Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

STATE CONVENTIONS ©KMOCEATi AND REPUBLICANS SELECT THEIR DELEGATES. Preference for President and Platforms as Adopted. The democratic state convention of nesday. Mississippi was held at Jackson Wed¬ It was a harmonious gather¬ ing, due to the fact that four or five hundred delegates present were all, or nearly all, of one way of thinking on the only question, the single issue that has been discussed in Mississippi for two or- three years—the question of fi¬ nance. On account of this unanimity very little interest was manifested in the selection of delegates by the several counties, and no enthusiasm or excite¬ ment was perceptible on the floor of the convention. Every man knew so well about what was going to be done that there was no trouble about doing what they wanted done, and they got right down to business. Chairman Williamson, of the state committee, called the convention to order at 11:30 o’clock. A recess was taken from 1 till 3 o’clock. The chairman appointed a commit tee of sixteen on platform and reso¬ lutions, with Senator-elect Money as chairman, aud when the convention had reconvened at 3 o’clock, Colonel Money submitted the following, which Fas unanimously adopted: “Resolved, By the democrats of That Mississippi, in -convention assembled, we favor an unlimited coinage of silver and gold at the ratio of 16 to 1, without waiting for the action or co operation of any other nation, and we hereby instruct onr delegates to the national convention to be held in Chi cago in July next, to vote fpr a form embodying those principles. And we further instruct said delegates to vote for no man for president or vice president who is not fully and un equivocally in favor of the principles above expressed. A resolution instructing the dele gates to Chicago to present aud urge Senator F. C. Walthall for second place on the presidential ticket, was adopted with a liurrah and series of yells that t&at shook the foundation stones of the capitol. * , The convention did what was never done in the state before, when it came to. the selection of delegates to the national convention—sending five in stead of four from the state at large. A motion was made to select Senator George and Senator Walthall and Con gressman Money and Governor Mc Laurin, leaving out R. H. Henry, and the first choice of a majority of the ^JpBtion, for a place on the delega To avoid balloting and to save time, A motion was made to send all five with authority to cast four votes, and 'the same prevailed unanimously. Hon. W. V. Sullivan, of Oxford, recommended # member of the eras as a matiqpal democratic executive oommit- 4ee, and at 4:50 the convention ad journed well satisfied with its day’s labors. MICHIGAN’S DELEGATION Both Gold and Silver Men—Presi¬ dent’s Financial Policy Endorsed. • The Michigan state democratic con¬ vention met at Detroit, and after a gtormy fight, indorsed the administra¬ tion and financial policy of President Cleveland; chose four gold standard delegates at large and sent a delegation of twenty-four district delegates to the Chicago convention, of whom thirteen are counted gold monometallists and eleven silver bimetallists. • The convention was the stormiest over held by the party in the stite. There was an exoiting fight over the ~ Agates at large, the administration tion winning. Those named were lott O. Stevenson, of Detroit; Tbos. E, Weadock, of Bay City; Robert Blacker, of Manistee, and Peter nrjHt, of Msrqnette. majority of the 8. L. Smith, for the committee on resolutions, reported a pistiorm of which the following is the “♦•On plank: question the finance we recog afgg that this administration stands enxHi and has consistently carried oat the platform of the national demo¬ cratic convention of 1892, on which it Ama elected by the people, which de¬ clared that the parity of the metals in o«r eurrenoy should be maintained. TO* platform of the national conven¬ tion on this question, which has car ySrparty; -tied the country overwhelmingly for should be the democratic dootr&ie until another platform is fiiliii T ** by another mtional oonven . « Mr Smith was followed by Quincy tis, who presented a minority re k in favor of the free coinage of __fcild IT. Mr. Smith’s minority report on the tsble by practioally the Same as the former votes, After adopting the majority Tepori tfcf convention adjourned. v VERMONT REPUBLICANS ■M Their St. Louis De l e g a Mo a and a McKUley Resolution. Ih* Vermont republican state eon in session at Montpelier, dis tis business quickly Wed use • delegates-at-large are: Hon. Proctor, Dr. Henrv D. HR _ of Brattleboro; Edward C. Of Si Albans, and O. A. M ty, of Newport resolution k McKinley It t we reoognize the wisdom of which fp yet *ef feel that we would be untrue representatives of those who seut us here did we fail to give voice