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The Peoples Party Paper VOLUME V. THEFOURTHINLONBON How Americans Celebrated In dependence Day. BPEEOHBY AMBASSAPOfi BAYARD firhn Amorlofla Society's Fourth of July Banquet Attended by Ovsr Two Hundred Pereon*—Sir Richard Webster Proposed a Toast to the President of the United Stages—Mr. Bayard Gives a Reception. London, July 7.—The American so ciety gave a Fourth of Ju-.y banqiet in , the Great hall of the Criterion theater, I Ambassador Bayard presiding. A statue i of liberty behind the chairman was i draped with the American colors. Two ■ hundred and twenty one persons at- ; tended. After a toast to the rueon had been proposed by Ambassador Bayard, Sir | Richard Webster proposed a toast to the I President of the United States. He said ; the reason he proposed the toast, was ! bocausd of his American namesake, i panioh Ha referred to the greatness 1 and dignity of the office and hoped that thr^ British monarchy would last as long | » F''/he United States. He believed that • vj.itrtver criticism had been passed on . President Cleveland has added to the ; dignity of his office and that he has | worthily maintained the best traditions , of the presidency. The toast wr.r. drunk standing, with ’ three cheers for the president. Ambassador Bayard then proposed a toast.to ’’The Day We Celebrate.” Ho i id: “Th' voluntary principle of the gov- | erument of the United States is the true ; one. That is the meaning of the day we celebrate, the echo whereof is heard in England. Let parliament, presidents uud autocrats heed it.” Ambassador Bayard complimented J.im -s Li ice and then referred to 1776, t.-anklng God for July 4, of that year. Enthusiastic cheers followed, flags wore waved and the band played “Hail Co lumbia” and other American songs. Mr. Greer of Now York proposed a toast to “The Community of English Speaking People.’’ James Bryce, M. P., replying, re ferred to the heroes common to both people, such as Washington, and said the flags of both countries have the pamo colors, only they are of different pattei ns. He urged strongly on attempt to make firmer the links which bind ths countries together. Neither ought to bs aliens in the other’s country. To put au end to all trouble it Is only necessary for the two countries to know each other better. The Rev. M. I). Hega then proposed a toast to “the American society,” which was greeted with loud cheers. CHigh.'': hvr.died persons attended the reception United States Ambassador Bayard gave at his residence, in Eaton square, in honor of the Fourth of July. Jdr. and Mrs. Bayard received the guests pt the top of the staircase, and the am bassador and all the members of his staff wore the national colors at their but tonholes. • Among those present were Mrs. John A- Logan, Sir Francis and Lady Evans, Sir Rober Rawlinson, General Thomas Wilson, Mrs. Wilson and Miss Wilson, Consul Lathrop, Miss Endicott, Colonel Vivian, Mrs. Frank Leslie, Kajor Kem penfeld, Professor Amrige of Columbia college. Dr. Jones of Yale; Consul Fol lin, James R. Rooesvelt, D. 0. Wells, • Captain Beasley, Sir Francis and Lady Cook, Naval Inspector Rhoades, Colonel Kano and Lord Re volstroke. STRUGGLE IN THE DARK. A Negro Enters the Room of Young Ladies mid Is Captured.— Will Not Be Lynched. Columbia, S. 0., July 7.—News has just been received from an outlying sec tion of Oolleton county of an attempted assault wit li a sensational denouement. About 12 o'clock at night a negro Hamed Joe Weeks, a bad character, en tered the sleeping apartments of Misses Lizzie and Mary Dawes, the daughters of a respectable farmer of St. George's neighborhood, by climbing through a window, which opened on the piazza of the house, where the young ladies were Sleeping, but stumbling over a chair in ♦ho room ho waked them, and their brought their father and brother to the rescue. Mr. Dawes and his son. failing to lay their hands on firearms in the darkness, boldly attacked the intruder empty handed. He made an attempt to jump from the window, by which he had en tered, but was seized and after a des perate struggle in the dark was thrown to the floor. Chains were brought and lie was finally seonrly bound and an oftie&r sent for. Ho was then taken to Walterboro, the county seat, and on being given a hearing, at which ho confessed his guilty purpose, was sent to the higher court. He would have been killed on the spot, but for the darkness and the absence of_ firearms, which gave the father and brother time for reflection. It is supposed that the law will be al lowed to take its course, as there was no Immediate threats of lynching. Fourteen Prisoners Guthiuk, O. T., July 7.