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THE MORNING NEWS. i Established 1850. . - Incorporated ISBS. - J. H. EsSTILL. President. MANY ARE STILL MISSING. THE TOTAL FATALITIES AT ST. LOIIS SOW PI T AT 400. An Expert Insurance Adjuster Esti mates the Loss at f2o,ooo,ooo—The Police of the Opinion That Many of the 124 Persons Reported Missing Will Turn l"p Sate—Danger of an Epidemic of Disease, St. Louis, June I.—At 2 o'clock this after noon the Chronicle compiled the follow ing table as the latest list of fatalities: Known dead in St. Louis 199 Unknown dead In St. Louis 8 Fatally injured in St. Louis 18 Missing in St. Louis 118 Known dead In East St. Louis 145 Unknown dead in East St. Louis 3 Fatally injured In East St. Louis 2 Total fatality 490 The railroad yards on the east side of the river are being rapidly placed in good condition. On this side the damage to railroads - was considerably less and the repairs are going on. Plans for the re construction of the round and freight houses which were blown dow-n and crush ed to pieces are being made. The foot way over the Eads bridge will be ready for pedestrians to-morrow afternoon, it is thought, and the driveway for wagons by to-morrow or next day. The electric line over the bridge will not be ready for several days yet, but trains will run over the bridge every twenty minutes. Prof. Bauman, an expert insurance ad juster of Chicago, is in the city and after looking over the field he said the total loss will foot up over $2u,00u,000. Prof. Bauman adjusted the losses caused by the Louisville tornado about five years ago. A mass meeting of citizens has been called for to-morrow evening to consider the advisability of appealing for outside help to aid the storm sufferers. A peculiar feature of the storm is the long list of missing persons reported at police headquarters. Up to this morning 124 persons are reported missing. The po lice incline to the belief that many of these will be found with relatives in other portions of the city. The situation In East St. Louis is one qf gloom and misery. Th&re is some fear expressed of an epidemic of disease among the homeless near the river. Un der the ruins is a vast quantity of de caying animal and vegetable matter which is sending pestilential clouds up and out through the debris. The suffer ers are weak from exposure and exer tion, and are in no condition to light the malaria that is breeding on the island. Another problem Is the almost unanimous refusal of the sufferers to leave their be longings and occupy the military tents which have been pitched at Brighton. In spite of the presence of the militia they fear their goods are not safe, and they refuse to leave until they have, pro tected all their earthly belongings. Chief of Police Ganey has taken ex treme precautions to prevent vandalism and early this morning 150 tramps were rounded up and driven out of town. What is needed most is shoes, bandage cloth, clothing and ladies underwear. Fur niture and cots, together with dry bed ding, are also much called for. The addi tional damage of continuous wet weather resulted in the Issuing of another order prohibiting the operation of any electric lights in the districts south of Elm street and west of the levee. The situation as to street car service Is steadily Improving. All the lines are now running, except the Sculling, Cherokee, Lower Grove and California avenue branches of the Union Depot Railway Company. < The convention auditorium has been re paired and was turned over to the Busi ness Men’s League to-day. At the poor house temporary repairs have been made. The ruined chapel is boarded tip and the male paupers are quar tered there, and the female paupers have been transferred to the men s ward. The pauper hospital has been abandoned and the sick transferred to the insane hospi tal. Much to the surprise of the police there has been less crime in St. Louis since the tornado, than before, notwithstanding that the city has been In darkness and it was reported that hundreds of crooks from for eign cities had flocked to St. Louis. Chief Detective Desmond, in an inter view to-day, said that during Saturday night there was not one report of arrest from the wrecked district. The river gives up its dead slowly, and the statisticians at W'ork on the list of cyclone fatalities have not yet reach ed an estimate of the number lost in tlie great water way. They know certain ly that five were lost on the steamer J. J. Odil, and know - that others, whose iden tity remains a mystery, were positively seen to disappear during the tornado. The river captains and patrolmen along the levee say that a conservative estimate of the number of the roustabouts, shanty dwellers and fiat boat residents, who lost their lives in the storm, is less than twenty. Shortly before 2 o’clock this morning the two stricken cities, St. Louis and East St. Louis, re ceived a thorough scare. A storm came up from the southwest, accompanied by low rumbling thunder and almost con tinuous flashes of lightning. Then a few minutes later big black clouds appeared on the northern horizon, coming up till they covered the city. There was con siderable wind, though nothing at all approaching a hurricane or tornado. The elemental disturbance lasted nearly an hour, and then became a slow drizzling rain, which had increased to a downpour at 10 o’clock this morning. The work of clearing away the ruins is being carried on in a more systematic manner, but the rain make3 the work more difficult. New York. June I.—Mayor Strong re ceived the following telegram from the mayor of St. Louis to-day: “To Mayor Strong, New York. St. Louis is grateful for your offer of assistance. At present the situation seems well in hand. Will not hesitate to avail ourselves of your aid if it becomes necessary. C. P. Wal bridge. Mayor.” Memphis. Tenn., June I.