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AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Several Appointments Made by the
President Today.
NEW ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE
. ? ? - .
Dr. David J. Hill Will Succeed Mr.
John M. Moon.
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(> EN ERA L \V 11EELEII CALLS
The President today made the following
appointments ?
Joseph K. Let' of Florida, collector of in
ternal revenue for Florida.
George H. Green of Texas, marshal of
the United States for the northern district
of Texas.
LieiUenant Commander John E. Pillsbury,
to be a commander.
Lieutenant Commander Wm. 11. Reeder,
to Ik- a commander.
Passed Assistant Engineer Frank \V.
Ilartlett to be a * hi f engine* r.
Acting Gunner Miles Joyce, to be a gun
ner.
Xevr .UitiHtant Secretary of State.
The President has also appointed Dr.
David J. Hill of Rochester first assistant
retarj 1 stale, t-< su<ceed John Massett
Moor . resigned. Dr. Hill Is president of
the Kochesttr University, is a scholarly
gentleman.' and is particularly known
thr-ugh his knowledge of International law.
H< has taken a prominent part in New
York politics. ;in?i nas delivered many pub
lic address* s during rt ??. nt campaigns. He
is now in Holland, but is expected to re
turn at once, having accepted the position
tendered.
An Ohio Delegation.
Representative Cromwell of Ohio, accom
panied by a large delegation of the Cincin
nati chamber of conim.rce, are in the city
to have Cincinnati selected as a camp for
soldiers. They saw the President this
morning. Cincinnati has offered the Oak
ley ra<*e course as a camp sufficient to com
fortably accommodate 4,o<"> to r>,oou sol
diers.
Representative Southard of Ohio also saw
the President today.
Want Military Camps.
So-.a tors Pritchurd, Mcl^iurin and Berry
were among the President's visitors today.
Senat >r Prltchard was accompanied by a
delegation of North Carolinians. They are
her to try to secure the location of some
military camps in their states. They also
' >n Alt nrnejr <i m ? il < iriggs and Sec
r- ... BH? to have Ashevflle selected as a
site f?-r a new federal prison to be built in
the south.
Senat;..- 3IcL*urin was with a delegation
of prominent citizens from Greenville, S. C.,
who 'A- re here to arrange for the location
of a camp at that place. It is said that a
division of troops will be sent to Green
Vll'-f
St nator JBeiry is looking after army af
fairs which pertain to his stut?.
<>en. Wheeler tall*.
Gen. Joseph Wheeler visited the Presi
dent today in company with a delegation of
Montgomery. Ala., business men who want
to have a military camp established in that
city.
General Wheeler said to a representative
of The Star that after appearing before the
war investigating c ?mmlssion tomorrow he
will go to Huntsvllle, Ala., to assume com
mand ??i a division placed under him.
Ocncifrri Wheeler said that while his fu
ture xxfcvemtnts have not been definitely
settled, he understands that he will be sent
? mmand of a division of cav
il. ry. H will probably be stationed in Santa
< -ar? province. It is understood that the
reginv-ats be placed under General
. u ?' " wi be the 2d, 5th, oth, 7th, 8th
and loth, .til of the regular army. The loth
iought under General Wheeler at Santiago,
and some amusing stories are told of how
tj." 1-. .ck s -ddiers came to love and revere
the litib* fighting man from the south.
1 W heek r was asked whether he
w ul l retire from the army in time to take
Ms seal In ? ragress in December. "I do
r. ' kn>w. replied General Wheeler. "The
Preside iw lit to confer upon me the
hi<h-.-t h .n-T and I will remain in the
arm> he telis me that he no longer
needs r:;\ services. How long that will be
I am uaabie to say."
i'u - tving the White Hous- General
w lie. : met General Dodge, who was on
; ? wa3r to ? and talk with the President,
1'. :-.v ?!di'-rs greeted each other warm
? c. i L>-xige introducing himself to
General Wheeler.
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l.K\. ? VI)E W ILL C031MAM).
To Hate ? ontrol of the Army of Oc
captation in ( u!>a.
Alth jgh not yet officially announced, it
is :? ?: rally unltrst.ixl that Maj. Gen.
V. in', president of the Cuban evacuation
commissi will have supreme command
of th army of occupation in Cuba, anil
that y O*? ?. L(.* wii' in ..signed to the
comn ;j . if cne of th>- thru- military de
'Us Into which the territory is to be
11 !'1' 1!? ' ably the western department.
1 ? tiii:- plan mav be changed because
of t. failure of the evacuation commis
si" :.m.- r. jch an apre mtnt in tim' to
Permit G? Wi.ue's iMlgiiiium to the com
i" ? 1 of th j.rray of occupation, but this
i--. ii ?> rc^'MiI-'d as* probable. There are said
t r?.a.-,..n* Of jhi'ii V why Gen. Lee should
? trneil to the ? .mmand of troops
to be st^t' i). .1 ;?* Havana ami vicinity.
- k : settled that the entire
ike' ' ' ri'x *tl Jacksonville, command
-2 be sent to Calm for
rtsop uuty. This corps now consists of
' 11 : !t ' f<-Rlments. having been re
J ' """> "?< "riifinal strength of about
I.- . ... reg mints by the exigencies of the
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??IN. MKKRITT REACHES FAU1S.
\ not her Joint HretlnK of the I'euee
l iiiumlsHiunrrii Today.
