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2 of Florida, whose reference to the night like sience of Senator Hill was applauded. S. V. Bowles, secretary, and Isidor Loupel both made short speeches. Resolutions were adopted pledging sup port to the National and State tickets and promising that free silver and other "anti- American heresies" in the Chicago plat form shall be buried 4 'so deep that they will not again menace tbe institutions we hold in such honor and esteem." President Green favored a meeting of the league only in the years when Gov ernor and State officers are to be chosen, or not oftener than every second year. Mr. Woodmansee of Ohio, president of the National League of Clubs, than re viewed the work of league clubs through out the country. He stated that he had just come from Nebraska, and said that if Mr. Bryan understood the condition of affairs there he would hasten back in an endeavor to save its electoral vote ior himself. Four delegates at large to the Republi can National League in July next were named: Mayor George E. Green of Bing hamton, James P. Foiter of New York, General A. E. McAlpin of Sing Sing, Judge W. E. Werner of Rochester. State Treasurer Addison B. Golvin of Glenns Falls was chosen president. The selection of a secretary was left to the president, and tne executive commit tee was authorized to name a treasurer. At s:3o the convention adjourned, after extending a vote of thanks to Hon. George E. Green for hi« work in behalf of the league as president during the past four years. _______^_____ RESIGNATION OF ROSEBERY Comment Concerning the Sever ing of His Leadership of the Liberals. Said to Have Taktn a Common-Sense View on the Eastern and West ern Situation. LONDON, Eng., Oct. B.— The Star in commenting on tbe resignation of Lord Rosebery from the leadership of the Lib eral party says: "Lord Rosebery has re signed and Sir William Harcourt reigns in his stead. Tbe Liberal party will never again be led by a peer. Mr. Gladstone chose Lord Rosebery as his successor to the leadership, and it is Mr. Gladstone who has unwittingly deposed him. 1 ' T. P. O'Connor, M. P., says in his paper the Sun: "Lord Rosebery never had a fair chance. Whenever he indicated a policy it was immediately thrown over by his supposed colleagues. Nevertheless, everybody knows that Mr. Gladstone stood outside of the painful intrigues, odious bickerings and miserable personal ities which defamed and wrecked the Lib eral party since bis retirement." The Evening News says: "Lord Rose bery has played the man. He declines to lead a party tbe ragtag and bobtail of which was always barking at his heels. Sheer ignorance has betrayed the ramp into the bog in which it is at present wal lowing." The Chronicle says: "Lord Rosebery throughout has taken a common sense view of the eastern and western situation, while the other Liberal leaders have taken narrow and more emotional views. Lord Rosebery's resignation -will strengthen Lord Salisbury." The Dublin Freeman's Journal says: "Lord Rosebery daily gave striking proof that his views of tbe eastern policy differed from those of hi? party. His retirement is not a surprise. It is his arrival on the road to which be has long been traveling." In the political clubs it was not expected that Lord Rosebery would resign the leadership of hits party at present, despite the agitation against him. Tbe advanced Liberals desire a more aggressive policy, though a large section of the party approve Lord Rose bery's coolness in a time of feverish ei citement. Many liberal members of the House of Commons wired to the offices of the Liberal party in Westminister to-day asking for information in regard to Lord Rosebery's withdrawal, and received the reply that the ex-Premier's letter of resignation was wholly unexpected, although the Liberal Whip, to wbom his letter was addressed, had received a hint that it was impending. ROARD OF FOREST MISSING Uetnands Made * imt Americans Be Fully Protected in Turkey. TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. B.— The American Board of Foreign Missions at its meeting this morning adopted resolutions anent the Armenian question, which read in part as follows: JUto'vfd, That we urge the President of the United States to insist upon the issue by the Turkish Government of the proper exequatur that our Consuls may securely occupy under the flag of our country the posts which our Government assigns to them, and in the inter est of justice and in accordance with treaty rights administer with authority the du'ies of their office. Retol>ed, further, Tnat we urge the President of the United states to demand of the Turkish authorities at once and peremptorily indem nity for the wrongs Inflicted on Americans and imbursement for the destruction of their property and the punishment of those persons who have been guilty of these crimes. We be lieve that the adoption of such an American policy will receive the loyal support of the American peoDle. The board appointed a committee con sisting of President J. B. Angeli of Michi gan University, Rev. J. 8. Dodd and Hon. H. G. Haile to present tbe resolutions to President Cleveland. The board practically disposed of all its business this afternoon. New Haven, Conn., was selected as the next meeting niacft. The following officers were elected : President. Rev. R. S. Storrs; vice-presi dent, E. W. Blatchford; prudential com mittee, for three years — G. H. Whitcomb, Rev. J. G. Vose. H. D. Hyde. J. M. Hall; for two years— Rev. W. H. Davis; record ing secretary. Rev. W. H. Stimson; assist ant, Rev. E. N. Packard; treasurer, F. H. Wiggins ; auditors— Samueljohnsou, E. H. Baker, E. R. Brown. Rev. R. R. Meredith will preach the an nual sermon. At this evening's session an address was delivered by Rev. Dr Storrs. y«rth American lire Keeper «. LINCOLN, Nebb., Oct. B.