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z _ _ - - - - - - - % . THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. . 1' 'i _ .ESTAJLISILED _ _ _ JUNE 19 , JS'1. _ _ 0MAIIA _ _ , FRIDAY - - - MOINUG - , MAY _ 15 , _ 1890. - - - sNGri1 uo'Y FIVE O.ENTS. : ATTACKED LL SIIES ) Insurgent Army Geth to Spanish Troops Into an Awkward Corner. OVZN FIRE ON ThEM FROM TIlE CLIFFS Culiiitis , 1I4nvev'r , A.IrlI ! I ii In the OIfleIii I f ( ur ) , t rt Irlveii frotit ( lie L'IeI.I t fer 'LiVU HUll FM' I'l1t t t. ITAVANA , May 14.-CooieI Seglira , at the head of a column of SpanIhi troops at Ckgo 1ontera , between Santa Clara an1 CIenfIlego5 , hitt hicen engaged with a force of Insurgent cavalry Raki to number 2OO .i flion , under Carillo arni Zaya , fcrrntng the escort of Maxitno Gomez. After a two iours conflict the nsurgent retrcaWd , leaving many woumlod bchil1. ! CountrY1flvi net by the trOop9 azorL that the thsurgentb In retreating czu"rRd ? with them many death onil wounth or their horos. On the gov- eroment 'ide. one lieutenant atil nineteen nivatecero wounded. The troops Pur- tied the enemy anti another engagement took place yesterday morning at Arroyo Ihianco. Meagre (1Ct1iI3 have been receiveti of an attack matte UiOfl ) the famota' J'latere c3flt ) of the inEtirgents by Colonel Sgnra i cal- umn , which was admittethhy severe for thin Spaniard. The cflicial report , however , places the Io'ti of the troops at only one j lieutenant anti four privates killeil and one captiln anti tweiity-sevefl Privatea votiiv1od , whim the reported lotti at the nstirgentii was fifty-nine killed left on the field and a hundred wounded carried oft. COLONEL SEGWtA'S MovEM1N'rs. Colonel SegUra left .laguaja. at the heath of his cohumli on May 9 and encountered an In- Hurgent band in ambtish at Santa Cruz. Thei'e rti eated after only a 'hight i.klrmkh. Arrived - rived at Seibabo , Colonel Segura perceived Insurgent infniitry going toward the noted l'latero camp. 'Ihie ti'oops vent In ltUrt1it , prceecihing cautiously , however , though only slight rcsitttaflCe was offered to their ad- Vance. They wEnt forward till they caine opposite - posite lofty hills , where the insurgents had built a trongtoId with Intrenchiments and earthworki. Hero a bloody ongageinetit cc- curred. The iiiiurgeiitn allowed the column to a1vanc untih they had entered a defIle clota tinder the heights , thin cavalry and baggage - gage train , however , being ntill in the reit. n a iiioifleflt the heights blazed with a st- den fIre of musketry and there vaii hurlsd down upon thin hcad. of the troops a deadly shower of dynamite bombs and shells which CXPIOdeI in the ranks of the Spaniarde. ThiI fEltiden on1aught was unexpected and threw the troupa Into hi temporary panic. It loolced vould i.veep ( UI thoUgh the insurgents everything before them. The artil- hery was thrown Into confusion and was helpless and useless , and was lilaCeti liars du combat , The mules which were draggIng titci PIeCeS shied at the noise and fire o I the explrsivee , and fill Into a ditch. Thin artillerymen had to lift two of the cannon out of the ( hitch and Into position by main strcngth before they became available for servIce at all. They wec trained on the rocks and ioaied with shell. There was no enemy vLIbo ! to fire upon , the only sign of them beIng a heavy smoke cloud , whIch bung over ( ho rocks and showed where their terrIble onslaught had come from. The varguard of the column hind also to face an attitcic from a line of the enemy perched In entrcnchimonts on the steep hiIils which faced them , and , to add to the damage and confusion , an attack was very Foon opened upon the heft flank of ( lie troops. The fIr't company of thin Seamoro battalion and the cavalry wore Intrusted withi the task of repellIng the flank attack , The engagement thus suddenly opened began at 11 o'clock nail continued until 1 o'clock. The official * Ireport announces that at the end of that i ,11t : _ tIme the IpanInrds were in solo possession of the field. the losses Incurred being as above stated. Capt2In General Weyier has congratulated General Segura and Colenei Irances upon their activity in operating agatnt the In- aurgonts and line recommended tlieni to the government for promotion. Colon.ol flubia ahilci reconnoiterIng in the district of Matanza' , not far from Clenfueres , capttirod tao insurgent outpcots and , contln- ning his advance , eventually came upon and attacked an Insurgent camp. After a hard light the insurgents who were led by Aulet cre ciiipohiod to retreat and the troops captured the camp. The Inurgento left behind them eight men killed , an insurgent flag anti a quantity of arms. The troops also capttireh tto prisoners. On the side of tue troops five men were wounded. General l'rats 1108 overtaken anii dispersed the insurgents tinder Edourdo Garcia at Guaarna thIs province. The Insurgenta left three killed on thin field and the troopi * caiittirei one ltrIoner , A captain of guerrillas belonging to' Raba- dana In the irovinco of Matanza.a has had a skirmish with an insurgent force under Car- clcnas , Three of the enemy vere killed. \'hilo the guerrilla forces of the column of Spanish troops commandoi by General Caitcllano were reconnoitering at pales Umevado , province of Puerto I'rincipe. they came across an insurgent force. In the lIght which fohloweh eleven of the Cubane 'were ' killed , aiuorg them being tw licuton- ants belonging to the Inaurgent band corn- mantled by linhil. vI III. 11(1 1,1) CII 1S.t it l4i'ONSI III.fl , Great llrltiiIli .t 'fiv itiisli S. . ' tliliIi' il.tntigi' . LONDON , May l4.-Aiiscring a question On the subject iii the house of Comunono today - day ( lie iarhlahiientflrY secretary for ( lie foreign office , Mr. George N. Curzon , said tlio governinelit lied no Information confirm- lug the report that RussIa waii occupying the fureshore at Cho Foe. 110 added that , according to ( ho hiritish minister at Peking , a cnceston timid beeii granted to a 1luis.ulan p lirni by ( lie terms of which the Britimuhi riparlan owners consider their rights in. fringed , Chum. Mr. Curzon contInued , had h b ( en warned that she nmust not include in the Ittmsaiami coiice.'iiOti Irohuerty beluligilig to hirIiieh subjects , unless with ( lie con.ent of ( ho owner' ! . In conclusIon Mr. Curzen stated ( lint ( lie Taung-LI-Yautieli haul been informed .thiat it would be lieu ! rc9ponslblo for all in. 3ury to the firitishi interests. A ri'hilili hio % 'II is ! , % 'I I 1 Sot Sign. TORONTO , Oct. , May 14-The mandamnent which the hlomnan Catholic hierarchy of Quiehiec lii about to h..ue to time Catholic vIce- r tors concerning the Manitoba school quce- tioui Will not be eignetl iiO recognized by Archbishop \'alshi of Toronto , who vuui. - \ musket ! to euuulorse ( be document. Time arch. bIshop emphatically refures to unix lila umamno to the niandalmiont , urging as a reason that the document will create a religious war. Eiii't liiiiiles Imu Eiiim.tor , NEV'OlhIC , May 14-A dIspatch from I'ananma , Colombia , says ; Advices froni ( iuayaqull , Rcuador , are to ( lie effect that great dalmiago was doily in Quito anti tIme liiterior tOWliii of ( ho reliubllc by tIme recent earthquakes , which destroyed the cIty of l'uouto'iejo. . llalmahoyc and Aunbato were great buflerera by thu selsmmiic disturbances mind the loss of life was very great. . Ai'lilt'liliIlIM trreNtId nnd 'I'iriire.I. LON1)ON ) , May 15.