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Numerous Excursions tlie Coining Summer at Reasonable Kates. Whether the tourist's fancy directs him to th© England States 01 the Atlantic seaboard to the South or to the lake region of the North or to the Rockj Mountains and the wonderland beyond the Mississippi, he will be given opportunity to indulge his tastes at a small cost for railroad fare this year. There will be low rates to Baltimore ovi-r the Pennsylvania. Lin°s in May, account the American Medical Association to Decatur. 111., account the German Baptist (Dunkard) meeting, and to Pittsburg for the Presbyterian General Assembly. There will also be low rates over these lines to Meridian, Miss account the General Assembly Cumberland Presbyterian church the same month. In June excursion tickets will be sold over the Pennsylvania Lines to Omaha account the National Jr. O. U. A. M. to Chattanooga, Tenn, for the International Convention of Epworth League to Cleveland, Ohio, account the National Republican League Meeting, and to Roanoke, Va., for the German Baptist meeting. Excursions for July include low rates over the Pennsylvania to Baltimore for the Baptist Y. P. Union Meetine to Asbury Park for the L. A. W. meeting, and to Boston for the Christian Endeavor Convention, and to Denver Col., account the National Educational Association meeting. In August excursion tickets will be on sale over the Pennsylvania Lines to Boston, account the Knights Templar Conclave. The sale of low rate tickets will not be restricted to members of the organizations mentioned, but the public generally may take advantage of them.

The Asbury Park excursion will doubtless attract many to that delightful ocean resort. Atlantic City, Cape May, Long Branch and all the famous watering places along the New Jersey coast are located on the Pennsylvania Lines, hence this will be a desirable opportunity to visit the seashore. The Denver excursion will be just the thing for a sight-seeing jaunt thro' the far VV est, as tickets will be honored going one way and returning a different route through the most romantic scenery beyond the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. Variable route privileges will also bo accorded Bostou excursionists. enabling them to visit. Niagara Falls, Montreal, Thousand Islands and St. Lawrence Rapids, the White Mountains, the Hudson River territory, and to return by steamer on Long Island Sound, after sight-seeing at Newport. Narragansett Pier, Nantucket and the Cape Cod resorts to Ne-v York and thence through the agricultural paradise otf the Keystone State, along the Snsquehauna and Juniata rivers, over the Allegheuies, around famous Horse Shoe Curve, through historic Johnsto vn and the coke and iron regions of Western Pennsylvania. It is also expected that Boston excursionists over the Pennsylvania Lines will be privileged to return via Baltimore and Washington if they so desire.

In addition to the above, there will be plenty of other cheap excursions over the Pennsylvania Lines to various points. As the season is some weeks away, arrangements in detail have not been consummated, but it is certain that no railway will offer better inducements bh.-.n the liberal concessions in rates and privileges that may be enjoyed by travelers over the Pennsylvania Lines. This fac^ may readily be ascertained upon application to any passenger or ticket agent of these lines, or by addressing P.

VAN DUSEN,

Chief Assistant Gen. Pass. Agt., Pittsurg, Pa. apr6wd-t-s-tf

REDUCED HATES.

Excursions over Pmuisyluania Lines IJuring Season of 181)5. Liberal concessions in' fare .over -the Pennsylvania lines have been granted for numerous events to take place this summer in various parts of the United States. In addition to local excursions tickets at reduced rates will be sold over these lines as given in the following'paragraphs. Excursion tickets may be obtained at ticket offices on the Pennsylvania System and will also be sold over this route by connecting railroads. Some of the points to which tickets will be sold and dates of sale as follows:

To Chattanooga, Tenn., June 25 and 26 and 27 inclusive, account Epworth League International Conference good returning fifteen days from date of sale. By special arrangements return limit may be extended an additional fifteen days.

To Denver, Colorado Springs, Maniton or Pueblo, Col., July 3, 4 and 5 account National Educational Association Meeting. The return trip must be commenced July 12th 13th, 14th or 15th unless by special arrangement the return limit is extended to Sept. 1.

To Baltimore July 16th and 17th good returning until August 5 inclusive account the Convention of B-iptist Young People's Union of \merica.

