¿£2***.

MONDAY EVENING. AUG. -7. 1000.

Thk republican managers have lost

either their ininds or their memorie"«,or, ae ie more probable, bave a verypoor opinion of the intelligence of themen who vote tbe republican ticket, as,otherwise, they would not.and that,loo, after a.surin« them that the silverquestion had been effectually and per¬manently settled.be making euch a

clatter about the alleged wreck andmin that would be the effect of tbefree coinage of silver and gold at the

ratio of sixteen to one, for every intel¬ligent man knows that tbat Is the pre¬

scriptive ratio at wbich the two metalsreferred to have been, aod are beingcoined, not only here, but in foreigncountries, and euch is the ratio at whichmore than eighteen million silver dol¬lars were coined last year by Mr. Mc¬Kinley, though he had republican ma¬

jorities in both branches of CODgret-s tohave prevented such coinage if he hadsupposed it was so terribly injurions.??. Pinkerton, tbe bead of the de¬

tective service tbat bears hie name,

says : "In Delaware where the whippingpoet and pillory are used, tbere is leesthieving than in any one county tbat

can be selected io the United Sta-es.The reason is evident.those whothieve for a living dread the whippingpost and pillory." Imprisonment, witb

good quarters, no work, and threesquare meals a day, has no terrors forthieves or many other criminals, but

they stand in holy horror of the phyaloalpain of tbe lash. The re-establishmentof tbe whipping post would soon re¬

duce the number of inmates in all tbejails and penitentiaries of the country,and greatly improve both tbe manners

and tbe morals of many of its people.General Denry, wbo though a so-

called democrat, deserted his partyand was appointed a member of tbePhilippine Commi.sion by PresidentMcKinley, now says he is in favor ofthe election of tbe republican Presiden¬tial ticket. The General evidently be¬lieves that one good turn deservesanother, and, not unnaturally, acts

upon that belief. But if there be anyother man, who calls himself a demo¬crat, who has not received a personalbenefit from Mr. McKinley or whodoesn't think his own individual inter¬est will be advanced by tbe President'sreelection, wbo will vote for him, behas not yet said so.

A dispatcR from Pekin, of yester¬day's date, says: "Detachments of thea Lied forces were out today reconnoit-ering and looting." Thesame dispatchintimates that the allied forces are ingreat danger of being out off from theirbase of supplies by tbe Chinese, wboare just beginning to learn tbat thecapital of their country has been seizedeither by rebels or foreigners, and tbeiremperor driven away. The latter partof tbe dispatch ie tbe corollary of tbe

former. It will be a cold day whentbere can not be found among a nationof four hundred million people, a forcesufficient to drive out of its capital a

few looting rebels and foreign invaders.

White, of North Carolina, tbe onlynegro now in Congress, says "the wbiterepublicans of North Carolina are re·

publicans in order to get the negro voteto maintain them in office, but they donot want tbe negroes to hold office."Tbere are some negroes who are some¬

times intelligent, and White is one ofthem. He knows the white republi¬cans in his district will not supporthim, or any other negro, next Novem¬ber, so he will not run again. Mr.John Wise kuows a good deal more

about Moutbern republicans than aboutSouthern democrats, and tbe formerare not to be relied upon when theyare not paid for their apostasy.

The race riot that oommenced in NewYork a week ago, waa continued thereyesterday, having been revived by theshooting of a wbite boy by a neuro

man. II negroes could learn, even bythe bitter teachings of experience, tbeywould, instead of going to tbo Nortb·ern cities, where they fall easy victimsto vice, crime and disease, stay in tbeMouth, where "the ash and the oakaud the weeping willow tree, are allRrowing green in their own country,"and the people of which being familiarwith the natural delinquencies of theirrace, are disposed to make all properallowance for them.

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A northern republican newspapereaye Captain Carter "feels his punish¬ment keenly." But, should Mr. Mc¬Kinley be reelected, tbe Captain will bepardoned, and then he will bave half amillion of tbe money he stole from thegovernment, turned over to him by tbeman who is keeping it for him, and on

it he will have a "good time" for tberest of his life. Tbe lot of rascally menand loose women is not ae hard in thiscountry as it used to be.

The eight-oared crew of the VesperBoat Club, of Philadelphia, yester¬day won the championship in tbe in¬ternational regatta, held under tbe au¬

spice· of tbe i__po_ition at Pari«..

.ROM WA-iHiNGTOiY[(*omeponde_«*eof the Alexandria Gaiette.]

Washint-ton, August 27.In tbe diplomatic department of tbe

Chinese trouble there is much brewingbut tbe officials announced tbis after¬noon that tbere was nothing definite tobe Riven out. Li Hung Chang hasnot answered the President's reply tohis peace proposal. Even bis where¬abouts are unknown. The theory isgaining ground that be is trying to getcommunication with tbe flying courtand bas gone into retirement pendinginstructions. With tbe court on tbewing and Japanese cavalry in pursuitit is expected that communication withth«» Empress Dowager and theEmpercrroust be attended witb some delay.

