Evening Star Newspaper, August 30, 1898, Page 9

= eesti THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1898-10 PAGES. WASH. B. WILLIAMS, i 7th and D St: urniture, & 7 Matchless CARPET VALUES! previous time in the history of local merchandising has it Geen possible to ob- ‘tain such remarkable es In high-grade Carpets. We've put prices at the lowest noteh un- til the fall season sets in, and that will be before many days roll by. Axminsters, 80c. & 85c. yd. Moquettes 85c. yd. Savonerie = $1 yd. T vo Wilton Velvets,80c.&$1.15| ce 8 i Sic, EB Tap. Brussels, 45c, 50c, 65¢. | Gincuet. & 3B elkouterle... 48 68 New York 62 48 .564)/ Washington. 40 71 Chicago. + 63 50 .55S/St. Louis.... 32 82 Wash.B. Williams, 7th & D. -60d Miss Atkinson Wins ond Place, Finals Niagara. BOSTON AGAIN LEAD Defeat of the Reds Put Them in Sec- WASHINGTON BEATEN BY LOUISVILLE _at CURRENT SPORTING NOTES ‘Today's Schedule and Weather. Baltimore at Louisville. Clear. Boston et Pittsburg. Clear. Philadelphia at Cincinnati. Clear. New York at Chicago. Clear. Record of the Clubs. The Louisvilles made PC. 491 ‘s77 (B98 808 1380, -281 it three straight yesterday on their owr grounds, defeating the Washington club for the third consecu- - V3 $ | tive time by the score of 8 to 1. Cunning® = THE factories @PC 3| ham, as usual, was too much for the Sena- ¢ shooting the mew 3} ters, but seven singles being made om - 2 $| his delivery, and these were scattered Guns down here ¢| throughout the ‘nine innings. Dineen, on : s+ As fast workmen ean ¢| the other hand, was hit hard and timely, : turn “em out. Every day some- g| besides having’ ragged support, the four PS thing new ia the firearm Une is 4 | errcrs made back of him being ‘costly and ° being sent us, Some, too, with .| letting in runs. This really tells the story « the different kinds of ammunt- , of the game. : Tr Mon Mack and smokeless shells ,| The Senators played lstlessly as if ex- a © teed thest to oxter: *| pecting defeat before going on the dia- 3 ~{ | mend, while che Colonels, with pnercente valiord’ also 477 y j of two wins, played first-class ball an : a) alfo rd’s, gog also 477 Pa. Ave. $| Cesily landed the victory. Mercer, Reitz ae seovcecerceoees | and Smith made six of the seven hits Gunners, Attention! hb bi —- Tansee, R-H-O.A-E, Wash'ston, R.I0.4.B; | wos Clarke, If.. 0° 1° 3° 0. O/Mercer, ss. 0 2° 0 The reed bird and ortolan season is here. Hoy, cf 11 2 0 oGeriminit: 0 0 3 0 0 You will require ammunition for shooting eee SEE eo Grol t > > same. Wd have loaded shells fn all the wience i, ora a 2 : cen yenaee ° 5 1 Mcguire, ib 0 ° ledding smokeless powders, as well as 9 t peer, oa 8 8 black, at the lowest prices. 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The Cincinnati and de the other, the remaining five players —Clingman, eems to be just about Brook- se days, as the latter defeated again at Rochester yesterday were hit hard grané@ form and held the Chicagos hits, while Thornton pitched aimest as good, letting the Glants secure Philadelphia clubs uire the the yn's 0s" susie A. F. | 801-803 Seventh. N. E. Cor. 7th and H. Buy Your Our } sitated our having an entirel } it. house in Washington. re here, and a ch make your purchases by. Ou at your option—you pay us o | | : H stances. 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A finely finished Rocker, in cherry finish, good, com- fortable seat, and ga 25 certainly worth $6, for :.. stands upon well and 1 $5.00. legs, Our price price | Northeast Cor. 7th Cherry Parlor Suite. pieces, handsomely fin- ished, and sold § ll F ie elsewhere at $22.50, for. We could give you a list of a hundred. such bargains. Don't forget our STOVE DEPARTMENT. is replete with the best line in the city. CARPETS are being opened every business day, and our prices are away and beyond any competition. John Rudden, - 801-803 Seventh. and H Sts. N.W. played an exciting game in the former city yesterday, the visitors getting the verdict in the last inning by 8 to 7. Cincinnati made five runs in the eighth inning, and apparently had the game safe, but the Quaker boys made a rally in the ninth, securing four runs, which were enough to land the game. Dammann, Breitenstein and Donoghue, the twirlers, were hit hard. = R. H. E, Cincinnati.....0 0001015 0-7 13 2 Philadelphia..*0 00 0 0 400 4-8 10 1 Boston, 8; Pittsburg, 2. Boston defeated Pittsburg yesterday in Pittsburg by 8 to 2, and incidentally jump- ed back into the first_position in the cham- Pionship race. Tannehill went up into the air in the fourth inning, allowing the Bean- eaters to score seven runs, which took the heart out of the home players. Both teams fielded well. -910000 1100700 Base Ball Notes. Senators in Cincinnati tomorrow. That was a hard game for Cincinnati to lose yesterday. - Boston and Cincinnati have sy games from this out, while Baltimore will stack up against strong clubs. Poor Senators! Without a leader, without courage, without ability to play good bail. Even their ‘boss’ has cast them off, sone to Atlantic City end consigned them to the bow-wows. = Give Washington a good ending of the season at any rate, so the local fans will not have a bad taste In their mouths for next spring. Bill Joyce has th2 poorest fielding average of the league first basemen. Here is a case where figures den’t lie and records count.