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thf morning news r.tatltetedlSW) - - Incorpo rated IfSB. " j, H. ESTILL, President. STRIKE IS ON IN BROOKLYN. OI’KHATIVES SAY THE TE.\-UOIR LAW IS !VOT OBSERVED. Cars of Brooklyn Traction (’. \ rr Kw Running— C’on stable* \l)oard Those to Afford Protection, j .-(Mi Policemen Engaged in Main tiiininß Order-Strikers Thus Far \ot Very Demonstrative— Cron (In Kept at the Resorts. New York, July 16.—Another trolley luil’.e i on in Brooklyn. So far it has lo i „. en as effective as the strike of 1893, tui there is no telling how long or far ni,.g it may become, ii sutne weeks the employes'Of the Vt , ra l i;nes controlled by the Brooklyn Jl;1 p j Transit Company have been com plaining that the management did not live . [0 (he ten-hour law. The men de -1 a revision of the time tables at t , enl barns, and also claim that nfV should be paid 20 cents an hour for o\ * rtitne, which is equivalent to $2 a day, t )- ( , j„- , which they set for a working day of ton hours. .M. ~ng have been held daily and night ly for the last week, and It was inferred f,vm t:p. reports given out by the era j ,oy > an tiieir advisors since Thursday 1, that while a strike was imminent, it would not occur for some days to come. General .Master Workman Parsons and P.siii t Master Workman Hines had charge of the men’s affairs as the strike w .is mailed at 4:30 o'clock this morning. At this hour most of the motormen ard conductors on the Brooklyn Traction Company's lines had completed their night trips, and the leaders in the strike told tr m that was the best opportunity to Le-.ii u .'tubborn tight with the tranction company. A heavy rainstorm was in progress at that time, and there was very little pas traffle. The Smith Street, Frank lin Avenue and Hamilton Ferry Bines, w:h are controlled by the Coney Island Ku.iivud Company, having maintained their regular terms with their employers were not impeded in the .east, but on allother roads the trains were stopped for a while, and a good deal of congestion followed in consequence. Police Details Called. Shortly after midnight, about 1,000 po ll hkii from Manhattan and Bronx dls n were conveyed to the different barns ar.l many were placed along the several rauit > comprising the territory covered ly me Brooklyn Traction Company. Up 11 7:3u o'c lock there were very few cars tunning over these lines, and those that wuv -n( out from the different barns vo policed by two or three constab.ea. Too heavy storm of the early morning v' ci-eipated about 10 o’clock, and from that i uiir until well on in the afternoon 1 ’ b i biy traffic, which is usually very b .vy to N’or h Beach, Bergen Beach and Wiiuv Jsdand, filled the cars, but the u * disturbance kept hundreds of hi* away from these seaside resorts. Trip of the Ampere. &h*' h before noon President Rossl -1 •' piivote tar Amieie started from the '• > hud and made a round trip of the 1 lines. The Ampere, after run t to the Flushing extension, went up - x I venue to Bergen Beach and re -1 1 "'vn Flatbush avenue, whence it •ci ro Coney island. Coming buck from ( ! I'i.md the president's car traveled ' ' (!• F.fih avenue route, and as it c m T\v< nty-third street and Fifth a , those on board found their fur ■ progress impeded by a gtalfed car 1 c til. Fifth avenue barn. Here a crowd ■° m ‘' 5 0 people, many of V:nm were women and children, had con- and the moiorman of the Am -1",( Howard Jackson, was attacked by *-*'v*.-ral men who were strikers or in sym l, a 'ny with their}, 1 • motorman received some bad bruises ht-ad and legs, but was finally rea (U"l from the mob. Six arrests were ,n d (he track was soon cleared, ighout the afternoon boulders and r K' in. is of granite were taken from - 1 nean.y yard and placed on the tracks ' ■ vi inity of Greenwood cemetery, -i „ s cars came along at intervals of ' :V and thirty minutes, their further ss was considerably delayed until m, 0 were removed. No v'' j 1 ° ars boss than the boulder* > ' lon the tracks again. The po i, H / ' unable to stop the obstruction. 3CO additional police were v " • i tr m New York, arid close watch ‘ ' h "i a.ong ihe Brooklyn bridge to / Vlt ,u> person interfered with the , v " rHM - The only cutting of wires , " lo rhe Brooklyn police headquar ,, " 1 Partial destruction of the feed ]=i. r ! itbush avenue, but a score of ‘' this sufficiently to I'lliriali in Conference. tv V ’ l( r , ,‘ n tsle afternoon a conference t ' a police headquarters. Among Yr, r j. were Police Commissioners ‘ , Rncl Sexton, Chief of Police },j Teputy Chiefs McLaughlin of hi f i* ,n and McKeller of Brooklyn and 6lso r Gen. McLeer was ; !g ; v •** tendance, but said that as far for h/ ‘ u see there was no necessity if', / filing out of the military or its j ’ ■' *• in any way. t<, M Bo.ssiter said he was anxious Pt Patrons of the several lines Bi , . * n seaside as soon as possible t , • had made arrangements to r< ' Y,, , (, oney Island patrons os far h. h,. Y. 1 ! trolley service, but that for vi;e<l his assistants to arrange or i 11 a, |sportation of the majority , . 