-A 4ipatcli to the Daily News from Berlin sayb ; The Con. star.tluciplo correspondent of ( lie Vesbischme itumng reports ( lint tIme sultan's fears of asassinatioii have led. to wholesale arrests cit AriiieliImuns , who are barbarously tortured to force confessions from thieni. SIIIIIIILIr.1s Cht'tc on ixIosive hiuhiits. MADRID , May 14.-It Is stated that time h panlsh government ha ! addressed a note V to time powers on the subject of the alleged use of oxpIoIve. bullets contrary to iutermi * . ttonal usagei of warfare , which it is claiimicd ( ho Cubans obtain easily in the United States. - - - - iOhIl TO hlt coultT-M.tmerItt.ll ) . I .tiiiericnui CitIi'iitii lie Trieti for 'limier hAVeN Iii Cillilu. hAVANA , May 14. - The United States has lotervenetl in behalf of two more of time men from the echooner Competitor. Time men's names are Charles hiumrnett and William Leavitt. As cabled to the Associated press on Monday , they 'sore broumght here from hiahIa hlonulo , hnvlimg been captured in l'inar dcl lila after they landed. They are cltlzen of the United States , amid eo notified Consul General \VIl- hlamu' . They also informed ( ho consul gemi- oral 'hat they were unarmed when caji- ( mired. Consul General WIlliams has , In conso- uluenco. prcented theIr claim , as regularly limttde iii such cases , that thin men shall be trIed by the ordinary civil court , amid hot by cocrt-mnrtlal , according to tIm rights guaranteed - anteed to citizens of the UnIted States by treaty. The cace of theoc two mmien ( lifters froimi the caaes of time five otber captive' ' ' only inasmuch as ( hwy had landed in Cuba bcttoro being captured , and so have a clearer title to a civil trial as being residents of Cuba techmilcally as provided In the treaty gauirantee. It was on the ground of non reslulenco that the authorities at firot denied a clvii trial to the men captured on board thir. Competitor. In view of these facto it is not expected that any difficuliy will be mnatlc about according Burnett and Leavitt a civil trial. Lieutenant Colonel ZuebIa has captured a rretect of Santo flomlngonanued Santiago Nunez. who Is supposed to have been entrusted - trusted with an important mission by ( ho insumrgeflL9. Time central plantations of Teresa and Salvador - vader , In the Sngua ( ilstrlct , are each grind- lag daIly 1,000 tone of sugar cane , Civil Justice Itomuho Villa Ilerinosa has been selected to hear this case of Toreta C'pero , said to be an lnu'urgent leader and an American citizen , who woe captured on board time Spanish ship Gloria in January last , while on lila way from CicnfuiegoE' province of Santa Clara , to Ilatabano , this province , with important communications train the Insurgemmts in Santa Clara to Gomnez anti Macco. The gun boat Diego Vaiasqumez ham , cap- tumrod some empty boats in addition to one captured after ( lie crow had succeeded In e'capliig to shore. These boats are believed to have been abandoned by an expedition which landeti and J ineti ( ho insumrgents. The eupreme court of war and manic on the case of Lioutenamit Callego commander of the gunboat Des do Mayo , which was cah- timrcd by the' insurgents at the bay of Asan- iuiero , near Santiago do Cuba , Imas at last revokoti tIme deislon of the court-martial adopted at Havana on Octcbcr 29 nn.zi In ad- dltlon have senteticod all the members of the court-martial ho voted for Gnhlego'e ac- qimittal to onemonth's arrest. This sentence is aio extended to the authorities anti to the military chief ad Interim for the district. The Dos do Mayo wao in Asinerodo bay iii October last and sent a boat's crow ashore to go Inland for water. These mneii vcre captured by the irsumrgonts who notified Lieutenant Gahiojo that If he did not surren- dci' tIm Dos do Mayo thia captives would be tuhiot. Lieutenant Gahlojo thereupon turned over to the umisurgents the arms and 1,000 rounds of ammunition in tile paeec3iOn. lie and hie crew \cra ailawed to return to Sail- tiago do Cuba. with the gimboat. The court-martial which tried him voted four to three for his acquittal. KEY WEST , 11. . May 14.-Advices from Havana state that iii ( lie recent ac- tiomi between Macco and General Inclan at Caracarajas , Vicar dci Tile , 400 SpanIards were killed , while the Cubane lost seventeen. Sicarras , ( ho famous Cubami header , was killed in thbm battle. PLEAS FOR OWEN MILTON , KANSAS CITY , May 14.-Efrorts are being made iy the friends of Owen Milton. now ummuler sentence of death aim a Cuban filibuster , to intere.t the State department in his he- halt. Milton's parents live on a farm near Aurora , Ark. , and it is not believed they have an yet been acquainted with his posi- tion. TIme boy's muncie , G. B. Jonea of Law- reflect , ICon. , hma sent to the State department - mont all the facts In his poseesslon. pointing cut that the young man waut in Cuba smply an a nCiVShliiper correspondent , having been i'nt there by the Times-Union ef ICey West. Plo. Mr. Jones hopes to be able to establish his nephew's righto as a noncombatant. CiLtl : ImnitiAIN IS CONCII.IA'i'OmtT. iteu.llli ( CM A ui. S-nipn thi101' lthuiules hI' tIlO Chutirtereii ( 'Oiiipiluii ) . LONDON , May 14.-A Caietown dispatch to the Times gives the text of a long duo- iiatch from Colonial Secretary Chamberlain to Governor SIr Hercules flobinon , which ii ; in reply to President Krugsr's complaint addressed to oGvernor Robinson at the atti- tuuie of time British government toward Ce- eLI Rhodes and the Chartered South Africa coimipany. Mr. Chamberlain & 1epreates hasty auth Immature Judgment. founded on abbre visteil reports of pahiamentary debate. lie repudiates , on behalf of the government , any sympathy with Rhodes , or s'ithi cthcrs who may lie proved to have been connected with the Jaineson raid. lie repeats iils ironiiso of a searching parliamentary inquiry , whelm shall Include in its scope the whole of the adumlnistrutlen of lliodeaia , Until then , ho says , thin government cannot be expected to Pronounce a decision upon the cha'tered company's future. TIme colonial secretary also expresses confidence ( lint l'resldent Kruger's clemency to time reform priconers will not be Influenced by the irresponsible utterances of unknown persons , who iive ( iefenied the raid , in deciding what is right to be ilona in tIme generai interest of South Africa with the l'retoria prisoners. In conclusion - clusion , Mr. Chamberlain tenders his sincere - core sympathy with l'resident Kruger on ( im Illness of Mine. Kruger. MlXlC ( ) mtEiOitiS miiit 'l'AitiFFS , ObMtil ( 'It's (0 Pr'e liivc'iii'iit of 'Fraile I ii t lit' mt'iumhuit' ( ' , ( . , CITY OF MEXICO , May 14-Finance Mimi- ister Llmantotmr announces that ( lie miew sys. tent of taxation whmicim will operate In federal diatricts fiomn July replaces the other sys- ( cmii of taxation of articles entering for con- iumption , A consuimiptien tax of 5 per cent on foreign goods will hereafter be collected at the ports of entry. lircct txoa will be lrnpooed on certain articion miow paying at tljti cit , ' gates , and factories umsimig