Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 August 1895 — Page 2

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1895.

ants. Charles A. Gerrard. Famuli V. Perrott. Oscar II. Ptumm. Hert Felbleman, Alfred H, Johr-n and U:nll Itas?mann. The name of John W. Kern was receive! with some marks of favor, thoush the convention was -not, toy this tine, in a happy mood. The hall was depress!nf?ly, sweltcrlnjcly hot. The report wa, however, adopted. Mr. Kern took the Ravel and proceeded, amid intense' confusion, to aidres the convention. It was evident that the crowd beyond .the. railing was intent on makln a disturbance. Mr. Kern fail: "Mr. Chairman. Rcntlmen of the convention, and fellow-Democrats: I feel deeply obliged to you that the recommendations of this report were adopted with such unanimity. The Democracy of Indianapolis by this act has placed an additional obligation upon. me. I presume I was recommended as chairman "from 'the fact th?.t, haviruj been absent from the city for two months, I have taken no part or lot In the preliminary features of this canvass. I come to this popt of duty with the assurance to the. Rentlemen outside of that railing, aa well as to those within it, that I am the same Rood Democrat that I ever was. "Whatever may have happened previous to this convention, there shall be absolute fairness in its proceedings to-nij?ht. '. I come pledged' to those outside of the railing as well as those ajrain Inside, that the humblest delegate here to-rrisrht "shall have the fullest rieht to cast his vote as he desires, and I will see that the vote is counted as it was cast. In this campaign the Republicans see the handwriting on the wall. They see the approaching storm of the people's wrath which Is to sweep them out of-power. Only one hope of success is left them, and that is a lack of harmony anions the Democratic hosts of the city, i read in the Indianapolis Journal this morning: that there was to be riot and confusion htre to-night such such

A PROPHECY COME TltUE. ' Here the prophecy of the 'Journal was found to be true. The crowd In the rear was In an uproar of confusion, and the speaker could no longer proceed. When the worst was over the chairman resumed: "I be to extend to the Journal my distinguished consideration, with the assurance that thero will be no rict and but little disorder. I know there are emissaries of the Republicans in the rear of the hall sent here by the leaden, cf the opposition to create disturbance, but that di?iurbance will be short-lived. I know there iire live hundred Democrats back of the railing (here was more confusion) w;io will seize the Republicans who are creating the disturbance ond will throw them bodily out of the room. (Cries of 'Louder evidently only to annoy.) "Gentlemen of the convention, two yars ago the Republicans won a most signal victory In this city. They won it on the strength of promises made with a religious fervor which was quite taking. Old timers like me were net deceived by the promises, but enough of the people were deceived to result in a victory for the Republicans by over 5,sjO majority. And now, two years later, they come to the people to ask an Indorsement of their record, and what a record! I have no word to say against the personal character of any of the gentlemen among the leaders of the opposition. Mr. Denny Is my neighbor and my personal friend. (Cries of Louder' and yells sounding suspiciously hostile to the chairman.) 1 have no word to say aganlst tne personal character of the Republican candidate for ilayor. I confess I mther like the style of the man. I rather like the cut of his jib." (Mr. Kern has just returned from a sea voyage.) .ur. Kern then attacked the Republican administration. There were loud yell3 and he could be heard with great difficulty. "I hope I have not orf ended my Republican friends in the rear," he said with a self-satisfied smile. 'There Is incompetency in every depart" Then there was more noise and it was evident something must be done right there to determine who was master of the convention, the chairman or the crowd of outriders In the rear. Rut, thinking to finish in a moment. Mr. Kern continued: "Gentlemen of the convention and people of Indianapolis, it is in your hands to determine whether this condition of things shall last. All the howling of the paid emissaries of our opponents can't prevent a tidal wave of victory in October." The noise was such that the chairman could bear it no longer. He called Sergeant Laporte to the attitude of attention and then said: "I want you to see that those who are creating a disturbance are made to keep order. 1 want you and ever' other officer In the rear to take the name of every man who disturbs this meeting. It i3 a lawful assembly. I will not depend upon the prosecuting attorney to prosecute these cases, but I will irusecute them myself." At this bold assault on the state of disorder the convention cheered and the effect upon the unruly ones in the rear was like a stream of water, from a lire hydrant. The speaker thence for a time had much better order. The Rogers element in the rear the chairman aimed to avoid offense by blaming the racket upon Republicans was cowed, and gave but little further trouble. The police which the chairman had Just abused like a howling demagogue carried out his order and did all that was required of them In a very etllclent and faithful way. The chairman having sent the committee on resolutions to the rear under a pretense of preparing a party declaration, called for a report In about two minutes and found the resolutions in typewritten form. The committee was composed of Thomas L. . Sullivan, Charles M. Cooper, Jim Keach, P. J. Kelley and Charles F. IMeL Ex-Mayor Sullivan, whose weakness of voice is well known, attempted to real the long address to the people, on the subject of the Democratic party platform. Although the crowd had not yet recovered from the awe that the chairman had created, Mr. Sullivan could not be heard twenty feet away. He read only eight or ten lines of the first page when the principal" secretary. It. Jr. tttuart. started in on the long document. Jt was a screed against the efficiency of the police department because a period of housebreaking has temponrlly come to make the police quite busy, as was often the case under the preceding suierintendent of police, but It avoided all reference to the enforcement of law and order, and assailed the Republican administration in a general way. It reads as follows: ; THE PLATFORM. ' '"The Democratic party found Indianapolis an overgrown town. and. after four years of rule, left it a city. Tho Democratic party gave to the city its charter, its public Improvements, its ilrst franchise grants from which any money was paid to tho city treasury, Its first comprehensive and scientific system of sewerage. Its first public k electric light system. Its llrst and only permanent viaduct notwithstanding the active opposition of the present Republican candidate fjr Mayor: and in marked contrast with the miscarriages of the present administration, this great advance in all things which go to make a city was accomplished without scandal. Jobbery or fraud. "The Democratic party ha shown by its record, its devotion to the Interests of the people In the transaction of public business and the protection of public Interests, It is pledged to continue loyalty to these, principle of the administration of municipal rrovernment. Two years ago tho Republican party declared its position in Its platform, thus: No more star chamber sessions by the llayor and his official boards when concKlerlng and transacting public business nd no secret contracts. "In Its platform this year It declares In favor of 'adequate compensation for all franchises. We denounce the flagrant violation of these pledges by the present city administration and call on tho Republican convention, when- it reassembles for tho nomination of candidates for councllme.i, cither to repudiate the scandalous negotiations and proporals of the present administration In regard to the street railway franchise or to Indorse them expressly or by silence. "We denounce the effort of the present city administration to destroy the streetrailway franchise, granted by its predecessor after open competition, and to give & franchise on terms far less favorable to the city, as an attempt to defraud the people of Indianapolis of their property rights. Ve pledge the Democratic party in no event to grant to any company a franchise on terms loss favorable to the city than the terms of the City franchise, Hnd in all tales of franchises to keep stevllly in view their ultimate ownership and control by the city. And we adhere to the principle established by the last Democratic administration that all franchises, when sold, be sold in open competition on the most favorable terms to the city. "We denounce the present city administration as weak, vacillating, hypocritical, treacherous and altogether unworthy of fiubllo confidence, characterized by petty Ickerings and Jealousies, resulting in constant strife and childish qu irreU among the oflitals of the city, which has become a disgrace and detrimental to the welfare of the city. It has pretended to favor civil service reform, while scandals of the most unsavory kind have oxUtHi in almost every department. The head of the street department has been permitted not only to retain his position, but to openly defy the law; and the head of the administration himself h;t not only continued in the practice of the law while holding the office of Mayor, but his firm has accepted employment from person. engaged regularly in contracting f.r city work. The management of the police deiMrtment, if there be management at all. has resulted In the demoralization of an excellent police force. While the officers and members of the po!Sj force ar, as a rule, brave and compete n. they have been so managed and directed by 'an incompetent and inexperi-c-csl t urerintendtnt that thU city baa be