1 ’ hack to the city over the T’h, r '• road lines. I ; 1 "fn mis sion er informed Mr. i patrons an<l the public in t u ' as the company’s properly 1 . . ' Property, would bo sufllcient t . "Y lhe 1 30 * 106 force. In addi ? ' 1 * mmissioncr Hess inform 1 f * J* ih.it he thought the sending , private car was not politic, and i '; wn words, it was like “Shak ; in front of an enraged bull.” were maile during t ranks of the strikers and e v. • ‘ ! •*'fflfcers, but no disturbance of c r ‘ions nature occurred up to 8 Uill >o t Arbitrate. t ; , !' Rossii er said to-night that n Rapid Transit officials would the str.ke d'fficulfy with ;N ,,‘‘ P 1 f niploye-. Asked how many vir on B trike tills moinln?, he re h^r,,.( up, '' 1 ' I,C) a,ll ‘ 1.000. Not more than ,h " outside.” f>v. . 'ts some trouble to-nlsht with „ t in er of people that hail taken 1 ■ ’ r during the day for Coney i r >ay of Ulmer l J ark. They were l let out at Ulmer Park nn<l tieing unable t 0 Coney Island or return to the e:,y proper for many hours, remained there, eeveral small disturbances re sulted. A man was slightly wounded on Rock sway avenue by a striker to-night. The Brooklyn elevated engineers are meeting to-night and may take action regarding the strike. Satisfied With Showing. General Masler Workman Parsons spent the greater part of the day in Brook lyn and a considerable portion of the afternoon in conference with Messrs. Del chanty and Webster, of the state board of mediation and arbitration. Mr. Par sons said to-night: “Everybody knows that I do not like strikes. They are not phaeant an I, fur thermore, they are expensive. But this strike was or.e that could not lie averted. The first twenty-four hours of a strike neither wins r.or loses tt, and we are satisfied with the showing that we have made. There will ire fewer cars run to morrow than there were to-day. The cars are now manned by inspectors and the men who remained. They are making a showing, but it is a load ono.“ The Brooklyn elevated engineers to-night took up the queecion of their transfer to the positions of electrical engineers when tlie Ihird-rall system recently adopted should go inlo effect. They did not dis cuss the question of Joining the surface trolley roads in the strike. This change for the engineers will mean a groat reduction in wages, and it is not satisfactory. The matter was referred to Chief Arthur of the Brotherhood of Loco motive Engineers, with which organization the elevated engineers are affiliated. ANDREWS PICKED UP AT SEA. Navigator of the Doree AVns Unable to Continue. Liverpool. July 16.—The British steamer Holbein, Capt. Sherlock, New York, July 1, for Manchester, which arrived here to day, picked up Capt. William A. Andrews, known as the "lone navigator,” who left At.antic City July 18, in a little craft named "The Doree,” barely twelve feet in length, to attempt to cross the At lantic. Capt. Andrews was found exhausted on July 12, about 700 miles from the Irish coast. His boat was left adrift. Capt. Andrews, when he left Atlantic City, took an easterly course and headed direct for the Azores, where he expected to stay for a few days to reprovision. He hoped to make the voyage to England in sixty days. The British steamer Cam perdown spoke him on June 20. Capt. Andrews at that time was well and de clined assistance. BRINGS IN SMALLER STATES. Resolution nt The Ifiigue Introduces More Ministers. The Hague, July 16.—The sub-committee of the arbitration section of the peace conference at yesterday’* meeting adopt ed a resolution Ihat the permanent court of arbitration should consist of the minis ters accredited to Holland, instead of the ministers resident at The Hague. This will have the efrect of bringing in the smaller states, wiiose ministers are accredited to two or more countries simultaneously. DEROI’LEDE MADE A SPEECH. League of Patriot* Wants n Plebis citary Republic. Paris, July 16.—Paul Deroulede, chief of the League of Patriots, has resumed his agitation in favor of a plebiscitary repub lic. He lectured on the subject to-day In one of the city theaters, which was crowd ed with a demonstrative audience. There were trifling disorders when the meeting broke up. M ILL NOT DELAY HER TRIAL. Shamrock's Run With the Ilritnlnla Will Re Had. Southampton, July 16.—The Shamrock has four masting sods, and will bend a new one to-morrow. Yesterday's mishap will not delay the trial with the Britan nia. Sir Thomas Ltpton was on board at the time, and has since expressed him self as very well pleased with the yacht's performance. TREATY GIVES REDUCTIONS. American and Aritenttne Goods to I*nss at Lower Rotes. London, July 17.