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Show ggy THE SALT LAKE TIMES rgil jl " J SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, AVKI)XKSDAn7 NO. 280 . SLUCCINCJN CONCRESS. A . Fi.t-iig- On the Floor of the House, Wasiun-utox- , Aug. heu the liouso met this morning the of the lard opponents bill, led l.y Mason of Illi-noi-at oucc began lllibMsterinjr, and the developed and led to a personal affray this afternoon, between Representative lieekwith of New Jer-Ise-and Representative Wilson of Washington. . The roll was being called uuon a n,i. iug by Speaker Reed, respecting the calling to order Representative Cannon of Illinois, and Representative Enloe of Tennessee, for words spoken in debate. Mason was criticising Cannon for the tone of his remark, to which En-lo-objected. Between them sat Representative Reek with aud Wilson, on the one side and Representative Lehlbach. They all took part sotto voce in the controversy, when suddenly Wilson and Reckwith were seen to rise and the former struck at the latter, lightly touching him on the breast. Lehtback spraug between them, and .Wilson was unable to reach around hint. : Representative Williams, of Ohio, anxious to stop the afl'rav, seized Reck- - with from behind and forced him to his scat with considerable vigor. At this action Reckwith turned his attention to his supposed assailant in the rear and it required the efforts of two or three republicans to prevent a collision. Williams succeeded iu as-suring Reckwith that he had no hostile intentions aud tho latter resumed his seat. ' The incideut was over in a few sec-onds and added but little to the excite-ment then existing on the floor, but it was tho occasion for jeering laughter amoug the democrats who witnessed it. The eaglo aud mace of the were hurriedly boruo to the scene of tho conflict and at its appearance all was quiet. Wilson said afterwards in explanation of the difliculty, that Reckwith had applied a most otl'eiisivo epithet to him, and on the spur of the moment he had struck him. a Ml A CAR. Jter Duckworth Meets a His Homo. CRUSHED AND MANGLED n By Car No. 8 --Death Was In eous-H-ow the Accident . Happened. i0d the boy is killed!" was the List from a dozen throats this ,.lS car No. 8 on the Second 'n-c- l line struck little "Walter "',.,!, Almost instantly the j 'thrown on, lire seemed to m tp K. bottom of the car and Want it stood still, and the laud bruised body of the little iy lifeless under the trucks. ,','cident was a horrible one. . It j at 850 o'clock this morning, ,,t. of the little fellow's home. r had barely stopped beforo a men were on baud. "Rack up ir" called one to the motor man. ,;' was the reply, "Ihave burnt irip mid my car is dead." nple of plank were hastily lt and tho car raised and the ,i little body tenderly lifted out me to his father's home. Doath ,ii instantaneous, but the poor ,(ybad liecn awfully bruised lushed. His back was broken; is wore broken aud forced into 15; the right arm was crushed to there was a horrible gash on leg, aud a great cut extending ifgroin around to the hip. c Walter was the son of Joseph kivoilh, a blacksmith, who "lives West Secoud South street. With trouiiug down his face, the sor-;fatt-told how, not ten minutes the accident, tho little fellow en iu tho shop, merry aud full of II little Walter left the shop be brother Alfred, aged 10 years, ross the street low-her- stood a of the Mountain Ice company, by W., K. Miller. They asked ra piceo of ice and stopped about gon while be ' was waiting on a ier. The wagon was backed' up sidewalk, with the team facing There was about eight feet be-th- e frout of the wagon and tho cv track, and in this place tho ys were standing. ready to start, Miller called ihe boys to got out ol the way larted to turn his team. Little r ran onto t lie car track. At that t his brother saw the car and 'i for his brother but ho was too Tlir car struck him aud in an lying lifeless under the T. M. Sheppard was gripman on r. In telling tho story he said ;saw the two boys but that they in nu danger whatever until he "st on them. Just as tho, team 'I. when ho was not more than 4s from them, the little fellow nto the track. Ho called out to ml grabbed the brake but he was if. He also says he rang the bell n this the conductor, Earnest nwu, bears him out, but uo one to saw the accident heard of the H of the bell. i'herdis a new man, and has had w weeks experience as motor !it claimed that he thoroughly od the management of tho car. "1 that he should judge that tho i running about eight miles an He seemed a little mixed 011 the " speed, but thought that they 'uwed to run four miles au hour wart of the city, and eight miles 'the outskirts. account of the accident was sub-- hy Conductor Earnest Christ-'ijlliai- n Spier, a runner for the 'by Miller the ice wagon driver !' little Allied Duckworth, the l,())"s brother; except that Christ-n- y heard the ringing of the ' bell. 