The aeiccliljj Jtoo TROLLEY CARS COLLIDE WITH EXPRESS TRAIN. cBsassastassaaiBBSsa B,d Accident at thlcifO-FoK Pespls KUKd aod M"T !J"d One FstsJ-Ir-D-skes Wealds'l Woik. uy Tdegrapa to the Momlna Bur. Chicago. Ill , Aug. 17.-FOU peo ls were killed, and another wu Mai lt hurl, and twenty-three were se- erely Injured in a collision late thli Ifternoon between an Expreea train !. ths Chicago Great Weatern railroad !h ii train of three trolley can bound ft the Hawthorne race track. The accident occurred at the crossing .f isih afenue and the Chicago Great ttTMtern tracka: the train wai coming Sto the city and according to some .itneiies of the accident waa running !t bleu rate of apeed. Othera and DT., .... riaolAM thit It the not going oyer twenty mllea u-.... Tha trnllav train. ihioh waa made up of a motor car :nd to trailera, In charge of Conduc tor W. II. Condon and Motorman Hike Ryan, approached thecroaalng at irpii rate, juat aa the train came round a sharp curye to the west of he crossing. Ryan put on the brakea wlih all hi strength In the effort to top bis car, but the brakes refused to work, and with undiminished apeed the motor car ran upon the tracka at the same time the locomotive came up. Tbe car struck tbe train Juat between tbe engine and tbe tender. The motor cm was torn to splinters, the car Im mediately behind It waa knocked oyer, iniMlied nearly to pieces and dragged ilone the track for one hundred feet. Tbe third car was not dragged from the track and but for the fact that the coupling between it and the second trailer broke, tbe list of Injured would wobably be much larger, as all of the ein were filled with passengers. Moorman Bran remained at 'his P031 to the last and was fatally hurt, hiiekull being fractured. To people who cme to aid him while he lay on tbe ground, he said: "The brakea would not work. That was what caus ed ii. When I taw tbat they would not work, I reversed the current." All the members of the Chicago Great Western train crew and the .conductors of the trolley cars were placed under arrest pending the In quiry of the coroner, which will be nude to morrow. THE CHICAGO STRIKE. Ill Hope of Settlement Qlyeo Up Pre pirationi for a Lost Itrorzte. Revival of Rlollnr. BT Telegraph to the Morning Star. Chicago, III , Aug. 17. It aeemed apparent to day that the labor leadera bid given up all Immediate hope of peace through any action of the pack ers and were making financial prepara tion! for a long struggle. It waa said to be improbable that any attempt would be made to extend the strike to unions not already Involved. One chief reason for tbla la that the unions not already out are said to be not. anxious to atrlke, but the reuon the s.rlker give Is that the more men tbat are on atrlke the imller -fill be the contributions to the beneSt fund. Btrlke sympathizer In augurated a revival of rioting to day. Two bunts containing groupa of non union men were attacked by mobs, strike breakers elsewbere were assault ed, tbe attorney of one of the packing companies was menaced by a roek -thrower, aod in general the day was stormy. bsbsb REVOLUTION IN PARAQUAY. The Leader Will Probably be Declared President Cooditioas at the Cap llal Insupportable. By Cabu to tbe Morning BUr Buenos Atres, Aug. 17. Refugees from Atuaicloo, the capital of Para guar, declara tbat tbe conditions there ar insupportable. All business haa been suspended, the streets are deserted and only the patrols are Vis IM.". . The refugees say that the revolution Isipreadine and it is believed tbat the fofernmeot wllll not offer serious re sistance to any attack on the capital. -Gen. Kerreira, the leader of the rev olution, will probably oe declared president. Cannonading was heard last night near Aunscioo, but there la no defi nite nes that the capital Is being bombarded. -sss--s i COAL MINERS' STRIKE. Operator Say They Are Not Nezotlstlsf tor a Settlement. By Telegraph to tno Monuns BUr. n mFLuiNtHAM, Ala., Aug. 17. The leading officials of five furnace coinpaniea at whose minea the union miners are on strike to day publish ed a statement to the effect that nunc operators affected by the strike are not negotiating for a settlement w tho strike and that there will be no re opening of such negotiations. J-fle Sloss.RhpffinM Rtool and Trnn Company imported fifty new men woaj. Tho operators decline to pve the total number of men at work-. LYNCHING IN ALABAMA. I NtlM ..!.. l- .--..- .. ... - '! aoui io vcaia DJ 1IU1CUB la Mareofo Cosoty. By Tclceraph to tha Morntns But. Mobile, Ala . Auir. 17. RuruaLe. Kur. a norn M . .U.I J..II. - naa iuui kv unku jot- CUtslrln tha '.II f DmlltA,! - - uw J mi VI H"reneo count. TTm hA hn 1nf :Y "oundthe place several days and .," "-"fflmiiiea two robberies. T jcotd time he entered tha horns rT.L l' lIoll,- She. waa awakened B j negro was frightened away. QiarOPD.H hi. hat whloh laH In Mm lrr..t " om. j JO,erno' Cunningham haa Ing nveauation or the ljncn RnS or Dltttr Vlaht. ri . k . ...i . . iluhh,.. 'V " a ong and - iini wnn n atcea on n?.!! '"'g," writea J. P. Hushes my . of "B.L w ma un eom. iuokui my lime bad Dr. Uob V?ew Dlcovery for Oonaump- . k, ana I n ... i . toiL.V.?"1 have entirely regained Colds i i a rr 1 conqers all Oougbs, n- inruii inn i.nnir irmi niu aii,r'5.t'ny a R. Bellamf. drug Ltlei f.