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I'RGISLAXI'HB STILL IM DOUBT At
THOl'GII IIETI'Rns COCtIo
FAVOR REPUBLICANS.
"H- We Seat. the S(ae
Cr d Give Them to
the Democrats.
rata and one IS??. 70 demo-
Turns received un tn 7 iae oUld
dozen or m. 'l.t0 .t.nBI't. Wi
Wuon C With a
very close thoro nS Uy'eBllt counties
changes t-xceot i w b.et'n uo material
will bo claimed bv fiad ?nty. wliich
. luero have ! .
iugs btfore the turuiniTlUl T'
counties except that J J0ard8 f any
Mb. partis have tlV?0d altlou8l'
lives and uttoraev u Jihwp renri!i''tn-
whereyer tuevotY Vn" &u" ai
bta claims nf ? tce has not changed
Jo"nt baTlotlnd wUlCnrUtii nnjotity
official returw of in ?2l d ou"til h
and Ih ?k .a" the -'oiiuties are in
.i"?" Nah stated today that the
v -rat and that the majority on joint bal-
Jt for senator will Tint i.i-LL Jh"-
r. vuuiKiu ue ia sntistied with tin.
situation in Wood . county. What' he
feared was that the official count might
X -?ntth? """"i1- rel'blin Plurality
official tally aheets shows a plurality of
t i or . reIublii;an representative
Judge Nash says he is willing and ready
to have any court pass on the case. He
says the law provides that the members
! t.neboarus "f election can not go be-
hind the returns and the supreme court
has held that they have uo ministerial
powers whatever can not hear evidence
or use their discretion in throwing . out
any votes. That is left to the courts
nnd to each branch of the legislature in
passing on the credentials of its mem-
bers. In Wood county today Morris the re-
publican candidate for representative
filed a protest against the board count-
ing the vote of Freedom township be-
cause the ballots had been tallied in
blocks of five. If the vote of the town-
ship had been thrown out it would have
increased the plurality of Noma by 1VZ
but it was counted. . The republicans
insisted that Norris will be declared
eledt il in Wood county and that the
lcgi...tiire stand 75 to .70.
It is learned here tonight that counsel
for both the democratic and the republi-
can committees at Howling Green today
agreed to submit the Wood county case
at once to the oircuit court and the law-
yers on both sides went to Toledo for
that purpose.
Informutiou has been received at re-
publican headquarters of protests from
iTiniml that the voting precincts were
in tin nnmw lltuec. If tllllt VOtU
DOUlU DO llirOWll OUl me uemm inii
lemocrnts to Ti repuDiicaus on juiut mu-
Nush savs there are
about forty precincts in the state where
these technical points on the location ot
the polls can be raised and it it is made
an i.wc of contest it will won; imn
......... ...:ii . know hi-' the final rc-
suits.
FIVE SK.VTS INVOLVED.
I-rR-al Action Taken In Mnryliim
Which Muy Scut Elve DcmocrulM.
Princess Anne Md. Nov. .". There i
a serious legal controversy among th
supervisers of .-lection of Somerset con.
tv over the vote cast on luesd:i) .1. .
Stamford the deinoeratlo member. Inn
iiig refused to sign the .certificates ot ele.
tion because of certain rregi. ! nuos
the ta lev siieeis uuu mmum
judges of election in several ins ances
failed to sign tne loiiner.
least r00 of f.ie Litter counted
spite of the fact that they were not .
Tlorsed with the initials of. one ot 111
judges as rcpiired by law..
lican siiiiervisors upon ion u
who lad b Iet'';i "w.rPn7 f l'n
board withdrew. The other two then
reorganized the board and issued s b-
luiPims to the judges and clerks of the
VTrtouB prec nets to appear before them
JS Monfipy to make tl.e
rections In the tally sheets. Mr. Mnm-
forf theroupon entere.l a protest . anil-
ine the whole course of the bourd illegal
and it 1h likely to be taken into the
Join t where an attempt may be made to
throw out the unmarked ballots ana re-
verse the result of the late election m
which event four assemblymen and one
senator from Somerset may go to the
democratic instead of the republican col-
j UU111.
r Conceded Uabberfu Election.
IItodayJonGcded the election of his
nnonnent William II. v y- r.1.
liert H majoi".'
Don t Knovr When Ther Are Licked.
t Uiiht. Nov. 5.-The member of
' L l-ninniittee of the nntional dem-
determined fo.main-
Uecreacl ITospcrlty.
. -ii vn i October was not as
Lonisv.l e. Nov o. Mvm and
Pros-rous wit preceding
$'C K'AA'for Ihefourth
...w lit; Aw
i -t V
.a r
- ... :t. precis Miw-
work. ? ( o a .u ' nimiural drains cak-.t-l
"MlV- of w organ f.iloroof
vltal fore. 4n Uad " for . aclentlflo
. .homo "come to tb fa tallie. develop. r-
Tells AddPCM
'ureiUO ERIE MEDICAL
CO.
