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treasury. (Loud applause and cheers.) The people of this country are not satisfied with such an enactment and will not be satisfied until a public law shall express the public will In a statute which will provide adequate revenues for the needs of the government, full security for Its credit and ample protection to the labor, capital and energy of the American people. (Applause.) "1 thank you. my fellow-citizens, for this friendly call and I assure you that it will give me pleasure to meet each and every one of you personally." (Tremendous applause and cheering.) - After the speeches there was sinking by the club and music by th band. Amons; the callers on Governor McKlnley to-day were Secretary J. M. Downing, of the National Republican league, with

headquarters at Chicago: John F. Goodnow. one of the prominent Minnesota, itepublicans, president of the Minneapolis Baseball Association and one of the strongest McKinley workers in his State: ex-Congressman Alexander C. White, of the Twenty-first Pennsylvania district, who served with Major MKlnley In the Forty-ninth Congress and Is now a candldate for re-election ; Kalph G. Levering, of Marysviile. Tenn.; William Whitman, of Boston, and M. Hathaway, of Cleveland. A delegation of old soldiers from Guernsey county. Ohio, three hundred strong, will come-on a special train to-morrow. The It. B. Hays Club, of the Twentythird Regiment. Ohio Volunt?r Infantry, will visit Major McKinley in the afternoon of Aug. 5. This club Is composed of survivors of McKinlcy'a old regiment and the membership Is general throughout the 8tate, but a large number1 live in Cleveland. Judge Advocate-general Matt II. Kills, of the national stall of the . A. II.. Yonkers, N. Y.. 13 one of the thousands of Democrats who write that they will support McKinley. "apd." Mr. Ellis contends, "you shall not slay American labor with a silver slug." Union Veteran Tnke Action. NEW YORK. July M.-In answer to a call sent out by Col. L. Edwin Dudley, formerly secretary of the veterans national committee, a secret meeting was held this afternoon at the Murray Hill Hotel to consider the advisability of forming an organization of Union veterans for active work in the jondlng presidential campaign In behalf of McKinley and Hobart. It was decided to issue an address to the Union veterans, requesting them "to preserve the country from dishonor and financial ruin by rallying to the standard of sound money, and light against anarchy and dishonor and stand for the integrity of the government." The following committee'was appointed to form an association and mai out a plan of organization: Gen. Daniel K. Sickels. president: Gen. Horace Porter, vice president, and Col. I. Edwin Dudley, secretary. The committee will meet next Tuesday at the residence of General Slckels and draft an address. Letters indorsing the project and pledging hearty suprort wero read from Major General Franc S!gel. exreglstrar and ex-p?nsion agent under President Cleveland; Major General O. O. Howard. Major General John Robinson. Major General H. S. Foster, of Indimapo'ls; Hriadlr General II. li. Wells. General Maxwell Wcodhull. adjutant-general of the Army ot the Tennessee; Gfneral R. L. Pearson, of Pennsylvania; General Harry W. White, Colonel Edmunds, of Michigan, and Thomas Ryan, of Boston. Action of California. Ranks. SAN FRANCI3CO. July CO.-The California Cankers' Association has issued a pamphlet on the ilnanclal question, and the members believe that the currency is the vital Issue of the presidential- campaign. They take the position that the plank in the Dmocratic platform favoring the Irec coinage of silver at the ratio of 15 to I, without waiting similar action by any other srovernment'." is a most dangerous one. They set forth that if the United States should alone attempt free coinage of silver at that ratio gold would be hoarded to await a premium or be shipped to foreign countries, and silver alone remain as a circulating medium. They also fear that capital would bo driven away, credit paralyzed and enterprises crippled. The pamphlet. concludes: "Convinced of the righteousness of our cause and earnestly wishing to promote the general welfare, we unhesitatingly express our decided opinion that every ' vote against "free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1" is a vote for the return of confidence and prosperity; for the benefit of all ctasses; for the protection of your famlll. and homes, and. above all. for the preservation of your country's honor." Snpir Planter flenublicuJia. NEW ORLEANS. La., July SO.-The sugar planters' wing of the Republican party held its convention to-day at the St. Charles Theater, which was handsomely decorated for the occasion. The request of the regular, or blnck wing of the party, for a conference was completely ignored. No attempt at harmony was made, and the convention simply declared Itself as the Republican party of the State, declared for protection, sound money. McKinley and Hobart and fair elections. It was a large and representative gathering, numbering seven hundred, with delegates from all over the State, Including many prominent men. W. K. Howell was chairman, and also made chairman of the State central committee. J. N. Pharr. recent nominee for Governor, and General A. S. Badger, heretofore a. regular Republican leader, were named as electors at large. Dahcork Renominated. BOSCOBEL. Wis., July SO.