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MACON, GA.. THUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 12, 1897.
DAILY, $7.00 A YEAR.
Democratic State ConFention
is Ruled by tbe Sil
ver Faction.
1 SIXTEENJO 81 FAD.
Speech of the Chairman Was
for Bryanism in Every
Feature.
SENATOR Jno. DANIEL SPOKE
In Opposition to NomlnKtlDp UatM
States Senators By Primary Elec
tions—This Question la one
of tbe Features of the
ConTentlon.
Roanoke, Va., Aug. XI.—The Demo
cratic state convention was called to or
der at noon today in the Academy of
Music. As the chairman of the stale
committee, Hon. J. T. Ellyson, Is a can
didate for governor, the duty of calling
the convention to order devolved upon
Gen. George J. Hundley.
The most' interesting feature of the
convention, and one which may prove of
far-reaching Importance in the politics of
this state, was that provjdlng for the
nomination of United States senators by
primary elections. This subject, which
was only begun to be agitated in Vir
ginia a few weeks ago, Iras pretty well
overshadowed the ordinary programme
of stock conventions. The most conspicu
ous champion of the primary plan has
been Congressman W. A. Jones of the
first district. The proposition came up
In the committee on platform this -after
noon and was carried by a vote of 14
to 16. It did not win, however, until
after a determined light had been made
against It. Hon. John V/. Daniel, the
senior senator, made an eloquent speech
In opposition to the plan. He protested
that the suggestion contemplated an
evasion of the constitution. The primary
Is not proposed to be put in operation
for two years, and hence does not affect
■Senator Daniel, whose nomination Is al-
lowly practically Accomplished. The
most active advocste before the commit
tee for the primary beside Congressman
Jones was Mr. Walter Moore.
Dr. G. D. Letcher of Lexington, tern-
pot-1rv chairman of the convculloii,'was
Introduced by Gcni Hundley as the rep
resentative of "young •Democracy': of
Virginia: Every reference by the tem
porary chairman to Bryan and the Chi
cago platform was cheered. He remind
ed the convention that the fight for free
silver is not yet over, “but will have to
be fought from year to year until vic
tory is won.” Tho speaker made a vlgor-
•ous defense of the Chicago platform, and
especially the planks favoring a federal
Income tax and denouncing government
by Injunction. His denunciation of the
"deep damnation" of the Dlngley tariff
law nap received with cheers.
With reference to the plank of the
Chicago platform touching the Interfer
ence of federal government with local af
fairs, the temporary chairman said this
wos intended for President Cleveland, if
ho sent the troops to Chicago without
tho request of the Illinois governor 'and
simply used tho Interference with the
mails os an excuse. "But it Is my opin
ion," said Mr. Letcher, “that Cleveland
was the tool of plutocracy in 'this as
other things.”
At 1 o'clock the convention took a
recess until 3 o'clock this afternoon. At
the afternoon session Mr. E. W. Saun
ders of Franklin county was made per
manent chairman without opposition. Mr.
Saunders, in assuming the duties of tho
chair, said:
"Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the
convention: There are certain great Is
sues with reterence to which tho politi
cal parties of the future must align them
selves. The verdict of 1896 is not Ac
cepted as n final solution or disposition
of them. We propose to maintain the
struggle for the principle of a federal In
come tax until It Is made a pilwmount
feature of onr fiscal, system and im
moderate wealth knows no longer its
present shameful exemption from moder
ate taxation. On the currency qnestion
the Democratic party is now united and
resolved. For the future there will be
no dodging, no hesitation, no evasion, no
shuffling, no ambiguous platforms, but
tve will pronounce in favor of the im
mediate establishment of bimetallism by
tbe Independent action of the United
States through the free coinage of gold
end silver at the ratio of 16 to 1.”
“More and more apparent every day
it becomes that the line of cleavage
between the political parties of tho
future will be found along their atti
tude towards the trusts, monopolistic
corporations and other illegal aggrega
tions of enormous capital. Forces of
society under various names always
have appropriated and absorbed an un
due proportion of benefits and advan
tages society proposes to secure for the
public at large. These no longer appear
In the form of oligarchies, despots,
patricians and councils of ten. They
have been replaced by the rapacious
trusts and giant corporations of mod
ern times, fit Bucceaosrs of the former
enemies of society. They must be re
duced to subjection to the law. The
Democratic party must provide the ma
chinery for dealing with existing ones
and enacting stringent , measures
against forming future ones.
