ST. LOUIS CONVENTION
8ENATOR THUR3TON OF NEBRASKA
FOR PERMANENT CHAIRMAN.
The Color t.lm It SUM a Vesatlone Qnes
tlon The national Commit ltrariy to
' Meet Many Contests For Sent! to He.
Aeted Upon.
8t. Lorrfs, June 10. Politicians great
and smnU, black find white and all the
Intermediate similes of complexion, from
all over the Union urn swarming Into this
big town. For the Inst wank the bave
been dropping In nt odd Intervale by ones
and twoa. But now they are coming by
tha onrlnad, and It will be a week before
they will bare all arrived. Although It is
almost a week nntll the convention will
be onllod to ordor, there la a vnst amount
of preliminary work to be done. There
are sooros of contests to be argued before
the national committee, which meets to
day, and Bdded to this la a vast deal of
routine work to be done.
It Is asserted thnt. backed up by tho
elate made by McKlnley'a managers, G. W.
Fairbanks of Intllanapolla will be made
temporary chnirmanof the Republican
convention apd .1. M. Thurston of Nebras
ka will be permanent chairman. These
selections come In the nature of a aur
prise, as neither hnd been prominently
mentioned during the canvass for the po
sitions. It had been understood that the selec
tions would be either Mnrrlnm of Minne
sota, who refused the honor a month ago;
Bulkeley of Connecticut, Alger of Mich
igan, Evans of Tennessee, Warner Miller
of New York . Hastings of Pennsylva
nia, with General Charles H. Grosvenor
of Ohio as a possibility. These men were
all carefully considered as to their pecul
iar fitness for the position by AloKinloy
manege, and for one reason or another
were rujected. During the heat of the
campaign Senator Thurston had been one
of MoKlnley'a most active aupporters. At
one time ha was mentioned as the man to
make tha nomination speech for MoKln
ley, and when Fornkor received that hon
or an agreement was made whereby
Thnrston was to receive one equally high.
When C. W. B'alrbanka waa In Cleve
land throe weeks ago, he waa considered
as the proper man to preside over the con
vention during Its first arduous delibera
tions. His keenness and angnolty ns one of
tha first lawyers of the Hoosler state and
JOHN M. THURSTON,
a leader of the state Republican forcea pe
oullarly fitted him for the task. Another
strong point In hla favor was that In thns
honoring Indiana MoKinley would be as
sured of Its unanimous support and effect
ually kill any attempt to boom Harrison
at the last moment.
Passllng Problem For Republicans.
St. Louis, .Tone S. What shall bo done
with the colored delegates and alternates
to the national Republican convention la
a question which Is puzzling the mem
bora of tha national committee who have
arrived here, aa well aa the Bnsinesa Men'a
league, which secured tha convention to
fit. Louis. Every hotel and boarding
house has come out nnt footed and declar
ed that It would entertain no negro aa a
gueat or customer. Money Is no object.
Threats of prosecution have had no effect,
and from the present outlook It would
seem that unless tents are secured the col
ored men will have to go hungry and un
housed. "I am thoroughly disgusted and dls-
oouragad," aald National Committeeman
J. G. Long of Florida In apeaklng of the
matter. "I have been looking all day long
for a hotel, boarding house or cafe that
would admit the negroes, but It baa been'
a fruitless search. I even want so far aa
to try to charter a steamboat, but when
tha owners laomed fur what purpose It
waa wanted they found an oxouae for re
fusing me tho use of tho vessel. It la the
first tlms In the hlatory of tha Republican
party where auoh an embarrassing predlo-
ament haa arisen.
When aakod what tha national commit
tee would do In the matter, he replied: "I
bave oonsultod with the members who are
(tore, and wo have decided to offer a reso
lution as soon aa tha committee meets
condemning tho hotel and Inn keepers and
lor the asttlng aalde of a fund for renting
a hall tn whloh oota shall bo plaood for the
aooommodatlon of the negroes who may
come to the convention. Vta will also re
quest tha employment of cooks, eta, to
eupply them witn tood." This trouble baa
been brewing for nearly a week. A nam
ber of days ago it was learned by the Busi
ness Men'a league that aoine of the lead'
Ing botela had been oanoellng agreements
with oertatn state delegations when the
landlords learned that negro delegates
were numbered among them. It became
so apparent that tho negroes were being
discriminated against that tbe league is
sued toe following manifesto:
The League's Manifesto.
"The Business Man's leagae, when In
Washington aecurlng the nationie) Repub
lican convention for tit Louis, promised
that colored delegates and meiubera of the
national Republloan executive committee
should receive the aaine recognition from
t,he botela tbat any other delegate to tbe
convention would reoelve.
' With tbla It was Implied that tbe citl-
MBS representing the city of tit. Louts for
securing tbe convention would ask and
endeavor to Induce publlo places, hotels,
boarding houses and bathrooms, at least
lor eonventlun week, to aooord to tbe repu
table and respectable colored men who
will ooma here representing their section
and their people In tho Republican party
euflb treatment as any reputable and re
spectable person would receive. It Is not
believed tbat a great many would want
to aooept tbe prlvilegea, but It will be
very humiliating if one of them, with
tbelr colleagues and friends, or alone.
ebould present himself in any public place
and bo refused adintttaooe or service.
"It is hoped, expected and desired by
the gentlemen representing the citizens
erbo secured the convention that an will
endeavor to meet the situation a justice
and propriety require. Any parties fail
lug to secure accommodations will pl
report to tbe generul hotel oommittee, C.
