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[WILL BE GAMBRELL
b PopnlMs frcide on a Candidate
J ForGivr.ir.
luD&E HINES REFUSES TO RUN
■Fuat Dr. Gambrell Will Be Norn-
I inated There is Little Doubt
1/rHONGEST MAN THEY COULD NAME
E Urges the Nomination of Mercer’s Bx
■ President as the Best Man For ths Place.
of a Caucus Held Before the Co
n vention—The Assembly Called to Order
[ by Chairman Watson.
[ Atlanta, Aug. 6.—Dr. J. B. Gam
■brell wfil be the nominee of the Peo
ple’s party for governor. This much
■was decided almost definitely in the
■caucus held before the convention.
■Judge* J. K. Hines mad- a strong speech
lin which he reasserted his devotion to
[the party and its principles, but posi
■Bvely declined to allow the use of his
■lame and urged the nomination of Dr.
■Gambrell as the strongest man for the
Place. It is pefhaps not generally
Known that Dr. Gambrell voted for
■Sines for governor two years ago. It
|is urged by his friends in the conven
tion that on account of his pure char
acter, he is invulnerable, and that the
high esteem in which he is held by the
Baptists will add to his chances of suc
cess.
Proceedings of the Convention.
Atlanta, Aug. 6. —The People’s party
ionvention was called to order at 11:40
1. m. in the capitol by Thomas E. Wat
on, who was greeted with applause,
ong and loud, as he made his way
hrough the crowded aisle to the chair,
f there is any diminution of his popu
irity with his party it was not appar
at in the convention. A few minutes
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L THOMAS E. WATSOS.
before the convention was called to
Brder two young men entered the hall
gearing aloft ensigns on which were
ftrinted:
| "A Sacrifice. Mot a Surrender; No
■Watson, No Bryan.”
[ Wiese were greeted with vociferous
■sheers.
■ Looking at the thin features of Wat-
Pon in repose, one cannot but notice a
■itriking resemblance to many of the
■ mblished pictures of Lincoln.
Watson Made Temporary Chairman.
I On motion of A. A. Murphy, Tom
I Watson was unanimously elected tem
porary chairman. The conference com
■uittee, which had been in session
puring the morning, reported order of
Business which was adopted without a
■assenting voice.
P The committee on credentials, consist-
Brg ofs>ne from each congressional dis
■ict, retired to make up its report, and,
Bn motion, the convention took a recess
pintil 1:30 p. m.
P The convention was called to order at
B:30. JTho charr'xn read the following
■ elegram from <scala, Fla., addressed to
Phe chairman of the convention, which
received with cheers:
1 Florida has nominated full “middle-of-
Phe-road” state ticket and Bryan and
BVatson electors.
■ (Signed.) C. C. Post.
L The report of the credentials com-
Knittee was received and adopted.
L Hines Made Permanent Chairman.
Judge J. K. Hines was unanimously
I elected permanent chairman.
L Judge Hines took the chair and said,
pn part; “I congratulate you upon the
Bnispici#us circumstances upon which
Bon meet today. For years we taught
Bhat principles are above party. In this
Bood year of grace we put this preach
ing into practice.
B “What was the condition at St. Louis?
pChe Democrats adopted a platform that
Bvas largely Populistic—it was grand
Barceny. | Applause, j We took Bryan
Because he was a pure man and had
Been educated in the school of Populism.
Brin most important issue before the
■ountry was financial reform. We took
■ Bryan because we believe it is necessary
I to the success of the silver cause.
f “But we could not go the whole Dem-
I ocratic hog. We did not believe in
■fighting national banks with a national
I banker, and for the second place on the
Packet we gave you a southern man—one
Krho is the peer of Bryan and his supe
■ior in eloquence.” [Loud and long
■beers. ]
■ m he sneaker besought the convention
THE ROHE TRIBUNE.
I to take no baeKwara step noir—:os-.a-.u ,
1 by the St. Louis convention.
