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The News and Observer VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 117. TTOOE QjmESTT ©DIMBOULMTOKI ®F ABSV TOMD ©AIMJtLO&M IMOUf. HOPE OF THE SOUTH A FREE PRESS THE GREATEST FACTOR IN DEVELOP WENT OF A NATION. OR. CRAIGHEAD'S AOORESS. To the Graduating Class of Grceusboro Female Col!ege--lle Declared that it was Time lor the South to Shake olf the Dust and Humiliation of De feat and Rise l T p to its True Posi tion—The Press is'the Great Hercules ol the Age-Programme for the Day. Special to the News and Observer. Greensboro, N. C , June 6. At ten o’clock this morning the gradu ating exercises of Greensboro Female College took place in the college chapel. The following constitute the class of ’95. Ruth Addie Burroughs, Conway, S. C.; Elizabeth Tilton Brown. Elizabeth City; Eddie Pearl Carver, Forestville; Adelaide Cutler, Newbern; Ava Long Fleming, Ridgeway; Margaret Jones French, Lumberton; Mary Walker Fry, Greensboro; Elizabeth Brooks Gibbons, Jonesboro; Callie Neel Givens, Old Town, Va,; Saddie Lueile Grainger, Kinston; Mary Oden Guilford, Aurora; Vernia L’lian Lee, Cottonwood; 8. Norwita Mitchell, Kinston; Celestia Estelle Leach, Gulley’s Mill; Emma Rosalind Parker, Mornsville; Minnie Le Grand Reid, Greensboro; Epie Duncan Smith, ville; May Alice Sparger, Mt. Airy; Mar ietta Greenleaf Stoekard, Burlington; Isla Blanche Tyer, Mt. Airy; Alice Dorothy Wemple, Danville, Va.; Blanche Wemple, Danville, Va.; Maggie Eveliua Williams, Conway, S. C.; Florence Belle Young. Forest City; Mary Agnes Young, Polenta. The pregramme for the day was as follows : 1. Prayer. 2. Music—Overture to Opera of Wil liam Tell—Misses Wemple, Morris, Har per aud Mrs. Fleming. 3 Salutatory—Plus Ultra—Miss Emma Rosalind Parker, Morrisville. N. C 4. Music—Cheerfulness-Mrs. Flem ing and Miss Faustina Wells. 5. Language Essay—Les Maries His toriques— Miss Eva Long Fleming,Ridge way, N. C. 6 Music—The Day is Done—Miss Annie Pierce. 7. Valedictory—Hinges--Miss Calla Neel Givens, Old Town, Va. 8. Presentation of Medals, 9 Presentation of Diplomas. 10. Presentation of Bibles, by Rev. A. Cunninggim, D. D. 11. Presentation of Certificates. 12. Literary Address, by President E. B. Craighead, Clemson College, S. C. President E. B. Craighead, of Clem son College, 8. C., delivered the annual address. “The Press” was his theme and it was treated in a masterly manner. “It is time,” he said, “for us to shake off the dust and humiliation of defeat. We Southerners are descended from peo ple who made glorious the first h If cen tury o! American history, and we can not bow to bondage, either political or intellectual. Let no more Sargeant Prentiss say; ‘burning shame shall set its seal upon her brow, and when her sons go to other lands they will cower under the withering look of the stran ger.’ ” “I do not fear for the South’s commer cial prosperity,” he said. “I fear that in all this development the South will fall into a base materialism. It is this that is destroying that fine Southern man hood that was once our boast. Let us not lose all that is dear in a crazy greed for gold. Not so very long ago a com mcncemcnt orator said: ‘Young man, put money in your pocket; with money you are a king; without it a pigmy.’ The old South, every foot of whose soil is hallowed by the foot of the brave and noble men when nature has done her best, where the flowers are brightest and the skies are bluest, is rich est in memory, largest in glowing friend ship and filled with all that is dear. May we keep from her those who bow to no shrine but that mammon. Those that would take the air and sell it for silver, and turn into the mint of mammon the golden shades of dying day. ‘ ‘The true glory of a country is not its horses and hogs, its mills and railroads. ' li«t us say, like the old Spartan who was asked with a sneer about the crops of Lacedamon; ‘we grow men and women here ’ Archimedes said ‘give me a lever long enough and I will move the world.’ “We have found this lever in the free press. The press is the great factor, political and intellectual, in the life of to-day. First the orator raised the voice of eloquence aud pleaded for the rights of man. Demosthenes made the Macedonian monarch tremble on his throne. “When Anthony’s cruel wife ran her bodkin through the tongue of dead Cicero, that tongue which had plead for freedom, roused Rome to war and chain ed the Senate of the world, oratory withered and freedom left the earth for five centuries. Five thousand years of government weighed down the groaning human spirit. Titan humanity was chained to the rock of tyranny. Was there no Hercules to break those galling chains and drive the vultures from this immortal breast? We have found Her cules in the free press. “The press sowed the dragons seed of sedition that sprang up into armed men and gave the world its liberty. I honor the honest press for its exposure of shame and frauds, but here is no scum too deep for these nasty litte fellows who go around getting their living by pour iDg scandal and epithet on political op ponents. We denounce severely the venal press and call it the greatest agency of evil to-day. Bnt in this world there has never arisen so great an ameliorating power as the press and it will go on until it plants on every hill top the starry flag of the free. We have upon us to-day spiritual and intellectual forces battling, civilization against civili zation, idea against idea, light against darkness. All the long imprisoned winds of the universe have been turned upon the earth and unlike those of Aeolus re fuse to get back to their prison house. “The age calls for meu, large brains, large hearts, with faith in their own mission, faith in the ways of God and humanity. Continue, O Great Emanci pator, Thine avowed onward course until the clouds of superstition are dis pelled by the rays of knowledge and God’s pure words are scattered over all the earth.” This is simply a glimpse here and there of the great address. Craighead the orator has hardly a superior in the South. President Peacock’s address to the graduating class was earnest force ful, telling. He has made a fine im pression on those who have attended this first commencement under his presi dency. The annual concert to-night was a success in every sense of the word. COTTON ACREAGE REDUCED. The Crop is Late and farm Work is Backward Everywhere. New York, June 6. —The Chronicle has issued its annual statement of cot ton acreage, stand and condition. The estimated decrease in acreage by Btates is as follows: North Carolina two per cent; South Carolina 10, Georgia 13, Florida 5, Alabama 11, Mississippi 10, Louisana 14, Texas 11, Arkansas 12, Tennessee 9, other States and territories 12 1 2 per cent. The average decrease is 116 percent. The acreage is 17,787,663 against 20,- 107,247. The small decrease in Florida is due to larger planting of sea island cotton. The crop is unquestionably late. The weather up to May 27 was not favorable. It is not certain whether permanent in quiry has resulted or not. Probably serious harm has resulted in only limi ted areas. Cultivation has not been as thorough as it was a year ago. There has been very heavy decrease in the taking of commercial fertilizers, but of homemade fertilizer asi ghtly greater use is re ported. The condition of the plant was less satisfactory at the close of the month than at the same date last year. The j States of less promise are the Carolina* and Georgia, but the plant is late almost j everywhere and so is farm work. The > condition is not necessarily unpromising, J but more depends upon future develop ment than has been the case in some j other productive years. T. I*. A. CONVENTION ADJOURNS, j Alter Closing Up its Work Delegates j Take an Excursion through Mexico, j San Antonio, Texas, June 6 —The National Convention of the Traveller’s Protective Association closed its labors here today. At midnight about 600 del egates and their wives left on an excur eursion trip through Mexico. The fol lowing national officers were elected: President, John A. Lee, Missouri; First Vice President, Jos. W. Wallerstein, Vir ginia; Second V\ce Precideut, A. E Mc- Kenzie, Colorado; Third Vice-President, L. C. Cardinal, Alabama; Fourth Vice- | President, C. W. Jacobs, Teumssee; Fifth Vice President, Goo. F. Burchaid, Ar kansas; Secretary-Treasurer, Louis T. Laßaume, Missouri; Board of Directors: W. A. Kerchow, O. H. Wiekard, Mis souri; John J. Knight, Texsb. Chairman National Railroad Commit