C Rclnwahir, chairman, or tbe bureau
of information."
When the hotel men read this, tbey were
wrathful. Tbey enld It was an Invitation
to the colored delegates to proeuoute tbem
itt damages. Tbey went to tbo league
eouimlttee on hotel aoouinmodatJone and
made a rigorous protest. Concerted no
tion then followed, with the result that
tbe negroes cannot find lodging places or
even a reputable plaoe to eat. Major C
C, Rainwater, a member of tbe Uiuluee
Men's inngne and of the local entertain
ment committee, Is qultfl as much dis
pleased with tho turn afToirs have takon
as any member of the national commit
tee. He and several other members of
the local committee have been hunting for
a place to entertain the negro delegatus,
but without suooess.
Hint tn a Convention.
PiTTsntuio, June m. The IS Rennb-
Ilcan ennnty conventions were held and
resnlted In a decided victory for the regu
lars. The reformers secured the nomina
tion of William A. Stone for congross In
the Twontythlrd din, lot and the four as
eemblymen In the First and Second legis
lative districts In Alleghany City. The
other faction carried everything else.
naming John Dalzell for congress and
John W. Crawford and U. L. Magee for
state senate In the Forty fourth and For
ty fifth senatorial dietriots respectively.
A riot ocourred In the Klghth legislative
convention, and tho Quay- people, with
Thomas Tllhrock of MoKeosport as their
candidate, bolted and held a convention
of their own. Pome of the (juey leaders
any the Independent ticket tn the Klghth
will not be tho only one, aa It la the Inten
tion to nominate an entirely new Qnny
oounty tcket. During the struggle In the
convention the sonts of the common council
chamber wore torn up and thrown about,
desks overturned, etc., pistols were brand
ished and quite a number of beans were
bumped and eves blackened. It required
a squad of SO police to restore ordor.
Arizona Democrats For Sliver.
Phkmx. A. T., Juna 0. The Demo-
cratio territorial convention which as
sembled here had one pervading Idea, and
that was free silver. W. A. Howe of Ya
vapai, for 80 years a silver miner In Ari
zona, was elected chairman. His speech
expressed satisfaction with tho policy of
the Democratic administration and called
upon the convention to express Its princi
ples without hesitation. The following
were elected delegatca to the national con
vention: .1. U. Alexander of J'lienlx, I.
F. Wilson of Presoott, W. H. Humes of
Tncaon, Hugh Campbell of Flagstaff,
Wiley H. Jones of trolomonvllls, W. H.
Burbage of 6b Johns.
AUSTIN CORBIN DEAD.
The Financier and It all road Magnate
Thrown From HU Car Ha Re and Killed.
Nkwpo.it, N. H., .Tune 5. Austin Cor-
bin, the multimillionaire railroad mnft
unto, was killed In a runaway aooldont on
the Cor bin farm, about two miles from
this vUlnge. Hli coachman, .Tohn S.
Htokes, whs also killed.
Mr. Corbln bad made preparations for
a fishing trip to the mountain pond. He
ordered fats ooaohnmn to prepare the team
for a party of three himself, his nephew,
Corbln Krigell, and Dr. Paul Kunzier. a
tutor. He had recently purchased a pair
of horses, ends It was tha first time they
bad been driven by the ooachmnn.
The horses were harnessed to a light.
two seated, upon carriage. They had bri
dles, with no blinders a thing they wore
not aocuBtomcd to. The coaohmnn drove
alone around the driveways in front of
the houso, and as the horses appeared to
act well they were thought safe, and the
company started.
When about half way down the drive
way, Mr. Corbln ralsnd a sun umbrella.
which frightened the horses, and they
started Into a run. The coachman was
not able to hohrthem.
At the end of the driveway, where It
entered the main highway to Northvllle,
there Is an abrupt turn, and as the car
riage swung around this turn It was
H VV
AUSTIN CORBIN.
forced out of the road, striking a tree and
throwing the occupants out, down a ateep
embankment about eight feet high,
against a ragged atone wall.
They were powerless to neln themselves
in the least and struck with groat force
against the rocks. The horses kept on
over the wall and cleared themselves
from the oarrlage, which waa left near tbe
apot
btokea, tbo ooaohman, sustained a
double frnoture of the right leg and a frac
ture of the bass of tbe skull. He lived
about three hours after the accident.
Corbln Kdgell had a double fraoture of
tho right leg, and la thought to bave re
ceived no further Injury exoept bruises.
Dr. Kuniler's left arm waa broken near
tho wrist and hie ankle sprained, and
he Is unable to use bis lower limns.
Everything waa done that oonld be by
the local physicians to alleviate the suffer
ings of the vlotlms, bnt Mr. Corbln grad
ually grew weaker and weaker and died
about four hours after tbe accident oc
curred. . , . : 1
ORDERED FIFTY SHOT.
A Dranken Spanish Major Kills Cubans
Because They lAck Knthaslasm.
Nkw Yoiik, June 10. Sylvester Scovel,
Tbo World's Cuban war correspondent,
sends the following from tlarlanao: Re
ports bave juat reached here of the killing
of 17 more peaosable persons In Santa
Crux, on tbe north ooast, east of Havana.
A Spanish column antored the town.
The half drunken major In command be
oame enraged at the lack of enthusiasm
shown by tbe Inhabitants and had 60 of
tbem seized.
Tbese be ordered to be shot. Tbe
slaughter bad begun when a eool headed
lieutenant bad "to horse" sounded on tbe
bugle. This had tbe effect of cooling down
tbe excited men, and tbe killing ceased
wben 17 bad been put to death. lo fur
ther details are reported bore at present.