—Fourteen prisoners overpowered rhe guards in the United States -jail here and escaped. Bill Doolin and Dynamite Dick, the last survivors of the Dalton gang, who wero charged with the murders committed in the Ingalls fight, at which four deputy marshals were killed, were the principal actors. Fourteen out of ofifl prisoners escaped. They were all desperate char acters. * Itceord I>:eaVlu~ Speedy Justice. x Webt Libruty, Ky., July 7.—Fate Brooks was found guilty of the murder of Cus McKinzie and sentenced to be hanged. The murder occurred Tuesday. It was the result of a quarrel between drunken men. McKenzie was the son cf the county judge. Brooks would have been lynched but for the promise vs a speedy trial. North Siaie i’ro’ilbitlonlut,.* to'Mect. Raleigh, July 7. The Prohibition ttate executive committee has issued a ca’.l for the state convention to meet at fesdisbury Aug. ID to aoiuinatc a fell ft ate ticket. Ar. " r ‘'"F AT SEVEN. Little Jennie Shu. e/) ? ,ves a .Comrade’s Life When Caught On n 'lrc.tfe by u Train. Jonesboro, Ark., July t. -—A wonder ful exhibition of nerve and coolness in the face of deadly peril was shown near here by little Jennie Sheets, aged 7. The cheers of 300 passengers on the Kansas City limited attested their ad airation of her bravery. Passenger train No. 3 had just left Cabool, Mo. It being the Fourth, the railroad company had .sent out an un usually heavy train of . eight passenger coaches, two express carrs and two sleep ers. A small trestle terminates a sharp cu.ve a few miles east of Cabool. The train was making 40 miles an hour when the curve wk reached. As the train approached the trestle the engineer saw two women and two little girls on the trestle. Tc stop in time was im possible. The women, who were the mothers of the children, jumped to the dry bet. of the creek below, but. the little ones remained on rhe trestle. Shouting to her little companion across the track without response, Jen nie Sheets crossed to her, threw her on the extreme edge o f the bridge, sleeper and held her until the train had passed. DILKE PREDICTS WAR. Britain, Singlehanded. Is to Fight Ger | many, Russia and France, lie Says. I London, July 7.—Sir Charles Dilke ! has just published an article predicting that Great Britain, singlehanded, is | destined to engage in a great struggle against Germany, Russia and France ■ combined. The fight, he says, may i come at any time within a decade, os- ■ tensibly about Egypt, but really on ac ‘ count of jealousy of Great Britain’s co lonial expansion. Therefore Sir Charles urges Great Britain to hold herself free from any al liance which might only prove illusive and to devote herself to the develop ment of her defenses. The Spectator asks what role America will play in such a struggle. Two Mon Drowned In a Well. Chattanooga, July 7.—John Hender son, a prominent farmer residing near Cohutta, Ga., father of Mrs. A. F. Fa gala of Chattanooga, and a farmer named Brnmlet met death in a well near their home. It appears that the home of Mr. Henderson caught Are and was completely destroyed, along with the effects. The family was compelled to seek a place of shelter, and a suitable house was found near Cohutta. On the place was a well which had not been in use for some time and was not consid i ered clean by those in the neighborhood. Colonel Henderson hired a man named Brumk t to go into the well and clean it out. Rrumlet hadno sooner gone down than he was overcome by gas. Colonel Henderson procured a rope anti went to the man’s rescue. The unfortunate man was drawn nearly to the top of the well when the i»po broke and both men dashed to the bottom - some 30 feet and were drowned. Monument to Dixon Unveiled. Greensboro, N. C., July 7.—The booming of cannon announced the ninth annual celebration of the Guil ford battleground celebrations. At 11 o’clock the speakers and distinguished guests were driven to the auditorium. Chaplain Egbert W. Smith, D. D., made the opening prayer, after which Senator Marion Butler delivered the speech of the occasion. Mr. Butler took for his subject the struggle for civil and religious freedom of North Carolina in colonial days. The speech was well prepared and showed considerable re search. At its close the speaker was presented by Mr. David Schenck, Jr., with a handsome souvenir spoon. At 3 o’clock a monument of granite to the memory of Lieutenant Hal Dixon was unveiled. Summer Night Sangcrlest In Birmingham. Birmingham, Ala., July 7. There ■will be a great summer night sangerfest in Birmingham on Aug. 26, 1896. Ex cursions will be run from all of the state. A number of organizations have already entered and will sing for the prizes. There will be ..two prizes offered and both are to be eltfgaKt. Each society will have to sing three songs and then a combined choir is to bo'-'formed, with Professor Oetekingof Birmingham as director. The affair will tree place in Lakeview park. •; Alabama Schoolteachers to Attend. Birmingham, Ala., July 7.