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, THE MORNING NEWS. ) Established 1850. - -Incorporated 1888. v J. H. ESTILL, President. ) LABOR'S INDIGNANT PROTEST. COI RTS CONDEMNED AS THE CREA TIRES OF CAPITAL. Tlie Labor Vnlon In Convention at SI. Louis Issues Its Address to the Uneriean People—They Urge *u \ppeiil to the Ballot Ito* to Settle llie Right eons ness of Their Cause. Labor Laws Compared to. the Fug itive Slave Laws—-“ Civil Liberty,” They Say. “Is Head In America.” gt Lcmi?, Mo., Aug. 31.—The committee on resolutions of the convention of labor lea l- rs completed its tasks this morning gr.,l at 10 o'clock the following platform was presented: •The fear of the more watchful fathers of the republic has been Justltied. The judiciary has become supreme. We wit ness a politicai phenomenon absolutely new in the history of the world, a republic prostrate at the feet of those appointed to administer the laws. They acknowledge no superior on earth and their despotic deeds 'recall Milton's warning to his countrymen •who bids a man rule over him above law, may bid as well a savhge beast.’ •Tnder the cunning form of injunctions courts have assumed to enact criminal l.uvs, and after thus drawing to them s, iv.'s the power of legislation, have re p, aled the bill of rights and for violations ot those courts made laws have denied the accused the right of trial by Jury. ■■The exercise of the commonest rights of free men, the right of assembly, the right of free speech, the right of traveling the public highways, have been dented us la legislation under the form of injunc tion; has been made a crime, and armed for. es disperse as a mob, people daring in company to exeriiise these rights. At its last term, th supreme court of the United States decided that the thirteenth ami mlnieiit, forbidding involuntary ser vitude, is not violated by arresting a sea man and imprisoning him until his vessel is r.-ady to leave port, and then forcibly putting him on board to serve out the term of his contract; a decision under which the old fugitive slave laws may yet be revived and striking laborers may be seized and returned to the service of their masters. Handing down to themselves all ihe powers of the federal government until congress and presidents may act only by judicial permission, the federal judges have begun the subjugation of sovereign states, so that unless a check is soon put upon the passage of usurpa tion, in a short time no government but the absolute despotism of federal judges will exist anywhere over any portion of American soil. “The pending strike of the coal miners, starved to feebleness by their scant wages am! by arduous and dangerous toil, the ; i ling strike for the right to be fed enough to make labor possible, has been prolific, of judicial usurpation, showing the willingness of judicial despots to resort to the most shameless defiance of decency, a- well as of law and humanity, in order to enable heartless avarice to drive its hungry serfs back to the mines to faint and died at their drudgery, and there re mains to-day not one guaranteed right of American citizens the exercise of which un injunction has not somewhere made a crime by those subversions of constitu tional liberty. "We have met in council together, and I have come to the follpwing conclusions, I that I Whereas, Ihe present strike of the coal I miners has again demonstrated the fact ii liill the so-called liberty is not freedom, ii- a stupendous sham, under which I millions are degenerating, while hundreds || of thousands of men, women and children I are starving in hovels and on the public ■ highways. I Whereas this convention has become ■ necessarily permanent for a large and ever I | Teasing number of our population, as I long as we permit a comparatively small I c.ass of legalized exploiters to monopolize ■ the means of production and distribution ■ for their private benefit, a fact again ob ■ vious in the case of miners; K b " bereas - appeals to congress and to ■ In.- courts for relief are fruitless, since ■ the legislative as well as the executive ■sn i judicial powers are under the control ■of the capitalist class, so mat it has come ■>o l ass in this "free country” that while ■ <;itt!e and swine have a right to the pub ■he highway. Americans, so called free ■ wen. have not; ■ Whereas, our capitalistic cla.ss, as is ■>vun shown in the present strike, is arm ■ >• and lias not only policemen, marshals, ■ '“'Tiffs and deputies, but also a regular ■army and militia, in order to enforce gov. ■err,m. in by injunction, suppressing lawful ■aa-mhlage, free speech and the right to R l, public, tiighway, while on the other Ha"'y ,l ' e laboring men of the country are and defenseless, contrary to the Hp r ' ’ and spirit of the constitution of the ap'd States. Therefore, be it Ol o" 1 ' rila,r wo hereby set apart ■can l> ' St nt ' 3 ’ as faood Friday for the ■ ':' of suffering labor in America and ■J fV I*' 1 *' earnings of that day to the ■ of our struggling brother miners i f° cv er.v union man and every n44 al ’ or throughout the country to Biine. s " ive< *’ Thrtt if ,he Strike of the Hit ,‘n„ ”„ not sott^e< l by Sept. 20, 1897, and Hw, .;:;" n r*T ont *? ,hat effect by the i Ibe U nited Mine Workers, a Hond'-il ™ nv fntion he held at Chicago, Hf i' 18!r ” by representatives ■n,i kiadria' 1 !!’ sections . branches, lodges, H-l fin „ds of laboring men considers i be r caus e for the purpose Hcs. r further measures in the In ■enerai 10 Str ‘ king miners and labor in oonsid er (he use of Hh< n • liatuf bes j- and safest means for H' neii n ii f tbe hardships under I'lt.'. .J ab ° rln *' ''lass suffer. Hi’.roa u ' ,T ! ’ at the public ownership of H■■ a ad" and telegraph is one of the most H"!.. . vo.r Th™? f ° r our lx,dy Politic. ■ ~.,i„", hat we most emphatically H 1 h ..'..i; 1 government by injunction, ! ii'.! ,| V ' havoc with even such politi- H s, , workin smen have saved a,; d It y fl^n r y° achment of capi,al - 01’'‘ S °ir.' f 1 1 f Tfn 1 n ° na,lon In which the ■m ~ frr ®*“ lly disarmed can long re- H- ,;i p, f' 1 ” 11 ’ and therefore we urge 11 ' 0h,."/ cltlz,ns to remem |H’ ci,.. 5 a £) ce II of ihe constitution 'i • rlwh? !!' Wll,Ch roads a fol- b.r ?h ! ?. f the People to keep IB' ' n h . h fi ?°' be Infringed.’ ” v ‘Tai„ r a th ?^ atf °fm was before the f '"i m', en delegates were on p . ni '' ,ln g for recognition. ' pp aw 0,1 ,he ,ab,e to yf 1 .?" 1 ' ot Atlanta offered a ' . 6frect lhat it was the H"' . r * hat 811 unemployed H'.. to 8 s shou| d apply for K'-W countir! p o°tiiouse of their re xmk tH ' No action was taken Jttofitinij on this resolution, and the convention went on in its desultory debate. Mr. Claiborn of Springfield, Mo., moved to strike out the second resolution of the platform, calling for the mass convention in Chicago. H. M. Williams of St. Louis presented a substitute for Mr. Claiborne's motion to strike outAhe plank calling for the Chi. cago convention covering a labor congress in St. Louis, Sept. 20. Without action the convention adjourned until 2 o'clock. At the afternoon session, the third plank in the platform was amended by the use of the word “proper” before "use of the ballot." A number of other amend ments were debated when Eugene V. Debs was called upon. His Appearance was the signal for loud applause. Mr. Debs said: “I believe the gravity of the industrial situation in this country is well understood. It is quite evident that delegates to this convention are cog nizant of the fact that civil liberty is dead in America. I have aid, and say again, for the last time I have appealed to the courts for justice, and shall appeal to them no more. The American Railway Fnion expended $45,000 to have the ques tion of civil rights tested in the supreme court of the United States only to be told that we have no rights that capital was bound to respect, "Shall we appeal to the supreme courts again? No. We appeal to this convention and to the country for an uprising of all the common people in every walk of life to beat back the courts and re-enthrone the rights of the American people. Labor’s day is near. What shall we do? I predict, mv friends, that we will see the extraor dinary spectacle of enslaved labor rattling its chains and dancing to the music. "From the justice of the peace to jus tice of the supreme court of the United States all the judicial powers of the Uni ted States are directed against labor. All organized sources of society are against labor and if labor expects to emancipate itself, labor itself must do it.” Mr. Debs then told the convention that much destitution existed among the min ers of the once proud state of Indiana, and stated that 1,000 underground workers and their families were starving. He then took up the thread of his argu ment. "The lime has not quite come to incite the populace,” said Mr. Debs, shaking his fist. "I serve notice on the plutocrats of this country that we are on the eve of a meeting in Chicago which will be attend ed by all branches of labor. That conven tion wil take up these same questions and institute agitation and keep it going until the public conscience and public heart are aroused. Then will come such an uprising as the world has never seen. "I did |iot come to this convention to exploit social democracy, or any other movement. There is something greater in this movement than any one element can manage—the emancipation of labor. There is no division here. Each man is entitled to his own opinion, and his right to ex press it, each man to his duty as becomes that man. I am side by side with you. lam a trades unionist and a socialist. (Tremendous cheering.) “Whenever the trades unions of this country decide to do battle with our com mon enemy they can count upon us to come to the front and take our places, side by side, with them and fight with them. Never in my life have I been more hope ful than now. I am not gifted with great visionary powers, but I can see the begin ning of the end. This meeting is an inspi ration. It will lead to great results. This movement has attained tremendous impe tus and will go ahead with a rush. "When the people are ready, and that day is not far off, my friends, will be a spontaneous uprising, the su preme court will be abolished, congress dispersed, and the sacred rights of Amer ican citizens and American freedmen will be enthroned. I plead guilty to the charge of being a radical. I only wish you Would allow me to be more radical. Support us gentlemen of the convention, and I prom ise you we will support the attempt to abolish government by injunction and the judges who issue them. “On bearing arms, I hope in the march of common intelligence we will reach a point where w r e would be able to settle these questions without appealing to sword or bullet. "I cannot tell, certain it Is, there are thousands of our fellow citizens suffering and certain it is this cannot last. The time will come to incite the populace. When this time comes, you can depend on me. I will not stand In the rear and ask you to go ahead. I will be in front, and say to you, ‘come on.’ (Renewed cheers). “I shrink from that bloodshed,” and Mr. Debs paused impressively, "but if this is necessary to preserve liberty and our rights, in that event I will shed the last drop of blood that courses through my veins. (Shouts of cheering). “Plutocracy cannot buy me; they may send me to Jail, may ostracise me or hang me, but in the language of the revolu tionary heroes, I do not propose to part company with my self-respect, indepen dence and manhood. We no longer have a republic; there is not a vestige of it left. The judiciary of this country has placed a padolck on my independence, forbidden me to walk on public highway and denied all of my rights. I submit to you and to the country to come to the front, take this cause to heart and these questions will then be solved. I will be free and so will.you. The people are ripe for a great change. Ail they lack is direction and leadership. Let this conference sup ply it. Let this conference set the pace and announce and show to the world that it W'ill temporarily adjourn for three weeks to renew the preparations. Ask every man to pledge himself to be there, come, if you have to walk; no man has a right to plead poverty.” Mr. Debs went over the conditions exist ing in Pennsylvania, and when he finished with that state, took up West Virginia. "West Virginia,” he said, “shared more government to the square inch than any state in the union, and that meant less liberty. The less government, the more liberty. The only perfect government was no government at all.” In conclusion, Mr. Debs said: “My friends, assert yourselves; enforce your cause. Let every man who can be as good as his word." Nearly every delegate in the convention rose to his feet and cheer ed the speaker. He went on: "The significance of this movement portends new and important developments along the line of battle. I look forward to the time when the people will dethrone the power that has enslaved them. The movement is marching grandly forward and plutocracy will soon under stand that slavery and despotism have no rights to a place on American soil.” As Mr. Debs finished the delegates rose to their feet, jumped in the air, threw their hats in the air, and crowded forward to greet the speaker. Chairman Pomeroy pounded vigorously for order, but it was five minutes before the convention recov ered the spell which Mr. Debs’ oratory had cast about it. Patrick Dolan of Pittsburg followed. He said the injunction business was a gigan (Continued on Fifth Page.) SAVANNAH, GA„ WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 18!>7. WELCOMED WITH A BOMB. FAVRE REMINDED OF ANARCHISTS ON HIS RETIHN. Tlie President of France Is Received nt the Capital With Great Rejoic ing; of the People—An Explosion That Did no Harm Creates Intense Excitement—The Police Seeking the Perpetrator of the Outrage. Paris, Aug. 31.—President Faure arrived at the Northern railroad station from Dunkirk at 6 o’clock this evening. He was received there by the president of the Chamber of Deputies, M. Brisson, the pres ident of the Senate, M. Loubet, the gen eral in command of the Paris garrison and his staff and municipal councillors. After listening to short speeches of wel come, the president entered a landau and proceeded to Elysee palace by W’ay of Rue LaFatette, the Opera, the Madeline and the Place de la Concorde. Enormous crowds of people lined the route and the president was formally acclaimed. All the balconies were filled with spectators and the waving of handkerchiefs and flags was to be seen on all sides. Ten minutes after ho had passed the Madeline, a bomb was exploded inside the railing around the church. Two arrests followed immediately, and the railed en closure was closed by the police, who be gan an active investigation into the out rage. Nobody was injured by the explo sion, but the affair, following so closely upon those of a similar nature, caused the greatest excitement. Persons inside the railings of the Madeline were minutely examined by the police before they were allowed to leave. The fragments of the bomb found by the police resemble those exploded in the Bois de Boulogne on June 14 last. It consisted of an iron tube filled wilh an explosive loaded with naiis. At the prefecture of police the bomb ex plosion is not attributed to anarchists, but it is rather believed to be the work of the lunatic who was responsible for pre vious similar affairs. It is believed that the men arrested for complicity in the ex plosion to-day are innocent and all of them have been released. A MYSTERIOUS SUICIDE. A Handsome Young YY’omnn Takes Poison in a Chicago Hotel, Chicago, 111., Aug. 31.