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2 THE S man of the Central Committee; Eli Den- nison and the following speakers: Hon. Samuel M. Shortridge, Judge R. B: Car- venter, District Attorney W. 8. Barnes end Hon. A. S. Davis. Orders were issited on the train to-night for the military parade, and officers have getting men arranged according to height. It is the general opinion that a more earnest and stalwart band of patriots never went forth on a political mission in the Goiden West. Judge Henshaw, W. 8. Barnes, Judge Carpenter and Samuel M. Shortridge and other detailed speakers are each entertaining groups of friends in their drawing-rooms. There is every evi- dence that the great campaign for protec- tion and prosperity will oper at Los An- geles with such power and dignity as have seldom characterized politics in Califor- nia. Press representatives from all the San Francisco morning papers and from the Qaxland dailies are aboard for the purpose of reporting in detail one of the greatest political pilgrimages of the times—the union of the two great sections of the State in fraternal bonds to save the Golden West from a further reign of free trade and ruin. COLORED NAVAL OFFICERS. A Prospect That Stirs Up the Department and Creates Consternation at Annapolis. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 28.—The Navy Department is stirred up over the prospect of having two colored naval of- ficers. It has just been fearnea that among the young men who will present ves at the naval academy at An- next week for physical examina- to their fitness to enter the tion academy are two very bright young col- as ored men. One of them is from Califor- nia, while the other represents a Chicago district. Nothing was known as to their color or antecedents until a day or two 2go, because each of them received his ap- pointinent from his respective Congress- man after having passed at the head of the list in a competitive examination. Several years ago a colored youth was appointed as a cadet 10 Annapolisand the authorities of the academy compelled his white associates to treat him with every courtesy. On one occasion a white cadet from the South was ordered to fence with | the colored youth. He threw down his foil and indignantly refused to ‘‘cross sworas with a nigger.” The white cadet was promptly dismissed from the acad- emy. The colored cadet, whose came was Conyers, was only of ordinary intelligence, however, and at the examination in 1876, when he was in his second year, he was “thrown,” and since that time no colored boys have been at the academy. The two candidates who will report next week are not likely, however, to fail at| any of the mental examinations which they must undergo during their stay at the academy, because of the remarkable in- telligence they displayed at the com- petitive examinations, where they fairly won their appointments. If they are graduated—as there is every probability they will be, unless they ave found physically deficient next week—the young naval officers of four years hence are con- fronted with the possibility of bunking with colored roommates. The accommo- dations for the younger officers on the new warships are circumscribed, and un- less the two colored cadets, When assignes to their naval stations, can be detaled to the same ship, there 1s apt to be some in- teresting developments in the future be- | fore the two colored cadets fly the ad- MTGED 10 TORM Declares the Charges to Be Made Up of False and Slan- derous Trash. | i \ \ But the Dictator of the I'linois Silver Democrats Does Not Go | Into Details. | SPRINGFIELD, Itn., Aug. 28.—Gover- nor Altgeld lastnight gaveto the press his | answer to the open letter recently pub- lished by Hon. William 8, Forman at- tacking his administration and charging him with converting State money to his own use. Among other things he says: | My attention has been called to the fact that | while I was away from home you emerged from the brush and made some insinuations | against me, and also made an attack upon two dead men. While your entire article is made | up of malicious, false and slanderous trash that has been repeatedly published in partisan newspapers, and while all of it that any liv- ing man may know anything about has by | them been branded faise and malicious and does not call for ahy further motice, it is urged by prominent Democrats that as you are trying to pose before the people of this State you should be asked to step outof the shadow into the sunlight and experience a new sensation. Why did you write that. letter at this time? Everything in it was old and you simply re- hashed a slander. Every insinuation and aliegation you made is false, and if yon knew anything about the facts, then you knew you were making false insinuations. If you knew nothing about the facts, that is, simply al- lowed your political disappointments to lead you into this step, then you aid a thing that was cowardly. The Governor goes on to show that Forman had been turned down by his neighbors in town and county conven- tions and that he was sore against the ad- minisiration because he believed them to be instrumental in his discomfiture. He closed by saying: If yon want to destroy the party which once honored you would it not be more manly to get out in front and join the Republicans rather than to stab it while professing to still love it? You say at the beginning of your let- ter that you suppose it makes no difference to me what you do in the coming election in re- gard to my candidacy. Here you are mistaken. If I cannot look with respect on the commis- sion by virtue of which I exercise the functions | of office, then I do not want to hold it, and 1f I | cannot look honest men in the face then I do | Dot want to be Governor of Iilinois, and there- | fore repeat what I have said on & number of previous occesions, that if my election de- pends on your vote then J do not want it, S8T. LOUIS, Mo., Aug. 28.