The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 100, Ed. 1 Friday, July 2, 1897 Page: 1 of 8
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CHANCE
Is a word void of sense. If you
want to succeed you must push
-you must persevere-you must
MAKE opportunities. Trade will
not come to you by chance-
you must ADVERTISEFOR IT.
iw 'PHONE 398
and THE NEWS AD MAN will call on you.
To
Cotton
Buyers.
There may not be enough
cotton in your locality to
justify shipping direct to the
mills, or for export. If so,
ship it to us and you will get
good results.
Houston is always a good
market, but especially so the
latter part of the cotton sea-
son, for reasons well known
to the fraternity.
Mm. D.
Cleveland
6 CO.,
Houston.
TRY
The LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE to Texas
Cities and Towns. New Stations opened con-
tinually and additional facilities added. Ask
Central for party wanted.
subscribers Telephone,
OTHERS from Telephone Toll Stations.
T. L. POWELL, Local Manager.
THE WEATHER.
8 a, m 130.1001
8 p. m |29.995|
82
84
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Maximum temperature
Minimum temperature
Average temperature
Precipitation
56TH YEAR—NO. 100.
GALVESTON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1897.
ESTABLISHED 1842
Is extended those commencing new business
in the GROCERY LINE to make us a per-
sonal call, carefully and critically inspect
our stock and sample rooms, and acquaint
themselves practically with our facilities
for supplying their wants in every detail.
We endeavor at all times to render service
on a basis of mutuality of interest. All
grocery dealers will lind our stock varied,
fresh and complete, and our prices uniform-
ly correct all the time. Thoughtful, prudent
people are now thinking of COTTON SHIP-
MENTS, considering the grave question as
to whom they can safely intrust this impor-
tant interest. Cotton shippers are reminded
that they will not make a mistake in select-
ing us. Our established record justifies this
claim. Before mq^ing a single shipment or
completing arrangements in that behalf
with anyone else, correspond with or call
on us. Our facilities for handling cotton are
the best, and our service is up to date and
complete throughout. Correspond with us
freely relating to your grocery wants and
cotton shipments and let us price you BAG-
GING AND TIES.
p. j, willis &,
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(The Oldest) Wholesale Grocers and Cotton Fac-
tors, Galveston. Texas.
the northern portion of the country, with
the lowest—29.66 inches—at St. Paul.
The weather is generally clear, except
over Texas, Kansas and the upper Missis-
sippi valley, where it is partly cloudy to
cloudy.
El Paso reports .12 of an inch of rainfall,
which is the greatest amount reported dur-
ing the past twelve hours.
Wentlier liulletln.
Galveston, Tex., July 1.—The following
weather bureau stations report current
temperature to-night at 8 o'clock, 75th
meridian time:
Washington Forecast*
Washington, D. C., July 1.—Forecast for
twenty-four hours ending at midnight,
July 2:
For eastern Texas, Mississippi and Louis-
iana: Generally fair; continued high tem-
perature.
For Oklahoma and Indian territory: Fair,
probably followed by showers; continued
high temperature.
For Arkansas: Pair; continued high tem-
perature; southerly wind®.
For North and South Dakota: Fair, fol-
lowed by showers; variable winds.
For Nebraska: Fair; southerly winds.
For Kansas: Fair, followed by showers
In western portion; variable winds.
For Colorado: Showers; cooler; variable
winds.
For Wyoming: Showers; northwesterly
"Winds.
For Montana: Showers; cooler in east-
ern portion; northwesterly winds.
Comparative Record.
Yesterday's temperature record at Galves-
ton, as shown by the Unlfced Stat»e9 weather
bureau thermograph on the roof of the cot-
ton exchange, was as follows:
7 a. m 82 I 1 p. m 8G
9 a. m 88 3 p. m 80
11 a. m 84 I 5 p. m 85
Weather Record.
Galveston weather record for July 1,
1897, with corresponding dates of the last
three years:
Time— | Bar.|Ther.|Wind|Uain|Weathe"r
S 2 |~00 |Clear~
1189711896 1895|1894
I 88 I 86 I 95
79 | 78 | 78
84 | 82 I 86
j.00 |.07 |.00
Royal make* the food pure,
wholesome and delicious.
POWDER
Absolutely Puro
KOHl BAKINQ POWDER CO., NEW VOBK.
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Atlanta
Montgomery
Vicksburg ...
New Orleans.
Palestine ....
Galveston ...
Corp. Christi.
Ohio Valley
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Tennessee-
Memphis
Nashville
Upper Missis-
sippi V'lley-
St. Paul
Davenport ..
St. Louis....
Missouri
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Kansas City.
Omaha
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Temperature and Precipitation.
Temperature and precipitation at Galves-
ton for July 1, 1897, and since January
3, 1897, as compared with general averages:
Normal temperature, 84.
Deficiency for the day, 0.
Deficiency for .January 45.
Deficiency for February, 32.
Excess for March. 123.
