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SEVEN KNOWN TO BE DEAD
' OVER SIXTY INJURED BY THE EX
PLOSION IN PHILADELPHIA— MORE
BODIES PROBABLY IX RUINS.
Philadelphia, Aug. Seven dead, three or
four probably fatally Injured and more than
Sxty other persons hurt more or leas seriously
la the latest revised record of last night's ex
plosion in the block of buildings in Locust-et..
above Tenth-«t., In this city. How many more
victim, if any. are still in the ruins will not bo
known until all the debris has been cleared
away, which will require many more hours of
hard work. The latest find wan made at 8
o'clock to-night, when the badly burned body
O f a colored man was found in the wreckage on
the sidewalk.
m >terred by the incessant rain, the work or
eearcbing - 1 -"" the d ** ad has been kept up con
tinuous during the twenty-four hours sine* the
explosion occurred. The only person who was
positively known to be in the ruins was Eliza
beth Mountain, and a large force of men was
ke , constantly at work in the debris where
m mother's house had stood. The efforts of
the marching were rewarded at 4 o'clock this
afternoon, when in a corner of the cellar, cov
ered partly by broken bricks, the body of the
unfortunate woman was found. H-r mother and
brother had stood by during the entire night
and day watching the searchers at work.
One colored man was found In the ruins of th*»
restaurant, which was patronized by negroes.
He was supposed to be a helper in the place, but
_-, .... could be found to identify him. The
ilsi found to-night was about thirty-live years
It ace. and was apparently a bootblack.
Temporary electtte lights have been erected
at the scene of the esp'osion, and to-night two
hundred men. under the direction of the De
partment of Public Safety, are vigorously pur
luW the ,arch. Many of the residents of
the neighborhood believe there are more bodies
In the wreckage. Several persons are missing,
but as some of them had no known permanent
dace of residence, it cannot be said positively
that they are buried la the ruins. The police
and are officials can give no opinion except
wfcat they gather from those who live near the
scene of the disaster. ,
The police and n~e officials are also making
a search I c the cause of the explosion, but
to-n'ght they have no positive proof as to its
cause. They hold to the theory that gasolene
did the damage, and that it had been stored
In one of the three grocery stores. The offi
cials are inclined to believe that the explosion
occurred In the McClemmy store, which was in
the middle of the block Mc-Clemmy. who is
liadly Injured, pays that he had enly a gallon
ef the oil in his place, and that he kept it In
the rear of the building.
DOWNFALL OF A DOCK BTILDER.
.DIVORCE AND FAILURE TO PAY ALJMONT
FOLLOWED BY ARREST ON A CHARGE
OF FORGERY.
Isaac T. Seribner. once a prosperous dock builder,
Jiavlng a large business at Po«aghlßsspeae and New-
York. as well as at other points along the Hudson,
la under arrest at Peekskill. where he has lived all
his life, on a charge of forgery. The offence is
th* outcome of a divorce which his wife, obtained
1. .-•■■' momth, with the custody of the children and
alimony of $100 a nonth. The amount proved a
heavy burden, and when be failed to pay Seribner
•was threatened with arrest. H« was arrested
finally In Procpect-ave . Brooklyn, one morning
recently at 2 o'clock and taken to Peekskill. The
charge against him was grand larceny In forging
the name of Robert McCora, a prominent lawyer
of P«*ksk!ll. to a note signed by John C. Moore,
also supposed to be fictitious. Th» note wan for
aajt. Other complainants appeared, and It was
found that Seribner had evidently forged quite a
number of notes. The figures may run Into the
thousands.
Judge Nathan P. Bushneil. !n the police- court,
iw* the preliminary examination for yesterday.
Mrs JeFSie A. MuMen. a eJster of the defendant,
furnished $600 bail. 6crlbner had no lawyer yester
day, and was not ready to go on with the case.
We pleaded for delay, and another week wat« plven
film The judge, however, declined to accept Mrs.
ilurden again, and raised the amount of th« bail
to 51.000.
lirRPH V SHIFTS AXD PROMOTES.
HP FATS THE THREE PLATOOW SYSTEM ■WTLI. GO
INTO EFFECT Oaf THUESDAT OR FRIDAY.
