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THE MORNING NEWS. i J Established 1850. - - Incorporated 1888. } j 1 * j. H. UsSTILLs, President. | BRITAIN CASTING BALLOTS. THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS NOW INDEH W AY. |ji f | nionista Set the Hall Rolling b , Electing Twenty-Eight Mem ber* of the Lower House on the >irt Day Without Opposition—The Liberals add Pnrnellltes Each £eorc Three — The Liberals at a De cided Disadvantage. Special London Cable Letter. London, July 13.—The unionists started b, yesterday, the first day of the elec tions for members of the new parlia ment, by returning 28 men to the house without opposition, while the liberals re turned only three, and the Pamellite fac tion of the Irish party also scored three. The success of the unionists at the polls in actual contests cannot anywhere near ly correspond with this showing, but there is an undoubted significance in the fac t that the liberals have permitted judgment to go against them by default in so large a number of constituencies, at the very beginning of the conflict. The remainder of the constituencies in which there are no opposing candidates now show only 15 where there is no unionist standing, against 115 where there is no candidate representing the Liberal party. This state of things is very reasonably regarded as the result of conviction on the part of the liberals that the contest is hopeless in these particular divisions or districts. Hitherto, the liberals have contested these seats, w;ith the notion that there was a remote chance of bag ging one here and there, bug on this oc casion they seem to have concluded that it would boa waste of time and energy to make the attempt. Consequenty they have abandoned the campaign in these districts and the liberal executive committee have decided to con centrate their efforts In contesting for the doubtful seats in the consciousness that they will have enough to do to capture the share which the last general election al lotted to them. If they do this they will be extremely lucky, and Indeed nobody be lieves that they expect it. The worst of all the misfortunes that have overtaken the liberals and home rul ers in this campaign, or In fact since the retirement of Mr. Gladstone, has been the disclosures made by Timothy M. Healy concerning the relations of the liberal whips w ith the anti-Parnellite leaders. Every liberal and every McCarthyite de plores these revelations, and the feeling is widespread that all of the power which the priesthood usually exert over the Irish electors, or all of the power which they are capable of exerting, will fall very far short of counteracting the baneful .Influ ence of Mr. Healy’s disclosures. At the convention of the Irish national party held at Omagh, a short distance from London derry, this week Mr. Healy related how Thomas E. Ellis, the principal liberal whip, through the Hon. Edward Blake, formerly premier of Ontario, do minion of Canada, bargained with the anti-Parnellltes for four Irish scats, giving £2OO a year for each seat, on the condition that they should be regard ed as liberal and not Irish-Nationalist scats. This transaction, assuming that it actually occurred, and there is no doubt that it did, w r as not at all out of the ordi nary line of Irish party dealings. In deed, the practice is common with all of the factions. The money of both the unionists and the liberals was wanted to assist In defraying the expenses of the registration of electors and otherwise se curing the Irish seats, and neither Mr. Ellis nor the anti-Parnellite leaders con sidered the arrangement as Implying the sale of the home rule vote. If such a Question had been involved in the transaction, there certainly would have been no bargain, as neither party would have entertained such a propo sition for a moment. But Mr. Healy knowing this full well, knew also how to distort the matter in the eyes of the public so as to inflict a terrible blow to the na tionalist cause in order to gratify his hatred toward his personal opponents in tin- Irish parliamentary party. The bick erings between members of the Irish par ty have been prevalent coeval with the party’s existence, but it has remained for Mr. Healy to depart from the custom of fighting out personal feuds man to man, and to use the party which made him as * weapon in a losing scrimmage. No ex planation was given by Mr. Healy of the manner in which the whips, who are the custodians of the party funds, are accus tomed to distribute the money, nor can any explanation that may be made now dissolve the public, and especially the Irish suspicion, that eleetorals are com monly bought and sold the same as po tatoes or any other commodity. Mr. Healy’s stab has reached the public heart and the unionist organs are jubilant C'it the incident. They revel in the in dulgence of disingenuous ranting over the ‘‘outrageous practice of trafficking in e ’ Its," and demand the immediate dismis sal of Mr. Kills from his official position. Although Mr. Kills disclaims any connee tlon with any contract with the anti-Par hillites, and notwithstanding the fact that every man whom Mr. Healy has sought to 1 • foul has been able to show a clean hand in the affair, the incident will un doubtedly have the effect to throw several teats to the Parnellites and paralyze the Irish vote in the great