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TITE GRATIA DAILY SB AT , JITJ-V QQ ,
START A BOOM FOR MORTON
Still Another Nebraska Man Mentioned
for a Presidential Nomination.
CONVENTION IS TO BE CALLED SOON
Jlellevril Hint the nnttl Slnntlnril
llemncrntN \rlirnnkit Will I're-
nctit 11 Ciitiillilate- the
Aiitloiinl Convention.
A strong sentiment has developed among
tbo cold democrati In the state which
favor * the Sago of Arbor Lodge as the
presidential nominee of the Bold democrat
party. Hon. J. Sterling Morton , Hie pres
ent nccretarx of agriculture , has been In
the state for a week or more and the rumor
lias gained currency that his visit to Ne
braska at this time has a close connection
jwllh the plans of the iold ; democrats In
relation to the movement for a national
ticket. This rumor has spread and
sentiment seems to be rapidly crystallzlng
among the' leading democrats In favor of
working for the nomination of the Nebraska
statesman as the leader or me democratic
Bound money hosts. A number of the
democrats most prominent In the councils
of the gold men were asked concerning this
report , hut they declined to discuss It , al
though they showed by their manner that
the Idea was not new to them. Enough
. WM learned , however , to warrant the pre
diction that the name of J. Sterling Morton
will bo presented to the national convention
of cold democrats and that the gold men
are enthusiastic of hopelessly wrecking
Bryan's chances of carrying his own state.
A call for a meeting of the sound money
democrats of the atnto of Ncbrnohn to confer
as to the advisability of endorsing the plan
of putting a hard money democratic na
tional ticket Into the Held will be Issued
within a very few days * This was learned
from , an old-lino democrat , who Is high In
the councils of the administration democrats
in this state.
"There la no question , " said ho , "but that
the prevailing sentiment among the honest
money democrats of Nebraska Is strongly
In favor of putting up a national ticket with
an out-and-out gold democrat as a candi
date for president. This feeling la boru
solely of a dcslru to do everything possible
to aid In the election ot McKlnlcy and not
with the expectation that the ticket will be
successful In the end. The aim anJ purpose
of the honest money democrat ! ) Is to down
this Dryan craze. There la no division of
sentiment on that point. " The latter sen
tence was spoken with an emphasis that
carried with It the conviction that the
speaker spoke with authority. He U a
man who has been In close touch with the
leaders of democracy In this state for many
years and Is a close observer or men ana u
shrewd judge of political cause and effect.
"Tho only difference ot opinion existing
among the gold democrats , " ho continued ,
"It with reference to the best method of
contributing to the election of the repub
lican ticket and saving the country from
the calamity which would surely follow the
election ot the Chicago candidate. The
largo majority of the leading democrats are
of the opinion that a gold democrat ! ? ticket
will draw away from Bryan a large number
of straight-laced democrats , who would
sooner die than vote the republican ticket ,
while there are others who hold to the
opinion that such a procedure would draw
votes from McKlnlcy. Those latter arc In
the minority , , however , and I do not think
thcro Is any question about Nebraska sup
porting the Idea of putting a ticket Into
the field. Conferences are being held
almost dally among the leading democrats
In the state , and It has been practically de
cided to call a convention for the purpose
ot considering the matter. At this con
vention resolutions , will undoubtedly be
adopted endorsing the plan ot putting up a
ticket anil a' deltpnUonA'\vlll probably be
appointed to attend a national convention
to bo called for the purpose of nominating
candidates for president and vice president.
The only question now that remains to be
determined Is whoso signature shall bo at
tached to tho. call. This will be deter
mined within a very short time , and the
call will then be Issued. I am not Informed
as to where this meeting will be held , but
believe It will bo at Lincoln. "
COXTBST.
JnilKc DnvlN llliiHtriitox n Polltlcnl
Point with tltv Story.
Judge Herbert J , Davis Is one of the men
who bellcyc In a democratic gold standard
convention as the best means of "tapping"
the ticket nominated In Chicago and rob
blue It of some of. Its votrn , says the Chicago
cagoRecord. . He bases his argument on
the fact that there arc thousands of demo
crats who vote steadfastly for the parly
name , paying no attention to the candidate ,
and many of these , were a gold standard
ticket put up with the democratic label ,
would vote for It.
"What makes me thlnU so ? " Inquired the
judge of the man whom ho was trying to
convince. "Why , I'll tell you. Once I was
trying a contested election case wherein a
man named Olmstead was trying to beat a
man named Williams out of a. seat as
county roram'ssloncr , Olmstead was a demo
crat , and he brought in a lot of democrats
who said they had voted for him , although
Williams was sura they had given him their
ballots. I put thcso men one by one on
the stand , and then took up a blank ballot
and , pointing to the line 'G. It. Williams ,
republican , ' asked If the witness had voted
for that man. He Invorlnbty answered 'No , '
but somehow he never seemed to cars to look
further than the word Indicating the party
designation. Finally an Idea came to me ,
and I submitted the name oC Olmstead , with
the designation 'republican' neatly pasted
over the word 'democrat. ' 'Did you vota fnr
this man ? ' I Inquired. Promptly the answer
came In the negative. Then the word 'demo
crat' was appended to Williams' mime and
the same man who had declared he had voted
for Olmstead firmly asserted that this last
named one was he who had got the benefit
of his balloting.
"You can guess how It was. Olmstead
bad previous to the election organized a
night school of democracy , lie had formed
classes and had carefully taught his fol
lowers , who could not read , that when they
wanted to vote for him they must find the
word which began with u iitralght mark
with a curved mark by .Its side. Ho had
educated them to recognize the word 'demo
crat' as though It wnre Borne Iran who
owed thiMU money. Hu was wimj enough
to pay no attention to the republican or
populltttlc designations , fearing to confuse
his men.
"And af'er a week or BO of careful In-
Btrnctlon these worthy persons were adept
at recognition of democracy's blessings a a
witnessed bv a word beginning with a
straight line and a crooked letter "
O.M.Y OXK O.lMHIJATi : CKUTA1X.
lN tVrlnln In lliMioiulnntu IIul-
COIIlll fill * ( iOVPrilOIV
Tbo populist state nominating- convention
will meet nt lUutlngii next Wednesday ,
There la no ijucbtluu In the minds of the
loeul leaders as to thu rcnomlimtloii of
Governor Holcomb , This they assert will
be done by acclamation , and without oppo
sition , nut the selection ot candidates for
the remaining olllces will not bo so har
moniously accomplished. Tbn woods ara full
ot populists who aspire to places on thu
ticket , and a lively convention Is promised
before It has decided which of the aspirants
must be disappointed.
Douglas county Is well represented among
the candidates , and OUR of the subjects for
controversy will bolial recognition shall
bo given to tbo metropolis , U Is stated that
thu utato conceded one place on the ticket
ta this county , but this cannot satisfy the ;
array of aspirants. The local delegation
will demand ut least two places , and this
will bo enough to create a row In the con-
vtiutlou. With the bitterness engendered
at tbo recent St. Louis event remaining to
arouse the ire of the mlddlo-of-tue.roait
faction. . It Is net unlikely that the selection
of the head of the ticket will bo followed
by a characteristic strife over tbo remaining
loaves and fishes.
