Evening Star Newspaper, August 24, 1898, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1898-10 PAGES. — SHE AUXILIARY NAVY ‘Meeting of the Board to Consider Its Puture. ABOUT 100 CRAFT TO BE DISPOSED OF Those at Hampton Roads to Be Inspected First. RELEASING THE SAILORS ieee The special yoard of naval officers ap- pointed to pass upon the question of the disposition of the large fleet of auxiliary craft, some 100 if all, met at the Washing- ton navy yard this morning, and?after ar- ranging for daily sessions, to begin to- morrow morning, adjourned until that time. The board as at present organized is some what different from that originally desig- nated. resent board comprises Capt. F. J. im, commanding the battle ship Massachusetts, who serves as presi- dent of the yard; Capt. Henry C. Taylor, commanding the battle ship Indiana, and Commander W. Edwin Wright, recently ted offi fleet will conne with the lighthouse - service. rs familiar with the auxiliary st the board. The members have been authorized to visit the -various yards where the vesse lying. Will Go to Hamp Rouds. It is probable their first move will be to Hampton Roads. where the greatest num- a ber of the auxiliary craft are located, after which they will go to New York, Bostc and such other points as may be ni ary for a survey of all the vessels of the auxil- iary fleet Capt. Clark of the battle ship Oregon and Capt. Chadwick, commanding the cruis- er New York, who were originally selec for sé this board, were excus the former on account of ss and the latter be of other pr duties. Releasing Men of the Auxilia val officials say that within the next Week all thé men called from the variou states to man ships of the auxiliary navy will be on thgir way home, with the pos- si exception of those on the four old moniters around Boston. The departm is deluged with inquiries as to how soon these naval militiamen can return home. The letters come not only from reiatives, but from business firms. ‘The latter say that as the war is over tt want their clerks to return to duty. These influences have been aided by sentatives in all heavy pressure h. to get the naval senators and repre- sections, and altogether been brought to bear ilitiamen ased from naval service. As a ult the department feels some satisfaction in stating that all the men will be released by Sep! except those on the four old mo Boston. Discharged Today. The discharges are going on today and will continue from day to day iill all are Tele Today the Inca is discharging her men from the Poston naval militia at Boston. The Restless, with men from the New York and Connecticut militia. is or- dered from Montauk to New York, where she will arge her crew. The Aileen, y New York men, is under simil Arctic, manned by Peansy discharging te at League will ain at Mon t in hospital work. The Chey- Chickasaw, manned by North mn, are discharging today at Port The California militiamen on the c ‘oquois and Vigila’ re also be- ing mustered out ‘today at Mare Island, been orlered north will_ muster ork naval militia The Baltimore men en the yesterday. monitor re being : ‘arolina m=n e Nan ce let off toc 'e Thu release of the naval n-ilitiamen is 5 z rap The four old mon- itors will be the to release their men, from Massachusé = © disposed of by sale or ding to the report of the includes thirty cruisers arge yachts, four of the cruisers be- formed Morgan liners, each now known as the Prairie, . Yosemite and Yankee: fiftcen col- 's of from 4,000 to 6,000 tons eac! ven y ambulance ships, distilling ir ships, the largest being and s and twenty-seven tugs, the largest being the Iroquois, 700 tons, and the smallest the Stoux, 155 ta many million collars. The yachts averaged in cost about $50,000 and the tugs $75,000, while the big liners trans- formed into cruisers and colliers cost sev- eral hunfired thousand dollars each. The naval bo: now to pass upon this fieet will require a month or more to make the survey and appraisal which the law re- quires when naval material is to be sold. The board wfil determine at the outset what vessels should be retained, as many of those on hand are serviceable as col- liers, supply, ambulance or distilling ships. Will Go to Highest Bidders. Those to be soid will be appraised, and the Department will then advertise for bids for the ships not wanted. There will be auction. Bids will be received at the Navy Department, the sales being et cost made to the highest responsible bidder at not less than appraised price. There is some curiosity as to the amounts whic! will be offered for these . hey were bought the urgent needs of the yernment compelled the payment of * prices which, in some “S, Were regarded as* Doubts are expressed in naval circles whether th “fancy” pr will prevail w offers to the gove s make good th ends, selling high and buy- naval board will see, how- the government is protected serious loss. List of the Vessels. According to the Naval Register the aux- iliary navy is composed of the following vessels Cruisers—Badger, Buffalo, Dixie, vard, Panther, Peoria, Prairie, St. St. Paul, Yale, Yankee and Yosemite. Yachts—Aileen, Dorothea, Eagle, Elfrida, Enquirer, Free Lance, Frolic, Gloucester, Hawk, Hist, Hornet, Huntress, Hanawah, Inca, Oneida, Restless, Scorpion, Shear- water, Siren, Stranger, Sylph, Sylvia, Vi- king, Vixen. Wasp and Yankton. Colliers — Abarenda, Alexander, Brutus, Caesar, Cassius, Hannibal, Hector, Justin, Lebanon, Leonidas, Pompey, Saturn, Scin- ever, against Har- Louis, Gia, Scipio, Southery and Sterling. Steamers — Iris, Marcellus, Merrimac, Nanshan, Neo, Niagara, Resolute, Vulcan. Supply ships—Celtic, Glacier, Supply, Zafire. ‘Tugs—Accomac, Active, Alice, Apache, Cheyenne, Chickasaw, Chocktaw, Hercules, Iroquois, Massasoit, Modoc, Mohawk, Nez- inscot, Osceola, Pawnee, Pi aqua, Pon- tac, Potomac, Powhatan, Seminole, Sioux, Tacoma, Tecumseh, Uncas, Vigilant, Wa- ben and Wompatuck. Ambulance ship—Solace. Distilling ship—Rainbow. Ferry boats—East Boston and Governor Russell. ee +e + KILLED THREE PEOPLE. South-Bound Atlantic Coast Train Struck Them. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., August 24—The south- bound passenger train on the Atlantic Coast line kilied three people in Chesterfield county at Grossman’s crossing this morn- ing at 9:30 o'clock. Mr. Farmer Ci » his wife and son, who are well Exons’ te Chesterfield, at- tempted to eross track, when ‘they were struck and instantly killed. Their vehicle was entirely demolished. The train was running at the usual rate of speed. Line * ) tons; eleven steamers for AT THE WHITE ‘HOUSE An Assistant Treasurer at Philadelphia Ap- pointed Today. Mr. Mahany on the Philippines—Sen- timent in Western New York for Holding Them.” The President today made the following appointments: © John W. Finney of Pennsylvania, assist- ant treasurer'of the United States at Phil delphia. Sidney O. Weeks of New York, surveyor of customs for the port of Patchogue, N.Y. Want to Be Mustered Out. This was one of tke quietest days the President has experienced for a long timo so far as visitors were concerned. Senator Sewell of New Jersey was the first caller. He came to talk ‘over the mustering out of the volunteer regiments. Secretary Gage was with the President for a short time in the early morning dis- cussing depaztmental subjects. Governor Otero of New Mexico called to see the President about mustering out the Rough Riders many of whom enlisted from that territory. A telegram was received from Col. Roosevelt today urging that the Reugh Riders, who fought at Santiago be mustered out as soon as possible. He said many of the men have private interests cf importance at stake and now that their services are no longer needed by the gov- ernment they should be released as soon as possible. General Barnard was presented to the President by General Ruggles, governor of the Soldiers’ Home. General Barnard lost son at Santiago. The young man was a. graduate of West Point, and General Bar- nard asked that his other son be appointed to a cadetship. Sentiments in Western New York. Representative Mahany of New York was another caller. “The people of my section have very pronounced views upon the Philippine question,” said Mr. Mahany to a Star reporter in reference to an inquiry. “They want this government to hold every acquisition of territory which has c | biood of Americans. They do not th should yield anything which has pi for with such a preciou “The decision of the what extent of territor shall be held will be satisfactory to cur people, but there is no disguising the fact that the greater the amount of land held the better will they be pleased. Mr. Mahany said he is a candidate for renomination to Congress and expetts to be renominated by acclamation. ° SHERMAN. FOR GOVERNOR He is Said to Desire to Be Ohio's Chief Executive, His Ability to Unite Both Factions of the Party in Support of Himself. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. COLUMBUS, Ohio, August 24—The an- nouncement in the morning papers that Senator John Sherman said here yesterday that he would not be averse to standing as the candidate of the perty for governor next year has caused great commotion in poiitical circles. Hach faction of the party had chosen its candidate for this office, and this new factor upsets their plans. Judge D.- F. Pugh, who is sald to have received the intimation from Senator Sher- man, says this morning, however, that the senator said nothing to him that could be so construed. He seemed to be in excellent physical condition, and after the meeting Judge Pugh remarked that it was his opin- ion that Mr. Sherman would not be averse to rounding out his political career as gov- ernor of the stat Judge Pugh said, further, that he believed the factions of the party could unite upon Mr. Sherman, as they could on no one else. He is too big a man to be claimed by any faction. —_.—— BURIAL OF MRS. CLAGETT. Mr. Kemp's Efforts to Prevent Inter- ment in Potter's Field. Chief Clerk J. Arthur Kemp of the police department is doing his utmost to prevent the burial of the body of Mrs. Llizabeth E. Clagett in potter's fleid. She is the woman who died in the aimshouse hospital early yesterday morning, as published in yes- terday’s Star. Mer brother in the Mon- treal custom house was notified of her death, but no response has been received from him. it was siated yesterday that the woman had relatives in ahis city, as well as in Montreal, but no one has yet come forward to claim the body or offer any assistance. It was also siated that her lite was insured for about $100, and it Was to find her insurance papers that Mr. Kemp made a thorough search of her room in an office buliding adjoining the District building this afternoon. He failed to find any such papers, however, but did find papers to show that she has been re ing a pension of $8 a month. S Her pension papers give her name Elizabeth E. Clagett, as widow of Harrison C. Clagett, alias William Leroy, who was a member of Battery G, 4th Artillery. In | the directory the woman's name appcars as Elizabeth BE. Clagett, widow of Cor: }e~ tius H. Claseit. Chief Clerk Kemp learned that the un- fortunate woman had two children, who J are with relatives in Montreal. It was Me Ker 9's effort to find something to guaran- tee the expenses of a decent funeral. ‘The cheapest funeral in a cemetery where white and colored people are buried is $24, while $10 will pay for interment in another cem= etezy. Among the woman's effects were many letters, mostly from relatives In Montreal, while some few were addressed to ae ole Hatch, who, it is thought, was the wo- man’s first husband. Several years ago Mrs. Clagett lived at 625 F street, and also at 600 F street. Besides a set of furniture in the attic room are two large trunks, well filled with eothing, and a number of pictures. With the little pension money due Mrs. Clagett and a few small contributions, Chief Clerk Kemp wili be able to prevent interment in potter's field. Lice this afternoon Chief Clerk Kemg was informed that Mrs. Clagett’s first hus- band was John H. Hatch, who was a clerk in the Treasury Department. Among her effects was found a paper to show. that Mr. Hatch was a member of a Masonic relief association. = INDIA’S CURRENCY EXPERIMENT, Bimetallist Moreton Frewen’s Letter Commenting Upon It. DENVER, Col., August 24.