-Vlce W nd $1.00. Trial bot- r,tL Thi Kind You Haw Always Bought NOTIFICATION OF SENATOR DAVIS. Ceremonies Took Place In Open Air and Were Marked by Greatest Simplicity. HIS SPEECH OP ACCEPTANCE. BoUflcatlei Address Delivered by Repre seautlve Joha Skara Williams of Blialislppl tkiiiniisf Peo pie Preieat lacldeats. - ; . By Telegraph ua aorniryt Star. - -White Bctlphvk Bfeiuqs. W. Va . Aug. 17. Henry O. Davis to-day waa ormaily notified of and formally ac cepted his nomination by the Demo cratic party for vice president of the United States. The ceremonies tnnV place In the open air in the grounds or the Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs hotel, and were marked by simnlicItT n every detail. Mr. Divla wa corted to the flae draned nlatform a.t 1:30 o'clock in the afternoon by Rep reaenUUve John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi, who delivered the notifica tion address. An Invocation bv tha Right Ray. Dr. W. L. OravatL arch. bishop of the diocese of West Virginia, preceded Mr. Williams' address. It took Mr. Davis ten minutes to read his formal acceptance, but he prefaced thla with a heart to heart talk of Ilka duration to the several thousand friends and neighbors who were goth ered under the trees as his audience. A. reception and cotillion in honor of the nominee were held in the hotel n the evening. Special trains bearan arriving at White Sulphur Bprlngs laat night. Several came this morning and the ast, a fifteen car special from Charles ton, W. Va., delayed the ceremonies a half hour, as Mr. Davis did not wlah to disappoint hla friends enroute by proceeding without them. Old fashioned "coaches and four" rolled n with steaming horses and merry passengera from, near by resorts; fasmers drove to 'The White" with their families from many miles around, and mountaineers made pilgrimages with saddle-bat's crammed with rations. White Sulphur has a popu tation at this time of the year of near- y a thouaand guests mostly the fern nine elite of Southern society. The day waa a perfect one. The aun shone throughout and the pure air of the mountains stirred arentlv bv cooling breezes. The upward alope of the lawn on all sides and the erection of a sounding board back of the stand made speech easv and the acoustics good. Mr. Davis was the center of inter est throughout the day. He waa early on tbe hotel verandas, greeting friends. Conferences were held later. Then came the formal notification at 13:30 o'clock. After an early luncheon, the "Senator" as he la still famlllarlv called, aought the privacy of hla room for a brier reat Hla excellent health and evidences of physical strength were subjects of congratulation on the part oi his friends. Mr. Davis makes no pretence at oratory. His delivery is of the conversational atvle and hia emphaala la effected by pauses rather than by geature or voice inflection. His speech is earneat and matter of fact , When it came hla time to respond o the notification address, he was kept standing some minutes while the au dience expressed ita enthusiasm, this affected Mr. Davis, tit said: "I know that you mean all that you have said, all that you have done. I feel confldent,f urther.that thla magnifi cent gathering of the citizens of Weat Virginia and the adjoining States means more than simply tbe hearty clapping of bands. It means"vlctory." Applauae lnteruptedthe speaker at this point, and when Mr. Davis continued he complimented Mr. Williams on his speech and on his oratory and turned the compliment also to Senator Daniel, who occupied a teat on the platform. Before taking up his speech proper he took the ladies into his confidence and commissioned them also to be vote getters for the success of the ticket. Mr. Davis did not follow his manu script closely, though he held it in hia hands, lie mentioned ine name or Parker and the response was instan taneoua. A moment later he spoke of the platform and the contention of Messrs. Hill and Bryan over ita provisions. Immediately Bryan's name was taken up and cheered. "Well.'' said Mr. Davis with a mean ing smile when quiet was restored, "I was a member of the piauorm com mittee and between those two gentle men, but the platform waa formed and unanimously passed by the conven tion and I here to-day stand upon It and in November go to victory." Mr. Williams pleased hla bearers Immensely by laying down to Mr. Davit, in irony, rules to govern his official career, each rule baaed on aome characteristic of the opposition, lie talked for one hour and was listened to throughout with marked attention and evidences of approval. Many limes he waa Interrupted by cheera and laughter. When both had con cluded 8enalor Daniel responded to repeated demands on him for a speech by calling attention vo me oia uen, "8neech la silver, but alienee Is gol den," adding: "And as I recall tbat we formallv adorned at BU Aiouis ine gold standard I ahall ahow my sin cerlty, after being for twenty years a silver and gold man, by practicing what I preach. To tbe strains of "Dixie" and a medley of patriotic airs the assembly dispersed, not, however, until many of Its members had mounted the plat f nrm and MTtendad nersonal conerratu Iftilnm la the candidate. The invited guests, including those in Mr. DavlsJ private party who occupied a roped-off reservation on the left, were to shake thn enitor'a hand. Mr. Davis will remain at White Rulnhnr Hnrlnca until Friday, when ha will return to his home atElklns. Hla nians for the campaign have not bean full matured. AnrettT Incident occurred at the nneiuiion of the ceremonies when dietlnn of seventeen ladles from Atlanta. Ga.. headed bv Mrs. W. L. Peal, all bearing the Georgia State flair. ima forward to congratulate the candidate. These same ladies tender ed Judge Parker a reception in Atlanta last June. - , . " A meeting of the Weat Virginia De mocratic State central committee was hAirf tn-niffht and A. J. Halley, of nhiriMtnn. waa made vice chairman. Headquarters will be opened in Charleston and the campaign la tbe aouthern part of the Btate will be con- ducted rrom mere. air. wimbbii, u rwincratlA candidate for governor, will open hia campaign in William aon, August 81. Manyof the State leaders will remain at White Sulphur to-morrow to confer with Mr. Davis. The absence of National Chairman, Vmcamrt. who wss unable to attend then notification, as well as of nearly alL ranrMentatives of the national com- miMM. rendered impracticable the formation here of any plana touching the national campaign. : Seaator Davis' Speech. Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Committee: Theoffic.l lo Iflcatlon which you bring of my nomination for the vice presidency of the United States, by the national democracy, gives me a feeling of the alncereat gratitude to my party fee the honor conferred. At the same time, it brings to me deep sense of my r spoualbilliy, to my party aa a candidate, an J to ray country In ease of my election. A spirit of determination to succeed in the campaign before us appears to pervade the rank and file of our party m all sections of the country. Of that rank and file I have for many years been a member and have at all timer devoted my humble powers to party auecest, believing that aucceas to be for the country's good. Unexpectedly called as I am now to the forefront, I am Impelled to an acceptance of the obligation by a sense of -gratitude to my fellow-workerr, and the hope that I may be able the better to assist in restoring to power that party whose principles and paat history guar antee a safe, wise, economical and constitutional administration of the government. I find it, therefore, a great pleasure, standing here upon the borderland of the two Virginias, to receive and ac cept the commission you bear, and to send - greetings through . you to the Democracy of the entire country. Is it not significant of a closer and truer brotherhood among us, that for the flrt time since the Civil Warn nomi nee on the national ticket haa been taken from that section of our com mon country that lies south of Maaon and Dixon's line a happy recognition or the obliteration of all sectional dif ferences which led to and followed that unhappy struggle. As Introductory to the few remarks I shall make, I desire to say that I heartily endorse the platform upon which I nave been nominated, and with the Convention and its nominee for President, regard the present monetary standard of values as irrevocably established. In the campaign preceding -the last election, much stress was laid by Re publican speakers upon the prosperous condition of the country, and fore bodings were heard of the. ill results, especially to the laboring man, wblcb would follow any change in the politi cal complexion of the Government it la true that the limes then were good, but it is no less a fact that, while there has been no change In tbe party in power, many of tho evils prophesied have come under Republi can rule. Four years ago factories, mills, mines and furnaces were in ac tive operation, unable to supply the demand, but now many are cloaed, and thoae that are open are being operated with reduced force on ahort hours. Then wages were high, labor waa scarce and there was work for alL Now work ia acarcr, many wage earn era unemployed and wages reduced. The apprehension which now prevails in business circles and the present un satisfactory Industrial conditions of the country seem to demand a polltl cal change. The receipts of the government for the year ending June 80th, 1902, the firat fiscal year of the present admin latration. showed a surplus over ex penditures of 191.000,000, but for the fiscal vear ending June 80th, 1904, in atead of a surplus there was a deficit of t41.000.000. From the 1st of July. 1904, to August loth, or for about a month and a third of the present fiscal year, the expenditures of tbe govern ment have exceeded the receipts by S31.715.000. There could be no stronger evidence of thS extrava gance into which the Republican party has fallen, and no more potent argument In behalf of a change to the partv whose tenets have always em braced prudence and economy in aa mlnlatering the people'a affaire. Our Republican friends are prone to refer to the great commercial growth of the country under their rale, and vet the census reports show that from I860 to 18 0, under Demo cratic rule and the Walker tariff, the percentage of increase waa greater In population wealth, manufactures and railroad mileage, the factors which affect moat largely the prosperity of the country, than in any decade since. Tbe cost of Government haa largely increased under Republican rule. The expenditures per capita for the laat years respectively of the Administra tions given, taken from tne reports or the Secretary of the Treasury, were as follows: In 1860, under Buchanan ........ $3.01 In 1893. under Harrison 5.77 In 1897. under Cleveland . . 5.10 In 1901. under McKlnlev 6.66 In 1904, under Rooaevelt 7.10 The Republicans now claim great consistency in their attitude upon the currency question, and the Prealdent in his recent speech of acceptance, said that they know what they mean ween they apeak of a stable currency, "the same thing from year to year," and yet in the platforms of their party In 1884, 1888 and 1892, they favored the double standard of value. In the platform of 1888 they aald, "The Republican party Is in favor of the uae of ootn gold ana silver as money, and condemns the nollcvofthe Democratic Admlnntra lion In Its efforta to demonetize silver." I congratulate your committee, and tbe constituency It represents, in the ssleetion by the delegatea to the Na tional Convention of the nominee lor the Presidency. He is a man of cour age, yet pruaent; ox nign laeais, yet without pretence; of the moat whole some respect for the constitution and the majesty of -the laws under it, and aaacred regard for their limitations; of the keenest sense of justice, which would rebel against compounding a wrong to an individual or to a nation; noaitlve in conviction, vet of few words; strong In mental and moral attributes, and yet withal modest and reserved : possessed of a sturdy con stitution and magnificent manhood, and vet temperate in his actions and dignified in his demeanor. It is not the orator or man of letters, but the man of reierve force, of sound iudg ment. of conservative , method and ateadinesa of purpose, whom the people have called to the office of the Presidency; notably In the contests between Jefferson and Burr, Jackson and Clay, Lincoln and Douglas, Grant and Greeley, Cleveland and uiaine. Dire predictions were made by our political opponents of what would hannen at the St. Louis convention but thev misjudged the temper of the partv and the people. While there had been differences in preceding cam palgnr, yet at St. Louis they were all harmonized and a common ground waa fnnnd unon which all could stand and do battle for Democratic