The Biipreuiu Judgesliip deems to be most
in demand. For this there is a Held in
which Judges mull ot Beatrice. Hates ot
Verb , Neville of North PUtte. Wheeler of
Lincoln and Thompson ot Or a ml Inland are
prominent. Lancaster county h * . two candr.
dates for nomination as commissioner of
public lands and buildings. They ra J. V.
Wolfe and 0. O. OotxIneU. both of Lincoln.
Frank Hlbbnrd of Douglas county aspires to
the same position. Klmer E. Thomas and
Silas Robbing , both of Omaha , want to be
attorney general , and J. J. Points of Omahn
and W. It , Jackson of O'Neill nrc contestants
for superintendent of public Instruction.
I'cter Ellison of Howard and J. II. Messervo
of Red Willow county are- among the most
active candidates for treasurer , while Or-
undo Nelson of Colfax county Is making a
race for the auditor-ship ,
WIMTH1I K < m HTATIJ IMtUSIIlK.VT.
YOIIIIW MPII'N Heiinlillciiii Olnh Dt-lr-
Kitten InNtrtu'teil for Him.
Despite the very mellow condition of the
atmosphere last night a largo number of
the members of the Young Men's Republi
can club turned out to attend the special
mealing called by the president. Consid
erable business was transacted In the In
tervals between which the members per
spired and struggled with their wilted shirt
collais.
Tim most Important piece of business
was the election of delegates to the con
vention ot the State League ot Republican
31ubs , which meets In Lincoln August & .
It wax found that the club was entitled to
.hrec dclcgates-nt-largc and ono additional
lelegato for each fifty and fractional part
thereof of the membership , which at pres
ent Is between .ISO and 400. The total dele
gation therefore numbered eleven.
Upon motion the president , vice president
and treasurer of the club , Charles Winter ,
P. G. O'Hallnran and F. F Reese respec
tively , were made the throe delcgates-at-
large. The following were elected to the
other positions on the delegation : I 8.
Trostler , M. O. Macleod. . John W. Dattln ,
Hugh Meyers , J. J. Douchcr , E , H. Scott ,
A. K. Walk-.ip and T. W. Blackburn.
Upon motion President Winter was en
dorsed by the club for tbo presidency of
thu league and the dclcgotlbn will go
pledged to secure his election. A commlt-
tee Is to be appointed to confer with the
remaining clubs In thu city with a vlow to
obtaining their endorsement of Winter for
the office. It Is believed that with a solid
delegation pledged for him his election can
bo secured.
A special committee reported In favor
of the adoption of the Crawford system
of primary elections and recommended that
the central committees of the county nnd
city put It In operation at the next election.
After some discussion the report was al
most unanimously adopted. The same com
mittee was Instructed to announce to the
central committee the action of the club.
The old soldiers' club and the Thurston
club have already taken the same action.
George H. Uurchard reported that prog
ress was being made In the formation of
a huge flambeau club. A portion of the
Thurston Hlfles have expressed a desire
to become members. It Is believed that
the club will be made the largest of Its
kind in the state. A number ot oromlnent
republicans. Including E. Rosewater , Sen
ator Thurston and ox-Senator Manderson ,
have pledged their support.
An Invitation was accepted to attend
the big rally tonight. The nuslness Men's
Republican club also Invited the club to
attend a big open air rally that Is to be
held at Eighteenth and Cumlng streets on
the night of August 12.
Forty new members were admitted.
3IAKI3 IT A CAMPAIGN OIC EDUCATION
Meeting of I'rrxliltMttN of neiiulilleiiii
GliiIiN Friday Afternoon.
The republican headquarters in the New
York Life building arc beginning to assume
a campaign aspect , and the county central
committee has already begun sending out
literature In which the Issues are discussed
from a republican standpoint. Tbo demand
for this sort of matter is something un
precedented In political campaigns. It is
taken to Indicate that the people are sin
cerely desirous of gettlpg to the bottom ot
the financial question , and every effort will
be made to assist them. The leaders pro
pose to make this a campaign of education
'and ' a- vast amount of literature will be sent
out during the next three months ,
The executive committee held a short
meeting Tuesday evening , but did nothing
except to arrange a few preliminary matters.
The members have called a meeting of the
presidents of all the republican clubs la
the county , which will be held at the head
quarters at 5 o'clock Friday afternoon. This
Is for the purpose of getting the various
clubs together and arranging for organized
and united work during the campaign. On
Friday evening the Garfleld Republican club
will meet In the largo room at the head
quarters. This room will bo seated wlUi
chairs , and the executive committee will
urge all republican clnbg to avail themselves
of Its use free of charge.
AUK NOT ALL FOU Fit 1313 SIUVEH.
Old l.lno Democrat Kvprc-NscH Ills
VltMVN Oil lll < - SItlllttlOII.
C. S. Woodson of St. Joseph , one of the
receivers ot the Steele-Smlth Grocery com
pany , Is In the city. He has just returned
from a trip to Denver , Colorado Springs and
Cripple Creek. In regard to the political
situation Mr. Woodson says that whllo
many sections of Colorado have gone crazy
over silver , the people of Colorado Springs ,
Cripple Crook and portions of the state not
Interested In sliver mining are not ot that
way of thinking and are for sound money.
"I have always been a democrat , " said
Mr. Woodson , "but I am not for Bryan. I
think thcro are 1,000 voters like myself In
St. Joseph and It Is only a question with
those of us who bcllovc In sound money as
to what action would bo most likely to
defeat the free sllverltes , If It Is decided
that a sound money democratic ticket In
Missouri would be most likely to encompass
the defeat of the Chicago nominee , then a
third ticket will be put In the Held , other
wise we will vote for McKlnley. "
01K5A.My.HI > A. M'Kl.M.HY CI.UI )
Firth WnrilerM Start Out with 11 flood
The republicans of the Fifth word held a
rousing meeting last night , at which they
organized the Fifth Ward McKlnley and
Hobart club with eighty-nine men signing
the constitution , which provides that they
will use all honorable means to secure tbn
election of McKlnley and Hobart.
Prior to the organization of the club
speeches were made by John Jenkins and
Ur , niythtn , both of whom argurd for hon
est money , urging that the election ot the
entire republican ticket this fall meant bet
tor times for both rich and poor. In organ
izing John Jenkins was elected president ;
William n. Christie , vlco president ; J. L.
Hoard , sccrctnryr Henry S. Rachman , treas
urer and Dr. W. R. Hobbs , Fred Smith , J.
L. Carson , Dr , Hlythln and Henry S , Rach
man members of the executive committee.
The date for holding tbo meetings will bo
announced by the president.
no IMC TO Douiii.io in * oMIIUIII. .
Conference of Free Silver I.enderN
Ill-Ill nt the I'lixtoii.