— The twenty eighth annual convention of the North American Bee-keepers began yesterday at the State University. A large number of Nebraska bee-keepers are present and all sessions have been interesting Papers have been read by E. Whitcomb, Friend, Nebr. ; Professor Lawrence Brunn, Chi cago; L. D. Stilson, York, Nebr.; A. I. Root, Media. Ohio; Rev. E. O. Steppe, Ohio, and others. Papers by A. J. Cook, Claremont, Cal., and T. G. Newman of Los Angeles were read by the secretary. Lieutenant-Governor Moore and Charles L. McLean of the university made speeches. Murdered Bis Own Jtabe. NEWARK, N. J., Oct. B.— John Warga, a laborer, while in a drunken condition this afternoon ran into his home on Rnteers street, picked up J"his eight month old child and dashed out its brains on the floor. The man then seized bis six-year-old sen and fled. The police are in pursuit of him. It is believed that Warga is m New York City. BRYAN'S SPEECHES AT CEDAR RAPIDS Endeavors to Enlighten the lowans on the Money- Question. Tells Them That Nothing Is Too Gcod for the American People. ASSAILS THE GOLD STANDARD. Can See No Other Issue in the Cam paign but the Cry for Cheap Money. CEDAR RAPIDS. lowa, Oct. B.— Mr. Bryan's special train reached here at 4:05 this afternoon after a remarkably quick run from Burlington. Stops were made at ColumDus Junction, Nicholas and West Liberty, short speeches being made at the first two places. His reception at Burling ton this morning was attended by about 10,000 people. The parade and public demonstration, however, was not so suc cessful, over 5000 horsemen and 500 women riders having been announced as an escort for the distinguished guest but less than 4CO were in line. Bryan rode in an open carriage and was greeted by cheers several times during the parade, but as a rule the crowd watt an undemon strative one. At the Coliseum 7000 listened to his address and thousands were turned away. Bryan later made short speeches to large crowds from the small stands in the park and was liberally applauded. At the Coliseum Mr. Bryan baid: Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, Fellow Citizens: We are passing through a campaign which means a great deal to tbe American people— *ye, more than that, it means a great aet»l to the people of the world. There are crises in human affairs. While every day Is of equal length with every other day, yet into some days vast importance is crowded, and into the 3d of November vast importance will be crowded. Upon that day tbe American people choose a President who shall occupy the White House [cles of "Bryan ! Bryan !"] for four years. On that day they select a House oi R presentatives, and on that day they select legislatures which will choose United States Senators. Much de pends upon the result of this election. For the first time in the history of the United States a parly appears which declares that the gold standard must be maintained in this country until foreign nations join us or per mit us to abandon it. Never before have the American people been asked to declare for a gold standard. Every step that the gold standard has taken heretofore has been taken in the dark and without the consent «f the American people, and now, for the first time, the advocates of gold ask the American people to indorse the cola standard at the ballot-box. If It is right [cries of "No. no"] if it is good for the American people it ought to be in dorsed. My friends, nothing is too good for tbe American people. [Applause.] And if the gold standard will be good for us we ought to ! have it. If tne gold standard will bring biess- | Ings to onr people we ought to maintain it. If I it brings cursings we ought to abandon it. This is ihe question submitted to the American people. I stand upon a platform, yes, I stand upon three platforms, which agree on one thine, and that la the gold standard ought to be driven out oi the United states. [Ureat ap plause.] And that in its place ought to be ] substituted the free and unlimited coinage of i gold and silver at the present legal ratio of 16 j to 1 [applause] without \v»;lt j ,g for the aid or consent of any other cation. [Prolonged ap plause.] I come to-day to submit for your con cideration home reasons why Republicans should join with, us unon the platform which we have adopted. The Populists have already joined with us. I will gay joined with us. They may say that we have joined with them, but I care not how you express it so we are to gether now. [Great applause. A voice, "Hur rah for McKinley.'' Applause and hisses.] My friends, I bear you to refrain Irom any manifestations of disapproval. I am glad to have that man here who is in favor of my op pouent. I only hope that there are many such, because it ;s to »u"h persons that I desire to express my remarks. ana applause.] My friend has declared his preference for Mc- Kinley. I want to ask him which McKinley he is for— the McKin'.ey of 1890 or the McKin ley of 1896? [Great applause.] McKinley said: "But all agree that we must have a larger vol ume of money, and that the added volume shall be silver or its equivalent based on silver." At that time we were putting into circula tion about $24,000,000 a year under the Bland act, and Mr. McKiuiey advocated the Sherman act on the ground that it wouid increase the amount of money to be put in circulation among tbe people. "We propose to give to this country what the gentlemen upon the other side of the House could not do. We propose to give to the coun