"Political liberty or Industrial slavery
must cease. It Is in vain to look to
the Republican party for relief. Mod
em trusts, with -their gifts to bestow,
their fat places to fill, their powoi* to
build up and ability to destroy, draw
unto themselves the ardent and aggres
sive supporters. They have equipped
vast agencies to cloak and conceal
their real purposes, to attack their
enemies and defend their positions.
What combined wealth can do In the
way of averting danger, by diverting
public consideration from the real Is
sue of the campaign to fictitious and
Imaginary Issues was shown In the
last election. But In the battle of the
trusts which has hitherto waged th«
mere prelude and skirmish to the war
of the future, we have gained certain
distinct positions of advantsge. The
highest court of tbe land has defined
a trust arid condemnation of their pur
poses. sufTIcently sweeping to justify
•very attitude which the Democratic
party has taken toward them. It shall
be our work to attack those combina
tions of capital, which, to the dertl-
ment of the public Interests, have as
sumed sole power and control over the
commodities of the country. The ex
travagance of our administrations Is
another call to arms. Our people as a
nation and as individuals have been
living too fast. The expenses of gov-,
ernment have increased in an unexam
pled manner during the latter decades
of this century of our national life,
salaries and emoluments of public offi
cials should be readjusted to changed
condltons, and a rigid application of
the official ax would shear off thou
sands of useless officials' heads. The
enormous disparities of wealth, the
tremendous Inequalities of Income, the
Inadequate diffusion of money are due
In large measure to the inequalities of
our taxing system. Give America a
proper distribution of taxation, and an
economical administration of Its
finances, and the entire world would be
bettered by our majestic growth and
unbounding prosperity. I believe that
we are on the eve of a revolution ab
solute and complete, in our monetary
system. The course of events has
warred against the Republican party
and their gold allies-as inevitably as
the stars in their course ever fought
against Slsera.' The progress of bi
metallism. llkq that of all great move
ments, has been slow and often retard
ed by the antagonisms of a venal
press, and of grossly selfish interests.
But like the mustard plant, from feeble
beginnings It has become a mighty
growth, and today there are many who
predicted an early death in a feeble and
sickly Immaturity, who would now
gladly gather under the gracious
shadow of its spreading branches.”
Everv denunciation of the gold stan
dard elicited applause from the con
vention. The first considerable out
burst of cheering was evoked by the
declaration that W. J. Bryan will be
the next Resident. At the conclusion
of his speech. Mr. Saunders was given
a hearty ovation.
Judge Samuel Williams, of Wyetne,
presented a communication from the
committee appointed by tho Populist
state convention which nominated Ed
mund R. Cocke for lieutenant governor.
This communication, which is signed
by Gen. James G. Field and the three
other members of the committee .sim
ply advises the Democratic body of the
nomination by It of Mr. Cocke.
(Continued on page 2.)
THE TIDE OF IMMIGRATION.
THE LOWEST POINT REACHED IN
FIFTEEN TEARS. •
The Number or Arrivals From all Coun
tries During the Last Fiscal Tear
Was 830,802* Italy Furnished
the Largest Number 64.401.
Washington, Aug. 11.—The tide o'f Im
migration Is at the lowest point since
the general government assumed juris
diction of the subject In 1882. The num
ber of arrivals from all countries, ac
cording to treasury statistics; during
the last fiscal year, was 230,822, a de
crease as compared with the previous
year of 112.435. The lightest Immigra
tion of any previous year was in 1893,
when the number from all countries
was 279.948. During the entire period
Of federal supervision 7,432,016 have en
tered the United States.
The arrivals of Russlnn Jew* for the
past year numbered 22,750 as qgalnst
45.137 for the fiscal year ended June
30. 1896.-
Italy furnished the greatest number
of Immigrants. 54,431, a decrease of 8,-
629 from last year. The cause of the
heavy Italian Immigration of 1896 was
.assigned to the war of Italy with Ab
yssinia. but the figures for the last year
are not abnormal, having been exceed
ed by several ypars of the period .
Since 1882 there has been a large and
steady decrease In German immigra
tion. In 1882. 250,630 entered He United
States from that country, while' in 1896
only 22.533 arrived. It will be seen that
tho nutrtber of German immigrants dur
ing tho first year of government super
vision exceeded the Immigration from
all countries during the last year.
