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) Ao v VOLUME LXXX.—NO. 64. SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 3, 1896. PRICE FIVE CENTS. BOURKE COCKRAN JUNS THE BOLT ‘The Brilliant New York Democrat Defines His Position. IS OPPOSED TO BRYAN. Lunacy and Villainy at the Back of the Free-Coinage Craze. LOTH TO LEAVE HIS PARTY. But Says That McKinley’s Success Is the Ouly Salvation for the Country. NEW YORK, N. Y., Aug. 2.—The Sun to-morrow will publisa the following inter- view with the Hon, Bourke Cockran, who returned from Europe on Sunday: “What is your opinion of the political situation ?” *'1 regard it as the gravest in the history of the country, exceeding in importance the crisis of 1860. The secession move- ment was but an attemnt to divide this country between two governments, each of them designed to protect property within the limits of its jurisdiction. The movement launched at Chicago isan at- tempt to paralyze industry by using all the powers of government to take prop- erty from the hands of those who created it and place it in the hands of those who covet it. “This is & question of morals as well as of politics. No political conveniion can issue a valid license to commit offenses against morality. and I decline to follow Mr. Bryan in a crusade against honesty and_ the rights of labor.” . “Do you mean that you will actively op- pose the Democratic party or abstain from an active support of it?” “In a contest for the existence of civiza- tion no man can remain neutral. Who- ever does not support 'he forces of order e1ds the forces of disorder. If I can do anything to thwart a movement the suc- cess of which [ would regard as an irre- parable calamity, not only to this country but to lized society everywhere, I shall certainly do it.”’ ; “What do yoa think of Tammany’s ac- * tion in indorsing the ticket?”’ “I simply cannot understand it. They strongly opposed the platform at Chicago on the ground that it was an assault on the integrity of the Nation. They decline to ratify it even now, which shows they Have not changed their opinion of it. Yet they have indorsed the candidate who stands upon it, and whose election will mean that the platform which they have themselves denounced as a singular com- of lunacy and villainy shall be ated into the statute law of this “Will you support Major McKinly out- right, or do you favor the nomination of another Democratic ticket?” “I believe that all Democrats who are so thoroughly in favor of sound money that they place the defeat of Bryan above the success of any organization or party should meet in convention for the purpose of cousidering the form and method by which they can give the most efficiency to their motion. For my part I don’t be- lieve that the nominatiou of other candi- dates for President and Vice-President, however eminent and deserving they might be personally or politically, would serve any useful purpose; nobody believes they couid be elected, and any Democrat whose hostility to Populism and Repub- licanism would not allow him to support eitber Bryan cr McKinley, could show his opposition to both by remaining at home on election day quite as well as by voting for a third ticket. It would be moré convenient to himself individually and would not create a vis- able separation between himself and his party organization. Nevertheless, it is very important in a movement of this character thut men intending to rupture the party ties of a lifetime should be sus- tained by a sense of association among themselves. Thatend could be attained by the adoption of a platform declaring for sound money; against extravagant appropriations; in favor of economical administration in every department of Government; in favor or a tariff for revenue only and ample for that purpose; . against the paternalism of the Republican party and the Populistic socialism of both the Chicago and 8t. Louis conventions; in favor of that American liberty which can be mainted only by 8o limiting the power * of Government that it can never interfere with the daily concerns of law-abiding citizens. “The plank of pressing importance in such a platform is of course the currency plank. Now the mere election of McKin- ley will be the defeat of the free silver movement., The obvious policy then would be to indorse the McKinley electors and thus secure the immediate success of the main feature of the platform. The Democrats who will have