Last evening there was a conference of
some ot the leaders of the free silver forces
held at the Paxton cafe. There were not a
largo number present , but there were repre
sentatives of the democrats , populists and
frco sllverltes among them. The purpose of
thu meeting was to devise some way of get
ting the various free silver elements of this
district united on a candidate for congress.
A icporter who happened In was courte
ously Informed that It was only a private
meeting and nothing said "was for publica
tion , " In fact , It might be just as well If
the reporter did not hear what was said.
Among tboso who were present were J , B.
Kitchen , J , J , Savlllo and D. Clem Deaver.
Hvlovt No It < < | > rc i' tntlviiH to Lincoln.
At Its meeting last night the Thurston
Republican club decided to select no dele
gates to > the convention ot tbo State League *
of Republican Cluba. An Invitation ( to at
tend tonight's rally was accepted. At 7:15 :
o'clock the. membership Is Instructed to
meet at the rooms at Seventeenth and Far-
nont streets and inarch In a body to the
meet Ing place. On August 1 the club will
remove Its rooms to the Mlllard hotel.
"I3oya will ba boys , " but you can't afford'
to lose any of them. Be ready for the greeni
npplo season by bavins DoWltt'u Colic andl
Cholera Cure lu the house.
COLORADO SILVER MINORITY 1
ilopnblican Btato Control OommiUoo De
clares for McKinley and Hobart.
VOTE OF FORTY-EIGHT TO THIRTY-EIGHT
Clinlnniirt Inrlfc * Hniiporfprji of
the IJcmocriKIc TlcUrt tit ItexlKti
friim Coniiiilllec Meet-
IniC Adjourns III Confiinltni.
DENVRlt , July20. . IJy a vote of 48 to 38
he republican state central committee to.
lay adopted the following resolution :
Hellevlng that tlu boat Interests of the
Lf n 11 od b'lutcfl , ns well us the stnto of Oulo-
ruilo , tlonuinil the ulootlon of Wllllutn Mc-
Klnloy us president nml Unrrntt A. Hobart
n * vice president of the United Stittt-n , IIH
lumlimted at the St. Louis convention ,
therefore , bo It
ItcFOlvcd , Thiit It IH the son o of this mooi
ng that thlu comrnlttco : ihall tnku such
Hli-i'H ' us tire iH'coHsni y to place before the
people of the Htutu oC Coionido for tliolr
itirrriiRcH In November u smalsht repub-
li-nn ticket , hcniled by republican electors ,
who will oiHt : their vote. If opportunity of-
ter , for McKlnlcy and Hobart.
The meeting ot the committee was In
nntiy rcspectn the most exciting that body
IHH over held. Thu minority , or Hryan and
Sewall faction , was loci by A. M. Stevenson ,
in cx-stato senator and one of the bolting
Colorado delegates at St. Louis. J. L.
lodges spoUo for the McKlnlcy and Hobart
republicans. When the resolution was
offered a bitter debate ensued In which per
sonalities were exchanged by the warring
factious , the minority making the open
statement that money had been used by
eastern McKlnley managers to influence the
state committee. It was asserted that
proxies had been bought. The minority nlso
attributed much of the McKlnley sentiment
.o Senator Wolcott and National Commlt-
tccman Sanders. The minority warmly ro-
icnted these statements and once It was be
loved n personal encounter would ensue ,
when Mr. Stevenson arosu and asserted that
Mr. Hodges was an "old rascal. " Amidst
much disorder the resolution was put to a
votij nnd carried by ten majority.
Another spirited discussion followed when
[ rvlngW. . Howbert of Colorado Springs , who
ms been chairman of the committee for two
years , tendered his resignation. Mr. How
bert stated that he did not take the step In
vlow of the present illlllcnltles. but because
[ 10 would bo absent In Kurope during the
campaign. The friends ot Hodges Immedi
ately placed his name In nomination for the
chairmanship , the minority presenting John
W. Lowell of Houtt county. Mr. Hodges
was elected by a vote ot18 to 27 , some dis
satisfied members declining to vote. On
taking thu chair , Mr , Hodgea created a sen
sation by announcing that republican mem
bers of the committee who were In sympathy
with the national democratic ticket and who
proposed to work for It had better resign ,
3ml that his rulings would be against them.
The Bryan nnd Sewnll men refused to leave
and the committee adjourned In great con
fusion.
The committee at n night session decided
to hold the state convention at Colorado
Springs on September 30.
After the meeting of the committee the
Uryan faction circulated n petition for a
call for another meeting. They claim that
the majority of the actual members of the
state central committee Is with them and
that the meeting today was packed , alleging
that of the olghty-slx delegates represented
forty-six were by proxy In the hands ot
Denver nnd Colorado Springs politicians.
The Bryan men further allege that It' Is the
plan of the McKlnley men to nominate Sen
ator Wolcott for governor.
DUMAM ) KoiTsiTvKll MTUUATUUE.
Committee Sending Out
TOIIM of Speeches nml I.cnf IctM.
WASHINGTON , July 29. It. was stated
at the demo'cratlc congressional campaign
headquarters' today that ! the entire force wab
burled under the demands made for
literature to'be used in the campaign. In
reply to n question ns to whether the re
quests were for sliver literature , the official
In charge responded : "Entirely. We get
no other requests. The committee is far
behind Its orders In the matter of documents
and a larger force will bo employed ! in the
moiling and folding departments. "
At the headquarters of the republican con
gressional campaign committee thero. seems
to be a larger force employed , and already
tons of documents are being sent out. Vice
Chairman Apsley says that the demand Is
for financial literature nnd tariff literature.
The committee is now supplying a very
large amount of tariff documents to every
section of the country.
The silver forces came to Washington
today , and are making arrangements for
temporary headquarters. These headquar
ters will be maintained until the democratic
national committee headquarters are per
manently established. The silver head
quarters will bo established nt the same
place. The silver party's organization has
been completed by the selection of the fol
lowing executive committee , which will have
charge ot the campaign ; Charles D. Lane ,
California , chairman ; I. N. Stevens ,
Colorado , vice chairman ; R. Dlffendorfer ,
Illtnoli , secretary ; William P. St. John , New
York , treasurer ; Curtis J. Hlllycr , District
of Columbia , W. H. Harvey , Illinois ; G. P.
Klnnoy , California ; George S. Nixon , Nevada ;
and B. 0. Flower , Massachusetts.
TIIU RAT OF ALAHAMA POPULISTS.
If Monilny'H IClcctlon IKot Fair They
Will Vole for MrlvliiK-j- .
