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ESTABLISHED 1887.
TO WORK FOR TELLER
Congressman Saakriii On the Way
to Chicago.
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HE JILL BE JOINED BY DUBOISE
Who Will Meet Him In Chicago
On Monday Next
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Together They Will Try to Persuade the
Democrats to Nominate the Colorado
Senator For President—A Boom Being
Worked Up For Governor Bob Taylor
of Tennessee.
. Kansas City, June27.—Congressman
John F. Shaforth of Colorado, is in this
city. He is on the way to the Chicago
a convention. “I have just received a
•telegram from Senator Duboise,” he
'said, “asking me to meet him in Chi
cago, Monday, to work in Senator Tel
ler’s interest.
“Oh, I’m one of those ‘fellers,’” he
went on, laughing. lam for free coin
age of silver before anything else. And
yet lam a Ref üblican, *oo. I hate to
leave the old party. We are in deadly
earnest, and the election wifi show it.
“Who will we vote for? For Teller, I
hope. That is why lam going to Chi
cago. We believe the silver men have
now a glorious opportunity. If they
nominate a true blue silver man we will
vote for him. The south must go solid
this year. I met Mr. Teller only a few
days ago at his mother’s home in Mor
ristown, la. He expressed the same
.sentiments I have just given. We are
right and we shall win. ”
Arranging For the Press.
Chicago, June 27.—1 tis probable that
arrangements for the press at the Dem
ocratic convention and the question of
.seats will shortly be settled. S. P. Shee
rin, chairman of the press committee, was
closeted with the members of the na
tional committee at the Palmer House,
find at the close of the session the fol
lowing notice was given out:
“The committee on press and tele
graphic accommodations and facilities
f'or the Democratic national convention
will make the assignments of seats upon
the press platform on Tuesday, June 30,
and will submit the results of their la
bors to the subcommittee in charge of
the convention arrangements at its
meeting on Wednesday, July 1, and im
mediately thereafter the newspapers
will be notified of their assignments.” *
Joseph Sibley Favors Teller.
Victor, Cal., June 27.—1 n an answer
to an inquiry sent by the Daily Record
of this city, Joseph Sibley of Pennsyl
vania wired the following:
lam a candidate for no official place. I
believe that if all reform forces unite they
would be irresistable and assure a grand
triumph in November next. Division
means defeat.. The tank and file of all
political parties are made up of good men
and true. On Teller I believe those forces
could be united and my efforts are to that
end.
Boom For Governor Taylor,
Knoxville, June 27. —From a prom
inent democratic politician here it was
learned that there is being worked up
a boom for Governor Robert L. Tay
lor for the presidential nomination.
Governor Taylor’s popularity over the
country and his views on silver, it is
claimed, will insure for him the solid
support of several states. His name
will certainly be put up at Chicago.
Altgeld Denies the Statement.
Springfield, Ills., June 27.—There is
nothing whatever of truth in the state
ment sent out from here that Governor
Altgeld was planning a coup to secure
the nomination of ex-Congressman Wil
liam R. Morrison for president, at the
Chicago convention. Governor Atlgeld
said so himself, in the most emphatic
, manner.
Prussian Minister of Commerce Resigns.
Berlin, June 27. Baron von Ber
lepsch, the Prussian minister of com
merce, has resigned, and his resignation
will probably be accepted. The proba
bable resignation of Baron Von Ber
lepsch has been discussed for a long time
past. There has been an ill feeling be
tween the minister of commerce and
Dr. von Boetticher, the imperial secre
tary of state for the interior, since last
November, occasioned by the fact that
Dr. Von Boedicker, president of the Im
perial Insurance office, prematurely pub
lished some plans of his own to the
effect that reforms in the system of old
age insurance would be instituted.' This
angered Dr. von Boetticher. Baron von
Berlepsch came to the support of Dr.
von Boedicker in the quarrel, and at
one time it was reported that both Baron
von Berlepsch and Dr. von Boetticher
would resign.
JUDGE GOFF’S DECREE.
Order, the Sale of th. Norfolk and West
ern Railroad—The Company Insolvent.
