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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-24
Has Nothing to Retract.

Has Nothing to Hetruct.
Captain Coghlan and several other Off
GERS of the Raleigh were guests of the
Army and Navy Club at New York Satur-
day night. Captain Coghlan, in response &c
a call for a speech, said:
q am asked to make a speech. What
kind of speech shall l make? l feel in
cined only to say few words this evening
because some one at Washington took UNI
bragg at what l said last night, and pro-
tested against what said. What l did
say last tnight was true, and what SAID
win say again. Great applauseD L said 1t
because l felt it. | am certain we all felt
that We were being nagged at Manila we
were nearly nagged to death There is such
thing as being nagged too far-and, Darn
EN-, we were ready for them. had read a
great deal in the newspapers of what had
occurred at various splaceS In the Phlllp-
had not placed that grand old man, Ad-
miral Dewey, in the proper light, and that
is the reason | thought l was Justified in
placing him in the proper light.
My remarks in the papers were CARRIED.
l will not say they were incorrect in sub
stance or untrue, but they were distorted
and twisted so as to put a different mean
ing in them If any one will reason little
he will understand our situation We
were all away from home a long time. We
all showed Admiral Dewey that We were
with him thoroughly and heartily. We felt
that we were being belittled and nagged
THE admiral was man who could stand
1t long time But when the moment came
he stopped It, and they never moved hair
afterward.' Great applause.)
Stopping few moments and looking
about at his auditors, Captain Coghlan
raised his hands and placing the palms
close together, said:
Il did not think at one time that we were
that close to killing them Great applause
One word, one act, would have done it"
Urged To sCont3nue.
Here Captain Coghlan stopped and was
about to cease altogether when the audi
ence cried
Go on! Go onv'
Il do not care to go on and repeat what
l said last night, although lam willing to
do it, because l do not want the unenviable
reputation of being one-speech man. 1
would place our admiral and our officers in
the right light We were all able and more
than ready to uphold the honor of our coun-
try and stand by our admiral But l am
afraid tire YOU l could go On and tell you
all about Admiral Dewey and some facts
not known. but 1 see the reporters are
here"
Go on! Go on!' cried the crowd, one man
calling out 1T is all in the family, Joe,'
this creating great laughter. Then Captain
Coghlan continued as follows:
No matter what the difficulty was, there
was no man in the country more able to
meet it than our gallant admiral. "a voice,
Hes a Jim Dandy.'3 You're right, he is a
Jim Dandy. No matter what the occasion
was or what the difficulty might be, he al
ways rose superior to it. In all his work
there he never made a mistake. We at
home make mistakes in telling about it. but
he who was on the spot committed no err
ror' 15--'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-24
A Fire Drill.

slight fire In the rear of hall No 2
IN Spencerian College Thursday night
prompted the teachers to subsequently, put
the students through fire drill The young
ladies and gentlemen travelling swiftly
through the windows and down the fire
escapes gave the building a lively appear
ance, and throngs of spectators gathered
in the streets The discipline Of the college
was well tested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-24
Brought Here tos Answer Charges.

Herman j. Martin : charged with passing
forged pension checks on local merchants,
was brought to this city Saturday from
Philadelphia. He was arrested in the lat
ter city the 10th instant by Detective Ham,
after being Identified by Deputy Marshal
Cusick. who went to- philadelphia for that
purpose. The case was called to the at
tcntion of Justice bradley in Criminal
Court No. 2 who released Martin on bail,
Mrs Charlotte <Dsg ohm qualifying as
surety in the sum ofay1, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-24
McChesney; secretary, Mrs Elma Brad

McChesney; secretary, Mrs EIma Rrad
shaw; treasurer, Miss Laura Bowen.
The resignation of Mrs. William Melville
which was necessitated by the appointment
OF feV. Mr.. Melville to a charge in West
Virginia was regretfully accented nv tbe
local union Since the organization of the
union in this town Mrs Melville has been
an energetic and faithful worker. and it
was largely through her efforts that the
local w. c. T. L. was organized.
Other officers elected were as follows. Su
perintendent mothers meetings, Mrs. Ellen
church; superintendent Loyal Temperance
Legion, Mrs. Wisdom; superintendent
Kramer Mission, Mrs. Laura Bowen; su-
pcrintendcnt press work Mrs. T. c. Evarts.
superintendent literature, Mrs Jennie
smith; superintendent narcotics Mrs. Ellen
Church; solicitor for White Ribbon Herald
Mrs. StelfoX.
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10 Confer the HOnors.

