Evening Star Newspaper, November 10, 1898, Page 1

SVENING STAR. | J yee *UBLISHED DAILY. EXCEtT AT THE STAR BUILDING 1101 Pennsylvania Ave., Cor. 11th St., by ‘The Evening Star Newspaper Company. S.H. FAUFFMAND New York Giies, 43 Pot reed to subsertiers 10 Pres't. Bailday rf. . 1898—FOURTE thourht the would | be met favorably. Last night was an anxious one for the ens in the residence section. About 8 treet c me into the busine m and reported that neg had fired » it and that the passengers had retur: ed the In less than three minutes a other loaded with armed men, was Serious Hioting at Wil- mington Today, —__-e— DEAD ALL COLORED = MEN —__+_-— Several White Citizens Were Wounded. car, speeding to the scene of the trouble, and messengers had been scattered to give the n. The offenders escaned, and there was no more trouble; but the entire eastern end of the town was aroused. I went through the section and found rmed men on every corner, ¥ith patrols on the dark streets, and arme? guards cn the street cars. The ladies and children were on the verandas, and cvery house was alight, while every one wanted to know if the negroes were up. I then went over into the negro district—to the cenier of it. J found a group of thirty or forty young = ssembled, but they were not rmed and not violent. Passing on to the printing house, which was destroyed today, it was found to be deserted and dark. Talking with some of the o!der negroes of the quarter, they told me that they did not contemplate trouble; that their women and children were taking to the woods and that they sincerely hoped for peace. All night long the whites kept guard about the busi- ¥ t sections, but no incident SS occurred to disturb the night. Retern to the Armory. CITY AUTHORITIES POWEBRLESS| acter destroying tr printing house the marchers returned to the armory, where See they had left a rapid-fire machine gun mounted in a wagon, ready to be dis- patched to the scene if a battle should Committee of Safety to Take Con- ee . : “pon an occasion several months ago the Ss had massed in front of this office trol of City. to prevent the threatened expulsion of its editor, and it was not known today whether pee eae they would offer resistance or not; but no resistance and not a negro = 7 + rp | raised his to protest. ‘Those F; CALLED OUT MILITIA AI in the imr y of the burning structure packed up their furniture to move —>—__. out, but no one molested them. The leaders of the expedition say that it Was not intended to burn the building, as there was a negro church on one side and Special From a WILMINGTON, ©., November 10.— Events have moved quickly in Wilmingion on the other. They this morning, and the white people have | S4¥ the fire was the work of rash men or s to take vengeance | 2" accident, and was not set with the con- alee hea | CUFFence of the committee of twenty-five. i The next move on the board is to ask the ‘ory to white women. | mayor and chief of police to resign, in ac- t 7:30 o'clock this morning, the negroes not | cordance with the suggestion of yesterday's having responded tu the demand for the re-} Mass meeting. This acticn will be taken moval of the press of the Record, Col. Wad- | uring the day. dell, the chairman of the white committee | At 1080 o'clock the scene of excitement = sais shifted to another section of the city. of tw Geshe Ge ede ees reely had the marchers disbanded at try armory, where he was to meet the citi- = armory before the word passed along zens by ay tment. Eight o'clock was|that the negro laborers of the great cot- he lant Note of for the negroes to re- | ton compress, 300 or 460 In number, who ply, and that hi earl an an-| Were engaged in compressing cargoes of a Tune? eueane tied n for ral foreign steamships, had i knocked off work and were embling. beh a emes The armed men hurried to the river front ime armed men had begur | and took positions at the head of the rin the wide street in front of the | stre leading down to the docks. The arried rifles and riot guns, | negroes were gathered in groups of fifteen in with a cartridge belt] OF twenty, huddled together and appar- sie Rita Tia ae ently very frightened.” Their wives had run to them reporting that the whites were lage included some of the most | burning the negro quarters and shooting, the town. At 8:3) o'clock | and begged them to come home, so the all in, and the men | whole force quit work. The leaders told ntative | the negroes that no harm was intended them, and advised them to return to work, but they were thoroughiy frightened. The negroes freely expressed themselves, saying that they 2 d-working men ‘© | and that the whites ought not to stir them up and terrorize them in that way. A » committee of proce which rket nn str ‘on, street in the w of N was lo 7th and . wh shop All along of march the procession was joined Panie Among the Negroes. by citizens who hurried from the side} Within an hour the negroes were in such ging their guns. When the | @ State of panic and fear that some of the more conservative citizens thought best to nere a the negroes | try to calm them. Colonel Sprunt, the se away, running | owner of the ton compress, took one of r negro women and | the boss laborers in his buggy and drove childre Hers (frons thei ) im d town to show him that no harm was intended to the negroes. They —— share seemed to have the idea