘fhe first prize is $150, and in all $1,000 will be di- vided. The point target has a black of twelve ches in diameter, divided into three parts. The inner circle, which constitutes the bull's eye, being three inches in diameter, counts three points; the next circle, six inches in diameter, counts two points, and the balance of the black counts one point. Shots out of the black do not count. The shooter hitting the bull's eye nearest the center wins. An aggregate of $1,200 will be Bepamee in 100 prizes, the first being I the first twent: will be the honor ame style y-five points made by one shooter, a Festival silver medal will be varded; for points more (150), a Festi- val gold medal; for 150 points more (300), a Festival silver cup. The shooter making the most points in his first 200 shots will be declared king, and be awarded the king’s gold medal, value, $100, and also will re- ceive $50 in cash. There are many other special prizes and premiums at which the Washington shooters will have a try. > IT WAS A FAIR, STAND-UP FIGHT. Capt. Wilde of ‘the Boston on the Manila Battle. A letter from Capt. Frank Wilde of the cruiser Boston has been received by the president of the Cumberland Club of Port- land, Maine, in response to a congratula- tory telegram sent by the club upon receipt of the news of the Manila victor; It was written May'1l, and is as follow: “The club’s telegram to Dewey, Wilde and Dyer has been receiv by the first two. Dyer is at the entrance of the bay around Corregidor, scouting and cleaning up all fragments there, cutting wires, dis- arming people, &c., &c. For my share of the congratulations will the club please ac- cept my best thanks? The victory is as satisfactory here with us as at home. It was complete, with no flukes or misses. It Was a fair, stand-up fight, on the grounds of the Spaniard’s own choosing, in which he tried to do his best, but miserably failed. The cause was the weight, accuracy and steadiness of our fire, which simply over- whelmed them. The Spanish ships were crowded with men, and their loss was heavy. Manila is now blockaded and all supplies by sea are cut off. The insurgent forces are within ten miles, but, as they are poorly armed, cannot be counted on to do much, Women and children have left the city to a large extent. “A good story is told of the British con- sul, to whom a Spanish lady came, with doubts and fears and inquiries as to wheth- er the Americans were such as described in the captain general's proclamation. consul said: ‘Madame, honor and capture their full share of the handsome |* HOSPITAL SHIP RELIEF Description of the Vessel That Will Go to Ouba. Completely Equipped for Its Purpose, Including Ice-Making and Carbonating Plant Surgeon General Stertiberg of the army has returned from New York, where he spent a day in a thorough examination of the hospital ship Relief, being fitted out for use ef the army in’ the West Indies. The final touches aré being put on the ves- sel, and General Sternberg reports that she will be ready to leave for her desti- nation, which presumably will be Santiago, the first of next week.. The ship is ad- mirably adapted for the purposes ifitenfed, and the general is more than satisfied with her. The capacity of the vessel ordinarily is for 300 beds, but under stress of cireum- stances this may be doubled and 00 per- sons accommodated. The equipment of the vessel consists of a complete outfit for all kinds of surgical and other branches of work which must come under the super- vision of the hospital branch. One of the most desirable features of her equipment is an ice-making plant, with a capacity of about two tons per day, which, tn addl- tion to supplying the needs of the vessel, will be adequate also for furnishing the field hospitals in the immediate vicinity of the ship. Then there is a water-dis- tilling plant, and also a carbonating plant, the latter installed with the money given by one of the relief associations, Plan of Operations. The capacity of the latter plant is more than is necessary for the vessel, and the surplus will be used for the hospitals near- by. The navy ambulance ship Solace is now. in Cuban waters, and this vessel with the Relief will be used interchangeably so -far as the occasion therefor may arise. Unlike the navy ship, the Relief is dis- tinctly"'a‘ hospital ship, and will be kept at its temporary destination until its beds dré filled With sick and wounded men, when it will take them to the most available ‘and écrvenlént United States port, and, in the absence of a hospital there, the m-n will iss put aboard the hospital train for transportation. to the nearest general hos- pital. >» Well Supplied With Hospitals. General Sternberg is receiving. many...of- fers of hotel and hospital buildings for use as ‘general hospitals by, the evernnfent during, the present war. Some of these are submitted in a patriotic