VE&& UP &&G&Wi. v$ 'fSfsT JW&rSff! $TWW,Ti f -r. WX$m UCI fJ Cooks, Chambermaid. Q 11 -'- Coachmen, etc, read TBS I DISPATCH. The best home servants I and active workers can be secured I through the Classified Advertisement I linilluara prompflv supplied through the Classified Advertisement Columns of THE DISPATCH. Sum. mer resorters returning home should rernember this. ioiumn of the vibvaiuu. w FORTY-ITBTH TEAS. ft Oft! OFGLADNESS To Tens of Thousands of Old Soldiers at the National Encampment REUNIONS EVERYWHERE. Sen. Veazey, of Vermont, Chosen Alger's Successor in Command, A TILT OVER PENSION MATTERS, Sen Butler and Congressman McKinlej Being the Disputants, HtLPS TO MAKE THE EVENING LlYELT The Grand Army encampment was form ally opened yesterday. General Veazey, of Vermont, was elected Commander and Detroit was selected for the next encamp ment General Alger reports that the or ganization is growing and prosperous. Be unions were numerous, and it was a joyons day for the veterans. A lively disenssion of the pension question arose around the camp-fire in the evening. .EPXCIAI. TELZOBJLX TO TQK DI8FATCH.1 Boston, August 13. General "Weelock G. "Veazey, of Vermont, is the new Commander-in-Chief of the G. A. E. He was elected to-day by a unanimous vote. Gov ernor Hover, or Indiana, and Colonel Emedberg, of California, were the only ones whose names were mentioned in connection with the office, and tbey were withdrawn before the vote wa3 taken. Tire Commis sioner Kichard A. Tobin, of Boston, was chosen Senior Vice Commander-in-Chief, and First Sergeant George B. Creamer, of Baltimore, is the new Junior Vice Commander-in-Chief. These votes were unani mous. After electing those three officers, and selecting Detroit as the headquarters of the next encampment, the veterans ad journed and plunged at once into a whirl of sightseeing and goodfellowship. MANY JOYOUS MEETINGS. To-day has been a day of reunion and comrades have had a royal good time to gether. Many of them had not seen each other lor years and the stories that they bad to tell of experiences on the battlefield or in camp or prison had improved with age. Perhaps some of the yarns were stretched a little, but it was not necessary to swap lies. There was enough truth to make mighty in teresting reading if it could be condensed to fit the columns of any paper. The veterans stood yesterday's long march better than was anticipated, and but few j were rep.rted "under the n gather" to-day. AftoA-Emergency Hospital 26 comrades re ceived medical treatment for exhaustion, but only nine remained in the hospital to- Sight SEEING THE SIGHTS. Everybody in the city is talking of the big parade of yesterday. Opinion is universal that its success was almost all that could be wished. Passing on the principal thorough fares is difficult on account of the crowds, but every one is happy in the enjoyment of the sights. The city is having a continuous holiday, which will last through the week. A walk along Washington street reveals the financial benefit of the throng to the storekeepers. Too shops are filled with purchasers anxions to take to their distant homes some reminder of their visit to the Hub. The excursion parties are radiating in all directions. The seashore resorts near by, and the objects of interest about the city invite the attention and add to the pleasure of the visitors. The hotels and railroad stations are throbbing centers of activity. The weather is glorious and all are having a grand old time. THE GOVERNORS' DINNER. The visiting Governors and their staff officers were entertained by Governor Brack ctt to-day at the Vendome. They were Gov ernors Burleigh, of Maine; Dillingham, of Vermont; Bulkley, of Connecticut,-and Hovey, of Indiana. After luncheon bad been served the party. numbering about 60, was received bwMrs. John A. Logan. The George H. Thomas Post, of Ft. Payne, Ala., now quartered at Brookline. 'brought with them from the South quite a menagerie, consisting of four deer, a pair of opossums, a pair of wolves, a pair of red and a pair of silver gray foxes, a large gray owl and an old army mule. The Southern visitors were late in arriving owing to an accident at Cleveland to the baggage car containing the menagerie, and on this acconnt could only secure a position for the mule in the parade yesterday. Ihe mule is the property of the Ft Payne Post, and is an interesting army relic It was wounded on the right hind leg at the battle of Chickamango, and bears the United States stamp on its left shoulder and "I. C." on its right The latter initials mean "inspected and condemned." The quadruped is now 32 years of age, and is highly prized by Alabama veterans. EBOSI THE BATTLEFIELD. The post also brought a bnndle of canes picked from Lookout Mountain, and a table made from a piece of an oak tree taken from Lookout Mountain, containing 8 minje balls, 4 grapeshot and 7 pieces of shell. The table and canes were presented to C. L. Chandler Post 145, of Brooklyn, which is entertaining the Sonthern visitors. The formal opening of the encampment took place this morning at 11 o'clock at Music HalL The great building was crowded. After prayer by Past Chief Chap lain Foster, General Alger delivered his annual report, in part as follows: Combades Fortunately for us we are per niitted to gather here In this historic city, justly named the "Cradle of Liberty." to eel ebrate the twentyflfth anniversary of the sur render of the armed forces against the Govern ment to the Union army. PBEEDOll'S ANNIVEBSABY. "We also celebrate the 25th anniversary of the actual freedom of all races within our borders .Hear here was "fired the shot beard 'round the world," and were fought the first battles of the Revolution. How many patriots In later aays liare lwen inspired to perform lierolc deeds by tbe example of those patriots who first declared this land should be free, and have tried to emu late their example, tho scores of fields that Jv tested the courage of these generations, I jsyMtt yiintiH are siukn kb h. day, will answer. To name one or a dozen of them without including all would be the same act of injustice as would the recording of the deeds of a single man, omitting others. It is sufficient for us to know that, wbea callea,men were found for eTery place. Tlie condition of tho organization, lam happy to report, is, with few exceptions, excellent The official reports presented to the Twenty third National .Encampment dated June SO, 1889. gave the number of comrades in good and regular standing. 