—The body of a white woman, clasping in her arms the body of an infant, was drawn from the river rigim in front of this city to-day. Both are badly decomposed, and appear to have been victims of the St. Louis cy eyones, or to have been lost off,the ferry boat Katherine, which was capsized and sunk at Cairo, 111., in a tornado last week. O(.'TRACED HV HER HOST. A I’osse After a Moonshiner Who As oaulted a Girl. Jackson, Miss., June I.—East Rankin Is t-’P in arms against Sam and Bud Bratcher. Bud escaped from the state farm about three weeks since, where he was serving a entence for running a blind tiger. Sat urday the 16-year-old daughter of a neigh r was spending the night at Sam Bratcher’s. After she retired Sam en t r t her room and outraged her. She ;med Airs. Bratcher, told of the deed, 1 ; i Bratcher left, taking his gun. The 'i'uolc neighborhood is hunting him, and n aught he will be hanged without trial. a i -ssc leaves here this evening to join m lue chase. All the parties are white. She Jltifuittg Hetai#. CHICAGO'S COXVEXTIOX. The Silt,-Committee Again Busy With the Details. Chicago. June I.—The sub-committee of the national committee, which has charge of the convention matters of a prepara tory character, met at the auditorium annex to-day, and another session is to be held to-morrow. The principal busi ness to come before the members relates to the decoration of the Coliseum, the music arrangements and the appointment of an assistant sergeant-at-arms. Inci dentally the committee will put out its hand when Chairman Donnersberger, of the local committee, delivers a check for the remaining gil.OuO of convention sub scriptions, which he says he has the money for. and so make good the full promise of the Chicago guarantors. The committee now know that the men who 6igned the guarantee will pay if the sub scribers are delinquent, and there is no uneasiness on the financial score any more, especially as the rest of the fund is not needed at present. Chairman Harr.iy. Secretary Sheerin and Messrs. Wall of Wisconsin, Prather of St. Louis, Canda of New York and Sheriey of Louisville attended the meeting, be sides Sers'cnt at-Arms Martin. No member of the local committee ap peared before the meeting to-day. Most of the day was spent in discussing the re port of the committee on music and decor ations. The committee to-morrow will de cide on the convention band and the de corator. After the meeting the committee dined at the Chicago Athletic Club house, as the guests of Judge Adam A. Goodrich, and in the evening attended the opening of the Coliseum with Buffalo Bill's show in order to test the acoustic qualities of the hall. E. C. Wall, the Wisconsin member said: T will speak for Wisconsin on the m n ey question. You can put it in the gold column. The convention June 23. will de clare solidly for sound money. The silver men will not be heard from.’’ Secretary Sheerin said for Indiana: "Wo have given up my state, so far as sound money is concerned. The wave is likely to sweep over the entire state.” To a reporter. Chairman Harrity said that if a silver plank was put in the platform he would accept It as the will of a majority of the party, and he would stand by it. "It is my belief,” he continued, "that the entire delegation from Pennsylvania will do the same. All the talk that has been indulged in to the effect that the honest money majority of the national committee will exercise its power to un seat delegations is out of place. I still hope and believe that there will be a majority of sound money delegates in the convention, but I am ready to admit that the silver sweep in Kentucky changes matters and reduces my hopes. It will likely have some effect upon the states that have not yet spoken in favor of the white metal.” POPULISTS IX A RIOT. Two Faction* of a Central Commit tee Clash. Chicago, June I.—A, meeting of the county central committee of the People’s party ended in a riot to-night, and two wagonloads of police were sent to quell the disturbance. It is alleged that Dr. Taylor, chairman of the committee, has been running the affairs of the party to suit his own ends. Taylor, his opponents claim, called a meeting to-night of the central commit tee for the purpose of appointing deie £ates to the national convention in St. ouls, and notified only his friends. The other members of the committee heard of the affair and with re-inforcements went to the hall and were organizing for business when Taylor and his friends ar rived. William Hogan was in the and several motions were put upon which the Taylor crowd voted. This, the Hogan side claimed, legalized their meeting. A row followed, and a riot call was sent in. Fighting was just commencing in earnest when the police arrived. The entire crowd was ejected from the hall. Two separate meetings will now be held and both will elect delegates to St. Louis. A FAILURE AT RICHMOND. The Finance Trading Company Makes an Assignment. Richmond, Va., June I.—The Finance Trading Company filed a deed of assign ment in the chancery court this after noon. Messrs. S. 11. Hawes and T. Wil liam Robertson are named as trustees. The deed conveys notes of the aggre gate value of $125,975. Fifty shares of the capital stock of the Bothels Cigarette Ma chine Company: twenty-five shares of the capital stock of the Metropolitan Hank; all the open accounts of the company; all right and title in the Finance Trad ing Company, fixtures, furniture, safe and other property in its office, and posses sion, with mortgages, deeds of trust, se curities and collateral. The liabilities are placed at $75,000. The trustees are requested to take such 6teps as will be for the bet interests of this company. The embarrassment of Jackson Brandt, the company’s president, who assigned last week, is given as the cause of the assignment. A FLOOD AT MOIiAD (Ti l', Four Houses Washeil Away and Sev eral Lives I.ost. Mound City, AIo., June I.