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THE PAGEAXT WAS AM 13SPIRIXG
OXE WITH 45,000 VETERANS IX
LIME.
THE PRESIDENT HERDED II II
And Afterwards Occupied Hip Re
vlrnlnx Stand . far Six I.onit
Honrs Kntlmnlanm Wan treat,
Untile Finn Churn!.
Buffalo, X. Y., An. 25.-Wh.-n the
morning run on the ramparts ot Fort
Porter boomed its hji 1 tit- for the new
day, the sun was obscured by kinks of
fleecy clouds lit the east, which darken
ed Into blackness lit the west. A heavy
mist rose from the hike iin.l hovered
over Camp Jewell and was curried back
cityward liy u fresh breeze from the
west. Hut the sun soon broke through
the clouds !inil gave promise of :i bril
1 in lit. day. Drums heating the reveille
brought the comrades from their tents.
Alles-de-fiilli In the cold of the .Na
tional (Juard of New York, were .lushing
aliout the streets on rearing horses,
looking with anxious care to the division
to which they had been assigned. Men
and women and even children begun
to pout themselves behind tin; lone wire
screens that had been spun out alone
the line of march during the night like
an Immense spider web. Kvery moment
the space along the front of the slde
walks grew less, and soon those who
had secured first place against the wires
began to feel the pressure of the crowd
from behind, which squeezed them and
held them prisoners for the hours that
the parade would take in passing.
In the corridors of the Iroquois hotel
spurn were jingling and sabres chinking
an the officers of (Ion. Clnrkson's staff
hurried to headquarters of the commander-in-chief
to report to Col. J. 'i'orrey,
chief of staff.
From east and north there came at
Intervals the rattle of drums and the
clear note of the bugle. The posts of
the department of Illinois and some of
the department of Wisconsin were on
the march. The music and the tramp
of the marching feet brought cheering
crowds to the little;, detachments as
they passed, and the hum of expectancy
grew into a roar of excitement as the
time for the moving of the procession
grpw nearer. I
Excursion trains on every one of the
many lines leading into Buffalo began
to pour thousands of recruits into the
already congested thoroughfares, and
the railroad stations took on an appear
ance of human beehives from which a
swarm was flying.
The street cars ns they pushed slowly
down the road by side street routes,
were filled to the point of distress.
Excursion boats were screeching their
whistles In the harbor In an endeavor to
get to dock with their quota of specta
tors. (it'll. Clarksou and his staff rode from
the Iroquois hotel to the Hotel Niagara,
rs soon ns the staff had assembled oil
ICagle street. In front of the Niagara
the staff drew up in line and (Jen. Clark
son waited upon President McKluley to
escort him to the head of the column.
At 10 o'clock the president left the
TintcJ, Accompanied by the escort. Along
the way to the point of formation the
president was cheered to the echo.
At 10:30 o'clock the command to
inarch was given, nn the procession
moved.
Amid the roll of Innumerable drums
and the blare of trumpets, the Grnnd
Army of the llenublic, headed by the
president of the United States, took its
triumphant way through the cheering
humauity. The sidewalks on each side
of Main street, as far as the eye could
.reach, were filled with a solid muss of
people. From every window faces
beamed out and the roofs hud a popula
tion equal, if not greater, than that of
the windows.
In the great square in front of the
Frle County bank the lirst glimpse was
caught of the real immensity of the pro
cession, for here the close walls of the
houses opened out on either hand and
the great tide of humanity poured out
from the narrow streets, lorinlng a
fuumi, and swept In a solid mass of
blue and gold through the great arch.
On the balcony of the arch a bund was
stationed and played "Hail to the
Chief" us the president's carriage pass
ed below.
i Tlle people in the grand stand gave
a mighty cheer, which was taken tip and
re-echoed by the hundreds In the plot to
the west. "rrcriuent .Meuwioy.
"Comrade McKluley." "The (irand
Army" could be heard in the roaring
tumult of voices.
The imposing department of Illinois
on the right of the line received an ova
tion oa It passed along, Columbia post
of Chicago was wildly applauded, but
the white-haired veterans of the small
er posts from remote corners of the state
were not forgotten by the generous
crowd.
As the color guard, the old battle Aug
battalion, passed the heads were un
covered. There were thirty battle
worn, shot-torn flags carried in the pa
rade, by Camp Buffnlo Sons of Veterans
in company with Meade post of Phila
delphia. The old color guard was under
command of Capt. Morgan and Kdward
Curtlss.
On came the procession, post after
post, In columns of platoons, files front,
half distance, while the head of the
pageant wheeled into Chippewa street
and passed under the gaily decorated
arch erected by the colored people of
Kuffalo.
Once clear from this anil, the presi
dent saw before him a great living
shield and caught the music nf 2000
young voices lifted up in the national
anthem. As the columns moved on
nearer lind nearer to the shield, the
first platoons wheeling up Delaware ave
nue, the human sympathy that had Ixrn
pent up for an hour of waiting broke out
in one tumultous shout of enthusiasm.