achieved the success of their finaucial plank by the election of McKinley wilt yet coustitute an opposition to the Republican party the day after election based on principles which are certain to be ultimately adopted by the American people. What is needed, therefore, is not a new ticket, but a new platform which will declare in unmistak- able language the cardinal features of the party faith and which, while indorsing McKinley electors, will provide for a really Democratic opposition to the Mc- Kinley administration during the period of its existence.”” ““What is your opinion of the ultimate outlook ?”” “‘Everything depends on the manner in which this campaign is waged. To my mind there is but one test of prosperty which can be applied to a country, and that is the rate of wages paid to labor. There can be no prosperity where low wages are paid. There can be no distrees ~“hete the rate of wages is high. ltcan easily be determined that this whole free- silver movement is a conspiracy against wages, and if the campaign is fought on this line I have no doubt that every North- ern State—that is to say, every State of the Union in which it is practicable to hold a free election—will be carried by the intelligence and morality of the American people against the monstrous propositions submitted to them by the convention which nominated Mr. Bryan for the Presi- dency.” ———— CHAIRMAN JONEY PLANS. The Demooratic Chieftain Preparing to Open His. Campaign. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 2.—Senator Jones of Arkansas, chairman of the Na- tional Democratic Committee, arrived in Washington to-day, and after a few hours’ rest at his residence went down to the headquarters of tne Democratic Congres- sional campaign committee, where he had an hour’s talk with Secretary Gardner. To-night the Senator said he was not yet ready to announce the executive commit- tee, although it was possible that he would name several of the members in a day or two. He had practically made up his mind as to some of them, but he did not care to disclose them to-night. Per- haps the executive committee would not be announced, or, at any rate, completed until the full meeting of the National Com- mittee in New York on the 1lth inst. At that time the location of the National campaign headquarters will also be se- lected, and in all probability the selection would not be made before that time.” The Senator’s choice for headquarters was about evenly divided between Washing- ton and Chicago. With regard to the insinuation of W. L. Peek in the Atlanta Journal yesterday, that he (Chairman Jones) had expressed willingness to sacrifice Sewall and urged Watson’s nomination,the Senator said to- night it was utterly baseless. He had re- ceiced a note from Mr. Peek stating that ‘Watson’s nomination would be the salva- tion of Bryan, and he had not answered it nor paid any attention to it.” He had been in 8t. Loms during the Populist conven- tion, but had rever gone to any of its ses- sions nor participated in its work. The Senator says he sees nothing but in- dications of Democratic success wherever he goes, and that far from any possibility of the reaction the “‘gold bugs’’ are relying on, the free-silver cause continues to show a healthy and rapid growth. “Those people who are looking for a re- action,” said the Senator, ‘‘get their in- formation from the same sources that an- nounced up to a few months ago that the silver lunatics were all dead or dying.” Senator Jones says he will remain in ‘Washington all the week. It is expected many prominent Democrats will meet him during that time, inciuding Senator Gorman, who usually spends Mondays in town. It is predicted that soon after see- ing Senator Gorman Chairman Jounes will annonnce the executive committee, or part of it, and thav a decision will be reached as to whether an advisory com- mittee will be needed t is year. L P i GREETINGS FERUM THE TIGER. Sons of Tammenund Send Congratwla- tions to Bryan. LINCOLN, Ngs., August 3.