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, THE MORNING NEWS. 1
J Established 1350. - -Incorporated 1888. t
1 u j. H. ESTILL, President. )
trolley jumps the track.
TW O OP THE SCOHE OF PEOPLE IX-
Jt'RED EXPECTED TO DIE.
Xwo t or* Following the Car Derail
ed Crash Into the Wreck—Mont of
the Damage Done - the Second
Collision —AH the Car. Loaded
With People Ketnrning From a
Fireworks Display—Soho Hill at
Pittsburg the Scene of the Wreck.
PKtsburg, Pa.. July 6.-Two people
were fatally Injured and eighteen or
twenty others were more or less seriously
Injured in a street car wreck to-night on
the Forbes street line of the Consolidated
Traction Company. The names of those
fatally injured are:
MICHAEL DERRITT, motorman, top
of head torn away, two ribs and a leg
broken.
TOM MANLEY, employed In the circu
lation department of the Times, scalp laid
bare and hurt internally.
The others injured were:
MRS. MARY H. WILSON, Arch street,
Allegheny, two ribs, right leg and left
ankle broken; may recover.
EDWARD BIERSCH.
MRS. EDWARD BIERSCH.
W. H. ESENBEIS.
JOHN M'ELROY.
HENRY M'HENRT.
JOHN CARR. \
MISS ALICH MOONEY.
MISS CARRIE KEIGHTLINGER.
JOSEPH MACKIE.
PETER FAY.
MISS LIZZIE SMITH.
MISS ANNIE SMITH.
TWO ITNKOWN WOMEN.
ONE UNKNOWN MAN.
JOHN HOOVER.
EDWARD KINNEY.
The seriously injured were ,removed to
the hospitals and the others were taken vO
their homes. The wreck occurred on Soho
Hill at the time that the immense crowd
which attended the fireworks display at
Schenley park was returning home. At El
wood street, the car had gone about half
way down the hill, when it jumped the
track. Closely following it came an open
summer car with a trailer, both densely
packed with people. Before the second
could be stopped it crashed into the de
railed car.
Hardly had the first collision happened
before a third car heavily laden came
down the hill at full speed and forced its
way into the wreck ahead. It was the
second crash that did most of the dam
age.
STRUCK DOWN BY THE SUN.
Fatalities from the Heat Still Nn
meeona In the North,
New York, July 6.—A warm wave, which
la said to he due to a combination of an
i area of low-pressure to the north and a
I lgh-pressure area to the south, struck
I this city to-day at noon. The thermome-
I ters on the street level registered 102 de-
I greea, while the humidity recorded was 91
I degrees. Asa result of this Intense heat,
I there were three deaths and eleven pros-
Itrationa. Toward evening, however, the
IsKy became overcast and there was a fall
lot 12 degrees between 5 and 10 o'clock p. tn.
■This drop, however, was In the thermom
■tter at the weather bureau, where it reg
■rtered S8 degrees at 5 o’clock p. m„ and
I 10 h'clook 76 degrees, while at 9 o’clock,
Greets, In the neighborhood of the
■ht.v hall, it registered 83 degrees.
■ Cincinnati, 0., July 6._The death list
■mm heat to-day is as follows:
■ I'KNton, a fruit commission mer
■hant,
■ rvv.V' NA BRECKENRIDCM.
■ • NA MI'-D INFANT DAUGHTER Of
■ir and Mrs, Joseph O’Donnell.
■ PHII/imfina SORG.
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om Columbus, o.
■ makes five fatalities to-day and
Ml, I ’/''I’' 1 ’' ln tl >e last four days.
-dations of a more or less serious
>m, illy are four or five times as
Hnumber of deaths. To-day
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FRIGHTFUL EXPLOSION.
Nine Killed and Five Badly Injured
at Hartsville.
Hartsviile, Tenn., July 6.—A frightful
boiler explosion occurred on the farm of
W. H. Allen, in the Tenth district of this
county, this afternoon, by which nine peo
ple were killed and five badly injured.
The dead are:
W. H. ALLEN.
JAMES ALLEN.
LINDSLEY ALLEN.
MOCK TUNSTILL.
ASA BARR.
PORTER AVERITT.
BOLTON.
LEN BARSDALE.
WILL ALLEN.
The latter two were negroes.
The wounded are:
CALHOUN STONE, leg broken in two
places.
GEORGE DYE, badly scalded and man
gled, will die.
ALBERT HALEY, (colored), badly in
jured, may recover.
SAM W. HEELER (colored,) leg broken,
will die.
