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head. which had just been chopped off. Be-
side this was the head of Burnside and
there were other heads at hand ready to be
cut off. 1t was not long after this fight
that one Of these papers was lying on one
of the telegraph tables when President
Lincoln came tn. AS he was looking at it
Gen. Burnside entered. They discussed the
picture together and both laughed heartily
over it."
Abe Lincoln and Tom Thumb.
81 suppose there were many funny things
happening even during the darkest days
OF the war, were there not7"
eyes," replied Mr.. Rosewater. ''there were
many little interesting things which SEEM
cd silly to me at the time. Phe war was
to me so serious that could not appreciate
that great minds like that of President
Lincoln must have relaxation. I remem-
Der once when things looked the blackest
Tom Thumb and Gen. Mutt were brought
by P. T. Barnum to the White House.
President Lincoln and his cabinet gave up
business for an hour and spent 1t in being
entertained by them. This at the time
seemed to me outrageous thought it was
z yerx foolish proceeding to engross the
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by many of the great silver leaders Of all

by many Of the great silver leaders Of all
parties.
Pen Picture OF Altgeld.
Governor Altgeld will figure prominently
| at the Chicago convention. He is the
| idol Of the free silver democracy of Illinois,
| and has more or less of a following among
labor unions outside Of his own state.
| Altgeld was judge on the bench at Chi
cago and was practically unknown In poll
| tics until he was taken up by the Chi
| cago machine as the nominee for governor
and carried Illinois for the democracy.
| His next appearance in the public eye was
| his pardoning Of the Chicago anarchists.
| This action raised a storm of Indignation
against him in all sections of the coun-
try. although he was applauded for it by
some.
He next came to the front at the time
| of the great Chicago railway strike, when
| he opposed the sending of federal troops
TO queli the riot and engaged in wordy
warfare with President Cleveland. 1t is
| said that Governor Altgeld has never re-
covered from the smart of the rebuke
administered to him by the President and
indorsed by many people in the east upon
that occasion, and that on account cf it he
is the implacable enemy of President
Cleveland.
Governor Altgeld p a man Of considera-
BILE ability. and undoubtedly has a deep
sympathy for the mass of the people, al
though by many it is claimed that this
sympathy approaches very closely to the
verge or socialism. He retains a firm
hold upon the Illinois democracy, and is
without doubt the leader of a majority of
mis- party in that state.
He is good talker on the stump and
man Of considerable personal magnetism.
His manned is grave and serious, and
ne lmfresses one as being very much
| IN earnest about the doctrines that he
enfertains. He Is very sensitive to the
criticism of the public upon his action in
the case of the anarchists and the railroad
strike. The visitor who calls upon him
at the state house in Springfield finds upon
a table in his ante room stack of printed
pamphlets in which he defends his course
| in the premises named.
Leaders in the Free Silver Ranks.
Senator James K. Jones of Arkansas will
be one of the most conspicuous figures in
the free silver ranks at Chicago. He will
be in the front rank of the steering COM
mittee and his advice will have strong
weight in all questions affecting the policy
| and welfare of the silver democrats Sen
ator Jones las been in Congress since the
Forty-seventh Congress, and has occupied
his seat in the Senate since 1855. He has
always been prominent in the councils of
the democratic party, and especially
| so during the tendency of the Wilson
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At noon the dispatches We're still coming,
and instead of getting lunch Secretary
Stanton sent his ice pitcher to the Winder
building and had it filled with beer, and
this beer, with some cl lackers, made up
the lunch for the party, Gen. Eckert, Capt.
Fox, the acting secretary Of the navy all
taking their turn at the pitcher. President
Lincoln took his share of the beer. and
am, / venture, one of the few men who have
ever taken a drink of beer with President
Lincoln"
How did President Lincoln act at such
times?'
He perfectly simple and unassum-
ing, replied Mr.. Rcsewater. He did not
Seem at all nervous during the battle,
though it was going against US. The result
was, you know, an awful defeat, and We
lost more than 1900 in killed and wounded.
Burnside did not want to make the attack.
but he was overruled by Secretary Stanton
and President Lincoln. After the battle it
seemed to me that President Lincoln was
very much depressed and worn. He was
never however. averse to a joke and a
laugh seemed to relieve him. Shortly after
the battle of Fredericksburg Burnside was
released from command and Frank Leslie S
newspaper published an illustration in
which Lincoln was represented the high
chief executoner with a great big ak in
his hand chopping off heads. On the ground
rear him in this picture lay Mcclellan $
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THE FUTURE OF FARMING.
A steady Decrease I'm Rural PopuIa-
tiOn.