Norfolk, June 27.—Hon. Nathan
Goff, judge of the United States circuit
court, has entered a decree ordering the
sale of the Norfolk and Western rail
| road. He appointed George E. Bowden
| and Charles Sharp, both of Norfolk, as
r special masters to sell the road, on a day
or days to be fixed by them.
The sale will take place at the depot
■of the railroad company in Norfolk,
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THE ROHE TRIBUNE.
The lowest bid must not be less than
$3,000,000, and no bid can be received
without a deposit in cash or certified
check of SIOO,OOO or $300,000 par value
of bonds, and the successful bidder must
deposit at once $250,000 in cash orcheck,
or $750,000 in bonds.
The decree declares the company
wholly insolvent, and the foreclosure is
ordered because of default in the pay
ment of interest on what is known as
the 100-year mortgage, which is of date
Oct. 29, 1889. This mortgage was for
the issue of bonds to the amount of
$10,190,000, under which the decree
states there is a present indebtedness—
principal, the coupons and interest —ag-
gregating $17,528,728.20. The decree
states that the said 100-year mortgage
is a valid and subsisting lien on all the
property of the road and its branches,
including rolling stock, floating prop
erty, shops, stations, lauds, piers, ware
houses, elevators, etc. The lien of said
100-year mortgage is subject, however,
to certain other mortgages.
The style of the suit under which this
decree is rendered is "The Fidelity In
surance, Trust and Safe Deposit com
pany and the Mercantile company, com
plainants, vs. the Norfolk and Western
railroad company, defendants.”
Ten days are allowed in which to
make payment and avoid the sale,
which when made must be at auction,
and of the road as an entirety.
VESSELS TO BE DETAINED.
Surgeon Wyman Trying to Prevent the In
troduction of Fever In This Country.
Washington, June 27.—1 n accord
ance with the quarantine laws author
izing the surgeon general to promulgate
such additional regulations as may be
necessary for the disinfection and de
tention of vessels from ports suspected
but not positively known to be infected
with yellow fever, Surgeon General
Wyman has issued a new and very
stringent order.
It provides that during the active
quarantine season, continuing until
Nov. 1 next, all vessels from ports in
the West Indies, on the east coast of
Mexico, Central and South America, as
far south as and including ports in the
Rio Platte, in Peru, Ecuador, Columbia
and on the west coast of Central America
and Mexico arriving at the national
quarantine stations shall be detained
and treated in accordance with the pro
visions of the quarantine regulations
for domestic ports.
The terms of this order are practically
in accordance with the prevailing regu
lations of all southern states and local
quarantines. It has sometimes hap
pened that in a consul’s bill of health
from a suspected port full information
is not given, and the medical officer is
necessarily in doubt. Again, the ma
rine hospital service may at times re
ceive by cable information concerning
an infected port which' is subsequent to
that in the bill of health or the weekly
statement issued by the hospital service.
The marine hospital service is advised
that the ypllow fever is very prevalent
in the island of Cuba, but not particu
larly bad in the city of Havana itself.
City of Buffalo Breaks the Record.
Cleveland, June 27.—A struggle for
supremacy took place in a race between
the two most modern and magnificent
steamships on the great lakes, the course
being laid between this city and Buf
falo. The steamer Northwest, brought
out last season by the Northern Steam
ship company,* and the City of Buffalo,
launched this spring and managed by
the Cleveland & Buffalo Navigation
company, were the two vessels pitted
against each other. The Northwest left
Buffalo Friday evening, bound for
Cleveland, with the City of Buffalo, for
the same port, ten minutes behind her.
The City of Buffalo arrived here one
and a half hours before the Northwest,
lowering all previous records between
the two cities. Her time was about
eight hours.
Prominent North Carolinians Assassinated*
Winston, N. 0., June 27.—1 n Alle
gheny county, Scott McCraw and Pet
Ponp were shot and killed from ambush
by unknown parties. Both men were
prominent citizens. McCraw, a few
years ago, while jailer, shot and killed
a member of a party which lynched a
man named Slaughter from Virginia.