—A largo number of Alabama schoolteachers, ac companied by friends, Ipft hero over the Louisville and Nashville .railroad for Buffalo, N. Y., where they go to attend the annual convention of the Teachers’ association of the United States. The Alabama Educational association last week hold a very successful session in Talladega, and many interesting and valuable papers were read bjj pedagogues from all sections of the state. Dr. Winston Resigns. Raleigh, July 7. —The executive com mittee of the trustees of. the University of North Carolina met here. Dr. T. Winston was present and tendered his resignation, .which was, with great re gret, accepted. The trustees were called j to meet on Aug. 1 to elect his successor. His resignation takes effect on Aug. 15. Sentiment in favor of Edwin A. Alder man ns his successor is extremely strong. Conductor Anchors Killed, Anniston, Ala., July 7.—J. F. An chors, a conductor on the Oxford Lake lino, was killed by a special train on the Louisville and Nashville railroad. The ■ engineer of the special failed to stop at | the crossing of the Lake line and Con ductor Anchors was on the real - end of his car when it was struck. His left i ieg was cut off and his body was terribly . mangled. Death was instantaneous. Atlanta Baptista Call Dr. Lan drum. I Atlanta, July 7,—The First Baptist ! church of this city has selected Dr. Wil liam Landrum of Richmond to fill th: pulpit made vacant by the resignation of Dr. Hawthorne. The cal! was proffered hint by the unanimous vote of the church, and his formal acceptance was received by telegraph. HIGHTS TO ALL; SPECIAL PHIVILEGES TO NOXE." ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1896 rows™ PEACE Are Desirons That the Cretan Trouble Shall Be Settled. TURKISH EMPIRE IS TOTTERING European, Fear That a General Upheaval on the Island Would Result In the Break ing Up ot the Sultan’s Domain—Th. Crow of a Turkish Torpedo Boat Hilled by Cretan Ir.surge:it.», Berlin, July 6.—The foreign office Is In a state of anxiety over the develop ments in Macedonia and Crete. The Kreuz Zeitung, usually well informer upon official matters and particularly those connected with the foreign de partment, claims to know upon author ity that the foreign office is chiefly con cerned in the situation in Macedonia and that the alliance of Servia, Monte negro and Bulgaria, under the approval of Russia means Russia’s desertion oi the porte. If, the Kreuz Zeitung adds, the rising in Macedonia should become general, it will check Austria’s long pre pared advance to Salonica, which port tlie Austro-Hungarian government has the coveted possession of for years, and this would be likely to involve war. The officially inspired press in Eerlin touch the matter with a great deal of difference. The Vienna Froindenblatt, an official organ, declares that all of the powers are desirous that the trouble in Crete shall be settled at once, all of them being aware that a general up heave! in that island would lead to the breaking up of the Turkish empire. Therefore, The Fremdenblatt continues, the powers are determined to maintain the status quo at all hazards. How ever, the paper adds that neither a un ion of Crete with Greece, nor the grant ing of autonomy to the island as claimed by the Cretan radicals, will receive the assent of the powers. The Vossische Roitung has received advices saying that the Turkish war ships in Cretan waters are totally im potent to prevent the landing of expedi tions from Greece and narrates the cap ture of the Turkish torpedo boat Edger by a party of 35 Cretans. The Edger, which was built at Dantzig for the Turkish government, was capable of de veloping a speed of 22 miles an hour. She was surprised during the night by the band of Cretans, wife killed all her crew, except one of her engineers, a German. SCHOOL STATISTICS. A Good Showing: Marl© by Commissioner of Education Harris, Washington, Jaly 6.—The total en rollment in educational institutions of all kinds in the UniLyJ States for the school year 1893-91 was nearly 10,000,- 000, according to the report, for that year just promulgated by Commis sioner of Education Harris. Os these, all but 400,000 were in the regular schools, an increase of about a half million for the year. The percentage of total population enrolled in the schools was 20.55. School property gained in value during the year over $26,000,000, and 1,103 more schoolhouses were in operation. The report further says: “In the past 20 years the south has increased 24 per cent in population, but its school attendance has increased 130 per cent—more than twice as fast as the population. In the 20 years from 1874 to 1894 the value of school prop erty in the south has increased from $16,000,000 to $51,000,000, an addition of $40,000,000, or $2,000,000 a year. Higher education has also made a good record.” CHASED BY A WARSHIP. ' Alfonso XIII After the Three Friends. Great Excitement at Key West. Key West, July G.