in innus CONVENTION. PALMER AND BUCKNER CHOSEN. A Permanent Orgnnttatlon Effected Forty Two Statet Represented. Forty-two stntos nnd threo terrltorlcs.rop. rested by 824 delegates, nn't on the SikI In Tomllnson hnll.Inillnhnpolls.a n climax of a six week's campaign tn ri'iiiiltnti the nation of the hlcngo convention nml put fnrtli n ilwinratli.ii if principles nml nam" ft presi dential ticket. Senator l'lilm -r. who called the I nilv to order, termed it the first conven tlon ot the N:tirmril Democratic party, while others n fi rn il ! tt ns the D.'inwTin-v which held tin last I'tuivi-titloii In IH'.i'J. Aitmi-.-ili'ti to tin- luill win confined strictly t. tl'-k.-t holders. As a result, many peo lo were ! nli'd admittance. In-ll" every Hfiit In tin? l ! reserved fur the d"l"i:iiie nml nlt r lmti't wns taken lip mill tin- galleries, except nn npp'T I ipony In tin' r"iir of the hull whi r.' tin- band win located, with eomfort nlily tilt"'', without liolng crowded, wlill. i tli" luilr in tin ri-ur f the platform, reserved for tin' distinguish"!! gu-sts worn ni'iirly nil occupied. 1 no decoration won brilliant nml mvl-li. 'i Ikti- iw n profn-ioii of lings nml Punting, triiilinir smllax. Spanish nnss nml puttoil Mowers, out tin' mo.it iiiiti'-oiililii feature was tin-provul'Tii'o f f Kilt, symboll enl of th" s Inl of ill" convention, (lolil wreaths vtT" "VTvwIitT" In th" il". Mirations an I linlf ill" del".':it"s won sprays of golden ro'l in tli" Inpi'li of tliolr .o.il.. 'I ii" t inn- ll.v.l for Hi" ns-embllng of the convention win noon, Put tin- pns-ing of tii'i noon hour was only tti'i r k Iv th" render ing ot "old Hundred," by tin' band. At hnlf-pa-t twelve S.'iiiilor t'nlmi r, who Inul tnk' ii n ."".it on th" stngo,n-t mporurv ehair mnn, rose nml dill"'! th" convention to ord it. 1'raviT was olTored liv It v. John A, Whit", l'pl pnl bishop of lll.li.lllil. Mr. Otitlrwmt", id Ohio, ncid th" cull for th nvciiti Tho rciMini; win frequently Intel -riiptcil Pv chcrs. Ail reference to sound money Vit" loiplly applauded. l"r rlll" npplnii-" followed iiii'iition ot t P'V" lund's name. Vli"ii Now York was called, the wlioln delegation rose on muss", niiitil cheers. 1 h" call showed II states ropresont uil In "onvcntloji, th" -tan m not being repre sented lung N' va in, Plalio, Ctuh inul Wyoming. Th" recommendation of cx-(lovornor Flower, of Now York, for temporary cl.alr ninn wai greeted with uppluusc. TP" report of tlio committee wus nniininionsiv n lopted. Lx-Gov. 1'loW'T, th" temporary "hairmnn, nnl Senator Caffroy. tin permanent chair iiiiin, both delivered addresses, nml Dr. Kwrctt. of Massachusetts, nml John I'. Irish the l'fi-tl! wist orator, vol 1 tho spirit of the convention during Interims in tlin pro ceedings, 'ill" temper of the delegates wns dlsplayi'il in tlm vigorous fa-hiori with whl ti the denunciation of the t hlcngo plat form nml its cnnilPlates were ri lV"ti. Perhaps tlie most Important action taken by the convention was tho Hitoptlon of tin; rwomincnilutlon to make the orKiiiilziitlon pornianent nnil to empower tho national eonimittee ni'iiolnteil to call futiim couven tions. 'J'iiis Initlentes ft coiiti'st four yearn from now over the r'Kuinrlty l the two orj-'atilntlons, nml may itovo far renclilntf in If, efte.'ts. Second Day. At 11:40 o'clock Henntor CalTrey, of I.oulsl nnn. ns chnii mau of the vouventiuu, rotu uud Htllteii: "llio chnlr lesire to niinounco to tin con vention that the opening of tho convention is ileluyetl for ft few moments to nscertuln whether or not the committee on resolution! Is ready to report. The. elmlr is informcil that the committee will report shortly j 1 mit you, theri'fore, to lie patient for h few moments to seo whether tliat commltteo la reaily." That was tho signal for n renewal of the thouts for DrenkenrlilK", which llnnlly be came overwlielmliKf, though a few IiiFsea were heiml IntermiiiKlcl with them. Mr. llreckenrlilijo, ndvn m-iiiff to tho platform, as received with Krent cheering. Ho le livered a speech of jreat power and eloqiicneo, whicli wns listeiieil to with pro foiiml silence nml nttentlon, except wlien broken In upon Ijy burst of applause. V hen Mr. llyinim retired Controller Fckels arose to nnno'Uuce tlmt tho uommitteo on resolutions nail nurceil on a platform nml would report In a few minutes. Put tho con vention insisted upon n speech, and he made bis way to the utiiito Mr. Eckel s remarks were continually interrupted by applause. Hcnator Yilfis made a speech. Baying that the platform needed no argument. Ho moved Its adoption, nnd it was adopted by a rising voto. The roll was called for the nomination of a. fandidatu for piesldent. Alabama (rave wny to Kentucky, nnd A. .1. Carroll, of the latter Htnte, stilted that Henry Watterson bad enti led from Hwit.erlnud that he did not desire his name to be presented. L. L, KllPouru.of Mlchii;nn. nominatod Senator John M. l'alui er of Illinois, fenntor Palmer's nomination was briefly eeonded by a dnlegnto from Michigan. Burr W, Jones, of Wisconsin, placed Oen. T.. H. IlrnKK in nomination, lie eulogized Oen. Ilrnv'K as the commander of the famous "Iron HriKtidu" tlin hero of 61) battles. Hartridiro, of Florida, and CorrlK'tn, ot fieorKlii, aocondod tho nomination of rainier Mr. Mnt'utcheon said that Minnesota would ot present the name of Pauiel V. Lnwler. Mr. Lohir.an seconded the nomination of Geo. Wmgg and wild that Col. J.U.Brcdhead