382,617. Total members then suspended and delinquent, 2S.0S8. making a total membership as borne on tbe rolls at that date of 410,686. The toul number or comrades In (rood and regular standing June 34 189a was T,8Sl Total membership borno on rolls. 458.230 ntnber of posts reported June39,18S9 6,711 Number of posts reported June SO, 1890 7,175 Aumberordeatnsdnrinjr the year 5478 dumber of new departments 2 Including the Provisional Department of In dian Territory and Oklahoma. A TEIBUTE TO HABTEANFT. General Alger then proceeded to discuss the pension question and to explain the pro visions ot the dependant pension bill. He paid an eloquent tribute to the memory of the late General Hartranft, of Pennsylva nia, and concluded by referring to bis elec tion as Commander in Chief oi the G. A. B. as the greatest honor he ever received. General Alger's address was heartily re ceived and after it other reports were read. Inspector General L. E. Griffith, of Troy, K. Y., reported the order growing numer ically stronger and working earnestly and harmoniously in furthering the grand ob jects for which it was organized. No organ ization on earth does more to minister to the helpless and unfortunate. He regretted that not one-half the posts had been in spected, whereas A THOROUGH INSPECTION each year is necessary to secure uniformity of work and a compliance with ritual and br-lans. He had been delayed and greatly embarrassed by the negligence of depart ment and assistant inspectors and suggested that some means be devised to secure a more thorough inspection of posts and a more prompt return from departments. He presented a table showing that the number of posts in the Grand Army on June 30, 1890, was 6,928; number of com rades in good standing in posts inspected to June 30, 351,211; number of posts inspected, 5,010; number of posts not inspected, 1,051. Total amount expended for charity, $282, 656; amount remaining in relief fnnd, $175, 350. SURGEON GENERAL'S ADVICE. The report of th: Surgeon General, Horace P. Porter, of Maine, recommends that in spectors be required to examine post officers as to their knowledge of department and general matters pertaining to the organiza tion, the care of the destitute and needy comrades. The burden of free medical attendance, free medicines and free surgical appliance should be as sumed by the Government that these poor comrades helped to save. It isrecotnmended that the medical officers of the late war should form State and national organiza tions, and should be admitted to lull priv ileges in department encampments with the end that physical disabilities of comrades mav be intelligently discussed, and meas ures devised for their relief. The pension law, the report says, "should harmonize with the natural history of all disability contracted while the victim is in tho service of the United States and in the line of duty, and which is not the result of his own vicious habits." A HOME F OR THE DISABLED. The early establishment of a commodious branch of the national military home for, disabled volunteer soldiers at some point remote from probable epidemic intection on either the Atlantic or Gulf coasts of the peninsular portion of the State of Florida, where disabled veterans may be removed from climatic influences is earnestly sug gested. At the afternoon session officers were elected, the principal position going to the Bast in pursuance, as is claimed by some, of a plan to give the encampment to the "West three successive" ypars Detroit in 1891, Topeka in 1892, and Chicago in 1893. THE NEW C01I5IANDEE. Colonel "Wheelock G. Veazey, one of the Inter-State Commerce Commissioners, who was to-day elected Commander in Chief of the G. A. K., is a native of New Hamp shire and has just passed his 50th year. He was graduated Irom Dartmouth College with honor and is one of the pres ent Board of Trustees. He was also grad uated from the Albany Law School, and, taking up his residence at But land, Vt, was admitted to the bar of Vermont in 1860. Upon the break ing out of the war he enlisted as a private, and in 1862 became colonel of the Sixteenth Vermont Begiment He served with great distinction throughout the war, and won credit for his brilliant fighting on many fields. Upon tho muster out of his regiment Judge Veazey returned to the practice of bis profession being associated in business for a while with Mr. Proctor, now Secre tary of War. He was for ten years-Judge of the Supreme Court of Vermont and re signed that when appointed an inter-State commissioner. He has been active as s member of the G. A. B. JUSTICE FOR THE SOLDIER, GENERAL BUTLER SAYS IT NEVER HAS BEEN ACCORDED. IIo Blalntnlns That the Volunteers Mode a Bad Bnrgnla Mnjor McKinlej- Disputes the Statement, nnd Butler Becomes BInch Excited Their Arguments. rtrlCIAL TELIOBAM TO Till DIsrATCB.1 Boston, August 13. The feature of the after-dinner speaking was a lively tilt be tween General Butler and Congressman McKinley over the pension question. Gen eral Butler was the first to start the ball. He began by stating that the soldiers would never, in bis opinion, receive what was justly due them for their services. Con tinuing, he said: Boston and Massachusetts, try as well as they can, and perhaps they paid their share of the debt can never pay what the country owes us. I hear that we are banded together. 1 am tired of hearing about the bounty of the country to us. 1 will excuse the country from giving the soldier a single dollar of bounty In the shape ot pensions or otherwise if they will only pay us what they owe us. They tonic it out of our pockets by a depreciated currency to put In the pockets ot the bankers and capitalists. I have nothing to say against the banker and capital ist. Tnev made as good a bargain as tbey could. That they had a right to do, and tbey took care to enforce that bargain. We, many of u, the private soldiers particu larly, made a very bad bargain pecuniarily. Tbey complain and say we are robbing the Treasury. Not so, not so. All we ask of this country Is to pay onr contract for our pay just the same, and in the same manner, and with the same interestjtbat they paid the banker, the broker and capitalist, at home and abroad. Pay your debt Pay your soldiers and dou' t go back upon them. Pay what you honestly agreed to. Mr. McKinley was the next speaker, and he at once took up the gauntlet which Gen eral Bntler had shied into the arena. He said: I dislike very much to disagree with the dis tinguished gentleman who has Just preceded me, but I am forced to dissent from his state ment when be said that tbe Grand Army of tbe Reonblic, many of whom sat before me here to-night, had been engaged In a bad bargain. It Is not true no I more honorable