Immigration from Austria-Hungary
decreased from 65.103 in 1896. to 33,031
in 1897. The decrease from the other
countries is as follows: England 19,492
In 1896. 9.974 in 1897: Sweden 21,137 to
13.440: Norway 8,165 to 5,842; Ireland 40,-
262 to 28.421.
hUUJECT TO DUTY.
Attorney General Renders a Decision on
Diamonds Hold for Duty,
Washington, Aug. 11.—The attorney
general, in an opinion to tile secretary
ef the treasury rendered today, decides
that good* the prorluulnn of a foVlgn
country not- contiguous to tho United
States, which are regularly Imported
Into Canada and arterwards exported
to the United States are subject to the
discrimination duty of 10 per cent, pro
vided for In section 23 of tho new
tariff act. and also that the method of
conveyance, whether by water, rail or
otherwise. Is not material. The ques
tion whether goods transported through
Canada to the United States under
consular seal and subject to the duty
has not yet been determined. The case
In point was that of 390,000 worth of
diamonds which were detained at one
of the frontier cucatoms houses until
this-question was decided. The dia
monds are subject to the 10 per cent,
duty., ' ■ ...
RAN AMUCK.;
A Man Crazed From Labor Shot Four
l’oople.
Spokane, Wash., Ang. 11.—John.Thom
as, a prospector from Fort Steele, either
erased from labor or raving under, the
delusion that he was being pereecuted,
ran amuck and as a result two men are
believed to be mortally wounded and a
man 'and a boy seriously. Without hav
ing received any provocation, Thomas
shot three times at G. N. Watson, who
wos standing in front of the Grand
Hotel, but missed him. A running fight
ensued between Thomas and Chief of
Police Warren and Officer Sullivan.
Thomas' shots were wild and Olsen, Da*,
vis and Jackson, who were among the
large crowd of spectators, were struck.
Thomas was finally hit. When carried
to the police station he asked the police
officers to take a pistol and kill him.
BATTLESHIP WISCONSIN.
San Francisco iron Worka Company
Wants to Fnrnlsli Armor Plate.
Washington, Ang. 11.—The Union. Iron
Works of San Francisco has telegraphed
the navy department asking permission
to supply the armor for the bsttelship
Wisconsin, which they are building, just
es the Cramps have done in the case of
the Alabama. In reply, the firm has been
notified tbit the department will enter
into correspondence with them cn the
subject. The offer will be accepted If It
la made in the same terms Os Cramp's
effe*.
m SAW HI'SWING.
Bob Brackett Hanged in the
* Presence of His Victim.
MOB &ENT FOR THE MISS
WHO, STRANGE TO SAT, WENT TO
THE SCENE OF EXECUTION.
The Negro Was Taken From tho Officers
and Marched Through the Woods
to Near the Place of His
Crime to Bo Hanged,
Asheville, N. C., Aug. ll.-Bob Brack
ett, the assailant of Mira Kittle. Hender
son, was lynched this afternoon’. As an
nounced in an Associated Press dispatch
last night, a mob broke Into the jail at
this place and commenced to batter down
the steel doors that led to the cells. The
doors soou yielded and It was then dis
covered that Braeltctt.liad been spirited
away by tho officers. All the other pris
oners in the jail were liberated.
Pursuit of the officers was at once
commenced and a crowd caught up with
them at Terrell Station, ou.lhe Southern
railway, eighteen miles east of Ashe
ville, early this morning. Brackett wus
taken from his protectors, but tbo mob
could uot agree as to itho disposition of
him. Some wished to hang him there,
but the stronger party decided to take
him back to the vicinity of his crime.
It was 4:35 o'clock a. m. when the party
started out afoot, leading tile negro, now
nearly exhausted and seemingly only
half conscious, though he had not been
ill-treated.
Breakfast was had with a farmer, the
negro having bis share, and then the
walk of some twelve miles was resumed.
The route was through a deep ravine,
between towering mountains. At noon
Hemphill school home was reached and
there the party was Informed that the
Asheville militia had been called out aud
were on their way to meet the mob.
After consultation Miss Kittle Hender
son, the negro's victim, was sent for.
four and a half miles away, that she
might aee her assailant hanged. When
she arrived the negro was strung up
so quietly that half the hangers on who
had gathered from the country arouml
did not knew that it had been done. No
shots were fired, and the mob dispersed
after a half hour, leaving tho body hang
ing. At no time was it possible for the
militia to haTe Interfered. This is the
third lynching in Buncomb county in
twelTc years. \
UIG BARBECUE.
The Officials at the state Capitol at a
Feast.