Deficiency for April 14.
Deficiency for May, 36.
Deficiency for June, 1.
Accumulated deficiency since January 1, 5.
Normal precipitation, .11.
Deficiency for the day, .11.
Deficiency for January, .72.
Deficiency for February, .75.
Excess for March, 1.G8.
Deficiency for April, 1.64.
Deficiency for May, 2.56.
. Deficiency for June, 4.50.
Deficiency since January 1, 8.G0.
Weather Forecast.
For Galveston and vicinity: Friday, gen-
erally fair; continued high temperature.
For Texas east of the 100th meridian:
Friday, generally fair; continued high tem-
perature.
Weather Synopsis.
Galveston, Tex., July 1.—The following
synopsis or the. weather is furnished by the
officials of the United States weather bu-
reau at this place:
An area of high pressure overlies south
Atlantic and gulf states.
An area of low pressure is central over
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ITEMS CREATE A REI'llJLICAtf
EMU A H R AS S M E N T.
Hawley's district. Mr. Hawley's recom-
mendations in his district are always ob-
served. W. G. S.
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NOT PREPARED BY THE FINANCE
COMMITTEE, BIT THREE RE-
PI BLICAN LAWYERS.
Committeemen I'rge Their Candidates
to Succeed lvllgore and Springer.
Postmasters Appointed.
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Texan Cotton Reu'ion Bulletin.
Galveston, Tex., July 1.—Reports for the
twenty-four hours ending at 8 a. m., 75t»h
meridian time:
Stations—
Max.
Min.
Rain.
Galveston, clear
S8
80
.00
Abilene, clear
92
74
.00
Ballinger, clear
95
69
.00
Brenham, clear
104
74
.00
Beeville, clear
90
72
.00
Columbia, clear
94
71
.00
•Corsicana, clear
100
75
.00
♦Cuero, partly oloudy
97
73
.00
Dallas, clear
97
75
.00
♦Dublin, clear
90
70
.00
llearne, clear
98
74
.00
Henrietta, clear
98
74
.00
Houston, clear
94
74
.00
Huntsville, clear
97
76
.00
Kerrvi'lle, clear
88
66
.00
Lampasas, clear
90
69
.00
Longview
101
75
.00
♦Lufkin, clear
101
74
.00
Luling, clear
97
74
.00
Orange, clear
95
72
.00
Palestine, clear
90
74
.00
Paris, clear
100
72
.00
San Antonio, clear
72
.00
San Marcos, clear
90
6S
.00
Sherman, clear
95
SO
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Temple, clear
98
78
.00
Tyler, clear
98
75
.00
Waco, clear
99
76
.00
Weatherford, clear
95
73
.00
Means | 95.0| 73.5
.00
Temp'ture
•Not included in means.
Cotton Region Bulletin.
Cotton region bulletin for the twenty-
four hours ending at 8 a. m., 75th meridian
time:
Central Station-
Atlanta
Augusta
Charleston
Galveston
Little Rock
Memphis
Mobile
Montgomery
New Orleans
Savannah
Vicksburg
Wilmington
Remarks—Clear weather prevails gener-
ally throughout the cotton belt. Showers
have been reported from the following dis-
trict centers: Atlanta, Mobile, Montgom-
ery. New Orleans, Savannah, Vicksburg
and Wilmington.
INo.lMax.lMln.
Rain
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76
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80
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BRYAN'S FIRST INSTALLMENT.
Watson Charges an Agreement to De-
liver Populist Vote to Democrats.
Atlanta, Ga., July 1.—Thomas 13. Watson,
in a signed article in to-day's issue of the
people's party paper, charges that the
fusionista have entered into a compact to
deliver the populist vote to the democrats
in 1900 and that the $1500 recently contrib-
uted to the populist fund by Mr. Bryan
out of the proceeds of his book was the
first installment of the purchase money.
His editorial concludes as follows:
"We could wish that Mr. Bryan had kept
his money In his pocket. He has made a
mistake, just as he made a mistake when
he jocoseiy rushed a telegram of congratu-
lation to McKinley. How such a devoted
champion of the people could find it in his
heart to rejoice at the election of the rep-
resentative of gold bugs and corporations
we have not yet been able to comprehend.
But. having thrown these few remarks, we
recur to our question, why have the fusion
populists taken Bryan's money if they are
not under obligation to deliver him the pop-
ulist vote in 1900."
Bryan Indorses Ohio Democrats.
Laramie, Wyo., July 1.—While in this olty
Mr. Bryan, who had read the platform of
the silver forces of Ohio, was asked: "What
do you think of the platform?"
Mr. Bryan promptly replied: "The Ohio
democrats tool: exactly the right) course.
They indorsed the Chicago platform and
decided the money question to be the para-
mount issue, just as the Chicago platform
did."
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Fell Dead.
Waco, Tex., July 1.—-Tom Nolan fell def.I
this morning. The inquest disclosed |hat
death was caused by disease of the heart.
