The Washington Bee Newspaper, August 24, 1895, Page 2

‘i ; Did youseethe BEE. = It is the town talk. @2= The demand for the Bre last week was great. It was a surprise to the Colored American, Instead of swallowing the BEE it has swallowed the Colored Ameri- can. If you don’t believe it call and see. The people want a live paper as well as a clean one. The Bex is greater than any Col- ored American in existence. If you want all the news, read the Bee. When you see it in the Bee it is 50. Albany Johnson,of Maiden Lane, Albany, N. Y., is again on the fence. McKinley will be elected Presi- dent of the United States. Senator Quay is on top. Be what you are and not what you are not. People pretend that they are with you, but only waiting an opportu- nity to knife you. Be honest with your friends, as you may have to borrow from them some day. Don’t betray your friends, you may need them when you are in trouble. Never betray the girl you love. If you meet a woman by the way- side always treat her politely. Never bee too familiar with any- one. A good man will not lie to you. James A. Ross is in Des Moines, Towa. He is a candidate for political honors. The more friendly disposed you are towards some people the less you are appreciated. When thieves fall out honest men will get their dues. You should be truthful in all you say. Some men think they know it all. If you meet a woman by the way side, let her have her say. It is dangerous to take a man in your eonfidence who shows his teeth and gums. Don’t believe all you hear. One tale is good until another is told. Oliver Black is a candidate for school trusstee. He wants it badly. The Commissioners, if.they make a change, will appoint educated men on the board. Negro democrats may now turn to be republicans. Speak well of your neighbor, you may ask him to do you a favor some day. Don’t tell the world that you nave loaned your friend money. The world gives you credit for better sense. You have been a poor man your- self. Honest people will do honest acts. It is an old saying and a true one, never desert an old friend for @ new one. The Bee will keep you posted. You must not be without the Bee. PERSONALS. Miss Carrie R. Gray left the city for New Bedford, Mass., this week. Mr. J. F. Brooks, the brother of Dr. Brooks, who had his leg amputated, is a great deal better. Rev. D. S. Scott, of Arkansas, is in the city, the guest of Rev. W. Bishop Johnson. feed store corner of New Hampshire SPAIN’S QUICK PROMISE TO PAY THE MORA CLAIM EXPLAINED, ? Our Government’s Pian to Get Mora’s In- terests From Spain—Squadron Would Have Been Sent to Take and Hold the Port Had Not the Claimant Waived the Interest-The Claim is Now Settled, and $1,500,000 in Gold Will Be Paid Over by the Madrid Government on September 15. Washington, Aug. 21.—After many years of controversy, the claim of An- tonio Maximo Mora, a naturalized American citizen, against the Govern- ment of Spain for the value of his sugar plantations in Cuba, has been amicably settled, or practically so, for Spain has until September 15 to make the pay- ment. Spain’s final and positve agree- ment to pay at an early date was made some time ago, but since the Cabinet souncil at Madrid committed the Gov- ernment to that promise a difficulty arose through a further decision of the council not to pay the interest on the claim, amounting to about $800,000. It was believed at the time that this atti- tude of the Cabinet would result in ser- ous difficulty between the United States 1nd Spain. The patience of the Wash- ingion Government had been worn out through Spain’s persistent policy of making promises and then failing to «Keep them. So seriously did this Government view the refusal to pay the interest that a plan that might have involved the United States in war with Spain, but probably would not, was decided on by the President, Secretary Olney and Sec- ary Herbert. This was no less than an intention to seize Havana and hold that port until the Spanish Government laid down the amount of the interest, or until customs revenues amounting to the full interest had been colletted at the Havana custom house by the United States officers who would be placed in charge. The statement that this plan was practically arranged is made on the best authority. In coming to such a serious conclusion the Adminis- tration found a precedent in the recent action of Great Britain in seizing the port of Corinto, Nicaragua, for the pur- pose of collecting indemnity claimed for subjects who had suffered at the hands of the Nicaraguan Government during the Mosquito troubles. Rear-Admiral Bunce, commanding the North Atlantic squadron, now cruis- ing in New England waters, was se- ‘ected as the officer to command the ex- edition to Havana, and his fleet was to -onsit of the New