Atlanta. Aug. 11.—The officials at tho
capltol were complimented today with
an old time Georgia barbecue by Prin
cipal Keeper Turner and Assistant Jake
Moore of the penitentiary department.
It was prepared by Bert Alien, the
famous cue artl&t of Floyd, whose opl-
curian tastes have won for him-a
reporation all over the state. -.
It was a significant gathering of all
tbo oolltlcal hosts of the capltol and
from almost every quarter of the state
canto representatives to share In the
feast. It was democratic In spirit as
well as In Its political personnel and
every brother was given a cordial wel
come. It reached out and took In ev
erything and among the gathered hosts
were tho members of the Blalock com
mittee and the men who have been un
der their rigid inspection for the past
month. This was a time to bury trou
bles and not to breed them, so the In
vestigated and the Investigators alike
stood side by side around the festal
board. Judge Turner and Jake Moore
were at their best and presided over the
cue with their usual grace and dignity.
Governor Atkinson. Attorney General
Terrell. Mayor S. S. King, Sheriff Mc
Connell. Col. D. B. Hamilton and Ed
itor Adison Knowles, all of Rome, were
present and contributed to a large por
tion of the pleasure of the occasion.
Hon. T. B. Felder, Col. Albert How
ell. Jr., Judge James A. Anderson, Dr.
J B. S. Holmes, of Fulton, were also
on hand and took a prominent part in
the feasting and speech making of the
occasion. Attorney General Terrell was
the political belle of the occasion and
received quite' an ovation from bln
friends at tho cue.
WHEAT IS BOOMING,
September Wheat Sold at 88Kc and Still
Advancing,
Neqr York, Aug. 11—On top of yes
terday’s 2 cents' advance In wheat
came even a greater advance today.
The bulls had the entire control of the
market from start to finish. Buyers
were plentiful all day, encouraged by
the sensational advance of 2a2'A In
the Liverpool prices, figures that cre
ated In the minds of bull traders vis
ions of further export demand on a
continued heavy scale. September
wheat started at 87 cents, which was
194 higher than It closed last night.
From this it moved upward steadily
until In the early afternoon £8% cents
was reached, eclipsing all previous
records for the season. Tho bulls said
It would go to a dollar a bushel In
Now York before the present bull
movement subsided.
•i'ATg CAttH 18 LOW.
There Is Less Thau Fifty Thousand Dol
lars In the Vault.
Atlanta, Aug. 11—The demands on
State Treasurer Sneer have been so
great for tho past quarter that the
money In the treasury hns reached the
lowest mark that Is recorded In years.
There l| not today in the treasury of
the state 350,000 In actual money.
Hero Is the statement furnished the
comptroller-general: Balance on Aug.
1, 3534,060.72: receipts, 38,094.43, making
a total of 3542,762.45, with disburse
ments of 3183,380.17, which with other
minor Items nulls the entire, amount
of cash on hand, Including all assets,
etc., 3309,382.98, hut In point of fact
there Is not In hard cash in the state
treasury 350,000.
Torpedo Boat on Trial,
Newport, R. L, Aug. 11—.The torpedo
boat Dupont, built by the Herreshoff
firm at Bristol, to make a speed of
twenty-seven and a half knots, re
ceived her second official trial over a
slxty-mlle course In Narragansett bay
today, during which she made an aver
age speed of 28.58. Although this ex
ceeds her contract requirements. It Is
not quite up to the trial speed of her
sister ship, the Porter, nor is It as high
as that made by the Dupont on a pre
vious trial.
Tracedy In aTexaa Town.
Longview. Tex., Aug. 11.—At Forest
Home, four miles east of Kilgore, a
difficulty occurred between Joe Hicks,
OH the one side, and J. H. Meadows
and Maj. Watson on the other. In
which Meadows was shot and Instantly
killed and Watson mortally wounded.
Hicks Is at large.
Tho Steamer Mexico Wrecked
on a Rock.
PASSENGERS WERE IN PERIL
EVERYBODY WAS LOWERED INTO
BOATS AND 8AFELY LANDED.
Th»Kaxico Then Made a Final Mungo
and Went to tho Bottom—Tourists
Lost Valuablo Holies and Speci
mens From Alaska,
San Francisco, cal., Aug. 11.—A
special ftytm Victoria to the Chronicle
says: For several days anxious In-
qurie.v have been made regarding the
Pacific Coast Steamship Company’s
ship, Mexico, which was scheduled to
leave tomorrow on her second trip to
Dyea. When the vessel struck off Sit
ka, as reported In an earlier dispatch,
Captain Wallace and hts officers quiet
ly awaited their turn to be lowered
over the side In boats. This was per
formed without a hitch, splendid disci
pline being maintained.