At the large grand stand erected by the
friends of the fresh air mission, for the
benefit of charity, on Delaware avenue,
near the shield, hundreds of spectators
h waited from an early hour. The Kinds,
President McKinley and the marching
men came closer and closer, the children
of the shield sang, and men and women,
hoys and girls, young and old, rose nud
waved and cheered for the Grand Army
of the Hepublic.
At Nerth street the wheel in the tri
umphant march was made. A few
blocks more of great mansions and
cropped lawns and the men, in the
column could see the national colors
that marked the reviewing stand at the
circle. The department of Illinois had
moved from its place on lower Main
street and. taken up the march; the de-
paninent of Wisconsin fell m and
nrougtit up the rear of the first division
he other divisions, made un of nosta or
individuals from nil the states of the
1 nion, then fell in line. Some of the
representatives were very small, Alaska,
New Mexico and Mississippi having but
one man each in line; Oklahoma but two;
Alabama and Arkansas three each, and
Montana And Texas five each. ....
It was 3:40 p. m. when the last post
of the ninth or last division moved and
4:30 p. m. when the passed tbe re-
viewing stand and the presidential
party left tbe stand and took their
cnrrinces for their homes. It is esti
mated that over 45,000 veterans were in
line.
Naturally the greatest interest of the
day centered about the movements of
President McKinley and Governor Black.
The president, although not retiring
until 1 o'clock this morning, was np
quite early and with Mrs. McKinley and
(Jen. and Mrs. Alger watched with great
interest the hustle and bustle in Camp
Jewell, the entrance to which U just
opposite the president's window. Gen.
Alger remarked that it was very remi
niscent of the days of the war, but the
president replied smilingly that the big
25 cents a meal restaurant just outside
the walls dispelled any such thoughts.
There was a little delay around as the
morning progressed. A strike of the
waiters in the hotel delayed breakfast,
lilt bough the presidential party managed
M get theirs. ,
The president's decision to ride in the
parade with the veterans was received
Willi great satisfaction, but the comple
tion of the details made a brief delay in
getting the parade started. J ho presi
dent decided us a mark of courtesy to
have Governor UlacK nue wmi mm.
Alter breakfast the president, '.on.
lger. Governor P.lack and his staff left
in carriages to take their places at ihc
I. .....I ..f il,.. nlunin. The crowd about
the hotel was so dense that the police
i,,.. i I., forei. ii wiiv thrnuglr- for the
carriages, the people absolutely refusing
to get from under the horses' feet.
When the head of the column was
reached and the party awaited the order
to move, a cordon of mounted police had
to work with energy to keep a space
leu red.
W ilw roviewiii!: stand ii large gaily-
ileeorated compartment in the middle of
the 3000 seats for spectators had been
set apart for the president, the governor.
secretary oi war unit outer uiuukm"
gnosis.
Archbishop Ireland was me nisi comer
t.i receive recognition lrom l lie assem
blage, n hearty cheer being accorded to
liini as he took his position on the stand.
lien. Kuggles, the niljutiint general or
the army, and Gen. Sickles were recog
nized. Senator J 1111111:1 came to the staml
niiy. but few people seemed to recog
nize mm. nud siicn greeting as ne re
ceived was from friends in the McKinley
portion of the stand.
Mrs. McKinley, Mrs. Alger. Miss
Alger and Mr. Fred Alger drove to the
house of Goodo Miller and saw the pa
rade from there.
It was 11:22 a. 111. when the head 01
the column reached the reviewing
stand. When the mounted escort hud
passed, the carriages containing the
president and Governor Black drove up
and attended by the coniniittee and the
governor's staff they dismounted, the
vast crowd rising and cheering vocifer
ously. At 11:30 the parade moved again and
us the staff nnd aides passed and si
liiled, the president and Governor Black
arose and doffed their hats and re
mained standing until the aged veternn
composing the staff had all passed. Then
they seated themselves. President Mc
Kinley in the center. Governor 111 1 is
on the right ami Gen. Clarksou 011 the
left.
When the Illinois division passed the
veterans uncovered and waved hats and
hands and the president, again rising, re
turned the salute by kissing his hands
to them.
The orders were very strict that in
passing the reviewing stand the men
should keen eves to tin- front, but en
thusiasm was greater than duty. Neurit
every post broke the rule. You're all
right," shouted one man who passed, and
another supplemented it with "We're nil
McKinley men." the president smiling
his greeting. When the Pennsylvania
division passed with twenty-two tattered
Hugs of the regiments of the wnr Presi
dent McKinley motioned to the crowd
on tlie stands and with one accord they
arose and uncovered.
'Hurrah, Hurrah, We'll Sing the Ju
bilee," started a voice in the crowd, and
high rose the cheers for a few minutes,
dying away as the baud joined in the
harmony. The president paid a pretty
tribute to some colored veterans as they
passed by, waving ins nana to mem.
The Pennsylvania division was a large
one and took some time in passing.