—A handsome young woman, whose name is unknown, killed herself this morning in the Victoria hotel, where she was a guest. The suicide ivas evidently carried out with the utmost deliberation, as the young woman had evidently slept in the bed dur ing the night, taken a bath in the morn ing, made up the bed and then swallowing morphine, lay down to die. At 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon she entered the hotel and informed the clerk that she was on a long journey, and wish ed to remain in Chicago for a day, for the purpose of resting. She paid for her room in advance, as she had no baggage, and registered as Miss Blanche Wilson, New York city. She requested that if she fail ed to rise early in the morning she be al lowed to sleep, as she was very tired. She was shown to her room and that was the last seen of her alive. After repeated knocking had failed to arouse her, the room was forced and she was found dead on the bed. She was clad only in a night robe. A vial, which had contained mor phine, was on the bed, and on a chair was her clothing folded neatly. The dress and linen were of expensive materials. Sealed in an envelope which bore no ad dress a note was found on the table. It read, ‘“To Whoever You May Be, Please don't try to find out who I am, I ask and beg of you, whoever you may be, and re member, it is my last favor I ask on earth, as a dying woman. And for my mother's sake do not try. I don’t care what you do with my body. Remember, please, don’t try for my mother's sake.” There was no signature to the note. It was penned in a small feminine hand and the formation of the letters indicated that the hand which held the pen was trem bling. The bed had evidently been made up hurriedly after being slept in, and the woman had taken a bath arid dressed her hair carefully before taking the poison. On her finger was a plain gold band and inside was engraved "A. M. E.” In a bundle of four collars, two were marked “L. H. G.,” one "A. D A.” and ”L. M.” A collar which she had been wearing was marked similarly to one of the collars in the package, “L G. G.” ' AS VIEWED RY HANKERS. Condition of the Soulhcrn Creditor Thought to lie Unusually Hristht. New Y'ork, Aug. 31.—A canvass of the leading banks in this city shows that large sums of money are being shipped south daily to help move the crops. One of the deposit institutions here has sent about $700,000 since the middle of last week and orders are still coming in. The sub-treasury at this city has not had as many currency orders as was usual, hut this is ascribed to the lateness of the crops in the southwest. Altogether it is estimated that fully $5,000,000 of crop money has been shipped from this city the past fortnight. The southern creditors are in better shape Just now than they have been in several years, and the general outlook in that section and the southwest, as viewed from here, is unusually bright. DESTROYS THE YVEB OF ROMANCE. ron.nl Lee Gives Information Con cerning tlie Fair Cuban Prisoner. Washington, Aug. 31.—Consul General Lee’s Investigation into the circumstances attending the arrest of the 3’oung Cuban girl, Evangellna Cisneros, have resulted in sweeping away a great deal of the ro mance that was attached to her case. He cabled the state department to-day from Havana that the girl is not the niece of the Marquis of Santa Lucia, as has been published, but is the daughter of a poor and respectable Cuban named Augus tine Cosio. Her mother’s name being Cis neros, was added to her own according to the Spanish custom, making her full name Evangellna Cosio Cisneros. Moreover, Gen. Lee. reports that the girl Is not an only daughter nor has she been raised In wealth and .luxury, but is one of live or six children. A GOOD GANG TO EXTERMINATE. Further Particulars ot the Muriler ouk Moonshiner Organization. Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 31.—N0 further details of Sunday’s tragedy In Pope coun ty, in which a party of revenue officers were murdered by a gang of moonshiners, have been received. Gov. Jones has offered a reward of SIOO each for the arrest of the moonshiners im plicated. This, in addition to the reward offered by the United States government, will, it is believed, induce detectives of skill to go to work on the case. Already posses of local officers are in pursuit, and news from them is anxiously awaited. Deputy Sheriff W. P. Hoge of Searcy county, son-in-law of Cnpt. Taylor, one of the murdered men, has headed a posse and is now on his way to the moonshin ers’ stronghold. It develops to-day that the murder of the revenue officers was the result of a deeply laid plan on the part of the moon shiners to kill all deputy marshals at tempting to Invade their region. It is known that the moonshiners are strongly organized and that they are kept inform ed as to the movements of the revenue of ficers. It now develops that the informa tion given the officers by one of the moon shiners arrested a week ago was for the purpose of decoying the officers back into the mountains and slaughtering them. The leader of the crowd, now in the pen itentiary awaiting examination, received a letter last Friday from a confederate in Pope county, in which the writer said: "There will be war in Europe also Sun day.* The writer undoubtedly referred to the slaughter of the revenue officers, which occurred on that day. A letter written yesterday afternoon at Marshall, the county seat of Searcy, gives additional details In regard to the trage dy. The letter states that the marshal and hisp men had been betrayed and led into a fortified ambuscade by the des peradoes, where they were shot without a chance themselves. It is said they were led by J. M. Marcum and Bill Romlncs, two of the most noted moonshiners in that district. It is believed one of the moonshiners was killed. The community Is very much excited, and it is hardly expected that the outlaws w r ill be arrested alive. Marcum is a veteran moonshiner Go years old. The letter also states that tlie dead body of one of the Searcy county deputies was found near the scene of the shoot ing yesterday. It proved to be Ed Show, ex-sheriff of Searcy county. A report reached little Rock this after nooon by Telegraph that Sheriff Hoge and a posse are near the bandits, and a des perate fight is expected to occur at any moment. Hoge has telegraphed for assistance and deputies have teen sent to his aid. THE LI'ETGEIVV TRIAL, A Number of Wllnemsen Put on the Stand by the Proaecutton. Chicago, Aug. 31.