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Thousands of Visitors Arriving at San Fran-
cisco for the Grand Bally.
San Francisco, Cal., July 7.—It is al-
ready evident that the Christian En-
deavor convention which opens to-day
will be the greatest in the history of
the organization. The attendance will
more than exceed anticipations and the
royal welcome extended to the dele-
gates assures the success and enthu-
siasm of the gathering.
All day long the trains have been
rolling in, and have been met by mem-
bers of the reception committee, which
* of itself is a small army, for the white
caps of those whose missions it is to
•welcome the strangers within our
gates are seen everywhere on the
-3treets. The latch string of California
is out, and the initials "C. E." are the
•open sesame of boundless hospitality.
Never before, not even by the Knight
Templars or Grand Army, whose na-
tional conventions were held here, have
arrangements been -so well made or the
city so tastefully decorated as now.The
whole auditorium, above and below, is
boarded in and the rough timbers are
•covered with purple and gold. The
floors are covered with burlaps, under-
neath which is a padding of cotton
wadding, so that the footsteps will be
noiseless and the services will not be
interrupted by persons moving about.
Potted plants, palms, bamboos, cut
flowers and wreaths of roses are every-
where, and the California poppies
either fresh from the field or in tissue
similitude, meet one on every turn.
There are comfortable chairs for 8500
pepole and standing room for 2000 or
3000 more.
Yesterday afternoon there was a re-
hearsal of the convention cnorus, num-
bering 1500. With them were the bou-
quet chorus and 100 trained soloists.
Those who heard the singing were as-
sured in advance of the success of last
night's concert, for it was evident that
"the rearrangement of the pavilion had
endowed it with accoustic properties
hitherto unknown in the big building.
The decoration of Woodward's pa-
vilion a simultaneous meeting place, is
proceeding rapidly, and will be com-
pleted to-day. This amphitheater
will accommodate over 10,000 people,
and as all the churches will be kept
open house, no endeavorer will be left
out in the cold.
To-day the preliminary work of the
convention begins. General Secretary
Baer is delighted with the outlook, for
he believes this convention will be
memorable in the annals of the En-
deavorers.
STREET CAR WRECK.
Four People Were Killed Outright and
Many Were Injured.
Pittsburg, Pa., July 7.—Four people
were fatally injured and eighteen or
twenty others were more cr lt^s in-
jured in a street car wreck last night
on the Forbes street line of the Con-
solidated Traction company. The
names of those seriously injured are:
Michael Doyle, motorman, top of the
head torn away, two ribs and a leg
broken, will die.
W. A. Manley, employed in circulat-
ing department of the Times, scalp laid
bare and hurt internally, probably
die.
Miss Smith, skull fractured, will die.
O. C. Rogers, leg and arm broken,
may recover.
The full list of injured was not ob-
tainable at that hour.
The wreck ocucrred on the Soho hill
at the time when the immense crowds
which attended the fireworks display
at Schenley park were returning home.
An Atwood street car had gone about
half way down the hill when it jumped
the rack. Closely following it came
an open summer car with a trailer
both densely packed with people. Be-
fore the Becond train could be *®"jpped
it crashed into the derailed car. Hard-
ly had the first collision happened be-
fore a third car, also heavily laden,
came down the hill at full speed and
forced its way into the wreck ahead.
It was the second crash that did most
of the damage, and the scene was in-
• describable.
The injured are: Edward Biersch,
Mrs. Edward Biersch, W. H. Eisenbeis,
John McElroy, Henry McHenry, John
1 Carr, Miss Alice Mooney, Miss Carrie
Eightlinger, Jos. Mackie, Peter Fay,
Miss Lizzie Smith, Miss Annie Smith,
two unknown women, one unknown
man, John Hoover, Edward Kiney.
The seriously injured were removed
to the hospital and the others were
.taken to their homes.
Unconquered.
"That man," said the cannibal war-
flor, "had the most argumentative) nature
I ever encountered."
"Do you mean the one that you just
■ ate?"
"Yes. We had a dispute on certain points
of ethics, and the result was that I had
him for dinner."
"Well, that gave you the best of the con-
troversy."
"Yes. But ho nover givos in. Ho
doesn't agreo with me yet,"—Washington
. Star.
Pan-American Exposition.