To Boston, July 5th to 9th, inclusive for tbe National Christian Endeavor Meeting. Return limit may be extended by special arrangement to August 3d.

To Boston August 19th to 25th inclusive account Triennial Conclave Knights Templar. Return limit extended to October 3d by special arrangement.

To Louisville, Ky in September, for National Encampment, G. A. R. One cent per mile. Reasonable return liipit.

The reduced rates over the Pennsylvania lines will not be restricted to members of the organizations mentioned, but may be taken advantage of by the public generally. Any Pennsylvania Line Ticket or Passenger Agent will furnish desired information concerning rates, time of trains and other details to applicants, or the same may be obtained by addressing W. H. Scott, ticket agent, Greenfield, Ind., or F. Van Dusen, Chief Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt Pittsburg, Pa. may21dwtf

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Special attention divert to collectione, estates, guardian business, conveyancing, ft Notary always iu office.

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Office at 23£ W. Main street, over Early's drug store. Residence, 12 Walnut street.

Prompt attention to calls in city o* country. Special attention to Children??.. Womene" and Chronic Diseases. Late resident physician St. Louis Cuildrens Hospital. 39 Uy

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PITTSBURGH, I'KNN'A.

Fort ime cards, rates of faro, tiiroiiRh tickets, Imv'i-aKe oheclcs and further information rethe rnnninsf of trains apply to any \^eaiof th» 4*«nii«yivial» oinos

IFIRSTRO'OMORGOLD

ound Money" Organizes th© Louisville Convention.

Notary Always in Office. I BECKNER SELECTED CHAIRMAN.

All Other Projfi'ess Delayed by the NonAgreement of the Committee on Credentials—Dilatory Tactics liesorted Too and an Almost All JSiglit Session Held—Convention Adjourns in Confusion.

LOUISVILLE,

26.—The

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cratic state convention is more than the annual political Derby. It may be a record-breaker in other respects, but there is no doubt about it being of the highest grade in Bourbon bitterness.

The delegates from the 11 congressional districts met at 10 a. m. to choose their respective members for the different committees. Every place on each committee was sharply contested especially those for the committees on resolutions, rules and order of business. The control of the latter committee was wanted by the Hardin or silver men so that nominations would precede the adoption of the platform. The "sound money" men, who favered Clay for governor, wanted the platform adopted first so that in the event of the nomination of General Hardin, who is for free coinage, the latter could not influence the committee in framing a platform to suit his views for unlimited coinage. General Hardin has been co-operating with Senator Blackburn in all the preliminary skirmishing.

There was a double contest in selecting members of the committee 011 resolutions. First, both the silver and the gold men wanted to get a majority of the members so as to have their respective views incorporated into the platform. Second, Senator Joe Blackburn und ex-Governor J. B. McCreary, both candidates for the senatorship, were running their first heat in competing for the chairmanship of the committee on resolutions. The senatorship was involved in the control of the convention more than the governorship or any Df the state offices. The other candidates for senator were ex-Governor Buckner and Governor Brown. Blackburn and Brown are for free silver .MuUi eury and Buckner are against it. All were on the ground watching chance's.

The state committee did not select the temporary officers, but the convention was in the hands of Chairman J. D. Carroll of the state committee till it elected a temporary chairman, foi which position the silver men wanted Judge William Beckner, and the sound money men wanted Congressman W. J. Stone. As the chairman of the convention appointed two members at large of tlio committee on resolutions and on all other committees there was a very hot fight for the presiding officer, and the conservatives had no hearing Tuesday on their plan to aivide the members at large of the committees, each side getting one member. This would leave the contest to the 11 congressional districts as to who controlled die committees, but neither side would listen to the conservatives. It was evident from the start that each side would take everything it could get and give no quarter to opponents.

Some of the delegation meetiugs lasted till noon, when it was announced that the convention would assemble a« once. The silver men were very much excited and charged trickery in the selection 01 members of the committees in some districts. The hottest fight was in the Seventh congressional district where Senator Blackburn was I boaren for member of the committee on I resolutions by Professor Arthur Yeager, the lriond of Secretary Carlisle. The uelegates from that district were large- I ly lor honest money and the administrarion, including tne* endorsement of I Ck-veiand and Carlisle by name, but Blat-kburu had hoped to get the support I 01 personal friends who oppose his free silver views.

