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TITE 0 1 All A DAILY IIET TUESDAY , JULY 21 , 180(5. ( they arc laboring with all the Incoming delegates. The main thing they have to contend with Is the all pervading dread among the rank and file that they will be 8 < vallowcd up by the democracy. They de clare that they were first In the fleld with the cry for the restoration of silver "The democrats stole our thunder , " sty * Ignatius Uonnnlly , "and now they want to bury us. " The convention Is a peculiar political gathering. There Is a total nlncnco of brass bands and a scarcity of flags and bunting , hut lack of music and trappings does not dampen HIP ardor of the delegates There Is noise enough to satisfy any frequenter of contentions The delegates crowd the hotel corridors All of them arc debaters with strong convictions and they take Into their confidence all -within the Bound of their voices Th fact that few of the delegates nro young Is another notlcable feature of the assembly of populists Most of the whiskers are dotted with gray , many of the flelegatcs nro far Into the sere and yellow leaf , but they are full of fire and enthusiasm It Is not believed that oxer halt of the dele nates nre yet on the ground lii case Drynn Is nominated or endorsed Chairman Jones has agreed that the populists shall have two representatives In the national committee and the sllverltcs one The two southern men suggested for vice president In the event of a compromise , which would give the latter place on the ticket 10 a. populist arv .ludgo Walter Clark of North Carolina and Colonel MlmmH of Tonne&scn At midnight , however , the diffi culties In the way of accomplishing such a compromise wcro generally recognize , el as almost Insurmountable , mid this scheme was In a largo measure abandoned The Indica tions that the compromise and Drynn fac tions are getting close together continued nnil the general belief among the best In formed on cither sldo was that the situation would bo clear tomorrow and that the nom ination of lirjan was reasonably certain. KOMI GOiS TO HHYAN At the night meeting of the Hryan fol lowers the largo parlors \\hlcli they make their headquarters was crowded to ml ( To cation. RuiKirts made by those In attend ance Indicated a gradual growth of llrjan sentiment and reports were made to the effect that the solid delegations from North and South Dakota and Now Mexico , aggregating gating thlrty-threo votes , could bo counted I upon foi the endorsement of the democratic nominee. Claims were also made of the ii South Carolina delegation , and It was rcpre- ecnted that rapid progrtss was being made In Illinois , California and Pennsylvania Them wax considerable discussion of the effect which the endorsement of Mr llrjan or the failure to endorse him would have upon the populist vote The opin ion expressed by the rcprescnta lives of the north western states was to the effect that If Mr Hrvan was not endorsed the party would 1ont from 2r to GO per cent of Its votes In that section Cap tain Kolb and Colonel Drown , who were present for the first tlmo at a Drjan meet ing , gave the same opinion as to the con sequences In the st.lto of Alabama of such a course The presence of Captain Kolb gave jnucli encouragement to the llrjan people , as Jio had formeily bcon noncommittal He presided at the evening meeting When the meeting adjourned the managers expressed fircat confidence In Mr Uryau's success In the convention The opposition expressed doubts as to this and some of them s.iy that if Drjan and Sew all only are endorsed , they will still go ahead with their hide- "pendent nominations. At midnight "Oclono" Davis was addressIng - Ing the crowd In the rotunda of the Lindcll hotel JOMOS TALKS TOR Till ! I'UIJMC. lit- i-tcH < lur < > iiiillHtn 12iitli rMi > llr > mi. ST. LOUIS , July 20 Senator Jones of Arkansas , chairman of the democratic na tional committee , ate an early breakfast at the Planters this morning with Governor Stone and at 9 o'clock rcpatied to bis parlor to receive callers. Scores of cards were in his room when he got back to It and ho began Immediately to have his visitors ushered in. Senator Sttv'art was one of the first visitors and close on the heels of the Nevadan followed Colonel Thomas Patter son , the populist leader of Colorado. At 10 o'clock the prospects won1 tint Senator Jones would b engaged all day In private conferences with populist leadeis He .said : "I hope thu populists will endorse Bryan and Sew all and hlnto I arrived hero I have received a good deal of cucouiage- mcnt of that hope. It occurs to me that everybody who bollencs In thu fico coinage of silver can with perfect good grate and confidence rte for our nominees and thus assure the restoration of bimetallism at the caillust possible date" Asked about the appointment of the execu tive committee for the manngument of the campaign. Senator Jones said : "I have given that matter a great deal of thought , but have not jet determined upon the selec tions. So many vast Interests * have to bo consldcied In a matter of this kind that progress Is necessarily slow And , besides , the committee does not have to be mads up until the candidates have been officially notified of their nomination Then , too , I am not confined to the membership of tin * national ccmmltteo In choosing the execu tive committee- , but Can go outhlde of that organization entirely If such a course Is considered advisable. " On the subject of the location of the executive committee and headquarters he was not very explicit. "I have not selected Washington as re ported , " ho said , "and have expressed a preference for no location. In fact , I doubt that the selection w 111 bo left to my Judg ment , but I uui Inclined to think the executive committee , when chosen , will make the se lection. " Governor Stone , who. It Is understood , will be a member of the executive committee. expressed a very decided preference for Chi cago. "My personal choice , of COIIISH , would be St. Louis. " said the govornoi , "but consideration of Interests of vaster concern Incline to Chicago Certainly the lieadquni tors must bo In the west , and as Chicago Is of eauler access to the battle ground , my choice Is that city , " V it \ TiricTioMIITIX < ! . hlM T l'firl'Niilloiiul Coin in 1 ( ! < < < ; III-N mm n .sriui-oir. ST. LOUIS , July 20. The national com mittee of the Ameilcan silver organization lield a meeting at Its headquarters tonight which developed , as expected , Into a Ilryan ratification Among thu prominent arrivals were Senator Jones and Representative New- lands of Nevada and Judge Scott of Kansas .All attended the meeting and were called upon to make addresses Judge. Scott hald be had uluujn