It is believed that McCraw was shot by
friends of the man he killed. There is
talk of lynching if the guilty parties are
caught.
The Illinois Flag Law Unconstitutional.
Champaign, His., June 27.—The trus
tees of the University of Illinois, who
were indicted by the grand jury for
violation of the Illinois flag law, were
arraigned in the circuit court to answer
to the charge. The former plea of
guilty was withdrawn and Judge
Wright decided that the law was un
constitutional. The prisoners were dis
charged. This ends the famous case.
Sir Augustus Harris* Funeral.
London, June 27.—The funeral of Sir
Augustus Harris took place at Bremp
ton cemetery. There was a remarkable
gathering of notabilities, and the casket
was covered with floral wreaths.
Among the senders of these tributes of
respect was the Prince of Wales, the
Duke and Duchess of York, many mem
bers of the nobility, and all the best
known lights of the theatrical world.
Explosion of Powder Kill. Two,
Lyons, la., June 27. —At William
Costello’s home, near Charlotte, Lucy
Hogan and Mattie Costello overturned
a lamp upon a quantity of blasting pow
der, which exploded. Both were killed.
Tlie Steamer Umbria Aground.
New York, June 27.—The steamer
Umbria, outward bound, is aground in
Gedney channel.
THE HOME TRIBUNE, ROME. GA.. SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 1896.
OUR LONDON CABLE
A Military Alliance arranged Between
Russia and China.
LI HUNG CHANG TO VISIT AMERICA
Doubted no Longer by Diplo
mats That He Will Come.
FROM NEW YORK TO SAN FRANCISCO
The Chinese Statesmen Win Inspect Our
Railroads While Here—Americans to
Construct a Railroad to Port Arthur.
General McCook Coming Home—Lady
Journalists Celebrate.
[Copyrighted, 1896, bv Associated Press.]
London, June 27. —In diplomatic cir
cles it is doubted no longer that Li
Hung Chang, during his visit to Mos
cow, arranged a close military alliance
between China and Russia, including
the construction of a railway to connect
the Russian-Siberian railway with Port
Arthur.
General Alexander McD. McCook,
who was a member of the United States
commission at Moscow upon the occa
sion of the coronation fetes, has sailed
for New York. He has had frequent in
terviews with Prince Khilkoff, the Rus
sian minister of ways and communica
tions, and it is believed that these in
terviews related to the construction of
the railroad to Port Arthur, whiclj both
Russia and China desire to see con
structed under American auspices.
Li Hung Chang, while in the United
States, will make a careful inspection of
the American railroads, he will trav
erse while on his way from New York
to San Francisco, and Prince Khil
koff will make a similar inspection of
the Russian railroads on an official jour
ney which he is about to make from Si
beria to Vladivostock, and thence to
China and home via the Uriited States.
Prince Khilkoff, when a young man,
studied for several years in a repair shop
on one of the American railroads.
Canadian Firemen rieased.
The Canadian firemen, who have been
taking part in the international tourna
ment here, are greatly pleased with the
reception which has been accorded them.
At the close of the tournament they will
visit Paris, and will not start for home
before taking in many of the sights on
the continent, which will probably post
pone their departure for the other side
of the Atlantic to the middle of July at
the earliest.
Stafford House, which has been con
sidered the most exclusive in London,
was thrown open on Wednesday night
by the Duchess of Sutherland, in order
to celebrate the first anniversary of the
foundation of the Society of Lady Journ
alists. The guests included Mrs. A. J.
Balfour, first lord of the treasury; the
Marquis of Lansdowne, the secretary of
state for war; Lord Rosebery, Mr. Henry
Asquith, Lord Donald Gower, Lord Aus
tin Benning, William Black and others
of equal note. The Duchess of Suther
land, like her sister, the Countess of
Warwick, is an occasional contributor
to the press.
Mrs. Martin (Victoria Woodhull) has
inundated London with invitations to a
Fourth of July reception at which the
stars and stripes, it is proposed will be
entwined, not with the union jack, but
with the royal standard.