The following is the committee on resolutions: First district—Augustus Coulter, silver. oecond—W. T. Ellis, silver.

Third—Jonn S. Rhea, silver. Fourrli—S. D. Walker, conservative. Fifth—J. M. Atherton, gold. Sixth—H. A. Elliston, gold. Seventh—Professor Arthur Yeager, gold.

Eighth—James B., McCreary, gold. Ninth—Jonn F. Haager, gold. Tenth—John P. Salyer, gold. Eleventh—ft. M. Jackson, conservative.

As soon as the district meetings were over the delegates flocked to Music Hall, which was packed long before 12 o'clock. Promptly at noon the Democratic state convention was called to order by Chairman Carroll, when Rev. Charles M. Hemphill of the First Presbyterian churcn, Louisville, offered prayer. Chairman J. D. Carroll oc the state committee spoke at length on the preliminary canvass of the convention, the new issues, the result of the last election and the prospects ox the pending campaign.

The election of a temporary chairman was announced as the first thing in order when spine time was consumed clearing the aisles of intruders so the delegates could be seated.

The names of ex-Congressman W. J. Stone and Judge W. H. Beckner were presented for temporary chairmen when the roll of 119 counties was called. The rollcall had not proceeded far when Chairman Carroll ruled that instructions were matters for delegates to settle with their constituents, and that the votes would be counted as announced by the chairmen of county delegations.

The rollcall proceeded with all sorts of points of order and dilatory confusion for over an hour when the result was announced as follows: Beckuer, 448 1-2 Stone, 420 1-2. The total was 878, but it was not all cast, owing to the contests necessary to choice, 440. The election of Beokner as temporary presiding officer was made unanimous and a committee appointed to escort him to the chair.

As the combination of Hardin for governor and the silverites supported Beckner and the combination of Clay for governor and the "sound money men" supported Stone, the result of the selection of temporary chairman was received with cheers as a direct advantage for Hardin and indirectly an advantage for the silver men who had been beaten during the forenoon in the district meeting.

On assuming the chair Judge Beckner delivered an eloquent address and

assured all that he represented no faction and would rule with impartiality. He plead for harmony. That part of the address relating to the financial question was not displeasing to the "sound money men" and not altogether satisfactory to the free coinage men. Z.Messrs. William Cromwell, J. E. Stone and J. K. Schrader were elected secretaries when the congressional districts were called for members of the committees.

When the Second district was called W. T. Ellis declined to serve and Senator J. C. S. Blackburn was announced as the member of the committee on resolutions for that district. Mr. Ellis had given Senator Blackburn his proxy immediately after the latter wa3 beaten in the Seventh district. The Second district approved of the action of Mr. Ellis.

In appointing the members at large on the committees, Chairman Beckner divided them equally. On resolutions Senator Wiliiam Lindsay, gold, and J. D. Clardy, silver, were appointed, so that they do not affect the complexion of the committee.

At 2:130 p. in. the convention took a recess to 8 p. m. On reassembling at 8 p. m., the boxes at Music Hall were filled with ladies in brilliant dress and the rush for the galleries was even greater than during the day. The heat made the hall almost unendurable.

A resolution denouncing the Amerisan Protective association was offered and a commotion caused by efforts to adopt it without reference. The resolution was referred.

The committee on permanent organization reported Congressman A. S. Berry for permanent chairman and other officers. Adopted. Mr. Berry made a vigorous speech on taking the sliair.

Numerous dilatory motions were indulged in, the Clay men wanting an adjournment. As neither the committee on credentials nor the one on resolutions was ready to report the filibustering was kept up for over two hours with much disturbance. The committee on resolutions was ready at 9 p. m., but delayed its report, awaitiug that of the committee on credentials, which was fighting over contests among the delegates from Louisville and Newport.

Senator Lindsay prepared the majority report on resolutions, which embraced a strong honest money plank and endorsed Cleveland and Carlisle by name for their financial policy and administrations. It was signed by nine of the 13 members of the committee.