—This was a quiet Sunday for, Mr. Bryan. He attended services at the F‘rst Presbyterian Church in the morning and took a drive in the afternoon. His brother, who resides in Omaha, was his guest at dinner. A number of telegrams from Congress- man Sulzer and other Tammany leaders congratulating Mr. Bryan on his indorse- ment by the Tammany executive commit- tee have been received by the nominee. The statement made by Senator Thurs- ton that Mr. Bryan is in the pay of own- ers of silver minesare to be answered. The person who will reply to them has not been named, but he will probably act by authority of Mr. Bryan. Mr. Bryan’s attention was called to- night to a statement published in a Chi- cago paper this morning that he had promised the position of Attorney-Gen- eral, in the event of his election, to Gov- ernor Altgeld. He immediately dictated the following and handed it to The United Press representative: In order fo answer, once for all, rumors in regard to places promised, I desire to say that 1 have not directly or indirectly promised any office of any kind to any person whomsoever, and shall not,during the campaign, promise any office of any kind to any person. G o PLANS OF KANSAS FUSIONISTS. Democrats Will Give the State Ticket to the Populists. TOPEKA, Kax., Aug. 2.—Ex-Senator John Martin, a leader of the Kansas De- mocracy, is authority for the statement that the Democratic State Convention at Hutchinson Tuesday will nominate no candidates for State offices, but that ac- tion will be deferred pending the action of the Populist convention, which meets at Abilene on Wednesday, and that the nominees of the Abilene convention will then be indorsed by the Democrats. As to Presidential electors, according to Mr. Martin, there will probably be a fair divi- sion, representation being given to each of the several political organizations favor- able to free silver legislation. The electors so nominated will be instructed to vote for Bryan and for either SBewall or Watson, whichever has the majority of votes cast in the United States. AR L Fusion in Nebraska. LINCOLN, NEBR., Aug. 2.—Populist con- ventions were held in a majority of the counties of Nebraska yesterday. The sen- timent almost without exception was favorable to fusion with the frec-silver Democrats on both State and county officers. The Pecpulist State Convention will be held at Hastings Wednesday. A straight ticket wiil be nominated and later the Democratic State Convention, if present plans are adhered to, will indorse itin1ts entirety, the Populists agreeing, of course, to support Bryan and Sewall on the National ticket. In one or two coun- ties the middle-of-the-roaa members of the party made mild protests, but any sort of a revolt is improbable. it > S The Mud-Slinger at Wortk. KEARNEY, NEBR., Aug. 2.—In a Popu- list rally here last night District Judge C. R. Scott of Omaha caused a sensation when he in his speech classified McKinley and Senator Sherman with Herr Most, and declared that he had sent better men than President Cleveland to the penitentiary. Judge Scott gained notoriety several months ago by ordering newspaper men sent to jau for criticizing his course on the bench. He was elected as a Republi- can, but has recently been an advocate of Populistic doctrines. ‘ SRR Billy B.---No, Tom Watson, you can't have any of this pie. CUBAN LEADERS ARRIVE Are Picked Up by a Pilot-Beat Twenty-Five Miles From Key West. They Bring Important Dispatches for the Junta and Say the Outlook Is Cheerful. KEY WEST, Fra., Aug. 2.—This aft- ernoon the pilot boat Glance returned to port, having picked up a small boat twen- ve miles ont in the Gulf, with Com- mander Joaquin Delgado, Lieutenant Fer- nando de Velasco and a Spanish boatman, the party having left Cuba last Friday night. Saturday morning they fell in with a Norwegian bark, which took them on board and brought them over. The boat they left Cuba in, being in a leaky condition, the captain of the bark ex- chanced with them a better one. Commander Delgado brings important dispatches for the Cuban Junta. Being interviewed he said that provisions were very scarce in Pinar del Rio district, but plentiful in the province of Havana. He said that battles are of daily occurrence in Pinar del Rio, which province, with the exception of the capital, is in the hands of the insurgants. Lieutenant Velasco is a member of Gen- eral Zayas’ staff. Being asked about the reported death of Zayas, he stated it was not true; that he left Zayas on Friday, and that he was well. He claims the report started from the fact that a young.man was killed a few days ago who bore some resemblance to Zayas, and the Spaniards, eager to spread such a report, grasped at the fact of the resemblance to report that General Zayas was dead, Delgado and party left Cuba from Mariel, and just as they were about to leave three Spanish soldiers came upon them, when a hand-to-hand fight took place. Delgado and his companions killed the three. The biood-stained machetes captured from the Spaniards are now in the possession of a Cuban club in this city. S QUARANTINED EXILES. Fugitives From Cuba Arvive at Staten Island. QUARANTINE, 8. L, Aug. 22.