come a desirable retreat for the criminals of nelghtoring cities, whose night carnivals of crime, on the most populous streets, excite the gravest apprehensions amongst our citizens for their irsonal safety; and even In their homes the sense of safety has been destroyed by an unprecedented prevalence of burglary and arson. In the public works constructed, notably the sewers, the contractors have been permitted to Ignore the contracts, and incapable tnd dishoenst Inspectors have permitted the taxpayers to be grossly imposed upon by their acceptance of work not honestly done, or not done at all. Public improvements have been made without regard to the right3 or wishes of property owners.. Costly improvements have been forced upon the small property ownors in the outskirts of the city, in many instances oppressing and Impoverishing them, while thoroughfares in the business centers have remained unimproved at the behest of rich holders of property, who had 'influence with the administration. "We denounce the Inexcusable falehojd of the Republican platform that a bonded debt of O.Oi0 'was past due and in default at the close of the Sullivan administration' as injurious to the financial standing of the city. The city, through its fiscal agent, the Ne,w York Life Insurance Company, had redeemed every bond presented for payment and stood ready to redeem every bond presented. The present city admin-' istratioa received the city government without one cent of any kind of liability, either principal or interest, being in default or unprovided for. "We denounce the present city julminlstratlori for Imposing heavy burdens of taxation on the people for the sole impose of a desire to make political capital. Jatt year, although the cost of improving street crossings had been transferred from the city to the property owners and although special taxes had been levied on vehicles and breweries the Republican party refused to make any reduction of the general city tax levy, and thereby secured a surplus on hand, which U now claimed to be the result of 'skillful financiering and the interest on whieh is not paid into the city treasury. In the effort to cover up this political trickery, and for the purpue cf avoiding a report of its own work bwore the city election it changed the beginning of the city's fiscal year to Jan. i. in violation of the plain intent of the city charter. "Especially do we denounce the Increase of taxation, general and sperial, during the groat pressure of a severe financial panic, and the universal hard times that have prevailed for the past two years. ' . i!V denounce the present administration, which, in violation of express pledges, immediately upon coming into power, largely increased the force of inspectors and clerks, as rewards for party service and without regard as to their fitness. We denounce the present administration for securing the p.tssage of laws bv the late lamented Republican Legislature largely increasing the salaries of city officers who were before receiving ample salaries. e denounce the present city admlnlst rat on for the attempt to defeat the wfll or the people cf the city by annexing large sparsely settled suburban districts which had shown heavy Republican majorities , in past elections, and also for gerrymandering the city so as to Insure an undue pro-pr?-on of the members of the Council. we denounce the so-called civil-service pol.cy of the present city administration as a sham and a fraud in its enforcement and a cover for political favoritism. The city charter, which is simply the embodiment cf business principles as applied to public administration, was passed by a Democratic legislature and put into operation by a Democratic city government. The same Democratic administration demonstrated Its belief that fitness should be the sole test In appointments to public office by putting a Republican at the head of tne fire department who had been displaced by the spoilsmen of his own party, largely through the Influence of the present Republican candidate for Mavor. The people have a right to demand, from their government the fullest protection for their persons and property, and we pledge ourselves to give them sucn protection without reference to political considerations. Their safety is the first thing to be considered. As we believe that no policy should be adopted which is not clearly for the benefit of tha whole people, so we believe that no man should be appointed to office who is not capable of rendering the best service to them. There Is good Democratic authority for the doctrine that 'public office is a public trust We subscribe to that doctrine. The city of Indianapolis is a vast corporation and its affairs cannot be successfully administered except upon strictly business principles. To such an administration we here and now pledge ourselves. "We denounce the order recently promulgated by the superintendent of tho police to the effect that a policeman having knowledge of facts establishing the Innocence of a prisoner dare not make such facts known. Such an order Is an outrage upon justice and . should not be tolerated In any civilized country. Obedience to law Is a fair test of loyalty. The law Is paramount to any opinion, and as loyal citizens of a free government, we are in favor of Its enforcement. We dejna.nd that it be enforced with an equal and impartial hand, and that the rich as well as the poor, corporations as well as persons, politicians as well as taxpayers, be compelled to bow to Its mandates. "We are in favor of public improvements, and insist that the city shall have good streets and alleys kept clean a firstclass system of drainage, approved sanitary regulations, public parks for the use of tho masses; always keeping In mind that the rights and opinions of those who hive to bear the burdens of assessments should be given due weight In considering the character and cost of all improvements. Above all things, we demand that Improvements shall be honestly made, and that taxpayers shall not be required to pay for imperfect and fraudulent work. We are opposed to any attempt to so regulate the use of natural gas, as fuel or light, as to put It in the power of any corporation to Increase the cost of the samei to the consumer; and the councllmen here nominated are Instructed to vote at -all times against any proposition looking directly or indirectly , to the introduction cf the meter system for natural gas. "With a Just pride m the record of the Democratic party in the economical and business-like administration of the affairs of the city, and the full protection of the rights of the people, we confidently appeal to the voters of Indianapolis to restore to themselves the advantages of which they have so sorely felt the need for the past two years." With the pJatform adopted the chairman called for nominations for Mayor, sayins that time would not be taken to call the roll of the wards. Any one having a candidate for the nomination was advised to let It be known. A roan from the Second ward placed Thomas" Taggart In nomination. There was no special demonstration. A Southslder placed Edwin St. George Rogers In nomination, and S. X. Gold was named. Paul Wolf, acting for Mr. Gold, at once announced that Mr. Gold was not a candidate and hl3 name was withdrawn. Fielding T. Lee was nominated, and then the roll rail proceeded wltn three names, Taggart, Rogers and Lee, before the convention. The First ward, where Rogers spent a great deal of time in setting up the stakes for a solid delegation, gave him only one precinct. The roll call proceeded listlessly, not even the visions of Taggart's "barrel" enthusing the unwashed. Rogers's strength was nowhere apparent. The vote, was steadily In favor of Taggart, with heavy odds. The machine had fixed all this In the primary. The call proceeded without a break almost until the Fifteenth ward was called. A delegate was drunk, and because the chairman of the delegation called "two for Taggart and two for Rogers," Instead of "two for Rogers and two for Taggart," a sameness in the vote which be was too drunk to see. he Insisted that something was wrong. The convention had a great laugh when the state of things became known. The convention was noisy while the vote was beine counted, and Fielding T. Lee could with difficulty be heard when he advanced to the front of the ttaje to make the nomination unanimous. Somebody In the Ninth ward essayed to speak for Rogers In seconding tho motion, but that gentleman was not In evidence himself, and it was apparent that the action of his self-anpolnted representative did not have his sympathy. The motion was formally put and was adopted, but not by a unanimous vote. The chairman did not call for the negative vote, but a num. ber cried "No" when their turn should have come. The vote stood ns follows: Taggart, 552; Rogers. SI; Lee, l. There were calls for Taggart. who was brought forward from the rear anil, as he reached, the front of the stage, It vs fcn that the convention's favorite was looking worn and tired. Still he responded, with that familiar and taking smile when som? of the "heeirrs" called "Oh. Tom." with a drawl noting great familiarity. Chairman Kern "played horse" with the convention by referring to Its choke as a "?ure winner." Mr. Taggart was armrd with a type-written speech in duplicates and very nervously re.nl what John R. Wilson is said to have written for him, as follows: "Permit me to thank you for this additional honor which you have conferred upon me this evening. Were I to consult my own feeling in this matter, I would not accept tnls nomination, but I feel it to be my duty to respect the cill of rny party, and 1 accept thl nomination, coming, as it does, unsolicited by me. I appreciate fully the responsibilities and duties that come with an election to this jslt!on, anl I pledge you and the people of Indianapolis thvu if I am ejected to this olnVe. 1 will hopestly and dilfrcntly, according to law,

