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THE ROHE TRIBUNE. ESTABLISHED 1887. THE WORK OF RELIEF St, Loots Business Men Providing For the Homeless. ALL THE HOSPITALS ARE CROWED Great Desolation Still Reigns Supreme in the Districts THAT WERE SWEPT BY T| E STORM Complete LKt of the Dr.id Not Yet Made. Mercantile Agencies Estimate the Dam age to Property In x t. Louis Alone at Fifty Millions of Dollars While In Ead St Louis It Will Be Several Millions. St Louis, May 29. Desolation still’ reiirns supreme in the tornado stricken districts of East St. L’>uis and this city. The day opened up clear and copl and everywhere could be seen gangs of men delving in the rums for the buried vic tims. clearing the streets of dismantled poles, wires and general debris, repair ing the damage done to thousands of buildings and relieving the injured and homeless. As time goes on, it becomes more and more evident that the tornado is the worst that ever visited this or any other city i) the North American continent. Horrors multiply every hour aud the list of dead is appalling. More than 130 dead bodies have been rescued in St. Louis and over 400 persons are known to have been injured. Mangled cadavers are found in innumerable places along the path of the storm and are being taken to impr- wised morgues in the different portions of the dis tressed districts. It will be weeks be fore a complete list of those killed can be made, but the list of dead is climb ing to the 200 mark. Only mere guesses can be made as to the property loss on both sides of the river, but mercnutile agencies say that it may reach $50,000,- 000 in this city alone, while in East St. Louis it will.be several millions. In East St. Louis the disaster was complete, the western section of that railway town being one vast charnal house. Only a single dwelling was left standing on what is called the “Island” and 600 families are homeless. The cit izens have estimated the dead at fully 200 on the east side. For the Protection of the City. In the wake of the tornado come grave problems. To meet one of them —the protection of the city in the ab sence of the -electric lights —the First Missouri regiment has gone on duty for patrol service and the police commis sioners will add 150 men to the force. Beside this, all previous calamities of the kind seem trivial. Manfully, the business men of St. Louis have taken up the work of relief. An earnest meeting on ’change was the beginning. There are thousands who can pull themselves out of this trouble. There are other thousands who have lost all and must be helped. Apa ial resumption of the street car service has b n effected. The east and west roads north of Market street are in operation and also the Broadway and the Grund avenue of the north and south lines. The southern division of the Scullin system is the most badly crippled, owing to the deal ruction of the powerhouse, and the officers venture no prediction as to when cars will be running. A partial restoration of the electric light service is promised in 48 hours, but it will be a couple m weeks before all of the circuits are i.t order. The de struction of poles and wires along the path of the storm was complete. Inquests on the bodies of 42 of the slain in St. Louis have been held by Coroner Waite and that duty continues. A verdict of "shock and injuries, ac cidental.” was rendered in each'case. Hast St. Louis* Appeal For Aid. East St. Louis has issued a touching appeal for aid and the committee which prepared the manifesto estimates that 200 persons were killed and that the number of injured will foot up in the thousands. It is known that a number of persons are still buried in the debris on the southwestern end of the island, and in the ruins of Hallesy hotel, the Martell house, Relay Retreat aud the Durant house. However, conservative persons assert that the list will not reach the es timated total of 200. thouerh enough persons are now missing to create a fear that the fatalities will approach that number. Street car traffic, telephone service and electric lighting facilities are en tirely suspended. Men stand mute and aghast at the havoc that was wrought. All business is virtually suspended. Every one agrees that months will fail to reveal the ex tent of the tornado’s devastation in the Illinois town. From the surrounding country thousands of men, women and children flocked into the city to view the scenes of ruin and death. THREE LIVES LOST. Tornado In Pennsylvania Does Great Dam age—Many Persons Injured. Ambler, Pa., May 29.