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-SENATOR MILLS ARRAIGKED TUB
BILL AND TUB ATTITIDE P
CERTAIS DEMOCRATS.
It Developed That That Wortt
"Only" Wa Left Oot of the
Tariff Planlt Porpoely-Half
a. Pane DlHpord ft.
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Un wiih agreed to nation
al zing the trunsmissisKippi cxiHisition.to
! J .. i.,l.. mill reiiu.-sting the
president to invito foreign imtionH to par
' Ajoiiit resolution on the same general
u.A.uU wiih nereed to, susis-nding the im
migration nn.l Chinese exclusion, laws so
Z to permit f.rreign labor to take rtaw
if foreign cxniDUH in me iiuun....
'TonsiTrntion of the tariff bill was re-
19. 1"! n in.
'n mention was made ns to tin; time
,7 4filttirr lift lm niL'iir schedule, una the
debate proceeded on the agricultural
o.KswIul..
On the rice paragraph, Mr. Allison, in
ihiinre of the bill, withdrew uie coniuiu-
tee amendments reducing the house rates,
fi.ii. livinir tin- limine rates standing.
Mr Mill nf TexaH moved to strike out
the entire riee paragraph and substitute
a new one placing n uniform dntv of 40
i.r cent ml va orem on nil crimen 01
ripe lleieotod. 19 to 40.
Vivo democrats Itucon. Clay. Mc-
Encry, MoLnurin and Tillman and four
populists Allen, Hutlor, neittom una
Stewnrt voted with the republicans in
the negntive. Hie riee pnniKriipli wag
then acreed to oh It eiune from the house,
Rye and rye flour wan agreed to as re-
no rtod.
Paragraph 231. on tapioca, had la-en
struck out ly tlie Kenate. uii the quos
t ion of agreeing to this change. Mr. Raw-
Hiih of Utnh took the Hoor to answer Mr,
Vest's statement of yesterday that "n
new evangel" of democratic doctrine wns
being proclaimed iry certain demoorntie
senators. Mr. Ruwliim said ho had liccn
a member of the committee on roHolntions
mid platform nt the Chicago convention
presenting that tariff clniwo, which had
iK-en under diHciiHNion. Jt wax on hln
motion thnt it wiih nt'reed to.
Mr. LludMiy of Kentucky inti'rrnpt'il
to axle Mr. Uiiwlinx. nince he presented
the tariff clniiw, why the good old (lcino-
cratio word "only" uftor "tanfr for revi1
lme" enmo to Ik? omitted. Wiih it nn in
tentlonnl otnlxxlon? Mr. I.indriiir nnkeil
"I think not." rennomlisl Mr. KiiwIIiih.
"I enn throw hoiiio light on that hiiIf-
ject, mud Mr. J tllinu n. who wiih a ho
inemlier of the committee on platform nt
uie iJiKtigo convention. "It wiih omitted
iHiniowcly after (liHCUHH on."
Mr. KawliiiH reviewed the course of the
ilemtHTittie party In enr.lv tariff etisln
tion. Tlie essential principle of thi wiih
that all burdens and Unelits should lie
Home equally, nils was no new evangel,
no vile reptile or rattlcHiinko. ns Mr.
est had characterized it, and there wns
no need of any democratic senator In-
voklng the Almighty against biicIi n doc
trine. It cunie to democratic Heimtors
pure and undented from the democratic
fathers mid he would support it.
Mr. Mills of Texan spoke on the gen-
i iiu iciiuiroH oi i m inn. I'ur two months,
lie Killd. tile COIIlM'IWNiimnl I'limmitl...
had sought to adjust and reiidjnst ami
readjiiHt again the tariff law in the inter
est of a monstrous trust fund which this
bill In intended to raise, ilo came, he
hi, in hMHK xor me lorgotten man.
tne tax payer, from whose Inlnir ml
sweat whs to be wrung by legislative
rapine iiiim vast fund for d str out on
among favored lienoficInrieH. Nero was
a inn oi conliscation, he declaml, proirus
ilip to take the prors'rty of those who
were not iavoritcs, "the forgotten man,
who !h laboring in the streets ami ricals
"And yet when an cxiilaniition una nski.l
for the exorbitant rates of this bill, no
answer was given save 'what are you
foing to do about it?' "
-Mr. Mills Wariieii those on the other
side or tne cininiher to rememlsT that
Hiblical injunction, "Kor all thi-se things
m in iiik ,voit iiiio juugiueiiT,
The prcK'css of framiiiL' this hill nnv
ceedcl ugainst the fuiidainental principle
oi uie Aiigio-naxon iioctnne that every
ninu shall hnve a hearing. Hut there wan
a trihunnl whose doors iilwuys stood open,
and U fore that tribunal the projectorn of
this hill would lie summoned. In ISiK) a
similar ct had fallen like the buUmic
pliigne on the country and the tribunal of
the iieuple had put the republican partv
in quarantine.
Mr. Mills referred to the effort at past
democratic national conventions to lead
it away from its fundamental opisisitinii
to a iirotMtive tariff iiii.I to make it
walk blindfolded into the republican
party as the advocate of cIiihh legislation "
He spoke of the contest in the demo
cratic national convention of l,s2 over
an unequivocal democratic declaration on
the tariff. Turning to the democratic sen
S!" w,ho v,,,,'d' fr n duty on cotton, Mr.
