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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-26
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HILL NOMI MATED
Every County Votes for the New
York Senator.
HE Is NAMED BY ACCLAMATION
The Saratoga Convention Swept
by Enthusiasm.
LOCKWOOD FOR NEXT PLACE
he Is NAMED BY ACCLAMATION
LOCKWOOD FOR NEXT PLACE

SARATOGA. N. Y, September %.
After Mr.. Hit had finished, Delegate
Reynolds from Allegheny county arose and
said:
"Mr. Chairman. / desire from Allegheny
county to put in nomination our first and
only choice David Bennett HILL"
In an instant there was pandemonium.
Delegates were standing on chairs crowd
ing the aisles, pushing toward the platform
and yelling themselves hoarse, tossing hats
and canes in the air and shouting "Hin,"
Hill"
Senator Hill stood pounding the gavel
his face pale and his lips shut. He ham,
mered vigorously, but as he did so the din
increased.
Three cheers for the next governor of
the state" shouted a man in the rear, and
up went a mighty shout.
After five minutes of this remarkable
scene there was some order restored, and
Senator Hill said:
Il am grateful to the democrats for this
showing of their good will and their faith
but 1 cannot accept the nomination you
offer me-" (Cries Of ''Yes, Yes'D.
Roll Cali Proceeds.
Senator Brown seconded Hills nomina-
ton. Mr. Hill finally gets order and de-
mands that under the rules the roll call
proceed.
Clerk continues on roll.
Senator Mcmahon asked unanimous con-
sent to waive rules. but Chairman Hill
would not hear him.
Convention Stampeded.
3:16-A delegate moves the nomination
of Hill by acclamation. The convention
stampeded for Hill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-26
"ON TO PEKIN."
Significance of the Departure of Fresh
Troops for COrea.

Significance of the Departure Of Fresh
Troops for COrea.
Today's advices from Toxic. stating that
a second japanese army of 10000 men
sailed yesterday from Hiroshima, is re-
sarded in official circles here as the first
move in the advance on the Chinese capital,
Pekin. 1t Is pointed out that there Is no
reed of japanese reinforcements in Corea,
as since the battle of Ping Yang the Japan
ese have had practical possession Of Corea,
and their first army of 1900 men needs no
additions.
1t is believed by diplomats that the Japan
ese have turned their attention from Corea
with a view of invading China. The gulf
of Pe-Chi-Li, which the diplomats give as
the probable destination of the army, is
the entrance to the river leading to Pekin.
1t is said, however. that the forts at the
entrance of the river are practically i'm
pfegnable, owing to a stretch of mud flats
around them.
1t is not believed, therefore, that any ad-
vance on Pekin would be made up the river
but that the 10000 men would be landed at
some gulf port, whence a short overland
march would take them to the walls of
Pekin. This circuit of the forts is the
strategic move advised by a United States
army officer Of high rank, who has made a
study Of Japan's proposed invasion of China
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-26
WHITNEY SAYS .NO.-
VIII Not De a Candidate, hut Recon-.
mends Hill.