—A tornado •wept through the lower end of Mont gomery county and carried death and destruction before it. Three lives were lost, aud many persons were more or less injured, besides thousands of dol lars wqrth of damage to property. The storm seemed to gather its de structive force just west of this place. It missed the center of the town by a few hundred yards, careened through the farming region* levelling baxiit lences and t rees mien Jan et town was reached, where the greatest damage was done. Four men took refuge in a stone barn. The wind struck the building with cyclonic force, burying Alfred Moffitt, Winfield Emalie, John Betts and Charles Spencer m the ruins. The two former were dead when taken out, but Betts and Spencer escaped with a few bruises. There were four horses in the stable, all of them being killed. The big stone crushing works of Dr. Wilson, a few yards further east, were razed to the ground ami two men badly injured. The extensive greenhouses of C. W. Bergner, just west of Ambler, were ground to pieces. The summer man sion of Alexander Knight was literally ruined. The wind seemed to dive down and scoop the center out of the building. The occt.pa Is were not seriously in jured. Dr. R. V. .Watterson's big barn was torn down: the house of Charles Aimen, ne r Fort Washington, was badly wrecked, his barn left a rubbish heap and four horses killed. Three ten ement houses on the farm of William Potts were rendered uninhabitable and the barns destroyed The Jarrettown Methodist chjirch and schoolhouse were wrecked. John Tur ner's barn was demolished aud two val uable trotters killed. At Langhorne. George Wenterk was killed in a barn, in winch he had taken shelter. The large tobacco house of Jo sonh & Samuel Headley was blown down. At Penns’ Manor the barns, tobacco houses and outbuildings belonging to Janies Lovett, Caleb Taylor, Andrew < '■■ozier, Henry Lovett and Edward Kirkbride were completely destroyed. The storm left this county near Desber town with most of its devastating force spent. The loss to fruit trees and grow ing crops will be enormous. DATE MAY BE CHANGED. St. Louis Not Inspected to Bo Able to Take Care of Republicans Next Month. Washington, May 29.—Should Inter and more accurate information corrobo rate the earlier nows from St. Louis, it is probable that the date of the national Republican convention will be changed. Chairman Carter also said that possi bly considerations other than the mere wrecking of the hall would influence the committee. Whether or not the hotels, in view of the general wrecking of buildings, would be able to take care of the crowds and the question of the ability of the railroads to properly han dle the traffic, would be considered. Mr. Carter also suggested that if the city was within the next ten days to be turned into a vast funeral procession and thrown into general mourning over the hundreds of victims of this appall ing disaster, it would be wise, perhaps, not to thrust upon it a political conven tion, with all its attendant excitement. It is quite probable, therefore, that the date of the convention may be changed unless later news puts a differ ent coloring to the reports so far re ceived from the stricken city. FOREIGN PRESS COMMENT. What the London Newspapers Have to Say of the *l. Louie Disaster. London, May 29.—The Times says of the St. Louis disaster: ’“The later, soberer accounts rather strengthen than weaken the general im pression of unsparing devastation. The imagination can but dimly depict the awful experiences. It is characteristic of the Americans’ indomitable force of purpose that they already talk of re storing the convention hall.” The Daily News says: “It would be interesting to be able to speculate with knowledge on the effect of this ever present sense of the inevitable upon the American character. It seems to pro duce fatality of a kind, but none of a passive order. On the contrary, the race has learned to make light of all calamities not positively of overwhelm ing character.” The Standard comments as follows: “It will excite in England a sympathy for the sufferers as deep and general as is felt through the United States. It may be hoped that it is less disastrous than was at first supposed.” AN APPEAL FOR AID. Help Badly Needed Id East St. Louis, Says Editor Lawson. Chicago, Maj’ 29. - The following messages have been received by the* general manager of the Associated Press: St. Louis. May 29.—St. Louis does not need assistance. East St. Louis is appeal ing for aid. The proportion of destruc tion to population there is something awful. Charles W. Knapp, Editor The Republic. St. Louis. Maj- 29. —St. Louis is pro foundly thankful for sympathy and prof fered aid, but is amply able to care for her sufferers. East St. Louis, however, is worse hurt than we are and help is badly needed there. Albert Lawson, Managing Editor The Post-Dispatch. MISSED BOWLING GREEN. The Tornado Struck Burryville, Destroy ing Several Building.**. Kansas City, May 29.—A dispatch received here from Bowling Green, Mo., by the local manager of the Postal Tel egreph company states that that place was not touched by the recent tornado. The dispatch comes from the agent of the St. Louis and Hannibal railroad at Bowling Green, and adds that the “twister” struck eight miles from there nnroofiing the depot at Burryville, de molishing several houses and killing one woman, name not given. LimOn, Oodta ’Rica, May 29. —A series of earthquakes has shaken this district for a week past. THE ROME TRIBUNE, ROME, GA., SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1896. PLATFORM ADOPTED C E. Bentley and J, H, Southgate Nominated FORPRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT By the Prohibition Party Yesterday THE MONEY ISSUE :WAS AVOIDED Some Bolting D’legatea Withdrew From the Convention and Organiz-d Another Party With Home Rule For Their Motto at Pittsburg Where the National Commit tee Met. jtrr