— Exchange. Yet Joyce, with the exception of Tebeau, is the most valuable first hase- man the league. The players all concede this. “Andy” Anderson, Washington's clumsy giant, has passed Napoleon Lajoi3 in the iong-range hitting averages, and now has a long lead over the Philadelphian, with a to- tal of 109 extra cushions. Collins leads the league in home runs, Lajoie in two-baggers and Harry Davis in triplets. Later in the season the Bostons and Balti- mores come together for six games and the Baltimores and New Yorks for eight games. Those games may push either Baltimore or Boston out of the race. While this is going on tha Cincinnatis will be doing a little business with St. Louis and Louisville. Surely that Is not so bad. Is Mercer, “Winnie, the long-haired poet pitcher” of the Senators, to go the way of the old Cleveland twirler? Since has been playing infield positions for the team he has shown what a pitcher of the Tannehill class can do in batting and fielding. Saturday Mercer made two runs, three hits (one a three-bagger and another a home run) and accepted eight chances. Dahlen would be proud to call that his aft- ernoon’s work.—Chicago Record, MISS ATKINSON CHAMPION. Retains Her Title in the Ladies’ Ten- nix Singles. The championship round of the Isdics’ singles in the international tennis tourna- ment at Niagara, Ont., was finished yester- day. Saturday darkness stopped the match between Miss Juliette Atkinson, the cham- pion, and Miss Marie Wimer of tt y the challenger, with the score one set all, and the mateh was continued from that point this morning. Miss Atkinson, play- ing very steadily, won the next two sets and the match, and the international trophy, presented by George E. Moore of Brooklyn, is now her property. Score: Ladies’ singles, “championship round, Miss Juliette Atkinson, Brooklyn. beat Miss Marie Wimer, Washington, 10—S, in the championship round in men’s sin- gles, W. S. Bond, the holder of the cham- pionship, saccessfully defended kis title against L. &. Ware, ihe challenger. Bond's clever volleying proved too much for Ware. Today the final doubles will be playe which will wind up the tournament, Score: , Men's singles—Championship round: W S. Bond, Chicago, beat L. E. Ware, Har- yard, j—-4, 16, 6—4, 10-8. Men's doubles—Semi-final round: L. E. Ware and J. D. Forbes, Harvard, beat H. E. Avery and K. Cole, Detroit, 63, 6-2. Swimming Races at Colonial Beach. The pupils of Capt. Wm. P. Mullin will give a swimming exhibition in his pavilion at Colonial Beach, Monday, September 5, for the benefit of the Bell Home. There will be ten events, including an exhibition by Captain Mullin himself, races between his young lady pupils, girl puplis from the Bell Home and a fifty-yard dash for boys, to the winner of which a silyer watch will be given. SS KATIE KELLERT’S RECOVERY. She Swallowed Laudanum With In- tention of Committing Suicide. Miss Katic Kellert, the young woman who created so much excitement in the | room of Prof. Bernard, at 917 G street, last Friday night, as published in Saturday's Star, has fully recovered from the effects of the laudanum. The young woman stated that her name was Katie Bernard, and that she was the professor's wife, but the latter explained that she had assumed his name in order to conceal her identity. It is understood from his own statements that the paimist and life reader 1s a Wash- ingtonian, and his real name is Boyd Gayle. He has a wife and one child, it is said, liv- ing on 26th street, and the wife is anxious to ascertain something of the young wo- man who took poison in her husband's of- fice. Prof. Bernard, who advertises him- self as a “gifted young man” and “Englisi: life reader,” admitted to a Star reporter his identity, and also that he was mar- But while his advertisements tell of his ability to reunite the separated, he has not succeeded in performing that office in his own case. He has been separated from bis wife and child for many months. “I can’t get a divorce from her,” he s “but she can get one from me. Tell her if she will enter suit 1 will pay the bili,” What he said he wanted to avoid was publicity. Miss Kellert’s conduct, he said, had already injured his business. If ycu write anything about me,” he jd to a reporter, “I'll put a spell on you that will last five years. ee PYTHIANS’ NEW RITUAL, Adopted in a Modified Form by the Supreme Lodge. The Supreme Lodge, Knights of Pythias, was in session all yest2rday at Indianap- olis. It adopted the new ritual for the uni- formed rank in a modified form. Today the election of two members of the board of centrol of the endowment fund takes placs. The candidates are Edmunds of North Dakota, Pickett of lowa, Loomis of Michi- gan, Blackwell of Kentucky, Barles of Ili- ncis, Hilscher of Wisconsin and Davis of Colorado. The board of control elects its own president. ‘The committze appointed several days ago to investigate the charges of extrava- gance against the Supreme Lodge officials and to secure, if necessary, the