There were two minority reports, one signed by Rhea and Ellis for the free silver at*16 to 1, and the other simply reaffirming the platform of 1892, signed by Clardy and Coulter.

Tliero was intense feeling because the fight between the Hardin and Clay men 011 seating delegates in the committee on credentials delayed the resolutions and the proceedings of the convention, but nothing could be done toward facilitating business. Several hundred motions to adjourn were voted down and the convention remained waiting, although the committee on credentials, at 11 p. m., announced that it could not report till after midnight.

Senator Lindsay and Chairman Beri refused to report the resolutions or do anything till the report on credentials came iu.

The committee on credentials closed up shortly before midnight and reported in favor of the Hardin delegates in Louisville and at Newport, when the scenes of disorder had a short suspension.

When the Clay men offered a minority report 011 credentials another lively scene was begun with the usual motions for adjournment.

The Clay men had sent for all absentees, some arrived in time to vote after midnight 011 dilatory motions, with a view to waiting for others. The consideration of the two reports on credentials was pending at 1 a. m. with little prospect of conclusion. Meantime no other business could be brought up, and the committee on resolutions relust tjp give any of the three reports that are ready for presentation and which represent the views of the conservatives and silverites, as well as of the gold majority. The last named have 110 doubt of their ability to secure the adoption of the majority report as soon as the contests are settled.

Shortly before 2 o'clock the uproar and confusion became such that Chairman Berry declared the convention adjourned.

The reports on credentials are still pending. The Clay men are making a much more vigorous fight for the nomination for governor since the "sound money!' men carried the district meetings and control the convention, as well as the committee on resolutions.

It is stated by some of Hardin's friends if the platform is adopted before nominations are made that Clay may be the nominee, and that Hardin may be as much disappointed as Blackburn was.

WRECK ON THE GEORGIA CENTRAL.

Three Aleu Killed and Several Others Uadly Injured.

MACON,

June 26.—A serious wreck

occurred yesterday on the Central railroad near Milledgeville, some 20 miles from here at 5:30 o'clock in the morning. Three men were killed and several badly injured. The dead are: Tom Allen, section foreman Bob Smith and Bob Jesse, both of the latter colored train hands.

The freight train that arrives at Milledgeville at 5:30 a. in., had stopped at Midway station to shift some cars when a service train, loaded heavily, approached the station, which is on a steep grade. A coupling pin broke and the cars rushed down the grade and struck, plunging through the baggagecar that had been left on the main line by the freight train. None of the injured are seriously hurt.

Ohio Democrats Meet in Springfield. COLUMBUS, O., June 26.—The Democratic state central committee yesterday decided to hold the state convention at Sprinlieid, Aug. 20 and 21. Senator Calvin S. Brice was chosen temporary chairman and W. H. Lewis of Montgomery county temporary secretary. The apportionment made on the vote of 1892 gives 808 delegates.

Helped Drive the Mormons Oist.

DKNVER,

June 26.—Damian Hauser,

who has just died in Highlands, aged 92, formerly a resident of Quinc.y, Ills., was a lieutenant in the Illinois state troops who drove the Mormons out of I he state in 1843 and took part 111 the jttuok on the barn near Nauvoo when Joseph Smith, the first prophet of Moriionism, was shot dead.

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Europe Prostrate at the Feet of the Conqueror.

C0NPEDEEATI0N OF THE RHINE.

Uouis and Jerome Bonaparte Made Kings. Prussians Overwhelmed at Auerstadt and Jena—Allied Armies Destroyed at Friedland—Treaty of Tilsit.

[Copyright, 1895, by John Clark Ridpath.] XVII.—MAPMAKER AND

KING

KINGS.

After Austerlitz, Napoleon conceded to the Czar of Russia the privilege of retiring! Only a month before, Alexander had been in Berlin. Out at Potsdam, on the 3rd of November ho and Frederick William had sworn a secret mighty oath over the tomb of Frederick the Great. This conjuration with the Czar did not now seem to have been an expedient thing! Frederick, supposing that Napoleon was not informed of his perfidy, sent to the victor at Austerlitz a message of hollow congratulation. The Emperor, on receiving it, said that Frederick William had written the letter, intending it for the Czar, but fortune had changed the address to himself!

