IKE I1IM CONVENTION.
PALMER AND BUCKNER CHOSEN.
A Permanent Orgeniiation Effeeted F ott J
Two Butei Represented.
Forty-two stnte, and three territories, rep
rested iiy fH delegates, iii't on the 2nd lu
Tonillnson hall.Inillanapolls.as a climax of a
six week's cini.i uigu to r-ulint tho action
of the Chicago convention nml put forth a
declaration of principles and mime a presi
dential ticket, senator I'lilni'T. who calll
till body t- order, termed It tho first conven
tion of the National Democratic party, while
other referred to It us the Democracy wlil-h
b"l 1 Its Inst convention In 111'J. Adtub-Mon
to the hall was u tl ri -i strictly to tl-'k-t
holders. A a p'-ult, many p"0 I'? wore do.
nl-d admittance. In.-ll" i vry scat In tho
pi n' r"rv'i fur tli'i delegates nnd ulter
iiut tu's 'ii up mi l tli'' g-illerlej, 'X,,,'l,t
an upp'T I (ii "i.y In th" n iir of tho hall
wher" the band w:i lo at 'd, Were comfort
ably M..-I wit Ik. ut Is'ing cMW'',"'l, whilo tbo
chair in 'ho'ri ir of tin- platform, r""TV i
fT tli.' di-iiintni.-h.. I gmM ii"rly nil
(...u; l".. i I," l ration were brilliant
iih l lui-L. 1 1 1 -r - wni u profu-ioti of Hag
nn 1 I iiiitiinf. trailing i.t x . S auisli tin ss
nnl jotted it- w r', but the most noticeable
feature w.i lb" pr t .i! t ! if tilt, i y in I -11-i
nl i f tic i-pir.t i I th" .tiv. nti..i. liuld
wr'atUs wt' etr tvii-r" in th" d"Cirat'ciis
nn I hiuf th-. dccvi'v- wro .- rays of go I l-li
rod in tho ;.i; ..I t.i'-ir cat-.
1 Ii- tin," liv I f.-r tie' tn-ciiMIng "f the
convention wa- it 1 1 I. ut th" p. i-oi.g of the
nn .ii lcur tvi hi . v marked I'V Hi" render
ing '( I II in lr . I," Py th bund. At
ha.f-pa-t tin Ite s-i.aii r 1 it 1 1 1 1 r, who Lad
tu'.eu n si.it th" tu.:",.ii-t':!ip.,ra'-y chair
niaii. r. and '.ii!-.l Hi" convention to orl
fr. l'rav-r win oii-r-t I y lt-v. John A.
Whit-. I 1 1 ul L i-h 'p of in Ilium.
Mr. Oiithwait-. I Ohio, r-a l tli- " Mil f..r
tli" ivjiiviitl.'ii. Ill" niliiiK wan fr-iii"litly
Inti rnii t-1 l y cli- r-. All r-l'T' Lct' to
fou;. I n. 'ii' V r" Ion llv hi t'laii l.'.!. i'r-
rl!l" i .la i" f ill..'.v.' l nii'iillou of CI''V"
lm.il k ii.iin". U li-n Vw Y'lrk wit. c;ill'"l.
th" w h I" .p'l. i.'.iti iii rw ' ii iiii.ji', ii:nl.i
rliiH't.. Th" "-all -Iki w l 11 -tut" r"pr"i-' iit
ril Im ' ti viit . ' ii . Hi" -t.it" li"t Ij' x roj.r"-
ti"iit'"l l iiu Ni'va In, I lali',, I tali aii'l
Wyoinltiu'.
ih" r".'..ni!ii"ii..iti n f i-x-tiovi-rn
1'l.iivr, of N"v Y'.rk. for t ui orary rhalr
miin wa ur-i't" 1 with appiau-". lim n-port
of th" I'oiiiii.ltt' " wiH unaiil:ii'Milv n I .1 t.. . I
L.-t5 v. p.,wr, th" t"inorary c linlriimii,
nn I S"tiator ( alTr-y, tli" frmuinjnt 'li;i
nu n. l-.'th h'llv T'iI ii'l'Ir-v-M'-i, ini'l lr,
l.M r' tt, i f Ma.a.'hiis' tt-", atrl John 1'. Irl-.li
tho I'n :l:;.' ' iuit or ,t"r. vol .",! tho spirit o
th" roiivi'iitn'ii iliirint; Ihti'r'.a ii: thi .ro
OtM-.l 111 IT;. 1 ll t'lllpiT Of til'! W IW
iUHplayl In tin; lrfiriu fihi.ni wit,
will i-li tho il'.iiii. iat.iii of tho I'hii'nu'O plat
form nnl it innli lat"i vr) fi'i'lvfj.
rrrhnp" ihi iuot iiiitiortuiit ii'-tloii tnl;"n
ly th" iiviitlon wan th-) H.loptluu of th':
r.vruitni'Uiliktloii to ninl.u tho oriuilzatlon
prmaii',nt nu'l to "inpowtT tho untlonul
oonimltt"" appointed to call future oouvi-n-tlou.
Till In lli'iitoi" a rontiut four year
from now ovor tlm reuliirity of tlm two
organization, nud may prove fur reucblii(
In It elTe.-t.
Second Cay.
At 11:40 o'clock Senator Oiffrey, of Louisi
ana, at chalrmuu of tho t'onvuntiou, rose uud
etat" 1:
"Tho ehnlr Metros to nunoune to the con
ventlon that th" openlnif of
l. delayed for u f"W niom"Ut to aseertaln
whether or not tlm romailtteo on resolutions
Is ready to roport Tbo "hair 1.4 Informed
that th" committee will report tthortly. I
hvg you, theri f ir", to l patient for h fuw
niomenw to see whother that con-mlttey la
ready."
That was th" ."lirnal for n r.-'newal of tbo
fboiits for lin-ekenrl l", whl-h llnnlly Lo
carno overwhelming, though a few IiIbhi's
wor" hoard luterunii.-led with them. Mr.
Dreekenrldrf", advan. lnn to tho platform,
lu reeelved with urent cheeriliK. H" de
livered a c h i f irre.'it power and
po'iieii'.'.', wh. 'h 'iw llht"ii"d to with pro
found Mien1" and iitt-ntion, vxeept wh'.u
broken In 'ipiin I v hurjt of applau.v.