princi ple. A platform was adopted by a unanlmona vote, embracing the Isauea of the day, and presenting to the peo ple a declaration of principles which. In tbe language of the times, is sane, aafe and Bound. - With a candidate whose personality appeals to the good sense and aound ludft-ment of tbe American people, a platform whose principles are for the neatest cood to the greatest number, and a re united party earnest for the restoration of good and economical government, we abould succeed and .the principles of Democracy again trlnmnh. I beg my countrymen, as they value their liberty, to guara wiui great cars tha sacred right of local self govern ment, and to watch with a jealous eye the tendency of tbe times to centralize power in the nanas or tne iew. n r. nhairman. It la an added pleas ure to receive this notification at your Lands. You have been conservative and courageous aa leader of our party in the House of Representatives, a po sition which few men have filled with the atonal abllitv that you have-dis- nlaved. It will be my pleasure and duty, at aaMWMMg"T?OugmwaiMiaaMMa w.--v,.,. --y-J- -v; . i ; 'V.W V . v-::."C". a time not far henee. to accept more formally in writing, the nomination Mch you have tenderod in auch graceful 1 complimentary Irrms, and;, to glv my, views upo some of the import - at questlrv s i ow com manding the attention of tb? country. Formal HotnTcitloi. .' White Stjlhzwb Brands. W. Va.. Aug. 17. The notification committee with 88 members present, fifteen of whom were proxies, met in one of the hotel parlors at 11 o'clock to-dav. or ganized and then sent for Mr. Davis and presented him the following letter of formal notification: : 1 Mr. Davis: As the committee on no tification to the vice presidential nom nee, we have the honor in the name of the Democratic National Convention, which .was held at St. Louis on July 6th to 8th, to announce to you with that degree of formality which custom and respectful observance prescribe, the fact that you were unanimously named by that body as their choice for vice-president of the United States for the term beginning on the 4th of March, 1905, and to re quest respectfully your acceptance of the nomination, knowing that we ought to succeed, and confiding in the good sense of the American people for success, we are. with well merited regard, - .. - - Yours, for the Committee,' " (Signed) John Bhabp Williams, nh airman. W. R. McOall, Becretary. - He was received with annlanaa. When it naa quieted jar. wiinami, address ing air. Davis, said: "Later on in the day we will have certain exercises whlch-wlll be of course in the nature of a surprise to you. At present the committee desires me to present you iormaiiy written notice of your nomi nation, to which you are to make re sponse later on during the day." air. uavis accepted the letter and re marked: "Your chairman told me to make response later on. I hope we will make response In November." Laughter and applause greeted this sentiment and the meeting adjourned. TWINKLINGS, Mrs. Newlywed: John. I think baby has swallowed my pearl neck lace. Mr. Newlywed: Gad! Yon seem determined to bring that young one up with the tastes of a millionaire a child. Judge. Mr. Chugwater I'm talking about the suffering in Port Arthur. There must be lots of it there. Mrs. Chugwater But, Josiah, I haven't had a Bingle call yet from any tramp shat claimed to be a Fort Arthur tufferer. Chicago Tribune. Mack Do you think Emeline had a good timer Kate I guess so. Mother and 1 took to our beds after she left, and she writes that she took to her bed as soon as she got home. Cincinnati Tribune. "Surely," said the p olitical re former, "you don t believe a man should barter his vote for paltry gold?" "Sure not," replied the ward heeler, "he onght to be satis fied with a few drinks.'V-Phil adel phla Ledger. Deacon Jones Labor is the universal burden. Everybody has to do some sort of work. Mrs. U. Phemism Yes, deacon, there can bs no doubt as to that. The Bible, you know, says that man must live by the perspiration of his forehead. Boston Transcript. Paris was just about to award the golden apple to Helen. Then he paused and a smile tippled across his Grecian features, "what pleases you?" inquired Venus. "I was just thinking," Paris replied. Hthat I'd swap an apple for a peach any day.1 Cleveland Plain Dealer. "My boy," said the benevolent parson, "l hope you do not hide your, light under a bushel ?" "Light r" echoed the lad, who was learning to smoke in the barn. "Why, when l hear dad coming I hide the whole cigar under a bushel." Chicago News. Be First and Be Prompt. A NortK Adams man stopped be hind a colt he was breaking to har ness and was kicked -in the face to the extent of haying the cheek bones fractured. . In this progressive age no man 6hould crouch at tho rear end of -events to see -what is goinj on ahead. He should be carefi about fctting in front of them too "Here, Dennis," 6aid the veterinary to his Irish assistant, "take this tube, which is filled with a throat powder. Insert one end in the horse's mouth and blow at the oth er." Dennis thereafter writhes on the ground in contortions. "Why, Dennis, whats the matter?" Den nis' reply. "The harse blowed foorshtP Detroit Tribune. Reassuring. I was spending a lew days .in j Strathavan, Scotland, once," said a Londoner. "At the inn where I-waa stopping lived an old couple who were preparing to visit the United States. Naturally enough, . they questioned me at some length about the trip, and the old gentleman was anxious to know if it was very, dan gerous to cross the odean." I as sured him that it was not at all haz ardous." although it was 'often very rough. "Tils sister listened intend and then remarked, with a Bigh ol contentment, 'Aweel, aweel; it s been a gay dry summer, and I think tho eea '11 no be vera doep " London News. A Just Rebuke. Thev wero on their way home when a la'dy on the opposite side of the street slipped "and felL He rushed across, raised his hat and offered to assist her. His wife fol lowed him across slowly, a queer gleam in