—Three witnesses were placed on the stand by the prosecution In the Luetgert trial to-day. Probably the most important witness of the three was Frank Bialk, night watchman at the ■Luetgert sausage factory. Bialk, who is a German 64 years old, was a trusted employe of the defendant, for whom he worked several years. His testimony, which he gave in German, bore directly on the movement of the defendant during the night of May 1. He also rela ted how two barrels, which it is alleged contained caustic potash, were stored on one of the upper floors of the factory and were, shortly before May 1, taken to the base where the barrels were emptied into the vat and dissolved by steam. The other witnesses were Charles P. Me lander, a photographer, who identified several views of the Luetgert factory, and Mrs. Agatha Torsch, the wife of a saloon keeper. Mrs. Torsch was frequently in charge of her husband’s saloon and had several conversations with Luetgert re garding the disappearance of his wife. She has been regarded as one of the state’s strongest witnesses, being one of the few w r ho saw smoke issuing from the factory the night Mrs. Luetgert disappeared. She swore that Luetgert had urged her to say nothing about the smoke as it might get him In trouble. The witness detailed that Luetgert had related his domestic unhappiness, and had told her of the contempt with which he re garded his wife. He had, she said, told her that his feelings against his wife were so bitter that he could crush her. The witness also tolU of how Luetgert was on May 2, and on another occasion, had told her that he feit like killing himself and would do so if it were not for leaving his little children. Before the taking of testimony began to-day the attorneys for the defense asked the court to compel the state to set forth by what means, according to the theory of the prosecution, the life of Mrs. Luet gert was taken before her body was placed in the vat. The Indictment contained twelve counts, but did not state the man ner of Mrs. Luetgert’s death. The court decided that the state was not bound to specify the means of death. Watchman Bialk will resume the wit ness stand to-morrow. AN AGREEABLE SELECTION. The Nomination of Seth Low For New York’s Ylayor Pleases Cltlsens. New Y'ork, Aug. 31.—The executive com mittee of the citizens' union, at a meeting held to-day, decided to formally announce in the name of the organization that the nomination of Seth Low, president of the Columbia College, was satisfactory, as the candidate for mayor of Greater New York. The announcement will not be made un til after the second meeting of the Lemuel Griggs conference committee, which, thus far, the representatives of the citizens’ union have refused to attend, although they have many friends among the regu lar republicans. STBIKERS ST ART A RIOT. They Attack a Gang; of Men Going lo Work With Slicks and Rocks. Louisville, Ky., Aug. 31.—A special to the Post, from Washington, Ind., says: "One hundred strikers met a crowd of miners, accompanied by the mine super intendent, Frank Sirasser, on the way to start the mine this morning. A battle with rocks, fists and clubs took place between the men just outside of the city limits, and a number were painfully injured. Superintendent Strasser's scalp was cut from a blow with a club, and he was bruised about the body from the rocks. He, with his men, were followed to town hy the angry strikers. No arrests have been made. GEORGIANS AT THE BUTTS. ONE MATCH ALREADY RAGGED FOR SAYAN NAIL I.leut. Wilson W til Bring Home the Trenton Prize—t npt. Postell’a Phe nomenal Record at 2IN) and .ItiO Yards—Richmond Lands in the Meaney Match—Score of the Pool Ylaile Yesterday—The Probable Team. State Camp, Sea Girt, N. J., Aug. 30. The second day of the matches has been a clear, bright one, with a live-mile breeze blowing from the northeast. The order of the day has been individual and pool matches, as on yesterday, and the Georgia boys are still holding up their end of the line. In ihe Trenton Fair match F. C. Wilson kept up his good record of yesterday by making four clean scores at 200 yards, to wfilch he added a 34, two 33’s, and a 32. Tnis makes two scores of 70, five of 69, and two of 68, and Wilson will have no trou ble in winning the match. In the Meaney match, Oann, Myers, Bat tey and Richmond are competing. Rich mond now leads in this match, with one score of 96, hacked hy one of 94. Battey lias a 94, and Cann’s tickets are 88 and 91. Myers made 48 at the 500-yard range, but broke when he went hack to (500. In the Kuzer maich Austin has added two scores of 34 to his record of three 35's and four 34's made yesterday, in the same match Harrison has a 31, a 32, two 33’s, and a 35, while Schley has a 30, and a 31. Garden is entered in the Hayes match, and at 500 yards has two 32’s, one 34. Lieut. Hutterly