that the whites were burning and murdering all through Arriving in front of the publishing house, | their quarter, and were afraid to go back which is a two-story frame building, the | to work. There was not the least move of : ession on the part of the negroe archer 1 and picket lines were ion on pales a here was no violent talk or threats in the n street in both direc- gatherings on the river front, but, after a and of men squ were sent to While, the negroes worked themselves into ~quares in the neighborhood. Col. Waddell, | a state of mind where they believed they ader in the movement, advanced to | were to be sacrificed to some racial cause, ng. his rifle on his | and said they were ready to go if they had rare to. aoulder, amg Knocked. There was no re)” iy aill this dintarbande ‘the local suthoxt . ang, after waiting a minute or two, es have made no show of asserting them- burst open. nd The citizens surg- th eive Sot a policeman is around, and the mayor and chief of police are keep.ng out of sight. ‘The preservation of order is prac- vested in the committee of twenty- nd they are now trying to cuiet began work om ne fur ure own into the stre the aes onlookers. Both floors were | situation and to hold in check the reckless and then curl ent among the whites, which would go s out of the to any iength. ‘The saloons are to be eee A closed. The rapid-fre machine gun, on a s wagon, drawn by two horses, and manned ed crowd cheered a been fi by rew, urmed with Winchesters, was brought down in front of the post office, but on advice of the leaders was halted a the inflamma- } there. ze and threater The Killing Begins. buildings adjacey Al Soon after 11 o'clock word was brought on the corner some | that reinforcements were needed at 4th and ae There Harnett streets, in the negro section of ak dexecalin ing whic) the fire | Brooklyn. The men were sent. Twenty Baa . yy, |uinutes later the news was brougat tnat eo eee ¥, and he whole | there had Leen a collision between tie structure was a sea of red fire beneath a whites and blacks, and that two negroes dense pall of black smoke. had been killea, one wounded and two white As the fire engine dashed down 7th street, | men wounded. More men have gone to the with clanging bells, the crowd discharged | Scene ete the rapid-fire ee : F Three unkncwn negroes are lying dead in their we s eg dat c =e Ue the. a Gist = tnsiiede of Fie middie of (he atreeiat ithrandHamcte gun and pistol shots, cheers and shouts |Cne white man, name unknown, wouaded in filled the air. The little children in a new | shoulder, anc another white man, William free school house on the corner, who had | Mayo, shot in stomach, will probabiy die. been frightened by the fire and the guns, | The negro2s retreated after the firing, and the whites ure holding position at 3th and added their frantic screams of terror to the Harnett, while reinforcements have been babel, while the negro women were rush- | sent for. Conflicting stories are told of the ing about in search of their little ones. | starting of the trouble and as to who was The affair was soon over, and no one was | the aggressor. One account is that the hurt. The publishing house was destroyed, | M&S Were quarreling among themselves, and the whites interfered to disperse them. but the neighboring property was saved. | Another that the negroes impeded the sireat The editor, Manly, his brother and their | car and were ordered by a policeman to associates have fled, and could not be found | disperse, and, upon refusing, were fired by the cttize upen. The scene of the trouble is im the worst negro ¢istrict, cbout a mile from the business section. Sequel of Yesterda Meeting. day's action was the sequel of yes- testing pieurnitiig’ wy oneal tas the county | The negro dead will probaoly number court house and of a meeting of the com- | four. The white man Mayo has died. The mittee of twenty-five yesterday afternoon. | Situation is quiet at the scene of the trou- At t meeting it was decided to send| ble now. The negroes have gone into runue their houses. Squads of men are now halt- ing all negroes on the street und taking their pistols from them whenever found. Trains Bringing Reintorcements. to bring in thirty inent negroes to receive the verdict of the citizens. About fifteen came in at 6 o'clock, and Colonel Waddell presented the ultima tum. It was that an answer should be giv: him at 7:30 this morning whether the press would be removed and publication of the paper suspended. No discussion of the sit- uation was permitted, but the negroes were told to act promptly on the lines lald down, or suffer the consequer hey departed, and one of their number—Hendersen, a law- f the most prom- Special trains are being run into Wil- mington from other towns wita reinforce- ments or arms. Goldsboro’ has started 500 men. Laurinburg has started 150 and other towns have offered help {if needed. ‘The Light Infantry, a regular state milftia or- ganization, will probably take command of n wed on Second Page.) ELECTION’S MEANING Sf Held to Be an Indorsement of the Administration. VIEWS OF THE CABINET OFFICIALS ta President McKinley Ha Congress of His Own Political Fetth. > er | The First. Time Sinée ‘Jacksen This Has Happened During a Presi- dential Term. Irritation at the Attitude of Eastern Gold Democrats. “President McKinley is to have an