Chicago, 111., July 7.—The question
of holding a pan-American exposition
was raised among a party of gentle-
men during an entertainment given the
Pan-American delegates at the Union
League club last night. During the
discussion Col. Dickinson, ex-secretary
of the World's fair and president of the
Coliseum building, said: "I sincerely
trust that arrangements will be made
by the citizens of Chicago with the
representatives from the South Amer-
ican republics that an exposition will
be brought to Chicago and held in the
Coliseum, I venture the prediction that
if this is done and such an exposition
is held here the results from every
standpoint will be more than satis-
factory. Chicago has demonstrated
to the world that it is par excellence
the great exposition city, at least of
the western hemisphere. If our sister
republic of Mexico would take the in-
itiative in such an undertaking it
would be a grand success. In Decem-
ber, 1892, I had the very distinguished
honor of being the guest of the Mexi-
can government, and I desire to say
that if its prominent citizens whom I
met in Mexico on that occasion, to-
gether with the representatives from
Mexico present here to-night, were to
undertake, with the Mexican railway
systems under the supervision of the
Mexican government, to give an exhi-
bition of the wonderful productions
and marvelous resources of that great
republic, under the patronage of the
illustrious soldier and statesman, Gen.
Porfirio Diaz, (than whom there is
none greater at the head of any nation
to-day) in co-operation with the pub-
lic-spirited citizens of Chicago, I am
confident that not only 1,000,000 peo-
ple in and around Chicago, but 20,000-
000 people who live in this great cen-
tral portion of the United States would
largely attend such an exposition and
the result would be that the great
trunk lines that run from Chicago to
the City of Mexico would carry to the
land of sunshine and flowers thousands
upon thousands of our citizens, who
would not only add to the aggregation
of the wealth of Mexico, hut would ac-
complish that which is of infinitely
greater benefit, by reason of its per-
manent character, namely, a more in-
timate understanding of reciprocity
and as a sequence a closer union of
commercial relations. And what would
be true of Mexico would also be true
of the other American republics."
EDUCATIONAL COUNCIL.
They Meet at Milwaukee With a Fine At-
tendance and Good Programme.
Milwaukee, Wis., July 7.—The na-
tional council of education met in Tem-
ple Emanu-El yesterday forenooon for
its second day's session. #The entire
seating capacity was filled. The pro-
gramme for yesterday was quite as
good as Monday, and it principal
topic yesterday morning was the "Uni-
versity Ideals" discussion.
Prof. A. S. Ormond of Princeton uni-
versity opened the discussion with one
of the best addresses of the council.
A synopsis of university ideals at
Stanford was presented before the
council by Joseph Swaine, president
of the Indiana university.
The first general session of the Na-
tional Educational association opened
in the exposition building at 8 o'clock
last night. The auditorium was
crowded to its utmost capacity. Rabbi
S. Hecht, D. D., opened the convention
with prayer. "America" was then ren-
dered by a chorus. Addresses of wel-
come were delivered by Gov. Scofleld
on behalf of the commonwealth, J. Q.
Emery, superintendent of public in-
strucion of the state; Mayor W. G.
Rauschenberger for the city, and H.
O. R. Slefert, superintendent of the
public schools of Milwaukee. Re-
sponses were made by A. E. Winship,
president of the American institute of
instruction, Boston; J. L. Holloway,
superintendent of public schools, Fort
Smith, Ark.; Aaron Cove, superin-
tendent of schools, Denver, and Albert
G. Lane, superintendent of schools,
Chicago.
Can Furnish Coal.
Bellaire, O., July 7.—A large number
of extra coal cars were sent into the
Fairmont, W. Va., district by the Bal-
timore and Ohio railroad yesterday.
The operators of that field have noti-
fied the railway people that they can
furnish 1000 carloads of coal a day
and shipments are expected to begin
soon. Most of this coal will be sent
into O-i.o to supply the trade in tnis
state. It is predicted trouble will re-
sult as soon as an attempt is made
to move coal across the river, the same
as happened two or three years ago
during the miners' strike.
Kmporor Writes a Flay.
A piece is to be produced at one of
the theaters in Berlin in a few weeks,
the author of which is said to be none
other than the emperor of Germany.
