Evening Star Newspaper, July 13, 1898, Page 3

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ENS: slight mey LOCALS, firs in the 20 defective flue called to the About $: a = ng to kill John C. ed last nig! af hold the r hearing alternatiy colored. ng a dirt today nife months. ‘Toy THE BEST NATURAL 1 ‘Shows am excellent wulpbetes and chlorides. It is, aperient.""—Julius Althaus, M. 2 o'clock yesterda ee 4 4 4 ere rer ca ee eo ee house of G ho Brrrows, the ev Bowles in $20 real e of ten aded concealed ar’ s for imdependence, and the United tes would never relax its schemes for rnexation. He argued, therefore, that ain ought to prepare to grant indepen- dence in order to avpid being ejected vio- jlently with loss to the national interests und stain to the naticnai honor. “When he became governor general, Po- [PUTTING OFF PEACE | Madrid Government’s Assurances | Concerning the Ministers. ——— NOT MAKING ANY NEGOTIATIONS Spain Unwilling to Meet the De- | mand of the United States. —- CRISIS HANGING FIRE a. MADRID, July 13, noon.—The government | continues its assurances, to the effect that the ministers are not taking part in any race negotiations which may be proceed- The Correspondencia (independent and semf-official) says: “There is an enormous diffsrence between the concesions which Spain is willing to make and the demands of the Americans. ace is impcssible until a Spanish vic- tory has lowered the pride of- the Amer- icans or another disaster f pain to ake the most emple concessions. Still Hanging Fire. LONDON, July 13.—The Madrid corre- spon ent of the Times says: “The crisis hang» fire. The ministers still meet in coun- cil, a .d tue difficulties of retirement seem even greater than the difficulties of re- mainiag in office. ‘The conservatives ar> noz prepared to cept offi @ it is hard to imagine a ibera! pinet without an undisputed lib- ept the responsibility of de- to open peace nego- is required is that he should make his mind on that essential point. If he resclutely adopts a peace pohey, nearly all his colleagues will m, and for those who do not s' s can be found. If, on the contrery, Jes to continue the struggle h> must largely remodel the cabinet. For the moment he appears to hesitate between the two courses, pervetv- ing clearly, no de long experience of p of b by the light of his litical life, the dangers In Favor of Pence. “On the one hand general public opinion seems now decidedly in favor of peace. Near- ly all the influential papers recognize that supplies in Cuba are net neafly so great upposed; that Porto Rico could not long resist a formidable attack; that, since America has now obtained undisputed com- mand of the Spain cannot longer as- t her colonies in their efforts against a powerful invader, and that she wili obtain better conditions now than when her pow- ers of existence are completely “On the other hand, mility favor holding out and are beginning to use very jent war language. he three chief military organs all publish articles urging resistance to the uttermost and employing against the partis: of peace terms of in- vective, which I refrain from reproducing. | “If they represent faithfully the general } state of feeling in the army, I can under- sta at least one of the reasons why ta hesitates to adopt a resolute peac a ‘In the course of his long political life ‘agasta has lived under all kinds of gov- rom repressive absolutism to al republicanism; and he has taken active part in more an one revolution. of gauging accu- al importance of any current opinion i of weighing accu- st external danger however, cannot continu majority of t dec on ernments— an is more capable the public in a col- being Works. news quote long e3 from work on Cuba vieja, who spent rising from the rank of be general, be- ling with several im- civil posts, ine the governor ind p. surprising to srrespondence that his political views differed radically from those of offi- | les in Madrid. comparatively early period Gen. Polavieja arrived the Cuba could not remain Spanish coly, and when this convic r:pencd he wrote enéless letters to private | ard efficial friends urgirg the necessity of | making timely preparaiious for an amica- nratio2. In 187! he wi when governor of Puerto Prin- te Gen. Blanco explaining that uid never abandon their ef Cut Jlevieia, perceiving the ever-growing dan- ger of an American attack, urged the goy- ernment to build six cruisers and twenty ficuting batteries for the protection of the Cuban His policy, in short, was to nt friendly independence as but, so long as Spain to tion aad to re DON