of the District of Columbia has a 31 and two 33's at 500 yurds in this match. A pool, composed of the same ten Geor gia men who shot yesterday, was formed to-day, and the following scores were made: 200 yds. 500 yds. 600 yds. Mercer 41 34 44 Myers 41 46 44 Postell 49 50 44 Miller 40 39 41 Phllpot 39 40 42 Konemann 46 46 43 Richmond 42 50 45 “Battey 45 42 Hunter 39 50 46 H. E. Wilson 47 42 42 While the teams to compete lit the big matches will not he picked until Wednes day nighr. the impression is general that the teams will lie as named in Sunday’s wire, except that Konemann will replace Phllpot. Capt. Postell made a phenomenal record at 200 and 500 yards, his score being 99 out of a possible 100. The New York team arrived this morn ing and are stopping at the Beaelr house, some half mile distant from the camp grounds. In addition to the members of this team reported elsewhere, Gen. W. M. Kirby, Inspector general of rifle practice for the state of New York, and Maj. N. B. Thurston of the Twenty-second regiment, are here for the matches. Col. W. W. Gordon and Messrs. W. W. Osborne, H. D. Osborne and Lewis H. Mercer of Savannah have been with the boys to-day, and will remain for two or three days. The company of regulars of the army that has been here since our coming broke camp to-day and returned to Governors Island. In making comparison of scores. It should be remembered that instead of a bullseye target, such as has been used in former years, the teams are contesting on the silhouette or figure targets, which have recently been adopted by the United States army. This change in targets, while no doubt more nearly conforming to the conditions of actual warfare, makes the line of demarkatlon between first and second class shots less distinct than formerly. The target, which has been in use at 200 yards, has an oval bullseye eight inches across by ten Inches long, while the prone figure of a man now used as tne bullseye at that range is twenty two inches highe and Inches across the widest part. The greatest difficulty the riflemen have shooting at 200 yards under the new conditions, is to keep out of the bank, as any shot be low the figure will find its resting place in the butts and score a miss. The same target is used at 300 yards, at 200, while the figure of a man kneeling is the bullseye at 500 and 600 yards. At these ranges as at the short ones, a low shot will count a miss, while a bullet touching the target above the head of the figure scores but two points. The annual meeting of the State Rifle ■ Association was held Saturday evening, and it was decided to create the offices of three honorary vice presidents. In the selection of these vice presidents a very neat compliment was paid to Capt. Williamson, by making him one of them. This choice Is a happy one, and reflects credit upon the city of Savannah and the entire state of Georgia. The other vice presidents are Gen. George W. Wingate of New York and Maj. George H. Harries of the District of Columbia. The team to represent the state of New York are reported to be in excellent form and confident of winning the trophies. The composition of the New York team Is as follows: Team captain, Lieut. W. J. Un derwood, Seventh regiment; Corpl. H. E. Cra.l, Sergl. W. F. Smith, Lieut. A. G. Todd, Seventh regiment; Lieut. 8. S. Steb bins, Sergt. W. S. Lamb, Sergt. C. M. Smith, Twelfth regiment; Private J. Egan, Lieut. 8. M. Phillips, Sergt. E. W. Goff, Twenty-second regiment; Capt. F. A. Wells, Surgeon C. D. Napier, Twenty third, regiment; Private George Doyle, Sev enty-first regiment. The substitutes will be Sergt. John Cor rle and Private W. A. Boyle Of the Twelfth regiment, and Capt. R. Hoag of the Twen ty-third regiment. Lieut. Underwood Is a veteran rifleman, having been a member of his regimental team for twenty consecutive years and will no doubt get the best possible results from his men. The delegation from Washington are here under command of Col. Clay. Dr. Scott and Maj. Harries will come up from the District during the week to shoot for the Wimbledon oup. The presence of these gentlemen will make It interesting for the other competitors in this match. The Engineer Corps and the Second reg iment will each enter a team in the regi mental match and the Engineer Corps will be represented by two company teams. The Thirteenth Infantry will enter teams In all matches they can enter and the new Krag-Jorgensen gun will be used by them. (By the Associated Press). Sea Girt, N. J., Aug. 31.—But for a strong northwest wind, which blew directly over ibo rifle range, to-day would have been an ideal one tor the competition for the matches being held here under the auspi ces of the New Jersey Rifle Association. On the grounds are five men from Com pany D, Thirteenth Infantry, U. S. A.; 21 men from the Georgia national guard, 24 from New Y’ork. 30 men from the District of Columbia, and 50 from the various New Jersey regiments. Gov. Griggs arrived In camp this afternoon and took up his quar ters in the white house, where he will stay until Saturday. To-morrow the first stage of the President’s match for the champion ship of the United States, the carbine and the company team match will be shot. To-day many entered the Individual matches. The principal scores were: Kuser Match—Seven shots at 500 yards. Capt. Harrison, Georgia, 2 scores, 33, 35. Lieut. Austin, Georgia, 3 scores, 35, 35, 35, Private Garden, Georgia, best score, 34. Musician Van Kelst, New Jersey, 35, 35, 34. All-Comers’ Match—Capt. F. C. Wilson, Georgia, 200 yards, seven shots, four scores, 35. 