way, while others, as is apparent from -their character, are purely speculative. In the matter of hos- pital, however, the government at this time Is quite well suppile@: There are now accommodations for over 1,000 men. The capacity of those now in existence can be expanded readily by the use of tents, which in the south, particularly during the sum- mer, would not bring any hardship on the person ‘within them. Amgng the places re- cently offered to General Sternberg for hospiteb-purpeses* were Mount Vernon bar- racks, in Alabama, and the new. German hospital in Brooklyn. All these offers, however, are being held in reserve and will not be taken advantage of wniess the casu- alties in the war should ‘be much greater in extent than is now anticipated: and the capacity of the hospitals now in existence be taxed beyond their present limit. Oe INTERVIDW WITH GEN. GARCIA. Gen. Slinftey ‘and Admiral Sampson _Visit Cuban General's Camp. Richard Harding Davis in the New York Herald of today gives the following graphic account of the visit of General Shafter and Admiral Sampson to General Garcia's headquarters. It it dated General Garcia's Camp, Asseradero, Cuba, Monday, via Port Antonio, Jamaica, Tuesday: The drst landing of the regular army has, just taken place at this little point of land, twelve miles west of Santiago. it was a landing for conference only, and the most interesting feature cf it is that, without military escort of any sort, Gen- eral Shafter, the commander of the army of invasion, and his staff; Admiral Samp- son and Lieutenant Stanton, his chief of staff, have landed in a smail boat on the shore of the enemy’s country within twelve miles of 12,000 Spanish soldiers and the Castle of Morro, without a musket or a re- Yolver‘-to’ protect them. The Marblehead lay off.shore, 3 ‘ &-ragged escort of Cuban soldiers met them on landing, but of United States sol- diers, except’ in the sense that the officers of the highest rank in the army are sol- diers,’thére Was’ not one. It is a historical moment in the history of Cuba, if not of America, for General Gar- cia, General Shafter and Admiral Sampson have met for the first time. ‘hey are grouped together, under a sun so hot that it burns the eyes, on a high cliff overlook- ing a magnificent valley of royal palms, which meets motionless a blue sea broken only by lines of white breakers on the shore, and which further out is broken again by the slow méving hulls of thirty transports and thirty ships of war. The. three commanders ure seated on boxes under the palm-leaf roof of an open hut. One of them has a blue print-map.on his knees, and before they roll it up again the attack on Santiago will be decided upon and her fate sealed. Five Negro Sentries. Outside this hut are five negro sentries, naked to the waist, and on the open space about the hut are hundreds of the Cuban army officers, well armed and well unl- formed, privates of every shade of skin, with every make of weapon, and small laughing boys, armed with machetes or not armed at all. The paim leaf hut where| the conference is taking place open to the hot air at both ends, and each side and standing about it or knéeling on’ the ground in order to obtain.a better view is the strangest gathering of persons that this war has thrown together. & _ Col, Astor: Present. Colonel John Jacob Aster is crowded by a black giant, with only 4 guard belt to cover his naked shoulders, There are also General Ludlow of the Emgineers, General Costello and Lieutenant Miley and Ad- miral Sampson. : Colonel Goetzen, the German attache, in spotless white, and a Cuban officer, in a linen blouse and with bare feet, are talk- ing in signs, and with them ts Captain Lee, the British attache, booted and spurred, with field glasses, helmet and immaculate Kharki. the uniform of Captain Stewart Brice, in the volunteer army—a blue jacket with breeches rolled above the knee—and a group of ensigns-from the warship act as a background to the Eeeeinal actors, and still further back of. m™ are the Cuban soldiers, squatting»on the ground, curious and CEE ales and their teeth in broad smiles of welcome touching their straw hats when any one of the American officers looks their way. © ~~ = Gen. Garcia’s Camp. Any land would seem fair after a week on the troop ship, but there are few lands more fair than this one, and few. JAPAN’S HAWAIIAN PROTEST Mr. White's Statement Causes Considerable Interest in the Senate. Mr. Morgan's Persistent Questions Fail te Elicit a Frank Reply. The Senate remained in session until after 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, Senator White continuing his speech, which occu- pied most of the afternoon. In the course of his remarks Mr. White had read by the clerk a protest of the Japanese minister to this country against the arguments and conclusions of the for- eign relations committee as presented in its report on the