—The Buenos Ayres cor respondent of the Times says that the new treaty between Argentina and the United States gives reductions in the du ties on Argentine sugar, hides and wool, and on American canned goods, t.mber and certain foods. DOG CHEWED HIS THUMB. Rudyard Kipling: Now tarrying His Arm In n Sling. London, July 16.—Rudyard Kipling's right thumb has been bitten by a dog, and is considerably inflamed. He carries his arm in a sling, but it is not thought that the injury will have serious consequences. Now Inquiry Ordered. Paris, July 16.—The minister of war, Gen. Marquise de Gallifet, has ordered a new inquiry into the connection of Gen. de Pellieux with the Dreyfus affair. It is expected that this will result in his dis missal from the post of governor of the military district of Paris. RENFREW MAKES A DEAL. Ha* Purchased Richmond Zinc Mine for spi.NO.OOrt. Joplin. Mo., July 16.—Ex-Gov. Renfrew has made another big deal in zinc mining properly for the American Z.ne, Lead and Smelling Company. The property pur chased is the famous Richmond mine, near C'arterville, consisting of thirty acres of mineral land and live plants. The price paid was SlM.Oou. none will refuse. AH the 1,000 S. <V S. Men Will Re turn to Work To-day. Kansas City, Mo., July 16.—50 far as could be learned to-day not one of the 1,000 locked-out employes of the Schwarz schiicl & Sulzberger plam will refuse to go to work Monday morning SAVANNAH, GA.. MONDAY. JULY 17. is.)). CRAFTY EAGLE MAY SWOOP. CIVIL GOVERNOR IS BELIEVED TO HE AS AGITATOR. Pronunoiamento la Vccrrdlted <o Hctnniourt of VlntanxiiM—Lun- Kiinftt- Identical With Some He Hfl* I netl Before—Military Govern or May Take It I | —Dividend De clared in American Gold—Say* Americans Lack Culture. Havana. July 16.—The pronunciamento recently issued in the city of Matanzas, signed "Betancourt,” and calling on Cu bans to prepare to hurl from the coun try the "crafty eagle,” as they had re moved the "haughty and hungry Spanish lion,” is now believed by many to have been the production of the civil governor of Matanzas. The reasons for the view ore not very convincing, but Senor Betaniourt has not positively denied the authorship, and it Is said that he expressed almost identical sentiments in the Havana cafes on dif ferent occasions. He once used language closely resem bling that of the "proclamation” in the presence of an American brigadier general and American colonel. Both officers believe it quite probable that he wrote the appeal. If not its au thor, then, In their judgment, he was cognizant of it, and agreed to the use of his name. Many Cuban officers of high rank also are satisfied that Senor Betan iourt was in some way intimately related to the publication of the address to the people of Matanzas. Gen. Wilson, mili tary governor of the Matanzas-Santa Clara department, will doubtless ask the civil governor for an explanation in case there is no denial from him.„ Gold Dividend Declared. The Banco-Espano, the largest financial institution in Cuba, recently announced a semi-annual dividend of ZVi per cent, in American gold. The Advisador-Commer clal, the leading financial journal, which professes to be shocked at this sudden change of policy of the bank, says: "Its capital is Spanish. Why is not the dividend made payable in Spanish gold? Certainly the Idea must be to please the Americans, in order to gain future bank ing orders. For no other reason can we see why the bank did not declare 3.85£ in Spanish gold.” A prominent banker says the real reason for* the bank’s action is to place its cap ital upon an American basis, particularly at present, when Spanish silver Is inflated far beyond justification. This authority says he considers it will he only a matter of months before silver is reduced to Its former level, and it is better to get upon the A before that reduction is accomplished. It is understood that for several weeks the bank has been get ting rid of a large deposit of silver and has consequently made Immense profits. The Santiago branch last autumn brought more than $1,000,000, at 50 cents. This now stands at 84. A Money-Loving People. El Diarlo De La Marina says: "If the human ideal is material interest, then the United States possesses the highest form of civilization, but, thank God, the Span iard and Cuban have been taught in a nobler school. The predominating influ ence in the United States Is capital. Mo nopoly, coupled with the use of machinery, has only served in the United States to curb personal and intellectual endeavor, to disappoint ambitions and to make cul ture and knowledge hardly worth the can dle. It is only necessary to get American newspapers in order to find letters and interviews with returned officers, which have gradually changed the entire Ameri can sentiment toward Cuba. While the