—Ex-Con- gressman Wiiliam 8. Forman was seen in his office in East St. Louis to-day ana asked what he had to say to the reply of Governor John P. Altgeld to the charges that he made against him of using State money Without interest. “I prefer to answer them by another letter, which I will have ready for the press in a day or two. Before I wrote the letter to Gov- ernor Altgeld I fully considered the charges I made and was anxious for him to answer them. g Bank Officials in Hot Water. NEW ORLEANS, La., Aug. 28.—A sen- cation has been caused in commercial circles kere by the arrest of Henry Gardes, president, and W. W. Girault, cashier of the American National Bank, which re- cently failed, and Thomas Underwood of the firm of Robinson & Underwood, large real estate brokers and auctioneers, on affi- davits sworn out by the Bank Examiner, who has been 1n char:e. The charge on which the arrests were made is embezzlement of $83,000. All were released on $10,000 bonds. CaTeCHISM of the gold and stlver question in _Barry’s Star to-day. ~4 | publican ticket. lofthefarm to pay the interest BRI TALKS T0 EASTERN FARMERS Wears Out His Voice in the Woods of New York State. QUOTES FROM CARLISLE An 0.d Argument Revamped in Support of the Free Silver Song. CHEAP MONEY IS THE THEME. Says the Promuigation of the Go'd Standard Attacks the Homes and Fireside, NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y., Aug. 28— That wonderful voice of W. J. Bryan was in bad condition for oratory this morning at Tonawanda, twelve miles from Buffalo. where he had the first opportunity of using it. He spoke with an effort and showed plainly the effect on his vocal organs of the last few days of long speeches. The Democratic candidate, Mrs. Bryan and a party of Krie County suo- porters, left Buffalo shortly after 8 o’clock on a special car of the Buffalo and Niagara Falls Electric Railway. KNOWLESVILLE, N. Y., Aug. 28.— Just before the train left Niagara Falls Mrs. Bryan was handed an immense bunch of chrysanthemums. On the way to the next station, Medina, the chrysan- themums, one by one, were presented by Mrs. Bryan to every one within her reach, and when the train bheld up at Medina the lady stood with her husband | on the rear piatform and there resumed the work of distribution among a large crowd of persons who had assemblea near the tracks. Many ladies were in the crowd and strove with the rest for the coveted flowers. Mr. Bryan excused himself from speak- ing. He said he had to save his voice for the next station, Knowlesville. Arriving at Knowlesville at 1:10p. »., Mr. Bryan was received by a large gather- ing, Mr. and Mrs. Bryan took seats ina carriage drawn by silver-gray horses and were wheeled away to the home of Mr. end Mrs, Eugene Woodford, where they were entertained at lunch with Mrs. T. Morey Hodgeman, a Lincoln neighbor of the Bryans, and Mrs. Woodford’s sister. Mr Bryan then proceeded to Slawson’s Grove, where the Farmers’ Alliance picnic of Orleans County was in progress. Here Mr. Bryan addressed a large audience. He said: ‘This is a very unusual spectacle. I have met immense audiences in the cities where a great many people live in small territories, but this is the’ largest audience I have ever seen assembled in the middle of an agricul- tural country. Iam glad to notice here the mothers and wives, as well as the sons and husbands, because, my iriends, our cause is the cause in which the whole Jamily is inter- ested. [Applause.] I am glad that at this meeting we are having as the presiding officer & man who, until this vear, voted the Re- Tam glad, because some of the newspapers parade before the public the names of prominent Democrats who are going to desert the ticket, and I am glad that for every Democratic deserter weare to have accessions from the Republican party more than enough to make up the difference. [Ap- plause.] Politics 1s a practical questionand it | 18 s0 siinply because it can be comprehended by our people. Neither my time nor my phys- ical strength will permit an extended discus- sion of the issues of the campaign. ButI de- sire to suggest some thoughts which may help you in your study of the issues and in your de- termination of the part which you should take. Here Mr. Bryan read an extract from Mr. Carlisle’s speech of 1878 ana comuient- ing on 1t said: John G. Carliste divided society into two Classes. On the one side he put the idle holders of idle capital; on the other he put the struggling masses, who produce the wealth lnd]pny the taxes of the country. [Ap- plause.] 1f that division existed then it exists to-day. More that that, John G. Carlisle said thata public oficer sworn to do his duty would be controlled in hisofficial conduct by his sympathies, and if his sympathies were with the idle hoiders of idle capital he would coin es little money as* possible, whereas if his sympathies were th the struggling masses he would coin as much as the law would permit. [Applause.] I believe he spoke the truth when he said that society was divided into these two classes upon the ques- tion involving money. I believe he was right ‘when he said that if 8 man’s sympathies were with the struggling masses he would favor a larger amount of money than he would if his sympathies were with the idle holders of idle money. . My friends, the issue to-day is between the dle holders of idle money and the struggling masses who produce the wealth and pay the taxes of the country. [Applause.] And when this is understood, when men find out about the money question, you will find out if there is & man in your community whose interests, Wwhose sympathies are with the idle holders of idle money he will be in favor of a_gold stand- ard, and notdaring to say so he will talk about “honest money” and'a “sound dollar.’” [Applause.] But if his sympathies are with those who produce the Nation’s wealth he will be for the gold and silver coinage of the con- stitution, no matter how many times you may call him an anarchist. They tell us that these prominent financiers are going to leave the Democratic party because it declares for the Testoration of silver. We shall not go into court to secure an order to prevent their go- ing. [Leughter.] The Democratic party has been weighed down by those millstones long enough. 