PARIS. Oetober :t.?Major General Mer
ritt wh . commanded the American troops
?I Manila, arrived here today from Mar
s.-illes He repaired to the Grand Hotel de
1'Athenee ;,nd declined to be interviewed,
as h?- was suffering from fatigne. The
general did rrot see the i'nited States jn-ace
commissioners before the opening of the
Joint st ssion today.
The American commissioners held a ses
sion this morning at their own offices, pre
paratory to the second meeting with the
Spanish commissioners, which began at the
commissions' rooms in the foreign office
Immediately after their assembling there
at J o'clock this afternoon.
The plan of work directed to be prepared
by the secretaries has not b^-en perfected
:.s the secretary of the Spanish eommls
s:cn did not arrive here until today.
The American commissioners will be re
ceived by President Faure at 5 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon.
The President has received a cable from
Judge Day, chairman of the peace commis
sion. saying General Merrttt arrived at
Paris at 10 o'clock today.
willing to co-operate
Surgeon General Sternberg to ths Investi'
gating Commission.
Uen. Beaver the Only Absentee This
Morning?tien. Wheeler to
Testify Tomorrow.
The work of the war instigating com
mission v.-as continued this morning at 10
o'clock There were present Gtn. P? dge,
chairman: Col. Denby. Capt. n??n'
Wilson. Dr. Conner. ex-Gov. \\cod u >.
Gen. McCook and Col. Sexton. K. " '
Beaver of Pennsylvania was the only mem
ber "f the commission absent from the
nr eting. He is expected to be here this
evenire; and it is believed that there will
?,c a full meeting of tfco commission .omor
row morning.
The commission today continued to con
sider communications that are being re
eetved in large numbers, nearly ill of th
reciting complaints. In addition to the com
munications r- -v.,! by the commission as
W^H^ise. in
wis
Ji?rmit them being filed as fully covering
th?. facts complained of.
Geo. Sternberg Asks for n Visit.
The following communication was re
ceived from Surgeon General Sternberg:
"I have the honor to submit for the con
sideration of the committee of investigation
the inclosed statement relating to respon
sibility in the medical department of the
?irmv I respectfully suggest that the com
mission, as a Whole or a subcommittee, visit
the office of the surgeon general at an early
dav for the purpose of investigating the
organization and methods of work w h eh
have been employed In my office during the
W"1 have received a copy of the questions
relating to the medical department, and
shall do my best to answer these questions
in full at as early a date as Is practicable.
I!ut considerable time will be reouired,
owing to the enoimous amount of import
ant official business pertaining to the regu
lar administrative work of the ???C. lo
neglect this would give just cause for criti
eism *nd 1 am sure the commission will
aptee with me that my first duty is to pro
vide for the proper care of the sick of our
armies in th- field and in garrison so far
as this lies in my power. J his has oeen
my earnest endeavor fn m the outset of our
?h?.rt and glorious war \Mth Spain.
Th.. above letter was read to the com
mi i,,ri t< aether with the statement a_
eemVan-'ing it. This statement has been
lUbll " .! heretofore. No action was taken
' the letter, t ut the commission will
tarrv on the investigation desired by the
surgeon general, though that will not be
done until a number of witnesses lia\e
been examined. ?,i?_
The commission took no important action
todav i' being determined that nothing
would be done in the way of deciding upon
any policv to be pursued ex-ept when a
full membership of the commission was
t resent. The absence of Gen. Beaver was
sufficient to stand in the way of any im
portant action.
<icn. Wheeler to Testify.
It is expected that tomorrow morning
Gen. Wheeler will appear before the com
mission and give his testimony regarding
events at Santiago. It is understood that
Gen. Wheeler has not prepared any matter
for the commission and that his testimony
will be given in reply to questions put to
hirn. He will ;.nswi r anything he is asked.
It is likely that Gen. Wheeler's testimony
will consume all the time of the commis
?ion tomorrow. It is not possible to inui
cat* how long it will last. That will de
pend altogether upon the questioning to
which he is subjected.
The commission met again at 2 o clock
tills afternoon to remain in session until +
o'clock.
??tutus of the Commission.
Today's session was devoted largely to
the consideration of the method for the
examination of witnesses, and in this con
nection the question of administering oaths
was discussed at considerable length. The
members generally took the position that,
under a strict construction, the commission
had no authority to compel a witness to be
sworn by u member of the commission, but
ih<*re was also a general opinion that the
witnesses would not raise technical objec
tions and that they would in all probability
submit to l.e sworn without opposition, it
was decided, however, to inform witnesses
frankly of the status of the board and to
afford them an opportunity to decline in
case they so desire.
It was suggested ihat the whole difficulty
n ight l?- avoided by getting the P/e -ld.-nt
to anpoint one of the officers of the board
to the office of a r.ctary public, and it is
probable th-u this request will be made,
with the < nd ir. view of having an officer
e:ij able of rdminifclering oaths present in
case of em rfency.
To Gov. I'mier was assigned the task "f
lee ding in the examination of witnesses,
but there is an undtrstanding that other
members ..f the board shall ask such quc3
tions as they may desire to ask.
MR. STEWARD REMOVED.
Sis hi inn r.v Action Tiikeii In the 1 use
of the Superintendent.
Gen. Spaulding. assistant secretary of the
treasury, today removed Thomas S. Stew
ard as superintendent of the new city post
office, ex lutively predicted in The Star
Saturday. Mr. Steward had been tol2 by
Gen. Spaulding that he would be allowed to
resign, and was given until today to send
in his resignation. He did not see fit to do
this. and an order was Issued removing
him.
Gen. Spaulding has decided to appoint
Richard Fourchy as the successor to Mr.