DIR, Fred. II. Wines, assistant superintend-
ent of the twelfth census. has accepted an
invitation TO award the diplomas to the
class of 80, Spencerian Business College.
May %. in the Academy of Music. He win
deliver the annual address A brilliant pro-
gram of exercises, musical, artistic and lit
erary, is in process of preparation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-24
COL. sToTsENBURG.s CAREER
Graduate of West Point and an Ac-
comDliShed Soldier

cOmpIfShed Soldier.
Col. John NJ. Stotsenburg killed at Ma
Mia. was an officer of the regular army in
command of volunteer regiment His
service, covering twenty-five years, was
such as to recommend him for a RESPONSE
Bile position in the forces sent to Manila
He stood forty-one in his class of eighty
one at West Point and was graduated with
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As to JefYerson's Platform.

again, shifting your position, you for
get to apply Jeffersons platform to these
three topics on which, youSsay, 1 have
taken a position First standard money;
second, paper money; third, the income
tax.
LAS to the first, you affirm that Jefferson
favored the double standard but the Chi
cago platform declared that the first COIN
age law of 1892 set up single standard,
which was the silver dollar, and insisted
that alone was democratic.
LAS to the second, there is not paper
money under our Constitution. Only spe-
Gle can be money Everything in paper is
mere currency and should not be legal tend
err Jefferson said nothing of banks in his
inaugural, but that he became intensely
hostile to the bank is true.
I'm the darkest days of the war Of 1872
jefferson, on September 10, 1914, did sug-
gest the issue of treasury notes for large
sums based on specific taxes, leaving the
door opened for the entrance of metallic
money and urged the states to relinqush
the right to establish banks; but he did not
advise that evidence of government debt be
made a full legal tender. During seventy
three years after the Constitution was
adopted no democrat or whig tolerated that
idea.
1T is Misrepresentation pure and simple
to aver that l have resisted all forms of
taxation of incomes. The volume l sent
you proves it. 1 condemned the income tax
which the Supreme Court declared uncon-
Sttt0tiOnai. referred 10 the disaster
might ensue if the United States and
state should tax the same income, and also
TO the feasibility of income and Inheritance
taxes laid only by hte several states pro-
yided those taxes were not SO uneGually
laid as to violate the fourteenth amend
ment.
Claims He is Misrepresented.
There is similar Misrepresentation when
you describe me as advocating gold mono
metalliSm / have ALWAYS stood nv the
democratic national platform of 1892 / in
fer that you condemn, as do, a proposed
alliance between the two English-speaking
nations. If such alliance be entangling in
the sense denounced by Jefferson, and If 1t
ALLEVIATE the present honest friendship of
other powerful nations, 1t should not be en-
couraged. A really democratic President
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-24
CAPT. COGAEAN CRITICISED
London Dailies Deprseate His Remarks About
Germans at Manila.
In n Speech Before the Army and
Navy Club He Reiterated
Former Statement.

LONDON, April 24-The morning papers
unanimously condemn the cabled utter
ances of Captain Coghlan of the United
States cruiser Raleigh regarding the rela-
tons between Admiral Dewey and the Ger
man naval commander at Manila as Gin
discretions'' and violations of good man
ners." Most of them express the opinion
that Germany will treat the incident with
"dignifed silence
The Standard says: While Aguinaldo
defies the United States, 1t is not for an
individual American to offer insult to other
nationalities.'
The Daily News and the Daily Mail,
nevertheless, accept Captain Coghlan s
statement as the true version of Germany s
attitude.
The Times says: 1.-THE promptitude and
severity of the rebuke administered to
Captain Coghlan and the approval 1t meets
from public opinion, are remarkable Signs
of the great change wrought in America
by the events of the past year. There have
been times even recently, when it is more
than doubtful if such an offense would
have been thus punished. War and the
wide responsibilities it has entailed seem
suddenly to have raised dhe nation to a
truer conception of the dignity of the
country. This example of dignified self
respect should be a lesson to the ChauVinist
press of the continental monarchy when
more particularly poses as a st!ckler for
diplomatic etiquette
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-24

1t pays to read the want columns of The
Star. Hundreds of situations are filed
through them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-24
Much Left to Congress-.