York, the Montgom- -ry, the Raleigh and the Minneapolis, at present composing the squadron of 2volution; the Cincinnati, now at Key West, and such other vessels as could oe prepared for service in time. It is stated in this connection that the evo- utions which the strategic squadron is supposed to be practising along the At- antic coast are merely designed to sat- isfy curiosity as to the assemblage of such a large number of vessels. There was little doubt in the minds of those who arranged the plan for the seizure of Havana that Spain would pay the indemnity quickly when she learned of che character of the persuasion to be employed by this Government. The waiver of Mora, however, with cegard to the interest obviates the nec- assity of carrying out the plan which Spain, by prompt payment, would prob- xbly not have allowed to proceed farth- r than the receipt of an ultimatum that the interest must be paid or Havana would be seized. The agreement between Spain, the United States and Mora was arranged after repeated conferences between Sec- cetary Olney, Senor Dupuy de Lome, he Spanish Minister, and Mora’s at- torney. Secretary Olney is at Fal- mouth, and Senor de Lome at Swamp- scott, and Mora and his attorney were summoned to Massachusetts to sign the agreement. Mora waives all claim for nterest, and Spain, represented by Senor de Lome, Agrees to make the payment on September 15. The princi- pal of the claim is $1,500,000, and it is to 22 paid in Spanish gold. When the ‘greament was made Mora asked that the money be paid to a representative of the United States or his sttorney, 3ither in Washington or Madrid, but Sez de Lome insisted that it should ve paid to Mora’s attorney by Martinez Campos, the Captain-General of Cuba, in Havana. This dispute could not be arranged, and does not appear in the articles of agreement. ES ALL SAVED IN 45 MINUTES. Steamer Carrying 100 Americans and 450 Lives Sunk in the Channel. London, Aug. 21.—The steamship Sea- ford, with 450 passengers, including more than 100 Americans, travelling trom Paris to London, collided in mid- channel at 4 o'clock yesterday after- aoon, and a few minutes later the vessel foundered. All on board were saved by the Lyon, the colliding vessel, of the same line. The Seaford was one of the finest ships in the New Haven-Dieppe service, which is much patronized by Ameri- zans. (eae ————_ > “> “> farthquake in Kentucky. = Maysville, Ky., Aug. 21—An earth- quake shock has been felt in this vicinity, accompanied by a rumbling sound, that lasted one minute, and scared people out of their houses. Clocks were stopped, dishes were rat- tled and tables were toppled over. The vibrations passed from east to west. eee aie ee ness Kentucky Women far Jury Service. Lexington, Ky., Aug. 21.—Judge San- fley, of the Thirteenth Judicial District, will. try the case of W. U. Stivers against Miss Catherine West for breach of promise. He will have a jury of six men and six women to try the case. see Chief Engineer Ezra J. Whittaker Dead. avenue and U street. 2 FEM... uate todriets teach any fairly 1..elligent personofe-inen sez, who can ‘reed, and write, and wha Jancr instraction, will work industrlousiy, how to earn ‘Three Thousand Dollacs furaiah Year in their own localities, wherever they live.I will also {the situation oremployment.at which youcan earn that amount <7 money for me unless successful as above. Easily and Watertown, Aug. 21—Ezra J. Whit- taker, retired Chief Engineer of the At- lantic Squadron of the United States Navy, died at Sackett’s Harbor yester- day from heart disease. He was fifty- six years old. Ns, Death of Leonrrd W. Volk, Sculptor. Chicago, Aug. 19.—Deonard W. Volk, the noted sculptor, died suddenly at his sum- mer home at Oceola, Wis., yesterday. He was sixty-seven years old and was fa- mous as & modeler of portrait busts. THE WASHINGTON Y. Tie-= BUNCE WASTOSEIZBAAVANA| — * Weot PONT HERONE g MEN KILLED; 5 WILL DIE HOTEL BLOWN UP IN DENYER f-) = Saved a Cadet's Commission by Claiming a ‘Cigarette Dropped by the Youth. Hundreds of pretty girls participat-| expLostoN OF A FURNACE AT THE LARGE NUMBER OF VICTIMS STILL ed in the graduating festivities at West Point. f But the queerf.of them all was a black-eyed young woman from Michi- gan, whose health will be drunk . ai every army post where the young offi cers of 1895 are stationed, and the stor; of whose ready wit and audacity wil. be a West Point legend for years tc come. Four marks against a cadet render him liable to dismissal, as cadets cali it, “found.” Despite the strict rule. against smoking some of the young sters run the chances of slyly puffing cigarettes, and, having no peckets, car- ry them inside the bands of their caps The last day of the four-year course found one cadet with three marks against his