bad forbidden the uso of his name. Oen. lining's motion that the nomination of Talmer be made unanimous was put to the convention and carried, and the chair man announced officially that linn. John M. I'ulmer Is the nominee of tbe National Dem ocratic party for President of the lulled Htntcs. When Chairman Cnffrey instructed the secretary to cail the state for nominations for vice president the latter called Put one state, Kentucky, and the band struck up "My Old Kentucky Home." William F. Brodur of ltusseilvlllot, Ky., placed Oen, Huukuer's name formally in nomination, and the nomination wns forthwith made unani mous. CUBA TO BE DEVASTATED. ABeign of Terror to Bs Inaugurated By Sword and Toroh. ''The rebels must be defeated before the year ends or we are lost," Premier Canavos cabled to Ooptulu General Weyler. Tbe despairing dispatch explained that the Hpanlsu government has taken alarm at the developments of a recent interview between United Htntcs Minister Taylor and the Duke of Tetuun, Spain's minister of foreign affairs. General Wjeylnr cabled back to Madrid that In tbut oase he must resort to extreme methods. "Do as you please," replied benor Canovas. Thereupon General Weyler determined to Issue shortly an edict forbidding the grinding of the season's sugar crop. When that edict appears war will begin In earnest. The Cubans wlil occupy bills and woods, the Spanish troops will lie In towns and villager. Sugar mills will be destroyed by both sides, for Weyler will adopt Gomez's tactics uud enter upuu ft oumpulgu of extirp ation. Cuba will be made desulate by tire and sword. The torch will be applied by regulars uud insurgents ulike to everything which might give aid and comfort to the en emy. Everybody outside the lullitury lines Will be shot without challenge. Killed by tut Posset In attempting to capture George 0. Qulnn, a Virginia desperado, who had killed Everett Fowler, iu liuesull county, Vu., a week ago, the posse tired on him, killing him instantly. Quiun was surrounded by the posse and Biade a desperate tight before be was killed, emptying his revolver. Qulnn shot Fowler through the head while the latter was hunt lag julrreU, killing ulm lustautlv. THE NOMINEES. John McAnley Palmer. John McAuley Palmer, of RprlnKfMd, 111., wns born In Meott county, Kentucky, Hep- tcmlicr 1:1, lMs removed with his father to Madison county. Illinois, In ls:ll: attended the common school in Kentucky nnd Illinois nml entered Alton now Nhurtlcff) college In IshS, where he remained ft year, f aylnit his expensin, which were very small, by his Inbor; In s:ls tnuiflit sehnol nnd studl"i lnw in Heeemher, 1P.M. was admitted to tho bar. In 1MI3 was elected prnhnto judge of Mncou In county; In 1 "17 was elected ft member of the convention to amend the state constitu tion; in 1MH he w as re elected probate Judue, nnd In November of the same year, lslM.wns elected coiiulv Judi;", nn olllce created by tlm new eonftltutloii, which oillce be held until ls.VJ, when lie was clcciod to the slat" sennto to llll a vnennej ) was elected nunln In No vember, is.vi, ns nn Independent ni.tl Xchrnskn camlldate. nnd at tho s'-ssion of tic li'uiisintiiri', w lil 'h convened in January, s,".r. iiomlnnled and voted for I.ytnnn Truni bull for senator, who wns elected In i.'il, hnviutr decll i to a -t with the pcniocr.itlc party, lie redu'in'd bii feat in the senate; win II ll"iei:ate to III" llepillillcilll state conven tion, nnd wns made its president : vns delc K ito to the convention In lH.'iii in Piilln lel pbla, which nomluntcd Jolin C. I n eniont. loni it. hi.iieu. In rj"n he w ns a candidate for eonaress; In lHt'O he was one of the electors-nMnrire on the Kepubllcnn ticket, nml was e.i;te.i; In lsui was ft member of the police conference nt Wnshlnyton: on th" !'th of May, lKiii was elected colonel of the Fourteenth regiment ol Illinois Infantry; was promoted to brlga-dler-gi'ni'ral of voltinti'ers in November, 1111, nnd was promoted to major-general In 1MP I, and served to the close ot the war. He was elected governorof Illinois In 1IH; was one of the Democratic visllorsto Louis iana after the presidential election in H7il; wns nominated ns a onmlldnto for l iiitcd States senntor by the Democratic members of the legislature in 1X77, nnd was nfterwar 1 twice nominated for the same olllce nnd do fcat"d; wns delegatcnt-lurge to the national Democratic convention In 1H84; in lshl wns nominated by the Democratic state conven tion as a candidate for governor was defeat ed; in Is'.) was nominated by the Democrats of the state as n candidate for state senntor; carried the state by 80,000 plurality; 11)1 Democratic members of the legislature were elected who voted for him 1M bal!ots;on the lc4th ballot the Independents united with 111" I'CIUOCllllB nun 11" Will I'll" v-ii i linen States senator. His term will expire March 8, 1H'J7. Simon Bolivar Buokner. Gen. Simon Holivnr Buekn -r i 7J vear old and was born iu Hart county, in the southern part of Kentucky, nml Htlil lives In the log canln In which ho was born. This log caoln was Lilt It by the general's father over a hundred years ngo, and the only time that lie has lived away from his birthplace was when lie wns governor of bis native state. Tlio general lias added to the original cabin and he has now one of the most pic. turesipie hoinea in the state. At West Point he graduated iu the same class with (ion. Grant; Gen. Buckner