try a silver bill that will take all of the silver, practically, of the United States, and make it available :or the use of the people." Again he said: "So. Mr. Speaker, this bill is just to tbe silver producers of the United States, for it does what the present law, rs demonstrated by every administration for ten years, has not done. It takes every dollar of silver bullion that is. purchased in the United States and places it at the disposal of the people as money." That was the McKinley of 1890. Let me read you the McKinley of 1896: "It is not more money we want. What we want is to put All the money we have already at work." In 1890, when he advocated more money, we already nddod $24,000,000 to the circulation each year. This year we have no such provi sion. We have repealed the Sherman law and Bland act. Mr. McKinley said In 1890 that Mr. Cleve land had been discriminating against silver; nad been trying to degrade it; had been try ing to contract the currency, and that by lessening the currency he made money dearer by making it scarcer. W« can support every contention we make by quoting Republican authorities, and therefore Republicans who come to us in this campaign do not change their convictions. They simply change their party name when their party has abandoned the position it used to occupy and now de mands that yon shall surrender the convic tions of a lifetime. [Great cheering and ap plause.] Just as Mr. Bryan was concluding his remarks a cry of" "How about Grovei?" came from the crowd, acd the candidate significantly responded : "We are not talking about him now. Since our Re publican friends came to the support of the administration we have not found it necessary to say anything about it" [Laughter and cheers.] To an appreciative audience that filled the grand stand and bleachers at Athletic Park Mr. Bryan made a short speech this afternoon, during bis stop of nearly two hours in Cedar Rapids. Between 6ooo and 8000 people were present. John M. Ked mond introduced Mr. Bryan, who said in part: The three parties which agreed on my loki ination In view of the money question ae clared that the most Important issue before the country, but our opponents have attempted to bring in other questions. Then Mr. Bryan spoke of the right of the people to question the decisions of the Supreme Court, saying: Let me show what has been said in regard to these decisions and I will tell you the name of the anarchist who said It: "The practical effect of the decision to-day is to give to cer tain kinds of property the position of favorit ism and advantage inconsistent with the fundamental principles of our social organiza tion and to invest them with power and Influ ence that may be perilous to that portion of the American people upon whom rests the largest part of the burdens of government and who ought not to be subject to the dominion of aggregate wealth anymore than tbe prop erty of the country should be at the mercy of the lawless." What man was it, do you sup pose, who said lhat the people ought not to be subject to the domination of aggregate wealth — what anarchist do you suppose that was? A Republican judge of tbe Supreme Court, and his name is Har. an. Notning In our platform is more severe than that. The rest oi the speech was devoted to » THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1896. discussion of the money question, no new lines being taken up. Mr. Bryan left Cedar Rapids tor Marshalltown. lowa, over the Northwestern at 5:45 p. SI. Hia train traveled on a special schedule. Two meetings were addressed here by Mr. Bryan to-night, tbe first in a big tent erected in front of the courthouse, and the second in tne opera-house. Both places were crowded. After the meetings Mr. Bryan retired on his special car, which was attached to the regular train on the Northwestern, leaving for Sioux City at 1:28 a. H. There was nothing new in the first speech. In the speech at the opera house he said ; We depend a great deal on the clubs In this campaign. The silver clubs must do much on our side to offset the club that employers hold over their employes. If some- foreign enemy were to approach our shores I could, go among tliese people and could enlist men who would be willing to devote not a day, but months and even years to repel the invaders. To-day we are in the presence of the invasion, not of a foreign enemy, but of a loreign financial policy. It is invading our shores and 1 appeal to you to enlist for one day— election day. This gold standard that is worshiped by those who dase not proclaim the god which they worship; this gold stanGard which is secretly advanced at every possible moment, and yet with all its advances under cover and behind a mask, this gold standard is to-day threatening the American people. I want to ask the silver clubs of lowa, as 1 have already asked the silver clubs throughout the United States, to do one thine that will prove their loyalty and aid our caAe. We are making a poor man's fieht. We have not money even for legitimate campaign ex penses; but, my friends, we have zeal on our side, and zeal is worth more than dollars in such a tight. I want to ask ti.e free silver clubs of lowa and every silver club in the United States to meet at the pulling-piaces on election morning and give the whole day to work ior free silver. My friends, this is but a litt'.e request, and if they will comply with it it means much for the cause of bimetallism. BRIANISM IS DENCENCED. Sound Money democrats of Connecticut Bold « Convention. , HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. B.