Industrial centers In Gnat Britain, where that vote is ex le t< ,| to turn the balance of power. The Irish voters In these centers have already l" me suspicious of the English home to! rs. and are now in the last stages of disaffection over this episode in the pro longed warfare within the Irish party, win h threatens finally to shatter the na jionalists into mutually destructive fac tions. ith the exception of Ireland, where tho Personal feuds of the Healyites, Dillonltes, o'arthyiteg and Redmondites embitter Pent leal differences, the elections are L" r a f terized by only mild excitement. ‘‘"y a re not in any wise distinguished by campaign scandal, despite efforts in cer rtU! quarters to blacken the repute of S-r.l wire-pullers over the Omagh in iv-Prime Minister Rosebery, noticing , * statement that he created four peers J" return for contributions of £IOO,OOO to , e war chest of the liberal party, de ■‘s that two of them had a promise ' rn Mr. Gladstone in 1892 of being elevat . • '"the peerage and that he, in recom lnc thelr elevation, was simply glv •j-,, '. , ct to Mr. Gladstone's promise. „ ~ Ul jrd newly created peer, he adds, is 1„ a Hkeral, while the fourth was not fun.it ° S i tlon to con tribute to the campaign s of the liberal party, but was elevat- She morning Iran#. ed on account of his services to the gov ernment. Lord Rosebery’s explanation was needless. Every one who lias any thing to do with Rritish politics knows that both sides sell titles, large donors to the party funds getting honored if they are otherwise of good repute. What at tached odium to some of the recent crea tions was that the men had the Merchall mark of money and not the social distinction The truth is that, while the unionists use the Omagh Incident, together with Lord Rosebery’s bestowal of titles, as a ground for abuse of the late government as con ducting its business on strictly commer cial principles, selling honors in the dear est market and buying seats in the cheap est, Lord Salisbury continues to illustrate the principle of family appointment in liiling up the posts of the royal household that have new incumbents on a change In the ministry. For these sinecures under the Salisbury regime only high-toned aris tocrats are qualified, such as the Duke of Portland, the Marquis of Carmarthen, the Earl of Dartmouth, Earl Waldonrave, the Earl of Ranguerlin, Lord Churchill, Lord Harris, Lord Henniker and Lord Arthur Hill. M 1111 am Court Gully, the new speaker of the House of Commons will, it is said, be turned out of the speakership in order to make room for W. J. Lowther who is the husband of a niece of Lord Salisbury. It was the original intention to make Mr. Lowther chairman of committees of the House of Commons, but it appears that he does not want that position, and conse quently the speakership will be made a party question and Mr. Gully will have to go. Another relative of Lord Salisbury will get tho chairmanship of the commit tees. Though personal scandal Is generally avoided, it is not altogether absent in the present condition of matters political. Jos eph Chamberlain, the new colonial secre tary, has found It necessary to declare that he has no connection with Kinoch & Cos., war office contractors. Those persons who know, notice, however, that he re frains from adding that three Chamber lains, Herbert, Walter and Arthur, hold 1,400 shares In a Birmingham small arms company, that are contracting wth the home and foreign governments. Contested elections were held in tho following districts, with the results an nounced below: Derby—Mr. Bambose, conservative, 7,- 907; Geoffrey Drage, conservative, 7.0 W. Sir William Vernon Harcourt, liberal, cx chancellor of the exchequer, 6,785; Sir Thomas Roe, liberal, 6,475. Thjs is a bad defeat for the liberals. Sir William Vernon Harcourt had represented Derby, which returns two members, since lt'Bo, and Sir Thomas Hoe, the other mem ber, had represented his district since lsß2. In the last election Sir William polled 7,507 votes and Sir Thomas 7,389. The Manchester east division returns Hon. Arthur J. Balfour, first lord of the treasury in the new cabinet, by a slightly increased majority. Stockport returns two conservatives, a gain of one conservative. Salford returns Mr. Blatt-Higgins. un ionist, a loss to the liberals of the seat. At Perth, the seat goes to a liberal, a gain to that party. In the Manchester southwest division the seat formerly held by Jacob Bright, liberal, goes to a conservative. Manchester South divisions. The Mar quis of Lome, unionist, 4,457; Sir Henry Rosooe, liberal, 4,379. Conservative ma jority, 78, a gain of 159. Sir Henry was the last incumbent of the seat. The Mar quis of Lome is the eldest son of the Duke of Argyll, and a son-in-law of the queen, he having married Princess Louise. He was at one time governor general of Canada. The total returns thus far received show the election of 84 conservatives, 12 unionists, 10 liberals, and 4 Farnellites. When it became known that there would be no unionist nominee in Limerick City, F. A. O’Keefe, anti-Parnellite, withdrew, in accordance with an agreement with the Farnellites. The dynamiter, Daly, was thereupon declared elected. When the formality of declaring this election void occurs, the Pamellites and anti- Parnellites will contest the district. The defeat of Sir William Vernon Har court was an entire surprise to the liber als, and disheartens the party. It is as cribed to the extreme prominence he gave to the local veto bill, which was unpopu lar with the workingmen. The tories are Jubilant over Sir William's rejection by the electors.. The news of his defeat caused a sensation in olubdom. The Sun, T. P. O’Connor's paper, com menting upon the elections and Sir Wil liam’s defeat, will say: “We have begun very badly. The results wilj keenly dis appoint the liberals.’’ Liberals to-night are in a very despond ent mood. The leaders were staggered when the telegraph brought the informa tion that Sir William Vernon Harcourt, whom many believed should have been the successor of Mr. Gladstone, in the councils of the party, had been defeated in Derby, together with his fellow repre sentative from that district. Sir Thomas Roe. It was never thought by the liberals that Derby would prove false to the prin ciples of the party, but the figures show the party had built their house on sand. The local veto bill had as many enemies as friends among the rank' and file of the party, and Sir William Vernon Harcourt’s strenuous advocacy of that measure was no doubt largely responsible for his down fall. Certain classes of workingmen want no veto of any kind placed upon the liquor traffic, and when Sir William took the posi tion he did on the question he alienated many of his supporters, how many the figures show, for there is scarcely a doubt that this was the most important factor in his defeat. What he will do now, 1s an open question. Two courses are open to him. He can seek re-election in another constituency or retire from public life. As he Is undoubtedly the most able man in the liberal party to-day people are keenly alive to the decision he may arrive at. From many other directions the returns show a great falling off in the liberal vote. The tories are wild with the victories they have already gained and the most exag gerated predictions are being made as to the size of the unionist majority in the next house. That it will be large Is cen eeded on every side, hut the more cool headed of the unionists do not agree that an enormous unionist majority would be the best thing for the country. They desire to see a well equipped and active opposi tion that will make parliamentary life interesting. The radicals and many of the more outspoken liberals declare that the party is now reaping the fruit of its mis take in making Lord Rosebery prime min ister in succession to Mr. Gladstone, and that he has led the party to Its Waterloo. Spain lo Pay the Mora Claim. Madrid, July 13.-A committee of the ministers appointed to consider what ac tion should be taken by Spain in connec tion with the demand of the United States regarding the Mora claim, has decided to advise the cabinet to pay the claim at onca SAVANNAH, GA., SUNDAY, JULY 14. 1895. GRIFFIN AND THE SILVEBITES. THE TOWN APT TO BE SHORT OF ACCOMMODATION. < An Attrsdanee of 1,300 to 2.000 Ex pected—The Hotel and Ilonrdlng House* Won’t He Able to Take Core of So Mirny People—Judge Hunt Ac knowledge* That the Free Silver Party I* Now on the Defensive. Atlanta, Ga., July 13.—From the best In formation that can be obtained the Griffin silyer convention to be held next Thursday will be anything but a pleasant occaston to those enthusiasts or mercenaries who take the trouble to attend It. While the silverite press and the local workers In the cause predict that there will be at least 1,500 or 2,000 delegates in attendance, yet Griffin has made no preparation at ail to entertain or take care of the expected army of white metallists. A careful inves tigation of the resources of the pretty lit tle town shows that 250 adult silverites accompanied by their normal appetites would tax the hospitality to the last ex treme. With a two days session of the convention staring them in the face it would seem that the managers should be up and doing to provide for the expected crowd. But, it appears that there is more than one loose screw In the arrangements and the problem of accommodating the town to the crowd seems to have been left with providence so far. It is not at all Im probable, however, that attendance upon the convention has been greatly over estimated by all but Griffin people them selves, which accounts for their tranquili ty on the subject. It has been given out that the convention will last but one day, but it is hardly possible to see how the business can be done in a single day, be tlie gathering ever so harmonious, and the chances are that those of the delegates who feel in duty bound to participate in the real work of the convention, will have to wait over for the second day. The plan is to have the meeting open Thursday morning at 10:30 o’clock, and after perfecting the temporary organiza tion, to adjourn until afternoon, when Senator Morgan of Alabama will relieve himself of his speech. This w ill consume the afternoon, leaving the real business to be done the following day. If it was done at a nlfcht session, the crowd would still be left on the town for lodging. Of course, Griffin will do her best to take care of her visitors. The town Is noted for Its hospitality, but with such a crowd as Is heralded by the silverite press she will have more than her hands full. One of the discouraging things to the lo cal mana'gers