4 miftGARf - jjjpfj.
Sng'and8? deCreau8e in Rrok
wnth0 w ttatent t0 P'vfng
DALLAS TRAGEDY VICTIMS.
Barton and Bo.'eT Are DeadThe
Woman May Recover.
Htree'li'f the Cottnse on emiania
SnTL tUralaZ evening. From the
n Li H thnt dt'?t 1 was on'y a matter of
a few hours. Hls remains were viewed
!nn iJUSt"e of the I"0800 and then
i Ov.erol an undertaker. Barton
was about 24 years old unmarried and
tame to iexas from Princeton Kv..
niwut nine years ago. Those who knew
mm say he waa an industrious and
aimable young fellow and the last man
ni the world to engage in a desperate af-
fair of any sort.
Mrs. Lizzie Wiedman the woman in
the case rallied today to the astonish-
ment of her physicians and was in ex-
cellent spirits all day.
Ir. V. P. Armstrong superintendent
of Parkland hospital said tonight; "The
woman is some better and the prospects
for her recovery are very fair."
.Tames B. Boswell the third actor in
the tragedy refused to die today. After
nightfall however he began to get rest-
less and his condition seemed to grow
worse. At 11 p. m. the physician in-
formed the jailer and the attendants
that Boswell's condition was precarious
and he held out no hope of the recovery.
A gentleman said to a reporter today:
"I knew Boswell back in Mississippi.
He was born and reared at Bypalie
eighteen miles west of Holly Springs in
Marshall county. He has four brothers
and two sister there. The Boswells are
first-class people and the family stands
liigll in .Mnrsliall county."
loiter .Tames B. Boswell the slayer of
William Barton died iu the hospital
ward of the county jail at 12:40 tonight.
At that hour there was uo change iu the
condition of Mrs. Wiedman. according to
the night surgeon at Parkland hospital.
i .
FIRE IX THE HOLD.
The Steamer Souttiwnrk Compelled
to Pnt Rack Into I'ort
New York Nov. 5 The Hod Star
steamer Southwark. which sailed from
this port on Wednesday for Antwerp
passed Fire Island lit 10:!!0 a. m. today
bound in. She signalled "fire down in the
hold among cargo."
The Southwurk carried Oi cauin pas-
sengers and 122 steernge passengers.
The Southwurk reached her pier at the
foot of Fulton street at 3 o clock this
afternoon. To all outward appearances
nothing unusual had occurred on Iwnrd.
From Murine Superintendent Shackel-
ford of the American line who had
boarded the vessel In the lower bay it
was learned thut at 7 o'clock yesterday
morning when the vessel was- alxnit 22.
miles east of Sandy Hook Rome of the
crew discovered smoke coining up t he
ventilators in the forward part ol the
ship and a good deal of heat was felt m
that quarter. The crew dug down to
the hatches in the lower hold where a
few bales ot cotton and some grain were
stored. The smoke was very dense and
the heat increased when steam was
turned into the compartment. Two lines
of hose were also brought to bear upon
the hold and through tnese a sma i
stream was propelled. About 10 o clock
('aptain Bence decided to go back to
New York. The passengers were notified
as to what had happened and there was
no excitement among them at any time.
.Mr. Wright said he could not estimate
what damage had lx'on done or when the
ship would be ready to sail again until
the hold had been cleared up.
Mr. Wright said the passengers could
stav on board until the vessel would be
readv'to sail or -mother ship substituted.
l'l to a late hour tonight no final ar-
rangements had I n made as to the dis-
position of the passengers.
Ill 11. I.
HOOF A HMO It.
I'rofcNNor Foote'M .Miiterlnl Stood n
' Wonderful Test.
New York Nov. ". A public exhibition
was given iu the Twenty-third regiment
armorv in Brooklyn today by W. Leonard
l-'oote." inventor of the bullet proof anto-
dyuumic armor and .was witnessed by
several foreign officials and others inter-
ested in armor. A Winchester and a
Kraig-.loiginseii rifle were used in the
test anil a block of the armor 2 1-2 inches
thick was used. A number of bullets
..... lir... I nt ii. but in no case did any
of them go through or leave a mark of
entrance. .Mr. Foote. previous to the ex
hibition stated Hint a similar niaieriai
hud been used three years ago. but since
.i..t lini..- it find lieen improved. It is
now perfect according to the inventor
who says it is equal in resistance to a
three-quarter inch gun shield of hard
.inrl does not require the same
amount of care to keep it front rusting as
steel does. ii is nnuin " -.
weighing less ban half as much.