articlca not ( axed at entry in ( lie city viil ay a higher license ( ax , while articles ummefi by the itoorer classes will. as a rule , lie exempted train any form of taxation , A slight in- creai'o in taxation on bills of lading is imiade , butt an railways will ho most benefited by ( ho reformneti system of taxation , which will ilo away yitim the cumbersome sye'ieni Iii- lierited frommi time Spaniards , ( hey will not finti it bumrdeiiparne , The interstate antI in- termnuniclpal taxes arc abolisIicui frormm July I throughout the republic , and states and cities are now devieiiig new modes of oh- taiiiiug a revenue. Time reform is time mo't important one In time fiscal miiatters for half a century anti removes at one stroke obta- doe to time free unovenient of trade ( brought- out ( lie country , ligi uirers' Coil i'i itt 01 lmiivgu , OTTAWA , Out. , May 14-This a'ernoon ( In the opera Louse tIme formal opening of time hlroherliood convention took iilace , The building was crowded 'vitli delegates end 'isitrs , After an imivocition by Grand Chap. lain George IL , lority , Mr. W , I ) , Prcn'or , chairman of ( lie local committee on arramiga. mitonts , dehivere an address of welcome , Then eamito Mayor lhorthwick , ss'ith ( tie civic address of wehcoune , . Grand Chief Arthur alioke on ( lie objects anti alms of the broth- erhiootl , J. 0 , Riley , United States consul ; diaries Tupper. prermiier ; Sir Mackenzie Ilow. cii , 11011 , R. 11. hiroiison of the Ontario goverumnieuit1 11ev , Father Whelan anti Itey. T , ii. llerrnldgo also spoke , l'ord l.i'luti 'Ihisir' .ti.l , I.ONIOi7 , May 14-The Times has a dispatch - patch front Cape Town whmlchi reports It Ic ammmmtunced from Umntahi ( hat ( ho l'oruguese ( are eUpiorting the Chartered South % frica ceummpammy. and furnishing aimiurunition and all Possible aid for the suppression of time Mata- bele revolt. sII11 SLIPS MVAY FOR CUBA chooncr Filled With Munitions of War Sails from Key West. ELUDES TIlE REVENUE CUTTER FORWARD liieiiIiii Comniiiriii.lod i , > A , l' . flon- xmules , n Siitiirnlleu1 Citizen of ( i.e UII I te.l Stuites , Nil 1i1 hers IJigIItl'Ve. Kfl' WEST , Fia. , May 14-TIme schooner Gladiator eluded the vigIlance of ( lie United States revenue cuttel' mit lort Meyers , this state , anti has sailed for Cuba with arms and lumen , There are on board 1,300 riiic. 1,400 mnacimctes , 250,000 rounds of carr.dges , ( humantity of ilynamite amid four raliid.firlng guns. It. is umnuieretooti that amnong ( lie eighty-five men on beard are several Amnerl- culls , anti that time header of th expedition , A , F' , Gonzales , is a naturalized American. Time AmerIcans eupposeti to be on board are : W. It , Vi'asimburn , ai Inventor ; L. C. Stewart , a military engineer ; 0. Il. Jones , an expert gummner , and two ethers \vhio are ektlleul in' thie manumfacture of gtmnpowder. CHICAGO , May 14.-A special from Fort Myers , Fin. , says : After being watched for several days by the Uiiltcti States revenue cutter Forward , the schooner Gladiator tiipped away from this place hart night with arms and mcmi for Cuba. The revenue cutter oft Monday , her commander having con- eluded that time Gladiator would be lint to neil il : ure. 4tO sean as ( he cutter left the uili- busters completed ( heir preparations and last night the Glatilator sailed. The echooner carries a largo cargo of munitions. It is ralJ there are en board 1.200 rifles , about time sname number of machetes and revolvers , :150,000 : reummds of cartridges anti a quantity of dynamite. She alro carries four rapid- firing Washburn guns. When the schooner left here there were forty men on board and about forty moro will be taken from one of ( lie Florida keys. A. F. Gonzales , a native of Cuba , but a naturalized AmerIcan citizen , conmmands ( lie expedition. There are several native Americans cn board. ( Yzir Correspond eu t' . I ii Qianrzint liie. NEW YORK. May 14.-TIme Warul line eteamer Segueranco , Captain hoffman , or- rivcd today from texico and Havana , bringing - ing fIfty-three cabin passengers. Riglilceit pasacngers were unable to produmce certificates - cates of acchlmatizaton from Dr. flurgess , United States medical inspector at Havana , and they were transrerred to hIofrnimi lrlanth , where they will be detained until tomorrow afternoon. Among the detained pasongers were Messrs. Creelman , Lawrence and Bid- tile , Cuban var corres'pondents for New York City papers , who wore ordered to leave Havana by General Weyler , These corro- Fpondent.3 were most anxious to prcceed with the steamner to time city , but ( lie health officers would not allow them to go. They ere sent to hoffman Island in time lower bay. They will be released about 4 p. m. tomorrow. ( 'a 0 I 1.ltestri lOhiP4 I n Souiti. Africa , LONDON , May 15.-A Pretorfa ( lisiatchm to ( lie Titmice dwells uipor. ( Ito serious spreati of the Rhmitierpest in South Africa. An ouit break of the dtseaao at Iharriemitli in the Orange Free state hoe led the government to proclaim a prohibition of the entry of cat- tb in the Natal , while the Transvaal has forbidden ( ho removal of any cattle for a month. _ _ _ _ _ _ SCTVM iS Xt Vet Coiiiii'iuicl , LONDON , May 14.-Time secretary for the cojonica , Mr. Joseph Chamberlain , has not receIved any news tending to confirni the report circulated in Berlin anti iii this city that thin rentences of ( lie Johannesburg reformers - formers have been commuted. itc-tiiils..I ( lie Miiliilil5. LONDON , May 14.-A dispatch to the Pall Mali Gazette from J3uiuwayo says that Cap- tam Napier's column on Tuen3ay last , while on its way to escort Cecil Rhodes' column , had a skirmish with and repulsed the Mata- beho tribeomerm. _ _ _ _ St.-ziiii'r 1V.solvIehi I'uilit'd Off ii ' 1'ii. JEDDAJI , Arabia , May 14.-The British steamer Woolwichm , Captain Raeburn , frona New Iorhc for this port , which vent ashore en Shiab-el-Kehair reefs , has been pulled off by tugs. The steamer has a slight leak in her fore tonic. . - iLtXiC itOiiiiiOltS MAiCI A itiCil hAUL. ( . : lg Ihe CIHhiem-ziiil Gt't AViI3 t'itii Iies'i'ii 'riioiisiijii m.I ill r , SPRINGFIELD , iii. , May 14.-A daring bank robbery was perpetrateth at noon today at Buffalo , thirteen miles east of this city. The carhier was bounti and gagged anti $11,000 carried off by time robberma. The bank of Buffalo i owned by ex-Senator A. A. Pickrell. This noon two masked men entered - terod the bank just as Carl Kloppenberg , the cashier , was hocking up time safe preparatory to going to his dinner. Kiappemmberg was time only person in the bank at time ( line. The robbere acized him front behmitmd , bound anti gaggci him anti then took all the money in the bank , amounting to $11,003. Williana P Dawson 'ho en4ered tIme bank annie time later saw lCloppeaberg lying on the hoar bound anti released him. Kioppon- berg could give but a mumeager description of the robbers. It is thought they are experts at the bualnela. The country has hieen scoured by mounted inca , withotmt sumecess. A unique feature of the robbery was ( hat the two men rode quIetly Into town emm bicy- des and rnade their escape on their whecia itiiDUt tiifliculy. ( This radical departure frcmU the ( immiehiomioremi curtona or riding paw- lug steeds anti ahicotlng big