is the fact that three of the men who signed the call for the conven tion have since been converted to sound money doctrine and their defection from the home committee is a serious damper to enthusiasm. The signers of the call for the convention were: Thomas Mall, Henry Bass, J. J. Elder, W. H. Brewer, Judge J. J. Hunt and Editor Douglas Glessller. Mr. Nall has Just announced that he is no longer an advocate of the silver idea, and also says that Mr. Bass and Mr. Brewer have also become sound money men since they Joined in the call for the convention. This leaves but three of the original six to look after the arrangements and from the reports that come here the outlook for the convention Is anything but bright or conducive to enthusiasm. In order to make up for this apathy the Atlanta sil verites, it Is understood, are perfecting arrangements to carry a crowd cf claquers down to swell the crowd and shout for Senator Morgan and the givers of the free passes. Judge J. J. Hunt, president of the Spald ing County Deague, and prime mover in calling the convention, furnished a good example of the disheartened feeling of the white metallists when asked to-day wdiat would be done with the resolutions when framed by the convention, since be ing fathered by both populists and demo crats they could no,t be presented to the convention of either party. He replied: “I’ll tell you. We are acting on the de fensive. The gold bugs, regardless of par ty organization, called a convention, and we are following in their lead. We hope to mould public opinion by adopting reso lutions and giving them to the public." It is a significant fact to show that the free silver sentiment, which, it has been stated. Is sweeping like a tidal wave over the state, is on the wane when a man in the position of Judge Hunt, president of the league that called the convention, Is will ing to admit that the advocates of free and unlimited silver coinage in Georgia are acting on the defensive. No plans as yet have been made as to the organization of the convention. This will all be determined after the delegates arrive and it is seen who is present. It Is very probable that the Hon. Pat Walsh of Augusta will be made permanent chair man. This has not been agreed upon, but it has been suggested. No one has, as yet, been mentioned for temporary chairman. man. FRANCE’S LEGION OF HONOR. A Call for a Reorganization of Itz Connell. Paris, July 13.—1n the Chamber of Dep uties to-day M. Pouruery, de Bolssrin, radical republican, member for Avignon- Vaucluse, interpellated the government in regard to the council of the legion of honor. He expressed regret that the council had taken such Email account of the decisions of the court of justice in reference to the Panama canal swin dles as to allow the name of M. Eiffel to remain upon the roli of members, and called upon the government to introduce a bill for the reorganization of the coun cil. The motion was adopted by a vote of 438 to 2. KILLING OF MRS. JENNYS. Her Husbund and the Man She XVn* With Doth la Jail. Asheville, N. C„ July 13.—The coroner's Inquest over the body of Mrs. Jennys, killed from ambush near Murphy, re sulted in the holding of Will Wilkinson, who was with the woman when she was shot, and R. L. Jennys, her husband. Habeas corpus proceedings will likely be instituted in behalf of Wilkinson next week. Stevenson Starts for Rnr Harbor. St. Louis, Mo., July 13.—A special from Bloomington, 111., says that Vice Presi dent Stevenson this morning started for Bar Harbor. Me., with his family, where he will spend several weeks. No mention is made of the condition of Mrs. Stevenson and it is assumed that it has improved. • CUBANS CONFIDENT. Leaders Jnat Hack From the Island Claim Victory Is Certain. Jacksonville, Fla., July 13.—Senors Hernandez, Valdez and Herrera, promi nent Cubans, reached Jacksonville to-day from Key West and are in retirement at the home of a sympathizer. Hernandez Is direct from Cuba. It Is said that he is an officer In Gomez’ army, -which he left recently, and that he bears messages from Gomez for Cuban leaders In this country. Hernandez, while refusing to disclose his mission, talked interestingly of the situation In Cuba and predicts Cu ban success. Senor Valdez, who was a naval com mander during the last revolution, and who is a prominent Cuban patriot, was also In Jacksonville to-day. Valdez came from Santiago to Tampa on the sehooner Henry McCullough. He says the patriots will win their freedom In less than two years, as they are constantly gaining ground. He predicts an increase of the death rate in the government forces till the end of September, and says the rainy season is greatly retarding the military movements of the Spaniards, who are dy ing in great numbers from the vomlto. Senor Valdez ieft for New York to-night to confer with N. B. Borden, the owner of the yacht Puzzle, and who is suspected of aiding the Cubans in organizing filibus tering expeditions. Washington. July 13,—Tho cruiser At lanta left Santiago de Cuba yesterday for Key West, where she will either relieve the Raleigh or herself return directly to New' York, there being apparently no need for keeping two warships watching for fllibusterers, who have so far not mate rialized. SHEMWELL'S TRIAL His Faithful AVife Overcome by the Strain and Faint*. Charlotte, N. C., July 13.