1 am glad to get rid of those who want to use the party oreanization for private gain ‘i‘.d tn;:lr country for public plunder. [Ap- plause. Let me read a little from Mr. Carlisle’s speech. [A voice. “Why do you read from Mr, Carlisle’s speech?”] Why? "Because no man has presented a more forcible argument in favor of bimetallism than Mr. Carlisle has. [Goeat appleuse and cheering.] Let me read now what he has to say of the bill: *‘But it will certainly offer some relief. Itwill reverse the grinding process that has been going on for the last few years.” Away back, eighteen vears ago, he spoke of this as the grinding process; and, my friends, it does not lighten the effects of the grinding process to call it a temporary embarrassment. [Applause.] Again quoting Mr. Carlisle, Mr. Bryan continued as follows: He understood the laws of finance. He un- derstood what would be the effect of adding this money to the circulation, and, my iriends, if he stated the truth then that truth has not changed since then, nor can it be changed, though every one who spoke for it has turned his back upon it. Fpphuu.] Truth lives; it is the one thing that will not die. Iquote these words to you to show that by the increase of the volume of money we ex- pect to stop the constant appreciation of money and the constant de; rofi.uon of prop- erty. There is a difference between the own- ers of money and the owner or producer of rro ty. Let me illustrate: Suppose a man n this community—a young man—finds some young woman who is ‘willing to trust her fu- ture to his strong right arm and then start out to build a home. Not having enough money they take what they have saved to- gether and buy a farm, paying $1000 down and giving a mortgag= for the other thousand. is_the result? Suppose money . _Buppose you take a notion you want & good dollar, a high-priced dollar, a doilar that keeps getting hig! er-priced ev;ry day; suppose you have a doliar that geis to be twice as good as it was when the man gave the mortgage. It means that each doliar will buy twice as much. It means that it will take twice as much of the productsof the farm to buy the dollar and pay his debts as it did. be fore, What is the result? Why, the result is that it requires twice as much o¥ the products Wice as and much to pay the taxes and twice as much to pay the debt; the man finds out that he is not able to pay that debt as he agreed to do. What then? You say, extend the mortgage. Why, they will teli him that the land has gone down in value now, and that the farm 1s not worth ednfugh to be good security for the thousand lol1ars, Then what? There is one thing. He can turn the farm over to the man who holds the mortgage. That he can always do. What is the result? He and his wife have lost $1000 they had invested in the farm. They have lost the labor they put forth in trying 1o pay the mort- gage, and then they lose the farm and start outin lifeagain. Howabout the other man,who sold him the farm and got the thousand dol- lars down? If he loaned that thousand dollars he got security on his thousand and he has the thousana within his reach, and then he gets his farm back. I ask you ifthere is any differ- ence between the holder of capital and the owner of property in the appreciation of the dollar. The man with the money is twice as well off as he was before, and the man who tried to own property loses all he has and has to begin again. You find the men who hold the notes meeting in convention and declaring that the gold standard is the best system of money that was ever invented. But will these people who have lost their homes, will the; meet together and indorse the system that is destroying them? My friends, thisis a yrw“mquemon that con{rnnu the farmers of the United States and not of the Unitea States alone, but the farmers of Ireland, the farmers of England and the farmers of Germany and the farmers of ever nation in the world that have the goid stand- ard to-day. I assert that the gold standard could not live for one day in any nation under the sun without the a1d of money-owners and the money-changers to keep it in existence. I assert that the gold standard has never re- ceived the indorsement of any ciass of people except those who prosper most as society is destroyed by arising dollar. Now, I want to say to you that my denuncia- tion of the gold standard is sustained by even this which you can see. Let me give you & proof. If & man tells you the gold standard is a good thing, you ask him why it is that no party in the historyof the United States has ?vex declared for a goid standard in its plat- orm. Isn’t it sirange if the gold standard is a good thing that no party has ever seen fit to say so in a platform? And yetthatistrue. Itistrue no Natioual party has ever indorsed agold standard, and yet there are people who favor it. Why don’t they have the coursge to write a platiorm and risk an issue before the people? But no, they don’t do that. They go 10 St. Louisand write and adopt & platform which says the Republican party pledges itself to bimetallism, which of course is a denunciation of the goid standard. [Laughter and applause.] 