I In regard co state questions the speaker
I charged extravagance in the administra-
I tion of state government. He referred j
' to the convict question as one requiring
t grave consideration.
| He elicited gre't applause by his ref-
I erences to confederate veterans and the
[ duty the state owes to them.
Committee on Platform Appointed.
I A committee on platform was ap
; pointed and retired. A motion to refer
! all resolutions without reading to the
; convention was voted down.
I Resolutions read in the convention in
i dicate that the platform will indorse the
1 action of the St. Louis convention in
national affairs.
One resolution calls unequivocally for
the withdrawal of Sewall and the sub
stitution of Watson. Failing in this,
the Populists should put out a full
Bryan and Watson electoral ticket.
In date matters the convention de
mands honest elections and a fair count.
Tonight a great ratification meeting
was held and many speeches were made.
NOTED WOMAN DEAD.
Mrs. Annette Hlckft-Lord Expired In New
York at the Age of Sixty-Seven.
New York, Aug. 6.—Mrs. Annette
. Hicks-Lord, who was in her day one of
the most notable figures in New York
i society, died at her residence in this
; city, aged 67 years. Mrs. Hicks-Lord
| was descended on her mother’s side
! from a titled English famiiy and was
related to General Robert Schenck, once
United States minister to Great Britain.
I Her father, Unice P. Wilkins, married
Adeline Schenck, whose family had a
I great deal of property on the Fishkill
• river. The couple went to Guiana, and
, there Annette was born. Subsequently
j the Wilkins family returned to this
! state, making their home at Mattewan,
1 where Annette grew io womanhood.
At 25 she was married to Thoma?/
! Hicks, a wealthy merchant of twice as
i many years as her own. Her marriage
settlement included considerable prop-
■ erty at Toledo, 0., and elsewhere.
When Mr. Hicks died a few years later
he gave her an income sufficient for the
maintenance of a magnificent residence.
i The widow’s fortune was increased
by inheritances from relatives in Hol
land, with which she was enabled to
entertain in princely sty.e, her recep-
I tions being among the most notable in
> New York. The widowed Mrs. Hicks
; went to England, and as a relative of
J the United States minister was pre
’ sented to Queen Victoria. She set up
' an establishment in London which was
' as celebrated in its way as had been her
New York home. Admiral Alden of
i the United States navy gave her the un
: usual distinction of taking her on board
' the flagship of the Mediterranean squad
[ ron to Alexandria and thence on board
the frigate Wachusetts to Jeppa. Thence
she proceeded to Jerusalem with an es
cort of 60 United States sailors. On her
ft turn to Alexandria, tlje Wachusetts
■ tried to enter the port of Alexandria in
' the night without a pilot and had a hole
knocked in her bottom.
I After Mrs. Hicks had returned to
■ America, Thomas Lord, an octogena
rian drygoods merchant with a fortune
;of $6,000,000, paid suit to her, but she
' refused him and went to Europe for a
■ seasoq. Her absence did not copl JJr,
! Lord’s ana life ffetiewed Lis suit
1 with better success. When she came to
New York in 1877 they were married.
The six children of Mr. Lord thereupon
obtained a writ of de lunatico in
quireudo and sought to have the mar
riage set aside on the ground of the
' mental incapacity of Mr. Lord. The
couple, however, so completely secluded,
themself pg in the wife’s home in Four
teenth street that for months detectives
were unable to reach them. The fight
of the younger Lords was finally aband
oned.
‘ A year later Mr. Lord died, and after
a proper season of mourning, his widow
re-entered society, her apartments tak
ing on even greater magnificence than
those of her earlier career. Recently
her health failed and she traveled ex
tensively. She also devoted much of
her thoughts and money to religion. A
few years ago her fortune was esti
mated at $3,000,000, not taking into ac
count magnificent collections of plate,
rubies and cameos.
FANATICS IN A MINING CAMP.
Number of Persons Claim to Be In Per
l sonal Communication With the Lord.
‘ Nelsonville, 0., Aug. 6.—New Pitts
burg, a mining camp, a few miles from
this city, is the scene of the most in
tense religious excitement, bordering on
fanaticism. The leaders claim to be in
personal communication with the Lord,
acting under instructions from Him.