Steward, and has telegraphed Mr. Fourchy
to*come on here from New York. He is
expected here tomorrow or next day. Mr.
Fourchy is well known in Washington,
having been tor many years chief of the
computing division of the office of the su
p? reising architect. About six months ago
he was appointed superintendent of th
rew appraisers' bu'lding in New \ork. His
work there has been so satisfactory as to
lead the department to bring him here,
that the work on Washington's big build
ing may be pushed to the utmost speed.
"I am going to push the completion of
that butldir:g as fast as possible." eaii
Gen. Spaulding. who said he thought the
lover iloors of the building would be ready
fur the city post office to move in by Oc
tober 13. the time set.
Gen. Mile* Returns*.
Gen. Miles has returned to Washington
from New Yor*. where he went with the
board on fortifications tr> witness a test
of an experimental H-owell disappearing
gun carriage. A heavy fog prevented the
completion of the test, which will be re
sumed next Friday, but the examination
made with the carriage showed that it was
powerful, simple and strong. Gen. Miles
will return to New York next Friday to
complete the test.
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A*?iKnetl to WnxliinKton CarraciiM.
Maj. G. W. S. Stevens, volunteer signal
corps, having reported to the War Depart
ment from sick leave, has been assigned
to duty tn charge of the signal corps troops
at the Washington barracks.
THE PHILIPPINES!
Instructions to the Peace Commis
sioners Not Complete.
PRODUCTS OF THE ISLANDS
Should Not Be Allowed to Come
in Duty Free.
A SIGNIFICANT TALK
Not one of the reports end surmises
which have gotten into the i^apers con
cerning the exact ii structions with refer
ence to the Philippines given by the Presi
dent to the Paris commissioners has been
correct, said r. prominent official, in speak
ing of this subject.
The truth of the matter is that the
secret has been well guarded, and neither
the papers nor any one else outside of the
"trusted circle" have been able to fathom
their purport. It is also a fact that the
instructions are not yet complete. Certain
lines have been laid down by the President
and specific instructions given; the Car
ibbean Sea Islands have been disposed of;
the Ladrones have been disxjosed of, but
row the administration is awaiting Gen.
Merritt's arrival in Paris when he will wire
ctrtain information to Washington respect
ing the Philippine group, and the President
will then be in a position to finally instruct
the American commissioners at Paris. The
entire matter has been exhaustively elis
cussed at the cabinet table and the views
of each member se: forth to the President.
P or three consecutive and lengthy meet
this was th ' sole topic of business.
\\ hile the cabinet officers very properly re
fuse to publicly eliscuss the question or
indicate what the lines of instruction to
the commissioners have been, it can be
stated on the highest authority that an
extremely vigorous policy will be their
course. The reports that Spain, through
her commissioners, will demand this and
that, it is stated, go for nothing. Spain
will be clearly given to understand that
the United States controls the situation
and that it is her pleasure to indicate the
disposition to be made of the Philippine
Islands. If necessary a determined naval
display will be made.
Hut beyond all this bGyond the question
as to the probable destination of the
islands comes the fi-ther question as to
the government and ?he tar.ff regulations
to be fixed for the i-lands by the United
States. This is a sj'oj -at closely related to
the question of annex- tion itself.
hat do you hta- from statesmen and
prominent people as to the course which
will be taken in the event the Philippines
are annexed, with reference to allowing
the products of the islands free access to
the markets of the United Siates?" was
asked one of the cabinet officials. His re
marks on the subject, by reason of his
hearty accord with the administration and
his cle-se touch with the people at large
throughout the country, are very signi'i
cant.
The Tariff QncHtion.
"I cannot speak for publication," he said,
"and cannot allow my name to be men
tioned at all in connection with the sub
ject, but my answer is that I have heard
nothing. It is a subject which has nejt yet
been discussed. The President, of course,
will treat exhaustively of it in his message
to Cong!ts3, and Congress will further take
it under considet ation. I have my ow~i
vie*ws on the subject, but I am surprised
that men and magazines have not taken it
up more generally. It is a question of such
importance in connection with annexation
as to be vitally a part of the general sub
ject. The anti-annexationists?the small
Am ricans, as they are called?assume that
the annexation of the islands will see their
products brought free into our markets, bi t
1 see no necessity for such action.
"What will be done I cannot, of course,
say, but for myself, I would annex them
and keip them as colonies; then they would
enjoy good government and til - same trade
relations with the I'nited States that any
other country has. I have- made some re
n arks on the subject, but I have heretofore
discussed only one side of the question. I
have said that in the event of annexation
it will be the duty of this government to
teach those people improved methods, so
that they may be better able to take care
of themselves and therefore better able to
govern themselves. Hut further than this,
and helping them to get a start in their
government, 1 would not go. I would al
low the islands to stanel upon their own
bottoms. I am a protectionist, and I de) not
believe at all in the free admission of their
products into this country. If the islands
vant to trade with us and send us their
pioducts, let them do so, and pay our tariff,
and we will be glad to buy them if they
can compete with other countries in secur
ing our trade; and if our people want to go
to the Philippines, let them go and let our
manufacturers send th?ir products there
ard pay their duties, which will help sup
port the government of those islands.
The Uumllon of Traile Competition.
"Our northwest can raise from sugar beets
all the sugar we can consume. The Philip
pines raise annually as much sugar as we
consume and, eif course, our beet sugar
growers cannot compete with them, but
that is no reason why we should not an
nex the islands. If our ports were open
to free Philippine sugar, our beet sugar
industry, as everybody knows, would not
only stop growing, but what factories are
re>w started would be compelled to quit
operations. Hut there Is no call for us to
admit their products to the detriment of
our own farmers and taxpayers.