name of the informant of a local papzr will report that there has been extravagance but no criminal misecnduct. It will also report that it could not secure the name of recal- citrant representatives. Further, tha com- mittee will recommend a commission to heave supervision over the award of con- tracts for printing and supplies. The ways and mears committee decided to recommend a per capita tax of six centse’ for the support of the Supreme Lodge, which, with $9,000 estimated income from the sales of supplizs and $7,500 income from the supreme representative tax of each against grand lodges, will give an in- come of about $0,000 a year. The Supreme } Lodge decided to borrow 000 for the ex- penses of the Supreme Lodge, as there is now only $9,000 in the treasury. The su- preme tribunal concluded its work and ad- journed. Jobn H, Alexander of L2esburg, Va., was re-elected supreme tribune for five years; Wm. Boynton Gale of Boston succeeded Geo. D. Seay on the tribunal; W. D. K3n- nedy was re-elected supreme recorder. ———+ e+____ Some of the best values are still left in Hoeke's clearing sale.—Advt. —_- 5 Must Await Action of Grand Jury, George Waller was today held by Judge Mills in $500 bail for the action of the grand jury to answer the charge of breaking into the cellar of Daniel D. Foster and stealing some plants valued at $6.25 from Samuel 8. Foster. . THE CZAR'S MANIFESTO “ > St. Petersburg Papers Declare It Marks a * Turning Point in History, On All Sides in England It is Re- garded as an Absolute Impossibil- ity—View in Berlin mad Paris. The St. Petersburg’ newspapers. declare that the czars manifesto will probably constitute. a turning point in history. The Novosti says: “It stands to reason that the disarma- ment question cannot be solved without a previous removal of the causes for the ar- maments. The conference must accurately determine the respective pretensions of the nations and propose means for a peaceful arrangement, and it may come to pass that at the close of the nineteenth century a liquidation may be effected of the interna- tonal policies which are so prolific in trou- bles and dangers.” ~ The Novoe Vremya say: ‘All true friends of peace are, naturally, on the side of Rus: sia, but it is impossible to guarantee that some of the western cabinets will not raise objections, promoted by the fact that the armed peace which has existed since 1871 is the main source of their international strength.” The Viedomosti expresses the opinion that the note of the czar is essentially “an attempt to introduce the element of trust into international relations,” adding: “Whoever believes in the creative power of ideas propounded with conviction and clearness must rejoice that the note brings @ new and beneficent course into the world’s life and groups anew the partici- Pants in that life.” e London Says Impossible, The London papers are filled with discus- sicns, comments and opinions as to the cir- cular of the Emperor Nicholas. The most wcrtd-shaking event could hardly have pro- duced such a stir as this suggestion, the fruition of which is regarded on all sides as an absolute tmpossibility. ‘This being holiday season, it is difficult to obtain the opinions of public men on the subject. The religious world, however, Icudly welcomes and praises the czar’s noble initiative. Numercus bishops have already publicly extressed their views in that sense, Among statesmen interviewed, Lord Kim- berley, the Hberai leader, declined to ex- press a hasty opinion beyond saying that the proposal was one of the utmost im- portance. Sir Charles Dilke, radical member of par- liament for the Forest of Dean, remarked: “The Russian peace footing of nearly a million regulars exceeds the peace footing of Germany, Austria_and Italy combined. Thus it has been in Russia's power to re- duce the land forces by diminishing her own in connection with a similar action on the part of Germany. “French public opinion is not prepared for disarmament, which would mean, as things now stand, an acceptance of’ the Alsace-Lorraine situation. Naval disarma- ment would be dangerous for Great Bri- tain. Any formal plan would involve sub- sequent breaches of faith, but if Germany and Russia will cease increasing their ferces we cen follow without a formal agreement.”” Lord Frederick ‘Roberts of Kandahar, commander of the forces in Ireland, said in reply to a request for nis opinion: “It will be most satisfactory if such a pro- pesal can be carried out.” No excitement is noticeable at the for- eign office. It is understood that a special messenger was sent -from St. Petersburg recently with full explanation of the czar's proposal. Naturally all persons and societies con- nected with peace and arbitration move- ments are jubiiant. The pope wired his congratulations to Emperor Nicholas im- mediately, and offered every assistance in his power to promote the proposed confer- ence. The Pivotal Power. What is noticeable in European comment is the fact that everything is held to pivot on the action of France. M. de Blowitz, the Paris correspondent of the London ‘Times, puts the matter pithily. He say: “St is practically impossible