Mr. Allen and his men were just con
cluding the work of threshing wheat, and
were preparing to leave the field when
the explosion occurred, from what cause
is not known. Some of the victims were
mangled beyond recognition and pieces of
the boiler were blown seven hundred
yards. Llndsley Allen’s head was blown
away and has not been found.
W. A. Allen was a member of the Trous
dale county court and a prominent man in
his section.
TURKEY KILLING TIME.
Threat of Armed Intervention Need
ed to Hurry Her.
London, July 6.—ln the House of Lords
to-day the Marquis of Salisbury replying
to Lord Connemara, said the delay in the
settlement of the peace terms between
Turkey and Greece was entirely the fault
of the former power.. There was no delay
so far as the concerted powers were con
cerned, but that Turkey had carried delib
eration and circumspection to such an ex
cess that the delay was not without dan
ger, though the danger wa6 not imme
diate. There were apparently at present
no nearer to a solution of the question
than at the beginning. Having alluded to
the situation In 1878, pointing out that then
a Russian army was at the gates of Con
stantinople, the Marquis of Salisbury re
marked that as proportioned to the cir
cumstances the year 1897 became anala
gous with the year 1878, so his hopes of a
satisfactory result Increased. The Marquis
of Salisbury further said: “If Prince Bis
marck were presiding at the conference as
he did In 1878, the result would be differ
ent. A powerful Russian army was then
within a stone’s throw of Constantinople,
and any suggestion from Prince Bismarck
that a failure of the conference would re
sult in the movement of that army un
doubtedly produced that effect upon Turk
isk deliberations which is desired now.”
Constantinople, July s.—(Delayed In
Transmission).—Contrary to expectations,
the decision of the council of ministers
yesterday was not favorable to the de
mands of the ambassadors relative to the
Greco-Turkish frontier negotiations. The
situation, therefore, is regarded as being
very strained, the Turkish reply virtually
implying a rupture of the negotiations,and
that the powers must make a concession
or adopt measures to enforce their decis
ion. It Is reported that the grand vizier
has declared to the sultan that he will
never sign the agreement based on the
strategic lines proposed by the ambassa
dors. At the same time, It is thought In
some quarters that the attitude of the
Turkish government Is designed to allow
the sultan to yield later by sacrificing
some of his ministers, and rumors of Im
pending cabinet changes are already cur
rent.
London, July 7, 5 a. m.—AH the morning
papers comment editorially upon the new
danger tn the Graeco-Turkish situation.
The statement of the Marquis of Salisbury
ln the House of Lords yesterday (Tuesday)
afternoon Is regarded as extremely grave,'
and as a clear Intimation of the readiness
of Great Britain to Join In active coercion
of the sultan.
PROTECTION OK SEALS.
Commissioner Foster Benches Lon
don rind Talks On Hawaii.
London, July 6.—John W. Foster, the
United States seal commissioner, has ar
rived here from Bt. Petersburg and has
paid a visit to Ignited States Ambassador
Hay.
Messrs. Foster and Hay will co-operate
In pressing the Bering sealing question
upon the British government. To a rep
resentative of the Associated Press Mr.
Foster said the details of the arrangement
arrived at with Bussla could not be re
vealed at preeent. but when disclosed they
would be entirely satisfactory. Mr. Fos
ter had no doubt that Japan was equally
ready to co-operate with the United
States ln the protection of seals.
Breaking of Hawaii, 'Mr. Foster said:
“We learned the sentiments of Russia and
France during our visit to St. Peters
burg and Paris. They won't object to
annexation and regard It as natural and
Inevitable. I do not believe Great Britain
will object. The European governments
may not liks it, but they are reconciled to
It. The annexation of Hawaii would not
presage the annexation of Cuba.
The cases of the two In
lands are entirely dissimilar. Hawaii
is settled In large part by Americans and
the United Rtetes has obligations to fulfil
there, wherees Cuba la a colony of a for
eign government."
PAt HE'S VISIT TO Rt SHI A.
The French Parliament Votee to De
frey His Kspeases.
Peris, July In the Chamber of Depu
ties to-day the budget committee, which
yesterday unanimously adopted the credit
asked for to defray the expense of Presi
dent Faure's visit to St. Petersburg, re
ported In favor of the credit. The social
ists opposed It. The credit wee adopted
by a vote of 447 to 19.
The Senate unanimously adopted the
•redlt to-day.
SAVANNAH, GA„ WEDNESDAY. JULY 7. 1897.
PITTSBURG NOW THE PIVOT.
STRIKE’S FATE DEPENDS ON GET
TING IT’S MEN OUT.