.Mills showed how the delegations from
Georgia, South Carolina and Utah hud
supiKirted unequivocal declarations in the
national convention against a protective
tariff,
Mr. Mills then turned his attention to
he daughters of millionaires, "fattened
like heilcrs ' and sent abroad in quest of
titles. When the vast fortunes had been
built up by unjust taxation, then, he said,
these daughters were "put on the market,
hawked and peddled, sold for princesses,
duchesses, countesses and marchionesses
and il l other cesses.' Aud here was con
gress legislating the money to pay for these
trips nbroad. If the American jioople ac
cepted this condition then they were not
worthy of self-government.
Mr. Mills gave tables showing the vast
fortunes of a few individuals who were,
lie said, to receive the benefits of this bill.
After reviewing many state and national
democratic platforms, Mr. Mills declared
that a nun could not be a democrat who
lid not support the doctrine that a tariff
must be limited to revenue only. But a
jiew doctrine of democracy was now pro
claimed, inviting democratic senators into
the camp of the enemy to sing hosnnna to
the monstrous bounties of this bill. Hut
fortunately, the senator said, there was
no Elishas here to smite democrats with
such blindness. Mr. Mills closed with an
ominous prediction that the abandonment
of the democratic simplicity would bring
forth out of tlx? dark some historian to
write the chapter on "decline and fall of
the American people."
The senate amendment was then agreed
to, striking out the house provision on
tapioca.
Mr. Vest moved to strike out the para
graph placing a duty on wheat of 2 cents
per bushel and on wheat Hour nt 25 per
cent ad valorem. Itojocted, yeas, 15;
nays, 35.
Four democrats Bacon, McEnory. Mc
Lourin and Tillman and two populists
Allen aud lleitfeld voted with tb repub
Washim-lon. .Tunc 9.-Tho venerable
M, Morrill of Vermont, chairman of -the
m.a'oee Joinn.ilt.t-. was in tho mt 1o
uoj after nn illness of some w.-oks
X -.-....i reso ul On offered tiy sir.
licans in the negative. The 3?aragraph
on wheat and flour were than agreed to.
"May I ask what Nebraska declared for
at the last election.' luterposnil Mr. taH'
non.
"For all the heresienof the Chicago plat
form," replied Mr. .Thurston, ""but it is
tlie first and last time my state will take
that iiositiou."
"Has not the senator mistaken the
cause of this returning prosperity'" que
tioned Mr. Cannon, '"and is it not rather
due to the expectation of a majority of her
people that he mid his f-onferees will bo
disappointed and thnt the majority will
find actual 'prosperity in the triumph of
what lie terms heresies in liKMJV"
"The people of my state do not look so
far into the future," observed Mr. Thurs
ton. At this point Mr. Berry of Arkansas
asked to have read a statement reeenny
undo Viv ex-Postmaster (ieneral Avana
milker about the deplorable condition of
affairs. .
Mr. Cnntum ohicctod. saying, amnl
laughter, that it would be cruel, inhuman
n.i.i iii.iiiuilfml.l.. in Iiiiv-p Mr. Waiiama-
ker's statement injected nt this point of
the proceedings.
Mr I.imlunv nf Kentucky called ntien
tion to the money voted by congress and
the legislature of Nebraska for the Omilha
exposition, and that this returning pros
perity was coincident with these expen
ditures. .
Aft.... u.itno (.tlirr criiKs-nriiii! .Mr. Can'
jion proceeded with his speech, lie de
nounced the pending measure as grossly
anil palpnblv inequitable because it ooni
pelled the sale of the products of the soil
in the lowest market of the world and the
purchase of articles In uie nigiieni "
ket The only ground ujHin which the
doctrine of protection could stand was
that it protected the lalsir of this conn
trv from the wolliish pauper labor of the
w!irld. But how could any one contend
for .protection to the lalsir of the shops and
mills aud deny it to the labor of the held .'
lu answer to a question i.V mt. auvm.
it. UIii,i tin. iiiiuiiiiit to lie iinul
irnvi.riuiiciit in exisirt under lli
i..w. .,...M I- 47.!r44.a"i2.
Mr. Cannon was followed by .Mr. But
ler of North Carolina, who spose uK"
the honey burden tlie inn piaceti on m.
He favored Mr. Cannon's proposition as
a mensure that would correct tne inei "
ties of the tariff bill which bore heavily on
the farmer and gave him aone of the bene
fits of the rmitoctioii.
k . r..'in ., ... tlu hill wiih hud aside, and
after' agreeing to meet at 31 o'clock to
morrow, the senate, niter au cahu...
session, adjourned.
TO HI'CCEED HA NX 18 TAYLOR. ,
The Madrid MUslon Has Rea Of
fered lo Jacob U. Cox of Ohio.