The Globe, commenting upon Mrs.
Martin’s proposition, says:
“We understand that the Fourth is
Independence day, but however inde
pendent the Americans may be, there is
no reason why they should disregard
tradition which makes the royal stand
ard the peculiar badge of royalty.”
Fourth Hussars on the Rack.
The Fourth Hussars, “Queen’s Own
are being raked by the press and thrown
up to the public generally. Some time
ago, it appears, the officers of the Fourth
Hussars bullied a subaltern named
Hodge to such an extent that he went
to Africa. This caused some comment
in the press; but the matter was allowed
to drop. Later it transpired that when
a young man', named Bruce Price was
gazetted to the Fourth Hussars he was
invited to dine at the Nimrod club by
five subalterns, who, after making in
quiries as to his means, told him he was
not wanted in the regiment, and that
unless he retired gracefully he would be
made to retire in disgrace. The young
lieutenant declined to resign and re
ported the matter to the adjutant. But,
it seems, all the officers of the regiment,
from Colonel Brebazon down, boycotted
and bullied him until he was finally
compelled to resign on the ground that
he was too familiar with privates.
The affair is causing the greatest ex
citement in the service and especially as
it is claimed that there is a deliberate
conspiracy among the officers of that
regiment to allow none but those who
are able to keep hunters and race horses
to remain in the regiment.
Mother and Two Children Drowned.
Knoxville, June 27.—The entire
family of Jessie Kirkwood, consist
ing of wife and two infants, were
drowned in the Tennessee river a few
miles below this place. Kirkwood is a
fisherman, and lived in a boathouse on
the river. A few nights ago he made a
trip to Chattanooga with a boatload of
fish, leaving his wife and children at
home. He returned to the spot where
his boat had been moored, but it was
gone. Investigation revealed the fact
that it had gone to the bottom, and all
on board were lost. The boat must have
gone down while the inmates slept, as
when found the infants were clasped in
their mother’s arms.
PRODUCED THE DEEDS.
Another Startling: DevelopMent In the
Fair Will Case—Charges of Forgery.
San Francisco, June 27.—Mrs. Net
tie R. Craven has produced the deeds
that were recorded with so much mys
tery a few days ago. The presentation
of these documents before Judge Slack
has lad to another startling develop
ment in the sensational case. The at
torneys for the heirs not only claim the
papers bear their own evidence of forg
ery, but they assert that under the laws
of California, the transfer of property,
whether made by James G. Fair or not,
is void.
While Mrs. Craven was too ill to go
on the witness stand and was excused
until next Thursday morning, the law
yers arrayed in opposition to her were
given the opportunity to inspect the
documents she had prized so highly.
Although this inspection was little more
than a casual one, the attorneys for the
children of Fair claim they have found
new reasons to reiterate their charges
of forgery. They assert that in one of
the deeds the signature of James G.
Fair was written over an erasure which
may show something under a micro
scope.
It is also claimed that the date, Sept.
8, 1894, was also written over an eras
ure, but, independent of these condi
tions, the attorneys for the children in
sist that both deeds are void because
they give no legal description of the
property that was to be transferred.
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ROBERTSON ARRESTED.
The Negro Who Killed Miss Lawrence
Captured at Columbia.
Columbia, S. 0., June 27.—A negro,
supposed to be Charlie Robertson,
charged with the crime of murder, was
arrested by Police officer Hall at the in
stance of a negro deputy for the sheriff
of Barnwell, who has been trailing Rob
ertson for five months.
Robertson is wanted for the foul crime
committed at Allendale, Barnwell
county, on May 1, 1895, which was
heralded throughout the country. Miss
Carrie Lawrence, an aged maiden lady
who lived alone on her farm, near Al
lendale, was found one morning cold in
death with her head beat into a jelly
and otherwise mutilated. The sum of
$3,000, that the old lady had secreted in
her house, was gone. Robertson was
the man of all work about the place.
He could not be found and nothing was
heard of him until arrested here. A re
ward of SSOO will be paid for his capture
it, he proves to be the right man. He
denies his identity.