The excitement is so high that families
have been broken up and numerous
fights have occurred over the matter.
The people are trying every way to get
rid of the fanatics but have failed.
Warrants were sworn out Thursday
for the arrest of the leaders, Mart
Searles and his two brothers. When ar
raigned before the justice they were
furious and denounced the court in the
' most bitter terms, insulting the justice
in the highest manner, even climbing
upon the desk and spatting upon him.
The trio were finally placed in jail and
Mart was taken to the Athens asylum.
The others will surely follow.
I Their followers number about 150,
1 some of whom have given as high as
$l5O each upon being converted. The
more conservative people predict that
trouble will end in bloodshed.
Philadelphia Carpet Dealer. A.slgn.
I Philadelphia, Aug. 6. —Robert H.
1 Boyle, Milton Harley and George C.
1 Boyd, carpet dealers under the firm
, name of Boyd, Harley & 00.. have made
an assignment for the benefit of credit
t ors. The deed is dated Aug. 5 and was
filed Thursday.
THE ROME TRIBUNE, ROME. GA.. FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1896
I FORGERY THE CHARGE
Prominent Horth Carolinian Arrested
In New York,
PHILLIPS PASSED BAD CHECKS
His Father a Prominent North-
Caroliniari in Washington
WAS AT ONE TIME SOLICITOR GENERAL
Naina of Rev. John Paxton
For Fifty-Seven Dollars and Now He Is
Behind the Bars—Young Man’s Father
Was Solicitor General Under Several Re
publican Administrations.
New York, Aug. 6.—James Phillips,
27 years old, whose father is said to be
Samuel J. Phillips of North Carolina,
now a resident lawyer of Washington,
and who was solicitor general under sev
eral Republican administrations, was ar
rested Wednesday morning, and later
was indicted for forgery. He is charged
with having forged to a check the name
of Rev. Dr. John Paxton.
The arrest was made in the office
of Ledoux & Co., chemists. Phil
lips called at the offices of Ledoux &
Co. and renewed acquaintance with
a member of the firm whom he claimed
to have known while both were
students at the University of North
Carolina. Mr. Ledoux had some recol-.
lection of the young man, and when he
asked to have a check cashed he turned
him over to his cashier. The check was
drawn by John R. Paxton on the Fifth
Avenue bank, for $57, payable to James
Phillips. The young man explained
that he had known Dr. Paxton while
! the latter was a pastor in Washington.
| The cashier was suspicious, and only
j gave Phillips $5, telli) g him to return
J for the balance. Win n the check was
I sent to the bank it was declared to be
‘•no good.”
Phillips returned for the balance, and
was arrested. It is said that he had at
tempted to pass the same check on other
old friends, and that this alleged forgery
is not the only one that has been charged
against him.
NEWS FROM MEXICO.
President Santa Ana’s Daughter Dead*
Railway Concession Granted, Rte.
City of Mexico, Aug. 6. Senora
Guadaloupe Santa Anna Castro, daugh
ter of President Santa Ana, who led the
Mexican armies in war with the United
States, is dead in this city.
Complaint is made that the Chinese
immigration on the west coast is intro
ducing leprosy, .and it is also stated that
Chinamen are marrying the women of
the lower class.
| Mormon colonies are prospering, ow
i ing to the frugal and energetic business
management.
j Railway construction in various parts
of the republic is actively going on and
j imports of English railway material,
■ principally steel rails, are increasing.
I The policy of the government is jjow
1 directed to the development ana com
pletion in most essential parts the pres
, ent railway system, the greatest lack of
I facilities between southern Mexico and
■ along the western coast, which is agri
' culturally and minerally the richest por
! tion of the republic.
I The government, in granting modifi
cations of railway concessions, allows on
portions subventioned, rates which fully
coinpensate, in the opinion of railway
men, the profit to be derived from the
subsidies. The most profitable railway
jin the country today is the Mexican
■ Northern, operating in Sierre Mojava
mining region, which has no subven
tion, but is allowed to charge rates,
having no competition, and is doing an
excellent business.