'Mr Taylor at once cnipaunelled proceeded to hold au inquest. THE GARS AHE MARKED. Striking Chicago Switchmen Decorate Out Going Trains with Strange, Kys- - terious Ciphers. POWDERLY 13 LAUGHED AT. Engineers and Firemen Bofuse to Join With the Strikers on the Alton Railroad. CiiifA!0, Aug. 2Z. At the stock-yards this morning, while business w as not at a standstill, operations were not being conducted with their former fa-cility. AH engines, except those of the Lake Shore void, are manned with the olllcials of the respective companies. All packing houses are killing today. There seems to be a difference of opinion as to whether the switchmen's association dissolved. Its secretary aud manager asserts that it has not dis-banded, while an official of the Illinois Central railroad said it has. The striking switchmen are marking every car that leaves the yards with a private mark, and they claim to believe it will not be handled by regular men of the various roads. It was rumored this morning that the switchmen on the Pittsburg Fort Wayne & Chicago road had struck. VARIETY OF MEETINCS. liesliliiit. of Hie Oldest Ton a uu Long inland Celebrating. New YuIck, Aug. 27. (Special. 1 The 2i0th aunivcrsary of Soutliold, which is the oldest tow n on Long Island, was celebrated today with festivities appropriate to the occasion. The pro-ceedings, which were eminently patri-otic, began with a procession and con-cluded with an open air meeting in the grove at I'eeonie bay. Judge Tnthill. surrogate of Suffolk county, presided.it the meeting, and Charles R. Moore of this city, author of --The Personal In-dexes of Southold," who is a native of the town and a descendeut of one of its earliest families, delivered an elab-orate historical address. At the after-noon exercises Rev. lr. Hiehard S. dorrs, of Brooklyn, president of the Long Island Historical society, deliv-ered a commemorative oration. His great grandfather, the Row John Stoirs, was the pastor of Southold throughout the period of the revolutionary w ar and during the formation of the nation from to 177. Although many Hol-land aud French families came over to Long Island from Mew Amsterdam be-fore KUO, they formed no corporation. Whatever civil government or church organization existed allium; them prior to the incorporation of Southold was under the direct, authority of the rulers of Manhattan Island. It is not known how early the lirst settlers lauded nt Southold, but it is believed it was taken possession of in ItW.t, as the title for Southold was purchased frmu the In-dians early in WW. The lirst church society was organized in Southold Octo-ber 21. 1040. President Harrison is a descendant of several of the chief and earliest settlers of the town, through his grandmother, the w ife of the former President Harrison. THE ALLEN INVESTIGATION. TesUmoitr Iteiiia; Taken Thl Arternoow ta til lUlhit Itoi Irrrf ulartt . The case of the people of the terri-tory ag.iiut W. J. Allen on a charge of fraudulently introducing ballots in the box was taken t.p at 2 o'clock this ttf ternoou before Commissioner tireen-man- . and the evidence continued in the presence of an array of w itucsses that was formidable enough to occupy all the space that had been set aside for them. The prosecution wa repre-sented by Count v Attorney Movie and his assistant, Mr. Kastin, and the defense by Messrs. Ferguson and Kitey. Mr, Ferguson asked in Udv.nl f of the court that the witnesses U instructed that he was not required to disclose the way he voted unless he o desired The instruction was adniitti d w here-upon the evidence was begun. There was no disposition on the part of the prosecution to drag the testimony 'and tuie bv one F. S. Kiclmrds. T. Ii. Web-ber, Miles A.Koiuuev, Thomas F. Man-ning. Thomas W. Sloan, i. B. F. Wells ntul James Sawne. wrtc railroaded through the witness chair before the de-fense interposed a question to which the witness replied that the disclosure of his ote was purely voluntary. All of these witnesses testified to having voted for Young and Pvper. Mr. Ferguson-M- r. Savine. do you voluntarily come to that chair and tlii close for whom vou voted The witness-- 1 come here of my own free w!ll; wax not Instructed bow lo testify, my son informing me that the balloi io case was to come up. Mr. Ferguson-We- re you requested to testify in a certaiu manner! t The w itness -- No, sir; I was not. Mr. ttltingcr lestilled to having seen the dc fctidani with a ballot in los hand and identified