The buttle Hugs carried by the post
from Kiie, Pa., received 11 special wel
come from the president. 11 was .1
o'clock before Pennsylvania hud gotten
iv the reviewing stund. Ohio came next
and when her banner appeared there
wns a roar of applause and the president
smiled his acknowledgment of the trib
ute. This was repeated with more em
phasis when the Canton post fume along
and the president, stepping to the front
of the platform, dapped his hands vig
orously, while the members of the post
waved their hats and shouted. -Next
came the Washington, D. C, division,
and they were accorded a special wel
come by the president, the colored vet
erans especially being recognized. The
Mich can d v s on earned great applause
on Its apiiearance. Detroit post especial
ly, and the president said to Commander-in-Chief
Clnrksmi: "That is a fine
display."
When the l airiiauK post 01 lietrou
came along. Secretary of War Alger was
seen upon the right Hank of the first
company, marching in the post uniform.
When the nresident saw him he point-
d him out, and the occupants of the
stund gave hint a round ot applause.
At the head or the .Minnesota division
a drum corps of the oldest veterans at
tracted the nttentlon of the president,
and he gave them a special recognition.
Not one of the interesting features of
the parade escaped the president's at
tention, and he laughed heartily at the
corn and wheat displays of the west
and to complimentary references to pros
perity. It was .".:10 when the New York state
veterans begun to file by. They com
prised two divisions and formed the
largest department in line. Their but
tered battle Hags elicited great applause,
and Gettysburg post of New York was
heartily cheered. (In and oil went the
columns, and for over an hour it wns
nothing but New Yorkers. It was near
ly a o'clock when the last New York
state division passed the stand, and
after nearly six hours of constant atten
tion the president and Governor Itlack
were driven to their hotels amid the
huzzas of the old veterans and the ap
plause of the vast crowd.
The president admitted that he was
tired with the day's work, but pleased.
Tbe Events of the Day.
Buffalo, Aug. 25. Forty-five thousand
men marched through the streets, glori
ous in flags and bunting, receiving the
ovations of half a million people. The
president of the Union was at their head.
When the line of the Grand Army pro
cession moved at 10:30 this morning, tbe
sky had not a cloud. The rain storm
of the night before left a clear, bracing
air that was like a tonic to the marching
men. The procession moved for five
hours and forty-two minutes. Along
the route of inarch UK) girls, dressed in
tin. fn1nt.a nf thn finer ficAtlmv.1 flnwnrd
; ..ml, nt onMim-s
; President McKinley rode in a carriage
at the head of the procession and waved
his hat at the cheering crowd. At the
reviewing stand he took his position with
Commander-in-Chief Clarkson and Gov
ernor Hlnck, and the headquarters staff
passed in 'review. Of all the throng
viewing the procession no one person was
more enthusiastic or more affected hv thp
sight than President McKinley. - With
AUSTIN WEEKLY STATESMAN. THUBSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1897.
his hand on his hat. continually uncover'
ing to the national colors or the salutes
of the veterans, tne president watcuea
the array of proud veterans marcn oy
If was certainlv a column to inspire ad
miration. Such men as Secretary of
War Alger, Gen. Lew Wallace and Gen.
Joe M. Palmer walked side by side with
the negro or the decrepit pensioner,
whom they had to assist.
The closing event of the evening was a
reception to the president at Music ball.
Other events tonight were a reception
by Mrs. Catharine F. Hurst, president
of the Ladies of the O. A. II., at the
Iroquois hotel; a reception by Mrs. F. C.
Wood ley, national president of the army
nurses, at the Women's Union, bull, and
numerous receptions by minor org.iuizn
tions.
LIFE IMPRISO.ME.N'T.
criltct la the Pendrlek Case at
Martin Prisoner Spirited Away.
Marlln, Tex., Aug. 25. (Special.)
After a deliberation of twenty-four
hours, the jury In the Fendrlck case ren
dered a verdict of murder in the first
degree and assessed his punishment at
lite imprisonment In the jienitentlary,
the verdict creating a great deal of ills'
satisfaction as the people thought his
Hie should pay the penalty. Owing to
threats being made, the sheriff feared
tor the salety of the prisoner and spirit
ed him away. The neonle were eager
for the case to be decided as it hud at
tracted a good deal of attention.
COLORED SOCIETIES.
Ilrotlicrs oC Friendship null Sister
ot the M.rstcrlotiN Ten.
Nashville. Tenn.. Aug. 25. Three hun
dred delegates attended the sessions to
day of the .National Grand Lodge of the
l.nlted lirntiiers ot Friendship, mid
among those delegates were prominent
negroes from many distant stntes.
Grand Master Willis X. Brent presided.
n. ..1 . i ( . . . a
1 ne c0111111111.ee on creiieniiiils inane 11
eport, which was adopted. Standing
committees were announced. Past Na
tional (irand Master W. T. Peyton of
Louisville, Ky.. was Introduced ami ad
dressed the assemblage. Business mat
ters relative to the order consumed the
remainder of the duv. and tnniirht the
Centennial exposition was visited.