obligation was ever made: no fcoro worthy con tract was ever entered into y human kind than that contract you madfc in 1861 to save your Mxg ,and preserve ffcls Union to snanMnd AtoIc "Itof i thaVvlk," and gmt applause and thore is not a man here, there Is not a veteran throughout the length and breadth of this nation who would give up his relation to that great contract for tbe wealth of Boston or tbe money ot tbe world. It was a cood bargain, ior It saved to mankind now and hereafter the freest Government upon tbe face of God's earth. General Bntler can not outdo me in desiring to tbe old soldiers of this Republic the most generous offerings from the nation's Treasury. Congressman McKinley had not taken his seat when General Bntler again sprang to his feet and stepped to the edge of the platform. The audience saw that the old soldier was excited and looked for some fun. This is what he said: I came here, comrades, to speak a word for anotner class of soldiers. I have heard great praise from the gentleman who last addressed you for the regular generals of the army. He has forgotten that there was a volunteer general anywbere. He has got his mind so wrought up with West Point that he forgot Garfield. A voice, "And ho forgot Butler, too." Oh. that I am forgotten Is of noconse quence. A voice, "Hurrah fcr Butler!" An other voice, "And Jotin A Logan." Oh. yes, John A Logan. Forgot himT And who is asking to forget himT Who is asking to forget those to remember tbe others. Tbe volunteer sol diers before mer No. Regulararmymen not enoogb td cover np a custard pot. How comes it that all the big victories won by the volunteers are forgottent No, not forgot ten. A voice General Butler there ought and other interruptions. Now don't interrupt me. I know General Sherman freed the slaves bocause he did not have anything to do with it He fousht the battles of his conntrv and Abraham Lincoln freed tbe slave before Sherman got to the sea or started for the sea, and I detract no laurel from Sherman's brow. I would not do It for my life. 1 don't claim anything. I only claim one thing for myself, as a general, and that Is that I had no large butcher bills of soldiers left dead on the field under my command to account for a voice "New Orleans." Oh, nol Nobody was hurt tli ere, but the other side and therefore I am a small General. Wbat have 1 saidf Have I asked yon to forget your contract? You made no contract to save the Union; you made a con tract to do our duty. The contract I was re ferring to was a contract for the pay, and it was a skilful dodge on the part ot the gentle man who answered me to put it in that way. He says he has been generous. I know herhas. He has been liberal in his votes. I know he has. That Is wbat I complain of. I don't want any liberality for the soldiers, but I want simple justice that we shall bo paid what is owed us. 1 don't want to depend upon any man's good nature. That is all I ask. I have not accused Congress of anything, but not at tempting to do justice, and I asked you simply to remember your rights and they will come by and by. My political drafts are always hon ored years alter I draw them. THE WOMAN'S BELIEF COEPS. An Organization Numbering 100,000 Doing Noble Deeds of Charity. Boston, August 13. The eighth annnal convention of the National Woman's Be lief Corps opened in Tremont Temple this morning.Mrs.Annie Wittenmyer, of Phila delphia, National President, in the chair. Fully 35 States were represented. Mrs. Wittenmyer,thePresideut,in ber annual ad dress, stated that the membership of the corps now reaches nearly 100,y00; that a re serve fund of $123, 000 is on hjtud in the treasuries of local corps, and that the charity work of the year amounted to over $100,000. Permanent departments have been organized in Texas, North Dakota and the Potomac. Mrs. Wittenmyer, was in the midst of her address when Secretary Busk, Mrs. Alger, Mis. John A. Logan and Mrs. Livermore were announced. In the absence of Mrs. Charity Busk Craig, Past National Presi dent, the gold badge voted her by tbe en campment was presented to her father. Secretary Bnsk, for her. Mrs. Bagley, of Ohio, made the presentation. In his reply Secretary Busk said that the prosperity of the G. A. B. largely depended upon tbe efforts of tbe Woman's Belief Corps. Mrs Logan, who is a member of the Na tional Pension Committee,, of tbe corps, gave an interesting acouUut.-tii the- nurjet's; bill now pending in Congress. Mrs. Alger was introduced and acknowledged tbe greet ing of the encampment A resolution of sympathy was sent to Mrs. Hettle M. Norton, National Chaplain, who was taken ill on her way here. GOOD W0BE OF TEE LADIES. Reports Showing a Valuable Auxiliary Branch la Prosperous. Boston, Angnst 13. The Ladies of the G. A. B. assembled in tbeir fourth annual convention to-day, with Mrs. H. F. Wood, of Topeka, in the chair. The time was oc cupied with reading of reports of the vari ous officers. This society differs from tbe Woman's Belief Corps in that its member ship is restricted to the mothers, wives and daughters of honorably' discharged soldiers. About 300 ladies were present also Bev. S. F. Smith, author of "America." The report of tbe treasurer showed the association to be in good financial condition, with all bills paid and money in the treasury. The Department of Pennsylvania re ported that a Home for soldiers' widows bad been, founded near Pittsburg, and already has inmates. This is the first Home estab lished, . but others are in contemplation. Kansas reported that tbe department had more than doubled the past year. All de partments showed an increase in member ship, about 60 per cent in total. Circles in Kentucky did a noble work of relief in Louisville after the disaster from storm in that city last winter. Tbe convention adjourned to 10 A. if, to morrow, when tbe election of national offi cers will take place. TEE TT5I0N EX-PBIE0HEE8 Believe Their Pension Bill is Beln Delayed Until Tber All Die. Boston, August 13. In his annnal re port to the Union ex-prisoners. President Williams said he believed their pension bill was being delayed because it was thought that in a few years there would be no one left to press its passage. Resolutions condemning the speech of Congressman John Tarsney, of Illinois, for his opposing the passage of the ex-prisoners' pension bill, were unanimously adopted. Officers were elected as follows: President, E. P. "Williams, of Indianapolis; Vice President, John G. B. Adams, of Boston; Chaplain, Bev. John S. Ferguson, of Keo kuk, la.; Historian, Warren Lee Gosi, of Norwich, Conn., and an Executive Corn mittee of one