NEW YORK. September 24.-william c.
Whitney was interviewed at quarantine to-
day, and announced positively that he would
under TO circumstances accept the demo-
cratic nomination for governor. He declined
TO enter at length into his reasons but gave
the impression that his business interests
would not allow of his accepting the nomi-
nation.
There are plenty OF better men in the
democratic party" he said, in reply to q
query as to his opinion on the subject Of
the probable nominee.
Mr.. Whitney is apparently in the best Of
health, and says he has enjoyed himself
immensely while abroad. He was accom-
panied by his daughter. He had finished his
breakfast, and had adjourned to the smok-
prepared himself TO be interviewed by some
twenty reporters.
In the first place" he said, Il will not
accept the nomination under any circum-
stances. 1 stated that very positively be-
fore left England, in a cablegram to some
body or other; 1 don't remember whom.
There are plenty Of better men I'm the demo-
cratic party. men who would be more &C
ceptable and more successful than l. re-
gard David b. Hill as the very best man for
the place. I think he would poll an enor-
nous vote. OF course, I think the next
governor VIII be a democrat 1 am not
well enough posted I'm regard to the news Of
the last few days to hazard a guess at the
probable selection Of the democratic con-
Nention. hope to see a strong man nomi-
rated.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-26
IN A PREDICAMENT,
Two Nominations by Sixth Maryland
POpulfsts.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, September 26-The
populist party Of the sixth Maryland dis
tlict finds itself In the predicament of hav-
ing two congressional candidates, both
claiming to be duly authorized. On Mon
day MIR. William H. Lewis chairman of the
Rockville convention which nominated
Horace Resly of Cumberland, and who
twice declined the honor, after accepting
the same, received from members of the
populist committee of various counties of
the district letter signed by each naming
Rev. George w. kiracofe, a prominent
United Brethren preacher, as the candidate
to flll the vacancy caused by Resly's resig-
ne ton.
nouncement The reverend gentleman ac-
cepted, and yesterday his campaign was
opened in front of the court house by a
vigorous speech from Mr.. ]. d. Simmons
of Hagerstown, who scorched both of the
old parties.
Mr.. kiracofe's strong prohibition pro-
clivities raised the ire of some of the pop
ulists, and later IN the day the anti-pro-
hibitionists. presided over by A. w. Davis
of the executive committee and an ex-dem-
ocratic county commissioner, met and pro-
ceeded to select candidate for Congress
The convention adopted the platform of
the Rockville convention, passed a resolu-
tion denouncing the introduction of the
prohibition question into the campaign, and
declared against fusion with any other
party.
Then Adam S. Garis of Hagerstown was
nominated for Congress by acclamation
The nominee is about thirty-five years of
age, a member of the Washington county
bar, and. up to within about a year, an ac-
tive democrat He twice aspired to be the
party candidate for state attorney but was
beaten in the convention, on the first occa-
sion by very narrow majority. There are
obstacles in the way of either of the nomi-
official IN he
used at the November election, and Secre-
tary Of State Brantly will have to decide
which candidate is the legal one. The law
requires 800 certified names to accompany
the application. These were served when
Resy was named. They are I'm the possess
sion of Garis, and he declares Kiracofe
cannot get them, and the party finds itself
handicapped almost at the beginning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-26
IN THE CONVENTION.
Effect Caused by MIR. whftney's Re-
fusal TO Run.

SARATOGA, n. Y, September 20-Tam-
many's adherents were thrown into q con-
dition bordering on panic today when the
Associated Press bulletin announcing that
Mr.. Whitney had declined the nomination
for governor was read.
Senator Hill was first shown the dispatch,
and said: Il supposed that he would de-
cline to accept 1t. / had said all along that
Mr.. Whitney had no desire TO enter poll
tics"
Lieut. Gov. Sheehan looked disappointed
as he read the dispatch, and said: whitney
would have been a very strong man. and
the situation now is rather mixed. We have
wasted valuable dime chasing a shadow"
John ID. Crimmins, a personal friend OF
Mr.. Whitney, received a personal message.
stating that Mr.. Whitney declined for per-
sonal reasons.
Maj. ]. w. Hinckley received the follow
ing:
Il find on my arrival this morning that
my name is the subject OF some considera-
ton by the delegates to Saratoga and have
received friendly messages. AS / cannot
well reply to these In detail win you do
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-26
DEMOCRATS DESPONDENT
They Regret Nh. Whitney's Refusal of the
New York Nomination.

The democrats here are greatly disap-
pointed ct the refusal of Mr.. Whitney to
accept the nomination for governor of New
York. The national party managers, who
have been watching the affairs in New
York with particular interest, were very
hopeful this morning that Whitney would
accept. and the positive statement made by
him that he will not has made them very
despondent. Just before the word from
Whitney was received a very prominent
democrat said to Star reporter: IF Whit
ney is ambitious to be President he will
accept the nonir alton. If nominated he
will be elected. His election as governor of
New York this fall will make him the next
democratic candidate for President. If
elected governor of New York his presi-
Dental candidacy will be almost as surely
settled as II he had the nomination Of the
national convention. This is a good reason
why he should accept the gubernatorial
nomination, and the interest Of the party
outside of New York state will be served
by his acceptance. The candidacy Of Whit
ney for governor of New York would in
spire the democrats in nearly every con-
gressional district to greater activity, and
would result in our having the House of
Representatives by not less than thirty
majority. If he does not accept the nomi-
inaton the chances are that the man Sc
MIR. Clancy's View Of Things.
Representative Clancy of Brooklyn was
in Washington today. He said that he was
without information as to the gubernatorial
situation, but that 1t seemed to him as if
the matter depended entirely upon whether
Mr.. Whitney would accept, and that If
Whitney declined Thacher would be the
nominee. Speaking Of the congressional
situation, Mr.. Clancy said that in New York
city the democrats would carry everything
and that there was no chance Of their los
ing more than one district in Brooklyn. The
district represented by Mr.. Graham. he said
was naturally republican, but 1T looked to
him as If the democrats might carry that
He didn't know anything about the country
districts but cOulds not see that there was
any danger Of the democrats losing more
than one or two representatives in the
whole state. There is so much Hillism and
Clevelandism and all that sort of thing
affecting the election Of governor that he
thought 1T would be very hard for any one
to judge what the prospects of the guber-
material election might be.
Democracy "1AIl Right I'm Virginia.
Representative Turner of Virginia, who
succeeded Mr.. O'Ferrall and is again candi-
date in that district, was at democratic
congressional headquarters this morning.
He is having a joint discussion of political
issues throughout the district with his op-
ponent. They have already spoken In a
number of the Fading places of the district
and he says that the situation is very satis-
factory from his point of view and that he
has no doubt whatever of election. The
democrats throughout the state, he says,
are taking an active interest in the cam
paign, and he believes the democracy is all
right in Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-26
Timber in the Burned Districts.