rsBURG, May 29. —At the national prohibition convention hero the follow ing single plank platform was adopted: Th ■ Prohibition party in national con vention assembled decl ires its firm con victions that the tn an n facto re, exporta tion, importation and sale of alcoholic beverages has produced such social, com merci <1 industrial, politic d wrongs, and is now so threatening the perpetuity of all our social and political institutions that the suppression of the s one by a national party organized therefor, is the greatest object to b • accomplished by the voters of our country; is of such importance that, it. ol right, ought to control the political action of all our patriotic citizens until such suppression is accomplished. The urgency of this cause demands the union, without further delay, of all citizens who desire the prohibition of the liquor traffic; therefore, be it Resolved, That we favor the legal pro hibition by state and national legislation of the manufacture, importation, expor tation and sale of alcoholic beverages. ■That we declare our purpose, to organize and unite all the friends of prohibition into our party, and in order to accomplish this end we deem it but right to leave every Prohibitionist the freedom of bis own convictions upon .ill other political questions, and trust our representatives to tase such action upon other political questions as the changes occasioned by prohibition and the welfare of the whole people shall demand. The lame'of ex-Governor Hughes of Arizon.. was proposed, but it received no second and was withdrawn The dropping of the financial ques tion, woman’s suffrage, etc., from the platform, caused about 200 delegates to bolt. The bolting delegates who withdrew from the Prohibition convention held a meeting aud organized the “national party,” with “home rule” their motto. A platform was adopted embodying the minority report, which w*s submitted by the Prohibition broad gauge faction, but rejected by the convention. O. E. Bentley of Nebraska was nomi nated for president and J. H. Southgate of North Carolina for vice president. The new national committee of the Prohibition party was in session until nearly 4a. m., completing arrangements for the campaign. Nominations for chairman resulted in the re-election of Samuel A. Dickie. Other officers were elected as follows: Vice chairman, Janies W. Tate of Tennessee; James W. Ward well of New York, secretary; Samuel D. Hastings of Wisconsin, treasurer. Members of the executive committee, in addition to the four officers: A. A. Stevens, Pennsylvania; W. S. Karskad den, West Virginia; John Hipp, Colo rado; Volney Cushing, Maine. Spaniards Turn Stifle’s Evidence. San Francisco, May 29.—Sandoval and Valencia, the aged Spaniards of tins city who are under indictment as alleged conspirators with James Addies Peralta-Reavis in his famous land fraud, have withdrawn their petition in the United States district court for a writ of habeas corpus and agreed bn their own accord and con trary, to the advice of their attorneys, to go to New Mexico for trial. It conies from an official source that they have confessed their part in the gigantic con spiracy and agreed to turn state’s evi dence against Peralta-Reavis, whose trial is to take place in Santa Fe during the latter part of June. For this ser vice, it is stated, the government has promised them immunity from prose cution. Stabbed a Girl and Killed Himself. Cleveland, May 29.—Tony Scaro meille, an Italian, aged 26, stabbed and terribly mutilated Caroline Abbey, an' Italian girl, 16 years old, living at 3U£ Hill street with whom he was in love. He then drew a pistol and sent a bullet through his own brain, dying almst in stantly. The tragedy resulted from the refusal of the girl to marry Scaromeille. She is fearfully cut but may recover. The Weekly Bank Statement. New York, May 29.—The weekly bank statement shows the following changes: Reserve, increase, $529,175; loans, increase, $1,756,000; specie, in crease, $914,500; legal tenders, increase, $72.9(X); deposits, increase, $1,832,900; circulation, increase, $75,300. The bank now hold $22,230,675 in excess of the requirements of the 25 percent rule. Memorial Day at Charlottesville. Charlottesville, Va., May 29. Thursday was observed as confederate memorial day. Sixteen hundred sol diers’ graves at the University of Vir ginia were strewn with flowers. A large crowd was present. Judge R. T. W. Duke, Jr., was the orator. A Riot In Brazil. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 29. Disorders have ocurred in the province of Minas-Geraes. The commandant of police there has been killed and troops have been sent to quell the disturb ances. WITH DISAPPROVAL Cleveland Returns the River and Harbor Bill to the Rouse. GIVES HIS REASONS FOR THE VETO Suggests That $62,000 000 in Debts are Assumed NO LESS BINDING THAN BONDS Says Many of the Objects For Which the Measure Appropriated Money Are Not Related to the Public Welfare, and Is Too Extravagant For These Times of Depressed Business. Washington, May 29. —The president sent the following message to the house: 1 o the House of Representatives: I return herewith, without approval, your bill numbered 7977, entitled “an act making appropriations for the construe lion, repair and preservation of certain public works on rivers aud harbors and for other purposes.” There are -117 items of apppropriation contninerMn this bill, and every part, of the country is represented iu the distribu tion of its favors. It directly appropriates or provides for tile immediate expenditure of nearly $14.