has been mnrrlod twice and his present wife is a direct descendant of ouo of the oldest settlers in this country, nnd her family Is ono of tlin most aristocratic families of Virginia. After bis term ua gov ernor had expired ho returned to tile homo where lie w as born. He was tho Democratic gold standard candidate for United States Senator in Kentucky last winter, but owing to the troublous times withdrew from the race and no one was elected. Gen. Buckner Is worth something over H 000,000, nearly nil ot wnicu is invested in mrm limns aud real estate. He is quite a poet and Hbnkes penrlan scholar. In lt44 Gen, Buckner graduated from West Point, two years previous to the Mex ican war. During this struggle for Mexican independence he entered the army as lieu tenant and came out as captain. When the civil war cume on Buckner resided Iu Ken tucky and was made adjutant-general of the state with command of the state guard, and during the siege of tort Donaldson Buckner was third in command of tbe fort. Grant surrounded the fort on all sides, nnd after the attacks of February 13 and 14 the eon- roaernte torces saw that further resistance would be fruitless, and the senior general's turned the command over to Buckner, and In tbe evonlng departed by boats with 5,000 men. Buckner quickly realizing that his sltun ntion was hopeless at once decided to sur render. Ho wrote a letter to Gen. Grant suggesting an armistice till noon ot Febru ary 1ft that terms be agreed upon byoommls sioncru. To this Gen. Grunt immediately ro- filind In a letter which has since been chron cled and made famous In history. At the close of the war Gen. Buckner devoted him self to farming and real estate. A FATAL COLLISION. Tw Engineers and a Fireman Killed on tht Erii and Pittsburg. The south bound express on the Erie and Pittsburg railroad ool'lded with a light en. glne, north bound, Monday evonlng near Sprlugboro. Tbe express was running at the rate of a mile a minute cfter that stretch of road Hie engines were weiided into one mass- Tbe southbound engineer, Toby Welsh, the oldest cugiueer on the road, Is fatally crushed, having both legs broken and a fracture of the skull. William Both, the engineer of tbe northbound engine, wsi fatally mangled. The fireman on the Das seuger engine, Phil Olmstead, lost an arm aud a log. Several passengers were pain fully Injured by the shake up, but reached their homes at various points. The light engine was coming from New Castle to Erie for repairs. The injured man was brought to Erie. Fireman Phil Olmstead died before the train reached tbe city. He was a son of Conductor Olmstead of tbe Lake Shore. BL0WH TO PIECES. Big Powder Explosion at Alton, 111., Kills Throe Men. Tart of the Equitable Powder Company'! Plant four and one-halt miles east of Alton. 111., blew up shortly before 8 o'clock Tues day iroruiug. It Is known three persons lost their lives. The works took tire and the big storehouse was In Immediate danger for a time. The shook of tbe explosion was felt for twenty miles and Last Alton and Un Alton wo damaged. In Alton many fancied an eartnuuak nan oome. SKI FOREIGN UUGENCt CONSTANTINOPLE QUIET. Shops Are Open And Business Has Been Returned, The number of porson killed In Sunday's rioting at Hnsskeln Is estimated at 200. The owners of the houses which were looted In that town am returning and hnve succeeded in getting somo of their lost goods restored to them. Much of tho plunder wns found In Jewish houses. Over 1,000 persons were mas sacred in the Psumatrfi district, :K0 Armenians having liccn dragged out of thuir bouses and umr 1'Ted ty one Khun alone, Tho Kurilisn porters bi tbe custom house killed three Armenian comrades during the bite rioting, nnd horribly mutilated their bodlin. 1 be foreign famuli's residing here contiuue to bang from tlu'lr windows tho lings of their various nationalities. Itnron Do Callce, tho Austrian ambassador, has bad several Interviews with tbe sultan, who repents his assurance that nmple measure have Pecn taken to ensure tpitet. 'I he port" will have n large amount of indemnity to pay to foreigners whose houses and olllees linvu been broken open nml looted by the mobs. The city Is perfectly iiilct. '1 lie shops are nil open liti'l business generally Is being re sumed. ALL ABOUT THE RIOT. Turkish Legation fieoeives a Cablegram From Constantinople. The Turklh legntloti nt Washington lias received from the suPllmo porte tho follow ing t"legrn.n: "1 he eoiiir.il committee of the Armcninn revolutionists of f oiistiuitlnopin organized ot. a vast s 'ale a program of disorders nnd criminal acts. Separate groups of tliem revoiutiotiltts begun their misdeeds nt tho same hour and ut ililVeient points of tho cap ital, lle.jjdes revolvers and dawTs, they u.icd Pomlis ami dynamite. About llfty of these ineii entering Separately into the im perial ottoman I .ink, began by killing tlio piiurds nnd policemen, throwing their heads Into th" streets, Avntiing themselves of the general conlu-ion that resulud they shut tlio tue doors ot the li-inl; ntid tired mid threw boml'S troui the windows otito the hends of th" pii.