Tlie Order to Rnit Work Obeyed by
10,000 to 15,000 of the 21,000 Men
In Ihe District—All Now Depends
On the Ability of the United Mina
IVorkera' Officials to Induce the
Men Still at AYork to Come Out.
Strike Pretty Apt to Prove n Fail
ure in AVest Virginia,
Pittsburg., Pa., July 6.—The strike order
of the national executive board of the
United Mine Workers of ’ America was
obeyed by from 10,000 to 15,000 of the 21,000
miners In the Pittsburg district to-day.
The great struggle Is now on in earnest,
and the developments of the next few days
will determine the success or failure of
the fight for a uniform mining rate.
Pittsburg is the pivotal point in the five
states engaged in the contest and the suc
cess of the local officials in their efforts
to secure a general suspension in this dis
trict will have an important bearing on
the outcome of the movement.
While it Is estimated that at least two
thirds of the miners have thrown down
their picks, enough men are still at work,
to seriously impair the chances, unless
they can ultimately be brought out. This
President Dolan confidently claims can be
done.
The operators on the other hand are In
no wise disconcerted, and assert that the
strike cannot succeed. A break was made
in the ranks of the operators this after
noon by J. W. Steen of the Erie works
In the Rossville district, who posted a
notice that after to-day the 69 cent* rate
would be paid. It is not likely that the
officials will allow the men to work until
a majority of the operators have agreed
to the demands of the miners.
In West Virginia the miners have been
slow in responding to the etrike order.
A dispatch to-night says that a general
strike In the state is not probable. The
men are not organized and they are in
clined to regard the strike as favorable to
their chances of securing plenty of work
at good prices, while it Is pending. Great
pressure is being brought to bear upon
them by the United Mine Workers to join
the strike, but so far with but little suc
cess. The Impression among both operat
ors and miners in this state Is that West
Virginia will be able to supply the demand
for coal even in case of a prolonged
strike and that the operators will be Jus
tified In offering the miners Inducements
to remain at work, as they did in 1894.
Chief Mine Inspector Paul says that he
does not look for much response to the or
der.
Cincinnati, 0., July 6.—A very Impor
tant step was taken here to-day in con
nection with the local miners’ strike,
which puts the power of the United States
against all violence or unlawful acts In at
least a portion of the territory of Ohio.
An order of the United States circuit
court. Southern district of Ohio, eastern
division, was made by Judge Taft upon a
showing made by M. T. Herrick and Rob
ert Bliekensderfer. receivers of the Wheel
ing and Lake Erie Railway Company and
of the Wheeling, Lake Erie and Pittsburg
Coal Company, whereby the United Btates
marshal Is directed to protect their min
ers at work and to prevent unlawful in
terference with the operation of their
rallv#y.
LUIS' IMPRISONMENT SHORTENED.
Judge Morris Cut* His Term to One
Year From Eighteen Months.
Baltimore, Md„ July 6.—The sentence of
Dr. Joseph J. Luis, the Cuban patriot, has
been reduced by United Btates Judge
Morris from eighteen months to one year
in Jail. Dr. Luis was convicted last
March of conspiring to set on foot a Cu
ban filibustering expedition which sailed
from Baltimore on the steamer James
Woodall July 9, 1895. Judge Morris was
induced to reduce his term of Imprison
ment because doctor’s commenda
ble conduct on his trial, and his assertion
since that he had no intention to commit
an unluwful act ln what he did. An ap
peal was entered in hts case, but this wns
abandoned some time ago. Dr. Luis Is
about 60 years old, and a native Cuban,
although now a naturalized citizen of the
United States. For some years he has
been a practicing physician in Mew York,
where his wife and six daughters now re
side. /
CLOSE CALL FOR A TRAIN.
Flagged Dual Only a Few Feet Be
fore Benching • Burning Trestle.
Redding, Cal., July 6.—The Christian
Endeavor excursion train from Oregon had
a narrow escape from a frightful wreck
this afternoon two miles from Cottonwood.
Charles Broadhurst. a few minutes before
the train passed, had discovered that a
trestle 200 feet long had been burned. The
train was rapidly approaching. Broad
hurst hurriedly flagged It and the train was
brought to a stop a few feet from the
yawning chasm. The train then backed
to Cottonwood, where the Christian En
deavorers celebrated their deliverance with
hymne and Sprayer.
VOX TRIELM AIM'S RECALL.
The Huron Admits He Is to Re Minis
ter of the Treasury.
Springfield, Mass., July Baron Ernest
von Thlelmann, the Imperial German am
bassador, who Is stopping at his summer
home In Lennox, to-day confirmed the re
port that he has been recalled to Germany
to become minister of the treasury In the
new government now forming.