fVll those duties to the best of my ab'l lt I recogn'z that the duties of this o: are largely of a bUM'.ness character. ai KU the;e must be administered uoon so; business principles. Gentlemen, you onored me much in the past; you have night added honors to these hon ors. Yoi dace me under bond by your gento see to it that I do rov crous c dUCt

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best to deserve these honors. In conclusion, I again thank you. and pledge myself to all citizens who may vote for me, that they shall have no cause to regret it by reason of any official act of mine." wasted lii:m:u removed. One DeleKiitr Objected to Ills Kleetloneerlng Sluoknieyer for Clerk. The Taggart machine and the Ueber brewing element took entire possession o! the convention by the time the nominations for city clerk were called. Before the first ballot had concluded the convention was robbed of what little dignity the name of Democracy gave it, and became disgracefully riotous. There were f.ve candidates, as follows: Charles Stuckmeyer, Smith. II. Myers, August Tamm, Jerry Collins and Albert Zearing. For a time during the first ballot it looked a3 If the vote for city clerk might be taken without a row, and. Indeed, the gathering was so quiet during the reading of the vote from the First and Second wards that part of the delegation from Irish hill left their seats In disgust. When the Ninth ward was reached the noisy element cam to the front from all parts of the house. There were guttural yells for Jerry Collins from the Ninth and Tenth and hoarse howls for Stuckmeyer from the delegates from the southern wards. Some of the precincts voted with an utter disregard for the rules of the convention. One 'heeler from the Seventh ward jumped up when his precinct was called and wildly signaled the Chair. "I caat forty votes for Smith Myers," he cried, and a half dozen men haa hold of him in an instant. "He ain't a delegate, and ain't got nothing to do with the vote," they yelled in a chorus. Another voter from the Seventh arose before the Chair could command order. "Mr. Chairman," he exclaimed, "I have understood that nobody but delegates are to be allowed on this floor. I demand that Albert Lieber and Otto Frenzel be put off tho floor. They are working among the delegates." , "Oh, sit down," commanded Chairman Kern, "both these gentlemen are delegates or they wouldn't be on the floor." Whether they were delegates or not Messrs. Lieber and Frenzel remained. It was with the greatest difficulty that the chairman made himself heard when he announced that a second ballot would have to be taken for city clerk. Many of the delegates took advantage of the pause between ballots to diicuss their favorite candidates between drinks and consequently returned to the hall in a noisy condition. Several gentlemen from the Twelfth ward were unable to return and among the belated ones were three of the delegates from the Twelfth precinct. When the vote was called but one delegate was present. "I cast fcur votes for Jerry Collins," sang out a big man with an accent that set the boys from Irish hill nearly wild with delight. "No you don't." yelled a little fellow over in another precinct. "There's only one delegate present here and we won't have that." "What's that? What's that? called out Chairman Kern, advancing to the front of the platform with a violent shake of his whiskers. "We'll not have any of that business here. If there's a man in the house trying to vote without the right he ought to be exjelled." "Oh, rats; go on w;th the count," Interrupted a man well up in front. "I'll not go on with the count," retorted the chairman, "Sergeant Ijaoorte. will you please attend to that man," and "Mr. Kern, with a graceful twist of his gavel. Indicated the individual who had the temerity to affront the Chair. The Sergeant made a dive for the unregenerate son of the Emerald isle, but that worthy lost himself in the crowd. The convention again resumed business. At the end of the second ballot It began to look as If Stuckemeyer wou'.d be nominated, but the friends of Collins were determined to keep up the fight. On the next iallot when a precinct would be .called some of that gentlemen's friends from the Tenth or Fifteenth wards would attempt to drown the voice of the delegate. "Four votes for Collins." "Vote for Jerry' "Jerry's the boy," would come from pomp precinct that was not being called. "We are not calling that ward," shrieked Joseph Bell durin? one of these annoying Interruptions. "Captain Qulgley, will you please keep those fellows ouiet?" Then the convention would wait until the police seated the obstreperous delegates. At a point during the nominations for city clerk, when the convention resembled a mob waiting for a prize flirht to begin more than anything else. Chairman Kern Indulged in a fine bit of irony. "Gentlemen of the convention," he began, after pounding the table before him for five minutes, "I want to Fay to iou that in the history of all conventions ever held In this city this one is the most harmonious and most peaceful on record" "Hurrah for Jerry Collins," broke In a voice from the Ninth ward, and Chairman Kern retired, stroking his whiskers. However, his facetious utterance was accepted seriously by most of the delegates, and another hoarse cheer almost cracked the freshly-ralnted decorations of the ceiling. Whether this applause was for Mr. Kern or was In recognition of the entrance of William Flynn. who slipped into the hall about that time, the chairman will perhaps never know. After the third ballot' for city clerk had proceeded for a short time August Tamm and Albert Zearing withdrew their narries, leaving Myers. Stuckmeyer and Collins still in the race. At this there were yells for Myers and Stuckmeyer, but none could tell which one was the favorite. At the call of the Twelfth ward Collins withdrew his name, and there was a scramble to trans