BIRMINGHAM , Ala. . July 2D. General
James B. Weaver ot Iowa , who reached he ; ' )
last evening , was In conference much of the
day with the populist leaders with reference
to the state elections to be held next Moa-
day. It was agreed that If a fair election
Is had the po'pullst-rcpubllcan fusion itato
ticket will win and it was decided to giva
the democratic managers to understand that
unless an absolutely fair election Is had ihitt
the populists In this state will not support
Hryan In November , but will fuse with thu
republicans and cant their ballots for Mc-
Klnloy In order to rebuke , as they say , dis
honest election methods. General Weaver
telegraphed National Chairman Jones of thu
democratic committee to coino hero at once
and use his efforts to BOO fair play for the
Goodwin ticket In order to hold the Alabama
populists In line for Bryan. Populist lead
ers confidently expect that Senator Jones
will come. They assert that while- the suc
cess of silver Is greatly to bo desired , hon
est elections must be first had. In the event
that the populists are satisfied with the re
sults Monday , they will thl > n demand the
removal from the state democratic electoral
ticket of the several gold standard electors ,
an the further price of populist support of
that ticket. Meanwhile General Weaver
says ho will also direct his efforts to help
ing In the election of silver men In order
to insure the choice of a sliver senator.
FLOODS OF SILVKH 13I.OUUKVCE.
WeMterit SiioutiTH to Sivnutp the I iiHt-
t-rn Hlntt'N with Orntory ,
DENVER , July 29. I. M. Stevens , who
will have charge of the campaign ot the
silver party with headquarters at Wash
ington , D. C , , returned to Denver toda'y ,
Mr. Stevens declined , for professional rea
sons , to accept the chairmanship , but was
made vice chairman with the understanding
that ho would attend to the actlvo work ,
"Wo wll | conduct a vigorous rarapalgn
from the word go , " said Mr. Stevens.
"Speakers will bo sent out and silver liter *
aturo distributed everywhere. We will
have the finest orators In the country , end ,
as a rule , they will bo men who formerly
allied themselves with the republican
party. We purpose to swamp New York.
and the New England states with sp tak
ers. The gold men will find they will Imvo
business enough to attend to at homo. Wo
can't meet money with money , but wo can
meet money with organization. The com
mittee of the silver party and the de
mocracy will work In perfect harmony. "
OrmniirntN ArruiiKu Their Convention.
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , July 29. ( Special. )
The detnocraitc county central committee
mtt tit Union today nnd decided to call
the county convention for the nomination
of county attorney and state senator and
representatives and to select delegates to-
the state and congressional conventions
( not yet called ) , for Saturday , AtiRunt S ,
t 11 o'clock aIn ! iTbls city ha * been se
lected n * the plSn/'ln which the convention
will bo htltl nnVfMlio primaries will bo held
Anpuat 8 * ' " " "
) -i , 'p ' sriii w roMTics.
Pofitmnnti-K avttnl'nl IHHIIOH nil Order In
ItnllnilX Mnll ClrrliM.
WASHINGTON Jjply 29. Postmaster Genera -
era ! Wilson hasilntmed an order to all rail
way mall clerRsiMlirpctlnR them not to take
an actUo Internet In the political campaign
such ns would 'be ' Ihvolvcd In their attend-
InR political coii cntlona aa delegates , mak
ing political sm-crh.cs or assisting In the
immaxpment off political campaigns. The
postmaster gnnernt'it circular expressly
states that ho docs not dcslro to control their
opinions on political matters.
The order , which Is In line with the fa
mous "Pernlclon Activity" order of Presi
dent Cleveland In ISSO , was Issued today by
General Superintendent White of the Hall
way Mall service , by direction of tbo post
master general. It Is ns follows ;
Thu attention of nil railway postal elcrkfl ,
regardless * or the character of the duty to
which they muy ho assigned , M directed
to section 41i , jjtiifn 192. of the postal luwa
and regulations of 1SK1. The department
doe * not attempt or dcMlre to control the
political opinions of nny onu connected
with the pOMtul HOI vice , but InslatH that
employes of the railway mall Hervlee shall
not take an active Interest In politics In
the- way of attending conventions as dele-
piles , making political s > pecchcs or aHulsU-
\ng \ In the management of political cam-
ip.ilyliM. These employes should recognize
the fnot that their tenure ot olllcn depundH
upon themselves ; If they conform to these
r qulromentH and ar efficient , honest , cour-
teus to the nubile , their olllcers and com
rades , and abstain from unseemly and In
decent Inngungo In discussing candidates
or parties , they may reasonably expect to
remain In the service.
All thla will not Interfere with their vet
ing- according to the dictates of their own
consciences or of expressing their opinions
In an Intelligent and courteous way. .Mure
than this , howeVer , Is detrimental to the
best Interests * of the service and Is In violation
lation of thu- section of th i postal laws
and regulations referred to above and also
of the order of the president Issued July
H , ISSli , which Is still In force and was
made a prirt of the postal laws and regu
lations subsequently , and reproinultciitcil
by the postmaster general , May 23 , 1S3I
The formal older was brought out by
complaints against some of the clerks. The
pontmaster general will Issue n general order
of the same tenor to nil classes ot employes
In the entire postal service later on. It will
not bo done , however , until complaint Is
made. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
COM > nia.tiociiAT.s OF KHSTUCKV.
Will \ t .Support tlic llrynii iinil
SiMvnll Ticket.
LOUISVILLE , Ky. . July 29. The gold
standard democrats of Kentucky will hold
a state convention on August 20 , In thla
city , to perfect a thorough organization of
their forces and select delegates to the na
tional convention decided upon at the re
cent conference In Chicago. Mass meetings
are to bo held In the various counties of the
state August S to select delegates to the
state convention.1 This was decided upon
at a well attended conference at the Board
of Trade hall , a'l which prominent demo
crats from all over the state were present.
Chairman George M. Davle , In calling- the
meeting to ordbr , stated that In the opinion
of the sound ' money democrats of Ken
tucky the reaT parity had no organization
either In the 'ilate' or In the country , and
the pressing business before them lay in
the formation 6f'a thorough organization In
Kentucky. PrtoY to the state convention
the machinery * of * the party would be con
ducted by a committee appointed from the
congressional districts. Hon. Charles R.
Long , who until ; refcently was chairman of
the regulai dc'ndcfrillc state central com
mittee , was chosen chairman , and Judge J.
O. L : Ward of % Bpifrbon , secretary. A call
of the congreijsfbnal districts showed that ,
with the exception of the Second , all were
represented. AH' executive committee of one
member from'"tacn congressional district
was appointed' tp'"act until the convention
of August 20. ' u
George 'M. tfaVle 'of Louisville was , upon
motion , made chdffman of 'the executive
committee. Hon..jCrT. TyleFof pulton was
chosen national comniltt'ceman. After Issu
ing a call for a state convention the con-
fqrcnce adjourned ,
OTOIO COU.VTY POIMIMSTH
Tliolr Convention the Scene * of a
Stormy Debate.
SYRACUSE , Neb. , July 29. ( Special
Telegram. The 'Otoo
) county populist con
vention convened here today for the pur
pose of electing delegates to the state and
congressional conventions. It was a
stormy meeting from the start , there being
contesting delegations from the Fourth
ward of Nebraska City. The best of the
day was consumed in selecting H. P. Farnsworth -
worth chairman , and S. W. McCoy sec-
reary. The attendance was light , only
sixty delegates being present. During the
Intermission , while the committee on
credentials was out > J. Webber of Burr
made a fiery populist speech. After a
lengthy wrangle over ( he contesting dele
gation the Moran delegates were seated.