it as that which he had handed ill and w hich he did not believe had been deposited, lie went away under the Impression that the ballot had not been ileposifed lior counted Cross-examine- put the bal lot half-wa- in and was pushed away in a riotous episode. When he recov-ered his position at the polls he saw de feudal X vvilh an envelope in Ida hand which he believed was tlio one be had handed in. Witness admitted that the ballot uiltflit have been put in but he did not see it. C.lobu Sherrick voted for Young ami Pvper as did also lienor J. Itomiiev. Thomas Webb and Wm, ti Phillips, the bitter testifying that he was unable to tell vv briber the ballot had been depo iled in the urn or in the poekfl of de-fendant. He was followed by Ralph It. Savage who also test illed lo voting for the eoiilestor. tieorge Openshaw teslllied that bis vote had been challenged; he look the oath when his ballot wa hurled back to him. Ho was Informed that be would have to go lo another window . Ho va there Informed that hij had voted. He then withdrew. Witness vvaa unable lo identify the judge who had thrown the Vote back lo him. Witness was informed that hn was at the wrong window that included "A to "N." The Invest igat iou was In at U.;m when this report closed. I.ATK LOCAL. W. C. Dunbar, jr.. clerk of the police court, will resign his position rsept I to go into business for hlill-e- lf at aldwell. Idaho. II iraee (i. Wall'" '" todav granted a divorce from her husliainl, Hugh, by Judge Anderson on account of failure lo prov ide the nei'caric of life. A numlici of Main street property owner together wilh member f thr city council are holding a Hireling thin afternoon looking to the end of paving that thoroughfare. Colonel Charles W, lUiopsort. coin-- iin rcial agunt of lh Vali.ih Line of railway al Itenver. is in the city button holing the shippers, and coriiig. as us ual. most flittering results. Judge Uartfh yesUtrdiv married .lame, J. lji ynoids and Mary Lynch 'I he bride is the woman w bona Kev nobis has introduced a his wife during hi nieiei.rii: career in Ssdl Lake. The foundation for the new hotel at I American I"rk has been completed and eoutracta will ! let for the structure at ouee. Fred Hale, tbi lo al ar- - bite I. furnifbed the jdaos, the building to cost Oon. The funeral of Thomas A. Tail, who in life was member of the Liberal 'drum corps, occurred, this afternoon. His former band niates conducted ihe body to the grave. Tne heanw contain-ing the cofliu was attended by member of the flamtie.nl elub and ail who knew him lo love him came to do him honor ill death. The following pilitmctit of Uepii-t- v register for ttrand county wern made bv the ( tab communion trxlay: Poll No. 2. Kichanlson jxjlt flier, ( harle A Klliot; No. 3. lhomj-so- u Springs. Il-n- rr Bryant; No. 4. VWst Water, Hugh Lind. At poll No 1 if Moab the county register. Ib-nr- v t rouse, who w appointed tylay, will attend ibe dutU--. j HAS SPASMS ,111111 If it is Not Hydrophobia it is Very Much Like it Think tho Midi-c- al Experts. BITTEN BY A MAD DOG LONG AGO Curious and Unfortunate Predicament of a Man Who Lives in Suiokj Pitttbnrg. rnrsiu uu, Pa., Aug., 27. The resi-dents of Knowille. a suburb of this city, are considerably excited overa peculiar ease of sickness iu their midst, w hich hits the appearance of being hydropho-bia. It is that of J. S. Allen, a glass worker, who lives at II Knox avenue, and who is now lying in an exhausted condition as tho result of his ravings; Mr. Allen was bitten by a mad dog years ago, ami has since been subject each year to spasms similar to those noticed in persons siilVering with hydro-phobia. His case has created great in-terest among the medical fraternity, aud is now being watched iu tho inter-est of science. Last Tuesday evening Mr. Allen was sitliug in th i drawing-roo- at his homo w hen he suddenly noticed the peculiar sensations from which he has grow u to learn that he was about to have, one of his spasms. He immediately called to his wife to stay away from him and run to the neighbors. Mrs. Allen kuew just what to do in I he emergency, mid in a moment called in some men. Allen told thcni to lie him fast with ropes ami to take care that he did not bite them while they were doing so. In 11 trice they had him bound hand and foot, and nono too soon for the spasm was upon him. He frothed at the moiilh, and snapped at the strings that held him. all the lime making a harking uoise. It required seven men lo hold him and thuir combined strength was not enough to keep him lying down on the bed. Dr. 1. N. Boyd, who lives near, w as im-mediately sent for. Mi . Allen had been telling him a few days previous about his case so that lie was In a