The National Grand Teinnle of the
Sisters of the Mysterious Ten whs also
in session today. National Vice Grand
Princess Mrs. Clio A. Wright of Ohio
presided. A committee) from the Na
tional (irand Lodge dedicated the church
building to the uses of the order and
business mutters were disposed of. Ad
dresses were made, the princinul one
being by Kev. Mr. McCurdy. Tonight
the delegates held 110 session, but at
tended the exposition.
AT XASHVII.I.E.
Colored People Very Much In Evi
dence at the Exposition.
Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 25. All day
the tide of travel has tended to the Cen
tennial exposition and tonight the
grounds were thronged not only with
colored but with white people.
It was Colored Kmployes' day. and
it was well observed. Ou all the rail
roads crowded trains came iu and the
colored people of the country eaulc ill I
large unmoors. neighboring towns
sent delegations, and throuirhoiit the
day the best of order prevailed. .Many
of the delegates to the negro conven
tions now in session in this city were
present during the day. and during the
afternoon were largely in evidence. The
iireworus at night were ot particular in
terest to the colored people. 11 nd among
the displays was the picture of a well
known colored woman of this city,
"Aunt" Fanny Grundy, who is more
than 10(1 years old. More than (aXKI
people were brought in by the railroad,.
today, and these, with colored delegates
already In the city, the Cincinnati Kn
l uirer club excursion, the Sigma Chi
visitors ami the Young I'eopie's Chris
tion I'nion delegation, served to make
a great throng upon the grounds.
The special exercises of the day were
held in the auditorium and were prepar
ed by the coniniittee selected by the
negro employes. They were of an inter
esting character and were well attend
ed. Professor W. L. Jones ,!ellvered
the address of welcome. Jubilee songs
then followed, rendered by a well drill
ed bund of siu;;ers. The orntions ex
pected were not delivered, the orator
of the occasion, D. (!. Boyd, having been
assassinated by a negro a few days ngo.
However, the dny was 11 success and
was marked by a large attendance.
Tomorrow Is to be a great day in the
woman's building. Victor Herbert will
give a cello recital, and the musical pro
grain for the day has been prepared with
exiitlsite taste. During the recital In
the woman's building the woman's de
partment will present to Ictor Herbert
a medal in recognition of his kindness
shown to the woman s department.
tomorrow evening the delegates to
the Sigma Chi convention will be given
a grand reception in the woman's build
ing". An Immense competitive display or
grain products was held in the agricul
tural building today and valuable prizes
were awarded, which caused much rival
ry among wheat growers.
Thursday. October JS. has been deem
ed upon for Presbyterian day. and ad
dresses will he delivered by riev. .ionn
Hall of New York. Uev. W. W. .Moore
of the I'nion Theological seminary; Kev.
,1. W. r.nchnian of Chattanooga and
Judge ('. V. Heiskell of Memphis.
I omorrow afternoon citizens ot 1.11m-
berton, N. C. will give 11 fruit reception
In the Seaboard Air Line exhibition
ca r.
In the near future the counties of Ten
nessee will begin to celebrate their days.
Already the following dates have lieen
decided upon: Coffee and Moore, Sep
tember ,1: Carroll, fepteinher J.i; Bed
ford. September 10; Warren and
White. September 10.
Special railroad rates have lieen ob
tained and special trains will he run,
insuring a large attendance on each day.
Col. Kdmund C. Brush has written
the management, offering the service of
the First Ohio artillery on Nashville
day. September ' 11. This regiment of
artillery arrives September 10 for a
week's encampment.
Last night there was an ovation given
to Miss Marie Louise Bailey, Nashville's
young pianist, who has received such
flattering notices abroad. The audito
rium was packed with fiOOO people hav
ing assembled to hear her play, and her
reception was an ovation.
An interesting rivalry is arising be
tween Memphis, Chattanooga and Nash
ville as to the celebration of their
special days, and the Indications are
that there will be an Immense outpour
ing upon each of these days.
Attendance on Monday, 5231. Tem
perature today delightful and attend
ance large both day and night.
Car Foundry Plant Bnraed.
Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 25. A large
part of the plant of the Kansas City
i-ar ana foundry company in Armour'
dale was tonight destroyed bv tire re'
suiting from the bursting of a furnace
in the foundry building. The loss Is
tuny $i.H!,uuu, fully insured,
Candy Concern Falls.
Chicago. Aug. 25. The M. B.Tasc
Confectionery company, one of the
largest candy-making concerns in the
citv. mnrlo nn nsnicrntnonf in flin ioavn
Tiiin m w
5100,000; liabilities not to orceed 530,000)
SHE SliTI
OPERATORS SHOW A CIIAXGE OF
FROXT IX THE MATTER OF
OPEXIXG THE MIXES.
Many Will Xot Agree to Share Ex
peiiMes ot FlKhtlnK Strikers.
Others Say the Plan Will Be
Carried Out.
Pittsburg, Aug. 25. 'Hie coal opera
tors of the Pittsburg district have made
a decided change of front since yester
day. Internal dissensions, mixed with
fear on the part of some, caused n split
in their forces and a change of base. On
its face the move looked to many like a
temporary surrender to the I'nited Mine
workers of America. This, however, is
denied in most emphatic terms by the
most imminent lake shippers, who say
they are going to start their mines and
supply the demand from the northwest.