-Joseph W. -Babcock. chairman of the Republican congressional campaign committer, was renominated for Congress by acclamation today uy the Third district Republican convention He opened the campaign in the district by a speech on the Issues of the campaign. Robert Ci. Connlnn Nominated. GRAND RAPIDS. Iowa. July CO. The Republicans of the Fifth district today renominated Robert G. Cousins fcr Congress by acclamation. SKELETON IN ARMOR. Uncanny Relic of Colonial Dny Found In Virginia. WASHINGTON, July 30. There is an uncanny relic of colonial barbarity on exhibition at Colonial Beach. Va., a summer resort about sixty-five miles down the Potomac, which may soon be added to the curiosities of the National Museum. It is In a tent In front of Wood's Hotel, prodded over by William Henry Harrison Cawood. the discoverer and owner of the horrible-looking object. The relic in question Is a human skeleton. Incased In an Iron armor or frame. The metal is nearly eaten away with tho rust of ages, and most of the bones have fallen from the rude casement. The skull and leg bones remain in the cage, however, and it would require the services of a blacksmith to remove them. Mr. Cawood was a road oveijseer In King George county. Virginia, several months ago. and while engaged with a gang of laborers in repairing a roadway in that historical old bailiwick the skeleton In armor was unearthed. The workmen wero cutting for dirt with hoes In an old Held to rill up a hole in the highway when one of them struck an iron substance a short distance beneath the surface. When unearthed It proved to be the rusted armor, or cae, containing the skeleton of a man who in life was over six feet in height. As soon as the air came In contact with the skeleton some of the lont3 fell away. The skull, however, remained lirm in the crown piece. Near the cage were found four plain brass buttons, the size of a half-dollar. This led some people Vo believe that the skeleton was that of an English or . Spanish ofticer of colonial days, who was welded into the iron frame, hung on a gibbet or tree and allowed to starve to death In public. Anothtr theory Is that it was a pirate, who. with his rakish craft. Infested the waters of the lower Potomac and Chesapeake bay and preyed upon incoming merchantmen. Others believe that the skeleton wa:i that of an Indian chief n.imed PasspataWiisle. who massacred and robbed the early settlers. His blood-thirsty disposition gained for him the appellation of "the tierce chief." Old settiers in King George county believe Cawood's find was the remains of 'the fierce chief." They ray the outraged settlers seized the red man. and while alive "had blacksmiths build about him th roughly constructed frame or cage. He va then hanged to the liiab of a tree or glboet and allowed to perish. The records of all the counties In the northern neck of Virginia hive been searched back Into the sixteen hundreds to see if anything could bo learned of this terrible instrument f torture, but nothing could be found tht would throw any lljjht upon it. King George wes taken from Richmond county, which is the oldest-or-ranized bailiwick in the northern neck of Virginia. The counties cf Richmond, Kin? George. Westmoreland. Lancaster and Northumberland comprise th northern neck. They lie between th Potomac and the Rappahannock rivers. They have been under both Spanish and English rule. The records of all of them r.'cre searched back t li without avalL

MR. WATSON'S POSITION

THE CANDIDATE DECLARES SOMEONE ELSB 3IUST RESIGN. Leadlajr Populist Politician Intimate that a Way Will lie Found to Settle t-be DiClculty. . ATLANTA, Ga., July CO. Candidate Watson's editorial announcement that he will not withdraw attracts r.o little attention among Populist. and Democrats. The announcement is made in a signed editorial, and It virtually demands the withdrawal of the Democratic candidate for Vice President. Throughout the editorial insinuations are made, and where It seems to analyze the situation, develops the fact that Mr. Watson is making a strong demand for his Immediate recognition as Bryan's running mate. In part, he says: "With such a large number of experienced workers organized and well equipped, striving for the indorsement of both Bryan and Sewall. the fate of the party was in the highest degree critical. The 'middle-of-the-road' men were the more numerous, but less united. They could not agree upon leaders. In the vie presidential nomination they were divided between several different candidates, while the Sewall men were a compact body which threatened to become a majority by the mere, failure of the opposition to concentrate. It was this chaotic condition of things which I witnessed vth keen anxiety, and which caused members of the Georgia delegation to telegraph me to allow my name to be used to restore harmony and save the party. Upon that express condition I consented and the object was attained. Sewall was defeated, the Populist factions harmonized and the Democratic programme checkmated. This condition of things was not of my seeking. If now the Democratic managers should refuse to make any concession at all, it would show that our efforts toward unity have all been thrown oway. If they continue to demand that the Populists shall go out of existence as a party they will prove to all the world their object In adopting our platform was not so much to get free silver as It was to bury the Populist party. "A correspondent of the Atlanta Journal attempts to make It appear that there has been a collusion between Senator Butler, chairman of the Populist national executive committee, and myself. This is all wrong. That correspondent. In company with several other gentlemen, called on me at my residence, and we had what I supposed to be a private conversation. Something was said about the plan of campaign, and I was asked if I had heard from Senator Butler. In reply I stated, that I had a telegram from him suggesting that I go at once to Alabama, and stating that a letter explaining would follow. I remarked that it seerrfed to me we had better wait a while and see what the situation