that France could have been consulted beforehand, be- cause an absolutely primary condition of her sanction would be that Alsace-Lorraine should cease to belong to Germany. Dis marck once said to me, ‘There ure three of us who made the German empir2. The German nation would hang all three If we offered of our own free will to give back A'sace-Lorraine to France.” “It may likewise be said of those who are at the head of France today, and who were not responsible for the loss of Al- sace-Lorraine, that they would all be hanged, in spite of the apparent indiifer- ence of the nation, were they to accept a definite abandonment of Alsace Lorraine, “People ask themselves bitterly, what is the nature of this singular alliance if it is possible for one of the allies to spring upon the world such a surprise without consulting the partner to the alliance? it is a surprising enigma, and all the more ex- traordinary, as at present, so far as the importance of its armament is concerned, France is the most formidable continental power. Its new gun is superior to any hitherto seen, and this weapon js on the point of being adopted throughout the whole artillery. The fact is of public*no- toriety, and the czar is the last persen to be ignorant of it. Perfection in Armament. “At no moment could the idea of disarm- ament be advahced more inopportunely—I would even almost say more perfidiously; for France is called upon to arrest her en- thusiasm, to paralyze her efforts and to make vain her fresh sacrifices by this in- vitation to halt in an onward movement of incomparable perfection in armament. “The scheme, therefore, appears to aim at arresting France in her forward march. e that a few Machiavellis explain it is an arranged matter between the allies, with a view of proving to the world that Germany, who is expected to decline to enver the conference, as the real obstacle to universal peace, and that, therefore, oth- er nations should ieague themselves against her; but these are ale-house fancies. I be- lieve that neither explanation will suffice, but that nething is responsible except the czar's cream of realizing his father's idea! of peace. “The attempt is unfortunate, because it will delay the movement which European chancellories have long been occupied with ~—the movement to bring about, in the more or les& distant future, a congress on a prac- tical basis, having ‘a chance of success, with a view of arriving at the same results by different means.” Other Euronean opinions, from Berlin, Vienna and other continental capitals, may be summarized ag a eordial agreement that the scheme is au entirely Utopian possibil- ity. It may be that the recent American activity in the war with Spain has had something to do with the matter; but if so, the point is nowhere dis;ussed. The German View. At Berlin the North German Gazette, re- ferring to the czar’s pzace conference pro- pesals, remarks: t “Our armaments were never intended for selfish ends, but only for our own protec- tion and for the maintenance of peace. We ar> willing to give a fair trial to another method of attaining the object at a smaller cost.” 9 The National Zeitung says: ‘‘The czar and bis ministers have not deluded themselves with the idea that they can rid the world of the caus2s which for years have been re- sponsible for the. growing armaments. When a great power, however, addresses such proposals to others, they will be rec- ognized. everywhers as Weserving of the most serious consideration.” The Kreuz Zeitung says: ““No one can yet appreciate the real significance of the frote. Its bittersweet reception in Francs shows it will not meet with universal approval.” According to the Hamburger Correspond- enz the note will remain forever an imper- ishable monument to the fame of Emperor Nicholas. Continuing, the paper says: “It stands to reason that Germany wel- comes the proposal in the most.glad_man- ner and is cred work.” France Reluctant. ‘The French newspapsrs generally distrust the practicability of, the czar’s peace Scheme, and clearly indicate that France would make the restoration of Alsace-Lor- prepared to co-operate in the sa~ raine a prerequisit2 to her participation in the conference. The Temps says: “It is to be hoped that Europe, like France, will consider the czar’s proposal in a spirit similar to that whereby it was inspired. Nevertheless, it must not b3 for- gotten that if France owes it to herself to aid in such an attempt there is another portion of her moral patrimony wich she cannot abandon without abdicating the very reason of her existence. France can- not forget the eloquent words exchanged ‘betwen the czar and the president regard- ing the rights of peoples and justice. Count Muravieff's circular seems a rejoinder to Mr. Goschen’s speech, whether or not it Was so intended. Ther2fore it lacks nefther wit nor appropriateness. However, it would be singularly belittling the inspiration and meaning of the proposal to sce nothing else in it, or even to connect it with a wish to hamper from th2 outset the conclusion of an alliance between the United States and Great Britain. What will the Germany cf William think of the initiative