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ROANvJ
A WILD RUSH FOR THE DOOR.
Growing lntero3t in the Baker
Trial.
Itruthora Dan and Con Trigg ninko Able
Speechen Forjtho l'rosecutloui uinl Dc
feuxc ItORiiectlvoly-CougressiiiHu ltuch
ttnau to OlOSO For the DcfonHO To-ilny
und <Judg? Hutton to Muko the Lust
Bpeccll Tor the IVo'socution.
Ani.vtiOOM, Aug. 12.?[Special]?The
great Hakcr trial is drawing near its
close. There are four speeches yet to
bo made to tho jury; two for the prose?
cution and two for tho dofonso, and
these will probably prevent tho case
from going to tho jury until sotno time
to-morrow.
"What will the verdict bo?" is the all
absorbing inquiry. Very few people
beliovo it will 1m; "guilty as charged in
tho indictment." A groat majority pre?
dict a "hung jury," and a few faintly
hope for and porphosy an acquittal. It
is thought that tho defense, despairing
of an acquittal aro laboring to "hang
the jury," as preferable to the hanging
of their client.
Thoro aro several strong points
against Dr. Halver in tho testimony leav- )
Lng out Mrs. Uiltuor's. He prepared tho
church and neighbors to expect his
wife's death, notwithstanding her health
was as good as it usually was undor sim?
ilar circumstances; he allowed her to
dio without raising a hand to savo her,
and then mado hasto to inform his para?
mour that ho was free. That capsule,
alleged to have contained opium, was
given Mrs. Halter at 8 o'clock Tuesday
morning and she almost immediately
grow worse and continued to sink until
doath camo to her relief about 3 o'clock
p. m. Wednesday. Tho inferenco is
strong that the capsule contained ar?
senic. A capsule given Wyndham (Hi?
mer produced strong symptoms of ar?
senical poisoning, and after Mrs. Baker
took ono she developed symptoms not
incompatible with tho theory that it
contained arsenic.
Tho strongest point in Dr. Daker's
favor is tho embalming of his wife's
body with a fluid that contained arsenic,
and the inability of tho analytical
chemist to tell whether tho arsenic ho
found in tho liver was administered be
foro death or after. This raises a doubt,
tho strongest ono in his favor, but it
may not bo strong enough to ovorrido
tho theory of tho prosecution that tho
trunk of the body alone was embalmed
to hide the poison placed there to kill it.
Tne jury has paid closo attention to
the evldonco and argument, Somo of
tho jurors aro very tired, but they boar
up remarkbbly well. Tho courthouse
j is very warm, tho water and air bad and
the wonder is that a numbor have not
broken down entirely.
There will bo a spirted and probably
protracted contest over instructions to
the jury. Doth sides aro preporing
such as they desire given and will make
a light for tln in.
Dr. ltakcr to-day was surrounded bv
several of his relatives. Tho elder
brother who has never left his side, his
son doe, three nephews, and Mr. Davis,
a brother of his deceased wife, wore
prosont and manifested deep interest in
tho arguments of counsel.
DAN TUlOfi'S SI'EECH.
Court convened at 0 o'clock. Plvo
minutes wore consumed in calling the
roll of the jury. For the first time all
tho attorneys wore present and in thoir
seats. At H:Ofi Dan Trigg, whose
speech has been looked forward to with
much interest, began.
Ho cast rhetoric aside, though ho
can employ it to advantage when ho
sees proper to do so. He dealt in cold
facts and stern passages of tho law, but
at times ho was pathetic and winning.
Tho chattering of children and tho
chirping of crickets aro no longer heard
by tho hoartbstono of Wyndham Gilracr,
ho said. Tho despoilor had been thoro.
Thirteen yoars ago .lohn A. P. Baker
was presented to tho blushing brido of
(Himer at a church festival. Ho looked
upon her in her purity and innocence to
?lust after her. From this timo he
pcrsued hor with all the wiles and snares
his corrupt mind could conceive. Ho
mado his virtuous wife and littlo daugh?
ters innocent instruments in tho pro?
secution of his hellish design. In a
moment of mental and physical woak
noss, while reclining upon a sick bed,
the strong man triumphed over tho
weak woman.