Hawaiian treaty. The partic- ular object of the minister's criticism was the statements of the committee concern- ing the purpose of the Japanese govern- ment to interfere in Hawalian affairs. As the clerk was about completing the reading ‘of the document, Mr. Morgan rose and in- dignantly commented upon such a criticism of the Senate committee. He declared that no foreign minister had any right to send to the Senate such an attack upon senators. Mr. White said the minister had not sent the document to the Senate. He had brought it himself and had adopted it as his own. “Ig it an official paper?” inquired Mr. Morgan. It has been filed,” replied Mr. White. “I have presented it here and have used it as a part of my remarks. It is apposite and rejevant to the conclusions of the com- mittee on foreign relations.” “Is it an official papel Morgan. “I ask for informatio! Mr. White declined to say whether or not it was official. “If it is an official document, filed by the Japanese minister to this country,” de- clared Mr. Morgan, “it is a very serious and very outrageous assault upon the priv- lleges of the Senate.” Mr. White said there was nothing mys- terious about the paper, and it did not in- fringe upon the rights of the Senate. “I am calling the report of the commit- t into question; am criticising it, as I have a right to do. If it is not a copy of an authentic document the argument is good, and I adopt it.” “{ do not object,” said Mr. Morgan, “to the senator making use of any material he desires. I do object to what I consider the wrong of the Department of State in receiving such a document as that, if it be an official paper.” “I do not say the dccument was certified to by the Japanese ministe: said Mr. eee “but I have understood that it was e “With the Secretary of State?” again inquired Mr. Morgan. “I have said all I care to say about i replied Mr. White. “Well, what I complain of,” coniinucd Mr. Morgan, “is that the Secretary of State should permit to be filed in his office a paper imputing to a committee of this bedy ignorance, at least, and perhaps worse—prevarication. I regret we havecome upon a time when other departments of the government, will permit such criticisms, which is incisive if not outrageous, upon the Senate of the United States.” At 4:30 p.m. the Hawaiian resolution was laid aside, Mr. White having spoken for three hours and a half and not having concluded. Mr. Pettigrew of South Dakota, chair- man of the committee on Indian affairs, presented a conference report upon the Curtis bill for the protection of the peopie of the Indian territory, and it was agreed to. : House bill granting the right to the Niagara River Bridge and Tunnel Company to construct a bridge across Niagara river, was passed. Bills were passed to permit the state of Utah to select certain granted lands; to amend an act entitled “An act to provide for temporarily increasing the military establishment of the United States in time of war.’ Mr. Hawley, chairman of the military affairs committee, secured the passage of a bill to protect harbor defenses and for- tifications constructed or used by the United States from malicious injury. The bill provides a penalty for maliciously in- juring any submarine mine, torpedo, fort!- fication or harbor defense system, a fine of not less tnan $100 nor more than $5,000, or with imprisonment for a term not exceed- ing five years, or both. At 5:25 p.m. the Senate went into execu- tive session. The Senate adjourned at 5:45 p.m. ——— FOR SUMMER RECREATION. Washingtonians May Find Agreeable Quarters. Although the temperature at present is such that no one would care to leave Wash- ington, yet it is expected that there will come a hot spell when one will want to quit the city and hie to the seaside or the mountains. Below are some further sug- gestions where vacations may be desirably spent: Washington people need no introduction to Virginia Beach. As all know, it is one of the most delightful of the resorts along the Atlantic seaboard. The Princess Anne Hotel is situated directly on the beach, with an uninterrupted view of the broad Atlantic. The hotel is modern in every respect, its cuisine is excellent and the service is not surpassed at any summer resort. The surf bathing is ideal. The Princess Anne is this year under the man- agement of Krumbholz & Orvis, who are always glad to furnish information. One of the hotels that have made Cape May a favorite among the Jersey coast resorts is the Ebbitt House, which is un- der the management of Mr. S. W. Golt. The appointments of the hotel are com- plete and there is a splendid view of old ocean from its windows. The hotel has a iong-distance telephone, No. 5. The Surf House at Asbury Park is the nearest hotel to the beach and its sun par- lors, fronting on Ist avenue, have the Prettiest outlook to be found anywhere. Mr. E. A. Martin is maneger of the Surf Heuse. Those who have visited Atlantic City re- member the old Hotel Hoffman. This hos- telry has been entirely rebuilt and newly furnished throughout pnd rechristened the Holmhurst, with Mr.