Great secrecy is observed by the man-
agers of the theater. It is not at all
unlikely that William II., having tried
bis hand at musical composition, now
wishes to be a rival of Lessing.
nyjNO FROM HEAT.
Thar* Have Been Many Fatalities and
Prostrations In Ohio and Illinois.
Chcago, 111., July 5.—The wave of
torrid weather under which the central
states sweltered last week showed no
abatement yesterday. From Pittburg to
Kansas City and from Chicago south,
a cloudless sky and a' blazing sun left
a record of prostrations and death
which haa seldom been acquired for the
early days of July. Throughout the en-
tire district the mercury registered
close to 100 in the shade during the
day, and the number of prostrations
ran into the hundreds, Cincinnati, with
a maximum temperature of 98 degrees,
showed the highest death rate, . six
deaths resulting out of a total of fifty
prostrations, but there were many fa-
talities at other points.
In Chicago the mercury registered
close to 90 degrees for the greater part
of the day and there were over a score
of prostrations, but none proved fatal.
At mid-night a severe thunder storm
swept over the city, sending the mer-
cury down several points and bring-
ing a welcome relief.
Chicago, 111., July 5.—The highest
temperature recorded in the annals of
the weather bureau for the month of
July in ten years, was received yester-
day when for two hours the tempera-
ture registered 95 degrees.
But the mercury did not keep there
It went up and down until finally it
made one supreme jump in an hour's
time from 89 to 97 degrees.
On business streets men reeled and
sickened as in a plague-stricken city,
and in the tenement districts women
and children huddled together, seeking
in vain relief from the heat that pene-
trated and prevailed everywhere. It
was the hottest day Chicago ever knew.
There were many prostrations, police
and hospital ambulances being kept
busy all day caring for those who sank
under the scorching rays.
Cincinnati, O., July 5.—The heat here
yesterday was the most severe of the
season. There was a number of pros-
trations, four of which terminated fa-
tally. The dead are:
Frank Scofield.
Minnie Myers.
Ernest Landgraft.
Wm. Foley, all of Cincinnati.
Four cases were considered critical
at this writng and ten are serious.
Among the latter is that of Rev.
Adolph Ludwig, pastor of the Baptist
church in Newport, who fell on the
streets of Cincinnati last night at a
late hour.
While there were fifty cases of sun-
stroke in the city that required remov-
al to the hospitals or to their homes,
it is estimated that there are fifty
lighter cases, the victims of which
went home without assistance. Of the
class requiring medical attention ten
cases are quite serious. The names of
the dead as far as ascertainable are:
Mrs. Delia Renner, Charles Stahley,
Bertha Decker, Jacob York, Mrs. Mary
A. Klosterman, Kovington, Ky.; an un-
identified man found on the streets of
Covington believed to be L. Smith of
Cincinnati; this makes six fatal cases.
A special from Ohio points report ex-
treme heat yesterday as follows:
Dayton 100 to 110 degrees, two
deaths, many prostrations; Lima 105
degrees, one death; Newark 102 to 195
degrees; Upper Sandusky 105 degrees.
Ofllcers Assaulted.
Frankfort, Ky., July 5—The case of
Dinng, the negro, tried for the murdffif
of Jodie, is in the hands of the jury,
who were given a rest Sunday. At 1
o'clock yesterday morning while Capt.
Gaines and Lieut. Gordon were making
their rounds about the jail, which is
heavily guarded, they were assaulted
by three unknown men. Capt. Gaines
received a stunning blow on the head
and a pistol shot through his hat. The
officers returned the fire and the as-
sailant fled. It is conjectured that
the attack was meant for Col. Gather,
who, with Lieut. Gordon, had a wordy
altercation with a citizen, and that
some hot-headed friends of this citi-
zen, without his knowledge or con-
sent, attempted to avenge him.
Dr. Alfred Lefevre Dead.
Kansas City, Mo., July 5.—Dr. Al-
fred Lefevre, a member of one of the
oldest Huguenot families of America,
is dead at his home here of cancer of
the stomach. Dr. Lefevre came here
from Dayton in 1885. He was born at
Troy, O., in 1882 and was the direct
descendant of Isaac Lefevre, one of the
first French Huguenots to come to
America in 1708. Judge O. E. Lefevre
of Denver, son of the deceased, will
take the remains to Ohio for burial.