been A republican and had novi-r voted an > thing except a icpublican tltJiet , but ho would this jcar use evcrj effort to peuuet thu election of llrjan It was agrocd by all present that silver could ulti. If the silver men vvonld unlto on the Chicago tklict , but a split would be dan- Keroiis. There was some prellmlnaiy dU- uiBslon as to thu procedure of thu conven tion , hut the details will be anangud at n meeting tomorrow The lommltteo did not adjourn until near midnight A com mittee was appointed to confer with thu populists , with the object of having a single ullver ticket in the flrld. .nil KOH TKMl'OIIHV C'll1IIM tIt \ It 11 miuf Hit * Sim tli Cnroll n n ii Itrrrlt f SI u I'll I'm or AIIIIIIIK Di-lt-unlr * . ST. LOUIS. July 20. The narno of Senator Duller of North Carolina was Bprunc tonight In thu executive committee for the first time for temporary chairman nud Han received with much favor It ii believed that his selection would be espe cially acceptable to the southern delegates Other names mentioned are those of Gen eral J. . Weaver and "Cyclone" Davis of Texas. The selection will bo mudt by thu national committee. An Influential mt-mbcr of the1 executive committee tonight predicted that the choice would fall upon lltitler. UVMt Vlrulnlii fur llrjini. ST. LOUIS , July 20. Colonel Nat Ward Fitzgerald , who ran against William L. Wit- eon for congress four yean ago , arrived this afternoon. He U the member of the na tional committee from West Virginia , and aald that thu delegation from that state , so far as heard from , was for Bryan. SI , John IM fiat for Ilrjnu. ALUANfiE. 0. . July 19. Secretary Thomas ft Uio national silver party's executive com- this oviiulux received a tt'letrain from John P. St. John denouncing as false the story sent out from this city to the effect that ho would support Hryan for pretldcnt , niufi.\risiiRisTiv : of Kn lo > i vrltli Drniocrnrr An * CoitlliliMil. ST. LOUIS , July 20. The delegates to the populist convention favorable to the en- lorscment of Mr. Brjan met again today at th headquarters at the Llndoll hotel and made permanent their temporary organiza tion of last night , electing lion J. I ) . Weaver chairman nnd Messrs Bailey , Mor- rltt and Young secretaries They also up- minted a steering committee with Mr. Weaver as chairman , to take In hand the movement for the endorsement of Mr Drjan and to act very much as the silver steering committee did at the democratic convention n Chicago It was the general feeling that much would depend upon the thoroughness with which : hls committee should do Its work , nnd the Chicago committee was frequently referred to as a good example not only In point of thoroughness of organlratlon , but nlso as to results attained The committee Is to canvass the delegations as they arrive and besides doing missionary work nmong them , Is to constantly report to the full commit tee Among the statcH represented at the meeting today were Maryland. Pennsjl- \anla , Colorado , Kansas. Oklahoma , Nevada , Utah , California , Washington. West Vir ginia , Nebraska. District of Columbia , In- llntm , Iowa nnd Montana. An Imperfect canvass of the delegates so far as they had arrived was reported , as a result nf which the Ilrjnn people make the following claims as to delegates Alabama , 51 1 Colorado , 15 , Delaware , 3 , Illinois , 27 ; Iowa , 30 , Ne braska , 51 , Oklahoma , 'J ; California , 19 ; In diana , 30 ; Kansas , 32 , Maryland , ! ) , Nevada , 7 , Pennsylvania , 30 , West Virginia , 8 ; Dis trict of Columbia , I , Utah , G Dcsldes these definite claims Bryan's friends say they ha\o had assurance of n large part of the Minnesota , Missouri , Ore gon. Washington and Ohio delegations. There are also \arlous stales from which no word has been iccelvcd and to which no claim Is made The "middle-of-the-road" faction does not by any means admit thcso claims , they say , for Instance , In the case of California they will get all but three votes , and In Iowa a majority They also claim that Missouri and AVashlngton will be with them Instead of with the Bryan people They admit that Alabama Is doubt ful , but claim the solid vote of Texas , Mis slsslppt and Florida against the endorse ment of Bryan. They also say that Georgia is opposed to thu Biyau policy so far as heard from _ .inituv biairMtN rA\ims niivvx. SorltlPNH I'll ( riot of tlir Siiiilltmor Stntr liiNlNtM on KtiMliin. ST LOUIS , July 20 Kx-Coiigressman Jerry Simpson , who Is 11 very shrewd ob server , Is strongly of the opinion that Brjan and Sew all will be endorsed. "The Issue Is paramount , " said he , "and men dare not play politics at such a tlmo as this. If this convention should refuse to endorse Bryan the populist party would not contain n corporal's guard In November. Honest endorsement Is the only salvation of the party. So far as Kansas Is concerned , It matters not what this convention does. We will endorse Bryan and vote for silver. " George W. Brewster of Falls City , Neb , who Is a populist aspirant for congress. Is here , urgently advocating Bryan's nomina tion , but not endorsement , "endorsement , " said he , "implies acceptance of the demo cratic platform. We should adopt our own platform and nominate Bryan. That would unite the democrats and populists on the sliver issue , but still maintain our own as a separate entirety. Oui platform , I think , will practically be a reiteration of the Omaha platform , with a few elisions and an additional plank or two , the most Im portant of which Is the Initiative and referendum declaration " Mr nrewster says that the demand for fusion or n separate ticket and platform comes from the south , where the populists have been peispcuted , but ho believes as the western delegations arrho and bring their Influence to bear the south will "listen to reason. " _ TWO CO\TKSTi : > TO TJK COXhl Coloriulo and Illinois Sfiitl n DllHf Of IK'll'Klltl'H. ST. LOUIS , July 20. The national com mittee of the populist party will meet to morrow for the purpose of considering the contests for scats In the convention. Ofll- clal notice has so far been received from two btates , Colorado and Illinois. Final determination of the contests will depend on the action of the convention's commit tee on ciedeutials. The Colorado contest tonceins the entire state delegation , in- eluding forty-live members , and that from Illinois , the Cook county delegation , num bering about twenty. The Colorado con test has been weakened by the withdrawal of ex-Governor Walte , who was the head of the contesting delegation. It was Htated In ofllclal circles today that the other con testants were Inclined to follow the exam ple of their leader and withdraw , leaving the seats to the Patterson , or regular