Representations are being mane to the
government by the chambers of com
merce of the cities on the west < oast,
stating that the entire section from So
nora south is lacking in transportation
facilities and praying that measures be
taken to supply the want and give life
and impetus to the rich but undevel
oped country. ’
PANIC IN NICARAGUA.
Heavy Rains De.try a Million Dollars
Worth of Property—Two Lives Lost.
New York, Aug. 6.—A dispatch from
El Rama, Nicaragua, says heavy rains
caused the rivers Rama and Siquia, in
this neighborhood to rise rapidly on
July 29, last. The panic stricken in
habitants took refuge on the high
ground and on board the steamers in
the river Rama. , Two of those steam
ers, the Milton and the Horrock, were
carried by the force of the current far
down the river, their crews being pow
erless to stop them.
i The governor of Bluefields at once or
ganized a relief corps and put provis
ions on board a steamer for those who
had beed earned down the river. The
police and a committee of citizens dis
tributed relief. Only 15 buildings were
left standing in El Rama. Plantations
near the town were all destroyed, and
the loss is estimated at more than sl,-
000,000. Many of the refugees have
found shelter in Bluefields. Two lives
were lost.
A Texan Dies at L'itliia Springs.
Ltthia Springs, Ga., Aug. 6.—C. Y.
McClelland of Fort Worth, Tex., was
found dead in his room at the Watson
House. On his body was found a note
to the effect that he did not commit sui
cide, but died of heart failure. Mc-
Clelland has been stopping at the Wat
son house about two weeks and made
daily trips to Atlanta to receive treat
| meut.
THE FAIR WILL CASE.
Twenty Million Dollars Involved In a Salt
Which Is Soon to Be Decided.
San Francisco, Aug. 6. After
months of skirmishing and sparring for
position among the army of heirs in
volved, order has been finally secured in
the Fair litigation, and the trial of one
of the greatest will cases in the history
of the United States is now at hand.
■ By an order issued by Judge Slack,
the merits of the socalled pencil will,
the document produced by Mrs. Net
tie R. Craven, as the last testament
ary disposition by Millionaire James G.
Fair of his millions of money and prop
erty, is to be decided at once, and legal
bickering on the part of the lawyers
will give, way to a determination of
questions of fact and issue.
Fair has been dead almost two years,
but it was not until Thursday that a
final move in the complicated fight was
made. There have been motions and
counter motions, demurrers and cross
complaints and all the other endless tac
tics for which law and lawyers are fa
mous. Some $20,000,000 are involved in
this, the biggest law suit of California,
and almost as many endeavors have
been made to postpone the final trial of
the case. A will lias been stolen from
under the very noses of the court clerks
and a second will filed. The widow has
: arisen by virtue of her assertion that
I she was married by contract to the min
ing king, claims $1,500,000 of his prop
erty and has filed deeds to substantiate
her claim. Charles L. Fair has disputed
Mrs. Fair’s claims. George A. Knight
; thinks he can win a case for his client
' and disable Mrs. Craven and her claims
in 60 days; but others doubt Knight’s
■ abil ty to settle the question so quickly.
LION KILLS A BABY.
The Rins of Beast. Bites Off the Head of
Manager Hurd’s Son.
I Chillicothe, 0., Aug. 6.—Edward
Hurd, the 2-year-old son of Manager
Hurd, was killed by a lion Wednesday.
Hurd and his wife are in charge of a
part of Hagenbeck’s trained mecagerie,
which is exhibiting at the fair grounds
near town during this week of the Ross
county fair.
As a drawing card they had a 2-year
old lion tied to a stake near the entrance
to the tent. The lion belongs to Jim
Corbett, the prizefighter, and has not
been regarded as ferocious
At 2 o’clock in the afternoon Hurd
and his wife were at the tent entrance
taking tickets with a big crowd on the
outside. Little Eddie Hurd had been
I playing around the tent, and finally
ventured too near the lion, which had
i been watching him closely. Suddenly
I the lion switched his tail violently,
1 sprang sorward, and the next instant
the child’s entire head was in the ani
malls mouth.