tiOn.
From the Boston Transcript
Undeniably the best crop that the old
farmers produced was men. They sent
forth these hardy young children OF the
soil to strengthen and energize all the
higher forces OF our civilization. II might
be unjust to say that they are not doing
1t still. but ii Is to a less extent relatively
than In what are now called the good old
days. The advantages of.education extend
to the boys on the farm more than ever
before, II is true, and they grasp them more
&c nerally and more eagerly. But for what
purpose? To escape from their humdrum
environment and enter that larger and
more active world where the prizes as well
as the failures are greater The passion
to see and enjoy life as ii is lived in the
great centers of ropuistion and business
Is more intense than il ever was in the
days that are past, and education rather
stimulates it than otherwise. Even the
farmers themselves have the infection, and
II they do not encourage they only weakly
restrain their educated children from turn
frg their requirements to what seems to
them better account than tillage OF the
soil. Only small proportion even of the
graduates OF our agricultural colleges.
though given a special technical equipment
for that service, return to the farm. IL
they can gain fortune and reputation and
experience in some other calling they fire.
quently like to resume farming AN avo-
cation, but only in comparatively rare in
| stances is il adopted as life work
These are hard facts, but We might as
well face them. The census reports show
steady decrease of population and produc-
| ton in the rural portions OF the state Vet
educational opportunities We're never be-
| lore so general or available now. 1t
would be a sad confession that there was
| no remedy for this. but the remedy has not
| yet been found. Education benefits the
farmer as much as the lawyer, both in his
| business and his citizenship, and il should
not be held responsible for the depression
| in agricultural industry; but the social pace
| Is such that the husbandman cannot fol-
| low ii. There must enter into the business
| the elements that make success along other
| ines-oo-operation and capital-before 1t
| will become attractive to the educated and
| the ambitious
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name was on the tongue of every democrat;
with the masses he became an idol. Some
Of the leading politicians continued in their
diStrust of him. but they Were compelled to
yield to popular clamor. All resistance to
lis noIniI alton third time when the con-
vention period rolled around was useless.
He was renominated and reelected. Dur
ing his entire second term he has been at
war with the leaders of the democratic
party, and there has been no evidence of
the return of the strong independent re-
publican element to his support. On the
financial question he has had the sympathy
or some of the most extreme gold repub-
Hcans, but he cannot be said to have their
support, for the reason that they are not
willing TO indorse his methods, and do not
agree with him on other questions In the
struggle between him and the democratic
party leaders he has not shown that
strength among the masses which he has
heretofore displayed. and a majority of the
state conventions of the democratic party
have gone against him.
Silver Dick Bland.
''Dick" Bland was one of the first cham
pions of silver in the field. For many years
his name has been associated with this
issue, and it is not surprising that he
should be spoken of prominently as pres
idential candidates, now that the silver
men control the democratic party and
finance made the issue of the campaign
His name is associated with the act of '7S
for the purchase of from two million to
four million ounces of silver each month
which was the first step toward the re-
Mobilization of silver after its demonetiza-
ton in i3- The act became known as the
Bland-Allison act, and the silver dollars
coined under it are known as the Bland
dollar. He has been an extreme free silver
man, 16 to /, during his long term in pub
lie life, and he has not only held to the
faith at all times. but has fought for it
against all odds. He has suffered ridicule
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headed. plain-mannered man, with con-
tempt for all display and affectation. The
great slump which turned the House Of
Representatives over to the republicans at
the last election threw Bland out of Con-
gress. During his retirement he has been
a farmer. and he has been looked on In
parts Of the west as a hermit and
prophet of the silver cause Many have
gone to the abode of his solitude to find
wisdom, and as the cause of silver has
grown they have proclaimed his name
more loudly. He is thoroughly in the can
NAes, and is quite confident of the success
OF the cause and of his own triumph.
a Bunch of Candidates.
The candidacy of Campbell Of Ohio is
not 50 prominently to the fore since the
Ohio convention. Campbell Is a popular
young man, possessing much ability and
many traits that render him attractive.
He has served in Congress and has been
governor of Ohio. By both factions of the
party he is personally held in favor. AT
one time it was thought that the silver
democrats would take UP with him as a
candidate in spite of mis- conservatism as
to the financial question with leaning to-
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Mr.. Mclean as n Candidate.
The Cook Had Left,