Washington, Juno O.-It is learned to
day that the president has offered the
post of minister to Spaiu to ex-(!orernor
.lacoo v. jox oi win... ..........
ho will accept is not known, (.on. Cox
is an old personal friend of tlie presi
dent's and one in whom Mr. Melunley
has a great deal of confidence. Although
most 711 years old. he is still a man of
much vigor and energy. Should he bo
called to this important post he would
bring to it an experienc gained in im
portant, service and achievements in pub
lic and private life. He had a distin
guished career as a soldier, rising to the
rank of major general. He was governor
of Ohio in lStitl nnd 1SC.7, and for two
years was secretary of the interior in
President Grant's cabinet, from which he
retired on account of disagreement with
certain measures of the administration.
Later he served in congress, and for a
time was president of the Wabash Kail
road, Aiiicell Will Not Sail Tomorrow.
Washington, Juno I). Dr. Angell will
1h obliged to cancel his engagement to
sail for Euro)' on the day utter tomor
row. Ui to tins time tlie mrKisii gov.
eminent has not returned an opinion as
to whether the explanations offered ns
to the record of the minister are satis
factory to it, and it is not deemed wisi
to make an issue by allowing Dr. Angell
to proceed to his post at Constantinople
till it is known positively that he will lie
persona grata. The delay of the Turkish
government in passing umiii Dr. Angell's
acceptability is causing some discomfort
nt the state department, but the otlicials
have not yet changed their lioliof that HI
the end the minister will be received.
Nominations.
Washington. June 9. Tho nresident
today sent the luiiowing nominations to
the senate:
Statt To bo envoys extraordinary and
ministers plenipotentiary of the United
States: Henry Wilson of Washington, to
Chili: William I", l'owell of New Jersey,
to llnyti; Young A. Loishman of Ponn-
s.vlvnn a. to Switzerland: John 1'. tinwoy
of Washington, to be consul general at
Kauagawa, Japan.
I ostuinsters lonnosseo: A. M. Lee.
Huntingdon. loxas: Ji. it. Atterbur.v.
Comanche: George J. F.himo, Mart in ;
William u. smith, Kowio.
Confirmation.
Washington. June 9. The senate to
day continued the following nominations
Henry L. Wilson of Washington, nun
ister to Chili; John G. A. Irishman of
l'enusylvaniii. minister to Switzerland:
Lawrence lownsoiid- of 1'ennsv vama.
minister to Portugal; Andrew D. Barlow
of Missouri, counsel general at the City
of Mexico.
Postmasters Arkansas: T. It. Tlionms
at l'rescott, W . L. I'liine at Argenta.
Also I. lout. Col. John Ji. Kodgers. Soc-
onu artillery, to be colonel.
(en. Cox Will Decline.
Cincinnati. O.. June 9. A Commercial-
Tribune reporter saw Gen. Jacob D. Cox
tonight and asked him:
"Are you going to accept the offer of
tho appointment as minister from the
I'nitod States to Spain?"
Hon. Cox promptly answered:
"I am not."
lie then stated that ho had received no
ollicial notification of this offer, but he
had been unotlicitillv informed that tho
offer would bo made if he desired the
ilace. through this intermediary ho
thanked President McKinley for the
compliment nnd gave his reasons for de
clining. His principal reasons are that
he has for several years been engaged in
literary work that will take some years
to complete nnd he can not afford to
abandon it.
Had a Foot "lowed Off.
Palmer, Tex.. June 9. (Special.) Jo
seph Huffnker, a farmer living iu tho
suburbs of Palmer, was out cuttimr his
wits with a mowing machine nnd acci
dentally cut off one of his little boy's feet
just nt the ankle, all but the large loader
on the Imck of the leg. Ihe foot could
not lie saved nnd was amputated. The
boy is altout 0 years old.
A Killing In the Panhandle.
Henrietta. Tex.. Juno 9. (Siveoiiil.i
Meagre details of n killing which occurred
near Antelope, about thirty miles south
of here yesterday, wore received here last
night. As nenr ns enn lo nseortained.
two men rode up to a farm house situated
near the south Clay county line and in
formed the eople there that they hnd
killed John MoMurtry nnd told where the
body was. They then inquired in what
county they wore and were told they wore
iu Jack county. They immediately stnrt-
ed in the direction of Jucksboro. Upon
AUSTIN WBEESLY -STATESMAN. THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1897.
investigation it was found they had told
the truth. McMurfry's body was found
with two charges-of buckshot, one in the
stile and ne in tne bead. Andy MeMtrr-
trv. a brother of the murdered man. left
here immediately upon receipt of the
news and brought his brother's body here
lute last night.
Boy HUIlaal Over a. Crap Came,
Galveston, Tex., June 9. (SpeciaL-
Charles Gruis, 1 years old, was struck
on tlie head with a baseball bat thin
afternoon aud 'died in a few minutes.
William Lucas, aged 1C, is in jail, charg
ed wifh murder.
A crowd of lsiys on the corner of Thir
ty-seventh and IV innie streets were shoot
ing craps for cigarettes. A quarrel arose
with the ahove result. Uruis was tne son
of a mail carrier. His mother has been
dead seven years.
Will Mobley Waylaid and Shot
Palestine, Tex., June 9. (Special.)
Some unknown person, supposed to lie a
young negro, waylaid and shot at .Mr.