-si'r.ioy. 1 IV" Iiirklsh Indies were cut to pieces I y one explosion, nnd two French clerks of tli" banks were wounded nnd w ould have lie u killed If 1 urKlsli soldiers hud not hurried to their rescue. At the same moment th" homo of Djelai Hey, situated at Stnniiioiil wns tai:cu possession ot oy the revolutionists who threw a rain of bombs on those who happened to be in the streets nearby. At HnsKi'iil the military was nttucked uud one oilier and many soldiers killed. At the p.'iunaiia ptarter, nnother bund of Armenian miurclilits took possession of the public school uud begun to throw bomPs In nil directions, killing many Innocent victims. In many parts of the capital, nnd even iu the Armenian chtirchef ol I'era.a great until' her of dynamite bombs were discovered, 'i lie Armenians faithful to the imperial throne lire Indignant, ami their patriarch excoiiimunl cntoii iu me name of Jesus f !ni.-l nil the criminals who put In Jeopurdy the lives of innocent men nml women. Tho patriarch begged tlie sublime pone to communicate to the press the decision against the revolution ists in order to stigmatize Peforu tbe clvili'.ed world their crimes nnd horrors. "A special commission has been Instituted to judge the revolutionists caught in anus us well as all Mussulman, who have heon nrrest ed under the churgo of the retaliation. Tills commission is composed of eight Christians and Mussulmans under the presidency of Djelai Bey, member of the high court of Turkey. ORGANIZED BY TUEK5. Su'tanRfsponiit'le for tht Bccent Mails- crei at Constantinople. There Is no longer any doubt that tho re cent massacre In Constantinople wero or ganized by the Turkish authorities nnd It has beeu ascertained that orders wero only givcu to tlie ltiislilPazonki- to cease massacr ing thu Armenians niter tli" bloody work hud ben going on for thirty hours. It is also a fact tlmt hundreds of Turks were brought over from the Asiatic side of tlie Bosporus In order to take part in the massacres and many Armenians wero put In loats, wnicu wero then taken out to sea. Their fate is unknown, but there Is not the slightest ileum that they Pave neeii drowneii reopi" in n position to juuge tne situation accurately believe that tho Hultan has once more approached dangerously near the point of forcing upon the powers tlio necessity of uismcniueriiig tue lurkisn empire. 1 ho American college at lltssar and the bible house at Stamlioul are still guarded by troops aud I'nlted States Minister Terrell has itonu everything possnue under the circum stances to protect the lives and property of Americans. Tbe mobs consisted entirely of the lowest classes of Constantinople aud its suburbs, Lazznrotii, the Kurds and thu men who work along the whurves ol tho city, it Is now estimated that over 000 persous were killed. Four Hundred Kussulmam Arrested. Yohbv Pasha aud Chaklr Pasha have boon appointed military commanders of Peru and Oalata respectively with stringent orders to restore iuiot. The commission appointed on Friday last by the ministry of police to in quire Into the revolutionary rioting, consist ing ot eight lliristiuuj unu jiusautmuns, is sitting at tho ministry of Justice. Four hun dred Mussulmans, accusea ol exoesses, uave already been arrested. CHINESE COAL COMING IK. Tht Flnt Cargo Of Chinett Ontpnt Beach es tan Fianoltco. China hat thrown down the gauntlot to the big miners of the United State. The American bark Colorado, which has just ar rived In port, brought a mixed sample cargo of coal mined In the Tonquin district. It was consigned to a coal denllrg Arm in Hun Fran cisco, which promises to push tho Chinese fuel on tho coast market at prices greatly below those of Pennsylvania nud the Welsh coals of the same character are now bring ing. Examining experts have pronounced the Tonquin ooul beds almost inexhaustible. Tbe Chinese article is in the market to stay. It Is said, at least as long as tbe present tariff conditions exists. Touqulu, since the Tonquin war has beeu uuder the control of tbe French, and it is French cupltul that is now developing the mines, but the land Is still populated by Chinese as before, and It Is the cheap Chin ese labor tbut is employed in the mines; hence tbe extremely low cost of production whicn enables the French owners of tbe Tonquin mines to undersell where labor It better paid. Tbe coal from tbe Orient is said to be of the finest quality, fully equal to tue best Pennsylvania or vteisn coal. QANfJ OF THIEVES, Following tht Bryan Party Bob a Bank In Elpley, N. T, Tbe gang of thieve which bad followed the Bryan party through New York stale took advantage of tbe stop in ltipley to do clever streak of work. There is a small bank In the town a brunch of E. A. Skinner's First National bunk of Westtleid. Tbe bank clerks rushed to the trout door to see tbe parade and in tbe meantime thieve slipped In at a back window aud made away with all tbe cosh iu tight, which amounted to about m. THE G. A. R. PARADE. Leading Event of tho tt Paul Encamp Went. The principal i-vint of tho O. A. IL en campment Tuesday wns tho meeting nnd pnrade of tho Union cx-Prlsoner of War. Charles F. Sheriff, of Pittsburg, was elected tmtloiinl commander. Tbe pnrndn was re viewed by CommnndiT-ln-t blef Walker. The Minnesota troops held a reunion In the afternoon. In the evening the women of t'le citizens' committee held nn open air reception nt Summit 1'nrk nnd Summit nveniie. l ive reception platforms were lllled with tho members ot nil the women's committees, w In ollletntcd as n general reception committee. On the main platform nt Summit park wen stationed (ieneml Walki rniid his Mull and a few of tho dtitlnmiis!iod guest. He liiesdny at 10 o'clock th" grnml pnrade of thu (.rand