1f the gold standard good why should we iry to get rid of it, my friends? [Applause.] If tha gold standard is good, why did the Re- publican party pledge itself to help keep a gold standard; but no, it pledged iiself to get rid of the gold standard just as soon as other nations will helpus. [Laughterand applause.] That is not my language, my friends. That is the language ot the Republican plat- form and that is the coustruction placed upon it by the candidate who runs upon in its ac- ceptance. He says in his letter that the Ameri- can people canuot enter upon bimetallism without the concurrent action of other na- tions. Does he say we shall maintsin a gold standard for one year? No. For four years? No. But the conclusion is that we must main- tain it foreyer if other nations say we must. [Applause.] It is not a question of politics, my friends. Whole parties are divided on this issue. Itrisesabove the question of politics. They have declared against the right of the people of the United States to govern them- selves, They have declared that while we want to get rid of the gold standard we must keep the thing which we don’t want untii ahens shall bring us the relief which we should achie ve for ourseli. [:\_nplnuse.{ Inmy humble judgment the American people are the only people who have a _right to say what the American people need in legislation. They have driven down the price of your products; they have increased the burden of your debts; they have foreclosed your mort- gages; they are degrading and lowering the standard of civilization by driving people who want to work out upon the streets, and then idleness breeds crime and crime menaces the safety of every citizen of the land. [AYplause. A voice, “How about free trade ?”| Itisnov more taXes the people want, but more money to pay taxes with, [Applause] If thereisany farmer here who has not taxes enouen to pay, 1beg him togo to his county treasurer and pay enough to satisfy his conscience and not iry to tax all the rest of the people. [Ap- plause.] TIhe subject of taxation is ever present with us. We can change our tariffsystem any time, but we have reached cur crisis in monetary affairs and we have got to decide whether the American people will run our finances or turn our Government over to syndicates to take care of for us. This question is of much importance to those who are seeking to raise the value of gold by legislation, and should it not be important to those who for twenty years have suffered from this financial legislation? 1 met a farmer overin Illinois. He was a schoolmate of mine in college, & graduate from college. He is a man of exemplary habits, honest, {rugal and industrious. He'had his three children wiih him in the room und the tears rolled down his cheeks as he told me thai if conditions re- mained as they were it was the saddest thing he had to contemplate that he could not give to those children the education and advantages he wanted to. That home 1s multiplied by thousands and tens of thousands in this land, and you tell me that it is just to have & system of legislation that takes away from the parent the possibility of educating his chidren as ne would, and is compensated for it by giving money undeserved into the hands those who by machination corner the money market and spend the money bv buying foreign titles for tl‘mlr d]nugmus. [Long and continued ap- ause, pMy friends, civilization is wrapped up in the solution of the money question. Itis the main question involved in this campaign. The right of self-government and the existence of republican institutions is involved in it, If foreign nations can force a financial poiicy upon the American Nation they will want to enforce their system of governmeni—a system which brings distress to the people, a system which is & monarchical system and which maintains itself by standing armies. Even now, my friends, when we speak out against unjust legislation they say we are disturbers of the public peace and a menace o law and order. Do you mean to say that the farmers gathered here and the laborers who are con- zregued in our cities are enemies to our coun- try? No. They have earned the epithets of our opponents,” not because they menace law and order, not because they are going to in- ugurate injustice, but becsuse they suy “Thou shalt not steal” shall apply to the great corporations as well 8s to the highwayman and burglar. It is because they declare that this Govern- ment was not instituted in order that its in- strumentalities should be monopolized by those who use the Government for their own ends and put it in distress. [Applause.] But I cannot talk longer. [Cries of “Go on, goon.”] No, I have t0go back to speak at another town to-night. 