"By simple annexation we are doing a
great deal for those islands. We are re
leasing them from Spain's avaricious rule;
we are protecting them from the rest of
the world and allowing them to pursue
their industries in peace and quiet and
to develop their great resoure-es; we are
assuring them good government, and by
that good government, inviting capital anil
biains to assist in their development. In
doing this we are conferring untold bless
ings upon them which will give them an
impetus in a single decade which they
would not acquire in centuries of Spanjsh
sovereignty. They csnnot ask more. They
do not expect us to ruin our own indus
tries and burden our own taxpayers to
accomplish their more rapid development.
"We are' living in an age of progress
and change and development. If it is a
wise thing for us to depart in a degree
frem our former policy and keep these
islands as colonies. I can see nothing un
American in our doing so. Of course, if
we admit them as territories and eventual
ly as states, we must allow their products
iree access to the remainder of the coun
try, but I see no reason for such action.
1 would let both countries stand on their
own bottoms and let each one legislate
and regulate its own affairs, after the man
ner of Canada and Great Britain. Let
Philippine merchants enter the markets
of the United States side by side with the
merchants of Great Britain, of Germany,
of France and of other countries. There'
is small sense in saying that w? should
favor the products of those islands by ad
mitting them free, thus ruining some of
our own industries and at the same time
requiring free entry into their ports for
our own manufactures, thus reducing their
revenues and entailing the expenses of
running their government upon our own
taxpayers.
Give Them an Kqoal Chance.
"If tha Philippine Islands want to Fell us
tobacco. If they want to sell us sugar. If
they want to sell us rice, if they want to
sell us iropical fruits, let them send those
fiodjcts to us and pay our duty charges
and sell them II they can; and if our man
ufacturers want to pell thpir. finished pro
ducts. let thern send them to the islands,
orjd comply with tr.eir tariff regulations
and sell them if they can. and eac!: coun
try will be on its own base. American pro
ducts will then have simply an equal
chance with the rest of the world. T!r? is
all they want. Where they have that
chance they have no difficulty in claiming
their full share of trade.
"The whole question resolves itsel? Into
two propositions: Our people are no', polng
to allow Philippine products to make in
toads Into our own productions and ?pi,u?
tries by a special privilege which ether
countries do not enjoy. AVe are not going
to demand for our manufacturers special
tariff privileges in the Philippines r.ot
granted to other countries, whereby Amer
ican merchants can Hood their markets
with goods and at the expense of their rev
enue receipts, thus throwing the expense
of their government upon our taxpayers.
We do not want to derive any revenue from
taxes laid upon them; their taxes must be
for their own government and benefit, and
we will not allow them to tax our people to
help administer their government."
THE SUPREME COURT
Highest Legal Tribunal Will Meet Again
Nixt Monday.
Several Important Decision* Expect
ed, Among; Them That on the
Joint Trnfiie Association.
Next Monday the United States Supreme
Court will meet at noon and begin the Oc
tober term. Many decisions of importance
are expected to be handed down during
this term, among" them the decision in the
case of the Joint Traffic Association.
This is a case wherein the Attorney Gen
eral of the United States brought suit
against a combination of railways as in
violation of the anti-trust law. The case
was tried tirst in the circuit court of ap
peals In New York, and the government
lost. The government appealed to the
United States Supreme Court.
Claim of the Association.
The Joint Traffic Association is a combi
nation of thirty-one eastern railroads. The
purposes of the association, as stated in the*
agreement under which it was organized,
were "to aiu in fulfilling the purposes of
the interstate commerce act. to co-operate
with each other and adjacent transporta
tion associations, to establish and maintain
reasonable and just rates and regulations
on state and interstate traffic, to prevent
ur;just discrimination and to secure the re
duction and concentration of agencies and
the introduction of economy in the freight
and passenger service.''
The railroads admitted the execution of
the agreement, but denied unlawful intent.
It was claimed in justification of the agree
ment that?
"Prior to the interstate commerce act
the growth of railroads Had rendered cer
tain joint action necessary to meet the
needs of- commerc?.
"To carry out the prohibitions of the in
teirtate commerce act against unjust dis
criminations and undue preferences, eon
cert among the railroads is absolutely nec
essary. r '
"Unrestricted competition Invites unjust
and secret discrimination and inevitably
leads to those practices prohibited by the
interstate commerce act, through which in
the end the we.iker roads will be forced in
to bankruptcy. Such competition is incon
sistent with those uniform and stable rates
and fares, just and reasonable to carrier
and shipper, which it is the object of the
commerce act to secure and maintain."
The Attorney General'** Contention.
The argument of the Attorney General
was that "the agreement violates the anti
trust law, because it creates an associa
tion of competing trunk line systems, to
which is given jurisdiction over competi
tive interstate traffic, with power through
a central authority aided * by a skillful
scheme of restrictions, regulations and pen
alties, to establish and maintain rates and
fares on such traffic and prevent compe
tition, thus constituting a contract in re
straint of trade or commerce among the
several states as defined by the I nited
States Supreme Court in the Trans-Mis
souri case."
In the latter case the Supreme Court held
"that the anti-trust law applies to common
carriers by railroad; that it prohibits and
lenders illegal all agreements in restraint
of interstate trade and commerce, whether
the restraint be reasonable or unreasona
ble."