un- usual presidentiat expertence in the second half of his term,” said Mr. ©. P. Austin, chief of the bureau of sfatistics, discussing today the result of the Tuesday elections. “From the days of Andtew Jackson to the present time no President» was ever given in the midst of his fcur years’ term a House and Senate in accord with him po- littcally, save in the exceptional period 1830- 1874, during most of which only a portion of the states were represented in Congress. In President Cleveland's first ‘term the House of Representatives elected in the midst of the term was !f accord with him, but on that occasion his party failed to control the Senate. So, omitting ‘considera- tion of the 186)-1874 period, there has never been, from Jackson to McKinley, an scca- sion in which the people gave to the Presi- dent, in the midst of his term, as they have now done, a Congress clearly controlled by his own party. “Van Buren, who entered the White House in 1887 with a democratic House in his first term, was confronted in the second PRESIDEN! CONGRATULATED At the Wnite Hcuse and departments to- Gay there was general satisfaction at the announcement of certain republican control of the House of Representatives, and the republican victories in various directions receive no other construction than hearty support by the people of the administration of Presideit McKinley. It is admitted on ai! sides that the personal popularity of the President was a big factor in the result. A lack of popularity and of general csteem weuld have ccst the republicans dearly, it is sald. Evea had the party been standing ulone, without the magnetism of the Pres- icent, it ‘s said by some that the result ight have been different. ‘Support of the administratio: was the prime factor of the republican victory in Indiana,” said Con- treller Tracewell of the treasury today. | half with a House so closely divided that “The people feel kindly to the President | 4 whig speaker was finally chosen. The and desire to uphold his administration.” whig party, which controlfed the House, elected simultaneously with Harrison and Tyler, lost control of that bedy in the sec- ond Congress of that presidential term. Vo'k, democrat, had a democratic House in his first Congress, but the whigs con- trolled it in the second. The Taylor-Fill- more whig administration found democratic control in the ‘House during both of its Mr. Tracewell. who was formerly a mem- ber of the House from Indiana, has just r turned from his state, where ne went to take part in the election.. Everywhere, among democrats and republicans, he found e for the President. a airman Babcock of the fepublican | Congresses. Pierce, democrat, with whom ssional committee was able to as-|a cemocratic House was elected, was con- sure the President yesterday afternoon | reynted in the second half of his term with that the Hou: reiterated his a. would be republican. He a House controlled by the ‘afiti-Nebraska, subsequently republican, party. Buchanan, democrat, had a similaf experience, t House of Representatives in his first Con- gress being democratic, and the second re- publican. “From 1861, the date of Lincoln's inaug- uration, until January, 18%i,the: House did not contain a full repre®emtation of the entire number of states, Wut in* the midst urances toda} Congratulating the President. Callers at the White House during the day continued to congratulate ihe Presi- dent on Tuesday's result. Secretary Bliss made a brief visit. “The great demonstra- tion of Tuesday was a grand approval by the people of the United States of Presi- 5 of President Grant's secosld team, normal dent McKinley's administration,” he said. | conditions having been & he found very cabinet officer makes practically | himself confronted by a: controlled the same declaration. One and all give to | py the opposition party. , Pepublican, their chief the credit for the victory, which looked so much like defedt for a whtle. Irritated at the Gold Democrats. Prominent republicans today show some irritation in discussing the attitude of the gold democrats of the east. They say that if the west kad not come to the rescue the gold men of the east would have deliber- ately put the House in the hands of the silver people. They the gold demo- veted for and elected silver men all over the east. ; Republicans do not yet attempt to fully analyze this conduct of the gold democrats. Some of them charge it to indifference, but others allege that the gold democrats have already mapped out a plan to re-enter the found democratic control’ {m the House in both Congresses of his adutinistration. The Garfield-Arthur administration iad the co- operation of a republicag Howse during the first half of the term, but @emocratic control in the second half. @levdand, dem- ocrat, in his first term ha@jthe cé-operation of the democratic party tm the House in both Congresses, but failé@ to ¢ontrol the Senate in “elther. Har i, epublican, during the- first half iS ‘tern had the co-operation of a republi¢an House of Rep- resentatives, but the demi@erats: controlled that body in the second MAlf of his term.” Cleveland in his second § ‘hie a dem- ocratic House and Seneite' tn the*first. half, but an overwhelmingly réfmblican House in the secon@.” “And now President’ McKinley, whose Control its declarations and’ nommecs. in| Party While controlling the