Previous to the test of Mr. Foote s ma-
terial a Kraig-Jorgensen rifle was. used
on a quarror-incii i-n i"'' - .
went througV it as it did alw through
fifty pine boards eight feet thick. In
the case of the inventors material the
hullet from the Kraig-.Iorgensen rifle pen
etrated but the hole closed up enure .v.
leaving an nnliroKeu siiiiiki- me ..-.
remaining in the shield.
The Wincliester ouni-is n
riie. Mr. Foote after the test had
been pronounced a success said that lus
invention is about Jill per cent fighter m
the ratio of resistance than steel for ship
r shields.- When penetrated by bill-
ets the puncture instantly closes thus
keepi'B out water. .The material being
non-magnetic according to the inventor
il is especially valuable for uses in tl.e
i f .ivnl vpkscIs for shields.
Count Coetzen a military attache at
WaxbinKton. and (Jen. l. T. Mcrtwago
of the Unssian navy were present at the
tesls. '
. 1 :
'I'll 10 VERDICT WAS CHEERED.
Trial of ibe Brntal Slorderer of tlie
Greene Kaniiij.
Cincinnati. Nov. 5.-A special from
.' !..... v V.. savs:'
The report tht reached here yesterday
that Miss Alice Pfost the fourth victim
of Murderer John F. Morgan of Kipley.
Jackson county was dead proves to be
untrue. ' Her recovery ii"w.."'.
The funeral of Mrs. Oreene formerly
.- !.(( Miss MatilHn Pfost. her
lighter nnd young James J.reene. her
s occurred yesterday. The three bod-
h "'were laid side by side in one grave
This morning Kipley was crowded with
strangers when court opened.
I mm Alice 1'iosi wnn mi- i
lerTvid -nee differed little from publish-
Vr JI.t Pxcent that the murderer
u'e. I an Bite instead of a club. The pn.B-
chuthathe had M M hi-. Tjr-
hir The urv. in less than an
ho r remrned a verdict of guilty of mur-
''0" s L first decree without recom-
. eud ition. The announcement was re-
niemuiio . Sentence will be
passed upon the prisoner tomorrow.
AUSTlk WEEKLY STATESMAN.
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1
E.
SALISBIUY'S SPKECH AT THE
. LORD MAYOR'S BAXQl'KT DEALT
WITH AFRICAN PROBLEM.
inoiuEWERiofiPtn
Premier Compared It to a Steam
Roller Having- Great Power bat
Little Speed European Com-
petition of Armament.
London Not. 9. In spite of a thick
drizzle and a heavy fog the annual cus-
tom of presenting the elected chief mag
istrate of Londou to the representatives
of the sovereign and to the people today
was observed with success.
Col. John Hay the United States am-
bassador who was to have respouded to
the toast of the "Foreign Ambassador"
at the Guild hall banquet is confined
to his room aud in consequence the Japan-
ese minister will take his place.
The brilliancy of the gathering of the
lord mayor's bnnqdet at the Guild hall
this evening was somewhat marred by
the tokens of mourning for the late
Duchess of Teck. A number of ladies
present wore gowns of black or dark ma-
terial. The entrance of the Marquis of Salis-
bury prime minister and Arthur J. Bal-
ljour first lord of the treusury was the
signal for loud upplause but the reception
tendered to the foreign diplomats was of
the tamest character as compared with
the enthusiasm which last year greeted
the then ambassador of the United
States Thomas F. Bayard.
The Marquis of Salisbury was greeted
with several minutes of continuous cheer-
ing when he arose to speuk. He began
by deploring the engineers' dispute which
ue km ui involves me uituro prosperity
or uisusier or uie country" but added
that he was glad to sav there wim "r...
newed prospect that the board of trade's
iiiit-rvcuiiou womu prove successful."
His lordship read a tclccram from 1 1
queen asking him to express how deeply
in-r iiiuji-iu.r ieu me marvelous display
ot loyalty to the crown tind to her per-
son at the diamond jubilee festivities.
After referring to the conduct nf ilio
troops in the Indian frontier in terms
similar to tuose used by the Marquis of
l.aiuisuowue unii warmly- praising the
couuuci oi tne Angio-Ugyptiun expedi-
tion In the Soudan caunaii;n. the ore.
mier cuino to the lending passage in his
iieecii liiii'ouucing tne' langleU question
in un- .tiger aim i ut' coniiieting claims
ami interests ot Great Britain and
rrnnce m unit section ot west Africa.