tee, Neill McCoull, Illinois. Chairman Hotel Committee, Ben Hoff man, Indiaua. Chairman Legislative Committee, Hon. John S Harwiod, Virginia. Chairman National Employment Com mittee, J. C. Summering, Maryland. Terre Hau*e, Indiana was unanimously selected as the place for holding the next convention. Violent Shocks of Earthquake. Florence, Italy, June 0 —Violent shocks of earthquake were felt here at 1:30 o’clock this morning and a numb* r of schoeks were experienced throughout Tuscany last nigbt. In both instances the people became panic-stricken and fled from their houses No damage was done in the city. Details from the rural districts not yet received. Atlantic and mediterranean Canal. Bordeaux, June 6.- President Faure yesterday received a deputation repre senting the Interests involved in the projected canal to connect the Atlantic aud the Mediterranean, and assurred the delegates that the government was greatly interested in the project and fully recognized tte importance of its being carried out. Another Railroad Sold. Knoxville, Tenu., June 6.- The Bris tol, Elizabethton <k North Carolina rail road was sold at receiver’s sale today to the Pennsylvania Steel Company tor 1178,000. The road is in operation from Bristol to Elizabethton, Teun., a distance of twenty-six miles, and will bt 1 , extended to Asheville, N. C. Stutgart, June 6.— The Black Forest district of Wurtemburg was deluged by ! a cloud burst last night, inundating a vast tract of territory. A large number > of persons were drowned and almost in calculable damage was done to property. RALEIGH. N. C.. FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1895. WRECK OF THE COLIMA GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF THE SAD ACCIDENT BY THE SURVIVORS. THIRD MATE’S FATAL MISTAKE. He C ut Loose the Cargo of Lumber Soon After the Hurricane Began, and this, the Survivors Think, was the Cause of the Disaster—Horrors of the Wrack andStoriesof the Hard ships Experienced by the Survivors and Their Final Rescue. San Francisco, Cal., June 6.— The steamer San Juan arrived this afternoon from Panama and way ports with sur vivors of the wrecked Pacific Mail steam ship Colima. As soon as the ma rine observer reported the ship tw r o miles out the water front became the scene of considerable excitement. The Pacific Mail dock was besieged by a cu rious crowd that blocked the street. As the revenue cutter bearing the customs officers aud newspaper men neared the ship some of the Colima's rescued pas seugers with bandaged heads were seen leaning ou the bow rail. Just prior to the arrival of the re porters, however, the Pacific Mail Com pany’s tug, Miller Griffith, came along side the San Juan and took off third mate Hansen of the lost ship, who more than any one else would throw light on the cause of the wreck. There was gene ral disinclination among the surviving passengers to give any information, the only reason given for their refusal to be interviewed being that under the circum stances they did not feel disposed to talk. George D. Ross, formerly boatswains mate on the cruiser Olympia, who was on bis way to his home in New York, gave the United Press reporter the fol lowing graphic account of the wreck; “We left Mazatlau Sunday, May 26th, at 4 o'clock p. m. with a fair breeze blowing. Toward 9 o’clock in the even ing the wind increased a little and con tinued blowing pretty fresh all night. Next morning at 6 o’clock the wind moderated considerably until about 9 o’clock, when it again came up and stead ily continued to gain in violence until it acquired the proportions of a hurricane. The wind blew in great gusts, causing the ship to list badly to starboard. The Colima labored heavily and it was evi dent that we were in a very precarious predicament. The greatest excitement prevailed on board and the faces of the passengers plainly showed that they were keenly alive to their perilous position. “Unfortuna ely, just at the last mo ment a fatal blunder was committed by the third officer, who cut the L# L»uges of a deck load consisting of 32,000 feet of lumber. Some of this was washed into the sea and what remained on deck was driven about, knocking down and maiming those whom it struck. A par ticularly heavy sea struck the ship, tum