Washington, D. C., July 1.—(Special.)—
In the senate to-day the republican caucus
agreement was broken, and for a few mo-
ments it looked as if that party was about
to be much embarrassed. The white pine
lumber item was under consideration. The
duty proposed on it was $2 a thousand,
when the motion was made to put it on the
free list. Senator Spooner of Wisconsin, a
white pine state, saw the danger and plead-
ed for the duty. When the vote was called
for Carter, Mantle, Teller, Hansbrough
and others on the republican side, who live
in the northwest where lumber is scarce,
voted to put it on the free list. But Bacon
of Georgia, McEnery of Louisiana and
Martin of Virginia voted for the duty and
saved the republicans. Quay voted to put
it on the free list. Heitfeld, who is gener-
ally a free I.st man, voted for the duty
because Idaho has white pine. The vote
showed again that among the populists and
some of the democrats and republicans
there is no such thing as any principle
controlling them in this tariff matter, and
that they vote for a tariff on all things
which their people produce and are for
free trade in all things that other people
produce. Cotton ties and bagging were
placed on the free list, because there these
two things went hand In hand with grain
bagging, and the material from which it is
made, and some of the western republi-
cans, the populists and the democrats were
for putting the latter on the free list.
The republicans still assert their belief
that they can get a vote on the bill this
week, but the democrats are not so certain
about it. lt is given out that there are to
be several set speeches on the trust
amendments. If these speeches are of any
length the bill will go over to next week.
Teller interrogated Allison to-day in regard
to the newspaper report that the finance
committee had prepared a trust amend-
ment which it would offer. Teller insist-
ed that if such an amendment had been
agreed on it was but fair that the senate
should know it and examine it before the
time for it came up. Allison denied that
the finance committee had prepared any
such amendment.
This is true, but Allison did not tell the
who'.e truth, for the finance committee
handed over the work of preparing the
amendment to three republican lawyers of
the senate, with Thurston at the head. The
amendment has been drawn up and ready
to be presented. It does not touch the bill,
but simply Imposes high penalties on
trusts. The bill can be easily disposed of
this week, provided there is no debate on
this trust matter, but no one can tell how
many senators will talk on it, or how long
they will talk on it.
The appointment of Judge Thomas as the
extra judge for the Indian territory, as
provided for by the Indian appropriation
bill, was quite a surprise to the politicians
who have been keeping their eyes on the
judgeship of the territory. Thomas seems
to have been a particular friend of the
president and his appointment may be said
to have been a purely personal one. lie is
rated by those who know him as a fine
lawyer and promises to make a magnificent
judge. His appointment has attracted gen-
eral attention to the judgeship in the ter-
ritory.
The gossip here now is that Kerens, the
national committeeman of Missouri, wants
the appointment of Mr. Gideon of Missouri
to take the place of Judge Springer.
National Committeeman Leeland of Kan-
sas wants a Mr. Gill of Kansas to be ap-
pointed to Judge Kilgore's place, while
Senators Cullom of Illinois and Allison and
Gear of Iowa are pushing Arthur Springer
of Fort Worth for Kilgore's seat.
Bennett, the national committeeman of
the Indian territory, and Minister Powell
Clayton, national committeeman of Arkan-
sas, are pushing Judge Charley Campbell of
Ardmore for Kilgore's seat.
The appointment of Thomas caused con-
fusion, as some of the candidates for
Springer's and Kilgore's places were being
pushed for the new judgeship to which
Thomas was appointed. Disappointed in
the one they have commenced to clamor
loudly for the scalps of Springer and Kil-
gore. The gossip is that they may be re-
moved at any moment.
I can not find that there is truth in this,
but It is generally believed. Attorney Gen-
eral McKenna said some time ago that the
two judges would be permitted to serve out
their terms, and I have not heard in any
way that he has recalled his utterances.
Colonel Culberson arrived last night.
♦ ♦ ♦
In The News has been printed a dispatch
from Sherman that Dr. John Grant would
leave here on to-morrow to meet Minister
Clayton in Texas. Dr. Grant Informs me
that he will not return to Texas until after
congress adjourns, and probably not for
some time after that event. He says his
work is such that it is Impossible for him
to return homo till the time iudlcated.
The fourth class postmasters appointed
to-day were: A. B. Williams, Brandon, Hill
county, and L. C. Guinn, Mountcalm, Hill
county. Though these two offices are in
the congressional district of Mr. Green, Dr.
Grant secured the appointment of the post-
masters mentioned, as he has all the fourth
class postmasters mentioned except where
they have been appointed in Congressman
PROSPEROUS TIMES.
Secretary Gaffe's Statistical Assur-
ance of Return of Good Times.
New York, July 1.—A special to the Her-
ald from Washington says: "The govern-
ment's financial affairs are in good shape,"
said Secretary Gage in an interview. "We
have come to the end of the fiscal year with
a good record behind us and with brighter
hopes for the future. 1 feel assured that by
the time June 30, 1898, shall have rolled
round the government's attairs will be in
even better condition, while the people of
the country will have cause for thankful-
ness that a new era of industrial activity
and prosperity has set In.
