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ff Vnn CANNOT DO WITHOUT 2 <► XOU THR DAILY AND ♦ 3 Sunday Tribune. ♦ o Sent unt|l January I, 1897, X 4AAAAAA♦ a AAAAAAAA AAAAAA A ESTABLISHED 1887. I A HORRIBLE CRIME L A Young Ledy Assaulted By a 1 Biack Brute. [fiß WAS CAPTURED AND INGRID I *‘ Thus We Defend Our Women From Outrage” L HIS BOLY RIDDLED WITH BULLETS I 'The Young Woman Who Identified Him' I As H* r Assaulter is a Member of a Splen- l did Spalding County Family-She is in i a Precarious Condi ion A Terrible A Deed. Griffin, Oct. 15. —Mies Blanch a young lady of a splendid family, was going from a friend’s ; house to her sister’s, in northern part . of the county late yesterday when a ’ '* negro fiend slipped up behind her and seized her. Choking her down he dragged her into the woods and as saulted her in a most horrible manner. After accomplishing his purpose he .fled to the swamps. It was some time before the young lady recovered con sciousness. When she did she made her way to her brother-in-law’s house and told him of the fearful crime that had been committed. Immediately the alarm was sounded and a search was begun for the brute. Every minute the crowd on the hunt was augumented and the woods were soon > full of indignant peo) 1 ■ looking for the brute. About 1 o’clock this morning the negro [ Henry Milner, was caught. As he was being carried to a place of safety he tried to escape and as he ran he was fired upon and the ball took effect in his back and 1 he was soon recaptured. i The man, in conpany with two others I who looked something like him were car ried before the young woman and tjhe had no trouble in identifying him. Henry Milner was a black brute about 23 years old who had but a few months ago been released from the chaingang of the county. After the identification the bruite freely confessed the crime and told all about the assault. He told several i people then that he was sorry for his •crime. The men who had him in charge him to Griffin and carried ■ him to a physician to have the ball ■ extracted. While he was in the hands ■ of the physician this morning a crowd ■ of determined and resolute men w'ent B to the physician’s office and took the man ouf and put him in a buggy. In E the company of about fifty or sixty he | was carried out about one and a half I miles from the city. In a grove he was hung and then I shot to death. A placard was then I attached to his dead person: |_ “THUS WE DEFEND OUR WO MEN FROM OUTRAGE. ” K The entire affair was conducted so K quietly that the crowd was out of the ■ city before officers were aware of the purpose of the people. There was but ■ little excitement over the matter and thq mob dispersed quietly in different B directions. An effort was made to die- Bk cover who was in the mob, but B|'L they passed out so quickly and by side streets that the citizens Ml were not aware of the lynching until it had been accomplished. The body is still suspended to the limb E awaiting the coroner’s inquest. ■ Miss Gray is in a precarious condi- K tion and may not fully recover. ■ WHO WILL SUCCEED KEANE? Vice Rector Gnrrlgan and Bishop O’Gor man Are Prominently Mentioned. ■ Washington, Oct. 15.—The approach- ■ ing meeting of the Catholic cleirgy at ■ Washington will be oue of special ia- K terest and importance. Not only are the administrators of the university to meet on the •■-■.'^►twenty-first, but the archbishops, repre- Lsenting the controlling force of the .have determined tochange their place of meeting, which was set for m New Orleans, and meet here, following V the university meeting. The two bod ies are entirely distinct, as only six of ■ >the 18 archbishops have a vote on the university board. The six are C.irdi'ial Gibbons (also archbishop of i lie Balti- M more diocese) and Archbishops Williams || of Boston, Corrigan of New York, Ryan S' -of Philadelphia, Ireland of St. Paul and B Ohappslle of Sant i Fe. They hold their places on the board by B virtue of being charter members. The B other archbishops have an advisory membership on the board, but no vote. This last feature is important in view of the vote for the choice of a successor » to Bishop Keane as rutorof the uni- Mm 'versity. Seven bishops also have a vote the board, viz: Spalding of Peoria, ■ Marty of St. Cloud. Maes of Covington, V Foley of Detroit, Hortsman of Cleve ||r land and Keane, late rector of the uni- K versity. K Bishop Spalding is in Europe and will ||f not be present. Bishop Keane is not |H expected to return for the meeting, gs Mousiguor Early of New York and Dr. H Lee of Washington, make up the remain |B< ing voting members of the board. There are three luy members. Waggaman of W Washington, Jenkins of Baltimore and III! Banigan of Providence who have no ■ vote on the choice pf rector, that being a function of the clerics especially com mitted to them by the pope. This