Army of tlie ItcpuMU' took place. Tlie parade wns under coininaml of CommaiiiliT-lii-l lilef Wnlker nnd It Is esit mated that there were 80,000 to 10,000 veter an In line. In recent venrs U 1ms oeen thought neces sary to shorten th" length of th" gran t pa ra to of tho old soldiers mi l this yar n pn rade ei. eeile.l two miles by Put u trllle, and ns it was over smooth streets nnd easy walk ing no III elici ts were nntlclpatcil from the tramp. llcdo the meeting and recounting of old experiences nnd renew ing old ueitniln tiinces, there Is nothing that goes nhead of this event, ami to It many of tiieold veterans look forward through the entire year, saving their strength for this leturn to the days whi n ns com i ad' s they carried musket nnd touched elbows and found themselves not so stllT aft' r n short march ns f.ow. As the years have nssed mop have itropt cd out of line ninny hnve Joined the "silent majority" nml the gradually ilim!; .ishirir line mills the more tlinu ff' bfr.ilioa that liai pnscl since these were lighting men without iiinls. VE?M0NTELECTi01I. An Unprecedented Majority for tho Repub lican Ticket. Tlie Green Mountain Htnte has declared for tlie entire Ilepublicnn ticket by n major ity which ixeei'ilstho expectation of the most eiitbiiliistle lle iilill. 'ims. IP turn troin all secilon of tlie Slat" show substan tial Kcpubllciin gains, nnd the majority will be tbe largest ever lilven in the State. The nearest approach to It In u Htnte election wns in 1. W hen tli" majority was l!7,t;iM. W lib half n score of remote towns to be heard from, the jute of which will not inu-t-rlally change the rcsplt. the llepulillciiin have u majority ol more than :i,,iiijo. These lire eons-tvatlve ilgure. Chairman Merrill of the Bepiiblleaii state committee, states tlmt the olll. Pi I llgures will show a majority of nt least :i7,0iio, w lill" soui" othi'i-s cstimute the limit result ns high us H'.i.nou. II. Henry Powers, the ltcpublicnn con gressional emidplato in the First district, ami William M. Grout, In tbe Second; are both r"-eeeted by increased majorities, and the State Senate and House aro in the con trol of the liepiiPllcaiis by pructleiilly the tli" same majority as two years ago. Many Democrats who do not endorse the platform of tin. t hlcugo convention, re mained away from the polls, while the more dlssatlslied oui s voted for tl'e Ilepub licnn ticket, The Populist nnd Prohibition vote was practieallv the same ns four ve.irs ago. The ticket elocte I follows: Governor, Joslnh Grout, of Derby: lieu tenant governor. Nelson W. Fish, of Isle I.u Mottej stntii treasurer, Henry F. Field; sec rotary of stale, t hniineey W. Prow noil, of Burlington; state auditorFranklin D. Hale, of Luueburg: congressman, from First dis trict, H. Henry Powers, of Morrlsvllle, con gressmnn from Second district, William W, Grout, ot Barton. TWO HAN0I3D." Frank Morris and Joieph Oroai Meet the Murderer's Fate. Frank Morris, the young murderer of Ber nard Loker, pnid the penalty of his crime on the scalVold Ut I'lllontowu, Pit., SepteluliT I. 1 no execution tooK place in the mall, corri dor of the jail behind the cage. In the pres ence of about M50 people. SberilT llllllfuiit sprung the trnp, a-sisted by Sheriff Hoover of Somerset county. The crime for w hich Morris wns hanged wns the brutal murder of Bernard Loker, n fanner of Chestnut ridge, ueiir I onnellsvllle, Tho Morris and Li ker families wero neigh bors, and Frank Morris entertained u belief that Loker wns wealthy nud bad money scat tered about tho bouse. Ho determined to secure this, and one day when Loker was alone ut w ork near bis mountain cabin young Morris slipped up behind hltn nml shot him in the head. The murderer then ransacked the house, but secured only i?:1H In money, two watches, two linger rings and somo other trinkets. Ho wns arrested tlio next day, but tho money alone was found upon him. After bis conviction he admitted hav ing stolen the other articles and explained why they were not found in his possession by saying he hid the watches near Breakneck reservoir on Ills wny troni the scene of the murder, while the rings were thrown away alter bis arrest and wlillu belug conveyed from Alloc mines to Jail. Joseph Otosk was banged in tho county jail yard nt Pittsburg Tuesday for the niur- uer ol ins sweet nearl, teres iiodiik, on the night of the Otu of January, of tho present year. DOWN THE MOUNTAIN. Thrilling Experience of a Party of Bail- road Men. Tho first accident on tho Pikes PcakVog- wheel railroad since It was opened live years ago, occurred Sunday, uud but for the safety brakes used on nil tne curs of this line a train load of passenger would have been burled down the mountain to destruction. Coming down the mountain, the sidebars on the driving wheels on both sides of tlio en gine broke apart, rendering the compressed uir brakes on tbe engine useb-ss. Conductor Guyman applied the automatic brakes iu the passenger uuaoh and soon stop tied that. The engineer uud llremuu wero compelled to abandon the engine, which was beyond control nnd it W"ht down the 'ii per cent, grade nt u terrtllc speed for nearly half a mile, wneru it siriu-K a curve, lumpen tne track und shot through tho air lor tully liO feet, going clear over a ijotilder IS ruot lilgli upou thu mountain side above the track. It ploughed Immense holes iu the mountain and the tender aud engine separated just as the engine