—Mr. G. G. Merrick has received a letter from Mr. Moreton Frewen, the noted British bimetal- list, in which he expresses the hope that the party in this country which fayors currency expansion will also favor national expansion. Regarding the currency experi- ment in India he says: “I understand that the commission now sitting —a commission carefully packed with complacent cfficials—are yet unable to get any evidence which they dare print which fayors the gold standard in India. It cannot then be very long before the In- dian mints reopen.” ees. es Her Imperfect Speech Cost a Lif NEW YORK, August 24—Anton Wozo- nicski, a Pole of Jersey City, died today from a dose of roach poison Press to him by his wife, instead of Roc! le salts, for which she had asked. Her fail- ure to speak good English to a drug clerk cost the life of her husband. z —_->-—_ ; Michigan Prohibitionists’ Ticket. LANSING, Mich., August 24.—The pro- hibitfonists yesterday nominated a state Ucket, headed by N. W. Cheever for gov- ROWS WERE EXPECTED Pugilistio Encounters Likely Between Ohio Democrats. VISITORS WENT 70 SEE THE FIGHTS Factional Difficulties at Dayton In- crease in Bitterness. JUDGE SMALLEY’S ADDRESS DAYTON, Ohio, August 24—The demo- cratic state convention assembled at 11 am. today at the Fairview Casino, a su burban summer resort. The attendance of delegates Was not as large as usval, but the factional fighting was more bitter than ever. For two days the factions headed respectively by Joseph” H. Dowling and Allen O. Myers have contended for controt of the convention, the state committee and the whole party organization. At the district meetings yesterday and at the committee meetings last night the fight- ing at times got beyond harsh words. It was expected that the factions would fight on the floor of the convention and a large crowd of visitors asembled to witness the exhibition. The convention was called to order by W. ‘W. Durbin, chairman of the state com- mittee, who briefly reviewed the work of the last campaign. Prayer was offered by Rey. E. E. Baker, when the foliowing tet porary organization was announced: Chairmaa, Judge Allen Smalley; secretary, Colonel W A. Taylor; assistant, Martin J. Burke; sergeant-at-urms, D. L. Abell; as- sistant, Byron Bowers. Judge Smailey’s Address. Judge Smalley, in his address, said in part: “Democratic republicanism, as taught by the revolutionary fathers, has swept every throne from North and South America, and has wrought more changes in a single cen- tury for the political and social welfare of mankind than monarchies have accom: plished in 2,000 years “We demand that our grand country take its proper place in the column of progress and lead the republics of this world to uni- versal, bloodless victory and cease follow- ding as a suppliant in the wake of the de- clining monarchies of Europe. “Half of the world occupied by independ- ent republics,,and democratic republican ideas honeycoMbing every throne in the balance of the thinking werld, conditions were ripe for another grand advance in re- publican civilization, for another kingdom to fall. contempt for our republic and its cosmo- politan citizenship, and not only murdered our sailors, their guests in tae harbor of Havana, but insulted our President in his own capital. She persisted in wantonly starving to death innocent women and children almost within sight of our own shores. The great American heart was touched with sympathy for bleeding Cuba. “If humanity is wrong in Cuba, is wrong in Luzon, and it is somewhat h millating to us to require Uncle Sam to say to a laughing world, and Lo succeeding gen- erations, that in 1898 his ideas of humanity were only capable of about a hundred-mile flight from Key West. “If the Philippine islands are not capable of self-government we do not want them as a part of the United States. If they are capable of self-government we do not want them as a dependency, bound to us by golden bonds, but as an independent sister republic. “In view of the past, present and pros- pective conditions the acquisition of the Sandwich Islands was a naval necessity and a commercial convenience. “We should complete, own and control the Nicaragua canal and improve all other available means of rapid, world-wide com- munications, so that our American citizens, armed with spelling books and the golden rule, can easily go into all the world and by precept and example preach the. gospel ot liberty to every creature. “The spirit and genius of democracy were < at the birth of this grandest re- of the world and of the ages, and they have attended every step of its won- derful progress and development. Its first great apostle was Thomas Jefferson, its latest great expounder and leader is the peerless Bryan. The Gold Men's Way. “The grand old democratic party has stood manfully by the administration in our war with Spain, but at the same time we commend our representatives in Con- gress for the resistance they made to the war revenue measures. The gold men had their wrongful way, and an enormous bond war debt has been saddled upon our people, which the wealth producers of our own country must ultimately pay. The honest, patriotic legal tender greenback without the exception clause should have been util- ized to meet all expenses growing out of our wer