measure pre-pare- d when the lime came that his ser-vices were needed, lloyd applied hypodermic injections and other modes of abating the spasm, or series of spasms, which lasted two hours. Hur-in-that time Mr. Allen came near biting a number of those unending, and al-together made things lively. Some of Ihe neighbors, sure that there waa 11 case of hydrophobia in their midst, be-came frightened, and were more and more alarmed as they talked over in small groups. They knew uothing of the eircuiiislanm'S and thought thero was a possibility of some one snllering harm at Mr. Allen's hands. lr. Itoyd would not talk about the case until he had hud an opportunity to study it a liltlo more. Today ho was seen at his ytlice and said in reply to a question: "Mr. Allen's case is 11 peculiar 0110 ami 0110 uf interest to the medical pro-fession. I would not say that he has hydrophobia, and ycttheeirciiiuslaiiceH aud his condition would indicate that such is the case. Thirteen years ago hu was bitten bv a mail dog in the calf of the leg. Ho is now 21 years old, and each year since he bus been bitlen he has been subject to these spells, which liptolho present time have attacked him between July 1 and 10. He has had these spasms for eight consecutive years. Two years ago he was stricken with typhoid fever and suiiill pox and escaped the spasm. The other three years the poison seemed to have show n itself iu 11110! her way. Three years ago his body broke out In eruption which were' very painful 11ml disagree-able. I was called lo see him last Tues-day. I found him tied and seven men trying to hold his arms and others his head. He was sufleiiiig from an ex ccssive spasmodic condition. H" was snapping and trying to bile his attendants and making a kind of snarling noise. Saliva was running from the corners of his mouth. The spasm was intermittent during a period of two lioiiss, when it gradually wore away and left the pal tent prostrated, lie is still In a verv weak and nervous condition, but I think ho will be out in a few days. Dining the lime of the spasm he asked for water, and w hen it was brought in sight it exciled him and he would go into another spasm, fie could not swallow any food or anything of a food nature. An abated form of ttiiu nohriiioiIm; condition lasted fcir two days, but it is gradually wearing away. He says h? can H-- w hen the spells are coming on. Hu feels a strange sensa-tion of loneliness and waul tube alone. Ho is morose, sullen and very irritable and feels his jaws begin to work as though he would like to bite. Ho fells his wife to keep away from him and lo have some one tie him. He warns those who come near him to look out or he will bile them, and when lie is in the spasm he tries hard to do so." Dr. Boyd said there was uo danger of Mr. Allen doing anyone any barm, as; he always ktiowa just when to e.pect the spasms, and knows long enough be-forehand to have some one tie him be-fore he becomes violent. Thi. year the arrival of lite spasm was past the usual time, but Mr. Allen ha. been e cting it. His case has caused w in-terest among the medical profession wherever heard of. as it i' generally understood that a person allhcted wilh hvdrophol.i.-- i dies during one of the spasm.. But lr. Boyd av such is not alwavs the case though the ratio of deaths is about W per cent. a him wo sniiai: Tu New Treasure at American Tori Scores Another Important Disclosure. CHANGES IN LOCAL ET0CK3. Increased Ore Receipts at tie n Mining News and Notes. Xiw YiiK Aug. 27 Mlvvr l t, and h ad l 7.'i ..l.t ilia lork. One of the niosl sensational tri1M that have been chronicled In Amrriran Fol k is that reported from the New Treasure, a claim that is owned and opened up by J silo's Chipiqa and Hurry Tiinuions, Uth of whom have been prominently identified with the district for some time. Itri.-- refer, euee was made in these columns a fcev duvs ago of the unlocking of a two itch streak of free gold hearing quarts at of very near the grass roots. The wtlls of lhis-.tre- ak at unco began to diverge until, at tins time. In a horizontal In-sure it ha developed Into t im hri o very rich material. Clo-l- wedded In the ribbon of qtiarU i one , ol a clayish caste and consistency, in which free. gold also appear. Samples from the vein were brought t the city yesterday and submitted to the furnaces. Ih results show ing a vahta lion in gobl anil silver, the former meiit preilominaiiug. ol ! lo the ton. The aupei lleial Icitu'e of tho div loMiro has created intense rvcilcoieul among prospectors, and as tho hrrast of tho ILatirti continues to eand, the owner of tho New- - Treasure are putting In their shots In the most energetic manner. The discovery is particularly