The treaty of Pressburg was another peace that did not pacify. Europe was prostrate before Napoleon as far as the Vistula but England covered all sea coasts from the Adriatic to the Baltic, and the whole Slavic race lay darkly banked on the horizon of the Northeast. The Emperor began at once, with incredible audacity, to make a new political map for the European Powers, and to support it with his under-kings and princes, vassals of France. Influenced by the recent Russo-Austrian coalition, Italy, under the leadership of Ferdinand, king of the Two Sicilies, had hopefully sympathized with the allies. Instigated by his wife, Caroline Maria, sister of Marie Antoinette, tho Neapolitan king admitted into his dominions a division of the Russian army.

The cause of offense was sufficient Napoleon, in January of 1806, sent a corps, under his brother Joseph, to occupy Italy. On the 15th of February, having entered Naples, Joseph was proclaimed king, and the Bourbon monarchy was abolished.

Notwithstanding the intended treachery of Frederick William, the Emperor kept faith with him, and delivered Hanover to Prussia. The King was reluctant to accept the gift for Hanover was England's, and he would fain be at one with England. The principalities along the right bank of the Rhine, even from Italy to Holland, were erected into the Confederation of the Rhine. Fourteen princes of Germany voluntarily detached themselves from their Teutonic affiliations, and carried over a population of about sixteen millions to the French

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protectorate. Napoleon would thus construct a Germanic wall between Eastern Europe and France, protecting the latter against the further incursion of the AuStro-Slavic races.

The next step was to convert Holland into a sub-kingdom of France. On the 5th of June, 1806, Louis Bonaparte, to whom, four years previously, Hortense Beauharnais bad been married, was proclaimed king of Holland. Out of Hesse-Casse), Brunswick and parts of Saxony and Prussia, the kingdom of Westphalia was formed, and assigned to Jerome Bonaparte as king. To him— after Tilsit—was given in marriage the princess Catherine of Wurtemburg. In the countries between the Rhine and Poland, extending southward into Italy and northward to tbe Baltic, a great number of dukedoms and principalities were created and conferred on the marshals of the Empire^ Murat, husband of Caroline Bonaparte, was made grand duke of Berg and Cleves. Lannes became duke of Montebello. Junot was presently nominated duke of Abrantes. Bernadotte received the title of prince of Pontecorvo. Ney got his hard-earned dukedom of Elchingen. Berthier was made duke of Neuchatel and Valangin. Soult became duke of Dalmatia. Massena took his honor as prince of Essling. Davout, after a little delay, was made duke of Auerstadt. Bacciocchi, husband of Elise Bonaparte, was created prince of Lucca and Pioinbino. Eugene Beauharnais was given in marriage Augusta Amelia, daughter of the king of Bavaria, and the title of prince of Venice. The process of king-making and prince-mak-ing was limited, not so much by the possibilities of territory as by the number of the Imperial re&inue.

Prussia now became a scene of stormy agitation. The humiliated House of Hohenzollern looked iu this direction and in that. The younger element of the people and the philosophical patriots cried out against the domination of France. Meanwhile, a strange and farreaching contingency appeared among the personal forces in Europe. Charles James Fox, successor of Pitt, became Minister of Foreign Affairs, under the premiership of Grenville. Fox would fain have peace. He was not devoid of

remote sympathies with France and with Napoleon himself. Courtesies began between him and the Emperor.

Suddenly, however, 011 the 13th of September, 1800, Fox died and by the' incoming of Lauderdale, the wholecomplexion was changed. Toryism again ran rampant. The Anglo-Russo-Prus-sian intrigue was renewed. Frederick William sent a peremptory challengeto Napoleon to betake himself outof! -, Germany. Tho Emperor had in truths agreed to withdraw his forces but theCzar had also agreed to relinquish certain vantage ground on the Dalmatian^ frontier—and had not done it. Therefore, Napoleon's army corps would re-' main in Germany. Frederick Williamr suddenly declared a war and Napoleon, in a month after the death of Fox and^ A the sudden revulsion in diplomacy, con-? centrated in Saxe-Weimar an army of nearly a hundred thousand men.