From the Chicago Record.
"Our new cook has gone already"
"What was the matterT'
when she found we had gas stove she
left: she had burned a ton of coal q week
In each of her former places, end she said
she had to live up to her record
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IN ~ ~ l. 4 Ia AZ
greatest nerve CEN
ters of the late civil
war was the tele-
graph office at the
War Departement at
Washington. Through
it passed all the dis
patches which came
from the field, and by
it were sent out the
orders from Presi-
dent Lincoln and
Secretary Stanton to
the generals COM
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Pen Pictures of Men Who Will Be
Prominent in Chicago.
POSSIBLE PRESIDENTIAL TIMBER
Who the Men Are and Why
They Are Talked About.
SILVER AND ANTI-SILVER
CLEVELAND

r. CLEVELAND
must be included
among the candi-
dates for the presi-
dental nomination at
the national demo-
cratic convention,
which meets in Chi
cago July I, as long
as his friends con-
tinue, even in an in
direct manner, to
work to that end,
while he refrains
from taking himself
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BEHlNDs:FHE SCENES
With Lincolnin the Telegraph Office
Of the War Department.
EbS
A CHAf WITH EDITOR ROSEWAfBR
He Tells About Some Exciting
Experiences as an Operator.
ON THE IELD

Copyrighted, 1885, by Frank G. Carpenter.)
OMAHA, June 25, 1896.
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from taking himself
Evening star., 1896-02-29
WHITNEY AND. MCKINLEY.
Reported Preference of Maryland
Democrats and Republicans.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star

Reported Preference of Maryland
Democrats and Republican,.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BALTIMORE. Nd. February 2O.-Tal-
bott Of the democratic state central COM
mittee says that the democratic primaries
for the election of delegates to the ma
tional convention at Chicago will be held
in the latter part Of April or early in May.
The party leaders are non-committal as to
their preference for the presidential nom
nation but it is generally Believed that the
majority favor ex-Secretary William c.
Whitney.
1t is stated that the call for a meeting of
the republican state committee will be is
sued March II and that the primaries will
be held during the latter part Of the month
The trend of republican sentiment seems to
be toward Mckinley. 80. .,,sf III
The excitement over the conflict between
Mayor Hooper and the city council con-
democratic councilmen will come to the
mayors assistance. 1t is thought that the
bill introduced at Annar OILS by President
Bruce, to take the confirming power from
the council, will be passed by both senate
and house and enacted.
Kansas Democratic Convention.
TOPEKA, Kan, February 29.-Thc demo-
cratic state central committee, at a meet
ing held here, decided to hold the state
convention to elect delegates to the national
convention at Topeka on June g., and to
hold the convention for the nomination Of
candidates Tor state Officers at Hutchinson
on August 4.
Evening star., 1896-02-29

vention to adopt measures demanding such
& change y the present conditions here.
Somo of the democratic leaders who are
aware of the overwhelming sentiment ex-
isting in the capital against such thing
as suffrage .eoT the District, are trying to
stop this effort SO far as the local con-
vention 10 fo1eefned and to depend on
quiet argunenf with the delegates. when
chosen. to sffcEre their aid in pushing the
proposition II Chicago.
'->-.-.- In Case 81 Two Conventions.
Gossip is 1gAn heard of the probability
OF two conventions being held for the pur-
pose of choosing democratic delegates to
Chicago. and Z: good many people seem to
think that ne furnor has somewhat sub
stant'al foundation. II such a thing oc-
ours. however. and two contesting delega-
tions are sent to the national edmocratic
convention ID July 1t can be authoritatively
stated now1that neither delegation will be
admitted toFseats in the national body and
that there win be no more representation
henceforth from the District in the national
democratic convention.
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Warrington Stock Exchange.