exploded, burling lrou undated In nil directions. The train wns a special carrying Manager r roderick Harrison and party, ot the i.ou- don it Northwestern railway, aud Major H K. Hooper, of the Denver A lllo Grande road. Still Favor Annexation. H. Q. Whitney, ex-postmaster general of the Hawaiian Islands, has Just arrived from Honolulu, reports a strong revival of the an nexation feeling on tbe islauds and says it is greatly lutansllled through the bullet that should Hawaii be annexed to the United Htates the threatened Japanese trouble would be entirely wipud out by tbe abrogu.. Ration of all existing treaties. By what Is known as tbe Gllisou treaty, eutered into with Japan ubout thirteeu yeurs ago, Japuuesu muy pour iuio tne isiuuus in uuiiiiiiteu num hurt. They now number zf,000 uud aro coin. Ing, Mr, Whitney slates, ut uu ulurnilug rate ot 3,uuu a yuar. Fatal Boiler Explosion. The bollur ot a threshing machine engino exDloded on the farm of Herbert Loosing, near Saullao Center, Mich., killlug three men and severely Injuring two others. 'The dead are: Lauson Loaning, uurius l.oi.iing aud George Curterloin. Tho Injured are: James Davis and George Tallmau. Coster loin, Davit and Tallmau were standing fully 100 feet away from the boiler wbeu It explod ed. It is thought tbe exoloslou was outueii I by defeotlve flue. LATEST NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. A GOOD RECORD Mailt By Ssoretary Hoke Smith Who Leaves The Interior Department. , Recretnry Hmlth closed hi administration of the affairs of tho interior department on tho 1st, and retired from lite cabinet. The Inst papers wero disposed of In the routine business mid Ills active work closed Mon day afternoon. The secretary wns nt tho department, hut bus devoted almost hi en tire time to callers and taking leave of bl associates nnd of the empli yes ot the depart ment. The record of the department for volume of work performed during the past three nnd n half years is probably alien I of uny period of its history. Secretary Smith has enfor 1 tbe strictest civil service rub's, milking merit the sole ground of promotion both In and nnd out-ldo the civil service, he bus tiubest- tatlngly discharged bi ow n nppolntee if their work was not well iio-ie, nml the force of the depn.'tin"iit all over the country bns lieeu tiroiignt to a HI .;li stale ot protlctcncy. In the general laud olllce, the work is now practically up. This has Involved not only a disposition of current work, but n largo quantity of accumulated work which wns on band March II, l-t'l. The following state, incut of the work of some of tlio laud divis ions will Illustrate: At tho beginning of the administration tin re were pending In th" reemption dlvls ion of the gi'ii'Tiil land olllei', more than O.iiiiO una t j tt llcute I tlnal proois In pr mp- Hon, timber culture or ilcsi-rt Inml claims, besides a "otiild'Tabl" ninoiiiit ot other busi ness. This division has not only disposed of current work us It came into the olllce, but is now practically up to dale. In the divis ion charged with the adjustment of grants to r I in tli" ''on-t-ii "tfon (J rul'ronds, there w're pending, March 4, 19:1, f.Ciiil cases, In cluding application within railroad limits. Current work lias lieen kept up nml ncciimu Inled business reduced to less than II thous and. There wore pending entries involving rall- roari questions, Jlnreii i. im'.i i, ii.ioii. cur rent work lias lieen ilispou'd of nnd thu nc- cumulated work reduced to :1st) cases. All peals from the bind olllce lire mndo to tlin Hcerelnry'H olllce. This business was nbont two years behind March I, is:i;t. Current work is now being transacted. There were a large number ol old cases pending for years. notuPly, the Jennie Davis case, the Florida ,V Peninsular railroad ens", ami the termini of the Northern Pa 'illc. Secretary Smith has disposed of all these old cases nnd leaves no such busini'ss to bis successor. The general policy of the department III disposing of the puhlic hinds has been to sustain, w herever It could be justly done, th rights of the settler nml to facilitate timber culture entries. Sei'rctnrv Smith ha felt n deep interest in tbe Indian work, lie has urged upon con gress th" desirability of changing the ollb e of commissioner of Indian nlTalrs Into a com- nibsiou of three men, two to bo civilians of ilHTereiit political faith, nud one nn nrmy of fleer, the iiPicct being to thus prevent poll tics rrom getting into the service and also to free the head of the bureau from changes of l'"''y. PUBLIC DEBT INCREASED. Monthly Statement from the United Btatce Treasury. Tho monthly statement of tlio public debt Isiued from the treasury department s'hows that ut til" close of luislness 3louduy the public ib'bt less cash in the treuniry was U7H.i'J7,lil, which Is mi lii"reiise for the month of elIJ,:H.',ii"4, which is accounted for by the loss of nearly that amount id cash on hiiud due, to tli" excess of expenditures over receipts. The debt isrecnpltiilated us follows; Interest bearing debt, irsi7,Si!4,'i(!0, Interest on which Interest has censed since maturity, l,r,r-vi0: item Hearing no interest, ir-ia.-Hf,o,:i7i!. This amount, however, does not in S"(i:t,il.'iiUi7ll In ciTllllciites mid tieasitry notes outstanding and olTset by uu equal amount of cash In the treasury, Tlie cash In th" tr"aurv Is classified n follows: Gold, ei;l'.i.H7.'n0; silver. 