—The steamer Three Friends’passed hero 9 a. m., pur sued by the Spanish warship Alonso NHL Both vessels wore under full steam. The Three Friends was about 18 miles ahead of the warship. It has been stated by those observing the race that the warship fired upon the Three Friends. The warship is cutting the 3-mile limit very close and trying to head off the Three Friends. It is reported that United States war ships and United States cutters are now getting up steam preparatory to inter cepting both vessels. Great excitement prevails here. Earthquakes On the Island of Cyprus. Genoa, July 6.—The steamer Italia has arrived here and reports that Larn ica, Island of Cyprus, has been suffering from earthquake shocks since July J. The disturbances have been increasing in violence and extend to Liinasol. A general panic is said to prevail at Larn ica, and the military authorities have been providing tents for the affrighted people. The town is deserted and the government offices, banks and telegraph office wore under canvass when the steamer Italia loft. Three Killed by Lightning. Knoxville, July 6.—During a thun der storm Arthur Peake, a farmer, was instantly killed by lightning in the Ninth district of Knox county. Peake had sought shelter under a tree, which was torn to splinters by the stroke. Two sisters, named Rogers, living only a short way off, were standing by a window and wore knocked unconscious and never recovered. A West Virgin in Corporation Assigns. New York, July 6. The E. L. Good soil company, fruit auctioneers, a West Virginia corporation, have made an as signment to Victory McElheny, Jr. The company was incorporated in 181)4. To Succeed Cardinal Salol!I. Rome, July 6.—-Tlie pope has nomi nated Monseigneur Talconis papal dele gate to the United States in succession to Cardinal Satolli, who is expected to arrive here on July 15. Walling to Hang on Aug. 7. Newport, Ky., July 6.—Alonzo M. Walling, convicted of the murder of Fearl Bryan, was Monday sonte-ived to bu hanged on Aug. 7, SIXTY CDBffi KILLED Spaniards and Insurgents Fight Near Quemado. THE CONS’ LOSS WAS ONLY TWO Smallpox Epidemic Extending Throughout the City of Santiago do Cuba—k Span iard Claim* to Have Discovered ’leans Whereby He Can Maneuver Balloons In Any Direction. Havana, July B,—General IJnares, hearing that Calixto Garcia, Jose Maceo and others had inarched toward Ramon, left Congo, Santiago do Cuba, with 1,- 500 men, and encountered on the Garro Hills and nt Quemado numerous bands of insurgents. A fiercely sustained en gagement of six houra followed. The troops, by bayonet charges, captured the enemy's positions. The insurgents left 60 killed on the field and retired with their wounded. The troops had two men killed, two officers and 2-1 men se riously wounded and. many slightly Wounded. in u skirmish that has j list taken place, the guerrilla force of Santa Clara killed 13 insurgents, including Pedrasu, an in su: gent leader. Lieutenant Colonel Escudro, in the Provice of Mstanzas, has destroyed several insurgent camps, and has been engaged with the insurgents under La cret, Garcia, Sanguilly and others who were intrenched. After an honr’<- fight ing the insurgents were dislodged from their last trenches at the point of the bayonet. The loss of the enemy is not known. The troops had two killed and a captain, a doctor and 18 privates wounded. Iloportfi of Recent Sklrivilabel. During skirmishes that have recently taken place in the province of Santiago Ide Cuba, Mantanzas, Santa Clara, and i Havana, 39 insurgents, including Arfo, a leader, have boon killed, 20 men were Wounded, six prisoners were captured, and eight men surrendered. In these encounters the troops had four killed and two officers and 15 men wounded. The Mexican consul, Senor Clemente Vazquez, acting upon the instructions of the Mexican minister for foreign affairs, has had a lengthy conference with Captain General Weyler in .regard to the treatment of Mexicans in Cuba. The consul is said to have been highly pleased with the assurances received. A dispatch received hero from Carde nas announces that ft man named Allo jandro Sotolongo has been detained there on the charge of being an insur gent spy. . Accused of Aiding; Insurgents. ■ The lieutenant in charge o’ the fire ■ men of Guauabuo-'-i ami tj .yet) hn.va been arrested. Tile former is charged with having been the chief of a detach ment at the plantation of Loterin, from which Fernandez Castro, a prominent autonomist, sent arms and ammunition to the insurgents. At Sun Cristobal, province of Pinar del Rio, Cavetano Valdes, said to bo an i insurgent recruiting agent, who was trying to induce volunteers to desert, I has been imptsjsoned. Joaquin Pordigon