He said:
"It might not achieve the general con
dilatory process desired if I entered
frankly into all the negotiations between
me powers respecting Africa. We are
nil aware of the great extent of territorv
cast loose during the last twenty vears
iu Africa and put up as the object of
acquisition lor several enterprising gov-
ernors. The negotiations that are pro
(-ceding will tmssibly continue a long
time. We desire that territory to lie gov-
erned on strict principles of right and
with a constant regard to us prosperity
and to the interests of the empire. We
tlo not desire unjust and illegitimate
achievements and we don't wish to taJtc
territory simply because it would look
well to paint red on the maps.
"Our objects are stricll.v business. Wi
wish to extend commerce trade industry
and civilization: to throw open as ninny
intirKets as possible and to bring together
its ninny consumers and producers as jios
nun.- mm ii( ji-u un- fcrrni nil 1 11 I'll l Illgll
ways and waterways of the continent
We wish trade to pursue an uneheck
course tm .M;-.. ii.
anibexia. and in doing these things
while we wish to behave in a neighborlv
manner and to show due consideration
lor the feelings and claims of others we
tire obliged to any I here is a limit to tin
exercise ot mis particular set ot feelings
and we can not allow our plain lights
to lie overrnlilen. (Prolonged upplause.
His lorilshin then missed to stieiik n
the situation iu the cast. He said th
history ol the nast venr was Hint the
Hi pea n concert had failed to prevent
(recce irom going to war. hut hud sue
ceetleil in preserving the pence of F.iiropc
It was. In- submitted a great and praise
worthy achievement for the concert Ii
avert thtil calamity lie continued:
nun tne concert exerted all of its
loree to prevent Greece from going t
war. the responsibility might have rcsle:
upon if of erasing Greece from the map.'
With reference to the Cretan nintlei'
his lordship observed that this was still
unsettled but inldeil:
j lie concert ot l-.m-opc is like a steam
roller with great power but tilth
speed.
In concluding bis speech he said:
wne nope we nave oi nreventiti!' tin
competition of armaments among F.ttro-
penn powers ending in a terrible effort
tor mutual destruction. fatal to civiliza
tion is that the. powers may be gradu-
ally brought to act together in a friendlv
spirit as to questions that niav arise
until at last they shall be welded in sonic
international construction which will give
tne woi-ki. ns i tie result ol their great
strength a long spell of. unfettered com
merce prosperous trade and eotitimial
pence. '
S Afi ASTA'S SKVriMKVrK.
Spain Xot Seeking- Wnr With' Ameri-
ca Would Reward It a Miforliiiip.
i Madrid Nov. . In response to a cable
message from a nou-oflicinl American
source Seuor Sitgasta. the premier has
sent the following cable declaration
through Senor Dupuy de Lome the
Spanish minister at Washington.
"So far from seeking a pretext to de-
clare war-against the United States
pnui womu regard it as a great mis-
fortune to be given the occasion for such
an unhappy resolution. Animated as
she is by the most amicable sentiments
toward file great republic-Spain hopes
of America that the latter will do its ut-
most to fortify sentiments 'of freindship
for the sake of lioth countries while at
the sii me tinu resecting the rights of
Spain."
AFFAIRS l. COSTA RICA.
President lirleniaa Exile IIU Prede-
; cessor Trouble Expected In
Colombia.
New l'ork. Nov. ft.President Iglesias
of Costa Kicu lias taken another step to
secure his re-election. He has exiled his
predecessor. former President Morn ac-
cording to a statement made by Dr. .1.
States of Colombia who arrived here to-
day on the Atlas liner Altnia from Port
i. runs! oi inH-nn nei i oro. ijnitpo
lyllllOll.
"When I was In Port Limon." said Dr.
Fanss. I heard thnt Morn had been ex-
iled. He went to some Sooth American
country. Iglesias thought the opposition
party was to name him as its candidate
for president. Affairs were quiet other-
wise in Costa Rica when I left."
In speaking of the condition of affair
THUKSDAY NOVEMBER 11
In the United State of Colombia where
a presidential election in tn )u hM
cemlier 5 Dr. Fausa said:
"They are expecting trouble there. An
omiuoiiB feeling prevails though so far
lucre hub mra peace rue candidate ot
the conservative party is lteyes. and Caro
is the liberal candidate. There la a stand-
ing army of HOW men iu Colombia very
well equipped. The government is hold-
ing the army In readiuess iu case a rev-
olution is attempted."
TUB TROVRLB IS Al STRIA.
The Situation Is Very Grave Con-
flict Between Germans and Caecbu.
London. Nov. 5J.-A letter received
here from utiua says the public reports
of the political situation in the Austrian
hmpire convey no adequate idea of the
chaos prevailing.
"Badenl must g0." is the general war
cry now and his downfall is considered
inevitable regardlesa of the outcome of
the present tight between the Germans
and Czechs. The letter adds:
"No one can foresee how it will end.