° Henry Darnell as manager. The Holmhurst, with modern appointments, will be thrown open to the public June 25, The Fenimore at Asbury Park, N. J., is only one block and a half from the ocean front and has a capacity for 200 guests. The Fenimore is managed by Mr. Thomas Noble and may be recommended to any one intending to visit this popular resort. Another Asbury Park Hotel that is well known is the Laurel House on 2d avenue and Kingsley street. The Laurel has been refurnished throughout and is now under the management of Mr. S. Kempe. Holland Hall is a popular Asbury Park stopping place. It is. situated near the beach and has an unobstructed view. The Hall has been made new and modern in every respect and special rates are offered until July 6 . 2 Every Washingtonian who has visited Tolchester Beach over in Maryland knows. overlooking historic Chesapeake * : Where tractions offered, while the cuisine is said ‘to be very fine. St. George's Island is reached by the steamer Sue or by the Arrowsmith. The time of sailing may be found in the schedules of these lines printed in The Star. The Woodlawn at Rockville, Md., July 1, offering a delightful country home for the summer at moderate rate: The Woodlawn’s rooms are large and airy, tis perches are broad and the grounds are well shaded. The hotel is also equipped with hot and cold baths, and artesian wa- ter is furnished to the guests. The Arlington at Ocean Grove, N. J., is one of the leading hotels at that resort. Mr. C. H. Millar, the proprietor, is offer- ing special rates for this summer that are exceedingly attractive. The Reade House at Atlantic City is sit- uated on Pacific avenue above New Jersey avenue, directiy in the fash:onabie yptown quarter, only one block from the beach. Mr. L. Van Voorhees would be pleased to see his many Washington friends the The Hotel Elberon, at Atlantic City, is epen and ready for guests. This weil- known hotel is under new managem-nt this year, Dr. Robert B. Ludy succeedin, the former proprietors. The terms are moderste, ranging from $8 to $12 per week. Delightfully situated at the ocean end of New York avenue, the Hotel Pitney, at Auantic City, is in every way a desiraole place to stop at the famous resort. The service is first-class and the prices are moderete. The hotel has a capacity of 125. Address F. C. Read for further par- ticulars. All the comforts of home are offered by the Mt. Vernon Hotel, at Atlantic City. The hotel is located on Pacific avenue near the beach. The terms range from $9 to $14 per week, and the table board is first- class. Write to Messrs. Moone & Shaw for a booklet giving all information. Among the best-known family hotels at Atlantic City is the Brady House, del'ght- fully located on Arkansas avenue near the ocean. The rooms are cozy and well fur- nished, the fare excellent and the terms Faemes Write to James Brady for book- et. The Coney Island of Maryland is Bay Ridge. Within a few hours of Washing- ton, this ideal place possesses all the sea- side requirements of an up-to-date salt water resort. The season has opened «nl already there are a number of V hing- toniuns summering there. A special fea- ture of the place is the hotel facilities. Both the American and European plans prevail, and the amusements are legion. Congress Hall, at Cape May, has long teen recognized as the popular hoste!ry of this famous New Jersey resort. Ii is the favorite of Washingtcnians visiting there. The hotel cmriends a view of the ocean and is in many respects the most complete seaside hotel in the ecuntry. The season cpens June 25, and already a number of citizens from Washington have engaged rooms. The table board is unsurpassed and @ competent orchestra furnishes :ausic. Write to R. Halpin, menager, for terms. At the ocean end of Ocean street, where the salt water breezes constantly linger, is the Colonial, an excellent family hotel and One of the best at Cape May. The house is excellently appointed and the ie ange from $10 to $18 per week. Write for particulars. Directly overlooking the ocean at Cape May is the Windsor. Since last season the hcuse has been greatly improved. The Lomelike comferts which have ys been a feature of the house will still be continued. Write to R. Halpin for terms. The Kenilworth, which proved so popular as a family hotel at Cape May last season, will continue this year under the same well-known manegement of O. S. Wright, whose mott> is “all the comforts of home at moderate priccs.”” Entirely rebuilt, refitted and refurnished, the Hotel Berkeley at Cape May offers su- perior inducements this season to summer visitors. The hctel faces the ocean, every room has an occan view. There is an elevator, a sun parlor directly