House during contro! eclarations 4 ) ave @ HAW. It is said that if this was not the | ‘He, first halt of his term did not have cletir majority in the Senate, finds himself the first Presiéent in more than half a eéntury (aside from the, 1800-74 periods) given, in the second half of his presidential term a House and Senate ia accord with him.” ‘ os FUSION WINS IN NEBRASKA. intention of the gold democrats they would never have put the House in jeopardy. Outlook for Legisiation. Republicans are willing to assumé the responsibilities brought by control of all branches of the government. They say that during the next two years only beneficial legislation, such as will meet with the ap- The onsibility will, it is said, bring caution, t will be weil known that the democrats will watch every step with the view of making capital for their party. This cau- tion will be more manifest in the face of a possible reunion of the various elements of the democratic party. It is predicted that during the next two years the gold democrats will make ad- vances to the silver democrats, in the hope that harmony may be restored by the time of the next presidential contest. The President probably gives no more than passing thought to this conjectured realignment of the parties in 1900, He is heartily pleased that there is a republi- can House and Senate. Harmony in all branches of the party will, he feels, re- sult in useful and necessary legislation. This would have been impossible with a democratic House, which would have re- sulted in absolutely no progress in any di- rection. Late Returns Reverse |the Reports Given Out Yesterday. OMAHA, Neb., November 10, noon.— Chairman Schneider of the republican state committee concedes elegtio& of Poynter, fusion, for governor by -4,000. Balance of ticket resulted in about ‘same proportion. Republicans will have a, majority of four on joint ballot. proval of the country, will be enacted. re eed LOOKS LIKE “PEACE. War Tax on Exports Abolished by the Spanish Goyerpment: An encouraging sign for the future, so far as prospects of continued peace are concerned, is the report tothe State De- partmen: from United , States Consular Agent Mer:ers at Grao on le conditions in eastern Spain. He says that commercial affairs are In a more promising condition, business activity is noticeable, and con- fidence seems to be restored, A significant fact noted by the consular agent is the Callers on the President, President McKinley received the Cand dian commission at 11 o'clock this morning. The reception took place in the blue par- lor, and lasted ten or fifteen minutes. abolition by the Spanishi government of ihe Senator-elsct McComas of Maryland was | Wat tax of 2% per cent?qn exports. The one of the President’s visitors. Another | effect of chat tax, he arys, was omy to hamper trade without any special benefit to the treasury ‘Lhe revurns of egports for September in- dicated ater activity, dnd, as the export tax is co‘lected. on these goods, hopes tor improven-ent in this shipping trade during the coin-ng serson are well founded. He: sh ents of Spanish onions are reported, ding 40,000. crates, “and as these ace packed entirely for the ‘American market, Mr. Mertens says it is a pity that they could not be shipped direct, as the trans- shipment by England must have increased the cost of this-vegetable. He sees a large opening for American’-exports in Spain Col. You mmitteeman from Alabama. blood has |e lood, republican national Col. Young- asked that a consulship be given Dr. M ley of Alabama. The President id he would make th: appointment. Sin- pore is the place selected for Dr. Mos ley. © a ee ge Gen. Gordon to Retarn Here. The verbal order of Maj. Gen. John R. rooke, U. 8. A., president of the commis- sion on the evacuation of Porto Rico, di- recting Brig. Gen. William W. Gordon, U. s. member of the commission, upon | again, particularly tobaeco, petroleum and the completion of its work, to return to this }| staves. city and report to the adjutant general of —————_+ 0+_____—_ the army, is confirmed by the Secretary of SIAMESE MINISTER HERE. War us having been necessary for the pub- lie service. Major Bayne Assigned to Duty Here. Maj. John W. Bayne, brigade surgeon, U. S. V., having been placed on duty Septem- ber 1, 1808, by the surgeon general of the army, in charge of all sick men of the ermy’ arriving in Washington, D. C., etc., has been assigned to duty in this city ac- cordingly. Will Be Formally Pregénted to the President Saturday. Fhya Visuddha, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the King of Siam to the United Statem. called at the State Depariment this afternoot and paid his respects to Secretary Hily and Assistant Secretaries Hi! and Adée. has served his country tm a diplomati¢; G&pacity at Lendon for the past five yeas, uring which time he studied sthe Jamguage and customs of the country. Me adopted Buropeaa menrers and @réae, awl his com- plexion is the only thin; “that shows his oriental origin. = “ His visit to the depertient “was short ns Gen. Gilmore at His Office. General John C. Gilmore, adjutant gen- eral, at army headquarters, who has been suffering from the Cuban fever, was able to spend a short time in his office this morning. Although he is still very weak, his friends hope for his speedy recovery. | fray? to alee pata ME me prelim aS President