Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 August 1895 — Page 2

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1895.

-here were freely saying that the Democratic party was dead, dissolved, gone off Into the camps of the Populist and the Socialists, ana hai become mere wandering bands of fugitives, without union and without hope. There was wil l, fierce clamor againt the President, against the Democratic Senate, against the Democratic House. So widespread was this feeling of hopelessness amonj our party that we have already lost our majority In the Senate, not to be regained in many year?. Our majority of more than one hundred In the House of Representatives has been reversed and our membership In tlie branch of the present Congress is a mere handful. Is this the time for tho-e who remain steadfast an J loyal to the great party of Jefferson. Jackson. TiUen and Clevelanl to Indulse in quarrels and recriminations? jShoull we not rather welcome all who are willing: to Join hands and build the Democratic structure on which, as we believe, lies happinef and safety for this government and Its people? BRICK SEES BETTER THINGS. "But. gentlemen, does not this convention and the Intense feeling manifested by those who attend H, and those who have aent their delegates here, tell the story that a change ha3 come over the public mind; that the Democratic party isno longer prostrate; that Its fortunes are rising, and that It is quite worth the while to be in the Democratic army which already has the-assured and confident step of a march toward victory? Panic and fear have pa-wed away. The beneficence of Democratic legislation has already produced and is producing its effects. Faith is rapidly being restored.' confidence re-established and business everywhere reviving, and it -Is now clear that it is only a question cf time, either in November of this year cr of next year, when the American people will reward the Democratk; party lor its profound service to the Republic. "The three grea-t promises- made to the American people in 18i have been mere nearly fulniled and carried more nearly Into execution than any three promises ever made by any party In any platform. What were they? They were summed up by Samuel J. Tliden forty years ago as home rule, sound money and free trade, as nearly as governmental requirements permit; and under the very shadow cf the uisaster brought on this country by the Republican laws against which we protested and whose repeal we demanded the lorce bill, the McKinley bill and the Sherman bdl. These promises were fulfilled. The Democratic party repealed and wiped from the statute books the force bill and gave home rule to this country as far as your national legislature had anything toio with the question, and next repealed, unconditionally, the Sherman silver law and thereby prevented the absolute bankruptcy of the Cnited States treasury which was Imminent. There is no human being whose judgment is entitled to the slightest weight who does not know that the gravity of the situation and the imminence of the peril was averted by th repeal of the Sherman law. "Ana the third, and. in tne Democratic heart the most desiTed. the repeal of 1 the McKinley bill, was secured against the Krea:et cbrtacles and the fiercest and bitterest opposition, and In its place was passed a Democratic tariff bill which will long stand as the law of the land. I speak wltrt some fullness offeeling and knowledge of this particular bUU because I took great interest In it during Its consideration by the Senate. Many "of my Democratic Xriend3 In Oh'.o were seriously disturbed; fwme cf them quite indignant at my cours? in the framing of that bill. Gentlemen, of the convention, when sent by you and your associates to repeal the McKin'.ey bill, we did not propose o return to you with the McKinley bill unrepealed if it lay within our power, and we did not. We had also been sent by you to support the government of the Lnited States and to secure the best prosperity and happiness to the people of this- country. This we could not do if we abolished all taxes and large appropriations, resulting in the bankruptcy cf the United States treasury and consequent uncertainty and ruin of all your business, financial and industrial machinery. We could, therefore, not consent to the passage of a bill which did not provide sufficient revenue. Had we done so the confidence of the country in the ability of the Democratic party to administer the affairs of the government would have been destroyed. Many of you believed that the Income tax should bo put in the bill some demanded It.- I doubted its constitutionality. Had I felt certain that It was unconstitutional I should have voted against It, but with the bill framed, with the income tax included, s ufflcJent revenue would have been raised during the first fiscal year to pay all the government ut-go no more. With trade restored, however. It Is now clear that the bill, even without the Income tax, will provide about the amount of money that is required to carry on the government, and we now have the satisfaction of hearing from every township and every ward in this State of Ohio that our Juugment as to what should be done in the framing of the tariff bill has been affirmed and confirmed by events and are prepared to go to the country on the Democratic tariff bill with Its effect on trade, commerce. Industries and wrages, and It is seen that there is no Indication of any attempt anywhere, except by extreme Republican protectionists to again open a question which has finally been adJusted upon Democratic lines. THE MONEY QUESTION. "But, gentlemen, there Is another question In which great Interest Is felt, about which there Is great difference of opinion and concerning which we may hear more In thit convention. It will perhaps not be regarded as out of place, or Improper for me as an Individual Democrat somewhat familiar with the discussions and coniRions, to make some suggestions In this convention which may be taken for what they

are worth. I have a deep Interest. In the fortunes of the Democratic party in this tate and in this country. I attended my first State convention in 1863. in the heat of the war, when we nominated Clement 1 Vallandigham and George K. Push. I participated in the discussions from ltC9 to 1876 on another branch of this money question, constantly endeavoring through all these years to have my fellow-Democrats come where we all finally did come to a. sound money platform under the wise and able leadership of iamuel J. Tliden, in 1876, and when I see to-day efforts being made to divide the freat Democratic party Ju?t on the eye jf Us revival and resumption of power, on a theoretical and academical question in which no practical result Is possible. I come to this convention to ask full consideration before taking passionate action. I come to urge the. party In Ohio to stand cn the platform of 1892 on the money question; to let the currency remain as It now Is, and not to change our ground without full deliberation at a national convention, and a dellverence from that body. I come to urge that declaration for free coinage would be foolish, because It would be an impotent, an idle declaration. It would separate us from the national Dernoracy. Jt would drive from our support thousands, hundreds of thousands of men whom otherwise would act with us. A declaration In favcr of free and unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to 