Pastrana, an insur gent, was shot at tho Cabanas fortress Tuesday. Insurgent forces, under Calixto Gar cia, Jose Maceo, Ceoreco, Rabi, Capote and others are reported to have passed two miles from San Luis, province of Santiago de Cuba, escorting a large con voy of ammunition, loaded upon mules and bound westward. Tlie smallpox epidemic is extending throughout the city of Santiago de Cuba. To Use Balloons In the Cuban War. New York, July 8. ■— The Herald’s correspondent in Montevideo, Uruguay, telegraphs that a Spanish resident, an electrician, declares that he has discov ered moans whereby he can maneuver balloons in any direction in the air. The inventor has been asked by the Spanish government to visit Madrid, that his in vention, if found to be practicable, may be applied to use in Cuba, Two Americans Drowned In Norway, New York, July B.—Daniel D. You mans of this city, the well known Broadway hatter, better known as "Youmans, the hatter.” and his wifo wore drowned in a lake near Bergen, in Norway, while driving along tlie car riage road at the side of the lake. No particulars of the accident have yet been received. Mr. Youmans and his wife left New York June 18 last for an ex tended trip on the continent-. Mr. You mans was born in Orange county, Now York, 60 years ’ago. His wife was sev eral years his junior. He came to New York at an early age and engaged in the business which lias made him famous throughout the mercantile world. He is reputed to be worth quite a large fort une. Georgia Crops In Floe Condition, Atlanta, July 8. The abundant rains for tho past two days have had n splendid effect upon all crops in this state. More rain fell during Monday and Tuesday than fell during tho whole of the month of May and within a few hundredths of an inch of the whole rain fail for June. The rains are general throughout the cotton region and the cotton weed is growing with great vigor as a result. Reports from tho different weather stations in tho south indicate that tho crop wiil be a very large one this year. Reese and Lnckie Out on Bail, Lancaster, S. U,» July B.—A motion was made beforo Associate Justice Ira B. Jones here for bail for AL R. Reese and G. D. Luckie, charged with the murder of Charles T. Williams cf Tun nel Hill, Ga., at Blacksburg. S. 0., on the night of the sixth of February last. The motion was granted, the amount of Reese’s bail being fixed at. $3,000 and that of L,uckie at $2,000. Tho prisoners were present- in the custody of the sheriff of York county. Mrs. Franklin Wnntx Damages. Atlanta, July 8. —Mrs. Mary Frank lin, the mother of the young man who was instantly killed over a week ago by a street car, has filed suit against the Atlanta Consolidated Street Railway company in tho sum of $20,000. THIRTEENBUTCIIERED Unoffending Cubans Hacked to Death With Machetes. THE BLOODY WORK 0E MELQUIZO *tt«r From'an Austrian Army Offloer T©Ug of the Atroolttns Being Committed by tho Rpaninrdx—-An Important Vllibus torin" Expedition Landed—Cuban Refu gees Arrizp at Brunswick. New York, July 4 —Captain Maxi milian Janska, an Austrian army officer who accompanied. Ruz on tho Lauradn, writes from Mantanzas under date of June 20 to a friend here: “Tho atrocities the Spaniards commit daily are beyond description. One of tho most horrible took place near Man tanzas on the estate of Raphael Ferxian clez do Castro. General Molquizo sus pected that three insurgents wero hid den on De Castro’s plantation, so he de liberately had put to death by the ma chete IB people nt work there, among them a child 12 years old.” A letter received in this city from Os car Alriuo, one of General Ruz’s lieu tenants on tho Laurada expedition, an nounces that General Ruz’s force has been divided into two parts. The first, commanded by Ruz himself, is stationed at Cubitus, tho seat of tho insurgent government, and.will be the bodyguard of President Cisneros. The other part, under Lieutenant Al cino, is in Las Villas, having daily skirmishes with tho Spaniards and slowly working its way to Carlos Oes pides, insurgent governor of eastern Cuba. I’rUons Crowded to Suffcation. Key West, July 4.—Letters from Ha vana state that now prisoners are being thrust into the Cabanas daily and that the cells are now crowded to euffcation. All of tho prisoners tell shocking stories of Spanish atrocities. Ono of the re cent arrivals is Oiprian Perez, a one armed man, who was badly wounded by the Spaniards. Perez lived near Guan ajay, and on Juno 20 was waiting on his sick wife when his home was entered by Spanish guerrillas. The unfortunate man begged to be allowed to remain with his wife, but he was stabbed with a bayonet and. dragged bleeding to Guanajay, whence ho was sent to the Cabanas. Perez says that on Juno 19 the guerrillas raided an estate near Guana jay, burning buildings and sho-d --ing down the inmates ae they n.” out. Among those shot wero Jose Gonzak. Serafin Carvajal',, Pedro Hanero, Joso vio Castro, Juan Gonzalez, Meregito Perez and Julian ’’three women were also shot. In tho Spanish official report this affair was reported as a “raid on a rebel camp,” in which several insurgents were killed. Cubans Arrive at Brunswick. Brunswick, Ga., July 4.