The negro who trailed him down says
he knew him. well and is certain he has
the right man. The people of Barnwell
were fearfully incensed at the time of
the murder and for days searched for
Robertson with bloodhounds. The sheriff
of Barnwell county has been notified of
the capture.
BICYCLES IN FRANCE.
The Subject of a Special Report to the
State Department by Consul Griffin.
Washington, June 27.—Summarizing
newspaper comments on the subject,
United States Consul Griffin has con
tributed a special report to the depart
ment of state on “Bicycles in France,”
containing some figures showing that
the sudden increase in the use of the
wheel is not confined to England and
the United States, but that France like
wise has become a victim to the craze.
At present there are 160,000 bicycles in
France, or one to every 50 persons able
to ride, and upon these machines the
owners pay a tax of $1.93 per annum.
The excellent French roads is the reason
for the popularity of the bicycle.
The Bicyclist society has carefully ex
plored every route and indicated on their
charts all dangerous descents, sharp
curves, and steep inclines, sign boards
also have been erected wherever neces
sary for special guidance of the cyclists,
so that they are as fully equipped as a
captain of a ship steering for a strange
port. This gives great confidence to the
riders and prevents many accidents.
Mr. Griffin says that many bicycles are
imported into France from the United
States, and there is no reason why there
should not have even a larger sale.
WILL FIGHT TO A FINISH.
Jim Corbett and Tom Sharkey Lost No
Time In Signing Articles.
San Francisco, June 27.—James J.
Corbett and Thomas Sharkey signed ar
ticles for a finish fight, marquis of
Queensbury rules, for the world’s cham
pionship and a side bet of SIO,OOO a side,
the contest to take place before the club
offering the largest purse. Each prin
cipal deposited $2,500 forfeit money
with the temporary stakeholder.
The articles stipulate that the fight
shall occur in the United States or Mex
ico within six months from date and
neither contestant shall engage in any
contest during the existence of the
agreement. The final stakeholder has
not yet been named and the date upon
which the referee shall be selected is
also left blank.
Sharkey will leave for the east in a
few days, having received flattering
offers for sparring exhibitions.
Cloudburst In California.
Cow Wells, Cal., June 27.—A cloud
burst in the foot hills back of this town
sent a volume of water 3 feet in depth
through the principal part of the place,
washing away many tents and build
ings. There were many narrow escapes
from drowning.
Gentry Found Guilty of Murder.
Philadelphia, June 27.—The jury in
the case of James B. Gentry, who on
Feb. 17, 1895, murdered Actress Madge
Yorke, returned a verdict of murder in
the first degree.
MARYLAND KILLING
Joseph Cocking Hanged to a Bridge
at Hilltop.
CHARGED WITH DOUBLE MURDER
His Wifa and His Sister Said
to Have Been the Victims
THE KILLING OCCURRED LAST APRIL
He Refused to Pray When the Rope Was
Placed Around His Neck, Protesting His
Innocence—People Became Indignant at
the Delay la the Trial of the Case and
Took the Lavr Into Their Own Hands.
Baltimore, June 27.—Joseph Cock
ing of Hilltop, Charles county, Md.,
who was awaiting trial on the charge of
murdering his wife and her sister, Miss
Daisy Miller, on the night of April 23,
was taken from the old jail at Port To
bacco and lynched by a crowd of about
25 men.
Cocking was brought to Baltimore on
April 27 in order to escape the ven
geance of the mob, and was returned to
the Charles county authorities May 21,
as his trial had been set for the day fol
lowing. His counsel asked for two
weeks’ extension of time, which was re
fused, and on affidavit the case was re
moved to an adjoining county and would
have come up for trial in September.
The plan for the lynching was hatched
at a ball game, which took place at Hill
top, the scene of the murder, Friday
afternoon. The lynching party met
shortlv before midnight. All wore
masks, and about 15 wore women’s
dresses. They awoke an old negro,
Washington Burch, who had charge of
the jail. He made some show of resis
tance, but finally delivered over the
keys.