Tbe information pomes from Spanish;
sources.
Shot by Ex-Prealdent Tyler's Boo,
Richmond, June 10. R. F. Tyler, a
eon of tbe lete President John Tyler, was
a prisoner In the police oourt here, charged
with shooting wltb Intent to kill Jaok
Carr, a young negro. Mr. Tyler Is a dulry-
inun, residing near tbo oity. lie went to
the assistance of another person who was
in a dilliculty wltb Carr and says tbs
shooting was in self defense. Tbe oase of
the aoousnd was sent to the grand jury,
and Mr. Tyler waa released on ball.
Frank Maya Dead.
Denver, Juno 9. Frank Mayo, tbs
veteran actor, who died ouddenly on a
l u ion Paciho train near brand laland
Keb., complained of severe puiue In tho
region of bia heart all last week wblle
playing an engagement In this city. Al
though obliged to call In a doctor, he ap
peared on tbe boards every night II i
last appearance on tbe stage was In
"Pudd'n Head Wilson" at tbs Broadway
theater in this city bdturduy nlgbt.
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VANDEIIMLT TO WED.
CORNELIUS, JR., WILL MARRY MISS
QRACE WILSON.
The Ynnng Man Made a fltnhhorn Fight
For a Hrlde Likelihood of a Hpeedy
and Qnlet Marriage at the Home of the
Her Parents.
Nptw YonK, June 10. Mr. and Mrs.
Richard T. Wilson have made the formal
finnminoement of the engagement of their
youngest dnnghtor, Mlse Uraoe Wilson, to
Cornelius Vandnrhllt. Jr.
Mr. Cornelius Vanderhllt, Sr., also an
nounced thnt the engagement of Cornelius
Vanderbllt, Jr., to Miss Wilson Is against
MISS GI1AOB WILSON.
bis father's expressed wish and without
bis consent.
Neither of these gtntnnienta bears with
It nny surprise to New York society.
Nearly every member of that august body
bas been aware since last December of tbe
existing clrcumntanoes, and although Miss
Uson's family had not until this time
made absolute annouueetnont of the en
gagement and Mrs. Vanderhllt not long
ago authorized The Herald to deny ru
mors of It which had been floating about
the city. Tot there has been a tacit under
standing that It has exslsted for nearly
ten months.
It Is altogether likely that the marriage
will be eolehrnted Immediately, In all
probability before cte end of the week, at
the home of Mr. Wilson, 611 ififtb avenue,
and Its oelebratlon will be most qulot.
Miss Grace Wilson, the future Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderhllt, Jr., tins been lu so
ciety several years, and It la understood
that the main objection to her being mar
ried to young Yanrinrbllt, on the part of
his family, la the ditference of their ages,
Miss Wilson being nearly eight years tbe
senior of her fiance, and the desire of
Mr. and Mrs. Vandorbllt fans been for
their son not to marry so young.
Cornelius vanderhllt, Jr., was gradu
ated from Yale university In the class of
18;'B. He was very popular In his class,
obtaining the coveted eieotlon to the
Scroll and Key socloty In bis senior year.
He Is 'ii years old and the second son, his
brother, William H., who died four years
ago, being senior.
Young Vanderbllt's health bas not been
good slnoe his graduation, and he has not
been out as muoh In society In Mew York
as In Newport, and In place of passing his
first winter in society bore he went abroad
In tbe early part of last winter to join
Miss Wilson, who was wltb her sister,
Mra. OpVen tioelot. Mlsa Wilson returned
from Europe only a short time ago, Mrs.
Goelet remaining.
Young Mr. Vanderbllt returned from
Europe last April and soon after entered
bla father'a ollice In the New York Con
tral Railroad cornpany'e ollloea.
First of the Grandsons to Marry.
He will be the first grandson of the late
William H. Vandorbllt to marry, though
several of the granddaughters have be
come brldea within the last four or five
years.
Mr. a. T. Wilson haa been a resident of
New York since the early aevontloa, com
ing here with hla family from tbe south.
He has proapored far beyond the average
of rloh men, and la today rated as pos
sessing many millions of dollars.
His children have nil married moat for
tunately, end "the Wilson luck" has been
a sort of byword In society. His eldest
daughter, Miss May Wilson, was married
about U years ago to Mr. Ogden Goejet,
whoso fortune then was only prospective.
The next marriage of note in tbe family
occurred 13 years ago, when Mr. Wilson's
eldest son, Mr. Orme Wilson, married
Miss Carolina Astor, youngest daughter
of Mrs. Wtlllnm Astor. A few years lator
Miss Bella n llson became the wife of the
Hon. Michael Henry Herbert, son of Lady
Herbert of Liea, at that time seoond secre
tary of the British legation In Washing
ton. Mr. Horbert'a brother succeeded to
the title of the Kurl of Pembroke. Mr.
Wilson's youngest son, Mr. H. T. Wilaon,
Jr., la unmarried.
Mlaa Grace Wilson was engaged to be
married to the Hon. Cecil Baring, Lord
Kevelstoke son, about four years ago.
This engagoment waa broken jnat after
tbe great Burlng oraen.
The Wilsons occupy a prominent posi
tion In New York and Newport soclet.
I hey bave spent their summers in New
port for aeveral years, though formerly
tboy were Identified with the summer col
our In New Iindon.
Young Vanderbllt's attachment for
Mlaa Wilson waa formed In Newport,
where the young persona were thrown
muoh together, end It was believed by
many who passed tbe summer there last
year tbat tbelr engagement would be an
nounced.