pistols non. plusseth the citizens of tIme town nitmi went far toward making time escape effectual , ai tIt'i ( ) CA1)hii'i'ti 1)11 I Li.Ii ) V flt.h. , Uuiiti'i ( far thieGhvetoui Cup mist - t Ivee Ii flit I y j % 9 'l''ii iii 5. SAVANNAH , Ga , , May 14-This has been the biggrat ilay of tIme interstate military drill. Time contest for the Galveston cup and tie prize of $2,400 in cashi began thin mont- ing , Thorn were only two entries , ( ho Morton - ton cadets \Vasbiimgtomm anti ( lie Oglcthorpe infaimtry of Augumata , The Morton cadets putt tip eno of ( lie finest thrills ever wltneaseti , Oglethiorpe's care a rplemmdhti exhibition e ( tactics. . auth rccotveii high encomniuirns en the irauner imm which they executeti thin program , This afternoon there was a big milItary iiaiadt' in time streeto and a dross parade in time pamade grounds. Toumiorrow time cavalry Contests occur. Tomorrow - morrow afternoon the judges will announce thu winners of the zouave college contest , cadet drill anti Interstate prize drill , Time Aurora Zouaves anti the Morton cadets are telleved to be sure winners , anti it Is thought the ci(3del of Charleston i'iil win $300 , time first prize in ( lie college cadet contest , ( , , iifi'ss * II Set I I ii& J'i H y rc. CAMIiltlDGl. Mass. , Mmuy h1.-W. 11. laly , migeti 20 years , minti Alfred \V. Heath , migeil 18. both of timis Pimice , were arresteth tonight amid confessed to uhie fire mnatrshmal of setting fifty lire dunimig time mnoimthimi , elitaiing : it loss of $2,0Qi. Thmer has been ii. reign of ( error over firebugs' work in Ii' stout , Somerville. Cambnitigo and \\'atham for months nst , unit iieta'iad con. ( esitton Oh ( hhrty-mtimmofires nrc given , ( ireglili hiCli I I hi t , I.p rid's hi i.i.im ru SANTA 1IARDAItA , Cal. , May 14-On its otticial trial trip today thin battleship Ora. gen made is woriti-bremaking record of 26.Tf kn'ts an hour , getting a bonus of $ l , . 300. The machinery ran srnoothiy from start to finish , and titere was not time slight- eat accident , % 'iiiilti Not \'l I hiwttin.i ii Itesi imelloti , SALEM , N , J. , May 14-About 100 cm- playes of the Salem Knitting works , wimiela ire owned by John P. Sheppard , went on a itrike on accoun of a reduction in ( ihtIA' & ' lAMAGI3 III. Tlll1 STOItM. Vetermi W'iscomiMinhIflril ILI i , hug- log i3lciiiehM ST , PAUL , May j4.-Earl this morning reports indicate that perhaps $100,000 worth of property has been destroyed In western Wisconsin by a great sorln which raged there all afternoon anti imight. There were cloudbursts at Colfa.x and lhhooimier anti great daniago dommo , At timimi hour it is still raining - ing in torrents * ntI Bloomer is shut oft from all communication. Many buildings were umnuienmined there. At least twenty bridgea are reported ashetl out in western \Vi consimi , The \'is- consin Central train trout St. i'aul , due to reach Chicago this mornitmg , is tieti tip at Colfax , bridges being ( ort down on both ithes of it. There are alsO ieverai washouts anti a couple of hanthshides. A mile east of time ascnger train a freight train is caught btween two wash- outa and can clove noithor'tvay. A construe- ( Ion ( rain is at work at Cqlfax , but tIme rain Ia failing so fast that lt is making no progreca whatever , Nothing can be ( hone to the culverts anti bridges 'untIl the weather clears. fianhy in the evening anattenipt waa made to ruin a special train ( Ct Coifax from Eau Claire , but It could not get through. Miles of track are tinder water. Reports from points south of Cimippowa Itahhs say thin storm wait ( lie worst ever known find ( lint the small streams are awoilen to raging rjvers. No ilefinito information as to 1(1w extent of timeless loss hias as yet been sectired. Nearly two incites of rain foil in St. raul. ttiit'hi aIolmtiire iui flI iinesotgi. KRNYON , Minn , , May 14.-SpeclaL- ( ) There was a very heavy r'ain i. this section last miight. An unusual amotmuit of rain has fallen during the spningt hrn , whichi was mnuchm needed cmi account of ( ho light snow during time past winter in this locality. Farniers are ptmshiing their spring work rap- ithly. Small grain Is all in and meetly imp. The flax is icoklng fine. At present nearly all ore extremely busy pretaning and planting - ing their corn ground. It'uitt iii MiMsourl , CIIILLiCOTHR , Mo. , May 1 t.-Spcciai ( Tolegramn.-Thme ) storm ( hat has visited northwest Miesouri tinning the past three dayrm was succeeded last tnight by a coid , northwcs't rain , which Is of great benefit to au crops. Fruit proapects are good. Gilt lS IMl'fllSNlOI ) IIY ll..tMhS. ( uiso1 I sic Sto , IniuTallor smiom , ioi : _ luhibul CS uuui.l . a S'ui isle lutsuucs. ST. LOUIS , May 14.-For half an iiour between - tween 12 and 1 o'clock today thirteen frantic people , moatly girls , wore iunprisaned in two mooms on the fourth floor eu burning builti- ing at 622 Locust strcei The two front rooms on this floor are oc- cupicri ac tailor shops by B. .N. Bannoff & Co. and Siegelbaum Bros. A gasoline stove used for heating irons exploded and filled the narrow imahiway with flames. In the rooma thus shut off from the stairway by the flames were the scaunstreeses amid ethers. As time smoke came pouring into thin room the wlkheet exc'tement ' seized time girls. They ruahed for the s'taire , but smoke and fl'tmes ijhiut them off. Panic atricken they rout back Into the roam and would have dashed ( hem- selves omit of time wlndow , forty feet above tjte ground , had they not been restrained by tile mcxi Present. Several of theum swooned mom fright , while , others'-wore nearly crazed by excitnmnent. The fire department soon a-- nived , however. and time fiamne were speedily s'ubtlued. Ahi tii pentup people were rescued without bodily liarmn'to ( beet. . . , . iLLiNOIS c : . A it. . it.i. . . , ' . - - , . - . ' . , - m -i.- , ltcvlev of the ' % Vork of the .tniutimul Scsqlori .ltiMt Clnseui _ CAIRO , Ill. , May 14.-The Illinois encampment - ment of the Grand Army of tIme Republic closed today with time election of John Little of Blcomnhngon , medical 'director ; A. P. Stover of Paha , chaplain , and Gorge W. Smith.of . Irving Park , T.Y. . Cole of Rockford - ford , 0. F. Avery of Pontiac , A. D. Cati- walader of Lincoirm , Wihiiamii 'arker of Rock Falls , an the council of adnuinstration. ! The following are among the resolutionu adopted : Endorr'mi the bill in congreas to establisim a military panIc at Vicksburg ; to memorialize congress to give soldiers of time hate war ( hr. same service pension as given soldcrs of Indian and Mexican wars : that Cuba chould b free anti independent , anti cangresa should now recognize the belligerency of time revolutionists - tionists ; that none but veterans of time late war should lao appointed medical pension examiners , ; that Prci.'dcnt .hiot of harvard university should be tienounced and deposed beoaumse of imla unpatriotm and unarnerican sentiments as expressed 1st iiis late speecImc anti pubhlcatiomma. Ctuigr'gt , ( Josiah iihiilsters abet. HOT SPRINGS , 5 , D , , May 4.-Spccial.