fer the Collins votes to the second choice. After all the ballot had been taken an oiportunity was given to make changes and the wards were called. When the Ninth ward was reached the house was In a perfect tumult. The delegates could not d?cido how to vote, and one or two men wanted to control the ward. Finally Mr. Kern announced that the Ninth ward would be called by precincts. "No! no! no!" and similar yells went up on all sides. "When It comes to a question of who is presiding at this convention, th. Chair will rulo in favor of Itself. Call the roll." Ry this time the tumult was at Its height. All the delegates were on their feet, yellin? at the top of their voices. Finally partial order was restored, anl the corrections proceeded. The vote resulted in Stuckmeyer being nominated. The vote was as follows: Stuckmeyer, 403; Myers, 2C8; Collins, l. nOGEnS IS INDIGXAXT. Xot Prepared to Say He Will Support the Ticket Tammany Methods After his defeat Mr. Rogers retired to the office of the Crippen Glass Company, Just north of Tomlinson Hall on Delaware street and received news of the further progress of the convention there. He was found there by a reporter and was asked If he Intended to support the ticket. "I am not prepared to say what I wl!l do to-night," he said. "I have Just cause to feel that I have not been properly treated by the machine. I was defeated by their resorting to Tammany methods of organization. I would have won If I could have secured the fruits of my appeal to the people. That was shown In the convention for tho election of a city chairman, at which Curtis was elected by unscrupulous partisans voting unrepresented precincts against me. One man voted ten times for Curtis. Taggart acted the dictator at that meeting as he has done all through the tight. He has pretended not to want the nomination but, to my personal knowledge, he has solicited the votes of friends of mine for himself. The change in the method of selecting a city committee was made to defeat me. I had several of tho wards solidly organ'-cd for me before the change was made, but the vote to-night showed that my hard work had been completely upset bv methods not In the least Democratic. 'Taggart and his ring hid become supiolous of the people, always an undemocratic proceeding. When he asked me at the first meeting of the old executive committee what I thought of the proposed change, 1 plainly told him that I thought it undemocratic and an unfair reflection upon the Democratic masses, and that I did not in the least approve of It. I believe in home rule, and I think the people of a nnvinct are better able to select their committeemen than a chairman s'.ttlns in an offi.-e in a distant part of the city. Then Taggart gave .n a reason for the change that so many of the committeemen wercOdee lers and boodlers, and unreliable. I denied the charge. He said that in the campaign of some of the committee men had sold or given their poll books to Republicans, but I made the point that even if that were true. It did not follow that the precinct committeemen of the city organization would do such things. That was a county organization. I do not believe the experiences of the county committee should serve as a basis to discredit all the committeemen who served in the last citv campaign. Rut Tagcart held that the party must seek to rid itself of these unreliable committemtn. and the change was made. Rut ;vca aa It was, I woul

have made a winning showing If my friends had been treated fairly at the primaries last night. They, were set for 8 o'clock, but snap Judgment was taken in scores of precincts, and I was nowhere given a fair ehow. William B. Tlnney called the precinct meeting at the fire headquarters at 7 o'clock. I saw him myself going south on Illinois street as I was talking to a Sentinel reporter, at 7:30 o'clock. It occurred to me that it was strange he was not at the place of the meeting getting ready to hold the primary, but at 7:4." o'clock I learned that he -had already held the primary, with six men, before I had seen him. I know of instances where the committeemen issued the credentials early on the morning of the primaries. The credentials committee ruled against me In every case, though we presented overwhelming evidence of merit and Justice in our claims. After such treatment, I could not be. expected to join in a movement to make unanimous the nomination of the chief instigator and beneficiary of this sort of political trickery. I was In reach when the vote was announced. I could have made a motion to make the nomination unanimous if I had chosen to do so. "Taggart's nomination was dictated by the Frenzel and Lieber element of the party, which has control of things for their own Interests while, the Interests of the people suffer. I am free to say that I would not have taken the nomination under the conditions wdth which it goes to Mr. Taggart. It is not an expression of the party's will, but is rather a forcing of the nomination upon the party by methods that are not generally approved In Indianapolis." COX OX THE SKCOXD BALLOT. Saloon Men Would Not Have Evnm Woollen for Tollce Jntlfte. A motion was made, after the city clerk nomination, to adjourn for two weeks, but the chairman ignored It and did not even declare it out of order. The names placed before the convention for police Judge were: Charles E. Cox, Evnns Woollen. John P. Leyendecker, Edward C. Buskirk and James Johnson. Johnson withdrew his name before the first ballot had been taken, and before the result was announced Buskirk and Leyendecker withdrew, asking their friends to support Cox. Then there was another- scramble to change votes that had been cast for Buskirk and Leyendecker. The first ballot resulted as follows: Woollen, 27:': Cox. 209; Buskirk, 101; Leyendecker, 42; Johnson, 4. Charles Cox was nominated on the second ballot. He received 365 votes. Mr. Woollen received 247 votes. Mr. Cox, at the conclusion of the ballot, made a "sloppy" speech, which was received with such exclamations as "Rats!" "Ring off!" and "Oh, that's enough!" On motion of Frank Hord. the convention adjourned, to meet next Tuesday night, when councllmen at large will be nominated. STATE TAX BOARD ADJOURNS.