with Spain, so that our currency Should not have been withdrawn from our ordinary business and commercial pursuits. “The little war with Spain will furnish the gold men with a desired excuse for in- creasing our standing army, and this must be discouraged. We must resist any per- manent increase. “When soldiers in large numbers are needed in this republic our President cau give one blast on his bugle and call a mil- lion of men. But our splendid navy should be maintained on account of elements of political disturbance and resistance in ail parts of the world. And this resistance must be met and overcome until democratic republicanism is so universally embraced and the fatherhood of God and the brother- hood of man is so generally recognized that the thousands of dependent republics shall learn war no more and the last gold bond shall be canceled in 16 to 1 silver and slavery shall be a thing of the past. “But while traveling toward this desired and destined consummation we must de- velop along the lines of Christian civiliza- tion, recognized by the fathers, the very corner stone of which is the fdmily and home. A nation of home owners can sel- dom be conquered, and never enslaved. The Spaniard was the orginal goidbug; he came and plundered in search of gold; but our fathers came in search of homes and they brought our mothers with them. “The only hope for a political millennium dawn lies through a triumph of the people over monopoly. Democracy alone offers the correct solution of the troublesome questions that confront us. Let the liberty- loving, constitution-loving, trust and pluto- cratic-hating citizens of this country rally around the flag of democracy on the Chica- go platform, with proper additions touch- ing the Spanish war questions, and success- fully conduct the successive advancing skirmishes until 1900, when 10,000,000 of American freemen will triumphantly sweep through the grand arch of victory singing praises to Almighty God for our great de- liverance and shouting for brotherhood, bi- metallism and Bryan.” The Platform. The resolutions were adopted, reaffirm the Chicago platform, and say: “We particularly indorse the financial plank therein declaring for the free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold at the ratio of 16 to 1 independent of any and all other natioas. “We are proud of the patriotic conduct in peace and war of that brave leader of democracy, Wm. J. Bryan, and we fayor his renomination for President in 1900." The platform favors an income tax and thanks the minority in Congress for seek- ing to secure a “just distribution of the war taxation equally upon the wealth and fg eee of the country as well as upon “We recognige the eternal truth that life, Uberty and the pursuit of happiness is the natural and inalienable heri of all man- kind, and since the hand of despotism has been lifted the Island of Cuba, dom- we should afford its in- habitants an untrammeled opportunity to establish @ free and independsnt constitu- tHonal government, deriving its powers from 6 consent of the governed, and we remind e country that Congress in the resolutions which declared war, resolved. Proud old Spain showed her hearty | isiands of Cuba and the Philippines, re- deemed from Spanish domination, declare otherwise, we should keep the faith upon which the war was begun and prosecuted.” The resolutions favor the building of the Nicaragua canal, enlarging the militia of all states reducing the standing army, oppose all ce with England or any other foreign power and demand that the United States Senat& take action @pon the findings of the Ohio Senate on the election of Mar- THE: REVIEW ENDS ee A HUSTERING-OU? OFFICER ORDER FOR Thirty Sick Soldiers to Be Sent to . Philadelphia. ; PRIVATE . WELLS’ TRIAL Special Dispatch to Th Evening Star. CAMP ALGER, Va., August 24.—The 3d Virginia, Ist Corneeticut, and th> 11th Sig- ral Corps, attached to 1st Division Nead-} quarters, will be reyiewed this evening by | Brigadier General Gobin, acting division commander. This will complete the review of ths troops here, which has been going on for the last three days. The purpose of it is to acquamt General Gobin with the men whom he commands and to give the officers and men the experience and prac- tic2 of brigade reviews. An order from the War Department, re- celved last night, directed the commanding officer to appoint proper mustering out offi- cers. They have not been appointed as y3t, but Major W. K. Wright, the chief com- missary officer of the division, by virtue of ris rank in the regular army, will probably be chief, and his assistants, both officers of the regular army, will probably be Major M. C. Butler and Capt. J. C. W. Brooks. No steps will be taken toward mustering out any of the regiments until the War Depart- ment designates which are to go. The or- ganizations to go will probably be the 7th Ohio, 13th Pennsylvania, 22d Kansas and ist Rhode Island. Under instructions from General Gobin, thirty soldiers from the 8th, 12th and 13th Pennsylvania Regiments, now sick in the division hospital, but able to travel, will be sent on the hospital train to Philadelphia this evening. Case of Private Wells. The following order was tssued from Ist | Division headquarters this morning: “Private William B. Wells, Company. G, 8d Virginia Voiunteer Infantry, having been tried by a general court-martial, con- vened at Camp Alger, Va., for violation of the 47th article of war, was found of the specification not guilty, and of the charge not guilty, and the court does therefore acquit him. The proceedings in the case are approved, Private Wells will be re- leased frompconfipement and restored to auty. ‘ s “The record in. this case discloses a most remarkabie ¢dnditidn of affairs in the com- peny to which this man belongs. A ian is unquestionably abgent from his company from the 15th of July to the Ist of August