of the United @fates. It is be- Capt. Clark Going to Camp Meade. | lieved that that ceremony "will ae place Capt. Charles C. Clark, U. 8. V., Signal |i" the blue parlor of the White Mouse Sat- urday. The Siamese mini: lucted his business at the . elish: terpreter. Corps, will proceed from Washington, D. C., to Camp Meade, Middletown, Pa., for duty with the 6th Signal Corps Company. a Capt. Hunt Ordered to Havana. Capt. Clyde D. V. Hunt, assistant quar- termaster, U. S. V., has been relieved from duty with the 7th Army Corps, and will proceed at once from Savannah, Ga., to Havana, Cuba, for duty as an assistant to Col. Charles W. Williams, depot quarter- master at that place. + #<+______ Dr. Marbury Ordered Here. Acting Assistant Surgeon Charles C. Marbury has been relieved from duty at the Leiter Hospital, Chickamauga, Ga., and will proceed to Washington, D. C., and report to the surgeon general of the army. —_——+ 0+ —____ It pays to read the want columns of The Star. Hundreds of situations are filled through them. department y-in the without the! aid of an in- Personal Mentio: Mr. and Mrs. Charleg L. Howe of New York city are at the Nt, Ex-Senator J. C, S. Blackburn of Ken- tucky is registered at the Mr. Reuben My visit of four Leuis, Mo., has E Mr. Claude N. ba§ returned from @ six weeks’ stay in New York. CC Roosevelt's Plurality 18,494. NEW YORK, November 10,—Fuller re- turns from the election in this state, miss- ing districts being carefully. estimated, in- dicate that the plurality of Roosevelt (rep.) for governor ia 13404 REMARKABLE INDORSEMENT| RELIEVED OF DOUBT | Republicans Rejoice Over Retaining the House. DEMOCRATS PRACTICALLY GIVE If UP Chairman Babcock Counts on a Margin of 17. FIGURES GIVEN IN DETAIL Even the democrats practically give up hope of getting the House, though they do not yet concede it to the republicans pub- licly. The republicans have been relieved of all doubt by the later returns. After the 4th of March both houses of Congress will be in accord with the admin- istration, the Senate by a large majority and the House by a majority which, though greatly reduced, will be sufficient to insure the success of legislation desired by the republican party. The power lies with that party to enact any financial legislation that may be decided on, and the administration during the last two years of its administra- tion ought to be able to carry out its poli- cies without dangerous opposition. The defeat of free silver, as measured by the result as to both houses of Congress. is more sweeping than that actual republican pluralities indicate. Above thirty of the men elected as democrats to the next House are opposed to free silver, and the serious losses that have prevented the dem- ocrats from getting control of the House have been in localities where their candi- dates were supporters of the Chicago plat- form. This means that the actual strength of the Chicago platform democrats in _ the next House is far below the nominal dem- cratic membership. It is generally con- ceded among democrats that if they had carried the House by a small majority it would have been discovered that they could not have a majority in agreement on the adoption of a poiicy. The new Senate will be strongly in favor of the general policy of the administration, without danger of embarrassment by sil- ver disaffection, and the House will be more strongly .anti-silver than it is re- publican. Opportunity for Legislation. There will be ample opportunity for the legislation expected of the republicans and which could not be had during the first two years of McKinley's administration on account of the attitude of the Senate. There is some uncertainty as to how far Speaker Reed's opposition to an expan- sion policy will influence the situation in the next House, or whether there will be any difference of opinion between the pres- EN PAGES. eat Speaker. and the direct supporters ot. the administration that will lead to a con- test at-the opening of -the Congress over the speakership. The present impression appears to be, however, thatwuch a contest will be avoid- ed and that Mr. Reed will ag#in be the Speaker unless he decides that he does not desire longer to hold that position. At the democratic congressional commit- tee this morning there wes an air of gloomy resignation, and in manner, if not in words, their defeat in the contest for the Hous? was acknowledged. Acting Chairman Kerr was very late coming down, and in his absence no one else would put out any claims or hvid out demoeratic hopes. At the republican headquarters and among republicans everywhere there was general deligh' Chairman Babcock Counts on Seven- teen Majority. ‘The returns received at the headquarters of the republican congressional committee up to 2 o'clock this afternoon were such as to assure Chairman Babcock that the House of Representatives in the Fifty-sixth Congress would have a majority of seven- teen republicans, with the possibility that this majority might be swelled to twenty- one. Mr. Babcock did not give out an of- ficial statement, as his returns were not complete und he wished to show exactly what the political complexion of the House would be before making a statement public. This majority of seventeen is figured on the basis that the republicans will have at least 187 members. The twelfth district of Texas