Number of Appeals Decided In Executive Session. The State Tax Board adjourned last night after completing its work for this year. Yesterday and last' night were devoted to executive sessions, at which appeals that have been heard by the board were considered. The appeals have all been decided, but little could be made known last night on account of the minutes not having been kept up with the work of the board. Footings have not yet been made in most cases. These figures will be ready to be given out to-day. CALIFORNIA FRUIT AT AUCTION. A Large Aiuonnt Auctioneered Off on a. Glutted Market. LONDON, Aug. 29. There was a larger crowd than usual in attendance upon the sale of California fruit at Covent Garden, to-day. The steamship. New York brought over 2.700 cases of pears, 3,350 boxes of peaches and 650 boxes of plums. This fruit was delivered in London at 5 o'clock this morning. The packages bore " the stamp of the California Fruit Company. Before the auction a rumor prevailed that the pears were in bad condition, and In consequence, when the first lot, 36 half cases, packed by J. Granderson, of Riverside, Cal., was shown, there were no takers. Subsequently 24 half cases of Rartlett pears fetched 5s 5d. p'rom this prices varied to 6s. All of the boxes of, the Bartletts brought small bids, and the Jtioneor finally withdrew them from salb. He said he. would not sell at less than lis, but he finally accepted 12s, which was the highest price received. One lot sold for 7s 9d. Whole cases averaged 8s, half cases, 5s 6d. The 3,250 half cases of peaches sold steadily. The first lot, 20 cases, brought 5s. The entire lot averaged 5s 6d. One lot, packed by Buck, of Vacaville, elicited applause on account of their fine appearance. This lot fetched Cs. One hundred cases from the Eldorado Baking Company brought 5s 2d. In bulk a lot of plums averaged 4s 3d. One lot, packed by Sturrell, or San Jose, was eagerly bid for, and brought at 4s 6d. The peaches most in demand were packed by the Anderson Riverside Company. The brand of Buorre Hardy brought 12s. A similar lot, packed by Armstrong, of Newcastle, brought the same price. The auctioneer announced 'that 136 cases were badly damaged. These comprised peaches, pears and plums. He said he would only sell these lit bulk. The entire lot fetched 2s Gd. Several dealers said that half cases of pears were more desirable for profit than whole cases. - A prominent dealer told the reporter that the fruit could not have come into the country at a worse time, because the market is glutted with French and English fruits. Nevertheless, the American fruit averaged a shilling a bjx better than the French fruits sold during the week, and about 2.1 per cent, higher than the English fruits in the market. About 500 cases of pears were withdrawn on account of the low bids, and will be sold to-morrow. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. It has been decided to open the Canadian canal at the "Soo" on Sept. 7. The r : . lat Captain Baldwin, acting Indian k was killed by redskins in Indiana it.ritory, Is denied. Hon. J. S. Tatterson. late . Canadian Minister of Military, has been appointed Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba, and will be sworn in on Monday. . The sound money Democrats of Missouri have opened their campaign with a speech delivered in St. Louis by Fred V. Lehman, general attorney of the Burlington railroad., Hon. Emery Speer, United States Judge for the Southern Circuit of Georgia, will be orator for the opening exercises of the Cotton States and International Exposition, at Atlanta. A false report was telegraphed from Detroit to the effect that the yacht Pilgrim had been wrecked in St. Clair lake during Wednesday evening's storm and that twenty-five people were lost. The Army of the Tennessee, of which Gen. G. W. DodRO Is president, has extended an invitation to the Army of the Pctomac to attend Its annual reunion in Cincinnati on Sept. 16 and 17. A call for the third annual convention of the National Spiritualist Association of the United States and Canada to toe held Jn Washington. Oct. 1"). 16 and 17. has been Issued by President Harrison B. Barnett. Tho Rev. Dr. D. II. Wheeler, who for ten years has been president of Allegheny College, at Meadvllle, Pa., has accepted the chair of Sacred Rhetoric in Garret Biblical Institute, Northwestern University. The question of the eligibility of women to vote on the Constitution-and State officers was argued before the Supreme Court of Utah yesterday. The case was appealed on the decision , of Judge Smith, recently given at Ogden, In favor of women voting. The last Illinois legislature appropriated H.2V) f.r a now monument to Gov. Thomas Ford, whose remains lie In Springdale Cemetery at I'eorla. but Governor Altgeld refuses to allow the money to be used until citizens of Peoria have raed JCO to aee that the lot la taken care of. Sheriff Lamy, of Buffalo, seized a trainload of sugar on the way to the seaboard yesterday. It was consigned by the Chicago Susax Company and was seized on aa attachment secured by the American Exchange Bank, of Buffalo, 'to satisfy a claim of $WJ against the Chicago Sugar Company. Burglars attacked the hardware store of Cable & Co.. at Nclsonvlllc, O., Wednesday night and broke through a window, but wero met by several watchmen who were expecting the burglars. Several shots wero fired. The burglars escaped, but James Knight, a clerk in the store, was fatally shot In the head. C'hfweri by it 31 lid lnT. WILLIAMSPORT. Pa.. Aug. 29. A threev ear-old child of Christian Hasas. of South "Willlamsport, was nearly killed to-day by a mad dog. The dog knocked the child down and chewed h'.s face, legs and arms so badly that he may die. After being driven away from the child the dog ran some distance, when a second child was bitten. Iter the two Misses k3oodbrods were bitten. The dog finally rfn Into a cellar, where he was shot to death. Several horses and eats were bitten by the rabid animal' before he was killed.