record. His commission it the army was almost in sight, and hc was hastening to the last duty he would have to perform under the rigid discipline of the academy. On the walk in front of Officers’ Row he met the charming young wo- man from Michigan with the strictest of the tactical officers stationed at the point. After saluting as required the cadet raised his cap to the pretty girl and a cigarette fell to the ground at the tactical man’s feet. For a moment the cadet was almost paralyzed. <A vision of the four black marks and a sense of the danger of being dismissed at the last hour came upon him. The officer did not see the cigarette fall from the cap, but his eye lighted upon it at his feet. The cadet stoppec and stood at attention while the offi- cer looked at him for a moment anc then sternly said: “I shall be obligec to report you for smoking, sir.” ‘Thi young woman saw the situation anc before another word could be said step- ped betwen the two men. “This is not his cigarette,” she ex- claimed to the tactical officer, lookin; him unflinchingly in the face. There was a moment of strained silence. { “Captain, you shall not report tha: cadet for smoking,” she went on hur. riedly, a flush mounting to her cheeks. “The cigarette is not his, but mine. : dropped it. I know it is shameful for me to confess that I do such a thing a: to smoke, but lots of girls do it,” anc she forced a little laugh. ‘You wil. not tell on me, will you? She weni on with an appealing glance that pe etrated the stern military breast. would not have it known.” The Captain vowed promises. His honor as a gentleman compelled hin: to accept the young woman’s word, but his eye was fixed upon the cadet. “Come on, Captain, or we will be late,” said the girl in triumph, and as she passed she gave the cadet a smile that stole his heart away. That night the old stone buildings resounded with joy, and the next day, when his dip- loma was handed to the cadet, she ap- plauded him more than anyone else.— Pittsburg Dispatch. Bicycle Riding and Health. The bicycle is an old story, but some still consider it an undignified means of transportation, or even dangerous and unhealthy. Dr. John B. Richard- son has written a most sensible article in the Medical Record on the use of the bicycle from a professional stand- point, in which he takes a very mod- erate and conservative view of the sub- ject, and in no way shows himself to be a prejudiced enthusiast. Driving not only allo@s too little exercise, but is too often the cause of indigestion, sleeplessness and many other disorders due to lack of exercise; while walking is too slow for a man in a hurry. The happy medium seems to be a bicycle. Great care is necessary to have a machine that is suitable to the indi- vidual rider. The handles must be in the right place, and not so low that stooping is necessary; the saddle re quires especial attention, as an ill-fit- ting saddle, or one at a wrong angle, causes great discomfort, and soon wearies. Avoid riding like a jack-knife or in- dulging in too many spurts. In riding uphill mouth-breathing may be neces- sary, but in general the mouth should be closed, and long-distance runs can only do harm. The pedals should be far enough away to make the rider stretch his legs out to full length while riding, and the erect position is the most healthful. Dr. Richardson sums up as follows: “Rapid riding, or riding long dis- tances at a rapid rate, is injurious in many ways to every rider, unless grad- ual and careful training has been gone through with that object. Gentle and moderate bicycle riding increases vi- tality, improves and enlarges lung and breathing capacity, develops the mus- cular (general) as well as special sy: tems or sets, as also the heart’s powe: increase the appetite and the powers of digestion and assimilation, thereby adding to capacity for life and increas- ed longevity; stimulates action of skin, and thereby eliminates more rapi' ly and perfectly effete materials trom the system, thus aiding the kid- neys when tuey are temporarily un- able to perform their functions per- fectly or are organically diseased; is an excellent means for mental and physi- cal diversion; causes many indolent persons and those who lead sedentary lives to exercise more freely, being pleasurable and easy to take afte: mastering the machine; is one of our best simple measures in the treatment of cases of insomnia; and last, but no. least, is an agent in the moral culture of individuals in pleasurably diverting their demands for occupation, thus an- swering the place of crowded rooms where companionship is sought.” Strong Brains, A mild bit of repartee is reported as having occurred between the pvet Saxe and Oliver Wendell Holmes. They were talking about brain fever when Mr. Saxe remarked: “I once had a severe attack of brain fever myself.” “How could you have brain fever?” asked Dr. Holmes, smiling. “It is only strong brains that have brain fever.” “How did you find that out?” ask- ed Saxe. It Was Immaterial. A country bridegroom, when the bride hesitated to pronounce the word obey, remarked to the officiating clergyman, “Go on, measter; it don’t natter. I can make her.”