—A most dis astrous flood visited this city yesterday morning. About 4 o’clock rain began falling in torrents, in fact, it was almost a water spout. The rain fell for three hours, when persons living west of Davis creek, in a part of the city called Jim town, began to move out, as did some thirty families on the flat on the east side of the creek. The stream rose rapidly, and in a very short time water began to run into houses. Then a residence was seen coming down the stream. With a crash it struck the sixty-foot span bridge across Davis creek, on Dower State street, and the house and bridge went down together. Persons were seen on top of the house, but the hundreds of people who stood near were powerless to aid them. Four residences were wash ed away. The total damage is estimated at $40,000. OREGON'S ELECTIONS. A Probability That the Free ‘liver Candidates Won. Portland. Ore., June 1, 10 p. m.—Owing to the exceedingly slow count It is very dif ficult to forecast the result of to-day’s election, but returns up to this hour in dicate that ex-Gov. Pennoyer will be elec ted mayor of Portland. Congressman El lis, rep., the free silver candidate, leads Northrup, sound money, by about 5,000 in the Second congressional district. In the First congressional district, Van durberg. free silver populist, holds a p!u rality of 300 over Tongue, rep. The indications are that the free silver candidates will triumph and that Senator Mitchell will succeed himself in the Unit ed States Senate. Fowle's Nomination Rejected. Washington, June I.—The Senate to day rejected the nomination of William H. Fowle, to be collector of internal rev enue for the Sixth district of Virginia, vice Fitzhugh Lee, sent as consul general to Havana, SAVANNAH, GA„ TUESDAY, JUNE 2, ISIXS. A BIG PARADE AT NASHVILLE. THIRTY THOISAXIi MEX IX LIXE .VXD 150,000 SPECTATORS. The Inaiixiirntiim of the Coming Ex position the Occasion for the Turnout—The Day Also the One Ilnndredth Anniversary of the Ad mission of Tennessee to the Union. Nashville, Tenn.. Juno I.—Despite the most inclement weather conditions imag inable. unless a St. Louis cyclone had struck the vicinity, Nashville and Ten nesse to-day observed the ceremonies so much talked about, incidental to the great International exposition which it is the purpose of the people of the state to give next year. The inaugural was a grand success from every standpoint, and, though it rained ail the morning, while the great parade was forming, every available place on the seats in the windows along the line of March was occupied, and conservative estimates fix the number of spectators and participants at 150,000 people. There were not less than 30,000 who partici pated in the parade, and the Red Men, the Laboring Men, the Knights of Py thias and many other prominent secret orders, besides many civic organizations, which wielded a power in all walks in Nashville. It was a magnificent demon stration of the interest which Tennessee ans take in enterprises born of pure pa triotism, and by the way. It is well to state that a hearty Interest was mani fessted from all sections of the union by the presence of prominent representa tives from abroad. Gen. Charles Thurman, was chief mar shal and Col. Thomas Claiborne was ad jutant general, and both worked hard to make the inaugural parade a grand suc cess. There were four divisions to the parade, which was constituted of national and state soldiery, including both infantry and cavalry and artillery, it was a grand s.ght to see the procession moving down Broad street en route to Centennial park, and every time the United States marine, or any other of the local or visiting bands played some bit of music like "Dixie'' or "America,” a shout went up to which a genuine rebel yell is a rustle of soft green leaves in June. The slate of Tennessee was one hundred years old to-day, and as is pretty gener ally understood the object of this cele bration was a commemoration of that epoch in Tennessee history. The Idea is the favored child of sentiment, incident ally, and the concentrated labor of several years which has been done by enterpris ing and leading spirits in Tennessee. Tne enterprise has undergone many ups and downs, but now the expansion which has attended this work amounts to an exposi tion international Instead of a show of limited importance and scope. There were thousands of citizens on each side of the line of march, who greeted the paraders as they filed in the beauti ful grounds. While the grounds were muddy the crowd was not held back, ami a continual How of people crowded every one of the many walks, inspecting the grand buildings, which are now about constructed and the proper sites, which are set aside for those to come here. The first business on the programme, after the ceremonies began, was the dedi cation of the grounds to the purposes which are embodied in the charter of the company. This was done In an eloquent speech by Maj. J. W. Thomas, who la president of the company, and as he con cluded it, Vice President Van Lee Kirk man unfurled the stars and stripes to a pretty sentiment on their meaning from Maj. Thomas. The programme carried out in the morn ing was by the children and after the dedication the exercises at the Audlto . riuin were proceeded with. The feature of that part of it was Hon. J. M. Dickin son's speech. He was really the orator of the occasion. His speech was upon the growth of Tennessee and the magnifi cent record which the volunteer state has made for herself during the century. The Marine