and the second California are still in doubt, and it is considered probable that they will be shown to have gone re- publican before this evening. There are 357 representatives in the House, and 189 republicans would leave 168 democrats, populists, fusionists, silver republicans and independents. If the republicans carry the two districts now regarded as doubt- ful at the republican headquarters and 189 members they will have lost sixteen mem- bers, having 205 members in the present House. Mr, Babcock was feeling very jubilant over the results of the election this morn- ing. The number of republicans elected to the House varies very little from the fig- ures given by Mr. Babcock in his prediction of October 27, two weeks before the elec- ticn, Indorsement of the President. “The result,” he said to a Star reporter this afternoon, “is a magnificent indorse- ment of the President and the republican administration, and it will have a more far- reaching effec: upon the future of the coun- try than any ejection held for many years. It intrenches in power a sound-money party that will be in harmony with President Me- Kinley, and one which can sustain his ad- ministration and legislate on the great questions growing out of the recent war in a satisfactory and harmonious manner. “On national issues,” said Mr. Babcock, “there never was a question as to the resuit of the election, but the danger that I saw two months ago came from local differences and from over-confidence and general ap- athy on the part of the republicans. The committee made an especial business of see- ing that republicans were wakened to the situation, and the losses suffered in the eastern and middle states arose almost en- tirely from local conditions or the fact that strong democratic districts were represented by republicans whom we could not expect to re-elect. “We lost five districts in the east that the conimittee believed would be held, ramely, one in Massachusetts and four in New York; but we captured about the same number of districts in the extreme west that few thought it possible to carry, thus léfiving the republican majority in the | House just about as the committee had estimated it a fortnight before. “I feel that the most valuable result of the election to the country generally is that it stamps out the free silver and tiat money idea for many years to come. ‘The make- up of the Senate will be such that sound money control cannot be disturbed for at least eight years. Therefore, business men, producers, laborers and financiers can rest assured that no disturbance of the finances can occur during that long period, which I expect will be one of ihe greatest fruit- fulness. Even if some miracle should give us a free silver House and a free silver President, the Senate will stand as a bul- wark against any fiat money or other Ge- structive legislation.” The Wisconsin Senatorship. As soon as the business of the congres- sional committee is completed Mr. Bab- cock will leave here for his home in Wis- .consin, and his friends will begin an ac- ‘tive campaign in his behalf for the United == “TWO CENTS States senatership Mitchell, derzocrat The Republican Estimate. The detail vote showing the districts re- garded as surely republican by the gressional committee at 2 o'clock t noon follow: California, 1; Mlinois, 1 8; Kentucky. to sv John ceed Connecticut, 4; Delaware, Indiana, 9; lewa, 11; Kansas, Maine, 4; Maryland, 4; The sole measure of value to an advertiser is the number of readers and probable customers his an- nouncement will reach. Judged by this inflexible standard, The Evening Star stands pre-eminent. No other paper, published anywhere, has large a percentage of its circulation among the homes, families and busi- ness circles of the city where printed. In no other Washington paper, there- fore, is an advertisement worth half so much to an advertiser. BLANCO FEARS PARRO so Commander of Cuban Volunteers Threatens to Cause Trouble, ehigan, Minnesota, *; Missouri, 3; Nebraska, 2; New Hamp- shire, New York, 15 15; Oregon, Island, 3; Wisec + UST. Tae districts carried by the republicans on which the above is based follows: ifornia—First, Barham; third, M fourth, Kahn; fifth, Loud; sixth, Water: venth, Needham, Connecticut—First, Henry; second, Sper- y; third, Russell; fourth, Hill. Dela large, Hoffech=r. Illinois—First, Mann; third, Belknap sixth, Boutell; seventh, Fos: kins 3 eighth, Hop ninth, Hitt; tenth, Prince; eleventh, Reeves; twelfth, Cannon; thirte:nth, Wa ner; fourteenth, Graff; fifteenth, Marsh; eighteenth, Johrson; twenty-first, Re berg; twenty-seco —First, son ninth, eleventh, Ste Smith. Hemenw eventh, Over: fifth, reet; . Brick, lowa—First, Lane; th feurth, Mangen; fifth, Cousi. y; seventh, Hull: cighth, H ninth, McPherson; tenth, Doiliver; eieventh, Thomas. Kan At large, Bailey; first, Curtis; second, Bowersock; third, Kirkpatrick: fourch, Miller; fifth, Calderhead; sixth, Ree- der; seventh, Long. , Kentucky—Ninth, Pugh; eleventh, Boer- ing. Maine—Fi third, Bur Reed; second, 4 Dingh zh; fourth, Boute! aryland—Second, third, Wach- ; fifth, Muda arre. achuset Lawrence, second, of oe ymouth; fifth, Knox; sixth, Mood s Re rts; eighth, McCall; eleventh ‘Low ) n ; twelfth, Lover- ing; thirteenth, ¢ rliss; second, Smith fourth, “Hamilton: fift sixth, Smith;’ seventh, Weeks: Fordney; Bishop; tenth, imp; eleventh -k; twelfth, ‘Shel Minnesota—First, Tawney; second, third, Heatwole: fourth, Stevens teher; sixth, Morris; seventh, I ddy. Te: arce. ebraska—First, Burk=tt New Hampshire—First, Clarke. New Jersey—First, Loudenslager; h, Barthe ; eleventh, Joy; second, M> Sulloway; sec Gardner; third, Howell, fifth, sixth, Parker; eighth, Fowler. New York—Seventeenth, Thornton; eigh- teenth, Ketchum; twenty-first, Stew twenty-second, Littauer; twenty-third, ersen; twenty-fourth, Chickering; tw fifth, Sherman; twenty-sixth, Ray; tw enty- seventh, Driscoll; twenty-eighth, Payne; thirtieth, Wad: twenty-ninth, Gillett th; thirty-first, O'Grady: thirty-third, Alexan- der; thirty-fourth, Hooker. North CarolinasSecond, Whit Linney. North Dakota—At large, Spalding. Ohio First. Shattuc, second,.. Bromwell; sixth, Brown; seventh, Weaver; eighth, Lybrand; ninth, Southard; tenth, Mergan: eleventh, Grosvenor; fourteenth, Kerr: fif- teenth, Van Voorhis; sixteenth, Danfori eighteenth, Taylor; nineteenth, Dick; twen- tieth, Phillips; twenty-first, Burton. Oregon—First, Tongue; second, Moody. eighth, Pennsylvania—At large, Grow, Daven- port; first, Bingham; second, Adani fourth, Young; fifth, Harmer; sixth, (utile seventh, Warger; tenth, Bri ; eleventh, Connell; fourteenth, Olm: Wright sixteenth, Packer; ntieth, Thropp; twent i, Dalzell; twent arth, Acheson. fifteenth enth, M Showalter; twenty-sixth, Higgins. Rhode Island—First, Bull; Second, Cap- ron. South Dakota—At large, Gamble and Burke. Tennessee—First, Brownlow; second, Gib- son. Texas—Tenth, Hawle Vermont—First, Powers; Washington—At large, man. West Virginia—l. Dovener; 2 Dayton; 4 Freer. Wisconsin—1 Cooper; 2 Dahle; 3 Babcock 4 Otjen Barney; 6 Davids« second, Grout. Jones and Cush- 3 7 Esch; 8 BLOW TO LABOR UNIONS. Massachusetts Shoe Manufacturers Will Not Recognize Them. MARLBORO’, Mass., November 10.—The Middlesex shoe factory opened its doors today to receive the applications for em- ployment of shoe workers who are willing to work under new conditions. The fac- tory, which is one of three the firm has in this city, has been closed since last August, owing to a strike of its employes against what was alleged to be the tyranny of a forewoman. The new rules are directiy opposed to la- bor unions, and state that all price lists and labor agreements made between the firm and representati of organized la- bor terminated yesterday and that in future such price lists would be introduced that would insure uniform prices and good wages. The firm will not allow any interference by outsiders, and declares that any contro- versies which may arise must be settled by the company and the shoe workers individ- ually or by committees. ——— THURSTON ON NEEBRASKA’S FLOP. Means Indorsement of McKinley and Elimination of Silver Ixsue. CHICAGO, November 10.—A Special to the Times-Herald from Lincoln, Neb., says: On the results of the election United States Senator John M. Thurston says: “The sweeping victory in the west, including Ne- braska, means the unconditional indorse- ment of President MecKinley’s aaministra- tion, the conduct of the war and his foreign policy. The battle was fought on the straight gold standard platform, and the result, in my judgment, absolutely elimi- nates free silver as a national issue in 1900. “The entire tendency of independent vot- ers is to return to old party allegiance, with permanent gains to the republican party from the best element of democracy and populists. “This is largely due to the prosperous conditions of agriculture and business gen- erally. The people are satisfied with pres- ent conditions. “In Nebraska the fusionists early in the campaign practically abandoned the free silver issue, and for a time attempted to maintain themselves by criticism of the conduct of the war. Driven from this they fell back on the McCleary bill. “The republican campaign was very ac- tive and aggressive, and successfully met the three issues in detail. Above every- thing else, however, was the patriotic de- termination to stand by an administration whose victories in war and whese far- reaching and successful foreign policy have won the admiration of Christendom.” res Banquet to General Miles. General Miles, commanding the army, with Mrs. Miles and Colonels Greenleaf, Miehler and Maus of his staff, went to New York today. They are to attend an elaborate banquet to be given tomorrow night at the Waldorf-Astoria as a tribute by the citizens of New York to the majer general commanding the army. The party will return to Washington Monday morn- ing. 4 HAVANA STREETS UNDER GUARD City Looks Like It Did During the Siege. GENERAL WANTS HIS PAY a HAVANA, November 9. Fla., November 10.