—Among the passengers on the steamer Antilia, from Nassan, which'arrived this evening, are Colonel Enrique Cespedesof the Cuban army and seven. of his party, who left Nuevitas, Cuba, in a small boat and landed at Nassan, embarking on the An- tilia for this port. The colonel’s com- panions are: M. C. Adama, Modisto Leon, Eduardo Laborde, Emilie Agrenot, Jose Cabrera, Grover Flintand John H. Smith. Flint is a representative of the New York Journal. Colonel Cespedes carries a cratch owing to a bullet-wound in the knee. He says everything is very quiet in the eastern section of Cuba at present and the situation is very favorable for Cuban success. Active bostilities will commence in September in every part of the island. Very little news is exchanged between the eastern and western sections of the island. e e COLORED TROOPS FOR CUBA. Georgia and Florida Wil Supply o Thousand Men. CHICAGO, ILL., Aug. 2.—A special from Muncie, Ind., says: Truman Stewart will sail in October from Key West, Fla., for Cuba with over 1000 colored recruits for the Cuban army from the States of Georgia and Florida. Mr. Stewart has personally interested himself in the cause of the Cuban insurgents, and has made all nec- esary arrangements for transportation of his soldiers to the island, and spent a great deal of time in the South the past winter and spring perfecting his plans. For the benefit of his cause he will have a grand Cuban festival and band concert at Selma, August 22, Adopting Southern Pacific Methods. ALTON, Pa., Aug. 2.—Orders have been issued by the Pennsylvania Railroaa Company which reduce the working time in the extensive shops here to five days a week of eight hours each. The reduction goes into effect this ‘week, and 5000 men are affected. Eriaves. RIOTOUS STRIKING TAILORS. Non-Union Men Being Taken Into the Brotherhood, But Not Without Vig- orous Persuasion. NEW YORK, N. Y., ‘ug. 2.—Rioting was the chief feature of ide tallors’ strike on the East ‘side to-day, and although there were but few arrests made, Acting Captain Hogan kept his reserve ready to quell any disturbance that might occur. On account of the Contrators’ Associa- tion deciding at a meeting Saturday nizht to open their shoos to-day and to take union or non-union men to work, the Brotherhood of Tailors had committees in front of every shop at 5:30 o’clock in the morning and as the men came to work tried to persuade them to join the strik- ers. In most cases the committees were successful, but not without several small fights which the police quickly stopped. ‘When Leander Schoenfeld was seen and asked what he thought the outcome of the present situation would be he replied: “The situation to-day is much better than I ever expected after a ten-day strike and my men are more determined than since they went out. I am almost posi- tive that the contractors will realize ina few days that if they care to run their shops they must settle their differences with the Brotherhood of Tailors.” During the aiternoon it was figured that about 1500 non-union men who were go- ing to work this morning had joined the strikers. All the shops that signed the agreement with the brotherhood were working during the day and took in about 1300 of the strikers. From reports received from Brooklyn and Brownsyille it is learned that the men MURDERED BY HIS SO, Beaten and Choked to 'Death While His Helpless Wife Looks On. Shoking Fate of an Aged Miner Who Had Administered a Fath. erly Rebuke. GREENSBURG, PA., Aug. 2—One of the most fiendish murders ever committed in this locality was perpetrated at the lit- tle mining village of Darragh, near the Madison Coal Works, last night about 12 o'clock. Patrick Coyle, a gray-haired winer 70 years of age, was pounded and choked to death by his son, Walter Coyle, aged about 24 years. Old Mrs. Coyle, the mother of the murderer, was an eye-wite ness to the horrible crime, and on her knees pleaded for the life of her husband, but finally was compelled to fiee. ‘Young Coyle’s wife recently became ae- mented and wassent to an asylum on Fri- aay ‘last, -Coyle’s aged parents taking charge of her infant. Young Coyle came home last Saturday nignt and was re- proached by his tather for drinking and neglecting his cnild. The yvoung man sprang at his father and choked and beat him to death. The motber sounded the alarm and a number of stalwart miners of the neighborhood came in, and after a des- rate struggle overpowered the murderer. 