—Ths Span ish bark Triumfo arrived at quarantine with a large number of passengers on board from Cuba. There was no sick ness on board, but iu accordance with the rigid rules now being enforced by the marine hospital service, Surgeon Robert Burford ordered her to the quar antine at Sapelo. This is the first list of passengers from Cuba that have come through this port direct, and they will scatter throughout the country to places where they have friends and relatives. Filibustering Expedition Landed. New York, July 4.—A special to The Herald from Havana says: An import ant filibustering expedition has landed on the coast of the province of Pinar del Rio. According to secret advices received here, large quantities of arms, ammuni tion and other munitions of war were safely landed and arc now iu the hands of the rebels. Cubans Received by a Big Crowd. « New York, July 4.—A special to The Herald from Kingston, Jamaica, says: The party of Cubans who recently reached Jamaica and were detained in quarantine have arrived hero by train. They were received by a big crowd at the station and wero cheered as they passed through the streets. DID NOT CANCEL TICKTS. Conductors and Assistant Ticket Agent Robbed a Railroad Company. Chicago, July 4.—Officials on tho Chicago and Alton railroad have dis covered that the company has been sys tematically robbed for more than a year past by employes. loss is estimated at $15,000. The p jßes to the robbery are an assistant tujret agent and five or six conductors. “ Two trains a <siy, ono in tho morning and the other iu the evening, run be tween Springfield and Chicago. Tho conductor of the morning train collected the Chicago tickets without cancelling them. He tied them up in a package and when his train met the train going south from Chicago to St. Louis he handed this package to the conductor of the St. Louis train, who, on reaching Springfield, handed it to the assistant ticket agent. Tho latter resold the tickets to pas sengers going by the evening train, but made return to tho company for only ono sale. A Hanging- In Virginia. Farmville, Ya., July 4.—Solomon Marable was hanged here for the mur der of Mrs. Lucy .lane Pollard, on June 14, 1895. He met-his fate, calmly, and on the scaffold reiterated his oft re peated statement that Mrs. Pollard was murdered by a white man. Death was caused by strangulation. Marable was pronounced dead IS minutes after the drop fell, but was allowed to hang 36 minutes. The execution was in the jail and was witnessed by only a few officers. Fmperor William Makes a Speech. Wilhelmshaven, July 4.—At the ban quet which followed the launching of the new Gorman ship Kaiser Frederich 111, tlie emperor, iu the course of a long speech, said: “Our fatherland is resolved to go its own way courting no one’s fa vor, doing no one wrong, but ever ready to uphold peace and order in tho world. ” BIG FLOOD IN OHIO. • Bnihllngs and Railroad Bridges Ewept Away—Fiimlly of Three Drowned- Bellaire. 0., July B.—A heavy rain storm caused a flood along Wego n and Pipe creeks, four miles aouth of this city, which did much damage. The Bellaire, Zanesville and Cincinnati rail road lost nine bridges, and three miles of track and some culverts and trestle work were washed away. The Favorite Preserving and Canning company’s works, McMillen Bros’, slaughterhouse, Nicholas Truax’s resi- • deneo and shop, Henry Fish’s residence and blacksmith shop, tho Am binr postoflico building, tho Prenbytc- 1 rian church, and the Irwin schoolhouse i were demolished. An immense amount , cf garden truck was ruined. At the town of Businessburg only two of tho ; nine dwellings are left standing. The . home of James Berry was flooded and Mr. Berry and his wife and child were . drowned. The Pittsburg and "Ohio Valley rail way had a bridge and trestle washed J out. The Baltimore and Ohio had two i bridges near Moundsville, W. Va., i washed out, and along the narrows their track is covered by the hill slip- ■ ping down on the track, and a bridge iu . Wheeling was wrecked. . ! The Ohio railway had about a mile of . track washed away between Benwood, i W. Va., and Moundsville, and a large ' bridge over Big Grave creek was swept ; out into the Ohio river. NAVAL VETERANS CRITICAL. ! Object to Being Ignored by the Citizens of i New York—Aluian's Speech. New York, July B.