Evening star., 1900-05-03

The men who are behind this movement
say that they are confident that this is
more than any opposition Will be able to
secure in case a fight is precipitate1 in the
Kansas City convention by the eastern
delegates. If possible, some of the men in
terested in this harmony plan will attend
the conference of the democrats to be held
at Washington this week. They will ask
the gold standard leaders who are now
coming back into the party not to do any
thing radical in opposition to Mr. Bryan:
not to oppose the Chicago platform, but
will rather urge them to follow the example
of Harry Clay, the great compromiser.
and see if some broad middle ground can
not be found that will enable the demo-
Gratis of the south and the west to act in
unison. If this is accomplished the demo-
Gratis of New York assert that it will be
possible for them to carry New York state
and thus insure the election of Bryan.
senator Clark's Present Ambition.
Senator W. A. Clark, the Montana min
ing king, aims to own and live in the finest
residence in all America. With this object
in view he is adding immense sums to the
cost of the house which he is now erecting
at 9Th avenue and 77th street in this city
He has just bought residence adjoining
the house he is building and will tear 1t
down and add the land to the site of the new
palace. This magnificent structure will in
all probability cost more than So 5000 900,
including cost of ground and decorations
! ne Slarh fanny, WhCn Will De hO0SeG
more magnificently than any other family
in the metropolis, will include the senator,
DIR. and Mrs. E. NJ. Culver and Miss Cath
arine Clark and William A. Clark, jr. Dr.
Culver is the senator's son-in-law. The
style of architecture will be 'modernized
Louis XIV which means that there will
be much decorative work.
Amateur Sport mt Paris.
Since the appointment of A. g. Spalding
of this city as director Of sports at the
Paris exposition numerous inquiries have
reached him relative to the tribunal which
shall determine the athletic status of the
amateur contestants. Mr.. Spalding express
es himself as being in favor of having
disinterested tribunal appointed having
representative from each country that has
sent in entries, for 1t is well-known fact
that in many cases tho definition of anna
teur is entirely different. In so far as the
entries from America are concerned they
will be entirely in the hands Of Mr. Spald-
ing and il is his intention to recognize all
of the governing bodies who pass upon
the qualifications of their men upon this
side of the ocean.
Japanese Control CamphOr Prices.
The japanese government has gone into
the drug business at least, 1t has taken
measures to restrict the output and adj
vance the price of camphor. A feature of
the case which annoys importers and is
causing them to do some lively guessing. is
that the japanese officials have not an
nounced their new prices in the drug. Deal
ers in this city are marking 1t up at ran
dom, hoping to strike a level of price which
will insure no diminution of profits. Lead
ing wholesalers are now selling camphor at
80 cents a pound, which Is 10 cents higher
than the quotations of a month ago. Japan
controls the camphor trade by reason of
her supremacy over the Island of Formosa.
where more than two-thirds of the total
amount of this drug produced comes from
What a stiff advance in camphor will mean
to this country can be judged when 1t Is
known that the United States uses about
$500 900 pounds Of the drug annually The
supply on hand at the present time ac-
cording to importers, will not last three
months
Ex-Secretary Of the Navy VIM. C. Whit
pey Is transferring the old 0arrettson man