makes BBT 12 voting members, of winch seven con atitute a mgjqntv. Thus far t|ie inline- THE ROHE TRIBUNE. metatiowa m connection witn the suc cession to Bishop Keane can only be conjectural, as it is expected that the voting members of the board will come here with a candidate to support, and until they get together there is no means of learning the concensus of opin ion. The prominent part Vice Rector Gar rigan has taken in the affairs of the university leads to the mention of his name. Among the more prominent teachers of the church who have been as sociated with the university are Bishop O’Gormon of Sioux Falls, an authority on church history; Rev. Dr. Pace, herd of the school of philosophy; Monsignor Schroeder, professor of dogmatic theol ogy, and some others. While there has been no special movement toward any of these names attention is directed o them in view of the feeling that a teach ing cleric will be named. A TRAGEDY AT COLUMBUS. Two I’otloeraen Instantly Killed and An other Fatally Wounded. Columbus, Ga., Oct. 15. —Two mem bers of the Columbus police force, Rich ard M. Adams and William Jackson, were murdered on the streets of this city, another officer, Charles Roberts,- was fatally wounded, while a fourth, Zeno Picket, was shot through the thigh by J. A. White, an ex-policeman and shoemaker, and his son, Henry White. In attempting to effect the arrest of the murderer a posse shot him to death. The Whites shot the officers for no other cause than that they had served the elder White with a subpoena to ap pear in court for disorderly .conduct. White and his son escaped the crowd which quickly gathered, and they suc ceeded in reaching their home, a short distance from the scene of the killing. The alarm was given, and the house of the Whites was surrounded by 500 men, determined to prevent the escape of the murderers. Officer Charles Roberts went to the house and commanded the Whites to surrender, but he was answered by a shot from inside and a bullet plowing its way through his body. The brave officer fell mortally wounded, and he is barely alive. Some time after Roberts was shot, six | men volunteered to arrest White and his sen, and they surrounded the house. The door •was broken down and fire opened on the two men. White was wounded at the first fire, and his body was riddled with bullets by the attack ing party. He died in * few seconds. Henry White managed to escape during the excitement, and succeeded in get ting across the Chattahoochee river on the Alabama side. A big posse started in pursuit, and at a late hour White was captured and brought to the city. It is feared that he will be lynched. The tragedy occurred in front of Rumsey’s saloon, at the corner of First avenue and Thirteenth street. SOCIALISM* NOT A .SUCCESS. • ■ Failure of Experiment* In Switzerland. Consul Monaghan Makes a Report. WaShignton, Oct. 15.—The attempts made in Switzerland to assist the work ing classes by assuring an opportunity for employment or maintenance to work men willing to labor have not succeeded so far, notwithstanding the fact that Switzerland is- said to be further ad vanced in the application of socialistic principles than any other country in the vvorld. United States Consul Monaghan, at Chemnitz, Germany, has made a report on the subject to the state department, recording the results of the efforts made in this direction in the cantons of Bern and St. Gall. The national government has, by a decided vote, refused to un dertake the scheme. In Bern an insurance association was formed, in which membership was -vol untary, and every contributing work man was guaranteed a pension in idle ness that arose from reasons beyond his control. In St. Gall a similar organization was tried, but in that case the membership of all workmen was obligatory. In each case the association fell behind in re ceipts and the cantons were obliged to make up deficiencies, so that it amounted to state help to the unemployed. In addition the people who were assured of steady work protested bitterly against being obliged to assist in the mainten ance of their more unfortunate breth ren. so that the result was unsatisfac tory. A national commission which has been investigating the workings of the plan is about to report adversely upon it. Duel With Pistols at Montgomery, Montgomery, Ala., Oct. 15.—L. B. Wi.liaingon and Edgar Summercamp, two young men about town, quarreled here about a debt of $2 and a pistol duel followed. Summercamp got a ball in the face and Williamson received one in his right thigh. Both were painfully but not fatally hurt. • Jg t Pos.es After Train Robbers. Ogden, Utah, Oct. 15.—Several posses are still out in search of the robbers who held up the Union Pacific train, but so far as heard from they have found no clue. A bottle of nitroglycerine and several sticks of dynamite have been found near where the train was held up. Three of the registered mailsacks rifled were for San Francisco and four for Sacramento. ' Killed Oyer a Gaine of < *Crapt.” Evansville. Ind., Oct. 15.