—The business ses sion of tho National Association, of Na val Veterans began here, with Samuel Alman in the chair. In his opening ad dress, ho severely criticised Mayor Strong of this city and the citizens gen erally for their failure to notice the con vention and provide for tho entertain- I nient of the veterans. He says that he wrote 1,000 letters to j citizens and received only S2O, that i being the contribution of Charles Broad- . way' Rouss, an ex-confedertite. The Grand Army of the Republic was also criticised by Mr. Alman. He said that 1 the naval veterans had been tho tail to I its kite too long, and henceforth must i take tho lead. No important business ’ was transacted. Congressman Cummings and Francis I 11. Wilson o,f North Carolina were to j have made addressee at the ’night ses-’; sion, but neither was present. Rear Ad.mirnl Roe, U. S. N., sent a letter of rogr.'t. Short speeches wero made, af ter which tho exercises closed with fho i presentation of .a goldmounted, dia mondstudded medal to Rear Admiral i Alman as a gift fzi .n the a;.«>ciatx, x A General Shooting Aa'«‘ay, Jellico, Tenn., July 8. —Ou Big Pat terson creek, four miles from here, in Whitley county, Ky., William Jones, who is reported to have been a desperate character, and six or eight others, wero all out drinking and carousing together, when a dispute arose among them over some trival matter, which stirred up an old grudge between Jones and one Faulkner. In consequence a general shooting affray ensued. Some 15 or 18 shots were exchanged and William Jones’ body was riddled with bullets. But it was discovered by ono of the crowd that Jones still showed signs of life and fearing he might survive tho shots, he pounced upon him with a knife and cut his throat from ear to car, and thus finished his life. Th© Live, of Tennoa.ceuiis Threatened Chattanooga, July 8. A state of alarm, amounting almost to a panic, prevails in certain districts of tho moun tain county of Warren. A communica tion signed "The Mob,” printed in a paper at the county seat, McMinnville, made the startling declaration that 15 citizens of the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth civil districts were marked men aud would soon meet the fate of Starling Miller, who was lately found hanging to a tree on the highway. His murderers were supposed to be moonshiners, against whom lie had lodged informa tion. Four lynchings, the victims being generally farmers, have occurred in Warren in tho past three months. A Woman Accidentally Killed. Columbia, S. 0., July B.—News has been received of a very shocking acci dental killing which occurred near Woodruff, in Spartanburg county. Mat Landlord, a young white man, while walking along the public road behind a buggy, containing John Fleming, his wifo and three children, accidentally discharged a gun, which ho was carry ing for crows, the whole load emptving into Mrs. Fleming's head, killing her in stantly. Landford is a cousin of tlio un fortunate woman. ••Mark Twain’’ Say# Uitlandon Will Win. Cape Town, July B.—“ Mark Twain.” in an interview after his tour in the Transvaal, says the Uitlanders event ually will become masters there, and that without war. He thinks Jameson was partly justified by the oppression of the Uitlanders in his at tempt to assist them. Iu this connection he refers to tho Couconl-Lexington (Massachusetts) battle in the American revolution. "Twain” is being lionized in Barkley. Wales and tlie •‘Ancients,” London, July 8. —Tho Prince of Wales has issued a number of special invita tions to well known people for the. in spection of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery company of Massachusetts at Marlborough House. Tho Princess of Wales will receive the ladies of tho party. Father O’Dea Made a Bishop. Washington, July B.—The pope has appointed the Rev. Edward O'Dea to the bishopric of the diocese of Nes qually, which comprises nearly all the state of Washington. Father O’Dea is at present rector of St. Patrick’s church of Portland, Or. A Russian Town Destroyed by Fire. St. Petersburg, July B.—The town of Kohrina, in the province of Grode, has been burned. Three hundred houses wero destroyed and 200 people are home-! less- 1 NUMBER 4:\ BUSINESS £l'lll DELL The General Outlook, However, Is More Encouraging. NO IMPORTANT STB IKES BEPOBTED The Question of‘Wages Amicably Settled In Most < uses—Renewed Activity In All Branches of Trade Expected When tlie Fall Season Opens—Many New Industrler Reported For the Week. Chattanooga, July B.