Many things demanded by the platform
could be done only by Congress. The plat
form plan, however was not to await the
opening of cur minis by Congress and the
arrival of parity, but for the treasury to
begin at once to pay the pensioners, officers
of the army and navy, laborers and all gov
eminent creditors in silver dollars You
condemn me because did not support that
in 1896, and because | would prevent such
deirum in 1860. Had the Chicago platform
not urged the immediate free and unlimit ed
coinage OF silver and gold on a ratio of IL
to /, but awaited the commercial bullion
parity of the white and yellow metals be-
fore compelling creditors to accept the
former, the scheme would have been more
tolera BILE
AS to the effect of the Chicago platform
on the democratic party, Mr.. Belmont
points to the election returns since that
year, which he gives in tabuated form,
and which he sums up follows: The
great republican plurality gains in 1898 in
California, Idaho Kansas, Nebraska North
Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming,
amounting in total to 150, 800, should at
least sober your 16 to l optimism. Nay |
ask what is your plan and hope for per
suading the country, north, east and west,
to vote for the Chicago platform and your
self under the prosperous farming, mining,
laboring. manufacturing and exporting con-
ditionS now in prospect"
To Mr.. Bryan's assertion that Mr.. Bel
mont's political opinions are hostile to
those of Jefferson, the latter says:
On the issue raised by yourself over
jefferson you endeavor to make not his
state papers the test of democracy, but the
innovations your cO-conspirators, chiefly
publicans inserted in the Chicago platform.
You complain of our first democratic plat
FORM which was Jeffersons inaugural ad-
dress, that it dealt only with general prin-
ciples.' OF course it did. 1t is the function
of a platform, in the American sense, to
deal with questions the conditions of which
are permanent. jefferson did, however, in
sist on honest payment of our debts, and
sacred preservation of the public faith,
which you ignore in your unreasoning spite
against creditors. In your hatred of cred
itnrS Won ignore the public credit.
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Status in Chicago Convention.

AS to his own status in the Chicago con-
vention of 1896, Mr.. Belmont says he was
sent there as a delegate by a state conven-
ton which had declared it's opposition to
the free and unlimited coinage of silver in
the absence of the other great nations" He
preferred the declaration on coinage by
that democratic state convention of New
York, adhering to the democratic policy
formulated in 1892. over the language in the
Indianapolis platform abiding to gold
monOmetallsm, but he preferred either one
to the silver monometallism of the Chicago
platform He did not, he said, write a SEN
tence word of the indianapolis platform.
You may reply" further says Mr.. Bel
mont on this point, that you We're as much
entitled to stand by the declaration of the
Nebraska democratic convention which
sent YOU a delegate to Chicago as | was
to stand by the declaration of the New
York democratic convention which sent me.
The reply would be plausible if one did not
take into account your previous conspiracy
to commit the Nebraska convention, whose
delegate at Chicago you We're, to a radical
reversal of the democratic policy adopted
in 1892. You condemn me because now L
advocate a modification in 1900 of the Chi
cago platform. Yet four years ago this
month you We're conspirng with pOpuiSts
and republicans like Senator Teller and
with silver mine owners to overthrow at
Chicago the democratic policy of 1892 Is
it not grotesque?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-24
BELMONT REPLIES TO BRYAN
Charges Free Silver Champion With Conspir-
ing With Populists.
Defends His Course at Chicago in
1896 and Since-PredictiOns
as to 1900.