From this point Mr. Trigg dealt
sledgehammer blows. Ho took his time
and spoko with groat deliberation. His
belief in the guilt of tho accused was
apparent to tho most casual observer,
and it helped him. He covered every
point raised by the testimony, and
slashed tho opposing counsel for charac?
terizing him and his colleagues as
hired attorneys, sleuth hounds, otc. Ho
had seen counsol for defense in oxactly
the samo position. His conscience ap?
proved the courso he was persuring.
Tho defenso might say he had no con?
science, but ho would try and show
them that ho had tho facts and law
necessary to put the hangman's rope
around their client's neck. Ho fre?
quently turned and with tho index
finger pointed straight at tho faco of
Dr. Hakor, would ask hi3 counsel an
annoying and pointed question. Tho
blood would mount to tho prisoner's
face, and Trigg, laughing, would turn
to tho jury and answer it. Ho prayed
to Hod that tho whito-souled daughters
and innocent littlo boys might never
know how dispicablo, damnablo and
utterly moan their father was.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Court reconvened at 2 o'clock. At
1:30 the reporters witnessed a scene
that can bettor be imagined than de?
scribed. Tho clerk's olllces and hall?
way were packed with a surging crowd,
each man pushing and jostling his
follow for a place near tno doors. When
an olficer of the court throw thorn open
there was a wild rush and Habel of
voices rarely, if ever, witnessed in a
>KE, VA., THURSDAY
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tcmpio of justice. It is not much in
itself, but as an indication of tho grow?
ing interest of th'< people in the result
of this trial it perhaps has significance*
that bodes tho prisoner no good. When
your, correspondent reached Abingdon
his partisans could bo counted by the
scoro. Now they can bo counted on the
fingers of a, siuglo hand, and public
sentiment is about unanimous on tho
question of his guilt.
COX. TRIuO'8 RKPLY.
Mr. Trigg, after having spoken four
hours and thirty minutes, was followed
by his brother, Hon. Connelly Trigg,
for tho defenso. He is a very handsome
man and would attract attention any
whero in the intellectual arena. Ho
did not intend to invade tho realms of
fancy in a discussion of this. If his
homo had been rendered desolate tied
knews, as Mr. Wysor said, ho would
scok his dispoiler. aud with a.dagger
tako his lifo s blood and think he had
performed a righteous act. Why did
not Wynduaui Gilmer do this? Why
did ho not bring suit for seduction?
God knows he'd rather bo a dog and
bay at tho moon than occupy tho posi?
tion the prosecution did.
Mr. Trigg's imaginary description of
Mrs. Gilmer's girlhood days and con?
quests was a piece of pretty woid paint?
ing and before ho know it ho was deep
in tho realms of fancy. Her,downfall
was duo to her possession, in addition
to tho beautiful qualities ascribed to
her, of a hellish passion that led her to
the practices of freo lovo. Ho thanked
God bhe was from Pulaski. There was
another case from Pulaski, that of Aunt
Jennie Slonker, who believed in and
taught free love. The disgraceful cir?
culars she sontout, and the plight which
now involved Mrs. Gilmer wore tho le?
gitimate conclusions of this doctrine.
Tho speaker contended with earnest?
ness and great ability that ibis unholy
alliance was moro tho fault of Mrs
Gilmer than Dr. Kaker. llo read from
the 7th chapter of Proverbs to substan?
tiate bis positions, aud won the dis
tiuction of having been tho first to
quote tho Hlblo in this case. Dr.
Baker long resisted the temptations
thrown in his face by this woman, and
instead of seducing ho had been se?
duced. Her statement of tho circum?
stances attending her fall would never
convict him of the crime. Tho barrier
which conscience always sots up
against wrongs having been onco bro?
ken down tho unholy alliance, which
bo, (the speaker) did not condone, con?
tinued several ypars. Is sbo repen?
tant'.' Truth must precede repentance,
and if, as has been claimed, sho is re?
pentant, sho must first humble herself
buforo God and confess, "1 did it"
Has sho done this? No. Tho truth is
sho has not told and testified to tho
truth.