It was said In the convention that the chair
man of the primaries had been Induced
to sign the credentials of the minority dele
gates. The following are delegates to the
state convention : - H , N. Shoemaker , J.
TIeruey , H. M. Krlend , J. H. . JIcDufllo , W.
II. Peun , T. D. Sabln , T. Knox , J. W. Wll-
man. D. A. Shull , T. Weberlng , William
Moran and G. Stroble. They were In
structed to vote for J. V. Wolfe , for com
missioner of public lands and buildings.
Congressional convention : F. Weathcrhogg ,
D. A. Shull , O. A. Sever , H. P. Farnsworth -
worth , Ed Sweeney , L. S. Fallers , H. Hatch ,
A. Tlpton , D. W , Livingston , Dan Bloomer ,
J. Weber nnd J. D. Harmer. They were
not Instructed , but are favorable to George
W. Berge of Lincoln for congress. A com
mltteo of five wag appointed to confer
with free silver republicans and democrats
regarding a fusion on the county ticket.
LEAVE KI.EGTOHS TO nEMOCUATS ,
MlMNOiirl PojtiillxtN Will Millie .Yooin -
liititlonH for TJiexe OlllecH.
SEDALIA , Mo. , July 29. All the hotels
are filled tonight with delegates to the
populist state convention , which convenes
hero tomorrow morning , Several prominent
democrats aie also conspicuous and the
principal topic of conversation Is the pro
posed fusion with the democrats for presl
dentlal electors. Governor Stone , who Is
hero , seems to bo spokesman for the demo
crats , and It is how asserted that the con
ference at Jefferson City on Monday last
between Governor Stone and Senator Jones ,
chairman of democratic national com
mittee , ha'l taidral with this proposed fu
sion , It Is conned tonight that tomor
row's convt'ntjpi | , vll | not name presidential
electors , but , will , , give tha state central
committee fuli ( ( > o\ver ta act with the dem
ocratic state , cominlttee , which meets at
(
Jefferson City1 nW week. It Is also said
that the popullstu" will demand a division
of the congressional districts with the dom
ocrats. But thrct'i candidates for governor
are In the fields They are : Frank Ritchie ,
St. Louis ; Judge John I ) . Stone , Kansas
City , a stromr A.P. A. man , and John S ,
Crosby of Kansas .City , a pronounced advocate -
cato of the single tar. It is anybody's tight
at tbo preaen
for
BRAZIL , Ind. , July 29. John Clark Rid-
path of Grcent-aJJle , the historian , was today
* "
day nominated for" congress by acclamation
by the democrats ftf the Fifth Indiana dis
trict.
CAMERON , Mo. , July 29. The Third con
gressional district republican convention ,
which met her ? | oday , nominated H. G ,
Orton of Mercer county for congress and
adopted resolutions' endorsing the St. Louis
platform. _
Hnlly IiiturriiMteil ! ) > ' Hulii ,
SYRACUSE , Neb. , July 29. ( Special. )
The republican rally advertised for last
night failed to connect. The train from Ne
braska City bearing Judge Howard , who was
the speaker , was very late and era It ar
rived an exceedingly heavy rain bad driven
the people homo. It will bo postponed till
some time next week. _
Will \oiiilimt Another Ciindlilute.
AUGUSTA , Me. , July 29. The democratic
state central committee at aa executive
meeting tonight decided ta hold another
meeting at Watorvlllo August 6 to chooie
a gubernatorial nominee In tbo place of
Mr. Wlnslow , declined.
DIE FROM THE SUN'S ' RAYS
Severe Heat Oansoa Many Prostrations in
the Central States.
THERMOMETER NEAR THE HUNDRED MARK
Olio lcml nml Tno Dilute lit St.
I.onlM tlliicliimitl HcpiirlM Sev
eral llcitllin Serloiin Klooiln
In Ohio.
ST. LOUIS , July 29. The terrors of the
hcnt today found their full climax at the
city hospital , where the physicians and at
tendants \\ere kept busy all day nnd until
midnight receiving nnd attending to patients.
The number ot cases ot heat prostration
sent to the hospital as serious were sixteen.
Of these one died nnd two others are ex
pected to die at any hiomcnt. Henry Myers ,
who was sent to the hospital Monday suf
fering from tne heat , Insisted on leaving
the Institution this morning , declaring ho
was all right. He was brought back this
afternoon utterly prostrated and did not
rally , dying shortly afterward. Henry Wclp ,
a machinist , and George llcanl , a mason ,
were brought to the hospital tonight and It
Is thought they cannot live.
One death occurred In Enst St. Louis ,
George Carr , an employe of the Wlgglna
Ferry company , succumbing from the ef
fects ot the heat.
Pollco reports from the different districts
In the city show that thirty-six horses
wcie crest rated today.
Reports from different points In Illinois
and Missouri Indicate that the weather
Is still worse there than nt St. Louts. At
Wellsvllle , Mo. , yesterday and today were
the hottest days experienced In ten
years. Last night at ! ) o'clock the Iher-
mometor registered 00 and today at 3 p. m.
IOC In the shade. During the past two
days the thermometer has ranged butwcen
1)3 ) and 104 In the shade nt Mexico , Mo.
The following records are for Illinois
towns ; Louisville , 101 , many cases of sun
stroke ; Bcnton , 102 ; Carlisle , 102 ; Eureka ,
9S ; Alton , 102 ; Mount Veruon , 102 , the heat
Is causing much sickness among children ;
Virginia , 105.
CINCINNATI , 0. , July _ . The swelterIng -
Ing heat continues. Twelve men were pros
trated today and two of them are dead.
Marti Taylor , a street cleaner , died In a
short time after being removed from the
street. John Schuppo died tonight from the
effects of sunstroke. M. Kobald , a baker ,
Is In a critical condition. Two horses drawIng -
Ing a heavy load up from the landing fell
from excessive heat.
The government mercury went up to 93
nnd thermometers on the street registered
a maximum of 9S to 101. The signal serv
ice predicts sixty-eight hours continued hot
weather.
Commercial Tribune specials report :
Sidney , 0. A tornado struck this region
at G o'clock this afternoon. The hills pro
tected the city , but houses were unroofed
and trees were twisted off. It was worse
In the country , but no loss of life has thus
far been reported.
Tlpton , Ind. The Third ward school
house was fired by lightning nnd burned
today ; loss , $20,000. A hundred dwellings
within four squares of the river nre flooded
tonight. Hundreds of head of live stock
have been drowned. Jesse Welch was
drowned In his own flooded barn yard to
day , trying to save some of his llvo stock ;
Elwood , Ind. The loss In the rural dis
tricts by yesterday's deluge will be fully
$75,000. Oats and corn fields nre still sub
merged nnd will remain so several days.