was going to be. Ml Bryan would have to respond to our nomination In a few days or the executive committee would meet on Aug. 3 and tnke some action concerning his silence. Besides this reason there are others. One of them is that our Georgia State convention convenes Aug. f. and It might be well to wait and see whether the party will indorse what was done at St. Louis. It is by no means certain that the party will d so. There are mutterlngs of .discontent all along the line. And .if Mr. Sew all declines to retire for harmony's sake the rank and file of our party may broak away from the leaders and refuse to vote for Mr. Bryan at all. "Therefore, my own opinion is that we had better go slow until the ahmosphere clears itself a little. "THOMAS E. WATSON. POPULIST RAXKIN'. He Claims Hint AVatnon AVIJI Not De Withdrawn from the Ticket. SreeUl to the Indianapolis Journal. TERRE HAUTE, Ind., July 20. Morton C. Rankin, treasurer of the Populist national committee, to which position he was re-elected by .acclamation, and a member of the executive committee, has returned from St. Louis, where he remained several days after the convention to settle up the affairs of the convention and of the old committee. He nays no attention sh'ould be paid to reports as to the policy of the committee. No .policy has been adopted other than to wait until the Democrats discover "whero they are at." Mr. Rankin was' the author of the plan to nominate a Southern man for Vice President on the ticket with Bryan and for a division ot the electors with the Democrats. He is confident this latter feature of the plan v.ill be adopted. "We are letting the other fellow walk the floor now," said ho, "and when he find that Bryan cannot be elected without our votes he will come to terms. The Democrats have everything to lose. We have nothing to lose and everything to gain. That is the cue to the situation. We can put independent electoral tickets in the Held and whilo. Bryan might have a majority of the aggregate vote he would not have a .majority of the electors. He can be elected if-all the votes of Democrats and Fopullsts are cast for the same sets of electors. In this State, Illinois. Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota they must have our votes. We are not greedy. In this State, for Instance, we weuid be satisfied with three or four of the lifteen electors. . "There is no thought of removing Watson from the ticket. The committee has full power to act in the matter, but there are no members of .the committee who would consider a proposition to take him off the ticket. We are not worrying about the vice presidency. Our electors will vote for Watson, and if the election should be thrown into the Senate we would not suffer." Speaking cf the convention Mr. Rankin said the plan to nominate a Vice President first was adopted because there was danger the convention would go to piece if the attempt were made to nominate Bryan at the start. "When we had agreed tq. nominate a Southern man tor Vice President and gave a guarantee of good faith by changing the order of nomlnaflens. said Mr. Rankin, "the mlddle-or-the-road delegates were kept in the convention, which otherwise they would have bolted. Then we gave the; Bryan people the permanent chairman, and this kept them on hand. ReaMy. the Bryan people were more likely to bolt that tho niiduie-of-the-road delegates." TO SETTLE WATSON'S CASE. Whichever Party Get n Mnjorlty Will Ilnve the Votes. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WASHINGTON. July CO.-Dr. J. J. Mott, the cx-chalrman of the National silver party, which indorsed Bryan and Sewall, has a proposition which In his opinion will relieve the executive committee of the Populism of the necessity of crowding Tom Watson eff the ticket. He suggests that an agreement he reached by which the candidate for Vice lresldent receiving the largest vote would be united on in the Electoral College, conceding, of course, tho claims of tha silver men that they will have a majority in the Electoral College. If Sewall gets a majority of the votes cast in November the Populist electors will vote for htm. On thu other hand, if Watson gets a majority, the Democrats will vote for him. Populist Dakota Ticket. FARGO, N. D., July S&.-In the Populist State convention this morning the report submitted last night by tho fusion committee to decide on officers between Populists and Democrats was adopted. The Democrats will undoubtedly nominate Judge Templeton. of Grand Forks, for Chief Justice. The Democrats offered to trade congressman for auditor, which had fallen to the Populists. The matter was referred to a committee composed of ons member from each delegation to select nominees for the positions allotted to them. The committee on ticket had conflderable troubU in adjusting matters. Not only were the candidates numerous, but the Democrats notined them of the locations from which Democratic candidates would probably come. These locations are said to be conflicting and will handicap he ticket if not equally distributed over the State. At rirst it was announced ttat the Democratic committee would name their candidates so that the PopulUts could put them on, but this afternoon It is given out that thiJ will not be done. Tne nominating committee did Its work with meat deliberation, for it was Z o'clock before it reported the following slaU: Governor, R li. Richardson, of Pembina; Auditor, J. T. Enger. of Stutsman; Secretary of State, I. li. Hcdgson. of Sargent; Railroad Commissioners. Oliver Knurlxon, of Nelson, at.d I. L. Walker, of Dockey; Commissi-mer of Agriculture, g. S. Kelhu. of Ward; Superintendent of Public Instruction. Laura J. EUsenhuth. of Foster: presidential electors, D. F. Seigfritd. of Barms; C. A. DUme, of Trklll; Wilder, of Morton.