—The Trades man has received reports c veringmany of the trade centers of the south during the past w?ek, which show that business is still dull, but the opinion prevails that tlie general outlook is more encouraging, and renewed activity in all lines of trade is expected when tnc fall season opens. The iron jiud steel market shows but little change. (Quotations are somewhat lower, mm a number of mills are stop ping for the usual repairs made at this time of year, which will decrease tiro output. The question of wages, which also comes up at this season, has been amicably settled in most cases, and no strikes of any importance are reported or anticipated. The lumber trade is steady, hut quiet. At some points improvement. Is noted, and collections are fairly* good. North ern textile mills continue to closedown. Tho southern textile manufacturers have decided to curtail production, and will run on short time during July and August. Tlie following new industries are re ported for the week: Brick and tile works nt Spilman. W. Va.; a $25 000 construction company at Alexandria, Va.; an SBO,OOO power plant to be erected at Knoxville. Tenn., by the Knoxville Street Railway company, and alight ii nd power plant at Manassas, Va. A $20,000 fertilizer company has been chartered at Spartanburg, H. C. | glass V.orks will be built at Morgan town, W. Va.; a $20,000 ice factory at Crowley, La. j machinery works at Selma, Ahi..; water and light plant at Whitney. Tex., and $25,000 min-’ Ing company has been organized at Richmond, Va. An organ factory will bo established at Staunton, Va.; a cot ton gin at Farmerville,. La.; lumber mills at Jackson, Ala., and Livingston, Tex.; a sawmill at Bedford City, Va. j a spoke and hub factory at Black Rock, Ark., and a Wagon factory at Ripley, Miss. Other new industries reported are bicycle works at Henderson, Ky.; a box factory nt Pine Bluff. Ark.; a cot* ton mill at Concord. N. C.; anelectri cal plant at. Washington, N. O.; iron works at Rock Hill, S. C.; a paper mill at New Orleans, La.; a sawmiH at Brewton, Ain., and a slate quarry at 'l’hr- .'i'’nonts for tne week elude a furna.-u at Lena. ; x ;imn mid wire works at .'. t'ant i. •1.. and Little Rock, Ark.; machine works at Birming ham, Ala.; a cotton mill at Gainesville, Gn . and a lumber mill at Yazoo City, Miss. Among the new buildings is a $25,000 city hall at Richmond, Va.; a SIO,OOO hotel at Huutingdou, Tenn.: a 10 story office building at Atlanta, Ga., and a SIO,OOO residence.at Chattanooga, Tenn, CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS, Fifty Thousand People Expected to Attend tlie Fifteenth International Convention. Washington, July 8 —Between 40.- 000 mid 50,000 visitors to the Capital City are expected during the next ten days to attend the sessions of the fif teenth international Christian Endeavor convention, which begins on Wednes day, July 8, and continues through ta July 13. A vast amount of work, pre paring tho program for the convention mid lor the reception and entertain ment of tho Endeavorors, has boon done by the local committee. From the enthusiasm which has boon apparent ail over tho country, as dis closed by the communications that have been received by tho local committee, ami tho intense interest taken in the convention, it seems to be an assured fact that the gathering will be the great est of its kind ever held. A seating ca pacity of 40,000 will be available at any time during tho convention, mid the meeting places will be more numerous than heretofore. Three great tents, pitched on tho White lot. a government reservation just south of tho president’s mansion, a large hall mid a number of tho churches will constitute the princi pal auditoriums, and at certain times mootings will bo held simultaneously in all. A prominent feature of this year’s convention will be the great chorus of about 4,000 voices, which has been iu training a long time for the gathering. Cholera Ra~ln£ In Egypt-. OxißO, Egypt, July B.—Oholsra is still Taglug iu Fayoum provlnco uuu nlso whero in Egypt. Tliero have boon 37 cases of the disease, with nine deaths from it amongst tho Egyptidu troops ut Wady-Hulfa _ Killed bv Hmf Slater, Georgetown, Tex., July 8. —At Crockett, while two little gt-ls, chil dren of William Sauter, wero playing with n pistol, cue of them, aged 4 year©, ■was shot aud killed by bar sister, aged 6 years. Ohl Eli’s Colors lowered. llksley-on-the-Thames, July 8. Yale was defeated in the third trial heat for tho grand challenge cup. Leander won by 1“-.; lengths iu 7:14. The record is 6:51. Previous to tlie beginning of tho racing -Bob” Cook said that with the conditions as they wero there was not tho slightest advantage in either ths Bucks or the Berks station, and that il was a perfectly fair course. Ho ex pressed the belief that Leander would win by from a length to a leugtli and a half. General Johnston to Fight a Dnel. Havana, July B.—General Bradley T. Johnston, tho correspondent of a Now York newspaper here, formerly briga dier general of cavalry in the service of the confederate states, has accepted the challenge to fight a duel, made to him by Senor Manuel Ampedia. formerly a captain in tlie Spuuleh army. Both gentlemen named their seconds, and the encounter will take piece probably Wednesday.