from each State represented. BUN 05 THE SAME TIME. A Collision of Trains. la Which Peoplo Are Terribly Sealded and Mangled. Lexington, Angnst 13, A collision took place on the Louisville and Nashville Bailroad at 620 o'clock this evening near Spring station, about 18 miles from Lexing ton. The accident was occasioned by the pay train endeavoring to reach Duckers from Spring station on the time of the ex press train. The collision occurred in a cut Both engines and baggage cars were demolished. The passenger coaches were not derailed. The injured are: L. L. Hnkill, express messenger, Paris, Ky., badly scalded about face, breast and arms and badly bruised; Frank Smith, baggage master, Lexington, scalded in face and bruised chsst; J, T. Woodard, engineer of pay car. Louisville, scalded and bruised. WiIl Southard, engineer of express, Louisville, fell under engine, compound fracture of skull, badly bruised; will die; C. W. Boland, Louisville, roadmaster, both legs cnt off and braised; Judge Holt of Kentucky Court of Appeals, badly braised; Will Madden and Walter Birch, firemen, both badly bruised about the head. Many of the passengers were slightly braised, bnt no one was killed outright The relief train brought .Frank Smith td Lexington. All others of tbe fo jured rr0 takea to juouurruie, PITTSBURG, THURSDAY. PERHAPS A SUICIDE. Mysterious Death of an American Doctor in Berlin Who Bad LOST $30,000 IN A POKER GAME. Bismarck is Living in Hope ot a Political Resurrection. THE CHOLERA DEATH RATE IN SPAIN. Effort to Berare ths Belease or Mrs. Majbrick, the Alleged Poisoner. An investigation into the death of Dr. Stephenson, of Adrian, Mich,, at Berlin, shows that it was caused by morphine. He lost $30,000 at poker the night before. Great interest is taken in England in the Hebrew persecution in Bussia. The Czar has de cided to decrease bis military forces. GERMANY. Supposed Suicide of no American Doctor Bismarck Hoping: for a Polit ical Resurrection. fBT SUNLAF'S CABLE COMTANT.1 Beblin, August 13. The death of Dr. Stephenson, of Adrian, Mich., who was a member of the Medical Congress at Berlin, has created a profound sensation here, not only in the American colony and in medical circles, but among tbe general public by reason of the peculiar circumstances which attend it On the evening before bis death he was in excellent health and snirits, and met several of his medical colleagues, with whom be played a game of poker. The next day he was found dead in bis room. The peculiar circumstances of bis death and the rumor that he bad lost $30,000 in the game of poker the night before aroused the sus picion of the authorities, that he had com-, mitted suicide by a dose of morphine. They took possession of the body and ordered an investigation. A post mortem was he Id to-day and the official verdict was that Dr. Stephenson had died from heart failure, superinduced by morphine. It was not thought that tbe morphine was taken with suicidal intent. The result of the post mortem does not, however, allay the sensational rnmors that are in circulation. AGAINST THE SALVATIONISTS. Beblin. Martha Nix is the name of an unfortunate female servant here whom a too zealous attendance upon the meetings of the Salvation Army has rendered hopelessly insane. Becoming thoroughly imbued witn the story of Moses in the bulrushes, she wandered to the rirer and placed on the bank a child 3 months old, which had been left in her care, Then she sat at a little distance off, awaiting the advent of Pha raoh's daughter. No, lady with her attend ants came by on her way to the bath. A policeman, however, loitered by, and now the poor woman is confined in a strait- jacket The authorities state that bnt for the timely arrival of the policeman the child would have starved to death. .This incident, combined with others, has greatly intensified tbe popular feeling against the I Salvation Army; an strong efforts -ire bo- ingmnde to-qriveibcse-pecuuar religionists from the German capital. BIS1IABOK LIVING IN HOFB. Munich While staying atSchoenhausen Prince Bismarck bad an Interview with HerrAbrayi, a member of the Hungarian Parliament. He stated that on all questions of domestic and foreign polioy he had clear and well defined views, as he had had dur ing all bis career, but even when these were most opposed to those of the present Emperor be had never been gnilty of in triguing against his policy. Prince Bis marck still believes that his' political resur rection is not at all impossible, and that before very long he may be seen in active life again. FAMINE AFTEB STORMS. Berlin Indications are numerous that the country districts of "Upper Hesse, which were recently visited bysevere hail storms and thunder showers, are likely to be scourged by famine. The losses of the small peasantry by these calamities have been estimated at 1,209,000 marks, and pub lic aid has been invoked by the authorities to meet the distress thus occasioned. ADOPTED THE CHIXUBEN. Hambttbo Letters just received from Sofia state that Prince Alexander, of Bat tenberg, has announced that he has adopted the children or the late Major Pauitz, who was shot a short time since for conspiring against the existing Bulgarian regime. THE BRITISH ISLE& England Exelted br tbe Hebrew Persecn tloa In Russia toother Protest From lUeKory Thousands ofFross Fall. London The reports of coercive treatment of tbe Hebrews in Bussia having been exciting a great deal of interest throughout England, which has been shown by questions in Parliament regarding the course the Government proposed to pursue, etc., it was thought advisable to convene a public meeting at tbe Mansion Home nnder the Presidency of the Lord Mayor in order to give expression to this feeling of the public His Grace, tbe Archbishop of Canterbury, the Baroness -Burdett-Contts, and many other people of distinction had promised to attend this meeting, but the Lord Mayor, having reason to believe that the edict, which it was feared would come into operation next month, will not be pro mulgated, has decided not to call the meet ing just at present CATTLE TBADE CBtrELTT. London The agitation started, by Mr. Samuel Plimsoll into the question of the cruelty of the Atlantic cattle trade is grow ing greater every day. Frightful pictures are drawn of the 'sufferings which tbe un fortunate animals are compelled to undergo on the voyage between England and Amer ica. An attempt is also being made to prove that the meat of these animals is unfit for food nnder the present conditions of transport A bill has already been intro duced into Parliament on the subject, and Mr. Henry D. Plimsoll, a