—Tid-Bits. ma BEE. CARNEGIE STEEL WORKS. Terrible Accident Due to the Fall of » “Hang” into the Malten Metal -Genesat- ing a Large Quantity of Gas—Top of the Furnace Clogged by Coal and Men Sent to Remove it Killed Outright—All but One of the Victims Were Hungarians—Fire Follows—Fifteen Men Badly Burned. — st Pittsburg, Aug. 20.—An explosion at -furnace H, of the Carnegie Steel Com- pany at Braddock, at 5 o'clock this morning, killed nine men, injured six- teen more and destroyed $30,000 worth of property. Five of the'injured will die. All of the killed and injured were Hungarians except James Harrison, the foreman. Their names have not been obtained. The explosion was due to a “hang” in the furnace, which sud- denly loosened and dropped into the molten metal below, generating an im- mense quantity of gas so suddenly that it could not escape by the ordinary means, and the explosion followed. A few minutes before the explosion occurred one of the top fillers dumped a barrel of coal into the furnace which he had forgotten. This: clogged the top of the furnace and prevented the gas escaping. Seventeen men in charge of James Harrison were sent to the top of the furnace to remove the obstruction. All were closely crowded around the bell of the furnace, removing the mater- | ial which had been dumped on it, when | there was a terrific explosion and men, barrows, tools and material were hurled | in all directions. Only one man was killed instantly. He was blown from the furnace top, along the metal roadway to the eleva- tor shaft, down which he fell, and stri) ing on a car was cut in two, one-half) of his body falling on one side of the; car and the other half on the other side. The explosion was heard all over Braddock. A relief committee was quickly organized, and went to the top) of the furnace, where lay fifteen men, bleeding, torn, burned and dying. The| flames and smoke were still coming from the furnace and the work of res- cue was very dangerous. Three men died before they reached the bottom of the elevator shaft and the other six died between 5 and 6 o’clock in the afternoon. As fast as the injured men were taken out they were removed to an improvised hospital in the com- pany’s office and the company’s physi- cians from McKeesport were summon- ed. Five of the men were so badly burned and _ terribly injured that the physicians did not deem it necessary to remove them to a hospital, as death seemed only a few moments off and nothing could relieve their sufferings. The contents of the furnace were blown out and scattered for hundreds of yards around the furnace, falling in all parts of the yard, cutting and burn- ing about ten men who were working below, but none were serously injured. The fierce shower fell on the carpen- ter shop of the company, about 100 yards from the furnace, and it was soon in flames and was destroyed with its contents. The bell of the furnace was shattered and scattered. The roof of the cast house was crushed in and ruined. The homes of the killed and injured men were near the furnace and the streets in that vicinity were filled with amass of weeping and half-crazed women and children: The names of the killed are: Steve Havrela, cut in twain, 323 years of age, leaves wife and two children; Joseph Tukay, 38 years of age, burned, leaves wife and four children; Joseph Copp, burned, 32 years, single; John Meka, | burned, 25 years of age, single; John Pookopovec, burned, 25 years, single; John Grucha, burned, 30 years, single. All were Poles and Hungarians except Crucha, who was a German.: Nine of the injured were brought to the Mercy Hospital in this city. They are reported to_be resting easily. Five may die. Fifteen other men sustained slight burns and cuts by being hit by flying brick, but they were able to go to their homes, and their names could not be learned. SS ees HAMILTOM FISH, JR., IN LIMBO AGAIN. He Creates a Disturbance at the New York Casino and is Arrested. New York, Aug. 20.