—A special says: "The crowd In the court room at Lexington to-day was Immense. Mrs. Baxter Shemwell, the wife of the man on trial for his life for the murder of Dr. R. T. Payne, Sr., was almost overcome with mental and physical suffering, re sulting from the strain of the long trial, and sat, almost prostrate, with her head on her husband’s breast. Finally she was overcome, w-as taken from the court room and fainted, shortly afterward being taken to the nearest place of rest. Her heroism all along and devotion to her husband in his extremity have been great, drawing even from the lawyers for the prosecution eloquent tributes of praise. "One Juror became sick while Judge Boykin was charging the Jury, which caused Interruption till he recovered. “There Is Intense feeling In Lexington be tween the two factions, and trouble is dreaded. Attorney C. B. Watson and ex-Judge R. F. Armfleld made powerful speeches for the defense and ex... oiU.i.or B. F. Long made a strong closing argument for the state. "At 12 o’clock to-night Judge Boykin closed his charge to thajury. The verdict up to midnight had not yet been ren dered." The Jury has gone to bed, and nothing has been done. The case has been fought with conspicuous ability on both sides. The feeling in the community Is lntonse, and It is expected by many that there will be trouble when the verdict of the Jury is announced. TROLLEY’ CARS COLLIDE. One Person Killed and Two Fntully nnd Three Seriously Injured. Toronto, July 13.—1n a collision this af ternoon between two trolley cars on the Toronto and Scarboro Suburban railroad one person was killed outright and two fa tally, and three seriously Injured. An 11-year-old boy named James Stew art was killed. Frank Townsend, aged 13, and Motorman W. J. Graham were probably fatally in jured. The motor car and trailer, loaded with pupils and teachers of the Sackville street Baptist mission on their way east to a picnic at Victoria Park, collided with a west bound car, which fortunately contain ed no passengers. The ears, which were running at a speed of 10 miles an hour, came together on a curve. Both motorman claim they did not see each other until the cars were 25 yards apart, when they applied the brakes, but were unable to avoid the collision. A SAILOR CLUBBED TO DEATH. He Attacked a XVomun With a Knife and Then ResiMted Arrest. Cleveland, 0., July 13.—About 5 o’clock this morning a sailor, named Fred Bar nett asked for a glass of beer in H. Buch holz's saloon, at the corner of Clark and Scranton avenues. He was told that there was no beer. This angered him, and, drawing a knife, he made a lunge at Mrs. Buchholz, cutting her in the face. Police man Ragen happened to be in the neigh borhood, and he closed in on the sailor. The latter fought desperately with his knife, but Ragen got the better of him and clubbed him to death. It la thought that Barnett was crazy. FIRED BY LIGHTNING. The Alliance tVnrrhooie at Taske gee Burned. Tuskegee, Ala., July 13.—This afternoon about 6 o’clock lightning struck the alli ance waremouse and in a few minutes the entire building was in flames. Fortunately rain was falling in torrents, and contin ued until dark, or the entire block and many other buildings might have been destroyed. Three hundred and six teen bales of cotton w'ere destroyed. The insurance is $5,000. The loss on the build ing is $2,300. The Insurance Is $1,500. THREE NEW COTTON MILLS. One la to Be Built at AA'eldon, One at Maynden and One at Hlllahoro. Raleigh, N. C., July 13.—Three new cot ton mills are Just contracted for in North Carolina, one at Weldon, with 12,000 spin dles. which are to be increased to 30,000i one at Maysden. with 15,000 spindlc-s, to be Increased to 60.U00; and one at Hills boro. with 6,000 spindles. Work is now in progress on twelve mills, and additions are being made to the equipment of as many more. SILVERITES GROWING SCARCE. THEIR COUNTY CONVENTIONS REG ULAR 111 HLKSRUES. Only Twenty-Six Voter* Present On* of 2,000 In W hitfield County—Res olution* Deelartng In Favor of Free Coinuge Pa*ed by n Vote of 14 to 12—tlnly Twelve Free Sliver He* Among the Seventy-Five Men In Attendunee ou the Convention In Telfair. Dalton, Ga., July 13.—Out of 2.000 voters twenty-six democrats answered the call for a silver meeting this afternoon. Reso lutions declaring for free coinage of both metals were passed by a vqte of 14 to 12, tho chair voting. J. T. Whitman, Drew M. Peeples, Sam E. Borry, John Black and Sam H. Maddox were sent ax dele gates to tho Griffin convention by a'vote of 14 to 12. About twenty-five populists and ten republicans were present, and when they were ruled out and not al lowed to vote, the goldbugs present as spectators saw a chance for fun and In troduced a sound money resolution, In dorsing President Cleveland. They were defeated by the same vote. The silver res olutions were passed by a vote of 14 to 12. Had the goldbugs known the populists would not be allowed to vote, they could easily have captured the meeting and indorsed the administration. As it was they had a good deal of fun over the silver democrats and their mammoth strength of twenty-six out of 2,000 voters. R. I. Peak, president of the First National Bank, was on the silver resolutioq'com mittee. Mcßae, Ga., July 13.