Will Mobley. a son-in-law of Hon. John
II. Heagan, about two miles southeast of
the city this evening. One shot, a turkey
size, hit Mr. Moliley just above tlie ngh
eye and glanced on, making only
slight aiirasion. ine would-lio assassin
after firing the shot ran away, leuving his
gun and hat. the officers have gone out
and are endeavoring to locate the party,
Delta County Medical Association.
Cooper, Tex., June 0. Special.) The
Delta County .Medical association eel
bra ted its anniversary here last night.
This association has for its membership
aearly all the physicians of this county
and each year has an anniversary cele
bration.
Thirty Yeara for t lorlolde.
Sherman. Tex., Juno 0. (Special.)
In Hie district court this morning tho
jury in the case of Willis Cannon, col
ored, charged with the killing of his wife
at Vsji Alstyne on June 1, 18!Mi, returned
a verdict assessing the ptininhmcnt nt
confinement in the penitentiary for thirty
years.
Killed by the Cnrs.
Mpunt Pleasant, Tex., June 0.
(Special.) Tarl Jackson, a negro lsiy
who lives at 1'ittsburg. while attempting
to Isiard a southbound freight train this
evening, was caught under the ears nnd
instantly killed, the body being terribly
mangled.
Baylor Commencement.
Waco, Tex., June 9. (Special.) The
commencement exercises of the Baylor
university, the great Unntist educational
institution of Texas, closed brilliantly to
day.
Deed of Trust.
Clarksville. Tex.. June 0. (Special.)
W. E. Teasley. a retail grocer, tiled a
do! of trust today, named L. J. Davis
trustee, Liabilities about S1000: assets.
IfTtX).
Preliminary Hearing.
Beaumont, Tex., June 9. (Special.)
George W, Stone wns taken to I'ort Ar
thur today to have his preliminary trial
for tho shooting of Henry Spanglcr there.
He was rclensed on $250 bond.
FIRE AT FROST.
Several Business Balldinics De
stroyed Yesterday Morning.
Frost, Tex., Juno 9. (Special.) This
morning about 3 o clock fire was discov
ered in the roar end of S. A. Dunagnn's
drug store. Before the alarm became
general the flumes spread rapidly and
were soon beyond control, so far as the
block was concerned, and it wns en
tirely destroyed. The block consisted of
buildings ns follows:
Building belonging to Cnpt. J. A.
Adams, value .f30W; total loss; no insur
ance. Building belonging to W. It. Crane, oc
cupied by himself as a grocery store and
drug store; building nnd stock total loss,
value of stock, $5000; partially insured.
Building owned by G. P. Utley, occu
pied by S. A. Dunngnn, druggist; valued
at $4500; partially insured; total loss.
Building owned by J. A. Tullos; value,
$2500; total loss; no insurance,
Postollico building, owned by J. A.
Tullos; valued at $500; total loss; no in
surance, Office of the Lnko City Xowr, in Tullos
building: partial loss; no insurance.
The entire block was of brick, with tho
exception of the iiostotlice building, which
was a corrugnted iron structure. The
contents of the postoflioe were saved.
The block on the oast side was consider
ably damaged by water, but was saved
by heroic efforts of the citizens. The
cause of the tiro in uuknown,
A Boy's Serious Fall.
Deiilsoii, Tex., Juno 9. (Special.) Yes
terday afternoon, Clarence, the 7-yenr-old
son of Engineer Clark, fell from an
apple tree, the right side of his face strik
ing on n jagged limb, tearing the right
our open from Isittom to top. Tlie concus
sion from the fall was so great that tho
lsiy has not yet recovered consciousness.
'Hie physicians attending him are not cer
tain whether or not tho skull is frac
tured as the boy's condition would not
permit a thorough examination. His con
dition is serious,
CARLOAD OF TEXAS BEAUTY'.
Competing Queen nt the Waco
Carnival to Journey to Mexico.
Waco. Tex., nne i). (Special.) It has
Ih'oii arranged for a start from WTueo by
tho decorated car, in which Miss Gertrude
Dwyer. the elect of Texas queens, will
make her triumphant journey to Mexico
as the Is'iirer of greetings 'from Texas
to tlie sister republic. In order to raise
the means of paying the expenses of all
the coniiH-ting queens who will consent to
accompany Miss Dwyer. an entertainment
was given tonight at the opera house, in
which there was a stereopticon reproduc
tion of tho scenes of tho carnival and tho
coronation. This entertainment took place
with the sanction of the Waco Commer
cial club. All the queens have been in
vited to Mexico with Miss Dwver with
out exiiense to themselves, und the enter
tainments will be given at various points
to raise the funds.
Victim of Alcohol Sntclded.
Galveston. Tex., June 9. (Special.)
John A. McLnin. trackman in the employ
of the Street Kail way eoimiauy here, com
mitted suicide with morphine this morn
ing presumably because he could not quit
drinking. The testimony nt the coroner's
inquest showed that he went on spree
about once a week and had threatened
to take his life uuloss ho could quit. He
wns born iu Bedford county, Tennessee,
nnd worked in Fort Worth before coming
to Galveston two years ago. Ho was 32
yours of age and unmarried.
"New Crusaders" at Waco.