Band furnished the music for the occasion, and this was no smaii feature to the programme. The woman's board, headed by Mrs. Van Lee Kirkman. its president, held a forma) meeting, at which the building set aside for women was accepted, and Mrs. George W. Fall, one of the most prominent figures in social circles of Middle Tennessee, made a pretty and timely speech to the large crowd ’which assembled to see that all was well done, when she turned the keys over to Mrs. Kirkman. Mrs. Ellen Henroting, presi dent of the National Federation of Wo men's Clubs, also addressed the audience. The largest body of troops from the United 'States army which ever attended such an affair is here, and these men, with the entire state militia, made a grand showing in the parade. There will be another one to-morrow, and that will conclude the exercises of the inaugural ceremonies. The large body of Washington corre spondents, who were guests of the local Bohemian Press Club, will be held over until to-morrow, and they will take In Belle Meade, that famous home of the thoroughbred, and several others of the most interesting historical places with which the vicinity of Nashville abounds. KENT IT'ICY’S CONVENTION. Delegates and Spectators Arriving at Lexington, Lexington, Ky., June I.—' Delegates and visitors are arriving in* the city to-night to attend Wednesday’s state convention. Senator Blackburn and several of his most trusted lieutenants arrived to-night. In an interview the senator said when asked what he had to say about the silver vic tory of Saturday: “X did not win a victory, but my friends did win a great victory." He would say nothing further. His friends, especially those from Western Kentucky, are anxious that the convention should in dorse him for President. At 10 o’clock several well posted leaders of the silver movement agreed that the most likely man for temporary chairman is Charles K. Wheeler of Paducah, and for permanent chairman, John B. Carroll of Newcastle. They also agreed that the most likely men for delegates at large to the Chicago convention are Senator Blackburn. Gen. P. Wat Hardin, Gen. John S. Rea and W. T. Ellis. A large number of leading siivermen are to arrive here to-morrow morning and will hold a caucus to-morrow afternoon on the matter of the organization of the convention. Eastern Kentucky silver men are pushing the claims of ex-Congressman Turner of Aft. Sterling for temporary chairman. A NEGRO STABBED TO DEATH. A Quarrel About J{ Cents at the Bot tom of the Crime. Charleston, S. C., June I.—Edward Fev ers, an 18-year-old negro boy, was stabbed to death on Alarket street this morning at 2:30 o’clock by William Frazer, an other negro. The two had been gambling and a dispute arose over 3 cents change as they were walking’ up Market street. Frazer claims that Fevers started to draw a pistol. Frazer drew a knife and stabbed Fevers to the heart, making a fearful wound in his breast. Frazer ran off. but came back later and surren dered himself to the police. FLED UXDEK A LIVELY EIRE. The Lnurndn Exchanges Minis will, a Warship. Kingston, Jamaica, June I.—An unknown steamer resembling the LauraJa attempt ed to enter Port Antonio to-day. but was headed off by a Spanish gunboat. Shots were exchanged by the two vessels, and the steamer went seaward, using her guns as she ran from the war ship. Philadelphia, Pa.. June I.—British Con sul Clipperton to-day revoked the regis tration papers of the filibustering steamer Bermuda. Capt. Clipperton gave his rea sons for revoking the steamer’s paper that she was not owned by British sub jects, but It is not hard to believe that the owner's uctlvity in the Cuban cause brought about the consul’s action. The Bermuda will now be unable to leave port until she is registered by some govern ment, and can go to sea flying the flag of some nation. Havana, June I.—The entire town of Jamaica, near Havana, has been burned by a rebel band under command of the insurgent leader Castillo. A party of rebels yesterday placed dy namite bombs upon the railway track near Sabinalla, In Matanzas province, which were exploded by a repair train containing a number o£ workmen. The train was completely wrecked and the engineer was killed and several workmen injured. A band of rebels made an attack upon the town of Santiago Los Vegas, in the province of Havana, to-Ony, but were repulsed. The rebel bands under Ansalmo and Rid rlguez entered the town of Puerta tie la Guira, south of the trocha, yesterday, and set tire to lhe place, burning every’build ing In the town. A summary of yesterday's engagements shows that the rebels lost fifteen wound ed. The troops had three killed and six wounded. The rebels have destroyed with dyna mite a culvert near Bolon lron, provlneo of Matanzas. The train sent to repair the damage was attacked by the reb els. It is reported that rebel bands attacked the town of San Antonio Je los Banos but were repulsed. HOD YOU SKY’S HORROR, The Hollies of the Unknown Demi Ilnrieil in Trenches. Moscow. June I.