FRANCE'S FEARFUL FLOOD.
The Number of Fersona Druwurd
Fully :mo and the Loss $40,000,000.
Paris, July Advices from the south
of France show that the destruction by
the floods there waa greater than the
earlier reporta Indicated. The los sea are
estimated at 260,000,000 franca In the ag
gregate, Hardly a village has eacaiwd
damuge and the number of persons
drowned la fully 100.
BOGUS BANK NOTES.
Fonr More Arrest* In Connection
With the Costa Hlcnn Swindle,
New York, July The United States
secret service agents here made four ar
rests to-day In connection with the coun
terfeiting of about 8500,000 worth of Costa
Rican bank notes. The prisoners are
Louis Hausman,' Mrs. Betsy Chevln,
Frederick Mora and Herman Dohn.
When the accused were brought before
Commissioner Lyman no statement was
made regarding the additional develop
ment In the case by the government de
tectives. The alleged counterfeiters were
simply held In |3,000 bail each for exami
nation on Thursday. It is understood, how
ever, that the arrests were made at the
request of the Costa Rican authorities In
Washington.
Hausman is the foreman of the Spanish-
American Printing Company, at No. 126
Maiden lane, this city. Ricardo de Reque
sens Is the president of the concern. The
latter, with Mrs. Relneman, was arrested
some time ago as the principal In the coun.
terfelting scheme, whose object, It is said,
was to help on a revolutionary movement
in Costa Rica. Hausman was taken into
custody in the printing oflLe. Mrs. Chevln
is the mother-in-law of De Requesens. She
■was arrested at her home In Long Island
City. She is a respectabiecand matronly
looking person, and no one would ever sus
pect her of complicity In a revolutionary
plot. Dohn* who is a lithographer, Is be
lieved to have printed the counterfeits at
his place of business. What Mora had to
do with the case has not yet developed.
F AVER WEATHER’S FORTUNE.
The Residuary Estate off 3,000,000 to
Go to Colleges.
New York, July 6.—The report of Charles
W. Dayton as referee appointed by the
supreme court to take and state the ac
count of Thomas G. Bitch, Henry G.
Vaughan and Justice L. Buckley, the ex
ecutors of the administrator of Daniel t>.
Fayerweather, was formally confirmed by
Justice Pryor to-day.
Justice Pryor also signed the decree di
recting the executors within ten days to
distribute between the twenty colleges
named as beneficiaries In Mr. Fayerweath
er’s will the residuary estate amounting
to over $3,000,000. The confirmation of the
referee's report was opposed when It was
submitted to Justice Pryor a week ago
by counsel for nieces of Mr. Fayerweath
er, who alleged that under a codicil to the
will they were entitled to 12,500,000 and that
the Retribution of the residuary estate
would deprive them of any remedy should
they succeed In actions taken by them
to establish their rights. Justice Pryor,
when he heard the arguments, Intimated
that he would confirm the referee’s report
and render his formal decision to-day.
BLOSSBURG’S LYNCHING.
Four White Men Arrested on a
Charge of Mfnrder.
Birmingham, Ala., July 6.—Four whites
were arrested at Blossburg on warrants
sworn out here before a Justice of the
peace, charging murder in connection with
the Jim Thomas case. Thomas entered
the room of a white lady at Adamsvllte
and was frightened off. Rape will Intend
ed. This occurred last week. Thomas
was captured and Saturday morning his
body was found in a gulch near Blossburg
heavily loaded with lead.
The negroes got excited for a time, but
twenty deputies from here cooled their
ardor. Sheriff O'Brien heard of an in
tended shipment of arms to the negroes,
and to take precautionary measures,
wired the governor, who instructed him
to prevent delivery of same. The sheriff
so Instructed the railroads and express
company.
The rumor was heard by the sheriff
"cum grano sails," and It is not thought
here the arms were ordered.
Bloosburg at latest reports was dis
tressingly quiet.
RAINS DIG A CANYON.
A Number of Houses Destroyed In a
Nicaraguan. Village.
Managua, Nicaragua, July The recent
heavy rains havo excavated a deep can
yon through the town of Muyagalpa, at
the foot of the volcano Ometepe, destroy
ing a nun.ber of houses.
Ometepe Is a valcano In Lake Nicara
gua, towards Its southwest side. Its length
Is twenty miles and breadth from seven
to eight miles. It consists of two granite
mountains on which are the villages of
Ometepe and Muyagalpa.
STEAM FLYING MACHINES.