' When Mr. llyni.ni retired 'ontpilh-r K'-koU
-aroh"to nni.oiii:.... that the eoli.iiiltt'" on
reol'iti.,in had iitfreed on a pii.tfiiVm mid
w minute, l ut tho eon-
n a p h, and h" ina lo
Mr. lv:k I r-mark
rruj.t'
THS H0VI1TEES.
John VoAlr Palmor.
John M? A u ley 1'alraer, of Sprlntrneld, III.,
wan born In H"ott county. Kentucky, Hop-
t em her 13, l417i romornd with hi father to
Mivllnon county, Illinois, in attpndml
tho common tehool In Kentucky and Illinois
and entered Alton (now Hhurtleffj collexo In
in.ii, whoro he remalnoJ a year, taymir nls
expen, which wro vary mnull, by hit
lai or; in l"3l taiiRlit icliooi nni atuiiioa lawi
In IweinlK'r, lSil'.i, wai a lmltted to the bar.
In 1H13 was oleetwi prohato Judga of llanoup
In oountyt In 1M7 was eloct"d a member of
tho convention to amend tho plat) constitu
tion; iu 1HH bo was re eloetod prohato judgo,
ami In November of tho samw year, 148. wua
electud count jiidK, an olTloe i-reated by the
now conMlttitiiiii, which ofilce he held until
IC.VJ, when bo was elei'ted to thrtate senHtu
to Mil n vnenney; wa elui't"d nifain In No
veinter, )";4, as an Indeju-udent attl
Nel.riikn candidate, nnd nt the action of
the leirNlature, which convened in January,
1 !, nominated an.l voted for I.ytnau '1 rum
bull for (."iintor, who wa ele'te. in lfl,
haiiiiit doi'ltneil to act with tho liemoerntio
partv, h" re.liied bin peat In the Henate; was
a delegate to th" llcpuMli'iiu ptato eonven
t .), and was mad" ltd president; was dolo
ira!" to th" convention in lilirt in riilla lel
plila, which iiomtiiated Johu ('. 1 r. einout.
II HUNG CHANG ii THE CRPiTfiL
IN HIS YELLOW JACKET.
A Rait Look at tho Capitol and Othtr
Publlo Bnlldingi.
THE G. A. R. PARADE.
IOI1" M. rtlJLU.
w. "il l report 111 a f"
vnlion inl-t'-d up.
bi w ay to tin -t;,k'"
W'T" .'.Jlltlll'lllllV ii. t
t-i iiiiS'.r ihi ti.a 1- a i-p'
the t int!. r:n ! e p 1 no
n.ov l it a lop'.i ii., and It win a t t-id Ly a
n.-ltiir v. te,
'1 Ii" r,, w'l- cuiled for tli" nomination of a
( an il lat" lor pi' -l l' iit. Alabama ;aM' way
to Kentucky, aud A. J. Carr.ul. ( I tho latter
ht.it". etiited that ll'Oiry N att' T-oli bad eab
led from Switzerland that h old le t d"lr-
1:1 Mime to bo preM-Iifd. 1.. I.. Kllh'Hiru.of
Miebtk'.'in. iiominut'.-'j Senator John M. l'alw-
I T .f llllliol.
Senator I'aliiii'r' nomination wo. briefly
lf-,,u In I I.y a del-vat') from Michigan.
liurr V. J .ii", ol Wixcuiinln, . laced Oen.
K. S. Urau'ii In iioii.inatiou. II" uiilok'!!!'!
lien. Prn,'i? a- th" eornman Jer of the famous
Tr m Iirlfa lo" the b'To of 60 battle.
ilar'.rl lk'". of piorl la. und ( orrliran, of
fleork'.a. k-' n t"d th" iioinluutiou .f l'ulmer
Mr. M-fulel.eon ml 1 that Mlnm-nota would
not pr-T'-nt the nam-of I'linlel W, I.awlor.
Mr. l.ohmun ne-oii 1-d tho uomlr.atlou of
O' tj. iiriikV and mud that Col. J.O. lircdhca 1
bad f irl.i l ien th" iio of bl namo.
(i-n. l;r..' s motion thut tho nomination
of I'alu.er he n.a'l'i ununlmoiis w put to
be c, nventlou and carried, and tho chair
mnu announced ollP laliy that ien. John M.
l al.i.er in the noii.n.'.e of the National liein-
rati- 1 arty for 'resident of tho I'nlt'id
Stat' .
When hmr'i.an CufTr-y InBtrii' ted tho
i"" r' tary lo a,l th" .'..t'.e ,r !.o::,lnatlonit
for v. - r-r' d'-nt tho latter called but one
n'ite, Kei.ti'i'y. 1 tl.') land -truck up
"My' Oil K'nV'' -y Home." William 1.
Ilrod-r of Itu-V'lvili-, Ky., pla-ed en.
liuckiier na-i.e f.jrn.a.iy iu nomiiiation, and
th-n ,mination ii forthwith mado nnanl-
Uiv'jo.
TRAMPS
A K;n-n';t LymbiuK Party b.ipciei of
Two Kurdtren.
At m u.iu il- r I o'clo -k Sunday moru
ln i.Lt'.. , cii;ifr.rs m, I I..rn.it 2Ju
(jroMi, who :iiur I'T' d .-berlff ltoi(cri IL June,
w it Landed to the railroad br.dge, a n'lur
ter -l h i:.i out of 'ji'-ncoe, Ml m. On1 '
'.be men viaa hariie I from tho north ildu ot
Ibe I .rldifu and the o'her ff.u, tb'moa'.h bide.
Tne ' d wa dol," by l'j niei. of M :
lfo 1 county. ho thut erea"d tl.elr dU
apj fov.-.l of tho ver il -t thut M i-rovo be
f.i.r.nijd to the stalls pris .n lor life,' lnt':ud
Of b"lti "t.t to the ijiidown.
.'iM(ii.ari bad not ':l l.e.-n triol 'I he
er li I lu M i-irrave . am v i ipjo to thu
f!orlof W. W. l.rwih, who def-nded bim.