Mr. Trigg next proceeded to pick
flaws in her testimony and to draw tho
conclusion that if she would Ho in one
thing, and sho had lied to Gilmer, sho
wou'd Lie in others. His discussion of
this feature of tho case was character?
ized by ingenuity and force and evoked
favorable comments from many specta?
tors your correspondent conversed with
subsequently.
Th? prosecution had attacked the
witnesses for the defense, but to uo
avail- There was no lack of virtue cn
this side of tho case. Thank God that
the prisoner had a virtuous wife, and
that when at the close of this prosecu?
tion tho prison doors would open to
him,as the speaker believed they would,
ho could go to the lovo and conQdence
of virtuous and loving daught- rs. Re?
pentance camo to him if it did come,
late. Uo was not nearly so bad as
painted. Ho sought to escapo from tho
woman who had ensnared him, and was
now learning what a woman's revenge
meant.
Mr. Trigg defended tho witnesses for
the defense, including Dr. Clark, of
j Iowa, and mercilessly scored Dr. Scott
Gilmer, a brother of Wyndham. Ho
prodded and complimented bis brother
Dan. by terms and got the crowd so
I amused that tho sheriff had to enjoin
order on penalty of emptying tho court?
house of overybody except the judge,
attorneys, reporters, tho prisoner and
the few relatives about him.
At f>:3(), tho usual hour for adjourn?
ment. Mr. Trigg suspended bis remarks.
He will conclude in tho morning.
To-morrow Hon. John A. Buchanan
will close for the defense, and Judge
Trank B. Hutton for tho State. The
former is expected to do the ''heavy
work-' for the defenso, and his speech is
looked forward to with great interest.
Ho is thoroughly prepared and will
attract a great crowd.
Judge Hutton is a bright young law?
yer. Ho served one term as county
jtidgo of Washington, and was assistant ;
United States attorney for tho Western j
district of Virginia. His summing up
for tho State will be an able effort.
EUROPE'S RR BAD PROBLEM.
Much Excitement Cuuseil by RtiMln'l Pro?
hibition of Rye Exportation.
Berlin, Aug. 12.?[Special]?Germany
and England are greatly exercised ovor
the decree of the Russian government
forbidding tho exportation of rye from
Russia. Ryo is tho principal bread
stuff of the masses of Germany and
Russia has been the chief source of sup?
ply. The Radicals have taken this op?
portunity to demand tho abolition of
duties on grain but Chancellor Von
Caorivt is deaf to all appeals.
London, Aug. Pi.?(Special |?Tho
News this morning, commenting on tho
action of Russia in prohibiting the ex?
port of rye. says that it is reassuring to
learn that crops in the United States
promise an exceptionally largo yield.
Tho farmers of Amt rica, tho paper de?
clares, aro masters of tho situation, and
it is to bo hoped that thej will use their
strength mercifully.
Dnmiigcg by the Storm.
Lancaster, Pa, Aug. 13.?|SpecialJ
?Reports from tho sections visited by
yesterday aftornoon's storm show wide?
spread damage The groatost loss will
fall on tho tobacco farmers, manv of
whose crops wot'o entirely ruined by tho
heavy fall of hail.
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MORNING, AUGUST 1
I i ?? in .mm I ??ihm.?.
LUTHERAN SYNOD IN SESSION.
Rev. J. E. Bushneii, of Roanoke,
Elected President.
H<m. II. S. Trout Re-elected Treasurer.
Tho Othor Officer* CtioHcn?A I-nr^o
Attendance Enjoying Wythevllle Hos?
pitality? ltcports of Officers Submitted.
The Standing Committees Announced.
Other Knill Ine HiiKlnortH Disposed of.
WrTiiEVii.r.K, Aug. 12.?[Special]?