Americans may be richer, stronger, more active and more business-like than our selves, they cannot claim to lv cultured, not even to the degree of the Spanish-Cu ban offspring.” Applicants Arc Insistent. A major called at the palace yesterday to ask for an interview with the governor general, whom he said he would ask to give him an appointment in the custom house. Lietty. Castle of Gen. Brooke’s staff informed him that he must make his application in the usual way, setting forth his qualifications and submitting a cer tificate of good moral character. To this the Cuban officer replied that he had earned the position by fighting for the revolution, and that if he did not get it, he would take to the woods as several others hal done. During the afternoon another applicant, a negro lieutenant, insisted upon seeing Gen. Brooke, in order to make a demand for $75. He said he needed the money, and insisted upon waiting. After an hour or so the man. who looked fat and happy, asked Lieut. Castle for the loan of lo cents. The Commercial says: "The worst meth od of treating the banditti Is the legal method, as it puts honest men at the mercy of robbers and frontier law. The best method is to capture them, let them try -to escape and then kill them. The reason why Mexico has had Immunity from bandits is that she has followed this course.” The temperature In Havana at 3 o’clock to-day was 85 degrees. DEPITIES ARE ON DITY. Non-l nion Miners Swear Vengeance at Inlikooda. Birmingham, Ala., July IB.—There was no further trouble at Ishkooda to-dav. Cor oner Dallas began his Investigation of last night’s killing. Only one negro, Richard Cobb, was killed. Four were wounded, however, and one of them will dir. It Is the- opinion that the striking miners did the shooting, and the non-union men have sworn revenge. Two hundred more negroes will be brought here to-mor row night. Sixteen deputies are on duty around the mines. ANNOI NCERENT OF THE RACE. Columbia and Defender Sail Off .New port on July 21. Newport, R. 1.. July 16.—The New'port Yacht Racing Association gave out the fol lowing circular to-day: The first races between the Columbia and Defender off this port, under the auspices of th** association, will be held on Friday. July 21. The start will be made from Tiron ton s lightship at 11 a. m. f and the course will be a triangular one. TREATY EFFECTIN E TO-DAY. I lilted States and Japan Will Have Stronger Reintlon*. Washington, July 16.—A new treaty be tween the United States and Japan goes into effect to-morrow, at which time new treaties between Japan and most o.i the countries of Europe and some of tin South American republics also go into effect. It is an event of far-reaching import ance in the relations between Japan and the United States, as it does away witn the methods which have been in vogue for nearly fifty years and .substitutes an entirely new procedure. The same is true in the relations of Japan and other countr: . Taken as a whole, tho many new treaties place Japan on an entirely new footing with the world at large, as she is recognized for the first time as an equal in every respect. The treaty with this country was made Nov. 22, 1894. in Washington, between Sec retary Gresham and Minister Kurinor, wio then represented Japan here. The changes it made were so far reaching that it was determined the treaty should not go into operation until The countries with which Japan male new treaties are the United States, Groat Britain. Germany, France. Russia, Austria, Italy, Spain, Portugal. Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Switzer land and Fern. All of these go into ef fect to-morrow exccept those of France and Austria, which are deferred until Aug. 4. With mose of these countries Japan al ready had treat.? relations, but they were crude and unsatisfactory. WAS HE BRUTE OH HI MAN f Upon That Depend* n Man'* Inno cence or Guilt of Murder. Chicago, July 16.—A sffeclal to the Tri bune from Bonesteel, S. D., says: Upon the question whether his victim was brute or human depends Archie H. Browers’ guilt or innocence of the crim*. of murder. Brower was one of the owners of a small tent show which came here for exhibition. Among their attractions was a creature of seemingly a higher form of animal life than a monkey and lower than a man. Brower and Thorndye called the animal the “missing link” and laid great stress on the alleged fact that no one was able to say whether It belonged to the human or the brute creation. Brower now' avers that the freak was a monkey. In a scuffle with it, the showman became angry and, seizing a heavy club, dealt the creature a l ard blow over the ear, from the effects of which it died in a few hours. The local authorities immediately placed Brower under arrest on a charge of mur der. At the preliminary hearing Ills law yers set up the defense that their client did not take the life of a human being, but the magistrate bound him over to the grand Jury. SHOT BEHIND C HI HC 11. Two Young Men Disputed and Sims Killed Face. Birmingham, Ala.. July 16.