1 be mob !. ijuIeK ly upon the Jail, over
poK' fi J tl.i t jn.kcv ai.d i; .arda and by
.m. of u aledj.; b.im.'i.er m'j ju tul cuitody
ttl U. li-' U M lll.ll,.
Tcrk M uat Do BeUr
Ir I'hi'.lp f uirie, the Jirlilalj Minbairador
to 'i - y, n ho iatte l itU return to ( on
tntu.o;,ie on Monday, l-lt J-.io!nd with
lnlr ' tioii in d' uiu.i ilh ti.o sultan lo
v-t Ii. I' pi. Jefciiy of other ami bmudora lo
tb J'orl I! t;.e o .' uniiU should require II.
Hr pbi.ip la a,o to l.ave free coii.mand of
Uri'-'ii t,nvl a,d iii t-nfor'-e such d'lU.m.da
a be u-v u.ka:. 'I be hullau wl.i be a Ivieod
ot iUM lui.u.m lu ti.Kl'h'l oli'-y lu 'J ury
bou-dni':. alter the arrival of hir 1'blilp lu
C'itM.iiopie.
Hetri .lll-Ji hfitffl la the M-rkll on
Mlir.o fi-r.) of the l-laml of ('fete on
In 1."'J lie w.'i n candidate for cimcro:
lu 1110 be wa. one of the ei.tir-nMiir;e on
th" KepuMh'llll ticket, and Wll elected; III
li'd wa a member i. f tho police coiiferenco
at Washluk'toii: r n th" '.'ih of May, Isr.l was
elected colonel of tho Fourteenth rck'lmeiit
of Illiiiol infantry; wa promoted to Lrik'ik-dlcr-ifeniral
of voliintiM-rs iu November,
101, and wa promot 'd to major-ic'iiernl iu
1''. I, and served to the close of the war.
' M was elected (,'overnorof llliuol In IHi'.S;
v..' ' f of tho liemoerntio visitor to I.oiiIh
lana after th" .r!ldentlnl election lu
wa" noinini.P d as a eandldnte for Flitted
States senator I y the liemocrntle memln-rs
of the li'k'l.ilaturo In 17, and was afterward
twice nominated for theanme oflleo and do
fcat"d; was deleKate-nl-lark'" to tho national
In'mocratlc convention In 184; In list was
nominated by the liemocratio state conven
tion as n ciiii'dldatu for irovernor was defeut
ed; in li.D wa nominated by tho Democrats
tho convention i of the state ns a candidate for state euator;
! carrieu tne stain ny ;io,ooo piuriiiiiy; 101
Imocratle member of the leirislnttiro were
I elected who voted fur him l.";i bnlbdsion the
l."i4Ill bullot tho Independent united with
; the Democrats lltld bo was eleeied I'nited
i states senator. His term will expire March
j 3, 1T.7.
i Simon Bolivar Bucknor.
den. Simon liollvar Iluckner I 71 years
I old and was born In Hart county, iu the
I southern part of Kentuekv, and still lives in
tbo bar cubin In which lie was born. '1 hi
Iok cal'iu wa built by tho ffeneral s father
over a hundred year i'iko, uud th" only time
that be ha lived away frmu bis birthplace
wa when ho was governor of hi native
state. The -neral bus addeil to the original
I'al in mi l h" ba now ono of the most pic
ture.ii" hoiii" In tho state. At Wc-t Point
h" k'i'id'iat"d in tho sumo cla.- with lien,
(irant;
(i-n. Iluckner l a been married twice and
Ids present wife I ailire.'t dcsci'iidaiii of one
f the old' -t settler in tl i country, and
her family I one of th" must aristocratic
f.imlli" of Virginia. After bis t-rm ai K"V
ernor ba I ex Ired p." r-turiied to the hnine
where Ii- was liorn. II" wa the liemncratlc
k'ol 1 standard candidate for l iilted States
Senator In Kentucky last winter, but uwlui;
to the troublo.is times withdrew from the
ra-e and no one was idi'cted, l"ii. Iluckner
Is worth Homethiii( over ? l,0iM),(i!iil, nearly
all of whli'h i invested lu Inriu lands and
r. id e-i tt". Ho is ijiiiio a poet and Shakes
pcariati scbular.
lu 1-41 lien. llucKtier k'raduatcd from
West Point, two year previous to the Mex
ican war. Inirlui; this i,tni.-tio for Mexican
independence be entered tho army as lieu
tenant and came out as captain. When the
civil war cumo on Iluckner resided In Ken
tucky and was made inljuttitit-Kci.eral of the
stuto with command of the stale k'uard, aud
durtnir the sleo of Fort Donaldson Iluckner
wa third In command of the fort. irant
surrounded the fort on all sides, and after
tho atta. k of February li and 14 the con
federate force saw that further resistance
would be fruitless, and the senior k'cneral s
turned the command over to iluckner, and
lu the evening departed by boats with 5,uo(J
m"u.
Iluckner inh'kly rcullzln-; that bis sltua
atlou was bopeles at onco decided to sur
render. Ho wrote a letter to ien, (Irant
RUKk'ctlnK an armistice till noon of Febru
ary 10 that terms he agreed upon bycommls
sloners. To this Oen. tirnnt liumodlately re
plied In a letter which has since been ehroii
I' le l an t made famous iu history. At the
c( so of the war lien, Iluckner devoted him
self to farming and r.ul estate.
I I.y np.iau
c h, Miyliik'
lir;'Ull."Iit.
that
II"
lioforo the tun rose on the Capital City,
I.I Hung Chang had arisen and was making
ready for a day of sightseeing. The ar
rangement of the program had been left by
Onera! Kuger entirely In the hands of Id
Uuog Chang himself, and while the points
of Interest that It wng thought he might be
pleased to see, were suggested, no attempt
was made to urge his laney. After aouie
discussion among the suite, the C hlnese de
cided to go llrst lo the capital. He was ue
compniilert by ex-Secretnry of htute Foster
and bis suite.
I.I Hung bang's party remained nt tbo
capltol less than an hour. The distinguished
visitor was conducted to the olllce of the
s "rgottnt-nt-nriiis, where ho was presented lo
Colonel 11. J. UrlKht, sorgeant-nt-arros.