—Since morning of Sunday last the Vana have again presented th of @ state of siege. At every corner four regulars are stationed, armed with Mauser rifle: des the usual city patrc As it is known the orden pub! have been threatening trouble ov via early West, on the s of Ha- appearance Key stre bes » forces or the re- arrears: first sup- 2utions were n outbreak in , it was learn- fusal of the government to pay the at of wages due them, it was pcsed that these military pr taken owing that quarter. » the fear of ater, howev ed t Colonel Masso Parro, late com- mander of the disbanded Cuban a Brigade, with his officers, had to come to the city nd demand the se pay. Fearing that Parro would t the arrival of Colonel the signal for other mal- contents to join the movement cause serious trouble, Captain Bianco forbade Colonel Parro to come to ion, how- Anticipating insubordt Hevana , General Blanco took precautions to quelli any attempted uprising Deserter form Cuban Forces. General Masso Parro first attracted at- tention when, ranking as a brigadier g eral of the Cuban insurgents, he deser to the Spanish army, was given the rank of cclonel and organized a brigade of 3,000 Cubans under his leadership known as the panola Brigade, which did signal for tne Spaniards during the late Cuban About a month ago the brigade began to cause considerable trouve by clamoring tor their overdue p They intrenched them- selves on the Tubulcan estate, outside of the city, and refused to disband or lay down their arms until a th ‘ment was made with them on a cash basis. Gen. Aguirre, the Spanish miitary governor of Cienfue- gos, visited the camp under a flag of truce and held a conference with Colonel Parro. The result of this meeting was that a por- tion of the overdue money was paid to the soldiers, and the brigade in turn disbanded. Discontent Sprea This was the first serious trouble with the irregular or mobilized troops over the non-payment of wages; but epen disconteat in regard to this matter l.as_sifiee spread to every branch of the service. The trouble in this connection has been heightened now by the announcement that the $24 which the government agreed to pay to every en- listed man obtaining his discharge will only be paid upon the evacuation of t island by the respective regiments to whic the soldiers belonged. This latest anrouncement is a modtfiea- tion of a previous decree providing that the troops would only be paid upon landing in Spain. This met with such an energetic protest, however, that it was subsequently revoke over 20,000 of the enlisted men asking for their discharge in order that they might remain in Cuba. j When the partial payment before referred to was made to the Cuba E a Brigade the money file, Col. Parro and his officers accepting a promise of future payment of their sal- aries, the mount being over $141,000, which they now claim The battalion of Sar was partially paid cn Saturday last, but the members showed their discontent 1 pointing a committee to go to the pal Havana and demand from Captain General Blanco the payment of over $100,000 still due them. i , a The Battalion Municipal, composed « firemen of Havana, who engaged in active erations in the field for three whole years, are owed $1,700,000, none of which, it is claimed, has been patd. Only a Few Instances. These are cnly a few instances showing the position of the Spanish army here, se discontent Increases dafly, causing play of armed force in the streets of the city on the slithtest suspicion of an open manifestation of such displeasure. It is alleged t the corruption fn the de- partment of finance of the insular govern- ment has reeched such a pitch ployes and officials are openly d even 40 per cent ciscount o aries, which they are forced to unpaid. The same corrupt asserted: pervades every branch of the ad- ministration, the local press going s as tS ask for the ousting of the munic officers, saying that the autonomist control is worse than the old Spanish colonial ad- ministration. This state of affairs has ti Spiritus guerillas m, it developed a gang of thieves, burglars and murderers, ardizing the lives and property of able citizens. The number of hold-ups ults multiply daily. It may safely be said that nearly all the crimes are the re- sult of hunger and privation. The situa- tion daily grows worse: corruption and bribery flourish, crime spreads and hun- dreds of persons are dying from want. — VICE CONSUL BENNETT BARRED. Not Allowed in Consul Ba fice in Mexico City. MEXICO CITY, Mex., November 10.—The coniition of effairs in the offiee of the Amer- ican consul general here attracts much at- tention, Vice Consul Bennett having been suspended and forbidden entrance to the consulate by Consul General Barlow, who has not made known the grounds for his ac- tion. Col. Bennett's friends assert that he has been unjustly treated, and that due cause should be shown for his removal, which in reality must be approved by the State De- partment at Washington. Bennett is likely to demand a full investigation of all of the affairs of the consulate. The American min- ister is reported to be examining into the matter, The exportation of henaquin from Pro- gresso for the United States amounted last month to nearly $1,000,000 gold. —_——— ISSUE ABANDONED. wis Of- MONEY Col. Dick Says Next Campaigr Will Be on Expansion. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CLEVELAND, Ohio, November 10.—Co!. Charles F. Dick, sccretary of the national republican committee, in an interview here, declares that the chief issue of the cam- paign cf 1900 will be territorial expansion. The colonel says that an analysis of the vote of the country proves beyond a doubt that the west has deserted silver and that the new issue of expansion is of fer greater importance in the public mind than that of the meney question. It is understesd that Chairman Hanna shares the views held by Secretary Dick, and that the battle of 1900 will be fought on new lines. Work on the campaign of 1900 will be commenced here in a few weeks.