"At the end of the fiscal year 1S96, one
year ago," continued Secretary Gage, "the
gold reserve was $102,000,0000, or just barely
above the theoretical reserve of $101),000,0<J0.
There was a fear that before the year was
over there might be very large exoorts,
compelling the administration tu issue bonds
for gold. Now we not only have a gold re-
serve of $141,000,000, but there is not a cloud
in sight as to Its continuance approximately
at the very comfortable level. This is the
most hopeiul sign that 1 see in the present
condition of the government finances, for
when the country is all right and the gov-
ernment is all right, the gold reserve is
sure to be all right, and vice versa.
"At the end of the fiscal year," resumed
the secretary, looking over the official
statements which had just been placed upon
his desk, "the condition of the government
is all that could be desired. There is no
trouble with the gold reserve, that barome-
ter of confidence. The business men, capi-
talists and investors, not only of our own
country, but of the world, are content with
our siiuation and prospects. All the nerv-
ousness which held us in its toils lias dis-
appeared. In its place we have confidence
in ourselves. The hoarding of gold has
stopped.
"The closing of this fiscal year brings us
near to the passage of a new tariff law,
which will give business men settled condi-
tions, we hope, for a long time. That it
will also give the government sufficient rev-
enue for its needs, doing away with the de-
ficit, we have satisfactory evidence."
Tariff In the House.
Washington, D. C., July i.—When the tar-
iff bill reaches the house after it has passed
the senate it is not probable there will be
any attempt to oppose the motion which
will be made, either directly by Chairman
Dingley or by the operation of a special or-
der, to disagree to the senate amendments
and send the bill to conference. The repub-
lican leaders do not think there is any ne-
cessity for debate until the bill is reported
back by the conferees, and the democrats
are inclined to the same opinion. Mr. Bailey,
the leader of the minority, said to-day he
would not oppose a motion to get the bill
into conference, providing the republicans
would agree to a reasonable time for de-
bate when the bill was reported back from
the house. He thought that three or four
days for discussion at that time would be
sufficient. The number of the conferees
has not yet been decided, nor the political
divisions, but the conferees, as is usual,
will be ranking members of the committee
from each side.
lt is probable there will be seven con-
ferees. The political division may be live
and two or four and three.
The republican members of the commit-
tee, in their ranking order, are: Dingley,
chairman; Payne, Dalzell, Hopkins, Gros-
venor, Russell, Dolliver, Steele, Johnson,
Evans and Tanneyam; and the democrats:
Bailey, MeMillin, Wheeler, McLaurin, Rob-
ertson and Swanson.
The estimate of the time the bill will be
in conference ranges from two to ten days,
but the best opinion is that the conferees
will report the bill back a week from next
Monday, if it c.lv/:.# from the senate the
la tier aay.
The Public Debt.
Washington, D. C., July 1.—The public
debt at the close of bus-iness June 30, less
cash in the treasury, amounts to $986,656,086,
a decrease for the month of $10,027,966, which
i.s accounted for by a corresponding increase
in the amount of cash on hand. The debt,
independent of the cash, was reduced $4,152.
The debt is recapitulated as follows: Inter-
est bearing debt, $817,365,130; debt on which
interest has ceased, $1,346,880; debt bearing
no interest, $378,081,702; total, $1,226,793,712.
This amount, however, does- not include
$590,878,953 in certificates ami treasury notes
outstanding, which are offset by an equal
amount of cash in the treasury. The cash
in the treasury is classified as follows: Gold,
$178,076,656; silver, $520,793,922; paper. $153,349,-
826; bonds, disbursing officers' balances, etc.,
$19,168,953; total, $871,389,358, against which
there are demand liabilities outstanding
amounting to $631,251,732, leaving the net
cash in the treasury $240,137,626.
The President's Dinner.
Washington, D. C., July 1.—The president
gave a dinner to-night to the members of
his official family and a few invited guests,
it was entirely informal. The guests out-
wide of the cabinet were: Vice President
Ilobart, Assistant Secretary Day, Assistant
Secretary Roosevelt, Hon. Carl Schurz and
Secretary Porter.
To-morrow night President and Mrs. Mc-
Kinley will leave the city for Canton to
visit the president's mother. They will re-
turn early next week.
Minister to Greece.
Washington, D. C\, July 1.—It Is under-
stood the president has selected H. T. Rock-
hill for the position of United States minis-
tor to Greece, and that his nomination is
likely to go to the senate to-morrow. .Air.
Kockhill's appointment will not be u party
one in any sense, but will be based entirely
upon his experience as a diplomat and his
excellent work while in the department of
.state. He entered the diplomatic service in
1884.
Approved Mill lane's Dismissal.