— lt was nearly 11 o'clock to-day before W. J. Mills of New Haven, committee for the Na tional Democratic Committee in this State, called the State Convention to order. There were about 250 delegates in attendance. ;* After a few preliminaries, such as the appointment of committees, etc., Mr. Mills announced •■ that \ejc-Goyernor Thomas Waller k of New .- London ] had been selected as temporary chairman of the convention. The mention of Waller's name was received with hearty "applause. As he r. approached I the r rostrum, : the ex- Governor was greeted with renewed cheer ing. ; He spoke in part as follows: i 1 take pleasure in reporting: that the mem bers of the delegation of * wnich I was chair man were as earnestly opposed as I wag to the socialism, the Popul sm, the tramvism, the Tillmaniim and the ltJ-to-i-ism of the Chicago platform, though one or two of them, woo nave since their return been "lost, strayed or stolen," were not quite jbo intense. lam for the defeat of the Chicago usurpers and their Populist allies, first of all, by somebody, sure; by National Democrats under, the blue and gray and the leadership •=. of ■■■{ Palmer ana Buckner, men we revere ana honor, if It can be done; if not, by National patriots from whatever party they come or whatever banner they bear; if it is not red and has not upon it tne 10 to 1 hieroglyphics or the faces of either Altgeid or Tillman. This. Is not an ordinary political contest in which we are enlisted and in which the laws of party discipline prevail. It is a sectional socialist warfare, in which every man must do what his 'conscience dic tate* is best lor the good for his country and his party, too, with respect but without regard to what others do. v,-.. ' The resolutions reported by the commit tee on platform were adopted. The finan cial plank is as follows: While we favor the most liberal use of silver consistent with the maintenance or the gold standard; we are unalterably opposed > to , the free coinage of silver as detrimental to the Business interests of our country. w We believe the safety of our National ii nauces requires a system of sound banking, by which': a bank note currency ample to supply the ? needs of the whole country snail be created, safely se cured and always and everywhere redeemable in gold. ' ■ • ' ■ '■ " '. The following State ticJct was nomi nated: For Governor, Joel A. Sperry; Lieutenant - Governor, William Waldo hyde; Secretary of State, Judge William Belcher; Sta'e Treasurer, George O. Hoyt; Control! r, Hobart Curtis. The following were nominated for Con gress: FirM District, E. Henry Hyde; Sec ond District, H. Holton Wood; Third Dis trict, Henry W. Hammond; Fourth Dis trict, Morris W. Seymour. DEMOCRAT'S ARE BOASI FUL. They Think Georgia and Florida Show the Nation's Sentiment. CHICAGO, 111., Oct. B.— lt is officially announced that the Democratic managers are well pleased with the result of the elections in Georgia and Florida, r They say ' they would . have •' been satisfied with less majorities considering the conditions existing in those States; but their private advices indicate 20,000 Democratic major ity in Florida aDd 45,000 in Georgia with a possibility that these figures may be increased when the full returns are in. .-..■ Secretary Walsh received very pleasant news from lowa in a • letter from Dcs Moines which reads: "The - following prominent men have come out | for Bryan and Sewall in Dcs Moines this week: Rev. B. 0. Ails worth, president of Drake Uni versity ; Kav. H. Q. Breeden, pastor Chris tian Church ; Rev. Dr. Tilden, pastor First Baptist Church; Judge Spurrier, Judge of County Court; W. W. Lyons, a prominent real estate dealer; Colonel D. M. Fox, president of Tippecanoe: Club, and many others, 100 in all in this week. If the tide does not turn lowa is sure for Bryan." •; Chairman Jones to-day gave out the fol lowing statement regarding the Georgia election: < "The i Georgia election ; means that the solid South, as well as the solid West, will cast it vote for Mr. Bryan. Considering the fact that the Republicans, Populists .. and .Prohibitionists were ar raigned against the Democrats a majority of 20,000 would have been deemed a great victory, yet we have " doubled : that ma jority." : It means 60,000 to 70,000 majority for Bryan ■in < November. v ; It shows ; that the people cannot ' be diverted from our great cause by local or even National issues of less importance. lam more than con fident that Mr. Bryan will, ; carry .' every Southern and Western State as well as a large . proportion ' of ' the f Central Western States, thus assuring him an overwhelm ing majority in the electoral college.". GENERAL PALMER'S ADDRESS. Denounce* the Anarchistic Planks in the Chicago J' l at form. CHICAGO, 111., Oct. B.— Generals Pal mer and Buckner to-night made their first appearance before a Chicago audiencejsince their nomination by the Indianapolis con vention. The Auditorium, where the meeting was held, contained a fairly large audience, the first floor and balcony being weil filled, but there wan no necessity for any one to ascend to the upper balcray. Senator Palmer saia his nomination was not self-sought; the Indianapolis conven tion was composed of representative Democrats from forty States of the Union. They considered who would best repre sent them and they selected him. He could not decline because he thought it bis duty to obey the wish of the conven tion. He did not accept the nomination with any expectation of serving either the Silver or Populist party ; he accepted it as a Democrat. The speaker then referred to the de struction by fire of Chicago twenty-five years ago to-morrow and to the active part ne, as Governor, took in assisting the people and bringing order out of chaos. General Palmer then proceeded to de nounce the plank in th ■ Chicago platform denouncing the President for interference in the affairs at Chicago and the enforce ment of the laws of the United States. Referring to his own candidacy Genera! Palmer said be could not blame . is audi tors for voting for McKinley and would not be surprised if some voted for Bryan— because he was aware there are a great many curious people in the world. But they could do better than vote for McKm ley or for Bryan— they could vote for Palmer and Buckner. General Sucfcaer. scored the free-silver movement, and reviewed the consequences of the war, denying lhat the demonetiza tion of silver had aught to do with events which have followed. The evening waa closed by a speech by Hon. J. P. Iriah of California. Returns l'ro'n Florida. JACKSONVILLE, Fla.. Oct. B.