M. Tntln Travels Eighteen Metres
Per Second.
Parle, July A paper waa regd before
the Academy of Science yesterday regard
ing the experiments of the French aero
naut, M. Tatln at Carquenese, in emula
tion of Prof. Langley's experiments at Po
tomac Bay with a steam dying machine.
M. Tatln's machine was nearly thrice aa
heavy as Prof. Langley’s, and had a dou
ble, Instead of a single propeller. It at
tained a speed of eighteen metres per sec
ond. against Prof. Langley's ten, but the
length of the run was only 140 meters,
against Prof. Langley's kilometre.
belt ANTON MILLS STARTED.
Another Mill Belonging to Ibe Some
Concern to Slnrt Soon.
Brrsnton, Pa., July C—The blooming
and steel dspartments of the north mill of
the Lackawanna Iron and Steel Company
were started on elngle turn to-day. The big
south mill has been Idle In consequence
of the wage dispute with the tonnage
hands ten days ego. This mill, It Is slut
sd, will be started within a few days.
NO BOUNTY ON MEET St UAH.
The nepabllenn Csiesi Voire Not to
Bring Up the Amendment Agnln.
Washington, July (.-'The republican sen
atorial caucus to-day decided to not again
present a beet sugar bounty amendment
to the tarifT bill. There warn also a gen
eral agreement to take up the Thurston
boot sugar bounty bill aa an Independent
measure tbs first thing after congress
meet* next December.
SECOND DEBATE NOT SQUALLY
IRBY AND M’LAUHIN SPEAK AT
WOXCK'S CORNER.
No Offensive Personalities Between
the Speakers— All the
Confined to Political Matters—lrby
Declares That He Has Not Changed
His Sentiments Since INBII und
That He Is Still a Trne llliie Re
former.
.Monck's Corner. S. C„ July 6.—The sec
ond of the senatorial campaign meetings
was pitched on a very different plane from
the first gathering at Sumter.
Today, as yesterday, there were only
two speakers—Senator McLaurln and ex-
Senator Irby. The three other candidates,
ex-Gov. Evans, State Senator Mayfield
and John T. Duncan, were not present.
Mr. Irby was quite Indisposed, on ac
count of the heat of yesterday, and spoke
briefly. Mr. McLaurin spoke for over an
hour, with the approval of the audience.
There were absolutely no offensive person
alities between the two candidates.
What there was of criticism was polit
ical and acceptable. Mr. Irby said there
has been no change In his political sent
iments since 1886, and that now, as then,
he was a “true blue reformer.”
He wanted it understood that he pro
posed conducting his campaign as he caw
best. He spoke at length of his support
to the re'orm movement and urged that
he has always been the friend of the poor
and toiling masses. He had taken the
position that no man with a white face
should be disfranchised by the constitu
tional convention of which he was a mem
ber, His views were antagonized by oth
ers and brought him opposition. Later on
he was opposed because he refused to go
as a possible "bolter ” to the national
democratic convention. Although offered
a position, he refused to consent to act
as a national Independent by placing him
self in position to bolt under any circum
stances. He did not run for re-election
to the Senate, for fear of It disorganizing
and ruining the structure he had helped to
build, but thought It best to fold his arms
and wait until he would be understood.
Ha zald in the Earle-Evans race he did
not vote In either primary.
He went on to explicitly explain why he
entered the senatorial race, which, when
analyzed, Is that he had been Invited to
make the fight as a ture reformer and
democrat, and that as no one else was
apparently going to make such a fight he
felt It his duty, In response to a general
appeal, to make such a race. He never
favored strife, although always a reform
er, and did not now do so, but he was op
posed to any combinations. He felt that
such a danger now threatened the people,
and that he was always on hand in a
crisis of the people, and he was going to
show the dangers ahead. He said he
would not have entered the race but for
solicitation, and when at Sumter he look
ed in vain for Messrs. Talbert, Latimer,
Wilson or Strait, all of whom he regarded
as true exponents of reform and the peo
ple’s Interests. Without disrespect to any
one and none to his opponent, he
said It was unsafe to trust poll,
tlclans long. They would frequently
tested, and he would trust only about 20
per cent, of the best politicians, and the
people should watch them. He looked to
the people and not the politicians for
votes. This elicited much applause. He
said that he did not believe the conserv
ative* were going to bark up Editor Gon
zales In strangling the will of the people
by fixing things before the primary. The
reformers have a right to suspect any
reformer Mr. Gonzales champions, and he
said that Mr. Gonzales had never seen
any good In reform, and had fought Till
man and himself, and-would continue so
to do.