—The chairman of the democratic executive committtee of Telfair having issued a call to the demo crats of this county to select delegates to tho Griffin convention, a large number met at the court house to-day, where a few free silverites expected to have things their own way. Telfair’s democracy was determined, however, that no delegation should go from here to the Griffin con vention, claiming to represent the Demo cratic party of Telfair county, and after speeches by Hon. Tom Eason and MaJ. D. F. Mcßae on the free, silver side, and Cols. W. L. Wright, B. M. Frlxzelle and D. C. McTennan, for sound money, the free silverites agreed to abandon the call, and havo a free silver mealing, which they did, the sound money men not taking any part in that meeting. Tom Eason, D. F. Mcßae, W. 8. Mc- Duffie, A. C. McTennan and John Smith were chosen as delegates, six votes being cast for them and one against. One feat ture was very noticeable, the cheering for free silver speakers being indulged in by about three or four men, mostly former populists, while the speakers on the sound money side were loudly and lustily cheered. Out of a crowd of about 75 there were Just about 12 free silverites, including tho delegates selected. William McLean, clerk of the superior court, who was chosen secretary of the meeting, refused to act for the free gllver itee and would not sign the report of the free silver proceedings. Telfair Is solid for sound money and the present administra tion overwhelmingly. Llncolnton, Ga., July IS.—Tho free sllver ltes met In convention here to-day and elected four delegates to the silverite con vention at Griffin. They are A. B. 81ms, C. B. Holllnshead, T. H. Remson and R. J. Price, two populists and two democrats. The meeting was a very tame affair. Gibson, Ga., July 13.—The meeting held here to-day to elect delegates to the Grif fin convention was a fizzle so far as dem ocrats were concerned, only throe having affiliated in tho meeting. The populists of course, turned out In force. The Democratic party of Glasscock county is in favor of sound money. Cusseta, Ga., July 13.—The mass meet ing here to-day elected six delegates to the convention at Grlffiin. Louisville, Ga., July 13.—The Jefferson County Silver League met here to-day to appoint delegates to the Griffin conven tion. The meeting was presided over by Judge G. W. Warren, who is the perma nent chairman. Resolutions were adopted declaring in fuvor of the free and unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to 1. The following gentle men were elected delegates to the Griffin convention: William Little, J. H. Pol hi 11, C. A. Matthews, 8. F. Tarver, G. W. War ren, J. T. Plunkett, A. H. Wootten, J. It. Bethea, R. A. Rhodes, L. F. Berry, W. R. Thompson, U. Anderson and J. O. Cain. The meeting was non-partisan and quite a number of the prominent populists* of the county are members of the league. BURNED TO DEATH IN HIS BLOCK. The Ford Building* at Clifton Forge Goe* Up In Smoke. Washington, July 13.—A special from Clifton Forge, Va., says: “This morning the Ford bulding was burned and J. A. Ford, the owner was suffocated before help could reach him. He was in the sec ond story and when awakened by the crackling of the flames attempted to reach a window, but was overcome by the smoke. Mr. Ford was an ex-councilman and one of the most prominent citizens of the town. “R. M. Motley, who has a store in the building escaped by Jumping from a sec ond story window. The loss was about 35,200 with only SSOO insurance." SHOT FROM AMBUSH. A Very Lively Fight In the Street* of Wushlngton. Washington, Ga., July 13.—Perry Wil liams, a negro farm hand on Mr. John Logan's place, near Jackson cross roods, about ten miles from Washington was found dead in the field yesterday with a bullet wound in the back of his head. He had been shot from ambush, while plow ing, and became entangled with the plow gear and dragged some distance before his body became disentangled. Avery lively street fight occurred here Wednesday night between Dr. W. T. Him ack, Mr. John Kemme and Mr. John Bar rett. Dr. Hamack was cut once or twice about the face, though not seriously. MISTAKEN FOR RAILROAD BILL. A Negro From Alabama Shot and Fab tally Wounded. Pensacola, Fla., July 13.—Ambrose Vaughan, colored, shot and fatally wound ed Edward Walter, also colored, near here to-day. Vaughan thought Walter, who says he is from Alabama, was Rail road Bill, the desperado. Walter resem bles the outlaw closely, but parties who know Railroad Bill, say Walter is not the man. NEW YORK’S EXHIBIT. Mr*. Edward Moran Resign* the Chairmanship of a t omiufttee. New York, July 13.—A meeting of the New York committee of tho Cotton States and International Exposition was held at residence of Mrs. Joseph Bradley Read yesterday. The resignation of Mrs. Edward Moran from the chairmanship of the art commit tee, which on two former occasions was rejected, was at this meeting accepted. Mrs. Moran said that at the time of taking the chairmanship she had understood that It w as to be in connection with the art de partment of the exposition; that she, as an artist would have the selection and placing of the fine art work of the women of New York and be tho supreme head of her function. It was only In that capacity that she would act and a position of less Importance or a subordinate position she would not have accepted In the beginning. There havo been several other resigna tions from the Now Y'ork committee. Mrs. Florence Grey gave up her office some time ago. Mrs. A. M. Palmer, chairman on drama, resigned last March because of 111-health, and Mrs. William Tod Helmuth, chairman on hospitals, has been absorbed into the general management at Atlanta as vice president of the Woman's Board, because the New York woman's room was Inadequate for her hospital exhibit. Mrs. Joseph Bradley Read, chairman of the woman's work In this city, reported great progress and expressed the belief that the New York room will not be a dis appointment. CLEMENCY IN HAWAII. The President Grants Forty-Five Pardon* and Six Commutation*. Honolulu, July 5, via Victoria, B. C., July 13.