AS POs- the retained : strong enough to sup} ist fo surre eign inv: Blanco Still Protests. LONDON, July disp A special from Madrid, publisted this afternoon, $s Captain G neo has replied to panish go iterated repre- | sentatior | | che | in rej \ ce by energet- ically protesting agairst the idea of peace, v ptaia gereral seys the report that the governm-nt has resclved to negotiate | with the United States has had a deplor- | able, effect, pecially among the troops He “adds that a deputation of officers chosen by the army had begged him convey to the goverrment their protests against any propesiticns for peace, ciaim- ing that nothing can justify a cessation of hostilities at present. Continuing, Gen, Blanco “The arm tien, and thu bas only just come into ac- far cannot be said to have suffered a reverse, although opposed nu- merically to a far strerger force. The dep- tation declares that so long as it is not conclusively preved that the troops are in- capable of :uccessfully defending Cuba, Spain cannot treat for peace without dis- henoring her army to the eyes of the world, The Cuban volunteers are even more vio- Ient opponeats of peace. They declare they will not recognize any agreement con- cluded und, the present conditions, and that even deserted by Spain they will con- tinue the war themselves.” The Wace Indemnity. LONDON, July 13.—The Star claims to be in a position to state authoritatively that an active exchange of views occurred on Monday and Tuesday between the diplo- mats who are endeavoring to arrive at a peace understanding between ‘the United States and Spain. It also understands that the Spanish government ig ready to agree to evacuate Cuba if her soldiers are allowed to depart in a manner acceptable to an army which has not been defeated, and if the United States is ready to assume the Cuban debt, The greatest difficulty is with the ques- | that tion of a war indemnity, but a solution of this may perhaps be found in a proposal from a syndicate of American and English bankers to repay the United States its war expenses in twenty annuities, taking in re- turn the tobacco monopoly and the railway | concessions in Cuba and the Philippine Isl- ands. It is rumored that if Spain will sur- render Santiago without further bloodshed President McKinley, in order to facilitate peace, may abandon the attack on Porto Rico. If the pending peace negotiations succeed the queen regent will appoint a Moret cabinet to sign the articles of peace. The Star adds that at the last moment it learns that Spain has expressed its readi- ness to cede to Germany the Vizayas Isl- ands, Samar, Leyt, Mindora and Paragua, provided Germany will guarantee to Spain possession of Mindanao and the Carolines, in which case Spain will abandon Luzon to the United States. —_—.—— THE BOASTFUL SPANIARDS. Their Report to Havana of the Fight- ing Around Santiago. (Copyright, 1898, by the Asscciated Press.) HAVANA, July 13.—The following is the Spanish account of the fighting at Santia- go: : “Advices from Santiago de Cuba indicate that at T o'clock yesterday morning VJuly 11) the following Amerfcan boats were be- fore that city, the New York, Texas, Brooklyn, Indiana, one monitor and eight- een trans-Atlantic steamers, the latter standing off in the vicinity of Siboney. “The Americans began the attack on the city of Santiago with light musketry fire and some cannon. At 9 o'clock the fleet began bombarding the city, and the heavy batteries attached to the American land forces opened fire. “The last dispatch received last night from Santiago said that the Spanish troops, notwithstanding the fierce attack on the city, continued firm and enthusiastic, and stood resolutely at their positions with in- creasing determination to resist and repel the enemy. No citizen of Santiago was in- jured. Among the Spanish forces one sol- dier was killed, and one officer and fifteen soldiers were wounded. - “The local papers of Havana "publish long editorials extolling Spanish heroism at the siege of Gerona, Saragossa, Bilboa and Havana, and exciting the enthusiasm and patriotism of the people, urging them to imitate the glorious achievements of their ancestors. The Union Constitucional says, concerning the siege of Santiago de Cuba, that that city has not been taken, although there are 20,000 Americans against 5,000 Spaniards. The Americans have not advanced their positions percep- tibly, nor have they dared to come forth to fight the Spanish heroes, who success- fully resisted their first attack. ‘While we are awaiting news about this great enter- prise, in which our