President McKinley has not heardfrom the powers in response to bis ra·088tt request tor an expression of tbeirintention. A cablegram received bytbe Navy department today announcedtnat communication witb China by tbenorthern line, which runs through Rus-eia and Siberia, was interrupted, Tbatwould not account for Retney's silence,however, as he bas other means of com¬munication. Cbaffee's failure to replyto inquires can be explained only on thoground that tbe line between Tentsinand Pekin bas been cut. Tbe break inthat line is prob-bly the result of theactivity of the Chinese soldiers. A rushof Bleck Flaes toward Pekin aod tbeassembling of other Chinese forcea be¬tween Pekín and tho »ea bave greatly-interested war department officiane buthave caused no alarm.A message from Minister Conger bae

been received at the State department,but ae trouble ie being encountered indeciphering it the text may not be giv¬en out until thie evening. It ie datedPekin via Taku, Aug, 27 Ae tbe Pe¬kin date ie not given tbere is nothing toshow wbether communication has beeninterrupted or not. A State depart¬ment official said tbat while the mes¬

sage oontains information of public in¬terest, tbere ie nothiog important in itfrom a diplomatic point of view. Tbisis tbe tiret meeeage received from Min¬ister Conger since the 19th inet. Onestatement made in the meeeage ie thatthere bae been no change in the dip¬lomatic situation in Pekin since he senthie last communication.Minister Wu wae an early caller at

tbe State department today. Hebrought no news and stated that he re¬ceived none from Acting »SecretaryAdee. He is worried over tbe situa¬tion in China, particularly over tbet>o-«. ihility of a partition of the empirethrough ambitious designs of Germanyand Russia, but thie morning eaidcheerfully that be felt no news was

good news. ?

Speck von Sternberg, German charged'affairs,arrived at tbe State department.ifter Minister Wu. He, too, said thatne brought no news and added tbat hi«visit was not directly in connectionwitb Chinese ail .ire. He was closetedwith Acting Secretary Adee only a fewminutes.

Official advices to the War depart¬ment state tbat 2,CC0 German soldiershave just arrived In Pekin. Thie is supposed to be tbe first instalment of thetroops sent by Emperor William toavenge Baron von Kettler death. Tbenews bae had a somewhat diequitiog ef¬fect upon government officiale here.The department of State thie after¬

noon made public the following dis¬patch lrom Minister Conger:

Taku, Aug., 27, 1900.No important movement since last

dispatch Aug 19. Military is trying torestore order. No representative ofChine-e government encountered yet.Several Ministers of Tsong li Yamenreported in tbe city and are expected toappear soon. Generale deoide not toenter into tne Imperial palace believingit practically vacant. Two thousandGermane arrived today.Tbe State department commente on

the dispatch ae followe: Thie dispatchis undated, but from tbe circumstancestbat it mentions tbe arrival of a Ger¬man force at Pekin, which has not yetbeen reported from any other quarter,it ie pronounced to be of very recentorigin.Acoonling to the 12th ceneue the

population of Baltimore in 1900 is 508,-957; in 1890 it wae 434,439. Tnie showsan increase of 74,518, or 17.15 per cent.The Treasury agente wbo went to

Porto Rioo and made the exchange ofUnited States coinè for old Spanish mon¬ey have returned. They effected an

exchange of five millions of Spaniebpeses. All these coin have been return¬ed to tbe United States and by thisOrneare probably either in the shapeol legal silver money of tbie countryor soon will be.Senator 8oott, of West Virginia,

wbo bae charge of the New York head¬quarters of the republican nationalcommittee, had a long consultationwith tbe Preeident tbis morning. Hesays West Virginia Is going to go re¬publican without any doubt, and itwill be with a larger vote than It didlast election.Representative Grigge, of Georgia,

called at the White House today to in¬tercede for a prisoner in the District ofColumbia reform school. He predict-that Weet Virginia and moet of thecountry le going for Bryan.Commonwealth'e Attorney J. E.

Clemente of Alexandria county, Vir¬ginia, who an ble office in thie city,was waited upon this morning by arepresentative of the labor organiza¬tion of that county who are to give aQ_g to tbe new public school house atSt. Aeapb, and re«)ueeted to make aspeech at tbe acceptance of that flag,on Monday next, labor day.Tbere le no doubt of tbe faot that re¬

publicans here, residents ae well ae sé¬journer., are alarmed at the presentprospect of the November election. In¬deed, they are already aeeigning reasonsfor McKinley 'e defeat, if euch eball behie fate, tbe strongest being tbat be iesadly handicapped by Mr. Hanna. Allthe démocrate here seem to be confidentof victory. Chairman Rionardeon, oftbeir congressional committee, endnome of tbe otber promiuent and activemember, of tbe party will eetablieb a

eub-headquartere in New York, to helptbe work done in Cbieago.Indianians now bere credit the state¬

ment tbat tbeir 8'ate will give a majori¬ty for Bryan next November, and eayine reason is tbat th.upends of work¬men there have lost employment bythe shutting down of mills and facto*ries by order of the truste.

Mr. K. N. Harper, preeident of theVirginia democratic aeeociation of thiscity, owing to busioese engagements,has declined tbe invitation to presideat the coming democratic Hag raising atGainesville, tn Prince William county.Virginia. "

Representative Jones of Virginia,p-dsed through here today on bla wayto bis district, wbiob be Is now can¬vassing. 80 far, be bas no opposition.Some of tbe members of theexecutive committee of tbe repub¬lican party of Virginia, paeeeU through

here today for Richmond, .rber*that committee meets tonight '.o

perfect arrangements for next fallV-campaign. They expect to ron candi¬dates in all tbe congressional districtsof tbe State, except, poeeihly, tbe fifth.

Stock· were quoted here today ae weak,bat wheat and com ae «trong.