—Com plete returns from thirty-four counties give Bioxham (D.) a majority over all of 13,423. The same counties in 1892— there being no Republican ticket in tbe field gave Democratic majorities of 22,350. The remaining eleven counties gaye Demo cratic majorities aggregating 15.450 in 1895. The indications are that the Demo cratic ticket is elected by a majority of 15,000. In 1892 the majority for Mitchell (D.) over Baskin (Pop.) v^as'2B,393. Bill Will -\ot Jake the Mump. NEW YORK, N. V., Oct. B.— Chairman Elliot Danforth of the Democratic State Committee said to-day ti at while he be lieved Senator Hill will support and vote for the National and State tickets be would not make a public statement to that effect, nor would he take the stump. Colonel Godde Withdraw. RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 8. — Colonel Thomas J. Godde, Populist candidate for Congress in the"STourth District, has with drawn from the race with the approval of his district committee. CLARA MORMIS' ESC APE. The Actress Has a Lively Tim* With a liunaxaaij Team, YONKERS, N. V., Oct. B. —Actress Clara Morris, who in private life is Mrs. F. C. Harriott, is being congratulated on her es cape from death while attempting to con trol a team of runaway horses last night. Mrs. Harriott and her husband had been driving about the Bronx Park for an hour and had separated, Mrs. Harriott remain ing in her carriage. She is a clever horsewoman, but her horses were frightened by a railway train and dashed along tne country road for nearly a mile. Mrs. Harriott guided them clear of obstacles until the gateway open ing into her grounds was reached. Here one of the wheels collided witb a post and Mrs. Harriott was thrown violently to the ground. Alt ough severely bruised, she is not suffering any serious results. SLAIN BY THE MATABELES Pascoe St. Leger Grenfeil Among the White Men Sacri ficed. Surprised by the Blacks and Put to Death During; a Journey in a Cart. NEW YORK, N, V., Oct. B.— Among the lives of wnite men sacrificed to tbe fury of the Matabe'es during their recent uprising near Buluwayo, Africa, was that of Pascoe St. Leger Grenfell, a notice of whose death appears in this morning's Herald. Grenfell, who was 35 years old. was the eldest son of Pascoe Dupre Grenfell of Wil ton .Park, Beaconsfield, England, a mem ber oi the London banking firm of Morton, Rose & Co. Young Grenfeil leaves a widow in this city, the sister of 11. L. Ashmore. Pascoe St. Leger Grenfell was in New York up to last winter, when he was called away upon an important mission to Africa by his father in London. He reached Buluwayo toward the end of March. There was not then the slightest intimation in that section of the country of the terrible native uprising. In the companionship of Robert White, the man aeer of the Gourley diamond mines, Mr, Grenfell leit Buluwayo about March 22. The country was so quiet that they tiav eled in a bullock cart, accompanied only by a native Cape hoy. They were bound for Guelo, three days' journey dM»nt. The little party bad just reached tbe Gourley mines when it was surprised by the Matabeles. The details of what Hap pened were not known until a month later, when tbe commanding officer of a detachment sent out to quell the outbreak came upon tbe bodies of tbe two whita men lying stripped and mutilated in the brush. The little Cape boy had disap peared and has not since been heard of. Information of the tragedy reached Claude Grenfell, a cousin of the dead man, who owns a large estate in the neighbor hood of Buluwayo. lie sent word to the family in London. It was calculated that the two men hod met their death on or about March 25. The news reached the widow in this city last Sunday by letter from Mr. Grenfell of London. Pascoe S. Leger Grenfeil was the eldest of eight brothers. One of the latter, Lieutenant Harold Grenfeli, is in the Life Guards. He went out to Africa shortly before his brother, and was present during the Transvaal raid. TO KEEP UP PROFITS. Druggists Wxll Iry to Prevent the Cut ting of Bates. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Oct. B.