1 nade by this convention would have no practical effect and It would mean an abandonment and disclaimer of the splendid results of your Democratic administration. "You and I have possibly differed from Mr. Cleveland at some time and 'in some things, as It was our rlRht, our privilege, our duty to do. If we were conscientious la doing so, but taking him by and he .Is the greatest statesman and party leader of hla time. Ills Democracy, his Lcntsty, his integrity and his continued attention to business, which constitutes genius. luve never ben excelled, and in my opinion Democratic success In 1S32 was largely due, as Democratic ex'ecess in 1SJG will also be largely due. to the character of our Democratic President, and to the high plane upon which he has sought to pluco his party, and his .administration. "Do not understand me as jsugiiMtlnir the candidacy of Iresident Cleveland for reelection. No such question is now before us. You have heard the Republican war cry. Their statement is that while both the tariff and silver question will be ulscissed. neither will be the Issue in ihe sense of obscuring other i.uestions; that the great paramount Issue upon nlch the battles of both this year and rxt will l o tought ivill.be the record of the Democratic party onder President Clevelanl; tnit th;. question will be whether It M to e indorsed, and its policy continued, or whether it shall be repudfated and i.s p:Uy ended. We accept this and on it will nake our contest and o! the Inal Jed 41 tei t o? the American people there can b ro doubt. The American people will it the c:.d rtan 1 bv us for home rule, that H to Kay, no interference by th na;oial govrrn;nrit with the elections of the people; for round tariff, that is to say, u tar'f cid made for sufficient revenue ti carry en the reverament economically arfmi i!-e.-J; and for sound money, that Is o -a, a currency which all dollars. nhcr paper, or silver, or gold, shall be interchangeable and equally good for their nommil par in tn hards of every man everywhere, anil the Democratic party will be ajsured 0 a iriumj.1 ant future." UHICi: WAS (illNHHOl s. The Cleveland Drlejratlon of Antla Seated In the 1'onventlnn. i-'enator Brlce was loudly cheered when Introduced and frequently applaudel as he proceeded, especially In his reference to the Indorsement of the platform of 192 and nl pronounced opposition to free coinage, also in his eulogy of President Cleveland. Congressman. Byron Ritchie, of Toledo,

presented the majority report on credentials, which seated the llrlce delegates from all the contested counties. Mr. Philip Crow, of Kenton, presented a minority report to seat the antl-Rrice delegation from Cuyahoga county, which includes the city of Cleveland. Theso reports were received with alternating demonstrations of cheers and hisses. Mr. A. D. Weitzel presented a minority report to seat the antiHrice delegates from Clark county headed by John H. Thomas. The minority reports included moro than the free silver issues. The opposition to Senator Brlce was also involved in them. John H. Clark, of Youngstown. a radical gold man. delivered a philippic In advocating the minority report of Mr. Crow, which favored the free silver delegates from Cuyahoga county, which were the most pronounced antl-Briee men at the convention. Horace Alvcrd, of I'alnesville, made an elab:rate argument for se-atlng the anti-Briee delegates from Cuyahoga county, and Frank heboid, of Cleveland, was equally elaborate in defense of the Brice delegates. On motion of Thomas M. Paxton. of Cincinnati, the previous question was orderel when the roll of the tishty-eight counties was called on the, adoption of the minority report of Mr. Crow as a substitute for the majority report by Mr. Ritchie, on the oontFflt in Cuyahoga county. Therei were S:j8 delegates, but Butler and Clark counties refused to vote owing to contrstt in their own delegation. The roll call r?sulted: Yeas. 37: nays. 339, whereupon the Brlce delegates gave up their seats amid mingled cheers and hisses to the anti-Brice or free silver delegates from Cleveland. As there are fifty-nlno delegates from Cuyahoga county, the result was received wdth great demonstrations by the minority, which had been defeated In all other preliminary contests. After according seats in the hall to the unseated Brlce delegates from Cuyahoga county the vote on the Clark county contest was taken, the question being on substituting the minority report, favoring the seating of the free silver or antl-Brice delegates for the majority report that seateft the gold or Brlce delegates, the result was announced as follows: Yeas, 2Hi: nays, 44!i. As the Brlce delegates from Clark county already held the seats under the report of the committee on credentials, there was no change In th!s case. This vote on the Clark county contest did not have any Issue In It other than that of the silver question, and it was generally regarded as a test of strength on the majority and minority reports on resolutions. The report on credentials as amended was then adopted, the only change being in Cuyahoga county. The report of the committee on permanent organization, continuing the temporary officers, was adopted. The report was made by Judge J. G. Meiser. a free silver man, who put the motion and congratulated the free silver men that they controlled the convention for the minute that he presided. Senator Brlce returned his thanks for the double honor conferred on him, after which -the report on rules and order of business was adopted. Ex-Congressman John F. Follet. of .Cincinnati, had an amendment adopted limiting any debate to twenty minutes on each side with a view of preventing a protracted debate on the resolutions.

THE PLATFORM. Financial PInnk of the Last National Convention Reaffirmed. Ex-Congressman Frank Huiyl, as chairman of the committee on resolutions, offered the following report, adopted by a vote of 19 to 2, of the committee: "The Democratic party of Ohio, In convention assembled, points with satisfaction and pride to the wisdom of the action of that party In the last two years, and the results accomplished according to its promises, to wit: The repeal of tne Republican legislation known as the Sherman law, the unamerlcan federal election law and the McKinley law, from which repeals has resulted returning prosperity to the country to such an extent that even the Republicans are obliged to recognize the same. "We congratulate President Cleveland that his efforts In favor of the repeal of these vicious laws and the upholding of the credit of the country have been successful.' We congratulate our Senator, Hon. Calvin S. Brlce, for the earnest and effective support he has given to the President in these matters. "When we consider the fact that the Democratic party received from the Republicans In 1832 a bankrupt treasury; that it inherited from them the vicious currency and tariff laws, which had prepared and finally produced the panic of 1893, we Insist that it is entitled to the thanks of the people for the courage with which It has attacked and repealed these laws. "We reaffirm the following portion of the seventh plank of the platform of the last national Democratic convention: 'We hold to the use of both gold and silver as the standard money of the country, and to coin both gold and silver without discrimination against either metal or charge fcr mintage: but the dollar unit of coinage of both metals must be of