Wooo. Tex., June 9. (Speeinl.) The
tent of the "New Crusaders'' wna crowd
ed this nftoruoou and tonight to hear the
gospel ot single tax expounded by Mr.
George N. Bench and his associates.
His subject was "Your Persons! Re
sponsibility for the Wrongs Which Men
Suffer." The arraignment through
out was nlong the Henry George and
Father McGlynn lines, the speaker
dwelliug a good deal on "deprivation of
the common inheritance" as the cause
of all poverty nnd all woe. Honesty,
morality and temperance were touched
and recommended, and religion was inci
dentally referred to as a good thing to
have.
Bank Official Elected.
Hillsboro, Tex., June fl. (Special.)
At a meeting of the stockholders of the
1' armors National bank this evening, hi,
M. lurner was elected nresident. to suc
ceed John D. Warren, resigned. The
other ofheers of the bank are: T. a.
Smith, vice nresident: John J. Warren.
cashier; S. L. Howard, assistant cashier,
Five Yeara In the Pen.
Sherman. Tex., June 9. (Special.)
I he jury returned a verdict of guilty ana
assessed the penalty at five years in the
tnte penitentiary in the case of h. r
Kimmnn. in which his sten-daugliter,
Ella Fickle, wns the prosecutrix. The
offense charged was of a sensational na
ture.
Lost a Snuur Sam.
Houston. Tex.. June 9. (Special.)
Sydney F. Fresswood lost $820 by hiding
it under the pillow of his bed last night
Tins morning his wife sent the bed
clothes to a washwoman, forgetting to
remove tho money, but the washwoman
domed any knowledge of the currency
Tlie 'latter wns arrested by Deputy
ishorar Perkins.
JJr. Durleson Retires.
Wa. Tex.. June 11. (Special.) Dr,
Rufus IJ. Burleson will retire from active
work as nresident of Baylor university
He was "voted full pay for life and will
continue lo give counsel in the manage
mcnt.
No successor will bo nllowed, but the
chairman of the board of trustees will
refer to Dr. Hurloson ns president, while
the hard work will fall on younger
shoulders. Dr. Burleson has lwen the ac
tive head of Bavlor university for hfty
years and has built it up from a small
school to n tlouriTilimg university.
DYSAMITED A TRAIN.
InMurnrents Blew a Passenger Train
Into the Ditch Near Havana.
Ilnvnnn. via Key West. June 9. The
nassonuer train which leaves Havana for
Mnttinzas at J n. ni., wns dynnmitou tins
morning nliout twelve miles from the city
bv a tMirt.v of insurgents. According to
the ollicial account, the oljoct was plun
der, ns about $0000 was in the express
car. The othciais hud ordered tne passen
ger train to go prepared and a pilot train
to follow. At a bond iu the line a terri
ble explosion occurred, completely wreck
ing the passenger engine, which fell into
a pit twenty-nine feet 1r-1ow, dragging
three third-class cnrs after it. At the
same moment another explosion wrecked
the pilot engine, which came to the res
cue, and it fell into the nit also. Both
eneineers. one fireman, one conductor und
seven soldiers were killed and three pas
sengers were seriously injured, while
thirty-two suffered more, or less serious
bruises.
Simultaneously with tho explosion the
insurgents opened fire on the train, seri
ously wounding a captain.
Two trains were dynamited witu elec
tric machines and the bombs placed on
n culvert at the curve. The body of an
insurgent wns found lying near the wire
communicating with the bombs. It is
supposed he wns killed by the shock. Tlie
military escort of the train quickly re
covered and opened fire upon the insur
gents who had advanced towards the cars
nd drove thorn off.
Mr. Flshbnck Interviewed.
New York. Juno 9. George W. Fish-
bock, secrotnry of tlie commission ap
pointed to investigate the denth of Dr.
Ruiz in Cuba, arrived here tonight from
Washington. In nn interview with a rep
resentative of tho Associated Tress re
garding the work of the commission, Mr.
"ishbuck said:
"Gen. Lee's personal reports needs no
comment. I wish to say, however, 1 had
bsolutely nothing to do with its prema
ture publication. Tlie stntoment thnt the
report was given to my personal chnrge
might lend to some misapprehension as
to my connection with this mntter. The
fact is that Gon. Lee read his report to
Mr. Calhoun nnd niyselt on June 1 in
Havana and then sealed it up with the
consulate seal. That seal wns broken for
the first time today by Judge Day. I hnd
no copy of the report, therefore it would
hnve boon impossible tor me to furnish
n exact transcription.
Mr. Calhoun s report practically em
bodies the same conclusions ns those in
ion. Lee s personal report. It could not
do otherwise after an impartial review of
the case. Mr. Calhoun s conversation
with President McKinley wns confined
lmost entirely to verbal explanations of
the Ruiz matter. Mr. Calhoun will re-
urn to W nshington next week and then
will thoroughly discuss tho gonernl condi
tion of Cuba with the president."
THE TYLER MOB CASE.
The Accused Men Surrender The
Llndale Neighborhood Indignant.
Tyler, Tex., June 11. (Special.) Dr.