- ( ) The Black hills socIety of Congregational ministore and churclme3 concluded today a very interesting two days' es'.alon. Tile tel- hewing delegates vere in attendance : Rev. George Scott , Lead City ; 11ev. A. S. MeCoim. neil , Deaulwood ; Rev. J. W. Barren , Rapid City ; Rev. J. A. Baker , Keystone ; Rev , T. Thirloway , Buffalo Gap ; Rev , .11. V. Ito- mingcr , anti 11ev. It. A , Brown , Hot Springs ; Rev. J. If. Kovan. Custer ; A. B. Simore , Key- atone ; It. 'tV Mdllerz. ( Juster ; Mrs. J. B. Goas'age , Rapid City ; N. C Wootl and J. II. Stewart , Buftaie Gmu ; John Eastmnan arid E. 11. MoshmierV. . G. Flat .ihi Riitt'rluln 1)41(1 l'ehhovs. HOT SPRINGS , S. D. , May 14.-Special. ( ) -Elaborate preparations m'r. being made by thme local orders of Odd Fellows and Re- bekahie for tim entertainment of the grand hedge of Odd Fellows , sihlcil commences iiere Monday , Tiio excumrrioniststrom the eastern iart of the etato wiil leave Sioux City by special train at 7 o'clock Suntlay mormiing. arriving Imere in tIme eynlng of time came ( lay. It is expeceml ( ( hut fully 500 peple will ( alto advantage of the how rate and vlrt : not Springs on tiits occasion , % % 'hi hiupeul oil 'l'hiolr Jiutre hacks. SOUTh ! M'ALLISTEIi , I. T. , May 14.- Austin I'usioy. a negro , received 100 lashes and John ltoia an , irermarnicd white citizen , thirty-nine haahe on their bare backs near this piaoeyestortiay , Pushey was chargeil with larceny and l'rvla with selling coal contrary to law. The Ltshoi , wore haul an by thin Choctaw sheriff : , wlio applied ( lie hiiclcory swlciies ( viiji uchm v igor that time blood spurted in streams , . tin order to add to thin prisoners' agonyjta1tcater was used to wasim time wounds. Criuit. of us .lcJiummi. . hiiislui liii. IIOI'ICINS , Mo. , May 14.-.Chtarhoy Ulmer last n'giit shot and killed Leslie Sutter and fatally wounded imi 'hrothernin.ia\v. ( holly Davis , Time trouble we. ' time result of jeaiousy oft the part of luier wimcso wife vas attempting to secure a 4vorce. ( - 0. . - tte , AiI.ert . hilna Ssrtlus In Atiimilmi , ATLNTA , Ga , , ( ay i4-Rey. A. J. Dtaz , time Baptist intioionary reccnty expelled from Cuba , has come ( ci Ahtuit Jim iive , anti last night connected himseif. iyuii the ecoumd Baptist chmurcim of ( lila city , . - _ - M . . vu'uui en I s uuf ( u'i'ii II 't.sst'J s , 2tmi , . j 4 , At Gaiioa-itrnivod-Emnn , from New York. Sailel-Fulda , trcna Now York. .t Bmemnemt-Arrivcmi-Aactmen , front New York ; Spran , from New York , via Southamp- ten ; Wihlehtii'J , front Baltimore , At I'iyunouthm-Arntve-Columbia , from Now York , for hiammburg : At i4rndon-Arnived---Massachuzetts , f romp Now York. Saihed-Molfje , for Nsw York. A t LI verpo. l-Ariyet1-I'ennlamid , from Philadelphia , At Now York-rnived-Cahiforhia , ( noun hamburg. t'eiletl-Edanm , for Aimmstordarml ; Normannha. for liarmihurg. ' At Havre-Saiietl--Saaie , ( Cr New .York , At Itotterdam-SaiIed-Vcendam. ( or Now York , At Queeastown-Siil tI-Br ( annie , fr New York. At. PilhIielpiiiaSaibe1N'erIand , ( or . ' .ntwerp , At Copeuhagen-Sallo.I-hhckla , ( or New SCOTT JACKSON CONVICTED Result of the Newport Trial Moots with Popular Approval. JURY I3RINGS IN It VERDICT OF MURDER 31uim .teeiiNt'ui ( if it lliiimg l'enrl iiruimt Itemir , . the Aiiiioiinveiiiemit of I tim , 1)ouin Vitii ii ( tue 'h'reinur . of a. 3111MtlC. NEW1'ORT , May 14.-Timo Scott Jackson case went to tIme jtiry at 10 o'clock thilsi morning. Before retiring time judge's typewritten - written instructions , bioody clothes , letters anti other articles timat were shotvui in cvi- derce were placed Iii their imantis. At 12:05 : time jtmry returned to time cotirt room 'itim a verdict. Alnirl a deathlike mdiii- itess the foreman Imantleti tIme verdict to tIme clerk. who rend as follows : "We , lie jury , fInd thi defenmimint , Scott Jackson , guilty of murder in the first degree and fix his penalty at death. " The judge had previously announced ( lint no demonstration of aiproval or disapproval by spectators would be perniitted. Deputies were placed tlmrotmghout the roonm with in- strumctions to bring before time court any persian tilsobeyimmg ( lila instruction , to be punished for contempt. Comiseqticntly time verdict was imearti with rihence. but itmitne- dlately umumoui tIme adjourummient of court ( lie apectaorms rushietl to ( lie jurors anti siioolc their hmantls heartily. They also simook each other by ( Ime hmaiitl , siiowiimg a hearty appro'al of ( ho verdict found by the jury. Jacks'n hiimmischf received hl tiooni with no manifestation of emotion except aim mailmen pahiimg of tue face. None of imis relatives % % ore rrtsent , Tiio ageti father of I'earl Bryan and lien brother , Fred Bryan , were present whmen the verdict was rendered. Time usual motion for a new trial was matte amid tlmen Jackson was taken away to jail. lIe had been aurroundeti by a half-dozen or iiioro officers ihen tIme jury came in and went out under their protection , aitimougji there was no demonstration to indicate a necessity for such care. The general Intpreslon is timat time verdict it , rihit , hum anticipation of trouble in time event of hieagrecmmleflt or acquittal time conimnonwcalth had arranged for a opecial ( rain to transfer Walling as wehl as Joclcromi to time atate peni- tenthary at Frankfort. This train was in waiting until mmoon anti ito otto know anything - thing of It except time officers amid the railway - way officials. Iii a Iommg interview Jackson admits his stirpniso over time verdict and daunt , ( hat he hind proved an alibi. lie still malmmtruins hie ( minocence and rays that Walling hillel Pearl Bryan. The lirisommer is greatly tiepresred Over tIme verdict and in his interview could not suppress his tiispondency. \Valilmig has also been interviewed almice the verdict and expreseed his satisfactIon. lie still maintains ( hint Scott Jackson killed the girl and in hmism interview repeatedly rtated that Jackson dea'ervcs hanging. STORY OF TIlE TRIAL. On Monday , January 27. Pearl Bryan or- nived In Cincinnati to hut herself in the hands of her betrayer. Scott Jackson , at his request , to be rehieveti , as she was led by hint to hope , front shiammie to herself amid hmer family. After bciiig t itii hint Tucday , Wc-dheinkmy , ThUrsdo3' and 'Fnitlay , shme'wmts found murdered , beheaded , and with her head gene , never yet found. Ten dayn In or Scott Jackson , with Alonzo M.S'alhlng as an accomphco , was arrested and chmargetl ith her murder. The tell tale elmoo cud annie bhootiy garments pointed out the bloc- tity of the victim. A ocar on one hand , a peculiar formation of the toes of ona foot , esnblisimed : time itlentlty of Pearl Bryan beyond doubt. Time Camnpbell county , Kentucky - tucky granti jury inthlctci Lotii Jackson and \Valhlmig jointly for the murder. Extrarhi- then papers wore procured In Kentucky and mrantoi itt Ohio. Their extraditin was rc- iseti to thin utniost , hint was finally so. cured , on Marcit 17 , thien ( lucy were taken to Newport , ICy. Afte. one continuance , tim trial began on Apil ! 