- 000,0(10 for river and harbor work. This sum is. in addition to appropriations con tained in another bill for similar purposes, amounting to a little more than §3,000.00), which have already been favorably con sidered at the present session of congress. The result is that the contemplated im mediate expenditures for the objects men tioned amounts to about $17,(j l ii),ooo. A more startling feature of this bill is its authorization of contracts for river and harbor work amounting to more than $6<,000,000. Though the payments of these contracts are in most cases so distributed that they are to be met by future appro priations, more than $3,000,000 on their ac count are included iu the direct appropri ations above mentioned. Os the remain der nearly $2->,001,000 will fall due during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1898, and amounts somewhat less in the years im mediately succeeding. A few contrats of like character, authorized under previous statutes, are still outstanding: and to meet payments on these more than $4,- 000,000 must be appropriated in the imine diate future. Obligations Imposed by the Bill. If. therefore, this bill becomes a law, the obligations which will be imposed on the government, together with the appro priation made for immediate expenditures on account of rivers and harbors, will amount so about $80,000,000. Nor is this ail. The bill directs numerous surveys and examinations which contemplate new work and further contracts, and which portend largely increased expenditures and obligations. There is no ground to hope that, in the face of persistent and growing demands, the aggregate of appropriations for the smaller schemes not covered by contracts will be reduced or even remain stationary. For the calendar year ending June 30. 1898, such appropriations, together with the installments on contracts, which will fall due in that year, can hardly lie less than $30,(.00.000, and it may reasonably be apprehended that the prevalent tendency towards increased expenditures of this sort, and the concealment which post poned payments afford for extravagance, will increase the burdens chargeable to this act in succeeding years. In view of the obligation imposed upon me by the constitution, it seems to me quite clear that I only discharge a duty to our people when I interpose my disapproval of the legislation proposed. Many of the objects for which it appro priates public money are not related to the public welfare, and many- of them are palpably for the benefit of limited locali ties or in aid of individual interests. Improvements Improvidently Planned. On the face of the bill it appears that not a few’ of these alleged improvements have been so improvidently planned and prosecuted that after an unwise expendi ture of millions of dollars, new experi ments for their accomplishment have been entere'd upon. While those entrusted with the manage ment of public funds in the interest of all the people can hardly justify questionable expenditures for public work by pleading the opinions of engineers or others as to the practicability of such work, it appears that some of the projects for which ap propriations are proposed in this bill have been entered upon without the approval or against the objections of theexamiuiug engineers. I learn from official sources that there are appropriations contained in the bill to pay for work which private parties have actually agreed with the government to do. in consideration of their occupancy of public property. Whatever items of doubtful propriety may have escaped observation, or may have been tolerated in previous executive approvals of similar bills, I am convinced that the bill now under consideration opens the way to insidious and increasing abuses, and is in itself so extravagant as to be especially unsuitable to these times of depressed business and resulting dis appointment ip government revenue. This consideration is emphasized by the pros pect that the public treasury will be con fronted with other appropriations made at. the present session of congress amounting to more than $500,000 000. Individual Economy a Sterling Virtue. Individual economy and careful expend iture are sterling virtues which lead to thrift and comfort. Economy and the ex action of clear justification for the appro priation of public moneys by the servants of the people are not only virtues but solemn obligations. To the extent that the appropriations contained in this bill are instigated by private interests and promote local or in dividual projects, their allowance cannot fail to st imulate a vicious paternalism aud encourage a sentiment among our people, already too prevalent, that their attach ment to our government may properly rest upon the hope and expectat ion of di rect aud especial favors and that the ex tent to which they are realized may furn ish an estimate of the value of govern