—Hamilton Fish, Jr., nephew of Speaker Fish, was locked up in the West Thirtleth street station last night, charged with disorderly con- duct. Fish, who is a well-built six-foot- er, was on the Casino roof with several friends, and about 11 o’clock became engaged in a discussion with one of the waiters about the price of a round of drinks. When a policeman appeared one of Fish’s friends paid the amount in dis- pute, 40 cents, and when the policeman requested Fish to leave the building he demurred. The policeman again or- dered him to leave, and upon his refusal to do so made a prisoner of him and took him to the station house. At the station house Fish said he was James Brighton, 23 years old, a reporter on the Illustrated American, and lived at 708 Third avenue. Young Fish was badly used up recently in a battle with a walter at Howell’s Quogue. —_>—___ BIG FISH CAUGHT AT OCEAN GROVE. Seal Captured on the Beach and a Seven Foot Shark in the Nets. Asbury Park, Aug. 20.—A seal four and one-half feet long and weighing bout 150 pounds was caught in the surf at the Ocean Grove fishing pier yester- day afternoon by Malcolm Shackleford, of Richmond, Va. Bathers who saw it mistook the seal for a dog. The seal attempted to swim around the pier, and was cast close to | BURIED IN THE RUINS. — Firemen Obliged to Abandon the Work of Rescue Owing to the Intense Heat—Ter- rible Scenes Amid the Falling Walleand Ruins—Sleeping Guests Blown Into Eter- nity Without Warning—Last Straggles and Piercing Screams of the Dying— Twelve Bodies Taken Out and Many Guests Missing. Denver, Aug. 19.—The Gumry hotel was wrecked by theexplosionat12:10this morning. The rear half of the buildy ing, a five-story brick and a ture, went down with a crash. ho- tel was crowded with guests. On both sides of Lawrence street, from Seven- teenth to Eighteenth streets, and on Larimer street, directly back of the Gumry, the plate glass windows of the business houses were blown in and 2 number of pedestrians were injured by Zalling glass. The fronts of many build- ings in the vicinity were badly wrecked. ‘The hotel structure, for 100 feet along the alley and extending seventy-five teet toward the front, is a mass of de- bris. Brick and plaster were piled in heaps twenty feet high, and from this mass of wreckage were heard the moans > of the injured and dying. At 12.35 five injured persons were taken out. They were all inmates of the upper story and | sank down with the floors, escaping more fortunately than those below. The remaining portion of the building, | from which the guests were removed | by ladders as fast as possible, was ex- pected to fall at any moment and pre-| cautions to prevent further loss of life added to the difficulty in reaching the} dead and injured. By some estimates | forty people were in the portion of the) hotel destroyed, nearly all of whom must be dead. It is supposed that the battery of boilers in the hotel basement must have exploded. The sound of the explosion was heard throughout the ity, awakening people in bed a mile from the scene. A cloud of dust was thrown a thousand feet in the air. At 12.50 the ruins were still burning fiercely and the firemen were obliged to | retreat from the work of rescue. Every engine in the city poured water into the mass, but the flames could not be gotten under control be- fore many of the injured were cre- mated. During the height of the excitment a team ran away on Eighteenth street, stampeding the great crowd of specta- tors. A number of people were more or less injured by being trampled on and falling in the broken glass, which covered the streets and sidewalks in every direction. Electric light wires dangled from broken poles in the alley and added fresh peril to the firemen. One horse was killed by coming in con- tact with a live wire. Two injured wo- men had almost been extricated from the ruins when the flames approached so close that the rescuers had to aban- don them, for their own safety. Both voices were soon silenced, the fire com- pleting the work commenced by the explosion. Up to two o’clock six other persons in the house had been taken from the ruins, all badly injured. In addition, four were severely cut by glass falling into the street. A piece of the cornice of the Cheesman block at Seventeenth and Larimer streets, fully a block from the Gumry Hotel, was torn out and fell to the street, narrowly missing several passers-by. The fragment weighed at least a ton. Among the dead are Peter Gumry and} R. C. Grenier, the proprietors of the ho- tel, and the day clerk and the night clerk, none of whom have been found. Immediately after the explosion occur- red a baby was heard wailing In the corner of a room which had nearly fal- len away. Its parents had gone down with the first crash. Afterwards the lit- tle one’s cries became weaker and weak- er, and when the flames shot up into the skeleton of the building they be- came silenced. The firemen, made a brave effort to save a woman caught in the debris of the north corner of the hotel, but were forced to abandon th attempt. The spot where she lay was soon the hottest part of the fire. The force of the explosion carried away a large portion of the rear of the building adjoining the hotel