From this point, he was escorted In succes
sion to the mari.lo room, the president's
room, the senate cbiitniar, tho supreme
Court quarters, the rotunda, th" congress
. u il lliTiiry nnd the ball of the bouse of
representatives. Very little time was given
to any of these, balls and when be bud rented
for a few minutes In the house, the viceroy
(Ionian b'd to bo taken to hi carriage, in
order not to be late at an i ngageni"iit w hl- h
ho bad ma le with tne t hlnc-e mlnl-ter.
Kx-Sceretary Foster, who bad a"t"d ns
guide dining ihu tour of the capital, made
nn effort to prevail upon 1. 1 to visit the new
library bull. ling, telling bim that it wus the
llno-l building in the city.
"Is It llnih"d t" IA ipil.-d, mid wh'-n td l
that It was not tie declined (o make the In
spection. I, appeared to take more interest
lu Librarian spollord than in hi books, and
spent very litti" lime iu the oid library, Mr.
SpolTord, wb"ii pr' ent"d to tho distinguish
ed visitor, state, i that while th ' library con
tained 7.'-U.iN!0 book, there Wcr- about W)J
Chinese works on Its shelves.
"How old am you," ho asked Mr. SpolTord,
and upon being told the librarian's ng", he
said, "You have many books lu your bead."
"More out of It," responded Mr. SpolTord,
to which the Clilnisio dignitary replied with
a deprecatory gestur", which required uo in
terpretation. I.iirl 1,1 gave a k'n at deal of attention to
the life-size j ainiihk's of Vahliigtoii, lie
expressed a ilisiro to nsceiid the Washington
monument, a-kltig If the air was good aud If
there was mi elesator.
1.1 wore bis lamoiis yellow jacket during
the tour nnd was followed by bis personal
attendants iu the ord-r of their ranks.
From the capltol, the party drove to the
residence of the ( llllie.se minister.
Klalior.Ho preparations bad been made by
Minister Xang u for the reception of the
highest representative of bis exalted emper
or. The mansions that form the legation
wro decorated lu niiitrnlllceiit style.
Immediately upon Li's arrival und lifter he
bad received the greetings of the minister
nnd bis household, 1.1 Hung Chang and Mr.
Yang Vu retired for a private conference,
which was somewhat extended. Then there
wn a general reception nud fraternizing be
tween the members of tho visiting embussy
and those id the legation, and at noon the
Viceroy nud his suite were entertained at
luncheon In the bullroom. So foreigners
were present,
A GOOD RECORD
Mad By Secretary Hoke Smith Who loaves
Tho Ictcrior Department.
Secretary Smith closed his administration
of the affairs of the Interior department ou
tbo 1st, ninl retired from tho cabinet. The
last papers were disposed of in the routine
business mid bis active work closed Mon
day afternoon. The secretary was at the
department, but biks devoted almost his en
tire time to callers and taking leave of his
associates and of the employes of the depart
ment. The record of tbo department for volume
of work p' rf'Tiued during thepik-t three and
a half years Is probably ahead of any period
of Its history. Secretary Smith has enforced
the strictest' civil service rub s, making merit
tho s.il" ground of promotion bulu In nud
and outside the civil ervi"o; he has unhesl-
tatlUKly discharged bis own uppoliitees If
their wrk was not well done, uud the force
of the I'.cpa.'tmcut nil over the country lias
been broiik'tit to a hik'li stale of prolloieucy.
In the general land otlleo, the work Is now
practically up. This has involved not only u
disposition 1. 1 current work, but a large
ouantltv of a-ci.iiiiilated work which was on
liand March I'., Is'J l. 'llio following state
un lit of th work of sumo of the laud divis
ions will Illustrate:
At the beginning of tho administration
tb"re were pending lu the preemption divls
Ion of the general laud otllce, more than
-,(100 unadju Healed llnal proots iu pre-emp
tion, limber culture or desert laud claims,
besides a considerable amount of other busi
ness. T!:ls division bus not only disposed ot
current work ns It ciuue into the oflleo, but
Is now practically up to date. In the divis
ion charged with the adjustment of grunts to
did lu the construction of railroads, there
were pending, March 4, 1'JU, f.OUO cases. In
eluding applications within railroad limits.
Current work hius been kept up and accumu
lated business reduced to less thuu u thous
and. There were pending entries Involving rail
road iiiestlous, March 4. lH'.ri, J.loti. Cur
rent work bos been disposed of nud tho ac
cumulated work reduced to 30 eases. Apt-Mil
from the liintl ottli'e are made to the
I secretary's cilice. This business was about
two years behind March 4, lM'JJ. Current
work Is now being transacted. There were
u large number ot old eases peudiug for
years, iiotuhly, the Jennie Davis case the
Florida ft I'eiiinsular railroad case, nnd the
termini of the Northern l'aclllc. hecretury
Smith has disposed ot all these old cases uud
Leading Event of tho tt Paul Encamp
ment. The principal event of the O. A. IX en
campment Tuesday was the meeting and
parade of the Union ei-l'rlsonera ot War.
Charles F. Sheriff, of Pittsburg, was elected
national commander. The parade was re
viewed by Commander-in-Chief Walker.
The Minnesota troops held a reunion In the
afternoon.
In the evening the women of tho citizens'
committee held nn open air reception at
Summit l'ark aud Summit avenue. Five
reception platforms were filled with the
members of all the women's committees.wbo
ofllelated as a general reception committee.
On the main platform at Summit park were
stationed General Walker and his stall and a
few of the distinguished guests.
Wednesday nt 10 o'clock the grand parade
of the (Irand Army of the Iicpubtlt) took
place. The parade was under command of
Commander-in-Chief Walker and It Is esti
mated thut there were 30,000 to 40,0o0 veter
ans In lino.
In recent years It hns ooen thought neces
sary to shorten the length of the grand pa
rade of the old soldiers and this year's pa
rade exceeded two mile by but a trifle, and
as It was over smooth streets nnd easy walk
ing no III elT"ts were anticipated from tho
trump, ll-side the meeting and recounting
of old experiences and renew ing old neiiialu
tnncc. there is nothing that goes ahead of
this event, and to it many of the old veterans
look forward through tho entire year, saving
their ilreiigth for this return to the days
whi n ns comrades they curried muskets and
touched clLowsnnd found tliem-elves not so
stilT niter a short mar -h as now. As the years
have pass. 'i I more have dropped out of line,
tnanv have joined the "-llcnt majority" nnd
the gradually diminishing line recalls the
more than ifticratloh that has paed since
tlu'ev were lighting n.eu without cpnils.