Bin ft ton , Ind. This afternoon a tornado
swept over this county , clearing every
thing before It. Its track was a few miles
north of that of yesterday's' storms' . "Dwell
ings were overturned and the Methodist
church was unroofed at , Liberty Center.
MILFORD. 0. , July 29. The lightning
In the furious rain storm hero last night
destroyed barns , entailing $10,000 loss.
Three members of John Shafer's family
were struck by lightning , but not fatally
Injured.
PORTSMOUTH , O. , July 29. The loss and
damage by the present flood In this vjclnlty
Is confined to corn crops and will foot up
$125,000.
ATHENS , O. , July 29. A hurricane and a
deluge of rain visited this region last
night. Two valuable barns were struck
by lightning nnJ destroyed. A largo
flouring mill was struck and badly damaged.
SPRINGFIELD. O. , July 29. At G o'clock
tonight a tornado , accompanied by thunder ,
lightning and a heavy rain , struck the
northwestern portion ot the- city and trav
ersed southeast , tearing up trees nnd un
roofing houses. Mrs. Klnney's residence and
Schaffer's grocery were demolished. The
Big Four railroad Is flooded at Cold Springs.
The First Presbyterian church steeple was
blown away and part of the Thomas Manu
facturing company was unroofed.
WASHINGTON , July 29. The offlclal
thermometer at the weather bureau today
registered n maximum temperature of 92
degrees. The heat for the past two days
has been Intense and today resulted In two
deaths. Colonel W. A. McArthur of Port
land , Ore. , brother of Judge J. B. Mc
Arthur , was overcome nnd died on the
street. The other victim was Sandy Har
ris , a colored laborer. The weather bureau
holds out no relief during the next forty-
eight hours and predicts even warmer
weather tomorrow.
NASHVILLE , Tcnn. , July 29. The ex
treme heat continued today , the highest
point reached being 90 degrees. Three
deaths from heat ptost ration have been re
ported.
CHICAGO , July 29. This was the hottest
day Chicago has seen since tbo establish
ment of the weather ofllce. The mercury
reached 94 , according to the olllclal Instru
ment , but on the streets It was 98 to 100.
There were eight prostrations , only two
of which are likely to result seriously.
One of these was H. A. McCuno of St.
Louis and an unidentified man whose- name
Is supposed to be Tobias Landc. Lande
will die.
HUNTINGTON. Ind. , July 29. A tornado
late this afternoon damaged many dwellings
here , twisted off trees and rendered worth
less many fields of corn and oats. It was
accompanied by a deluging rain.
LOUISVILLE , July 29 , The present hot
spell has broken the record for the past fif
teen years. Yesterday the thermometer
registered 98.5 and today It reached 98. Two
deaths due to the heat are reported , both
the victims being laborers , and thcro have
been numerous prostrations.
ST. LOUIS , July 29 , There appears to bo
no abatement in the terrible heat that has
prevailed hcr .since Sunday. Today the
thermometer In the signal service offlco
marked 90 degrees in the shade" , a maximum ,
but this was exceeded by several degrees on
the Etreets. Suffering humanity baa had no
relief since Sunday , the thermometer even
at night remaining above the SO mark , Moro
than twenty-five persons suffering from heat
prostration were treated at the city dlapon-
sary and at the various hospitals throughout
St. Louis today. Two deaths are reported
and It is feared four or llvo other victims
will also die. One of tboso whose death re
sulted from sunstroke was Frederick TOUB-
siant , aged C2 , a prominent tailor In the
Southern hotel , Richard Tasnel , a laborer ,
was the other victim ,
o -
TronblfH In tlic lliiMlncNN World.
CHICAGO , July 29. The East Chicago
Iron and Steel company of Hammond , la. ,
made an assignment today to David L.
Evans. Parkhurst & Wilkinson , who failed
recently , were Interested lu the concern and
at tbo tinio of their trouble thu company
was placed in the hands of a receiver , The
otatement as to assets or liabilities was not
filed with the assignment.
CLEVELAND , O. , July 29. A special
from Denulson , O. , saya ; The Dennlaon De
posit bank closed Its doors today and as
signed to E. M. Bailey of New Philadelphia. .
O , The liabilities will reach $100.000 , whllo
the assets will hardly cover } 60,000.
Arulou Salve.
The best salve In the world for cuts ,
brulsei , sores , ulcers , ualt rheum , fever
sores , tetter , chapped hand * , chilblains ,
corns , and all skin eruption * , mid poultlvely
cures plies or no pay required. U U guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction or money
refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For
eate by Kubn & Co-
( ; m.Mi'K\Y nnos. ' STOCK
Flrp Crcntm ttnvno In n Department
Store nt JSUelicll.
MITC1M3LL , S. D. July 29. ( Special Tele.
sram. ) Klro broke out In Chcmpcny tiros' ,
largo department store tit 2 o'clock this
morning. The origin Is a mystery. . The
structure was three stories high , but the
two upper stories wens occupied as offices
and by the Masonic lodge. No damage was
done to their property. The fire was cnn-
fined to the lower floor nnd the entire stock
of merchandise , valued at $10,000 , was
rendered absolutely worthless by fire , smoke
and water. H took the firemen some time
to reach the blaze on account of the smoke.
The stock of goods was Insured for $23,000.
The building was covered by Insurance of
$17,000 nnd was damaged to the extent of
$5,000.
SCR1BNER , Neb. , July 29. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The efficient work ot the Scrlbner
fire department saved the elevators of Mar-
qunrdt ft Groetcke and the Crowell Lumber
and Grain company of thla place from utter
dfstruction by flic. Before discovered the
flames were nbout to break through thereof
roof and the wonder Is that the elevators ,
22,000 bushels of oats and over 8,000 bushels
of corn were not destroyed. The Dlels ele
vator , located across the road , would hardly
have escaped had the flames gotten beyond
control. The origin of the fire was In the
engine room.
stnciDi : or v IUHSIA.COIXT. ) / .
HOIIIIIII y.nliof KlllH lllniMdf In llie
Toilet- Mutton nt XIMV York.
NEW YORK , July 29. Roman J. Zubof ,
said to be a journalist from Boston and.
a Russian count , committed suicide In a cell
at pollco station hero today. Ho was
about 25 years of age. Ho was arrested ns
ho was about to sail for Europe on board
the American line steamer Now York , the
allegation being that ho oWcd a hotel bill
of $700. He pleaded with the complainant
to withdraw the charge ns It wna very Im
portant that ho should go to Europe nt
once , and ho paid $250 on account. The
officer who served the warrant would not
listen to compromise , saying the case was
then out of the hotel keeper's hands , and he
took him to the station , where he waa
locked up. Soon afterwards Zubot was
found dead , having hanged himself with bis
pocket handkerchief.
Zubof was a graduate of Trinity college.
Dublin , and an accomplished linguist. Ho
came to the United States about eight year.i
ago and engaged In literary workAn ac
quaintance said that Zubof was engaged
to marry the daughter of a New York
banker said to bo worth $20,000,000 and that
he was badly In debt.
cniri'Mi < ; HIKK HIHor ; TKHHOU.