mental care. I believe no greater danger confronts us as a nation than ■ the unhappy decadence among our people of genuine and trust worthy love and affection for our govern ment as the embodiment, of the highest and best aspirations of humuHity and not as he giver <>i gi'ts, and because its mis sion is the enforcement of exact justice and equality and not the allowance’of un fair favoritism. I hope 1/jmybe permitted to suggest, atatimewnen the issue of government bonds to maintain the credit and financial standing of a country is a subject of criti cism, that the contracts provided for in this bill would create obligations of the United States amounting to s62,Duo 000, no less binding than its bonds for that sum. Grover Cleveland. Executive Mansion, May 20, 1896. ZEIGL ER _ THE~VICTOR. The Young I’hilwdel ptiian Bests Ilan Huwktus Im an Highl Kound Contest. San Francisco. May 29. —By con sistent, hard fighting, forcing the issue throughout, Owen Zeigler of Philadel phia bested Dau Hawkins in an 8-rouud contest and got the decision of the referee and the purse. Zeigler opened with a terrific rush, intending to land a righthand blow on Hawkins’ face. The latter only saved himself by a quick movement that en abled him to clinch, but immediately ■.terward Zeigler planted a righthand swing on the jaw that knocked Haw kms down and looked tor a second or two as though it had knocked him out. He recovered, however, and knocked Zeigler down. The fighting was heavy, with the advantage on Zeigler’s side for the rest of the round. The second round was all Zeigler’s way. Hawkins received sevu*e punish ment. In the third. HawkinsXeeovered better form, though he got a blow un der the right eye that made it look funny for the rest of the nigh t. In the fourth round Hawkins was de cidedly groggy, and the call of time was a decided relief to him. The fifth round was much slower, amounting to little more than an exchange of blows, but with iiawKins showing better. The sixth round was much the same, with the advantage to Zeigler. The seventh round proved increas ingly advantageous to Zeigler, he stand ing punishment better than Hawkins, who was getting groggy again. Iti the eighth round, though, Zeigler , could not knock Hawkins out, the latter constantly clinching for time. After, the decision, Spider Kelly, one of,' Hawkins’ seconds, applied an epithet tb the referee which was promptly re sponded to with a blow. Speedy inter ference prevented another fight. WEYLER TO RESIGN. Wants to Leave the Island of Cuba to Save His Reputation. Washington, May 29.—The belief is general in this city that General Wey ler will resign his position as com mander of the Spanish forces in Cuba on account of interference of the home government in the matter of the revoca tion of the order issued by Weyler pro hibiting the exportation of leaf tobacco from the island. This step on the part of the Spanish general was predicted several days ago in these dispatches, and all later news from Spain tends to confirm this predic tion. Weyler has been giving vent to his indignation against the home gov ernment in many ways, and has often shown the irritation and annoyance he feels at any remonstrance from the Spanish government against his course. He has been a dismal failure in Cuba, and would take any excuse as a ready meaus for leaving the campaign to some other victim, as he realizes the hopes of conquering Cuba will vanish forever on the coming of the rainy season. When “Yellow Jack” shall begin to work against the forces of Spain, Cu ba’s final victories will have been won. Weyler realizes this, and is not anxious to be in at the finish. Eor this reason it is cortaiu that he will atieast attempt to give up his position upon the provo cation that, has been offered in connec tion with the tobacco order. The Exposition Declared Off. Augusta, Ga., May 29.—The proposed Southern States exposition is abandoned because the south did not respond in ac cordance with the terms of the agree ment entered into at Chicago—that nine states should be represented. South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama would have been ready in time; Maryland ap plied for space. The Southern railway, the Mobile and and other roads had also applied for space. These roads would have secured exhibits from half a dozen more states, but this would not have been in compliance with the agree ment. The depressed condition of busi ness rendered it impossible to secure fa vorable action in the Virginias, North Carolina, Florida, Mississippi and other states. Under the circumstances, the southern advisory board, which met in this city, declared the exposition off. News From the Orient. Tacoma, May 39. —The Northern Pa cific liner, Victoria, which has just ar rived, brought news that the Bubonic plague had the island of Formosa and that at Anpiug, May 10, there were 19 deaths and 29 new cases. The deaths at Anpiug number from ten to 15 a day. The disease is rapidly spreading and is doubtless now raging over the entire island. Japan is suffering from typhoid fever. According to Yokohama advices of May 12 and 13 over 2,000 cases of fever have occurred iti Kagawa prefec ture. The Japan private sanitary asso ciation has arranged to dispatch a doc tor to Kagawa at the request of the home minister Scott Jackson Must Die. Newport, Ky., May 29.