The vote on presidential electors was first taken and ex-Governor Shortridge's name substituted for that of Wilder, who wanted to enter the contest for .State Auditor. With the exception of the substitution ef tho name of O. G. Majors, of Steele county, for Railroad Commissioner, for thit of F. I,. Walker, of Dickey, the slate went through. The convention adjourned to meet at Grand Forks Aug. 12. the date of the Democratic State convention. Missouri PopnllHt. S EDA LI A, Mo.. July CO. The Populist State convention was called to order here at 1:50 o'clock this afternoon by A. Rosell, chairman of the State central committee. Mr. Rosell warned the delegates that "We are here for work, and not particularly for the utterance, of wordV In Introducing Dr. J. T. Paulson, of Linn county, as temporary chairman. Chairman Rosell exprcs?ed the hope that harmony would prevail and congratulated the delegates for being members of the largest Populist convention held In Missouri. Chairman Taulson spoke briefly. Concluding, he said: "Logical events are culminating s rapidly that the people of this country are learning that they must co-operate to successfully conduct the affairs of the country." Roll call followed and the several districts named members of the credentials, organization and resolutions committees. Tho middle-of-the-road men, who are bitterly opposed to complete fusion with the Democrats, seemed to be In control. They will insist cn having four of the seventeen delegates on the Democratic electoral ticket. Judge John L. Stone, of Kansas City, an A. P. A. leader, seemed to lead in the race for Governor. Yne roll cart developed two contesting delegations frcra the Twelfth district. After a sharp and bitter wTangle both delegates were permitted to participate in the temporary organization and the contests sent to the committee on credentials for settlement. While the committee, was out several brief speeches were made. Finally a telegram announcing Senator Butler, chairman of the national Populist committee, would pass through Sedalia at G:20 o'clock was read and the convention to meet him in a body took a recess. When the convention reassembled to-night a permanent organization was effected, S. A. Wright, of Springfield, being elected chairman; M. V. Carroll, secretary, and S. A. Pike, sergeant-at-arms. The committee on resolutions then came in with a long address and a declaration of principles which were read jo the convention, but net acted upon, an adjournment being taken until 3 o'clock to-morrow morning before a vote could be had. LAID OUT BY THE HEAT

NEARLY THREE SCORE HAVE SUCCUMBED IN CINCINNATI. None of the Lnre CItle Hun Escaped Its "Weather Victims Dnrlng the Recent Hot Wave. CINCINNATI. July 30. To-day turned another scorcher as to weather. The government thermometer registered ninetytwo at 2 p. m.. and street instruments at the same hour showed ninety-nine. After noon wind blew at the rate of thirty-seven miles an hour. The mercury fell sixteen degrees In four hours up to 7 o'clock, after which it has been risins slowly. Twentynine prostrations were reported to-day, five of them fatal. The dead are: John Crone, Belle Bright, laundress at Dennlson Hotel: Barnev Dickhorse. a tanner: John Schulte, a tanner; Mary Brown, an infant at City Hospital. This makes tifty-two prostrations in three days and eight fatal. Work in the streets had tp be suspended yesterday and to-diy. Many horses are dropping in the public-thoroughfares. Government letter carriers having five and fcrur dailv trips arc let off for the present with four and three trips, respectively. To-night ominous clouds darken the v estern horizon betokening a stornj. Memorial Areli Struck ty I.lprhtnlna-. NEW YORK, July 31 The intense heat of to-day was broken about 4 o'clock this afternoon by a thunderstorm, accompanied by a heavy rain and hard' wind. Tho memorial arch on Washington Square was struck by lightning and the big marble blocks, weighing several tons each, which from the southwestern section of the capstone of the arch, were forced from their position. Although none of the masonry fell, the block struck was moved slxinch.s. This arch is In an unsafe condition and the police stopped all traffic through it. Several people had taken refuge from the storm beneath the arch and of them three wero prostrated by tho electric shock. All soon revived and were able to go to their homes. Lightning struck an electric wire of the Third-avenue trolley line, in Brooklyn, and Mary O'Connor, aged seven, a passenger, received serious injuries. Ten Victims Dead. ST. LOUIS, July 30. At least fifty victims of the sweltering heat that continued to prevail Here were treated to-day at the City Dispensary and various hospitals throughout the city. There were probably other cases that were not made public. Ten of these victims have died and more may succumb. The thermometer rose to ninetyseven degrees in the shade at 4:30 p. m., but this evening a cool breeze sprung up, tempering the fierce heat.. Tho dead are police ofUcer J-hn Crossey," Edward Camp. Chas. Brotvn. Henry Fisher. William Henry. Julius Laux, George Beard, C. .H. Heimer and two -unknown men. The total number of prostrations so far as reported is seventy. Sweltering in Tennessee. t NASHVILLE. Tenn., July 30. The fearful hot temperature has prevailed several days, reaching the highest notch to-day, the thermometer marking ninety-eight this afternoon. Several prostrations from heat are reported. Advices from Middle Tennessee towns show a nlmilar high temperature, with some deaths from prostration. Ninetyeight degreesMs the highest point reached in this State on this date In any year. A Score of Prostrntlons. LOUISVILLE. Ky.July 30. -The maximum temperature to-day was again above ninety-eight. The mean temperature of eighty-nine for to-day has been experienced only once before In this city. More than a score of prostrations are reported, four of which proved fatal and four other victims are in a serious condition. The deaths were: J. A. Bodt. Andrew Leser, George Summers and Frederick Weithlauf. Mercury nt 'Ki. ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. Juiy30.-To-day has been a record-breaker for high temperature. At 12 o'clork last night the thermometer registered ! and at 7 o'clock this morning 100 and two hours later 103 in the shade. Losses ly Fire. MONTREAL. July CO.-The greater part of the Montreal exhibition buildings were destroyed by lire early to-day. The tire rtartcd in the power house of the Montreal Park and Island railway, to the north of the exhibition buildings. A number of electric cars were destroyed. The loss will bo about 1130.000. NIAGARA FALLS. Ont.. July 3n. The storehouse of the Central Milling Company's Hour plant, the elevator and a quantity of jjraln and flour were destroyed by fire to-night. Loss, HOO.tKtt. Convention Ilnll for Shows. ST. LOUIS. July 30. The great auditorium In whch the Republicans and Populists held their national conventions, will be turned iny a Madison-square garden for horse shows, bicycle meets and other great in-door sporting enterprises during .the coming fall and winter. A gigantic horse show will be one of the first things to bo given. Bicycle races will also be held over a truck to be erected around the Auditorium. AmmtttfN of the Future. Detroit Tribune. Caller Present my compliments to Miss Ariadne, and ask her if It will bo convenient for her to be ray wife. Servant a moment later) Miss Ariadne Fends her regards, and regrets to say that she will be ensaged until 3 o'clock. For Indigestion l'e Ilornfortl Acid I'lioaplintc. Dr. W. Danforth, Milwaukee. Wis., says: "It is in dally use by my acquaintances and putl :nts. prin- ip.illv lor ;tm.t?h troubles, indirestion. etc.. with the het erxeci.