The Attorney General contended that the
question before the court was whether the
agreement of the association operates as
a restraint upon interstate trade and com
merce.
The case was argued last February, the
railroads retaining ex-Senator Edmunds,
James C. Carter and .Lewis Cass Ledyard
as counsel.
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DEATHS IX THE i'HlLII'PlXGS.
lien, Oti? ltcport? for July, August
and September.
Major General Otis, commanding at Ma
nila, cabled the adjutant general today as
follows:
"Steamer Scandla arrived today without
accident. Private Jacobs, hospital corps,
died at sea, typhoid fever. Remains
brought here."
General Otis also cabled under today's
date as follows:
"Deaths among troops in Philippines
July, August and September?1 offi
cers and 83 enlisted men; August? li officers,
60 enlisted men, of whom 1 officer and 10
enlisted men killed in action and 7 died of
wounds; September?-25 enlisted men; total
deaths, 17 killed in action, 7 died of
wounds and 14 typhoid fever; cause of re
maining deaths, accident and miscellaneous
diseases."
JAPANESE SEAL CATCH.
Report** Showing: a Deeitled Falling
Off in the Industry.
Consul General Gowey of Yokohama has
made a report to the State Department in
regard to the Japanese fur seal industry,
from which it appears that the total catch
by sixteen Japanese vets-eta engaged in the
trade last year was seals, of the value
of $00,3^0. These figures show a decided
falling off in the industry since 18JU, in
which year the seventy-eight Japanese ves
sels engaged in the business caught 4S.003
seals, of the value of $307,447.
CONTRACTS FOR MONITORS.
They Will Be Awarded to the Lonent
Bidierit.
Henry Scott of the Union Iron Works,
San Francisco, called upon Secretary Long
today to learn the decision of the depart
ment regarding the awarding of contracts
for the coast defense monitors. The Secre
tary has decided to award these contracts
in accordance with the lowest bids, namely,
to Lewis Nixon, at $.s:i?,000; Newport News,
at $8tf0,000; Bath Iron Works, $802,000, and
Union Iron Works^ $875,000.
Aikigned to MtiMterin{? Duty.
Officers have beak* assigned to mustering
duty as follows: Capt. Walter Howe, 4th
Artillery, to the state of Connecticut; Capt.
G. H. Morgan. 3d -Cavalry, to the state of
Minnesota: Capt. E. D.. Andrus. 5th Cav
alry. to the state of Wisconsin: Capt. M. O.
Hollis. 4th Infantry, to the state of Ala
hama
MR. HANNA'S APPEAL
No Doubt of Result if All Republi
cans Will Vote.
ABIIETIEEGABD1KG THE NEXT HOUSE
Many Districts Carried by a Small
Margin.
ISSUES OF THE CAMPAIGN
The effect of Senator Hanna's presence
in Washington and the work "he did In
stimulating the republican congressional
committee for renewed efforts is already
being felt in the campaign. Mr. Hanna
spent considerable time at the committee
headquarters, and said he did not care
who know that there was some anxiety felt
in regard to the next House. He wanted
the people to understand that it was not
going* to be a walkover, and what the re
publican party should do, and what the
congressional committee, as well as him
self, were trying to do, was to get out the
republican vote this fall. There will be
ro doubt of the result if this can be done,
he says, and from now on every effort will
be made to arouse the republicans.
"You will see," said Mr. Hanna to a Star
reporter Saturday before he left for New
York, "the exact situation of the campaign
at present when I recall to you that in
1S1KJ there were sixty congressional dis
tricts in which members were elected by
a majority of less than a thousand votes.
This was true of democrats as well as re
publicans. The majori'ty of these districts
were carried by less than 500 plurality, and
you can see at once how important it is to
arouso interest and activity in these dis
tricts. The republicans must not let the
democrats get ahead of them in work. I
have every expectation of the republican
majority in the House, and it is to the in
terest not only of the republicans, but of
the country at large that the next House
should be in accord with the President, so
as to carry out his policy and sustain him
in the great matters of state and govern
ment which are to come before the next
House. History shows that usually the
Congress elected during the middle of an
administration has a majority adverse to
the dominant party. There are many rea
sons for this action by the people, the chief
among them being the apathy among the
voters, and the result of patronage. The
offices have been distributed and the men
?who worked in the presidential campaign
with the hope of reward afterward have
either secured places or have been disap
pointed, and they lose inter* st in the con
gressional election or remain away from
the polls because of their disappointment.
We do not want history repeated this year,
and. as I have said, it to the interest of the
whole country to have thHouse of Rep
resentatives in accord with the President.
Republican IMedseH Fulfilled.
"The republican party has carried out
its pledges made at St. Louis as far as a
Senate opposed to us has enabled us to.
The prediction that prosperity would follow
the election of McKinley has been verified,
and no one dare dispute this. The country
is now prosperous because eonlidence has
been restored, and the question at the polls
ihis fall is, shall we maintain that confi
dence and keep prosperity or shall we un
settle conditions again. The war has been
successfully waged and our victories have
been great and glorious. There are tre
mendous questions yet to be solved, and the
President's policy in regard to these mat
ters is to be carried out. Shall we have a
Congress willing to aid him in the wonder
fully successful policy he has already pur
sued, or will the people of the United States
by their votes declare our war a failure
and refuse to sustain the President? ?
"There is another question also in the
congressional elections, and that is the
financial one. By the republican victory in
]si*> the country declared that silver was
no longer an issue. B 't the democratic
party is still declaring it k an issue, and in
all the state conventions he d so far. excepr
Connecticut, New Jersey and New York,
the Chicago platform has been reaffirmed.