VFHMOKT ELECTION.
An Unprecedented iujorlty for tho Repub
lican Ticket.
Th" (ircen Mountain State has declared
ror the entire liepubllcan tickit l y a major
ity which ( xeei-ds the expectation of tho
most enthusiastic I!ot.ut,cnn. Iletums
from nil sections of the State show substan
tial Ilopubllciin gain, and the majority will
be the largest ever given In the Slate. The
nonret approach to it in a state election was
In l1. wii"n the majority was 27,iil.
vvitii unit a score of remote towns to ho
heard from, the vote of which will not ma
terially change the result, the llepubllcans
have a majority of more than 33,000. these
are conservative llgures. Chairman Merrill
of tlie Itepiibilci.n Stat" committee, states
that the olheiul figure will show a majority
of nt least 37,000, while some others estimate
the llnitl result as high ns IT. '.000.
II. Henry Towers, the liepubllcnn con
gressioiinl candidate lu the i'lrU district,
and William M. (Irout, In the Second; are
both r levied by Increased majorities, and
the State Senate and House are in the con
trol of tho llepubllcans by practically the
tho same majority ns two years ago.
Many Democrats who do not endorse tho
platform of tho Chicago couveution, re
mained nw.iy from the polls, while the
more dlssutlsiled ones voted lor the liepub
llcan ticket.
The Populist and Prohibition vote was
practically tho same as four years ago.
Th" ticket eloct" 1 follows:
(iovernor, Josinli (irout, ot Derby: lieu
tenant governor, Nelson W. Fish, of Isle I. a
Motto; state treasurer, Henry F. Field; sec
retary of stale, Chauucey W. l'rownell, of
Ilurllngtoii: state auditor. Franklin D. Hale,
of I.uneburg; congressman, from First dis
trict, II. Henry Powers, of Morrlsvllle, con
gressman from Second district, William W,
urout, of liarton.
ELEVEN 111 ON DIED OLIjDIY.
SCENE AT BENTON HARBOR.
Yora'i Opera Homo ani Other Building!
Deitroyed.
The mostyhorrlble holocaust, with great loss
of life, that ba ever occurred In that part of
the state occurred Saturday night at mid
night at Denton Harbor, Mich., when Yore's
opera bouse took fire, and In the fight to
save tho building nnd other blocks adjoining
11 firemen, one a Volunteer, met their fate at
ono fell swoop, death being Instantaneous
for five of them, six living only a few hours
In awful agony, while several others met
with severe bruises and burns.
During tho evening the play "A Factory
Girl," had been given by local talent aud
had closed but a half hour before the tire
was discovered. The building then was lin
ed from basement to the I.uirih story with a
suiTocnting smok, wlilch shortly burst Into
a sheet of llamc, enveloping the entire audi
ence room, before tho lire ilepartment couid
respond with a single stream of water.
'1 here was some confusion nt the outset
owing to the lack of hook nud ladder fii'lll
tl"S. although the local lire companies hud
that day closed a two days' tournament, ex
hibiting much skill in ipiick work. St. Joseph
wn called on for assistance nt once.
Th" local lircmen approached tho building
through an alley, unloading ladders lu the
rear, nnd white hoisting them tbo tipper
walls fell ovr without a second's warning.
covering the men lforo tho horrillod gaze of
hundreds of spectators.
I he opera. lnmo building was compara
tively new, hnvlii'.r been erected seven years
ago, at a cost ui r Wiio, py Patrick tore, a
weulty faruier, rbo Iia1 since P.uj"d It to
J. A. slmon, who had charge for six y nr..
A two-story brick block, owned by Joseph
Frl ik, which st.o l adjoining, was demolish
ed by the opera house wnlls falling on Its
top nhd crushing through to the basement
without apparent resl.stnnce.
1 lies pern house iiineii whs occupied by the
Kveiiing News" H. M. Austin's bakery, J.
Cerustein, clothing: John Holmes's burlier
shop and a truit stand iu the basement. The
l rick block was used for retail boot und shoe
iiislne-s und dwelling purposes.
J he building and slocks destroyed, Willi
losses, are ns follows: Opera house block,
bss 40, 000, lusurnnce gl'.I.OOO; the Kv"ulng
News plant, (4,000, insurance ('J.fiOO; J.
Ilernstein 1:3,000, no Insurance: H. M. Austin
6300, no lusurnnce; John Holmes, irloO, no
Insurance; J. M. Frlek, loss 7,000, Insur
ance ?5,000; J, N. Herr, grocery store across
the alley, damage to building and stock.
l.noo, fviliy Insured: Dr. Hunt nud S. M.
Austin, grocers across the alley, dumiigo to
building nud stocks. ttlOO each, fully In
sured.
A high wind prevailed, which cntised tho
walls to fall outwurd, ami adjoining build
ings were saved with difllculty. A large
quantity of stage scenery belonging to Harry
I.mery, of the Katie I'utnam company: j. a.
Simon and W. C. Hocks, was destroyed, with
no Insurance.
DESTRUCTIVE EARTHQUAKES.
I!
SERVICE TO BE IMPROVED.
British Government Will Appoint Addition
kl Gotninercial Attache!.
Thomas Fwli.g Moore, I'nlti d State com
ii. i r'lal ngi nt at slmar, ha called tbo at
tention of the department of statu to tho fact
lhal the llritlsh government has taken st s
to supplement Its consular serice by the ap
pointment of commercial attaches. Ho far
two of these attache have been appointed,
one at llerilu, whose Held comprises (ier
muny. Netherlands uud Scandinavia, und one
ut Malrld for Spain and 1'ortugal. Tlm
duties of these o thelitis are to rellevi llitt con.
i sujs of the work vf tn'rf.i'li':iiig)lrljjb goods
; to foreign tnnrkeia, und the beginning of
Uil hrvi':o baa been noted with alarm by
Fii"i''' greatest trade competitor, (Jer
msiiVi where the preaa bos begun already an
agilalb'i looking to the reform of the tier,
man consular service to meet Fnglaud's not
ion, Involving a special e.lui utlon and pre
paration of young men for a consular career.
