Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-28

In his absence the organization which he
owns and controls in this city has become
demoralized. The Bryan men have been
spreading their 16 to 1 doctrines right up to
the door of the Democratic Club. They
captured Tammany Halls Fourth of July
meeting, and shouted with triumph when
ex-Gov. Hogg of Texas hurled the name of
Bryan into the wigwam gathering and car
ried 1t off it's feet.
the only ones in prospect for Croker. He is
to be investigated again by the Mazet COM
mittee, and the announcement may be defin-
ftely made that he will be put upon the
stand soon as he returns from England.
How long the committee will sit during the
month Of August is not determined. 1t will
depend, Mr.. Mazet says in part on the con-
dition of the weather, and in part on
whether all the members of the committee
shall have taken their summer vacation
from business.
You may declare as false all reports to
the effect that we are to be called off or
that our sessions are to be timed to suit po-
lftical expediences." says Mr.. Mazet. I'VE
are going to pursue the even tenor of our
way to the end of this investigation, re-
CARELESS of such rumors as those, with the
sole purpose of framing remedial laws as
we were hidden to do. We will have Mr.
Croker on the stand again. He has SUBJ
poena Tor august q, but he may not be
were going to ask him this time nor. what
new departments we are going to take up."
Mr.. Moss has collected a great mass of
data for the investigation. When he was
asked whether he has finished his investi-
CATION of the police department he an
swered emphahcally that he has not.
Questioned as to whether the district at
torney's office is soon to be reviewed he
declined to answer. He has not vet com
piled the information relative to the grand
jury systems, or absence thereof In other
states, which he is gathering in order to
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next session of the committee will be
opened in tho county court house on Tues
day, August l.
ExplOiters of China Uneasy.
Financiers in this city who are interested
in the proposed combination of American
and English syndicates in developing the
resources of China are becoming nervous
over the fact that nothing has come from
Washington that might show how the gov
eminent looks upon the huge alliance of
capital 1t has been told how the English
government fntimated to the Chinese that
it would be better to keep its promises re-
garding concessions to both the English
and American syndicates, and a request
was made that this government do the
same Instead of sending such diplomatic
note that of England to China Wash
ington contented itself merely with in
structing its minister to China to look into
the conditions there and report. Since then
no word has been heard from Washington
that would lead men here interested in the
Anglo-Ameriean syndicate to believe that
any step will be taken soon to prevail upon
the Chinese government to stick by its
agreement in granting valuable railroad
and mining concessions. All this is said
to mean valuable time lost and the men
interested are chatting at the delay, which
causes fear that the Chinese, being a
most peculiar and suspicious people, finally
| may withdraw altogether from their prom
Uses and ignore the concessions and con-
tracts already entered into.
Novel Present for Dewey.
Speeding across the Atlantic on It's way to
Admiral Dewey is probably the most novel
gift that has been sent to the hero Of Ma
| nila as tribute of esteem and affection.
| The gift is that Of Miss Adelaide Rosalfnd
| Richmond, pretty and popular society de-
butante Of last year. It is in the form of
| a march. autographed on heavy silk Ameri-
] can tags, entitled Yankee Pluck. The