20. Ommo hundred anti ninety-six witneses were examined. Time testimommy closed on Saturday last. Monday , Tumesday and \\Tecimmeaday of this week were consumned by counsel in argmmnients. This , Thmuisday mmiornlng , at 0:40 : , the case was given to thin jury. At 12:05 : this noon time jury tiled in and read time venmlct. "Mumi'1cr death. " The ; penalty. pnismier sat alomie , mmc.t a friend near imhm , lila eyca tramisuixeti , but luatemlese , imis face ashen pale , utterly moloniess , except for the twtciiirmg ! of ( he muscles of lila cheeks. All afernoon : since tIme verdict lie bias exhibited no sign of motion in jail , He still hoj'e for a new trial on errr by order of time court of appeals , or for executive chommiency. Tue verdict gives universal satis'nctiomm iii Newport , Mr. Bryan , time father of i'eani Blyan , and his two semis , were prcseumt u haiti time verdict was announced. Scott Jackson's mother , Imis sister and iier bmmmsbammmh , i'rof. i'ost , were in ( hrceneastie , having gamin last cvenuuig. A chiamige of venue has been decIde. ! upon in the case of iIommzo Walling , wiioe trial Is set for miext Tuesday. it insist be in an adjoining county , ItS Kenomi cotmnty , wltii Covlngtoim as thin county seat , amid Pentiic- toil cotmmmty , whise shire is Fahmneutim , are the only counties adjoiumhumg Campbell , tIme chiaimge of venue will almost certoimily Ian to Falmmioumthm , the more remote totvn from time sccmio of thin mimimrder , GREEN CASTLE , Intl. , May 14.-Scott Jackuan's mother , l'rot , amid Mrs. Post ammd ether relatives arrived horn hast miigimt after time dora of thin trial at Newport , Ky. They received a telegram ( otlay at noon that Scott tas comi"ietcd anti t'nteiiccti to hue imangefi , Mrs. Jackson , time motimem' of time comitleniumeti loan , In prostratemi arid every one imere m'ymn- ptiiizea with her , abtliommgim thmoro is genem'ai rejoicimmg nt time hmonie of time hiryaum's over time verdict. Later it was learned ( lint Jutigu hielmim wouid hear argimmomits at Newport Saturilay , May 23 , cmi motions for a new trial , wtion it is expected that thin hhryuns auid their friends viil again go to Newport. Flu.t'uI Un.it'r 1 ii. . ' I ii t'rstuil e Iiiv. KANSAS CITY , May 21.-homer A , Juuld , tomunerly luresitient of tlte Inthiazi hlice Miih- 11mg company , who pleaded guilty peeral tlmtyit ago oii faur counts to viohritiiig thin in. terstutte cornmerc laws , symis uenteiicctl to- tiay by Judge l'huilhips to pay a tine of $351) on the second count only , 'h'hu Jirat count l.uts for conm'imiracy timid the othienmu ( or reporting - porting false weights. Time imennltles on liii' aihier eoUiitH will be lixeti mit the Noveunhier terni f court. Mr. JutIti wits rect'uitly lii- uhicteii by ( lie feuicmmtl grand jury tiuuti wami biotughmt hero front 'h'exmts to undergo trial. IlIuIIuliiIl fi. .t. It. l'iIPL'tN ( ) hlhiq'rs. fhOUTIi i3iNI ) , Intl. , Muty -South Benul lii slll ( in thin lmndui of time veterans of hum- diana , A number of regimental reunions were lucid here and thu pnirucipul feature sins ( hue executive reunion of time tiepdunt- fli'mit in Oliver opera house. 'Fun reports tere reati ammti other regulmur husioemts trans. ctet1. H. M. Cmiylor of Nohileavihit , was clecti ti depnrtmeiit commnaimder liv acciut- mnaiomm. Hlmuier Crockett of South hionul was chosen senior vice eommnntler. Vomuit'ii's ii I siuuimi ry So'ir I y iid iOn e , F3IIIF3. i'tt , , May i4-The annual meating of time Women's Missonary ! society of the linuteth I'reiubyerian ( chmurcn closed tonight Ofhicers % % 'ere elected as follows : Prcsdent , Mrs. J. Keuinedy , lenver ; uirt vice ircsi- tient .1rs. J. C , Wilson , Erie ; aecOmiul vice presltknt , Mrs. P. 11. MeMichuiei , Chevy- lanti ; s-ecretmiry , Mrs. M.S' . Porter , Boston ; tmiaztmntr , Mrs. H. J. Sloan , l'ittmuburg , In- tutu. Lu , , wits chosen us the hilace ( or the next annual meeting , St'iuoil Vsics'l hut itui Culsut'i * iulrisvm , , ZitIL'iS'A UKIIE , May 14.-Thin famous case o ( the state ox-rd John Seimlort against the sciuool board of thin city of Milwaukee iias comne to an cmiii. Time plaintiff has given up thin light mind the case hums been withutirawn hut thin suprermme court without costs to either party , This was time case involving the right of tiiu school board to enforce time rule no. quiriuig Ituit IiutiU should be vaccinated liefure they are admitted to time public schools. _ _ ltIt l'htllhi Si I. .NI ) 3i'KI l.llY. I3iuietat hicuit o ' ' 1 unhuhlenn ( nuiveui. t inut of % ' ) Ohl , _ t ' , , rcshuuiluavcl , SllElUlAN3' 14Special ( Tel- egram.-Thme WY , . . . republican state coiiveuition for tue . - ' n of delegates to thin republican nation 3 venhion assomubiel at time Cody opera Ii : o'clock it in. Time bulithluig bath bee tiftully tiecorateti for time occasion , nit - large audience roomu wits filled to It at capacty by earnest nitti enhusias ( ' nubhicans , with a goodly numunber of ticinoerats. lii time aim- senco of lloii. WihhIfi Vantlevnnter. chair- mnan of time state central ceumiitllttee , tlme convention was cahhd to orthcr by Vt' . P4 hirittitium , imiciuber of thin state coutvemmtioii froni Shierithuin county. After a short address - dress of welcoune , lie iiitrotluicetl lIon. Corral hi. l'arnmeleo of Johmumson count ) ' , as ( Ciil porary chiairnimuum. 11ev. Arnold Sutton , rec- toe at St. l'eter's Eltlscelual cimtirch of this city , itiriteti ( tue 1)i'lno blessing out tbo d& hibouatlouis of tiu convention , aumul ulie .rion 111010 quartet of'ork , Nob. , remimiereil several sclcclomts , first of whiicli was entltlch , 'Vyonting'ihi lie in 1.imie. " Coummunlttees on cretlemitlala , ortler of bumsinesta amid her- mnnumelit otgauiizatlon w crc nhitOifltel , anti bOOil reported. Timeir reports vere ntioptetl. Judge M. B. Coniphin of Newcastle , a free silver titan , was chosen Peinmuuiont chair- mait , anti leF'orest itichimirtis , Frank Foote and T. F. Bark vice presltlcimts. 3d. C. lIar- row , emlitor of 11111 Barlow's himumiget , of houglns , was mnaule perninmuent secretary , auth F'reti lionul asitistamit secretary , and the caut- vention auijotmrume(1 until 10 o'clock a , in , tomorrow - morrow , vImen the election of tielegates amid alterutates will lie takemi imp. 'rim couivemi- tion alipears to be uinamminioumeiy 1mm favor of Major Wthliani MeKlmiley , but wimctimer or not the delegation will be iuistructcti for hulmu is not yet kmmowui. Thai selection of Juitigo Coitiphin as chairman , and ( lie cciii- iilexion of time resolutions coumiumiittee , warrant - rant thin s'tntemncmmt that the convention will endorse fi en silver. 1.155 COUX'I'Y iRtltClt.t'i'S iii 'ilIi ! ) , 'h'svu Ieiegnl I otis to t lie Sluute Cotivemi- floii Selcvtei , , CEDAR RAl'IDS , ha , , May 14.-Special ( Telegramn.