II. L. Tnte, ex-roprosontntive of this
county in the state legislature, and others,
chnrged with the murder of Bill Jones,
are in town today and will surrender to
the sheriff tomorrow, when nn examining
trial will be accorded them at once. A
largo number of the citizens of Lindale
are indignant nt this prosecution being in
stituted, nnd the ro))orter is informed
that if it is prosecuted to a finish a de
mand will lie made for the prosecution
of nil who took purt in the execution of
Henry Hillinrd, who wns burned at the
stake here in October, 1895.
In thnt event a large number of the
most prominent people in east 1 exits will
bo involved. The Lindale people claim
Hint the murder of old man Stewart was
n more atrocious crime than the murder
and outrage of the lady by the negro, Hil
linrd.-in tnat tlie crime of Jones wns
calmly deliberated upon for months pre
vious to the killing, when Hilliurd's
crime was committed upon the spur of
the moment, w hue n majority of repre
sentative citizens of this nlaee condemn
the killing of Jones, there is nlso a large
part who either uphold tho mob or say
nothing against it. Trouble is exneetod
in the event thnt the participants in the
Killing of Jones are remanded without
bail, which is likely.
, THE MOB PACIFIED.
A Special Term of Conrt Will Try
the Two Alabama Rapist.
Huntsville, Ala., June 11. The trouble
nnd worry caused by the presence of the
two rapists, Thompson and Neville, seems
to be almost over. Sheriff Ryan of Mor
gan county, with a eommittee-of promi
nent citizens, arrived here today, bringing
a petition, which was presented to Circuit
Judge II. C. Spenke, asking thnt he call
a siecial term of court nnd give the
negroes the quickest trial possible. The
petition was signed by from S00 to 1000
citizens of Morgan county without a mo.
ment's hesitation. Judge Seake gave in
structions thnt n special term of conrt lie
called. The court can not lie held for
thirty dnys yet. as it has to be advertised
for that length of time.
Sheriff Ryan said tonight:
"I think this ends the trouble. What
my people asked for they have been
given, nnd I am sure tboy will not go
Imck on their words. If the negroes are
tried and sentenced to denth the case will
not lie interfered with. If they are ac
quitted or sentenced to life imprisonment
the mob will bang them."
II
POLICE INTERFERED AT THE EXD
.OF SEVENTH ROUND IN THE
SHARKEY-MAHER FIGHT.
II Mill WIS GROWING Wfil
Wlt-h Honors About Even, When
the Hlne . Co4t Vetoed the
Whole Proceedings Ten
Thousand Spectators.
New York. June 9. Peter Maher and
Tom Sharkey fought tonight ut tlie
Palace Athletic club for a $15,000 purse
At the end of the seventh round tho
police interfered, and the contest resulted
in a most unsatisfactory uraw.
Never in the history of the ring hns
there been such nn enormous attendance
at a boxing bout in this vicinity. There
wore about 10,000 persons squeezed into
this big building. A more representa
tive congregation of well known sporting
men has never witnessed a boxing null
thau that which assembled nt tho club
house tonight. The quantity of money
which would hnve changed hands hail
the bout resulted in favor of either man
is well tin in six figures.
Thnt there would be police interfer
ence if the men fought hnrd was feared
by the majority of those who purchased
tickets, but after the two boys who took
part in the opening bout hnd been al
lowed to pummel each other without
being stopped by the police, those pres
ent hnd hopes that he big follows would
have a good chance to settle the question
of superiority.
Maher was a big favorite, but there
seemed to be plenty of money on Shar
key.
W hen they began operations. Maher s
advantage in height and reach was very
marked.
Sharkey s style of leaving himself
open when stopping nwny cnusod a good
deal of comment, and it wns ensily seen
thnt Maher wns in no hurry to mix mut
ters, ns ho evidently preferred to size
his man up.
The boxmg wns very tame for five
rounds, neither man showing a murk. In
the sixth round Sharkey, with a well
directed straight right on the mouth, sent
Peter sprawling half way through the
ropes, where he struggled for five sec
onds before he regained his feet. As
Maher wns getting up Sharkey rushed
toward him, but was called back by
Choynski, who was evidently afraid the
sailor might commit a foul.
leu seconds later the gong ended the
sixth round nnd when Muher returned to
his corner he spnt out a lot of blood.
Sharkey's friends, when they saw this,
oiled "first blood for Sharkey." and
there was a great deal of cheering.
Hie seventh round wns nearly complet
ed when Maher, after getting some good
blows on Sharkey, sent the latter to the
floor near tho ropes with a loft in the
wind and a right swing on the jaw. Tom
was up again inside of five seconds und
rushed into n clinch.
In this clinch Maher kept working his
right on the body, nnd when the gong
sounded neither heeded the warning of
the time-keeper, but kopt on hitting each
other. One of Mahor's seconds rushed
over and grabbed Maher. While he was
trying to pull the big fellow nway Shar-
Key swung nis ngnt on the second s tuce,
dazing him.
By this time the house was in an up
roar nnd there were cries of foul from
the partisans of both men. Tlie din wns
terrific, but iucrensed tenfold when In
spector McLaughlin ordered the police to
nrrost all concerned iu the fight. Po
licemen in uniform swarmed into the
ring, and a number of detectives nlso
climbed through the ropes. The princi
pals were the first to be placed under ar
rest, and then the seconds nnd referee
were told to nccompnny the officers.