Mr. McLaurln was regarded by this edi
tor as an "available candidate," and he
argued at length that the democrats had
had enough of supporting republicans as
"available candidates.” He called upon
Mr. McLaurln to repudiate support as an
"available candidate.” He again referred
to what he regards as the weak policy of
Gov. Ellerbe. His speech was several
times applauded.
When Senator McLaurln got up to
speak, Mr. Irby asked to be excused, but
Mr. McLaurln asked him to remain a mo
ment, and then >Mr. McLaurln said he was
delighted to meet Mr. Irby on the plane
of to-day’s speech and if they could keep
It up, and he would do his part, there
would be interest and benefit In the cam
paign. He said he would be the last man
to rob Mr. Irby of what he had done for
reform or the people, but that the fight
now was on other and national Issues and
he thought he waa right on these, and
Mr. Irby thought he wng right in his
opinions. He had also done his share In
the work for reform when It took fighting.
He was to-day as staunch a reformer as
ever, but this did not prevent his seeing
good things about others or in associating
with honest and true men. His work In
congress had thrown him out of touch
with the local palltlclana and he knew
nothing of combines. He vowed he knew
nothing of, and had never suggested, a
combine with Mr. Gonzales or any one
else, and as Mr. Gonzales was an Jionest
man he would have resented such t prop
osition. He said Mr. Gonzales had laud
ed the speech of Tillman on the armor
plate fraud and gave credit where de
served. The Greenville News favored
Mr. Irby more than any other candidate,
and It waa lime for Mr. Irby to repudiate
the assistance of Goldbug Editor Hall.
Mr. McLaurln said he would repudiate
Kdltor Ball’s support, and called him a
ban of vanity and vitriol. When Mr.
Tillman ran he would have to go before
the people as he did. It seemed strange
to hear people talk of hla fighting Mr.
Tillman, when the defeat of hla tariff
vlewa meant that of Mr. Tillman, who
agreed with him.
The real and striking merit of Mr. Me-
Inurin'* apeech waa in his exposition of
his tariff views, and he took It up In a
pocket book manner so as to meet his au
dience, which was deeply Interested In
his fight for a duty on yellow pine, cross
ties and rice. Mr. McLaurln made a mag
nificent. logical presentation of hla views,
which he urged were In the Interests of
the pocketbook and resources of the
eouth.
He said that he was so closely In touch
with the people of his district that he
would not lose twenty-five votes In some
counties, and said the appointment to the
Henate was unsolicited, and while Gov.
Ellsrbe may make mistakes there waa no
nobler or more Incorruptible man In South
Carolina than Gor. Ellerbe. (Applause )
Mr. McLaurln waa especially ex h sue ted
la his discussion of the duty on cotton
and the c'.asslflcatlon on rice, and said that
Egyptian cotton was used In his homo
cotton mill. What was wanted to proper
ly protect the rice Interests was two class
ifications, and he exposed the tricks used
in getting |n ground rice for Peer making.
His eyes on this were opened by a Caro
linian writing him that he thought those
who drank rioe ought to pay as much as
those who ate rice. His tariff tight was
for equality and non-scctlonal lines.
Mr. Mclpuirln's tariff views as expound
ed took well and brought him much ap
plause and personal congratulation. The
audience did not number quite a hundred,
but was qulie representative.
A telegram was read by Chairman Mor
rison expressing the regrets of John T.
Duncan at not being able to attend the
nveetng. There was absolutely no refer
ence to the Sumter meeting.
GUAM) LODGE OP THE ELK*.
I lit' Session at Minneapolis Opens In
n Happy Manner.
Minneapolis, Minn., July The Grand
Lodge of the Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks met to-day In the Metro
politan theater.
After a few words of Introduction by
Grand Esteemed Leading Knight Charles
M. Foote of this city, Hon. Frank M. Nye,
also of Minneapolis, made an address of
welcome In behalf of Gov. Clough, who is
absent at the Gettysburg dedication.
He was followed by Mayor Robert
Pratt.
A third address of welcome was made In
behalf of the local lodge by its exalted
ruler. A. 'M. Harrison.
Grand Exalted Ruler Meade D. Det
weiler of Harrisburg, Pa., responded In
fitting terms, and Jerome B. Fisher,
Grand Tyler, followed him.
After the noon tecess the grand lodge
met in secret session and listened to the
reports of Its officers.
Grand Exalted Ruler Detwetler’s report
was a long document, which recommend
ed, among other things, anew constltu.
tion and anew ritual.
Grand Secretary George A. Reynolds of
Saginaw, Mich., made a report, showing
the order to be In a prosperous state.