Commissioner Lamoreux of the general
land office has decided to embody in his
annual report a recommendation that Con-
gress should Immediately take some action
for the relief of the settlers on homesteads
in the burned districts Of Wisconsin and
Minnesota. The commissioner says that he
can find no law which will authorize the
department to grant the settler permission
to cut the burned timber on their home
steads. yet he is enough Of a practical lum-
herman to know that this timber must be
cut the coming winter in order to save it.
The commissioner believes that Congress
will act promptly and that the homestead
ers will be authorized to cut the timber this
winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-26
TREASURY CLERKS ANXIOUS,
Changes and Dismissals Expected to
Take Place on October 4,

AS the end Of September draws nearer
there Is a perceptible flutter among the
clerks of the Treasury Department for with
the beginning of October the changes oc-
casioned by the operation of the Dockery
reforms VIII take effect. AS heretofore
stated in The Star. there will be numerous
dismissals as the result of the new law. but
some of these have already been announced,
and the total number of clerks to be dis
missed will not exceed the number hereto
fore mentioned. The statement that there
will be about 100 dIsmissals in addition to
the number already foreshadOwed is slI,i
to be somewhat misleading, inasmuch as 1t
would indicate total reduction of the
clerical force greater than has been con-
templated.
1t is thought there will be a greater num-
Der of reductions in salaries and transfer
Of clerks than dismiSsalS, the depart
ment will try to avoid as far as possible
cripSling it's work by cutting down the
force.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-26

Mrs Frank DeNeal of No. 2OO1 7th street
northwest came near being burned to death
about noon today when she stepped on a
match near a gasoline stove. The fluid
tgnited and Mrs. DeNeal was soon envel-
oped in flame She was rescued, however,
before she was dangerously burned. Her
hair was scorched and she was burned
about the legs and body. Her injuries are
nainful but not serious The fire only
slightly damaged the property.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-26
ALL SHOUTING FOR HILL.

Every County Votes for the New York
Senator.
SARATOGA, September $3.50 pm
The roll call in the democratic convention
is proceeding, but delegations are shouting
for Senator Hill.
3:21 p.m.-Every county is voting for HILL
Hill consulting with Serator Murphy and
Col. Williams.
33.-Clerk announces entire vote for
David B. Hill.
party for governor.
governor
$3.50 p.m.-Judge w. j. Gaynor was nomi-
mated by acclan1at ton for court of appeals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-26
NQyal Orders.

Chief Engineer A. F. Dixon of the We
suvius has been ordered to the Machias, re-
lievins Chief Engineer b. c. Gowing. who
has been sent to the hospital at Brooklyn.
Assistant Engineer WoTthington fills the
vacancy on the Vesuvius. Chief Engineer
A. w. Fitch has been ordered before the re-
tiring board. Lieut.. w. w. Kimball has
been ordered to duty in the office of nava,
intelligence November 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-26
The Lake Shores Preside- cy.

NEW YORK, September 26.-Kegarding
the report of a rumor from Chicago that
the presidency Of the Lake Shore and Mich
igan Southern Railroad Company had been
offered to Mr.. Everett ST. Johns, Hon.
Chauncey NJ. Depew stated to an Associated
Press representative that no such offer had
been made
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-26
Russian IrOnclnd Aground.