Mr. Thotna« Yates of Albenwie county,Virginia, in former timos well and favorablyknown to many of ¿ho moro prominieut r-eo-

? o and high liver« of hi« State,who has rcvidrdhero eince tho war between the Slat-hero.eo ill that hie frlcnde are ß,-riou-lvalarmod »t hie condition.

Mi. B. C. Marshill of the Norfolk. Virginia,dietrirt, a cindidite for the derno-ratiogubernatorial nomination in that State, pose¬ed through here yesterday on hie way to

Fauqnier countyPeople from Lexington,Virginia, now here,

say the late hot we*th*r hai born«, hoevilyupon Mr. Wlleo ), preeident of Washing on-

l..n University, and th»t hie meny friendsare alarmed at bis condition.Nowepaper nu.o who are just from New

Hemnshire, now liore. say the people of thatfc-t.te are opposed to tho re-election of SonitorChandler, bat that thoy fear the infl-icnco ofthe adminietration will pull him thr.ugh

NEWS OF THE DAY.England is buying American coal for

ite warehlps.The Grand Army encampment is un¬

der way in Chicago, with a big crowdin attendance.An alleged plot to kill Wm. J. Bryan

at Omaha has caused the airest ot W.J. Williams, of tbat oity.Lord Roberts bae held a conference

witb ble generale and arranged for anadvance upon tbe Boer forces.

Incipient race riots kept the NewYork polioe busy yesterday. The out¬breaks grew out ol the shooting of a

wbite messenger boy by a negro.Governor-General Wood, in a speech

at Santiago, Cuba, «tatti the CokedStates would acc.pt no independentgovernment for Cuba except a stableone.

Tbe price of quinine has risen from87 cents to 70 cents, caused by tbe largequantities bought by tbe governmentándale, a falling oil recently iu iteeu?ply.On tbe ground that ite figures were

tbe lowest submitted, the Midvale SteelCompany has protested to SecretaryL-oug against the rejection of its bid (orarmor plate.Rev. Thomas O. Tongue, a well-known

Washington and Maryland divine, diedlate Saturday afternoon at his late bornein Maryland after an illness covering a

period of over two years.News reached Baltimore yesterday of

tbe death of Rev. Dr. Royal H. Pull¬man, paetor emeritus of the Second Un¬iversity Church, at hie summer home inthe Thousand Islands of tbe St. Law·re ace.

Rev. Dr. John Abell Morgan, presi¬dent of Loyola College, and rector ofSt. Ignatius' Church, Baltimore, hasbeen transferred to Leonardtown, Md.,and succeeded in Baltimore by Rev.William P. Brett.Mr. Bryan will devote every spare

moment now to work upon his letter ofacceplance, which has been reoeiving scant attention. In this, he says,be proposes to take up euch issue as

presented in tbe platform.A leopard named Governor Rooeevelt

killed another leopard called Rose(oghlan iu a cage at tbe Philadelphia?_o on Saturday and the fineet epeci-jman ever brought into tbie oountry waeburied io tbe Zio grounds.Despite official denial there is reason

to believe tbat tbe illness of the Dow¬ager Empreee Frederich of Germany,tbe eldest daughter of Queen Victoria,ie of eo serious a character tbat herdeath is but a question of a few days.The Tremont and Suffolk Cotton

Mills at Lowell, Maes., closed on Sa'ur-day. Tbe shut down alleate 2,500 hands.Tbe ingraiu department of the LowellManufacturing Company (carpet) also-hut down on Saturday. Four hundredhands are idle.Charles Denby, of Indiana, ex-United

States minister to China, where he wassent by Mr. Cleveland, and member oftbe first commission to the Philippines.-. lifelong democrat.has written aletter anting tbe re-election of Presi¬dent McKinley.

Initial siepe have been taken by tbeNavy department in the preparationfor the complete and comprehensivesyete ? of fortifications and harbor im¬provements by which it Is intended tomake the island of Guam a thoroughlyprotected base for our naval vessels intbe western Pacific.George J. Williams, of Waehington,

ran amuck with a hatob.t in the HotelMitchell, in Baltimore, on Saturday.He would have killed Mrs. Hattie Mit¬chell but for a colored waiter, who -»hotbim in the hip jnst as he battered downthe door of Mrs. Mitchell's room witb ahatchet. He was arrested, afterstraggle, and is in a hospital.Bob Fitz-iimmone has challenged Jim

Jeffries for a fight, to be held August31, and has posted $2,500 ae a forfeit,Jeffries eaye: "I have defeated Fitz-Himmons decisively once, and think Ican do it again, but I reeerve the rightto set aside time to train.'' Jeflries haschanged hie mind and now eaye he willcover Fitzeimmons's deposit of $2,500aod sign articles to fight the Cornish-man on August 31. Corbett announcedyesterday that if Jeffries ineieted in bisdeclination to meet Fitz he would ar¬range a fight with bim on August 31.The thirteenth Futurity race wae

run at 8beepebead Bay, N. Y.. on Sat¬urday evening. William C. Whitney'sBallyhoo Bey, by Kingston, ridden byTod Sloan, won, witb James R. Keene'sOlympian eeoond and Tommy Atkinethird. Tbe time wae 1:10, equal to thefaetest time ever made in the race,which was by Ogden, in 1896. Thevalae of the stake was $42,080; valueto the winner, $33,*v*0· to the secondhorse, $3,000, and to the third horee,$1,500. Mr. Whitney Ie said to havepaid $10,000 to Sloan to come over andride Ballyhoo Bey. The attendancewas 20.000.