—Dud Hay don and Jame< Hays with other ne groes on the steamer Hopkins, were playing craps and Haydon won all of Hays’ money. The hitter demanded a quarter or blood and reached for his knife. Haydon was the quicker aud almost cur Hays’ off. THE ROME TRIBUNE, ROME, GA., FRIDAY OCTOBEH 16, 1806. HR WATSON ACCEPTS 1 Formal Letter Maibd to Chairman laiion Butler HE WILL RUN FOR VICS PRESIDENT He Will Confer Today With Buttlerand Washburn HIS THROAT ST.LL TROUBLING HIM But His Physicians Say There <s No Cause For Alarm—He Will Not BeAble to Make Any More Speeches at Present, How ever-The Official Statement as Given Ou ( Y,st rday by Watson’s Physlclanr. Thomson, Oct. 15.—Hon. Thomas E. Watson has mailed to Senator Ma rion Butler, chairman of the populist national committee, a letter accepting the populist nomination for vice-pres ident of the United States. Mr. Watson, in confirmation of the rumor that the letter had been for warded, give the following signed statement to The Journal today: To The Atlanta Journal: My letter of acceptance was mailed to Mr. Butler yesterday. Apply to him for copy, Thomas E. Watson. Mr. Watson will be in conference tomorrow with Chairman Butler and Committeman Washburn. The letter was mailed to Washing ton, and Mr. Butler will not see the original copy before his return to that city from Georgia. It is probable, however, that the letter will be given to the press tomorrow. No Cause For Alarm. Atlanta, Oct. 15.—1 n view of the alarming reports in circulation concern ing the condition of the Hon. Thomas E. Watson, The Journal telegraphed Mr. Watson’s physician for an official statement of his patient’s condition. The doctor said: “The impression has been created by some papers that Mr. Thomas E. Wat son has been and is now quite ill with throat And lung trouble, while another has so misstated the facts and misrepre sented Mr. Watson as to state that he was not sick at all but pretending to be from some cause, that he was out look ing after his different farms in the county, etc. “In justice to Mr. Watson I state that when he returned from his last speak ing tour, his throat was in a fearful condition, and his general system was beginning to be impressed by it, but it soon yielded to treatment, and he is now in his usual good health, except the local trouble in his throat, which is very much improved, and I think it will be entirely well in a few days. Yet, I positively object to Mr. Watson’s making any more speeches at present.” Butler and Washburn to Visit Watson. Chicago, Oct. 15.—Senator Marion Butler, chairman of the Populist na tional committee and George F. Wash burn, who has charge of the western branch, have departed for Georgia to confer with Thomas E. Watson, regard ing the action taken by the Populist ex ecutive committee. A conference was held with Chairman Jones at which it Ts said the probable action of Mr. Wat son was considered, and the visit pf Messrs. Butler aud Washburn finally decided upon.- The Populist politicians say that the visit is largely a formal one, as an agreement between Mr. Wat son and the Democratic managers was perfected by Mr. Watson. COBB ISLAND SWEPT AWAY. Summer Resort Submerged and All but Three Buildings Destroyed* Care Charles, Va., Oct. 15.—Cobb Island,.which has been a famous sum mer resort for 40 years, was entirely submerged at high tide and was washed so badly that an ordinary tide now cov ers it. The hotel and adjoining budd ings jwere completely demolished and nearly all of the contents carried out to sea. The only remaining buildings are the lifesaving station, the cottages belong ing to Ashby Jones of Richmond and Thomas Smith, a resident of the island. The latter was built by the Rev. Thomas Dixon, Jr., of New York three years ago. The inhabitants were rescued by the lifesaving crew, assisted by resi dents of the mainland, during the night. Warren Cobb, one of the own ers of the island and hotel property, had to be taken out of the second story win dow of his house. The tides are still running unusually high, which will undoubtedly almost complete the destruction of this histori cal summer resort. Nothing as yet has been heard from Hog Island, vhere it is feared serious damage has been done. Mysterious Killing at Covington. Covington, Ky., Oct. 15.