They publicly state that they are willing
to wait for a week or ten days before a
definite move is made. Some of the
operators in the niorniiig were frank
enough to slate that tin.1 situution at the
present time in all lira miles id' labor is
critical and that they have 110 desire to
nuke any move that will cast odium 111
the operators of the Pittsburg district.
It was under these conditions that the
operators went into session this morning.
There were ninny who hud not signed
die agreement to share their proportion
towards the expenses that might accrue
in the effort to start the mines and they
were loudest in the appeals to hold aloof
to u wait developments. It was pro
posed that notices printed in various l.-in-giiuges,
embracing briefly the po.si;ion of
the operators, be circulated and also that
a liiial notice to the miners be promul
gated to the effect that the mines were
ready to be operated as soon us the men
expressed 11 desire to go to work. This
proposal was barely entertained nud was
voted down, showing that many of I lie
operators had receded from the stund
they hud taken. A motion to discicirge
alt committees and adjourn slue die was
made u nd prevailed.
In the afternoon another meeting of
the lake sliipiiers was held. The ses
sion was short and as a result the fol
lowing was issued:
"The orgunixntim composed of all the
coul operators, which lias been in session
at tiie Monongaliela hotel, adjourned this
morning sine die.
This puts mutters into the hands of a
coniniittee appointed under 11 11 agree
ment which was entered into at Cleve
land nud which lias since been ratified
and streugl belied by the signatures of 11
large majority of the railroad co.il nro-
dileers of this district. This coiiimiltee
litis power to act. All oflorls to ascertain
who composed this specra! committee
were futile.
1. B. .crb. who presided at the meet
ing, was emphatic 111 asserting that the
operators who hud originally gone into
the compact ill Cleveland to break the
strike hud riot changed their intentions.
In 1111 interview lie snid:
"I wish to say it in all sincerity Mint
the operators who originally mnde Mie
move towards starting their mines have
not changed their intentions. It is true
tli.-il tiie orgnnizntion Mint bus been in
session for the lust lew dnys has h"cn
virtually abandoned. The old organiza
tion bus not been abandoned mid will
continue the work on lines originally
mapped out. It is true that there is no
need of being in n' big hurry. We have
plenty of time in which to si art the
mines ami get our share of the business.
We have tit least ten or twelve days
more in which we can get into shape.
The position taken by the oilieiuls of the
miners is one they will regret. It does
not seem fair towards the opera t ns in
other states to have men who work at a
lower rate ami siij.iply n trade that right
fully belongs to 1 lie Pittsburg district.
But rest assured Mint the mines of many
of the operators of the Pittsburg district
will run when we have fully determined
upon our plan of action. Just when this
resumption is to take place I am not pre
pared lo say or ut liberty to slate. The
coul operators feel that they have right,
justice, law and order on their side and
are fully determined to resume business
when the proper time comes, which will
be soon,"
The Cleveland operators left for their
homes tonight and it is probable that nn
olher meeting will be held in Cleveland
within the next few da vs.
Cloak Makers Strike.
New York. Aug. 25. The general strike
of the clonkmiikers of this city and
vicinity, which had been threatened for a
long time by the Brotherhood of Clonk
Makers, was announced today and 12.(1(10
clonk milkers in the brotherhood will be
culled out tomorrow. More than 50(10
went out this afternoon.
Given to the Strike.
Peoria. III.. Aug. 25. The Brotherhood
of lioeomotive Firemen has contributed
$1400 to the coal miners' fund. This is
believed to bo a larger sum Mian any
other orgnnizntion has given.
Patrick Dolan Arrested.
Pittsburg. Aug. 25. Pnlrick Dolan.
district, president of the United Mine
Workers of America, wns nrrested iu
Washington county this afternoon while
leading a liody of marching strikers past
the Allison mine, near McGovern station.
He wns taken to Washington. The
marchers were disconcerted and were al
lowed to return to their camp un
molested. Vationnl Clrcnlt Bike Races.
Boston, Aug. 25. Cycle stars were
plentiful at the national circuit meet at
Chillies Hiver park today, although Bald
and Kiser failed to put in an appearance
and Cooper was unable to ride 011 ac
count of a sore knee.
Mile, professional, 2:15 class Final
heat won by Nat Butler. Cambridge; F.
C. Hoyt, Springfield, second; Orlando
Stevens, California, third. Tim,
2:07 3-5.
Mile, open, professional Finnl hent
won by F. C. Hoyt; Arthur Gardiner,
second: Orlando Stevens, third. Time.
2:07 2-5.
Mile tandem, handicap, professional -Won
by W. Coleman, Bostou. and II. P.
Mosher, New York. (80 yardsl; A. J.
Hammond and M. A. Gray (105 yards),
second; Tom Butler and K. A. Me
Dnffee (40 yards), third. . Time,
1:55 3-4.
Grand Circuit Trotting; Races.
Readville, Maes, Aug. 25. After a
day's interruption because of rain the
Grand Circuit races were resumed at
Iteadville Park today.