gratifying to the prospector of limited remiirei s as) it demonstrates pretty thoroughly thai American Fork is a poor man camp. Kven at a depth of twenty feel thawaU In the New Treasure are well ilellned and present every indication o the future permanency of tlm vein. Mrikes of lss tignilieaneti than thi have been the signal (or a riotous stam-pede in older eiiulitrie ami pnmiaoa stimulate to Anici .caii such a l has not eviM i iciicnl slin e lloi lu ll il. roveries of an early day. Aurlfi-rou- s ( a a A correspondent writing from Logal on the in w g'dd e Vi'ileinrnt that la large iiiiiiilH-- r to th haad of Itireh can.voii. confirms tho report of gold iliPK'OVnr.Y In whieli ri'freiiie alreiiilv U'eii'maile. Th yellow niotal is said In have first ileleeted in a larg i nave ttiat was tiit naplnrinl h a inquisitive youth who bad wortiH'd hie . .. i.oiy into a narrow orilb-- f In tho rock. llis secret was itiietiv put ii)mq thn market at MnithHehl and II was purchased bv a Mr llillvard of Suillhtliil't. for lil The loiri h.wr scarcely apprehended that he would tind his cavern walls l with gold but look it wilh a view to plsniig it mining the iilirai iioii" of lb country- A short limn slm-- h visited the chamber mid oeiiiig himself W illi some ilillieullv through tbesiai.ter opening, lit in- - the inii-rio- r with a lurch. The w alls lh.il h id Iwrn lindiT grounding a natural leaching proia fur centuries, were Idled with a net-work of Veins, IroiM Uieo sample were taken, thn result of which bav been so remarkable that lh attention of capital has been aron-ei- j, and largn numbers are tlm king lo Ihe region. 'I hm phenomenon Is by no means uncommon in the well developed countries, and tidings of a more definite) charaeter are anxiously awaited by lo-cal mining men. THEY I.AIX.H AT POWDKKI.Y. Railroad Ofticlnls Say thn KulgliU of Labor Are Done For. NiiW YoitK, Aug. 27. The kuights of labor have played their last card against tho New York Central. All they can do now is to await results. Hy tonight they will have called out every man who owes them allegiance and the strike will be enforced as strongly as tho organization can enforce it. I! ail road oflicials laugh at the efforts of Powderly to tio up tho road and say they are managing their business better than ever, notwithstanding the shout-ing of the strikers. DON'T BELIEVE IN POLYCAMY. lleelaraiiona ly I he Koorammed l lnirrta of Jesus Christ. HI1.I.SIIOUII, Ohio. Aug. 27. Spec-ial. 'J'ho Reorganized church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-da- Saints is hold-ing its annual conference today at the Highland Brunch church. The mem-bers claim that they 1I0 not believe in polygamy and assert that the founders of their church bolted from the old or-ganization on account of polygamy. They have established a church down iu Rrush Creek and its pastor, Klder William II. Rhodes, has been authorized by Probate Judge Kelley to perform mun-iages- . Tho Crush Creek Hills, w here the Mormons have taken root, are tho home of the "barn-burners.- " who created 'such a sensation about twelve years ago, ' and Captain Haldy Turner, James I'. West and others of'liko character are amoug the leading lights of the church. The proceedings, which are conducted or-derly enough, have attracted much at-tention iu the state, and it is probable will lead to a crusade against the organ-- ization. THE STRIKE CONTIM'ES. Refused Sympathy From the lingineem and l'lrenien Non'l'nlou Switchmen. CjiK'AiiO, Aug. 27. The strike of switchmen on the Alton railroad con-tinues. This moruiug the tiremen and engineers decided not to go out iu sup-port of the switchmen. Later in tho day a number of non-union switchmen were secured and set to work under police protection. CONGRESSIONAL. SENATE. Washington, Aug. 27. The resolu-tion heretofore offered by Plumb of in-struction to the committee on rules to ssue orders to prevent the salo of liquors in tho senate wing of the capi-to- l was taken up. Mr. Rutler's amendment directiug the sergeant-at-arm- s tu make a daily in-spection of the committee rooms aud other apartments was rejected. Tho next question was on the amend-ment ottered by Rlair to the words "and their use as ii beverage." Rlair said the real evil was. the consumption of liquor by the senators in the committee rooms.. ....,. ,.,' This chauge was combatted by 1 ellcr, Sherman aud others, who contended the senate was a temperate: body " Tho resolution and amendmeut was referred to the committee on rules. The tariff bill was then taken up. the question being on the substitute olfered by McPherson yesterday for schedule of. "wood and manufacturers of wood." Drain atii! ltelriU'tlmi. M.vnsHii.k, Ohio. Aug. 2J.