equal Intrinsic and exchangeable value, or be adjusted by international agreement or by such safeguard of legislation as shall Insure the maintenance of the parity of the two metals and the equal power of every dollar at all times in the payment of debts, and we demand that the-paper currency shall be kept at par with and redeemable In such coin. We insist upon this policy as especially necessary for the protection of farmers and laboring classes, the first and most defenseless victims of unstable money and fluctuating currency. "We call the attention of the people to the methods and practices of bossism by which the Republican party In this State has been managed In the last few years, and for examples point to its history in Hamilton county and the final culmination of the same in the Zanesvllle convention, and we ask the people by their votes this fall to put their condemnation on such practices. "We denounce the last Legislature as corrupt apd unworthy of the confidence of the people, and we submit to the voters whether they wish to perpetuate this condition of art airs by placing the Republicans again in power. We view wdth alarm the large Increase of Indebtedness throughout the State by counties and municipalities, as authorized by the last Legislature, and the increase In the last few years in the tax rate, and demand economy in expenditure and conservatism In the increase xof debt." THE MINORITY REPORT. Judge Patrick, from the committee on resolutions, offered the following minority re-port: "We demand the immediate restoration of the law providing for the free coinage and full legal tender of both gold and silver coins without discrimination against either metal, as provided in the Constitution, and without waiting the assent of England or any other foreign nation." Judge Patrick made a radical free silver argument in favor of his minority report, and scored the majority report as a serpent which wiggled and wiggled and no one could tell whether It was running for gold or coming back. He caused a storm of merriment when, he turned and pointed at Senator Brice as he said the gold was in the hands of the rich, and that this was. a fight of the millions against the 'millionaires. He begged that the Democratic party be delivered from the national banks and the money power. ' Mr. Kurd replied In favor of the majority report and for honest money. He clalmeu that no State convention had the right to reverse the declaration of a national convention, and that the place for the fight to make silver the standard was at the next national Democratic convention. .After his argument there was a scene on the stage by Judge Patrick congratulating Mr. Hurd. Mr. R. D. Marshall, of Dayton, made a plea for the majority report. L. A. Russell, of Cleveland, close! the debate for the free silver minority report. The time had not aU been taken for the majority report when the roll of counties was called on substituting the minority report for the majority report. The result was as follows: Yeas. 27u; nays, 52. The majority report was then adopted without calling the counties. In the call the Cuyahoga delegation, which had Just been settled, cast its lifty-nlne votes solid for the minority or free silver report. The Brice men claim that a test of strength In the State on the sliver question alone would find the fifty-nine votes of Cuyahoga county divided if not for "honest money." The vote on the minority report was. however. generally considered a test of strength In tne tttaie on tne nnanciai question. Gen. E. B. Finley, of Bucyrus. offered a resolution of Indorsement of the Monroe doctrine in the Venezuela and Nicaragua cases. It was referred and a long discus sion followed on reconsidering this action. The resolution being under consideration. ex-Congressman Follett defended President Cleveland as favoring the Monroe doctrine and being amply competent to defend !t. General Finley insisted that any encroach ment on American soil should be met bv a declaration or war. President M. E. Ingalls said this resolution had been fully considered In the committee. KxGovernor Campbell was called out and given an ovation when h made a most vigorous speech for the Monroe doctrine and Insisted that as this resolution had been ofTered it should be adopted. He insisted that it was not partisan and It could not be Interpreted as reflecting on the fed eral administration. The resolution was then adopted with only two or three dls senting votes. Before and after 2 p. m. motions for reces- were voted down amid cries far Campbell. And when nominations were railed for Mr. Campbell took the floor to head off the call for himsplf and to pre sent the name of Judge Hiram I). IVck. of Cincinnati, for the nomination for Governor. He reviewed the conditions, na

tional as well as in the State, and said

the Democrats could win this year as easily as six years ago. He was interrupted by Dr. Jame? A. Norton, who precipitated a mot on to suspend te rules and nominate Jarr.es E. Campbell by acclamation. Mr. Canrpb?l! protested and raised points of order amid the wildest scenes of cheering and yelrirg for Campbell. Campbell said he had rjn for Congress three times ?n a Republican district and twice for Governor In a Republican State till he was depleted financially and otherwise unable to make the sacrifice for the rac. He insisted on the nomination of Jude Peck or Feme otfifr good Democrat who could mskp a ccol race and afford to make if. Feronds of the nomination of Campbell rollet in. Chairman Brice lns'sted that the motion cf Dr. Norton to suspend the rvles ad nomination of Mr. Campbell was in orde-. Mr. IngalK who previously oppo ed Campbell, m.ide a strong plea for him as the winner. The motion of Dr. Nor-t-n was put. carried with a great whirl of enthusiasm and the chair declared Mr. Campbell the non-lnee for Governor. Mr. I"gal!s ar.d Dr. Norton escorted " ex-Governor Campbell to the platform, where he was 'e eirel wl'h an ovation. He said: ' "Mr. Chairman anl gentlemen I received the announcement of this committee (lai?ghler) with mingled feelings of'surrrise and regret, (daughter.) A good soldier may fall, but he dare not falter. (G eat cheTing) I promise not to falter

and it Is fcr you to Fav whether In the end I shall not fall. (Prolonged applause anri ch'-erln?.) The remainder of the ticket was com pleted, as Riven elewhere, and then with a series of resolutions of thanks the con vention ad'o'jrncd. Qt'AVS VICTORY. The Senator Hun More Ihnn Enough Votes tn Elect II I m Clinlrmnn. PHILADELPHIA'. Aug. 21.