without leave, whep he Is arrested by the sergeant and’ brotight into camp. His ab- gence is known to Ais captain, who himself. goes in purguit df, him, and by the ser- geants having chatge of the roll book and the mcrning'recor?, yet nothing in morn- ing report, if roll, book, nor in any other record of thé company contains his name 4s absent, of any thdication that he 1s not present, by .which’the court can be con- trolled. Such a negligence should not exist in any command, And is hignly censurable. A guilty may. escd punishment through the negligente, of worse, of the captain and sergeants of bis company. He shou'd have been @onveraut with=ths circum- stances’and kept a record as required by law and regulations. By command of “BRIG. GEN, GOBIN. “F. 8. STRONG, Ass’t Adjt. Gen.” Private Gay on Trial. Private Gay, Company F, 65th New York, arrested a month ago, is now being tried by a general court-martial. His case will be passed upon within the next few days, and it is said to be certain that he will re- ceive the full limit of the punishment pre- scribed by military law for his crime. First Lieut. S. A. Shadrack and Second Lieut. H. Williams, both of the 24 Vi ginia, have been granted .eaves of absence for five and seven days, respectively. » ‘TROOPS MOVING RAPIDLY. Regiments at Thoroughfare Being Forwarded to Middletown. Special Dispatch to The Evering Star. THOROUGHFARE, Va., August 24— Troops are being moved from Thorough- fare to Middletown as rapidly as possible. Two battalicns of the 2d Tennessee, under command of Lieut. Col. Patterson and Maj. Walker, left camp about 7:30 o’clock in the evening, after standing half a day in the | heat. The remaining battalion of the Ten- nessee regiment will leave at noon, in com- pany with the provisional regiment, com- posed of the S3d and 34th Michigan and 9th Massachusetts recruits. A portion of the 6th Pennsylvania may be sent later in the Gay if the transportation promised is sup- plied. An excellent rendering of “Fsmeralda” was given by the King’s Daughters of Thoroughfare and Haymarket last eyen- ing. Among those taking part were Miss Marie Long of Washington and Mr: W. H. Walton of Philadelphia. Miss Marion EB. Keiser, the Misses Eustevieve and Mise Colt completed the cast. Col. Kavanagh of the 7th Illinois kindly placed the ser- vices of the 7th Regiment band at the dis- posal of the jadies. Every regiment in camp was represented in the audience, among those present being Col. Marcus Kavanagh, Maj. L. W. Ennis and Father Kelley of the 7th Illinois; Capt. Schuyler of the 6th Pennsylvania and Lieut. Col. Wagear of the 3d Missouri. Corpcral W. F. Quinn of Company G, 7th Ilinois, is under arrest for circulating @ paper which rave the members of his company an opportunity of expressing their views on being mustered out. Sixty-one out of the sixty-five men now on duty have signified their desire to he mustered out, and the same project is.gaid to exist in all the companies of the regiment. Corporal Quinn will be court-martiaied for violating article 20 of the army regulations, Which makes the corporal’s offense con- trary to good, discipline. The disappearing, opportunity for active service has led Capt. Jack Ryan of the 7th Dlinois to send in,,his resignation. Capt. Ryan desires..to. spe actual warfare or to be home engaged 1p, bis regular occupation. The examination. of the witnesses for Capt. Duncay,of the 224 Kansas continues to occupy the attention of the court. No new features;,have, been develo; conclusion ofthe fase is expectea Frinee afternoon. {2 {) aia Mee Bajtimare Markets, ‘Augoat 24.—Flour unehar 042" barrela; exports 2.386 ar Spee, TiMaTISe io ost eat. ult ta oy, 269%; Decemibel, Sr ts ; steamer Se ene: 65% bushels; eee G3 th, /030bushels: Sa72, Corn steady: oat, 7 No. BALTIMO! mn HEINE MR. BABCOCK TALKS Warns Republicans Against Over- confidence. WILL HAVE A MAJORITY IN SENATE House Will Be Organized by Domi- nant Party. HARD WORK NECESSARY —__>—_—_ Representative Babcock of Wisconsin, chairman of the republican congressiénal cemmittee, arrived here today at noon and went at once to his home, 11 B street north- west. Mr. Babcock has been away from this city about a month, during which time he has been renominated for Congress, a considerable part of his time, while in the west having been spent in conference with leadthg republicans of various sf&tes. Mr. Babcock will at once enter actively upon his work as chairman of the congres- sional committee and tomorrow will be at the headquarters of the committee in the Normandie. He was seen by a Star re- porter shortly after his arrival in the city today and asked concerning conditions in his own district, through the west and over the country at large. “My own district,” he replied, “is strong- ly republican, and it will give a large re- publican majority. Of-course we do not ex- pect a majority as large as wouid be brought out in a presidential election. “So far as national matters and the sup- port of the President are concerned the r publican party throughout the west is a unit. I have yet to hear the first criticism of Mr. McKinley or his admin: stration from a western man. The difficultics we will meet apply both to the west and the east, and they refer to differences arising from contests in stave matters. vIn the states of Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin we cannot expect to make gains for the reason that those states are solidly republican now. In northern Illinois the condition 1s the same and theve is no chance there for gains to offset losses that may be met in the east. We must face the fact that we will lose a number of districts in New York, Pennsyivai and other middle eastern states. Tammany is in control in New York city, which was not the case in ‘v4 and '96, when we carried the city. Silver Sentiment Dying Out. “In the extreme west the free silver sen- timent