heroic soldiers are en- gaged, after all it does not matter what may result, for they may be relied upon always to take good care for that which in all of these ses is still most important, namely the flag's hongr. > LOAT. OUR ENGINEERS AF District Volunteer Corps Sailed From ‘Yampa for Santingo Yesterday. The steamship Lampa sailed from Tampa yesterday for Santiago. She car- ried Gen. Miles’ outfit, Capt. Scott and his bureau of military information and a large cargo of Red Cross and engineering sup- plies. Besides this there were one hundred and twenty-five horses for artillery use. ‘The engineering corps from the Ist Reg- iment of the District of Columbia, which has been there since that regiment left, also departed. A large number of pon- toons were carried as well as shovels, nd many other implements for ne engineers in road building. ches from Italy, Japan and any were in the as was also a large nymber of Red ¢ nurses ar physici among them being many experienced Cubans. ‘The Lampasas had in tow a large lighter one dred feet long, whi Will be used for unloading the transports at Santiago. = cee METROPOLITAN RAILWAY. Annual Weeting of Stockholders and Submission of Reports. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Metropolitan Railway Company was held thi mn at the office of the company, Eas: 1 and 14th streets. ‘The report of the president, Mr. Robert D. Wea showed that, owing mainly to the change made during the year in the motive power of the Capital Traction Com- pany, and to other causes, the business of the company was larger than in any pre- vious year in its history. It was stated the receipts for the year were be- tween $890,000 and $900,000, and that son 8,000,000 passengers had been carried, bi tween 3,00,000 and 4,000,000 more than last year. The polls for will remain open expe election of the present composed of the following: Robert D. W ver, president; A. B. Grunwell, vice presi- dent; Nathaniel Wilson, W. B. Gurley, 5. T. Brown, John Cammack, John Joy son and W. J. Spence. the election of until 4 o'clock, directors but it is ted there will be no opposition to the is boa! which Navy Officers’ Pay. To the Editor of The Evening Star: when everybody has rela- tives or friends in the war the following table may be of interest to those readers of The Star who are not fully informed as to the facts mentioned, The table shows in compact form the pay end relative rank of the commissioned offi- cers of the army and navy, together with a brief description of the devices or insig- nia used on shoulder straps to indicate rank: ARMY. Device on shoulder strap. + two stus, 3. Major gen 4. Brig. geu'l. 5. Clenel 2 6. Lieut. cel. Wo suver le 8 Major... N'wo gold leay 7 “two bars at ea.end strap, s. One bar at each end strap, 9. Plain strap. Rank. Admiral... : Vice admiral Rr admiral. 6/000. . Commedore.. 5,060. : 5. + 4500, two anchors . silver leaves nebor bet. 2 gold leaves, ‘wo bars at each end of str.p, wiih anchor bet. chor with « bar on r side. . 1,200. .An anchor. Present the highest office major geveral, and the highe: y ie a rear admiral, The rates of pay given for the navy ara for duty at sea. An officer on shore duty, on leave or waiting orders, receives less pay. Army officers below the grade of brigadier general receive 10 per cent addi- tional after five years’ service. Also an ad- ditional allowance is made to certain offi- cers when mounted. July 13, 1898. THOMAS W. GILMER. —— Must Pay Alimony. Chief Justice Birgham, in Equity Court No. 1, today ordered Louis Arthur Rein- burg to pay his wife, Nora J. Reinburg, $5 a week alimony beginning July 18, pending his appiication for divorce. Mr. Reinburg was also ordered to allow his wife $25 at- torney’s fees. The complainant is repre- sented by Berry & Minor, while Mrs. Rein- burg is fighting the case through Attorney Philip Walker. —— Respect to Memory of Maj. Moore. Upon the suggestion of Commissioner Ross, the District building will be closeg at 1:30 tomorrow afternoon, in order to permit the employes the District ta at- tend the funeral of the late Major William G. Moore, chief of the District police force, in the etficer It matters little what it is that you want— whether a situation or a servant—a “want” ad in The Star will reach the person who can fill your need. | DISGRACEFUL. DEPRAVITY Camp Alger Soldiers Making the Division Their Reso, x A Shocking State of Affairs in the Very Center of the Capital City of the Nation? ‘The neighborhood southfiof Pennsylvania avenue and west of 10th street, commoniy known as “the Division,’? has; grown