dele gation If they do pursue the matter , they will base their claims to seats on the ground that the Patterson convention was composed largely of democrats , and that It was not legularly called , The con testants are middle-of-the-road populists , and the regulais arc for Bryan. The Illi nois controversy Is confined to Cook county In that state , and Is based on grounds very similar to those of the Colorado contest. HJ.WTIIIb DONMlMiV IIAKD AT WOHIC ( ; | > CM Sonif SI roil K HfiiNoin for 1I : OiioNllloii to Dr.MI n. ST. LOUIS , July 20 , Ignatius Donnelly of Minnesota , who has been In close con ference with Chairman Taubcncck a great deal of the time since he has been here , said today that , although ho was in favor of maintaining the populist organization and putting a straight ticket In the fleld , there was every Indication that they would bo overridden and Ilryan be endorsed "Wo have , " said Mr. Donnelly , "built up our party In the face of ridicule and mis representation Wo carried twenty-two electoral \otea four years ago and our party has grown steadily since. In two years our vote In Minnesota Increased from 20- 000 to 87,000 In the south and west our speakers educated the people on the silver question and it was our work which was responsible tor the declaration In favor of silver at Chicago. They stole our thunder ; now they want to bury our party. There lane no personal hostility to Bryan here , but wo must maintain our organization , for If we allow ourselves to bo swallowed up and the ticket should not prevail , or if suc cessful , and for some rcnson free silver should not bo rcmonetlzrd In the next four years , the populist party would bo dis affected as an organization and It takes twenty years to build up another reform movement" 'ATI ; nii.IIATK.S ; < Tin : llllnolH Men May llrriiknn > - from t'liiilriiuui Tiiiilx-iu-cU. ST LOUIS , July 20. Missouri is on the ground in force , State Chairman Iloszell's headquarters being crowded all day , and the Mlssourlans were very much In evi dence at the headquarters In the Llndell hotel. Some of them wcro loud in opposi tion to the nomination or endorsement of Hryan They Joined hands with the "mia- dle-of-thc-road" people and lent their voices to the general hubbub In the corridors of the hotels The Illinois delegation Is already here and has been under the watchful eye of Chair man Taubencck. They held an Informal conference at which nothing definite was done , and then the Bryan men began their proutlytlng As a result of their labors It U said to bo doubtful whether Taubencck can hold the btate in lino. Part of the delegation from Massachusetts has arrived. 1U members are divided. Some are for Bryan , while the others are following National Comuilttcemaii George FVa hburn Utah and Coloiado had a session , Ore gon's advance guard also came in. Some of the leaders RIB for liryau. Mr. and Mm. William Kochofordj of lull city desire to express their heartfelt grat itude and appreciation for the many tokens of sympathy and kindness Uiown by their frleuds In the aj bereavement occasioned by the death of their infant daughter , niadvi. THEY ARE FOR SOUND MONEY Nomination of a Local Man Will Not Hold Them in Lino. DEMOCRATS DISCUSS CHICAGO PLATFORM I3urtlil Miirtlu. Hni Ilir Icutlers of Illn Party Will Tnluclloii IiiiniL'illiilt'l } Afl * r llit > I'opii- llMt Cunt iMitluti Ac-Is. The sound money wing of the democrntlc party In Nebrnska Is now somewhat unde cided as to what course to pursue In the coming campaign That they will not sup port Ilryan and free silver Is the only thing that Is definitely decided upon. Just what form their opposition will take , according to Euclid Martin , ono of the rccognlztd leaders among them. Is as yet undecided No formal conferences have yet been held and none has been called , but that some such a meeting will be held In the near future Is n certainty. One of the thlnga that Is causing the delay Is the conventions which are to be held In St Louis tills week The action of these bodies will have a material Influcnco upon the course to be pursued by the sound money democrats. The wishes of the eastern wing ot the party are nlso to bo considered and whatever action Is taken will be 111 harmony with the great army of dissenting democrats In the e. Jt Mr. Martin starts cast today for the purpose of meeting his family , which has been absent for slme time , and while there ho will meet many of the lenders of the party In that section and obtain an Idea of what they consider Is best to do In the iremlses. Asked ns to whether the Ncbiaska nnd other western sound money men would wait for their eastern brethren to take the In itiative Mr Martin stated that was not nettled , "Possibly the movement In favor of sound money among the democrats will bo Inaugurated In the west. That will de pend pltogcthcr on whether It Is thought It will be more e'ffcctlvo or carry the greater weight with the country It may be that it will be determined that such a movement coming from the supposed strong hold of free silver will have a greater effect than If It eliminated In the east where the sentiment of the people Is well understood "Plans aie as yet still in an embryotlc stntu in fact , there are no plans except that some action will be taken to glvo effective expression to the views of the sound money democrats What they will be depends , as I said , upon the action of the conventions which meet In St Louis this week and upon what the leaders of the paity In other sections as well as Nc'bruska think Is for the best. " Other democrats expressed their views as follows' Chris Hnrtman I have not yet fully de cided , but It Is n question In my mind whether I will support the Chicago silver platform or Bryan. I do not believe that free silver will benefit the country , and of course , If I do not believe that , I cannot support Its exponent. I am waiting for more Information on the subject. I hardly think that I will support the platform or Bryan. William Krug I am opposed to free silver and I believe that the great majority of Germans are nlso opposed to It. They arc almost without exception sound money men I find that a fact nil over the country. I have been away from the city , and sup posed that I would find upon my return that everybody would bo so elated over Bryan's nomination that a gold man would not dare open his head. On the contiary. I have found that theie me a gicat number of sound money men left. I will oppose the platform , certainly. Charles M , . Conoyer I am against free silver , but have not made up my mind yc-t what action I will take. 1 shall wait until I see what the sound money demociats pro pose to do. Gustavo Benecke I like Bryan person ally , and his