brother of the ex member of Parliament, who is known as tbe "sailors' friend," is now in America collecting evidence for the crusade. A KICK IN THE NAVY. Pobtsmotjth The crews of the belted cruisers presented a petition to the Lords of the Admiralty to-day complaining of un warrantable cruelty toward men found guilty of insubordination. The prisoners are confined in cells situated so close to the boilers that when stesra is got up the wretched men are nearly roasted to death. The commanding officers having refused to hearken lo anr complaints, the men have bad no ihoiofl frrt , abargw .L '- - ' w r- - I m AUGUST 14, 1890. wanton cruelty against them. This affair has made a profound sensation in all classes of the naval service. AN INTEEESTING IiIBED suit. London The hearing of the libel suit which Mr. Oakey Hall is bringing against Prof. Bryce for certain statements which appeared in the first edition of tbe latter's celebrated book, "The American Common wealth," has been fixed to come of during the September sessions of the courts. The paragraphs in question have since been suppressed, and did not appear in the second edition of the work. ASKING GOVEBNMENT AID. Dublin The Irish Times 6ays that the Swinford Board of Guardians have passed I a resolution stating that tbe potato crop in that section will not yield a fourth of the average crop of the past ten years, and re questing that the Government shall at once undertake extensive public works. TO BELEASE MBS. MAYBEICK. London A movement is on foot which will be started after the end of the long legal vacation to procure, by a writ of habeas corpus, the,liberation of Mrs. May brick, tbe American lady who was sentenced to imprisonment for life on a charge of mur dering her husband. SEVENTY DAYS OVEBDUE. London Much anxiety is felt in com mercial and shipping circles with regard to the safety of the British ship Lord Baglan, which left San Francisco with a cargo of wheat, and is now 70 days overdue. THOUSANDS OI1 FBOGS IN BAIN. London During a heavy downpour of rain this morning at Holywell tens of thou sands ot small frogs came tumbling to the ground and swarmed over the roads, RUSSIA. The Czar la Decreasing the Strength of Bis military Forces A Bare Indi cation of Peace. St. Petebsbubg A remarkably impor tant indication of the disposition of the Czar toward the maintenance of peace is furnished by a ukase which has just been issued to the effect that all the infantry and artillery re cruited in 1885, 1886 and 1887 are to be transferred to the reserves after the summer maneuvers. This will, of course, make a great reduction in the effective strength of the Bussian army. Tbe measure remits a year of active service in the contingent re cruited in 1886 and two years from that of 1887. Moreover,from the beginning of next year, the terms of service will be reduced from five to four years for the whole of the infantry and the foot artillery regiments. FRANCE. DEMAND FOB NEfV GUILLOTINES. Pabis Six new guillotines have been ordered by the Government for Algeria, Tunis, Touhm and other French colonies. The colonists have been ior some time clamoring for new machines because of the bungling which has character ized the working of the old ones dnring the recent executions. Mons. Deibler, the public executioner, is now bnsily superintending their construction at the guillotine factory, which is situated in the Bue Folie Begnauit SPAIN. TBE QBOLEBA DEATH BATE. Madrid Of tlie 1,600 patients who have been attacked by cholera, 788 have died up to the present time. denounced lords. Sir Barconrl Declares It a Permanent Ob strnctlon to Legislation. By Associated Press. London, August 13. In a speech at Derby to-day Sir William Vernon Harcourt attacked the House of Lords as a standing obstruction to useful legislation. He said that as a deliberative assembly the House of Lords has almost ceased to exist It had done nothing during the present session be yond promoting a bill to preserve bares and an extension of the game laws which were already extensive enough. What great Liberal measure had not during the present century been delayed, thwarted and de feated in the House of Lords? The country ought to keep in mind tbe fact of the antagonism between the reactionary Upper House and the Liberal House of Commons. That was the great politiral question of the day. PBINCE PEBDINAND'S EETUBN. Sofia Premier Stambnlofij accompanied by tbe Bulgarian Ministers of Education and Justice, arrived at Widdin to-day to wait for Prince Ferdinand, who will arrive there to-morrow. After a reception to the civil and military authorities, the Prince will attend a Te Denm service in the Cathe dral, after which he will attend a banquet given to celebrate his first entry in Widdin. Sofia will be decorated and illuminated in honor of Prince Ferdinand's return, and the War Minister will hold a review of tbe troops. SAVAGED Br STOEM. Vienna Styria has been dreadfully ravaged by storm and flood. The losses attain the dimensions of a national calamity. Tbe districts at the foot of tne None Alps are devastated. The iron works there is submerged. Many persons have been drowned. A house fell in in Pesth to-day and nine persons were injured, some of them fatally. GEBMAN EMPIBE COMPLETE. St. Petebsbubg Emperor William's declaration that the incorporation ofHeligo land has completed the German Empire has produced an excellent impression in Bus sian official circles, inasmuch as it con demns German Cahuvinism regarding the Baltic provinces. HELD AS A HOSTAGE. Madrid An Arab messenger has come from Morocco on behalf of the tribes aronnd Melilla to ask the Spanish Govern ment to release Chief Maimon, who is de tained at Melilla as a hostage by the Span iards. IfEWS HOTES BY THE CABLE. AN English syndicate has discovered an Im mense coal field at Roy, Silesia. A renewal of Turkish outrages Is reported In Crete, The Christians are fleeing from their homes. One-half of the town of Monotler, .France, was destroyed by fire yesterday, Forty per sons were Injured. Two hundred of Cardinal Newman's letters extending overs quarter of a century relating to doctrinal matters will bo published. The Nun moth is committing ravages among crops and trees in Northwest Germany, while the Hnine district is ravaged by the phyl loxera. The workmen on Mr. Parnell's Arklow quar ries have struck. Yesterday they were riotous. Mr. Parnell is going to Ireland to try ' to settle the trouble. In accordance with the expressed desire of the late Cardinal Newman, tbe funeral cere mony will be very simple. Floral offerings will be excluded. Bib Henbt Peeot Anderson has been made a Knight Commander of the Bath in rec OffUltlon tlf hfa lanrlAni In AAOAiliui wUTh ia .