35, 35, 35. H. E. Wl.son, Georgia, made 35 at 200 yards and 35 at 300 yards. I’errlnc Memorial—Maj. Henry Lehman, New Jersey, N. J., a)0 yards, 34; 300 yards 34. Gen. E. P. Meaney Match—Five hundred yards, 10 shots. Capt. Cann, Georgia, 48; Capt. Richmond, Georgia, 48; Myers, Geor gia, 48. In the Trenton match, Capt. Wilson, Georgia, made five scores of 335 each on the 20-yard range, and 2 34s on the 300- yard range. In the pool shooting, Capt. Postell of Georgia, made the following score: Two hundred yards, 49; S(A) yards, 50. lIAKHITY IS OtbTED. Tlie Convention ly n Large Y’ote Sustains the Committee's Action. Reading, Pa., Aug. 31.—The democratic state convention met In this city to-day and nominated Walter E. Ritter of Lyo mlng county for auditor general, and M. E. Brown of Blairsville for state treas urer. The matter of the selection of candidates was entirely overshadowed by the fight over the retirement of William F. Harrity from the national committee. The oppo nents of Mr. Harrity succeeded In push ing through by a vote of 290 to 134, a reso lution indorsing James A. Guffey for his position, Mr. Harrlty’s friends contend that the state convention has no power to declare his seat In the national conven tion vacant, and that he will not surren der without a fight. The morning session of the convention ended with a disgraceful row. during which some delegates who did not like the way things were going climb ed upon the stage and exchanged blows. A large detachment of policemen was on hand In the afternoon and order was had. The platform congratulates W. J. Ilryan, “the glorious champion of a righteous cause’ 1 for his masterly- leadership !(; support of democratic principles, con demns the Dlngley bill and sympathizes with Cuba, and the striking coal miners. The resolution In regard to finances Is ns follows: "We, Ihe democrats of Pennsylvania In convention assembled, heartily reaffirm and reiterate the principles of the demo cratic party expressed In the platform adopted by the national convention at Chicago In 1896, and approved by 6,500,000 free and Independent voters. We are firmly and unalterably opposed to the sin gle gold standard, which has been the direct cause of the financial distress that has followed upon- our people since its adoption, and we are In favor of a com plete and Immediate return to our original specie basis as it existed prior to the de monetization act of 1873.” MR. HARRITY SPEAKS. He In Not Surprised nt the Conven tion'* Action—lie Will Context. Atlantic City, N. J., Aug. 31.—William P. Harrity, who la here with his family, showed no dismay over his defeat. He said: “I am not greatly disappointed at the outcome. When I recall that during the campaign of last year, the names of such democrats as William C. Whitney and David B. Hl.l were hissed in meetings held In Tammany hall because of their refusal to acquiesce in all of the declara tions of the Chicago convention, I find it quite easy to be philosophical over tills. “The action of the committee of the convention is to be regarded as a dis approval of my refusal to believe in the free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold at the ratio of 16 to 1. without wait ing for the consent of any other nation. But it will not change my opinion in that respect. In my Judgment the time is not far distance when the democracy of Penn sylvania will recede from its present posi tion. It must do so, If It desires to win victories in Pennsylvania.” As to his position on the democratic committee Mr. Harrity said: "That will be a matter for the democratic national committee which is the only body au thorized to act in the premises. I will dispute the right to any claimant to mem bership in It from Pennsylvania until the committee itself has passed upon the sub ject." nOLHID DOWN THE lit\K. An Accident on n Texas Rond In Which Many Are Hurt. Houston, Tex., Aug. 31.—Near Appleby station last night, the trucks of the sleep er on the south-bound Houston, East and West Texas passenger train jumped the track near a curve, carrying the sleeper down an embankment, completely demol ishing two cars. G. T. Moss was killed. The seriously In jured are: M. L. Richards of Tlmson, M. A., may die; J. F. Summers and R. D. Chapman of Necogdoshes, very badly crushed; C. C. Dink, Shreveport. La., J. W. Vineyard, Y. J. Greer, Louisiana; J. H. Moran, E. W. Ballinger. Conductor Lockwood wus among the half dozen others who were badly bruised. MlAF.it* GO TO J 111,. They Refuse HhII mid Will Pox to the World * Martyrs. Pittsburg. Pa.. Aug. 31,-The five strik ing miners arrested by deputies on Aug. 21, at Plum Greek, for marching In defi ance of the Injunction issued by Judge Collier, were given a hearing before Al derman Greetzlnger thlß morning and held for court on the charge of unlawful as semblage. The names of the men are P. Collins, John F.lnn, R. B. Arrow, Sam Sheppard and Thomas O’Donnelly, Capt. Belling ham offered ball for the men, but they re fused to accept It and said they preferred to go to JaiL ( DAILY, $lO A YEAR. I ■< 5 CENTS A COPY. V [WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A WEEK $1 a YEAR) MAIL FOR THE GOLD MINERS. A ROUTE ARRANGED INTO THIS KLONDIKE REGION. Engl 1 anil tlie I ailed States Per. feet a Line Front Dyea to Dawson L’lty—An All Fiikllkli Ronte Spokets of—topper River Ynlley Promise* Hlelt Yields—England Thought trt Re Too Grasping With the Gold ort Her Side of the Line. Washington, Aug. 31.