If the Germans win there may he
bloodshed m Bohemia and if the Bo-
hemians are persistent tl i:..i...u.o .;ii
have to fight with their sliariiest wenpons
to assert their prerogative and vnve the
Austro-IIungary duality.
"The danger however lies iu the act-
ne puruuumuon iu the light by the Ger-
mans over the border. 'ITiere is actual-
ly a BUiall party in the reichsrath who
openly declare for Prussia nnd want to
see the former German provinces of Bo-
hemia handed to the Hoheuzollerus."
NEWS FROM HAVANA.
Surrender ot a Small insnrirent
Force Reported (iomea Active.
Havana Nov. 9. An nfficinl (limmtih
from Alfonso XIII province of Mutau-
zas announces the surrender there to
the Spanish authorities of an iusurgent
torce consisting 0t three ollieers mid fif-
teen privnte.i
It is semi-oflicia v- nnnniincnl Hml
Geu. Maximo Gomez has been attempt
ing 10 concern raie me insurgent lorces
near Ueniedios the principal northern
port of the province of Santa Clara mid
it is added that he was engaged by a
Spanish force with the result that the
insurgents left nine men killed on the
held.
Cunt. Gen. Blanco has issued a circu
lar to the Spanish commanders instruct-
ing them to favor the owners of sugar
estates by all means iu their power mill
to encourage those who may be less dis-
posed than others to grind their cane.
Tod Sloane Gathering Glory.
Ioudon. Nov 0. At the second dtiy's
racing of the I.ingtield park November
meeting today 11. V. Ixing's 2-year-old
colt Anihurst by Matrngon out of Gol-
coudn. and ridden by Tod Sloane the
American jockey won the Gage selling
nursery handlcnp. Sixteen horses run.
A New Yacnt tor Walea.
Glasgow Nov. II. The Hendersons
have booked an urdor for an S(l-toti rac-
ing cutter for the Prince of Wales. The
designs of the new yacht were drawn
bv George Wutson nnd it is believed she
will be of the tyi of the Bona the
cutter of the Duke of Abrussia nephew
of the King of Italy. The Prince of
Wales has retained the services of ('apt.
Carter the lute commander of the Bi-it-tauin.
Denied at the Vatican.
Koine. Nov. II. The Vatican officially
contradicts today the published reiiort
that tin; forthcoming papal encyclical on
the Manitoba school question will he in.
favor of accepting the-compromise offer-
ed bv Sir Wilfred Latu-ier the premier
of Canada namely neutral schools with
religious instruction after school hours
only.
Radicals and" Socialists Elected.
Berlin. Nov. il. As a result of the
tnuniciiml by-elections just ended live
radicals and lour socialists have been
elected.
nccliiuiiinlnnd Rebels Sentenced.
Cape Town Nov. !1.-Toto. one of the
chief lenders of the insurgents of Bechii-
iiiial I. hill beer sentenced to six
veins imprisonment ut hard labor and
liftv-live others have been sentenced to
terms of imprisonment varying from two
to four years. They nil plead guill.v of
sedition.
The Emperor Was Touched.
'Berlin. Nov. '.(.-Kinperor William in
sequence of his visit to the .Silesian
ii i iioti-i..c is iiini-.eil at the immense
amount nf damage done and has protn-
! .... i -i.ii.. h i fin- the 11 i'ii I
iseo i-.ii'iii-i v i-n.. ..... .
oitlei-ei-s. cKtiecially ill the direction of
regulating Hie waterway's.
Will Xol Reopen the Case.
H....I.. v- ti The secretary nf war
Gen. Bilot. today informed the cabinet
.i... i... ii..tnii.ii m . . n- i. iir-i.-iiii"
liiieiui. ii . . i
iden-e the government bail decided not
to reopen the Dreyfus case. I .he g-n-
4 1 .mull till 1IWM I hml linnounced. I hen )"
tention of questioning the government v
Abont Jon-Cathollc Marrlnacs.
Lima. Pern via Galveston. Nov. !.-
Todav the ministers of the I lilted States
and Great Britain and Germany address-
ikI a collective note to the government
asking that a bill of legalization of nna-
Cntholic marriages be included among
the men wires to Is- mimed by President
Pieroln when convoking the extraordina-
ry session of congress.
Vatican Supports Snuasln.
T..iulini. Nov. If). The Koine corre
spondent of the Daily Chronicle says:
The pupal nuncio at Madrid ha" wen
recalled to Koine by tne Vatican aim in-
structed to exhort the clergy and the
people of Spain to do their utmost to
support the present ministry. .( inm
reached . the Vatican that the Munition
in Spain is extremely grave
('..rtist riuintr lire imminent ill the
principal towns or Spain nnd tin- qne'-ii
regent is continually receiving menacing
letters from the Carlists.