--" - - - ww MB HSJWSWWni HUN' W9 iifcvOTi.ttm siem, LIKE A LOVE FEAST. A Harmonious Conference of the Dem ocratic State Leaders. ALL CLAMING. WITH CONFIDENCE, Some Even Placing- Allesheny Conntj in .the Pattison Column. LU0A8 FOB JUDGE IN WE8I Y1EGIHIA. California Bcpubllcana nominate Colonel Haikham for Governor. The Democratic leaders gathered at Phila delphia yesterday to arrange the details of the approaching contest. The camnaign will be formally opened in Beading during the meeting of the Democratic societies. All present at the conference expressed tbe greatest confidence in the result of the elec tion. fSPECIAL TILEOKAM TO THE StSrXTCR.1 Philadelphia, August 13. The past 21 hours has been a great day for the Demo crats. The leading party men of the State and the State candidates met, consulted, mapped out work, attended receptions and had a general jubilee. Chairman Kerr held open house at the headquarters in South Penn Square, and an air of confidence and exhilaration pervaded the ChairmanV'whole house." Everybody was in a good humor, and if there were any differences of opinions they were not manifested openly. Pattison men and Wallace men and Black men and Fannce men mingled freely, and apparently spoke without reserve. There were two im portant meetings on hand, the first being tbe gathering of the members of the Execu tive and Finance Committees of the Demo cratic Society of Pennsylvania, which is composed of 47 clubs, with a membership of 60,000. LOOKING after the details. Later in the day the Executive Commit tee of the State Committee, together with the three candidates, held a lengthy canens and looked after many of the details of the campaign. It was an early hour, 10 o'clock, which brought the society committee to gether, but about the first to greet Secretary John D. Woman was President Channcey F. Black. Mr, Black is as breezy and hearty of man ner as tbe typical Westerner, and had a pleasant story for all of his lriends as they arrived. It was quite evident that he is a great favorite with the Democrats. Ex Postmaster William F. Harrity, who is the new comer in State politics, was also an early caller, and he was followed by Bobert E. Wright, of Allenlown, who came very close to being the candidate for Lieutenant Governor. Ex-State Chairman William TJ. Hensel, who piloted Pattison to victory eight years ago, with his clear-cut features and smooth face does not appear to grow a day older as time goes on. ECHOLS VEBY CONFIDENT. With him was John W. Echols, of Pitts burg, who says that Allegheny county can be placed for a certainty in tbe Democratic column this year, and John Huggard, President of the young Democratic bat tilion. Tbe other members of tbe two com mittees present were Adolph Elcholz, John .a., .cow anu -CiUjjcuo xownseuo, oi .ruua delphla; E. H. Baucb, of Maucn Chunk; J. Irvin Steel, of Asbland; Henrv D. Greer, of Beading; George If. Beynolds, of Lan caster; Wilson F. Shepherd, of Pottsville; E. B. Houston, of Mechanicsburg; A. Y. Dively, of Altoona; D. J. Boyle, of Pitts burg, and A. H. Ladner, of Philadelphia. Ex-Governor Pattison and Captain Bar clay, candidate for Secretary of Internal Affairs, called on the committees and after an informal reception they both made short speeches. The committees then got down to business and for an honr verbal re ports were heard from the different sections of tbe State. Tbe Finance Committee an nounced that the treasury of the society is in a healthy condition, and that numerons contributions are being daily received, in cluding many irom independents and dis gruntled Bepublicans. After routine busi ness had been gone through with the Execu tive Committee decided! that the general assembly of the society of Pennsylvania shall be held at Beading on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 16 and 17. ANY NH3UBEB OF VI3ITOB3. When the society folks had adjourned there was nothing in order nntil the meet ing of the Executive Committee of the State Committee, but tbe Democrats kept coming and going. Among them were J. S. Hess, of Northampton; J. E. Lesber, of Snvder; C. H. Akers, of New Castle; L. M. Plum mer, of Pittsburg; Geo. Boss, of Bucks; Benjamin M. Nead, of Harrisbnrg; J. F. Snyder, of Clearfield, who says there are no Bepublicans up bis way; B. Jones Mon aghan. of Westchester; J. Marshall Wright, of Alientown; City Chairman Chas. P. Donnelly, John E. Fannce, William J. Brennen, of Pittsburg; Editor William M. Singerly, Edwfn A. Bigler, of Clearfield; W. B. Given, of Columbia; Dr. Hyatt, of Juniata, and ex-Auditor General Justus F. Temple, of Greene. Candidates Pattison, Black and Barclay met tbe committee and the session lasted for several honrs, prominent party men being called In from time to time. Among other things it was agreed to hold a big mass meeting at Beading during tbe visit of the Democratic Society, which will be the formal opening of the oampaign. The can didates will all be there to speak, and from that time on there wiu oe nottung bnt bard and aggressive work. THE LETTEBS OF ACCEPTANCE. When the meeting was over Chairman Kerr stated that some time before the 20th of this month the letters of acceptance of the candidates would be made public, and that tbey would very clearly define the issnes of this campaign. As to the meeting he added that the ground had been carefully gone over and many details considered and passed upon. The Chairman said that the canvass wonld be an aggressive one and conducted in a dignified manner. He had no predictions to make from the reports received, but was satisfied with the situation as it stands to day. The Crescent Democratic Club, of West Philadelphia, this evening raised a banner and gave a reception: to tne party's candi dates at their clubroomj. Er-Goyernor Pattison was expected to be present, bnt at the last moment he was obliged to send his regrets at being kept away by a very press ing engagement. Channcey F. Black, the candidate for Lieutenant Governor, and William H. Barclay, the nominee for Secretary of In ternal Affairs, were present. Preparing; to Investigate Brlbsry Charges. IfrlCIAl. TSI.XOKAX TO THX DISrMTCS.1 New Castle, Augut 13. The com mittee appointed to investigate tbe New Castle bribery of Congressional delegates wilf hold a meeting at Bntler to-morrow. This meeting will be merely for organisa tion, and perfecting of plans and the map ping out of a line of proceedings in the in vestigation of the charges of bribery. It is said tbat a number of witnesses who are likely to be summoned have absolutely re fused to leave the county, whtra It Is alleged th bribery' was "ooMsltte LUCAS FOR JUDGE. THE WEST VIRGINIA DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION. . A Bitter Atmelc Made on tbe Federal Election BUI In the Platform Tho Seat ing of Fleming as Governor Jnsilfied. Gbafton, W. Ya., August 13. The State Democratic Convention which met here to-day nominated Hon. Daniel B. Lucas to fill the place on the Supreme Court bench made vacant by the death of Judge Green. Mr. Lucas' nombtfon will create more than the nsua vear" interest in the campaign a'e' and will somewhat complies " i-Js- The convention to-day was lark & V monious. A rjlatform was adonteo. 