of Nicholas? rnd prince will hardly care io play second en ‘The Journal des Deba‘s r2fers to the “past which we canaot forget” as being “a stumbling block’ in the way of the suc- cess of the conference. The Patrie expresses the opinion that Great Britain will n2ver renounce het mari- time supremacy. Dr. Reich's Opinion. Dr. Emil Reich, the eminent Hungarian historian and British counsel in the Ven- ezuelan arbitration, in an interview on the subject of the czar’s peace note, 2xpresses the belief that his majesty is visionary. He says: “The czar is a dreamer. He is not in robust health, and has always to take great care of his body. This scheme for universal peace is qne of his dreams. It is a'so a feint. Count Muravieif (the Russicn m‘nister for foreign a‘fairs) hopes thereby to get a free hand in tn? deveiopment of Russian schemes in Manchuria. “Suppose France disarmed. Her popula- tion is now forty millions against G many’s fifty-two millions. In ten years Ger- many would have largely added to her lead in population, and France could not dis- play an army nearly as large as her rivals. “Sweden and Norway und Itaiy would like to disarm and mignt do so with im- punity, but for the rest of Europe it is impossible. Europe must fight, lsst the present political conditions undergo an early change.” Salvationists Hail It. Gen, Willlam Booth of the Salvation Army sent the following telegram to Em- peror Nicholas: “May it please your majesty: “I have received with profound thankful- ness to God the news of your imperial majesty’s wise, beneficent and Christ-like proposal in fayor of universal peace. I cannot refrain trom assuring you of the admiration of multitudes of Szlvationists in all parts of the woi whose 1 rs will ascend to Almighty God for your m esty and forthe triumphs of those prin- ciples of peace and righteousness after which they are ever striving, and which are moving you to seek the true welfare of all nations. “This great act of good-will must forever add te the hcnor of your majesty’s name and reign and country. -se. = DELEGATES CHOSE Republicans of Fairfax County Hold a Primary Convention. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. FALLS CHURCH, Va., August 30, 1898. The republicans of Fairfax county held their county convention at Fairfax Court House yesterday afternoon. The county chairman, Job Hawxhurst, presided, with Mr. E. L. Howard as secretary. The fol- lowing were elecjed delegates to the con- gressional convention, which meets in Alex- andria Wednesday: O. HE. Hine, J. M. ‘Thorne, Geo. W. Hawxhurst, Courtland Lu- kins, Stacey H. Snowden, E. L. Howard, F. Beattie, Geo. F. Albaugh, E. L. 8. Bou- ton, A. C. Staats, C. J. Mohler and 8. M. Fitzhugh; alternates, Messrs. J. W. Jarrett, W. A. McClintock, Peter Mabin, J. W. Rob- erts, Edward Johnson, A. H. Brayman, D. R. Penn, R. B. Fitzhugh, Lewis Jackson, H. A. Crippin. Mr. Job Hawxhurst, who has been chair- man of the county for nearly thirty years, declining a re-election, Mr. J. M. Thorne of Falls Church was unanimously elected to the position. Messrs. A. H. Brayman was elected a member of the county committee from Providence district, Geo. W. Hawx- hurst of Falls Church, W. A. Crouch of Centerville, A. L. Lukins of Mt. Vernon, Geo. F. Albaugh of Dranesville, J. J. Sang- ster of Lee. Mr. T. Shepherd Wright was elected a member of the congressional committee from the eighth Qistrict, and 0. BE. Hine was unanimously recommended for election a8 a member of the state committee. A resolution was adopted favoring the nomination of a full county and district ticket at the spring election next year. It was also voted as the sense of the conven- tion “That the civil service law should be either wiped from the statute books or very largely and judiciously amended.” Every district in the county was repre- sented at the convention. ee HOBSON REACHES SANTIAGO. He Was Given an Enthusiastic [n- formal Welcome by Gen. Lawton. Santiago advices dated yesterday are to the effect that the steamer Seguranca ar- rived this morning, bringing Lieut. Rich- mond P. Hobson, who will superintend the efforts to float the sunken Spanish cruisers Cristobal Colon and Infanta Maria Teresa. Lieut. Hobson had an enthusiastic infor- mal reception from Gen. Lawton, with whom. he will be quartered while in San- tiago. The Seguranca also brought Capt. Leigh and forty men of the Signal Service | Corps, who will relieve Col. Greene. Work will be begun at once on the military tele- phone and telegraph lines along the coast of eastern Cuba. The Seguranca brought a cargo of fresh beef. ‘Today Gen. Lawton issued an order re- leasing the largest wharf in the harbor— lately wholly occupied by the United States government—and returning it to the use of local merchanis and shippers. Trading ves- sels had experienced great inconvenience and delay in consequence of insufficient wharf facilities and many ships in the har- bor are waiting a place to unload. The special hardship arises from the excessive harbor charges. The beautiful Alamoda boulevard, 200 feet wide and encircling Santiago bay, now oc- cupied by the 2d Immune Regiment, will be released 10 the city so