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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-10
The House Engaged on the Legisla-
tive Bill. .re
TEMPORARY CLERKS IN TREASURY
The Senate Again in Executive
Session.
SENATOR TOWNE SWORN IN

Today. under the rules of the House, be-
longed to the District OF Columbia COM
Inittee, but owing to the desire of the lead
ers to proceed with the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill, District
day was postponed until a week from to-
morrow The legislative bill was Immediate
ly taken up.
Mr. Bingham Pa). who was In charge of
the measure. made preliminary state
ment of its contents. after which. there be-
ing no desire to speak from either side OF
the House. general debate was closed and
the bill was read for amendment under the
tive-minute rule.
Both parties in the recent campaign. Mr..
Bingham said, pledged themselves to econ
omy and retrenChment. The pending bill
the first of the big money bils-was step
In the direction.
Leaves for Clerks.
Mr. Robinson QndD expressed the opin-
ion that if retrenchment was desired pro-
vision should be inserted in the bill to cut
off the thirty-day sick leave in addition
to the thirty days leave now allowed to
clerks in the executive departments.
Mr.. Bingham explained that SUCH legis-
lation did not come within the Durview OF
the pending bill. The law left the question
OF leave within the discretion of the various
heads of departments.
Mr.. Robinson protested that clerks IN the
government service outside of Washing
ton did not receive the same leave prlVl-
IegeS received by those here, and he thought
the unjust discrimination against the Tor
mer should cease.
Remarkably rapid work was made with
the measure. BY 80 o'clock ffty-two
pages of the bill had been disposed of. with
but one interruption for amendment. This
amendment offered by Mr.. Bingham of
the committee. provided for temporary
clerks in the office Of the controller of the
trea sury at 81 800 each. to be employed In
revision of accounts. and was adopted az
ter very brief explanation by Mr.. Bling
ham
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-10
CARTER MUST STAY IN PRISON.
Petition for Writ Of Habeas Corpus IL
Denied.

Den1eU.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. December 16.-In a de-
cision handed down by Judge Hook Of the
federal district court Of Kansas, and con-
CURED in by United States Circuit Judge
Amos Thayer this afternoon, Oberlin NJ.
Carter, former captain, United States army.
under sentence Of five years imprisonment
for misa appropriation Of government funds
while in charge Of the harbor work Of Sa-
yannah. Is remanded to the custody Of
Robert W. McLaughry. warden of the fed
eral penitentiary at Leavenworth, where
Carter has been confined.
The court overruled the petitioners de-
murrer on the habeas corpus writ issued
some time ago and sustained the ruling Of
the trial courts, together with the SUISSE
quent action Of President Mckinley, who
set aside twelve Of the charges under which
he was convicted, but made no change of
the sentence imposed by the court-martial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-10
Rig Purchase of Western Land

NOGALEs, Ariz., December 1O-It is
learned on good authority that George
Westinghouse OF Pittsburg has bought the
entire Buenavista grant. comprising 1000
acres Of land. and intends to erect at some
point the Santa Cruz river colossal re-
duction works and smelter and build a rail-
way connecting the mines, the reduction
works and Nogales
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-10
Tabulattnr warsbip Bids.

The work of dissecting and tabulating the
bids for the new battle ships and cruisers
recently opened at the Navy Department Is
now in progress under the supervision of
the naval board appointed for that purpose.
Il Is expected that some little time will be
taken up by the consideration Of the va
rious proposals. owing to the changes in the
specifications. before any awards will be
In order
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-10
Army Orders.

Capt. e. G. Beeson. assistant surgeon at
seth Volunteer Infantry In the Philippine
Islands.
Assistant Surgeon A. D. Williams has
been ordered to Jacksonville, Fla. for an
nulment OF contract.
Capt. E. T. Winston. 10th Infantry. now
in this city on sick leave Of absence. has
been assigned to teInpsuy duty at Fort
Wood, N. Y. 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-10
Gen. Otis Wants No ONCE.

Regarding rumors which stated that he
had come to Washington to seek an office
under the administration, Gen. Harrison
Gray Otis denied them with most emphatic
earnestness. He says that there is no in
ducement in official life to cause him to ex-
change his chosen and permanent occupa-
ton, the conduct of his Los Angeles news
paper, for public office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-10
LORD NELSON RELICS STOLEN.
No Trace of the Vandals Who Did the
lob.