2N ing the present Bepnblican admini " Sq and Congress for their alleged shortcon. . denouncing the McKinley bill and Spe Seed's rnlines. and the "arbitrary nnseati of Democratic Congressmen" and declann for recinrocitv of trade with Soanish Amer- A large portion of the platform was devo ted to a denunciation of the Federal election bill, the resolution on this question being as follows: We condemn in the strongest terms the Fed eral election bill passed by tbe House and now pending in tbe Senate as an Iniquitous contriv ance of partisan legislation. It is unpatriotic in principle, unconstitutional in aetau ana malicious in purpose. It baa more malignity in its conception than any similar measure tbat marked the political hatred of the war and re construction period. It entails an exnene at each election of from 810,000,000 to $12,000,000 from the Federal Treasury in order to enable tbe President and his appointees to use well paid, and perhaps corrupt, men and throuih tbem troops to control elections, and thus take from tbe people and confer npon tbe Republi can party through its own partisan canvassing board the power to make returns ot Federal elections. It is the most dangerons assault upon tbe principle of home rule which has emanated from any party, and will create more hostility and bad blood in tho Kouth than bas existed there since tbe close of the Civil War. and. mav. if passed, make tbe Southern States, where it is intended to be put in operation, as helpless as Ireland and as devoid ot liberty as Poland. It will disturb the peace, progress, happiness and confidence which now exist and have carried to tbe South for investment the vast Northern capital just beginning to reap tbe frnit of its venture, and will bo especially hurtful to the development of tho vast mineral wealth and other enterprises of this State. A separate resolution indorses the Demo cratic position in the late Gubernatorial contest, and commends tbe Democratic majority in the Legislature for seating Fleming and declaring Goff not legally elected. CALD70BXIA BEPUBLICA5S Denounce Everything Democratic, nnd Nom inate Colonel Markbam for Governor. 8aceamento, August 13". The Bepub lican Convention this morning adopted the report of the Committee on Organization making the temporary officers permanent. The platform was read and adopted. It declares that for 30 years the Bepnb lican party has successfully condncted the business of the nation, performing deeds of statesmanship and military achievement worthy to live forever upon the brightest pages of history. It denounces the manner in which the Democratic pledge as to a free ballot in many of the States was broken, and insists that henceforth the rigbt .to a free ballot shall be observed so far as it is witbin the power of the Federal Government to effect tbat object. It also reaffirms the principles announced in the Bepnblican national platform of 1888. After the adoption of a platform tbe con vention proceeded- to nominate a candidate ior Governor. Judge Fitzgerald, of Los Angeles, nominated Colonel Henry H. Mark ham, of Pasadena; Judge Walling, of Nevada City, nominated Congressman Will iam M. Morrow, of San Francisco; A. L. Hart, of Sacramento, presented the name of General N. P. Chipman, of Bed Bluff, and Chairman Campbell that of L. W. Shippe, of San Joaquin. Frank Combs, of Napa, and E. F. Preston, of San Francisco, were placed in nomination. Markham was nom inated by a stampede at the end of the first ballot. A gEHATORTATi C0NTEBEHCE. Tho Nomination of 'a Candidate In tbe Tsunngo-Wnrren District rsFXciai. uiioiuK to thx disf atoh.1 Fbanklin, August 13. The Senatorial conference of Venango and Warren connties will be held in Oil City to-morrow to nomi nate a candidate for State Senator. The Venango nominee, Hon. W. B. Crawford, will be represented by Hon. George S. Cris well, of this city; Hon. O. P. Morrow, of Bockland, and J. L. Mattox, of Oil City. It is not easy to forecast the result of tbe con ference. Mr. Allen, the present incumbent, will insist on renommation, basing his claim on the precedent set by Venango in the case of 8enator Lee, who claimed and was conceded two terms in succession. The friends of Sheriff Crawford will urge that gentleman's fitness, and will claim moreover tbat he can make the best run. There is a chance for a brisk rivalry be tween the two candidates, but tbe situation does not apparently contain the elements of a deadlock. KAHSAB FaEMEES ST POLITICS. Tbey Refuse to Fat a Prohibition Plank In Tbrlr Platorm. Topeka, Kas., August 13. The Farm ers" Alliance of tbe State of Kansas met in convention here to-day to nominate candi dates for offices. Five hundred delegates, from all parts of the State, were present J. F. Wilietts, Chairman of the State Central Committee, called the convention to order and was made temporary chairman. Com mittees were appointed and a recess taken. An attempt was made to insert a clause in the platform indorsing prohibition, bnt the clause was omitted. The nomination of candidate was then begun. W. F. Wright more was nominated for Chief Justice ofthe Supreme Court; John F. Wilietts. of Jeffer son county, for Govtrnor, and A. C. Shinn, of Franklin county, for Lieutenant Gover nor. miKAirS TBIEHSS IN C0BTS0L Of tbe Regular Democratic State Conven tloo in South Carolina. Columbia, S. C, August 13. The Democratic State Convention called for the purpose of deciding whether State officers should be nominated by the convention or tbe primary plan, met to-day and was called to order by Colonel James A. Hoyt, Chair man of tbe State Democratic Committee. The body is composed almost entirely of Tillmanites. they having carried 30 of the 35 counties in the election of delegates. Tho Erie-Crawford Candidate. rsrxciAi, TZLionut to thb sumtcr.! Meadvtlle, Angnst 13. Tbe Demo crats of the Erie-Crawford Congressional district hold their conference at Cambridge on Tuesday next, August 