soon as the immunes can be removed to the new camp, two miles out. The boulevard is a fashionable resort for driving and promenading. Residents of the city and province, to the number of about 8,000, now in Costa Rica and Jamaica, are expected to return here during the next three weeks, and prepara- tions are general for a house-cleaning all around, A whole battalion of the 5th Regulars, brought by the Knickerbocker from Tampa, has been placed in the hospital vacated by the Spaniards, yellow fever having appear- ed among them. The Knickerbocker has been quarantined. She touched at a smail Cuban port on her way from the United States and was not inspected at ‘Tampa. Five cases of the fever have developed. A large quantity of government supplies left here by the commissary department will be distributed among the poor. Gen. Wood said today: “It seems impos- sible that much destitution could exist after the work of the Red Cross Society, the gov- — Aes ane inspectors, but I find extreme distress in the lower quarters of the city, and am giving orders to have ail pepnb epee upon a riot certificate of ty. rge quantities of f ing distributed.” 2 eee —————_+o+______ ACTION OF CONVENTIONS, Nominations for Congress and Splits im the Parties, ‘The populists’ congressional convention of the fifth district met at Brazil, Ind., yesterday. Samuel R. Hammill, who had already been nominated by the democrats, was indorsed. A faction bolted and called ‘another convention, to meet September 16. Oscar Turner was yesterday nominated for Congress by the democrats of the fifth Fentucky district. The republican convention of the second Kentucky congressional district at Hen- derson yesterday split in two factions, one nominating W. T. Fowler, and the other George W. Jolly for Cony Btate Senator Arthur to —— Re 1 Mo., ih joseph, Mo. 7 Dhaene fourth distrigt! ait Stl te eeimatna acclamation Rockport. barely old enough to be eligible, g Te- the THE MILES-ALGER MATTER Parther Alleged Proof to Show Miles Was in Supreme Command at Santiago. Extracts From Letters and Telegrams Which Are Said to Be on Record im in the War Department, The Kansas City Star yesterday afternoon printed a three-column exclusive dispatch from Mr. J. D. Whelpley, its special cor- respondent, who has just returned from Porto Rico, bearing upon the Miles-Alger controversy. Mr. Whelpley takes occasion to deny the statement that his recently published interview in Perio Rico with Gen. Miles, wherein the latter was quoted as casting refiections upon the War De- partment, was not genuine, and ia support of the statements already made by it the Star prints interesting telegrams that passed between the War Department and Gens. Miles and Shafter on the points at issue. “Doubt is expressed by some,” says Mr. Whelpley, “as to whether Gen. Miles ever Said these things I credit him with. Oth- ers suggest he may have said them in con- fidence, which was betrayed. I fee! dent.” continues the corresponden Miles will stand by the interview referr: to, My talk witli him was not confident I went to him as a newspaper reporter, for the avowed and expressed purpose of se- guring an interview. There were no res- %rvations from publication in the canver- sation. This is proved by his refusal to answer some quvstions which he would have answered had this not been so. There Was no hint of confidences. The Record Proof, “In this instance, however, no question of veracity need arise. Gen. Miles himself, even if he so desired, could not tonceal the proof of all he said. It is written in the records of the War Department, and it enly necds a clearing away of inconsequent qatter to tell ti ‘ory clearly ané in full. The Star artic v: “Phat Gen. Miles 5 in command of the entire army when in Washington is. of course. evident. That he id not resign this supreme comma: when he went to Tampa, and that it w: he who was treat- irg with the Cubans for co- peration in Cuba, is shewn by the num us telegrams exchanged with Gen. Garcia. The Department recognized Miles as chief when he was in mpa, for June 12 a te gram was sent to him fro. ‘ashin, Which begins a ee ““The following ext: Admiral Sampson to rep ed for your infor: When G General M! ation, etc. eneral Shafter went to Cuba and returned to Washington the not resign his control of the tuation, but, on the contrary, kept in as close S possible by wire with the movements of S| afte: 'S command. Shafter’s Dispatches. “On the Fourth of July General Shaft sent the following dispaiches to Washing- ton, addressed to the adjutant general: “ ‘Headquarters 5th Army Corp: “In Camp Near Santiago de Cuba, July 4. “Phere seems to be no reasonable doubt but that General Pando succeeded in en- tering Santiago last night with his force, said to be about 5,000 men. “This puts a different aspect upon af- fairs, and while we can probably mainta ourselves, it would be at the cost of very censiderable fighting and loss. ‘General Lawton reports that General Garcia, who was to block entrance of Pando, informed him at 10 o'clock last night that Pando had passed in on Cobt road. Lawton nnot compel General Gare'a to obey y tructions to place themselves in