LONDON, December 10.-No trace has
been found Of the thieves who Saturday last
stole several relics of Lord Nelson, includ-
ing his watch and many of his medals, from
Greenwich Hospital The popular belief in
Greenw CHI is that the depredators were
French owing to the alleged discovery of
letter in broken English. left behind. In
which the writer promised to return and
carry off a French flag which is among the
relies.
The vandals distracted almost every
thing portable. Even the gold hilts of the
swords were wIenched from the blades. and
the jewels were stripped from the scab-
bards They also broke Nelson's sword Of
honor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-10
Heavy Rains in Mexico.

CHICAGO. December 10.-A special to the
Record from Guadalajara. Mexico, says:
The mountain districts of the states of ia
Hsco and Guerrero have been visited by
continuous torrential rains during the last
several days. and that great damage has
been done by floods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-10
Will Make an Extra Trim,

Quartermaster General Ludington has ar
ranged to have the transport Thomas, now
at San Francisco. make an extra trip to the
Philippines for the purpose of CARRYING a
large supply of military, stores needed by
the troops in the archipelago. She will
transport Logan will leave for Manila on
her regular trip on the 18th instant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-10
PRO-BOER MEETING STOPPED.

Police at Liverpool Prohibit Miss
Come From Talking
LIVERPOOL. December 10.-A pro-Boer
meeting, at which Miss Maud Come was
to preside tonight, has been prohibited by
the police.
The returning members of the Royal Can
adian Regiment. which left London this
morning arrived here during the day. They
received ovations from large crowds and
were entertained at lunch by the lord
mayor Mr.. Arthur Crosthwaite, and the
corporation of Liverpool.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-10
Mai. Henry s>veeny Dead.

SAN DIEGO, Cal. December 10.-Major
Henry Sweeny, U. 8. A, retired. is dead in
this city, aged sixty-nine years. He en-
tered the army in New ork in 1854. Last
year he was chancellor of the California
Commandery of the Loyal Legion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-10
Mr.. Foraker for Subsidy Bill.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

CHAGRlN FALLS. Ohio. December TO-
A personal friend of Senator Foraker here
wrote to him several days ago asking his
position on the ship subsidy bill. Senator
Foraker's letter in reply reads as follows
Il have prejudice against subsidies. But
tnere does not seem to be any other way
practicable at the present time to secura
a restoration of tho merchant marine. and
that ID SO all important that shall support
the bill now pending on the theory that il
ID the best that can be done"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-10
Reasonably Explained.

From the Smart Set.
casey-'T wonder wsoi they call tibet
drink. 'absint'?''
"O'Rourke-"Take three or four an yen
be gone to the wurrld, Thet's whot."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-10
PAPERS WE'RE INCORRECT.
Gov. Thomas Explains HIS Action in
ExtraditiOn Case.

ExtraditiOn Case.
DENVER, December. 10. - Governor
Thomas today denied that he refused to
hCEor an extradition from Governor Mount
of Indiana for Clinton Oxman, as has been
reported, because Governor Mount refused
t. honor extradition papers for former Gov
ernor W. S. Taylor of Kentucky.
Governor Thomas said today that he re-
fused to honor Governor Mounts papers for
Oxman who is charged with having swind-
led a Valparaiso man of $4,000. because
they were not made out correctly and they
have been sent back for rectification
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-10
Hobson IN Out of Danger.

NEW YORK, December 1O.-The condi-
ton of Lieut.. Hobson at the Presbyterian
Hospital today was said to be. greatly i'm
proving. He was said to be out of all dam
Ger
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-10
Addition to tho TREASURY

The Secretary of the Treasury has REQ
commended to Congress an appropriation of
$225.0O0 for the construction of an addi-
tional story to tho Treasury Department
and to replace with granite portion Of the
front Of the buildine,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-10

Maryland POstmasters Appointed.
Fourth-class postmasrers have been ap-
pointed in Maryland as follows: Drayden,
B. F. Springer; Lakesville, NJ F. Insley;
Wizards, G. w. Truitt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-10
ArranUinv to Try the Bailey,

Arrangements have been made for the Of
fetal trial of the torpedo boat Bailey on
the Long Island course, near Newport, on
the 18th instant. This vessel was built by
the Gas Engine and Power Company Of
Morris Heights, N. j.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-10
Petitions for Divorce.