—Every effort is being made to clear the Hodyorsky plain of the dead upon it who lost their lives in tho frightful disaster of Saturday. To-day a number of bodies were found on the edges of the plain and in the villages around. These dead were injured and crawled until death overtook them. The functions in connection with the coronation festivities are being given as though nothing had happtffied. The plea sure resorts are open as usual. Several wealthy residents gave garden parties to day, and things generally are going on as though nothing out of the ordinary had occurred. The police declare that they had no official power on the plain and could not interfere until too late. Many of the Modjiks danced around the beer casks while the dead were lying around. It Is stated that large numbers of injured refused to go to the hospitals. The mob, subsequent to the disaster, cal lously stood by the corpses and re ceived the doles. Ail the bodies of the victims were in terred to-day. About half of the dead were Identified. The unclaimed filled elev en trenches, which were fifty yards long. Priests Officiated at all the Interments. Many pathetic scenes were witnessed as the bodies were consigned to the earth. Thousands of persons were in the ceme tery weeping and praying . Upon the hearts of all the dead were placed icons, or sacred pictures. To-night the city has resumed its nor mal aspect, and a stranger, unless told, would never for a moment Imagine that only two days ago one of the most fright ful calamities that ever occurred in Rus sia had taken p.ace Just outside the city. DEIIT OF THE N \TJON. A Net Increase During tle Month of May of *5,188,730. Washington, June I.—The debt state ment, issued this afternoon, shows a net increase in the public debt, less cash in the treasury, during Alay, of $5,188,730. The interest bearing debt increased $3,176,450. The non-interest bearing debt decreased $885,170, and the cash in the treasury decreased $2,807,450. The bal ances of the several classes of debt at the close of business Alay 30, were: In terest bearing debt, $846,488,590; debt on which interest has ceased since maturity, $1,645,970; debt bearing no interest, $373,- 535,060; total $1,220,809,610. The certificates and treasury notes off set by an equal amount of cash in the treasury outstanding at the end of the month Were $556,046,973, a decrease of $4,847,280. The total cash in the treasury was $861,766,970. The gold reserve was $100,000,- 000. The net cash balance was $157,193,210. In the month there was a decrease in gold coin and bars of $17,139,316, the total at the close being $151,307,142. Of silver there was an Increase of $1,113,720. Of the surplus there was in national bank de positories $20,952,972, against $26,698,590 at the end of the preceding month. PATENT OFFICE CHANGES. One Examiner Dropped and Six Others Redueed In Grade. Washington, June I.—Several changes were made in the patent office bureau Saturday afternoon Just before the clos ing of office work. They included one first examiner of patents, who was dropped from the rolls altogether, and six other first examiners who were reduced to the position of fourth examiners. These va cancies have made it possible to make promotions of about thirty officials to the different grades of examiners, ranging from fourth to third, from first to second, and from second to forth examiners, rt is reported in the bureau that in addition to these, three principal examiners of patents are to be either dropped from the roll or reduced in official station, upon the return of Secretary Smith. The commissioner of patents directed these changes to be made last week Just prior to his departure for Europe. TOWSLEY QUITS THE TERMINAL. Tile Superintendent Gives no Henson for fils Action. Charleston, S. C., June I.—C. W. Town ley, who for some years has been super intendent of the East Shore Terminal Company of this city, has severed his connection with that company. The res ignation was handed in some time ago, but it did not go into effect until to-day. Mr. Towsley is a western man and has made many friends in Charleston. No reason for the resignation is assigned by either Mr. Towsley or the company. TWO LYNCHED AT COLUMBUS, THE MOll DOES ITS WORK AT ll O’CLOCK IX THE MORMXG. The Mob Dashes Into the Ciiarl Room in the Slayton Case While a Jury Is Being; Impii nclril anil Drags llim to Ills Death—The .fall Stormed Xext anti Will Miles Also Hanged and Shot. Columbus. Ga,, June I.—Two negroes were hung to a tree In the middle of Broad street, the main business thor oughfare of this city, and riddled with bullets by an infuriated mob, at 10 o’clock this morning. They were Jesse Slayton an.l Will Miles. Last Thursday Slayton outraged Mrs. Howard Bryan, a respectable white lady of this (Muscogee) county. He was cap tured that day by officers in the city and placed in Jail before the crowd looking for him found him. Tills morning he was carried to the su perior court room for trial. He ha 1 been indicted, and a Jury was being impanelled when a mob rushed up the steps into the court room, yelling and brandishing ri fles and pistols, seized the terrified man, threw a rope around his neck and dragged him a hundred yards down Broad street, riddling his body with bullets at every step. The body was then swung up to a tree and left dangling there. The crowd then went to the Jail after Will Miles, another negro, who. In tho night time about two years ago, attempt ed an outrage upon Mrs. Albright, a lady of this city. The Jaglor pleaded with the mob, but to no,avail, and was compelled to surrender lilies to save his life and the Jail from destruction. He surrendered the keys, and the doomed man was led to where the body of Slayton dangled. Miles was quickly swung up. and his body riddled with a hundred bullets. Miles had boon tried and convicted twice, and his case had been twice seat back by the supreme court on technicali ties for a m w trial. His last trial re sulted In anew trial and he was In Jail awaiting his fourth tral. Tho law's delay in this instance had much to do with causing the mad mob to override the law and court Itself this morning. Columbus was never In such a state of excitement as she has been to-day. With bated breath the populace watched the developments. The Slayton negro was conveyed un molested from the Jail to the court house, a distance of six squares. From early in the morning the town began to fill up with people from the surrounding country. The fact that the prisoner was