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WAR REX L,. THOMAS PLACED AT THE HEAD OF TEMPLAIl MASONRY. rittMlmrs Choen nm the Next Meeting Place of the Knights, and October, 1808, Fixed an the Date. BOSTON, Aug. 29.-Warren Larue Thomas, of Kentucky, was to-day elected grand master by the Grand Encampment of Knights Templars. The next triennial conclave of the order will convene in Pittsburg on the second Thursday of October, 1831 . v ... . . . ' The delegates to the Grand Encampment met In Masonic Temple at 10 o'clock this morning. They decided to vote for officers by roll calL The first ballot, which was for grand master, resulted as follows: Right Eminent Sir Warren Larue Thomas, of Maysville, Ky., 237; Most Eminent Sir Hugh McCurdy, of Michigan, 2; Right Eminent Sir Samuel C. Lawrence, of Boston, 1; Very Eminent Sir Reuben H. Lloyd,, of San Francisco, 1. As but 131 votes were necessary Thomas was declared elected. Mr. Thomas feelingly thanked the encampment for tho honor conferred on him. He sal: . "Deeply sensible as I am of tho great honor conferred upon me I can but accept the position with the utmost faith In Ood, that He will invest me with zeal, Judgment and ability to perform my duties. To be elected to preside over the deliberation of this body; to govern one hundred thousand Sir Knights, who represent every community in this great land; to follow down the line of grand masters, who for eighty years have controlled this body, to tho present Grand Master McCurdy, is a compliment to even the most refined, the most favored of our land. "Down in the beautiful State of Kentucky, there are thousands of Masons who are awaiting this day to hear that you have honored one of her sons. In behalf of those Masons I tender you my most sincere and heartfelt thanks! Pardon me If I make a personal allusion. Down in a flower-embowered home in the old State of Kentucky there awaits to-day the news of this honor a father, over eighty years old, who for over fifty years has worshiped at the same altar and knelt at the same shrine that you and I have. At his side is the wife of his bosom. They, Sir Knights, will be rejoiced when the intelligence is flashed to them of the honor granted to their first born son. They will wait with longing for the news and they will receive it with tears of love and joy. Sir Knights, in their name. I thank you. "How can I thank you in my own behalf? In 1871, In the city of New Orleans, I first became member of this grand body and to-day I have arrived at Masonic ma turity. Gentlemen. I appreciate the honor. Coming as it does from the representation of the largest assembling of the largest body that ever assembled, any man should appreciate It and I hereby renew my fealtv to the beloved principles of the great order. For the next three years I promise you to devote the best efforts God may give me to those principles. I shall do all In my power that the order may sustain the proud position It has achieved. At the end of three years, if I can have as my reward 'Well done, thou good and faithful servant, then, and not till then, will the height of my Masonio ambition be reached. Then will my cup of joy overflow. Again, Sir Knights, I thank you." At. the close of Grand, Master Thomas's address It was announced that the committee on time and place of next conclave had reported in favor of Pittsburg, The action was unanimously ratified. The time agreed on is the second Tuesday in October, 1838. The following officers were then elected: Deputy grand commander. Very Eminent Sir Reuben H. Lloyd, of San Francisco; grand generalissimo. Very Eminent Sir Henry B. Stoddard, of Texas; grand captain general. Very Eminent Sir George M. Moulton, of Illinois: grand senior warden, Very Eminent Sir Henry W. Rugg, of Rhode Island: grand junior warden. Very Eminent Sir W. B. Helish. of Cincinnati, O. The election of the remaining officers was deferred until later in the afternoon and the encampment took a recess. When the encampment was called to order In secret session this afternoon the balloting for officers was resumed and Very Eminent Sir H. Wales Lines, of Meriden, Corn., was re-elected grand treasurer. There was a contest for the grand recordersnip and four ballots were necessary. Eminent Sir W. H. May secured the position. Sir Knight May Is grand recorder of the Grand Commandery of Missouri and resides in St. Louis. The appointment of the grand prelate, grand standard bearer, grand warden and grand captain of guard will be made to-morrow after the installation of the officers-elect. The election of officers ended, the encampment took ur the question of revising the code which consumed the time until the adjournment to-night and will be resumed to-morrow morning. . The glory of the Knights Templars conclave reached a climax xto-night when the triennial committee of the Grand Commander' of Massachusetts and Rhode Island gave a reception and banquet to Most Eminent Sir Hugti McCurdy and to the officers and members of the Grand Encampment at the Hotel Vendome. It was one of the most brilliant social functions ever seen in Boston. The banquet hall was beautifully decorated with rare flowers, ferns, wreaths and potted palms. The guests of honor and speakers of the evenIn" were seated at a table In the center of the room. When the dinner was completed. General Lawrence arose and, in a few words, welco;ned the Grand Encampment and introduced the toastmaster of the evening, Right Eminent Sir Charles G. Hutchinson. m The first toast was "The Grand Encampment." to which Most Eminent Sir Hugh McCurdy responded briefly, in substance, as follows: "Never since the day of Peter the Hermit has there been such an overflow of Knights Templars as at the present conclave and everywhere we have seen the insignia of welcome. Everywhere we have been received with open h?arts. The Grand Encamnment has forty grandchildren which control 110.000 Knights. I know every frater will a?ree with me that the magnanimous principles of our order are with all Kn'ghts Templars, wherever found. Templary teaches sublime faith and never-ending happiness." The second toast, "Fidelity an Eminent Characteristic of Templarlsm was rea.a n vv TMo-ht Imminent Sir Warren Larue Thomas, who spoke in substance as follows: "With whatever power God has blessed us, we must Impress all with the beauty of our order or we will be held responsible for it by and by. We must show the world we believe all that we profess. I call upon you to carry fidelity into the workings of your order and Templary will prosper as It never has before." Most Eminent Sir Henry T. Palme. Most Eminent President James 11. Hopkins, ery Eminent Sir William R. Melish and others also responded to appropriate toasts. The eighth triennial seslon of the General Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star was opened In Union Hall, this el'y. tnls forenoon. Mrs. Mary Sneddons. most worthy grand matron of the order, predded Mrs". Mary S. Snedden. moft worthy grand maron, delivered the annual ad-d-ess. Under the subject of necrology hc mentioned tbe names of the following hon01 ed dead: Robert Van Valzah. pant grand patron, of lndlann; Joseph A. Manning, grand patron, of Indiana; George A. Colter, past grand patron, of Kansas; ranees R. Martin, past prand secretary, of Conrectlcut; H. A. Gould, past, grand patron and for ten years secretary, of Nebraska; Catherine Morris, wife of Rotrt Morris, the founder of tho Eastern Star, and Robert Macoy. She reported the order to be it a flourishing condition. The membership is now 118.980. tinve Away Their T?nr. BROCKTON, Mass., Aug. 29.-Golderl Gate Commandery of San Francisco, and Coeur D'Alene Commandery, of Los Angeles, Cal., and ladles were entertained In this city to-day toy the Ray State Commandery. There was a parade and address of w elcome by Mayor Whipple, and a banquet and speeches following. The city was In holtday attire, and a large crowd greeted the visitors. Before leaving the visitors presented their cinnamon bear "Zerrubabol the Fourth." to the Bay State Commandcry. Mulled Plymouth Rock. PLYMOUTH. Mass., Aug. 3. Delegations of Knights Templars from California, South Carolina. Detroit, Biddeford, St. Louis and other places visited Plymouth to-day. Tney were escorted to Plymouth Rock by Old Colony Commandery. A banquet was given In Armory Hall on the return. ' Clnnt Hake on the Aeumhuet. NEW BEDFORD, Mass., Aug. .-i?ut-ton Commandery, of this city, entertained a number of their brethren to-day. The visitors were taken for a sail dawn Buzzard's bay, and alf enjoyed a clam oak on the banks of the Acushnet river. Ti:e following command3ries were in the party; Aipena, Mich.; Bernard Commandery.

Saginaw, Mich.: Mount Olivet Commandery, Erie. Pa., and Taunton Knights Templar Association. Erie commandery left tonight and the others will depart to-mor-JOW. Dined nt Snlem Willows. BEVERLY. Mass., Aug. 29. Old Dominion Commandery, Knighta Templars, of Alexandria, Va., and St. Ascension Commandery. of Joplin. 3Io.. were entertained by St. George Commandery to-day. Aftfr a sail in the harbor the party had dinner at Salem Willows. TO ANNUL ITS CHARTER.