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FOR' FREE SILVERITES

CARLISLE SAYS THE GOVERNMENT WILL. NOT BE RESPONSIBLE. Proponed New Dollars Will Be Coined for Private IndividualsInternal Revenne Statement. LITTLE ROCK, Ark.. July 30. A statement was widely published by the press a few days ago that President G. L. Greene, of the Connecticut Life Insurance Company, of Hartford, had Issued a circular letter to policy holders notifying them that in the event that the government adopted tho free coinage of silver the company would be compelled . to ray all claims in depreciated silver coin. F. W. Alsop, of this city, rent a clipping of this statement to Secretary of the Treasury Carlisle with a request for an expression on the subject. He has received a reply from Mr. Carlisle which is m part as follows: "In case free coinage of silver should be established in this country I presume insurance companies and all other institutions would continue to make their payments by check and drafts on banks as hertofore; but in my opinion the whole volume of our currency would sink at once to the silver basis and these checks and drafts would, be paid in silver dollars or their equivalent instead of gold or its equivalent, as is now the case. I presume no one supposes for a moment that it would be the duty .of the government to attempt to keep the silver dollar, coined free tor private individuals and corporations, equal in value to a gold dollar, or In other words, that R would be the duty of the government to attempt, under a system of free coinage, to maintain the parity of the two metals. The dollars would be coined on private account and delivered to private individuals and corporations as their own property, the government having no interest whatever in them and being, therefore, under no obligation to sustain them by guaranteeing their value. "Under our existing system all silver dollars are coined on account of the government and are issued -by the government in payment of its expenditures and other obligations and it woidd be an act of bad faith, therefore, to permit them to depreciate. Very truly yours. "J. G. CARLISLE." 4,0 12..101 ,0 lO., CIGARETTES Consumed Inut Yenr Aeeordlnjf to Internal Revenue Reports. WASHINGTON, July 30. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has just submitted to Secretary Carlisle a preliminary report of the operations of his bureau lx the fiscal year ended June 30. It shows that the receipts from all sources of internal revenue fpr the year aggregated J146.SC0.613, an increase of 1.537 over the receipts of the preceding fiscal year. The expenses approximated $4,014,351 and the percentage of costs of collection will be 2.70, a reduction of .IS as cempared with the preceding fiscal year. The exact cost cannot be definitely stated until all the accounts have been received. From spirits the receipts were S0,670.S71, an increase of $07.43. .The largest item of Increase under this head was from fruit spirits, the receipts of ;i.4.879 belnff $1S$.SCS in excess of last year. Retail liquor U.es increased by $221,106; rectifiers taxes. $43.4.7. and the wholesale liquor dealers' special taxes. t4G.24:5. The only decreases noted were trifling. Tobacco brought in a revenue of $33,711,629. or 21.u0w.721 more than was derived from this source in the preceding year. There was a general increase in all the Items under this head, the largest being in cigarettes, under thee pounds pr thousand, where the receipts were $2.021,0, or $357.40.'. more than In the preceding year. Chewing and smoking tobacco brought In $15,220,029. or $323,819 more than in the preceding year. Cigars and cheroots, over three rounds per thousand, realized $12.71.207. an increase of t?21.SO0. and snuff afforded a revenue of J$75?,915, an Increase of $103.t'27. From fermented liquors there was derived taxes aggregating $T-i,7-S4.23T. or 92.143.CI7 more than during the preceding year. Ale. beers and similar liquors brought in $33,139,141. an increase of 2.o94,S2t;. There was a falling off of Jlft,778 in the taxes realized from oleomargarine, the revenue from which amounted to 11.219,432. The decrease was general in ail the items under this head, the largest item being $112,817 in the direct tax on oleomargarine, while retail dealers' taxes phrunk $54,215, and wholesale dealers' ttxes $26,520. The miscellaneous recelDts diminished $1S2.000 during the year, the largest item being $122,343 decrease in the reeeipts from plavins: cards, which w-re only $259,853. During the past year 67,039.910 gallons of spirits distilled from other materials than fruit were withdrawn for consumption, a decrease of 7.413.129 gallons as compared with the preceding year. Cigarettes to the number of 4.012.391.640 were drawn out, which was 714.987.S60 more than were consumed during the preceding year. The number of cigars and cheroots withdrawn were 4.237.7o.913. an increase of 73.7S3.503. Chewing, and smoking tobacco was taken out to the amount of 251.667.137 pound's, an increase of 5.397,4f-9 pounds.Illinois returned more internal revenue taxes than any other State, the total collections there being $31,973,133. New York tame next in order with $21,620,470; Kentucky stood third with $14,903,110: Ohio and Pennsylvania were close together with $11,947,721 and $11.145.54S. ' respectively: Indiana had $7.rt93.154; Missouri. $5,959,915; Mnrvland. and Wisconsin. $5,012.077. "None of the remaining States reached the five million mark In the returns. The collections from Indiana amount to $7,693,154.44. of which the Sixth district contributes $2jR.V..Rt)7.ot and the Seventh district contributes $5,039,286.S6, mostly from whisky. i Hoke Wasn't Sliprhted. WASHINGTON, July 20. The published