bling the fort mast and smokestack. Shortly before this, however, a stran of huge waves had punched a hole in our starboard bow, through which the sea poured. Women screamed and rushed up the companion way imploring the men to save them. The ship gave a couple of heavy rolls, an enormous Hf a climbed on us, smashed the hurricane deck and with one mighty lurch the ship went down. As she was making her last lurch I dove into the sea and when I came up she was out of sight People were floating around, clinging to all sorts of wre kage and some sinking under our very eyes. Some who had managed to grasp hold of boxes or plank* were knocked senseless and drowned Trie force and effect of this floating mass of lumber cannot be d«sc ibed It caused the death of many v ho might otherwise have been saved. “It is a difficult matter to say to what cause the wreck of the Colima isauribu table She must certainly have ehi't ed her cargo as her strong list to port showed. “I firmly believe but for the shifting of the cargo the ship would have rode out t; e gale. I had been in the water some little time clinging to one object or another when finally I inauaged to get hold of a good sized piece of hurricane deck upon which I cl mbed. I drifted about for some time when I observed a rather effeminate-looking feliow od another piece of wreckage close to me. He seemed about: done up, so I seized his raft and hauled him on to mine. We made the rest of the trip to wards shore together He turned out jto be Thornton. We were the closest in ! shore of any of the survivors and were picked up by the fi at offl er's boat of I the San Juan after being 23 hours in the | water.” Ros-s was severely or. about the head by floating wreckage and had numerous ! o*her cuts ab nit the body. T J. Oriel, en electrician on his way to Mexico, gave about the same version of the common erneut of the storm. He said tlie « lima during the bight of the the storm lifted so badly after each succeeding ru-h of wavts that she did not recover. About 9 o’clock ou the morning of the wreck herald, “1 went be low •o the ste ragi quarters and noticed water coming into the starboard scup pers. Shortly afterwards the quarter master came down, saying the captain wanted to see the Eugiueer. The latter went ou deck but returned to the engine room in three or four minutes looking like a dead mau. His face was ashy pale. That was the last seen of him.” While Oriel was telling this part of the story a relative of the engineer who had boarded the steamer with the re porters, broke into tears and shook con vulsively. “By this time,” Oriel went ou, “the steerage passengers had all gone below, when the seven men of wars’ men from the American cruisers Olympia and Philadelphia tried to console those around them. One of these finally told us we were doomed. We shook hands, said good bye aud he knelt on a sack of flour and said his prayers. I then started to go on deck but the ship listed so badly I could scarcely make my way up stairs. At this time the third officer cut the last hinge that bound the lumber deck load. The smokestack had tossed over. I made for a boat, intending to cut it loose from its fastenings, but was unable to do so. The ship was on her beam ends and the decks bulged out and were finally rent. I then jumped into the water, seized a box and was washed about from one float to another like many others. The heaviest squall came just following the disappearance of the ship. While it prevailed many of those who were struggling in the waves were mangled aud drowned by floating lum ber. Five of us, Tom Fitch, Jack Car penter, two Mexicans and myself, got on a raft and were picked up by a boat in command of Captain Long, formerly Captain of the Colima.” A Mexican named Zerrabia went crazy from drinking salt water. C. H. Cushing, Jr., was in bed daring the first part of the blow, but got up in time to be hurled into the sea with a cabin roof. He told his story as follows: “I found myself in the water without knowing just how I got there. By some means or another, just when I had abandoned all hope of being saved, I found myself floating near a portion of the cabin roof with two others. They pulled me on the raft. Shortly after we got in the raft a keg of claret floated