has died out to a wonderful degree, to a much greater extent than any one who has not beer in the west lately would be inclined to believe. There is no « there for recruits on that issue. “We will make gains in Kansas, ka, South Dakota, Wyoming, Califoraia and possibly Washington. Still, I Jo not think our gains in the west will offset our losses in the east, but I feel satistied that we will make enough gains to allow us to organize the next House. “I have found a wonderful amount of confidence among republicans everywhe I have besn, and this is based upon the success of the republican administration. To So great an extent is this fesling preva. lent that republicans say we will win with hands down. To my mind that feeling shows a great mistake. We will have a gcod working majority of sound monsy re- publicans im the next Senate. This ma- jority will be from six to nine. But there is no use disguising the fact that the ol tion of a majority in the House will nee ebras- a Very close and difficult matter, and our re- publican friznds shovid understand thi: The reasons for our losses in the House will com? from tisfaction over the dis- Position of patronage and from local com- plications in the various states. “While we will have votes io carry the next House, we cannot expect to have as large a majority there as we have now. We now have fifty-one majority, so that We can sustain some losses and still have @ good working majority. But the situa- tion is such that it behooves every repub- lican to be on the alert, especially in close districts, because we will need every on of them. Republican Gains in the Senate. “Where will the gains in the number of republican senators com> from?’ Mr. Bab cock was asked. “At present,” he replied, “we have thirty- six sound money republican senators who hold over. There are nine states in which elections take place, and in which It is absolutely certain that republican senators will be elected. This will give us forty ; or one-half of the Senate. In addition to the above elections for senators take in Nebraska, Wyoming, West Virginia Deiaware, New York, New Jersey, Indiana. California ang Washington, and’ we have these states from which to secure gains. As I said, I am satisfied that we will have a majority in the Senate of from six to nine.” z “How do the people of the west feel con- cerning the results of the war?” the re- porter asked. “TI have found a sentiment of general sat- isfaction there over the results of the war. and I find those who voted for McKinle are especially proud of it, whether repub- cans or democrats. All the acts of the administration meet with their ready ap- proval. I think, however, in my own st: the feeling is against the acquisition of ter- ritory in the eastern hemisphere. As near as I was able to size up the situation the people there feel that there will be no acequate compensation for us in the Philip- pine Islands, that the serious questions that we would have to face when we become a party to the eastern question are of such a character that it requires a very close and careful investigation before any terri- tory there is annexed or acquired beyond a naval station and the necessary harbors for our shipping.” Not So Much Literature. “Will you send cut as large an amount of literature this year as usual?’ Mr. Bab- cock was asked. “The people do not want to hear anything abcut free silver, and they are ccnvinced of the wisdom of republican tariff legista- tion, and they do not want to hear any ore about that. Practically the only thing that interests the public now is the war sittation and the general policy of the gcvernment in regard to the acquisition of foreign territory. There is no such demand for literature as we had in "96, and we will rot handle any such quantity as we hehdled then.” ¢ Mr. Babcock said the handbook of the republican congressional committee would be issued very shortly. —_—___-++____ GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT. Showing of Past Year's Business of Southern Rallway. The annual report of Mr. Frank S. Gan- non, vice presidsnt and general manager of the Southern Railway Company, has just been made to President Spencer. It states that the number of miles operated during the past year was about 5,237, an increas: of a little more than 404 miles. There has been added during the same period, by pur- chase or contract to purchase, equipment as follows: Thirteen locomotiv2s, eleven passenger cars,. four combination cars, six express cars, one postal car, 970 freight cars, one steam tug and two barges. From April 20 to June 30 about 65,000 United States troops were handled in spe- cial trains. This was done without acci- dant, and on satisfactory time schedules, notwithstanding the fact that in many in- stances the trains were operated on ex- tremely short notice and on very fast time. This not include such detachments of troops as were handled on regular trains. During the year, it was stated, over 200 new manufacturing establishments of var- ious kinds were wholly or partially con- structed at points upon the company’s lines. The aggregate cost of these plants, tegsther with the cost of additions to ex- HAITT WAS SUSPICIOUS Why It Refused to Admit a Weather Bu- reau Station. Not Be Furnished With Any Warnings—Correspondence on the Subject. It has just developed that the Haitien government, in its recent refusal to permit the establishment of a United States weather bureau there, based its action on a suspicion that the United States intended it as an initiative in territorial acquisition on that island. While almost all of the gov- ernments negotiated with cheerfully co-op- erated in the movement for extension of our weather service, Haiti absolutely re- fused. The result was instructions of the Most positive character refusing to allow any word of our weather warnings in any shape to reach that country. The