so conspicuously and offensively disreputable in the past few weeks that a very general opinion exists that something should be done immediately to lessen the disgrace it” is casting upen the city. The soldiers from Camp Alger, and especially the very young ones, have made it their point of conver- gence in Washington, and the vile, loath- some dens that form so large a part of its tenements are crowded night and day with wearers of the uniform of the United States. Worse Than in the 60's. At every hour of the day or night the strets of “the Division” are crowded With soldiers in all degrees of drunkenness, wh:le the bar rooms are thronged with others getting in the same condition. Those who remember the same locality during the days of the civil war declare positively that the conditions now are infinitely worse. While in daylight the scenes are revolting to a sickening degree, at nignt they surpass description. Drunken soldiers. and drunken prostitutes roll through the streets and alleys, making night hideous and from the brothels come sounds of the riotous revelry within. Driven to the Lowest Dives. Singular as it may seem there are de- grees of depravity on the nether side of the world just as there are degrees of respecta- bility on the other side, and the houses of prostitution of what is known as the better class are closed to the soldiers. Conse- quently they are forced to frequent the lowest dens in the locality, where disease goes hand in hand with dissipation, and the result is obvious. ‘The police authorities seem to regard the license granted to men in uniform as a sort of patriotic duty, as the frequenters of the Division in Uncle Sam's uniform are not disturbed unless they are particularly vio- lent. Military Authorities Shoald Act. ‘There is a very general opinion that the military authorities should take immediate measures to protect their soldiers from the inevitable results of their drunken revels. The commanders of the troops at Camp Alger are certainly responsible for the coa- duct of their men not only while in camp, but elsewhere, still no provost guard is ever seen in the Division unless some soldiers overstay their leaves. Then a guard is sent over to find the delinquents and take them to camp. During the civil war a provost guard was kept always on duty in the Division and other localities populated with the same de- praved character of people, and the de- mand for the establishment of such a guard now is more urgent in the apinion of per- sons familiar with the conditions of both periods than it was then. 2 ——~.» = SEEN FROM THE NEWYORK, Deseription of the Fight Squadron Bulletin, A copy of the Squadrog Buljetin, which is published every day or so on the flagship New York, has been re¢eived here and gives the following account of the naval fight at Santiago, under date of July 3: “This is a red-letter day for the American navy, as dating the entife destruction of Admiral Cervera’s formidable; fleet, con- ting of the Infanta Maria Teresa, Vizca- ya, Oquendo, Cristobal Coton ana the deep- sea torpedo boats, Furor nd Pliton. The flagship had started fiom her about 9 o'clock 10 go to, Siboney, the admiral had proposed. going for Htation with Generali. Shafter. about a mile from the,bay the Spanish fleet was observed coming out and making westward. The flagship at once put about to rejoin. The exit was remarkably sud- den and the pace sustained by the enemy such that the flagship was more of a spectator than an aetual participant, hi in the When ing an opportunity of firing only at one of the torpedo boat destroyers. Though at no time close enoug' re on the Is ships, there was of the succe: siv teps of the n@pin opportuni- ty of forming one in the Ic nd suc Cristobal Colo much to be regretted that we were not able to save anything out of the general wreck. All but the Cris- tobal Colon were total wre i action, being fired by shel and blown up or burned. Colon was chased about sixty 1 pm. The Oregon, Brooklyn, Vixen and New York took der named, but toward the last the Brook- lyn drew somewhat ahead and _ final: brought the Colon to bay, When she was run ashore and surrendered. When board- ed her bow was in eight feet and her stern in seventy feet of water. There was a con- siderable quantity of water in the engine room. Officers and men were sent from the Oregon to take charge of her, but she gradually sank, chiefly from all her sea- cocks having been opened, which our peo- ple were not able to get at. It is probable that we may be able to raise her. At least it is to be so hoped." ful chase after