Washington, D. 0., July 1.—One of the
first acts of Secretary Long upon his return
to Washington was to recommend the ap-
proval of the president of the sentence of
dismissal imposed by court martial in the
case of Commander Dennis Mullane, ac-
cused of drunkenness on duty while in com-
mand of the Pensacola navy yard.
Nominations.
Washington, D. C., July 1.—The president
to-day sent the following nominations to
the senate:
State: J. F. Gowry of Washington, to be
consul general at Yokohama, Japan.
Interior: Lee Patrick of Oklahoma, to be
agent for the Indians of the Sac and Fox
agency, Oklahoma.
Sugar Bounty Warrants.
Washington, D. C., July 1.—The treasury
department to-day issued 493 warrants, rep-
resenting $1,085,156, in payment of the bounty
on sugar produced in the United States (lur-
ing the year 1V94, for which appropriation
was made during the present session of con-
gress.
Calhoun Declines Coniptrollershlp.
Danville, 111.. June 1.—Colonel W. J. Cal-
houn, after consulting with his family and
business associates, has decided to decline
the position of comptroller of the treasury.
National Bank of Dallas.
Washington. I). C., July 1.—-The National
Bank of Dallas, T< x., has been authorized
to begin business with a capital of $100,000.
BANKING.
Foreign and domestic exchange
bought and sold. Cable and
telegraphic transfers made.
Credits furnished. Accounts
solicited.
weekes. McCarthy & oo„
Calv/eston, Tex.
ALL THE BITIMINOIS >1I\EKS
THE UNITED STATES WILL
QUIT W011 li.
IflBE
V WAGE SCALE DISAGREEMENT
CAUSES A SHUT DOWN OF ALL
IRON AND STEEL MILLS.
Two Thousand Miners Quit Work at
Streator—Ten Per Cent Ad-
vance Was Refused.
Drowned White llathing.
Guthrie, Ok., July 1.—While a party of
young people were bathing in the Cotton-
wood river last nifiht, F. M. Blakely, a
young harness maker, was suddenly taken
with cramps and drowned before help could
reach him.
Again Postponed.
Texarkana, Ark., July 1.—As a matter
of further precaution the preliminary exam-
ination of Frank Barkman for the killing of
k>. Perry Tuesday night has been deferred
from to-day until next Tuesday.
Terre Haute, Ind., July 1.—The Express
will say to-morrow: Next Sunday or prior
to that day circulars will be placed in the
hands of all the bituminous miners in the
United States, calling them out on a strike.
It is estimated that 250,000 men will be in-
volved. Pennsylvania, Ohio. Indiana, Illi-
nois and parts of West Virginia and Ken-
tucky will contribute to the movement. The
strike Is to enforce the Columbus scale of
69 cents per ton for Pennsylvania, 60 cents
for Ohio and Indiana and 55 cents for Illi-
nois.
When the Columbus scale was adopted it
was not thought advisable to attempt its
enforcement. A committee was appointed
to take in hand the matter of a strike and
order one as soon as such a course seemed
opportune. This committee has decided
that the time has come to act.
2000 Miners Quit Work.
Streator, 111., July 1.—A mass meeting of
miners here to-day voted unanimously to
go on a strike now and not wait for a gen-
eral suspension order. Nearly 200U miners
are idle.
Decide to .loin the Strikers.
Braidwood, 111., July 1.—The miners of
the entire Wilmington field met at Glack-
ens Grove to-day and decided by a unani-
mous vote to go on a strike when the na-
tional ol'licers shall order a suspension of
work.
A Miner's Appeal.
Chicago, 111., July 1.—W. D. Ryan of the
United mine workers of Illinois has written
an open letter to United States Senator
Mason in which he says: "The stand taken
by you in behalf of the patriots in Cuba
deserves tl;e commendation of all liberty
loving people, but lei me call your atien-
tion to the condition of 40,000 ot your con-
stituents—the coal miners of Illinois. The
competition inaugurated by the coal oper-
ators has brought about a condition of suf-
fering and destitution which was never
equaled. We have been forced to accept
reduction after reduction until the price is
now so low that miners can not earn an
average of 75 cents a day and the mines
only work half time. Taking an average of
a dollar a day and three days' work a
week, a miner earns $15 a month, with a
family of live—a fair average—the wife has
an average of 3 cents per day. I doubt
if any more lives have been lust in Cuba
since the insurrection commenced than in
the mines of Illinois during the .same time,
anil 1 am certain there are no more women
and children hungry in Cuba at the present
time than among the families of the miners
of Illinois. Do .something to put the miners
of Illinois to work at a fair rate of wages
and 1 will guarantee every miner will con-
tribute at least one day's wages every
month for the downtrodden people of
Cuba."
Iron and Steel Workers.
Pittsburg, Pa., July l.—As a result of the
failure of the joint wage conference of the
amalgamated association of iron and steel
workers and manufacturers to agree upon
the scale at the Youngstown conference,
all of the union mills closed uown to-day
and between 75,000 and 80,000 men are idle.