Cocking, who had been aroused by
the noise, was taken from the jail to a
bridge, 200 yards away, where a rope
with a noose was placed around .his
neck, and he was told to confess, but he
said he was innocent. He was directed
to pray, but said that he did not want
to pray.
The rope was made fast to the rail of
the bridge and the murderer was lifted
to the rail and pushed oft. He fell ten
feet. The party then dispersed, leaving
the body dangling with the feet just
reaching the water beneath the bridge.
GROVER WILL ARBITRATE.
Dispute Between Brazil and Italy to Be
Settled by President Cleveland.
Rio de Janerio, June 27.—Since the
revolution of 1893-94, the republic of
Brazil has had a great number of diplo
matic difficulties with Italy, in many
instances arising from claims made for
indemnity as the result of the execution
of Italian subjects during the revolu
tion. Consequently the diplomatic re
lations between Italy and Brazil were,
at a certain period of last year, upon the
point of being interrupted.
In February last, however, an under
standing was reached between the two
powers, by which it was decided to sub
mit the claims of Italy to the arbitra
tion of the president of the United
States.
The points in the case were communi
cated on June 1 by the Brazilian minis
ter for foreign affairs to the congress of
Brazil.
This agreement was approved by the
Italian government on May 15, and will
be accepted by the national congress of
Brazil at an early date, so that it may
even now be considered as in force.
The Brazilian government has been
asked by the minister of the United
States if it is disposed to accord the
necessary facilities to delegates of the
principal chambers of commerce of the
United States of America, who are de
sirous of going to Brazil in order to
study the question of improving the
commercial relations between Brazil
and the United States.
The minister for foreign affairs of
Brazil answered the question by saying
that Brazil would be most happy to see
the American delegates among them,
and that the Brazilian government will
do all in its power to facilitate the ac
complishment of their mission.
Commercial Travelers Elect Officers*
Columbus, 0., June 27.—The supreme
council of the United Commercial Trav
elers closed a two day’s session here
after electing the following officers:
Supreme councillor, Jacob A. Kimball,
Salina, Kan.; supreme junior councillor,
F. M. Somerville. Dayton, O.; supreme
past councillor, R. N. Hull, Cleveland;
supreme secretary, C. B. Flagg, Colum
bus; supreme treasurer, W. E. Carpen
ter, Columbus; supreme conductor,
Charles W. Rice, St. Paul, Minn.; su
preme page, W. L. Day, Concordia,
Kan.; supreme sentinel, C. E. Hobbs,
Bqston. The only important change in
the constitution provides for a consoli
dation of the offices of secretary and
treasurer in all local councils in the
order.
Merit of Honor Presented to Stacey.
Washington, June 27. —A merit of
honor has been presented to Charles
Stacey, late private. Company D, Fifty
fifth Ohio volunteers, for distinguished
gallantry in action at Gettysburg, Pa.,
July 2, 1863. This soldier voluntarily
took an advance position on the skirm
ish line for the purpose of ascertaining
the location of confederate sharpshoot
ers whose fire had been very fatal to the
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union lines, and, under heavy nre, held
the position thus taken until the com
pany, of which he was a member, went
back to the main line.
A Glilcaffo Crook Charged With Murder.
Bowling Green, 0., June 27.—1 t has
just been discovered that the desperado
giving the name of Charles Clark, one
of the three men charged with murder
ing North Baltimore’s (O.) night police
man, is the notorious Bob Curry of Chi
cago, who is known all over the United
States as one of the most expert safe
crackers and desperate criminals in this
country. At a hearing Friday he was
bound over on a charge of murder in
the first degree.
A Mississippi Lawyer Disbarred.
Washington, June 27. —Nathaniel
Johnson of Greenville, Miss., has been
disbarred from practice before the in
terior department. The action is the
outcome of charges of using false affida
vits and withholding unlawfully pro
cured pension money.
MORE HOPEFUL’ FEELING.
But the Adoption of the Gold Flank at St.
Louis Did Not Cause It, Says Bradstreet.