-Limiii ) county deuimocnts itatl a red hot ( line at their couuiy comivemitioui at Mariout totlay , time coumvention spliUluig tilt ammti sclectiimg two ulelogattoims to time state conveotlomi , Scout after orgammization it was tiiscoveremi ( lint time free silver tielegatea out- utunibered tIme sound money melt , 32 to 22. No trouble occurred , however , ummtil time time caumme for the selecting of delegates. It 'as tiuen hiropoactl that Viva delegates-at-large be selected. The free silver macmm easily elected their delegates. It was tbemi proposed - posed that ( ho renmaimmitig delegates be so- lecterl as follows : Elgiut front Cedar Itapiths amid four from each of tIme other supervisor distrhct. Time free silver macn voted down time Pr000sitloll tiuat time tlistnicts hold cati- cuses for time selection of delegates , as iuns been ( ho ctistoiii , mmmiii umaumied a coimimittee of three , two front time utortim hart of time couuuty and a liopuliet fromut Cedar itapicis , to mmammme the delegates. ' ( ho gohmi delegates ( lien vltim- drew , taking with themmi W' . C. ititmlllim. tIme couuuity chairumian , together with C. J. llaao , time secretary of thu convemmtioit , They rear- gammized anti reiceted delegates to the state convention , atid imtloptcd a resolution dechar- ing far souuid mtmoumcy. They also apponted lL comimmnitteo of five to prepare papers of contest to imrcsent to tIme committee on crc- dentimuis at. Duimuuqiue. Tue free silver people nanieti delegates after time witlitiravai of the soumumd money inca , anti adopted rosohmi- tions declaring for free slIver. Bothi factions are ciainilng time Victory. There is miot a federal olilcehmolder oa tIme sound mnrmey dole. gation , - COiOitEl ) IiIit'tilis.tCANS CIXVIdXR. l'rtiueli.zul Suvsuk'r 5'u slurs A ui of the Cu nut I .hmutes 5xe-lt ais.t Ii II' ' . NE\V YORK , May 14.-.t convention of colored repubhicauis , delegates ( remit imlmie states of time southwest , was held here (0- ( day. There were forty-three delegates utrea- ent. It ri ammnoumnced that the convention was called to devise mncans to prevent ( hue cu-cahiemi hilywiiites of time south from crowd. ing omit of time St. Loumis convemition the colored - ored tielegates In diatnicte whom time col- cmii reputihlcammo were in time mnajonity. Time conventioii pae'eti a mmmmmber of resolutions , among timeimi cute petitioning thin negroes of tIme s'outli to umiitn against tiu hiiywhites of time south. Time convention dechareti tIme lily- whites to be mmiado up of "plebca" anti uiis- satisfied office-seekers of the tleniocrmutic party. National Delegate G. W. Edwards of Virginia niado ( hue iiriuiiltal iImeOCh. lIe said ( lie republican party chotmiti caine back to first pnimmciphen-iiumami rights. Tue colored uuimtnvas first to spIll iuis bloati lit ( lie late reimeiiion. Time speaker continued : "Tins negro saved tIme tuition , ime saved time reimubhi- can party , minti ( lie nation can only be saved hmy the umoninmttion ! of uucii i utah as Itceil , Allison , Morton , Qumay or Cuihiomn. Thin cotta- try doeit n ( waimt any lluuye in time whim iimauro. It wouuiti have beemi better for Tiiloum to have been seatomi than for time rlgimts of thio negro to have been surrendered b hin'oo. " Magrius B. Rohiiumaon , etiltor of time Ieatler , made a strong speech in favor of ( lie coiorcmi delegates at time national tmtventIon. Tue meeting was itt secret anti thmeo'e jreemut are roticemit coimccrrmittg all ( list transpired. SOUNi ) : % iOSlIY jiNi ) t'lt'I'uiC'I'ION. ( V.st VI m-gi iutuu ii'I.'gnt's to $ t _ Lou is % rc huistrii'teii ( cur M'mchuIi.'y. CLAItKSIIUIti , \ ' , Va. , May 14.-At I o'clock today Teuilpom'ary Citairimiami Ia'its called thin m-epuubllcaum state comiveumtion to ortler. lion , I'V. . Morris of ltitchmio cmmmmty was elected Imermamlent rimainunaut , anti P. II. \Vaers ( of Kamiawlma county was chmosemm see. i'oiidry , s'ithi S umau't F. Reed of Clarksburg as attslstauit. Iioii. 'IV. II. Morris , in his utpeeciu , Imredlcted time election of McKinley iii Novomhier , amid mmauumetl S. ii , Elkimma as ( lie snasm ( ci pesldeumt iii DOd. lie expresseil hiimmmself as coumibient that \Vest Virginia vlhl give time repmulihieaumz a ummajom'lty of 30,00) thul3 year. Secretary \Vatcm'mm , in imi mc- mnau'ius , Paid mu glowing tribute to McKinley , Elkinut anti Golf. Thin committee au resolu- tioums In its report utmatle a demumand for a return to huroectioum ( , ulemmotmuiced tIme issue of bommduu by thin government , demnantiemi sounti mommey , anti that Amnenicami halter be lirotnoted by thin c'mmfoi'cemmmemit of thin iiuiuuiigratic mm laws , Time couiveimtiumu expu'esseth its ayuumpaiuy ( for time Cubans , amid advisol timat ( hey be recog. utized as beiligeremits. J. E , iana of Charleston - ton , . . Ii. White of 'l'ylor coumnty , P. M. Eh'ymmolths of Mineral county , arid 0. W. ilai'iluilami of Tyler couumty wem'n elected dole. gutes-at-iargo to St. Ioumis , All tire for Mc- ( finley. anti ere insnumctetl : by resolution for imhuum. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ itcilullhl'tuuIN of Suirihu Cii roiluuui , ItALEIG1I , N. C. , May 14.-Time mutest en. thmusiauutic rehmubiican conveothoum iielii In North Carolina hi many years met In Metropolitan - politan hail today. Thai conveuition was called to order by Cltuulrman liolton. A cu'ctheumiaie ( couuiniittee was appointemi , auitl thin conveumtiomi took a mecca. With oime exception , thin cretieumtinla couiiuuiltiee is coin- hosed of "lockery macui , ' ' anti thuis , in vies' of time great miurmmiior of contests , his frientis thumb , matures hits uiomouuuatlon for govermmor. A full ticket will jot be noumilnatol , but a zimeletoui ticket , consisting of governor , nu- ditor , attorney general and justice of the supreme court , will be umamimed , in accortiammee whit the propostitiauis made by thin repub- hic3ns to time popuhiats at the recemit fusion coumference lii itaieigim , 'l's' , , I Ii 1)1st rh't iCu'ors Si I . 'r , JEFFEIISON , ha , , May 14.-Special ( Tele- gram-State ) Committeeuutan McCarttuy of ( huts city concedes that ( lie Tcuith district will be for free silver , but does not thmiuik tins state convention will eo instruct , 'i't'mut hi Cuuigressionii I Cuuu'i'ul lou ius do FORT DODGE , Ia. , May 14.-Speclal ( TeRm. gram.-Tbme ) republican committee for thus Teumthm duuminict decided yesterday to have time congressional convention lmel at Jefferson , July 20. 1LEDCED TO FOLLOW TELLER Colorado Delegation Placed Under the Sona- tor's ' Direct Charge. PLATFORM DECLARES FOR FREE SILVER i'ii'hl ( ) Ciutui I Iuuii Igiort'M % ' .tht'tttt muuiut lutsi Mt , i t liii t t lii' I'Iuiutmut'iut Iuut' aiuust 'l'itlo t'r'eeuleuiee 0'er i1ve'r ( hiluig Rise. PURE1LO , Cob. , May 14.-Semmator Teller tonight imiatle by ummmauiiniout voice of ( tin state convention leather of tins uielegatlomi nuid tii arbiter of Colorado's course a thin St. I.otii coumvcumtion. No other imiumtruictitmmis Were isuieti to ( ho thelegates. Somiator'oi - cott's mtaimme % as not ummentlomietl , and his ( elegraumi tiechisilmig to be a tleiegate let his sumpportenmu omm of an awkt arti liosttion auth hind uuutidm to do with time ihecitleuiiy tedlotta miature of time coutremuttomi. No utienthon of a. belt 1mm mumado lion tas oume sumggested iii any \'a a' . Scout after 2 o'clcck Ciunirmimami how- bert of the state coummuttittee cahleti ( lao umearly Sod ( lelegates to ci tier auth time state cOmiveittittit was formnahly opemmeti. After the reatihmmg of ( lie call time followiumg commummitmuulca. ( iou vtts reaml trout SeutittorVoicott : "NE'OitK , May 14 , 1SOO.--hlomt. 