Story of Terrible I'olleo IVrnoentloii
III tin- Colorado Mlitlnu ; Cntn .
DENVER , July 29. An evening paper
publishes as a special from Cripple Creek ,
a lengthy article to the effect that a reign
of terror exists In the town and a violent
attack on Town Marshal Jim Marshall and
Police Magistrate Robert Mullen 1ms been
made. It Is asserted that the marshal
makes regular assessments on the gambling
fraternity , and that respectable and law-
abiding citizens are thrown Into Jail , tortured
and fined without even a pretense ot war
rant or authority. For several months , It
is alleged , outrageous acts on the part of
several ot the city officials have been grow
ing more frequent and bold , but sty com
pletely have the pollco terrorized the people
that they have not even dared to criticize
the acts of the officials. Among those who
have been persecuted are the "Boy
Preacher" Rice and his wife.
TO imi.-VG A IIKAVV DAMAtSK SUIT.
IiitereHtliiKT Ili'milt of SeiiHiitloiinl Cum
in Ht. .ToHoplif Mo.
ST. JOSEPH , Mo. , July 29. ( Special. )
Vinton Pike , the lawyer who was assaulted
by Dr. Barton Pitts a short time ago , will
bring a damage suit against the physician
for $15,000. The petition has been prepared
and will 'bo filed in a few days. Dr."Pltts
Is now under bond to appear before the
grand jury to answer the charge of assault
with Intent to kllf. He Is charged with
striking Pike with a heavy club or cane
after knocking him down.
The encounter was the result of thu &et-
tlemcnt of the estate of Stcele & Walker ,
the wholesale grocers , and the personal es
tate of the late Dudley M. Stecle , a member
of the firm and the father of Mrs. Burton
Pitts.
Kx-Coiifoilenite Vrtorunx
ST. JOSEPH , Mo. , July 29. ( Special. )
The membership of the ox Confederate as
sociation of Buchanan county was trans
ferred last night to the national organiza
tions known aa the United Confederate
Veterans. The organization here has not
had any connection heretofore with the na
tional association , but will be a part of It
from this time on. The association here
was formed seven years ago , mainly for the
purpose of assisting ex-confederates In
destitute circumstances and to value funds
for the home at Hlgglnsville.
Popular Police Sergeant 13 y I
ST. JOSEPH , Mo. , July 29. ( Special. )
Police Sergeant John J. Necnan of this city ,
who was hurt In a base ball game a year
ago , Is dying at Excelsior Springs. In n
game between the police and doctors his
head was" hurt by coming in contact with
that of another officer and ho never fully
recovered from the shock. Ho Is the BOH
of a prominent physician here and has been
a member of the police force scvjral years.
Ho will be brought homo to die ,
STHIICI3H IS SKATK.VCRU TO ll.VXCi.
Supreme Court ConllrniM IlirJn
CIIHI > of S. I ) . WoriU-ii.
SAN FRANCISCO , July 29. S. D. Warden ,
the railroad striker charged with wrecking
the railway bridge near Sacramento two
years ago , thereby causing the deaths of
Engineer Clark and three United States
soldiers , must hang , The supreme court
today handed down a decision in which It
alllrmed the judgment of the superior court
where Worden was convicted of murder In
the first degree and sentenced to hang ,
I'Jni'kj' Woman .Sliootx a
MITCHELL , S. D , , July 29. ( Special. )
Monday night a negro named Walter Ham
ilton broke Into a icsldcnco which he thought
was unoccupied , but on getting Into the1
house fllsco\ered that n woman was taking
care of the house. As soon aa she dis
covered him aha grabbed her revolver and
took a shot nt him. It took effect In his
arm , but the fellow escaped. Hamilton left
town immediately , but was caught at
Brldgewater by Sheriff Cook and brought
back. Ho had an examination yesterday
morning and was bound over.
VniulcrMll-WilNoii AV tilling.
NEW YORK , July 29. A special to the
World from Newport , n. I. , says ; There
la nn unusual activity nt the villa , of II.
T. Wilson on Nnrra annott road. The mar
riage of Cornelius Vandejbllt , Jr. , to Miss
( .ray Wilson Is expected to tnko place on
Saturday next. IJoth yestord.iy nml to-
< Jny Mis * Wilson and .Mr. Vaink-rbllt hay
been busy shopping. Mono of the fnmlly
would clthnr deny or olllrni the rumor
that the wedding \vu * to tuk > plncu on
Saturday. Young Mr , Vnndeibllt left lim
fnthor'H house Tuesday and took rooms at
the Hotel Avery , where bo will remain
until after the wedding.
round DvIiiKT In mi Km jitr ' ' ,
DKOATUR , HI. , July 23. A man bolleveil
to bo W , O. O. lisle of Pueblo , Colo. , waa
found nncoiiijdoua In an empty ear naur
hero ton It-lit. Ills skull was crushed anil
blood on liU faro waa dry and hard. Doc-
tort ) uny ha linn been without food several
dnya and will never regain conseloiiHni-iw.
Ho had letters from Llda Bell , Pueblo , Coj. | ,
and O. II. Boll , -0-o ! Olive utreut , HI. Louis.
from whom ho seemed to bu expecting
money. It U thought ho wnit rnhht-d and
loft In the car , which came here. Ho 1
apparently a newspaper man.
I.nivyer SliootM n I'urxon In n Depot ,
TEXARKANA , Ark. , July 29. At the Cot
ton Belt depot thla morning Colonel John
Hullani , a well known Arkansau attorney
nnd author of "The Diary of an Old Law
yer. " shot nnd fatally wounded Rev. W. A.
Forbes , one ot the mom prominent Bap
tist ministers in the Btato , who la at pres
ent pastor of a church at Nowllttnvlllo
Mru. llallam recently obtained a dlvorcu
from her husband , llnllnm charges Forbes
with alienating his wife's affections and
brlnslng discord Into his homo ,
NEGRO'S LIFE IS IS DANCER
Washington May Bo the Scene of a Lynch'
ing Party.
SELF-CONDEMNED BRUTE IN JAIL THERE
Held for n Mont IlcvollliiK Crime , Contn
mlttnl In Iteiittltnt for Kliul-
IICNN Shown Hint liy HI *
Victim.
WASHINGTON , July 20. A coroner's Jury
today found James Smith , the negro waiter ,
guilty at thu murder last night ot Mnr-
gucrlto Drown nt Sea. Pleasant , a largo
country boarding house , about eight miles
from Washington , In 1'rlnco George's
county , and later developments in the case
have added so much horror to the crlmo
that there are numerous threats of another
Maryland lynching as soon as a convenient
opportunity occurs.