1M, 017,700; paper, 177,:la,5iiS: liomls, disburs ing olllcer's Lulnnees, etc.. ei7,!'!ij.27tl, mak ing a total of 8pi,:sM,7bi, against which there ure demand iliiPilities uiuountiiig to riilHI.OP.'.IH'), which lenves j U l.:!b;.4oo cash In tho treasury. The interest bearing debt of the government i .shown by the statement to have lieeu: 1. t-IIl.tJoU on .Mitreli I, lns.": "J4,HHI, 220 on .March 1, ltsu: f.iss,- Osl.'JHO on March 1, lui'.l, nnd e"47,litl 1,'JOO on August ill, 1M0II. DESTRUCTIVE EARTHQUAKES. A City of Japan Entirely Wiped Out and (.then Shaken. Much nlarm Is felt ac Yokohama over ft meagre report of a great earthquake which occurred In the northeast provinces of tho main Island of Japan on Monday evening. The town of Bokugo has been entirely de stroyed nnd several towns damaged. Many persons ure reported to nnve neeu Kitien uy the earthquake and a still larger number In jured, while a multitude have suffered severe losses by damage to property. The provinces visited by tbe earthquake are the same us those devastated by the ter rilde earthquake aud tidal wave of June 15 lust, when a number of towns were wiped out mid the estimated loss of life wns 80.000. Tlm provinces of liekuzeii und Itikuehii, along the const from the Island of Kinknsan northward, were the principal sufferers then. Th" recollection of the havoc to human life wrought by tbut convulsion causes grave anxiety ns to whut further reports may show of tho result of Monday's eartliuuukc. On thu same day a tyisioon caused extensive nutuugo iu southern iupuu. BTNUM FOB CHAIRMAN. Candldatei to Be Notified in Louisville Sep tember 19. The national committee of the National Democratic niirtv held a meeting after the convention had adjourned. It was decided to have nn executive committee or nine to manage the campaign, and W. D. Bynum wns selected, without opposition, tor ciinir man of the executive committee. Mr. By' mini wns empowered to select tlie other mem. hers of of thu executive committee. John P l'reusol, of Indianapolis, was chosen for treasurer, but the choice of a secretary wus loft to tbe com m It tee. Both the presidential and vice presidential candidates will bo notllled of their nomina tion In Louisville, September pj. Headquar ters of the executive committee will probably be located iu Chicago. Both Pnlmnr and Buckner have stated that thev accept the nomination. Buckner will deliver teveral speeches Th Fifth Staler Caught. A telegram was received by ('apt. Shoe maker, chief of the revenue cutter service fromt'upt. Hooper, at I'nalaska, In com mand of the Bering sea patrol lleet. (stating that tbe cutter Perry bad seized tbe British schooners Alnoka and Beatrice and the American schooner James G. Swan. All were caught seulliig Inside the prohibited urea. The British schooners ucaordlug to orders were turned over to the commander of thu British ship Plousunt, tbe American vessel no doubt wus sent to her home port, probuldy Hltka or Han Francisco, These make 11 ye seizures duriug the presout mason. Anarohittt Threw Bombs. Tbe Turkish legation at Washington re ceived t e following telegram from the tub- lime portei "The imperial authorities bunded to tbe government attorneys all documents in con nection with tbecrlnilual acts of both Christ ians and Mussulmuus. The Armeulau an archists tired three boiuU ou tbe troopt passing through Uuluta. CLARKS0N THE COMMANDER. Elected to the Highest Offijs in tht Orand Army of tht Republio. MnJ. Tl'.nddnut B. Clarksnn, of Omaha, wa elected Commander-ln-Chlcf of tho O. A. ft., by acclamation Friday morning. Tho other candidates John C. I.lnehnn, I). It. Ballon, Itcnr Admiral 111 dinrd W. Mend" nnd Comrade Hobson, all withdrew. Muj. Clark son mnd" n speech of recognition of tho honor. Adjt. Gen. Mullen, of Minnesota, wns chosen senior vice commander; Charles W. Buckley, of Alabama, iutifor vice com- mnnderi A. K. Johnson, of Wnshiiigton, sur geon genernl, und Iter. Mark II. Taylor, of Masiichusets, ehiipliiln-ln-chlef. MaJ. Clarkson wns born nt Gettysburg, I'u,, In ISI0. tin April 1(1, be enlisted for three months In Company A. First Illi nois artillery. II" went to Cairo, served under Gen. ilrniit there, re-enllsted for the war July III, Isiil, wns promoted December 1, to Adjutant of the l'lilrteenth Illinois env- ulry, served with tlmt regiment mid on the stall of Gi n. John W. Davidson, purtlclpnt- Ing in the battle with th it cominnnd on tho march to Helena ami Little Hook, Ark. II" was assigned to command It during tlin Ar knusas campaign Iu August. IHtil, h" in sisted in raising the Third Arkansas cavalry of Inl on whit" men, was prom ited to major nnd ciimmnndeii the regiment until nearly the elo.e of the war, parti Ip.itltig in nearly all of the buttles iu Arkansas under General Steele. Major Clnrkson niinouncnd tho appoint ment of C. K. Burinester. of Omnlin, lis adju tant genernl. Tho ntteriincc of President F.lllott. of Harvard university, concerning the Grnml Army of tlie llepuidlc were resented In u re port from the Committee on resolutions, which was ndoptcd, declnrlng tbut the wlill" "we emphnticiilly condemn such statements ns unworthy nnd untruthful, wn will not dig nify them by n formal resolution of condem nation." 