1would like to talk to an audience like this until I could say many more things which, to my judgment, are worthy of your copsideration, but I shall have done all I hope to do now if I could impress upon you the importance of studying this money question, as it relates to you. If some- body cries “Fire” and you don’t know where the fire is, you may seem little concerned; but if a man tells you your house is on fire, you become interested. “The c{romulgnlon of the gold standardisan attack upon your homes and your firesides ahd you have as much right to resist it as toresistan army marching to take your chiidren captive and” burn the roof over your head. [Ap‘? ause.] I have simply told you what I belieye, I Speak the sentiments that lie deep down in my heart. Iused to beindifferent to the money question, and until six years ago I thought anybody was a crank who talked about money, but when I got to study the money question, I found that it overshadowed eil other qués- tions; that it was deeper and greater and higher than all other questions we had to deal with, and when I read in the address of Mr. Carlisle that the consummation of this scheme meant more misery to the human race than our worst pestilence that ever oc- curred in the history of the world, I began to realize the importance of the money question. I believe Mr, Carlis'e spoke the truth, and it is because I be- lieve that the gold standard has made more misery for the human race than wars and Ppes- tilence and famines, more misery than human mind can conceive or human mind can tell— it is because I believe ‘that pro) hecy, that 1s, ever since I became convinoed of 1, that 1 have cried out against the conspiracy, and I shall cry out against it as long as God gives me the voice to speak. [Applause and chneers. ] e TO ASSIST THE DEMOCRATS. Jones Appoints an Advisory Committes of Silver Advocates. CHICAGO, InL, Aug. 28.—Benator Jones this evening appointed the advisory committee among the silver advocatesand organizations outside the Democratic party to act as advisers to the Democratic National campaign committee in its man- agement of the campaign. The following have been asked to serve as members of this committee: Senators Henry M. Teller of Colorado and Fred T. Dubois of Idaho, representing the Silver Republicans; Sen- ator Marion Butler of North Carolina, chairman of the National Populist Com- mittee, and C. T. Washburn of Massa- chusetts, representing the People’s party; L N. Stevens of Colorado, chairman of the National Silver party committee, and George P. Keeney of énulomh. chief or- ganizer of the Silver party, as representa- tives of that organization. Benator Jones said these appointments were “for the purpose 0t prompt unity and entire harmony among these various political organizations in the management of the campaign.’”” The members will be’ frequently at Democratic headquarters in this city and will aid the Democratic cgm- paign committee with their counsel on ail questions Mr. Stevers, one of these official cam- paign advisers, has been in Chicago a few days, and left to-night for his homein Denver. He will retprn September 1 and formally open headquarters of the Silver party at the Clifton House or the Audi- torium Hotel. Senator Jones received the following telegram to-day from Lincoln, Nebr., the author being known to Secretary Walsh asa prominent citizen: ‘‘Large hanging picture of Mr. Bryan burned on Eleventh street last night by persons marching in Republican rally. We have positive proof,” Commenting on this alleged act Chair- man Jones said: ‘‘They have charged us with being incendiaries, but they have not charged us with burning anything that I know of.” Mr. Walsh has received a voluminous and detailed report of the situation in Iowa from Chief Wells of the State Liter- ary Bureau and Chief O'Meara of the speakers’ bureau. The figures from the county committees, clubs and éditors give a much greater gain of Eepublican voters than losses from gold Democrats; the or- ganization of big Bryan clubs in former Republican strongholds and an estimated Democratic gain of 33% per centin the State at large. —_——— A MOUST EXCITING CAUCUS, Ex-Governor Waller Bowled Down by Former Constituents, NEW LONDON, Coss., Aug. 28.—The most exciting caucus ever heid in.this city was conducted at the courthouse to- night, where delegates to State, Sena- torial, Congressionzal and probate conven- tions were chosen. 1t was a babble of con- fusion, fierce animosity being shown from start to finish. Ex-Governor Waller, who led the opposition to the silver advocates of the Democratic party, was hissed down and literally driven from the building. He was never so humiliated before on his own stamping ground, where he had been the guiding hand of the party for a generation. He declared the cancus ille- gally called, illegally held and refused to abide by its dscision. Waller began the contest at ihe very opening of the meeting, but the caucus was against him and would not give him a respectful hearing. Mr. Waller said suf- ficient notice of the caucus had not been given. He was thereupon called a “gold bug,” *‘traitor’’ and a ‘‘rat.”’ He fought the organizing forces from the time the meeting was called to order until after Chairman Jonn C. Geary was in- structed to appoint a committes to name delegates. He was beaten and left the hall, going outside where he spoke from a coach bareheaded in the open air to probably 2000 people. He riddied the sil- ver candidates and platform, censured those who had howled him down and de- clared his purpose tc take the stump in his own city and throughout the State against the ticket. it G ELLI1OTT AMKED T0 RESIGN. Wheelmen Make Objection to His Views on Sound Money. BOSTON, Mass.,, Aug. 28.—Sterling El- liott, president of the League of American ‘Wheelmen, has been asked to resign be- cause of his sound-money views recently expressed in the L. A. W. Bulletin. The demand comes from the members of the Utah Division, L. A. W., the officers of which have mailed a circular to every chief consul, secretary and treasurer in the country, which says: ‘“We earnestly request that you will be instrumental in getting your division to take such action as will prevent a possible disruption of our league by making of ita political organization, with the avowed intention, as expressed by Sterling El- liott, of upholding certain financtal views.” The Utah cyclists have been backed up by members in Colorado, Minnesota and other Western States. Mr. Elliott sai “I presented a single article on one side of the question, and the column3 of the Bulletin are free to those who wish to re- fute it. The question whether that paper may properly discuss the leading topics of the day is hardly debatable, although I do not intend to follow the subject up in any offensive fashion. Of course I have absolutely no authority to represent any one besides myself in this matter and no importance should be attached to what I say beyond what might properly belong to the opinion of the individual.” e The Indianapolis Convention. INDIANAPOLIS, Ixpn., Aug. 28.