VIRGINIA NEWS.Dr. R. H. Stuart has put a steam

mill in operation at Stratford, West¬moreland county, for the purpose ofsupplying the surrounding commanltywith meal while tbe water mills aredry.Tbe United States Circuit Court of

Appeals decides that under tne lawsof Virginia a woman may be tbe "headof a family" in the sense demanded bythe homestead exemption law of thieState.

Mies 8-llie E. Hoffman, daughter oftbe late W. A. Hoffman, of Linden,died at her home in that place lastweek, death resulting from typhoid fe¬ver. This is the fifth death at Lindenwithin tbe pant month.

Amelle R Tee the no*retlsf, went North! Int* lapt «.."»'k with ner husband,PrioceTroulu-tzkey, from her Virginia home.

I The Prince HtatHH in the most positivemanner that hi-» wife has not been outof her iiiin<l, and that she is writinganother book.Tbe Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke

Com »any has closed down its iron furn¬ace in Bristol and also the one at Em-breville. The company's dozen ironfurnace*1 are now idle and irou-niakingin that st ction is at a Standetill for theprêtent at least.News bas reached Winchester of the

deaihofDr. Thomas Wall, which oc-

.urred at hin home in Carthage, Mis¬souri, on last Cuestlay. Dr. Wrill was

born in Piedetlek county about sixty-seven year*· MO, and wan the son ol thelate John P. Wall.

Th»· apple crop ot Page county,usually immense, is a total failure thi»«year. Tbe loss will to seriously feltby the owners of large orchards livingin and along the base of the Blue Ridge.Tbe crop in Rappabannock county isalso a failure, and the crop throughoutthe State will be short.Although the otficial figures have not

yot been given out, it is ktiown thatkchmond's progress during ihe pastIon years has not b»eo anything likewhat it should hav» neen. Theis minte ia that the population II D_,000wi,¡eli is but little more than was shownby the last census.

Tbe question of restricting the ne¬

groes ouly to tbe tax paid by theirrace in apportioning tbe school funds oltbe State promisee to be one of tbemost interesting, if not the most inter¬esting, subject-: which will come up be¬fore the constitutional conventionwhen it meets. Many of the most

prominent men iu the commonwealthfavor it and express the purpose of agi¬tating it.

J. Nihblettfl, a prosperous lumbermanufacturer of Branch vil le, Soulham li¬toti county, sought death in tbe watersof tbe Norfolk harbor Saturday night.He ¡ought his rescuer, and force bad tobe used to subdue him. Nibblett, whois nearly sixty years old, bas a familyat Brancbville, and came to Norfolk od

business several days ago. The onlyI theory upon which bis repeated at-tempts to drown himself can be explain¬ed is that he became crazed by whisk .y.

President Fink, of the Norfolk andWestern Railroad, io »lincusring tbe»i .-peels of ceating a permanent and

1 profitable demand for American coal inEurope, said tbat the oulook was so

r.nssurmg that work had been begunwitbiu a few weeks ou a new coal pierat Norfolk, to be used entirely for load¬ing vessels in tbe foreign trade. Tbiswtiuld involve an expenditure of $350,·.?", but tbe new pier was necessary,

hecause of the growth of tbe demandtor coal Irum iaige ships in tbe foreigntrade.While attempting lo cross Buflici.

ruu, uear Wincaedter, on Friday night,while it was swollen from a rainstorm,Judge M. T. Boyaton and Mr. JohnW. Copenhaver, of Millwood, cameuear being drowned. Their buggy«vas upset and Judge Royston wascaught under it. Mr. Copenhaver wa.·

washed down the stream, out clutcheda log and saved biin-elf. The team,»vitti Judge Roystou still submergedunder tne bug.y, wae swept fartuerdown, but be was finally rescued, afternaving been under the water for fullytwo minutes. The buggy was wreck¬ed, but the horse was saved.The democratic leaders t-ay they are

wel» pleased with the situation in Vir¬ginia. What is most gratifying tothem is tbat the republicans have nosuch large campaign fund as they badin 1896. The only contests of aoy in¬terest will be in two or three congres¬sional dietricts, and even in these itdoes uot seem at all likely now tbat'he republicans will he able to makeany headway. Senators Daniel amiMartin will both take the stump. Toeformer will make a number of speechesand the atter several at least. The re-

nublican State committee will meet inRichmond tonight to map out plansfor the campaign.

THE CHINESE TROUBLE·..The plight of tbe allied armies in Pe¬

kín ie beginning to excite apprehension.No dispatch known to come directlyfrom Generili Cbaflee has been receivedby the War Department in Washingtonfor over a week. A message from theForeign Offic«? at Tokio, received at theJapanese Leg. tinn in Washington ye*·-«.nlay, shews that the Citiriese havebeen making plans to attack or besiege»he allies in Pekin.Tbe Japanese dispatch says tbat Chi¬

nese troops and Boxers bad gatherednear Pekin with tbe view of attackingthe allies. Russian and Japanese cav¬alry were preparing to attack the Chi¬nese. Abont 9,000 Chinese infantry,with 15 cannon, were advancing north¬ward from Shantung province to at¬tack tbe allies in tbe rear.A cablegram from Pekin, dated Au¬

gust 19, and received yesterday, state».mat armed Chinese forces were thenreported south and west of tbe city.Detachments of tbe allies, it wae stated,wae out "reconnoitering and looting."Pekin has been entirely cleared of