After the passengers wer safely oft
the crew turned their attention do the
hand baggage, which the passengers
had In their cabins, and tho treasure
and valuables belonging to the steam
er. There was no time to,attempt to
save anything stowed below deck, and
as It was, everything In the cabins
could not be secured, although the cap
tain and crew stayed on the steamer
until 'it was no longer safe for them
to do so. They had not been away from
her long when she made a final plunge
and went down stern first. She struck
on her starboard' bilge keel and a
large hole was torn In her side.
Only a short time before orders were
sent- to the engine room to send her
under-full steam ahead, and conse
quently she went right through tho
rocks. Had she been an iron vessel
very few would have lived to toll tho
story of the accident. She would have
gone down like a rock. At New Mehat-
kthla they had to spend several days
awaiting the arrival of tho Topeka,
news of the wreck having been sent
north to her by the steamer Alkt.
Tho passengers and crew had their
ants attended to by the Rev. Dr. Dun'
can and his Indians. Of the seventy-five
passengers forty were tourists who
made tho round trip, and others were
coming south from different Alaskan
points. Included In the latter were a
party pt naturalists, who had spent the
summer in western Alaska collecting
sperlmens for tho Columbian museum
Tlielr specimens and notes went down
with the steamer.
When she sailed from Seattle the
Mexico carried 278 passengers and
some 186 tons of freight, cdnslstlng
principally «f*lhe outfits of Intending
miners, and carried In addition thereto
sixty-eight horses and one burro, which
■were-uked In-packing-the outfits. 1
The Mexico was owned and run by
the Pacific Coast Stenmshlp Company
and was well: known on tho sound.
She was built in San Francisco In 1892.
Her gross tonnage was 1,798: net, 1,310.
She was 270 feet long. 36 feot beam,
and had a nominal horsc-power of
1,600.
A party of scientists who have been
cqllectlng specimens In Alaska for tho
Columbia Museum were returning on
tho Mexico when she wont down. They
lost all their Instruments, notes and
specimens, which were in the hold of
tho vessel, only tho hand baggage of
the passengers and officers being
saved.
Tho steamer Mexico, which was
wrecked at the entrance of Sitka har
bor at 4 o'clock a. m. on Aug. 5, hnd
been running at half speed because of
a dense fog, until a few minutes before
the rock was struck'" Pilot Connell
then called for full speed, and soon
afterward there was a terrific shock
on the starboard quarter. So great
was tho momentum that the Bhip was
carried through the reef, which. It Is
believed, was the West Devil Rocks,
and Into tho deep water beyond.
Instantly there was a enll of the
crew, and without tho slightest con
fusion the seventy-five passengers on
hoard wore safely placed In tho nhlp'q
boats. Soon after the vessel struck
the heavy fop; lifted and It was bright
amt sunshiny before she went down.
There was no excitement on board.
The passengers and watch below wero
awakened by the shock. Tho alarm
was quickly given and all wero quickly
dressed and reassured by the coolness
of tho officers nnd awaited their turn
to enter the boats. The vessel was
valued at about 3100,000.
BLUE AND GRAY.
Survivor* of Picketts Division Invited
to a G, A. R. Reunion,
Richmond, Va., Aug. 1L—Commander
John W- Frazier of Col. Frsd Taylor
Post No. 13, department of Pennsylva
nia, G. A. R., arrived here today, and
at a meeting held under the auspices
of the Young Men's Business Associa
tion, extended an Invitation on behalf
of the people of Philadelphia to the
aurvlvlng members of Pickett’s divi
sion to attend a reunion of tho gray
and blue, to be held In Philadelphia
at a dale to be fixed later. Command
er Frazier was met at tho railway
station by committees representing
the Confederate veterans and the
Young Men's Business Aaoclatlon, Act
ing Mayor Turpin presiding at tbe meet
ing.
THE TAX RETURNS.
Nearly a Million Decrease 8hovrn by
Digests so Far,
Atlanta, Aug. 11.—Tho comptroller'
general has received digests from 126
counties, which show a net decrease
of 3599,176. There are only eleven more
counties to hear from, hut It will be
Impossible for this enormous deficit to
be made up. This decided slump In the
returns was augmented by the returns
from Richmond county, which were re
ceived toilay and which show a falling
off of 3709,655.