The fiftieth convention Of the Kvangoli
cal Lutheran Synod of Southwestern
Virginia convened ut St. John's Church,
two miles from Wythovillo, at 0 o'clock
this morning. Tho synod was opened
by tho president, Rev. .1. E. Repass, ac?
cording to tho regular liturgical pro?
vision. The roll was then called, a
large per cent, of tho members answer?
ing to their Tiamon.
Tho president made his annual re?
port, which was on motion referred to a
committee. Rev. C. A. Rrown was re?
ceived as a member of tho synod. Rev.
C. A. A. Yonco presented his dismissal
from tho Mississippi synod and was re?
ceived as a member of this synod.
Tho election of ollicors for the ensu?
ing year was proceeded to-and resulted
as follows:
President, Rev. J. E. Bushnoll, of
Roanoke; vico-prcsldcnt, Rev. J. B.
Greincr of Marion; secretary, Rov. C.
Armand Miller, of Salem; treasurer,
lion. Henry S. Trout, of Roanoke.
Tho rules of order woro road and on
application the Evangelical Lutheran
Churches at Vinton and Radford organ?
ized upon the basis of tho constitution
of this synod, wen; received into the
synod. Tho bar of synod was estab?
lished including the fust five rows of
pews. Synod then adjourned to meet at
2 p. m.
Hy request tho Rev. W. Y. Cline, of
Rote tour t county, proachod the opening
sermon at 11 o'clock. His text was
taken from First John, Of th chapter and
thirteenth verse. "Theso things havo
I written unto you that believe on tho
name of tho Son of Hod, that ye may
know that ye havo eternal life." It was
an earnest and eloquent setting forth of
tho brighter side of tho gospel of tho
riixht of Christians to feel assured of sal?
vation and of their duty to cast away
fears and doubts and thus to know tho
joy of religion and be strong for help to
others and service to Hod.
After tho morning scrvico all ad?
journed to tho beautiful trove behind
tho church and refreshed the inner
man by partaking appreciatively of the
delicious and bountiful collation served
by the ladies in attendance.
At 2 o'clock p. m. the synod was
again called to order and tho exercises
wero opened with prayer by tho Rev.
Dr. S. Henkel, of tho Tennesseo synod.
Dr. Henkel, Rev. Rrown Umberger, of
tho Kansas Synod and Candidate E. H.
Kohn were invited to seats in the synod
as advisary members.
The president then announced tho
following committees:
President's report?Rev. W. Y. Cline,
Rev. J. B. Oreover and VV. S. Witt.
On minutes of last year?Revs. J. J.
Scherer, J. A. Rrown and J. R. Schoritz.
Literary institution?Revs. J. W.
Strickler, George T, tiroy and Mr.
Stephen Orosclose.
State of religion?Revs. Alex. S.
Phillipi, J. R. (iriner, Mr. II. H. Hol
lock.
Letters and petitions?Rev. J. II.But?
ler, Rev. J. E. Ruck and Rev. K. N. A.
Yonco.
Auditing committee?W. II. Raker, J.
L. Hrosclose, J. O. Kizer.
On public worship?Pastor Loci and
the oillcers of the synod.
After this a number of standing com?
mittees were appointed.
The treasurer, Hon. II. S. Trout, of
Roanoke, made his annual report,
which showed a very satisfactory finan?
cial condition of the synod. The re?
port was referred to tho auditing com?
mittee. Tho treasurer also mado his
report to tho synod as treasurer of tho
Church extension society. Rev. C. N. A.
Yonce, was appointed assistant secre?
tary to receive and formulate the par?
ochial reports.
Reports on the state of religion woro
then heard and handed to the chairman
of committees. This report showed that
tho synod has reason to feel encouraged
as to tin" state of religion in the various
churches. Tho report of the committee
on last year's minutes was hoard, fol?
lowed by tho report of other commit?
tees on routino business.
Several committees woro then ap?
pointed and a collection was ordered to
bo taken up in each congregation for
Orphans' Home.
The synod then adjourned with prayer
by tho Rev. J. C. Repass. Tho minis
terium was then called into session.
Tho synod will meet again to-morrow
morning at'.? o'clock and bo in session
morning and afternoon for tho rest of
this week. Rov. Dr. Socrates Henkel,
of the Virginia synod, is in attendanco.