her eye. -w ...... . , aa "it s ail right it s an ngnt r ne whispered when she reached him. " es. I know it is 1" she exclaim ed hotly. "Here an unknown worn an hurts ber toe and you plow across the street to-eat her up with kind ness. The other day when I fell downstairs you stood and. laughed and wanted to know if I was prac ticing for a circus. Songs Without Words. "Say, what sort of girl is Quickstep?" "I don't know. Why ?" Miss "I was iust wonderine. When I called on her the other evening eh'e was at the piano, and I told her I'd like to hear some of those 'SongB1 Without Words.' By Glprffe.ehej went and brtraght in tKeToidest canary bird I ever heard, started to going, and it sang the whole even-' 1S rrr&aKMte Tribune. A' JAPS ClOSIHQ IN Positions Captured Within Three Miles of Fortress and Bom--r bardment Continues." COAL JARDS N.0W BURNING. Raula Agrees to Dliaroament sf Cruiser lakoli, all has thai-JapasDemasdi - Ckiss Esforce Neatrallty Re- '. tardier. Knsslsa Warships. - . $ Etr Cable to ttw atoning Star. COT. Foo. Aug. 17- 7 P. M. Ac' cording to news received here to-day the Japanese line has been drawn still closer. around beleaguered Fort Ar thur. The right wing of the Japan ese line has penetrated to the vicinity of Pigeon bay, while tbe center has moved forward from Palingchlng, which la south of Bnsblyen and two miles north of town. Chinese are au thority for the above outline of the Japanese positions. Passengers on board the steamer Da- cima which anchored off Port Arthur laat. night, witnessed the - bombard ment from Pigeon bay. The Japanese shells were visible during their whole course. They circled comet-like to the town and their explosions were mark ed by great aplaahea of fire which shot up in tne sky. The bombardment from thla and other polnta be gan at midnight and lasted until morning. The Russians did not re ply to the Japanese fire. Ms j. Seaman, formerly a surgeon In the American army, waa a passenger on tbe Declma. He says the spectacle was brilliant and awe-inspiring. The Decima weighed anchor from Port Arthur at five O'clock thla morning. At some dis tance out she saw five Japanese . war ships guarding the harbor. - 6oal Ysrds Bariiflg. Chicago., III.. Aug. 17. A sue clal to the Daily Newa from Che Foo says: "Chinese refugees from Port Arthur. who arrived ia Che Foo laat night, re port that tbe Japanese have captured the position al Palichaug, three mllea out on the main road from the fortress. The coal yards of Port Arthur have been ignited by Japanese shells and are now burning." .. Bs88la Airees to Dissnnsment. ST. Petersbubg. Aug. 17. 13:55 P. M. Russia has agreed to the disarma ment of the Russian cruiser Askold, now at Shanghai. The admiralty here does not confirm the reported arrival of the Russian cruisers Diana and Pallada at Vladi vostok. A dispatch received this morning from Viceroy Alezleff, (who Is at Vladivoatok) makes no mention of those two warships. Advices From Hekden. Mukden, Aug. 17. The Japanese haae occupied Taian bill on the Rus sia extreme left. A small force of Japanese infantry occupied Daplndu pass August 15. The Russian outposts retired. Japan's Demsnds Upon I bins. London. Aur. 17. The Associated Press learned this afternoon that Japan has made a demand of China, practi cally in the nature of an ultimatum, that ahe Immediately enforce ber neu trality In the case of tbe protected cruiser Askold and the torpedo boat destroyer Grosovol, now at Shanghai. Japan polnta out that the time limit, twenty-four hours, permitted by Inter national law, had expired and that i Japan therefore was at liberty to take snch action as may aeem to ber expedient. At the Japanese legation here it was expressly stated that the Toklo government had no intention of remaining quiescent If Russia attempts to compel China to give asylum to ber men-of-war and authorise repairs at her ports which would enable them to resume belligerent operations. Should China fail to comply Immediately with I Japan's demand, the division of Jspa- neae warahlpa now in the vicinity or Shanghai will, tbe legation declares. be instructed to enter tne port and cap ture the Askold and Qrosoyoi, as waa done in the case of the Byahltelnl. Ja pan has-made no secret of her inten tion but has not consulted the powers. believing that the matter is one which concerns herself alone. Japan la pre pared, the legation further asserts, to recognize her neutrality only so long aa It ia reanected by Kusaia. With regard to the Ryshiteinl, it la asserted, it is determined not to com ply with the Chinese demand, sub mitted In compliance with the Bus alan note that the vessel be returned to Che Foo. Japan insists that to all Intents -ana purposes Uhe iroo has been a Russian base during the war, Chinese junks having been fitted out there and sent through the Japanese blockading vessels to Ircrt Artnur, No answer has yet been given Japan as to the Russian protest in the case of the Ryshitelnl, but when it is made it will be communicated to all the powers. No iarrendtr. Tokio. Aue. 18. It is reported tbat the Port Arthur garrison has refused to surrender and is disinclined to send out non-combatants. London. Aug. 18. According to the correspondent of the Dally Tele graph, at Che Foo,- refugees' arrived there brine news of a serious condi tion of affairs at Port Arthur. They aav that Jananese shells have Ignited lighters in the docks which contained supplies of coal, resulting in a terrfile conflagration. Many of the buildings have been demolished and tne nosplt ais are crowaeo. .' c' - 1 C raiser Hovlk. London.' Aur. 17. According to a dispatch to the "Central News" from St. Petersburg, .it bas been seml-offi dally announced that : the cruiser Novlk waa sighted off Cape Alson moaakL on the southeast coast oi Japan, by the American steamer Over ton, ine wovik waa apparently ma ing ror Vladivostok. The Death sreaaltr. A little thing sometimes results in death. Thus a mere scratch. Inslg nlflcant cuta or puny bolls have paid the death penalty. . It ia wise to have Bucklen'a Arnica Salve ever handy l It'a the beat salve on earth, and wil prevent fatalities when Burns, Sorer, Ulcers and Piles threatens. Only 25c at U. it. bellaht's drug store. t NAVAL STORES MARKETS . BV TelegraDh to the: Morning star, Narvr Yobk. Aue. 17. Rosin dull. Spirits turpentine quiet Charleston, Aug. 17. Spirits tur- Rosin firm;. sales barrels; A, B, C 3 20; V, W 25; ML 12 30; F, 3 85; (, $3 40; H, 13 60; I, : K, $3 80; M, $3 65; N, S3 80; WQ.tl 15; W W 14 40. I Savannah, Aug.17. Spirits turpen tine was firm at BStfe; receipts 674 casks; sales 897 casks: exports 8,078 casks. Rosin waa firm : receipts 3,007 barrels; aales 1,695 barrels; exports 6,915 barrels: A, B, C, S3 85; D, 13 40 K. S3 45: F 13 50: Gk S3 55: 11. S3 76 I, $3 83; E, $3 67 : M, S3 87; N, ! 