to their oonvictious. Therefore, be it “Resolved, That in the great apostle of protection, William McKinley, of Ohio, we recognize the first choice of the republicans of Vermont for their presidential candidate.” ^ This was sdopted by acclamation and later a motion to table it was adopted, the McKinley men being satisfied with this expression of the sentiment of the convention. The Reed men attempted to put through a motion expressing no pref rence,'but the Ohio man’s friends de¬ sired Vermont to stand firm and car¬ ried the day with flying colors. The convention adopted resolutions looking declaring for the gold standard, but to an international agreement. PENNSYLVANIA DE3IOCRATS Choose Delegates to Chicago Favoring the Gold Standard. The Pennsylvania state democratic convention was called to order at Al¬ lentown by State Chairman Wright at 12 :20 o’clock. The auditorium, which was prettily decorated, was filled with delegates and spectators. After the usual pre¬ liminaries had be-en gone through State Chairman Wright introduced William B. GiveD, of Lancaster county, as the temporary chairman of the con¬ vention. Mr. Given was loudly ap¬ plauded. The preliminary organization was promptly effected. Committees were appointed and at 1 o’clock recess was taken until 2:30. It was 3:25, how¬ ever, when the convention was again called to order. Dwight M. Lowry, of Philadelphia, was made permanent chairman. The committee on resolutions re¬ ported the platform and it was read and adopted without change. It con¬ tains the nnit rule aud this provoked opposition, but it was retained in the platform. When the chairman reach¬ ed the endorsement in the platform of the presidential candidacy of ex-Gov ernor Pattison, there was a loud cheer and the band played “See the Con¬ quering Hero Comes.” Nominations were then in order. John M. Broden, of Washington county, and Benjamin C. PotH of Delaware county, were nominated can¬ didates for congressmen at large. The following electors at large were nominated by acclamation: William M. Singerly, Philadelphia; George W. Guthrie, Allegheny; James Den¬ ton Hancock, Venango; Alexander H. Coffroth, Somerset. The following were nominated by acclamation as delegates at large: William F. Harrity, Philadelphia; Robert E. Wright, Lehigh; J. Henry Cochran, Lycoming; Charles A. Eagan, Allegheny; Dr. John Tods, Montgomery; Benjamin F. Meyers, Dauphin; John S. Rilling, Erie; John T. Lenahan, Lnzerne. The platform declares for a tariff for revenue purposes, and demands a rest from disturbing the question. The financial plank is an indorsement of the administration. The resolu¬ tions conclude: “The democracy of Pennsylvania formally present to the national con¬ vention as their nnanimons choice for the presidency Robert E. Pattison." GEORGIA REPUBLICANS. Proceedings of Their State Conven¬ tion at Atlanta. The Georgia republican state con¬ vention was held Wednesday in. the capitol, and was the most exciting in the history of the party in the state. Over 600 delegates were on hand and each came with positive determination to play a part on the stage of action. The convention was oalled to -order by Stale Chairman Book. He announced that the secretary would call the roll of delegates as they had been agreed upon by the state committee. There was no appoint¬ ment of a committee on credentials, hut the delegates hsd all been agreed npon before the convention was oalled to order and Secretary Deveaux oalled them off from a typewritten sheet. Good order prevailed during the read¬ ing of the names, but it was only the calm preceding roll the storm. had When the call been com¬ pleted there were Colonel several Back calls for rec¬ ognition, but recognized Pledger. He nominated Colonel A. E. Buck ss temporary chairman of the convention. A pall of silenoe fell upon the Beed men as they saw their leader, Pledger, go over to the enemy. B. B. Wright, of Macon, aeeonded the nomination and put the question. Colonel Buck was elected by acclama¬ tion. but one vote was cast against him by A. A. Gordon, who shouted out one long continued "No." As soon as the uproar began Colonel Buck yielded the gavel to Mr. Walter Johnson. Chairman Johnson claims that he put the motion to elect Book, Johnson, Rucker and Deveaux and that it was carried by acclamation. He says that he then put the' motion to elect the following as alternates: R. D. Locke, of Maoon; L. M. Pleasants, of Savan¬ nah ; B. J. Davis, of Dawson, and R. B. Wright, of College, Ga. This is denied by the other faction, who insist that no such motion was ever made. The Buck faction claims that Colo¬ nel Book and Secretary Deveaux were re-elected as officers of t^q state cen¬ tral committee and were authorised to is four members of this committee from each congressional district and ten from the state at large. The con¬ vention was then adjourned by Colonel