Smith was arrested by the Washington
pollco today in the northern part of thu
city and In vlow ot the excited condition
of the people of Prlnco George's county
probably will bo held until formal requisi
tion Is made , In order to permit th excite
ment to be ifartiy allayed , 'Hie negro
made two confessions , rartly contradictory ,
but each admitting the murder. In his first
confession he said that he had been Inti
mate with the murdered girl , for whoso
foster mother 1m had worked several years ,
that Mrs. Drown discovered tbo fact anil
had discharged him , but bad rc-cmplaycd
him on his and the girl's promise to cease
such relations , and that he cut Miss
Drown's throat with a knife because she
rejected advances ho had made to her
again.
In his second confession ho declared that
ho bud not told the truth when he asserted
that he had had relations with the girl
and denied that he had outraged as well
as murdered her yesterday , but also stated ,
that ho had gone to her room for the pur
pose of making advances to her , bad been
repulsed , had then choked her Into uncon
sciousness and then borrowed a. knlfo from
the kitchen and killed her.
Thu developments at the coroner's Inquest
tended to discredit the most revolting part
ot the negro's flrst confession. Mrs. Drown ,
the foster mother of the dead girl , testified
that Marguerite had complained to her last
Thursday that Smith had attempted to kiss
her. Several of the servants nlso swore
that the girl had called to them and made
complaint that Smith was attempting to
klis her. Mrs. Drown , in explanation ot
Smith's continued employment after this oc
currence , said that Smith Immediately after
It left the house , but came back the next
day , professed to be exceedingly penitent
and begged to be re-employed. He had been
a good srvant for years and she had finally
agreed to let him come back. On the day
of the murder she and Dr. Miller , a boarder ,
had driven Into town , leaving the girl at
homo with the servants. The latter swore
that they heard a noise upstairs In the
girl's room loud enough to attract attention ,
but said they could not tell whether It was
a laugh or a cry. A little later Smith came
down and In answer to questions Bald the
uolso they had heard was Miss Marguerite
laughing at n story he had told her. He had
a small basket on his arm and left at once ,
saying ho was going to a neighbor's tor some
eggs.
The doctor who performed the autopsy ,
said that his examination of tbo body showed
that the girl flrst had been knocked down
and rendered unconscious by a blow on the
forehead ; that she had been outraged and
later killed by the severing of the- windpipe
and jugular vein.
The jury promptly returned Us verdict In
accordance with the evidence. The negro
servant ! ! about the place were held In cua-
tody on suspicion that they Uuew rnoro of
the qftalr han they bad disclosed In their
testimony.
UKATII OF KOHKIIT d'AllKKTT.
Ev-l'renlileiit of tinlliiltlinore .t Ohio
ComiMliinrentheN HIM lHHt.
BALTIMORE , July 29. Robert Garrett ,
formerly president of the Baltimore & Ohio
railway , died at his cottage In Deer Park ,
Mil. , soon after 3 o'clock this morning. Al
though Mr. Garrett has been a hopeless
mental Invalid for many years , It was not
thought that his physical Infirmities were
such as to cause any Immediate uneasiness
upon the part of his friends. About two
weeks ago , however , ho began to fall , and
It was thought best to remove him from
"Uplands , " his country home , near Balti
more , to Deer Park , In the hope that the
change of air and scenery would benefit
him. The Improvement was not as gr > Mt
as his physicians hoped for nnd within the
past week the patient has suffered much
from mental depression and melancholia.
On Monday his nhjslcal condition showed a
marked change for the worse nnd ycstcrd.iy
his condition became critical. Ills devoted
wife was with him when the end came ,
which was peaceful and apparently painless.
The Immediate cause of death Is under
stood to bo chronic nephritis , which ho liai
suffered from for many years. The arr.inga-
montH for the funeral arc not yet completed ,
but It Is thought that It will take place in
Baltimore on Saturday of this week.
The news of his death was a profound
surprise to the peoplu of this city , whuro
It was not generally known that Mr. Garrett
WBH so seriously 111.
Mr. Garrett died nt the cottage of Mrs. T ,
Hnirlson Garrett , which ho had heon oc
cupying this summer whllo she was abroad ,
and there were with him nt the tlmu Ills wl'e ,
fathcr-ln-Iaw and brother-in-law. Tim body
will be brought to Baltimore , probably to
morrow , and bo taken to tbo city residence
of Mr. fiarriitt.
RICHMOND , Va. , July 2'J. George R. E ,
Colston , who was nn olllcer in the confede
rate army and at one time commanded the
Stonewall brigade , died at the soldiers'
homo hero today. Ho wa In his 71st year.
General Colston served six years In the
Egyptian army and reculved tlm decoration
of the Knight Commander of the. Turkish
order of Oshmanlsh for dlallmjulahcd
services. ,
HOME , July 29. Slgnor Bernard Tan-
longo , formerly goveinor of the Ilanca Romano
mane , Is dead. Slgnor Tanlongo was the
control figure In thu Banca Ilomnna scan
dals which were to Italy what the Panama
scandal was to Franco , nnd which caused
the. overthrow of ono ministry ami tar-
nlthed the name of many men In public
ST. JOSEPH , July 29. Colonel Talvln
Fletcher Iturncn , president of the National
bank of St. Joseph , and noted all over tlm
state as one of the leading financier * , died
at his homo this afternoon after an Illness
of two weeks. He was a brother of Hon ,
James N , Burnes , llvo tlmen congressman
from this district , nnd an undo of Dinlol
D Bnrnes. who was congressman from
189'to 1891. Ho leaven n wlfn and ono
daughter and an calato valued at $1,000,000.
I" 'IVniH'MMri' .
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NASHVILLE , Tcmn , . July 29.- Bert Oreen ,
colored , convicted of tbn murder of Miles
P. Mitchell , near Whltovlllo , Haidinan
county. In December lnnl , waa hanwed at
JaukHon Ind.iy , The drop fell at Ktiu1) and
llfu wau renounced extinct four I run inln-
utea later. Green protested lib * Inno
cence to the last.
m Tim 11 Wrecked liy Wind.
ATCHISON , Kan. . July 29.- The ( own of
Portia. Kan. , 200 mlloM west of thl * . dly ,
wan vlMltcrl bv a heavy Htorm. at * o'clock
laHt night , lively bulldlim In thu town
wan more or ICBS damaged , No ono wan
killed ,
_ _
Theories of euro may be dlsruasud at
length by phynlclans , but th uufieriTs want
quick relief ; , ami One Minute rowh Cure
will give It to them. A s fo cuio for chil
dren. It la "the only harmlcBH rempdy mat
produces Immediate results. "
Movement * of Oc-enn HleniiH-r * .
At New YorkAnlveilChester , from
Amsterdam ; Lnhn. from Bremen : IfocUhi ,
from Stettin. HP. Balled-New York , for
Houlhumptoa ; Nordland. for Antwerp ; H.
H. Meier , for Bremen ; Adi la lie , for Liver-
At' London Arrived Manitoba , from New
York.
At Southampton Arrived -Ht. Paul , from
Now York. Hailed -Havel , from Hremon for
New York.
At RoUcrdnmArrived Massdnni , from
Now York. Balled Obdam. for New York.
At Llvetpool Sailed 1'tmnlaud , far Phila
delphia.