—The fourth of July being the an niversary of the proclamation of the re public of Hawaii, President Dole, on the afternoon of that day, by the advice of the council of state, gave a release, subject to ren and by order of the president, to forty-five of the late insurgents sentenced to five years each. Four other prisoners, sentenced for various crimes, were given full pardons, on account of meritorious conduct. The following persons were granted commutation of sentence: J. T. Jullck, reduced from 30 to 20 years; W. H. Seward, 35 to 20 years; W. H. Blkard, 35 to 20 years; R. W. Wilcox, 85 to 20 years; W. H. Grelg. 30 to 15 years; Louis Mar shall, 20 to 16 year*. The forty-five prisoners released were all insurgents of the more Ignorant class. None of them were prominent persons. The commutations are understood as designed to make expression of a disposition toward effective clemency whenever the time is ripe for It. GOOD mi TO DULL TIMES. The tlulekenlng Pulse of the Trade Shown by Advances In Wanes. Detroit, Mich., July 18.—The Michigan Malleable Iron Works, which employes be tween 200 and 300 men, nearly all of whom are skilled workmen, will voluntarily in crease the wages of Its employes 10 per cent., beginning Aug. 1. Birmingham, Ala., July IS.—The Ten nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company has made another advance In the wage* of thetr workers In tho mine* In this dis trict. This time it Ir among the common laborers, such as are employed in the handling of coal cars, cleaning out drifts and cutting entries. During the strike last year these men suffered a reduction and to-day a miner-, committee of thirteen from Blue Creek, Pratt City, Blockton and West Pratt call ■ ed on the management and asked for a raise for the men on a parity with that granted the miners, as per contract. Tho advance is two-thirds of the reduction of last year all round. CENTRAL'S PLAN A GO. The Time for Depositing Appears to Have Been Extended. New York, July 13.—The Mercantile Trust Company announces that sufficient deposits of securities have been made to render operative tho plan of reorganiza tion of tho Central Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia. The plan has been modified as to the Savannah and Western and Savannah and Atlantic bondholders. Holders of securities covered by the plan, except Savannah and Western bonds, are notified that such securities must bo de posited on or before July 25. MANITOBA’.* SCHOOLS. Orangemen XVnrn the Government Not to Coerce the Province, Toronto, Ont., July 13.—1n all of the speeches made by leading Orange men at the meetings of fhe various Orange Lodges throughout Ontario last night strong lan guage was used regarding the govern ment’s pledge to pass remedial legislation in connection with the Manitoba schools. Sir Mackenzie Bowell and his govern ment were warned that If they attempted to coerce Manitoba, the result, would be fatal to the government and disastrous to confederation. The speakers said their rallying cry must be “hands off Manitoba." Fever on a Steamer. Washington, July 13.—The Marine hospi tal service has been advised of the ar rival at Reedy Island, Delaware river, of the British steamship Ealing from Peru, and Este Bt. Lucia with a cargo of log wood. There was one death from yellow fever on board en route and two seamen who were stricken are now convalescent. The steamer will be disinfected and de tained at quarantine until all danger is past. Britannia Beat* the Allan Again. Hunter's Quay, July 13.—The Ailsa and Britannia started again this morning in a race over the usual course. The wind was light from the southwest, making it a dead beat to the first mark. The Brit annia finished at 5:02:13, and the Ailsa at 5:11:38. Died After u Fast of ttlxty-Elght Day* Topeka, Kan., July 13.—A. M. Kennedy, 71 years old, died yesterday after a slxty etght days fast. Ho had paralysis and was visited by physicians far and near who could not account for his prolonged life. A Boy Killed by h Street Car. Key West, Fla., July 13—In this city to night about 8 o’clock a son of Joseph Papy was run over and killed by a street car while playing lu the street. I DAILY. $lO A TEAR. I i 5 CENTS A COPY. V I WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK *1 A TEAR | THREE KILLED IN A TORNADO. TWENTY FIVE FAMILIES MADE HOMELESS AT CHERRY HILL. A Railroad Station Picked Up and Carried 200 Feet—A Large Henna Driven Through the Side of a C'hnrch—One of the Men Killed lllown Ont of His House Whllo Trying to Close the Shatters. Cherry Hill, N. J., July 13.