Those who protend to know say that
Cornelius, Jr., bas a fortune of a,OO0,0uu
or3.000.UOO Inherited from bla grand
father and collateral rolatlvca.
Tbla leaver aa marriageable Vanderbllt
oblulren Miss Gertrude and a younger sis
ter of the Cornelius Vanderbllts, William
K. Vanderbllt, Jr., and Harold Vander
bllt. the sons of William K. Vanderbllt
and brothers of the Duchess of Marlbor
ough. Frederick Vanderbllt has no chil
dren, and George, tbe young brother, haa
yet to nod a wife.
Kx-tiovernor Begole leaL
Flint. Mich., June 8. Ex Governor
Joalab W. Bogole died laat night. He
had been gradually falling for the laat
two years. He waa HI years old and leavea
a widow and several children.
General Markets.
Nsw York, June . FLOUR State and
western quiet: city mills patents. $4.2Ui44.4a;
waiter puteuts. M.aU(fca. ,0: city nulls clears, 4j
winter BlraltfliUt,
WHEAT No. s red opened weaker on lower
cablt-s, lucttl and foreitcu selling aud big sprlug
wheat receipts, afterward recovering on a short
demand; July, titi:ta&tkic,; tieuteuiber, ftoift
CORN So. t opened easier with wheat, bnt
ruled steady; July, 84sc; bepteinber, &WO
OATH No. 1 nominal; track, white, state, S5
0-ic.-. track-wtiiu, western, Uouaoc
FORK Ll. hut firm; old to new mess,
; family. SHMo.u.&.
LARl) tileady; prime western steam, 4.8A,
nominal.
WJTTEK Steady; state dairy, lOQlte.1 state
creamery, 1121'C
CHkESK-hleady; state, large, W&0Hc.!
Slzuill. UJC.
EOdb-yulet; state and Pennsylvania, 3o.
weelern. ll3,istc.
bUUAK ltaw quiet! fair rennlua. SS-lfte.
eeulrifnval. Ml teal, s lJ-lrtu.; reUued quiet;
urutneu. ii-inc.; puwcereU, Wic.
Tl'Hl'GN'TINK-Hteauy: l!6Vnalo.
MoLAbSKri titeady; New Orltans. &a3Sc
Kicfc-rlrui; doueatlo, rt tfrou.; Japan, 44
TALLOW Ouleti city. SMo.! coon try. Mao.
RAY bteaily; sulnpiuK, 5J7io.i good to
camue.vuc.iaai.
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Thursday, .tnno 4.
Thirteen persons were Injured, aome of
them fatally, by the fall of an elevator In
Baltimore.
The Inmates of a flatbonne In New York
narrowly escaped with their Hvoa from a
Are. There were ssvcral thrilling rcscuea.
One girl tried to jump from the roof.
Major Ptlllwell, commanding the north
western division of the Snlvntlnn Army,
with headquarters nt Minneapolis, has re
signed his commission and gone over to
Balllngton Booth.
The ronrder of a German ofllcer named
Rrause by the bodyguard of the viceroy of
Nankin la reported. The affair Is likely to
result In the resignation of nil German
officers In Chinese servloe.
P. M. Arthur was re-elected chief of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Kngineors at
the session In Ottawa. He was opposed by
Hnbaratick of Btevona Point, Wis. The
vote stood BUS for Arthur and 68 for Ha-
baratick.
Dr. Henry A. Mott, an analytical chem
ist, exhibited large quantities of arsenic
and antimony found In the body of Mrs.
Evelina M. Bliss, whose daughter, Mary
Alice Almont Livingstone Fleming, la on
trial In New York for her murder.
Friday, Jnne 0.
Famine and pestilence menaoe the PI-
nar del Rio province of Cuba.
The Metropolitan olub of New York
was robbed of t.l.HOO, wblob Superinten
dent Callahan had placed In hla desk.
A Hon belonging to a small olrcus visit
ing Canarsle, a suburb of Brooklyn, es-
enped from its oage and put tbe apectators
to flight.
Sir Wnlter won the Brooklyn handicap
at Gravesend track, Clifford, the favorite,
being a close second. The race was wit
nessed by 25,000 spectators.
Turner and Dunlop, the Burden serv
ant who were arrested in London with
the family jewels in their possession, ar
rived In New York in oharge of detectlvra.
The grand lodge of Masons af the state
of New York have decldod to lease the old
temple at Twenty-third street and Sixth
avenue, New York and build a new home
farther np town.
A Long Island City jury found a ver
dict for 1,000 against Dr. Selgbert Baln-
bnn for making a similar statement about
a woman patient aa did Dr. Playfalr, the
London physician.
Saturday, June 6.
Tbo Yale crew for the Henley regatta
sailed from New York.
Cecil Rhodes, In a bold speech In Bula-
wayo, predicted self government for
Rhodesia.
Kquestrlan statues of Generals Meade
and Hancock were unveiled on the battle
field of Gettysburg.
Tbe French expedition to the Niger baa
been routed by the natlvos. Many were
killed by poisoned arrows.
Consul General Lee culled on Captain
General Weyler and Interceded In behalf
of Dawley, tbe lmprlsnnod Amerloan art
ist.
At tbe trial of Mrs. Flomlng for murder
In New York Lawyer Brooke accused Ex
pert Chemist Soheele of having manufac
tured the evldonce of poison In tbe case
against tbe woman.