The membership Is now 35,000, an In
crease of 7,000 during the year. Thirty
three new lodges have been added to the
roll, and there is SIO,OOO surplus In the
treasury, to contrast with the SIO,OOO de
ficit that faced Mr. Reynolds when he be
came secretary three years ago.
Additional delegations'of Elks arrived In
this city this afternoon and the majority
of the visitors are now present. A thun
derstorm has interfered with the festivi
ties to-night, but many enjoyable re-un
lons have been held.
The New Orleans contingent was sere
naded at the West hotel by Company B,
of the First regiment, state militia, in
recognition of the entertainment the com
pany received on Us visit at New Orleans
last year.
The boys from the south then took the
part of hosts, and gave the members of the
militia company a royal good time. Louis
ville Is a rival of the Crescent City for
the 1898 reunion, and to counteract the
New Orleans festivities, arranged an elab
orate reception and band concert, conclud
ing with refreshments and dancing. The
Shrlners also kept open house to-night and
entertained all visiting Elks who are
members of the Shrine.
Several of the state delegations held
smaller reunions, and a number of bund
concerts helped to fill out an enjoyable
evening. In spite of the weather.
’FRISCO'S BIG CRUSH.
Eighteen Thousand Christian Eu
deavorers to lie In the City.
San Francisco, July 6.—A1l Is now In
readiness for the great Christian Endeav
or convention. About 6,000 delegates ar
rived to-day and twice as many more
to-morrow. The baggage room at the rail
road depots are crowded with trunks and
valises. I-ast night there were thousands
of pieces of baggage piled In heaps under
the street arches, awaiting owners, and
there were many pieces that owners were
looking for, but could not find. About
eight carloads of baggage are due to ar
rive to-day.
To-night a great chorus concert was
given In Mechanics pavilion. These
are the singers who are to
furnish music at all the Endeavor
meetings, and to-night they will be divi
ded for future meetings, alternating the
places of the!# appearance and singing
simultaneously at different meetings,
THINK TIIKI HAVE THORN.
Man bupposeit to Be Mra. Nark's Ac
complice Arrested.
New York, July The World to-mor
row will any: "World reporters yesterday
afternoon advanced their Investigations
Into the doings of Martin Thorn, the as
sociate of Mrs. Nack tn the murder of
William Guldensuppe, from Wednesday
afternoon to Haturday last. On that day
Martin Thom had his mustache shaved off
and his hair cut short at a barber shop.
The mustache. It will be remembered, win
his mont conspicuous feature. Cutting it
off completely transformed his appear
ance. Capt. O’Brien and four of his detec
tives arrested at • o'clock Inst night a
man who Is believed to be Marlin Thorn.
The arrest was made In a drug store In
Harlem."
CtUAM C ONFLICT.
Manuel Frrnandea Held for Trial by
C'onrltuprllal.
Havana, July 6.—Manuel Fernandes, an
American citizen, captured In the Clen
fuegos district with the Insurgent leader
Ooarln. has been held for military trial.
At Mntansas, three Insurgent officers
and eleven prlvstea, all armed, have sur
rendered to the authorities.
Gen. Pavla, with hla wife, will return
to Bualn on the 10th,
MKNATOH II % Hit IS BETTE It.
He Is lo Be Taken to the Moaatalna
as Moon as Possible.
Washington. July f.-’lTnlted Htatsa Sen
ator Harris of Tennessee, who has been
seriously 111. la somewhat better to-night.
If the present favorable conditions con
tinue an effort will be made probably to
morrow night to remove the senator to
some nearby mountain resOrt, where cool
er weather prevails.
Tin Plate Mills tn Meet.
Anderson, Ind., July A-The National
Tinplate company of this city and the
American Tin Piste Company of TCiwood
to-day started their plants according to
the new wag* scale.
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PLANS OF THE POPULISTS.
THE (ONKICRKNCE KIMMIEI IT
WORK AND ADJOURNS.
An Address lo the People Adnpteil
mid a Committee On Organisation!
Appointed With Three Memhera
From Enrli State—Tlie Address to
the People .Scores Hoth of the Oldl
Pnrtles and Declares Against Fu
sion—nope In of the Plan for lltw
organising and Ilnlldlng Up tha
l’arty.
Nashville, Tenn., July The national
conference of the People's party re-aa
■embled In the hall of the House of Repre
nentative at 9:30 o’clock to-day. It was ex
pected (hat the commute* on resolution*
would present their report aoon after that
conference had been called to order, but
the chairman announced that the report
would not be likely to be ready before
noon.