Police Commissioner Murphy yesterday announced
the promotion of three members of fhe Headquar
ters squad and two members of Captain Tltus's
Ftaff to the grade of detective-sergeant. The men
from the Headquarters pquad are Thomas A. But
ler, William Durban and William Kinsler. Tne
men promoted from Captain Titus's staff are Ed
ward P. Hughes and Joseph Petrosino. The former
ealary of the men promoted was $1,400 a year. They
will now receive 52.000. Under the new charter they
cannot be, degraded, and can be retired on request
at half pay.
Considerable surprise was manifested when It
was announced by Commissioner Murphy that ha
had transferred nine members of th© squad to
patrol duty in various precincts. The members of
the squad have been doing detective duty, with the
pay and rank of patrolmen.
It 19 raid that recently a law was passed by the
legislature, which the men believe provides that
on and after January 1 they will be entitled to
full pay as detective pergeants, and with that In
vi. v.' have already. It is wild, entered suit in the
6uprem« Court to have them recognized as such.
The Commissioner also said that the thrre platoon
fvstem would go into effect either Thursday or
Friday of this week.
HAT MAKERS TO COM BIX E.
A CONSOLIDATION OF 1 ALL MANUFACTURING IN
TERESTS PREDICTED.
It baa become current talk In Wall Street that
the !arge hat manufacturers of the country are
preparing to consolidate their Interests, and that
the combination to be formed will Include every
branch of hat manufacture from fur cutting to the
niak.r.g- of sweat hands, a meeting called by pro
moters of trie new trust has been attended by rep
resentatives of most of the large manufacturers.
TO BUILD XEW SUGAR REFINERY.
The articles Incorporating the Knickerbocker
Sugar Refining Company have been placed on rec
ord In the County Clerk's Office. in Newark, K. J..
end C. V. Chllds. James R. Maplecroft and H.
Smith are named as corporator*. The corpora-
It ?« f s i! ld to i,- ,-, ntrolled by Western grocers.
buiirt I " a ipital stock of $1.&A«"O. and Is to
on i? 6 /i" ?ar r *-nn«ry on the New-Jersey shore.
••poatt* Grant's tomb
RAILROAD WAT RATES COMPLAINED OF.
ti^ aSh ' nt:tOni a^. t— Complaint waa Instituted
«>-aay before the Interstate Commerce Commission
s b the National Hay Association against the Lake
nor* aril 3 Michi «* n Southern Railroad Company
#», twenty-nine other railroads doing business in
«t> eastern section of the country, alleging unlaw
™' Clscriialiiatlons against hay and straw. The
apjalnt charge, that for a long period of time
*£ *ad straw have been In the sixth, or lowest,
■TZJ° , fre!s:ht - but that the carrier* on January
«f ♦J i ° ed tkssa OHMaadsttaa In the fifth class
<Mar*i"^n *'* by , Increasing the freight by a
W^ordonat?! 1 ' h , ay trc L m '' hir to New-York, and
t£*th£? Z ely ff 0';,0 ';, '" nir points. It is alleged, fur-
W'w rkln^ n^', <3ity r.r .* "* > . *«* * lye " to Canadian
Wvducu * discrimination against the domestic
rMgvtrn/e WAKIXG i p industrially
££****«*. Aug. «• -Krne*t L Harris. United
"«*• consular Rent at Eiden.toca. has Informed
Brtii if Department that valuable mineral treaa
slrh^ " :> **** d lowered in Palestine^
« thT m « te «*'« tO hot the lndu.trial awakening
tv •. .^ Uld lB no lonser a dream. He «ay»
««-tov i tnat th * preat part of the once nourishing
«*tJon '* a l ' arr *' n d *-^rt; the lint-, of communl
. « are ml^rat^e and traffic te unsafe aside
**». U^.°'." fr ° m Vafa tO «alem. Mr. Harm
°» l^tiT l th * newly discovered mineral der^sluj lLa
P*SffSr^Ls2 <3»«ant. a« thf TuVklsh Gov
[piitti^ 8 Ji\ 'l ? nl "» a continuation of the Ya?l
VI. LL LXDICTED AGMX.~~
THE FORMER BANK WRECKER MUST
ANSWER A CHARGE OF GRAND
LARCENY.
The grand. Jury yesterday returned an indictment
against Cieorge H. Pell for grand larceny ln the
first degr«« for stealing from the United States
Security Company one hundred shares of the pre
ferred Btock of the International Paper Company.