— The drug manuiacturers, who constitute an important contingent of the National Wholesale Druggists' Association, held an hour's meeting to-day before the main body of the druggists assembled. Reso lutions were adopted declaring the terms of all rebate contracts should be strictly enforced. A plan to prevent cutting of rates by retail dealers, which was considered yes terday, was actively discussed. Mr. Kline made a motion, which was carried, that a special committee be appointed to deal with it and procure a legal opinion npon its merits. The manufacturers having left the hall, the wholesale druggists took up their day's work, President Eliel oc cupying the chair. The following officers were elected: President, John E. Pnrcell, Richmond, Va. ; first vice-president, John A. Oilman, Easton ; second vice-president, N. A. Ash ley Lord, Cincinnati; third vice-presi dent, George K. Hopkins, St. Louis; iourtn vice-president, W. P. Redington, San Francisco; tilth vice-president, H. W. P,vans, Kansas City; secretary, A. A. Merriam, Indianapolis (twenty - fourth consecutive term); treasurer, E. L. Strong, Cleveland. Board of confol— Charles E. Weller, Omaha; ihomasC. Peak, A! aeon, Ga.; Wiiliam J.Walker, Albany; James R. Rowen, Chicago, and W. I. Wailing, Toledo. Tbe association indorsed tbe efforts of the American Pharmacists' Association to secure better professional reco nition for pharmacists in the United States army and navy. Richmond, Vs., was choaen as the next meeting-place. And the J J lay Went On. « : .; NEW YORK, N. V., Oct. The lights had been turned low for i the ■ third act of "Northern Lights" in the Grand Opera house,' Brooklyn, at i yesterday's ? matinee, and' the last orchestral note had scarcely died : a way, j when | George \ S. | Norris, ; the bass violin player, lurched forward in his seat, blood gushing from his mouth. An instant later he fell dead from his chair and rolled into the small \ pit in \ front of the little door j leading under the I stai-e. The body was carried to a room below the stage and the play , went on. Not one of the actors I nor any J among jl the ? audience had any notion Jof ■ the :; tragedy hidden from their view under the; footlights. Death is believed to have : been caused by j apoplexy. -; ' ■■■■•" Ttilif, WORKING TO CLEAR WALTER M. CASTLE The Case Taken Up by the United States Embassy at London. Powerful Influence Brought to Bear in Behalf of the Ac cused Merchant. PBOMINENT MEN AfiE ACTIVE G vernor Budd and Mayor Sutro Join in Vouching for the San Fran ciscan's Integrity. LONDON, Eko., Oot B.— The United States Embassy here has taken up, upon ti>e instructions of Secretary Olney, tne case of Walter M. Castle of Castle Brothers, well-known sbipning merchants of San Francisco, and his wife and young son, who were arrested at the Hotel Cecil on the cnarge of stealing several sable and chinchilla skins from London furriers. In consequence the Embassy officials have asked the British Home Office officials to intervene. In addition to Secretary Olney's dis patches, cable messages have been re ceived at the embassy from Governor Budd of California, the Mayor of San Francisco, the London managers of the Bank of British Columbia and the Bank of British North America, Lord Roths child, the president of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce and many others, vouching in the highest terms for Mr^ Castle's personal integrity and financial* standing. James R. Roosevelt, secretary of the United States Embansy, visited tbe Home Office and the magistrate who heard the case last Tuesday at tbe Mar] borough street court. Mr. Roosevelt will also go to see tbe Castles in Holloway Jail. BISHOP KEANE'S DEPARTURE. Noted Men of the District of Columbia Express Their Regret at the Loss of the Divine. WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. B.—Carroll ton Hall was crowded to the doors to-day with an audience tbat came to listen to speeches expressive of the regret of the community in the departure of Bishop John Keane, late rector of tbe Catholic University. The proceedings partook more of a funereal character than the eulogies of one living. Associate Justice Morris of the Supreme Court of the District of Co lumbia, and a leading Catholic, presided. Abont him were seated a number of the Catholic clergy of the city, Rev. Dr. Ran kin, president of Howard University; Rev. Dr. Whitman, president of Columbia Col lege; Professor Gallaudet of the Govern ment Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb: General T. M. Vincent, United States Pension Commissioner; Commissioner Truesdell of the District, President Mau rjee of Rock Hill College and others. Justice Morris pave the key to all ad dresses when he said that they bad as sembled to testify their appreciation of the character of Bishop Keane and for no other purposes. The resolutions adopted testified to the esteem and regard for Bishop Keane held by the citizens of this district, and were warmly euloeiatfe. T c series of addresses on the occasion was closed by Rev. Dr. Stafford, the elo quent priest and orator, who was un etinted in his praise of the retired Bishop. 7 he Women's A. P. A, WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 8.-The Women's A. P. A., now in session in this city, have elected tbe following officers: Supreme president, Carrie C. Comstock of Detroit: supreme vice-president. M. E. Richardson of Oakland, Cal.; supreme second vice-president, Frances Klork of Denver; supreme secretary, M. Belle Kempler of Saginaw, Mich.; supreme treasurer, Mary Davisson of Bloomington, 111. The president, secretary and treas urer were re-elected by acclamation and have already served four years. Of Interest to the Coast. WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. B.— A Post office was established to-day at Ordon, Cal., with Thomas R. Downes as Post master. Tensions have been eranted as follows: California : Original — John Wells, Court land; Original widow — Mareda Lowe (mother), Bakersfield; Original widow — Isabella Caliaghan, San Francisco. Oregon: Original— G. P, Lampman, Pine. Etitfhifrs Sent Borne. WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. B.— A Cable gram to the Navy Department from Ad miral McNair, commanding the Asiatic station, announces that assistant en gineers Robert E. Carney, of the Mono cacy, and D. E. Dismukes of the Detroit have been invalided home, being physi cally unable to perform active duties. Condition of National Banks. WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. B.