nomination was a nice com pliment to the state , but I will not support any man who runs on such a platform as the one manufactuied at Chicago. I am not ready yet to say , however , that I will vote for McKlnley. In speaking of the recent democratic con vention and its work T. J. Mahoncy yester day afternoon said : "I consider the platform adopted very nearly as bad as It could pos sibly bo. In effect , it calls for the repeal of the resumption act. It strikes out the word 'only' from the democratic doctrine , 'tariff for revenue only' It condemns the executive for having enforced the law. Its principal plank demands a financial system that would mean , if carried Into effect , sli ver monometallsm , combining at once a re duction in quantity with a depreciation In quality ot money " Asked as to what he thought the dem ocrats who did not favor the free coinage of silver would do , Mr. Mahoney said"I think democrats generally are pretty well divided. Personaliy , I should hate to be compelled to choose between the St Louis and the Chicago platforms nnd tickets. I prefer to see a separate ticket put in the field by the gold democrats. " "Do you think there Is much likelihood of auch nominations being made , Mr. Mahoney - honey ? " "Yes , I do. I think that It Is very proba ble such n course will be pursued. Some thing may depend upon the result of the St. Louis convention of populists this week The endorsement of Bryan by that conven tion would go n long way toward putting a separate ticket In the field by democrats. " "What If such n ticket should not be placed before the people ? " "I dislike very much to even think ot that contingency. Some democrats , I suppose , would vote for Bryan , others would support McKlnley , but I think a very great number would not vote at all. Just what I should do In such an event I am not prepared to state. " AI < L' IIRADY TO 1liriSIVi : HUYAA . Commute r MiiltPN tlip rinnl ArrniiKf- inriitN I , Ht Murlit. The committee which has charge of the reception to bo tendered W. J. Dryan this evening hold a meeting last evening at the Paxton hotel to perfect its arrangements After several plans had been discussed and thrown aside the subcommittee reported it had finally benn decided to have the speak ing from a platform on the southwest corner of Fifteenth and Douglas streets The same committee was Instructed to go ahead with the decoration and lighting of the platform The guest of the evening will bo met at the train which arrives from Lincoln at 7 45 by an escort of carriages and a iccoptlon committee composed of George W. Doune , Dr. V. H Coffman. Or J. E. Summers , Jr ; Frank Hansom , E Benninghoven , C. V , Gallaghci. J. H Kitchen , John Llddoll , D. Clem Deaver. Grant Klnnoy and C. II. Marple , Mr. Hryon will ride In the car riage of Joseph A. Connor , the owner of the carriage driving it himself A portion of the reception committee will occupy the coach of J N. II. Patrick and the remainder will ride in a 'bus belonging to W , H. Sharp which has been especially decorated In silver for the occasion. The committee re quests as many as possible to be at the depot In carriages and on foot to escort the guest of the evening to the speaker's stand It Is also decided there would bo no fireworks , ar firing ot cannon or other noisy demontratlons on the occasion. It has been expected that Mrs. Dryan would accompany her husband , but ube has been so exhausted by the excitement and exertion of the past few days that she was compelled to take a rest. UATII'MUATIO.V IMIOPOSKD. All of the CamllilntcH for Sli.IiOf. . llft-i to Ili > liMlcc.l to AHciul. A meeting of the John L , Webster He- publican club was held at Washington hall last etenlnc for the purpose of arranging for a grand ratification meeting at Boyd's theater , to take place July 30. A commit tee composed ot the following were di rected to extend invitations to all of the nominees of tbo state to be present anO address the audience : Sam McLeod , II. B. Boyer. L. D. Holmes and Charles Uultt The committee oa. prosrum elected ia John L. Web t r. F. O , O'Halloran and V. O. Holmes. The conlinlttco on finance , H B. Boycr. L. 1) . Hnjmea nnd Charles Unltt. The secretary waJ instructed to correspond with the Omaha Guards In order to BCCUIC their services as a marching club In connec tion with tho-John L Webster club in nny parades which might be necessary. An other mtctlnfl Vlll be held later on at which progress In the matter will bo re ported. _ _ HAIIItlSON illvl'.S Till : IMiV i\iirt-HHt-M iiiniNfir n H Weil riPttNpii \vllli tliJMvurfe < * < t < " "l < CHICAGO , nlyl'10 A special to the Trib une from ! ndjaim ) > ells says The first au thoritative pniltlcnl statement from General Harrison sltjcfc ) the St Louis convention was given out this evening Just after ho had finished packing his effects preparatory to starting for the New York mountains , where he will spend the summer Ho said 'I have been so busy with private affairs that it will be Impossible for mo to take any active pait In fho campaign before some time in OctobeY. 1 cannot allow my self to bo quoted on the Issues without thor ough preparation but I want to say I was ileasod to see the republican convention : akc the stand It did for sound money. 1 : > cllevo In the platform and earnestly de sire the success of the party. 1 lake ns much Interest as n private citizen can But I am compelled to disappoint many frlcndr who have sent requests for speeches be cause of the pressure of private business I hope to bo able , later , to have something to say. " H was learned that while Mr. Hairlson may not bo nblc to make a campaign through the state.1 , his friends cxepict to get up a monster meeting after his return 'ram the cast , nl which It Is understood he will make n speech n Milt \i. or i\-covin.