On the ground Of alleged desertion Agnes
A. Fingles, through Attorney Charles 8.
Davis, this afternoon petitioned the Su-
preme Court Of the District OF Columbia to
grant her a divorce from James A. Fingles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-10
Capt. Eustace Gibson Dead.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va. December 10
Capt. Eustace Gibson. former congressman
and a confederate veteran, died at Clifton
Forge Hospital today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-10
Roland Reed better

NEW YORK, December 1O.-At ST. Luke's
Hospital it reported today that the
condition OF Roland Reed. the actor was
favorable. He passed a very comfortable
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-10
Presidential Nominations,

The President today sent the following
postmasters nominations to the Senate:
Pennsylvanfa-Edwin r. Baldridge, HoIi-
daysburg; Edgar J. Corwin, BelleYernon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-10
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
New, York stock M..L.,

new YORK Stock Market.
Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers
anu orokers, I4lS r st.. members New York
stock exchange. correspondents Messrs Ia.
denburg. Thalmann & Co New Yoriz
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-10
Legal Separation Granted.

Justice Barnard. in Equity Court No. 2.
today signed a decree granting James E.
Lowe a divorce from Daisy J. Lowe.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-16

In contrast to the strenuous Mr..
Roosevelt, Mr.. Bryan displayed great
good sense in his conduct with refer
ence to the disturbance created at his
Ann Arbor meeting by a crowd of stu
dents. He Is not so sour a citizen that
he forgets that he was a boy once him
self Every man who knows anything
about college life can appreciate the
situation at Ann Arbor and knows no
discourtesy was intended, and Mr..
Bryan's telegram requesting that those
who were arrested be released, was an
act indicative Of the calibre of the man.
What would Roosevelt have done un-
Ger the circumstances? He would have
had his press agents work up a terrible
story of assault with intent to kill and
would have puffed up and posed as a
martyr. Then he would have added that
he believed that 1t was the work Of the
Democratic committee. Nobody is in
sisting that the Ann Arbor affair was
the work Of the Republican committee,
because anybody that knows anything
ABOUT 1t at all knows that the COM
mittee that can get a crowd of college
boys, on a lark, to do anything or not
to do anything that they want done or
not done, has never been organized.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-16
SUBSIDIES NOT NEEDED.

The following, from the Cleveland
World. a Mckinley organ, is respect
fully referred to Consul Skinner. and the
Massillon Independent:
. New eveidence is continually appear
ing as to a natural revival or develop
ment Of the shipbuilding industry.
Not only upon the Atlantic is there a
general awakening, but also on the Pa
cihc coast, which looks out on the great
oriental problem of civilization and
commerce, is there new life In this in
industry. American ingenuity along the
hne Of inventions can easily Offset the
disadvantages that remain to the do
nestle shipbuilders In their competi-
tion with foreign builders, and the folly
of basing the hope Of revival Of Amer
ican shipbuilding upon any system of
government subsidies is more and more
apparent as the news comes regarding
the actual revival itself. =
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-16

Says the Beardstown Enterprise: On
Ia box car on the b. & o. 8. w. r. r.
this morning was written: "vote
against Bryan for he voted against the
coupler law" The coupler law was one
Of the hardest fought measures that
ever went through the United States
congress and was the first real oppor-
tunity for the Brotherhood Of Railway
'Trainmen to pick out its friends 1t
vas contest between capital and labor
between the demands of capital for the
blood Of its employees and labor for
humanity, and labor won. We desire
to inform the miscreant who defaced
the car that II he will look on page SSS
Of the, October 19O0) number of the
Railway Trainmen's Journal he will
find William ]. Bryan in favor of the
bill, as he has been on all other bills in
favor Of the laboring man.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-16
THAT MERCHANT MARINE.