—At Ashland, Clay county, during a prayer meeting at the Baptist Church, John £ims, chief clerk in the probate judge’s office, and Howard Pace, a young merchant, became involved in a colloquy. When the meeting was over Pace in vited Sims to step behind the church. The men retired, and a moment, later a pistol shot was heard, Pace staggered from around the church and fell bleeding at its steps, in sight of the horror-stricken congregation then emerging from the building. He died a few hours later. Sims is in jail and refuses to talk. Pace said before he died that Sims shot him as soon as they went behind the church, and before they had an opportunity to discuss the differences. Both men are highly con nected. JUMPED FROM A STEAMER. Aiit Van lloeninw Committed Suicide Near Peoria. Peoria, 111., July 16.—Ailt van Boening, state grand master of the Knights and Ladies of Honor, aged 46 years, commit ted suicide this evening by throwing him self from the steamer Bald Eagle, three miles above the Copperas creek dam. Do mestic trouble is supposed to have caus ed the act. He was also a state official in the A. O. U. W. EXPLOSION IN COAL MINE. Men and Women deported Killed at Kyiimliu Japan. Victoria, B. C., July 16.—A terrible ex plosion of gas occurred in the Toyokuni coal mine at Kyushu. Japan, on June 15, according to advices by tne steamer Olym pia. There were 200 men and women In the mine. The work of recovering bodi* * was going on when ihe vessel sailed. The loss of life was not known. MEDIUM AC IN 11% II SHAPE. Wreck Near Deep Water on Anti eostl Inland. Montreal, July 16—Tho latest advices from the wreck of the steamer Merrlmac ou Anticosti Island are to the effect that the vessel is in a very bad position on the locks and close to deep water. Her fore peak is full of water. The crew alf reach ed shore in safety. WITH DINT FIIOM KLONDIKE. City of Seattle Arrive* With S<3OO,4MH) or *700,000. Victoria, B. C., July 16.—The s’earner City of Seattle from Alaska brought down two hundred passengers and SSCO,CO) or $700,000 in drafts and dust. Late arrivals say the officials at Dawson refuse to record any more claims on Bo nanza or Us tributaiies. M’LBAN IN MINORITY# Committee Carried Out Wlklicn of the Kllbourne Force*. Toledo, 0., July 16.—The result of the Democratic central committee meeting last night shows that John It. McLean was decidedly in the minority, and the committee, by Id :tlon, practically cur ried out the wishes of the Kllbourne for ces. WANT TO AVOID NEW DUTIES. OLYMPIA IIKINGS ff.OOO TONS OF, TEA AND W ILL 111 Kill HACK. i Shipper* I)ci re to Get the Yeanel V’ v ) Before Treaty With Japan Inereaaen Duty—Steani*hip* <1 uar il n tilled %\itli BulMinle Plnmtie Aboard—Pen*nnt* Rioting in Jap an— t liina Order* War Veaael* and Tacoma, Wash., July 16.—The steamship j Olympia, of the Northern Pacific Line, j arrived to-day from China and Japan with ! 3,0u0 tons of the new crop of tea. She le -gun discharging immediately, and will hasten back with freight that importers are attempting to rush into Japan before the new duties become effective. Several cars of tobacco await shipment here. The officers of the Olympia bring word that the City of Pekin is quarantined ut Nagasaki) and the American steamer Ma ru at Yokohama, Ixuh of San Francisco- Oriental Lines, with cases of the bubonic plague aboard. There have been two deaths aboard the Maru. The Olympia brings Ihe following mail advices: Serious riots- occurred near Kiao- Chou on June 6. Thousands of armed peasants rose by preconcerted signal and attacked the guard of the railway, now being actively pushed in the vicinity. The rioters offered determined resistance to the German infantry, and nine were killed. It is expected the military will be able to restore order without further bloodshed. Two Russian engineers and ten Cossacka have been killed by brigands near Kirin. The Italian squadron is maneuvering on the Yellow sea, and the Chinese authori ties express anxiety as to Us intentions. The representatives of the Powers do not, however, believe Italy will take any de cisive action against China. The British and American residents of Klnning district have been advised by their consuls <o leave Foo-Chow in order to avoid further attacks. One case of chol era has appeared t Nagasaki. On June 14 u great quantity of gunpow der exploded in u “go-down” of the mili tary division at Shinkei-Yle, Japan, and over 800 houses surrounding the place were destroyed and thirty lives lost. A coal mine in Takawa Qori became filled with poisonous gas, and about 190 miners were suffocated. The American, Russian and German ministers are engaged In negotiations