statements that the President had appointed John Sheridan, of West Virginia, a government director of the. Union Pacific railroad without consultation with Secretary Hoke Smith, the Cabinet officer under whose department such appointments fall. It is learned, are entirely without foundation. Senator Faulkner, of West Virginia, chairman of the Democratic congressional campaign committee, is the sponsor of Mr. Sheridan. He'saw Secretary Smith some weeks ago and urged the fitness of Mr. Sheridan fcr the otftce. he being an experienced railroad and business man. and at that time Democratic national committeeman from West Virginia. The appointment was decided on at this meeting of the Senator and the Secretary, subject, or course, to the approval of the President, which, ot course, was given as yesterday's appointment shows. - Genernl Notes. Special t the Indlsnapolis Journal. WASHINGTON. July 30. -The Postmaster-general to-day allowed clerk hire for the following postoffices in Indiana for fiscal year ending June 30. 1S97: Richmond. $1,003; Plymouth. $1,000; Lafayette, $6,771; Elkhart. $6,320; Greensburg. $900. SILK MERCHANTS FAIL. Kohn & Rosenblatt Ansl?n, itHH lf.400,000 I.laMlltlen. NEW YORK. July SO Aaron Kohn and Moses Rosenblatt, who composed tlje firm of Dreyfusr Kohn & Co.. silk and commission merchants, to-day assigned to Levi L. Gans and Oscar E. Rosenheim, with preferences. The amount involved is reported to be about $300,000.' They have been in business about twenty-eight years. The attorney for the assignee said that the liabilities of the firm are from $35).C00 to $100,000 and the nominal assets were about the same. Further than that he could not say. The failure was doubtless due in part to the fact that some months ago Mr. Kohn's health failed and he was compelled to mnke a prolonged stay in Jamaica. Last March the tlrm owed $1.000.000. but more than half of.thU has been paid off Jenklna Cyele Company Falls. CHICAGO. July 30.-The Jenkins Cycle Company, manufacturers of the Napoleon wheel, made an assignment to-day. The American Trust and Savings Dank Is said to be the chief creditor, its elaim amounting to $25,000. According to the statement filed with the assignment the assets are $109,900 and the liabilities $77,163. Receiver for D., I.. A E. DENVER. Col., July SO.-WUliim W. Horst was to-day appointed receiver of the Denver, Lake wood & Gold in railroad by

Judge HaMdt in the United States J:Mrict Court on application of rh Farmers Loan and Trust Comr.ny, cf Not York. The company is in default on i'ie interest of JiTT.uih) bonds. Iller Dry Goods House Falls. JACKSON, Tenn.. July 30. The business community was startled this morning by the failure of W. P. Robertson & Sons, the largest dry goods and clothing house In the city. Tho liabilities are about 535.00): assets, two stocks, probably $'.:.0OO. Local banks are preferred creditors. C. G. Bond is assignee. GARMENT WORKERS WIN.

Fifty Contractor Sign the Senle In New York. NEW YORK. July SO.-Fifty contractors employing 2,000 garment workers signed the agreement of the Brotherhood of Tailors to-day. The other contrators say they will continue the fight and the strike is expected to drag along for two weeks more. It is thought that the independent strike of the children's jacket makers will be short lived and that a large part of them will return to work to-morrow. i HAS NO DEFINITE PLANS DltYAX TOO BUSY WITH CALLERS TO TALK TO REPORTERS. Eastern Gold Democrats Will Send Delegates to the Committee Meeting In This City. LINCOLN, Neb., July SO. Owing to the fact that there was a meeting of the Democratic State committee this evening at Democratic State headquarters, the number of the visitors at the Bryan home was unprecedently large. Among the callers today was C. A. Walsh, of Ottumwa, la., temporary secretary of the Democratic national committee. The object of his visit was not given out. W. H. Thompson, of Grand Island. Neb., member of the national committee, dined with Mr. Brj-an and Mr. Walsh. When Mr. Walsh left the house of the presidential candidate he declared he had nothing to give out. When asked about the date upon which he is likely to start upon his trip to New York to meet the notlQcatlon committee on the 12th 'of August, Mr. Bryan replied: "I cannot tell you. for I have not yet decided. I have acctually not had time since learning the date to make out my plans, but will do so and advise you at my very earliest convenience." Chicago Plans a Ilrynn Dlorr-Ont. CHICAGO, July 30. Active preparations arc going forward for a reception to William J. Bryan, Democratic candidate for President, on the occasion of his visit to Chicago Aug. 9-10. Local silver Democrats will meet Saturday or Sunday to prepare for the 'reception. A committee of twentyfive, composed of representatives of the Democratic- silver and Populist parties, and from the trade and labor assemblies will be named to go out and meet candidate Bryan's train and act as an escort to the city. Arrangements for the reception had been held In abeyance, pending a reply from the candidate, to whom Robert E. Burke, secretary of the Cook county central committee, sent a leuer a few days ago asking If the proposed reception would be agreeable. Mr. Bryan's reply came to-day thanking Secretary Burke lor the invitation and accepting. Only informal speeches will be made. There will be no formal opening of the campaign, as Governor Altgeld has advised that it bo postponed until after the Cook county convention is held, which will be about Aug. 18. m Hotting: Democrats In Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, Mo., July CO. A big meeting of gold-standard Democrats under the auspices of the National Democratic Club was held to-nght at