Salt to Be Brought Against the American Tobacco Company. NEW YORK. Aug. 29. The World tomorrow will say: Attorney-general Theodore Hancock Is preparing to bring suit against the American Tobacco Company to annul the certificate authorizing !t to do business in this State. The preliminary step was taken to-day, when the. officers were served with a summons to appear on Saturday , to answer to a complaint that they were doing business in violation of statute. The petitioner is Charles A. Wheelan, a Jobbjr cf Syracuse. He asks the State to perpetually enjoin the trust from making and selling pper cigarettes The petitioner sets forth that for many years prior to January, 18S0. Allen & Gintr, W. S. Kimball & Co., Goodwin & Co., W. Duke & Sons and the Klnne Tobacco Company, who were at that time manufacturing 23 per cent, of the cigarettes of the country, entered Into an illegal combination, and that the trust .was formed under the laws of New Jersey, though Its principal place of business was In New York State. The capital stock is given at $25,000,000. The petitioner alleges that, notwithstanding the laws of New York forbid the organization of such a company in this State, the trust has come into New York and is doing business and enjoying privileges which are denied the home corporations. The petition was prepared under the direction of the Attorney-general, who has made preparations to prosecute the trust, and expects to drive it out of the State as the Whisky Trust was driven out of Illinois a few weeks ago. S20,000 BLAZE. Fire Destroys a Number of Buildings at Monon. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. - MONON, Ind., Aug. 30-Bulletin, 2:30 a. m. D. W. Yeagleys general merchandise store, valued at $12,000; Courtney's hardware store, valued at $2,500, and Deer's grocery, valued at $1,000, were burned out shortly after midnight this morning. The above loss does not include the loss on the buildings, which were entirely destroyed. The total damage will reach fully $20,000. PANIC AT A. SHOW. Part of Buffalo Dill'i Tent Torn Away During? a Gale. ' CANTON, O., Aug. 29. During a cloudburst here to-day, with the wind blowing a gale, one section of the canvas of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show was torn away and a panic ensued which was suppressed by the attendants. Thousands of people were soaked with rairi and bespattered with mud, gowns were torn and bonnets and hats were crushed. All escaped wdth no greater injury than trifling bruises. ATTACKED BY GOMEZ. Part of the City of Puerto Principe llnrned by a Cubun Chief. TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 29. Passengers arriving from Cuba on the steamship to-day reported that Gomez attacked the city of Puerto Principe, Monday, burning Caridada, one entire ward. Matanzas province is greatly disturbed. Three hundred men are cut near Cardenas. A band of one hundred men has risen in Jovellanes. News reached Havana, Wednesday, that a section of volunteers from Calianas Fort has been sent in pursuit. At Tamuasco. in Santo Espiritu district fifty c'vil guards surren dered their arms and ammunition to Gen. Itoloff. -list Friday, at Calabaza, prov.nce of Santa Clara. Capt. Julio Domiquez, w.tn 200 Spanish volunteers, joined the insur gents, ana a deaenment or nremen irom Havana, reaching Remedlos, also Joined the insurgents. Campos's headquarters have teen established at Santa Clara, where his forces are concentrated to protect the plantations in Las . Villas. He pledges protection to the sugar-making. Cubans. It it said Campos will withdraw his troops from the Santiago district, which Is now in the hands of tne provisional government. Dr. Joaquin. Castillo, who was chosen Vice President, was a physician on ' the Jeannette relief expedition. tieneral Jlnceo Repulsed. HAVANA, Aug. 2D.-General Antonio Maceo, attacked the plantations near San Luis recently. The garrison of the fort, fifty-nine in number, for three hours sustained the fire of the insurgents, who finally retired, leaving among the killed Lieut, juan Vega, and among xhe wounded Cipu Maices Ramier. Captain Ramier, who identified Lieutenant Vega as being among the killed died soon afterwards. Six sharpshooters and swordsmen of tho command of Lieutnant Colonel Tejera recently succeeded In ambushing and killing the Insurgent Pablo Lamonde. The Insurgents succeeded in making their escape through the country districts, but troops are in pursuit. The reports recently published In reference to a pretended letter from General Campos relative to the great proportions assumed by the rebellion In Cuba and the proposition for the establishment of autonomy for the Island, are pronounced in government circles entirely false. Governor General Campos has not written eny letter to the Spanish consul at Jamaica, it Is claimed, nor to any one else concerning the project of autonomy and the progress of the troubles in Cuba. The merchants of Havana are preparing for a public demonstration on the occasion of the arrival of the troops from Spain. Boats decorated with flags and banners, carrying' bands of music, will meek the steamer conveying the Spanish troops outside the harbor. The city will be gaily decorated and Illuminated. Public officials say that they are more confident than ever that Geperal Campos will soon be able to bring about an era of peace and good feeling in Cuba. Obituary. WILMINGTON, Del.. Aug. 23. Ex-State Treasurer William Herbert died at New Castle this afternoon. He was born In Philadelphia in 1823. and was one of the best known Democratic politicians In this State. In l&GG he was elected sheriff of this county and during the famous ColyerKelly prize fight, the following year, Mr. Herbert stepped into the ring near Newark and stopped the fight. SARATOGA, N. Y., Aug. 29. William J. Nlchol?, aged seventy-two year, a millionaire cottager, expired suddenly from heart failure this afternoon. He leaves a widow and two children. Mr. Nichols formerly resided in Chicago and was a property owner there. ... SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 29.-Isaac Hecht, a prominent merchant and capitalist, head of the house of Hecht Bros. & Co., brokers, ani a member of. the firm of Buckingham & lecht, boot and shoe manufacturers, died to-day. ' DETROIT, Aug. 23. The Waifs Saving Association of America, which was organized during the world's fair, began its tblrd annual convention in tb City Council chamber to-day. About 100 representatives of tho cause, represeni.ng many cities, are present. Mayor Pingree welcomed the delegates, and the Hon. W. K. Mason, of Chicago, responded. Mrs. 8. A. Swale, of Illinois; J. J. Kelso, superintendent of nrirlrtfd children, of Ontario: T. K. Dan iels, of Chicago, and others, made address-' es. To-night ex-uovernor uicnara. uiesby, of Illinois, was chosen president; Gen. eral It. A. Alger declining re-election, and T. K. Daniels, of Chicago, was re-elected secretary. Cleveland was chosen as the next place of meeting. "Tilletced to He Insolvent. CHICAGO. Aug. 29. Information was filed In the Circuit Court to-day by Attorney-general Moloney against the Dime National Building and lan Association. In I: the Attorney-general asks the court to dissolve the corporation and appoint a receiver as he charges the concern Is Insolvent and unable to pay Its debts. (irowlnjc Demand for Sweet Wine. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29. Official returns have been received at the internal revenue office In San Francisco which show that the sweet wine industry of California is Increasing faster than any enterprise of tho federal government. Fresno and Los Armeies are the great sweet. wine centers.