near and we captured it. It was a long time before we got the keg open and I am sorry it was ever opened. My two com panions drank until they became worse than intoxicated. One of them laid down and went to sleep, but the other insisted upon quarreling and finally at tacked me. To save my life I had to knock him overboard. The bath sobered him and 1 pulled him aboard again. He began drinking harder than ever and finally fell overboard and was drowned. After his companion awoke he behaved himself and later we were picked up. As to the cause of the wreck I can say but little. In the ex citement many took no notice of any thing but their own safety and that of the helpless ones around them. “1 really cannot say as to the list of the ship. I had not gone to breakfast, and was only up long enough to notice that it was a terrific hurricane, and that the waves were mountain high.” Mr. Cushing had a brother 18 years old on the Colima Nothing has been heard from him. The surviving brother was terribly cut on the head by floating lumber, besides being bruised about the body. George Rowan, another passenger, bound for New York, agrees in the main with the previous statements of the storm, and added: “There was abso lutely no discipline, no organiza tion of any kmd. Everything was a panic. The Captain stood on the bridge. Women screamed and the children cried clinging in desperation to their parents, and even to strangers. As soon as I be came convinced that the ship was doom ed 1 hastily pulled down some life pre servers. When seen by the steward he ordered me peremptorily to discontinue what I was doing. Without paying any attention to him I kept on pulling down life belts and passing them out. As I am unable to swim I tied one of these belts around me and jumped into the sea Three times I sank, and had just reached for a piece of wreckage when I was again knocked uuder by something, gresumably a plank. A large gash was cut in my head and 1 was cut and hruis d all over. After floating about for 24 hours on a large piece of wood, 1 was picked up by a boat from the San Juan.” Sailor A T. Carpenter was one of the party on the raft. He says that attempts were made to lower the boats, but failed. All the women were in their state rooms, for none of them expected that the dis aster was upon them. “I think that sonething shifted below” added Carpenter. “The vessel ran into a gale from 9 o’clock Monday night until 11 o’clock the following evening. She steered badly and when about 30 miles below Manzallio she lost steerage way, swung her head around a few points, and in less time thau it takes to tell it, she carined over on the ends Scarcely ten minutes elapsed be fore she went cowu. Capt. Taylor died at his post I was thrown into the water and when I came np I seized a stick of lumber aud floated about until i icked up by the people on the raft. Such a hurricane I never betore experienced in all my sea faring life. Lumber, broken decking and dead bodies drifted by us and the horrors of the situation was alone enough to render us helpless.” Following is the list of survivors land ed to day: Third mate Hausen, R. Avilles, A. Carpenter, A. Richardson, Thomas Fish, members of the crew. H. A. Sutherland, C. II Cushing, Jr., J. M. Thornton, H. H. Boyd, George Rowan, Bruno Conda, Jose Manuel, C. D. Ross, lajuis Saugienes, T. J. Oriel, Juau A. Kamos. The following survivors were lauded at Mazatlau: Thomas Seralia, D. O'Livas, A. Gut tierez, Carlos Luitz. FREE COINAGE IN IOWA SILVER DEMOCRATS MEET TO DECIDE UPON A PLAN OF ACTION. WILL SUPPORT ONLY SILVER MEN. The Managers Are Trying to so Shape Events That the Democratic State Convention Will Nominate Free Sil ver Advocates—Gen. Weaver Has Promised the Popnlist Support to a Silver Democrat—Hopes of Republi can Aid for Such a Ticket. Des Moines, lowa., June 6.