This Includes the skilled worlun. n and
those depending upon them. President Gar-
land returned lrom Voung.itowu ,.ist night.
When seen to-day he said that ne was
n.■»t discouraged at the outlook but looked
lor a settlement after the annual repairs
at the rnil.s have been completed. This
morning the employes of Jones & McLaugh-
lin met and discussed the proposed 28 per
c( nt reduction in wages, which it is said
is contemplated. It is t*ald that the meet-
ing reported unfavorably upon the pro-
posed reduction.
Tin Works Close Down.
Anderson, Ind., July 1.—All tin plate
works in the gas belt, particularly Ander-
son, Elwood, Atlanta, Gas City and Mont-
peiier, closed this morning in ail depart-
ments governed by the wage scale.
All skilled labor in the window glass fac-
tories was suspended to-day.
An Advance Declined.
Pittsburg, Pa., July 1.—The general sus-
pension of work to-day following the dis-
agreement of the joint conference commit-
tee at Youngstown yesterday can nut be
regarded as either a strike or a lockout.
Repairs are always made at this season of
the year and many manufacturers do nut
sign the scale until after their plants have
been overhauled. This usually takes two
or three weeks, in the meantime the con-
ference committee will meet and endeavor
to settle the difficulties.
If the committee lind that an arrange-
ment is Impossible the strike can then be
considered as one in earnest.
The conference of the tin plate wage scale
will be resumed to-morrow by the commlt-
te» of the manufacturers and the amalga-
mated association. All the tin plate plant**
in the country with the exception of four
nun-union concerns are idle and a number
df manufacturers aiy anxious to get to
work. The workers Insist that they will
make no concessions, while the manufac-
ture! s are willing to grant at least 10 per
cent advance over the present rales.
Music Composer Dead.
Chicago, ill.. July 1.—Miss Maria Straub,
well known as a composer of church and
Sunday school hymns, Is dead. Miss Straub
was the author of nearly 200 hymns, all of
which have been set to music by American
composers.
Lyneli Law Invalid.
Cleveland, O., July 1.—Judge Disklt of
the common pleas court to-day decided the
Smith lynch law Invalid. The law. more
properly speaking, is a riot law permitting
persons injured in riots to recover from the
county.
Five Dend Indians.
Brlnerd, Minn., July 1.—Five Indians, in-
cluding Chief Weesug, are dead at Ma-
lone's Point, on Mille Lacs lake, and sev-
eral others are expected to die, as a result
of drinking Pain killer, hair oil and other
preparations containing alcohol.
FIRST PAGE: i r
The Weather.
Party Lines llroken oil the Tariff
till I—lt ep ii III lean E in bn rrussm en t.
General Strike Order — Seventy-
Five Thousand Out of Work.
Pining in .lall—Weyler's Peculiar
Procedure—Cuban War News.
Horrible Tragedy—\oung Married
Couple Murdered.
Filial Boiler Explosion.
The East lllver Horror.
Watson's Charm's Against Bryan.
SECO Ml PAGEs
Three Committee Reverses—Con-
gressional Proceed in mi's.
Germany's New Ministers—Foreign
News in Genera I.
Teachers in Session—Discussed Ru-
ral School Orguni/.ation.
Centennial Pair at Nashville.
The Indian Outbreak.
Commercial Matters.
Religions Doings.
TIIIRH PAGE:
The Daily Houston Budget—The
First Bale of Cotton llrings
The Houston iias Light Case—Com-
pany Says lis It I ^lits to the Streets
Are Derived From the Slate.
Beaumont Budget—Five Thousand
Visitors Expected on July
A Brutal Assault—A Woman 80
Years of Age the \ ictlm.
Hood's Brigade.
FOURTH PAGE;
Ed it or in I—S n tip Shots.
News From (he Railroads—Colonel
Polk Discusses Wharf Com puny
Tu rift's.
Bagging and Tie Rates—ICal Iroail
Commission Makes nu Emergen-
cy Rate.
Durraut's Appeal.
Marriages and Mortuary.
FIFTH PAGE:
Galveston Cattle Exports—To He
Placed oil a Periiiuiicnt Basis.
Short Talks and Personals.
Coast Country News Matters.
Local Events.
Classified Advertisements.
SIXTH PAGE:
Yesterday's Busehall Results—Or-
nament Wins Ills Third Derby.
Sporting Topics.
Maritime Matters—Four Gus Buoys
to Be Placed Here by October.
Major Miller's Record.
Local Market Review.
Churhoii ut Sug'iirlulid.
SEVENTH PAGE:
New York Speelnl Report.
World's Cotton Markets.
Produce. Livestock and General
Markets.
EIGHTH PAGE:
The School Board Meeting—Super-
intendent's A mi nil I Report—Civil
Service for Teachers.
Want to Postpone Action—The Po-
lice Slate and Civil Service Re-
fo rm.