Chinese troops. General Yamaguchi,the Japanee. commander there, eayethat the Emperor and Empress, fleeingwestward, were accompanied only byabout 500 soldiers under General Ma.There ie no confirmation oi a Shanghaidispatch to the effect that tbe Emperorand Empress were overtaken and cap·tured SO miles southwest of Pekin.Tbe latest news from Pekin indicates

that tbe situation there is unchanged.The imperial city is still invested, buitías not been occupied. Tbe allies, whenthe last message leí', was etili refrain¬ing from aggressive action, pending in¬structions from tbeir governments.A Washington dispatch states tbat

Russia, Germany and Japan have not,ae reported, declared war upon Cuiua.President McKinley, neverthel·closely watching the movements of thetwo first named powers and is anxiousio prevent tbem from taking indepen¬dent action. He ie sounding the driftof opinion at the courte of St. Peters¬burg and Berlin through tbe UnitedStates diplomatic representatives there.German officiale iu Berlin state tbat

their government has not changed itsattitude toward China; tbat it nowseeks redress for crimes against Inter¬national lights and tbe establishmentof a government able and willing to giveguarantees against tbe recurrences ofthe recent outrages. Germany doesnot oppose any Russian plane affectingthe northern provinces.London's financial circles are agitat¬ed over Russia's virtual seizure ot the

North China Railway, and tbe Britishgovernment is urged to demand thattbe rights of British investors shall berespected.The Russians in Manchuria have re¬

fused a Chinese request for a cessationof hostilities,

TÖ-DAY'JS TELEGRAPH«1 NEWSFrom China.

Tokio, Aug. mV .General Yaraagu-nhi, commau<lin_. the Japanese forcee in

Pekin, reports that 9,000 Chinese with15 gui.n bave gathered at N_.ii",neu,preparatory to making an attack on

Pekin in the rear.Shanghai, Aug. 27..The Japanese

cavalry who were sent to Mansau, outh-viest of Pekio, foun«! tbat tbe Empressand tbe Dowager Empresa bad reeledthere for a brief period alter leavingPekin. General Ma escorted tbe im¬perial party with only 500 horsemenand 20 wagons.

The War in ? tn. ».

London, Aug. 27..Lord Roberts re¬

porte under date of yesterday as fol¬lows: "We engaged the enemy the?-renter part of the day along a front oi30 miles. General Butler operatedsoutheast of Dalmanutbia; French waenorthwest of Belfast, Pole-Carew supporting him. The enemy wae evidentlyconsiderably strengthened and opposedus stubbornly. The country wae dif¬ficult and well suited to tbeir tactics.Tbe ground was less adapted to cavalrythan any previously worked over.General Buller's casualties were forty.Others not reported. Col. Ridley, with250 men was attacked by 1,000 Boerswith two guns. Ridley entrenchedfiltriseli ar.d fought until relieved byGeneral Hunter. He bad 30 casualtiesOeneral Rumilo received the surrender.)f It'll Boere at Harrismitb." GeneralRoberte adds witb reference to yeeter-iay'e battle that the Boers, previous tomaking a stand, were driven back uponLekeoly. The fighting was near Mac-iiadodorp about 100 miles east of Pre¬toria.London, Aug. 27..Tbe Boer General

Olivier has been captured. The new··came in an official dispatch reportinghat General Bruce Hamilton had beat.n tbe Boers at Winburg in tbe centralpart of tbe Orange River Colony. Therapture of Olivier was incident to tbe.«ngagement between Bruce-Hamiltontud tbe Boers. Olivier wae with Prinz-loo just before the latter eurrenderedo the British several weeks ago. Oli¬vier said he would die before he wouldsurrender. Three of Olivior's eons,who were members of bis command,were captured at tbe same time. TbeBoers attacked the the British at Win-.urg on three sidee. Tbey were boat-.II back with considerai).e loss.

Trut-eelj in a Neu York Hotel.New York, Aug. 27.A tragic attempt

«t murder, followed by suicide, occurredit 9:30 o'clock tnis morning, at tbeVendóme Hotel, at Broadway and 40tb«treet. H. J. Ford, of Boston, buoi.»nd probably fatally injured H. H. Studiron, of Baltimore, and then placed tbeweapon to his own head and sent a ball¦rushing into his brain. Tbe mencame here last Friday to attend theprize light between Fit/.s minons amiStiarkey. They were apparently on

friendly terms until they met thismorning in tbe Vendóme bar room.Then tbey fell out over some trivi.Imatter, the nature of which isiot known. Tbey repaire! to tbeio the room occupied by Studiron aodthere the shooting took place. At the-mind of the shots the door was brokenopen and the men were found streiche«!un tbe floor.Ford died in a short time and Striti-

iron ie in a hoepital witb his chance forrecovery slight. Before becoming un-

conecious, btridiron said: "I don't knowwhy be wauted to kill me. He cameup to my room. It w_e hot and he tookod hie things. I walked over to touch? tie button to order a drink. Whenmy back wae turned, be fired at me. Iluroed around and he let me bave it«gain straight in tbe forehead. I fell».nek against the wall. He turned andw.lked to the wiudow. He put thegun to bis bead and tired. His armswent up in the air, as he reeled. Thegun fell and hit the sill and bouncedout. I heard it fall on the srreet afterlie fell dead in the floor." Tbe cause ot(be shooting cannot be fathomed but'hat it was premeditated is shown bybe following note found in Ford'spocket. It read: "The better the dajthe belter the deed. I hope my friendwill forgive me for this act. I hope tospend a better life In tbe next worldthan in this." Both men were fashion¬ably dressed and from their appearancewere judged to he wealthy.Tho myatery in t io caio is deepening. The

intuit» of tho suicide, ie is said, is John ¡-n-min,h ptving contractor of ("hica-,?. BtlMIl. laa widower and ha* two daughters.