on the board walk, salt baths; in fact, ail the necessities 0? a strictly first-class seaside hotel. Write to James aad George Bew for information. With a superior location at the ocean end of Virginia avenue and entirely new appointments throughout the Hotel Strand plesenis admirable opportunities to Auan- tic City visitors who desire comforts at rea- sonable rates. Fairoairn & Williams offer recuced rates for June. Collins & O'Brien, owners and managers of the Rossmore, Tennessee avenue near the beach, Atiantie City, have altered and refurnished the well-known house and fit- ted it with all modern requisites. The table is an excellent ore and rates are rea- sonable. Among the real homelike houses at At- lanuic City the Clifton, corner of Connec- ticut and Atlantic avenues, enjoys deserved popularity. W. F. Shaw, the manager, will send inquirers information regarding terms, &e, Real summer pleasure is always obtain- able in Maine, and this year the Hotel Sorrento, at Sorrento, will doubtless be a favorite resort for Washingtonians, as A. R. Barrow, formerly of the Riggs House and Willard’s, and also superintendent of the Columbia Athletic and Washington Press Clubs, is the manager. The Hotel Sorrento is first class in every particular, and a glance at the advertisement in another column will be instructive. The Ocean House at Swamscott, Mass., opened June 20 under the proprietorship of J. R. Mead, who also owns “The Hamil- ton” at Bermuda. it is delightfully situat- ed and modernly managed. The Hotel Rudolf, Atlantic City, is sit- uated st one of the most eligible points on the famous beach, and has obtained deserved popularity under the management of C. R. Myers. Until July speciai rates are offered, that will be made known on application. Mountain Lake Park, situated on the sum- mit of the Alleghanies, midway between Deer Park and Oakland, presents unrivaled attractions for summer spenders. The Mountain Lak> Park Hotel, under Mrs. J. K. McKee’s excellent management, is now open. ‘The New England, South Carolina avenue, Atlantic City, is near the surf and con- venient to all points of interest in the great city by tha sea. The house contains all conveniences, and better still, a first-class table. Bryan & Williams, managers, offer special rates for June. No nearby point presents more pleasant attractions for summer visitors than Har- per’s Ferry. The scerery is grand, the air delicious and there are abundant facilities for fishing, boating and driving. The Hote! Shenandoah offers special rates to families, waich may be obtained by addressing M. L. Jones, the manag=>r. The waters of Bedford Springs, Pa., have been long famous for their effective qual- ities, and the location of the popular resort is all that could be desired. Health and pleasure seekers alike will find the Avon- dale Hotel desirable in every particular. Alsip & Smith will send all information. Castleman's Ferry, Va., sixty miles from Washington, is situated among the moun- tains in a beautiful valley. Maurice Castie- man has excellent accommodations for summer boarders at very low rates and will send a circular to cpplicants. The Ruskin, at Spring Lake, N. J., beau- tifully located between the lake and the At- lentic,..will open June 25. The service and cuisine are always superior at th> and the terms are reasonable. J. If you want to buy, sell lease property or rent rooms, want a situation or want help, it will pay you to announce the fact in the advertising columns of The Star. They are closely studied by more than three times as many people as read any other paper. ‘WILLING TO SERVE | ear opens | Some Candidates for Congress in Maryland, ey nee LIVELY CONTESTS IN PROGRESS ee ee Present Members Will Not Be Al- lowed to Walk In. THE STATE COMMITTEES cana SME ee Correspondence of The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, June 1808, Considerable interest is being developed here, despite the absorption of public at- tention in the war, in the several contests that are getting under way for congression- al nominations in both parties. ticularly This is par- the c among the republicans, re confident of carrying a majority The democrats, however, believe that they will Go better than two years ago, and in the first and second dis- tricts tights are uncer way for the nomi- nations that recall the oid days before the Waterloo of ‘95, when ihe democ all-powerful, and to a candidate certain step towa jon. Over on the eastern snore the democrats are sure of carrying (he district, and even was a at this early showing a number of possi- bilities are discussed. Among these are State Senator John Waiter Smith and Floyd Wilkinson of Worces Controller J. Frank Tuit Dr. Robert M. Price of Quecu . State Senator William H, Appiwecrih of Dorehes- Harrison W. Vicscrs of Kent, son of late United States Senator George Vicker Henry K. Lewis of Caroline. oft