Sent Kpworth Leagno Diplomas,
Toronto. Ont, Aug. 11 Secretary A.H.
Cltews today sent the diplomas to the
successful candidates In the Kpwo,th
League examination on four books.whtvh
are distributed yearly for that purpose.
S M books which have been chosen by
e committee this year are: "Social Law
of Surface,” by Prof. Richard Ely; "wits
the Poets,” by Archdeacon Farrar: "Ar
chitects of Fate." by Dr. O. 8. Msrden;
"our Lord'* Teachings,' 'by Rev. Dr,
Robertson.
Merry May be Itf cel red.
Washington. Aug. 11.—It has been Intf-
m*"T that as a result of the correepon-
d' :i" which has been had on the i
jeet. the_state department has so far i
< ''■ I'd In meet 1 ng the '»h|ei:n'».i, -a. i
which were made by the gteater re;
lie of Central America to the newly ap
pointed minister, \v. L. Merry, as to
mako It probable that bo will be received.
BISHOP EMBREY DEAD.
Presided Over the African Methodist
Church In South Cnrollnn,
■Philadelphia, Aug. 11.—Jame* Craw
ford Pin bray, bishop of tho African
Methodist Episcop?.! Church in South
Carolina, died today at his home In this
city. Ho had been in poor health foi
some time past and during a recent visit
to his district in the South ho contracted
a severe attack of nnkirht. He returned
to hie home in this city, but grew rap
idly worue until his death today.
Bishop Embrey was toru in Knox
county, Indiana, November 2, 1834. In
1859 he began bid study for tbo ministry
In Galena, III. From 1863 until tho fall ol
Vicksburg lie served on a supply boat,
carrying provisions for the army uuder
Gen. Grant. In August, 1863, he entered
tho ministry aud lit 1876 was elected hj
the general conference secretary of edu
cation. In 1878 he was appointed secre
tary of flnanco and treasurer of the
church fund. He came to this city in
1884, and In laat May was elected bishop
of tbo South Carolina district. Rev.
Embrey wets a widower and four chil
dren survive him.
WORK OF LIGHTNING.
It Struck n Battery of Bollors In a Brow-
cry at Now Orleans.
New Orleans, Aug. 11.—A bolt of
lightning this morning did considera
ble damage at tho American brewery.
It struck the brick work of two Im
mense batteries of boilers by which
tile machinery of tlic plant is operated
and almost completely destroyed It.
One of the boilers wos undermined nnd
fell to the ground. Tho other boiler
was not as badly damaged, linn Mars*
was scalded by escaping steam and
may die. Pat Maher, a laborer, was
struck by a brick. The accident was
one of tho most peculiar that has over
happened In the city.
l'OWDKH EXPLOSION.
Two Mon Killed nud Several lnjurod In
n Lead Mine,
St. Louts. Aug. 11.—Advices from
Bonne Terre. Mo., state that about 300
pounds of giant powder exploded In the
St. Joe lead mine near that place Inst
night, killing William H. Maddern and
Tavlor Dodson, seriously wounding Al
bert Meyers and Joseph Miller anl
painfully injuring Cal Gibson and Ed
Foraheo.
WHAT THEY SAY IN CUBA.
SENOR CONOVAS’ DEATH DISCUSS
ED BY THE PEOPLE,
Gen. Weyler’s Resignation Is Dependont
Upon tbo Prlmo Minister* Successor.
Havana Proas Comments Upon
McKinley's Expressions,
Havana. Aug. 11.—The question of
Who will be the prime successor of So-
nor Canovns Is being hotly discussed In
political circles. Many hcllevo that Se-
nor Bagasta will lie called. In official
circles, however, tho conviction Is
strung that the conservatives will con
tinue In power. Capt.-Gen. Weylcr will
not resign while a conservative cabi
net bandies the reins, but no ono
doubts that'ho would do so'If the queen
regent called on Bagasta.
. Consul-General Lee, Sir. Gallon, tho
British consul, and other foreign rep
resentatives called at tho palace to
day to tender their official condolenco
to the ucting governor-general, tho
Slarquls Ahumada, on tho death of So-
nor Canovas.
Tho afternoon papers contain special
dispatches from Madrid commenting
Ufin III" significance of tho friendly
messages of President McKinley, Sec
retary Sherman, Gen. Stewart Wood
ford and llnnnls Taylor In Spain's
hour of sorrow.