\rit : in siiii , of llnj Slntr IVopIr 1'nj n liiiNl Trllnitr. CAMDHIDGE. Mnss. , July 20. Thousands of mourning visitors thronged to this city to pay their last tribute of respect to Massa chusetts' dead statesman , ox-Governor Wil liam E. Hussoll. On every sldo sombre decorations were to be seen upon buildings and in windows , while upon thousands of coat litpcls the picture of the dead ex-gov ernor , framed in black , wcic worn as on evidence of the great desire to Join In an expression of honor to the memory of the late chief executive of the commonwealth Long before the hour selected for the body- to bo placed In the lotunda of the city hall , throngs of people were pressing toward that building , taking their place in line to nwalt the opening of the doors Prlvato funeral services at the residence on Brattle btrcot were held at 11 o'clock , conducted by Rev Alexander Mackenzie , at vvhobe chinch Mr Russell wns an attendant Ten of the classmates of Mr. ItUbscll nt Harvard , who had been chosen to perform the duty at the end of the services , took up the casket by its bals of sllvei and bore- It to the waiting lionise. A loigc number of lloral emblems were placed In carriages and then , under escort of sixteen Cambridge patiolmcn , the procession moved towaid the city hall. On each side of the casket stood six sen tinels wearing v > hlto uniforms of thp Iloston cadets. The cnski't was ajmost burled be neath the profusion1 of floral offerings from members of the family and from others , not only In every section of the state , but from many points olsewhere. A few Intimate friends were permitted to view thu body before the goneralj public were admitted Then for three hours solid lines of people passed the blur without a break , the totnl number of them 'reaching ' Into the thou sands. ' At 3 o'clocyc ( thq doors weio closed and soon afterwards the body was removed to the Shcpard Memarlni church , where nt1 o'clock the public funeral services were conducted byMr. ( . Mackenzie. Interment at Mount Auburii followed. BUZZMID'S BAT , July 20 President Cleveland and Joseph Jefferson left here at 11.10 o'clock thlsf foienoon for Boston to attend the funeral of ex-Governor Ilussell at Cambridge. .Mass. The president boarded the train at Gray Gables flag station Mr JelTeison , who w s'ttrlveu ovejr from Crow's ' Nest , Joined tilt ) pYesldent at thlb station The flag at Gray Cables Is at bait mast today. Till : M3W IIOTKl , . Tlip hclilllv. 13uro | 'iu > Hotel Opens for HllHlllPNS Totllt ) . Today the Schlitz hotel , with Henry Lloven as proprietor , opens for business. Originally Intended as an ofllco building , the Schlitz structure was easily remodeled Into onu of the finest hotels In the west Painters , cnrpentcis , upholsterers and others hav e been busy for months prcpai Ing the way to the completion of this very tastily arranged hotel , It Is European In plan , and is furnished with every modern convenience , with largo baths and toilet rooms upon every floor Rooms will be let either single or ensulte , and Budh rooms , light and airy , clean nnd good to look at. The furniture Is all of solid oak patterns and the carpets nvo ot varying elegance The ladles' reception rooms aie on the second floor and are fitted up in the latest and moat approved style. The halls , with their great plate glass mirrors and leather upholstered chads and settees , are the most striking features. Mr. Lieven will cater more especially to the commercial trade , and will elo every thing in his power to merit it. The dining room Is a model of beauty , and In It wlli bo served the very best that a professional chef can produce It is the Intention to make this cafe second to none in the United States. The now Schlitz hotel is on the corner of Sixteenth anil Hnrncy , with ofllco nnd cafe entrances at 314 , 31G , or 318 South Sixteenth street. _ _ 1'IrpH of it U < 13 . HENDERSON , Ky. , July 20. A very destructive fire visited hero at 2 o'clock this morning. The Pythian building , Bark theater and the Uarrett house being totally destroyed together with a number of others , The lire originated In the Wynne-Dlxon drug store In tbo Pythian building , gradually but surely making its way up the adjoining elevator shaft. Well informed citizens esti mate the loss at not less than $220,000. The insurance Is unknown. RANDOLPH , Neb . July 20. ( Special Tele gram. ) Flro this afternoon destroyed the barn and outbuildings belonging to N J LlckUs. Nearly all the contents , includ ing n valuable mule , were consumed Origin , children and matches. Loss , $300 , no insurance. _ VllllONt II riOOll lit I\I11 % TOM II. KANSAS CITY , July 20. Nearly seven Inches of rain tnrrtr fallen In Kansas City and v Iclnlty o'1 ( fast three days , The storm , which jcgaU Friday and has kept going spasmodically ) since then , ending this mornlnfc' , Is air , rord breaker. The Mis souri and Kaw , rtyurH at this place are both high , but have , l > f cbalily reached the limit and will begin < t < ) fall from today The Central avenue ( bridge across the Kaw In Kansas City , K P.it a double decker , used by the "L" mud < and the city , has been badly damaged am ) Is in some danger of being washed ow-ay.- I'll 111 ll ; - illrnlnril itltli iiu Air. HUNTINGTON. . < W. Va. . July 20. A , J Cell and Nettle till ) , his daughter , were killed In n Bhtfhty' boot six miles cast of here this mornWn Lolllo Call will also die and several small children are at the point ot deatli ; ' KUa Robbing Is In Jail accused of inufdi'rlhg all of them , using ai a weapon a dotfblo-blted axe. Call and daughter , who art dead , have their heads severed and all the children are slashed In a horrible manner. One woman leaped Into the river and saved her life , Great excitement prevails. No cause Is assigned for the deed , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The regular monthly meeting of the board of trustees 01 the Woman's Christian asso ciation will be held at 10 o'clock this mornIng - Ing In the purloru of the Y M. C. A. Bus iness of Importance to be transacted , The funeral of Mat C. Parr will take place this afternoon at 2:30 from the residence of bis sister , Mrs. M. B. Speed , 414 North Fifteenth street. Interment , Prospect Hill , Frlcnda invited. Mot em r ii In of Ocrnn Slpniiiprn , July ill At New York-Arrlved-Uovlc , from LIv- erj.ool ; KnUor WiHiclm II , from Genoa , etc At Copunhaccu Arilvcd Noree , fiom New Tork. COLD RESERVE DIMINISHING Treasury Officials Are Puzzled at the Oon- tinuctl Withdrawals. SAY RELIEF WILL COME AUTONOMICALLY Dciiiiinil for .Money In tin- 'VYrMVI11 l'or < ' < - ( IIIUntil.M of N > \ ( irk to lfiosH | < lol < l to < ) ! < I'IMMT. WASHINOTON. July 20 The gold reserve wnt below the $00,000,000 mark today tot the first time In many months , and at the close of business the actual figure was JS"- ) 7fil,386. a reduction of $3,70,300 ( ! for the day Of the withdrawals , $1 033.000 was for oxport. Treasury olllclnlB look upon this heavy gold decline as tntliely abnormal nnd arc confident that It will not continue , at least so heavily They "say that there Is nothing In trade conditions to warrant the exports , adding that although exchange Is almost n point above the shipping point In normal times the conditions arc such In their Judg ment as to maku It uncertain whether it can bo profitable nt prtscnt In the absence of Decretory Carlisle , who will not return to he rlty from his Jaunt down the bay until onlght or tomoirow morning , no one can iptak atithoratlvuly respecting the proba- illlty of another Issue of bonds to icplenlsh ho reserve In the near future , but the gen eral trend of