- The State conference of free silver Demo crats, opened here at 2 o’clock, was called by ex-Lt. Gov. S. L. Bestow and others “for the purpose of deciding upon a plan of action.” It is a practical continuation of the Democratic end of the non-partisan con ference held here yesterday, with an augmented list of participants. The con ference yesterday resolved to support none but free silver candidates. It is now the object of the managers of the present conference to so shape events that the coming Democratic State Con vention will name free silver men and thus take advantage of the non-partisan action. Gen. Weaver has promised so much of the Populist support as he can swing for a Democratic ticket and some assurances of free silver Republican help have been received. The candidate for Governor who has been most acceptable to all the silver ele ments is ex-Congressman Fred White, but he was earnestly opposed by ex-State Senator Bolter this morning and S. H. Bashor, W. H. Taylor ami Mr. Bolter himself were added to the list of candi dates. No nominations will be made to day, nor has any programme for the af ternoon been adopted. The attendance is about 100 and includes the leading free silver editors of the State. AT THE U. S. NAVAL ACADEMY. A Bright Young Tar Heel W ins His Filth Gold Medal. Annapolis, Md., June 6. -Secretary of the Navy Herbert was in evidence to day at the Naval Academy. He reviewed the cadets’ drill, saw an excellent exhibition of athletic exercises in the gymnasium, enjoyed a sail down the Chesapeake on the Dolphin, made four presentation speeches to as many cadets, and responded to a toast to night at the annual banquet of the Naval Academy Graduates’ Association. The commencement exercises began this morning with an artillery drill under direction of Lieut. J. H. Glennon. Sword Master J. B. Corbesier con ducted the athletic exercises in the gymnasium that called forth salvos of applause A gold medal was presented to Cadet Morton, of Missouri, for the best essay on the “Principal of the American Revo lution. The medal was awarded by the General Society of the Son’s of the American Revolution. Cadet R. Z. Johnston, of North Carolina, was given a gold medal for the highest aver age at great gun practice. This is the fifth medal cadet Johnston has received for proficiency. Cadet A. T. Chester, son of Captain G. M. Ches ter, U. S. N., received a silver medal, and Cadet J. D. Sayers, of Texas, a bronze medal respectively for second and third highest average at gun practice. Secretary Heibert addressed a few well chosen words to each of the recipients. The Naval Academy Graduates Asso ciation held their tenth annual meeting this afternoon and transacted routine business. This evening the tenth an nual bauquet was held in the boat house. Capt. John Wilkes, ’47, of Charlotte, N. C., the oldest living graduate of the Academy, presided. The following toasts were drunk: “The President of the United States” by Sec retary of the Navy Herbert; “The Naval Militia” by J. W'. Miller, Class of ’67; “Graduates in Civil Life” by Rev. M. M. Benton, Class of ’6l, a member of the Board of Visitors; “Sweet hearts and Wives.” Hon John B. Robirson, Class of ’6B. IMPORTANT APPOINTMENTS. Assistant Comptroller ol Treasury and Auditor lor Navy Department. Washington, D. C., June 6.-The President has appointed Edward A. Bow ers, Assistant Comptroller of the Trea: - ury, vice Mansur, deceased, and Wm H. Pugh to be Auditor of the Treasury for the Navy Department, vice Morton re moved. Pugh is a close friend of Secretary Carlisle which fact doubtless caused the President to continue him in the service of the government. Mr. Pugh comes from Cincinnati and took office under this administration, soon after Mr. Cleveland’s inauguration, as Commis sioner of Customs, in which place he re mained until he fell a victim to the Dockery Commission, which legislated him out of office. Secretary Carlisle then detailed him for a special class of work, and after the enactment of the tariff law he was made chief of the Income Tax Division, only to be again retired from office by virtue of the decision of the Bupreme Court upsetting the income tax. Mr. Bowers is now assistant land com missioner. Wm. J. Coombs, ex member of Con gress from New York, has been appoint ed government director of the Union Pacific Railroad. PRICE FIVE CENTS. BASEBALL YESTERDAY. At New York: New York, 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 o—2 Cincinnati, 00000000 o—o Batteries Rusie and Wilson; Parrott and Spies. Hits: New York, 7; Cincinnati, 4. Eerrors: New York, 2; Cincinnati, 6. At Boston: Boston, 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 x—7 