The Spanish mall steamer which left
today carried homo a thousand sick
soldiers and marines. Weylei- entered
Havana on horseback with an escort
of cavalry at 6 o'clock tliiH evening.
11c was received by the authorities on
tho outskirts and as Ito passed through
tho streets crowds cheered for Spain
and Woyler.
Having arrived at the palace, tho cap
tain general received a number of depu
tations and representatives of all classes.
Ho was evidently deeply moved by tbo
new* of tho death of Bettor Canovas and
slid that as soon as ha hoard of It be
started for Havana. Ho said the rainin'
lty was an luimctuic loss. It tins been,
perhaps, duo to him that tbo real Inter
cuts of Cuba have been conserved. The
public mourning for Sonor Canovas will
laat three days.
Insurgents to the number of 800,
Btrongly Intrenched lit tho Glllo liilta
near Madman, provlr.ee of Ilavaua,
have been attacked by tli-co Spanish col-
twin* commanded by Gens. Molina anil
Merole and Col. Agulle. Details of the
fighting ltavo not yet been received, but
report* from Madrugt *v that the Span
ish troopa have lout eleven killed, among
them a major and a lieutenant, and forty
wounded. The fighting still continues.
The Insurgent* have seized the town ol
Media Luna, near Manzanillo. Spanish
forces were sent from tho simmer
Fausta to gather homes In tbe Man
zanillo district, but they wero received
with a hot fire and compelled to sus
pend operation*.
MINISTER SUICIDES,
Rev. James Yale* of Florence, Alabama
Hangs Himself,
Florence, Ala., Aug. 1L—Rev. James
Yates, a Baptist minister, committed
suicide In Sheffield by hanging himself.
He was found by his wife before life
wus extinct, but died In a few minutes.
Yates was from Detroit, Mich., and
had been In Sheffield a year. It Is said
ho was at outs with tho members of
the Baptist church there. He was 65
years of age.
CHINESE CEMETERY.
A National Burial Ground to be Estab
lished Near Philadelphia,
Philadelphia, Aug. 1L—The National
Chinese cemetery Is now an assured fact.
Le* Toy. the "mayor of Chinatown, lays
that the papers closing the purchase of
110 seres, comprising the old Hr. Mary s
farm near Wynnewood. about ten miles
from Philadelphia, have now been signed
and that the work of removing the hol
ies of Chinamen who hav* been burt.-d
In other cemeteries will be begun short
ly. Toe price paid by the Chinamen toe
the land was 32.260 an sere. The ceme
tery will be used as • burial ground by
Chinamen all over the eastern section of
the country, being the only one In ozo
ne* In ths East. Here the Celestials will
be et liberty to Indulge In nil their na
tive rites, a privilege which has been oo-
nled them heretofore by tbe local ceme
tery authorities.
Famous Spanish Mines Discovered.
Lillie Rock. Ark., Aug. ll.-It Is r.>.
parted that the famous Spanlso mines,
which have existed for years, largciy m
tradition, have been rMleeavered. For
thelisttwo years the Pearl Sliver Ma
lar Company has been engaged in search
ing for the hidden mlri*. At the end of n
drift eleven feet from the mein shift
an ooenlnc was mode Into another shaft,
which la said to be that operated by the
Spanish pioneers in the Utter part of
the seventeenth century.,
The Populist Convention in
Ohio Eogagedin a
General Melee.
PUP IPJUt PM
A [ Blnecoat Stood in Each
Aisle to Frovent Fur
ther Trouble.
COXEY IS NOW A CANDIDATE
no Will Lead tlio Populist* Hoatin tho
Contest for Gubernatorial Honors,
A Full Stnto Ticket Nominated.
Voted Against Fusion With
Other Parties.
Columbus, O., Aug. 11.—Fusion was re
pudiated today by tho Populists of Ohio
In a manner so emphatic as to leave uo
cltunco for controversy regarding the fu
ture policy of tho party. The Populist
state convention by an overwhelming
majority severed the nllluice made a
year ago with the Democrats on the
fren silver issue and nominated a full
state ticket, beaded by Jacob Coxey, of
commonweal fame, -as the nominee for
governor.