-The result of last night's Republican primaries was considered by the convention to-daj. Interest centered in the selection of delegates to the State convention, of , whom seventy were chosen. Of these, the Quay people claim seventeen certain, with contests on five more. Before the primaries, Mr. Quay's opponents conceded him only ten .delegates. In the county convention the only opposition to the slate developed In the recorder of deeds convention, where Alex Crow, jr., the leader of the Quay faction in the Fifteenth ward, was placed in nomination against William M. Geary, who Is tnnu-n a a imHsp Martin's nersonal canaldate. Mr. Geary received 810 votes, against 132 for Crow. In the other conventions the slate as agreed upon went tnrousn asiuilows: Judge Court of Common Pleas, Craig Riddle: district attorney, ueorge . urnham: coroner, Samuel H. Ashbrldge. ApnnrHInf tn the figures elven OUt by the rtnav iarior th senator already has ISO votes, fifteen 'more than the number neces sary to elect him state cnairman. xii last county In the State to elect delegates Is Lehigh, whose primaries will be held on vrMiv ntfrVit novt. Spnator Ouav says he has not much hope of, capturing the four delegates trom tne county, as me uptlon has a very strong organization. Senotnr ouav win frt tn Harrisbure to-morrow and remain there until after the convention, on Aug. 28. Governor Hastings, tne leaaer of the anti-Quay ngnt, is at present ai u also Ranking Commis sioner B. F. Gllkeson. the present State chairman, whom Senator Quay seeks to de feat for re-election. Opposed to Cameron's Re-Election. WiLLIAMSPORT, Pa.. Augy 21. The Re publican county convention was held here this afternoon, when the three delegates to the State convention were chosen In the In terest of Chairman Gilkeson. Resolutions wra nrtnntnrt In wdrh th Remiblieans Of T .irtm ! r cr inimfw cax- thpv nrf rnnfl1 tO the re-election of J. Donald Cameron as Sen ator from Pennsylvania, believing tnat r.is views on various public questions, notably the money question, are not in accordance with the prevailing belief of the party." The administration cf Governor Hastings was inaorsea. SILVER DEMOCRATS. Their Plan of Campaign an Advocated ' 0 hy Senator Harris. WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-Senator 'Har ris, of Tennessee, who is one of the lead ers In the movement to secure a free coinago platform and candidate at the next Democratic national convention, said today that he did not believe in wasting much time over free silver In the next Congress, and also was of a like opinion as to suggestions of an International monetary conference. The silver Democrats, ne saia, win ngnt for control of the next national convention, and. .speaking of this in connection with . the recent silver conference, he said: "I hope to have a complete organization at the capital of every Mate and subordinate organizations at every country seat and every voting precinct. In every county In the United States. With such organization. if It shall be completed, wewlll be able to bring Into action at the proper time the entire free silver sentiment of the country. If successful we will control the action of the national convention. If defeated, speaking for myself, I chall submit to the will of the majority as I have cone in other Instances when I hao chanced to find the majority of my associalcs opposed to my views." Xehrnskn Democrats. ' OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 21. The Democratic State convention will convene in Omaha to-morrow. Since all opponents of free silver in this part will hold a State convention Sept. 5 1t is conceded there will be no fight to-morrow along' this line. There has been a pretty fight on between these two factions ever since the last convention. After the election, in which the silver wing, by the nomination of Judge Holcomb for Governor, came out victorious, there was a let up in the fight, and for a time it promised to die out and result in a reunion of the party in the State. In fact, steps were taken for a conference with this object in view. Recently, however, the peace negotiations fell through, and the fight was renewed. It Is charged by, some anti-administration men that the recent visit of Secretary Morton had something to do with this change. The call provides for 813 delegates, and Chairman Smythe expects at least seven hundred accredited delegates will attend. Platform of California Sllverltes. SAX FRANCISCO. Aug. 21. At the bimetallic convention, to-day, the report of the committee on resolutions was unanimously adopted. It contains the following as Yhe chief plank of its platfornrf "Resolved. That at the earliest moment at which it can be legally done, and without In any way considering the financial policy of any other nation or nations, and ignoring all advice, suggestions or threats Irom any and every source, our national government should return to th monetary policy of t'afi fathers of the Republic, and, at the coinage ratio of gold and silver of 16 to 1, respectively, should agam permit to individuals the unlimited coinage of silver anl gold in our national mints without preference to either metal, thus again making our Silver and our gold coin for all purposes In this country without discrimination for or against either, thereby again making our silver dollar, as it should always have remained, a standard unit measure of value." II row n and Gorman at War. RALTIMOJIK. Aug. 21. Governor Brown, the present executive of Maryland, nominated and elected as a Democrat, In an Interview to-night severely arraigns the influence exerted by Senator Gorman on the recent Democratic State convention and advises tho withdrawal of John K. Hurst, the present Democratic candidate for Governor. Governor Rrown urges the calling of another State convention. Croker Will Control the Funds. NEW YORK. Aug. 21. The World will say to-morrow: Richard Croker Is slated for reappointment to his oil position In Tammany-Hall as chairman of the finance committee. Nerlncatioa of this came yes terday from sources which cannot be doubted. The ex-leader has been cabled about It. but has not replied, and the place will not be tilled until he returns. Clncinnnll Teuilr OfT for Iloston. CINCINNATI. Aug. 21. Cincinnati Commandery. No. 3, Knights Templars, headed by a band, left Masonic Temple this afternoon on their pilgrimage to the triennial conclave of the grand encampment of the Cn!ted States at Roston. They left on the Rig Four on its sinxMal train at 5 o'clock. The party will go by way of Niagara tails. Montreal and the White mountains, arriving in Boston during next Sunday. The Hanselman Commandery will leave on t riday. i Movements of Steamers. NEW YORK. Aug. SI. Arrived; Noordland, from Antwerp: Masarolt. from Rot terdam. The North German Lloyd steam ship Havel arrived to-nisht from Rremen unl Southampton. Among her passengers were: Carl von v?halapowsky anl wife fMadame Modjeska). Rudyard Kipling. Jo seph Bachelor. Morri Ha u moil, Cleveland, and Adolpa Muuer, St. Louis.

AN ENGLISH SCARE

FEARS OF A LOXDOX NEWSPAPER REGARDING CENTRAL AMERICA. Uncle Sam, It la Asserted, Has Ulterior Motive in Seeking to Construct the McnrafcW Canal. LONDON, . Aug. 21. The St. James Gazette to-day publishes a scare article asking Low Great Britain stands . with ihe United States government in the matter of the Nicaragua canal and saying that It will be well If . the Right Hon. George N. Curzon Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Is asked to give some explanation on the sbject in the House of Commons. Continuing, the St. James Ga2ettc remarks: "As far as can be seen, we are heading straight for a crisis and there will be either a diplomatic deadlock between the two countries or the English will surrender important treaty rights. The deadlock can be avoided by discreet handling of the facts by the Foreign Office and a surrender need never occur. Should a situation be brought about in which the United States finds it can ignore the. United States of Central America then good-bye to any hope of retaining, much less extending, our commercial hold of the republics of tho Spanish main a market in which we already suffer from uncommonly sharp comnetltion from the Americans and Germans." The St. James Gazette then proceeds to rehearse the history of the Nicaragua canal, claiming that the accedence