A. Fatal Accident.
Buffalo, N. Y., July 5.—A special
train on the Western New York and
Pennsylvania carrying the members of
the Paul Boyton Specialty company
from Buffalo to Lime Lake, near
Rochester, struck a carriage containing
Robert Doster of South Wales and
Geo. feaney of Bennington, Wyoming
county, near Soutu Wales, about noon
yesterday. The men were ground to
pieces, portions of their bodies boimg
strewn along the track for a mile.
The Mine Strikers.
Pf***bnrg, pa., July B.—The coal
miners' strike will be on to-day. The
success of the struggle for higher
wages in five of the states depends on
the miners in the Pittsburg district
If they fail to refrain from working
the movement will be a failure. Fully
100 mines were repesented at the
miners' convention on Saturday by
fifty-six delegates. The resolution
adopted was strong enough for the
emergency. A resolution was also
adopted requesting Gov. Hastings to
sign the weighing and coal commission
bill passed by the legislature and now
before him. One of the significant
points before the convention sat Satur-
day was the fact that the representa-
tives were present from the mines
where iron-clad contracts and signed
agreements exist. The mines employ
almost 30,009 men and the indications
are that if tlie men at one of these
mines refuse to quit all the diggers *t
the others will act accordingly.
A strong effort is being made to get
the co-operation of the miners along
the river in the coming fight. It they
work they can cut quite a figure in
supplying coal, as the fuel for local
points can all be supplied by water
routes. The operators are making no
efforts to conciliate the miners. Great
apprehension is felt as to the course
the vast number of foreigners will take
in the strike. Many of those speak no
English and care nothing for the land
of their adoption. They do not con-
form to the customs of the American
speaking miners, and the later have
very little influence over them. One
of the points made by the operators is
that more mining companies have gone
into the hands of the sheriff than any
year in the history of the trade.
"There are too many mines," said
Patrick Dolan, president of the miners'
organization, "but not too many min-
ers. It is the surplus of operators that
causes such sufferings and low wages."
The official of the United Mine Work-
ers of the Pittsbnrg district held a
meeting Sunday and heard reports
from various parts of the district. Each
of these indicated that the men would
quit work.
The question of securing sustenance
for the vast army of idle men is the
most serious one confronting the offi-
cials. The organization has no money
in its treasury. The miners have been
unable to save anything, and only
those who have litlle garden patches
will be able to live independently dur-
ing the cessation of work. The etfodus
from the Fourth Pool to West Virginia
has begun. The West Virginia opera-
tors are hiring miners as fast as they
apply for work. Those who wish im-
munity from trouble seek safety by
flight into West Virginia, where the
miners will work unmolested. Scores
of small mines in Beaver, Cambria and
and other counties, will resume opera-
tion in full and supply coal to facto-
ries and ships in their district. During
the strike of 1894 all these mines wera
closed down.
JUMPED TO DEATH.
W. C. Keeble ILeaped from the Brooklyn
Bridge and Was Killed.
New York, July 5.—Another candi-
date for fame met death yesterday in
jumping from the Brooklyn bridge.
He was Capt W. C. Keeble, who had a
reputation for jumping from bridges
and masts of vessels. The bridge po-
lice received a tip of the coming event
on Saturday evening. Capt Ward at
once ordered three patrolmen stationed
at either end of the bridge, while an
officer in citizens clothes was sent to
watch at the house where Keeble lived.
The officer remained there until 9
o'clock yesterday morning. Two hours
later Keeble with three companions
drove to Catherine street ferry, where
they crossed over to Brooklyn, and
from there went to the bridge entrance
and proceeded slowly to the center of
the span on the north roadway, when
the coaches stopped and the party
alighted.
Officer Thomas Grady, who was some
distance away, saw Keeble climb to the
top rail and, running toward him,
shouted to him to stop. Before he
could reach the man he had leaped
feet foremost. His body made two com-
plete revolutions before it reached the
water, a distance of 140 feet below',
when it struck the water with a splash,
disappearing and was not seen after-
ward.
The police arrested the driver of the
coach, Antone Montored, Dunbar Mc-
Donald, Michael Kernan and Walter
Weed, the three others; also Lawrence
Specke and Joe Schureth, who had
been stationed as lookouts to watch
for the police.