Turbulent scenes marked the opening
of tho convention this morning. Tho nntl-
fitrionlst* had swept everything before
them, capturing the temporary and per
manent organizations and all tho commit
tees, ami they wero on their mettle. Nor
w>i« the policy adopted by. the fuslonists
calculated to temper tho feeling which
had been aroused among the middle-of-
the-road delegates, Tito threat of tho
{unionists to cxplodo a bomb in tho con
vention was like flaunting a red flag and
when the convention assembled the del
egates were ready for any surprise that
might be sprung. The report of the com
mittee on rules nud order of business
brought out the promised sensation. Tho
report provided that no sncecli should ex
ceed five minutes, regardless of tho sub
ject discussed. Severtl delegate* imme
diately joined In a protest ugnlnst this
provision, claiming that It was contrary
to the fundamental principles of the Peo
ple’s party, and an amendment wos of
fered to strike out this obnoxious sec
tion. Finally Potcr Witt of Cleveland
secured recognition from Chairman Seitz,
and mounting a chair proceeded to de
nounce the committee malting the report
uml tir—•erted that the euirciititm hud
been bought out by Mark Hanna. He
claimed he had proof that delegates had
born bribed by tbo Republicans. Tha
matter could not be presented In five
minutes, liowarer, nor discussed In that
time. • **• * ■ •
As Witt waved aloft In Ills hand a
piece pf paper, which Ito claimed was a
chock that had been given to ono of the
delegates by an agent of Mark Hanna,
Ito launched into a bitter Invective
against tho nntl-fuslonlsts, charging that
all of them bad beeu corrupted ty Hanna
money,
A scoro of delegates wero on their feet
In un instant, crowding around the chair
on which Witt stood. When one of tha
delegates attempted to pull Witt off the
chnlr, the latter struck nt the delegate
and n general melee ensued, several
blows were exchanged and chairs wer*
raised aloof In threatening manner. A
policeman who wa» present melted la
and Interrupted tho hostility and a tew
minutes later a platoon of police reached
tub convention linll and tile convention
proceeded after quiet had been restored,
with a hlue coat on guard fit each aisle.
The police remained until the convention
took n final adjournment.
The antl-fuslonlsts were not In the
least'dismayed by the charges that
had been made, nnd the report of the
committee on rules watt adopted In Its
original form, by a vole of 635 to 170,
which was the first accurate showing
of tlio relative strength of the faetlons.
The convention then effected perma
nent organization, Temporary Chair
man John Sella of Tiffin and Tempo
rary Secretary Llghtwaltcr of New
Philadelphia being mado permanent
officers.
The resolutions adopted reaffirmed
the Populist platforms adopted by the
Omaha and St. Louis conventions of
the party and took Issue on several
mailers of local Interest.
Before the morning session closed a
resolution was adopted providing for
the anointment of a committee to In
vestigate charges made on the floor of
tho convention that delegates had
been corrupted. The fuslonists who
mule the charges opposed an Investi
gation by a committee, cla'.nlng that
It should be mado In open convention.
At the afternoon session the follow
ing state ticket was nominated:
For governor. Jacob Coxey of Starke
county; lieutenant governor, Morris
Whitcomb, Tuscarawas county; supreme
Judge. E. C. Pomeroy; attorney gen
eral. C. A. Relder of Wayne county:
state treasurer, F. M, Morris of An
glais* county.
The convention remained In session
until after 6 o'clock, awaiting the re
port of the Investigating committee,
but It was not forthcoming and tha
convention adjourned «lne die, with the
understanding that tho committee
would report to the state central com
mute*. J. H. Taylor and Hugo Prayer
of Cleveland, both fuslonists, were the
principal wltnessea before the Investi
gating committee. Taylor stated he
had heard the Republicans were spend
ing acme money to assist the antl-fu-
elon J'oputlat, and he determined to
find out the truth of It. He said he
went to Major Charles Dick and told
him the Populists were dissatisfied
with the Democratic campaign and
suggested that fusion might be broken
up. He referred to Hugo Preyer as a
prominent Populist, whose services
would be worth securing, and arranged
for a conference later between Major
Dick and Prayer and himself. At thnt
conference, he claimed. Major Dick
agreed to pay the expenses of head
quarters. literature, etc., for the sntl-
fuslon Populist* nt the state conven
tion. Major Dick asked if they
needed any money for expenses, and
Preyer said he did not. Taylor ac
cepted 325 and a railroad ticket. Preyer
stated to the committee that he had
later written to Dick for money to pay
his expenses, and he received s cheek |
for 325 signed by Charles Dick and 1
drawn on the Ohio National Bank ofj
Washington, D. C., which was submit- ■
ted In evidence.