2.08 class, pace, purse $2000 Gninette
won; Planet, second; Heir-at-Law, third.
Best time. 2:04 3-4.
Knee for foals of 1894. trotting, $2000
Timbrell won; Kilda, second; Ameri
can Belle, third. Best time. 2:1 1-4.
2:11 pace, purse f 1000 Pearl OnwnrJ
ah: O. second; Javlin, third. Eest
time) 2:07 1-2.
2:11 class, trotting, $1000, unhnishecl---Athenio
won; Baron Bogers, second;
Adelaide, third. Best time, 2:11 1-4.
Senator Jonea at Marlin.
Marlln. Tex., Aug. 25. (Special.)
Suimtni- .Tames K. Jones of Arkansas,
chairman of the democratic executive
committee, arrived todav to visit his
iTttaMEtaw. Mr. Joe-Soinerville. A
reception committee of ten prominent
democrats, with J. M. Kennedy as chair
man, met him at the train.
XEW PA It TV FORMED.
he American Party, to Retore the
Spirit of Orlfflnal Federal Can-
Mtltnt Ion.
St. Louis. Aug. 25.-The first national
convention of the American party, a new
political organization, which, ns the call
ssi.ed from Detroit su.vs. will be devoted
to the restoration of the spirit and senli
incut of the original federal constitution,
met today in Druids' hall with about fifty
delegates present iroiu nine miiic mm
i. twi.o v. The cull had been extend-
ed to loyal American, noii-parlisaii. think- j reports FROM GEN, LEE.
ing 1111 f the nation, upon that platform i
incorporating the principles of the true , , ,
American form of government. , The Status of American Citizen. Im.
The states represented are New ork, j prisoned In Cuba.
Ohio. Michigan. Illinois. Missouri. Iowa. Washington, Aug. 25. Consul (;eM.
Kansas, Colorado, Louisiana and Indian eral Lee has sent several rejiorts to the
Territory. It is stated that a number of state department concerning the comli
other stint's have signified their intention tion of affairs in Cuba. lie reports thut
of co-operating in the movement. ; Doininguez, who was arrested on the
A permanent, organization was effected . Kith inst., for whom he claimed all the
with Kllison Stockerof Colorado 11s chair- I rights to which he was entitled ns an
mini mid .1. .1. Iliisselbuch of Detroit us ! American citizen under the treaty and:
secretary. protocol, had given up his fornully-ac-
Col. K. II. Sellers, a prominent lawyer quired rights 11s an American citizen.,
of Detroit, who is at the head of the An unofficial effort to save the man's
movement, called the convention to or- life brings the stiiteitient from Capt,
dor lie read the call and emphatically , t icn. Weyler that the case h;M been
denied the statement in a dispatch from sent to the prosecuting officer to deter-
Washington that I ho movement was one
to form the American 1'rotective associu-
lion into 11 political purl v. Continuing,
he said that the two principal parties are
.. , .1. .....: 1 ,..;,,.. tnl.iu .tl
inise 10 1 11c uocuim- mm iii'i
eiiiiulitv and are n standing menace to
... .... i...". r,i,t 11.. i.!ivi. ut leiiirth
his views of reform's. Among others be
r ' 1 .1... r ii.ithiiivi. noil iv f-
Biviidnm in formation of our laws; eipinl
suffriige: the abolishment of the primary
system, and changes in our registration
and balloting systems; separation ot
liuicli and state; recognition ot lunor .is
he source of wealth; protection , ;f the
ii,.
wage earners from competition with alien
labor; prohibition of alien ownership of
lands; extension of the civil service sys
tem; principles of the Monroe doctrine,
etc. In conclusion, Col. Sellers con
demned the trusts and combines.
ftor the aniioilltnieiit of committees
. :i ,.
an adjournment v.n ...k-
row-
" '
Mnrylnml Heiniiiifaiis.
r.aliiniore, Md.. Aug. -Tt. The ivpul.li-
ctiu stnle convention, which will meet at
the Atlantic pavilion at Ocean City to-
morrow, promises to be one of the liveliest
in ihe history of tbe party in Maryland,
The convention will nominate candidates
for stnle comptroller anil cierK 01 me.
court, of appeals. A new state central j
coniniittee will also be elected. J
SHOT IS THE BACK.
A HnllHs Man I'resenletl Willi a I.ond
of Rlrtl Shot.
Dallas. Tex.. Aug. 25. (Special.! W.
B. Iluwley. who runs 11 wood yard on the
corner of ' Main and AYulton slre:'ts. re
ceived a loud of bird shot in his back
.im! left arm from a muzzle-loading shot
gun, which was tired at close range
while he was standing in his yard lute
this afternoon. He was ininicdiuHy
picked up and carried to a drug store,
where a doctor picked seventeen fcbot
from his buck nnd biindaged up his left
arm, the band of which wns paralyzed.
The shooting created intense excitement
in that neighborhood. T. L. lAiftin. tin
old well digger, (il years of ngo. who
lives next door to Iluwley. was plueeii
plaeeii
barged
in n cell shortly afterwards,
with assault to kill.