Senator Jones, chairman of the democratic
national committee, in his speech in St.
Louis in August last stated that silver as
an issue was not dead and would not be
until the democratic party declared it so.
He stated that the democratic fight would
be made at this election on this issue and
would be continued as long as the demo
cratic party saw fit. With the oflicial head
of the democratic committee thus declaring
the issue for this campaign, it remains lor
the people to again show by their votes
whether silver is really an issue in national
affairs or not."
Mr. Hanna is going to Ohio this week,
but he will also keep an eye on the con
gressional campaign, and will see that the
republican party is kept alive to the issues
and that every effort will be made to bring
out a big vote.
DYING IX HAVANA STREETS,
Meanwhile Kpuaish Authorities Liar
Out Supplies*.
A private letter from an American citizen
in close touch with the Cuban military
commission in Havana says that a very
serious condition exists in Havana by rea
son of lack of food. People are starving,
some dying on the streets, and many others
who are unable to go out and beg die in
the houses. There is a great number of this
latter class. While this was going on the
Spanish authorities refused to allow the
Comal, with a million rations on board, to
enter the Havana harbor. The American
commissioners did a great deal of hard
work to secure the entrance of the vessel,
and finally got permission to lar.d her sup
plies at Matanzas. The commission, the
letter states, is now making efforts to se
cure the admission of supplies sent by the
Red Cross, in order that a portion of the
suffering may be relieved. The commis
sioners, in this, as in everythirg else, find
that they are dealing with procrastinating
men, who delay every move as long as pos
sible. No fault is found with the treatment
which the commissioners receive person
ally, the Spanish authorities being very
suave and polite, but in the matter of busi
ness plenty of time is taken.
Yellow fever is said to exist in the city,
but little fear is expressed by the writer
of the letter, who says it is not reported as
dangerous.
Nothing has been heard from the Cuban
military commission indicating that the
American commissioners are delaying a
meeting, as reported in a Havana cable. In
formation of a private character received
at the department indicates that the delay
comes from the Spanish, and not from the
Americans. Upon the whole, however, it
seems that the negotiations are progressing
rather satisfactorily.
The lloard of \avul Promotion.
The special naval board, headed by Ad
miral Sicard. which is considering the pro
motion of officers for gallantry during the
war, called in a body upon Secretary Long
this morning and had a conference with
respect to the work of that board. It is
6ald that the board is proceeding with this
work strictly in accordance with the exist
ing law, confining itself to the selection of
officers to be advanced by the usual process
and not considering any of the new meth
ods of reward for gallantry which have
been suggested.
GO TO PORTO RICC
Three Regiments Ordered to Proceed to th
Is'iacd.
r.oqiiCNtN for the Dine Harare of Indi
vidual Soldier* \lrao?t Overwhelm
the War Department.
The War Department has decided to send
m?.re troops to Porto Rico, orders wen
tcday isrued directing the 5th Regular Cav
airy, now at Huntsville, Ala.; the tith
United States Volunteer Infantry, now at
Chickamauga. and the 47th New York Vol
unteers, now at Furt A?lams, to proce?\l t?"?
Pcrto Rico, to such point as may In* de
sired by the commanding general in that
is!and. The Sth l*nite<l States Volunteer
Infantry, and two companies of the In
diana colored volunteers, now at Fort
Thomas. Ky., will relieve the tith Infantry
at Chickamauga.
All the troops at Camp Meade will soon b.
ordered eway from that point to points in
the south. Some of them may go to Cuba,
but th?* majority will f<?r the prawn! oc
*cupy the new camps rece-ntly selected in
Georgia and South Carolina. It is also
thcu^ht that tr?M?ps sent to garrison duty
in Cuba will not remain very long. but
after they have been in service there for a
few months they will return to this coun
try. The same i? probably true of I\>rto
Kioo. It is also intimated that wht n the
trcops return the volunteers will be giv?*n
Wdays* furlough and mustered out. By that
time Congress will have had an opportunity
to determine what shall he done in regard
ti garrisoning the new possessions.
This determination was r.<> doubt due to
the pressure that has been brought by
members of Congress for the mustering out
of the volunteers from their states and dis
tricts. The responsibility f"i* furnishing
troops for garrison duty and for military
duty generally will be upon Confess. The
recommendations of the President and the
War Department will have been made be
fore the return of the troops from either
Cuba or Porto Rico, and the necessities of
the case made known.
Army Reorganization Xecesnnrj.
Although there has been less pr*-ssure
for mustering out of volunteers since the
announcement was made that the troops
could not be spared, the demand continues
with cuflicient persistence to convince the
war officials that a reorganization of the
army will be necessary, and that some ar
rangement will have to be made to obtain
a force for garrison service, which will not
be subject to the same difficulties exper
ienced in the case of the volunteers. Al
tl-ough the pressure for the muster out of
?. ntire regiments is not so great, the de
mand for the discharge of individuals has
overwhelmed the department. Ther?- not
a senator or representative, scarcely, who
has not presented requests of ihis kind,
and there is a constant demand for the
discharge of one man or another upon some
pretext, which would not be deemed valid
in the ease of men in the regular army.
Peisonal appeals are made by fathers,
mothers, wives, sisters and sweethearts.
Every man in the department supposed to
have any influence is sought to secure the
discharge of enlisted men, who have tired
of the liie of a soldier.