They were all taken to the bridge
police station and locked up. Keeble,
it was learned, was formerly a ser-
geant in Coxy's army and up to four
weeks ago a, waiter in a restaurant. He
left his employment to make prepara-
tions for the jump, which he hoped
would make him a museum fireak. He
was an englishman by birth, 32 years
old and unmarried.
THE STATE TEADHERS.
Proceedings of the Second Day at thtt
Central City,
Waco, Tex., July 2.—At the opening
of the second day of the Texas State
Teachers' association yesterday, greet-
ings from the Arkansas State Teachers'
association were received and a vote
adopted, instructing the secretary to
return the greetings in a report of fra-
ternal cordiality.
Superintendent Bramlette of the Fort
Worth schools invited the association
to meet next year there, speaking for
the educators, the city government and
the people of Fort Worth.
State Superintendent Carlisle ad-
dressed the association on "Rural
School Organization." He spoke of tha
tendency among teachers to tire of the
theme, but declared no more important
subject could be considered since three-
fourths of the youth of Texas get all
of their education from these schools.
In his discussion two points were pre-
sented—supervision and support. Con-
tinuing, he spoke on the division of ter-
ritory wherever it would weaken the
supervision, though perchance undeB
certain circumstances advance tha
financial side for the few. The town-
ship plan of some western states m?,k-
ing the township the unit of opera-
tions, when considered by committee
of the national association had been
found ineffective and the county plan
advised as the proper unit. The di-
vision into districts, which is not dona
on political lines, but left to the discre-
tion of commissioners' courts, as often
lax and not liked by the people. Also
the smallness of some districts require
combination to create proper super*
vision.
A report from Richmond county}
Georgia, of which Augusta is the coun-
ty seat, was read—showing the plan of
combining city and county supervision
which has been practiced there for a
score of years successfully. This p*an
was lauded and offered as a model. In
it all schools are equal; salaries are thq
same for similar positions and advan-
tages are not reserved for certain com-
munities. As to taxation the property
of the state is held as responsible for
the education of the children. It should
grant every child equal opportunities,
even if the average scholastic year
should be lowered to four months; it
would be right and just that it be so
rather than one part have but two and
another ten. Should the supervision be
over districts of justices of the peace,
county commissioners of counties? The
smaller divisions, even when concili-*
ating, generally, not being integral, tha
county was declared the better unit oS
effort and by the state law allowing it
every county having 2000 names on tha
scholastic roll should be compelled t®
adopt the superintendent system. Be-
cause of the number of schools weaken-
ing the state system a limitation waa
advised in which every school should
have a territory of six miles square if
there be not over fifty pupils in that
part. The finances for the support of
the schools, if necessary, should ba
raised by special taxation, and for its'
distribution the California plan was
proposed. In it every school having
over twenty pupils is allowed at least"
$500 per annum and if less than twenty
$400. The startling statement was
made that in Texas the average salary
of country teachers is less than $250,
which makes it necessary for some to
be even less than $200, while by the
California plan none can be less than
$400.
Dr. Burleson invited all visitors ta
visit the building belonging to Baylor
university. The summer session gave
a holiday in order that its pupils might
attend the convention.
NEW GRAIN PLANT-
Oue to be Erected to Treat Grain Out of
Condition.
Galveston, Tex., July 2.—Mr. John E.
Bailey, secretary of the Galveston
Wharf company, returned yesterday
from New Orleans, where he went to
investigate a new plant for treating
grain out of condition. The Wharf
company is contemplating putting a
plant of this kind in elevator A.
"In New Orleans," said Mr. Bailey,
"they have taken an old elevator built
some years ago, located something like
four miles from water. They have put
their plant in there and are making it
a success."
"What is the principle?"
"It is an old principle. If corn, for
instance, is wet, it is placed in the
bin and steam reduced to hot dry air,
is forced into it. This of course makes
the corn hot. A cold air blast is then
turned on and the corn cooled. The
arrangement is such that the wet grain
can be treated in one bin or grain can
be moved to another bin and cold air
turned on it. The air is forced by'
means of fans and numerous pipes.
The hot air machines can be converted
into cold air machines by simply turn-
ingSi cock, but a cold air machine can
not be used for hot air.
The Smith lynch law in Ohio haa
been declared invalid.
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