The Massillon Independent takes ex-
ceptions to the statement in the News
Democrat that Consul Skinner, in a
speech. said. in effect, that IL Mckinley
were elected coal would be sent to
Europe and IL he were not coal would
not be sent. The News-Democrat found
that contention In the Independent 9
report Of the speech. But, in its wall
of distress at the alleged inability Of
the News-Democrat ITO discuss mat
ters Of public concern nationally" 1t
reiterates the statement but qualities It
by stating that ut is highly improb-
able unless Mr.. Mckinley is elected"
The Independent bases this sassump-
ton on the fact that Senator Hanna
has introduced q subsidy bill and
that no Democratic senator has done 80.
Now, that Is the kernel of the whole
matter. The Independent is not so
much concerned about the coal as about
that ship-subsidy bill that is Hanna's
Pet scheme, and for which every fellow
who got fat job, at home or abroad, is
expected to argue every chance he gets.
The statement that the Republican
party has copyright on the upbuild-
ing of a merchant marine is the same
old game Of hold-up in another guise.
The Democratic members Of congress
and Of the senate favor the upbuilding
of the merchant marine but they do not
favor Hannas ship-subsidy bill, be-
cause it Is little less than a steal. The
Democratic party wants an American
merchant marine, but 1t doesn't want
to steal to get 1t. The Democratic party
wants Cuba to be free, but 1t objects to
freeing them by stealing their postal
revenues. We want to see the people
of Porto Rico prosperous but do not
believe they can prosper by being taxed
to death by a stealing tariff. We want
the Philippines to have a good gov
ernment, but do not believe they can
get 1t by the method Of loot, rapine
and murder, that has been adopted.
We do not believe that a merchant
marine can be built by putting pre-
MUM on fellow who win work OF
an old hulk on the government for a
bounty. We are opposed to buying
Merrimacs from Brother Abner for
$245,000 when the same boat was offered
a week prior for $4,000. In fact, we
object to theft. 1T IL highly improb-
able" that a merchant marine will be
upbuilt by Mr.. McKinley's administra-
tion, IL Hanna's bill passes. 1t is not
for the purpose Of building q merchant
marine. 1t is for the purpose Of paint
Ing up lot Of old hulks and palming
them of as new boats and getting big
lot Of Doodle from the government. in
tho transaction. The Democratic
party favors O merchant marine, but
10 opposed to endorsing highway rob-
berry to get IL.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-16
MELANGE.

At four she arked for candy,
At eight shs asked for gum;
At twelve she asked for novels,
At sixteen for beaux to come;
At twenty she's asked to marry,
Then there's q wedding tony;
And at twenty-four she's asking
The Judge for alimony.
Chicago News.
"A isgosf sstss ra. ss
4 After such an unprolincs campaign,
whatAwe would do with Just one little
delegation would be plenty.
80 hi
VIII the census takers kindly explain
how there can be such q heavy regis
tration In such . small town.
m -
\ Editor N. @. Richardson, Of the An
dover. o., Citfsen, was . visitor ct the
ONCE Saturday. He
looks prosperous and 1t IL evident that
biz clinsntels - not bringing In sour
squashes In return for his valuable
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-16
HOW BRYAN WILL WIN.

| The following statement over the
signature Of ]. A. Edgerton, secretary of
the Democratic state committee of
Nebraska, and personal friend Of Will
liam J.. Bryan, has been given out:
Mr.. Bryan will be elected; he has
lost none Of the support he had in 1896.
except few silver Republicans in the
mountain states. OF these there will
not be enough to affect a single electoral
vote. He will hold his own west Of the
Mississippi, and will carry every state
In that region that he carried in '96,
with the possible exception of Wyom-
ing. He willsgain heavily in the GEN.
trail west and east; he will not only have
ell the Democrats and Populists who
supported him in 80. but added to these
he will receive the votes of large
number Of gold Democrats and former
Republicans who have left their party
on the issues of Imperialism and
trusts.
"The following states may be classed
as certain to cast their electoral vote
for Mr.. Bryan: Alabama II, Arkansas
o, SOlOIduo =, rlOTlud ., TtOTSla l3p
Idaho 3, Louisiana 8, Mississippi 8, Mis-
souri, II, Montana 8, Nebraska 8, Nevada
3, North Carolina II, South Carolina
., Tennessee IL, Texas Is, Utah 8, Vir-
ginia, 12. Total, 1853.
add to these the following states
that will probably cast their votes for
Bryan: Illinois "a, Indiana Is. Kansas
10. Kentucky 10, Maryland s, South
Dakota 4. Washington 4, West Virginia
6. Total, "a.
"These AIDED to 1853 certain, gives 237,
or 13 more than a majority In the elec-
toral college. Outside Of these certain
End probable states are the following
doubtful: California 9, Connecticut 6,
Delaware 8. Michigan IA, Minnesota 8.
New Jersey 10. New York 36, North Da-
kota 8. Ohio 23. Wisconsin 12. Wyoming
3. Total, 1913.
"Of these Minnesota, New York and
Ohio can all be classed as very uncer-
tain for the Republican candidate; in
fact. were 1t not that Mckinley lives in
Ohio that should be considered as al
most certainty for Bryan"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-16