Col, w, ]. Bryan in response to recent
communication from the Nebraskan relat-
ing to the dispute which has arisen between
the two gentlemen over the Chicago plat
form. Mr. Bryan described Mr.. Belmont as
a republican masquerading as a democrat
and quoted from Mr.. Bemonts writings
and speeches in proof of the assertion. To
this Mr.. Belmont, in the opening paragraph
of his letter, makes retort follows:
Had more consideration been given to
your accusation you would have seen that
mocracy to the more less discarded
inventions of republicans are the masquer
aders and not those who stand in the old
paths hallowed by the footsteps of Jeffer
son, Madison and Jackson
Continuing, Mr.. Belmont says that a con-
spiracy to repudiate the financial plank in
the democratic platform of 1892 was origi-
mated in Omaha in 1894, land the first step
was call to silver democrats to assemble
at that place. This led to a nominal con-
troll of the ensuing Nebraska democratic
convention on a platform substantially like
the Chicago platform of two years later
Mr.. Belmont asserts that many Nebraska
democrats bolted this platform and at the
polls cast a larger vote than the silver
democrats. In 1895, continues Mr.. Belmont,
the Nebraska democrats declared that the
Omaha platform meant poorer money and
less of it, less wages for the Iaboring man
and bankruptcy for all save the mine
owner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-24

New York dice, So Tribune Binding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-24

A dispatch from Columbus. Neh.. saws.
Lieut.. Lester E. Sisson, killed TODAY at
Manila, was born in this county, and his
parents reside at St. Edwards, lust over
the Boone county line. He had resided here
Tor about five years before leaving last
April with Company K, was a printer bv
trade and was working on the Times in this
city when the call for volunteers was made.
He was twenty-three years of age He was
member of the Whitmeyer Rifles for two
years before enlisting. He has a younger
brother in the service.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-29
Memorial Services at Mt. Zion.

The services at Mt. Zion cemetery
VIII be In charge OF Z. ". Stephens
Post, G. A. r.. and will be under the
direction OF Commander Jacob Hon.
ecker The procession will start from
the corner OF Thlriy-sixth and Jacob
streets Mt O'Clock a. n. The process
sion will be headed by a drum corps.
The pupils of Richie school are re-
Quested to turn out en- rasse md the
teachers are invited by the post to ac-
company them. II they Gun possibly do
50. All who have ever been pupils of
the school are earnestly Invited to Join
In the procession. There will be very
large turn out OF the pupils and children
In general.
A feature OF the parade will be n fir
Ing squad, composed Of soldiers of the
Spanish american war In uniform. At
the cemetery the rl:ua,istic service Of
the G. y. R. will be given. with talks
oT Key. Messrs. Crummtt and Bigger.
Everybody IS Invited to Join with the
comrades in IGNORING the dead.
Children and others are all invited 10
bring flowers and to assist In placing
them on the graves at the cemetery.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-29

disarrangement OF the tumblers and the
consequent easy opening OF the safe
door, all without the least noise.
After making his haul the thief, or
thives. more likely, made his escape via
the same route by which ne had entered
the place.
About o'clock yesterday morning
Night Waterman Bob" Junkins was
standing at the corner OF Twelfth and
Main streets and saw two strangers
come down Main street hill, each car
ryins a small alligator hand satchel.
They are said to have passed down
Twelfth street toward the river, and
that wns the last seen OF them. 1t Is
believed BY the police that these men
did the "job" at Jacobs. Efforts were
made Sunday to locate the pair, but
without success up to q late hour last
hight.
On Saturday afternoon stranger,
roughly dressed. Is said to have been
seen In tho building, apparently with
out any purpose. When asked II he
wanted anything he replied that he was
plumbers assistant and was looking
for gas leak. Yesterday Mrs. Eyer
ter, the owner Of the building, said she
had hired no plumber. Possibly this
man was one Of the thieves engaged in
acquainting hisself with the lay OF the
premises. s.s ~
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-29
TWAS A SHORT BATTLE
Between Fogarty and Carlc-Thc Lie