The etock in valued at 56.400. The whole matter
waa threshed out several months ago before Mag
istrate Mayo ln the Centre-et. police court, where
Pell was held ln $2.OM> bondß for the grand Jury.
Pell is now out on ball.
Fourteen years ago Pell was a. partner ln the
brokerage firm of Grovesteen & Pell. The concern
collapsed in August, ISK7. after a troubled existence
of a few months. At that time Pell was president
of the Eaat and Weet Railroad of Alabama. Short
ly before the failure he became a candidate for
Congress, but was disastrously beaten. It was
said at tho time that his campaign coat him bo
much money that it assisted materially In bank
rupting the firm. Later he re-engaged in the bro
kerage business at No. 47 Llberty-st.. under the
name of Pell At Wailack.
On January 31. ll&o. the failure of the Sixth Na
tional Bank took place. Pell had been appointed
a^ent by the bank's board of directors to dispose
of $I,ooo*olo worth of the securities of the bank.
Pell was indicted by the grand Jury, charged with
irrand larceny in the first degree. He was con
victed upon the specific charge of having stolen
$31 088 In 'bonds. These bonds belonged to the Lenox
Hank, which, toctther with the Equitable Hank,
had shortly before purchased control of the Sixth.
National. .
On June 10, ISW. after a trial of nine days. Pell
was sentenced by Recorder Smyth to eeven years
and six months imprisonment at Sing Sing.
A MYSTERIOUS XHOOTIXG.
I*OLICB THINK WOUNDED MAN LIES WHEN HE
SAYS HE DOES NOT KNOW WHO HIS
ASSAILANT WAS.
While on post In East Thirteenth-et. near Ave
nue A early yesterday morning Patrolman Mc-
Neil, of the Kifth-st. station, heard the report of
a pistol. On a coalbox In front of a saloon kept
by an Italian, at No. 443 East Thirteenth-st.. he
found a man bleeding from a wound In the left
side of his head. The wounded man said he was
George Kelly, a bricklayer of No. 308 East Eighty
fourlh-6t. He paid he was passing through the
street, when he was shot from the other side of
the thoroughfare by some unknown person. He
did not know why he was shot. Dr. Rogers, of
Bellewie Hospital, who was called, found that th«
bullet had entered behind Kelly's left ear, and
was lodged In trie cheekbone. The police think
that he,knows who shot him and why he was shot.
Kelly ref dto see a detective when he called at
the hospital.
BOTTLE MEBCBAXTS DEATtI WAS SUICIDE
The death 0C William E. 'Whlteman. the. bottle
merchant of No. 22 East Forty-fifth-st., who was
found dead in bed In the boarding house there,
was reported as a rase of suicide yesterday by
Dr. Daniel K. Barry, of No 447 Oxtaffton-ave.,
who haid thu man had taken carbolic acid, and
that a bottle that had contained the poison was
found In the bed.
CALIFORNIA WIXEMAKERS ALARMED.
TO APITAL TO CONGRESS FOR PROTECTION
AOADIBT THREATENED FRENCH
OOUVKtmOM.
San Fmncisco. Auk. 6— Reru-esentatlves of Call
foriiia wlnemakln^ interests have learned that
French exporters proposr to enter into active com
petition With the wincmakers of thla State. It Is
asserted that la some districts of France the crop
of Krai»s has been so enormous that the price of
wine ha.< fallen to less than one cent a gallon.
The Fn nc h growers. It Is paid do not Intend to
ehlp wine to this country, owing to the tariff, but
they prwposti to send over condensed must. This
Is unferrii.r.ted Kr.-ii«? juice which can be. quickly
converted Into tair wine, by the addition of water.
The duty on mv.-i it only 'JO per cent ad valorem,
it coming under the head of "unenumerated artl
dasV in the tariff schedules. The wine Interests
of California will at once- take steps to have the
omission •■! must from the tariff rectified by Con
gress, ai d It i^ likely that the measure to that
effe.-t will be placed In charge of Representative
Kahn on Ma return from the Philippines.
THROWS SILVER OX COURTROOM FLOOR.
PKISOKEB ARRESTED ANT> RELEASED. REPEATS
PERFORMANCa WHICH CAUSED HIB
IiKTENTION.