Ilrnkcninu llndly Injured.
Kosse. Tex.. Aug. 25. (Special.) -Will
Whiting, a brukeinuii on the Hous
ton and Texas Central, who lives at
Funis, fell between the cars while the
train was running, a few miles south
of here this morning. He had one arm
and one leg cut off ami is injured about
the head. The company's surgeon Is at
tending him. It is not known whether
he will survive or not. tIf he is aide
he will probably be sent 'to Funis this
afternoon.
i:ciit pt From Disc rlnilnnlliiK Holy.
Washington, Aug. 25. Assistant Sec
retary Spalding has declared that cargoes
imported into the I'nited States in Nor
wegian vessels from any country are
not subject, under our treaty with Swe-
den and Norway, to 11 discriminating
duty of 10 per cent. bile specific
cases have not yet been brought liefore
the state dcpurtniciit of Swedish, Ger
man. Austrian, Belgian. Brazilian,
Dnnish. Italian. Hawaiian. Dutch, Uus
sinn and Turkish vessels, the terms of
our treaties with these nations nre said
to be such us to exempt them from dis
crimiiintiiig duty. Whether the new
tariff act should be construed as impos
ing the discriminating duty in certain
cases 011 British, French. Portuguese.
Japanese vessels nnd vessels of some
01 her nationalities, has not been deter
mined by the attorney general, who now
has the mutter under consideration.
F..VPOHT PERCENTAGES.
Short HiK (be Increase nnd Decrease
of the Different Forts.
Washington. Aug. 25.-Tbe fortbcon.i,,,
wlir'shoT;,' 7 ,h ''' "'-tl-l ninura general'internal busi
will show the percentages ot the a irero- ........ ; i. :,otinna nre irrent-
gate exports of the United States for the
hsenl yeur ended June 30. 1807. at about
......... M..iLi...i . ..Moiiis pons, jr
is shown that the exports from the port
01 aciv loi-K nave union on irom 40.-W
percent of tiie whole in 1805 to 37.27 in
1807. Boston exports were 0.41 per cent
of the whole in 1805. 10.80 per cent in
1890. and 9.(10 in 1897. New Orleans has
a gain of from 8.47 per cent in 1S05 to O.fili
in 1807. Baltimore also increased her ex
ports from 7.5(1 per cent in 180(5 to 8.15
per cent last year. This increase is said
to be due to the large increase in the ship
ments of corn. The exports from Phila
delphia increased from 7.52 per cent iu
180C to 8.15 per cent last year. This in
crease is said to be due to the recent ex
ceptionally large shipments of wheat.
There was also an increase at San Fran
cisco from 2.79 per cent in 1804 to 3.77 in
1897. Galveston increased from 4.12
tier cent in 1800 to 5.54 last year, and
Newport News from 1.08 in 1800 to 2.10
last year. Puget Sound. Wash., in
creased from .78 per cent in 1896 to 1.13
in 1897. Norfolk and Portsmouth in
creased from ,i7 in 1890 to 1.77 last year
Chieago increased from .15 per cent in
ityu ro per cent last year.
In the matter of imnorts. New York
shows a tailing off from 04.12 per cent
or me wtioie imports or tne uniteu states
in 1890 to 02.80 in 1897; Boston shows an
increase of from 10.10 to 11.80 per cent;
New Orleans increased from 1.74 to 2.17:
Baltimore fell off from 1.73 to 1.49: Phil
adelphia increased from 5.00 to G.29; Sau
Francisco fell off from 5.41 to 4.50; Chi
cago fell off from 1.99 to 1.51 per cent.
These figures represent the goods that
went through the several customs houses
and do not take into account the locality
from which 1 the shipments were made.
Thus, a cargo of cattle shipped from Chi.
cago by rail to New York, and there en
tered for export to Liverpool would lie re
corded as an export from New York.
Interesting; Flood Facts.
Washington. Aug. 25. Gen. Wilson
chief of engineers of the army, has
been making on examination of the re-
been making an examination ot the re
port XJ
teresting facts connected' with the flood
of last spring. It shows that the flood
of the Mississippi was the highest of
1 1 . . I. Vn s In nnv kAiIAm! Tli 1. j .
I length of the levees on both sides of
Vua i-ivdt' u'iir 1U77 miles fttul thnra
( in. alj thirty-eight breaks by the flood
j aggregating eight nud seven-tenths miles',
n inceresiiug lemurv ui me ureak-
; ages Is that none of the levees built by
the uniteu ruu iea goveriiiiient were
broken, but we oren ks o r m those
portions which had been built by the
states or by municipal or private par.
ties. The .Mississippi river nooua will,
form an important part of the anmmi
report of (Jen. Wilson, which 1s now in.
, - - - , ,.-.....
i'""' of reparation
i mine 11 me cognizance 01 tne case per.
; tains to me ordinary jurisdiction in ne
cortiunce v.itn tne protocol ot Ja 11
1" 1877.