th “It is, of cour: Texas, art in the or- WEATHER BUREAU EXTENSION. A Complete System of Stations on the Caribbean Sea. The most radica' extension of the weath- er service yet made will be operated im- mediately by this government by the es- tablishment of a ccmplete system of weather stations on the Caribbean sea for the benefit of all nations whose interests lie in that region. Between ten and twelve new ations will be organized, and the corps to inaugurate the new service and rran the stations will be dispatched to the field in a few days. The following have been selected for these important posts: In charge—Profs. Park Morrill of the weather buroau, Washington, and W. B. Stockman 9f th> Cleveland, Ohio, office. Local officiais—Fianklin G. Tingley of In- diana, John W. Towers of this city, Thos Crawford of Jacksonville, Fla., Frank A, Davis of Puiladelphia, Louis Dorman of Pittsburg and John M. Ryker of Galves- ton. The others have not been finally se- lected. All are to be trained observers and ex- pert weather forecasters. and are to be taken exclusively from the present service. While under the general, supervision of Chief Moore of the weather bureau, there will he a central station, located probably at Kingston, Jamaica, tut tossibly at either Santiago or Gvantahar , Cuba, in- stead, which will constitute thé headquar- ters, and Mossrs. Morrilf. and Sparkman will be in direct control., There are three stations now in operation—Havana, . with which weather warnings are even now ex- changed every day betwe¢n the, two coun- tries, surprising as it may “seem, and Kingston and St. Thomas. The location of the new stations is contemplated to in- clude Barranquilla, Columbia, St. Kitts (southeast of St. Thomas), Trinidad, Cura- cao, Martinique, San Domingo and the Bar- badoes. Thee will be several stations on the north coast of South America. It has been found that tornadoes, which ane especially to be looked for, beginuing,around the equa- tor, frequently either cut a slicejoff the cor- ner of South America in their progress north cr cut over past the Windwards, in either of which directions the earliest in- fermation will be sect red by the new serv- ice and rushed ahead with a gain of many hours cyer the relatively slow-moving storms, whose course of invasion in the next twenty-four hours could be easily defined in quick telegraphic warnings. Reports, forecasts and warnings will be regularly issued from all these. stations through the central station to the bureau ia Washington and therce wired from here generally, and vice versa. Those in charge of the central office, seeing the premature symptoms of a tornado about the Barba- does or Trinidad, in such/contingencies will be empowered to order the observers at the Ppcints involved to send reports at intervals of two hours or so forthe benefit of the commercial interests, — paid The object of this sweeping éxtension of the weather system is to gather-all regular observation to make weather charts of wtkce 4 that region, locate storms and to make and spréad forecasts and warnings, not for the United States alone, but for all nations in that quarter of the globe, the weather au- thorities explaining that the service is aim- ed at the future great commerce expected to be built up there. The work will effect a complete chain of agencies for weather intelligence that embraces the entire sec- tion from Central America east to the Car- ibbean Islands and from the southern coast ef North America to the north cost of South America. It will be begun at the earliest practicable moment, Secretary Wil- son of Agriculture and Chief Moore of the bureau haviig in view the frequency of tcrnadoes there in August. ——— RAIN, Unpleasant Weather Indicated for Tonight and Tomorrow. Forecast till § p.m. Tnursday-—For Dela- ware and Maryland, rain tonight and Thursday; north to northwest winds, high on the coast today, becoming easterly by Thursday. For the District of Columbia, rain tonight and Thursday; northerly winds, becoming easterly. For Virginia and North Carolina, rain to- night and Thursday; northeasterly winds, becoming high on the coast tonignt and Thursday. Weather conditions and general forecast— The pressure continues high over the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, in New England, the lake regions, the Ohio and Mississippi val- leys. The pressure is generally low in the upper Missouri valley. A storm center has developed rapidly on the New Jersey coast and will cause high northeast to north gales on the New Eng- land and north Atlantic coast today and