William Dunlop plended guilty to lar
ceny In stealing the Burden jewels. Wil
liam Turner suld "not guilty." The for
mer may be a state wlness. The jewels
were held at the custom houee on a tech
nical claim for 17. 600 duty.
Monday, June S.
Arthnr Padelford, first husband of Bet-
tlna Girard, died In Paris.
The papers In the Competitor oase bave
reached the supreme oourt of naval appeal
at Madrid.
The baollllof tetanus are said to be very
prevalent In tbe soil of eastern and south
ern Long Island-
Walter Street, a young negro, went sud
denly Insane on a Sixth avenue L train In
New York and threw moat of bla olotbea
out of a window. He waa overpowered aft
er a desperate atruggle and taken to
Bellevue.
The yacht Prlnoess, owned by Vice
Commodore Frank Heads of the Buyswa
ter Yacht club, was capsized In Jamaica
bay, near New York. Tbe ten persons on
board were saved by the promptness and
bravery of three Canarsle fishermen.
Three wildcats escaped from their oage
In a Bridgeport (Conn.) saloon and made a
united attack on the cashier and janitor.
After a 20 minutes' fight one of the cats
waa killed and the other two were sub
dued.
Tuesday, June O.
Captain John G. Bourke, United States
army, died In Philadelphia.
Jules Simon, tbe eminent French states
man and former premier, died In Paris.
The national aaengerfest of the North
Amerloan aaongerbund opened in Pitts
burg. Kmperor William's yacht, the Meteor,
won In the Royal Cinque Porta regatta at
Doren, hngland.
The Egyptian mixed tribunal decided
against granting funds for the expenses
of the Sudan expedition.
Jimmy MoNally, "king of green goods
men," waa sentenced to three years in the
Illinois state prison under tbe name of
Williams.
Tbe administration has Informed Spain
that the crew of the filibustering schooner
Competitor, tried by drumhead oourt
martial, must not be executed.
Seoret service detectives are searching
for oounterfeltera who disposed of their
handiwork in New York that waa manu
factured In North Oxford, Mass.
A cable received by Dr. J. B. Broderlck
of Jamaica Plain, Mass, from John Haya
Hammond of Johannesburg, South Am
oa, says that Mrs. Hammond la Improving
alowly, and tbat Mr. Hammond expects
to be released from custody this week.
Wednesday. Jane 10.
Wyeth City, Ala., waa awept by a tor
nado, and alz peraona ware killed.
Cambridge university oonferred honor
ary degrees on Profeaaora Simon Newoomb
and Franois A. Marob.
The congress of British Chambers of
Commeroe was opened la London wltb a
speech by Joseph Chamberlain, oolonlal
secretary of atata.
Secretary Olnoy will press upon Spain
the olalms ot Dr. Jose Delgado and Pedro
Casanova, American oitlzens, for la Juries
received at the hands of Spanish troops
In Cuba.
' Mra Westervalt of Peterson, N. J.,
who bad fled to Asbury Park as tbe wife
of Peter hteln, killed herself wben she
found he would die as the result ot being
kicked by a bona
H. H. Bliss, tbe stepfather of Mrs.
Fleming, In ber trial In New York for the
murder ot her mother, admitted tbat on
the day of bla wlfe'a funeral he praotlcal-
ly charged Mra Fleming with murder by
aaklng her squarely. "Did you poison
berr' He told of frequent quarrels be
tween tbe two women woioh might f Or
nish a possible motive for murder.
Three Killed by aa Explosion.
KixuitTON, N. Y., June U. A terrible
accident occurred In the Norton oement
quarries at Binnewater, near this city,
which resulted In tbe death of three men
and the aerious Injury ot another. There
waa a premature explosion ot a blast wblle
several quarrymen were near, causing tbe
Instant death of Aaron Terwllllger, 1 hom
es Ryder and Frederick Charles, whose
bodies were mangled almost beyond recog
nition. George Kaley was badly hurt.
though not fatally. All the man killed,
were married.
DERVISHES' DEFEAT.
THOUSAND NATlVFS SLAUGHTERED
BY ENGLISH-EGYPTIAN TROOP3.
Taken by gnrprlso, tho Tvervlwhe Are
Ruthlessly Cut to Pieces "Thongh Poor
Benighted Heathen," They Proved to Be
"First Class Fighting Men."
FlRKKT, Egypt, June 9. This point
has been token bv the Kgyptlan troops,
and their manner of acquitting them
selves In this, the first engagement of the
Nile campaign, hns given great satisfac
tion to the British oflicers In command of
them.
The Kgyptlan forces have left Axasheh,
the Kgyptlan outpost The movement
was a surprise, ns It seemed to have been
determined to hold Akasheh aa an out
post until the hottest season Is past, and
the parties arrived for the advance upon
Dongola In the latter part of August or In
September. The force responded promptly
to orders, however, end was soon under
way for this point. The distance Is 80
miles, and It took tbe whole night to ac
complish the march.
The greatest eecrecy bad been maintain
ed aa to all the arrangements, and every
precaution was made to make the arrival
here a oomplute surprise. Tho long night
march was pursued In absolute silence.
In oonsequeuce the arrival of the Egyp
tians at the dervish oamp took the enemy
completely by surprise.
They quickly rallied, however, and
rushed to their arms. Far from being
routed In tho first surprise of the attack,
they atnod to their posltiona and made a
stubborn defense of the romp for an hour
and a half, duriag which there waa hard
The dervishes were finally put to rout
by a flank movsment executed by tbe cav
alry. Seeing themselves In danger of be
ing surrounded, the forces of the khalifa
wok flight to tbe southward toward Euar-
A DERVISH CHIEF.
da, pursued by the oavnlry. Suarda If
nearly loo miles south of here, but It la
atrongly held by a force ot aeveral thou
sand dervishes.