A NOT II Kit ATLANTA SENSATION.
A Negro Porter Punning > llllnd Tiger In
the State Capital.
Atlanta, Ha., Aug. 12.?|Special|?
Something of sensation in tho shape of
a "Rlind Tiger" was unearthed in tho
State capital this morning when tho
chief of police of tho city, with two do
tectives, arrested Peter MoMiohael, a
porter in the State senate for selling
liquor without license. Tho chief of
police states that he has ovidonco con?
clusively proving thnt McMichael, who
is a negro, had a large trade with the
members of the assembly. Tho mem?
bers of the house are very indignan' and
tie- matter has created great excite?
ment. The Governor irave tho chief of
police authority to make a raid in the
ante-room where the whiskey was sold.
The detectives found ff n bottles of
whiskey and a lot of boor.
TIMES
3, 1891. 1
TIIK VALLEY HAl'TISTS.
Mntiy interesting Report? Submitted at
Yettterilnj-'H Session of the Association.
Elvbfibld, Aug. 13.?[Special]?The
Valley Baptist Association opened this
morning at 0:30. Tho report of the
Sunday-school and colportago hoard
was presented by Rev. Pitcher, State
s iperintondent, of Petersburg, and was
read and accepted. Dr. Dickenson. of
Richmond, Va , and others spoko at
length regarding the work.
Tho report of the home mission board
was presented by Mr. R?ber, of Poca
houtas.and accepted after receiving very
flattpring attention from Dr3. Felix,
Flippo, Klsom, Coeko and others. In the
afternoon the report of tho educational
board was read by 11. E. Harris and ac?
cepted.
It was found that forty-seven young
men had been helped to an education
during the year and that twenty-three of
them had pledged themselves to foreign
missions. The report of the forlegn
mission board was read by Rev. Duck,
of Pulaski. and accepted. This subject
was ably discussed by Dra. Tyroe, Felix
and others. The report of tho Calvary
Church of Roanoke was received and ac?
cepted, with others. In tho evening
tho report of the State mission board
was presented and accepted. Dr. Dick?
enson, representative of tho board,
made an elaborate address to the asso?
ciation on this work, and urged that
they try and raise over twenty thou
sond dollars for this purpose this coin?
ing year. Several other eminent divines
addressed the meeting on this subject
Dr. Felix, of Lynch burg, preached to
the people to-night in the Methodist
Episcopal Church. Rev. P. IS. Ebora,of
Fincastlo. raised quite a largo sum for
tho benefit of his church from tho dele?
gates. The delegates aro all provided
for. The chicken coop is not depopu?
lated and there is room for more.
attempted TO lynch rye.
The Guard l'lres T\vetitr-on? Shots at
ttie Mob Which Retreat*.
Pour TonACCO, Md., Aug. 12.?|Spe?
cial]? Early yesterday morning an it
tempt was made by a body of armed
men to force an entrance into tho county
jail for supposed purpose of lynching
Rye, who shot young \A heeler, a school
teacher about a week ago.
Tho party tried to force an entrance
through the front door, and succeeded
in breaking out one of tho outside
panels, when they found the door was
lined with heavy sheet iron. Tho
guard on tho inside opened flro on tho
crowd as soon as an attack was made,
and fired twenty-one shots in quick suc?
cession. The mob withdrew and loft
tho town. His not known that any
ono was hurt.
It is supposed the lynching party
came from Nanjemoy,where tho homi?
cide was committed, and included
about thirty well armed and disguised
men. It is not thought that another
attempt will be made by the lynchers
to get into the jail, but that tho law
will bo allowed to take its course.
THAT S. A. SO. CASE AGAIN.
Receiver llallcy and Others Enter Suit lor
l>antagoa AcatiiBt the Sheriff.
AUING don, Aug. 12.?[Special]?John
M. Bailey,receiver and in bis own right,
Jona? Wilder, William G. Sheen, A. P..
Wilder, John L. Wellington, and Thus.