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Almost Certain that He Has Determined on Third Term. New York Tribune. There seems to be no reason to doubt any longer that President Cleveland has aspirations for a third term. The UUk aoout his desire in that direction has been general for the last few months, but no verification of the " reports could be secured. During the last lew days several Democrats of national Importance and reputation have teen in the city, and in talking with them a Tribune leporter gleaned 1 enough to warrant the assertion that a. concerted effort wiM positively be made to nominate and elect Mr. Cleveland for a. third term. One of the men talked with was a Democrat who stands high In the favor of the administration, anl who has been the recipient of high oftice at the President's hands. In speaking of Mr. Cleveland as a candidate tor a third lerui he said: "The contingency may arise that Ibe solid interests of the country will ilnd it necessary to nominate and elect Mr. Cleveland for a third term as President ofthe United States. If this is done it will be? forced by the solid interests of the countryby that I mean the moneyed interests, who realize what Mr. Cleveland has. done in stemming the tide cf free-silver sentiment. They know that they can trust him, end are afraid to trust others who may not be as loyal to the best interests of the country. Such a condition of affairs is not at all Improbable, and If th necessity ' of such action is apparent it will be done, and the country cannot .but sanction the choice." This rather remarkable statement led to a general Inquiry regarding the subject. Several significant facts have been noted Sri the papers recently concerning the report that Mr. Cleveland was trying for a third, term. It was pointed out recently that Secretary of War Daniel Lamont had taken, flu extended tour through the West with the ostensible view of Inspecting army affairs. Then it was noted that Mr. Van Senden, who is Secretary Carlisle's clerk, was in San Francisco upon a mission which -was said to be the inspection of custom houses and affairs in connection with the Treasury Department. Then the statement was male that these two delegated, represetatlves were in reality feeling the pulses of Western leaders in order to ascertain Just what the universal opinion was concerning a third term for the "Man of Destiny." It will be interesting to note what tack! President Cleveland will take when these agents report to him. James H. Eckels. Controller of the Currency, and one of Mr. Cleveland's warmest personal friends, was at the Holland House yesterday. Mr. Eckels is so youthful in appearance that frequently v!sltors to his office who have never eeen him take him for the office boy. When seen yesterday he looked as young as ever. ani, clean-rhaven and alert, he would not Impress one as the man who has his hand! at the valve of the Nation's money supply.. an3 who weathered one of the greatest financial storms , of the century without quaking. It is known that he Ptands very close to Mr. Cleveland in all his counsels. . When he was asked about the third-crm talk concerning Mr. Cleveland b did rot deny It, or fay he knew nothing about It. or bear to excused from expressing an opinion on the subiect, as oher leaders have done, hut he satd. guardedly: "There Is one thing In connection with the talk of a third term for Mr. Cleveland that has struck me forcibly. It is certainly a great tribute to him that the people cf the United States are discussing seriously the advisability of tendering him a nomination for a third term. It is a more pronounced tribute to his worth when one remembers that only a few months a?o he was universally condemned for his cour.e. and people vied with each other In saylns that he had no Influence. I don't know cnythlng about the third term. The people are discussing it. anj they will settle Jt." Mr. Eckels' s statement that the people were disbursing the matter reriously sterna to have been only an echo of what waa passing In the minds of other Democratic leaders, ani there teems to be no doubt that that portion of the Democracy that is Identified with te administration is '.rylp to force itself into the bolief that the people want Mr. Cleveland for a third term, end that it is their duty to secure his reno-n-Ir.atlon. ani an effort Is being male In that direction. For Advancement of scienee. SPRINGFIELD. Mass. Aug. 29.-This first open session of th Society for the Advancement of Science was held th?s rooming. After the council meeting, the eral session was held, at which Profefcor W. H. Brewster, of New Haven, presided In plae of Dr. D. G. Brlnton. the retlrlnr president, who sent a letter from Holland saying he could not be present. Ex-Lien-tenant Governor William H. Hall arji Mayor C. L. Long gave addresses of rd. come, to whieh the incoming pre.Jdii Professor E. W. Morley, of Cleveland, implied. Meetings of the various rtlo.is were then hell for organization, and in tbe afternoon th Addresses of the vice presidents were delivered. Paul Webb0 Dead. SPOKANE. Wash.. Aug. 29. James Stew

art, better known by tne nam or i aui Webb, died here to-nlRht from injuries sustained on July 4 last. In sliding down a flfteen-hundrcd-foot log chute In a barrel. The barrel struck an obstruction while going at a tremendous speed, causing It to Jump the chute -and land on the rooks 10) feet below. Stewart's back was broken in the fall. Stewart was a nephew of Senator Stewart, of Nevada. At the tlm of this accident he had under rontruction a monster steel barrel, with which he ln tended going over Niagara Falls. Killed at n Croaalnc. MADISON. Wis., Aug. 29. Tbe Chicago ft Northwritern train which left Milwaukee at 8 p. m.. struck a buggy at Deerefleld. in which two ptirlw and a man wer riding. One girl was Instantly killed atfd. tha others received fatal Injuries. The girls were dauRhterst of Christian Heltrhuttcr, a farmer near Deenileld, whose hired man, Selnow, was driving them home from the circus. He saw the train, but was not able to control the horse, which dashed onto the crossing. NATIONAL TubeWorks VinaSht-trciPlpifcrGiV Slum ni W.:r. poller Tube. Caan1 Maliaihle Iron Mutnr(blf ad raJTitilzedV sJfa. 8tO Crka. KiiRtaa Trim mm. Meair iaunei, Pli Ton, Hp Cutter. Vle. Jwrtw I'Jare, and t. Wre r bea. Meaiu Trapa. rniup. KMrfa. en Mnv. Jlo. Ileltmr. Habit! Mettl rolder. WtiiU d4 C.loret Wlnn Vat. aM all other MipfUea ud I contievtlon with Ota. Heam and Water. Natural (iU hnj.phet a aper1 Meambealmg Apparstui for tutlw piilMinf. More-rooint, MllU.Mioji.KacforW-, Lsua driea. Lumber Iry-Hura, , etc. Cut and Thread to order tnr u Wrourht-lron 11 pe. frmn W to l inctui diameter. KNIGHT & J1LLS0II, :iau,l 11 S. ri3.'NVlVANXA ST. ! The Sucdiy Joarcil, by Call, $2 a Xcj

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