Lost a Thousand Men.
Reports ao far received indloate tbat
the loss to tbe dervishes will amount to
1,000 men. Among those killed la the
Emir Hammuda, who waa their com
mander, besides many Important ohlefe.
Hammuda waa in command of the larger
force at Suarda. He waa of tbe tribe ot
Habbanla and waa well known to Slatln
Pasha while the Intter waa a captive of
tho khalifa In the Sudan. Slatln haa de
scribed him aa a great favorite with the
khalifa, who promoted him to the rank of
emir because he left hla own tribe wben
the Insurrection first broke out to serve
the khalifa personally.
It la probable that the taking of Flrket
waa decided upon owing to tbe doubtful
strength of Akaebeb aa an outpost, aur-
rounded as it is by low hills, tbe taking
of which woflld make Akasheh a death
trap. The finishing of the railroad line from
Sarras to Akasheh has been rapidly push
ed slnoe the expedition was determined
npon. By extending It to Flrket the worst
cataract will be turned, and early advan
tage can thus be taken of tbe rise In the
Nile at tho end of July for water transport
to Dongola.
The officers In command of tbe Egyptian
foroeexpresa great gratification at the oon-
duot In the battle of the Egyptians,
about whom aome doubts have been felt,
and the Sudanese, who have been looked
to wltb oonlidenoe for good fighting. Both
the Egyptians and Sudanese displayed
great steadiness and dash. Tbe Egyptian
loss In tbe fight was 20 killed and 80
wonndod. Hundreds of dervishes were
taken prisoner
Prominent Clergyman Dead.
New Hsven, June 8. Rev. Jackson
Horton. D, D., LU D., a prominent Epis
copal divine, died at hla home In Che
shire aa the result of general debility. He
was a native of Franklin, Mass., and haa
held pastorates In New Bedford, Mass.,
Windham, Conn., and Provldenoe. In
1802 ho assumed control of the Episcopal
academy at Cheshire, whloh position he
bold until a few years ago, when be was
obliged to relinquish It on account of fall
lng bealtb. Mr. Horton was also the
author of aeveral religious works of high
reputation. He waa 7V yeara old.
A Harvard Stadeat Shea,
Boston, June 10. A mysterious ahoot
Ing case. In whloh a Harvard atudent waa
the viotini, took plaoe here. A fellow
atudent ran Into tbe Cambridge manual
training school wltb the Information tbat
Jerome Emll Groan ot Toledo, O., a stu
dent at the Lawrence solentiflo school, had
shot himself. An ambulanoe was quickly
on tbe spot, and tbe Injured man waa
taken to tbe Cambridge hospital, where
be Ilea In a critical condition. It la not
known whether the shooting waa acci
dental or done with euloldal Intent.
Mnrderoos Tramp Flrebogs.
Eltria, O., June 8. Tramps aet fire
to tbe barna ot Henry Chappell, a farmer
living near here. Chappell a aon-ln-law.
William Hoblll, discovered the fire, and
wben he went to the barn he waa shot
and dangerously wounded by one of the
tramps. Mr. Chappell wont Into tha barn
to release aome cattle and was overcome
by amoke and burned to death. The
tramps escaped.
A Medio! St a Jest'. Snlelde.
Hartfokd, June 8. Carlos Tlllotson,
aged Hi, a student In the New York Medi
cal college, committed suicide at the
home ot his brother on Crescent avonne
by taking two ounces ot laudanum. Tll
lotson waa addicted to tbe use of mor
phine, and, it la aaid. had been forced
from homo on aooount of tbe habit, which
is supposed to be tbe cause for the deed.
Kacaped JTrom atata Prleoa.
Habtfohd. June 8. Dwlght F. Steers,
a life prisoner, and George A. Minor, an
Incorrigible, have escaped from tbe Con-
neotiout state prison at Wethersflelu. Tbe
two men were oontlned in the hospital de
partment, and h tee re was the hospital
steward. In some way tbey opened tbe
hospital door, made their way to. a win
dow in tbe hospital wing and let them
selves down by meaua uf a staging used
by repair workmen. No trace of theui
haa been fouud. Hewarda ot t-'OO each
lukve been onexed tor tbelr recapture.
IIANNA'S WORKSHOP.
THE MAN WHO IS CONDUCTINQ THE
M'KINLEY CAMPAIGN.
He Looka ea Piatt aad Quay ae tha "Mer
est Political Babies" Thinks Ohio's fa
vtrrlte Sob la aa Good ae Rosalnated A
Talk With the ihrewd Boss.
Tlatt and Quay are the meruit polit
ical bnbte"
It waa Mark Manna, the great Mo
Kinley chief and pantata of protective
tariff politics, who said this. I had (Jail
ed on Mr. Hannn at the rooms a the
McKinlcy propandaga on lower 8u ir
street, Cleveland. The discuxsion had
fallen on Piatt and Quay.
"They are political babiea, 1 ' reiterated
Mr. Hanno "mere children in polltica.
Their methods show it I had been led
to believe both Flatt and Quay aetute.
farsighted politicians. They are noth
ing of the sort. They have so far con
ducted their end of this like 10-year-old
children."