'he Sheriff was sent for and Coyle was was taken to jail. UL A Died of Heart Failure, EAGLE PASS, Tex., Aug. 2.—Major Jease W. Sparks, United States Consul at Piedras Negras, Mexico, died suddenly yesterday at his room at the International Hotel of heart failure. Major Sparks was a_ prominent candidate for Governor of Tennessee when appointed Consul - by President Cleveland. He was vice-presi- dent of the United American Veterans, an hnnohfion of united Confederate TS, CRIMINAL CAREER ENDED Remorse Drives a, Maryland Murderer to Confession and Suicide. An Innocent Man Uader Sentence of Death for One of His Maay Crimes. BALTIMORE, Mp., Aug. 2.—A convict known as Fred Whitney, who committed suicide at the Maryland Penitentiary yes- terday, appears by his own confession to have added maurder to his long list of crimes. Friday aiternoon Whitney sought out Warden Weyler and intimated that he meant to end his miserable existence. In the course of his conversation with Mr. ‘Weyler the man said his real name was Frederick Hildebrant and that his home was 1n Detroit, Mich. The *‘bold-up” of City Coancilman Swindell, for which Whitney was serving an eighteen years' sentence, occurred on March 23, 1895. In his confession he said that while fleeing from the Baltimore de- tectives he killed and robbed a man in ‘Altoona, Pa., in April of last year. " “While we were in Altoona,” declared ‘Whitney, or Hildebrand, to the warden on Friday, “I assaulted a man on the street, murdered him and robbed him of his money, quite a large sum.” For this murder another man was arrested, tried and convicted and was sentenced to the penitentiary for life.” *“Was your pal Williams implicated in this murder?” asked the warden. “No, sir; I did it myself. I am alone guilty and can stand the strain no longer.’” The warden tried to gain more informa- tion from his prisoner, but failed. He set apart an hour for a further conference with Hildebrand, but the opportunity for which the prisoner had long waited pre- sented itself yesterday, and the unfortu- nate prisoner threw himself from a win- dow and dashed out his brains on the flagging thirty feet below. Information from Altoona states that on April 5, 1895, Henry Bonneka, a reputed miser, was murdered. A man named Wilson was arrested and convicted of the crime, mainly on circumstantial evidence, and is now awaiting the death sentence. The suicide was 35 years of age. When incarcerated in the penitentiary he gave ‘his occunation as a ball-player. John B. Williams, who was implicated in the Swindell hold-up in this City, and is serving an eighteen-years’ sentence in the penitentiaty, confessed to Warden Weyler to-day that Hildebrand’s state- ment was true. «Hildebrand killed old man Bonneka,” he saia, “and secured $11,000. I helped him connt the money. We buried it near Altoona.” District Attorney Hammond talked with the Warden of the Baltimore penitentiary to-day and learned that Hildebrand was insane when h2 made the confession. The news created a good deal of excitement in this city, especially among the people who believe Wilson and Farrell innocent, they having been convicted of the murder of the miser on circumstantial evidence. DT A WHITNEX’S CONFESSION. . Disorepancien in His Account of the Murder of Bonneka. ALTOONA, Pa., Aug. 2.—1f the confes- sion of the convict known as Frederick Whitney, who committed suicide at the Maryland Penitentiary, is true—that he kiliea Henry Bonneka in this city—an in- nocent man now lies under sentence of death for the murder. There are some discrepancies in the story of Whitney’s contession, as sent from Baltimore, as to the facts of the murder. Bonneka was not killed npon the street, but was found strangled to death in his house here on Avpril 6,1895. Whitney was in Aitoona at the time of the murder, was suspected, and was followed to Baltimore by detect- ives, but not enough evidence was gath- ered against him to warrant his srrest. Three other men fell under suspicion, and finally one of them, ¥rank Wilson, was arrested. Wilson at first admitted having been present when Bonneka was killed. He afterward retracted his admission, and was recently tried and convicted of mur- der in the first degree. He is now under sentence of death in the County Jail. The other two men who are suspected of hav- ing been Wilson’s accessories. are still fu- gitives from justice, F FUNERAL DAY AT BREIDGETON. Eleven Victims of the Railroad Collision ZBuried on the Sabbath, BRIDGETON, N. J., Aug. 2.