—The advance guard for the National Demo- cratic Convention, in the persons of the newspaper correspondents, has begun to arrive, but no arrivals of delegates are looked for until Sunday evening. The de- mana for quarters at the hotels and for tickets to the convention continue to grow, and it seems now certain that the conven- tion will attract at least 10,000 and pos- sibly 15,000 visitors. i S Tillman Wants to Talk. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 28.—The Democratic Congressional Committee fur- nishes the United Associated Presses with the following telegram this day addressed to ex-President Harrison: Hon. Benjamin Harrison, New York City: 1 have just spent a week in Peunsylvania, speak- ing to many thousands. Your speech in New York last night attacks me specifically. I would be pleased to meet you in joint debate before a Northern audience, preferably at In. dianapolis. % R. TILLMAN. DEATH OF HARRY HILL. At One Time a Wealthy Sport, but Dies in Porerty. NEW YORK, N. Y., Aug. 28.—Harry Hill, the veteran sporting man, one of the best known New Yorkers of his time and well known throughout the country. died at his home in Corona, Long Island, at 9 o'clock last evening. Harry Hill had the reputation, of which he was proud, of being ‘“‘the sqnarest man” who ever owned a sporting resort in New York. A decade and a half ago his resort at Houston and Crosby streets was known all over the country. Hill, who was at one time reputed to be worth $500,000, died in poverty. In the height of his prosperity the police drove Harry Hill out of his p{-u. and his finan- cial downfall began at that time. He was one of those who backed Billy Edwards in bis fight with Sam Colyer at Cone River, Virginia, and he was stakeholder when in 1870 Jem Mace signed articles for 2 fight with Joe Coburn. Fnll‘y $25,000 in stakes was deposited with Hill when Sullivan de- feated Ryan at Mississippi City. PRS0 Wl O Treasury Gold Reserve. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 28.—The treasury gold reserve at the close of busi- ness to-day stood at $101,770,019. The day’s withdrawals at New York were $96,- 400. The net gold balance included the $500,000 go!d deposited at New York b; a:‘:t.?: 5&‘%& 3 Tml’d treasury is dag;l;a 000 o was en; ay i‘z.En;one !':lexg: t here. ql"fi:; mlklu aggregal - 000,005.‘, 8 8! on the way here $11, FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1896. AWFUL TRAGEDY AT KANSAS CITY, A Mother Kills Her Three Little Children and Herself. DEAD FORSEVERAL DAYS Strange Stillness About the House Leads to the Horrible -~ Discovery. HUSBAND AND FATHER AWAY. Evidence That the Mother Committed the Terrible Deed at Night While Tnsane. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 28.—This community was horrified to-day by the discovery of a dreadful tragedy in what had always been regarded as one of the happiest families in this city. For several days people living in the vicinity of the residence of Charles W. Green, traveling passenger agent of the Big Four Railway, had noticed that there was no appearance of life about the house, but thst fact caused little surprise. Fi- nally, however, in some way an investi- gation came to be made to-day and a hor- rible tragedy was discovered. It was found that every member of the family except Mr. Green lay dead in the house. The bodies were already beginning to show .signs of decomposition, showing tbat death must have occurred some cou- siderable time before.. Neighbors remem- bered that about 2 o’clock Wednesday morning pistol shots had been heard, and it is now believed that the deadly work took place at that time. The body of Mrs. Green lay on the floor in the doorway of the bedroom with a ghastly wound in the head. The bodies of the three little children were all ir bed. Mrs. Green was fully dressed and near her hand lay the revolver with which the work had been done. All the appearances indicate that Mrs. Green committed the deed. She evidently put her three children to bed and then re- mained up waiting for the time to kill them. She must have waited until 2 o'clock, the time that the shots were beard. Then she stole into the bedroom and shot them as thev lay asleep, ending the tragedy with her own death. The only possible explanation of the af- fair is that Mrs. Green must have been crazy. Her home life was a peculiarly happy one. The bereaved husband and father went to Salt Lake on a business trip a week azo and is now on his way home. The three children who were killed were a boy of 13, agirlof 9and a girl of 6. L A ITHE HEAD OF THE FAMILY On His Way Home Oblivious to His Great Bereavement. DENVER, Covo., Aug. 28.—C. W. Green, traveling passenger agent of the Big Four, has been in Colorado for some time and spent last night in Dznver. When he left for his desolated home this afternoon he bad not yet been apprised of the dreadful tragedy. A telegram reached the Rio Grande and Midland offices here this morning, con- taining the news of the finding of the bodies of the dead mother and her three children. Yassenger Agent Bailey of the Midland and Assistant Passenger Agent Bwan of the Rio Grande at once hunted up Mr. Green. This afternoon at 1 o’clock they saw him aboard a Union Pacific train for Kansas City, not having told him, however, the horrible news of his affliction. Beveral times while in Denver Mr. Green spoke of his family, and said that he was surprised at not hearing oftener from them. These complaints have been more frequent within ihe past few days. RAILROAD TIED UP. The American Manager in Conflict With the Colombian Authorities, PANAMA, Coromera, Aug. 28.