the Coates nouse. Ex-Chief Justice Black presided and over two hundred Democrats were in attendance. The meeting adopted a declaration of principles, repudiated the Chleago platform and characterized it as "a menace to good government, an assault on the honor and credit of the Nation and InjJirous to the welfare of the people." The meeting also adopted a resolution demanding the calling of another national convention to "adopt a Democratic platform and nominate Democratic candidates for President and Vice President. Sevrall in No Resigning Mood. BATH. Me.. July 30. Mr. Arthur Sewall, Democratic nominee for Vice President, was in'ervicwed this afternoon as to the story that he intended to resign in favor of Mr. Tom Watson, He said: "Any man who for a moment entertains such an idea is not worthy of an answer. I do not know whether Mr. Bryan will retain a place on the Populist tleket. He will come to Bath with Mrs. Bryan directly after notification, which will take place in New York. They will make their headquarters at my house while in Maine." Thirteenth Ohio Demi. COLUMBUS. O.. July 30. At the Thirteenth district Democratic congressional convention held at Marion to-day J. A. Norton, of Seneca county, was nominated for Congress on the first ballot. The. other candidates fcr nomination were Lcston G. Young, of Marlon, and D. D. Hart, of Wyandotte. Resolutions were adopted indorsing the Democratic platform. Offer to Divide. RALEIGH, N. C, July 30. The Democratic executive committee, after a protracted session to-night, passed, at 2 o'clock this morning, a resolution offering to the Populists a fair division of the electors on the Bryan electoral ticket. Hon. Clnnde Swnnson Selected. DANVILLE, Va., July SO.-At Martinsville, to-day. Hon. Claude A. Swanson was nominated by acclamation by the Democrats to represent the Fifth district in Congress. Consin of Ilrynn Xomlnnted. PERRY, O. T., July 30. The Democratic county convention has nominated Thomas Britain of St. Joseph. Mo., a cousin of William J. Bryan, for treasurer. SEW YORK DELEGATE. Eastern Gold Hems Will Re Represented Here In Angniit. NEW YORK, July 30. The committee of seven appointed by the Democratic party reform organization met in offices of the New York Security and Trust Company this afternoon and organized by electing Hon. Charles S. Falrchlld chairman and Lawrence E. Sexton secretary. Hon. Charles W. Tracey was ejected national committeeman from New York to go to the Indianapolis conference, and George Foster Peabody was appointed as his alternate. At the Hotel Hartholdl. in which a suite of rooms have been rented as headquarters for the Democratic committee, it was said that the headquarters would bo formally opened on Monday. A Cull for lown Gold Ilvms. MARSH ALLTOWN. la.. July 30. L. M. Martin, State committeeman, issued a call to-day for a conference of gold-standard Democrats at Des Mclnes Au. 4 for the purpose of organization and to select a representative to attend the Indianapo'is meeting, Aug. 7. Mr. Martin says in the call: "The honor of the Nation as well as the preservation of the prinriplt of true Democracy are at stake, and I invite the individual Democrats of Iowa who are loyal to their faith to attend this Des -Moines conference. I have every confidence that the Democrats who have, year after year, held aloft the banner of Jeffersonlan De mocracy. and to whom repeated defeats meant only increased zeal and effort for the true faith, will not new surrender their principles and embrace the heresies of Populism. I appepal to the patriotism and loyalty of the individual Democrats of the State to act at once. The time for action Is now; a genuine national Democratic; convention, and a national ticket with Democratic nominees are assured; and the Democrats of Iowa mu-t be prompt to act In this patriotic work, which will pave the Nation's honor and preserve undeflled the faith of the Pty Oregon Sound-Money Denis. PORTLAND, Ore.. July 30. Ed McKee. formerly a member of the Democratic na-

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tional committee, has called on a number' of prominent sound-money Democrats throughout the city to .meet here at an early date to choose a national committeeman for delegate for the meeting called to bo held In Indianapolis Aufr. 7. OVER FIFTY KILLED. (Conclude from Firt Paste.) tblrk there must have been fully eighty or a hundred killed. The only person with me was my six-year-old son, and he was not hurt, thank God." FIRST AUTHENTIC STORY. A reporter was on one of the first relief trains sent out by the Pennsylvania railroad. The train was In charge of a number of railroad officials and Prosecutor Perry of Atlantic county. It drew up In the darkness a few feet this side of the fatal point. Staggering In and out of ditches and stumbling over masses of broken timber, with only a few fitful lanterns to help their stralnlng eyes, the rescue gang set bravely to work. Axes and shovels were plied with tho greatest vigor, and almost at every half dozen strokes a mangled form was brought up and laid tenderly cn the waiting pallets. It was a gigantic and sickening task, and the sticngest of men turned aside faint from a revelation of the work of the spades. A heap of blood-stained timbers turned aside by one of the rescuers brought to sight a woman's arm. It had been wrenched off almost by the roots and nothing remained but a dripping stump. Even the hand was gone. It had been clad in a dainty white glove, the sleeve of which still clung to it.' Not five minutes later a chance blow from a pick revealed a still more ghastly remnant, a human heart. One woman whose body was recovered still held In her dead hand a plate bearing a picture of Atlantic CHy. It was