Between F0sarty and Carlc-The Lo.
cal man Won in Ono Round.
The much-advertised twen.y-round
sparring contest between George Garlic,
of Benwood, and "Cyclone" Fogarty, OF
Texas. was pulled off before the Dro-
vers' Home Athletic Club. OF Benwood.
Saturday night, in the presence of n
large crowd. earle received the decl-
sion in the first round, and while the re-
suit was satisfactory to the local con-
tlngent. the battle was too short to de-
eide which was the better man. 1t
seemed to be the. general opinion. how
ever that the Benwood boy would have
proved too strong for his opponent.
The first preliminary was between
Dave Richie and John Greer. These
ambitious "pugs' posed. lodged, jump
ed, ducked. and. In fact, did everything
but fight for four rounds, when the de-
cisl0n was given to Greer.
The second preliminary was between
two "unknowns." Unknown No. /
had the upper. hand from the start, and
IN the fourth round succeeded In putting
his opponent to sleep. This was a hard,
game fight, and pleased the spectators
immensely. 81.
Fhe main event of the evening COM
menced Mt 1910 o'clock. earle was Sec
onded by Messrs. Matthews and Nolte,
while Fogarty was assisted by Messrs.
Muldoon and Bolen. "Chippy" Chap
line was chosen referee. When the men
faced each other Fosarty's advantage
In height md reach was very apparent.
First round-Carle led with left and
Fosarty clinched. Again Garlic led,
Fogarty cl!nching. and In the scutlie
which ensued Fogarty fell to the floor.
his right shoulder being thrown out OF
place. Before 1t could be sprung back
the referee had counted him out. and
the fight was over.
AS Saturdays nights bout was con-
cluded without disorder It Is likely that
other contests Will be arranged for the
near future. The seating capacity of
the club room has been enlarged. and
large crowd can now be comfortably
seated,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-29

ralded Tate's poker house. corner OF
First and Carlisle streets. and arrested
nine gamblers, eight black and one
white. Thomas Guinly. David Conway,
Patrick Linch and James Lee were or
rested for drunkenness and assessed
the usual amount. Frank Davis was
pulled In" yesterday on charge OF
assault and also carrying concealed
weapons. t'
Tho numerous admirers OF Dick Pad.
den In this city leave on special train
over the Baltimore & Ohio road from
Wheeling tomorrow morning. to wit
ness the two ball games at Pittsburgh
With Washington. the latter OF which
Padden is 4 member. They have pur-
chased him fine diamond shirt stud
which they will present at the after
noon game.
DR.. ]. L. Hervey, OF this place and
DR.. VIII Hoge. Of Portland left last
night for Richmond, Va, to attend the
annual meeting OF the International
Railroad Surgeons DR.. Hervey will
make tour Of the eastern cities before
returning.
Rev. James H. Mccormick, OF Stew
arts Station, Pa, filled the United Pres
bSte:lan pulpit yesterday morning. No
services were held In the evening, on
account Of the baccalaureate serman at
the opera house.
The Pease township commencement
win be held In Steele's Grove. Wednes-
DAY afternoon, commencing at l
O'Clock. There are two graduates. Mel
lie NJ. Taylor and Almeda Thompson.
Rev. ]. T. Morton delivered the mem
orial sermon to the G.. A. R. In the
Methodist church yesterday morning
The church was decorated very prettily
with flags. bunting and flowers
The marriage OF Miss Lizzie Huffman,
OF Third street. to Mr.. William Spring
er. Of Benwood, Is announced to take
place at St. Marys church, Wednesday,
June
The parties who took part In the
Dream OF Fair Women" to be pro-
dnced here soon. Will have a rehearsal
at the opera house this evening"
The tickets Cor the commencement
exercises in the opera house Thursday,
Will be placed on sals at Ralston's
wednesday evening Mt o'clock.
A reception will be rendered the Ia
DIES or the Thimble Bee by Miss Clara
Sheets, Wednesday afternoon. at her
nome at The Elr1ls.'
This evening at Tricks Summer Car
den. the Martins Ferry band win give
the first Of series o. free concerts.
Everybody invited.
VIII Stewart cane In from Washing
ton and Jefferson college yesterday to
spend his two weeks vacation with his
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross McKim, OF Pitts
Durgh. spent Sunday with the formers
parents on Third street.
Rev. Wier president OF Sc!o college,
delivered the sermon at the Methods:
church last evening.
Hiss Cleod Anthony returned home
from Flushing yesterday, where she has
been teaching.