-- Tho boiler of 11 locomotive on a freight train 011 the New Vork, Petinsy luiuia .V hlo exploded Ibis morning. 'I he engineer and lircluiin were inslantlv killed, and the fire coniuiiiliicaled lo oil cars, lifteen bring destroyed. THAT BAD BOY. - Ilia Father Will He Nominated For fiov-erm- ir of Wisconsin, Mu-WA- i KKi:, Aug. 27. Special. -'- The democratic state convention was ca.lcd to order at noon. The delegatus are M-r- enthusiastic and confident of victory this fall. Tho nomination of Mayor Peck for governor is conceded. Tlie.hoiior will probably bo conferred upon him by acclania'ion.and the same distinction will very likely be accorded to Carl Joints of Kacine. who is seek-ing the nomination for lieutenant gov-ernor. The Honuelt law will be the is-sue in this campaign, as it was when Peck was elected mayor. The republi-can convention unqualifiedly approved of the law, althougli many leading re-publicans declare, that the law shonin be amended. If Peck should be elected governor, P. J. Soiners will be nomi-nated for the mayoralily. DRUNK ON MESCAL. Mexico Soldiers (let Into a Row and Com;, mil Murder. El Paso, Tex., Aug 27. News has just been received here that the military escort which accompanies the Mexican International Railway pay car on its monthly trip was arrested at Sabinas yesterday morning by Col. Nieanor Valdez, commander of a body of picked troops at Su Juan Sabiuas. The pay car with the usual staff on board laid over ut Sabinas 'Friday night. Towards midnight the escort, consisting of five Mexican soldiers of the line and a young lieutenant, had left the baggage car attached to the pay car, which they occupy, aud gone to the town, where, under the influence of mescal, both officers and men behaved in sin unruly manner and came in collision with the police. A light ensued, which resulted in the accidental killing by tho soldiers of a most respectable a.ul peaceable Mexican named Darnncio Devila, who had taken no part in tho disturbance. Col. Valdez placed four of his own men at tho disposal of the paymaster in lieu of the regulars arrested. Jederal civil and military officials are now holding a court at Sabimis, by which the twofold offence will be thoroughly investigated aud severely punished. CLIPPED AND CONDENSED. Charts have been prepared showing that the eye has VJU distinct express-ions- , conveying as many diilereiit shades of inclining It is slated tiiat the (ieiniaii elect rie company of Madrid has in contempla-tion ihe'instiillatioii of a plant for el trie plowing nn a large property n the central pari of Spain. Thn latest scheme of innrking the points made in playing cards on the cars is to stick A peiieil'lielwueli the slals of ttm window bli.id. and the pencil travels uo and down according t the luck. Because a South lletldehem Hungari-an with a weakness for singing would not desisil in his warbliugs of "Ml An Itooimy." on Sunday night, his board lug Imiss knocked him with a II aliroii. An American octres has sung "The Star Spangled Han ncr " at Ihe. top of the Killel Tower. It now remain for a French iirllst to don 11 diver's soil and w 111 bin "I town Went Mel. inly'' at ihe bottom of the Ktiglish Channel. A mortgage was raised fnuii a poor woman's house at I'lainficld. N. J., by watermelon seeds. The guests of a summer hotel paid fifty renU apiece for the privilege of guessing the niimlier of seeds in a watermelon and the proceeds went devoted to the widow. FLED FROM MATRIMONY. But She Took Her Fine Dresses Along with Her.; TuCMBL't-L- , Conn., Aug. 27. Young and attractive Sarah Hughes, who , came here several months ago as house keeper for Clin-ton Beach has, has disappeared on the eve of her wedding day and left her lover broken - hearted. Beach is well off, and since Miss Hughes came here from Nowbuig, N. V. he has showered handsome, ami ex-pensive gifts on her. While she kept his house iu order she accepted his attentions and agreed to marry him. The wedding was set for evening last. For several weeks she has been preparing for the mar-riage, employing dressmakers ami purchasing expensive materials, Mr. Beach footing the bills. Mr. Beach also supplied her very lib-erally with money. Tho dresses were completed on Tuesday and shown to the prospective bridegroom, who vvas 50 delighted that he gave the gir a new 8.10 note to cancel any little debts that might have beeu over-looked. That night she took a tram for Bridgeport and proceeded toiNcw lorK with all her fine dresses, leaving her disconsolate lover to do his milking and farming in silent sadness. Mn Who Favor llrcenlmi k. lM)lANAl'Ol.l.s, Ind., Aug. 27. Spec-ial. A meeting of tho national green-back party was held today, with (ieorge (). Joues of New York