unbroken. Scattered about the ground near the wreck wero many pieces of clothing which had ben torn from the bodies of the victims, and dainty parasols, fans and gloves. Just as one ef the relief trains reached the Pennsylvania depot with Its terrible lead one man who lay In a corner horribly injured regained his senses for a moment, and, clasping his hand to his head, cried in heart-rending agony: "Who did this? My God, where are my wife and children?" Seventeen unidentified women, four men and a female child, all dead, were brought to the excursion house after midnight. Fireman Kelley, of the Reading train, was fatally injured. It is. said that the Reading signal was displayed, and that the whistle of the train was sounded. The Reading had the right of way at the crossing. The excursion train bore five tribes of the Order of Red Men the Brldgeton, the Niagara, the Iowa, the Ahwantenah and the Cohanslck. with their wives and children. Meager ewi of the "Wreck. PHILADELPHIA, July 30. The ferries cf both the Pennsylvania and Reading railroads were thronged all night long by crowds of anxious friends and relatives of those on board both the wrecked trains. The only intelligence obtainable was-the dispatch from General Manager Swelgard. The city authorities, as soon as the news reached them, tendered their emergency corps of physicians to the roads. Their services were not required, however. Nearly all of the hospitals sent large supplies of bandages, liniments, splints, etc., whlth left on a late relief train. The Xfwi at Ilrldflreton. BRIDGETON, N. J., Jnly 30. The wildest excitement prevailed here when the news of the accident to the Brldgeton excursion train was received. It Is estimated there were five hundred persons on the train from this city and the surrounding country and the uncertainty as to who escaped death or injury made the excitement general. The Operator Arrented. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. July 30.-WH-liam Thurlow. telegraph operator in the tower, has been arrested late to-night and held pending an Inquiry. A 3IISCOXCEPTIOX. The SUverltea Fall to Understand Exactly What Money Is. Philadelphia Inquirer. The great trouble most people have In dealing with this subject lies In a false conception of what money Is. Money is simply a medium of exchange. The only valwte of money lies In getting rid of It. The man who Is worth a million dollars and never uses any of It Is no better off than a pauper. It Is cniy for what money will bring that it has value. Now, then, if under frte silver a man could secure for a silver dollar as much as he can now for a silver dollar, which is the same as a gold dollar, all wquld lK? well. But It is absurd to suppose that he could. In fact, the avowed, open and explicit determination of the free-silver people Is to bring about a rise In the prices of all commodities. Senator Teller says so: Senator Jones says so; Senator Stewart says so; all the Topullst leaders say so. ery w ell. If prices are to bo doubled, who Is to b benefited? Surely not the wage earner, for he cannot expect any material Increase In wage?. Why not? Because the price of labor, like the price of every commodity. Is based upon supply and demand. The way to Increase wages Is either to restrict the number of wa?re earners or very largely Increase the amount of labor to be done. N6body pretends that a free-silver law wou'd do either. On the contrary It would greatly reduce labor wages because with our financial system entirely revolutionized all industries would be paralyzed; millions would be turned out of employment or else b compelled to work for greatly reduced wages. That has been the1 result of every panic or financial revolution that ever took place In tho world. Nor would th borrower be benefited. 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The result of a free-silver coinage law would Imply be that we would get all the world's silver and lose our gold. OBITUARY. Col. Calvin Fletclir Ilnrn, St. Joseph (Mo.) flanker. ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. July 30. Col. Calvin Fletcher Burns, president of the National Bank of St. Joseph, $r.d one of tte State's leading financiers, died at his lme 3eterday evening after an illness of two weeks. He leaves a widow and one daughter, and an estate valued at ?i,0u0,000. Robert Current' l'nnernl. BALTIMORE, July 30. The body of lh late Robert Garrett will be buried Mil Greenmount Cemetery, this city, to-morrow afternoon after services at Grace Protestant Episcopal Church. Miss Mary Gnrrett, his sister, will be present at the funeral, but the other members of the family are In England. Mr. Garrett. It is understood, left no will. If thaj Is the case his estate, valued at J.OOO.OiiO. will nrobably be divided bet Teen his wife, his sister. Alary Oarntt, and rho heirs of his brother, the late T. Harrison Garrett. Col. Jobn Daliney Morris. HOPKINSVILLE. Ky.. July SX-John Dabney Morris died to-day. He was born In Hanover county, Virginia. Jan. 5. lSJfi. He was a member of he Texas Congress and also Attorney-general while Texas was a republic. In the Mexican war he was a colonel and he was also a colonel In the late civil war. v J. 1 Hofer. NEW LONDON, Conn., July SO. Mr. J. P. Hofer, a prominent iron merchant of this city, who with his family has been summering at Easton Point, dIM suddenly shortly before midnight to-night of apoplexy. He was seventj'-two years of age. XnthnnJel llntchlnaon 3IcKclrny. NEW YORK, July 30. Nathaniel Hutchinson McKelway. son of Ft. Clair McKelway. editor of the Brooklyn Eagle. Is dead of consumption. Finn Ins? and I'reacltlnpr. Philadelphia Record. The pastor of a church nt Freeport. 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