19. It is thought that Hon. A. L. Titden, the Farmers' Alli ance candidate, will be the nominee. Local politicians say that Mr. Scott's health will not permit him to enter the race. Connecticut Prohibitionists. Habttobd, Conk., August 13. At the session of the Prohibition State Convention to-day nominations were made as follows: Governor, P. M. Angnr, of Middlefield; Lieutenant Governor, De Witt O. Pond, of Hartford; Secretary of State, Heaxr B, PaJaei, oISteaiBgtoB THREE CENTS. LEASE OP LIFE For the New York Central Strike Claimed by the Knights of Labor. A FEW FIREMEN QUITWORK, Bat No Order Has Been Issued by the Brotherhood Officers. CwiMTnE'D vnm to vnvv TWTnrTcn vc y.i;iunu uvau louun uiiuuium O 'c Ai s & K embly Abandons the Fight and Surrenders its Charter. MASTER WORKMAN POWDEELTS YlfiWS Some life was infused into the New York Central strike yesterday by statements that tbe Delaware and Hudson bad been tied up and all firemen ordered out. The last as sertion proved incorrect, as only a few fire men quit work. One local assembly of the Knights of Labor surrendered its charter, and the members have applied tor their old positions. rSriCIAI, TELIGE1M TO TBS DISPATCH. Albany, August 13. A local flurry was occasioned here at noon to-day by the call ing out of the Delaware and Hudson freight handlers, yardmen and switchmen by the Ezeentive Board of D. A. 216. It was purely aKnights of LaborafTair, and as none of the passenger train men was involved, that part of the Delaware and Hudson ser vice remained unimpaired. TJp to 6 r. ir. only the Albany yards had been affected, though the officers of D. A. 216 declare that tbe strike will speedily be extended to Green Island and Troy, and if necessary to Montreal and Binzhamton. The reason for the Delaware and Hudson affair is given by Treasurer Price, of D. A. 216, as follows: "Mr. Hammond promised us that the Delaware and Hudson would not interfere. He said that the Central bad got itself into a box and might get ont as best it could. Because of that promise we re frained from tying tbem up two days ago, as we easily might have done. During those two days they have been running 7BEIOHI FOB TBE CENTEAIt down from Troy and from Albany over their road to Voorbeesville, on the West Shore road. More than that, they have been load ing live stock driven from West Albany to their yards at foot of Green street, and send ing cattle cars out from there to Voorbees ville. Yesterday and last night they were notified to quit, bnt they kept their men at work handling Central freight until mid night. I think they were notified thl-i morning again. --They are now tied uptaaM, we have nearly all their men out, that is, all the men who come in contact with the Central freight orare liable to." Late this afternoon Superintendent Ham mond asked for a conference with the Knights, and it is expected that a settle ment will be reached to-morrow. Beyond the shipment of "hurry through" freight from tbe Central yards over tbe Delaware and Hudson lines the new strike will have little effect on tbe Central Hndson; for that road has begun running freight trains from tbe East and West Albany yards, and bas started the work of clearing up the upper railroad bridge. TBEIGHT TRAINS MOVING. Several freight trains passed through the Union depot yard over the passenger tracks to-day. One train came in from De Witt and was sent on soutb, while two were sent west from East Albany through the West Albany yard without being in any way retarded or molested. Tbe calling out of the Delaware and Hudson men was evi dently done to enconrage the faint hearted among the strikers and to give a local demonstration of the power ot D. A. 246. Said one discouraged striker: "I do not see how we can win unless the locomotive engineers join us and there seems to be little to hope for in that line." The leaders still put on a bold front and assert that the firemen will be ont with them in a day or so, and that the engineers may stay if they like. A special telegram from New York says: Tbe first open surrender on the part of tbe New York Central strikers took place late this afternoon when the members of locaL ' assembly 1705, K. of L., voted almost unan imously to disband, and the members placed themselves at the disposal of the railroad officers with a prayer of reinstate ment. This action, with the facta that the Execntive Board in session at De troit thus far ignores tbe strike, and that tbe freight blockade at Albany has teen raised, comprises the news in New York; Central situation. r BLUE DAT POB STBIKEE3. It was a bine day for the K. of L. After whistling to keep their courage up in the face of fast accumulat ing evidence of defeat, some false reports ot the spread of the strike were put in circulation. It was stated verv positively that the members of the Brother hood of Firemen had been ordered ont by the executive officers of the organization. bnt the story was entirely withont founda tion. Beports of the spread of the strike to otheg roads had no more facts to back them than that a handful of men in the Delaware and Hndson yards at Albany bad left work be cause the Central cars and freight were being handled. About & o'clock in tbe afternoon General Superintendent Voorhees received a dispatch from Super intendent Wooster, of the Harlem division, saying that some of the strikers who were Knights of Labor were very anxious to be taken back. They were ready to resiim from the Knights or even to surrender the charter of the local assembly of which they were members in order to secure re-employment. Tbey said they would do this after fiving 12 hours' notice to Master Workman, iee. The officers of the road refused to makej negotiations with them on any such basis. Local Assembly 1705 comprised all the Knights employed upon the Harlem divi sion and the headquarters were at Dover Plains. The Knights were stronger upon this division than at any other point on tbt road, passenger trainmen being nearly all included in the membership. SURRENDERED XHE CHABTEB. About 6 o'clock all members of the ass'embly notified Superintendent Wooster. at Dover Plains, that tbey had surrendered their charter without notice, and that they were ready for such disposition as the com pany might see fit to make of them, Thsy also submitted to Mr. Wooster this dispatch, which their Master Workman had seat to Lee: Doves Plains, August 13." To E. Lee, Grand Union Hotel, Hew Torkt I am lntructed to inform yon that L. a. 17e nas uisuauueu. r.D.jis.v, Superintendent Wooster telegraphed Continued, on gizth ftje, NEW ?;
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