The Noms From the Courts—A $10,-
OOO V . rdict Against the M., K. A
T. By.
Local News ot' the Day.
SScUSUOjjO
ucutuqn
EAST RIVER MURDER.
The Woman Under Arrest Still Denies
That Giildensuppe Is Dead—The
Police Skeptical.
New York, July 1.—Mi's. Augusta Nack,
the midwife who is under arrest in connec-
tion with the murder of the man supposed
to be William Guldensuppe, spent the night
at police headquarters. She still Insists that
Guldensuppe has not been, murdered and
that he will turn up alive before long. Mrs.
Nack slept \\ • • i I all night. She insists that
she saw Guldensuppe on Saturday after-
noon two hours after the first portion of
the body was found floating in the East
river. The detectives are still continuing
their investigation of the matter and are
making a vigorous search for the man who
supplanted Guldensuppe in Mrs. Naok's af-
fections. There is considerable skepticism
among the poller- as to the murdered man
being Guldensuppe. notwithstanding the
positive identMiration of the dH'-irnied lin-
ger by ton of the missing man's friends.
Dr. Cosby, four attendants I'rem the bath
house and an unknown nmn called at the
morgue to-day and positively ldcntllled the
logs found yesterday as those of Gulden-
suppe.
Mrs. Nack was arraigned before a police
magistrate this aftern ">n. She was visibly
nervous; she clutched her hands und her
face was remarkably pale. She listened
with eager attention to all the proceedings.
The magistrate decided to continue the
preliminary hearing from d»y to day until
the matter 1s settled. A formal complaint
will be made when Mrs. Nack Is again ar-
raigned to-morrow.
Superintendent O'Brien says lie caught
the prisoner In many contradictions In the
course of his interviews with her, while on
the other hand he has been able to corrob-
orate some of the assertions six- has made.
In. the search of the woman's rooms to-day
the imjUcc found a small piece of white oil-
cloth similar to that In which parts of the
corpse was wrapped.
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY.
A Young Married Couple Murdered
for Their Small Savings—Scene
of nu Awful Struggle.
W EYLER'S PEC I LIAR PROCEDl RE IV
1)E LA\ 1\G THE TRIAL OF COM-
PETITOR PRISONERS.
Disease Reducing the Spanish Army
at mi Awful Rate—Spaniards
Muclieted Pacificos.
New York, July l.-A dispatch to the Her-
ald l'rotn Havana says: The trial of the
Competitor crew will not take place on July
1, as has been reported. It may not take
place for several months yet unless the
United States government presses the mat-
ter. The authorities here hesitate to bring
the nun to trial for diplomatic reasons.
They realize the fact that if the laws of
Spain mean anything and are not to be
brought into disrepute, the sentence of the
Competitor filibusters must be a severe one.
On the other hand, Spain does not desire to
aggravate any hostile feeling that may al-
ready exist in the United States against
her.
It was just about the middle of June that
Consul General Lee, by direction of his gov-
ernment, pressed for an early trial. He
pointed out that a long delay had already
taken place and declared it unjust. To the
consul's letter General Weyler sent a most
indefinite reply. He begun by excusing past
delay on the ground that the proceedings on
the part of the prosecution had consumed
much time, and now, he said, the lawyer
who had been assigned to the prisoners had
been given until the end of July to prepare
his defense. In conclusion General Weyler
stated that it was "impossible to say when
the trial would be brought on." This means
thai it has been thought best to de-
lay the trial indefinitely.
In tiie meantime the Competitor crew are
languishing in prison. Some of them can
not stand confinement much longer. They
are not treated badly, so far as Spanish
treatment of prisoners in Cuba goes. Amer-
icans can not realize what confinement in
Cabanas during these hot months means.
When Melton, for example, was taken pris-
oner, he was a remarkably fine specimen of
man. To-day he is broken down beyond re-
covery. His shoulders are bowed and his
frame is wasted to skin and bone.
Disease among the Spanish troops in San-
tiago de i'ii'.i lias been so severe that when
General Weyler ordered the move into the
interior against the rebels, the only soldiers
available were convalescents. All over the
island disease among the Spanish troops i*
increasing at <i rapid rate, uut of the thou-
sand men In the Vegara battalion in Pihar
del Rio nearly 7UU have been rendered unfit
for service by malaria and dysentery. The
hospitals in Havana ores crowded to ovet-
Howing.
General Ruiz Rivera is dangerously ill.
The prison doctors have performed a deli-
cate operation upon him and he is now in a
critical condition.
The Herald's correspondent in Matanzas
reports a fierce engagement on Saturday
last between Spanish troops and a lar&e
body of insurgents. Between GO and TU Span-
iards were killed and wounded. The rebel
less is not known.
General Moliim. who was near by with
c lunm of men, went to the assistance of
ih" Spanish and was badly wounded during
the engagement.
There are in the vicinity of Matanzas 22UO
insurgents, well armed und equipped.