Hooray for McKlnler.
T ..l..n Vnv 1(1 A disriutch to the
rimes from Buenos Ay rex says general
frost has severely injured the wheat ami
llax crops.
.-. .
Judge Vincent ttolla Lnetaert. -
O Former .Tililee Vin
cent who conducted the defense i. Hie
first trial 6f Adolph L. Lnetgert. has
withdrawn from the case. Private bus-
iness affairs were given as the cause of
his withdrawal. Attorney Phalen. who
wa associated with .luilge Vincent (Hir-
ing the famous trial nnd who today an
nounced the Intter'a withdrawal will
conduct' the defense at the second hear-
ing which however will not be colled
within six weeks.
LESSEE
ta tim. Sold by dranteta. I
-".Yr-III.l-VrV1 V"
nulling UK ct dor ol the -ocinoe mm
bcToMhe chamber .f deputies tio.n he
second division of l.iioti. and M.
Mil-man deputy from H'e division of
th. ..i.... ii.nl it. ilwi nliseiiee ol new ct-
gard ug the ngiliitiun m nn"r ..-i'
i tig the case of Alfred Dreyfus. I In-
former captain of artillery.- now under-
going life imprisonment on th-( Isle (In
Diablo off the coast of French Guiana.
1897.
THE SOUND MONEY LFfiGUE
SEMI-AMAI. MEETING OF THE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
IX NEW YORK.
REPOSTS FROM nil STATES.
J. Sterllaa; Morton Refera to Bryau'i
Followers aa Faaatlca Illarota
and Idlota McKlnler'a
Plaa Made Kaowa.
New York Nov. 0. The aemi-anuunl
meeting of the executive committee of
the nntional suiiiul money league was
begun here today. There were pres-
ent: President George K. Leighton of
St.. Louis; i General Secretary. K. V.
Smnlley Henry Vllliard Gustnv II.
Schwab T. Kennedy Tod If. P. Robin-
son Kdwiu B. Smith .1. K. Cowan M.
K. Ingalls .1. W. Norwood W. C. Corn-
wall and Treasurer A. B. Hepburn.
Geuerul Secretary Smnlley in his re-
Itort of the work of the. league said
there was lodged to Its credit in a bank
iu Chicago a balance of $1000 over and
above all expenditures. '
Treasurer Hepburn reported- that the
total amount in bank up to the present to
the credit of the league was f 1-131. A
donation of $500 to the IiidinunpolUi
Monetury league was granted.
Secretary Smulley read a communica-
tion received from.. M. C. George vice
president for Oregon who wrote thnt
he was with the league in all the great
questions relating to the currency and
realized the necessity for aggressive
work. As to the state In many places
the league would tind it honeycombed
with finauciiil ignorance and error.
On motion of Mr. Ingiills of Cincin-
nati it was voted to appropriate $1000
to aid Mr. George in Oregon.
.1. K. t'owen of Baltimore reported
that things were satisfactory in his
Territory.
I. Sterling Morton vice nresidenl of
the league for Nebraska wrote:
.Mr. Hi villi anil Ins disomies are
actively engaged in the iiromgutlon of
money fallacies. They have united iu
one conglomeration all the fanatics.
bigots and idiots in this state tor the
purpose of upholding the free coinage of
silver at a ratio of 10 to 1. It Is very
painful to oliserve that this aggregation
muy (mile possibly make a minority of
20000 at the coming election for candi
dates who represent nil that is Inimical
and disastrous to agriculture and in fact
to sound government everywhere."
Judge illiiiin M. Reese - vice presi
dent of the league for Arkansas wrote:
' There is uo change In this state; there
is an overwhelming majority for free
silver and Kryanism Iu every congres-
sional district." '
Charles Libbey. vice president for the
league in Maine wrote i it part:
So far as M nine is concerned 1 do not
think silver will be an Issue iu the con-
gressional campaign next year."
.lames l. mnir of M l.ouls wrote:
"On tin- whole I can not say that I
feel encouraged over tin- situation iu Mis-
souri. 1 fully recogulxe that the strength
of the silver democracy in this state is
wholly due to lack ol eilucalioti on the
subject and 1 see no ineiiim at hand
whereby they can be sufficiently in-
formed Is-forc the next election to ma-
terially reduce their numbers"
William C. Cornwall of Buffalo re-
ported thai as far as he could ascertain
both iu the eastern and In the western
purl of the state the free silver senll-
ineut was actually dying out.
Louis It. Khrich of Colorado Springs-
reported Ihut nothing but better limes
can bring about a change iu tree sil-
ver sentiment in Colorado.