tonight, probably dangerous to shipping. A second storm center is developing over the east gulf states,central in southern Ala- bama, and will probably cause increasing brisk to high northeasterly winds on the middie and south Atlantic coast tonight. The barometer has fallen on the north At- lantic coast and in the east gulf states. The temperature is higher in the south Atlantic states. Heavy rain has fallen in the south Atlan- tic states and near the north Atlantic coast. Occasional showers have occurred on the Rocky mountain slope. Rain. with high northeasterly winds, is in- dicated for the Atlantic states. It will ex- tend into New England and the lower lake region tonight and Thursday. The weather will be generally fair in the west gulf states. The following heavy precipitations (in inches) was reported: During the past twenty-four hours—Cape May, 1.24; Atlantle y, 1.18; Augusta, 2.74; Jacksonville, 2. 3.14; Charleston, 3.18; Block Isi- 1.64; Albany, Ga., 2.14; Alapha, Ga. Eastman, Ga., 1.84; Fort Gaines, Ga. Millen, Ga. 04; Thomasville, Ga. Batesburg, S$. C., 1.70; Waynesboro, 2.14; West Point, Ga., 2.64; Eufaula, Ala., 2.00. Tide Table. Today—Low tide, 10:08 a.m. and 10.06 p. m; high tide, 3:15 a.m. and 3 p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 10:54 a.m. and 10:55 p.m.; high tide, 4:04 a.m. and 4:42 p.m. The Sun and Moon. Today—Sun rises, 4:45 a.m., sun sets, p.m. Moon rises, 12:59 a.m. Tomorrow—Sun rises, 4:46 a.m. The City Lights. Gas lamps all lighted by 8:33 p.m., extin- guishing begun at 3:55 a.m. The lighting is begun one hour before the time named. Are lamps lighted at 8:18 p.m.; extin- guished at 4:10 a.m. Records for Twenty-Four Hours. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning at 4 p.m. yes 2 midnight, 12 noon, July 12, 4 p.m 4 July 1 S0; 2 p.m., 82. Maximum, + p.m, July 13; minimu: 0, at 11 p.m. July 12. The following were the readings of the weather bureau for thi beginning at 4 p.m. barometer at the past twenty-four hour. July midnight a.m., 20.2 Suit for Additional! Damages. Rudolph Claughton, administrator of the estate of the late Hiercme 9. Claughton, has filed suit against the Baltimore and Potomac Railrcad Company for $350 es, covering the value of the buge: ich Judge Claushton and Miss when killed at D. recently re nt company account of 4 ughton’s death. buggy was broken to splinter: — AWAY TO RE Funeral Services Over the Remains of Admiral Ammen. Low requiem mass over the remains of the late Admiral Daniel Ammen was ce! brated at St. Paul's holic Church th morning. The last words of the hero of many a naval conflict were to express the wish that the rites attending his buris should be simple, and that no eulogy should be pronounced over his bier. Accordingly the services were without ostentation and in perfect. keeping with the life of the great naval commander, whose modesty throughout a long career was as marked as was his wonderful activity. ‘Phe services at St. Paul’s Church were held at 10 o'clock, the remains having been taken to that place from the Naval Hospi- tal, accompanied only by the family and friends of the deceased. Sailors from the na ard were the body bearers, the hon- orary pallbearers all being intimate friends of the dead admiral. They were Senator Morgan of Alabama, Admirals Walker and Franklin, Chi2f Engineer Melville, Capt. Crowninshield, Cemmander Tanner and ex- Paymaster General Looker of the navy and Majer George W. Davis of the army. Be- sides the family of the deceased, there were present in the church a large assemblage of army and navy people to pay their last tribute of respect. The Loyal Legion was represented by a large number of m:mbers, wearing the insignia of their order. The flower-covered casket containing the remains of the dead admiral was placed be- fore the altar of St. Paul’s and low requiem mass was celebrated by Father Mackin. The choir was composed of priests and students from St. Charles’ Academy of Bal- timore, Md. At the conclusion of the ser- vice the cortege proceeded to Arlington, where the remains were interred in the national cemetery. A detachment of ma- rines from the navy yard were there dnd fired a volley over the last resting place of the dead, while a bugler standing at the head of the grave sounded taps. THE TEST CASES, LAID Proposition Concerning Telephone Rates to Be Submitted to Court. ‘The preparation of the test cases which it is proposed by the Telephone Subscrib- ers’ Association to bring in order to de- termine whether the telephone company is to carry on business in accordance with the terms of