I rl h stnte deicirtment is ulsn nf.in
. - -- v , . s ft
that through the Influence of .r2;
. Louise (Jay. the proprietor of a sum
illustrated paper in lliivuna, the alleged
' American citizen. Itomeio. who was ar.
i rested and placed in prison incoecnnml-
;ailo early in ASst, has been deported
"' '77 -" in
-ey uu 101 - a minuter 01 years.
marry
hin, reposed o (,en Lee that .he
uiuiigm iter iiinunceu nuo uecome 11
naturalized citizen of the United States,
lint Komero, though able to do so, never
communicated with the consul general
at all.
(Jen. Weyler has given to Gen. Lee
his reasons for expelling (Jeorge Eugene
enaou, it
Hryson, a corresiwndent of the .New
y .loln.IU,i. Weyler says that the
' correspondent was found to have on his
person several documents containing
fase )lnj injurious news, and that the
conduct observed by him is systerautic-
ally hostile to the cause of Spain. The
governor of the region and Gen. Lee are
to fix the day upon which the corres-
jiondent shall leave. He had not been
expelled on the 1st.
XATIOXAI, HANK STATISTICS.
Fiu-nrcK Showing- Resource unit
I. labilities Are Fall of Promise.
Washington, Aug. 25. Mr. Georsce 'ot
fiii, assistant comptroller of the currency,
in speaking of the compilation of the re
ports of the national banks on July 23,
1807, made public yesterday, said today:
"Th figures showing the total resources
and liabilities of all the national banks mu
July 23, 1807, just compiled, are full
strength and promise. They show to
resources amounting to Sd,ooJ,4()3,0.i
the largest amount ever recorded in tlir
history of the system. Jbe nearest ap
proach to this condition was a total of
113.510,940,1)77 ou September !!0, 1S02.
"The item largely contributing to I ne
gro nd aggregate of their liabilities is that
of individual deposits, which, on July 23,..
1807. stood at $1.770.4S0.5. the higli-
(,Ht j,onlt 0V(r touched by this item, the
next 1)i;npst mvjn)5 been $1,705.422.!K!,.
oil September 31), ISO-'.
1 "The showing is all the more striking
because it. is made after the severe liqui
dation of the past four years, which has
reduced the number of national banks
from 3030, high water mark, May 4. 1803,
to 3010 on July 23.
' "In the item of lonns and discounts the
highest point ever touched was $2,101.
401,858, 011 May 4, 1803, just preceding
the panic of that year. Against this,
. loans and discounts on July 23, 1897, were
$1,077,553,710, but actual cash iu banks
i July 23. 1807, was $413,518,021, against
j $322,803,304 on May 4, 1803, when loans
' were most generally extended. As the
loans of the national banks expanded
about $43,000,000 between May 14 and'
. July 23, 1807, it is nearly certain this
1 movement has continued during tie past
month.
( nn t,,p lluanjng f the figures is that
the national banks as a whole were never
stronger and better prepared in cash re
source to furnish all facilities for moving
the great wheat and cotton crops that are
coming to the markets of the world. The
only speck of danger in the future is that
amidst all tbe personal evidences of busi
ness revival the bitter experience of the
past four years may be forgotten in a fu
ture of business disaster."
MEXICAN-MATTERS.
Exchanite Easy Big Cotton
Crop'
TbU Year.
.... - -w i or. nt-M-ltli
standing the renewed decline in 8lT01',C4,'1
exchitnire on Ijondon and New York wuj .
v nr .Mexico. aiiit. .j. .
easy, brokers having bought at $1.39 anl
$140, on New York, and are seiitui;
! M3 1"- .? ; " 18 "LTPk l"" 1
. "'"f?," w."' !2lZf:SiK: i
u-'chn.k...l 'The universal bone is that
s()lnP permanent basis for silver will be
veaclied ns the uncertainty prevents n
calculations.
Tim oottnn croii this venr will be very
lunge and will bring large profits to
planters, the total value of the crop
being a little under $15,000,000 as sow
estimated here. The Waters-Pierce Oil
company bus reduced the price of oil ow
ing to competition with the New Mexio
Fetroloum company, both concerns im
porting crude oil from the United State"
and refining it.
Four Jurors Secured.
Chicago, Aug. 25. The examination of
venire men for the jury which w to try
Adolph Luetgert for the murder of bis
wife was resumed in Judge XuthiH'a court
today. Attorney Vincent, for the defense,
was very exacting and puzzled many enire
men in his demands for a clear and expert
definition of "circumstantial evidence.
He secured the discharge of a number of
men "for cause" because they could not
satisfactorily answer the question. It
was the opinion of the state's attorney
today that at least ten days will be re
quired to select a jury. The first fonr
jurors who are to try Luetgert were ac-
cepted and sworn in this afternoon
San Antonio Getting Aesthetic.
San Antonio, Tex., Aug. 25. (Special.)
The Business Men's club todaz con
cluded negotiations for the opening of
a. conservatory of music and art in this
city at once. Professor August Scheni-
mel, president of the Nashville conser
vatory of music, has accepted the presil
deney of the conservatory and todn.vl
wired his resignation to the Nashville '
conservatory. ,
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