"The only thing to affect the west.'
he said "is better times and I would
suggest that the league conic out boldly
aud nsk the president of the I'niled
Stales to proclaim the gold standard as
the money bams of the country."
President Leighlon thought il highly
inixpedieiit for Hie league to commit it-
self on this point at the present time.
M. 10. Ingiills said:
-The result of the '( lit campaign
shows conclusively that the south will
again drift back to the democracy and
free silver."
Continuing he said that the great dan-
ger now is u tendency to drift into a new
banking business law. which to the coiiu-
trv will he fraught with danger
(In motion of II. P. Robinson of ( hi-
(ago it was resolved that a conuuillec
Is- appointed l receive and consider the
report ol the monetary cohiiuinbiuii m-n
it is iniiile and to call a meeting of the
executive committee if It is considered
that action Is- taken I hereon. A com-
in it ti oniprising Lniis F.hrich. Secre-
tary Smnlley G. II. Schwab and illiam
C. 'Cornwall was appointed to prepare
a declaration on inlcrnatloiiu! bimetal-
lism to the effect that bimetallism Is dead
and that gold should Is- the standard of
the country.
A recess was then taken. -
Before reassembling the members of
the committee stated that President M(-
Kin ley had stated his Intention of rec-
ommending In his message to congress
the advisability of separating the issue
departments of the treasury from the
regular government exs-nse accounts. In
other words it will lie proposed to hold
the gold reserve n a .redemption fund
for greenbacks to make the gold and
greenback interchangeable.
Ii u-iii until President .McKlliIey hud
spoken freely on Monday with n prom-
ncnt official of the national sound money
t
leniroe on this question.
When the committee resumed lis ses-
sion. Unis Khrielm. as chairman of one
of the siib-commiltees. rend the follow-
ing address: i
"Tlie executive commute of Ibe na-
tional found money league In behalf of
its memls'is throughout the rniled
States.! issues the following address:.
'International bimetallism as a world
possibility is dead.
f M't us rccoKiii.t- ini".
tional bimetallic commission appointed
tinder the St. Louis pledge of the repule
lican purtv has made strenuous efforts
on behalf of this policy- Those efforts
have proved futile. The comtnercinl ne-
cessity of the world has demonstrated
that a dual standard Is commercially nil-
ueceiitable and. in the present stage of
civilization impossible.
"The hour baa come. It seem tn us.
when a national recognition of this fact
is necessary. ' '
"The situation demands ft definite clear
unequivocal declaration that internation-
al bimetallism is a thing of the past. The
country must proclaim their ncceptnnce
of the 'world fact' and plant .themselves
finally -an the single gold standard. -
"Tlie proclamation of this monetnry
position will iiiicken our commerce in-
crease forcien Investment and make Tier-
niaueiit ami prosiwroii" condition which
have begun to manifest themselves In
our eo'imrv. . . t.
"We invite Hie friends of sound moiiev
nnd itli who wonUl contribute to the well
helnr "d safety til our commercial life
to join to bringing shout the unmistaka-
- ' .: ''"'' . ' SS' '
hlo- declaration that now and henceforth
the monetary system of the United
States shall rest on the single gold stand-
ard." The text meeting of the league will lie
held - lu Washington during January
1SU8.
M AHTIX THOH.VS TRIAL.
Taklna' of Teatlnioay llearlna Cam-
ber of Wltneaaea Testify.
New York. Nov. 9. The trial . of
Martin Thorn for tbo alleged murder of.
William Guldcnsiippe begun In earnest
this morning. Yesterday the jury was
secured and at 10 o'clock this morning
District Attorney William J. Young be-
gan his address. . t - --. ;
Thorn clean shaven and well groom-
ed sat with unmoved countenance as
the prosecuting attorney outlined his
ease. When he had concluded the tak-
ing of testimony began.
Twenty witnesses were summoued for
examination today and the district at-
torney took them olio by oiks just aa the
finding of the different lxirtions of the
body opened up to the public the. fact
that a terrible crime had been commit-
ted. .
The first witness'-s were the boy who
while swimming iu the Fast river had
found the upper mirtion of the aevered
trunk and then followed tho policemen
who were culled to the scene of the find-"
iiig and they In turn were followed by
witnesses who testitied to the. bringing
of that part ot the body to the morgue.
The discovery of the lower portion of
the trunk from which the legs were sev-
ered half way la-tweeu the thighe and
the knees was then taken up and every
person who bundled it until it was de-
posited with the morgue kcciier was ex-
amined aud each one In turn Identified
the paper oil cloth and cheese cloth in
which the tMirt was wrapped. - i - a--
The rest of tho afternoon was taken
lip by the description of those who found
and Inspected the bundle floating at the
Brooklyn uuvy yard) and as in the ether
two instances tho carrying of - these
limbs was followed irom the navy yard
dock to the New York morgue at Belle-
vue hospital. . Then the morgue keeper
wiib put on the stand. ' ?. v . .- .