of the United States government to the request of the American Canal Company to guarantee further capital for It. would be an infrac tion of the Bulwer-Clayton treaty. The St. James Gazette then quotes President Cleve land s reference to the canal in his message of 1894 and says: "These carefully weighed words were designed to create a minimum of distrust In foreign offices when read In relation to the consistent, moral support given by the United States to the com pany s enterprise and the insistent demand of the United States people that their gov ernment guarantee the wnoie capital, come what may. it is plain that tne ultimate ob ject Is not. so much the cutting of the canal as the firm and final establishment of the United States authority in Central merlca. With the canal completed wholly by the United States, the Independence of the republic would be normal. It Is true that English financial assistance was rought by the American syndicate lest tho United States government falter in giving the guarantee, but these negotiations have collapsed because it' is not proposed to allow the English capitalists their due share of control, which is sufficient indication of the exclusive power the Americans mean to ex ercise on the Isthmus. The cardinal point of the whole matter is. does tne government mean to enforce the Dulwer-Clayton treaty? If so, wdll she join the United States guar antee of the capital? If not, what steps have been taken to secure the neutrality of the canal and the equality of rights and opportunities of British subjects? It is conceivable that events may so shape themselves in the near future that the United States will be practically masters of Central America, but, before we consent,, any abrogation of the. Bulwer-Clayton treaty must be made by ourselves." An Escort "f or-Sachtelben. CONSTANTINOPLE. ' Aug. 21. The United States consul at Beyrout, Mr. Thomas R. Gibson, has been .instructed to proceed to Tarsus rrt i6rderto open an Inquiry Into the attack recently mad upon the American College there. At the Instance of the United. States min ister, Alexander W Terrell, the Vail of Erzeroum will furmsh an adequate escort to Mr. William A.- Sachtelben. of New York, who Is searching for the remains of Frank G. Lenz, the Pittsburg bicyclist, wio was murdered while on his way through Armenia in an attempt to circle the globe on his wheel. The new American consul for Erzeroum is still awaiting here the grant ing of his exequatur.. - Chance for War In Newfoundland. ST. JOHNS,- N. F:, - Aug. 21. The news papers announce that the French admiral commanding the French 'squadron for fishery protection along the Newfoundland coast Is waiting at Bay islands to protest against the new transatlantic railroad now in course or construction, irom piercing the country and touching any of the so-called French soil where French fishing claims exist, xne unusn auuiuruu-s pnrhpnl nrnmnl and decisive action on the part of the French. It Is feared the question will lead to very Important international trouble. The British flag ship Cleo patra is lying in tne, same waier. - The. Sultan's Proposed ''Reform. CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 21 It Is stated here that the Sultan has decided to Issue a decree on Aug. 31; announcing general re forms .throughout .the.,-empire. The tendxnnv of Viic t-pnlv tri , the' bowers, however. is more retrograde than progressive, ax. for instance, unnsuans a.re noi aumixieu to be eligible to hold the post of Vail, In snlte of the fact that- Christian vails have existed for years past. British Colonists Alarmed. MERIDIA, Yucatan, Aug! 21. The British colonists in Belize . engaged in cutting mahogany and precious woods In forests on Mexican soil near" the frontier have become alarmed at the advance of troops and are carrying off the machinery of their sawmills and transporting by water large quantities of woods which they have illegally cut cn Mexican territory. Fight . with HrlRnnds. SASSARI. Island of Sardinia, Aug. 21. Fifteen brigands held up a mail coach running between Oranl and Onlfer and secured 1.5C0 francs from the mail bag. and robbed the passengers. The military went in pursuit and overtook the brigands. The captain of the soldiers was killed and same of the soldiers were wounded. 0 mm mm ' Labor Troubles on the Canal. COLON, Colombia Aug. 21. Labor troubles have again broken out on the canal works and the laborers have gone on strike to enforce ?. demand for an Increase of 10 cnts in their wages. To guard against disorder ISO soldiers have been stationed along the line of the, canal. 13,000 3II11 ; Worker Idle. DUNDEE, Aug. . 2L The strike of mlllworkers here has. assumed serious proportions. About thirteen 'thousand operatives are now Idle. The latter struck without waltlr.g for a reply to their demand for an increase of 10 per cent.1 In their wages. Money to Pay the Morn Claim. MADRID. Aug. 21. A credit of 11.500.000 to pay the Mora claim 'Was gazetted to-day. INDIANAPOLIS CHOSEN. Xext Meeting of tlie National Keeler Lrnprue to Be Held Here. HARRISBURG. Pai, Aug. 21.-The National Keeley League convention began its second day's proceedings with the consideration of reports and routine work. There were some objections to the report of the committee on rules, but it was finally adopted. The committee on credentials reported 337 delegates and 103 alternates In attendance. The woman's auxiliary heard the reports of officers and discussed them at the morning session. Both conventions will elect officers and adjourn to-morrow. Next year's convention of the national Keeley League will be held tn Indianapolis in August. There is some cppositlon to the re-elf ctlon of .Secretary-treasurer Barn', but h!s friends say that the opposition is not serious and that he will be re-elected at to-morrow morning's session, together with President Pmtth. Salvation .(riny to Invade Japan. OAKLAND, Cab. Aug. 21. George S. Montgomery, a millionaire member of the Salvation Army. Js organizing an expedition to invade Japan and Christianize the inhabitants. His plan ha received the approval of General Booth, who will send a few recruits from London, and the parti' will sail In about, a month. The party wid be under command of a native Japanese lieutenant, who became converted and Joined in this city. Output of Flour. MINNEAPOLIS, . Minn.. Aug. 21. The Northwestern Miller says: The output of flour for the past week was: Minneapolis, 2I6.58i) barrels; week before, 176,175 barrels. Superior-Duluth, 82,.rS barrels; last week, 6I.I81) barrels. Milwaukee, 16.033 barrels: week before, 27.245 barrels. St. Louis, 63,9)0 barrels; week before, 62,200 barrels. Early

last week some of the mills did a good business for export, booking large orders for patent, and several of the larger are now running exclusively on such orders. Prices of patent at Minneapolis are 35ilOe lower than a week ago. The week's wiles approximate 245.000 barrels. Low grade cr second clear is hard to move at any price. Bran and shorts are feeling the effects of a restricted demand and show a decided tendency towards lower prices. mm m m CHICAGO'S COLISEUM FALL S. 1