W hue nil this was going on the thou
sands of spectators were clamoring for a
decision from the referee, who wns
busily engaged arguing with the officers
who surrounded him. Finally it wns
mndo known thnt Referee Colville hnd
decided to call the bout a draw. This
did not seem to please a good many, but,
according to the conditions agreed upou
by both men, the judgment of the referee
was right and proper..
The relative merits of the men nro
just ns much a puzzle as ever, nnd until
they moot again and get a dehnite de
cision their adherents will not be satis
fied.
It wns said that over $40,000 was
taken in at the box office, nnd, judging
from the number of people in the house,
this was a very conservative estimate.
Just Before the Battle.
When the doors of the Palace Athletic
club were opened at 7 o'clock, Lexington
avenue wns crowded with a surging mass
of people, each one endenvoring to got
to the box office first, and tho corridor
at the entrance was jammed. Tolice In
spector McLaughlin and Cnpt. Credon.
with a large force of blue coats, as well
as a big force of Central office detectives
in civilian dress, soon made the people
fall in lino, and the ticket sellers wore
kopt busy nttending to men who threw
their money at them in a reckless manner.
About 8:30 o'clock there were G000 peo
ple in the crowd, nnd the crowd outside
did not seem to be in the least diminished.
Half an hour later the big building wns
filled with a clamoring host of sports. The
seating capacity of the house is estimnted
at 8000 and the aisles nnd every inch of
standing room were soon crowded to suf
focation. Lnrge delegations from the principal
cities west of Chicago were on hand, and
it would be easier to name the prominent
sporting men who wore nbsent than
enumerate those who were in the arena.'
ihe betting on the big event wns lively
nnd Mnher was a pronounced fnvorite.
Odds of 100 to 80 wore bet on Peter's
chnnces, nnd some of those who were con
fident of the big fellow's ability to defeat
the sailor laid odds of 100 to 00.
John L. Sullivan, Jim Corbott nnd Kid
McCoy occupied box seats at the ringside,
and each of them got a rousing reception
when he made his appearance.
At 9:20 o'clock Charles Roden of Jer
sey City and Bob Wade of this city en
tered the ring. At the end of the third
round Referee Charley White stopped the
bout and declared Wade the winner the
Jersey City boy being weakened by the
battering he received.
The action of the referee in this bout
was commendable, and everybody pres
ent approved of it. The
the preliminary bout paved the wav for
strained for several minutes to catch a
f. imnfia stf tl.A ..... .C l- . .
" v. tiiiuno. il nil .i i.i ii n i nrna nsiA
",i.v' "'" "i iue principals to
make his nppenrance'. Betting on the re
sult continued to be lively and several
wagers were made at even money thnt
Maher would win In ten mn-nrU via
McCoy took the Sharkey end of this for
$1000. He also placed $1000 on Sharkev
to win, at 100 to 00 and 100 to 80 "
,lwty G"nan t $2000 against
$1400 on Mnhor, and Pittsburg Phil hnd
commissioners placing his money on
Maher at 100 to 70.
It was estimated that he had over $10 -000
on the big fellow. m
Spike Sullivan was also a Maher "nuuKj"'
when he fights, is a great favorite of I
i eicr . uuu wuc-i. iuc juLitri- iukcs par
in a ring contest Spike sticks to his w.
league in a like manner.
There was a long delay in getting
Maher and Sharkey to the ringside, and
the crowd began to show signs of im.
patience.
Sharkey entered the ring at ten min
utes past 10 o'clock. He wns accompa
nied by Joe Choynski, Tim, MeGrath, Tom
Lansing and Solly Smith. He chose the
southeast corner, which is the one In
which the winner of the first bout had
sat. He was warmly received, but the
greeting which Maher got was voeiferom
Peter took his corner at 10:14, nnd his
seconds were Buck Connelly, Fut Scully
Peter Lowry, Jucit yninn and Jack
imiiiiiucii.
rittsburg I'nn neiu the watch fn.
Mnher and Danny Lynch did .the same
Mnher came into the ring wearim?
black sweater nnd black trousers, while
Sharkey was enveloped in a big yellow
bath robe. Both men said thoy weighed
174 pounds.
Billy Brady nnnounced before the men
8tripied that the agreement between the
men nnd the referee was that in case of
lwlice interference, if either man wns in
such a condition ns not to have a chance
to win in the opinion of the referee h
latter should give his decision in favor
oi uie oiner uiuii, out iiini u tne referee
say that the man having the worst of the
coiiiesi. una a cuuiice to win then he was
to declare the bout a draw.
The men were announced to box twenty-five
rounds nt catch weights. It wns
announced thnt the men hud agreed to
break clean nnd that they could box with
either hand free.
The' Fight by Round.
They shook hands nt 10:20.