It dcitittLi'le'l (but consulur olHcers be
ii. "ii coiiiiiii'rea!.ly and technically trained or
else that they t supplied with specially
trained assistant.
Mr. Mooru uttrlbuV'e this agitation In both
flreal Iirlluiii uud (icrmany lor the remodel
ing of in" consular ser'dce lo a peicepilou of
the H'.'cllenl remit uitydlng the develop,
ineiit by lh ( 'lilted Stuti ol tt ay item of
special consular report upon uui'ter culeu
luted to benefit Au.ericun producers and
n.er. bants.
Edgar Tuomion Mills Cloif.
The F.dgur Thomson stool works at "''d-do'-k,
I'd., closed Wednesday night ! &
o'clock. 'J ba action was a Kiiral urp.M
M It was not evmt suspect 1. It will be or
an Indefinite period. One of the suiierluUn'
ili,t sat I thut th work may run on half
A City of Japan Entirely Wiped Out and
Ithars Shaken.
Much alarm I felt at Yokohama over a
meagre report of a great eartlnUako which
occurred in mo nortiiciisi provinces of the
main l-lund of Japan on Monday evening.
The town of Ilokugo has been entirely du
st roved and several towns damaged. Mauv
persons are reported to have been killed by
tne eartiuiuiike ami a sun larger number lu
lured, while a multitude havesutTered severe
losen by damage to property.
The provinces visited by tho enrthquake
are the same ns those tieva.-tated by the ter
rible earth. piahe nnd tidal wave of June 15
last, when tt number of towns were wiped
out aim tne csiimutcil loss of life was lio.ooo.
I lie provinces of lb ku.'di and i!tku"hu
along the coast frmn the island of Kiukusiiu
northward, were the principal sullerers then.
The recollection id tin) havoc to human life
wrought by Unit convulsion causes grave
anxiety as to what further reports may
show of the result of Monday's eaithiiuak".
On the same day a typhoon caused extensive
damage iu Southern Japan.
BYNUM F0H CHAIRMAN.
Candidate! to Bo Notified la Louisville Sep
tembcr 12.
Tho national committee of the Nutlonii'
Democratic party held u meeting after the
convention bad udjourncd. It wus decided
to have mi executive committee of nine to
manage the campaign, uud W. D. llynum
wa selected, without opposition, for chair
man of the executive committee. Mr. lly
num was empowered to select the other mom
hers of of the executive committee. John 1'
Frcnsol, of Indianapolis, wus chosen for
treasurer, but the choice of u secretary was
left to the committee,
Itoth tiie presidential and vice presidential
candidates will be notified ot their nomina
tion lu I.oul-ville, September 12. Ileudouur
ters of the executive committee will probably
be located lu Chicago.
ISoth 1'almer und iluckner have stated that
they accept the nomination. Iluckner will
deliver several ripucuhus.
SHOT THE ROBBER DEAD,
leave no such Lu-l:.'-'! tv l1' successor.
1 no general policy
f l pub
of
Mia
the ilepartment
lauds lias been
''r V .i.oiiu Mucin una ,.-'- v
sustain, wherever It could Le Justly done, the
rights of the settler und to fucllllato timber
culture entries.
Secretory Smith hns felt a deep Interest In
tbo Indian work. Ho bus urged upon cou
gross the desirability of changing tho olllcu
of comml-sloiicr of ludiau affair into a coin
uilssiou of tlir.-o men, two to bo I'lvl.lans of
li!ririit political faith, und one an iirmy of
lleer, the object being to thus prevent poll
tics from getting into the service uud iilso to
free the bead of thu bureau from changes of
policy.
PUBLIC DEBT INCREASED.
Monthly Statement from th United States
Treasury.
The monthly statement of the nuhlio debt
Issued from the treasury department shows
that nt the close of businuss Monday the
publlo debt less cash iu tlie treasury wus
U7S.-l'J7,rjd, which is an Incrcnso for the
month of l'J..142,(is4, wjdeh Is accounted for
by ibn loss ot nearly thut amount ot cash on
hand due, to the excess of expenditures over
receipts, me uuut is recapitulated ns follows:
Interest bearing debt, isl7.8t'4,2t)0. interest
en vlil"h Interest hns ceased since maturity,
il.fi'A'JUO; debt bearing no interest, &U72,
KM),37ii. This amount, however, does not lu-
130, t73 iu certificates nudtieusury notes
outstanding and olTset by uu ivpuul amount
of cash iu the treasury.
llio cash In the treasury. Is classified as
follows: Hold, $13:1.1127,200: silver, 153.-
U47.7O0; paper, 1177, 82:l.flUH; bonds, disburs
ing ollleer's balances, etc., in,i)V2,ilii, milk
ing a total ot 84:',:iss.740, ugaiust which
there are demand liabilities iimotintiug to
tiKHi.042,343, which leaves J13,3ir.,40ll cash
In the treasury. The Interest bearlug debt
of the government Is shown by the statement
to have been: i l,ls2, 1 1'JfiM on March 1,
lHVi; tS14.liKi.220 ou March 1, lv.b e.IsS,-
dJI.'JbO ou March 1, lS'JJ. and cS47,304,2uO on
August 31, lh'JO.
CLARKSON THE COMHANDE;
Elected to th Highest Offiee la the J
Army ot th Republic. ,
MaJ. Thaddous B. Clarkson, of fw'
was elected Commander-in-Chief 0
A. It. by acclamation Friday mornig J
other candidates John C. Llnehan, 7)
Ballon, Rear Admiral Richard W. Mtj,J
rnmrails ltnlMnn. nil withdraw v.,
son made a speech of recognition
honor. Adjt. Oen. Mullen, of Mir.",!
was cuoseu senior ticu comrnanusr (ij
W. Ibioklrr. of Alabama, lunbir ., N
tnanderi A. E. Johnson, of Washing,'
goon general, and llev. Mark II. 'I avlij
Mnssncbussets, cbaplaln-ln-chief, '
Mnj. Clarkson was born nt Osttr.