(Ialiti- He is Charley Rohh.Poughkeepeie, ?. Y., Aug. 27.~Jai¡-

ed for vagrancy io tbie city ie a trampwho startled the recorder's court thismorning by asserting that be ie CharleyRoss, kidnapped from his parentsat Philadelphia about twenty-eightyears ago. The man produces docu¬mente intended to substantiate bis as-«ertion. He has assurred the policetbat a man lives in New York who canprove tbat what be eaye is true. TheNew York police will investigate thestory. Rose says he has been tramp¬ing about the oountry for ten years.He carries witb him a picture of youngRoss taken just before the kidnappingoccurred. There is a strong similaritybetween tbe photograph anil the tramp'sface.

Philadelphia, Aug. 27..The storyfrom Pougbkeepeie tbie morning to thellecl that a young man arrested on a

charge of vagrancy is the Coarley Rosswho was mysteriously kidnapped fromhis home in Germantown, 2S yeare ago,is discredited here. During the morethan a quarter of a century that beeelapsed, there have been scoree ofclaimants who have looked for a life viluxury by establishing their identity asthe lost boy, but all have failed. Mrs.Sarah A Roes, the widowed mother,and Walter L Rose, the hanker, wboh a brother, and who, although carriedtil with Charlie, eluded nis captors, are1» ? h away from this city today.

Indiana Democratic.New York, Aug. 27'..A World spec¬

ial from Indianapolis says : "It hasleaked out at republican S rate head¬quarters that tbeir poll, just completed,-hows Indiana to be democratic by 18,0U0 majority. Chairman Hercly secret¬ly Issued a call, for a meeting of tbeState executive oommittee. To themembers of the committee Hernly saidthat at tbe present time tbe State of! idiana is in the hands of the demo-crate, and it will take a heroic effort lorthe republicans to get it back beforeelect io·-.

Can't Make Love in tho Street.Poto. HI., Aug. 27.The eity council _»_

passed this otdinauce: "Whoever shall iuMid city congregale on or upon any of thostreets in the «aid city of Pern for the pur¬pose of conrtirg, making love or aproning, orcarrvlng on courtship »bail be guilty of»misdemeanor and «ih_.li lie fined not lees then9-1 no more than S1Ü0 1er each offence.

Hoiine Birfiieel aod linuatea Cremated

Oilman, III., Aug. 27..Two men a .

I dea·!, on« women and two men

are dying, tbe "hospital" inwhich a young girl Ie said tohave been the victim of maltreatmentbae been burned to tbe ground and tbeproprietors and three inmates mayhint« been burned to death in tbell nn«-s. Bessie Salter died Fridaymorning in tbe piace in the outskirtsof Oilman keep by Dr. Charlotte M.Wright and au attempt had been madeby tbe girl's family to bury her quietly.An examination of the exhumed bodyrevealed tbe fact that ehe bad diedfrom malpractice and a warrant was

s «vorn out for the arrest of Mrs. Wright.C instable Milstead went to the housein tne outskirts ot the town, followedby a mob. Alter repeated demandsfur admission, the door wae brokenopen. Another room wae then attack-el. Ae the door was beaten froto Itahinges two shots were fired from with¬in and Mike Ryan fell mortally wound¬ed. He died within half an hour.Tbe mob then withdrew but at 2o'clock tbis morning a systematic effortto fire the place was begun. Men car¬ried bundles of straw and hay to theplace, while the pickets kept a eteadytire on the windows. It was intendedto put out tbe fire when it wae hotenough to drive out the inmate«, butthe crowd lost control of tbe flamee.A movement in the bushes directed tbelire of the pickets to that point. Tbeirsnot « were answered from the under-hrueb and a fusilado wae exohanged.As a result two men were wounded.Excitement here i« intense. The thicketh closely watched for tbe hidden'nark-men. It is not known whetherDr. Wright wae in tbe building. Re¬porte are current tbat three girls fromneighboring towns were io tbe plac».When d.ylight came the mob ruebed

into the brush and found the body of.I'.lui Myers, an employe of Mrs.Wright. He was shot in a dozenplaces. A few feet away lay Mrs.Wright, witb an ugly wound io beruoulder. Sbe was unconscious. Themob carried her into town to a physi¬cian's office but bis efforts to restoreconsciousness were unavailing. It is be¬lieved that ehe cannot recover. Nosigns of the three girls wbo are sup¬posed to have been in tbe bouse whenit was burned have been found. Noneof the members of Ihe mob have beenarrested.