corre- spondence between the two governments follows: The Reques LEGATION OF UN: TED STATES, Port au Prince, Haiti, July 2, 1898. Hon. Brutus St. Victor, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Port au Prince, Haiti: > Sir—My government, in order to more completely study the atmosphere changes in the tropics, desires to establish meteoro- logical stations in various parts of the West Indies, South and Central America. My government desires to have your reput lic join in the great benefit that will be ob- tained from the meteorological observa- tions in the study of great hurricane and storm centers so prevalent at certain sea- sons of the year in that section, wh’ not, only bring widespread damage to the com- merce, but also lays warte great areas of territory. In the establishment of such stations the knowledge will be such as to give warning to the wor.d’s commerce. ‘These stations will be equipped with latest and best instruments to study all features of the atmosphere as they may eccur in those latimdes. Desiring that you shall share in the great benefit therefrom, it asks of you your Co-cperation in this ad- vancement in the world of service, not by the expenditure of money on but that one of these stations be lished within the limit of your republi My government sugges’ and, as I hav already state and consent th: located at Mole St. Nicholas, on accou; its advantageous position and its con: tion by cable with the leading commercis centers. You wil! greatly favor me by re- turning an early reply. ept, Mr. Minister, my high regard and consideration. I have the honor, et W. F. POWELL. The Refusal. Haiti's answer follow DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR FOREIGN RELATIONS, Port au Prince, July 6, 1898. Mr. Minister: I have the honor to acknowledge the re- ceipt of dispatch of 24 of this month, No. 135, by which you inform me of tho desire of your government to proceed to the establishment of a meteorological observa- tory at Mole St. Nicholas, and begging me to obtain the assent of the Haitlen gov- ernment in favor of the proj. Well ap- ing the eminent services that this observatory would be called to render to navigation in general, the government of the republic of Haiti, which I hastened to inform of that interesting question giving way to consideration of high interior pol- itics, sees i with much regret, unable to grant fayorably vour request. I am well persuaded, Mr. Minister, that the space of requests your co-~; h an observ time, short as it may be, that has expired since your happy arrival among us, will amply suffice to a mind as perspicacious and high yours to appreciate at their value the imperious reasons that have led the Haitien government to take this de- cision. Please accept, ete., és B. ST. VICTOR. The Result. Promptly on the receipt of this Secretary Wilson gave Chief Moore of the weather bureau the following instructions: “I forward you a copy of the Haitian government's dispatch declining to permit us to establish a meteorological station in that territory. I think itfis exceedingly un- friendly on their part, but, of course, all we can do is to make use of the contiguous countries that are friendly to us. I desire that in the conduct- of your work in the Caribbean sea you give no information nor copies of dispatches to the Haitian govern- ment and have no correspondence what- ever with it along meteorological lines. Evidently they are suspicious of ulterior motive on the part of this government, it is our duty to keep @way from them en- tirel THE ANTI-CUBAN CRUSADE It is Having a Different Effect From That Expected. Animadversions Upon the Insurgents Made With Ulterior Objects, Too Evidently ‘The representatives of the Cuban republic in Washington have received no official no- tice of the resignation of Gen. Garcia, which has been again announced, but they are inclined to think that the rumor may be well founded. They see no use for keep- ing the Cuban army longer together and regard its disbanding as probable. it is the general belief among Cuban sympathizers that relief should be sent at ence to the western provinces, where the people are starving by hundreds, and it is understood hat the government authorities are considering plans to extend this neces- sary aid as soon as possible. The persistence with which animadver- sions upon the Cubans are being sent broadcast from the island is increasing-the indignation of fair-minded people on the subject, and the object of the constant at- tacks, which is notoriously to alienate the sympathies of the administration from the Cubans, is not being attained, but is hav- ing the opposite effect. General Garcia in his official report to the junta here says the Cubans have co-oper- ated throughout with the Americans. There were 4,000 Cubans engaged in the attack on Santiago. General Garcia claims that Cer- vera surrendered to the Cubans on shors, and that he was delivered by them to the Americans. In speaking of the fact that a Spanish column was able to get into Santi- ago General Garcia says it might have b2en prevented had he been able to go with his forces to meet the y; but to have done so would have b: to abandon his position on the right flank ofthe American army. In closing General Garcia says as he re- ceived no orders after the surrender of San- tiago from General Miles to co-operata fur- ther he has retired with his forces. Cubans in this city say that our government has been informed that Ad- miral Cervera and about 600 of his offi- cers’ and sailors were captured by Cubans after they had gotten ashore and were irying to make their way back to Santiago by land, and that the official re- ceipt given the insurgents for these pris- oners by representatives of the United States navy is now on its way to this coun- try. Admiral Cervera, it will be remember- ed, said recently that the insurgents had treated their prisoners well. It is pointed out by those who are indig- nant at the anti-Cuban crusade that FINANCE AND TRADE Investors Await Developments in Their Leading Favorites. ST. PAUL SHOWS LARGE TRANSACTIONS People’s Gas Quickly Rose to 1053-8 and Continued Strong. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS ae Special Dispateh to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, August ~The market epened strong and fractionally higher. London opened somewhat below the New York parity, but recovered shafply on buy- ing orders frorh this side. The weakness in Manhattan and Metro- politan Trectien was among the exce to the features of the first hour's trading Transactions in these securities were large, and prices detlined rapidly, ths férmer to 941-2 and the latter to 1465 they were a trifle sieadyr. after which The grangers. were dull, with the ex- ception of St. Paul, which showed large transections, and was easily the leader of its class, seoring a gain in price of abo: three-quarters of a point. The Pacifics were actiye in the early dealings, notably Northern Pacific > com- mon, which rose one point di the first heur and continued steady at the advanc The market developed extreme dullr between the hours of 11 a.m. and 1 pm. showing a> disposition to await further de- velopments in certain favorites. The ex- ception to this was the large buying i People’s Gas, which, after a strong open- rose to 1% 3-8, and continued f ve throughout the forenoon. Al*hough was some heavy realizing during th ecrly transactions, th wiima tai saic those Cifferences between this d. The to be due who shoul stren: ial sp Indiana Gas Compa sett in a fair the near future. The statement is also made should the People’s Gas Com business cf the I ’ mean but the loss of not over one 5 in carnings, and that Peo| if way r cent e's Gas, as per cent stock, ought to be worth its ent figure. The bond market was generally and strong, the features being the t of Texes and Pacific 2ds and the § ard Rope and Twine securities. Transa S the former during the past few been especially notic: and had the effect of stimulating tion in the stock, which has been active, with a tendency toward higher figure: Brooklyn Rapid Transit opened strcng, end under good buying rose a and a half easily and remained st the advances. The market continued dull, and with lit- tlz change in quotations, up to 2 p.m., with exception of Texas, which rose about cent on comparatively small trans- . and a further decline in Manh tan Elevated of a Commi bd what during t ew days, due t tancy on th? part of investors pending velopments in several of the leading fu ites. This has had the effect of brin about a temporarily narrow market, and « more or less marked disposition to ‘change over from the list to the priced s2curit have been less active and have participated little, if any, in the general advance. —____. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, New York Stock Market. Opeh. High. Low American Spirits... 13% 14% «BG American Spirits, pfa. 89% 87 American Sugar... 1405 141% American Sugar, pfd... 154 115% American Tot 140% ” 14 a, pfa . Baltimore 4 Vaio. . Brooklyn R. Transit. Canada Southern Canada Pacitie.... Chesapeake & Ohio. &. ©. & St. Louis. cnicago, B. & Q.. UR CRO NOI TW ester Chicago Gas. © M. St. Pani. Chie St. P., M&O... Chicago, & Pacific, Chig. & G Western... ”, Consolidated Gas. Del. Lack & W ... Delaware & Hudson Den & Kiv @ranae, pra General Electric... . Uhmots Centra: . Lake Snore... Lousviie & Nas! Metropolitan Traction, Manhattan Bievated. Michigan Cencr: Mirsouri Pacitic. National Lead Go New Jersey Uentrai. . New York Central Northern Faciti Northern Pacife, pfa. @nt. & Wostern Pacite Max. Phila. & keaung. vfa. Southern ity. Texas Pacine. 5 Tenn. Coa & iron. Cmion Pacine. Union Pacinc, Western Umon fei. Am. Steel and Wire 105g Washington Stock Exch: Sales—regular call—12 o'cloca m.—Capital Trae- tion, 10 at 73%; 20 at 10 at 73%; 8 at American Grapbophone, 100 at 13; 50 at 13; 13; 10 at 13. District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fund 5s, 100% bid. 30-year fund 6s, gold, 106 bid. 3.65s, fending, currency, 113 bid. Miscellaneous Bonds.—Metropolitan Railroad 119% bid, 120 asked. “Metropoliian Railroad cot 6s, 121 bid. Metropelitan Railroad certificates of indebtedness, A. 109 bid. Metro certificates of indebtedness, 8, 169 bid. Columbia Railroad Gs, 122 bid. Belt Railroad 58, 60 asked. Washington Gas Company 6s, series A, 118. bia Washington Gas Company 6s, series B, "113i bid. U. 8. Blectrie Light deb. iinp., 98 bid. Chess peake and Potomac Telephone 5s, 103 bid. Aimert- can Secarity and Trest Ss, 100 bid. Musonie Hall Assoclation 5s, 107% bid. National Bank Stocks.—Metropolitan, 205 bid Central, 140 bid. Citizens’, 139 bid. Columb 130 bid! Lincoln, 136 bid, 117 asked, Safe Deposit ‘and Trust Companies.—Natlonal Safe Deposit and Trust,” 113% bid, 116 raked. American Security and Trust, 150% bid. Insurance Stocks.—-Frankliu, 87% bid. Metropol!- tan, 70 bid. Potomne, 59 bid. Arlington, 120 bid. German-American, 185 bid. National Union, 16 bid. Columbia, 10% bid. . 7% bid, & asked. Lancoln, 9% bid. merciel, 4 bid. Title ‘Insurance Stocks.—Keal Estate Title, 70 bid. Columbia Title, 4% bid, 54 asked. Railroad Stocks.—Capital ‘Traction, bid, 74 asked. Metropolitan, bid. CotuniMa, 73 asked. Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—W: on Gas. bid, 48% asked. “Georgetown Gas, 48 bid. U. 8. rie Light, 101 bid. paptievhone Stocks. —Chesapeske and Potomac, 45 de Miscellaneous Stocks. — Mergenthaler Linotype, 184 bid, 185 asked. Lanston Monotype, 16%, bid. American Gra: rerred, 13% bid. Pnen- matic Gun Carriage, bid, .26 asked. Great Falls Ice, 110 bid. aes Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1427 F st., members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. S38 Pe meek sccces? ‘f