3. F. Sauttiers , l'utmblo , CcItt. : I mmmii s'er' grateful to all uiiy good ( miemitis iii Coloriuuio for their unsolIcited theslue to cemuti mime to thin mmatlonai conveuttiumut , and for their kiimdmmess to ate iii tii lutist. I tmumdersuumntl there is tmppositiomi to eletimug mao as a tlelegmute. I ciii too good a reitmibhlcitmi to wish to create amiy division iii amy itOrtY Iii Colorado , amid emit too mumucit concerumeti for time success of blimmi'tmiiiisutt amid the great principles tif time repumbhicami party to tb ao nuttier mumy circmmmumstamuces. I there- tome ( ieclhute to perumuit lay IiflfltO to be comm- altiered by ( hr. comuvemmtiomt iui electing delta'- gates. II. 0. WOLCOTT. " PLIADS P0 R Ill M E'l'A LLISM , 1)r. Johimu T. Gras's of Trimmitluud was umumamul- mnotisi ) ' chioseum temmalmurary cimairummamm on tiuo sumggmstloim of A. M. Stevemisout of Ienvor , deiegate to St. Louis ( remit tIme First congre.a- slonal district. iii ( almlmmg time chair ho ar- rnigmtetl time deniocrotic party for its inca. pacity , hue appemuleil to time commventiomm to be flm'iut for blummetmulhisiii anti Pm'otectiout anti to reunahum witim time mimammy of ( lie haiti. ! anti not. time ten' , In comichuisiomi lit' said-anti time sentiment was ciei'etl ( o time ecimo-"Lot. tilt aend delegates to St. Louis wimo bohiovo that bimnetahlbtium tnmmtls imead and shioumldera above every other i.sstmt' in time contiumg coin- pahgn and by all mmiean.a let us semuti hictmry M. 'Feller at time head of time tiehegation. ' Frank D. Smmuithu of Arapaimoo cotumity was chosen temporary secretary. A cretiemmtiais conmunlttee of omme delegate ( ruin each couummty was chosen , There were contests in Arapahioc and Kiowa coumumties. A recess was taken to 4 p. iii , anti then extended to 7 :20 : ii. itt. At 7:30 : time credemmtials cmimmiunittee was still considenimmg time Arapahioe county coumtest fluid itsas miot umitil 8:15 : that the comtvcntioms wa called to ortior. It was ( unit decided t select committees out rumiemi , order of bumsinesa amid rcaolutlouis , regardicss of time cretlentals , antI ( lila % 'as done. At 3:45 : tue committee oil crcdemmtials mimetic its reliant , seating time delegates nanucd by time couimty convemition. The t.ernporam'y orgautzaticmm , was mantle cer. muamient amid then thin comivnmmtioui Voteti uiowi a imiotion to adjourmu nuid settled itself to wait for time , re'Drt of time resolumtioums corn- mitten. witim evera' immdicatloum of a Iommg wait amid a fight at time emmd of it. It was 11 :15 : hictoro time commmmn'ttoe was ready to report. Its dellberaticimis were hmelti hcmt.i closed doors , bitt it mimay ham salul ( lint time ; mrimmcpni ! bane of coiituntiofl was Semi- attii'Vnlcott. . Time resolimtouis ! its passed are iergthuy , but imi timemn Senator \Tohcotts miamule is not mimomiioneti anti hml courro Ia commiummenuied only luisofar as time rcpumbhicamt repreentativcs in congreac are endorsed in oume iarauzraOim. LEADEItSIIIP GIVEN TO TELLER. in tIme resohutloums Semmator 'feller is unnd& the leader of the Colorado delegation , anti no iristructiottut are given time delegates , ex- cejit to follow hiltleadership. . hut time first iaragrapht it is declared that Idmuietahhismu of thio coumntry ; that oriemitai competition 'if time ceummtry ; that Oientah commmpetltion svoimltl rematier lmm'otection tim' lie with tIme golti staumtlartl. Demnocrotle free tutude arid the gold stanuharil nun decltmrc I to be the cause of a dostnmicticum of volumes omme-Imalf. Bond issumes are denoummcoi , amid time bionic for finaumciah commditlons is hut tipeit demmiocracy. Thin mnominy iulauik m'eatis : We , ( hmerefore , deciutro ( hut time free coinage - ago of silver anti goiti mit ml tittia of 10 t 1. itt ( or tue tluumn now ljeumg tat tutrmtnuotmnt ammtl controlling itmiponiuince mind the mnoil ( ltrcssiumg muteSt lout coo umtct eu 'u tht cur mill t I cmtl do ty anti nctiomt. Thin doctrine o btmn - tahilmirn hunts mmever beemi demmieti , arid titey vhuo now deny It nrc ( iulute to time htarty mid riot we wumo still unmuintiulmi it , I ut t erummutto nitl Imi beta I I ismum en ut only be It cit icvcti th rotug hi na t fount I hi uuueut hllamu tiiOltCti by the United Stmttcs. 'i'o thin main- ismumunce of this principle , mis svell nuc to ( Ito meatoration of liver its n umiOnC3P murmetmml to time full standimnul of ( ho coumstituutiomi , we , mis meljuhhlnuuuiu , pledge our most utrtiuous numd persistent effort. lteuttriction of immmiigratiomi is favoreti , at Is aie' a tiiscniunimuatiumg thutty in favor of Aumuerlcan bottoumma for tIme itrotcctloui of Anion. icon simlppimmg. Iaummoeratlc penstomu Imoilcy' is demioummceti , Time uttmtte auimmuinisration ( is ermihursod amid Senator Teller is coummummenulel lii mimost haummiatory teriums iii time longest paragraph - graph ii tins resolutiomuut for his chuamnimiomm- siuiim of silver In couugrese , situ lie is declared to be time "ablest hivluug eximomuent ( if ( ho true principle of Auuienicaum ( humatuco , anti time unost fearless cud immtelhigeumt advocate in public life of time flnaumcial symitemit which will best imrouimote time comumfort anml Prosperity of time wimolo IueiiIe miii time tt'fmolo ssorld. " Time only instructions glvnum are these : 'I'immtt time uieit'gutt's stc'ecuctl $ iuy ( huts cost. vontloru mmro imereby luimstu'umcietl to uuct in hair- mnturmy wIttu the views of I lout , I ieuury 11 , 'Feller mimi to time eoimm'aue to lie lutursueth by thu Col m'atiio deleguu I ion i ut t ii ( ' tat t bum. I comiveut- ( Ion rmuitl ( tint Hommatum' 'i't'hier is Imem-eby utelecteti mts a tlelegn to miuiil mm pPol mu tail to lent ] ( lit' delegation itt time Si. Lotmiti convention , 'rime reolumtiomm9 were ainlited with a simotut , and balloting for time remumaimmimig thureo dole. gates-at-large was hiegumt , 'i'lmo reunmmluiing ult'legates.at-harge are : Framik Gouuiy. lenver ) ; J. . W , Itoclcefehhew , Gumumn'soxm , ammmi James Ioi muing , Ashen. Time convention adjourned at I :30 : a , m , , , % l'IIg M'ICiNl.ii 'a' iS'1lt UU'I'INH. % 'uishuluugtouu hleirguats's Si'mut 4 , , 51. Iuuls ( iii II Souuiuul 'tiuu.y i'Iuidformis , E'EhET'h' , Wash , , May 14-Timo repub- h'can state commvention mnot ( otiay , Jolmn F. Garvey of Olympia vuss chmoumeiu temmiporaj chairman , Iteference In bmie speccii to Mc- Ifiniey was receis'etl with wild applause. John 5 , McMiiian of Saut Juan county wat clmosen permanent chmairouan ummaninnously Thin following were nominated unanimously as tlehcuaes to St. Louis : George II. Emerson - son of hloqum'amn , L. 'IV. Garner of Uowhitz. Ammuirew P. limurhelglm of King , I' . C. Sullivan of Pierce , Albert Golden of Wahia Waiha , Jumunes M. GIlbert of Yak'immua , harry Fair- chmilti of Wtmatcounb , harry lit. Wilson ot Spokauto , The report of time commUte on resolutions and platform was ( hen taken up. l'roection anti reciprocity were counumuended and time gold standard favored amid ringing cheers , but ( ho resolutiomu declared for arm inter. mistional agreement regulating time ratio ot gold anti sliver. Thin conveuition instructed : ts delegates to vote ( Or McKimmlcy. There was next (0 ( 00 opposition aumd the delegates applauded vigorously as thin resolutioa wam aimnouocsd. I , ' The hardest fight of time convention , aa 1usd been anticipated , was between time hi- ummetahllsts and time tree silver uncut , A ( rot sliver idank was voted down , 290 to 112. The silver men then attempted to sacuro thin endorsement of thin Ohio plank drafted by McKinley and time fIght waxed Warmn. Time comutroverFy tieclinued Into a parhlaunont.- any battle amid at titmice time convention was % aCcuto of wild uproar. Delegates stood oss - - - - - - - -