Bosk's immediate following and he Mid others left tho hall. KDr. Love and a committee on platform, There was two reports from the committee on nominations and several indepen¬ dent nominations for delegates to St. Louis. The fight fina’lj ended in the elec¬ tion of A. E. Buck, R. R. Wright, H. L. Johnson afid J. H. Hetherington by the supplementary convention. The platform adopted was as follows: “We adhere to and fully believe in all the principles advocated by the re¬ publican party. We believe that it is the party condition and the only party adapted to the of the American ne¬ gro, and we further believe that its principles and doctrines are adapted to the success and interest of all the people, and that only through the principles of* this grand old party the rights and privileges of all the people can be fully subserved, and we recommend that this, the republi¬ can convention of the great state of Georgia, declare itself in favor of a free and nnmolested ballot and a fair count, and that each and every voter, from the hnmblest to the largest pre¬ cinct in onr great state, should be ac¬ corded the right to cast his vote un¬ molested, and that we farther declare ourselves in favor of according the negro full recognition before the law aud equal accommodation on the pub lio highways of this country. “And be it further recommended that we declare ourselves most vehe¬ mently opposed to the accursed lynch law that has been and is still so prev¬ alent in nearly all of the southern states, and that every possible means be used to abolish this accursed evil. “Be it further recommended that we fully indorse our present public school system, which has done so mnoh to eliminate the illiteracy of our peo¬ ple? , „ “And be it further , reoommended that we do most heartily favor the giv¬ ing of national aid to education, and that we ask the national convention to indorse the Blair educational bill, and that the Bame be encouobed as a plank or part of a plank in our national platform; further recommended that And be it it is the sense of this convention that, financially speaking, our coun¬ try is in n deplorable copdition, such as it has never experienced during affairs its history. This condition of can be fully and clearly traced to the mis¬ guided aud blind legislation of the democratic party, and that it is the further sense of tho convention that the only redemption of the coun¬ try from its present thraldom is the return of the republican party into power with ex-Governor McKinley as its standard bearer, and the adoption of a ‘sound money’ plank in the plat¬ form and a protective tariff on Ameri¬ can institutions aud protection to American ship owners. REDUCTION IN MINERS’ WAGES The Scale of Prices in Birmingham District Cut Lower Commencing May 1st the wages of miners in the employ of the Tennessee Ooal, Iron and Railroad Oompany at Birmingham, Ala., were reduced from 40 cents per ton to 87$ cents. The miners in the employ of the Sloss Iron and Steel Company, the Pioneer Min iog and Manufacturing Company and practioally all tho miners in the Bir mingham disiriot, over 9,000 in num her, will be similarly affeoted. As is well known there is a sliding soale contract between the miners and the Tennessee .company, which is the basis for the entire district. By this soale the price of mining ooal shall be 37* cents per ton when No. 1 foundry iron nets the company $8.50 or less f. °iu *! the far “ a ° e and there shall be an increase of 2* , cents t on a ton for mining coal for every increase of 60 cents in the price of No. 1 fonn dryiron over and above $8.5°. The price of iron fell on the first of the , yew to $9, and the wage* of the miners were, according to the sliding scale, reduced to 40 cent, from 45 eenta. Latterly No. 1 foundry has been selling at only $8.25, and a fur ther reduction of the wages of the miners to meet tins reduction in the price of iron was in order. Before issuing the order for reduo tion the Tennessee oompany miners invited a committee of the to inspect their books. The committee disoov ered that iron was selling as above stated. They reported back to the miners and the reduction in wages, al though not agreeable, was practically accepted by their constituents, who propose to stand to their contract. The contract expire, on July 1st. It was made just after the mine strike ..a.— ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS. McKinley Boomed la Their State Convention. The Illinois republican state con¬ vention was oalled to order at Spring field Thursday. that greeted the The demonstration mention of McKinley was terriffe. Two-thirds of the convention, end thousands in the gallery, rose en and cheered for three minutes. er Calhoun was recognized and eulo¬ gized McKinley. ti follows: The financial plank as “Resolved, That we, the republi¬ cans of Illinois, are empbatio in demand for honest money. We opposed, as we ever have been, to and every scheme that will give to country a currency in any way depre¬ ciated or debased, or in respect infe¬ rior to the money of the most vanced and intelligent nations of earth. We favor the use of silver currency, but to the extent only under each restrictions (hot the with gold be maintained.'' ... favor _ of The platform declares is protection, reciprocity, coast NATIONAL CAPITAL GOSSIP OP WASHINGTON IN BRIEF PARAGRAPHS. Doings of the Chiefs and Heads of tho Various Departments. The statue of Marquette, placed by the state of Wisconsin in the national hall of statuary in the capitol, was officially pteiented Thursday and ao cepted by the senate. Jndge Cole has fixed the date of June 1st for the trial of J. Mo Cartney, the Washington stock broker, for his refusal to answer questions propounded by the senate committee investigating the sugar trust. Mr. Sherman secured the passage of a bill in the senate Friday appropri¬ ating $75,000 for the expenses of the Behring sea commission, soon to meet at San Francisco to determine the amount of damages to be paid for seizure of Canadian sealers in Behring sea. Postmaster General Wilson has de¬ nied the privileges of the mails to a trance medium concern alleged to be doing a fraudulent business under the name of Professor Godfrey, alias Pro¬ fessor Winters, with several other aliases, at Chattanooga, Avondale and Sherman Heights, Tenn. An error in the oaloulation that gave the battleship Massachusetts a speed of 16,279 knotf has been discovered at the navy dep irtment. ^Corrected the speed stands 16.2029, and this reduc¬ tion means that the contractors will got $100,000 in premiums instead of $125,000. However, the Massachu¬ setts still holds the record for her class. Treasury figures officially proclaim¬ ed Friday show that up to May 1 the excess of expenditures over receipts for the fiscal year aggregate $23,200, 000. For the month of April the ex¬ cess is $4,500,000. Id round figures the receipts for the ten months Of the fiscal year are $274,800,000 and ex¬ penditures $298,000,000. The treasury official circulation statement ^»0ed Sunday gives all the kiuds of money in circulation $1,540,007,082 or $30,000,000 less May 1, 1895.,, The per capita tion based on a population of 000 is stated at $21.65. The in money in eircnlation daring is placed at $11,377,619 and the crease of money in the treasury the month is stated at $6,572,676. The secretary of the interior has ap¬ proved tho report of Speoial Robert L. Berner, who spent last Bum¬ mer investigating the noted Des Moines river land grant. The amount of indemnity carried aggregates about $185,000. Only claims aooompanied by written evidenoe of title were al¬ lowed and only 130 ont of 526 claims that were filed at the department were thus favorably passed upon. Since the passage by both houses of congress, on April 6th last, of the sen n te concurrent resolutions declaring that a state of war existed in Cobs, and that in the opinion of congress the pre8 jdent should recognize the bellig e rency of the Cubans and tender his good offices to Spain to bring about a recognition of the independence of the Cuban republic, no overt action has been taken by the United States so far M known, unless the appointment of eo prom inent a personage ss General Fitzhugh Lee as consol general to Ha Tana oan be so regarded, 0eQeraI Fitehngb Lee, the new non sul general of the United States at Ha ^ at the state department ti g^ morning Md hsd conference witb r<t ary Olney and Assistant Secretary / BookhilL The Cuban situa ti wa diacnMad| bat further confer eQ0 „ ^ ^ beld< The of Gen. Lee ,, departura £ fo , his post has not w iett di and be wiU probably ra main in Washington 6 several days post , « bimaelf on tbe ,utc of affairs in th itlimd ^ aa win * ihowa by r*. u whi b baTe ^ at the IX) < Po P-’ *• v a ) P* esented » bill in the ranate making the Mexi- . °* n * 1 ^\ er i*. *^*P* n **® jen, eaoh oontmaing 871 1-4-grail ns of P ur ® * n .^ *^® J?° tt* full j®** 1 tender 14^1 ****** ® n tler declared that if the federal government would not make ^**«*U* vsr solus legal Under, then the states J* 4 th « P° w *' 40 *° Carolina to exercise its constitutional rights in this direction, and be hoped other states would adopt the oourse. A GRAIN CONGBESA Prominent Cities Represented at the Meeting In Charleston. The opening session of the grain congress of the south and west held ia Charleston, S. 0., Wednesday morning. President MoGshan, of the Charles¬ ton Chamber of. Commerce, Orleans, Louisville, presided. Augusts, Savannah,Brunswick,Tampa, New Chicago, Minneapolis, Mobile, Wilmington, Kansas City and other cities were rep¬ resented. Mayo. tender¬ I made the address of welcome, ing the freedom of tbs city. ! Presides Elliott, of the .Coast line, Colone. Killebrew of Ten , Breedlove Smith of New Orleans, Inglebart Chicago, Knott of the Louisville Nashville railroad, Purse of the Savan¬ nah freight and other* A on ganizaiion and GROWTH OF THE SOUTH. The Industrial Situation as Reported for the Past Week. Reports of industrial and business conditions in all parts of the south for the past week indicate that the south¬ ern iron furnaoea are fully employed aud the accumulation of iron in the yards are email. Very heavy shipments have been made daring the week in filling orders that have been and lately well re¬ ceived. Prices are steady are maintained. The output of ooal con¬ tinues unchanged and the proepeot* for a good summer’s business are quite favorable. Textile mills are busy, bnt manufac¬ turers still oomplain that finished goods do not sell at prices that afford a fair profit, and that the demand is light The mills are all in full opera¬ tion and tbeir number increases eaoh week. While it is probable that some of them are running just now on a small margin of profit, it is likely that in the year’s business the southern oot ton mills will make a satisfactory show¬ ing. lumber business has improved The somewhat under modified prices and increased demand. There is room, however, for improvement business. in the southwestern and western The export lumber business is good and increasing. south General business in the is fair and steady. The season has opened favorably and prospects are for heavy orops and a large volume of trade. Among important new industries es¬ tablished br incorporated during the week The Tradesman reports: The Amioolola Marble and Power oompany, of Marble Hill, Ga., oapital $600,000} a $100,000 cotton oil mill at Birming¬ ham, Ala.: the Sterling Lumber com¬ pany, of- Charleston, W. Va., $100,000 oapital; the Interstate Cot-?' ton Oil company, capital $60,000, of Auguste, Ga.; the Montgomery Brew¬ ing company, of Montgomery, Ala., capital $50,000; the Southern Irriga¬ tion oompany, of San Antonio, Tex., oapital $10,000, and a $10,000 knitting mill at Bamberg, S. 0. The Tradesman also Gainesville, reports brick and tile works at Fla.; canning factories at Borne, Ga., and Batesburg. 8. C.; a carriage factory at Rioeville, Tenn., and cotton mill* at Opelika, Ala., and Lenoir City, Tenn. A cotton compress and oil mill are to be built at Shreveport, La.; an eleotrio lighting plant Gallatan, Tenn., and flouring mills at Evening Shade, Ark., and Huntsville, Ala. Glass works are reported at Mid dlesborongh, Ky.; an ioe faotory at Charleston, S. C.; nut and bolt works at Birmingham, Ala., snd mills dye works at Lynchburg, Va. Oil are to be built at La Fayette, Ga., and Shreve¬ port, La.; a rice mill at Houston, Texas, and woodworking plant* at Goodwater and Mobile, Ala.; Lexing¬ ton, Ky.; Salads, N. 0.; Bennetts ville, S. 0., and Nashville and Mem¬ phis,Tenn.—Tradesman (Chattanooga, Tenn.) CONVICT GOODS Made the Subject of .a Bill la Con¬ crete by Representative Gardner. Representative Gardner, of New Jersey, from the oommittee on labor, has submitted to the house a favorable report on the Southwiok bill to protect free labor and the industries in whiob it is employed from the “injurious ef¬ fects of convict labor" manufactured by oonflning by the sale of goods convicts to the state in wMeh they are produced. adopted exempt¬ An amendment was ing manufactured agricultural imposed. pro¬ ducts from ths restrictions th* There is no disputing ths faot, re¬ port says, that ths question of the em¬ ployment of 50,000 oonvioti in the sev¬ eral prisons and penitentiaries in th* United States ti on* of groat impor¬ tance, snd that its satisfactory solu¬ tion requires the exercise of (he sound¬ est judgment snd the wisest oounsel on th* part of those who** duty it is to legislate on the designated subject. by this bill,", “It ti not the report am: “to attempt to inter fere in the ■lightest degree with th* right of eaoh state to employ its oon¬ of vioti snd to dispose of th* prod not* their labor in any manner, by any sys¬ tem or plan that may appear wisest and bast to its citizen*. All it socks to accomplish is to oonfins th* remit) of tbe operations of snob system, so for ss possible, within the state limits S&d to prevent resulting ettia, wuetiis* necessary or otherwise, from extend¬ ing to and injuriously affecting which the citizens of those other states which eleet to make different dispo¬ sition of the time and labor of their prisoners. “Some have in great states a are protected tbeir own enterprise from the unequal sand competition traveling of their prisoners, and agents of their penitentiaries into other Ttstes to dispose of convict-made goods at prices that utterly defy competition labor. from those who employ free It ti evident that this ti a wrong which should not be permitted to continue if s remedy can be applied." nothing lees The report easerta that than the enactment of such national legislation as will effectually prohibit the interstate will transportation found efficacious. of prison made goods be that bill Th* oommittee believes the reported will be found each remedv •j I > i " k: 1 ' i V ■ * a ASSASSIN’S - ENDS THE EXISTENCE OF SHAH OF PERSIA. The Murderer Disguised aa a Meagre Details of the Tragedy. afternoon, Secretary Olney, at 8 o’clock Frida^ received the following oh ble message from United States Minty ter Alexander MoDonald, at Teheraa f “Tihbban, Persia, May 1, J896.