permitted to lie taken intomirt gave rise to the belief that the result of the trial would be awaited. When, however, the fiend’s victim, who Is in a critical condition, was notified that she would have to go Into court, a leader of the mob said that she should not be subjected to such mortification, which was the signal for the rush for the court room. The lynehings of Slayton and Miles were the first occurrences of the kind ever witnessed In this city, and the second In the history of the county. A negro was lynched Just beyond the city limits in 1832 for the offense of rape, the scene of the crime being in the same neighbor hood us that of Clayton’s. Until late In the afternoon the forms of the two negroes, each a mutilated mass of humanity, were left swinging to the tree upon which they met the inevit able fate of the defiler of the hearthstone. The spectacle was, indeed, a gruesome one, and many thousand people gazed upon it with horror. The following pla ards were pinned to their persons: On Slayton’s: "All cases of this kind shall be treated likewise,” and this on Miles: “Both cousins. This one convicted twice; mistrial once. Father hung for same offense.” The lynchers were not residents of Co lumbus, all of them being strangers. Many of the mob are said to have come from as far as fifty miles away, a num ber of them from Alabama. The lynching is not upheld by the peo ple of this community, and while there Is no sympathy fur the class of criminals to which the victims belonged, the affair is greatly regretted by the citizens of C’O lumbu3. MONEY FOR THE MAILS. The Conferees Agree on All Except One Item in (lie Rill. Washington, June I.—The conferees on the postofflee appropriation bill, which went to them more than a month ago, to-day completed their first report on the measure. Only one Item, that authoriz ing the Postmaster General to consolidate outlying or suburban offices with the cen tral office, remains now In disagreement. The Senate conferees agree to recede from amendments adding about 1850,000, ami the House conferees recede from their disagreement to amendments carrying about SBOO,OOO, so the total of tho bill is Increased by that amount. The principal Items as agreed to aro as follows: Clerk hire In postoffices, $10,400,000. Free delivery service, $12,818,000, of which $10,(W0 shall be used for experimental ser vices in rural communities. The segrega tion of items made by the House stands. Railroad transportation. $28,000,000; ad ditional compensation to the Oceanic Com pany for mall services to Honolulu and Australia, SBO,OOO. Mail depredations, $30,000, The segregation of items of this bill made by the House has been omitted, leaving the department free to carry on Its Inspection of the work of carriers as heretofore. DAVIS MILITARY COLLEGE. Opening Exercises of Hie Sixteenth Annual Commencement. Winston. N. C., June I.—Tho sixteenth annual commencement exercises of Davis .Military College opened here to-night with a celebration by the Washington Literary Society. Quartermaster Dame ron of North Carolina delivered a tine oration, his subject being “The United States—lts Past, Present and Future.” The declaimcrs wen- Cadet R. 1,. Der rick of Arkansas, Adjt. K. P. Boon and Corpl. G. W. Face of Virginia. Their subjects were respectively as follows: “The Blacksmith's Story,” “The March of the Mind,” “The Last Speech of Rob ert Emmett.” The debaters were Cadet <C. H. Thompson of Georgia and Cadet F. B. McLean of Minnesota. Their sub ject was: “Resolved, That a Lawyer Is Justifiable ir: Defending a Client When He knows Him to Be Guilty,” A SILVERITE VICTORY. Roanoke's First Ward Carried foe the White Metal. Roanoke, Va., June I.—The friends of free silver were victorious at the ad journed democratic mass meeting In the First ward to-night to elect delegates to the Staunton convention, the vote being 110 to 54. The seven delegates were in structed to work for silver in the stale convention. The course of Congressman Otey and Senator Daniel was indorsed, and a resolution favoring a constitutional convention was adopted. SESSIOA OK THE SENATORS. The Conference Mi'imrt on the In* •linn 1111 l Dehatcil. Washington, June I.—The conference report on the Indian appropriation h!H was discussed for a couple of hours in the Senate to-day, but attain went over without action. The question that has been so much debated In the Senate tor nearly a week past Is the proposition in that report to impose the duties and rights of citizenship on the Indians of the tivo civilized tribes—is being claimed by the senators opposed to It that It is a violation of the treaty with those In dians. Tho report itself is only a partial one—the conferees not having agreed upon the proposed temporary continuance of contract schools for Indian children. A Joint resolution appropriating Itf.ono for the completion of the historical frieze In the rotunda of the capitol provoked a discussion, In which Mr. Hawley, rep., of Connecticut, criticized the painting for what it represented and for what it failed to represent—President Cleveland being in the first class and the surrender at Appomatox In the other. Finally objection was made to the con sideration of the resolution by Mr. Wil son, rep., of Washington, and it wont over without action. .. Th< L,V. o, ’ for '’" ce re P<>rt on the fortlflea "yn bill was presented and agreed to. The private pension bill, which was vetoed by tho President Inst week be cause of a wrong description of the sol dier s regiment, was reported io-day, W’lth that mistake corrected, and was passed. Another veto of a private pension bill was presented to-day. It was the case of the renewal of a pension to the widow of a soldier in the Mexican war after she had married a secoriYl time—thirty flvo