—Comp troller Eckels to-day issued a call for the report of the condition of National banks at the close of business on Tuesday, Octo ber 1. DISEASES OF CATTLE. Possibility of Germany Placing an JEnt bargo on American Beef, INDIANAPOLIS, Imd., Oct. B.— From inquiries made to-day it develops that tbe German Government is making on its own account an investigation of the healtn of American cattle, possibly witn a view of again placing an embargo upon Ameri can beef. The State Board of Health re ceived a letter from the German Consul at Cincinnati asking a statement of bow much, if any, tuberculosis existed among the cattle in Indiana. The letter also wanted to know what measures were be ing taken to weed out or prevent the dis ease, and stated that the German Govern ment had last year expended over $400,000 in stamping out the tuberculosis among German cattle. For a Plug Tobacco Trust. NEW YORK, N. V., Oct. B.— An effort is being made again by the representatives of English capitalists to acquire the prop erties of all the manufacturers of plug to bacco in this country in order to form a plug tobacco trust. All that prevents the consummation of the deal, so it is said, is the refusal of one of the large manu facturers to set a price on his property. Peary's Paraphernalia. NEW YORK, N. V., Oct. 8. — All the paraphernalia of the last Peary expedi tion to Greenland, together with two Polar bears, eight Esquimau dogs and a quantity of skins, minerals and fossils from the frozen north, reached here yes terday in two cars that came through. Irom Sydney, Nova Scotia. The cars were in charge of Matt Hcnson, a faithful colored man-, who was in Lieutenant Peary's party. One of the Esquimau dogs died yesterday. Tbe cars were unloaded at pier 50 East River, and all the property was takfn to the Museum of Natural History in Central Park, where it will be added to the collection. HARRISON'S RETURN HOME. Cheered by a ' Crowd Upon His Arrival -■-: -=■ -v.,,. at : Indianapolis, - -j ; INDIANAPOLIS, Ikd., Oct. B.— General Harrison, and his wife arrived to-day and were greeted at the station by a crowd of 1000 people. The : appearance of the ex- President was the signal for 'cheers, and in reply to calls for a speech ';; he was con ducted to JacKson place, directly in front of the depot, where he apoke for five min utes. H s remarks were confined almost entirely to thanking hia hearers for the ardor - with woich :he was j received " nome again after an absence of several months. He was i frequently interrupted by cheers. After this altogether unexpected incident in ? connection . with his . arrival, the ? ex- President and his wife were driven to their home. ■:.' ' ; I' SEARCHING FOR MURDERERS. Arrests by the Wholesale May Be Madt in northwestern lowa. ESTHERVILLE, lowa, Oct. B.— Two men suspected of haying committed tbe murders at Sherburne, Minn., yesterday were arrested at Swea City, near here, this morning. They give the names of Armstrong and Graetlingery, and tally with the descriptions sent out. Both are bicyclists. A large and well-armed posse is scouring tbe timber north and west of this place, and stiil another man answer ing the description of one of the murder ers was seen eight miles north of here last night. In addition to the posses at worK in this vicinity others are scouring the woods and guarding the roads and crossings ail along Northwest and North Central lowa, aud the whole country is aroused. An Interesting Decision, NEW YORK, N. V., Oct. B.— Justice Beekman of the Supreme Court has just rendered an interesting decision in the case of the State of South Dakota against John T. McChesney. When Wiiliam Walter Taylor was elected Treasurer of the State 'he gave $350,000 bonds, with seventeen sureties. Wben he defaulted for $366,023 his bondsmen showed that the bond required by law was but $250,000. That amount was paid by the bond-men, and the State then brought suit to recover the $100,000 in addition for which bonds had been given. McChesney, one of the sureties, fought the case, claiming that the State could only collect the legal amount of the bond, and the decision rendered by Justice Beekman sustained this view of the case. SAN DIEGO WATER DEAL, A Powerful Combination Against the Wright Irrigation Act. Colonel J. P. Jones Tells What the Capitalists Are Doing in the Matter. SAN DIEGO, Cal.. Oct. B.— Additional details were learned to-day of the reported combination of capitalists to lobby for the repeal of the Wright irrigation act in the next Legislature, in case the Supreme Court finds it constitutional. Colonel J. P. Jones, ex-presideot of the Linda Vista irrigation district, the largest in tbe State, consented to talk. "It is a fact that there is such a combi nation," he said. "It took shape origi nally in the Central irrigation district in the vicinity of Coiusa, where they have expended $540,000 on the development of water and the works are not yet completed. "The farmers in the district are tired now, and will not vote for any more bonds. Tbe people running the thing are desirous of throwing the district in the bands of the bondhelders, who are to complete the works and charge for water as may be arranged hereafter. I am told, on what I consider authority, that Haggin and Carr, and also Miller, of Miller & Lux, are among the heavy movers in the combination to repeal the Wright act. "The result of the repeal will be to give private parties a splendid chance to come in where districts have been mismanaged, buy up valuable water rights for a song and secure a monopoly of the water sup ply. I admit that in some cases there suit would be to bring water more quickly, but at the same time it would be out of tbe people's hands and in those of private corporations, which the majority of irri gationists in this State do not want. "I am told that Miller has already spent $30,000 or more in taking steps to defeat the Wright act. This plan is a part of the one which was made public some time ago, when it was mentioned that capital ists were buying up irrigation bonds, or at least securing options upon them. This has been denied, but I happen to know personally that it is true." D IVINES AT SACRAMENTO The Congregational Association Listens to Interesting Papers, Members Engage in a General Discus sion and Hake Many Lively Points. SACRAMENTO, Cal., Oct. B.