Collapse of a Lare Itutldlnsr Erected . on the Site of "Ilnffalo IlIUV Shorr. CHICAGO, Aug. 21. The Coliseum, tho large building lately erected on the site wherp Buffalo Bill had his show during the world's fair, collapsed to-night. The building was an Immense affair, and was to have been opened with the Barnum & Bailey circus w Ithln a few days. It was also Intended for use during' national conventions. A force of two hundred men have been working In the building night and daj but as the accident happened during lunch hour, when all the men were absent, nobody was hurt. ' The building Is a total wreck, and the loss will reach between $160,000 and $180,000. It is said that this will fall on the Probst Construction Company, which had the contract for the construction of-the building. Had the accident happened an hour before or a few hours later, the lossof life would .have been frightful. About 10 o'clock three hundred workmen went off duty,and at 3 a. m. three hundred more were to have gone to work, the company working three shifts in order to get the building completed in time for opening Sept. 2. , While the cause of the accident is not definitely known at this time, it is believed to have resulted from the giving away of the foundation of one of the great arches. The nolso of the falling building was terrific, and the neighborhood for a mile around was aroused. The wrecked building was threefourths completed, and the Barnum & Bailey circus was to have given its first performance within the inclosure Sept. 2. The building was 750 feet long, 3o0 feet wide and bS feet high, and there was not a pillar to obstruct the view from any part. It was the property of the Coliseum Exposition Company, which is capitalized for $400,000. SINKING OF THE SEAFOltD. One American Girl Injured hy the Collision All Dnggagc Lost. NEW HAVEN, England Aug. 2L-Par-ticulars which have been obtained regarding the collision yesterday between the French freight steamer Lyon, of the New Haven and Dieppe line, and the passenger steamer Seaford, of the same line, by which the latter, with 255 passengers and and a crew of forty-two on board' were sunk, show that the Seaford, which left Dieppe at 1:30 p. m., was struck by the Lyon on the port side. The Seaford Immediately began to fill and sunk ten mln-" uies after having been struck. In the meanwhile her captain had given orders to promptly lower the boats and the passengers were reassured by the officers. 7 here was not the slightest panic at any time. The Lyon had her stem stove in by the collision, but she was in no danger of sinking and ran alongside the Seaford, whereupon the passengers and crew of the sinking vessel clambered on board the freight steamer. There were a number of Americans on board the Seaford, but only one of them, a Miss Flynn, of New York, was slightly injured. Miss Flynn was able to' travel to London today. The passengers lost all their baggage. Some of the American passengers value the property lost by passengers on board the teaford at from $50,000 to $1C0.100. At the office of the company owning the two steamers It was said this afternoon that there Is no truth in the statement that one of the ships gave a wrong signal, and that this was the cause of the collision. State' Senator Osmun. of St. Paul, who was one of the passengers, says that the American and English passengers, after the first shock, behaved admhrably. In fact, he adds, but for their assistance the task of transferring the passengers of the Seaford to the Lyon would not have been so easy, and probably all would not have been rescued. The Seaford is now Ivinsr In thirty-five fathoms of water, and it Is believed no attempt will be made to raise her. The Standard says that many Americans who were on the Seaford have called at the United States embassy for assistance and advice, having lost everything except their clothes they, had on In the accident. One lady lost nearly 2,000. All of the passengers highly praised the conduct of the captain and crew of the Seaford. Shipwrecked Seamen. NEW "YORK, Aug. 21. The steamer Dodlan, which arrived this afternoon from Kingston, Jamaica, brought as passengers Captain McGilllvray and twenty-four distressed seamen, being the crew of the British steamer Argonavft, abandoned Aug. C off the Jamaica coast. Captain McGilllvray, of the Argonaut, reports that he sailed from Halifax, N. S., on July 29, bound for Port. Morant, Jamaica, with a cargo consisting principally of fish and lumber. All went well until Aug. 6, the vessel being then about forty miles north of Mora Point, when the steamer sprang a leak. So rapidly did she fill that the crew had to take to boats inside of half an hour. Thy saved nothing but the clothes they had on. They landed safely at Holland bay oil the th. The Argenaut went down shortly alter being abandoned by her crew. Eleven Indian Sallorn Drowned. SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 21. The steamer Excelsior arrived to-day from St. Michaels, mouth of the Yukon river, bringing news of the wreck of the sealing schooner Walter Earld off Kodlak Island, and the loss of eleven Indian sailors. The wreck was found bottom up. and the bodies of the Indian sailors were found in the forecastle. But the bodies of the captain and six or eisrht white sailors aboard weve not found. The sailors left Victoria last rpring for Rering sea, with captain Morgjasen commanding. OBITUARY. Etra J. A hit taker, n Retired Chief Engineer of the Xavy. WATERTOWN. N. Y Aug. 21.-Ezra J. Whittaker, retired chief engineer of the Atlantic squadron of the United States navy, has died at Saekett's Tlaroor from heat disease. He was aged fifty-six years. Ezra J. Whittaker was born in Massachu setts. In 1861 he was appointed third .assist ant engineer, and served on the Minnesota. In 1SS2 he was promoted to second assistant engineer, and served on the Lackawanna and Pontoosuc. In 1861 he was made first assistant engineer and assigned to special duty at Boston. Later he served on the Udella, Monocacy, Severn, Kearsarge and at the Boston and New York navy yards. In 1875 he was appointed chief engineer and served at Boston, at New York, at Portsmouth and on the Adams, Wachusett and Vermont. Marihal M. Tldd. WOBURN. Mas., Aug. 21,-Marshall M. Tidd, civil and hydraulic enfrirteer, Is dead, at the age of slxty-eighf. years. He had charge of various works throughout thi3 country and Mexico, but most of his work has been done in Maine, New Hampshire and this State. He was a member of the Boston and American societies of civil engineers. Funeral of Ex-Justiee Stronpr. READING, Pa.. Aug. 21. The body of the late ex-Justice William Strong was buried In the Charles Jvans Cemetery, in the family lot, alongside the remains" of his two wives, late this afternoon. Impressive services were held in the cemetery chapel by Itev. Dr. Tunis Hamilton, of the Cove nant I'resnytenan cnurch. Wasnincton. The remains repesed In a rosewood casket and looked very natural and lifelike. The funeral was largely attended. The body was brought to this city over the Pennsyl vania railroad, in President Roberts's prl vate car. Youuk People's Christian I'nlon. COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 21. The seventh an nual institute of the oung People's Chris tian Union of the United Presbyterian Church opened In this city to-night. About three thousand delegates and visitors are in attendance, the largest delegations being from Allegheny, t'lttsburg and Chicago. President C. P. Campbell, of Chicago, pre sided. Governor McKinley made an ad dress of welcome, and Itev. V. V. McGllI. of Allegheny, made the response in behalf of tne delegates. A choir of two hundred voices assisted In the exercises. The Instl tute continues in session the rem&inder of the week.