years ago—and forfeited her pension. The message and hill were referred to the committee on pensions. Two other pension vetoes were also presented. Tho Intended beneficiaries were wrongly locat 'd', and described, und consequently the oljject Of the hills was defouted. Tho hill to prohibit tho further Issuance of Interest bearing bonds without the consent of congress was taken up at 2 o'clock. An argument was made against It by Mr. Cullom, rep., of Illinois, who declared that tho consequences of its passage would bo so far reaching as to be simply apiialllng, but that there was no danger of Its passing the House of Representatives. The bill was advocated by Mr. Brown, rep., of Utah, tn con nection with a resolution ortVred by him self to-day, declaring that, "in the opin ion of tho Henate, the Secretary of tho Treasury has no authority, under tho act of Jan. 14. 1875, to Issue any further or other bonds In addition to those al ready issued, and that any such bonds that may hereafter bo Issued by him would be without authority of law and void.” Tho bill went over without ac tion. Mr. Morgan, from the committee on for eign relations, reported a bill amendatory of the Nicaragua canal act, stating, however, that he did not expect action upon It by the Benate at the present •esslon. At 5:55 o'clock the Senate adjourned un til to-morrow morning. STOKES' SEAT STOLES. Tlie Republican* Vote That There AVa* An Legal Election. Washington, Jtfne I.—The House to-day disposed of the contested election case of Johnston vs. Stokes from the Seventh district of South Carolina by adopting the view of Mr. McCall, rep,, of Mass achusetts, chairman of tho commission which considered the case. By a vote of 180 to 125 it was decided that no le.gal election for representative in this con gress nad been held in tho district. and the seat was declared vacant. The re publicans divided upon this proposition and It was supported by the unanimous democratic vote. The majority reported In favor of Stokes and tho minority In favor of Johnston. This being suspension dsv the rulf* yrero suspended and a number of bills were passed, among them the House bill authorizing the appointment of a labor commission of twenty members to inves tigate the relations of labor and capital and to report to congress desirable legis lation thereto. The House 111 l extending the Jurisdiction of the United States courts In Indian Territory, providing for the laying out of towns and the leasing of coal and other mineral, timber, farming and graz ing lands in the territory, was taken up, hut tho vote on its passage disclosed the lack of a quorum, and at 5:40 o'clock, on motion of Mr. Sherman, rep,, of New York, the House adjourned. A supplemental conference report on the sundry civil bill, showing an agreement upon all Items save the appropriations for certain public buildings, was made by Ma. Cannon, rep., of Illinois, and agreed to. RIVERS AAH HARBORS. The House Committee Favor* Over riling the Ve'to. Washington, June I.—The House river and harbor committee to-day formally agreed to recommend to the House the pussago of the river and harbor bill over the President’s veto. Chairman Hooker was instructed to prepare a report in which he will Incorporate the reasons of the committee for taking this step. CRETAAS RETREAT. They -Join Other Rnnils and Pro claim Union With Greece, London, June I.—The Dally News will to-morrow publish a dispatch from Athens saying that the Christian insurgents who were beselglng the town of Vamoos have retreated to the mountains, where they have Joined other Insurgent bands and proclaimed the union of Crete and Greece. Lindsay Aot to Resign. Washington, June U—Senator Lindsay of Kentucky says there ib no truth in the story telegraphed from this city to Louis ville that he intended to resign from the Senate. "Senator Lindsay is not giving the republicans a possible chance to till his place in the Senate," said a senator. "There is not the least foundation for the story. It Is a fake, pure and sim ple.” Peace in the Balkans. Vienna, June ].—Emperor Francis Jo seph, speaking to the Austrian delegation to-day, expressed the hope that the una nimity of the powers In their efforts to maintain the statu quo of the Balkans would continue, and thus develop pacific International relations. The emperor also alluded in complimentary terms to the It alian army in Africa, which, he said, was upholding the honor of the flag of Italy. Cholera Riot nt Cairo. London, June I.—A dispatch to the Ex change Telegraph Company from Cairo says that a serious riot has occurred in that city, growing out of the public alarm over the prevalence of cholera. In the course of the disturbance the governor of Cairo was wounded and the police were compelled to fire upon the mob. Over 2W of the rioters were arrested. I DAILY. *lO A TEAR. •i S CENTSs A COPT. I WEEKLY 2-TIME3-A-WEEK *1 A TEAR LAVIGNE THE WINNING LAD. HICK 111 RGE K AOCKF.D OUT IA IT ROI.AD* AT 1,0 AHO A. The Englishman the Favorite In the Hi lling at Odd* of T to 4—The American Force* the Fighting Front the Atari—The Fight Put t'| I>> Gorge a Surprise, n* Every One Though! He Had a Soft Thing. London. June I.