re gard.ng the construction of the Seoul- Wousai Railway. Juno 14 at Seoul explosives were thrown at the residence of Sin Kwlzon, premier. Pak Chong Yang and Pak Hwi Yang, wounding one person severely. The was thrown into a great panic. The Em - peror has removed to the newly built li brary, and the Russian mid American le gations are closely guarded. Rome thirty persons were arrested. They are suspected of being connected with conspiracies in Japan. The Chinese minister at Berlin has been instructed to contract with the Vulcan works at Stetiln, Germany, for the con struction of two armorclads of about 8.000 tons and six protected, fast cruisers of 3,500 tons, to he completed within thirty months for 10,000,000 taels. An order for fifty quick-firing field guns will also be placed in Germany. A telegram from Chemulpo on June 19 says two captains in the Korean army and two other persons have been apprehended on a charge of plotting to put to death the present Emperor. WOMAN KILLED HER MOTHER. Turned the Pistol on Her IliiMlinnd iiikl Then on Hemclf. Libertyvillo, 111., July 16.—Following a family quarrel this afternoon, Mrs. George Trelder shot and killed her mother, Mrs. Christian Foss, wounded her husband and killed herself. Tho shooting occured at the home of the Treiders, a mile and a half northwest of Grove, a village near this place. Trelder was shot three times, but it is thought will recover. Tho quarrel was precipitated this after noon by long standing family troubles. Hot words were exchanged during the morning between Mrs. Foss and her daughter, and Trelder also became in volved in the discussion. The trouble was apparently over, when, after dinner, It broke out afresh. Mrs. Treider stepped into the bedroom, and, appearing immediately with a revolver, opened fire on her mother. The first shot was fatal, and the husband, springing for ward to disarm his wife, received three wounds that sent him from the house in retreat. Afrer leaving the house he heard two more shots, the ones that killed his wife. Mrs. Treider leaves two children, 7 and 5 years old. She was 33 and her mother 80 years of age. SKI LL < IM SHED WITH BAR. Night Watchman \\ *•* Murdered on III* \\ litirf. Pensacola, Fia., July 16.—M. P. Athey, night watchman on Perdido wharf, was murdered early this morning while on duty. It Is supposed that the murderer crept up behind him and struck him on the head with an iron bar. Ills skull was crushed in, and death must have been almost In stantaneous. Athey had been close on the trail of a gang who had been robbing freight cars and stealing brasses from locomitives. H is thought one of these murdered him to get him out of the way. PASSENGER TRAIN DERAILED. Traveler* Ilndly Jarred and n Lady** Knee Was 4 ut. Redding, Cal., July 16.—A bad derallmen occurred to a Southern Pacific passenger train at Blue Cut on a bridge nearly 200 feet long across the Sacramento river. The passengers were badly Jarred and a lady in the Pullman had her knee cut. That the car did not topple Into the river 1* re markable. Coidiilmlii of flic Ration*. (Seattle, Wash.. July 16.—Twelve dis charged sailors of the battleship lowa, who have started for Brooklyn, say they will lay before Secretary I#ong a com plaint regarding the rations issued aboard ihe lowa. m ESTIONS AHOi r TIirSTS. < oinmlttc** W until lii forum l ion From Dfulrni anil Employ e*. Chicago, July 16.—The gerural commit tv on arrangements for the conference oil combination* und trusts, called by the civic federal convention of Chicago, bus mailed a circular letter to 450 trustees and commissioners throughout the country, asking twenty-six questions. They are such as the number of organlsations in cluded in the consolidation, the number yet outside, total original capital of the various concerns now merged, the pres ent capital employed by the combination, the effect on prices of products, and the effect on labor as to displacement of wages. Of the labor unions in the various crafts employed in these combinations questions are asked as to the effect on wanes, hours of work and the number thrown out of employment by the organisation of trusts. The question addressed to the 500 national and local traveling men’s organlbations throughout the country are as follows: How many commercial travelers In your immediate vicinity have lost their posi tions owing to trust consolidations? How many of those discharged belong to your local organisation? What effect have these combinations had on the salaries of commercial travelers retained in their em ploy? Estimate the number of commer cial travelers residing in your locality? Whal is your opinion of trusts and in dustrial combinations, and what is the general sentiment regarding them? The six questions addressed to the wholesale dealers are as follows: Are any or all of the articles in which you deal manufactured by a trust com bination.’