Shawkins. through their attorneys
entered hero to-day two suits against R.
Ii. Hughes, Sheriff of Washington
county, and his surlties for 830,000
damages each for failure to execute the
order of Judge Kelly, of tho circuit
court, directing bin) to enforce the order
of the supreme court of appeals in tho
suit of Bailey and others against tho
South Atlantic and Ohio Railroad Com?
pany, and other corporations.
Judge Kelly ordered the Bberiff in
pursuance of the decision of tho su?
premo court to put Bailey, receiver, in
possession of the property of tho rail?
road, the Virginia, Tennessee and Caro?
lina Steel and Iron Company, tho Bris?
tol Land and Bailoy Construction Com?
pany, in that he had failed to do.
Hughes has entered upon another term
since tho order was made hence tho two
suits. Tho last is to cover accruing
damages. Bailey has able counsel
among them lieo. H. Fowle, of Boston;
Col. A. Fulkerson. of Bristol; Dan.
Trigg and Judge Page, of Ablngdon;
General Blair, of Wjtboville; lion.
John Toode, of Washington; Cid. W.
W. Jordan, of Richmond, and others.
Tho caso will bo hoard by Judge Kelly
at tho next tor n of his court.
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
Flower Likely to he Nominated for Gover
nor?The Con volition at Saratoga Sept. I??
Nbw York, Aug. 12.?[Special]?Tho
,Democratic stale commitu o mot at 10
o'clock this morning at tho Hoffman
House. It was decided that tho Stato
convention shall be held in Saratoga
Sept-ember l.r>.
Exiopt among Brooklyn people tho
general sentimont of committee meo pre?
sent was that ticket selected would bo
forGovornor, Rosewoll P. Flower, of \Va
tertown; for lieutenant governor, Win.
F. Speehan, of Buffalo; for si erotary of
State, Frank Rice, of Canadaigua; for
comptroller, John B. Riley, of Platts
burg; for treasurer, Elliott Dan forth, of
Bainbridgo; for attorney general, (ion
oral Simon Weisonolldale, of Albany;
for Stato engineer, 10. Sweet. County
Democracy committeemen were by no
means enthusiastic for Flower, and sev?
eral of them expressed the opinion that
Cbapln wouid bo a much more available
candidate._
The white Squadron,
Bau Hakiior, Me., Aug. 12. ?[Spe?
cial]?Secretary Tracy, in conversation
yesterday, said be was planning to have
the white squadron visit ttio Gulf States
this fall and winter, and if possiblo
.-.end them up tho Mississippi river as
far as Vicksburg. The vessels will re?
main hero a week longer.
THB 20 Pdr
Cant. Cash Boots Coupoj I
2orQ
Discount on a Dollar's ^
Worth of Books.
'KICK THREE CENTS
MORE RIOTS IN NORTH CHINA.
Missionaries and Their Property
Roughly Handled.
Two Wutitchs Rioters Confess That They
Murdered Two Foreigners ? Their
Heads Huuk as a IVunilne -Tlie Pres?
byterian anil Catholic Missions SaiTor
Heavily- French and British Ministers
Talh of Demanding Indemnity.
Sax Francisco, Aug. 12.?[Special]?
Tlio steamship Oceanic arrived last
evening from U >ng Kong and Yoka
hania. Advices from Hong Kong up to
July IS state that the lire of discontent
is still smouldering in North China, and
occasional riots are reported. The mis?
sion stations near Canton are said to
have been attacked, but no particulars
were received.
Two of the Wusuchs rioters on trial
voluntarily confessed that they mur
dured two foreigners during tho VYus
uctu' riots. Tho prisoners were accord?
ingly sent back to Kuangchidistrict and
executed .Uily 5. Their heads are hung
up at Wusuchs as a warning to other
evil dot rs. A c irrespondent at Tlentson
writ' s under date of Juno 29, that all is
quiet tiioro and no trouble is antici?
pated. A correspondent at Tseing
Klang, under dato of Juno 27, writes
that tho vico roy wrote to the official*
hero that the residents of foreigners
f? bo searched to see if they had any
bodies ordcad peoples bones about them.