—The Star and Herald says: The inhabitants of the city of Carthagena are greatly excited over differences which have arisen in re- gard to the contract of the Carthagena and Magdalena River Railroad, which is American property, constructed by Boston capitaliste and costing $5,000,000. Senor Gerling, Governor of the province, has or- dered Manager Ford of the railroad to re- ceive and transport freight by weight, threatening to fine and imprison him should he fail to comply with the order. Manager Ford made his reply on August 24, refusing to obey the order, and 1t is possible that he is under arrest at the present moment, and the railroad shut down. The Governor may seize and un- dertake the management of the road, as by the manager's arrest the road would have to suspend all operations, since there would be no legal representative nor any- body else to look after the property. Two thousand tons of freight are now awatting transportation, and more is ar- riving daily. The damages resulting from the suspension of the operation of the road will be very heavy. e A4 PANAMA SENSATION, Capture of a Box Containing $600,000 Worth of Forged Notes. NEW YORK, N. Y., Aug. 28.—The Herald’s special cable from Panama says: Yesterday a sensation was caused here by the seizure of a box containing $600,000 worth ‘of forged notes on the National Bank of Colombia. The money is mainly in $50 bills. The person in whose possession the box was when seized was Hernando Villa, a rominent and wealthy Colombian. He En been arrested, and is now in jail in Ambalema. o 1t is thought that this is only a portion ot the forged notes. Sensational disclo- sures implicating many others high in social and political life are expected to follow soon. S Sale of California Fruit, LONDON, Exe., Aug. 28.—Five thou- sand half-cases of California fruit were sold in the Covent Garden Market to-day. The fruit was in condition, but owing to the at quantity of English and French fruitin tke market the avers, prices realized were lower than at the sale last week. Peaches brought from 3s to 6s, plums 2s to 8s 6d and pears from 2s to 3s 6d. X PR S SREe Price of Bar Gold Increased. LONDON, Exe., Aug. 28.—The Bank of England this afternoon raised the selling price of bar gold another half-penny. + LATEST political pungents in to-day’s Star. * | Within the last few days gold to the value of £200,000 has been shipped from Ausira- lia to San Francisco and similar ship- ments to the amount of £300,000 are about to follow. —— DR. GALLAGHEK RELEASED. Haggard and Gray, He Will Be Brought to This Country. LONDON, Exc., Aug. 28.—D_r. Gal- lagher, the Irish-American dynamiter w2o thirteen years ago was sentenced to im- prisonment for life, was released from Portland prison this morning and at once driven to the railway station under the escort of the principal warden of the prison. He looked pale and thin and his hair was very gray. No one yrn_ullowea to speak to him. His destination was kept a secret, but it is beheveq that he wifi be closely guarded until ke is_put on board the American liner St. Faul at Southampton under the charge of Dr. McBride and taken to New York. COULD NOT STAND THE RUN. Heavy and Unlooked-For Withdrawals Cause the Collapse of the Sioux City National Bank. SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Aug. 28.— The Sioux City National Bank of this place closed its doors this morning as a result of heavy and unlooked-for withdrawals of deposits and diffictity in realizing on assets. During the last three weeks an average of $10,000 per day is said to have been drawn out, while the total yesterday was nearly $25,000. The bank examiner has not yet arrived and an accurate esti- mate of assets and liabilities cannot be given. The institution issued the follow- ing statement after banking hours yester- day: Resources—Bills receivable, $578,- 35130; bonas for deposits, §60,000; bonds for circulation, $50,000; United States 5 per cent bonds, $2550; banking-house and grounds, $32,778 50; stocks, bonds and se- curities, $187,657 26; other real estate, $7000; expenses and taxes paid, $12,809 91; overdafts, §2176 70; due from banks, $17,649 39; cash on hand, $2765 88; total, $953.338 94. Liabilities — Capital stock, $300,000; surplus, $5000; circulation, $245,- 000; bills payable, $40,000; dividends un- paid, $58 80; certified checks, $6564 97; deposits on time certificates, $246,515 38; deposits on demand certificates, $66,892 07; profits, $4237 86; due to banks, $82,402 39; inaividual deposits, $156,667 47; total, $953,338 94, CURIOUS CRIMINAL CASE A Counterfeiter So Affected by a Religious Revival That He Confesses. As a Result H: and Hs Accomplices Are in Jail and Their Tools Are Captured. WACO, Tex., Aug. 28.