The rebel leader, Guaracha, captured ami
killed two Spanish spies near the city lim-
its of Matanzas on Sunday last.
The correspondent also vouches for the
statement that the Spaniards maeheted tif-
teen paeltlcos, men and women, who had
left town for a plantation to get food.
OFFICIAL REPORTS.
How the Spanish figure the Losses
oa the hiniirgents.
Havana, July 1.—During the last ten days
it is officially announced that there have
been numerous skirmishes between the
Spanish troops and the insurgents, in the
province of Puerto Principe the insurgents
are said to have lost six men killed. In the
province of Santa Clara they are reported
U> have lost twenty-nine men killed. In
the province of Matanzas they are alleged
to have lost forty-six men killed. In the
province of Havana the authorities claim
the insurgents hist 110 men killed, and the
Spaniards assert that the iiiMirgenis lest
lei killed in the province of Pillar del Kio,
and that in addition the government forces
captured eleven prisoners. Finally it js
stated officially that fifty-four armed insur-
gents have surrendered to the Spaniards
within the last ten days, and that fifty-five
unarmed insurgents have giv« ti themselves
up to the local Spanish authorities during
lie.* same period. During these operations,
tiie official report concludes, tin. Spanish
troops lost three officers and forty-seven
soldiers killed and have had five ofdeers
and seventy-seven soldiers wounded.
Insurgent* Surrender.
Havana, July 1.—Felix Perez, a local in-
surgent leader, and twelve of his followers
have surrendered to the Spanish authorities
at Naranjo, province of Plnar del Rio, de-
livering up their arms and ammunition und
2;i'J pounds of dynamite.
Captain General Weyler has left Santiago
de Cuba on board the coasting steamer
Abels, going In the direction of Manzan-
lllo. Ho was bidden farewell by the arch-
bishop 1 f Santiago de Cuba and the local
civil and military authorities. Large crowds
of peop'e gathered to witness the captain
general's departure.
Bentonville, Ark., July 1.—A most foul
murder was committed ten miles south-
west of this city lust evening. James Bur-
gen, a prominent young farmer of this
county, and his wife were killed while
asleep at their farm house by two un-
known parties, whose bloody tracks were
traced through the yard and a quarter of a
mile through a corn field to a by-path
through the timber.
To-day tlie coroner und scores of citizens
went to the home, where a terrible sight
awaited them. The husband lay on the
floor in a pool of blood, while the wife's
lifeless body lay on the bed. Examinations
showed nine ugly wounds on the le ad of
Burgeri, and a knife wound in the left
breast and both Jugular veins severed.
Mrs. Hurgen hud three seali* wounds and
her left jugular vein cut.
A three-pound rock and a piece of stove
wood and a pair of large scissors, all eov
ered with blood, were found in the room.
From the appearance of tiie furniture a
desperate struggle must have taken place.
The couple had only been married six
months and were highly respected. The
crime was committed for money, as it in
supposed that Hurgen had about $150 in the
house, which he drew out of tie* bank at
this place yesterday to pay for a threshing
machine. There is no clew to the murder-
ers. Hurgen was a Mason and Odd Fellow
and will bo burled by the orders.
Wall Paper Manufacturers.
Niagara, N. Y., July 1.--'The American
association of wallpaper manufacturers has
been organized in this city. A board of di-
rectors was elected consisting of twenty-
four members, among whom are prominent
wallpaper dealers from Louisville, Haiti-
more, Toronto, Montreal, Cleveland, Wash-
ington and other cities. The new society
starts out with forty members and will
wyet again in this city in June uu&i year.
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
Locomotive Roller llursts Under Full
Heud of Steam—Engineer uud
Flreuian Futally Hurt.
Chicago, HI.. July 1.—Five men were in-
jured to-day by the explosion of the engine
of an incoming suburban train on the Chi-
cago and Northern Pacific road at Morgan's
Park, while the train was going at full
speed between Morgan's Park und 113th
street. The injured:
JOHN FOGG, engineer, terribly bruised
and scalded, probably fatally.
JOHN LATCH AW. fireman, crushed and
scalded; will die.
Three men. names unknown, residing at
Blue Island, bruised; will recover.
The train was the early morning subur-
ban express, consisting of five coaches filled
with passengers. Midway between the sta-
tions, and while under a full head of steam,
tiie boiler of the locomotive exploded with a
report which was heard for miles. The en-
gineer and fireman were thrown fifty feet.
Tiie pass.tfiger cars were thrown backward
by the shock with such violence that pas-
sengers in all of them were thrown over ths
seats. Three of them were badly bruised.
The cause of the explosion is not yet known.
Uold Mining- Convention.
Denver, Colo., July 1.—The arrangements
for the International gold mining conven-
tion, which begins here July 7 are practi-
cally completed. There are displays from
every gold producing state In the union.
The preparations for the social entertain-
ment of the visitors Included excursions to
several of the largest and best known gold
mines of the stats where the practical siue
of mining will Ut txhiUUviL
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