'i hu untl-l onfcder.ite spirit of tlio encampment wns put to n test by Pnst De partment Comrnnnd"r Blodgett, of Illinois, who Introduced u resolution recommending the erection of n soldiers homo In the South for t uiifi'derat" urmy veterans. It failed to pass the committee stage and the department of Illinois threw It out at its last eiiciiuip tncnt. The project of establishing national parks on the site ol Vleksburg und 1'redrlcks burg battle Holds was strongly endorsed. A resolution wns nd opted nsklng Congress to pass n law forbidding the use of thu national coat of nrms nml Hag for political purposes or for private gnln us in u trndo murk or label. tin motion of Cumberland post No. 7.17, of Idiuois, the encampment supported the pro position to raise Mnj.-Gcn. Nelson A. Miles, C. S. A., to the rank of lieutenant genernl. The Sons of Veterans qiie-tion wns shelved for n year in n report from tho Committee on rules by a reference of the proposition to the Buffalo ciic'impmetit. Tlie convention of the Womnn's Belief Corps elected the following officers: Presi dent, Mrs. Agnes Illtt.of Indlaiiupolls; senior vice president, Miss Marl" Haz'Ti Winkle, of St. Paul: treasurer, Mrs. Isabel!" llngley, of Zanesvlllo, O., Junior vim president, Mrs. Amelia J. Colgan, of Virginia. T he recom mendation in the President's report that An dcrsoiivllle prison site be purcpa-cd by the corps mid kept permanently In condition as a w ar exhibit wns mlopted. The Liulles of theG. A. It. finished tlio election of ofllcer ns follows: 'Treasurer, Mrs. l-'loru George, Washington: chaplain. Mrs. Thankful, Massachusetts; national counselor, Mrs. Laura McNalr, New Jersey. BUSINESS BETTER. Sun Seot a Remnrkablo Improvement in tho Pan Week. II. G. Dun it Co., in their weekly review of trade, sny : There is a distinct Increnso of confidence, due largely to the continuing mid buuvy Im ports of gold, which have put uu end to money nnxletv, nud ulso to politicul events, which are closely watched. While It does not yet start more mills and fnctorle than are closing for wnnt of work, It cop out in heavy speculative purchases of pig Iron, wool nnd some other inuterials, by experi enced men, who I elieve tbut a revival of business is not far olT, and for the first time in nearly two mouths a slight upward turn appears in prices of mautifactiired products. The gain iu conlldence nnd In willingness to lend uud Invest gives reiison to hope that the necessary replenishment of stocks, which cannot lo long deferred, may be liberal enough to stimulate fair activity nnd Indus try. heat suddenly took a rue a woi'K ago, but reacted wi'.h better crop news, until Thursday, when another advance came of lc, making th" net decline for the week lj'e. Western receipts continued large. The starting of somo woolen mills which hnve been idle und accumulating orders for ti short run is still balanced by the stopping of others, nud thu volume of orders docs not Increase. No gain ns yet nppears In demand or prices; but a marked speculative buying of wool shows belief that prices will Improve, ntid sales for thu week were 4,377,000 pounds, of which only 1153,700 were foreign, much over half of the domestic sales being of Texas and far western states lit prices rang ing from 7c to B.'.c. Cotton gooasaru grow ing stronger, more grades having ftdvunced, und though sales ure moderate, there aro more buyers, Indicating exhaustion of deal ers' stocks, Fniluret for the week hnve been 344 In the the l ulled States, against IMA last year, and ill in Canada, against :IH lust year. , NINE SKELETONS FOUND. An Indian Burial Mound Being Opened In Ohio. It. C. Osborn and William Jones, of Ht. Louisville, O., have been making urehaeolo" glial investigations nn the Calvin Nether farm, near that place, by excavating a large mound over 70 feet through its base. Nine skeletons have been removed. They aro nil of medium slr.e and differ from those pre viously found iu that locality in that the heads were not found lying toward the east. Thu bones were found near tlie center of the mound, but the bodies were not deposited parallel with one another. The upper purt of tho mound contained ashes uud burned clay. Around tho skele tons wns consi lerublu yellow cluy, different from thesoil of which tho mound wns built. Pieces of rock foreign to that locality wero were also fouud with the cluy. The jaw bono of au elk uud a number of burned cluy ball were discovered near the bones but there was no evidence of an effort to preserve the bodies as has lieen found In other similar mounds. The skulls Indicate that the bodies were those of adults uud the frontal bones are particularly prominent. NEWS NOTES, The Adams Express company announce that the strike of Its New York and Jersey City employes Is ended. George L. Wheeler.Rilas Lea and Hickman Freeman were hanged at Paris, Tex., Friday for crimes committed In the Indian Terri tory. "Samuel T. Tolen, an American merchant of Cardenas, Cuba, was arrested by Spanish liolioe at Huvuuu as be was ubout to sull for lor New York. The trustees of thu Confederute Memorial Institute organized Iu a meeting on Lookout Mountain, Teuu. It is designed to perpetu ate the history of the Southern Confederacy. The cabin Iu which Gcn.Graut wus born in Clurmout county, O., bus boeu removed to the grouudsof the Hlute Hoard of Aglculturo at Columbus aud its was dedicated Thurs day aftoruoon. The Columbus, O., Central Street Rullwuy company passed Into tbe bunds of Becelver George 11. Wortbiugtou. It is capttttllied for l,f00,C00 and bonded for the same, amount,
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