the law enacted at the session of Congress just closed is being pushed forward with as much rapidity as possi- ble. «In talking with a Star reporter to- day, Messrs. Birney and Woodard, the at- torneys of the association, sald there seem- ed to be some misapprehension in the minds of the members of the association in regard to the meaning of a clause in the circular recently issued by the association. “Many of the members,” said the attor- neys, “are paying the bills for the quarter under protest, whether their contracts have expired or not. The circular, on the con- trary, advised that in cases where the con- tracts have expired, or are about to expire, the subscribers give ten days’ notice of the termination of the contract, as required by law, and then tender the amount due for the new quarter, based on the rates of the new law. if the company refuse the ser- vice or attempts to interfere in any way with the subscriber, then we propose to take them at once into court.” SaaS Sey Dr. Sunderiand’s Farewell. The farewell sermon of Rey. Dr. Byron Sunderland, who recently retired from the pastorate of the First Presbyterian Church after a service of forty-five years, and which was delivered in the church June 26 Jast, has been printed in pamphlet form. ‘The manuscript was furnished for publica- tion at the request of Mr. James L. Norris, Who, in the course of a letter, which 1s made a part of the pamphlet, pays a beau- tiful tribute to Dr. Sunderland as his friend | been paar in and pastor. {| cans point to the read: COMING CAMPAIGN It Will Be Important in State and National Results. SENATORIAL TERMS THAT WILL EXPIRE Republicans Are Confident of Even Making Some Gains. CONGRESSIONA L COMMITTEES This is to be an important year in poli- ties. Outside of the elections for Con- gress, which will attract attention in every state, there will be important staic elev tions. The latter will rot only be for the choice of state officers, but in many c will have a hearing upon aatioaa! politics The terms of thirty United States sena- tors expire March 3 next. and in more thar a majority of the instances the legis- latures to be elected this fall wi! their successors. Three senatorial vac cies to occur next March have already been provided for by the action of the legis'atures, Maryland, Ohio and Rhode Island are the states, and the senators will be Messrs. McComas, Hanna and Aldrich, the two latter being re-election: Ten republiccns in the Sen will end their terms next March, but the prospects in e. case are good for re-election. Sen- ator Wilson of Washington was considered in danger for a time, but the recent repub- lican victory in Oregon seems to show how affairs are going on the Pacific coast and to hold out a hope of the election of a republican legislature. Senator Burrows of Micnigan, Senator Quay of Pennsylvania, Sentter Proctor of Vermont, Senator Lodge of Ma: Senator Haw.ey of Connecti Hale of Maine, Senator Davis of Minn! sota and Senator Clark of Wyoming are the other republicans who are t» come up for re-election, and there seems to be no doubt in any case of a republican being returned. Some Gains Expected. Not only are the republicans confident of holding their own in the legislative elec- tions, where senatorial seats are at stake, but they are hopeful of makiug some gain: They claim that the outlook presents, to say the least, a reasunable py pect for republican victories in New York, where Senator Murphy's re-el2ction will be con- ted; in West Virginia, where a strong tor Faulk in Ni Jersey, where Senator Smitn will have to face music. Senator White of C: wi have stand a contest, and the republi cans declare they will use his record on the Hawalian annexation question for all nm it. s have the republica the effect there may be Not for many yea party managers been hopeful as the are now. Everything seems to be their way, they miraculous t between now reason to antici: Naturally, the deriving a great deal of f the w but beyond th e other conside tions of impor: tending to their er¢ The operations of the Dingle: proven beneficent up to and ¢ ims mace for it from the indu: r the country d to furnish ey indisputable and practical proof of it m and the fallacy of the opposing sys- tem. imea, The Bond Ixssne. In vivid contrast to the storm of popul, disapproval which me d the Cleveland i issu » repub bend issue being ple are subscribing eag are being kept out of tt while tb not to sp of n republicans are going to th the Hawaiian annexation question, ¢ , they say, of the overwhelming e people of their policy The democratic