These requests and the demnnds for mus
tering out have no doubt had their effect
in making the war officials seek 6ome more
satisfactory method of army organization
for the purposes which the army will be
needed in the future.
Secretary Alger today announced that
Savannah. Ga., had been selected as the
point of embarkation of all troops which
may hereafter be sent to Cuba or Porto
Hico. It is stated that the matter was
thoroughly considered at the War Depart
ment and that Savannah was selected be
cause it afforded better facilities lor the
purpose than any of the other cities that
have been suggested to the department.
COL. Bit VAX OOKS SOI Til.
He Will Take Some Kent Before He
Return** to Him l>utie?.
Col. William J. Bryan and Mrs. Bryan
left Washington at 11:15 o'clock this morn
ing for Culpeper, Va. After spending a
day of two there they will go to Hot
Springs, N. C., or to the Virginia Hot
Springs, for a brief period of rest and re
cuperation for Col. Bryan before he re
turns to his duties. Col. Bryan's fever has
left him, but he wants to gain more
strength before returning to the south.
E.\D OF THEIli FIRLOIGH.
Oflicerw Ordered Here to Master Out
District TroopM.
The duty of mustering out the 1st Regi
ment of District of Columbia Volunteer In
fantry at the expiration of the present fur
lough, early next month, will devolve upon
Second Lieut. C. H. McNeil, 5th Artillery,
and Second Lieut. H. L. F. Applewhite,
tith Artillery. Orders were issued to thos?
officers today to proceed to this city for
"duty in connection with the mustering out
of the volunteer forces of the District of
Columbia."
TO SELECT CAMPS IN CI 11 A.
An Ordnance Oiliecr Added to tlie
Hoard.
The War Department has added an ord
nance officer to the board which Is about
to go to Cuba to sel? ct camps, so as to
have expert ii foimatlon regarding tnt ne
cessities of the ordnance bureau, the stor
ing of ordnoice and the use that can be
made of the guns which will be left by the
Spaniards. The department also desires in
clination as to what is necessary in the
matter of permanent fortifications. It :s
possible that a member of the engineer
corps will be sent with the board for the
purpose of reporting upon the fortifications
from an engineering standpoint.
WILL CARRY IOWA.
Rcpreuentativc Hepburn Confident of
Republican Succew*.
Representative Hepburn of Iowa said to
day that he felt confident the republicans
would carry the House of Representatives
in the November elections. The present
irajority might be reduced, but it would
be a safe one. He said he thought the
lepttblicans now have some districts to
which they are not entitled under ordinary
conditions. The democrats will gain some
ot thete back in the east. The republi
cans, Mr. Hepburn thought, were sure to
make gains in the west to offset whatever
they lose in the cart.
Mr. Hepburn believes the republicans
will cairy eviry district in Iowa.
Pernonal Mention.
Mr. Lewis H. Finney, private secretary
to Secretary Lotig, has resumed his duti?*s
at the Navy Department after a delightful
vacation among the mountains and lakes of
New England.
Mr. Percy E. Budlong, well known here
as a stenographer, has entered the service
of the American Graphophone Company as
secretary to Mr. E. D. Easton, the presi
dent of the company. Mr. Rudlong has left
this city and located in New York.
Capt. Lansing H. Beach, the Engineer
Commissioner of the District, returned to
day from a week's trip to Boston.
^ Mr. C. E. Hooks of Capitol Hill has gone
to Wlllimantic, Conn., for a visit of several
weeks among friends.
Dr. A. P. Fardon, who has spent the last
two month* at h's country place near Free
hold, N. J., has returned to the city.
Arrival of Delegates to General Con
vention, P. E. Church.
THE SOCIAL FEATURES IN PROSPECT
Program Arranged for Special Sor?
vices During the Week.
.SUNDAY SCHOOL IXSTITUTH
Clergymen wearing the cloth of the Epis
copal Church wore conspicuous on tho
streets today. Well-drosscd, busin? ss-liko
men. wearing small emblems in thHr but
tonholes, indicating their connection with
lh*' same church, also were to l?o s< n fre
quently. They arc the early arrivals to at
tend the general convention of the Protest
ant Episcopal Church in America, but tho
majority of the bishops and clerical and
lay delegates are not likely to come until
tomorrow. Those who are here now uro
largely delegates who last week were at
tending the Brotherhood of St. Andrew
convention at Baltimore.
Prominent am?.ng the tirst com* rs are the
Rev. Samuel Hart, D. D., the secretary of
the house of bishops, who preached yester
day at St. John's Church, and Right Rev.
C. Kinlock Nelson, I>. 1>.. bishop of (I' ^rgit,
who tilled the pulpit at th<- Pro-Cath* dral
in the temporary absence of Bishop Sat
terlee.
The post eftlc- and general h*-a<aiuartera
.it N". ISM '? MreH vere not i;: rui
shape this morning*, and ther*f?>r?' the -
gaUs who came in twos and threes were
directed across the street to Epiphany
Church, where Rev. I)r. McKim and his
clerical assistants iurmshed them list- ct'
wel'-recomm* iw-.d board ins? hous a whieii
they sought out as their conv? nien?*e i?er
mitted. Many of the eighty-four bishops
will be quartered at the Arlington lio-.el
and Kbbitt House, while the .VC? clem al
and lay delegates ami th?ir relatives an \
friends will teek quarters according to
their j>ersonal preference. Twenty-one
delegates unable to pay their own vxpensca
are the guests of the convention.
Tlie Sorinl Side.