. If any, pfease state what. To what extent are you able to buy these goods from sources outside of the com bination? What has been the course of prices since the combination in the goods you soil? Please give us as full a state ment of prices before and after the com bination as you can to supi>ort your state ment. To what extent do you ascribe the changes which have ocured to the effects of the combination and to what extent are they due to other coses? Give any figures that you can of increase and decrease In supply and demand, in support of your views. Wliat Is jour opinion of the gen eral effect of the combination in your line on the trade, the distributor, the public and the consumer? WILL SPEAK AT ( liltAGO. Bryan llim Accepted Invitation of John P. Altgeld. Chicago, July 16.—John P. Altgcld has received a message from W. J. Bryun, In which the latter says he will sp<uk at the Chicago platform mass meeting, w hich will be held at the Auditorium July 20, the dale of the meeting in Chicago of the Item or ratio national committee. Accord ing to the Tribune, the supporters of May or Harrison had strongly expected Mr. Bryan to refuse Mr. Altgeld’s Invitation. Mayor Harrison lias been invited to de liver an address of welcome. He is invit ed ns the Mayor of Chicago, and not as a Democrat. "Mr. Harrison is Mayor of our city,” salt! Mr. Altgcld, "and It 1* only pro|M?r that w< should Unvlte him to wel come the visiting Democrats.” THE Ainu NITION WAS WRONG. Rlm-Flre In Center-Fire Revolver Prevented n Tragedy. Marlon, Ind., July 16.—James B. Crosby, a wealthy manufacturer of Marion, at tempted to shoot his wife and family about 1 o’clock to-day. Mr. and Mrs. Crosby had domestic troubles and separated last January. He visited Ids wife’s home to-day while she and her six children were eating their dinner and pointed a revolver at her and puller Ihe trigger. The cartridge failed io explode, and he tried the second. Mr*. Crosby ran from the house. A son about is years old attempted to strike bis father with a chair and the father attempted to shoot hltn, but the revolver was a center fire and the cartridges were rim-41 re, pre venting a tragedy. WENT TO Hl* OVING MOTHER. Oregon Volunteer Violated Quaran tine Megnlat lons. Albany, Ore., July 16.—Frank M. Girard, a member of Company I, Oregon Volun teers, has arrived here from Han Fran cisco In violation of orders. On reaching San Francisco harbor and while still on ship, he received a telegram that his mother, who resides near Monmouth, was dying, and asked him to come at once. He applied for a furlough, offering the telegram as a reason, but it was refused. By the aid of sympathetic comrades, he was let down by a rope In a small boat and went ashore, taking the train at once for home. He says that he will re turn to his regiment in few days. TALKS WELL FOR HARRISON. IV rLI ii m Soy* He Will He Governor and Then President. Cleveland, 0., July 16.—Vincent H. Per kins of Chicago, who has been mentioned as the successor of Carter H. Harrison, for the mayorallty of that city, is vlait ing in Cleveland. In an interview to-day he said that Mayor Harrison was loyal to William J. Bryan and would support him for the presidency next year. "May or Harrison,’’ he said, 1 will be a candi date for Governor of Illinois to succeed Gov. Tanner, and in 190-1 he will be a can didate for the presidency and will be nom inated." Mr. Perkins expressed th opin ion that Mr. Altgcld has had his day in politics. BITTEN BV TARANTULA. Tlie Poisonous Creature Wan Hid In Hunch of lluiiuiihs. Minneapolis, Minn., July 16.—Mrs. An drew J. Hammond was bit tan this morn ing by a tarantula, which was in a bunch of bananas. Ther Is but small hope of her recovery. Git A AI) EXALTED LEADER DEAD. The* Grand Lodge of Order of Elks Loses Mr. f. M. Foote. Minneapolis, July 16.—C. M. Foote, grand exalted leading knight of the Grand Dodge, Order of E.ks, died in this city to-day from heart failure. Dai BY. 919 A YEAR. 6 CENTS A COPT. WEEKLY 2-TIMKS-A-WEEK JJ A TBAN BAINBRIDGE IS FIRESIVEPT. FLAME* DESTROYED TWENTY-SEV EN Hi SINES* 1101 SE*. Hotelier Urns.* Store tle First Build-* b'S That f nuirlat— Spreail of tlo Flames Was fin pi d—Stores That Were Burned—City Now Without W ntor— Estimated Loss fletivceii mid ftKMIOO mill lumirunco *:ui,noo. Bainbridge, Ga.. July 16.