People screamed and fled, while Man
ager Hurd rushed to the lion, seized him
by the jaws, pulled them apart and the
headless body of his baby fell on the
ground.
It required a long time to club the lion
into submission and get him into his
cage. The audience was dismissed and
no performance given.
MOORE BROTHERS MUM.
Refuse to Take the Public Into Their Con
fidence —Governing Committee Meets.
Chicago, Aug. 6.—The Chronicle says:
The Moore Bros, will not take the pub
lic, nor even the rank and file of the
Stock Exchange, into their confidence.
The subcommittee, appointed by the
governing committee of the Stock Ex
change, held a session that lasted from
1 till nearly 5 o’clock, and after agree
ing not to give out any information
relative to the confessions they had
heard, adjourned the session subject to
the call of the chair. This means that
they will probably not meet again dur
ing the day, nor press the Moores for a
showing documentary proof of their
condition and that they will have noth
' ing tangible to report to the governing
; committee of the exchange, which holds
! a meeting at noon for the express pur
l pose of hearing what the Moores have
to say about themselves.
The only thing tangible about the
. future of the big tangle that could be
’ learned was that the Chicago agents of
* George M. Pullman, who, like Mr. Ar
| mour, is known to be carrying an
’ enormous line of Diamond Match stock
J as collateral security for money ad
' vanced to the Moores, had wired him to
I return to the city as quickly as possi-
I ble. Mr. Pullman is expected to be here
before Saturday.
ABBOTT’S TRAGIC DEATH.
Particular, of the Fatal Accident to the
Well Known Railway Man.
i Victoria, B. 0., Aug. 6.—Particulars
have been received of the fatal accident
to P. Abbott, assistant solicitor of the
Wisconsin Central railway, while he was
attempting the ascent of Mount Lefroy,
near Laggan, on the main line of the
Canadian Pacific railway.
On Aug. 3 a party consisting of Pro
fessor Fray and Messrs. Little, Abbott
and Thompson, all of the Appalachian
club of Boston, started from Laggan to
attempt the ascent of Mount Lefroy.
When about eight miles from the sta
tion Mr. Abbott fell over a precipice
about 1,000 feet high. His body is lying
on a glacier and its recovery will be
very difficult. A force of railway men,
provided with ladders and ropes, are
endeavoring to recover the body, and
when this is done it will be sent to Bos
ton for burial.
Bradley Respite, a Murderer.
Frankfort, Ky., Aug. 6.—Governor
Bradley respited Anthony Alcorn Lin
coln 30 days. He was to hang Thurs
day for murdering his father.
RIOTING IN VALENCIA
Friends of the Cabins Giving Spain
More Trouble,
AFEELING OF ALARM PREVAILS
Trouble of a Serious Nature
Being Fomented in Spain
A LARGE NUMBER OF RIOTS OCCURED
Dons Begin to Realize Their Inability to
Cope With the S.tuation In Cuba—The
Minister of the Interior Make, a Signifi
cant Admission—Spain, a. Usual, Blames
This Country For Her Troubles.
[Copyrighted, 1896, by Associated Press.]
Madrid, Aug. 6.—Trouble of a seri
ous nature is being fomented in Spain,
particularly in the province of Valencia,
by agents of the Cuban insurgents. The
minister of the interior, Senor Oos-
Gayon, replying to a question in the
chamber of deputies, admitted that a
number of riots had occurred in Valen
cia, and when asked to explain thecause
of the disturbances, said that they were
caused by friends of the Cuban insur
gents, who hoped thereby to prevent
the departure of the reinforcements of
the troops for Cuba.
Hitherto these demonstrations have
been attributed entirely to protests
against the imposition of new taxes, a
step made necessary by the financial
strain the government has been sub
jected to through carrying on the cam
paign against the insurgents of Cuba.