New York, June 27.—Bradstreet’s
says: “A more hopeful feeling in trad*
circles within the past 10 days, ex- ■
plained as due to the adoption of a gold,
plank at St. Louis, has been given un- j
due weight. Interviews with mer
chants in staple lines at 25 of the more
important distributing centers show
that aside from the increased strength
of wool in the hands of interior holders, '
reflected at Boston and Philadelphia, an
improved demand for hardware at Prov
idence, for clothing and shoes at Balti
more, shoes and drygoods at Memphis, '
and in similar lines at St. Louis, there
has been no improvement in trade. At j
Chicago there is a more hopeful senti- 1
timent, but no increase in business.
“A canvass of leading jobbers at im
portant cities shows no expectation of a
revival in general trade until after elec- ,
tion, and at some points no real im
provement is expected until next year.
“There are 218 business failures re
ported throughout the United States '
this week, a striking decrease as com
pared with a week ago, when the total
was 265. One year ago the week’s total
was 115.
“The volume of general trade is no I
larger than last week. In some lines it
is smaller, notably at Pittsburg and
Kansas City. Midsummer dullness
characterizes operations at almost ,
all points. Relatively, the greatest ac
tivity has been among eastern drygoods
jobbers, who have sacrificed prices to
reduce heavy stocks of cottqp goods.
Restricted production of/print cloths at?
Fall River is likely to be followed by
similar action at Providence and at Au- -
gusta. «
“New England rubber manufacturers
are curtailing production, and the situ
ation and outlook in the iron and steel
industries are less satisfactory, with a
prohibitive cut in the price of Bessemer
pig iron and the probability of the billet
combination reducing quotations, and
lower prices for coke, in .addition, there
are reduced prices for leaf tobacoo, pe* |
troleum and cotton, for wheat, wheat
flour, oats, pork, lard, sugar and coffee.”
Ball Players Assaulted the Umpire.
Louisville, June 27. President
Stuckey of the Louisville Ball club
swore out warrants against Tebeau,
Childs, O’Connor, Cnppy, Burkett,
Blake, McGarr, McAleer, and McKean
of the Cleveland club, charging them
with disorderly conduct. Friday after
noon by their actions they nearly pre
cipitated a riot at the ball park by as
saulting Umpire Weidman. Weidman
refused to umpire the game Saturday
afternoon, and Jimmy Wolf, the old
leftfielder of the Louisvilles, acted. The
people here are greatly worked up over
the rough work of the Clevelands.
Li Hung Chang: Under the X Rays.
Berlin, June 27. —Li Hung Chang
submitted to the Roentgen ray examina
tion at the Charlottenburg polytechnic.
It showed the track of the bullet fired
by the would-be assassin of the Chinese
statesman at Shimoueseki, Japan, when
the treaty between China and Japan
was being arranged. The bullet entered
the left cheek and buried itself in the
tissues slightly below. There the mis
sile is encysted.
Two Men Milled In a Mine.
Helena, Mon., June 27.—Two meu
were killed in a mine at Belt, by the ex
plosion of mining powder and one fa
tally injured. The dead are: John Phill
ips, Jacob Wirule. The injured man is
John Boydt. The dead men had just
finished drilling some new holes and
were in the act of charging them, when
one of them dropped a stick. The cap
went off and discharged the powder
with terrific force.
Weekly Bank Statement.
New York, June 27.—The weekly
bank statement shows the following
changes: Reserve, increase, $1,999,075;
loans, increase, $205,700; specie, in
crease, $160,800; legal tenders, increase,
$1,949,600; deposits, decrease, $1,644,900;
circulation, decrease, $22,700. The
banks now hold $11,917,325 in excess of
the requirements of the 25 percent rule.
Well Known Railroad Man Dead.
Chicago, June 27.—William H. Chan
dler, one of the best known railway
men in the west, and since 1864 general
agent of the Star Union line, died here
after a protracted illness, aged 76.
Father and Son Killed by Lightning.
Winston, N. 0., June 27. Wade
Holmes and his son, C. K. Holmes, were
killed by lightning at Arlington. Father
and son were under an umbrella. One.
of their horses was also killed.