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OXLV 100 SECIRED II Y TIIK SEnil ASK A THAI HOnDERS. Details of the Iluld-lp of the Vnton IKcinc Overlnnd Flyer Michigan Damllta at Lttrsr. GOTHENBERG. Neb.. Aug. 21. This morning, shortly after midnight, cast-bounl "overland flyer No. 8. on the Union Pacific, was held up at Buttermilk Hill, about two miles this side of Brady Island, where the sand hUls terminate at the Union Pacific tracks. On the east side of these hills a wagon road comes In from the north, angling eastward along the Union Pacitlc, when It strikes it .Here Is a level piece of road, and it was the scene of the robbery. There were three men visible, according to conductor Flynn's description. Two of the gang go on the train at Brady Island, going forward over the tender after the train was In mo tion, and, with revolvers drawn, held up the fireman and engineer, and compelled the engineer, at the muzzle of revolvers, to go back to the baggage car. open the door and gain admittance, which he did by in forming the baggage man that they were held up, and that the robbers had a gun at his head and demanded .admittance. They were admitted at ODce, and the expressman was compelled to open the smaller safe. He could not open the larger combination safe, and the robbers proceeded to blow the top out of It with dynamite. In the meantime. the fireman managed to give them the slip, and, going forward, he uncoupled the en gine, and made the run to Gothenburg for a posse of men to help capture the bandits. In a short time twenty volunteers were en route for the scene of the robbery, but before they arrived the robbers had disapE eared. The bandits wore black slouch ats, with black silk handkerchiefs for masks. They were roughly dressed, and rode horseback, and evidently came in from' tne nuis. The windows were all blown out of the baggage car by the explosion. Tho bandits were experts in using the explosives. When the dynamite exploded the passengers on board were much excited. but were not molested. Posses have been sent out from North Platte and Brady Island, and every effort is being made to capture the robbers before they get out of tne country. Lxpress Messenger Thomas McCarl said the robbers did not get over $100 for their trouble. They sacked-the way safe but failed to get Inside the large safe, which contained the most valuable packages. Mlchlican Robbers Not Found. ' GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Aug. 21.-The robbers who held up the Chicago & West Michigan train, near Richmond, last night, are still at large. A large posse Is search ing the country, and unless the men have taken to the Fenvllle swamps It Is believed they will surely toe taken. Two of them were traced to Allegan by Deputy Sheriffs Whitbeck and Johnson, of Fenvllle. Tliey were seen there this morning and bought food In a grocery store. It Is now thought they are in a ravine northeast of the village. The sheriff and a posse of deputies are after them. GUILTY OF CONTEMPT. Wichita Chief of Police In Danger of Going to Prison. WICHITA, Kan., Aug. 21.-Chlef of Po lice MaBsey was to-day found guilty of contempt of court and is now In the hands of the court officials awaiting a jail sentence. If nothing unforeseen prevents Massey will be sent to jail to-morrow. In the meantime his counsel is hurrying to Topeka to obtain a writ of habeas cor pus. Jjast Saturday Chief Massey, under orders from the Attorney-general, seized a quantity of liquors from a private social club and held them as evidence against the club. A writ of replevin was Issued for the recovery of the liquor, but Massey refused to surrender It. This constitutes the grounds for the contempt proceedings. THINGS MEN DO FOIl FIX. Drnle Sioux Dellstht In Red Ink and Flannel White Men's Fan. New York Sun. The trouble with this sort of life." said Col. George Barry, as he dropped Into his easy-cnair by the big nreplace In the lxtos Club cafe the other afternoon, "seems to be that everybody is trying to have fun and nobody knows how to do it. Now, having fun Is both a science and an art. In the abstract. It's any sort of general amusementthe procurement of relaxation of the nervous system, so to 5peak; the development of a sort of get-out-of-one's-selfness; but speaking particularly and getting down to the first person singular, having fun means for every man jack who ever had fun in his life the doing, seeing, hearing or drinking (where's that boy?): the thing that brings the keenest and highest pleasurable excitement of the sensibilities, but carries no element which will make an unpleasant aftermath. The big trouble Is that most men will not act on this principle, although they know perfectly well that it is the true one. They cut up all sorts of shines, and, of course, have to pay. for them in the consequent discomforts. "There are all sorts of ways of having fun, almost a man in fact, as there are men. Every fellow, or almost every fellow, has his own noton. and n-o argument or specious presentation of any other methc -3. of amusement will convince him that his scheme is not the true one. fc only when he is pursuing his own vagary will he declare that he is having fun. Plenty Of other times he'll admit readily enough he's been well amused. Very pleasant thnes he has had by the score, but of all the delights he has ever known he has had the real fun out cf only those times when the sport was of his own contriving; when however ridiculous it may have seemed to everybody else, he was doing the very thing that he most wanted to do. 'For instance, when I was in command at Fort Niobrara. Stemwinder Johnson owned the big store. at Itcsebud, and not Infrequently I went over to beef Issue and stopped with him. Well, sir. It's a castiron fact, I've seen a Itrule Sioux Indian drink red ink and keep it up until the alcihcl in it made him crazy drunk and the other things in It made him deathly sick. That was his Idea of having fun, and the idea grew so prevalent among the Brules on the Rosebud that the government had to make a regulation for the gu'dance cf the traders that not more than four bottles of red ink should be sold to any one Indian in a day. - - . . "I've seen a big, fine buck, many a time all decked out in paint and feathers, with a war bonnet that dangled to his fet as he sat his pony, come, into Johnson's store and buy a whole bolt of red flannel give up maybe all the money he'd got from the government in half a year for It Just for the fun he could get out of stringing It out and seeing it flutter' In the wind. He'd Jump on his pony, grab one end of the bolt, and ltckity-split over the prairies he'd go with the great red flannel banner flving out behind him. Fun!. Why nobody "else on the whole round earth ever had such fun as that Indian. He had to wait half a year for the chance, but the recollection of It each time carried him over to the next semi-annual pay day, when he could do it all over again. Nobody but a Hrule Sioux would ever think of having fun in that way, but that's his way. and if he wants to Fpend his money for that kind of fun, let him got it. No harm is done, and he's happy. "I have seen some white men have fun, too. Out In Cheyenne they - have one of the neatest and completest little clubs you ever laid eyes on. FCvery fall there is a race meeting at Cheyenne, and the b'ggest nce of the week Is the one for the Cheyenne Club cup. The cjp Is a beauty, and no mistake. Nobody knows what it is worth, but there Isn't a stockman In all Wyoming who wouldn't turn his ranch upside down to win it. It is the prize in a race for Wyoming-bred hsea. The winner holds It for Just one nis?lrt, the rlrht following the day on n-hlch he -.von It. He may even take !t away from the Club hou?e, and during the one night he holds It he must keep it constantly MJed t? the brim. It holds about ten magnum, and they drink only the dryt of ihe dry in Cheyenne In rare wek. 'P:er ln't a rtockman from Baker's ranrh to .rack.v?n's Hole, or from beyond lluifalo to beond Green river, who won't tell roii that winning the Cheyenne V.r cup Is n.ivinj: fun. Maybe you've seen the p'enre of the tierman chap who had i.;t .'or a n'j ht with the boys and wakes up in ibe mcrnIng to find his shoes on the rhandeller, his clothes In bed. and himself rolled up in the rug. 'Donnerwetterl :e savs. 'Aber pestern muss Ich mlch gilt amuairt!' I'm always reminded of that oy a slht hi the Cheyenne Club on the norning after race dav. "That's one kind of white man's fun. Now. here's another. I know a man who went to Europe for a short vacation. In London he got hold of the last stories of a more or less famous writer of the ,Uay.