—One of the most curious cases in the criminal history of Texas has just come to light. The Fed- eral authorities have discovered a gigantic system of manufacturing counterieit coin in imitation of silver dollars of United States mintage, and have captured several equipments and three prisoners. The discovery was the result af a relig- ious revival that has been in progress for some time in this part of the State. Among those attracted to one of these meetings in this city was Edward Daniel Enms. He became so affected that he finally arose and said that he had a con- fession which he felt he mast make. He said that he had been a theological student, bat had fallen into bad ways and was now engaged in counterfeiting. He told where the crucibles, bases metals, molds and roilers for milling the bogus dollars were to be found. The deputy Marshals captured the equipment and arrested two other men— John Mitchell and H. 8. Hanner. Yester- day Ennis, Mitchell and Hanner were arraigned betore United States Commis- sioner Finks. In defaultof bail they went to jail. The bogus dollars are made of one part of silver ana four parts of alloy. In his confession Ennis, who is an educated man, said that the counterfeiting syndicate was called the Royal Manufacturing Company and bad plants at El Paso, Birmingham, Ala., and other places, It appears that the bogus dollars were sent to Mexico and exchanged for genuine Mexican silver. b L WAR IN INDIAN TERRITORY. Squaw-Men and Full-Blood Seminoles in Deadly Strife. WICHITA, Kaxs., Aug. 28.—There is serious trouble between the squaw-men and full-bloods of the Seminole nation in the Indian Territory, and troopsfrom the First Cavalry reached the scene to-day barely in time to avert a general fight. Tbe full-bloods and squaw-men had a desperate battle yesterday, in which three full-bloods were killed and several squaw- men seriously injured. The trouble broke out at the little village of Wewoka, where about 200 squaw-men made an attack onja much larger number of full-bloods, and the latter led panic-stricken through the streets. The full-bloods are in control of the council, the law-making of the Semi: noles, and becumlnf alarmed at the en- croachments of whites who have inter- married, thus l:am'ring valuable property rights and gobhiing up the best tracts of land, they passed a law a few weeks ago expelling all white men from the nation. The whites resisted, and there has been continuous turmoil. The Indian police were ordered to clear the country of whites, but their efforts have been inei- fectual. The militia may quell the dis- turbance, but the squaw-men will make a stubborn fight for their homes. —_———— INTERESTS THE COAST. California Swamp Land Ruling—Mili- tary Notes—Pensions. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 28.—Secre- tary Smith to-day revised the Interior De- partment of 1892 and granted California’s application to have lands embraced in the Norway survey on Tulare Lake passed to the State asswamp and overflowed land. Captain John R. Brinckle, Fifth Artile lery, having been examined by a board of officers and found physically disqualified for the duties of major of artillery by reason of disability incident to service, is by direction of the President relieved from Diseases having theit origin in impure blood yield readily to the great curative powers of Hood's Sarsaparilla, which cures scrofula, salt rheum, boils, humors, ete. Hood’s Sarsaparilla Is the best—in fact the One True Biood Purifier. i e e b b el e Vo rplhanai Hood’s Pills (g jofamiy cathestic tive service as major, under provisi of act of Congress, to date iropm X‘:;oun:! 27, the date he would bave been promoted to that grade by reason of seniority if fol‘:‘?d l;;ulnfled.l i ith approval of the Actip of War leave of absenc for tyerp oY is granted First Lieutenat Henry K. Gol‘?li man, F“TRC"E\%I’Y:H 5 2 - ‘orporal Roy W. Henderson, 1; tery F, Second Artillery, w’llLl;gE:,fiaf' San Diego Barrick, Cal., for such dut, 0 he mng be able to perforrl:], Y as Pacific coast pensions have beep i, as hwllowss:i ¢ % € issued California: Increase—Frederick J Oakland. Original widow—Mary J, g;ggn San Miguel. Mexican War widoy, r:: newal—Martha A. Boyd, Stockton, ' Oregon: Original—Daniel L. Coryq) Gates. yell, B g IN DANGER OF BEING LYNCHED, Three Masked Robbers Held on a Charge of Committing a Cruel Crimo in lowa. OTTUMWA, Iowa, Aug. 28.—Miss Nel- lie Warner, 20 years of age, is iying at the point of death at Libertyville, Towa, the victim of an assault committed yesterday by three masked men, and in the County Jail are confined three young men charged with the crime. They are being carefully guarded to prevent Iynehing, which seems most likely. The victim was alone at the home of her parents, when three masked men entered and committed an assault after binding and gagging the girl. They then ransacked the house and carried away all the valuables they could find. The young woman freed herself, and crawling to a neighbor’s told the story and gave a description of the assailants. Posses were sent out and in the evening three men were arrested at Bladensburg. They were jailed at Fairfield until to-day, when they were taken before the girl. After she gave the alarm she fainted and revived only at times. It was when she was half conscious that she looked at the men brought betore her, and she failed to identify them. They were rejailed to await developments. The men fit the description given and also that o1 three men Who were seen todrive to the Warner home in the morning. The citizens of Jefferson County are excited and lynch- ing is looked for to-night. e B Business Failures of a Day. NEW YORK, N. Y., Aug. 28.—The fol- lowing failures are reported to-day: Alter Gottlied, jeweler, at New York; liabilities $23,000. Frederick G. and Isaac N. Van Vliet, maltsters, at New York; liabilities not given. W. H. Harrison & Bro., dealers in tiles, Philadelphia; no statement of affairs made pugllc. Foster & Pender, carpet-dealers and house-furnishers, Toronto; liabilities $57,- 000, assets nominally $75,000. Brooks Bros., boots and shoes, Chicago; liabilities $40,000, assets $45,000. Baker & Smith Company, manufactu- rers steam and hot-water apparatus, Chi- cago; liabilities §50,000. 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