Round 1 Thoy sparred curefully for a
minute, Sharkey holding his hands wide
uimn. omirKcy icu xor tne stomach and
missed. Maher landed a light left op
tne cnest nnu sniuney sent his loft h;
on the stomach and then swunc hi-'.
on tho chest. Sharkey tried a Y,i V
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""fii "" mm buuii. s5iinrKey incuri
swing again for the body, but fell sho
once more. Sharkey, still on the ag
gressive, swung his riirht on the nock
and they clinched. Mnher jabbed his
loft in the wind and swung his right on
tne necK nt tne end of the round.
Round 2 After some snnrring Mnher
jubbed his left on nock and Sharkey
crossed his right on the neck. Sharkey
put a left swing high up on Mahcr's arm.
Maher sent in a. very -low jab. but Shar
key stopped it with his glove. Tom
jabbed a left in the wind and swung:
again with the left on the chest. Shar
key led for the stomach und put a low
left on the stomach and Maher crossed
his right on the head.
Round 3 Sharkev led a left, but fell
short, and Mnhor crossed him with the
right on the chest. Sharkey led a left,
fell short and then touched Maher on the
nose with a right swing. Peter feinted
frequently anil triod to draw Shnrkey
out. Then he jnbbed a left on the bend
nnd thoy exchanged left jabs on the
face. Both men were careful, but Shar
key loft himself very onen whenever he
stopped buck.
Round 4 Shnrkey swung his- left on
the shoulder and jabbed the same fist on
the stomach. Maher countered on the
hond with his left. They exchanged
right nnd left smashes on the face. After
missing two rights and lefts. Sharkey
put a light jab on the face, and they
were spurring when the bell rung.
Round 5 Peter fiddled a good deal and
inuiiod n left jub on the mouth. Shar
key jabbed bis left on the stomach
Sharkey swung n right on the stomncl
and Maher crossed his left on the fn
Just then Shnrkey said: "Why do..
you cut your moustache off?" and jnbbe
his loft in the wind. Then ho iabbed
right and left on the face.
During this round there wore cries of
'Fight, fight." which showed thnt some
of those present did not like such tame
boxing.
Round 6 There was a long spell of
fiddling nnd dancing around. Shnrkey
tried to get Mnher into a neutral coruer.
Shnrkey led n left for the stomach and
fell short. Muher jubbed a left on the
chest, nnd Shnrkey swung a right on the
bend. Peter led a loft for the fnce, but
fell short, nnd then Shnrkey sent a
strnight right on the mouth, which put
.mii nor oown, nnu ne tell through the
ropes, whore he remained tul v six sec
onds. His mouth wns bleeding when
ho got tip, nnd the boll rang ten seconds
Inter.
Round 7 First blood for Sharkev in
tho lust round sent his stock up, nnd
Mnhor s fnce wore a worried look when
he came to the scratch in this round..
1'etor fell short on a loft lend for the
face, nnd Sharkey swung left and right
on fnce and head. Sharkey swung right
on ribs nnd jnbbed his loft in the stom
ach. Mnhor clinched and they broke
away clean. Maher rushed and put a
right and left swing on the fnce, and
thoy clinched. After a break-away
Maher swung n left on the fnce nnd a
right on tho jaw, which sent Sharkey ou.
ins duck ut tne ropes, when Sharkey
arose the mon clinched and were in that
position when the gong sounded. Maier
wns using his right hnnd, sending upper
cuts on the ribs and body and did not
break away when the gong sounded.
When thoy did break away, one of
Maher's seconds rushed over to take
Mnher to his corner, when Sharkey
uiriiou nnu puncnea tne second on the-
nose. There were cries of "foul, foul,"
while Maher nnd Sharkey were clinched
nt tne enn ot time, but the police, jum;
iiuo uie ring ana created an uproar
arresting the principals, seconds i
referee. ,fr
The bout wns declared a draw. K''
i ue men win an oe taKen to 1
One Hundred and Fourth street pois
station.
Those nrrested, Including the principals,
seconds nnd the referee, were escorted to
the One Hundredth and Fourth street po
lice stntion, where they furnished bail.
So fnr Brndy hns not been arrested.
Dnn Lynch of San Francisco, Shnrkey's
time keeper, and Steven O'Donnell of
New York, who acted as the club's time
keeper, were among those nrrested and
reloasod on bail.
Board of Mission.
Nashville, Tenn., June 9. Yesterday
the board of missions of the Presbyterian
church, South, met and elected officers as
follows:
Rev. R, C. Reed, chairman; Rev. Angus
McDonald and W. H. Raymond, vice
chairmen; Rev. S. H. Chester, secretary;
Erskine Reed, treasurer: Rev. D. C. Ran
kin, editor of the Missionary.
Miss Meru Dupee of North Carolina
- nPPOinted missionary to Brazil; Miss
Judith Houston was appointed missionary
to Mexico, and Rev. H. W. Myers- of "
v lrginia was appointed missionary to an
unassigned field.
The secretary, Rev. R. H. Chester, wa
ordered to arrange for a visit to the mis
sion fields in China, Japan and Corea dur
ing the present year. He will sail about
August 1. A letter from King Leopold of
Belgium in reference to missions in Congo
was rend and resolutions expressing I
thanks were iirnDi.i nnj . mj " v
John L. Dlnappolnted.
eunaio, . Y., June ll.-John L. Sulli
"ii. ",s .manager left for New Y
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