—A myste rious murder occurred here, Frank Ken nedy, aged about 25 years, being found on Willow street, near the railroad, with his throat cut. The supposed mur derer. who was afterwards arrested, gave his name as J T. Canary. Both are strange s and Canary was very drunk whe arrested. R >bbery is the supposed motive. BRYAN IN MICHIGAN Democratic Nominee Talks to People of the Lake Slate HEADED BY OLD INDIAN FIGHTER People Up to Hear Him at Five O’clock HE EMBARASSES A QUESTIONER Compliments the Citizens ot Petoskey, Who Rose at 5:30 O'clock lu the Morn ing to Hear Him, on the Interest They Are-Taking In the Campaign—Speaks at Several Smalt Towns. Petoskey, Mich., Oct. 15. —St. Ignace listened to free silver doctrine from William J. Bryan as early as 5:30 a m. and a large crowd heard him and ap plauded him enthusiastically. He gave the people a short talk, complimenting them on the interest they were taking in the campaign. The special train was taken across the straits of Mackinaw and at 7 o’clock Mr. Bryan talked to the people of Mack inaw. He explained that a dollar was worth 100 cents the world over, and when asked about the 53-cent dollar by one of his audience, he answered the 'interrogator with his usual explanation, but in such a manner as to somewhat embarrass the questioner. 1 At Petoskey, Mr. Bryan spoke from a ' platform in the rear of the station to an early morning crowd of several hun dred. Many of those in the audience wore yellow badges marked: “An hon est dollar.” Noticing these, the candi date demanded to know whether the phrase referred to the gold standard or to free silver. A voice answered: “Six teen to one,” and this satisfied Mr. Bryan, for he said no more about it, proceeding with the discussion of the silver doctrine. Fair sized crowds also greeted him at Charlevoix and Bellaire, where the nom inee made five minute addresses. He went over the same ground already cov ered by him, dilating upon the right of American people to oust from office, by their franchise, candidates who have proved unworthy to conduct the gov el ument of the country. THE SPANIARDS WEAKEN. Will Give Up the Straggle In Cuba Alter the First of Next March. New York, Oct. 15.—A special to The Herald from Cadiz, Spain, says: It is an open secret that if Spain has not put down the insurrection in Cuba by the first of next March it is the in tention of the government to give up’ the struggle and let the island go. It is said that the policy is being adopted of exaggerating the magnitude of the trouble in the Phillipines with a view of preparing the people for the ultimate design of letting Cuba go. W. G. Fos ter, the manager of the Eastern Tele graphic company here, speaking of the I situation, said: "There is no question that the gov ernment is trying to use the Phillipine | troubles to distract the people’s atten ; tion from. Cuba. There is no doubt that Spain intends to do her utmost to crush I the Cuban insurrection between now and March. Failing in that, lam in , formed that she will give up the strug gle. | “An important issue is the fact that Cuba has a debt of some $500,000,000 and that if Spain puts down the insur rection Cubs, will have to pay that debt, whereas if Cuba wins, the payment of the debt will fall on Spain, who con tracted it on behalf of Cuba. i “Naturally the planters, who have been driven from their ruined planta- , lions, however loyal they may appear I to be to Spain, really want to see the ' Cubans succeed, as in that case they \ would not be taxed by Spain to pay the interest on the debt and theyconld start : again under more favorable auspices.” I The Phillipine islands comprise 115,- 000 square miles, as against 49,000 for Cuba. In point of population, the Phil i.lipines have 5.636,000 as against a pop • ulation of 2,276,000 for Cuba and Porto Rico combined. TELEGRAPH AS A CIVILIZER. Indian Outrage* Checked by the Efficiency of Government Lines. Washington, Oct. 16. In bis annual report General Greely, the"chief signal | officer, says that commercial business over the military telegraph lines run ning through mountains and desert re , gions during the past year has largely : increased, and the receipts now amount to one-twelfth of the cost of operating the entire signal corps. j General Greely says these lines have proved of benefit to commerce, opening up otherwise isolated but important re gions and deterring the Indians from outbreaks. The interruptions to com- i muHication, which were in the past fre quently caused by the shooting down of the insulators of the lines, were very few last year. The speedy repairs were due to a large extent to the use of bi cycles by linemen in place of wagons. Often repairs have been thus made in less time than would have been con sumed in obtaining a horse and wagon. The corps is still experimenting to find the most suitable type of wheel for this work. A2sto 30 pound machine, with pneumatic tires, has been found to give the best results. The experiments made abroad to de velop the use of balloons in warfare are referr-jd to. .aivjl General Greely says That this is an American idea, origi nating with General Fitz-John Porter early in the late war. He concludes that no movable balloon has yet met the re quirements, notwithstanding the ex periments made in Europe, and that while the flying-machine, thanks to the wbrk of Maxim and Langley, is near at hand, the present recourse of the army must still be in captive balloons. Accordingly he has Supplied an outfit to the post at Fort Logan, Colo., aud will ask for SIO,IOO to complete the work. TINY BUT EXPERT THIEVES. TlieF Stole While Their Mother Talked Business With Victims. Chicago, Oct. 15.