COPENHAGEN, September 26-The Rus
sian ironclad General Admiral is aground
off Refsnas. Assistance has been sent to
her. The General Admiral is an armored
warship of 1900 tons and 4,472 horse power
She has six inches of armor at the water
line. was built in 1873. and carries twelve
guns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-26
demanding Universal Suffrage.

VIENNA, September 28.-Members Of the
social democratic workingmen's party scat
tered through the streets leaflets. upon
which were printed demand for universal
suffrage. The police arrested seventy per-
sons engaged in the propaganda
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-26

James III. Nixon of New Jersey has vol
antarily resigned as assistant United States
attorney before the Court of Claims
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-26

National bank notes received for redemp-
ton today, S216,O99. Government receipts:
From internal revenue. 500, TO; customs,
$453, 453; miscellaneous. $23, III.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-26

tR proof Of fee pueotns Is
in fBe eating. 1pesferoap's
Star oonfatneo 46 columns
Of aeoerfisemenfs, maoe up
Of SS4 separate announce
menfs. S8ese advertisers
Bous6f pu8fietfp-nof merefp
space.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-26

There being no further witnesses, Col.
Wright, chairman of the commission, then,
In accordance with the public notice given,
declared the public hearing closed, and the
commission went into secret session, to dis
cuss the report to be made to the President
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-10
HOTTEST DAY SINCE AUG. 8.
Humidity Helps to Make 1t In
tensels DisaEreeable.

A combination of heat and humidity
made to-day one Of the most uncomfort-
able in years Signal Service oficer
Dunn recalled the famous weather o..
Sept. 7, 1881, when the mercury reached
100 degrees in an effort to climb out of
the top of the thermometer tube.
Last year on Sept: 10 it was 10 degrees
cooler than to-day, and it had begun to
look something like early Fall, but this
year, according to Mr.. Dunn, Fail viii
be a trifie late In calling upon New, York,
and Summer has still few swelterinS
days in stock.
This morning was the warmest since
Aug. S. when the temperature stood at
81 degrees and the humidity was 90 per
cent At s o'clock 1t was iS, but the
humidity was 81 per cent. At 10 o'clock
the humidity was rs per cent. and at
and 10 o'clock so per cent.
Mr.. Dunn was of the impression That
the warm spell would not continue many
DAYS. Tomorrow, he said, viii be
cooler and fair, preceded by light show
ers this evening and tonight.
The warm wave came from the lake
regions and is due to the extremely low
pressure prevailing there and touching
North and East
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-10
CHOSE DEATH BY GAS.
Billy Plimmer's Common-Law
Wife Commits Suicide.
Found Dead in Bed at a Coney Island
Hotel by the PugiIist.
During Quarrel Last Night She
Threatened to Destroy Herself.

CONEY ISLAND. N. Y. Sept. 10
Emma Aumann. the common-law wife
of Billy Plimmer, the champion bantam
weight pugilist, committed suicide at
Escotts Hotel. on the Bowery, early
this morning, by inhaling gas.
She was found dead in bed at $50 by
Plimmer
The couple arrived here yesterday
morning, and Plimmer went at once to
Stubenbord's to engage quarters for
training for his fight with Johnny Muir
ply Sept. "a He left his wife on the
Sea Beach Depot. She went to Escott's,
where she engaged a room, Mrs. Escott
being an intimate friend
Plimmer went to Escotts about O. cl1clx
last night, meeting a number OF friends.
His wife, 1t is said, had been drinking
and was in an ugly mood. She insisted
that Plimmer take up quarters at her
hotel, and he refused. Young Critic
guyed the pair. and the woman set upon
him, and a general row was imminent.
When Plimmer left at 100 this morn
Ing for Stubenbord's. his wife declared
that II he chose to leave her he would
never see her alive again.
get some clothing from his trunk. In
the upper hall there was strong odor
of gas. He Knocked at his wifes door
and failed to elicit a response The
door was opened with pass key and
Mrs. Plimmer was discovered dead upon
the bed gas tap turned on full
showed that her death was premedi-
tated, and on the table was a brief,
unsigned note, reading; Dearest love,
Billy, and / ask you TO forgive"
Dr. Ward was summoned, and de-
Clared. after examination, that the
woman had been dead several hours.
Coroner kene will hold an inquest to-
night.
Emma Aumann was pretty brunette.
She wore gold tooth, on account OF
which she was called Gold Tooth EN-
ma" She ran away from her
parelts' home. $40 Wythe avenue, Will
lamsburg, two years ago and came TO
COney Island.
She met Billy Plimmer at that time.
while he was traing here. and had
been living with him ever since.
Conrad Stubenbord, jr., who Is very
intimate with Plimmer said that the
latter told him yesterday that he and
Emma were going to be married by "A
clergyman in Williamsburg in October.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-10
NOT ONE TO CLAIM HER BODY.
May Turn Out TO lie Miss Quinn, "a
Servant Girl.