—'The first letteß mall to be dispatched from this country* to lhe Klondike region under the ne-Y reciprocal arrangement with Canada, ef fected by and being an International ex change between Dyea and Dawson City, will be forwarded from Skaguay by a steamer leaving there Sept. 15. From that time forward letter mall will go over tha route regularly once a montn. The last opportunity to send newspapers and reading material generally Into tha gold region until next spring will lie af forded hy the “paper mall” the last of the season, which will be forwarded by steamer leaving San 'Francisco Sept. 5. Unofficial advices have reached the post office department that the British govern ment Is contemplating another postal route Into the Klondike region from tha coust to be almost wholly within the Brit ish territory. The entrance from the coast Is lo be effected according to the new plan, by means of Ihe Stiklne river,-which has its mouth on the United States side of Ihe line, but jgtssage through which is free to all. This scheme as It Is being pro jected Is for tlie British mall carrying vessels to go in near Prince of Wales' Is land up the Stikine river, thence from near Its head, alxive Fort Wrangle, cross overland about 160 miles to Testln (or Ak lene) lake, up the Hoodatinqua and Lewis rivers lo the "Boom" district. Acting Postmaster General Shallenberg er and his assistants were busily engaged to-day going over the details of the new mall route from Dyea to Dnwson City, made hy agreement between this country and Canada, and perfecting arrangements for the exchange scheme on the part of the United States. Reports have reached here that persons acquainted with the Alaskan gold situa tion generally believe that the Copper riv er valley will be the scene of great activity very soon. This news comes In a personal way from postal authorities, who have l had an opportunity to Inquire Into the mat ter. It is based not only on the reported productiveness of the valley, hut largely on the prescriptive measures the Cana dian government Is reported to be about to establish, taking every alternate claim and demanding 90 per cent, of the other -preAta. 1 — ••—• It is felt, according to these reports, that the establishment of this policy would drive the prospectors across the line Into our territory and develop the fields within the United States. DOtTOHS OF THE WORLD. A Distinguished Gathering of Scion* fists In Convention at Montreal. Montreal, Aug. 31.—The opening session of the British Medical Association was held at noon to-day at Chrlsterpher cath edral. The sermon was by the Bishop of Niagara, ft was a full cathedral service. Dr. Roddick of this city last evening gave a private dinner at the St. James Club to 100 guests. The chief speaker* were Ix>rd Aberdeen, the governor gen eral, Lord Strathcon, and Mount Royal (formally Sir Donald A. Smith), Sir J. A. Chapleau and Rev. Dr. Barclay. It was an enthusiastic meeting with many Amer ican guests. This city Is filled with visitors, over 1,000 guests are here, Including delegates from all the American state medical associa tions. Among the prominent Americans are Dr. George K. Hhardy of New York, Dr. Hamilton of Chicago and leading spe cialists from every prominent city In the United States. The Windsor hall was crowded to tha doors when Dr. Roddick of this city made his address. The most good will and good fellowship prevailed. fx>rd Lister is a cen tral figure. He divided the honors with the prominent Americans. THE ELECTION IN CAROLINA. McLnurin Probnbly Elected on First Hill lot—Evans Doubles Irby. Columbia, S. C., Aug. 31.—A light vota was polled In the senatorial primary In South Carolina to-day, probably not ex ceeding 60,000. Last year, In the contest between Judga Earle and Gov. Evans, 86,000 votes were polled. Senator McLaurin, Gov. Evans and ex-Bcnator Irby were the candidates to-day. They had canvassed the state and the public has been made thoroughly conversant with their views. The latest returns, covering all accessi ble points, give McLaurin 19,852, Evans 8,230, Irby 3,570—a majority for Mcl-aurin of 10,252. This may not be materially in creased, but It is too great to be possibly absorbed by any returns from the back dlctrlcts yet to come. WRECK OF A COAL TRAIN. An Engine Ditched and the Two Men In the Cnh Instantly Killed. Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 31.—An engina pulling a coal train was ditched at Pratt City late this afternoon and Engineer Ed win Searson and his negro fireman, Man uel Wilson, were killed Instantly. They were horribly maimed and rcalded. The wreck was on the line of the Ten nessee Coal, Iren and Railroad Company, and Engineer Searson was pulling the last train of coal for the day into Birming ham. THE EXPEDITION ABANDONED. Chicago Filled With Spnnlsli Spies, The Volunteer Army Dlnhands. Chicago, Aug. 31.—Spanish Consul Go minez thinks that the proposed army of volunteers, numbering 200 men and three carloads ,of guns and ammunition, which was to leave this city to-day for Cuba, has been abandoned. It Is reported that the exposure of the movement In the Ttmes-Herald has thrown into Chicago a score of Spanish detec i lives and secret service men.