Tn,, In 1840. On April 10, ISt'.l, h ,
for three months lu Company A. tinF
nols artillery. He went to Cairo
under (ion. (irant there, ro-enii,t,i . j
" " -'J nnn .illi-lll.-l l'IS-J
X, if nieieiilll Ul him A nil I'-tmiiii H in.M I
h!... ...! .Ilk ll.l . .
p. ..v.. n.i.i inm .-fc. HI- 111 .
lng In the battles with tht rnni'nan.i C
march to Helena and Little Hock, Art 3
knnsas tampnign In August, 1m,; l.
.1.1..1 1 . . , .. . . 1 1
si-ieu in rnisiii; me iinru ArHiili'.ji
01 1 111011 winie men, w as pronciti.,1 v.
anil comiiiHruea ine regiment um
inv niiwj 111 lie ini, 'iiriieipiilllig i
an 01 me unities in Arkansas uiel-r o.
r"i . i.t.
Major Clarkson announced 1 1
ment of C. li I'.urmester. ol (Jmiihs, Hl
taut general.
Hie lltterillices of rresldent pj ;
Harvard university, conci rnliu' t!. i".
Army of the Hepuidii; were res.'!,t- .
port from the Committee en .
which was adopted, declaring ti ati!.i
"we emphatically condemn
n unworthy nnd untruthful, we w ,, I,
t.lfi. tl...... I.w n fr....l -..J..I..I,.... .
Ul. J 111. Ill im in... - r-, 'i, 1 1 1 -u ,, ,. j ,
nation.'' '1 be antl-Confedcrat" ( f r (
enciinii'tr.eiit was put to n ti-t I.y i K
partment Commander lilodgctt, ', ( jt
who introduced u raoluU.u ry.
the erection of a soldiers her. " in t l!
for Confederate iirmy veteran. ;
pns the Committed singe-nnd tl,.. , ;,.
of Illlnol threw it out nt it lu-i
Iiient. The project of elah.,ij Li
tmrks on the site of Vleksbnrg and iivi:
mrg battle fields was strongly ei, ur
A resolution was adopted a-U;.. -
to pass a law forbiiiiiing tin. u. ,
national cent of arms and 11 I r ;
purposes or for private gnln u lu (
uinrk or label.
(in mdlon of Cumbcrlund podN ."
Illinois, tlie eiicntnpmcnt s ii pp r; d ;
posit Ion to rnlne Maj.-(bii. N'-l n A.
L. K. A., to tlie rank of lleup nm t .
The Sous of Veterans question wn.
for a year in a report fiom the i ;
on rules by a reference of tli" r j v.
the UuiTalo encampment.
Tho convention of the W. n:;.' :
Corps elected the following nlli ;
dent, Mrs. Agues Hltt.of Iii Huna; ;:. .
vice presideut. Miss Marie a ":i 11.;.
St. l'liul; treasurer, Mrs. Isal clii' lw;
Zanesville, U., junior vice j . r--i I-r.t
Amelia J. Colgau. nt Vlrglulu. i
niendatlon In tho rreKldent's t--dersouville
prison site bo i ur .-iui !
corps uud kept permanently In cc!::
a war exhibit was adopted.' '!!:' l..
tho O, A. li. Onlsbed the electi. n 'I
ns follows: Treasurer, Mr. I I, rj
Washington; chaplain. Mrs. p
Massachusetts; national i ouu.- or
Laura McNulr, New Jersey.
BUSINESS BETTER.
NINE SXELETONS FOUND.
!:h-'
U.imJJ
NEWS NOTES;
The Adam Express company announces
that the strike of Its New lork and Jersey
City employes Is ended.
Anna Livingston. John L. Sullivan's com
mon law wife, died In New York, ou Hun
day. Tho first ull steel steamboat over built In
the vicinity of I'lttsburg bus beeu launched
at McKoes hocks.
UoorgoL. Wlioeler.SUus Lee and Hickman
Fris.'iiiuii wore hanged at 1'arls , '1'ex., I'rlduy
for crimes committed iu thu ludiau Terri
tory. Humuel T. Tolen, an American merchant
of Curdonas, Cuba, was urrenled by Spanish
police ut I'liivaua us bo wus about to sail for
for New York.
The Clyde and Iielfust ship builders have
settled tuelr dl'.fcrences Willi their employes
by conceding the advauutf lu wugoa de
manded by the ii uu.
The eablu In whbdi Ocn.draut was born In
Clurmoul eoniity, (J., has been removed to
the grounds of tbo Slots Hoard of Aglculture
at ( oliimbu and Its was dedicated Ihurs-
Then He Pullei th Throttle Wide
Cpcn.
' An nttmpt was made .Saturday night to
j lpdd up the overland express train at Web-
Hter, bix Billes west of Sacramento. The en
gine was in chargo of Engineer V. Ingles
and Fireman l'atrlek liurns. As tho train
npproached Webster, a niuu crawled over
the tender, and, covering the engineer and
fireman with a pistol, compelled them to
stop the train.
The man guarded the engineer, while an
accomplice, who had been lu waiting, started
back to rob the train. Engineer Ingles, see
lug his captor off guard, shot him dead and
ran the train into Sucrumuuto. A large force
of men is scouring the oouutry in search of
the escaped robber. The train was crowded
with passengers, aud there wus a largo
amount of money In the express car.
The body of thu train robber who was shot
was found lying1 ueur the truck. In hut hand
wus grasped tlie loaded pistol. Tho man's
name I thought to be F. J. Morgan aud he
probably came from San Frauclsco.
An Indian Burial Mound Being Opened In
Ohio.
It. C. Osborn nnd William Jones, of St.
Louisville, ()., have been making nrchacolo
gl 'ai Investigations ou the Calvin Nether
farm, near that place, by excavating a largo
mound over 70 feet through its I u-e. Nino
skeletons have been removed. They are all
of medium size and differ from those pic
vlously found In that locality in that the
heads were not found lying toward the east.
The boues were found iieur the center of the
mound, but the bodies were uot deposited
tiuriillel with one another.
The upper part of the mound coututuod
ashes und burned clay. Around the skele
tons was const lei able yellow clay, different
from the soil of w hich the mound was built.
Pieces of rock foreign to that locality were
were ulso fouud with the clay. The jaw bone
of an elk uud a number of burned clay bulls
were discovered uoar the bone but there
was no evidence of an effort to preserve the
bodies as has leeu fouud in oilier similar
mounds. Tho skulls Indicate that the bodies
were those of adults and the frontal boues
are particularly prominent.