0 and a dear tand healthy complexion follow the use of n.nn.n.n.n nnnrj liLJliLl'U'iid DOAP O o It it ft ron-poi.onoui antiseptic aj tot the V relief ard cnr of all dueaiwt cf th akin and a?lp. For toilet n tt is t wic mm rood a plain pop for the m pric. A jxrfrct aoap for th A baby. For aaUby allrirortiMi 2V. M5APOX X MtPICXL Co . 10 a 12 Vandewater Ft. N. Y. He bought the whole list and sat down to read them. Night after night he read from the time he got in from the theater you know there's no place to go in londont at night, the confounded town shuts up at. midnight. He would sit there and read that. Englishman's stories until 2. 3 or 4 o'clock, in the morning. Then he wouldn't get up. till noon, lie had never been in England before, and his traveling companion, who had. wanted him to see a lot of the sights, of London and the country, but every confounded morning of their stay there was devoted to recovering from the effects of a night with those novels. Remonstrances were vain, and pleadings were useless. "'What's the use of your growllngr the reader would say, 'I'm not hindering youIf you want to go Info the blooming old Tower, or to see the sticks and stones at outh Kensington, or the saints anJ slcnXards at the Gallery, or the pots and kettles at the British Museum, why don't .vou go? There are no strings on you. are there? I'm not holding you. I'm satisfied to sfiaj here and read these stcrles. If I want to come to London to read, mayn't I do iuT Mavbe I'm getting local color.. "Now, what's the use of argument when ai man talks like that? It's the same thing a In the case of the Hrule Sioux and the Wyoming stockmen. If the red Indian choose to drink red ink or fly red flannel, or the. stockman chooses to keep a lovinjr cup full all night, or an American chooses to go toIxndon to read English stories, what can you do? Those are their ideas of having fun, and you can't go behind the returns. But the trouble Is that they choose to do those things, and the worst of it J1 t. I'm afraid, that they're going to keep-rhsat on choosing." Minister Castle sit Chlcnffo. CHICAGO, Aug. 21. W. II. Castle, the new minister from the Republic of Hawaii to the United States, arrived in Chicago to-day. and will leave for Washington to-morrow-Mr. Castle said in an interview that the affairs of the new republic are In a most, promising condition, and that the present government had nothing to fear from th royalists. SAN .FRANCISCO, Aug. 21.-C. L. Wrlghu of Honolulu, says the government Is about to start an Information bureau to supply the public with data concerning the island. There are thousands of Inquiries from America and elsewhere concerning tlv Islands, and many want to locate there. The government is making special efforts to get people to develop - the- qafTee lands whdeh abound on the Islands of Hawaii. - Inventor Kneelnntl Killed. NORTHAMPTON, Mass.. Aug. 2L Joseph' Kneeland, a well-known inventor, wast struck by a pasenger train and almost Instantly killed shortly after 2 o'clock thin, afternoon, while attempting to cross the tracks of the Boston & Maine at this place. Mr. Kneeland was formerly a prominent, printer of Troy, N. Y.. and had lived in Northampton about- thirty years. He Is the inventor of a number of valuable ma chines used In the manufacture of paper, and on his inventions he held many patents. Sew Jersey Forest Fires. EGG HARBOR CITY. N. J.. Aug. 21. Thf forest fire that has been burning through! the pine belt of New Jersey since laso Wednesday is to-night as fierce as ever. Fortunately for Absecomb. the fire Is being carried in an easterly direction, and the immediate danger for that pretty place is not great. In many cases the flames swept across the outlying portions of farms, and at times passed within a couple of hundred, yards of buildings. Vest Makers "Will Iteturn to Work. NEW YORK, Aug. ti. The striking vestmakers have succeeded in effecting a settlement with fifty-two out of 160 contractors and 1,400 hands will return to work In the morning. The strikers claim that all of the contractors will sign the agreement for an Increase In the wago scale and shorter hours for the employes before next Sunday, and that by Monday all of those out now will return to work. "Parson Davie Kt AI. Let Go Free. NOW YORK. Aug. 21. Magistrate Kuddish, in the Yorkvllle Police Court to-day-after a hearing lasting two hours, concluded to discharge - "Parson" Davics. Ton O'Rourke and Joseph' Gordon. He reserved until Sept. 4 his decision in the cases of George Dixon and Mike Leonard, the principals. The five men were arrested Monday night while participating in a sparring exhibition at the Academy of Music. Xot Durrani's Knife. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 21. Durrant d.t not own the bloodstained knife that wis found in a barn at Walnut creek, where hs spent the night before his arrest. TJ. knife belonged to Lieutenant Hoardman, and the supposed bloodstains proved to be rust. When the knife was first discoverel It was thought to have belonged to Durrant, and it was the weapon with whicli Mlnn.c Williams was killed. Suicide of James McGee.' KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Aug. 21. Jameis McGee, youngest brother of Allen B. McGee, who was one of the fourteen men who laid cut Kansas City, and hlmse'.f one of her most prominent citizens, committed suicide to-night by taking chloral. He was fifty years old and leaves a wife and four grown children. Business reverses was the cause. At one time McGee was wealthy. Loss of the Aster Emperors. CITY OF MEXICO. Aug. 21.-The great monument to Cuatuantlmoc. the lPt of the Aztec emperors in Pareo de la Reforma, is magnificently adorned with flowers today, on the occasion of the annlverary of his death by torture, inflicted by Spaniards. Several societies visited the monument, but Indian dances were not given, as lit previous years. Hyntim In Hard Luck. New York Prers. Statesman Bynum Is In hard luck. The Indiana ex-Congressman hns tried both th silver and gold Pths. bid has been unabl to induce Mr. Cleveland to give him art office. TrnvrlloK Man Hart. ATLANTIC. Ia.'. Aug. 21. Rock Island passenger train No. 4 ditched u passenger coach on the Audubon branch here this' afternoon. John Clark, of Des Moines, a traveling man. was dangerouly hurt. Several were slightly injured. Cleveland nnd Ilranl Fish. BUZZARD'S BAY. Mass.. Aug. 21.-Dr.. Bryant, who arrived at Gray Gable last night, was the President's compsnlon oi his fishing trip to-day. The weather was splendid and the sport good. NATIONAL d Tube Works Wrccght-Irci Pipe fcr Gas. Stan &cd VTitrr. Bouer TuTm. Cart and X &IU - able Iron r tSlrrMfclia uJ galraniz! . Vai. Mo Corks. KDirla TrimmlDc, Meair t;aue, P!;w Tons 111 Cutter. Vlw. Srrevr Ilatet anl Da. VriKlx Meam Tmi, rmups. Ktwhen Mnk. Hoe. PfUmc.Uabblt Metal - solder. WbUa sa t Colored Wl!n? 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