The body of the woman who threw
htIself in front of an engine OH the
Union l.. roai, at the Bridge station.
in Brooklyn, last night, remains uni
dertified at Higgins's undertaking shop,
York and Jay streets, that city, where
it was taken early this morning.
Up to II o'clock to-day. not a single
inquiry had been made. either at the
police station, the Morgue or the under
takers, by any OF the dead woman s
friends or relatives.
The only clues found on the clothing
were some papers. on one side of an
envelope was the address Mrs. Hugh
Mcmahon, $40 West FIftIeth street"
Another scrap OF paper was part of a
letter from Mrs. Brannigan, 1916 Gray's
Ferry road, Philadelphia, giving instruc-
lions how to reach there. 1t also con-
tainei these words:
"Will leave New York for Philadelphia
MAGGIE MULHATTAN."
Another scrap OF paper had the fol-
lowing written on 1t:
"O' 90 wan Mis-. HOGAN.
"iS6 West Thirty-hfth street. New
York"
Mrs. Mcmahon when seen, said she
krew nothing of any girl of that name.
there is no such person as Mrs. Hogan
at the address given; There Is Miss
who told an " Evening World" reporter
to-day that she knew a " Maggie Null
haitian" servant. whose cousin she
thought might be the suicide. Miss
Mulhattan, she said, was a domestic in
a house on Madison avenue. near Sixty
second street.
The name OF the cousin she said. was
Miss Quinn, who was also a servant,
working somewhere in this city. The
description of the dead girl, she thought,
was exactly the same as Miss Quinn.
Miss Hogan, who Is a dressmaker. is
engaged making a dress for Miss Quinn.
which the latter ordered a month ago.
She then said she had relatives In Phil
adelphia.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-10
A WOMAN IN THE CASE?
Winsor Had $1,000 Worth of jew
eIry i'm thc Astor House Safes.

The mystery as to the cause Of the
suicide of William Y. Winsor, who shot
himself in the Aston House last Satur-
day, was partly cleared up by the exam
nation of the tin box the deceased had
in the Aston House safe at the time of
his death.
1t was intimated by the absent-mnded
remarks of certain friends of the de-
ceased that there was a woman in the
case.
In the tin box referred to there was
found to-day at least $l,5OD worth of
jewelry. il consisted of gold watches,
diamond rings, breastpins, diamond
brooch, star-shaped, with twenty five
brilliants, and a glbaooaJ :hetahordiun
brlliants: engagement rings and a gold
box in the shape of "A heart, inlaid with
diamonds and bearing monogram.
There were several gold chains. sleeve
mOhds, AID "A pawn ticket for a gold
watch. The ticket was dated Sept. g.
the day after Winsor arrived at the
Aston House.
There were also some letters but
whether they were from~his wife or not
the friends of the deceased who took
charge Of the property refused TO tell
The property was turned over to Rich
ard T.. Weisner and n. Fischer. who
were among those on the list of friends
the deceased left in the bedroom where
he killed himself.
The letters may throw some light on
the matter, but the probability Is that
they will never be made public.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-10
MAY BE A NEW YORKER.
Morphine Kills George II. Maxwell
In "a Cheyenne Hotel.
TBv Asso0inted Press !

CHEYENNE, Wyo.. Sept. l0.-A guest
at the Inter Ocean Hotel. who regis
tered as George Il. Maxwell. of Mexico,
died from an overdose OF morphine.
Whether the drug was taken with sui
cidal intent is not known. From papers
found in his satchel, it is believed he
was n civil engineer
There was an envelope, postmarke ed
Washington. and adore sed George II.
Maxwell. IA East Eighteenth street.
New York. on the bottom OF the valise
was comparatively fresh custom-house
label from the custom house at Suspen-
sion Bridge, y. Y.
No papers. letters. or other means of
Identification were found among his be-
longings. He wore a knights Templar
button. and on his finger was Masonic
ring.
\ man named Maxwell formerly
boarded with Mrs. Joseph Anderson, at
l43 East Eighteenth street. Mrs. Ander-
son gave up the house three months ago
and the present occupants do not know
where she moved to.