William !„. Harkness drove to the Jefferson Mar
ket court yesterday and staggered in. No sooner
had he taki-n * seat than he polled out a roll of
bills and ■ handful of silver, and began to throw
money on the Moor of the courtroom.
Harkness was followed by the cabman, John Car
ter, who demanded his pay. Harkness started to
pour coin in the outstretched hand of the cabman.
"Say when," remarked Harkness. as he dropped
silver piece after silver piece Into the palm before
him.
The cabman MgieeCad that little formality, and
an officer performed It for him, making him restore
all but a dollar. Harkness was then locked up
He refused to pick up his money before being led
away, and the officer did It for him. Harkness
whs' arrested OB Monday night by OUtcer Be.hr
while he was giving away money at Sixth-aye. and
Twenty-fourth-st. He obtained his release, on ball
soon after being locked up.
W II A LEX'S DEMURRER SIRTAIXED.
CONGRESSMAN FOWLER WANTED TO RESTRAIN
THE CITY ROM USING "ISLAND PLAT
FORM.- IN THE SUBWAYS.
Corporation Counsel Whnlf-n received word yes
terday that his demurrer in the case brought
against the city and the Rapid Transit Commission
i by Congressman Charles A. Fowler, of New-Jersey,
! owner of the Carpenter patent of the so-called bi
j transit railway system, had been sustained by
I Judge I^acombe In the United States Circuit Court..
I Congressman Fowler declared that he was the
owner of the patent for so called "Island plat
forms." and sought to enjoin the Rapid Transit
■. Commissioners from using them In the subway
i Corporation Counsel Whalen demurred on' the
i ground that the patent showed on Its face that It
I »a» Invalid, and Judge Lacombe take* the same
view.
NEW- YORK DAILY TTrrnrM^PSlP^^ 7, 1901.
MAY SPARK THE VERMONT.
PUBLIC PROTEST AGAINST HER I>E
BTRUCTION LIKELY TO BE DEEDED.
The order from the Naval Board at Washington
for the burning of the old receiving ship Vermont.
whose decks have been trod by a quarter of a
million of enlisted naval men and boys since the
Civil War. is being reconsidered by the board, it la
believed. There la a goo.l prospect, according to
advices received at the Brooklyn Navy Yard yester
day, that the part of the order calling for the de
struction of the old ship will speedily be with
drawn. The Tribune's article yesterday, ><ugi:*.stlnir
that the Vermont might not after all be destroyed
caused much comment and commendation. It was
urged that while the Navy Department can prop
erly regulate the housing of Its sailors. Its rlcht to
destroy an historical "water mark" like the Ver
mont Is debatable, to say the least.
Colonel W. C. Church, of "The Army and Navy
Journal," seconds th* suggestion of W. H. 81 ton,
former commander of the Brooklyn Naval Militia,
that the Vermont be used as a museum for naval
relics. Captain Jacob W. Miller, of the New-York
Naval Militia, wants the Vermont turned over to
that' body. Edward Hagaman Hall, secretary of
the American Scenic and Historical Preservation
Society, being asked his opinion, said:
While our society believes strong!] In the preser
vation of landmarks and relics having an his
toric or educational value, yet seal tn this direc
tion should always be tempered with reason, If. aa
is alleged, the Vermont Is saturate l with the germs
of disease and cannot be disinfected, sentiment
ought not to stand In the way of her removal On
the other hand, if the old ship can consistently be
saved, there li no doubt thai »he would excite a
great deal of interest, notwithstanding her some
what prosaic history. Her war .record consists
chiefly of being stationed at Port Royal. After the
wax she was brought North and converted into a
receiving ship. If, by the use of concrete filling or
the. application of fire proofing treatment, the dan
ger of destruction by fire could be diminished, she
would make an Interesting depository for naval
relics.
Colonel Church said:
I certainly am opposed to the destruction of
the old Vermont If the navy wants to nous. Its
men differently, well and good, but the Vermont
should not be destroyed. 1 suspect that certain In
fluences in the Navy Department which are work
ing for barracks for the sailors ale back of the
order for breaking up or burning the Vermont.
The Vermont should be made into a museum for
naval war relics. Hundreds of Interesting relics
are now covered up or rusting to pieces because
there is no suitable place to put them on exhibi
tion. There was talk of making the top of the
proposed Dewey arch Into a naval museum The
£ rm . ont i Wr>u d . '' a hotter '""■ As a type of the
old lighting frigate the Vermont should be pre
served. It may be that some future generation
wj I want '' restore her rigging and sails. She
will be much more of a curiosity fifty years from
to-day than she Is now.