Sales-regular call-12 O'Clock m.-Wasbinrton
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asked. ask T C. n.es s. A. ls Is ,is is '9oa s9 loss Did nj
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sarensy 6iS AZ ll2 bid ssSs funding currency los
Mscelianeoas hesropSlitaa sS Saa R,,,o,s con
ei i1s ba bid I'd, ia asked Ms,r9pslItan Railroad
,nston Railroad Gs rs bid, iea asked S's G;um: i,
Raiirosd 6s. lI4A bid. lss asked. washington
Gas s psny rss a s is ssrss S G asked
ashsd MasnsIen e Gas ,r COMPANY Sonv ss 40 bid, i&o
chesapeake and Potomac TeehoDe s 's s lIS Gs II
nsked American Security and Trust Is. r. and
and o. 100 bid washinsto Market comnaox s9 Ds "A; a
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Ss bid Masonic Ian Assoe,an npiay s ;a. sst @ IS
Sspioeai BaDi ant nfesrI Is. g. y bid
bid Bank OF the Republic, $40 bid Metfopatan,
ssS Sia slS askea sso Ca Snira 2S bid Farmers
aaS 5 s bs S csssia ss GS "a
asked. Capital. I16 bid. West End. io9 lid 10
$ 3D. io assea So Ss sd IS ls Ss 5
pss ssfs peDSsf sDs TaSt and Tst TRY
1s W bid 5 aaea sia A%sraS Mssnstsn c; 1n and and
Trust, l44z bid. Washington Safe Deposit, SO
Railroad Stocks-Captal Traction Comnaur. 70
O. bid. Eqkington: Is bid Georgetown and Ten.
Gas and Electric Light stocks.-washinyton Gas,
46 bid. AZ asked. Georgetown Cas- As bid u s.
Electric Light. l21 bid, lg asked
Insurance Stoeks.IFiremen's. 80 bid, 40 asked.
80 bid. Potomac. 65 bid. Arlington, iaO bid.
German American. l8o It'd. National Union. 10
bid, l3 asked. Columbia, l2N bid 144 asked.
asked Lincoln. ~ bid. sN asked. Commercial.
~ bid 5h asked.
Title Insurance stocks.-Real Estate Title, 107
bid ia asked Columbia Title. oA bid, TX asked.
Telephone Stocks. Pennsylvania. ss bid. chesa-
2eake and Potomac, SPY bid. IS asked. American
Carriage, % bid, "a asked.
M Mscslisnsogs Is M m Stool = Msrgsnta.les IiDotype
bid By asked Warrington MAket, 1874 BID.
Great F1lls Ice, 40 bid, 180 asked Hncoln Han,
90 aaked.
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GRATIFIED AT THE RESULT.

What Mr.. Qucsada Says in Regard to
the Senate's Action.
The members of the Cuban revolutionary
party who are now In Washington were
naturally very much pleased with the
course taken by the Senate yesterday after
noon. Mr.. Gonzalo de Quesada, secretary
of the Cuban legation here. convcrsed with
a reporter of The Star this morning at his
quarters in the Raleigh. "Of course. We
are very much gratified at the result OF the
vote on the Cuban resolutions in the Sen
ate.' he remarked. Eve regard 1t as the
concrete expression of the opinion cherish
ef, on the subject of Cuba by the vast ma
jor!ty Of the American people. We are
confident that the action OF the House OF
Representatives will be no less emphatic :"
The general impression among the tnf1u-
entail friends of Cuba here not directly con-
nected with the movement in an official
sense Is that Spain. Will place reliance In
the President and depend upon him to fore
stall the effect of any legislation Congress
may eract. They appear to be amused at
the assertions that the Spanish government
will withdraw its minister here IN case the
House follows the example of the Senate,
declaring that Senior de LONE Is the only
person who stands in the way of unlimited
Transportation Of men and munitions Of " ar
to the insurgents In Cuba. - NJ.
It Is understood that a friend Of the Span
ish legation also expressed the opinion last
no definite steps toward carrying out the
requests of Congress contained in anything
like a concurrent resolution. This gentle
man is said to have pointed out that the
action of this government in OBTAINING the
Bermuda; after the courts had declared in
several cases that there was nothing Illegal
in the shipment of supplies to the revolutions
lists. was Indicative of what might be ex-
pected of the administration In its further
treatment Of the subject.
Nothing at the Spanish Legati
The representatives Of the, Spanish gov
ernment in this city declined today to say
anything at all about the action Of the Sem
ate yesterday, and its possible effect upon
the relations existing between this country
and Spain. '-,-'.'-
A Star reporter called at the Spanish lega-
tioE this morning and sent up his card to
Minister de Lone. A few moments later a
handsome young secretary came down and
greeted tie reporter most courteously, but
when 1t came to talking about the Cuban
question he was automatically reticent.
Ills excellency," said lie secretary, "is
occupied just now. He bids me to say to
you that IL you wish to see him with refer
ence to anything else than the discussion in
please wait few minutes for him But II
you wish to talk to him about what the
Senate did, thsn his excellency bids me to
say to you that he Is extremely busy and
does not know when he will be at leisure
You see. this Is diplomatic matter and his
lips are, of course. tightly sealed. His ex-
cellency appreciates the courtesy of The
Star in desiring bis views on the subject.
but he does not care to say anything today"
Evening star., 1896-02-29
DIR. HUNTER RET1REs.
eenatOr Blackburn Polls Sixty.On
Votes ON Today's Ballot.