"Only the other day," said a newspa
per man, who was present, "when I
was traveling in the east Piatt, discuss
ing the situation, said McKinley's can-
vans was in the hands ot amateurs, con
ducted In an amateur way. 'We will
show them,' said Piatt to me, 'before
we're through that they are not contend
ing with pygmies. ' "
Mark Banna smiled the wide smile of
one who regards a present enterprise as
already a success. Hanna believes Mo
Kinley has already won his fight, that
to nominate him now is only a formality
and that in fact everything Is over bnt
the yelling.
But In regard to Hanna and his Mo
Kinley workshop at Cleveland. There
are five spacious apartments with a mul
titude of desks and a cloud of olerks. At
Hanna's elbow a long distance telephone
with a curve to it like unto the neck of
a swan offers itself to the ear and lips of
Hanna. At the other end in Canton,
something like 65 miles away, is Mo
Kinley. They hold frequent and long
and earnest and no doubt momentous
confabs, MoKinley and Mark Hanna,
every day.
"With Cullom down and out," Ire-
marked to Hanna, "MoKinley ought to
get Illinois, onghtn t he? '
"He's got it now," broke in Major
Dicks, who is Hanna's chief lieutenant
in his McKinley campaign. "McKin
ley's about got Illinois now. He'll get
the delegation. "
If MoKinley hasn't got it now, " ob
served Hanna, with much complacency,
' he a getting it mighty fast Yon can
put that down. "
I got a recent letter from ex-Senator
In galls," I remarked, willing to do my
share toward elevating the gayety of
the crowd. ' 'Ingalls has been lecturing
through Michigan, Wisconsin and Min
nesota. He closed his letter by saying he
regarded the contest for the St. Louis
nomination as all one way and practical
ly closed. "Everybody I meet, wrote
Ingalls, 'is for MoKinley.' "
"They are," retorted Hanna, "and
the battle's all but over and won. An
other week's work and It's as good Si
done. McKinley will be practically
nominated."
"The wires tonight" said tho news
paper man from the east, "tell of a de
mand at Indianapolis made by the Mo
Kinley men on the Harrison men, say
ing that if Harrison is not formally
and decisively withdrawn they, the Mo
Kinley men, will force instructions
for McKinley. The Harrison men, it
seems, want the McKinley instructions
to leave an open way for the Hoosier del
egation to vote for Harrison, should he
oome to some eleventh hour conclusion
to let his name go into the convention. "
"Harrison is ont of it and not a can
didate," said Major Dicks decisively.
"There's no doubt of that And such
being the oase, why pretended friends of
his should obstruct McKinley in In
diana is more than one can see. At any
rate, it is proposed to force MoKinley
instructions at Indianapolis.
At this point it should be understood
that Mark Hanna and Major Picks are
just now synonyms of MoKinley politics.
What one says the other says. Mark
Hanna and Major Dicks are the Siamese
twins of the MoKinley boom. Mark
Hanna is rotund, ruddy, rough and
abrupt of manner. Major Dicks is dark.
with voluminous Paderewski hair. He
is pale, smooth "haven, wool footed, soft
of step and oatlike. They are a great
contrast, and a fine pair to hold before
the draw in this game of White House
winning are Mark Hanna and Major
Dicks. The latter, by the way, waa Mc
Kinley's state manager and chairman ot
the state central committee during Mo-
Kinley'g last run for governor two yean
ago.
"Didn't Tom Reed try to steal 111!
noU?" I asked generally, "when he
made Joe Cannon chief of the appropri
ations committee and Hitt chief of for
eign affairs?"
"Yes, he did," said Major Dicks,
with a smile which showed row of
white teeth like unto the keyboard of a
Steinway; "yes, he did, and in that
connection I want to call your attention
to the fact that both Cannon's and Hitt's
districts have instructed for McKinley.
Where Reed made his mistake was in
declaring for a do nothing policy in the
Republican caucus at the beginning of
this oongreas. He didn't want the house
to do anything. It must be quiet no
tariff, no nothing. That's where Reed
crippled every chance he had. The peo
ple wanted something done. Tbat was
no time for doing nothing. And that's
when Reed killed himself.
Major Dicks at this crisis looked
about with a severe, searching air, aa
one who dured contradiction and who
was able to settle a few thing himself.
"Speaking about Harrison, " I said.
"General Michener, who is his political
guardian ad litem and has been thee
many yeara, told me that he personally
knew that Harrison would not let nil
name tss ased or make any try for tha
nomination.
"No, he won't waut it Harrison
won't said Major Dicks meditatively,
"What's General Michener doing in
this ntuss?" I a&ked. "What's he and
Blocks of Five Dudley, his partner In
Waiihington, trying to bring about in
the way of a nomination at tit Louis?'
"Oh, they are in tha combine against
McKinley, " replied Major Dicks airily,
"What combine is that?"
"i,litlQuay and tie, resV'.wej
Major Dicks' arwrwer. "Michonw him
self, I believe, professes to be for Allison."
'When will Ton be east again?" I
asked Mr. Hanna, giving the overworked
Major Dicks a rest
"I'll nt be eaM nntil MoKlnley s
nominated," said Hanna. "I shall stay
here until about a week prior to the
convention. Then I'll go to 8t Ixmis,"
It is understood that Mark Hanna Is
so sure of McKinley's success that he
has taken deliberate occasion to insult
Piatt and Quay and others of what he
calls "the combine."
He wants no trades with them, and
he does not propose to leave them any
chance to come to McKinley's aid at
the last moment and then make the
clnim that they aided In his nomina
tion. Hanna, should Piatt or Qnny offer
his aid to McKinley, would decline It
He does not want theni about, nor dors
he propose to have any partners in the .
glory of carrying McKinley to victory.