any position where they will have io fight, and that if we intend to re- duce Santiago we will have to depend alone upon our own troops, and that we will re- quire twice the number we now have. ““I sent a message to Admiral Sampson asking if he proposed entering the harbor, 50 as to give us his assistance. Commo- dore Watson replies that be does not know Aamiral Sampson's intentions, since the de- struction of the Spanish squadron, but does not himself think the fleet should try to go into the harbor of Santiago. This, under the circumstances, is not very en- couraging. Waiting for Troops. “Have been expecting a division from Tampa and Duffield'’s 24 Brigade from Camp Alger, but only a small number of recruits have appeared so far. If we have to go to try and reduce the town, now that the fleet is destroyed, which was stated to be the chief object of the expedition, there must be no delay in getting a large body of troops here. ““Phe town is in a terrible condition as to food, and people are starving, as stated by foreign consuls this morning, but the troops can fight, and have a large quantity of rice, but no other supplies. There will be nothing done here until noon of the 5th, and I suppose I can put them off a littie longer, to enable people to get out. Coun- try here is destitute of food or growing crops, except mangoes. “‘Men are in good spirits, though it is hard to tell how long the latter will con- tinue. ““I am sorry to say I am no better, and, in addition to my weakness, cannot be out on account of a slight attack of gout, but hope to be better soon. Lieut. Miley’ had interview with consuls this morning, and his report will be telegraphed immediately. I do not send this in cipher, as time is pre- cious. “SHAFTER, Major General.’ Miles’ Warning. “It was this situation which determined Gereral Miles to go to Cuba. The day he sailed with reinforcements, July he sent the following dispatch from Washington “General Shafter, Santiago: “*Take every precaution against surprise and be on the lookout that the enemy does not turn your right flank and come in on the line of your communications. Kein- forcements are being sent forward as ra idly as possible, but you will have to be the judge of the position you are to hold until reinforcements can reach you. ‘MILES, “ ‘Major General, Commanding.’ “General Miles sailed for Cuba. On July J1 at noon he reported his safe arrival to the War Department, and at once assumed charge, reporting to the Secretary of War. All the subsequent business of the surren- der was entirely in his hands, as shown by the fact that the War Department commu- nicated with him direct, not even mentior ing eral Shafter’s name in the numer- ous dispatches. The following dispatch is an excellent exampl ““WASHINGTON, D.C., July 13, 1898. “Major General Miles: “You may accept surrender by granting parole to officers and men, the officers re- taining. their side arms. The officers and men after parole will be permitted to re- turn to Spain, the United States assisting. If not accepted, then assault, unless in your judgment an assault would fail. Con- sult with Sampson and pursue such course as to the assault as you jointly agree upon. Matters should be settled promptly. ““R. A. ALGER, Secretary of War.’ Recognized Miles. “This dispatch recognixed Miles as com- mander and gave him authority to act. Shafter was entirely ignored. In the face of this situation Secretary Alger, through General Corbin, sent a dispatch to General Shafter, assuring him that General Miles Gid not come to Cuba to supersede Shafter in any way. This dispatch General Miles refers to as ‘sccret,’ for, he s@ys, he did not know it had been sent, not being noti- fied from Washington, and General Shafter saying nothing about it. After the surren- der General Miles still retained control. He authorized Shafter to appoint peace commissioners, and, judging from Shafter's report that all was over, he instructed him a8 to the disposition of the troops. “July 15 General Shafter wired General Miles that the surrender was not as com- plete as was thought, and said: ‘Please do not go away with reinforcements, as 1 may need them.’ Setar See gi 3 the Spaniards ‘must surrender.’ “The Great Providers.” This Large Chiffonier for $3.95 is without “question the best value that was ever offered in these useful and necessary articles. Made of finely fin- ished oak, well and carefully put together, five large drawers. The top neatly carved. A_commodious and substantial piece of furniture. “Cash or Credit.” Mayer & Pettit, ¢ 415-417 Seventh St. = ei etentntetet detente Pop aSeeseeseoondoaseasoadoateateeteeteeteetectectesseatontontontontontoatoets Mote diodedeedio ln tinsie with in one ry Alger of affairs to the Secre of War, whom he had been in con ere of his telegrams to Miles, S say; y ‘AS soon as Santiago falls must all be put in camp as com. they can be made, and remain, until the f2ver has had its run. Disagreed With Alger. “Miles did not agree with etary Al- ger, for July 21, in a letter, the general ecmmanding urged the return of the army to the United States as soon as possible. July after the surrender was comple Gen. Shafter