presiding. The chairman, who declared that t he money question was the burning issue of the hour, said that his party would never cease to agitate while the government Issues full legal tender notes in pay-ment of its current expenses, and until their volume is at b ast per capita of population. The .sentiments of Mr. Jones were incorporated iu the plat-form of the convention. lr A hasty pilgrimage among the rrpr sclitatives of Ihn furiiae" a well thus uf lhi common carrier, indicate an Increase of ut least .'fit r of nl i the ore receipt at this tioie a com. pared w ith lhn corn siimduig period l.tsl season. In I' the Valuation of I't.ih's silver bullion nut put v 7.nnt) nu and while lid a the figure plnerd to her credit, i W;i almost iuiM-ib- l to arrive nl the accurate valtwi of or that were shipped t foreign point. The increase In ore shipment, how. ever, i very grittifving enli-ue- e ol th activity with which mining is uow two? conducted and if Ihe icvme lucre rHi. tiniies throughout 'he remainder of th year the llvr roltiuiii will n" t over fid ism mm tah' industry t rapidly advaiteing t" th" lop round in lliesilvrf ladder, wlib h d n e t by no mean t', as last yer she w.k only lbial Colorado and Monl.ui. and ' lid" vad.'i tr third pUce A HEAVY SENTENCE. What a Lieutenant Has to Undergo for Criticising a Superior OHIner. City of Mexico, Aug-2"- . The court-martia- l to hear the retrial of the case of Lieutenant Augustiu de lturbide for criticising a superior officer was cou-vene- d here yesterday morning and lturbide was found guilty of the chargo and sentenced to 'M0 days imprison-ment, dismissed from the army and from holding public olbcc for a period of ten years. Iturbide's case has attracted more than ordinary attention owing to his high social positiou both here and in Washington. He was, 111 fact, he adopted heir of Maximilian to succeed to the throne of Mexico. Twenty Third Annual Meeting. Nk.vv Minim v. Conn., Aug. 27. IStiecial.l The twenty-thir- aunuai grove meeting of the Connecticut peace union is being held today at Mystic. Belva Lock wood and Levi K. Joslyn, the delegates to the recent peace, con-gress iu London, delivered interesting addresses concerning the proceedings at the Kuglish conference. ...is.; AddressesAlfred H. Lore id; were also made by Philadelphia, president of the Universal peace union, Kev. Arvanda Deyo of Oxford, X. Y.. and Hamilton Wilcox of the same stale. Society of American Florists. C'HlCAgO, Aug- - 27-.- Special. of the society of American florists held a conference today to take action on tho best method of represent-ing horticultural interests at the orld s fair. Silver Bought Toda.v. - Washington, Aug. 27-- Tlie amount of silver offered to the treasury depart-- u cut today was 1 911.000 ounces. I he amount purchased was as follows: at $1 19; 115,000 at U9i; -',-,,000 at $1.1!).- - . WOMEN AND WINE. Career Wrecked by These Evils. ;LE Rock, Ark., Aug. 27. Infor-1- 1 has just beeu Deceived here an-"- g the conviction at Chicago of l,rr's, formerly manager of the 't's agency in this city. Up to r?o Harris was one of the most gyouugmeu in Little Rock. finest of the managers of Brad-- 5 W'ucy the courts here removed disabilities in order that he m charge of the Little Kock "unagement of the office proved satisfactory until about one s". when hu commenced his course, which linally led to nar?e. Irom here he went to ', where he went into the "'"n business, but his career is very short. About six ao he secured a position with eis agency in Chicago, and .; ' ofhee but a short time beftire 'uuted forgery.for which offence ar aml sout t0 JoHet or ' " lusk.v and worut'U cau sed ,n The Kil. The bear and bulla of ihe mining who have been taking hf aw fullv easy during the au miner e will atraoi enter thw bloodies fray on Monday t't and a reeesn, that haa l.en characterized by thrilling . that hu beeu prolific in fish siorics and rich in rustic advrator, will draw to a . lose It i hardly prob-able that any Urge amount of lrd n w ill I done as no one will b'd iIhim! ' to Iransgri Ihe sM-re- right and privileges of a holiday thai has bra I enumerated lo labor. Aeeortlmsly a iadiournmeiitwillprobal.lv b wderadl i SJltll after th all lo order. A studta th board and impana of ttt pnieg thai prevai!d at the adjoor-ro-- on July 31. with tho that are ijuoie.d by broken at preiseol di-i- ) a very healthy puis beat ameog the lnana. whil encouraging report oi progress i anticipated from tho pto pcu, all of which have pnwwua-mga- u aetivw campaigu. Brief rafer encn to the pricr will indicate) ' tpaj change that ha been wrought dur-ing the re Alh e clwd ott Jo!y 31 at MM whick is still asked, with bid: A! in tics closed at and sk i, Auctior baa adiaticed front W to W 30, with 14 asked. B.irni- - has struck an upwarm tendency during rreeas, hexing closed at IS emntt and asi- -t rawed to "': t entenn ai L jreaa, that cloied 4W4 4 HOT HEADED SOUTHERNERS. They Oet Warm Coder Their Collar, and ICeolute. Colu.mbi.i, S- - C Aug. 27.