Hanna is to have all that for himself.
Meanwhile Ohio is crazy for McKinley,
and the band plays on. A, H. Lewis la
New York Journal.
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
Summary of the Proceedings ef the senate
and Hoaje.
Washington, Jane 4. In tbe senate
yesterday the river and harbor bill waa
passed over the president's veto by a vote
of 58 to 6. The oonferenoe report oa the
naval appropriation bill waa dismissed.
In the honse the oonteeted election ease
of Murray agalnat Elliott and the oonfer
enoe report on the general deficiency bill
were considered.
Washington, June 5. In the senate
yesterday the filled cheese bill waa pass
ed. It was voted to Insist on tbe construc
tion of only two battleships. In the home
tbe contested eieotlon case of Murray
against Elliott from Sonth Carolina was
decided In favor of Mr. Murray, the Re
publloan contestant. The oonferenoe re
port on the general deflclenoy bill waa
adopted.
WAsnixaTOX, June ft. In the senate
yesterday Mr. Morgan spoke In advocacy
of bis resolution providing for tbe Inter
vention by tbla government In the oase of
the crew of the alleged filibustering steam
er Competitor, who are now In prison In
Havana, A resolution providing for an
adjournment on Monday, June 8, waa In
troduced and referred to the appropriation
committee. In the house Messrs. Look
hart and Downing. Democrats, were un
seated after one of the most bitter oontesta
ef the session.
Washington, Jnne 7. In the senate
yesterday tbe time waa mainly devoted to
tbe consideration of oonferenoe reports.
It was voteo to Insist on the construction
of only two battleships. In the honse a
message from the president vetoing the
general deflolenoy bill waa received. The
veto was sustained and an amended bill
passed. Action was taken on several oon
ferenoe reports.
Washington, June 9. In the senate
yesterday the amended deflolenoy bill,
framed to overcome the objections of the
president In hla veto message, waa paeaed.
The Immigration bill waa considered, and
Mr. Morgan apoke on the Cuban queetlon.
In the house the final oonferenoe report
on the postofBce appropriation bill waa
agreed to, and aeveral minor bills were
passed. The president algned the amended
deflolenoy bill.
Washington, June 10. In the senate
yesterday oonferenoe reports on the naval
and Indian appropriation bills were agreed
to. Mr. Woloott'e resolution to lnveatl-
Jiate the Sherman statue award was de
eated. In the house oonferenoe reports
on the naval and Indian appropriation
bills were agreed to. Mr. Aldrlah, Repub
lloan contestant from tbe Ninth Alabama
dlstriot waa seated.
THE GARBAGE CLEANER.
How the "Stopper" Goes Hla Roondo Pick,
lng Hp Unconsidered Trifles.
"That man is a slopper," marked a
police ofllcer to a Star writer a few
mornings since, "and he and his class
give us any amount of troubla If he
stole, we could reach him by the law,
but as he only finds, we cannot easily
reach him. " In further explanation, he
said: "A slopper is a man who searches
through the garbage cans In the alleys
in the rear of hotels, boarding houses
and private houses. Some only search
for spoons, knives and forks that are
thrown into the garbage receptacle by
careless servants, for It is a fact that
there are more silver spoons and knives
and forks thrown away with the gar
bage than are stolen by servants, thongh
the contrary is generally believed. The
slopper is generally an hour or so ahead
of the garbage collector, and he is often
more regular and careful in his rounds
than the garbage man.
" 'By industry we thrive, ' as the line
in the copy books used to maintain, and
by industry on a good west end route,
especially one which takes in a number
of boarding houses or hotels, a slopper
can find enough table ware to pay the
expenses of hia tour. Often he makes a
rich find. Very frequently he has per
mission to 'slop' the can from the own
ers of the houses themselves, for he tells
them he is on the lookout for stray
pieces of meat, etc., which he sells to
those who have dogs to feed. Some
stoppers are honest enough to return
any silverware they may find for the
dog meat privilege, but it is a terrible
temptation to many, and one they can
not or do not at times withstand."
Washington Star.
Killed by a Trolley Car. "
Miw Havkn, June 10. Frank H.
Ganaby of Weetvllle, an employee In
the ofttoes ot the Consolidated Railroad
oompany, waa Instantly killed by a trolley
oar at the oorner of Orchard street and
Wballey avenue. In attempting to arose
the tracks on his bloyole be was thrown
from bis wheel directly In front of tbe
oar. It required 85 minutes to utrloate
tho body.
To Break the Match Trust.
Tbbkton, Juna 8. The North Amerl
oan Match oompany of Paeaalo was Incor
porated with a capital of 11,000,000. The
Incorporators are Joseph Swots, William
Watson and Daniel Hutchinson. These
men were formerly oonnected with the
Continental Match oompany, owned by
Edwin Gould. They withdrew, and the
new oompany enters the field as a rival.
-
Gladstone ea the Turk.
London, June 8. Mr. Gladstone has
written a reply to a oorrespondent. In
whloh he says: "In my opinion tbe Turk
ish government Is the greatest aoenrge of
mankind and la the greatest scandal and
disgrace to religion, Including tbe religion
ef Mubamiued, on tbe face of the earth. "
Minister Tar lev IU.
Washington, June 10. Word has
reaobed Washington that Mr. Uannta
Taylor, United States minister to bpaln,
baa been taken 111 In Paris. Us waa on
hia return to Madrid from Kngland after
lending bis family home,