"The losses range from one to II
and the gains from two to nineteen.
"The same precincts in 1896 cast 4,S97
votes for the two leading candidates,
Mckinley receiving 2,s46 and Bryan
2,c51.
1.-THE losses for Mckinley from change
to Bryan and dissatisfied Republicans
are 1852. Gains to Bryan by change
and Democrats who refused to vote in
1896, 1876.
This makes 81 per cent loss to Nc
Kinley and IL per cent gain to Bryan,
a net Republican loss Of 1878 per cent
on the vote Of 1896"
This ratio Of gain would carry the
state for Bryan, IL kept UP in all the
precincts.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-16

The desperation and petty meanness
of the Mckinley adherents throughout
the state is shown in the attempt to in
terfere with the. meeting of Mr.. Bryan
by telegraphing ahead that the train
is two hours late. People then go back
to their homes and the train passes
through before they return. This
worked twice yesterday, but the DEM
ocratic state committee put a stop to
it. Yet they say Mckinley has a cinch.
There never was such a scared lot OF
politicians as the Republican Office hold
ers OF Ohio.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-16

They have finally succeeded in get
ting the Chinese situation in the hands
Of diplomats. The powers are writing
notes to each other. Most of them
agree, but the United States govern
ment picks a few flaws with each note.
thus making another note necessary.
The chain will be kept up in that man
ner till after the election. for the pol
Icy of the administration will not bear
disclosure at this time. President Nc
Kinley and his influences have great
imperlalistic scheme up their ssleevei
that they dare not unfold to the voters
Of the country.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-16
answer.

General Grosvenor is out with his
firal prediction-that is, his final one ex-
cept the many revises that he will issue
before the election actually takes place.
He now says that Mckinley will have
all of the electoral votes he had before,
with the possible exception of Ken
lucky and that he will gain 2S addi-
tional votes. The gentleman is care
fpl, however, not to state whereOthe
extra votes are to come from.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-16

A man out in lows. passed around
tempting to get signatures for it, with
out telling what it was. Democrats
signed it at once. as representing their
belief. Republicans read down little
ways and then. thinking it was an at
tack on the Mckinley Philippine pol
icy, refused to sign it. One cannot
quote the declaration Of independence
these days without being accused OF
being an enemy of Mckinley.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-16

One Meikeljohn, who ought to be at
tending to business instead Of writing
treaty, which recognizes slavery, was
not assented to by the president, in that
particular feature. In other words. they
are allowed to hold slaves, but they are
to understand that technically, the
president does not assent to 1t. But to
the slaves. it is all the same. A slave
is slave, with or without assent,
In the Sulus.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-16

Times are getting flush in India. At
last accounts there were only 2,746, 900
persons on the starvation roll.-Chicago
Chronicle.
But England has been too busy throt-
Ting republics, with the aid Of McKin-
leys Little Breeches" Hay, 20 pay
attention to her starving wards.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-16
tn. GAINS IN OHIO.

Col. w. A. Taylor of the Democratic
literary bureau at Columbus. furnishes
the following figures:
Returns from twenty precincts re.
ceived Friday. morning. coming from
fourteen different counties show .
slight increase in our previous records.
mo changes are reported from two
precincts. IN all the others Mckinley
sustains losses and Bryan makes gains.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-16

The Honorable John p. Jones 10 maxi
ing Republican speeches again. He ad-
dressed meeting in Cleveland 6atur-
day night and sot his picture in the
Cleveland Leader. together with . mo-
tics that he n an "eloQuent exponent
OF the principles Of the Republican
party and friend ofslabor every
where" The last time the Honorable
John r. rot his picture IN me Clsvs-