and one oc- cupied by A. B. Wade, wholesale and retail furniture. The wall of the Gumry on the side toward Eighteenth street crushed a stable and a small frame house, but no one was injured. The Gumry was a five-story brick with stone front and was built about six years ago. It was of the better kind of second-ciass hotels, catering largely | to transient family patronage. Thus, | many ladies and children were among) the guests. The building was built as’ the Eden Musee by the widow of Gen- eral Tom Thumb and was so occupied, | later being remodeled for use as a hotel. ! Gumry & Grenier have owned the hotel for several years. Mr. Gumry was a prominent contrac- tor and had done much of the work} during the building of the State Cap-| itol. r. Grenier acted in the capacity} of manager. | BS a MAY BE THE CHATHAM FIEND. Albert Dean Arrested on Suspicion of the Abductions. { Chatham, Aug. 19.—“The kidnapper is caught! The kidnapper is caught!” was the sentence passed quickly among our citizens as they returned from church service yesterday at noon. Al- bert Dean, a young man aged about twenty-eight, whose home is in Canaan, Conn., and who came here about two or three months ago from Torrington, Conn., to visit his sister, Mrs. George Skidmore, a resident of thfs village, was arrested yesterday morning at Old Chatham by Officer Hulbert, on suspi-' cion of being the fiend who has been the terror of the town and the abductor of Mttle girls. For two weeks residents about Old Chatham have noticed a stranger about town acting in a very curious manner, and when he endeavored to entice the little Hoag girl behind a vacated saw- mill on the pretense of picking flowers }a week ago, and whose plans were frus- trated by the appearance of the little | girl’s father, excitement has been away above par. Yesterday he was seen talk- the shore by a big wave. Mr. Shackle- ford jumped in the surf and caught the seal by the tall. W. H. Carpenter, of New York, and William E. Brown, of Philadelphia, went to the assistance of Mr. Shackle- ford, and a rope was fastened around the seal. It was drawn ashore and Mr. Schackleford sold it to the managers of the fishing pier. A shark seven feet long was caught yesterday morning in Larrabee’s pound nets at Bradley Beach. The shar is exhibited on the Ocean Grove fishing pier. ns BRITISH DEFEAT AFRICAN REBELS. Stronghold Stormed and Captured With Slight Loss at Monbassa. Zanzibar, Aug. 19.—The expedition, con- sisting of 400 British sailors, Soudanese and Askaris, with a couple of Maxim rapid fire guns and seven-pow: > Which started on money last for bassa in order to punish the Fevolting near there, stormed and captu: the rebel Two native stronghold on Saturday last. soldiers were killed and seven sailors and four natives were wounded in the British side. The loss of rebels was not stated, { osm. | Ing with the children of Alfred Johnson | and _his arrest followed. | Officer Hulbert brought his prisoner te | this village. He has a light moustache, | of medium height, and wears the tell- | tale derby hat. | , Driving up in front of Pruesner’s | house, they asked the little girl, Elma, | which one in the party took her from | her bed, when, without a moment’s hesi- | tation, she picked Dean out as the ab- | ductor. Pruesner, father of the little | Sirl, wanted to kill him on the spot. Last | night the prisoner was placed in the | Chatham lock-up and about 11 o’clocle | to-day he was brought before Justices f | Dean has been working for 4 farmer | Near here and has been seen Prowling about, but whether he can be held on | the evidence of the little girl is a ques- ————— New York Postmasters Appointed. Washington, Aug. 19—Among the fourth-class postmasters appointed the following: Glenarbor, N. Y., W. y, vice C. Ashley, resigned lett Marshfield, vice H Powell, dead; Porter Corners, W. HL , Lane, vice E. H. Randall, resigned. i the outrage, which is supposed to have | the head and bruised abou ONEIDA HLEOTS DELEGATES.™~ Hackett’s Men Chosen to go tothe Convention. ay Rome, Aug. 20.—The Third Asse District Republican Convention held here yesterday afternoon anc following delegates elected to the { Convention: J. C. Davies, of Cam ~ John Halstead, of Vienna; W. P. Dy of Trenton; G. A. Willard, of Fm ville; D. G. Evans and E. 8. Bro of Rome. Resolutions were passeq ,. dorsing Governor Morton for + as dency in 1896, intructing the to vote for T. C. Hancock for : General, Campbell W. Adams fo State Engineer and Surveyor, Jame. Roberts for Comptroller and ¢_ Hackett for State Committeeman anj endorsing Pardon C. Williams as a cq, didate for Associate Judge of the Coun of Appeals. In the Second Oneida District the pp. publicans elected these delegates ty the State Convention: James S. erman, C. S. Lyman, George L. Bowers, . 