4 02X; W G. 4 37; W W f ejfc V.-- 8 : B I B . THE WEAPON OF DAVID Original ."Goln to Bend jcr boy to college, Jabear -You bet" - "What ye goln' to do that for? He won't Tarn nothln' except how to play games. Them athletica takes all the students' time nowadays." "There are wua things 'n': Athletics. Seems to me I'd rather have my boy git strong than clt l'arnln'. though they're both good. 1 knowed a feller onct that got his start In the world from baseball practice. While he was tn college be kep' up his 1'arninV but kep' up tbe athletica too. When he got out into the world he found himself in a fix where the Tarnta wouldn't .'a been no use without the athletics. "This was the way of It: -"When I lived out In Nevada It was a mighty rough country. Gamblin' an' minla waa the two perfeshlons, gamblin' beln' considered the more re spectable of the two. There waa "two or three lawyers, doctors an' filch like In the place an' a few editors. Mike Gallagher was ronnlnr the Diamond Drill newspaper an' tryln' to establish it by a fearless course. He was al ways attackln the wo'thless, an' this way he got the support of the thrifty. But he had to do a good deal of flghtin an' wouldn't have nobody in his .em ploy, that couldn't shoot One day a young man Just out o' college came along and asked for a position. , Toung man said Gallagher, the positions are en vacant Just now. The managing editor was killed last week, an the local' will be burled tomorrow. For . the next few weeks there'll be pretty hot work for any one that takes hold on the papery for We're bound to run the men that shot 'em out o' the town. Can you shoot?' " No,' said the young feller. I never had any practice.' "Well, then, I reckon 111 have to give ' the position to the . next appli cant "The young feller thought a spell, then be said: 1 can throw straight enough. I was pitcher for the univer sity team end was counted the best pitcher the nine ever had.' "The young man had the education, though the next applicant knew how to 'fan the hammer' and all quick shoot in' tricks, but l'arnln was out of his line. Gallagher tuk the college man and set him to work at onct "The next mornin' there was a alz zlfn' article referrin to a certain man wno naa suot tne local editor, goln' over his past history like. a. harrow ever a field. Blackleg, vagabond," drunkard, murderer, was the terms used. Soon as the feller saw the arti cle he went to the Drill office, climbed the stairs, and the first thing the new employee saw was the muzzle of a cocked revolver comin' through he door. The next thing was an arm and the next a man's body. Of course they was comin' mighty quick, but not too quick for the editor. He caught up an iron inkstand and, jest as the man's face showed within the door, let fly. takln him plumb in the temple. "Well, the next mornin' there was an obituary in the paper recountm' the cir cumstance and warnin' the man who had killed the managln' editor that enough of his record was known at the Drill office to land him in Jafl. When the new editor met him on the street that afternoon the feller was a-comln' out of the Metropolitan gamblin' sa loon with two revolvers strapped to his hips. The editor had his pockets full of stones and, seeln' his enemy reachin' for his gun, got out a two pounder rock and landed It in the mid dle of his forehead. The feller dropped like lead, but got off with concussion of the brain. When be got well he was warned by the committee to light out and he lit "But the end hadn't come yet Tbe toughs didn't like the idea of a new feller comin' in with what they consid ered a barbarous way of flghtin', bo one of 'em the meanest low lived cuss in the territory give out that he was goln' to down the editor with the old fashioned weapon the revolver. The next day the newspaper man was walk- in' aiongtbe street when he beard a sharp cry, 'Look out! He bad to do a pretty quick job of thlnkin', which was this way: Not seeln' an enemy in front he concluded there was one be-" hind and a bullet was comin' right off. He wheeled like a flash, takln' a stone from his pocket as be turned, got his eve on a man bringln' a revolver to bear on him and put a stone right agln the weapon, knockin' It twenty feet away. Before the feller . could draw "og'ln the editor sent - another stone that broke his jaw. This ended the scrimmage. The fact that the editor set an ex ample ot goin' about unarmed stones wasn't considered arms had a fine ef fect on tbe community. Tbe best cltl aens declared that carry In' of weapons wasn't necessary or civilized, and the committee posted a notice for all to disarm. Any man that was caught with weapons on him would be shot down in his tracks. The Diamond Drill's circulation increasecV-and as the town became safe and respectable trad ers came in and advertisements flooded the paper. 