-* Olney, Secretary of State, Washing¬ ton : The shah, visiting the shrine near the city today for devotion, on enter¬ ing the inner sanctuary, waa shot by an assassin, disguised aa a woman, the bullet entering the region of the heart. The shah expired in a few minute*. The regioide is a revolutionary fanatic. There ia great distress, but the city in quiet.” Shortly after the receipt of the n$w* of the assassination, Secretary McDonald Olnsjf sent a cablegram to Minister saying that the president directed that sincere oondolenoe be tendered and that abhorrence of the crime be ex¬ pressed to the government of Persia and the family of the shah. Nasr-ed-Dine, the aasinated mon¬ arch, was born July 17, 1881. He waa the son and successor of Mohammed, and snooeeded to the throne Septem¬ ber 10, 1848. Just after the oommun* of Paris, Nasr-ed-Dine made a tour of Europe, and the educational resalted advantage* derived from his travels in the institution of a more liberal ad¬ ministration of the government on bin return to Persia. -The shah New is Mouzsffer-ed-Dine, Shah. ,j The-new who was born March 25, 1858. His offloial title is Marza Valeahd, or heir presumptive. He has five sons, ox whom the eldest is Mshommed Alimir za, and five daughters. hf Nasr-ed-Dine The assassination by a fanatio becomes a greater, souroe of regret from the faot that his extend¬ ed travels had taught him a degree of religions tolerance surpassing most eastern records potentates. of the state department The contain many oommnnioations attest¬ ing the shah’s leanings toward liber¬ ality and justice. In one Christian, particular instance where an Amerioan under the protection of Amerioan mis aionaries, waa shot at Oroomiah, Per¬ sia, in 1898, the shah sent his son and heir apparent to investigate the matter on the oomplaint of United States Min¬ ister McDonald. The Persian prime minister subse¬ quently informed McDonald that im¬ perative orders had boon issued to hare exemplary punishment inflicted npon those who had committed the deed, and to take every possible Christians measure who for the protection of other might be McDonald in danger. forwarded entire Mr. the correspondence to Secretary Gresham, stating that it was the request of the Amerioan missionaries that the ahah’s assuring letter ehonld be published for the benefit of their friends at home. The Details Vary Brief. The details which have reached Lon¬ don of the assassination of the shah are of the briefest character. As the ■hah was entering the inner court of the shrine of Shah Abdui Azim, the assassin, who is said to be a Bayyid Bees*, from Kerman, named Mollah delivered the fatal shot The shah was attended by hie chief physician, Dr. Tholossaa, and other physicians. The assassination caused mnch alarm. Priuoe N lab-aa-Sal tanas, the third son of tbs shah, of retired the government. to his palqoa at the request The heir to the throne, He will Mnxsper- leava ed-Din, is at Tabris. for the capital as soon as possible. is A possible reason for toe crime that there has been mush discontent for some time owing to the dear nets of provisions, partly caused by the «* oessiv* issue of copper coins. The shot was fired os the shah entering the shrine and the wounded ruler was at onoe conveyed to his riage and taken with all speed to the patio*, where he died two hours later. The murderer was arrested. It ia be¬ haved that ha had acoonglio es. TILLMAN AGAIN. •onth Carolina’s Senator Talks Oat : Senator Tillman, of South Carolina, made s speech attacking) ia the senAU Friday Hill add af¬ ternoon Senator President Cleveland. He declared that -Mr. Hill repre¬ sented the bondholders sad banker* and not the people. bonds He and predicted re- if pudii ation of inUrest bond times were carried mnoh mrther, to which remark Mr. Hill oooUy sug¬ gested “And if you can’t have the! I suppose you’ll have bloodshed?" Mr. TUlman declared the president end “stands as tbs tool of the . 10080 ." represents only the almighty dollar. Grover Cleveland, John Sherman and John Carlisle, he declared, ere "affini¬ ties." Mr. Tillman closed his speeeh by saying that if the democrats at Chicago declared for gold he would walk out of the convention. He would join 1896, s party but which might aot snoeeed in would be troublesome in 1900 on a if* ’ll it : B 3V TEUi IS ■pH** m*p m. ■