Messrs garth receive and att om App! ation, and it 1 nom. tion will - or the vther of them, with the chances rather lavoring the for- er. Col. Smith wou. m: ate in a moment if would take the nomination, but he has no to siand, and would prefer to s Wilkinson name His influence ts € ed to have great weight in the convention, and as his pr s run strongly in favor of his fellow V count.an, the latter as Mr. cratic minority in the last house of @ ites, and § ved his fitness for the pos y the ease finesse he displayed in harassing and us repubiican ) hrewd party man, a good stum; , ironical and bitter in debate, and shows great rt and quick- ness in seizing an opponent n opportunit . or f the Should y to make If, and to at- 2 of his abili- nt delega- nikn which ass 7H get to Congress, he is lik something of a name for hi tract more attention by reas ty than the majority of the 7 tion which represents the state. Senator Applegarth has only recentuy been discussed as a candidate, and a ai- versity of opinion has arisen ‘as to the feasibility of bis running. On many ac- counts his candidacy would be popular, berality he displayed in his con- ate senate Inst fall (as evine- d in his compaign contributions) is a de- that gives his candidacy faver. The democrats, however, will have only five 1dinj in the ne neral assem! > gain control of upper house must elect rine, and, on this count, they are reluctant to allow the Withdrawal of any one, and an ferea: in the difficulty before them, which is on- evous enovzh. While the shore democr: is in good shape, the republicans are upset by fac- tional difficulties between those the renomination of Congressm and those who favor it. Dr. Ba “neglect” of the faithful in the matter of rendered him distributing patronage has cXceedingly unpcpular in the district, especially in is own county of Talbot. the faction that follows the al. James C. Mulliken, will make ptaring the county delegates to the convention extremely diffi ult if not im- probable, and rumors at this early @ate are rife that if he is named will ly knifed at the poll & n of t county amissioncrs oppone and the his followers. y little mention of any one the under the ng his politic complete excl There |i aside from Barber as a cand Martin M. Higgins, secretary of the last stete senate, has b ken of, but the plens ef the anti-Rarberites don’t seem to be formulated beyond a fixed determin: to make matters before the nomin (and after, if necessary) as arduovs for the doctor as possible. The Second District. The present outlook in the second district indicates that there will be a close fight, with the chances about even. The demo- crats, if they repeat in any degree their showing of last fall, will carry the counties of Cecil, Harford, Baltimore and Carroll, but will lose heavily in the city. That is where the republicans look to their strength. There will be no dearth of can- didates, although at present some of those “mentioned” have not declared themselves, On the republican side, Congressman Baker wants to return, Mr. J. Cookman Boyd of timore county would like to run, and Attorney General Clabavgh and State Treasurer Shryock ar of. Among the democrats, ex-Congressman J. F. C. Talbott of Baltimore county, State Senator Joshua A. Hering of Carroll und John 8. Wirt of Cecil have been discussed. It now appears that Congressman Baker is somewhat in the lead for his party's nomination, but that Mr. Boyd will be a decided factor in the fight. Congressman Baker is anxious to win the gubernatorial nomination a year hence, and a successful congressional campaign would decidedly en- hance his value as a possibility. He has managed to spend two terms at Washing- ton without incurring the animosity of his constituents, and he hopes to be named @ third Ume. ~ In the fact, however, of his having served twice les an element of weakness. The voters in the state generally are opposed to seeing a man hold an office continuously unless he has manifested some extraordi- nary briiliancy or fitness for the post, and of this Mr. Baker is to be entirely absolved. In fact, many members of the party, in Baltimore county especially, are afraid that if he stands again he will be defeated, and they are anxious to have him step aside for some one else. Mr. Boyd is an energetic young lawyer who has entered the fight full of enthust- asm, and is confident of winning the nomi- nation. He ts an indefatigable worker, and is a speaker of considerable force and bril- Haney. The party in his county is split over factional squabbles, but Mr. Boyd has friends among both wings, and, as it now appears, will go to the convention with the indorsement of the county. Indications on the democratic side point to the nomination of the Baltimore county leader, ex- Talbott. While the of “Fred” Talbott will doubtless of protest from the Gorman- among the democrats, and ultra-reform element