wired as follows to Gen. Miles ““Siboney, July 17, 1898, 8:48 pn (re- ceived July 18, 1808, by ‘Ger: 3, On beard Yele)—Letters and orders in refer- ¢ to Movement of camp ret and will be carried out. None axious to get away from here mys#!f. It seems from your o} that you m mmand. thing will giv: greater pleasure than serving you, general, and I shall comply with all your reque a dire: ons, burt I was told by the ry that w you not to supe will furnish to © me int in the i ndition of command t tant general, PLAYA DEL ES’ “ “Gua Shafter “Telegram ve carefully avoided : perseding you. the United Sta the honor to command, having been duly assigned thereto, and di hy the Pres- ident to go waerever I at my 5 ence required, and give such general dir: ticns as I thought best conesrning military matters, and especially directed to go to Santiago for a specific purpose. You will also notice that the orders of the ary, of War of July left the matter to m3 discretion. I should regret that any event should cause either yourself or any part of your command to c to be a part of mine. Very truly y ELSON A. MILE “*Major General, Commanding Unit ates Arm! Miles then gave Gen. Shafter final left hurriedly for Porto d instructions and Rico.’ Alger's Recent Remarks. In view of the situation as revealed by the above telegrams, the following state- ment, contained in the New York Herald of ent date, is quoted by the Star: f my cablegram to Maj. Gen. Shafter, informing him that Maj. Gen. Miles was not sent to supe him in supreme o mand of the troops in the field at azo de Cuba, prevented the storming of the eit on the day of its surrender and this result ed in the saving of lives which otherwise would have been lost in the attack, then I am repaid for sending it a thousandfold.” This statement was made this afternoon by Secretary Alger, apropos of the publica- tion in the Herald of yesterday, setting forth the doings of Maj. Gen. Miles during his brief stay in Cuba. The Secretary told me he did not propose to enter into any ccntroversy regarding the Santiago cam- paign with anybody. The results spoke themselves, and they were a sufficient jus tif for the policy which had n pursued by the War Department in the conduct of the operations against Santiago. “My cablegram to Gen. Shafter,” he con- tinued, “was simply due to my desire to as- sure him that I intended to be absolutely fair, Before his departure from Washir ton, Gen. Miles and I had talked the mai ter over, and he started for Cuba knowing that he was not in any way to interfere with the operations which were under the control of Gen. Shafter. That there could be no doubt whatever, I cabled to Gen Shafter, informing him that Gen. Miles had left for Cuba with instructions not to in any manner supersede him as command:r of troops in the field at Santiago de Cuba, and, as I have said, if my message prevent- ed a battle on the morning of day the city surrendered, then I am repaid a thou- sandfold.” —-22—____— LIEUT. SMITH’S WHEKEABOU Believed to Be on turning Home. Lieut. Guy H. B. Smith of the voluntee engineer force, who was stricken with y low fever at Santiago, is believed to be one of the tran rts now on the wi the United State Young Smith w: msport He- on to ak ~ en sick soon after the surrender of San- tiago and disap ed a few days later while apparently convalescing. Nothing has been heard from him since the 30th ultimo nd his fam . Jared is natu mith, y much alarmed. ‘orps of A 's War D making inquiries rning his probable whereabouts and was informed that he was believed to be on his w: home. Lieut. Smitn has been recommended for promoti for vaifant reconnoissance services before Santiago. With # single companion he made his way to within half a mile of the en- emy’s line at El Caney and was able to report the strength of the block house gar- rison there at the figures shown in the official count furnished by the Spanish af- ter the surrender. $$$. —____—_. Republican Meeting at Falls Church, Correspondence of The Evening Star. FALLS CHURCH, Va., Angust 30, 1898. A meeting of the republican voters of this district was held here Saturday afternvon to elect lelegates to a county convention to be held at Fairfax Court House the 20th. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Geo. W. Hawxhurst, district chairman, and Capt. F. Beattie was elected permanent chairman and Geo. W. Hawxhurst, secre- tary. The following were elected deegates: Messrs. J. M. Thorne, M. E. Church, Geo. W. Hawxhurst, Dr. J. b. Gould, Cart. F. Beattie, W. A. McClinioc, Henry’ Williams. Charles Tinner and J. P. Pinkeit; aite nates, Geo. B. Ives, S. W. Putnam, I’eter Mabin, V. E. Kerr, P. J. MeClintoc, Dorsey Summers, Dennis Coffey, Oscar Jacksun, David Ball. It_was voted unanimously that, in the event of the declination of the’ present county chatrman of the party, Mr. J. M. Thorne be recommended for the position. It. was also voved unanimously that tie views of tative C. H. Grosvenor, as expressed in a letter to Mr. S. W. Put- man, that “the divil service law shail bo either wiped from the statute bouks or very largely and judiciousiy amended,” be in- dorsed by the mecting.