Senator Blackburn Polls Sixty-One
Votes ON Todny's Ballot.
LOUISVILLE. KY. February 29-A spe-
ciai to the Post from Frankfort says: The
fact that there were absentees at the re-
publican caucus last night made 1t certain
that although the caucus decided to stand
by the nominee 1t would fail to get the
full party vote.
The absentees included Senator Landes,
who sprung the sensation yesterday in re-
gard to the agreement signed by Dr. Hun
ter. Senator Lanoes as well as several
others. are said to have expressed the de-
termination not to vote for Dr. Hunter
Perhaps the biggest crowd of the session
saw the joint assembly ballot for Senator
The call Of the roll showed 100 members
present: necessary to choice sixty-six It
was stated that Senator Blackburn 8
friends intended to force the balloting and
try to elect their candidate
At the conclusion of roll call, Represen-
tative Lyons arose and read conmunica-
tion from DIR. Hunter, In which he with
drew from the race.
He says among other things that as the
session was drawing to a close he would
absolve the members of his party from
their pledge to vote for him as the eau
Gus nominee
The communication was received with
applause and hum Of excitement at once
went up. The withdrawal Of Hunter
caused the widest excitement. It was
token to mean that he realized that fur
ther desertioEs would occur and that rath-
er than prolong the agony he would get
out now and not wait until he was forced
The Blackburn people were smiling. The
ballot was ordered called. 1t developed the
fact that no one as yet had been decided on
by the republicans as a unit. Because Of
the number of candidates the announce
Tent of the result of the ballot was de-
iayed for some time, although it was
known at once that there had been no
election.
The ballot resulted as follows: Blackburn.
u Bennett. 4; Burnham, 8; s. H Stone. s.:
Dohoe. :; Holt. 8: Finley. Z: Pratt, 2; Dyche,
1: Hunter. 4: Worthington, 2; Bianford, s.;
Buckner 8; Carlisle, /: Farieirh. /: rest
scattering.
The Joint assembly then adjourned.
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MRS. WAITE's WILL.
Providing for the Distribution of He
Estate Among the. Heirs

Providing for the Distribution of Her
Estate Among the Heirs.
The will of Amelia c. Waite, widow of
Chi1f Justice Morrison r. Waite of the
United States Supreme Court, was filed
here today by Richard Waite of Toledo.
Ohio. q brother-in-law. The instrument "a
dated December 26, 1888, and Christopher
c. Waite, son. and Mary Frances Waite,
daughter, are appointed executors. The
former, however, died the same day as his
mother, the 21st instant,
The entire estate. including Mrs. waite.s 8
individual property. invested in the stock
Of the Toledo (ohio) Gaslight and Coke
Company. Is bequeathed to Miss Waite. all
but her mothers individual property, how
ever, to be held by. her for life or until she
marries. The estate other than Mrs.
Waite's Individual property consists of
will, and the funds collected for the benef1t
Of his family after his death, and upon the
marriage'B Bf MISS Waite it is directed to he
divided In into 2, four y, equal parts.
MISS waite &c nave one share, and Mrs.
Waite's three 4Aaughters-in-law, Mrs. lone
B. WaitetA Mrs9 Lillian G. Waite and Mrs.
Anna G. 9Waite, each to have a share for
:l,eh TIER own separate use during their lives.
VIII with renaihdes G, TO their children accord
ing to the OfHo law of descent Should
Miss Waite DIP unmarried, then this prop
erty Is tolbe divided into three equal parts,
each daushteran-law to have one share,
with remainder to their children. Mrs.
Waite explains that she so provides, not
that she -'fears' to trust her daughters-in-
law, butsbecanse she wishes her grand
children to have that which was their
grandfather's.
Miss Waite is to have absolute control Of
the estate. and She fs authorized to use as
much OF It az may be necessary for her
comfortable support and maintenance All
the personal property Of the testatrIx. TX.
pictures. furniture. books. plate, jewelry,
&C.: Miss Waite is to have as long as She
desires, and then to be distributed ac-
cording to q memorandum left by her
mother. The executors are fully author
lied to sell the estate, in part or In whole.
which Mrs. Waite received from her nus.
band, and she requests that no bonds be
tate is not given. 90