But, while the government is only will
ing to admit that the riots have been
instigated by the agents of the Cuban
revolutionists, it is generally admitted
that the roots of the trouble are much
deeper and that it is being nourished by
the natural feeling of alarm and dismay
at the apparent utter inability of the
government to cope with the situation
in Cuba.
That the large Spanish army in Cuba
must be still further and heavily rein
forced is looked upon here as being a
confession of weakness upon the part of
the administration and as an admission
of the growing strength of the Cubans.
In addition, rqany letters have been
received in different parts of Spain by
the relat ves of Spanish soldiers serv
ing with the army in Cuba and they
tell terrible tales of sickness, pri
vation, incompetency and mismanage
ment, to say nothing of lack of pay.
Fanning the Flames of Discontent.
A dangerous feeling against the gov
ernment has arisen and is gaining
strength day by day. Under these cir
cumstances the agents of the Cubans do
not have much difficulty in carrying out
their plan of causing the popular out
breaks. They steadily fan the flames of
discontent by pointing to the apparently
unnecessary hardships which the Span
ish troops in Cuba are compelled to en
dure. The republicans also are taking
advantage of the situation to push their
propaganda and the combined move
ments are making more headway with
the masses than the government will
admit, although it Is already betraying
symptoms of alarm and has sent string
ent instructions to the prefects to
promptly and effectually suppress dem
onstrations which may occur in their
districts and ts have no hesitation in
calling upon military for support. A
number of conflicts between rioters and
police and solders have already occurred,
shots have been exchanged, several per
sons have been wounded on both sides
and a large number of arrests have been
made. This, the revolutionists hope,
will serve to call attention to their cause
and enlist in their behalf the sympathy
of the people. The roads in Valencia
are being patrolled by gendarmes, troops
are pursuing armed bands of revolution
ists in the mountainous districts of the
same province and further trouble is
apprehended.
Madrid, up to the present, has been
quiet, but signs are not wanting that
the spirit of discontent is abroad and
that the efforts of the government to
gain support by trying to throw the
blame for everything upon the United
States, the chief bugaboo of the Span
ish politicians, will not much longer
avail. In fact, near the city of
Valencia, the authorities have discov
ered a quantity of arms and ammuni
tion, and similar stores[are believed to be
in existence in different parts of the
province. The arms referred to are
known to have been smuggled into Spain
quite recently and are of foreign manu
facture, showing their shipment to be
part of the plan of campaign being con
ducted by the Cubans in Spain.
Spanish Official. Blame Uncle Sam.
The Spanish officials, as usual, are
blaming the United States for t j
troubles in this country, basing thi .r
assertions made on the fact that one of
the leaders of the recent riot was Dr.
Bern ado Toledo, said to be an American
citizen, whose brothi r is in command of
a force of Cuban insurgents. It is
claimed that money, arms and ammu
nition were served out to the rioters
from the house which he occupied, and
a search of the building is said to have
resulted in the discovery of a number
of letters from Cuba and Argentine Re
public, showing that the outbreaks here
have been planned by the leaders of the
Cuban insurgents, and that the move
ment is widespread and capable of as
suming most serious proportions.
Another feature of the situation here
is the effort being made made in certain
quarters to arouse the masses against
the Protestants, all Americans being
classed as Protestants, and to them, as
already stated, being attributed Spain’s
trouble in Cuba and the growing insur
rection.
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The Cuban agents, however, are doing
everything possible to counteract this
movement and are urging upon the peo
ple to place the blame for the excessive
taxation, the military blundering and
political bluster where it really belongs,
upon the shoulders of the Spanish gov
ernment and not to be misled by such
foolish inventions as the statements
emanating from semiofficial sources,
and, for a time, pretty generally be
lieved, that agents of the United States
government were overbidding the agents
of Spain wherever the latter tried to
purchase warships for the Spanish gov
ernment.
Want, the Competitor Crew Transferred.
New York, Aug. 6.—A dispatch to
The Herald from Havana says: Consul
General Lee renewed his efforts to have
the Competitor’s crew transferred to
better quarters. He has addressed a
note to the captain general insisting
that the prisoners should be transferred.