opinion was that such a tiling vas not to be expected The rumor reached he treasury late In the day that the New Yoik banks bad decided to eome to the re- let of the department and pledge them selves to maintain the reserve at the $100- 100,000 point Theic was no official backing 0 this icport , but officials profiss to see other hopeful signs even If this promise alls of realization Among them is the irospect that the demand Far monev In the vest will oblige thu New York banks to leposlt gold with the treasury In older to obtain tiie necessary paper This would add natcrlally to the protection of the gold reserve - servo The department has already accumulated n general balance of $2RIG1S.I93 : , no less ban $ Sl,2Sfi,01fl of old legal tender notes nnd ; J5,113,011 In Shot man notes This leaves he whole amount of legal tender notes out standing of n kind that can be used under he "endless chain" plan to draw out the rcrsury gold nt only $145,000,000. nnd very much of this Is actively circulating In the course of dally trade The national banks lold of this total $147.000,000 , and so far as be treasury ofllclals know they are not gen erally lending themselves to the prescrva- lon of the reserve As to conditions , the ofllclals are satisfied with the manner In which they have got so 'ar through the month of July This Is nl- vays a trying month , the beginning of the fiscal year letting loose a lot of appllctlonH or miscellaneous objeets , as well as for Ivers and harbors and pensions. The pay- nents on account of the latter have amounted so for to $9,827,000 this month , while the quarterly Interest eharges on the 1 per cent hnnds and others have aggregated ! C,479,000. The total expenditures for the nontli ha e reached $11,118,000 , which leaves a deficit of S12,091,294 , but this is no more than was expected , while encouragement Is 'ound In the fact that the receipts have aver atjed well up $1,000,000 per diem , nnd that much of this Is composed of internal revenue ccclpts , an indication that the whisky In liond has at last been drawn upon. I\TIST M\VS KCIR TIII : AIMIV. Clumr < - In Sintlon nf llniilin'i-r Of- lii-i-iH IXi i-ftctl from \Vits1iliiKtoii. WASHINGTON , July 20 ( Special Tele gram ) The following changes In sta tions of engineer officers have been ordered. ( Xiptain James C. Sanford , 'rom duty with the Missouri Illvei commission to Sioux City , la , ' to relieve lievo Lieutenant Colonel Jones of temporary duty there ; Captain Curtis McD Townscnd , from duty with the Missouri Illvcr com mission to Grand Kapids , Mich. , to take charge of certain public work ; First Lleu- icnant Henry C. Newcomer , from duty at the Military Academy to Memphis , Tenn , for luty under the Missouri Hl\er commission ; laptaln Joseph 13 Kuhn , from duty under Colonel Charles U Sutler to this city , for duty under the chief of engineers Captain Walter S Schuylcr , Fifth cavalry , lias been detailed ns professor of mlllary science and tactics at Cornell university , Ithaca , N Y. . to icliove First Lieutenant Gcorgu Boll , Jr. , who Is ordered to Join his conpany. Loaves of absence : Plrst Lieutenant Samuel E. Ailalr , Fifth cavalry , four months ; Lieutenant Colonel Merrltt Harbor , assist ant adjutant general , extended twenty days ; Tlrst Lieutenant J 1. Mason Blunt , Fifth cavalry , throe months. Captain John J Urereton , Twenty-fourth Infantry , extended two months ; Plrst Lieutenant Cdward II Brown , Fourth Infantry , throe months , Slajor John E Egan. First infantry , to include September 1 ; First Lieutenant George W jlidfrey , Twenty -second Infantiy , extended three months on account of disability , with emission to go abroad ; Captain Cdgar A Meal nes , assistant surgeon , three months ; Captain Jcrauld A. Olmstead , Ninth cavalry , : hroe months ; First Lieutenant Charles D [ 'aimer. Third artillery , four months , with permission to go abroad ; First Lieutenant Thomas E Hldgcway , Fifth artillery , four months ; First Lieutenant Walter J. Taylor , Twpnty-soeond Infantry , extended one month ; L'eutenant Colonel Samuel M , White- side , Fifth cavalry , spvpnty-flve days ; First Lieutenant C. DoW. Wllcox , Second artillery , one month. _ CoiiX'ntloti of C'olorcil Women. WASHINGTON. July 20 Another conven tion of colored women , whose alms are the elevation of their race , began In this rlty today. This body Is the National Con federation of Colored Women and Its meet ings are hold at the Nineteenth Street Raptlst church. It is said by the officers that this body is larger and more piac- tieal In its alms than the National League of Colored Women which met hcie last week , by being nearer to the masses of the people and carrying on work among that class which needs it most. Mrs. Booker Washington , w Ifo of Hooker T Wash ington of Tuskogee , Ala. , is presi dent of the confederation She saya the convention was railed at this time chiefly to meet the officers and members of the national league , which was In session last wet'lt , and to endeavor to effect a com bination of the * two organizations This latter effort Mrs Washington fully endorses , The convention was opened with devotional cxercUes shortly after 9 o'clock and an address of welcome delivered by Ilev. Walter II , Brooks _ Smi'H Ttio from UKfinlloriN. . WASHINGTON , July 20. The president lias commuted to Imprisonment for llfo the death sentences Imposed upon three Tcxans , John C. Ball , Tom avls and Taylor Hick- man. They were to be Hanged September 4 next. In the case of Ball , the president says that while ho has been twice ton- vlctod of murder , the Judge and district attorney both urge the commutation on the ground of the youth of the convict and for other cogent reasons Davla and Hick- man arc full-blooded Indian boys of 14 and 14 years respectively , without any apprecia tion of the enormity of the brutal and cold blooded homicide committed by them , and in their cases also the Judge and district attorney strongly urged the commutation. ClltH IIOMIt bllllll * HipPllHfN WASHINGTON , July 20. "Climate nnd Health , " which has been a regular monthly publication with the Weather bureau , has been discontinued because of doubt as to authority for the expenditures Incident thereto under the last appropriation act. With Its discontinuance also has been ended the weekly gathering of statistic * of mortality and the voluntary services of a largs corps of co-operating physicians and health officials. During the fiscal year Juit begun the bureau will prosecute a number of special climatologies ! studies , the re sults of the researches to be published In special bulletins. AUTY I'ontmntttr ul WASHINGTON. July 20. ( Special Tele gram ) 0. A. Erucrsou was today appointed postmaster at