Captain Miller said:
I have not paid particular attention to the case
of the Vermont and her prospective destruction.
She Is a fine old vessel, though, and has dona good
service. It seems a pity that she should be broken
up. If the government has no better use for her
nne might be turned over to the Naval Militia, and
would probably be of great use to the service. The,
old New-Hampshire has been moat valuable In our
work, and It is fortunate that she was not de
stroyed.
COLUMBIA IN THE NA VY YARD
THOSE WHO (JOT ABOARD THE CRUISER
PRONOUNCE HER TO BE IN A
DIRTY CONDITION.
The handsome grayhound of the navy, the cruiser
Columbia, which holds the speed record for war
vessels between America and Europe, is now lying
at th« Cob Dock In the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and
within a short time will be turned Into a floating
barracks for green sailors. The orders have not
arrived yet for the transfer el the men from the
Vermont, but they are expected at any time.
The Columbia had a hard passage from Philadel
phia, There was some trouble with her sea valves,
and as there was not enough steam In the boilers to
work the pumps the men were obliged to man them.
The result was that the crew waa worn out when
the Columbia reached Brooklyn at 8 o'clock yester
day morning- Strict orders were given that no one
should be allowed aboard the boat unless on urgent
official business. Lieutenant-Commander Atwater
and most of the crew went to bed at once. •
Several persons who did get aboard the vessel
said that she was In an exceedingly dirty condition
and .that it would take a week or more to get her
into good shape,. Officers in the navy yard were
much surprised at the condition of the Columbia,
because here vessels out of commission are care
fully looked after. What Is known a.s a preservation
squad makes a dally inspection of all ships In
ordinary.
Hear- Admiral Barker believes that the people
have got a wrong Impression from the fact that
the department has ordered the Columbia to bo
used as a receiving ship.
"She Is not a failure." said the admiral to a
Tribune reporter last night, "and no Indignities
are being heaped upon her by using her tempo
rarily hr a receiving ship. She will not be Injured
In any way or remodelled at ail. and will be kept
In better shape than she would bo If laid un In
SCENES AFTER THE EXPLOSION IN PHILADELPHIA.
(Photographed for The Tribune.)
ordinary with only a keeper or two aboard. The
five hundred men «vho will live aboard the vessel
will keep her in excellent shape."
Admiral Barker declared that the Columbia was
in no sense .i failure, but that she was of a type
which was th« least valuable to keep in commission
in times of peace The large amount of coal con
sumed by the cruiser makes her too expensive to
keep in commission. In times of war. however, she
would be Invaluable as a commerce destroyer
As to the proposition that the Vermont bp pre
served as a relic Rear Admiral Barker did n«t
.-.ire to say much. Clearly he was not enthusiast^
o\ ■ r r
•Of course." said he, "I have bo Idea what the
department will finally ■!.• with the Vermont. They
will not burn her. I am sure, but it hardly seems to
me thai there is enough historic Interest connected
with her to warrant any treat effort at preserva-
The fact that the Id Constitution was being
D . -v. was recalled to his mind.
••Well." •■■•ill the Hear- Admiral. "' understand
that they re having some difficulty keeping her.
It Is oiii>»- .'i tank Of course. If anybody wishes to
buy the Vermont and keep her as a relic we sha!l
have no objections."
WORK "V EABT RIVER BRIDGE IPPROACB.
Work waa ba§wa yesterday on the approach to
the new Cast River bridge Thei ■ i entnre
absence o! ceremonj Al a signal given by O. T..
lever Fail.
BEWARE ol any "Rough On" not bearlnr tne name
E. S. WELLS, Jersey City. K. J.
All others arc Spurious-
OoaeliA Bed Bugs,
<$BsP^2K2 Po/so ' N '
.* o jJq S\/ Jns'idr*' water*. /
"'s**2s« £F^§^ j&s t^^- i£ 30*
Is Not a Poison.
Bugs and Insects do not necessarily eat it, but it is
Offensive and Destructive to Insect Life.
It exterminates Bugs and Insects by external irritation.
Guaranteed to do the work quickly and effectively.