—Judge Helm overruled the motion for a new trial for Scott Jackson, convicted of the murder of Pearl Bryan, and sentenced Jackson to be hanged June 30. Subsequently, the court granted a motion for a stay of execution for 60 days to enable the de fendants to take the case before the court of appeals. PRICE FIVE CENTg MR. BRICE’S OPINION Says Silver Will Have a Majority in the Chicago Convention. HE DOESN’T ANTICIPATE A BOLT Sound Money Delegates Will Accept the Situation AND FALL PROMPTLY INTO LINE Declares There Will Be No Trouble Abont the Nomination of Candidates—Think* Cleveland should Speak on the Third Term Question —A Democratic Defeat In Predicted. New York, May 29.—A special to The World from Washington says: “Free silver will have a majority of about 100 in the Chicago convention,” said Senator Brice of Ohio. “There will be no particular difficulty about adopting a platform or nominat ing candidates,” he continued. “The sound money delegations will recognize the right of the free silver majority to name the presidential nominees, who will be either avowed free silver men or men willing to stand on a free silver platform. I don’t think there will be any bolt, but there will be a great many sound money Democrats who will take no part iu the campaign.” The correspondent asked Senator Brito-what he thought President Cleve lanivought to do for the interest of hia paw. i , V -Thinks Cleveland Should Speak. ,‘xl do not want to criticise the presi dent.” replied Senator Brice; “he is master of his opinions; but there are a great many sound money Democrats .throughout the country who have been restrained from working actively for the selection of sound money delega tions to Chicago by the fear that they would be used to further a third term boom. These Democrats are opposed to the administration either on questions of patronage or party policy. “It strikes me that it is too late now for any action on the part of the presi dent to have any material effect on the situation. Concede to the sound money side the delegations of the whole north east, including. New York, Pennsylva nia, New Jersey, Delaware and Mary land, then give them Michigan, Wis consin, Minnesota and a scattering stats here aud there, and they still will lack more than a hundred votes of having a majority at Chicago. The'South and West For Silver. “The south and west are practically solid for free silver. Two months ago it was still possible to do something in Kentucky and Indiana, Illinois and Ohio. Now Indiana and Illinois are thoroughly controlled for free silver. Kentucky looks the same way, and in Ohio the sound money Democrats, dis couraged at the outlook, seem inclined to stay away from the polls. They do not want to be put in the attitude of committing themselves to support an inevitable free silver platform. That is the condition which seems to prevail all through the middle west, which politi cally is going to control the result of the election next fall.” “Conceding the triumph of freesilver at Chicago, what will be the result ?” asked the correspondent. “Sound money is going to win an overwhelming victory,” answered Sen ator Brice. “The Republicans at St. Louis will be forced to adopt a clear cut sound money platform and McKinley will come out and say that he has al ways been for gold. Will Be Gold Against Silver. ’’■There may be a declaration in favor of international bimetallism to sugar the silver people a little, but the issue will be gold against silver. McKinley and his supporters would like very well ! to make the trriff the issue, but they i will not be able to do it. Six weeks from now the country will hear noth ing but the currency question. until the ] November election, aud the election will be fought out on that issue alone. i ; “Iu my judgment every one of the great states of the middle west —Ohio, i Michigan, Indiana, Illinois. Wisconsin, | Minnesota, lowa, Missouri. Kansas and Nebraska—will vote for sound money, and the people who think that these states are for free silver will wake up to find themselves woefully mistaken. “The result in these states will settle the election. Thousands of sound money Democrats will stay at home. It will be a bitter dose to them to see the party ‘ go for free silver, and it will take the - party a long tjme to' recover from the I shock, but. that is the way it is going j and there is nothing in sight to stop it. j FIRED ON FROM AMBUSH. ‘ George and Houston Greene Are Fatally Wounded In Tennessee. j Knoxville, May 29. George and - Houston Greene of Hancock county, ' n their way home from Sneedville, were I fired on from ainbnsh by unknown par- i ties and fatally injured. i George was shot through the mouth, 1 the bullet knocked most of his teeth out.. 1 Houston was shot in the side. The Greenes were implicated in a shooting affair recently in which two i men were killed, which accounts for their attempted assassination. o An* Aincrican Bark Ashore. r\ Hong-Hong, May 29. —The American . bark John Baizley, Captain Shepherd, from Singapore on April 20, for this port, is ashore on Montanha island. The natives have commenced to pluu- 3 tier the vessel.