Several resolutions were Introduced an<f
referred to the committee and the confer
ence took a recess for a short time. At
the expiration of the recess the announce,
ment was made that the committee on re
solutions would report in the afternoon.
The committee on resolutions completed
their report at 1:45 o'clock, and It wad
read at 2 o’clock. The report provided ton
the appointment of a committee on or
ganisation composed of three from eachl
state, the chairman to be elected by tha
conference. It also provided for an execu
tive committee of five to co-operate withl
the national executive committee whew
that committee acts on the line of populait
principles. This committee will act until
the national convention. The report de
clared in favor of thorough re-organiza
tion and education, even by civil district*
If necessary.
At the afternoon session the time wa*
devoted to the discussion of an address tat
the people, which was adopted. The ad
dress is lengthy and scores both the re
publican and democratic parties, declare*
against fusion, says free silver will no*
bring relief until trusts, combines and
rings are abolished, re-affirms the plat
form of the party, especially as to the Ini
tiative and referendum, and calls upon
all men to Join In the contest now waging.
A plan for reorganising and building uff
the party was adopted, the chief points of
which are: "The election by the confer
ence of a national organization committee,
to be composed of three members from!
each state here represented, said member*
to be selected by the several state dele
gations. In stales not represented at thl*
conference, the national organization com
mittees created may at thetr discretion
provide for a proper representation of th*
committee. The election by this confer-•
ence of a chairman of the national or
ganization committee, whose duty It shall
be to push the work of organization on
strictly populist lines, and In the interest
of populist principles and populist candi
dates to preside over all meetings of tha
national organization committee and to
perform all other duties usually Incumbent
upon such officers.
"The election by this conference of an
executive committee of five members,
whom the chairman may nominate front
the members of the national organization
committee, whose duties shall consist in
assisting in the work of organization arcl
education, and who shall co-operate with
the chairman In his efforts to preserve amt
extend the organization of the party. The
election of a national secretary and of
national treasurer.
"We further recommend that In each
township, county and state the committee*
be looked after by the member* of the
national organization committee, and,
when necessary, reorganized by the elec
tion of members who are In harmony with
the party and Its principles, and who are
in favor of preserving Its autonomy.
“We urge upon the members of this
party the necessity of more thorough and
vigorous plans of education and organi
zation than have been in vogue the past
two years. To that end we heartily re
commend the co-operative and club plana
perfected by the committee appointed fop
that purpose by tha national reform press
at Memphis, of which J. H. Ferris of Jo
liet, 111., is the present chairman.
"The organization committee shall pro
vide and apply for the re-arrangement of
the committee here constituted he Initia
tive and referendum and Imperative man
date, and we recommend that the first na
tional convention of the People’# party
shall adopt the same as a governing law:
of the party In Its entire organisation.
"The national organization committee of
the people'* party, chosen by this confer,
ence, shall have full power and authority
to call a national convention of the party
or to submit any question to the voter*
of the party on the referendum plan
whenever they may determine that th*
best Interests of the party require th*
same."
A committee v* organization was ap
pointed In accordance with the terms of
the plan. Milton Parker of Dallas, Tex.
was elected chairman: W. 8. Morgan ot
Arkansas, secretary, and D. R. Allen of
Alabama, treasurer. The following ex
ecutive committee was appointed: A. A.
Gunley of Louisiana, Col. Peake of
Georgia. Ignatius Donnelly of Minne
sota. Abe Htelnberger of Kansas, L. C.
Bateman of Maine.
Th conference, at 7:20 o'clock, adjourns
ed alne die.
BACK IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
The President buffers From the lleng
uu the lletura Trip.
Washington, July A—Prealdent McKin
ley and his purty returned from Canton
to-night at :*> o'clock on tha regular
train over the Pennsylvania railroad. Tha
party consisted of Ihe President and Mra.
McKinley. Miss Mabel McKinley, Mlsa
Buckingham of Canton, and Assistant
Secretary Day. The President suffered
considerable r rom tha heat and evidently
was fatigued from the Journey. He enjoy
<d the trip, nevertheless, despite ths 100
degrees mark recorded at Canton yester
day. Mrs. McKinley stood the Journey bet
ter and smiled pleasantly aa she and hr
husband greeted those about them.
REBELLION IN UHASLAND.
Tbs Uprising of the Natives Assume
lug Alarming Propiwetlsns.
London. July I.—A dispatch to the Times
from Caps Town says that ths native out
break In Ghssland Is assuming alarming
proportion*. The governor of MsOamblqus
Is personally In command of the column
iiqi fix ftULMirLfl-4 (hi rehelllAn