—A tornado swept over this place at 3:30 o’clock this afternoon, and besides rendering twenty five families homeless, killed three per. eons outright, namely, Condar Friedman, proprietor of the Cherry Hill hotel; a Hungarian named Anton, In the emplop of August Mund, and the eight months old non of William Ahren. Edgar Chlnnock. while attempting to re lease his horses from a barn, was caught In the ruins and his head badly crushed. Tho depot of tho New Jersey and New York railroad was picked up ana carried up the tracks nearly 200 feet and then fell on the opposite side of tho track. Agent Van We tiering claims he went along with a part tf the depot ago wag found under a freight car. A large beam went through the side of the Reformed church, which edifice wag knocked two feet off Its foundation. Condar Friedman was In the act of clog* tng the up-stair shutters when the wind blew him out of the window and he land, ed on his head on the hay scales, death being Instantaneous. Mr. Ahren's baby was found In thg ruins, when his house and that of a neigh bor were lifted into the air together and came down In a confused mass. All the injured may recover, though Chlnnock's condition Is critical. Hail stones fell at Hackensack, a mile south ol here, but the wind storm was not felt. New York, July IS.—Shortly after t o'clock this afternoon the northern por tion of this city was visited by an ex tremely heavy and devastating storm of rain, hall and wind. The storm cloudfi darkened the upper part of the city for a quarter of an hour before the rain be gan to fall, and in the midst of what ap peared to be a premature twilight, big drops of rain fell, followed by hailstones as large as hickory nuts. So far as known there was no losn of life or severe bodily Injuries. Tho breakage of windows and damage to valuable vegetation In gar dens and couservutorlea was considera ble. In the vicinity of One Hundred and Twenty-sixth street and Lennox avenue hundreds of dead sparrows were lying on the sidewalks and roadway after thg violence of the storm had subsided. The storm was very severe In Brooklyn and on Long Island. Several large trees in the Cypress Hills cemetery were uprooted. At Wood Haven, L. 1., It Is reported that more than thirty houses were blown down. One woman was killed and a num ber Injured. At Red Bank. N. J., the hailstones werg as large as walnuts, and did great dam- B e - i. IIAIL FLAYS NAD HAVOC! ' Tle Tolmeeo Crops Hutnrd Ip Many Fields Around Hartford. Hartford, Conn., July 13.—A destructive , hail storm, accompanied by wind, swept through the tobacco sections about hers this afternoon, between 3 and 4 o’clock, ex tending over a tract about twelve mlleg wide. Windsor Locks.Suffleld, East Hart ford, Glastonbury, Manchester and Weth ersfield, were the towns that suffered worst. In Suffleld the tobacco crop Is rid. died and practically ruined. At Woods Station, just north of Wtndsog Looks, Harvey Fuller, who had sougat refuge In a shed, was struck by lightning and severely Injured. In Glastonbury the hail fell two Inched deep on the fields, and where It fell front the roofs of barns and houses it wag eighteen Inches deep. The tobacco crop in that town and In the south part of East Hartford is totally ruined. Leaves are stripped from the trees ang the whole section is devastated. In thtg city the hall was heavy, and in the south* western section garden crops were dee strayed. The loss cannot be estimated, as thg wires are down in many places find tele* phoning U impossible. It will eertainlj} reach over $250,000. RUSSIA BULLDOZING JAPAN. A Demand That u Date Be Fixed fad the Evacuation of Liao Tung. London, July IS.—The representative of tho United Press In St. Petersburg tele, graphed that Prince Lobanoff Rostovskl, the Russian minister of foreign affairs, on July 11 requested Mr. Nishi Tokujir®, tho Japanese minister to Russia, to state within what period tha Japanese would evacuate the Liao Tung peninsula. Tho minister replied i that Japan would retain the territory in question until full payment of the war In demnity and compensation for the re nouncing of Liao Tung had 6een made by the Chinese government. Prince Lobanoff refused to accept this answer and at onca instructed the Russian ambassador at To klo to ask the Japanese government to name a date for the withdrawal of all troops from the Chinese mainland. According to the Statistic American sel lers of silver should not rely upon tha demaud for that metal arising from tha issue of the Chineee loan on the 19th. 1$ adds that it is probable that when tha proceeds are handed to Japan most of the money will remain in Europe to liqui date Japan’s Indebtedness to buy arms, and to otherwise prepare anew for w ’r. All advices from Yokohama concur in the statements that the people are enraged against Russia for her interference in tho settlement of the Chlnese-Japanege war, and are confident that they can punish her. As the Japanese troops return from the Liao Tung peninsula they are hur riedly sent north, where they will bo ready Instantly on the receipt of orders to land in Corea. In another month Japan will be ready for a war with Russia. London financiers . ridicule the cable dispatches from China announcing that Germany and England will be allowed to issue the second loan of £16,000. Twenty two million pounds must still be raised by China, says the Economist, and if Russia and France do not continue to help her the prospect will not be bright.