Rowan , Wright county , la , , vice W. Jt. Brooks , resigned. viiM-/.ir.i.v.s ; SUM : or THU CASIJ. Intnrn .T , .Storrov * llrlcf In llfpljto I InUrUlNlt 111 uHook. . WASHINGTON , July 20. The first part of the brlo prepared by James J Storrow of the counsel for Venezuela , In conjunction with Mr. Scruggs , the legal adviser of that government , has Just been completed and submitted for the consideration of the Venezuelan Boundary commission. The brief Is framed ns an answer to the general summary of the llrltsh rase as set out In the British blue book , devoted to the Vtme xuclin dispute , and like that Is an argument based on the evidence collected by the agents of the government Interested The brief Is regarded at til ? State department as a most important communication In the case , as Mr Slorrow Is n Boston practi tioner on whom Secretary Olncy places much reliance Mr Slorrow devotes much of his brief to an attempt to combat what he regards as an attempt to extend the claim beyond actual occupation and apply ing the laws and facts tut he finds them ho declares that they glvo no support to the nrltlsh claim , but are specifically and af firmatively fatal to it ' Mr Stnrrovv then turns his attention to the Srhomburgk line , against the running of which Venezuela protested , and he says that every British ministry except that of Lord Salisbury , recognized that It was monstrous and diplomatically Inadmissible upon such flimsy pretenses to claim what the English notes ealled "the Dardanelles of the Orlno-os , " nnd offered to agree to lines which they declared would secure to Vcncruela the iindlHtuibed possession of the mouth of the Orinoco Iord Salis bury's claim , however , says Mr Storrow , grew every time be recurred to the subject and he then ponceils to point out In great detail , hon , after Schomlmrgk's death , nnd forty years after his survey , the llrltlsh colonial olllco discovered that all these maps were wrong , and that Scluimburgk's line went nround by the big bend of the Cuyuni and compelled the engraver to change all of his maps to correspond , taking thu Srhomburgk line far westward from the original course Says Mr Storrow "This Is perilously near the alteration of ancient landmarks nnd spoliation of records. It evidently deceived Lord Salisbury , who , on February 13 , 1S90 , asselted It to be the line surveyed by Sir U. Schomburgk In 1SI1 Ho did not survey this line In 1841 , or any other year " ADDS AIITII.I.III\ TIIK MIMTIA. 4iiMoniinriit of llrHlili tiiilnnn Ar- niiiKliiu : for n llntlvrj. ( CnpyrlRlit. lt > ' 5 l > > I'rcsi Ptibtlililni ; Compiny 1 COLON. Colombia , July 20 ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram ) The llrltlsh Guiana government Is actively en gaged , the Catholic News of Trinidad re ports. in organlrlng a batteiy of artillery to be a part of the colonial militia Coinim-iil oil \ 'ii t mmliiN ll'ly. | . LONDON , July 20 The newspapers are voiy generally commenting upon the state ment of the Venezuela case made by James J. Storrow , counsel for Venezuela , In icply to the British statement by Sir Fie-deilek Pollock The ge'iieral drift of the editorials Is that England has little to feur fiom Mr Storrow 's statement 1 he Times notices the curious fact that the bull of I'ope Alexander , which has been 'advanced In previous argument as con stituting Venezuela's title to the disputed territory , is not mentioned. The Chionicle , liberal , says of the statement ment"It will be unwise for England to understand Its Importance. Some portions of It are unanswerable. " riirlNtliuix Klllcil In Crt'tc. LONDON , July 20. An olllclal dispatch received here from Athens today reports that serious dlstuibailees have taken place at C.tndia Several Chrlhtlans , H Is stated , were killed during the affair. All the shops I are elosed and the Inhabitants ha\e asked _ the pi election of the foreign v ar ships. ATHENS , July 20 Trn Christians have been massacred nt Ilernlcllon , in the' Island of Crete French and English men of-war have arrived theie. IVntoliliiKII" ' < l" ' ' " ' " Snffl * . LONDON , July 20 KUraoidlnury orders have be'pn issued in anticipation of the Jour ney of the queen from Windsor castle to London tomorrow to attend the wedding of her granddaughter , princess Maud of Waleb Special vulchmen will be stationed at intcr- \als of 200 yards all along the line of rail road from Windsor to 1'addington , while the royal train Is. en route. sniuors FLOOD * iILLINOIS. . Itnlli-oiitlH WiiNlH'tl On ! mill I'rniirrlj Killed. mill TioiiM UnmiiKi'il Trniup CENTRALIA , 111. . July 20 The heaviest rainfall ever experienced in this locality was that of last night. All the streams , are out of their banks and the damage to prop crty and crops Is widespread All the rail roads running Into Ccntralia have sus pended running trains on account of wash outs. The passenger eastbound last night btruck a washout east of here and a passen ger coach was. turned over A tramp who was riding on this platform and was killed The Illinois Central has n washout south of bore and no trains have left foi the south this morning The Brooklyn base ball team Is stranded here on Its v ay to Louisville. The extent of the damage cannot be ascertained as the wires are down In ull directions ex cept north. DriitliN of n Iln > . ROME , July 20 Colonel Daniel E. Hun gerford. father of Mrs. John W Mackay , died n't 11 o'clock thiH morning at his home In this city. Colonel Hungerford was a native of Hcrklmer county , New York. Going to California In 184D , bo remained on the Pa cltif coast until the breaking out of the war , when ho returned to New York , and from that state entered the union army as , lieutenant colonel of the Thirty-sixth legl inent of New Yotk volunteers In 1877 Colonel Hungcrfonl lemovcd to Europe , but two years later returned to New Yolk In 1SS7 be took up his residence permanently In Home His death was caused by tumoi 0fItOCHESTEH. N. Y. . July 20 Artlllll Cleveland Coxo , bishop of the Eplbeopal diocese of wftitorn New York , died sud denly this aftrinnon of nervous prostration at the Clifton Springs sanitarium , where he had been spending a few days. .llfl.H'S S. COOl.Ur 1ST .IAII. AOAltf , I.ot-Ur.l | | i In Co in | , nnTV Kb UN Mln lr , HIT rntlnT nnil I tiplp. "Judgo" Julius S. Coolcy Is once inoro In trouble. This time ho Is charged with numerous crimes , among which are the lar ceny of a number of complaints Trom the police court , living with a JOIIIIK wonnn named Alice Chambers without the for mality of R marriage ceremony , with being the father of her dead Infant and of tils , turblng the p"eace by fighting Last September Coooley met Miss Cham bers and she at once became clmimcd with his many ( accomplishments The young woman was employed at a dry goods store. After llvliiK with the Judge n few months she visited her parents , who live In thu vicinity of Parragul , la She remained there but a short time , nnd returned to Omaha , securing temporary quarters at 273d Cainden nvenuc , where her child wan born. The Infant lived but a fortnight and wai burled Miss Chambers then sccurtd a room In n hotel on North Sixteenth street and nt once renewed her relations with the "Judge" W A Chambers , the father of the gill , hearing nothing from his daughter dotcr- mliud to visit this city nnd If possible lo- eato her He visited a number of addresses given , among them the \cry hotel where she happened to be registered , but not finding the proper name on the register started on a still hunt through thp city In company with J M Patterson , a brothrr-ln-law , ho espied the "judge" nnd his confiding victim on a bench In Jefferson Square Enraged beyond mi asm c at what had al ready transpired , he grasped Cooley by the throat , whtlo Patterson caught the girl. About this time the police arrived and put n stop to the affair by landing all four par ticipants in Jail The father Rtntes that ho Intends pushing the case. In which seduction and being the father of his daughter's Hi legitimate child is alleged against Cooley , to the limit Among some of Cooley's "legal docu ments" wt-ro two pollen court Informations which had ovldently been stolen from the clerk's desk while bis attention was other wise engaged For several mouths these papers have been missing from tlmo to time , nnd the loss 1ms led to the debarring of many people who have In the past been In the liublt of looking them over It Is supposed the "Judge's' object In taking thp documents wan to have the cases tried before Judge Gordon In the police court dismissed when they reached the district court. The complaints recovered comprlvi one against Chailus W King , charged with larceny , ns bailee , of n bicycle from A L , Undolaml. and another against Annie Lar son and August Dow man , charging Indo- tonl conduct In the first ciso n new In formation had to bo IIloci , nnd In the second end , In spilt' of the' appeals of Cooley to hava the casp appealed , the costs amounting to $12 GO was paid by the defendants fiituirrni ) IIA \ i.\IKU vinurNcn. Dflliilitful Coiii-i-i-t ClMMi lij Mr. lluincr Moonnnil lllI'liplln. . One of the largest and most fashionable audiences which has ever filled the Crclgh- ton theater elected Mr Homer Mooru and his pupils at the concert given by them last night. The thcutci w.ih tastily dcc- oiutetl by Manager Burgess In Ak-Sar-llen tolors nnd the stage was banked In a mass of irrccn by a profusion of potted plants Notwithstanding tlio excessive heat the frlendi of the vocalists begun to collect at an emily hour and when the first number on the program was announced HIP theater was packed to the doors The first selec tion , "Queen of the Eaith" sung by Mr. Slgmund Landhbcrg , wuh well received , and was followed by an exquisite little compo sition by Dudley lluck , entitled "Sunset , " and rendered by Mlbs Muiy L.itev "Foicst Song" by Mr. E F Pickering ; "Fiom Out 'Ibine Eyes , " by Mi s flar.i Ei-kntrom , ' Ich Grolle NIcht , by Franz Adelninnn , and "It Was Not to He , " by Mr Fred J Adams , were well received , nnd then one of the features of the evening was given by Mrs W W. Turner , entitled the "Stella Waltz" Mrs. Turner has a voice ot wonderful power and hWcetneBs nnd his ren dition of the number tnpttirrd Ifii,1 audience. "Marie , " by n. E. Siindeilnnd , "O Til Pnlmero , " by Harry Hurkley , and "He Is Kind , " by Miss Nina Mai shall , completed thf flint pait of the program. At the end of the shoit Intermission Mr Frank Leo Short sang two short character selections illustrative of the costermongers of Lon don and Mr. Moore gave the flist number of the evening for -\vhleh ho wns down on the program Two short songs by Mr. Adcl- niann and the evening's entertainment wua closed by "The Vision Fugitive , " by Mr. Mooio T1 p boxes were handsomely decorated in the national colors nnd were occupied lute In Hit ) evening bv the wives of the visiting law Iraznu delegates under the c.seoit of Mis D. M. Baitlctt and Mis J. M. BalJ- rlge' \NKi > WILL MI ) 'i in : TIIIsrnv. . Iiiililli-il I'roniUcH of T fiitl'l > e Millions In < ; ol.l If llciiiilri-il. NEW YOllK , July 20 The withdrawals of gold fiom the subtrcasury today for cxpoit tomoirow to Germany aggregated $1,0:10.000 : , of which amount $1.550,000 WIIH In line gold bars and $1,480,000 in coin Thp aggregate withdrawals amounted to nbout $1700,000. In cluding $350,000 token by Canadian banks , nnd reduced the treasury free gold to nbout $90 000,000. The strength of the exchange markiit and the prospect of further hcn > y Inroads upon the treasury mock of gold ban resulted In a number of Informal eonferonces between tit-usury and clearing house officials and the olHceiH of the national banks In n-vaid to protective measuieb Today It WUB lumoied that Pi of Frederick W Tnppan of the Gallatln National bank liuil icd'lvtd Ihti signatures of othi r bank olll < inls to an ugiee- mt'iit to turn over to the nubticasuiy $10- 000,000 In gold In exchange foi Ic'snl tender notes and that from $10,000.000 to $15.000.000 additional will be secured It wan admitted that tlio conference has taken place but thu report of nctual signature * to any specific amount wns denied President II W Cannon , who with Presi dent Tnppan nnd J Edwards Simmons of Ihi ) Fouith National has IK en t ( .pet lolly ac tive In tht- movement , slid today 'It can bo Buiil today that If tlio treasury should ni'fd gold the Nnw York banks would hi1 inn- pared to fuinlsh a vmy considerable ) amount. Nothing bus boeu signed , however and undua itxcltPiut'iit should bo ilc'prt'intcd I.B Iliu treasury holds now $90,000 000 of jnld. Money la ciuy and there U uo Just IJIHOU for Dlrim. " THE BEST NATURAL APERIENT WATER * Bottled at the UJ HUNYADI Spring Buda Pe.t , Hungary , the K 1 l Imtttut , * Uiuitr tkt absolute control of > ( Ministry of Airutittiirt ) , 2iuii > t Pest. WeUnowofnoSiHinewhlch , how5 BO Brcat richncs , in Mineral Salt. , or which This Water is richer in Mineral Salts than all Continental Hitler Waters , and iu efficacy is o great that even the smalle t doses secures the f Ust tesulU. " J S-vorn Chcmtit tit tint * Prices : 15 cents and 25 cents per bottle. 'OF AM. DKVGG1STS AND MINEKAI 'A TKK DEALl'.RS. Full Analysis and nddltional Testimony and Information supplied by CHS. GRAEF & CO , , 32 , Beaver Street , New York , Solo AgonU APOLLINARJS COMPANY , LIMITED. * SEE that the Label bears the well-known RED DIAMOND Mark cf THE APOLUNARJS COMPANY , LIMITED.