4Xhat was the way the young gradu ate got his start In life, and I reckon that when a man has got his start the better his 'education the more fitted he is to occupy important positions. The youngster became part owner of the paper; and when the territory was admitted as a state he went to con gress. The reason why I've told the story without bringln' in his name is that he's got his eye on a bigger thing SUA, and he don't like in these civilized dayB io have it brought np that he ever killed any one." THOMAS BARBER JUDSON. It is entirely possible to so care for the home and Its surroundings that passersby will stop to look and say, "What a pretty place P' In order to be able to invite such a pleasing compli ment one must have taste, for Just money atone won't do it A large herd of deer, partially domes ticated, in a mountain park in one of the eastern states bad so multiplied in number that the food supply became short When the fence was removed and they were free to go where they, chose they would not leave their old haunta. ' FOREiSH MARKETS. By Cahte to tbe Moraine Star. . LrvKRPOOU Aug. 17. Cotton: Spot, in limited demand; prices 13 points higher; American middling fair 6.S4d; good middling 6.30d; middling 6.08d; low miaanng o.sr; gooa ordinary 5.70d: ordinary 5.46d. The sales of the day were 5,000 bales, of which 500 bales were for speculation and export and included 4.500 bales American Receipts 8,000 bales, including .800 baiee American. - Futures opened steady and closed steady: American middling (a o c): August 5.74d; August and September 5.66d: 3eptember and October 5.86d; October1 and November 5.36d; Novem ber anJ December 5.33d; December -and January 5.31; January and Feb ruary 6.30d; February and March 5.20d; March and April 5.310. A N A1LLESS HORSESHOE.' I Bfajr De Put Off and Oa Like a Man' ."S-' Footwear.;. ' v. V- There is just one good reason why a horse should have steel shoes nailed to its hoofs to prevent them from wear ing out rapidly. That reason is the failure of the Inventor to discover a more practical means of attaching the shoes to the feet It is well known that once in awhile a nail splits or turns while being driven into the hoof, causmg it to enter tho tender upper portion and temporarily crippling the animal. Then, too, the shoes are apt to NAILLESS HORSESHOE. get loose on tbe feet and may strain the .tendons of the leg before the driv er discovers that anything is wrong. In the, nallless horseshoe here illus trated the wearing surface differs from the ordinary kind of shoe only in be- ins minus the nail holes, but at the front and ends of the new shoe will be seen metallic straps rising to a com mon point near the top of the hoof. These straps are hinged to the shoe and arei connected at the ends by a threaded bolt which can be turned With a small wrench' to straps over the hoof. clamp the It Is necessary that the .bottom of the hoof be pared down evenly before the shoe is put in place in order that a smooth fit may be insured, but. aside from this there is little work required to put on a set of these shoes, and this suggests the idea that the horse may yet have its shoes put on in the morn ing and removed at night to rest the feet. Puts an En to It All. a-gnevoua wall oitlmea cornea as a result of unbearable pain from over taxed organs, Dizziness, Backache, Liver Complaint and Constipation; but thanks to Dr. King's New Life Pills they put an end to it all. They are genue, nut tnorougb. Trv them. Only 25c Guaranteed by R. R. Bel- damy, druggist. t For Over Ixty Tears Mrs. WInalow's Soothing Bvrun has been used for over 60 years by mil lions of mothers for their children while teething, with perfect success. Itl soothes the child, softens the gums. aleaysall pain, cures wind colic, and ia j the beat remedy ror Diarrhoea. It will relieve the poor little sufferer immedi ately. Bold by Druggists In every psrt of the world. Twenty-five cents bottle. Be sure and ask for "Mrs. WInalow's Soothing Syrup," and take no other kind. PRODUCE MARKETS. Bv Teiesraob to tbe atomlna Btar. Nam Yosr. Aug. 17. Flour waa held higher.checklng business: Minne sota patents 15 75 6 15: winter pat ents S5 105 40.Rje flour firm. Wheat Bpot strone: No. 3 red nominal. Options closed 44iKc net advance: September closed SI 13 Js": December closed SI 13X: May closed SI 33X. OornSpot firm; No. 3 60c. Options closed l&QlXc net lower; September closed 60Xc: December closed 60c Oats Spot steady; mixed, 2633Ibi, 88K39.tfc Tallow dull. Rice quiet. Butter firm: State dairy, common to extra 1217c; creamery,common to extra lS18c Cheese quiet: Bute, full cream, small colored fancy 89c; small white fancy 8X8Xe. Eggs ateady ; State, Pennsylvania and nearby extras 8536;Southn 1518c Peanuts steady: fancy hand-picked 6Jic ; other domestic 36fic. Cabbages quiet; Long Island, per hundred, $3- 50: per barrel crate 3550c Freights to Liverpool Cotton by steam 15Q30. Potatoes Market wss Quoted steady Long Island, in bulk, per 180 fbr, SI 50 1 75; Jersey f and Southern SI 85 l 50: southern sweets S3 003 50. Lard steady: Western steam S7 35: re- finedteady continent 17 85 ; compound 56Kc Sugar Raw quoted firm; fair refining 3 U-16c; centrifugal, 96 teat, 4jfc; molasses sugar 8 7-lsc; re fined firm . Pork quiet; family S15 50 15 00; short clear 113 50Q16 00. Cot ton seed oil was barely steady on lib eral offerings. Prime crude, tab. mills 333c; prime summer yellow 38X29; off summer yellow nominal; prime white 31K32c: prime winter yellow 3333e. Chioaoo, III., Aug. 17. The wheat trade was rust mad to day and bought aa if a famine threatened the country. The September delivery touched 109&&, Sis over the-previous close. The De cember option advanced L00 to L10. Tbe close was under the top figures. snowing a net advance ror the nearer months of S to is, and of 4 to io for the deferred option. Corn closed strong at Jo advance for September and lie for December. September oats are up to te. Provisions varied from a share to vie higher. Chioaoo. Aug. 17. Cash prices: Flour Market steday. Wheat No. 3 apring SI 10; No. S spring SI 01 08; No. 3 red SI 075'1 09. Corn No. 3 54c; No. 3 yellow 56 e. Oats No. 9 S4X34c; No. 2 white 86 36X0 ; NO. 3 White 3434K. Rye No. 3 74c Mess pork, per bbL, Sll 67 11 63. Lard, per 100 tts, S6 80 6 83. Bhort rib sides, loose. S7 7 37. Dry salted shoulders, boxed, no report Short clear aides, boxed, S3 00 8 35. Whiskey Basis of high wines, Si 28 The leading futures ranged as fol lowsopening, highest, lowest and closing: Wheat No. 8 September, old, 1 08. 