1’ Sweet, C. W. Clark. The elegateg were instructed to vote for C. W. Hack ett for State Committeeman and Camp. bell W. Adams for State Engineer and Surveyor. The convention ‘ Pardon C. Williams for Associ of the Court of Appeals. oO —_ LABOR CANDIDATES AT UTICA, Henry P. Hoefler Nominated for the Assem. bly by the Trades Unions. Utica, Aug. 20.—The adjourned con. vention of the Utica Trades Assembly last night nominated Henry P. Hoeffer, present Republican member, for the Assembly, on the third ballot. Hoeffer is a cigar maker, and was opposed by ex-Alderman Bugental and Theo. Ray State Organizer of the Typographica) Union. A resolution signed by ex-Ag. semblyman Steber, of the People’s Par. ty State Commitiee, pledging the nomi. nee to support workingmen’s measures in preference to old parties, was adopt. ed. Unaffiliated organizations were re. fused admission. The Republican convention, it fs said, will favor Hoefler, although he has de. elared for Coggeshall for Senator. Cog. geshall was at the convention, and q number of the delegates signed his in. dependent petition. a ea CHINA OBJECTS TO INVESTIGATION, Will Not Permit Inquiries Into the Ka Cheng Massacre. Shanghai, Aug. 20—The Merct this city says that the Chinese G ment has refused to allow the B: and American consuls at Fooch: make any inquiries into the massa of Christians at Kucheng, where and the other members of the comm sion of inquiry arrived a few da The Times to-day publishesa desp from Hong Kong confirming the r: of the refusal of the Chinese Go: ment to allow the British and Amert- can consuls to inquire into the Kucheng massacre. The despatch adds that the Chinese soldiers are plundering the peo- ple, who believe that the foreigners are the cause of their sufferings, and be- lieve that it is necessary to destroy them Further incendiary placards been posted in Canton. Se ADMIRAL MEADE TURNS FIREMAN. have Assumes Command at a Fire in Philadel- phia Saturday. Philadelphia, Aug. 17.—Fire was dis- covered ip the Union League building yesterday afternoon. Admiral Meade and Major Williams were in th eco dor, and the Admiral took command and ordered an alarm to be rung to “firs quarters.” The fire brigade of the League responded and Admiral Meade directed the hosemen where to play the stream, and the flames, after thirty minutes’ battle, were stifled without the aid of the engine company, and all hands adjourned to the captain’s cabin for refreshments. ee eenieriaeeren 300 RUSSIAN SOLDIERS KILLED. Toola Barracks Undermined and Blown Cp by Nihilists. London, Aug. 19.—The Daily News to- day publishes a despatch from Trieste saying that newspapers there report that an explosion occurred at the artil- lery barracks at Toola, capital of the government of that name, in Russia. Three hundred persons are said to have been killed, including many offi- cers. The barrgcks are a heap of ruins. An examination into the cause of the explosion led to the discovery that the barracks had been undermined every where. Many arrests have been made of per- sons suspected of being implicated in been the work of Nihilists. jpabeiameain see FORMOSA REBELS DEFEATED. Japanese Capture Their Stronghold sud Virtually End the Rebellion. London, Aug. 19—A dispatch fmm Shanghai says that reports hav received there from Formosa that the Japanese, under General Ka waymura, attacked Shinchiku, an im portant city on the southwest coast of the island and the stronghold of i? leader of the Black Flags. Two Japanese gunboats co-operated with the land forces. The Black Flas# were utterly routed, and the rebellion # virtually over. eet acccaeneas VICTOR DAAMS OUT OF THE RACE. Little Falls’ Candidate for Senator Retire From the Contest. Little Falls, Aug. 20.—Victor Adams has declared his withdrgwal from Le Senatorial contest in thig district his support will probably be given ex-County Clerk Nelson E. Ransom, ° this city. Mr. Ransom ts favorable to the inter ests of Warner Miller. There is truth in the report that the Sheard-A® ams faction will endeavor to overtht# Warner Miller’s leadership in this cout ty. They are fighting the Wood-Mu ° faction of Herkimer, but Mr. Millet neutral between the warring factioa® TWO MEN DROP FORTY FEET. A Hoisting Elevator at Gloversville Fal With Two Workmen- Gloversville, Aug. 20.—An oe used for carrying lumber and mor and other materials used in the bo struction of the Louis Meyers po factory on West Pine street, a yesterday afternoon, precipitating gi ace F. Platt and another workmat al the basement, a distance of 10 sash ite seriously Platt was quit + the Dod! injured His companion was slightly a a Death of Leonard W. Volk og” ‘e Chicago, Aug. 19.—Deonard W- noted sculptor; died suddenly at i mer — at —_o - = a was Izty-seven yt c mous as a modeler of portrait bust eee