—Mrs Carrie Meyer and her three children are under arreSt, charged with shoplifting. Thechildren are Charles, 13 years; Agnes, 10 years, and Henry, 7 years. According to detectives, the Meyer children are the most precocious crimi nals the police have handled in years. As their mother, with the air and ap pearance of a thrifty woman of affairs, entered a house, ostensibly to buy it or rent a rocm for a brother, the children would go in with her and begin to play in the rooms. The youngsters would pull out bureau drawers and take any thing they could get their hands on in the way of jewelry and money. In this way Mrs. Meyer is said to have operated all over Cook county. More than SI,OOO worth of plunder has been recovered. PRINTERS ARE FOR BRYAN, But Fear the Adoption of a Silver Resolu tion Would Injure Their Union. Colorado Springs, Oct. 15.—The In ternational Typogranhical union, after a warm discussion, voted to strike from the minutes the following resolution: Resolved by the International Typo graphical union, in convention assembled on the summit of Pike’s Peak, on this the fourteenth day of October. 1896, that we believe in the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio 16 to 1 and the adop tion of laws restoring sliver to its rightful place, as the same existed prior to 1873, and this without waiting for the content of any other nation. The supporters of Bryan and free sil ver were largely in the majority, but they thought the adoption of such a resolution would injure the union. David Dwight. Wells Weds In London. London, Oct. 15. —At St. George's church, Hanover square, at 2 o’clock, David Dwight Wells, son of the secre tary of the United States embassy at London, was married to Miss Marietta Ord of this city, daughter of a promi nent West End physician. Although it was intended to keep the function fairly quiet, over 200 persons were pres ent. The church was beautifully deco rated with palms, ferns and lillies. The services, which were a full choral, were conducted by the Rev. Mr. Bain bridge, rector of St. Thomas churia, Regent street, to which the bride’s fam ily belongs. 0. W. Everard, formerly British consul at Ichang, China, acted as best man. The bridesmaids were Miss Evelyn Ord and Miss Beatrice Oarpmall, cousins of the bride. Annual Report of the Western Union. New York, Oct. 15.—The report of the Western Union Telegraph company for the year ending June 30, shows: Net revenue, $22,612,736; increase, $394,717; expenses, $16,717,756; increase, $658,126; surplus, $196,217; decrease, $243,625 aud a total surplus $7,643,693. The increase in expenses was due "in part to allow ances for the construction caused by se vere storms and especially the St. Louis cyclone. The capital stock is un changed. There were 920,000 more full paid messages transmitted than in the preceding year. Three hundred and sixty-five offices were added to the sys tem. Corbett and Fitz May Flglii la Atlanta. Atlanta, Ort. 15. —Sporting circles of this city are considerably stirred up over the presence here of John Ellison, a Philadelphia sport, who is quietly in vestigating the Georgia state laws on prizefighting with a view of bringing James J. Corbett and. Robert Fitzsim mons together on Georgia soil, in At lanta, if possible, in a battle for the championship of the world. Ellison reached Atlanta several days ago and began, in a quiet way, to make his in vestigations. He is now negotiating with certain Atlanta capitalists with a view to securing a purse to be hung up for the battle in case the state laws are not found to be too stringent in this respect. Failure of an Illlnnl. Bank. Washington, Oct. 15. The comptrol of the currency has received a telegram announcing the failure of the Second National Bank of Rockford, Ills. Bank Examiner D. A. Cook has been placed in charge. The bank has a capital stock of $200,000, and at the date of its lost report had deposits to the amount of $620,000 and undivided profits aggregat ing $70,000. Inability to realize on its assets is given as the cause of failure. Carlisle to Speak Io Kentucky. Washington, Oct. 15.—1 n a letter to George M. Davis of Louisville, Secre tary Carlisle has fixed dates for his cam paign speeches in Kentucky. These are Oct. 22, 24, 26, 28 and 30. Carlisle ex pressed a desire to make his first speech at Covington. The Bancroft Reaches Smyrna. Washington, Oct. 15. —The Bancroft, concerning ’hose trip to the Mediterra nean sensa >nal reports have been pub lished, has arrived at Smyrna. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ | FOR SI.OO t ♦ THE DAILY AND ♦ ♦ SUNDAY TRIBUNE * ♦ will be sent until Jan. I, ’97 J + -<■ A AA PRICE FIVE CENTS. TO HELP THE CUBANS A Party Os Sbarpsbooters Will Sood Leave Htw York. PRESENTS ARGUMENTS FOR SILVER All of the Thirty-Two Men are Old Indian Fighters HAVE BEEN ENGAGED BY CUBAN? Aeorge T. A. Barljktett, Who Wa. General Mlles* Chief Scout When the Ghost Dancee of the Redskins Culminated In a Collis ion With Government Forces at Wounded Knee, Chosen as the Leader. New York, Oct 15.—The World says: George T. A. Bartalett, formerly a United States government scout at Wounded Knee, S. D., and one of the best sharpshooters in the country, has been engaged by the Cuban, in this oity to take a bank of 50. sharpshooters to Cuba to aid the insurgents. There are in New York awaiting transportation to Cuba 32 men who have been engaged by the federal gov ernment in subduing the Indians in western states. The Cuban managers have engaged these Indian fighters to assist the insurgents. The sharpshoot ers are in hiding in different parts of the city, where they will remain until they shall receive instructions from their leader to be ready to sail from a port a short distance from New York. Bartalett’s companions are Seth Hath away, another government scout, aud Harry B. Williams, who says that he is a “scout, guide, interpret <r, sharp shooter and sandwich eatei.” Both men belonged to General Crook’s com mand in 1876. When the ghost dances of the Indians culminated in a collision with the government forces at Wounded Knee, S. D., in December, 1890, Barta lett was General Miles’ chief scout and had charge of the Indian police who helped to route the redskins. Bartalett is reticent concerning his trip to Cuba. He simply says that he and his party will go to the island unless they shall be prevented from doing so by government authorities. He has ob tained the guns and ammunition that his men will require. United States Marshal McCarthy said that he had re ceived ‘no instructions to prevent the de parture of Bartalett and his detachment of soldier.. WRECK IN SOUTH CAROLINA, a Trains Collide Near Swansea and Three Men Lose Iheir Lives. Columkia, S. 0., Oct. 15.—Passenger train No. 35 and train No. 26, on file Florida Central and Peninsular rail road, came together near Swansea, 23 miles south of this city, and both engines were totally wrecked. The combination mail and baggage car on train No. 35 turned over and pinned down in the debris Baggagemas ter Lines and Mail Clerk Thomas. The car caught fire and they were burned to death, being unable to extricate them selves. None of the pas engers were seriously hurt, thongh many were bruised and badly shaken up. W. E. Ulmer, flagman, is missing and is undoubtedly among the killed. Ul mer was last seen standing between the first and secondclass coaches. He was doubtless caught in one of the telescoped cars and burned up in the wreck, to gether with Lines and Thomas. Thomas is supposed to have been killed outright, as he was in the forward end of the combination mail and pas senger coach, which was telescoped by being driven upon the terrier. The engineers and the firemen of the two trains jumped and escaped without injuries. Mail Clerk James, Express Messenger T. O. Farmer and Extra Ex press Messenger F. W. Price suffered slight injuries. McKinley Men Win In Colorado. Denver, Oct. 15.—The supreme court has decided that the silver Republican party is without standing in the court and that the only vestige of organiza tion rests with the followers of McKin ley, as the bolters by repudiating the platform of the St. Louis convention forfeited all claim to recognition in this state. The court goes into exhaustive review of the proceedings incident to the contest and then concludes that the McKinrey men cannot be deprived of their rights through the autocratic ac tion of a state official whose duties are merely clerical. The ruling gives the McKinley men the right to select judges and clerks of election and practically place all the machinery of the election in their hands. Au Earthquake In Chill. New York, Oct. 15.—A special to The Herald from Valparaiso says: An earthquake of great force has just shaken this city. The shock was ac companied by alarming noises from the earth. There was a panic in this city, but the damage done by the earthquake was slight. The shock was felt in San tiago, Chili, heavily, but no damage was done there. There is a scheme afoot here to organize a company to trans form Juan Fernandez island, which is famous as the original “Robinson Cru soe” island, into a fashionable bathing resort. An Examination For At«<»i<taut Surgeon* Washington, Oct. 15.—The surgeon general of the marine hospital service has given notice that on Feb. 3, 1897, an examiiiatiou for the position of as sistant surgeon will be held in this citjr-