1 10U. 1 07, 1 09c: do. new. 100K1 06, 1 09X, 105,1 08; December 1 06XO1 07, 1 10, 1 06, 109tf; May l J8ai 09. l 13k. io8.ioim. Corn September 54K55, 55& 54X 54M, 55fc; December 53X64K. 65, 53, 5454K;Uay 5?M53H. 4X, 53Xt 53?f 54. Oats No. 3 Beptem ber 84X34K, 35, 84!, 34 tf: Decern ber 35. 86X, 35 86: Jan'y 37X 38, 35, 37. 88c Mesa pork, per bbl -September Sll 40, 11 67. 11 40, 1157; October Sll 57, 11 70, 11 47. 11 60; Jan uary SU 97, 13 10, 13 90, 13 05. Lard, per 100 lbs September S6 87, 6 87, 6 77, 6 87; October $6 93, 6 97, 6 85, 6 97: January S6 95. 7 05. 6 90. 7 05. Short ribs, per 100 lbs September 67 87, 7 37, 7 25, 7 25; October 17 43, 745, 7 80,7 43; January $6 75. 6 77, 6 70, 5 77. ' : COTTON MARKETS. sr taiesvaM so tee Moraine Btar rssrw Yoaa, Aug. 17. Cotton waa quiet at 10.55c, net receipts bales; gross receipts 162 bales; stock. 80,307 baleai Spot cotton closed quiet and 10 points lower; middling uplands 10.55c; middling gulf 10.80e : sales 638 bales. Futures closed quiet and ateady; August 10 0L. September 9.81. Octo ber 9.63, November 9.58, December 9.59, January S. 68, February 9.64, March 9.67, April 9.69, May 9.71. Bod. John H. Small was yesterday renominated as Representative from the First North Carolina Congression al district QOMMERCIAL WILMINGTON If AKKET. (Quoted oslya4theioattigj by tha Chamber -STAB OFFICE, Augnat IT. SPIRITS TURPENTINE Markat steady at 63c per. gallon. MJBiw Market firm at S3.27tf per barrellf or good strained. -?TAR Market firm at SL70 per bar rel of 380 pounds. -m CRUDE TURPENTINE Market firm at 12.35 per barrel for hard, 13.75 w "up. ior virgin. . Quotations same day last year Spirits turpentine firm at 51c bid; rosin nothing doing; tar firm at SL65; crude turpentine firm at SI.? 6 BErflnPTH Bpints turpentine Rosin.. TL.. ' 73 595 103 104 Tar. ..r. Crude turpentine -o receipts same day last year 79 casks spirits turnentine. 77 barrels rosin: 65 barrels tar. 1(18 harrale turpentine. OOTTON Market nominal. Bame day last year, nominal. Receipts 6 bales: same dav last year, . (Corrected Regularly by Wilmington Prodaoe uomnussion Merchants, prices representing tboee paid tor produce consign! to Commis sion Merchants 1 OOUHTBY PRODUCT!. PEANUTS North Carolina. Arm. Prime, SL30; extra prime, S1.S5; fan cy, SI. 40, per bushel of twenty-eight b pounds. Virt-inla Prime, t.1.05: extra rime, SL07j; fancy, SL10. Spanish, : L10. CORN Firm: SOASSe ner bushel for white. N. C BACON Steadv : hams ISA 15c per pound; shoulders, 13c; sides, 135c. EGGS Dull al 1516c per dozen. CHICKENS Firm. Grown. 85 m aOc ; springs. 13 5 20c TURKEYS Firm at 12Wffivl3c for live. BEESWAX Firm at 2526c TALLOW Firm at 5tfa6Wc ner pound. . SWEET POTATOES Firm at 90Cn SL0O per bushel. BEEF CATTLE Firm at 2 a 4a mr pound. MARINE. ARRIVED. Schooner Carolyn. N M Moore. New River points, C D Maffitt. Steamer Duplin, Berry, Chlnquepin. . to master. Clyde steamer Navahoe. Devereux. Georgetown, S C, H G Smallbones. Bwedlan barque Trlenta lis. 544 tons. Hermansson, Cape Town, via Tybee, Helde & Co. Bchr Rob Roy, 684 tons, Nor bury, Havana, O D Maffitt. British steamer Belfast 3.139 tons. Boa), Barry, via Charleston. Alexan der Sprunt Sc Son. Stmr Tar Heel. Bradshaw. Favette- Vllle, S M King. Clyde steamer Carib. Bunnell. New York, H G Smallbones. Stmr City of FsvetteviUe. Robeson. Fayetteville, Jno B McEachern. Steamer Duplin, Berry. Chloquepin, to master. ' CLEARED. British achooner Tyree. Ross. Gibara. Cubs, O D Maffitt. Ulvde steamer Navahoe. Devereux. New York, H G Smallbones. Stmr Tar Heel. Bradshaw. Fayette ville, B.M King. Stmr City of Fayetteville. Robeson. Fayetteville, Jno B McEachern. Clyde steamer Carib. Bunnell. Georgetown, B O, H G Smallbones. Steamer Duplin, Berry, Chlnquepin. to master. , . . kKUUUUCI DQUKITlCaVBf O IUUI. UBK9" thy, Philadelphia, O D Maffitt. . EXPORTS. FOREIGN. Gib aba Br schr Tyree. 397.375 feet S & W H Northrop; veasel"by O D Maffitt. FINANCIAL MARKETS. hv Telearapn to tka Morning Btar. Maw YosavAug.17. Money on call was eaay at K1 per cent; closing bid K per cent; offered at 1 per cent; time loan a were ateady; sixty days per cent.; ninety days 33j St cent; six months ay per cent ime mercantile paper 44K per cent. Sterling exchange steady, with actual business in bankers' bills at 488 for demand and at 485.35485.35 for sixty-day bills. The posted rates were 486486tt and 489489. Commercial bills were 485 X. Bar silver 67 X. Mexican dollars 45V. U. 8. refunding 3's, reg'd, 104Mt U. 8. refunding 3's, coupon, 104X; U. 8. 8's. reg'd, 105; do. cou pon, 105M; U. 8. 4's, new, reg'd, 151V; U. 8. 4's. new. coupon, lSltf; U.S. 4's, old, reg'd, 10C ; do. coupon. 106X; Atlantic Uoast L.lne 4's, 100; Louisville & Nashville, unified 4's, 101X; seaboard Air Line 4's 73;Bouthern Railway 5's, U7K. Stock: Baltimore & Ohio pref'd 91; Chesapeake & Ohio 875 Manhat tan L 163; New York Central 130; Reading i55X; do. 1st preTd, 84; do. 3nd pref'd 73: Southern Railway 23 M; do. pref'd 92; Amal gamated Copper 54H; People's uas 101; Tennessee Coal and Iron 44X; U. B. Leather 7H; u. B. ieather- pre ferred, 85; Western Union 89; U. & Steel 13X: do. preferred 69tf; Mexican Central 10M: Virginia Caro lina Chemical, S3M; sales 7,700 sharea; do. preferred, cloaed 105 H ; sales 3,700 shares. StandarcLOll 639. Baltimoke. Md.. Aug. 17.-Seaboard Air Line,common,llHl3; do. pre. f erred, 21HOS1K 'do. bonds, fours, ; Atlantic Coast Line, common, 119 bid ; da preferred. . Winaton-Salem Sentinel : The present political campaign has al ready developed some rather unique features. For Instance, two broth eri are running for Congress on dif ferent tickets in a Maryland district, a father is running against a son in Alabama, while a Mississippi candi date is trying to defeat his father-in-law, to say nothing of tho fact that the son-in-law of the Demo cratic candidate for the Vice Presi dency is using his influence in be half of the Republican ticket. Gin MACHitJiXiw ENGINES, BOItEtt8. SAW Mitt an WOOD -WORKING MAOHINBRY. writs ro rmoss QlBBES MACHINERY COMPANY C COLUMBIA, 8. C riMMncnUMthlfjafsr. ( 1 JJa f : 'V i. i, f - 1 '' h 7