—The bodies of eleven victims ot the railroad collision at Atlanta City were buried from this city to-day. One was buried yesterday, to- morrow there will be four more burials, and Tuesday nine. Thus, if no more suc- cumb to their injuries, there will have been twenty-eight deaths from among this city’s population. There were so many funerals that the facilities for burial were overtaxed. Great crowds, largely made up of tearful women, gathered in the streets outside the funeral- honses and flocked in groups about the old stone church, Broad street.and Over- brook cemeteries, where to-day’s inter- ments took place. There were expres- sions of sorrow for the dead, words of sympathy for the suffering and ready offers of succor to the bereaved. Fortu- nately, though, there are very few if any cases of real need so far as known. AT Rk TRAGEDY IN A SUNDAY-SCHOOL. Frenzied Decd of a Prominent Citizen Over a Debt. SAVANNAH, Ga., Aug. 2.—A special from Thomasville, Ga., says George T. Russins shot and killed John F. Lilly in a sunday-school at Metcalf, Ga., to-day. Both men are prominent in county af- fairs. It is thought Rusesins was crazy. He had fallen out with Lilly recently. about an ‘account due by him to Lilly Both men were at Sunday-school in the Baptist church. Russins drew his pistol and rushed at Lilly, shooting him without a word passing. Lilly fled to the door and Russins pursued and shot him again ana then jumped on him and cut his throat. Then Russins tried to commit suicide by taking laudanum, but yomited up the dose and is now entrenched in his room with pistol, razor and poison, vowing he will not be taken alive. —_—— SBTRANGE FATALITY, Three Young Persons Killed While Seek- ing Refuge From a Storm. ATLANTA, Ga., Aug. 2.—A special to the Constitution from Rirmingham, Ala., Say: Maynard Covens, a well-known young man, and Miss Dovie Proctor, daughter of a promiuent citizen, were instantly killed, and Miss Delia Bishop, a friend of Miss Proctor, fatally injured by a falling build- ing at Columbus City, Ala., last night. T he young man was out walking with the ladies, when a dark cloud gathered. A heavy wind and rain storm shortly fol- lowed. and the trio, to escape the fury of the elements, sought chelter in an old building. The building co!'apsed during the storm and all three were caught under the faliing timbers. No other damage was done by the storm. Tragic Settlem-nt of an Old Debt, ST. PAUL, Minx., Aug. 2. — Daniel Clough, & well-known resident of Darling, Minn., was shot and killed to-day by George Eckman. Eckman and two com- panions met Clough, and Eckman began to abuse him. Clough told Eckman’® companions to take Eckman away, as h® wanted no trouble with him. This an- gered Eckman and he drew arevolver and shot Clough. Eckman isabout 60 years of age and Clough was about 35. The onl cause assigned for the killing is an 015 claim of Eckman’s that Clough owed him forsome work done some time ugo. ki Death of Nicholas Ball. PROVIDENCE, R. L, Aug. 2.—Hon. Nicholas Ball, the “King of Block Island” for forty years, is dead at his Ocean View Hotel, on the island. He leaves a large fortune, the nucleas of which was gathered at “‘Rattlesnake Bar,” on _the north fork of the American River, in Californis, in the years FIRE DESTROYS A FRESNO CHURCH, The First Baptist House of Worship Burned to the Ground. DEED OF AN INCENDIARY Firemen Save the Business Sec tion of the City Only by Heroic Labor. END OF A RELIGIOUS FEUD, Pastor and Congregation Had Quar. reled for Possession of the Sanctuary. FRESNO, Car., Aug. 2.