op; sed to the last detail, odium which, from a republican cculd be attached to their attitude in this respect will be given them e elections, Pennsyly a source of concern to.t but the situation has ured were serious factionai differ- an party, and it count ndpoin', time the fight might be seri- The democr: . however, c! Judge Jenks, who was solicitor general of the De- | partment of Justice in the first Cleveland | administration, and the republicans pro- fess to think that his selection removed the danger of disaffection in their own rank As to the congressional elections, the re- publicans are becoming more cor svceess every day. Careful in the House ri avoidance of sev seemed to th n the pa ning of the session of Congre Republican Congressional Committee ‘The republican congressional campaign committee will soon be in full blast, pr paring for the campaign. Chairman Ba ecck and Mr. Hull of Iowa are in the ci in charge of the work. Mr. MeCi be here next week and Mr. Ov next month Mr. Schrader, secretary, has been at work d upon the committee busin The oving into e: at the Hotei Normandie, ecrner 15th and I streets, where the entire second floor will be occupied. The clerical force will not be taken on until after the next ten days. While a great mass of man- ript has been prepared, it will not Le sent to the 7 ter for a week or two, and it will, therefore, be some time before it is ready for packing and shipping. The liter- ature to be seat out by the committee will deal mainly with the tariff, with Hawaii, the war revenue bill and the patriotic acts of the administration. eS ce MAJ. MOORE'S SUCCESSOR. No Applicants, but Several Names Are Talked About. As stated in yesterday's Star, the ap- pointment of a successor to Major Wm. G. Moore, the late chief of the District police force, will not be made by the Dis- trict Commissioners until after his funeral, which takes place at 2:30 tomorrow after- noon. So tar as can be learned, no one has formally applied for the position, and, as one of the Commissioners remarked today, if anyone should make application for the place before the dead chief is buried such action weuld be considered so much of an impropriety as to virtually disqualify che applicant. It was rumored at the District building today that Mr. W. C. Haskell, the District sealer of weights and measures, intends to make a strong bid for the place, and that he had called upon the Fresident ves- terday to ask his support. A friend of Mr. Haskell stated to a Star reporter today, however, that he is not an applicant for the position. In this connection it was pointed out that under the law and regu- lations, the man selected for appointment must have been a resident ef the District for at least two years prior tu the appcint- ment. The chiet of the Disirict police force, it was explained, !s as mich a mem- ber of the force as a patrolman, and aiso that no one can be appointed 2 member of the force unless he fs qualified there- for by a two years’ residence-here timmcdi- ately prior to the appointment. ‘The name most frequentiy mentioned in connection with the appointment is that of Mr. Richard -Sylvester, the present chief {epector Mattingly Of tho devective corps iy Ld and Fire Marshal W. O. Drew pays $3,300 annually. committee is today position. FINANCIAL. MERCHANTS’ PARCEL DELIVERY co, Household effects stored here for the summer are safe from loss orinjury. Match- less facilities. Largest rooms. Lowest rates. Rooms, $1 to $10. Send for our padded vans and expert help when moving day comes. Their service don’t cost much. Furniture, [lirrors, Pictures, etc., carefully packed by experts--so there’li be no danger of breakage. Let us give you an estimate of the cost of sending gcods out of town. We ship goods to ail parts of the world. MERCHANTS “PARC EL DELIVERY COMPANY, 920-931 D St. *Phone 6 at Jobe Newbold, Proprietor HAVE YOU > —The reader of this advertisement— A Bank Acc’t? There is not a reason in the world why any man, woman, boy or girl that has an income of $10 and up a month shouldn't have an account in the Union Savings Bank #1 makes y a aepositor—a’ helps maintain the accou dep | Washington Loan & Trust Co., © COR. 9TH AND F STS. PAID-LY CAPITAL, ONE MILLION. ns in auy amount made on approved real estate or cullaterul, at reusonal rates Interest paid upon deposits on monthly bat t to check ny acts ae executor, adminis. re, agent. treasurer, registrar clary capacities in burglar and Gre proof sufe deposit and storage of val e packages. JOHN A. SWo! 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