The social side of the convention will
afford great entertainment to the delegates,
as the Episcopal Church numbers amonj
its members many of the wealthiest men of
America. J. i*i rpoiit Morgan has tak n
the Carpenter mansion on 10th street .ml
\will keep open house. Bishop Saturbe
will give a reception to the delegates
Thursday evening nejct, and J. Bancroft
Davis will give three receptions, one each
Muiiday, during the cr nventi* n.
The general convection will be held in
epiphany Church. The reserved se.u s
will be kept o|?en for their occupant* until
ten minutes to 11 o'clock every morning,
al ter which time the g< neraj public will b *
permitted to use the unoccupied ]-laces.
The seating capacity of the church is l.-Mi,
and, as there aie nearly 1..4M0 bishops, dele
gates, choir, newspaper men and others
to be provided for. it will be seen that there
is little room for the public. In fact. Dr.
MeKlm's congregation will have littl ? op
portunity to attend their own church x
cept Sunday, when the tegjiiiorarj plat*
form for the deputies will be rem tved.
Admission l?> e ?rd.
The convention will begin Wednesday
next at 10 o'clock a.m. The bishops will
march in procession from the Sunday
school room through the west yard of tho
church to the south door, following tha
vested choir, ?nd will take scats In I ha
chancel during the opening service. Ad
mission to the opening service will be by
cards issued by the seereta i^s of th?' con-?
vention, the Rev. Samuel Hart, D. D., < !
Hartford and the Rev. Charles L. Hutch-*
ins of Concord, Mass.
The opening service will be a celebration
of the holy communion. At the close tho
convention will take a recess till n o'clo* k,
when the business meetings will begiu.
During the recess the platform will
erected in front of the chancel, and thf
two front rows of pews removed. Th*
dally adjournment will bo about r? o'clock;
the morning session commencing usually a?
10 a.m. and the afternoon sessi -n at 2 p.m.
There will be no session on Saturdays ? x?
cept that of the morning hour, lo a.m.
The house of deputies, consisting of fous
clerical and four 1hy deputies from ea< 14
ciocese, will meet in the church, and tint
house of bishops in the Sunday school
room.
The diocese of Wasnington is responsible
lor tlie expense of special arrangements,
which ure in charge of the committee on
public comfort.
Program for Special Service*.
The special services to be held in Epiph
any Church arc as follows:
October <#, 7 a.m., holy communion for tha
Woman's Auxiliary.
October ?>, 4 p.m.. American Church Mis
sionary Society; speakers, General Wager
Svvayne, president of the Society; Rev.
John G. Meem of Brazil and the bishop of
Ken tuckj*.
October 7:'M> p.m., missionary m?eting
under the auspices of the board. Triennial
sermon by the bishop of California.
October 1-, S p.m., the Church Unity So
ciety; speakers, Bishop Thompson. Rev.
Dr. S. D. McConnell.
October lt?, 4 p.m.. anniversary of tho
afternoon Sunday school; 7p.m.. the
Christian Social Union. The Rev. 1).
Maxon of Calvary Church, Pittsburg, will
speak on "The Social W ork of th'"* I'rtrish
Priest." and Mr. Rattbone Gardner of
Providence, on "The Social Work of th i
Layman." _ . .
The sermons to be delivered at Epiphany
Church are assigned as follows:
Sunday. October at 11 a.m.. Rev. \N U.
Huntington. D.D.
Sunday, October 16, at 11 a.m., the Rt.
Rev. Hugh Miller Thompson, D.D., D.C.L.,
bishop of Mississippi.
Sunday, October I*. at 11 a m the Rt.
Rev. Win. Croswell Doane, D.D., LL P.
bishop of Albany; at 7.3" p m... the Rt. Rev
Wm. Lawrence, D.D., LL.D., bishop of
Massachusetts.
Sunday Sebool ln?titutr.
The first annual con\ention of the Sunday
School Institute of the diocese of Washing
ton will be held this year in conjunction
with the convention cf the American Church
Sunday School Institute, the 7th of Oc
tober, in Ascension Church. The following
program will be followed as closely as pos
Bible:
Nine a.m.. corporate communion. Rt. Rev.
Bishop i-'utterlee. celebrant; address of wel
come by the bishop; 1" a.m.. report of sec
retary of Washington institute ami election
of officers; 10Jo, calling roll of dlocoees; 11.
"Right Methods in Work;" opcr.er. Rev. L
B. Angell. D.D., of HarrisburR. Pa.; five
minute addresses; 12 m., "Teaching the
T< achers," Rf v. James S. Sior.e, 1>.D., of
Chicago; discussion; 1 p.m.. lunch for cler
ical and las delegates; 2 p.m.. Bishop V. hit
taker to preside. "The Relation of the (Thild
to the Church;" opener. Rev. C. G. Smith.
Baltimore; speakers, Rev. H. F. Fuller.
Philadelphia. Pa.. Rev. R. R. Bwope, D.I).,
AsheviUe; 3 p.m., "Illustrated Methods in
the Primary Department," Miss Eleanor
K'-'.ler of New Vork; 4 p.m.. "How Best I'an
bonday s?;h..ols Help Missions?" opener.
Miss Julia C. Emory; discussion; S p.m.,
question box; answers by Mr. Geortco C.
Thomas; f> p.m., supper; 7 p.m., short even
ing prayer Bishop Nichols, chairman; 8
p.m. "Right Methods of Teaching the L.lfa
of Christ." Rev. George W. Shlnn. D D.j
"Right Methods of Enlisting the Brother,
hood of St. Andrew in Brotherhood Work,