At 4 o'clock all the. witnesses who bad
been brought to court for examination
hud given their testimony and as there
were.no more available the proaecatiou
asked for an adjournment until tomor-
row; morning. Tho court granted thl..
request uud the trial will be resumed
ut- I):;t0 tomorrow morning. It is ex-
pecteu that the greater part of the testi- .
inony tomorrow will be that of an autop-
sy during which experts will ibe pro
duccd by the prosecution to .prove that
the parts belonged to the same body and
also if possible to prove the causa of
death. . .. .
BAPTIST CONVENTION.
Close of a Htorsar Beaaloa Neat
Meeting; at Waco.
San Antonio Tex. Nov. 0. (Special.)
The Baptist general convention of Tex--as
adjourned today after a lengthy .and
nt times stormy session.'. .It was the
largest aud most momentous convention
ever held by the denomination in this
state and has resulted iu averting for
many years at least all dangers of a dis-
ruption of the church. .There la still
talk of a secession movement bat bo
serious results are anticipated. .-At this
morning's session a large number of re-
ports and resolutions were . adopted.
Waco' was selected as the next place of
meeting nnd the Fridny before the sec-
ond Sunday in October 1808 fixed as
tho time. The credentials committee
recommended that neither of the. two
acts of messengers from Oak Cliff church
lie seated becuuse the report stated the
church was in a "state of disorder." The
committee reported in favor of the me.
engers from the old Meridian associa-
tion and the challenge of the Totes of
the delegates representing the new and
rival association of the an mo name Both
reports were adopted. .
The convention adopted the usual reso-
lutions on temperance Sabbath- observ-
ance and thanks. The convention closed
by prayer by the venerable Jr. Kufns C.
Burleson.
tnil'-.l.Tr.HM AHOl'HRU. .
Claim tlie Market Price of Their
Products la Doctored In
New York.
Denver. Nov. 0. The Republican sys:
For several days the ma lingers of oil
the sineltei" from the United States and
British Columbia have Ikjcii conferring
together in this city with a view to the
promotion of the allied intercuts in smelt-
ing. There appears to lie a unanimous
determination to devise some means. If
possible to obtalu the true market price
for their products instead of the .doc-
tored and ii-.sullicieiit quotation now fur-
nished bv certain New York jobber.
In the case of lead for instance there
is no good reason why the market price
iu New York should not be quoted daily
at 4.2."i per KHt pound instead of JU.75
and it Is iM-lleved that through concerted
action on the part of all the lead smelter
justice cti ii soon obtain ill thl I in (tort u nt
matter. The stunt1 is true of silver.
- i .
freight Rates Ulaeaaafti
Chicago. Nov. 0. Executive officers of
the western rond held n conference here
today on the freight rate situation. The .
practicability of bringing nbont a resto-
ration of all rate which have bees re-
duced below the regular tariff was dis-
cussed ut considerable length hot In
view of the position maintained by the '
southwestern roods In- - regard' to ' rate
to and from golf ports the conclusion
was reached that nothing could be eon
at present to ndjust mattersco The opln'
Ion was freely expressed that until some
change I effected In the law-as it. hu
been declared tn be by the supreme court
of the United States there is little- prob-
ability of rates being maintained on a
permanent basis.
Hoard of Mlaalone Meet I a.
Nashville Nov II. The board of mis-
sion of: tln Southern i Presbyterian
church met today and revoked the order
nending . Dr. Houston ol - the Louisville - -presbytery
bark tot China pending srt
investigation In progress now regarding- .
bis orthodox and cct-leslnatical standing.
Appropriation were' made for China
missions of $40000 and for Brazil of
f 10000. 'If..-.- i 1 1
Salaries of all missionaries were re-
dnced in these districts. - ' 1 ' '
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Stock Breeders to- Meet.
St. Paul' Minn. Not. 0.' A national
convention of American stock breeders
nnd feeder has been called to meet here
January 1" to '1 next.-. Inclusive. 'Tim
convention Is a direct offshoot of the .
National Farmers' congress.- which wo
in session here - recently. It I backed
by prominent stock breeders throughout
the country and a large attendance Is
promised.
: The benefit to your skin
from HEISKELLS Oint-
ment is prompt aadiappar-
ent Removes Freckles
Sunburn Pimples and
cures all affections of the
skin. K..'.-v-.
HK1HKEIXH Ptlls nam all hnmors float
thi-hliMML Don't srlpeornaiiMat. OloUautMc.
ruin IV. At (truiorliunr by mall.
JBI!ftI HWLUW1! CI HI Uasmi II finals.
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