I eaprd Overboard at Sea.New York, August 27..When the

Kreuch steamship L'Aquitaine, wbichiniveil yesterday, sailed from Havreone of the cabin paseengere was MissVlargaret Minnehau, aged 86. She was»>orn in Ireland, but her parente were

English. Her health was poor and eheHad a hallucination tbat ehe wae beingpersecuted. Last Thursday Mies Min-neban appeared on the promenade»leek carrying a satchel. Tbie ehethrew overboard and climbing the rail,eaped after it. Captain Simon putthe ehip about and quickly dropped alifeboat with an officer and eix men.They picked up tbe woman, who wasunconscious. The ship's surgeon triedto restore her, but Miss Minneban died«id he was treating her. From tbecontents of tbe satchel, whichwas recovered, it appeared tbat-ilise Miuneban bae a brother in tbieou u try. He is a priest near Philadel¬phia. She herself bad started fromHavre with the intention of entering aconvent near her brother. One of thesaloon pac-seogere said yesterday tbattae woman had confided to her tbatsne had been a nun In England, bat badfallen io love witb a young man andrenounced tbe veil to marry him. Herlover wae false, and ehe bed fled fromher home for America to begin agaio alife of consecration. Right Rev. Augus¬tus Bisontes, tbe venerable Archbis¬hop of Indianapolis, who was a pas¬senger, repeated tbe committal cervicea>? tbe weighted body wae lowered intothe sea by four seamen at 4 a. m.on tbelollowing day.

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Czar and Kaiser in Danger.London, Aug. 27..Enrico Maletéete,

who is said to be practically the headof the anarchist brotherhood, does nothesitate to point out tbe Czar's dangerin visiting l'.ris next month. KaiserWilliar.»'and Victor Emanuel, be thioke,are not too safe. "It would notsurprise me if the Czar were attackedin September" said Maletéete. "I haveno reason to expect aa at'ack nor haveI any reason to ex'iect that it will notbe mad»'. The freedom of.the countriestl leen Victoria or President McKinleyrule do not rouse men to violence. Butvou cannot be surprised if the ruler ofRussie,where men are knouted to death,tortured, cr e.nt to Siberia, meets oneday witb a violent opponent ol hie gov¬ernment. Germany, said Maletéalawith a show of be t, "ie governed by amadman. Tbe Kaiser ie certainlywrong up bere (touching hie head). Andwhen you have a madman on the ibronewho can tell what will happen?"

The O. A. U. EncampmentChicago, Aug. 27 .The 34*_ annual

encampment ol the Grand Army wasformally opened tbie morning. Todaywas eoe aside for the naval veterans.They marched side by side with thosewbo participated in the Spanish Ameri¬can war. Proceeding the parade, tbededicatory ceremonies over the beauti¬ful naval arch attracted thousands ofspectators. At 3 o'clock tbis afternoonthe naval display off tbe lake fronttook place. Great crowds began ar¬riving this morning. It ig estimatedhy railroad officials that 75,000 strängore reached here yesterday and today'squota will triple these figurée.

Fatal A »Tray.Columbus, O., Aug. 27..Charles

Homer, a car inspector in the Norfolk<_ Western R. It., wae killed last nigbtby James Geisler. The fight occurredsix miles from here. Horner ownedseveral cows which were in the habit cfpasturing along tbe road. Tbey fre¬quently broke into the crops of Giele-,v. ho is f»_ years old. Horner strut kGeieler iu the face and the men clinchedand fell. Horner wa« on top and get¬ting the better of tbe old man, whenGeisler drew a knife and stabh«-.| himto the heart. Ceeler was arréete!,

?? 8uf*ceed Tou ne,Chicago, Aug. 27..Senator Bailer, of

Nortb Carol-nil, chairman of the nati«mlpopulist comrntte·, has arrived and will pre»side at the meeting this afternoon which wille'cct a euccessor on the ticket to Vice-Preei·denti»! nominee, Charles E Towne. AdlaiE. Steveosot), tue dome· ratic nominee, ie as¬sured of the honor, a poll of the committeeshowing that at least two-third« of tbe memh-ere of the c-minit-cc favor bis selection.Senator Butler «till expreseei opposition te tbeni minatilo tifStev.iisoo, although prominentd.mtxT.t·] and ¡«opulieu ire working withbim in tbo endeavor to obtain hi· conaeot tothf prorjtjsed movo.

Mothers endone it, children like it, oldfolke use it. We refer to One Minute CoughCare. It will «¦uickly care all threat andIon« uo*_>-_-_

,."'., ·'"¦' '-ah

( ·*·¦»-..?«, ??? M »

¡ed thai tb. Hulian »MMuPersia to visit him oo I i«'The Shah said yes,,, h,1"'"· Qjamo ??··,»-._-.» *"*»- ha ,«

therefore, the Shah, aim «r,or ?,?Sultan and tbe Ka-ier l?1·*Now Ihe Shah refuses to ? ^etantinople. w ^to-to

RusHla Takes a,,,,,,,?,^Bf. Petersburg, Au¿ -

Grodekofl, commander of iGovernment, reports, und«r ,***»August 24, tbat Kam * *? <'Ichan have been OOWpiedfcti ;*·»elans. The Chines« e,_, J__^to General Kenneukampf ,. ¡_ _.euspension of operation. iu?_«elan general replied that he

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to cease hostilities. **"·-»--