GENTRY' GRAND VICTORY.
Faces th Fatten Thre Conteeutiv Miles
Ever Made.
Iu tho presence of H.OOO spectators nt
Fleetwood Turk ou the 2d, William Simp
son's stallion, John It. Gentry, lowered the
colors of Hubert J., Frank Agan and Star
rultiFor, winning the most remarkable har
ness race on record mid pacing three heats
ill 203:',, 203', nud 20.11., the fastest time
ever known for three consecutive uilles.
Hubert J. was a red-hot favorite in the bet
ting before the start, 3 to 11) being the best
odds obtainable, while John It. U entry wus
4lo 1.
0AN0 OF THIEVES.
Dun Sees a Rcmarkablo lr::ivJ
the Past Week.
R. O. Dun k Co., In their w vki;
of trade, guy :
There Is a, distinct Increa-c ot t :
duo largely to the continuing nirlt
ports ot gold, which have put n
money anxiety, and ulso to p.
which nre closely watched. W
not yet start more mills mi l fi: r.-l
are closing for want of work, It
heavy speculative purchases I
wool uud some other materii'.!. (
enced men. who believe Hiatal"'
business Is not far olT, and f r li. -tr
in nearly two months a slight t ; n
uppeurs in prices of tnanufa 't ir'!;:
Tho gain in conHd'Oiee und la ir::..i'
lend und invest gives r. a-, n t"
the necessary replenishment ! ! '
cannot be long deferred,
enough to stimulate fair a. '.in:j i
try. Wheat suddenly took a re
but reacted with better er.,t i"
Thursday, when another ii.lt it
lc, making tho net decline for t! "
Western receipts continued lur.'.1.
The starting of some wo.,; :i :
have bet ii idle uud ueeiui!';:v.:: .'
a short run 4s still luihm 1 1 y t
of others, uud the volume I ri
increase.
No gain us yet up; ear- :::
prices; but n marked specula
wool shows belief that price i
and sales for the week were l. C'
of which only ,133. 7o0 wen lr-l
over half of the doiin-ti.' I
Texas aud far western states nt
lug from 7o to H'.jC. Cott. t, s'. "!
lug stronger, more grades hiit".'
and though sales are in,, In:-,
more buyers, Indicating evliuu-t: -ers'
stocks.
Failures for the week bate M 1
the I'nited Slates, against 1 ii .
ai iu Canudn, against lis la-t ).
,'lv '
Still Favor Annexation.
II. O. Whitney, cx-postmuster general of
tho lluwulluu Inlands, has Just urrlved from
Honolulu, reports a strong revival ot the an
nexation feeling ou thu isluuds aud says It Is
greatly Inlenslllud through tho belief that
should Hawaii ba annexed lo the Fulled
Hlutea the threatened Japanese trouble
would be entirely wiped out by the abroga
Cation ot all existing treaties. Iiy what is
nowu as the (lllou treaty, entered into with
Japan about thirteen years ago, Japanese
may pour Into the Islands In unlimited num
bers. They now number 23,000 aud are coin
ing, Mr. Whitney stales, at an alarmlug rat
u la"wi iwir,
Following' ths Bryan Party Rob a Bank in
Ripley, N. Y.
The gang of thieves which hud followed
thu llryuu party through Now York stale
took ndvaiituge of thu stop lu lllpley to do a
clever streak ot work. There is a small
batik In the town a branch of F. A. Skinner's
First National bank ot Westlleld. The bauk
clerks rushed to thu front door to see the
purnde aud in the lueautime thieves
slipped In ut a back window uud made away
with all the cash lu sight, which amounted
to about i'M),
Big Grape Crop.
The grape growers of northern Ohio are
aflb'ted with a big crop. The vines are black
wilh the fruit, which Is selling ut live cents a
basket of 10 pounds lu the vlneyajd. There
li uo prollt in such a price, for the busket
coats two aud a bait cents aud the picking us
much more. It Is said that no more grapes
will be sent to market but that the remaider
of the croo will bu sold to wiue makers. This
years' crop Is the heaviest ever known iu
this section of the country.
Vermont's Majority.
Returns from all the counties show the
Republican sweep was nioje ouinletttJhan
wa flrtt telleveX ""
Anarohists Threw Bos
The Turkish legation at W-'.
celved t ;e following telegram !'
lime norte:
"The Imperial authorities l'1'
government attorneys all ii cui -uectiou
with the criminal a t-'!
Inns nud Mussulmuns. 'Hi" r
fTMiitts fired throe bomb "
passing through lialata. ti- ;
few soldiers were killed. sln :;
ovf-r. no further criminal 'B
mltted and order prevails in i'
provinces of the empire.
BRIEF KENIIO
L. Sornelllan, nn Amorlciin ''!'-1
ed lu Cuba for sympathy witin-
was on Saturday senteiiccu
l'lues, for life.
. Michael Mnridiv. who w.i Is'-
...u.l I. .In. Tl,i,r,ir'i 1,,111-C Ul
and assaulted Theurer Uz
shot him dead.
n...,i ...i loi ic 1 l-1
1... .i.i ....I ..,r... at V '
a ni.iiii vmiuuiiii'i
HikcrRineiito. Siitlir.luy Ulk'llti
irlneer shut one ot them J I''
the station.
The latest move In theinln""!
threat made by the organ"""
Isststi tltit tiiii.iintiin tiin ltT'r' I
ment of the 70-cent rat- b)
union men would make III" '
paid lu the I'lttsburg distal "
Il.l.l..- XI..I.,.. uliou" ''lis'"
the 14th Inst, the othe- ('''' 'J
twecu this date and "V f.l
are: Arkausas, he""'
berfliUeorgla, (Wooer, 7.
The goveruie"
" . m ...miv 111 lt V
acuous oi a yt p
..i . . m .11. LOlllds till MfCOU."
HIOIl Ol 1" ,'. . ,. ii.l
ul debt. P "' " J
aocuuiulllted III ll
uu..r. kiesum of t7&0,i"'1'.
ii. Cliarlotte tstulth. t '
e te New York. to bc.ln
f,n rldlug o Weyple lyUul
alder tuo practie -nr.' '
that female rid
perdition. -'
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