—The largest conflagration ever witnessed, here occurred last night, when twenty-seven business houses were completely destroyed. The alarm boll sounded at midnight, and the fire proved to be in the rear of tho large mercantile establishment of Belcher Bros , which was soon completely envelop ed in flames. There having been no rain here for several weeks past, everything was as dry as a tinder-box, and the lira burned rapidly. Notwithstanding the fact that It was m two-story brick building, it was soon com pletely destroyed, and none of tho stock was saved. Tin- lire was at once commu nicated to adjoining buildings, south on Broad streot, and cast on Water street. The two-story brick buildings of M. \V. tubers and Mrs. E. Born, one occupied by W. H. Morrow, as a saloon, ami the other by Dr. T. K. Warded as a drug store, were completely destroyed, not even a wall being left standing. Adjoining the drug store of Dr. Wardell was a one-story wooden structure, belonging to Mrs. K. O. Dickenson and occupied by J. W. Patter son us a saloon, which was torn down. The fire was arrested at this ioint cm Broad street. Adjoining the building of Belcher Bros. a on Water street, were two stores of D. D. Stulls, one occupied ns a saloon, tho other aa a general merchandise establish ment. Both of these stores were com pletely destroyed, as well us every other building in the block. Two stores of Mrs. \V. Q. Broome, on* occupied by K. M. Moore and the other t>y Mr. Skelton, both fancy grocery es tablishments, were burned, and the flams* then reached to tin* two Olyett stores, one occupied by lielote, uh a harness man ufactory. and the other by Mathis Bros., as a butcher shop. All of these men tioned, except one, were brick buildings. At this point tho fire crossed the street and completely destroyed the following buildings, which include all from Hlne* & Callahan’* rurr.age repository on Water strest to Broad; Hines A Callahan’s car riage repository, Callahan’s livery stable, Brackln & Cox’s livery stable, Kelly’s sa loon, two stores used at. butcher shops, .Wallace A Mills’ saloon. Mold* White’s restaurant, two more butcher shop*, Mrs. M. E. Knott’s restaurant, tv/o buildings, owned hy Mrs. IS. Born, corner Water and Broad streets, one used a* a grocery store and tho other as a grocery store and watchmaker’s shop. On Clark street, below Brackin'* sta ble, the following buildings were destroy ed; Fire engine house, city guard house, house and stable of A. W. Ford ham anti the city water works’ pumping station. The fire burned rapidly, and the entire lot of buildings named were completely consumed in less than four hours. Tho loss of the pumping station throws the city entirely out of water, except what 1* hauled from a distance, * the people de pend entirely upon the artesian well. Hon, K. J. Willis, the Mayor, is doing everything in his power to have tho pumping station in shape for service in the next forty-eight hours, so that tho people can have water. It could not l** ascertained whether nil of the buildings will l>e rebuilt, nor could tho amount of loss and Insurance le learned definitely. The estimated loss Is between I-Vj.ooo and 160,000, with Insurance probably aggregating 135,000. THOM \NVILLE SENT AID. Fire Apparatus Went to FI a lit Itnln* bridge Flames. Thomasvllle, Ga., July 16.— A telegram came this morning at 2 o’clock from Bain bridge stating that the business part of that city was burning up and asking for help. The steamer and a reel cart and hose were sent over on a special train, leaving here an hour later. B. F. Walker, a prominent citizen of Deorv county, Florida, living just across the line and well known in this county, died Friday night at the home of Mrs. David Copeland In thla city, where he had come for treatment. WANT Hit VAN TO SPEAK. Mansncli u set t Democrat* Will Auk Him to Visit Them. Boston, July 16.—At a meeting of the executive committee of the Democrats state organization it was decided to have a meeting early in August of the state committee to appoint a time and plac® for the state convention. George Fred Williams, who attended th# meeting, will leave to-morrow for Chi cago, where he will attend the meeting of the national committee. He will carry with him several suggestions from tho state committee, one of which is an in vitation to Mr. Bryan to speak in tho Massachusetts campaign. Although Mr. Bryan’s time is nearly token up hy the campaigns In several Western states, he has intimated that ho would visit Massachusetts when he oamo East, nnd arrangements will be made to hove him speak In Boston, Lawrence, Dowell, Fall River, Worcester, Holyoko and Springfield. It is expected the convention will be held early, but whether at Worcester or Springfield has not yet been decided. WILL MAIL ON THE TARTAR. Gen. Joe W heeler Drove In tlo Golden Gate Park. San Francisco, July 16.—Gen. Joe Wheel er spent a quiet Sunday with his daugh ter, Miss Annie Wheeler. He* was busy most of the day attending to his extensive correspondence, but found time to take a drive through Golden Gate Park. Several officers paid their respects to tho old soldier, among whom were Gen. Bab cock and Oapt. Green. In the afternoon Congressman Devries also made a call. The general will leave for the Philippines on the transport Tartar about the end of the week.