-- The state conference of met last night. Resolutions were adopted con-demning the action of the August tie convention as tyranous and ..siirpative. and approving the with-draw-of the delegates who seceded. Tillmaa's charges and aspersion upon thepartv in power wen; condemned and asserted to have been refuted in .verv instance. It is thought bv many persons I hut there will be no f urther attempt to organize the opposition to the Tillmanites. Have Beceived Nothing Official. Ottawa, Aug. 27.-- The department fisheries has received no official tntt-- i J of the object of the United StateTman-of-wa- r "Charleston's" visit to British Columbia waters. Of Which ,t;eorge Buck l President. Mo.nticki.I.o. III.,Aug.27.-8pecl- al. The Central Illinois holiness associa-tion of which (ieorge Buck is president, began its annual re union ami camp-meetin-today in the great tabernacle which has been erected for this occa-sion, and which is capable of accommo-dating .KNIO people. 'Ihe iiieelinif, w hich will continue leu day, is under the direction of Rev. Ccorge S. Miller, Kev L. B. J lent, and Kev. John Will-iamson. Miss Maggie Jenkins, the noted evangebst, leads the singing. ii Chicago Markets. Close. Wheat Easy. h. U September, $1.03. Mtv;KN-Steady;- cash, m iSeptember, '18Uidy,casb,-87i;SeptemIx'r- 38i: May. 31- - , .., KUh.asn- - September, $1LtcadJ:;$eash.' Septem-lerti- i January. W0iB-WJ-The Youngest I'nioo Soldier. CLAKKsBLBii, W.Va.. Aug. 27,-- The census enumerator's report of Grants-vill- e Calhoun county, shows a man who'claims to have been the youngest enlisted- - union soldier He is J- - W. Pell who was bom at Kmcwood. Aug 9 im and enlisted at the ace of 10 ve'ars and 2 months in company o. tleventh West Virginia infantry and served three vears aud twenty one days in the army." Pell is now a prosperous merchant. Sailed With Hit UrIUe. Losrios. Aug. 27. Special. I Pi esi-de- Charles Kendall Adams of Cornell I nivrsity aud his bride sailed for ew York today. Mr. Adams wis warned on the 9th of last month at Paddingtoa chapel to Mrs Mary Matthew Barnes, widow of A. S. Barm-s- . the well known r of Xew York. They have been stiending their honeymoon at Richmond, Oxford, Cambridge and various cathedral towns, and at Mr.t'ar- - I neeie's castle in Scotlscd. ; There u tere airngfle. YaSKIox, S. Djk., Ang. 27.-pe- c-ial l There is a fierce struggle going on in the republican state convention between the prohibitionists, and the farmers' alliance for aiipremaev. The most important, side of the campaign will I the location of the permanent seat of gov-- 1 eminent. Pierre w selected last fall by i0.0i0 majority- - Hnron i it only rcral this year. A BAD MAN- - JudS W. H. Plckart Comine to Light. Keb.. Aug. 27.-- W. H. we deposed judge who is ' Inal in the county jail for PMtyMary Morford, the sui- - , Wanted in Saline county Tod assanltin8 a nni' a tele?ram was received ck, frora Osceola. Ia., saying t ras Euilt7 of a criminal , , on a lady in that place a year of (iS:Ue,bisneckh fled- - The rt na ".l1 nave a prior claim on hey win have Gov. Joies li n paPrs for the fiend the k, ai,d will take him back 8 T-h-e for ' ProsPects of Ih iate e Vising the msdays itt the peniten- - i. 9 J Tajlor for Lieutenant Governor. Boise Citv. Idaho. Aug. 27.-- The democratic state convention at the evening session nominated hanitiel t. Taylor for lieutenant governor. Keceas was 'taken until this morning. . New Vork Slarkett. New. York, Aug. dull, barely steady. Money easy, 5(-- ( b. Bar silver. SUVJM.i-- fi ixeS 14. . Fo,irrcoupon3. n Si. Central r'Yn'de 21; Xorth-Uenve- r 4p Rio ga era Pacihc. Pk (ntral. Xorthweste 'I . ,.ronti. ffiS Bock is- - 01.. e"- -' p?40; Western Lnion, M- - ' i ('utuiolirfntxl taH-rat- , T.4s. Wash., Ang. 27 A conven-tion of deoiiH ratic clubs of ashingtou esmbb-- here yesterday for tho of the democracy of the state in the association of club. A tem-porary organization was effected and letters of rejrret were read from Cleveland zr mher. Delirereil a 1'olitiral Aildree. POI.TLA5D. Me.. Aug. 27. .Special -C- ongn-issman Henry abot Ixxlt'e. a political addres hfre this afternoon-- . His speech was confined lo a discussion of the tariff, and a defence of his own bill, which he deelar-- d was solely intended to purify cI.m-Uo- iu the north as wiiU a la ihu aouih. Safe in Tort. Vf.w Yokk. Aug. 27 -A-tTivedr M-astic. Liverpool; W.e-lau- d. Antwerp. ' |