—The prize fight between Kid Lavlgne, the American, and DICIC Ilurge, the British pugilist, resulted la favor of Lavlgne In the seventeenth round. Tho prevailing odds yesterday were 1 to •1 on Burge. Tho battle was for tho International light-weight championship at the world, a purse of 090 and a side bet of 1500. It was limited to twenty rounds. In the first round Lavlgne made a da*h at his opponent and landed heavily on hl body. He tried the same tactics tho sec ond time, but Burge dodged and La vigne went headlong against a post, strik ing Ills face and Injuring himself badly. Thl, however, did not prevent him from forcing the fighting. He rushed again at Burge and rapidly landed several blow* on his lavdy. Burge was driven against the ropes. Thereafter he traveled all over the ring, meeting several rushes la good style, fait was kept very busy de fending hlmsolf. In the second round Ist vigne resumed his rushing, but Burga held him off and dodged cleverly. Then both became cautious and neither aid any scoring for some lime. Then Burge landed heavily with his right amt left on Lavlgne'* eye amt mouth, the lat ter responding with heavy body blows. In the third round Burge assumed cite cr fonslvo and landed several times on La vigne's face, but his blows lacked fore* ami did no harm. Then I-avigne began tv again cut out the work and punished Burge seven ly on the chest and other parts of tho body. Ho then aimed a blow at Burge's head, but missed him. and In sparring he became wild, and received a couple of blows on the face. There was a series of good rallies in tha fourth round, which ended In Burge’s fa vor. The supporters of the English cham pion were now Jubilant at the prospects of their favorite. In the fifth round Burge was cautioned for holding to I-avlgne. Fast lighting fol lowed and Burge was stilt improving. in the sixth round Lavlgne forced tha fighting, pressing his rival to the rope* and putting In several heavy body blow*. In the seventh and eighth rounds nei ther man had much advantage. Burge came up very cool in the ninth round and repeatedly Jabbed Ills oppo nent severely. At the beginning of the tenth round the fighting was very fast, Lavlgne driv ing the Englishman tn the rope*. Burge was knocked all around the ring, dodging Lavigne's rushing. Eventually the Eng lishman landed with territlc force on La v'jibe's cur. Rapid In-changes followed. There were fast exchanges In the elev enth round, but neither man had much ad vantage. Th tweirth round was slightly In La vigne's favor. Be landed tlrst, but waa well countered. This round was fast and exciting. At tho end of the round both men sprawled upon the floor. Lavlgne renewed his rushing In th* thirteenth round, but was well met The round was hotly contested, but Lavlgne finished best. In the fourteenth round Burge led the attack, but struck short. The Kid failed to rush, but In his second attempt ho landed twice on Burge's rib*. The ex changes were then much glower than In the previous round. Just before the end of tho round. Burge landed an ugly blow on his opponent's arm which caused him to wince. In the fifteenth round the men wero frequently loekod, and there were *omo* heavy exchanges. Burge drove hi* oppo nent s arm very low. The supporters of Lavlgne claimed a foul, but it was not allowed. At the beginning of the sixteenth round Lavlgne made a furious rush at the Eng lishman, hut missed him and slipped through tho ropes. Burge scrupulously awaited tits return to the ring. After this Burge was knocked down, and when he got on his feet he was very groggy. Later he slipped over, but re covered himself, but was again knocked down. In tho seventeenth, an,l last round, Burge acted on the defensive and recov ered somewhat, but the Kid cut out tha pace at a tremendous rate. His body blows began to toil. Burge stubbornly resisted until he was knocked down by a long right-handed blow, falling fao downward. The Englishman was counted out, and Referee Angle declared Lavlgne the winner. The tight was exciting throughout, but, with the exception of one or two rounds, Burgo never looked like a winner. Tha fight he put up caused the greatest sur prise, as everybody thought that he had a soft thing. Burge sealed 13# pounds and Lavlgna 134. The Englishman was a good favorita at odds to-day of 7 to 4 on. CHARLESTON'* NEW RAILROAD. The City Must Subscribe for (1320,000 of Bonds. Charleston, 8. C„ June I.—A meeting ofi the board of the Security Construction Company was held to-day to receive tha report from the committee sent to New York to arrange for the building of Charleston’s new road to the west. The report was entirely satisfactory to tha directors. It will be remembered that the plan of the committee contemplate* the construction of a road from Charles ton to Allendale, the consolidation of tha Greenwood, Anderson and Western, tha Port Royal and Western Carolina, tha Port Royal and Augusta and anew road which is to be built probably to Macon, with the Charleston and Allendale line The amount of money asked of Charles ton is $320,000 to be invested In '5 pep cent, gold bonds of the new company, floated at 85 cents on the dollar. Tha banks of Charleston will be asked to subscribe for the entire issue of bonds and they will probably do so. HAMMOND OPT ON PAROLE. He Is Released In Order That He May Visit His Wife-) Pretoria, June I.—John Hays Hammond, the American mining engineer, sentenced ,to death as one of the leaders of the Jo hannesburg reform committee In the lata conspiracy against the Transvaal govern ment. but whose sentence was subse quently commuted to fifteen years* im prisonment, has' been released on parola hi order that he might visit his wife, who Is ill at Johannesburg. London June I.—Cable dispatches to the Globe from Pretoria, say it Is expected that the release of Col. Francis Rhodes, George Farrar, Lionel Phillips and John Hays Hammond, the leaders of tha Johannesburg reform committee, who were sentenced to death, will be an nounced to-morrow. A Shortage In n Mint. Washington, June I.—Mint Director Preston has dismissed Weighing Clerk Chanfrau of the New Orleans mint for embezzlement, and defected that he be prosecuted. The preslnt extern of his known peculations is S6O in gold. Super intendent Cade has been ordered to at once enter suit on the bonds of Chanfrau and Pipkin for their shortage.