The Prussians, sixty thousand strong, under Prince Holienlohe, occupied the city of Jena, on the Saale. There, on the 14th of October, they were attacked, and utterly routed by the Frenuh, leaving behind twelve thousand in killed and wounded, and about fifteen thou--sand prisoners. On the same day, at Auerstadt, fourteen miles from Wei--mar, a corps of the Grand Army, thirtyfive thousand strong, under Marshal' Davout, fell upon a division of fifty thousand Prussians, commanded by the Duke of Brunswick and Frederick William in person, and won a signal victory. Brunswick was mortally wound ed, and about ten thousand of his sol diers were put hors du combat.

Prussia was utterly overwhelmed by the disaster. Her fortresses were surrendered without resistance, and Napoleon, in less than a fortnight, occupied-, Berlin. On the 21st of November, he issued from that city his celebrated Berlin decree, declaring the British Islands in a state of blockade, and interdicting all correspondence and trade with England!

The property of British subjects, under a wide schedule of liabilities, was? «r declared contraband of war.

Meanwhile, the aid promised to Prusiia by the Czar had been too slow for' the lightning that struck at Jena. Thej onooming Russians reached tho Vistula, but were forced back by the victorious French, who took possession of Warsaw. There tho Emperor established his win- 1 ter-quarters and remained for nearlyathree months, engaged iu the formula-" fcion of new plans of conquest and neyr schemes for the pacification of Europe.

After Jena, Prussia, though crushed, remained belligerent. Her shattered forces drew off to the borders, and were joined by the Russians in East Prussia, The campaign of 1807 opened here. On the 8th of February, the French army, about 70,000 strong, advanced against the allies commanded by Benaingsea" and Lestocq. At the town of Eylaa, about twenty miles from Konigsberg, great but indecisive battle was fought, in which each army suffered a loss of nearly 18,000 men. The Russians and Prussians fell back about four miles to Friedland, and both armies were reinforced, the French to about 80,000, and the allies to approximately the samenumber.

The shock of Eylau, the inclemency of the season, and the political complications that thickened in every horizon held back military movements until the beginning of summer. On the 14th of* •June was fought the great battle of Friedland and the allied army was virtually destroyed. The loss of the Russians and Prussians was more than 25,000 men that of the French, fewer than 8,000. Napoleon commanded in person, and his triumph was prodigious. Though common fame would have Austerlitz to bo tho most glorious of bis battles, critical opinion concedes the palm to Friedland. -i

After Friedland, Tilsit. There, in the middle of the Memel, on the 25th of June, 1807, Napoleon and the Czar met on the famous raft. The beaten Alexander had come to admire his victorious antagonist. Why should the faces of his fifty thousand dead prevent him from n, falling in love with the destroyer? TheEmperors readily agreed to be at. peace, On the 7th of July a treaty was coneluded between France and Russia, and two days afterwards a similar compact between France and Prussia. Frederick William had sought refuge after the battle in the town of Memel, which wa» now about all he might oall his own I

Now was created tbe grand duchy of Warsaw, composed of Prussian territory. Over this new state was set Napoleon's friend Frederick Augustus, king of the Saxons. Another part of Prussia waa given to the Czar. Dantzio was declared independent. The province west of the

For four years the sting of Tilsit was in the vitals of England. So powerful was the Napoleonic influence that Denmark leaned Franceward and the Czar smiled. It was suspectcd by the Grenville ministry that the Danes would close their ports to British trade. Under this suspicion, Admiral Cathcart was Bent with his fleet into the Baltic, demanding that the navy of Denmark should be surrendered in pledge to Great Britain! To this monstrous propositionthe Crown Prince bravety answered not Cathcart then proceeded against Copenhagen, and in the first week of September bombarded the city. Three hundred and fifty buildings, including the University, were destroyed, and six timesas many houses rendered untenable^ About 2,000 people wore killed in tb® horror, tbe like of which had not been Witnessed in modern times. Great Brit* ain was at pcace with Denmark!

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