Tho Presbyterian Mission was
searched by an official, while a crowd of
excited natives waited outside Tlio
mob broke into the Catholic Mission,
but were put out by the occupants, Mr. ?
Chalfattt holding the rioters at bay
with bis revolver. The authorities
anally sent military to the scone and
tho soldiors guarded the compound all
r.iglit. On July l news came by tolo
graph from the southern part of tho
province of serious rioting. In this
section the Catholics have largo prop?
erty interests, many Pino churches and
a largo orphanage. Several of theso
have been destroyed by mobs. At
Puchen l-'u wrecked outhouses, entered
churches and priests' houses and sacked
everything, but did not burn buildings.'
The amount of damage dono is not
known, but it is learned that tho or?
phanage was not touched. Tho soldiors
have been ordered out and patrol tho
streets at night, guarding tho Roman
Church property. Tho town is now left
without a gunboat afcd a feeling of un?
easiness prevails. A telegram from
, Tlentson states that the Kreuch and
British ministers have opened negotia?
tions with Etzungll Yameu in regard
to their claim for indemnity on account .
of the rccont riots. Tho sum claimed is
11,000,500 taels.
MARYLAND FA KM F. KS.
The State Alliance Concludes nTwoDay'rf
Session.
Baltimore, Md., Aug. 12.?[Special 1
?Tho State convonton of tho Farmers
Alliance, of Maryland, concluded two
days session to-day by adopting reso?
lutions demanding equal taxation
without discrimination and that tho
oyster and other fisheries of Maryland
ought to ho preserved by law for tho
sole be no lit of tho people of Maryland
.and that tho fisheries and other water
rights of Repain and other citizens ought,
to be clearly defined by explicit statute.
ThO principles of the national order as
sot forth in the Ocalu demands.
A resolution wasolTcrcd recommend?
ing the candidacy of Ft ank Drown, tho
Democratic nominee for Governor, to
the farmer a of Maryland. A motion to
lay the resolution on table was defeated
by a vote of the chairman, which made
the vote a tie. Tho resolution was then
rejected. "Hut Frank Frown will got '
our votes," declared a delegate.
State Lecturer Bradlov is known to bo
for brown, and Chairman Mitchell,whilo
he may bo more for tho Alliance than
for Drown, nevertheless is for Frank
it row 11 for Governor,
FOURTEEN KILLED,
The 1'ppor Reck of nn Excursion Steamer
Gives Way With KOO 1'eople.
MlNOLA, Long Island, Aug. 12.?[Spo
cial|?ThO employes of tho Oder Cassi.?
of Graham avenue, Brooklyn, went on
an excursion to Laurelton Grovo, Cold
Spring Harbor, Long Island, to-day on
tho steamer Crystal Stream and Pargo
Republic.
There were 800 persons crowded to-*
gethcr on the upper deck of tho bargo.
Suddenly a heavy squall struck tho
barge and tho upper deck gavo way
pinioning about fifty people.
Fourtcecn persons wero instantly
killed and twenty or more wounded.
Tho injured wer" taken to Oyster Ray
for treatment.
GEN. I I 1/ I.EE RESIGNS.
Ho Leaves Iho KockbritfRC Company Ac
rordlug to Rumor to Go Into Politics.
Lkxinoton, Ya. Aug. 12?[Special|?
At a general called meeting'of tho
stockholders of tho Keckbridge com?
pany at Glasgow yesterday with a ma?
jority of tho stock represented either
by proxy or in person, plans for reor?
ganization wero discussed and financial
measures for the future formulated.
Ex-0ov. f.oo, president of company ten?
dered Iiis resignation and it was refor
n d to the board of directors. It is un?
derstood that Governor Lee intends to
re-enter political life and may become a
Strong candidate' for Governor to suc?
ceed Governor McKlnnoyor for Senator?
ial honors to BUCOOOd the Hon. John
W. Daniel;_
Tho Weather.
Forecast: For Virginia, local rains;
northwesterly winds, and cooler, fair
Friday.