—The First Bap- tist Church, one of the finest edifices of its kind in this city, located at the corner of Merced and J streets, was destroyed by fire to-night. The conflagration was of incendiary origin. M. V. Dutcher, clerk at the Hughes Hotel, was attending sere vices at the Presbyterian Church, which isin the same block. At the first cry of fire he ran out, and as he neared the Baptist Church he saw a man running away with a bundle under . his arm. Dutcher did not recognize tHe man. The fire started in an anteroom under the north stairway of the church, and it was from this place that the man 'Was seen running. X The alarm was turned in at 8:45 o’clock. ” ‘When the department arrived all that could be seen was a little blaze in the base: ment. A hole was chopped into the base- ment wall and a stream turned on. The nozzle broke and the stream had to be turned off for five minutes, but there did not appear to be any necessity for a second stream. The first was started .again, but suddenly the whole roof of the church be« came ablaze. Then the department real-. ized the extent of the fire and went to work with a will, but the edifice was doomed. - Instead of a small fire in the basement flames were raging between th, partition walls and the attic in the clurch when the department arrived. The firemen did not know this until too late. A strong breeze was blowing and it sent clouds of embers directly upon the business portion of the city. Chief Hart was fearful that a disastrous conflagration would result, and sent fire« men to assist the owners of buildings in wetting roofs. Fire broke out several times on the roof of the Grand Central stables, a wooden structure located in the heart of the city, and it was with difficulty that it was kept from gaining any heads way. 3 The large bell of the church fell at 9:30 o’clock with a terrible crash, which could , be heard several blocks away. The First Baptist Church was built in * 1884 at a cost of $4500. In 1892 it was en- larged at an additional cost of $7500. The furniture of the church was valued at $1000. ‘There has been contention over the churci between Dr. Eshelman and his congregation. Dr. Eshelman advanced $7500 when the church was enlarged, and the congregation claims that he donated the money, having the pastor announce the fact at the time. Afterward he se- cured a mortgage on the property for money advanced, and the congregation claims that he did this by questionable means. - Dr. Eshelman has a suit pending to fqre« close the mortgage, which it was the ins tention of the congregation to contest. Dr. Eshelman bad what he claimed ag his interest fully insured, but the congre gation carried no insurance. The trustees of the church recently wanted to take out a policy, but on account of shortage of funds the congregation did not order them to do so. ' The City Hall, which is only halfa’ a block distant from the church, was seri« ously threatened during the fire. but buckets were brought into requisition and the structure was saved. Just as the fire at the church was under control an alarm was sounded for some sheds adjoining the Sperry Flour Mills, which bad been ignited from sparks. The damage was small, e FIRE IN CRAMP’S SHIPYARDS, @reat Paintshop Destroyed, Entailing Loss of $40,000. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Aug. -2.—The big yards of the Cramp Ship and Engine Building Companv were last night the scene of a fire which, before it could be ex« tinguished, swept oul of existence the great paintshop with mostof its contents, entailing a loss ot about $40,000,which, how= ever, is fully covered by insurance. The burned stracture was of frame, 200 feet long by 90 feet wide. The splendid steam launch of the battle- ship Iowa was receiving its fittings in the paintshop, but a gang of men rushed in and pulled it ouc searcely a moment before the roof fell in. The burned building con- tained a big stock of paints, oils and var- nisnes, as well as all the fancy and hard. wood fittin:¢ that are to go in the vessel in course of construction at the yards. Al these were destroyed. e Ohto Town Swept by Fire. BRYAN, Onio, Aug. 2.—The town of Kunkle, five miles sonth of here, was al- most totally destroved by fire this morn« ing. Twelve business houses and five dwellings were consumed. Loss, $28,000; insurance nominal. American Pilgrims Visit the Pope. ROME, ITarLy, Aug. 2—Father William H. 0’Connell, rector of the American Col- lege, to-day presented the party of Ameri- can pilgrims who arived here yesterday to the Pope. Later the pilgrims attenaed services in the Pauline Chapel, where a speciul mass was celebrated. His Holi- ness bestowed his blessing upon the pil- grims in a body and authorized the priests .n the chapel to give each of them a sepa- ;nt‘e papal gle!siug. Deaths From Sunstrokes. BERLIN, GERMANY, Aug. 2.—Fifteen deaths are revorted to have occurred at Koenigsburg on July 30 and 31 as the result of sunstrokes. -