FAULKNER INDIGNAN F.
Say* Railroads, For Political Parpose*, Re
fused Special Rates to Bryan Meeting.
Washington, Aug. 6.—Chairman
Faulkner, of the Democratic congres
sional committee, is indignant. “I
have just learned,” said he, “that the
railroads have refused to make special
rates for transportation to the Demo
cratic ratification meeting in New York
on Aug. 13. Yet everybody knows that
it is a most important affair, to which
thousands of Democrats will go.
“This refusal merely accentuates
what I have plainly seen for some time,
that every form of corporate wealth and
power is to be massed against the Dem
ocratic party. It is all going to end in
a contest between the classes and the
masses. I regret it, but the Republi
cans and those who are allying them
selves with the Republican organization
and its management seem determined
to force the issue. Even the financial
question bids fair to be subordinated to
the bitter struggle between allied wealth
and the masses of the people.
“This growing tendency of the cam
paign to degenerate into a dangerous
crisis is due to the course of the oppon
ents of silver in entering into an open
alliance with the great money and cor
porate influences of the country. The
fault does not lie with the Democratic
party. We have been and are willing
to discuss the silver question fairly and
squarely as an economic proposition, but
the opposition is not willing to treat it
as such and meet the issue fairly.”
Hill Gives a Dinner to Senator Jones.
New York, Aug. 6. —Senator David
B. Hill gave a complimentary dinner to
Senator Jones of Arkansas, at Norman
die-by-the-Sea. Among the other guests
present were: Lawrence Gardner of
Washington, secretary of the national
committee: James W. Hinkley, chair
man of the New York Democratic state
committee and Assemblyman John B.
Stanchfield. At the conclusion of din
ner a conference was held by those pres
ent. It is understood that the principal
question under discussion was relative
to what stand the New York state De
mocracy would take in the national
campaign. If any decision was arrived
at it was not made public, for none of
the gentlemen present would be inter
viewed on the subject.
Farmers Fight a Duel With Knives.
Louisville, Aug. 6. —A special to The
Post from Greenville says: Two farm
ers, Tom Hall and Terry James, became
involved in a difficulty over a discussion
about a protracted meeting held in the
neighborhood. They came to blows and
both pulled their knives. Terry James
was stabbed five times and died in a few
hours. Hall is cut in seven different
places and cannot live through the day.
The men fought in the broiling hot sun
and were alone when the fight occurred,
no witnesses being present.
To Cancel Insurance Companies’ Licenses.
Denver, Aug. 6. —lt is announced
that State Auditor Parks is about to
spring a surprise on some of the leading
insurance companies. Some of the com
panies, it is said, have recently been
sending circulars to the policyholders
containing the assertion that if the
Democratic party is successful at the
coming election their policies would be
worth half the amount on which the
premiums have been paid. It is said
that Mr. Parks has been quietly pur
suing a collection of these circulars,
which he says are evidence of insolvency
on the part of the companies, and he
now proposes to cancel the licenses of
all such companies which are now doing
business in this state. It is claimed
that the auditor’s judgment in such
cases is final and that if he insists upon
this course, the companies will be de
barred from doing business in this state.
Candidates to Visit Topeka.
Topeka, Aug. 6.—A1l the candidates
for president and vice president will at
tend the old soldiers reunion in Topeka
in September. Acceptances have been
secured from McKinley and Bryan and
Garrett A. Hobart has written that he
Would be here. Invitations have been
sent to Tom Watson and Arthur Sewall
and they pledge that they will both be
here.
A Millionaire’s Experience With Robbers.
San Francisco, Aug. 6.—James A.
Campbell, a Honolulu millionaire, who
disappeared last Monday, has just re
turned with a bullethole through his
hat and an exciting tale about an adven
ture with robbers. Campbell says that
While he was drinking in a private
loom in a saloon lie was confronted by
two masked men who demanded money.
The millionaire refused the demand and
in the fight that followed a bullet went
through his hat and Campbell says he
was robbed and kept a prisoner for two
days. When released he was given a
nickel for car fare.