Is Cheapest and Most Economical
Because highly concentrated and promptly effective.
Don't nils, it with anything. Use as it is.
THIS IS QUITE ANOTHER PREPARATION".
F ioikHOH FTOTIT
t%3 vaFLY&FLEA
M> ' ~ n...t a/
Keeps XSk. fM PuNCiEHI
,Mosqi!it<ha; H^\[^^hm^
Ticks. CNATs\\b^^r^\ eps
Flies Fp2&C Iv^^Mats,
Mas Persons I f^l|l / ' v>\^PEis,v >\^PEis, Rugs.
TIM$ S \ \ ] 0-OTM IMG.
■-, $ Stronger - s==t - Ah'rs * m x <5L">
JTffi) 7" Closers /XT
It is Not Poisonous. Has no Offensive Odor.
And though stronger, more pungent, penetrating, peisWlßlt
and more lasting than Camphor, or Naphthaline, tho odor is
pleasant and agreeable to persona. WUI not »oil nor injure
clothing. ten times CHEApER
Because more effective and ten times more lasting than Cam
phor. It is in fuct the only effective protection against Moth.
Pack your things in it and don't worry. Knocks fleas from
dogs and eats instantly. Keeps roosauKoes, flies, gnats, ticks.
« tc , from persons, or these and lice from horses. 60c. Doass.
at Druggists. By mail. 86c. Roußh on Rats clears out Rats
and Mice. 1., . i: S. WELLS, Jersey Cixy, N. J.
Hough, president of the United Engineering and
Contracting Company, some forty workmen dug
their picks Into the ground at Delancei and
Mangln sis.
The contract for tho p.'-Toacr. | s held by the
Pennsylvania Steel Company, which wffl put in
the Iron work, and has sublet rhe •■ontract for
th« substructure to th» t'nited Eneineering and
Contracting Company.
DOER SOT WAST TO CONSOLIDATE.
AMERICAN COTTON OIL COMPANY DEPOSITS
STOCK WITH FIRST NATIONAL TO PRO
TECT ITSELF FROM OTHER
COMPANIES.
The plan for depositing stock of the American
Cotton Oil Company with the- First National Bank
for three years, under an agreement that the stock
may be sold at not less than li* for the preferred
and 60 for the common, as described in The Trib
une, was accepted by the directors of the company
yesterday. A report that the plan was designed to
aid in the consolidation of the company with the
Southern Cotton OH Company or the Virginia-
Carolina Chemical Company was contradicted yes
terday by officials of the company. On the other
hand. It -was said, the company WMMd to protect
Itself against the outside companies securing a con
trolling interest in It.
The other companies. It was said, had been com
bining their interests until they controlled twenty
nine mills. It Is said to be the plan of the Ameri
can Cotton Oil Company to increase its facilities
until it has sixty crushing mills and ten refineries.
George Austin Morrison, chairman. Harris C.
Fahnestock. Edward Wlnslow and .1. Kennedy Todd
have consented to act as a committee representing
the holders of a large amount of the preferred and
common stocks of the American Cotton OH Com
pany, who have entered into an agreement for fur
thering a consolidation or other disposition of the
property, or for the acquisition or lejse of prop
erty by the company and for the general advance
ment of the interests of depositing stockholders
through united action. Copies of the stockhold
ers' agreement may be obtained from R. F. Munro.
secretary to the committee, at the office of the com
pany.
ROUOHo^Bu|iONS
fit* A&SllfyF^
Marvellous in quick relief of a sprained Ankle, a
Sprained or Bruised Tendon, Ligament or Muscle, a
Black Eye. any Contusion. Sprain, Bruise or Mash,
where the skin is entire.
Any Rones t Physician
will admit he can't cur© a bunion, unless ho uses
Rough on Bunions. Any druggist will tell you no
remedy heretofore devised will cure a bunion.
Rough on Bunions is the Only Cine.
and for a sprain, bruise, mash or black eye. it is sur
prisingly effective, and for aching, sore, tired, tencer
feet it beats the world.
35e. at druggists, or by mall for SSc.
E. S. WELLS, Chemist, Jersey City, N. «*•» U. S. A.
<- —
RouQtff (? R "s
/ / Jb>M m y
x\ V /9)y^cH/ ( m
SOLD ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
Does Not Evaporate.