— The Congregational Association has been in session all day, and in the main have been engaged in transacting routine business. Three papers were presented and read one by Rev. W. W. Scudder on "Men and the Church," one by Rev. H. Mellvill* Tlnney on educational methods, and the other by Dr. McLean of Oakland, entitled "The Wheel and the Spirit Within the Wheels," showing how the wheels that brought us to Sacramento forty years ago were changed much and were vastly differ ent from the wheels that brought us here now. His discourse from Ezekiel showed much of application to our times and methods in intricate yet comprehensive figures. At the conclusion of the three papers, a general discussion by members brought out many lively points, and was much enjoyed. Professors Lloyd and Nash, Revs. Coombe, Maar, Butler, Kobbins and Mrs. French, presented many different phases of tbe work, while Rev. L. H. Cal lock made an earnest plea that the church be the bead in all things, and unify and sanctify secular agencies ior doing the work of tbe kingdom. Dr. McLean then made a report of his efforts with the Methodist Episcopal Con ference at Pacific Grove in the matter of interdenominational comity. The Meth odist Conference decided that their fun damental principles forbade any such an arrangement, while Dr. Dille, who was appointed a committee on fraternal rela tions, sent a letter to the association, which was read, and his hope of a Chris tian unity in tbe near future was cheered vigorously. The evening was consumed by the regu t lar programme. SUNK IN THE RIVER NUMBER Loss of the Swedish Steamer Alexander After a Collision. Ten of the Crew Drowned, but the Captain and Pilot Escape. GALES IN THE IRISH CHANNEL No Abatement in ths Fury ot the Winds' and Great Carnage Is Done to Shipping. LONDON, Ewo, Oct. B.— A dispatch to Lloyds from Hull says that the Swedish steamer Alexander and the British steamer Emden of the Goole Company came into collision in the Humberthis morning, the former sinking. The cap tain, two seamen and the pilot of the Alexander were saved, but ihe remainder of the crew, some ten in number, were drowned. The Emden proceeded for Goole. The gale still continues with unabated fury in tbe Irish Channel and at many other point-* along, the Irish and Welsh coasts, its force being felt with serious re sults at Dublin and Wicklow. The gaie has also been felt severely at Belfast. Several persons have been admitted to the Belfast hospitals suffering from the ef fects of injuries received in tbe streets by flying fragments ol buildings, limbs of trees, etc., which the gale carried tbrougn the streets with great violence. Many houses in the lower portion of Bristol have been inundated by the water from the harbor, which has overflowed the docks. At Tenby, "Wales, 200 feet of the pier and a large portion of the landing stage were carried away by the force of the wind and water. A lifeboat was launched at 2 o'clock this morning for the purpose of putting out to the rescue of a vessel in the Carmathen Bay. The boat with its crew disappeared in the darkness and up to noon to-day it had not returned nor had any tidings of it been received. The town of Llenduno, Wales, is flooded for a quar ter of a mile above high water mark. Tbe crew of tbe British coasting schooner Lady Agnea was rescued Dy means of a line from the life-savera on shore, as, it ,was impossible for the men to launch a lifeboat. An abnormally high tide greatly dam aged the Cambrian Railway, between Aberystwith and Machcreith and Towyn and Barmouth. For the distance of a mile between the latter places tbe line was en tirely destroyed. It will take fully a week to get the line in running order. The railway was also flooded between Bar mouth and Dolgelly and Barmouth and Port Madoc. The seawall at Swansea was partly de stroyed by the heavy sea pounding a gainst it. A number of small houses at Pc nclawd dock were demolished. A large unknown ship was lost off Sikmer Island ana all on board perishe* T he river Severn rose seven feet above' ts normal height at Newham, and the lower portion of the town was flooded. M any animals were drowned. The seawall and the railway at White maven were badly damaged and many houses were badly flooded. The deluge of rain was accompanied by thunder. Bering Sea Claims Commission. OTTAWA, Out,, Oct. B.— Tbe Berinc Sea Claims Commission will meet in Vic toria, B. C, early in November, and the taking of evidenc- will begin about No vember 10, by which time sealing schoon ers will have returned from their season's work. Justice King will represent Can ada, with Premier Peters of Prince Ed ward Island as chief council and Mr. Beique as assistant council. Lord Aberdeen's Trip. OTTAWA, Oyr., Oct. B.— Lord and Lady Aberdeen and suite left here last evening for British Columbia. 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