The IMar.cf,Chit-ago, Auk. "7..Tn« .... ltollow-Twh«_i--ept 7-fJSf1 "*- «-eorgetown. Aug. _7.-w_»¿ b.*.,;·Ireland 8oonto nifii·^the Pope's reception la* SiiDti,-^the Holy Father beckoned Arcbbi*.Ireland toward him from u

dinals and a<ked bini wha: mtell Amerioauson returning hoa«*}4Archbishop improvi-e.i g ¿_»7French which field ? he «it,,latee epell-bound for neailvtites. Archbishop Ireland-pokeo--devotion of American citbo.ic« G_Holy See aud tbeir desire for ? .._church. The Pope puthim to convince ti e prelatiihe orthodoxy of Archbi-hoiilrei...views and to prove tbat hetbe cardinal's bat. In V'-tti«is considered almost a ceriaintj, ihnpurple will be conferreti on ?_?·_?next consistory.Made Her Millions i\ij'i_, J

in a rainy day skirt and w«.ariog Jtop boots, Miss Jane Stone, ol Brook!«». IN. Y., tbe richest woman oil ??.?__|in tbe world, is looking if-»- ¡.Iwells in Wood county Ohio.She is thoroughly acqua.·.v.! »

the workings of all kind- olery, and can pump or drillself,Mies Stone ie about in years old,«!

a very intere.ting talker. W.·.«·,began to operate in the territory uu" Iabout Trumbley, the entire cou__rr|was covered by water. It was _,a__limpossible to move rigs end __c_ r_-i IMise Stone spent much ol ko Ithe field, personally super.ii Iwork.

No Nkoro in Co? ·.'-.·....-The ..·

oolored man in Congress, K«|ire-e:,|t»ve George Henry White, of .N_Carolina, has announced that b-1not stand for re-election, Mi -it-will move to some northern *"i___"I bave three reasons for tbi« dm

mination," said Wbite. "la the àplace, my wife's health ha« U·et«t_Ied on account oí tbe political it-_t|made on me, and I am sure the eiement of another campaign for rt.tion would kill her."Second, I am sati-tit-il I could

secure a certificate if 1 were ei«aod, third, I must devote _»*

some employment that pay. muI have not sufficient means to isnsipolitical fight that can omy prof« *|pensive."Amkbican Brihk ?-G????. -L

Hartmann, an American IParie Exposition, was jailed for ciB-la policeman a tip to let him t irougbaforbidden gate of the i.This offense rendered H at Irato la¬to two years in prison, but be ??»ed to tbe French Court that n ***

tomary for all American polín·«*"« ·

accept bribe money, and ?.

releas «d him after a severs rtfn.It is a fact tbat French officer» o

law.whether judges, i-lic·*.«custom collectors.never b»veknown to accept money, »nil lb·!sent such offerings.

May H-H.ii.I' hi *.''· *·

_he captured S¡»*m-h ??_ ?«,m *.·*·¦dee, which bed been st the ***»*y»rd for eighteen ___t_the n»vy yard »t Poitsm»>utr». N. Ii

orday. At ono time th« V.vlM-r'**|-on-idcrod the fe»«ibilitjformer 8?·????_ into » rt

survey board immixliatVying short of rebuilding -ffoald m»»«'·"^Mercede· h»oitable. What mil **&bet at Portsmouth ie not known. W»lieved that the receiving «bip id«·,! ;

vived and «omething wü: be MM »**'

making tbe «hip oeelul.

Gaok vs. Gaue..Som·) weeki*."·:£**retary of the Trcaiury etei.l ie in1"·*

review of the gold it-Bead ¦"¦ '

the last sessi in of Coi.gr. »- .ta,l'_|i'pletesnd eatleficloiy ine.iuii' »

as it remained ou the M****"tioanceeof the country could ncKieF

opon a silver baeie. In »n inter«yeeterday by administration __?out the country.m totsrvJswafPthoPreeidenf.it ie eeid Mr. ·¦·«*'"himself and makes eoi»»·

to be alainiing, about C' ":

.ilver Preeident coald it to t_e cer"cf"lem.

Closed «y the TB'«·'·"the J. Wright Toi.*···« Cempwi °- *

mond were nodfiod on S»tur.!»y ll»»

tory woold be closed on «nd »'«'"¡¡¿,1. This factory i« one ot thehave been acquired l-y »,iebacco Company, and tbe ?*·.··-»««·"that th· Wright »nd M«yo tutotjfcombined for par-)«*see o «"«>»*of the higher-price. 1place. The mijonty of tb·ever, will beUkuncareot

To Care ConetlpaO«·'Take Cascarete CanJs

It C.C. C-iall to cure, _r_.

Million· will be «pent in I»Wo can't keep the temotW »

money any more than ·*«<»<¦*.vigoroa· withoot food. "J'^stai ve themselves. Now ?.

Cure digests what you eat »'"· ·'.*, ,,, ?

eat all the good f«x-d you wsui·eure· s-omac-i troabiee·

DIED.t unday. Aoguit 86, »t BEO a -1

the beloved nu«lr_n«' of 9tnt*,.

May hi»»oui reel in peso.·. « '",.row iTueeday) morning ******Mtry'· Church »t I lA'lcci».friends Invited to »tteu.l.

S^C-ck¥o_DEBb*ME-«1|-V:i,·', ?holder« of THE WA.-ili

I«.AL COMPANY »re

11· Beard of Director» of tbeC.lled a generd meeting ..f^'u> be held »t the office of ?*

l_3«o.th_oy.l*tH'i·. '

bATDBDAy.the'iyth of t*pt·--*UkSO·, m. , ,?,.,,?Byo,deroftheBo.dOaD; t*-···au__< did