Cures without making the feet sore. Relieves pain
and soreness the instant applied.
Corn remedies may come and go. bat ''Rough on .
Corns ** goes on forever, and in spite of unheard-of
competition ii remains the standard, the old and ever
reliable, never-failing cure for hard or soft corns.
•• R,,. -h on Corns'* could not bo the standard of
the world without unusual merit. • 15c. at druggists.
E. S. WELLS. Chemist. Jersey City, N. J.
BATTLE ON IX MARYLAND.
REPT'BLU'ANS IN mi\ik\T!h\ DR.
"JCTCCCE MR. UURMA.VS POLICY.
"WHITE SUPREMACY" ISSUE RIDICUL.EI>-
CANDIDATES NOMINATED BT
ACCLAMATION.
Baltimore. Aug. The Republican State
Convention, held here to-day, placed the follow
ing ticket in nomination:
For Mada Controller— HERMAN 5. PI*ATT. of Baltimore
City.
Tor Cleric of the Court of Appeals — THOMAS PARRAV.
M Calvert County.
Both nominations were mad? by acclamation.
Interest therefor" centred mainly in the plat
form and the sp« the». all of which teemed with
denunciation of the Democracy in general and
of ex-Senator Gorman in particular. The "white
supremacy" issue raised by the Democrats In the
platform adopted by them at last week*9 conven
tion was ignored in4h.ii on which the Republi
can candidates will stand, but it came in for Its
share of unf.ivoi a' 1 ■ mention in the speeches.
Phillips Lee flotdsborou?h. chairman of the Re
publican Stare Central Committee. Indicated
clearly Ike course to be pursued by his party in
the corning rip r with regard to this issue In his
opening- address to the convention.
"To the cry that this is a wliit* man's State."
he said, "we answer that the negro bogle will
scare no man. It is disgusting, but humorous;
it is a sham and fraud; it is without force. The
suggestion that th > more than SO per cent of
white population of the State is in Jeopardy
from any standpoint from the less than 20 per
cent of negro population is an insult to a brave
and intelligent people, who are justly proud of
the glory of their State, that as a colony was
the first to ordain liberty of conscience and
freedom of religion. It remained for th* pres
ent boss gove.ned Democratic machine, in order
to hide its own hideousness. to conjure such a
spectacle. There has never been a time when
there has not been a white mans government la
Maryland, and as the percentage of colored peo
ple has steadily decreased in the State each
decade since ISIO. when it was ::>_-_' per cent,
to the present time, when it is but 19.78 per cent,
the puerility and absurdity of crying aloud a
white man's government are apparent."
Congressman George A. Pearre. who presided
also characterized the issue as puerile and
ridiculous, as did former Attorney-General
George R. Gaither, ho placed Mr. Parran in
nomination.
THE PLATFORM.
The platform is the work of Senator McCbma3
and Phillips Lee Goldsborough. chairman of the
State Central Committee, who is regarded as a
candidate for the seat of Senator Wellington.
The plank which especially refers to Mr. Gorman
is as follows:
We appeal to all good citizens to unite In de
feating the selfish political bosses in their con
spiracy, begun with the extra session, to per
petuate themselves and their methods by one
sided elections, and to thwart the first purpose
of that conspiracy by defeating the election to
the United States Senate of the Democratic
leader who dictated the disfranchising election
law to a servile Assembly. Their victory would
again fasten upon our State the reign of corrup
tion and violence overthrown in 1SI)5. and enable
them to intrench themselves for a generation be
hind a far worse disfranchising election law
than the un-American law we are pledged to re
peal. If we succeed we will defeat the election
to the United States Senate of a man whose
views on tariff and finance fluctuate with po
litical exigencies, who is stable only in unvary
ing control of the Democratic party machine.
Other planks pledge the party's representatives
in Congress to uphold the policy of President
McKinley; promise that the Republicans, If put
in control of the legislature, will Immediately
repeal the new election law and re-enact the one
in force before the recent special session of the
legislature; to pass laws to prevent corrupt prac
tices in elections: to regulate primary elections:
to take the public schools and the police de
partment out of politics; to suppress all combi
nations of trade which are intended to create a
monopoly: to amend the present oyster laws so
as to provide for the replenishing and revival of
the barren oyster beds at public expense and to
secure to oystermen and crabbers full rights and
privileges on those beds.
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