Pittsburg, 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 o—s Batteries. Stivetts, Ganzel and Ryan; Hawley and Suden. Hits: Boston, 14; Pittsburg 10. Errors: Boston,- 3; Pittsburg, 0. At Philadelphia : Philadelphia 1 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 o—B St. Louis 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 0-9 Batteries: Taylor and Clements; Ehret, Staley and Peitz. Hits. Philadelphia 12; St. Louis 11. Errors: Philadelphia 2; St Louis 5. At Brooklyn: Brooklyn, 2 3041020 x—l 2 Louisville, 01601030 o—ll Batteries: Lucid, Kenny and Grim; McDermott and Welch. Hits: Brooklyn, 12; Louisville, 14. Errors: Brooklyn, 6; Louisville, 0. At Baltimore: Baltimore, 1 0 4 0 0 0 4 1 o—lo Chicago, 011 32 11 2 2—13 Batteries: Esper, Hemming and Clarke; Terry, Griffith and Donahue. Hits: Baltimore, 12; Chicago, 17. Errors: Baltimore, 5; Chicago, 4. At Washington: Washington, 2 1000040 o—7 Cleveland, 000 2 00001 -3 Batteries : Maul and McGuire; Wal lace and O’Connor. Hits: Washington, 12; Cleveland, 8. Errors: Washington, 2; Cleveland, 2. A BRITISH OFFICER SUICIDES. He Jumped Overboard in the Presence of his Wife and was Drowned. Port Townsend, Wash., June 6. Prof. T. Nash, Chief of the British Edu cational Bureau of India, last Monday afternoon committed suicide by jumping overboard from the steamship City of Topeka, near Queen Charlotte Sound, Alaska. The deed was committed in the presence of his wife, who is a daughter of a Hindoo Prince and immensely wealthy. Mrs. Nash, who is finely edu cated and quite pretty, was intensely jealous of her husband's actions. In consequence they engaged in many petty quarrels. When near Queen Charlotte Sound, about 4 o’clock Monday afternoon, she called Prof. Nash from the smoking room, and going on deck began to berate him for some unknown cause. In the hearing of other passengers he told her if she persisted he would jump over board. She retorted that she would re port him to the Captain, who would place him in irons. As the wife turned half round her hus band leaped over the rail into the sea, A general alarm was sounded and a life buoy thrown in, but he made no effort to reach it. The steamer was stopped and boats lowered and a most diligent search instituted without avail. Prof. Nash belonged to a wealthy family living in England, and after 15 years' residence in India was returning home. When he sprang into the sea he carried jewels ou his person valued at several thousand dollars. KENTUCKY REPUBLICANS. Col. W. S. Worthington Nominated for Lieutenant Governor. Convention Hall, Louisville, Ky., June 6.—Chairman Walter Evans called the second day's session of the Republi can convention to order at 11:15 this morning. The business was the nomi nation of a candidate for Lieut Govern or. Dr. W. J. Deboo, gos Marion, who led in last night's balloting, John T. Bosley, of Clark, and Wood Dunlay, of Fayette, withdrew from the contest. Col. W. S. Worthington, of Greenup, was nominated on the first ballot, a stampede taking place to him at the end of the bal lot. On motion of L. J. Crawford, of Campbell Worthington’s nomination was made unanious. Will < hallenge Yale and Harvard. London, June 6.— The committee of the Oxford and Cambridge Athletic Club has decided to decline for the present to accept the challenge of the American inter-collegiate teams, but acting in a spirit of obligation, Yale having sent over a team with Oxford in 1894, the committee decided to challenge Yale and Harvard. It remains to be seen whether it will be convenient for Yale and Har vard to meet Oxford and Cambridge in America toward the end of a long va cation, the date of the meeting to pre cede or follow the existing fixture be tween the London Athletic and New York Athletic l lubs. A Chinese Four Per Cent. Gold Loan. London, June 6. —The United Press learus from the best London authority that Paris bankers have concluded a Chinese 4 percent, gold loan of 16,000,- 000 pouuds, guaranteed by Russia. The probable issue price, it is said, will be 93. With the Survivors of the Colima. San Francisco, Cal., June 6.—The steamer San Juau arrived at 11:45 o’clock this morning from Panama and way ports. She has some of the surviv ors of the ill-fated Colima on board. The South Coroliua Cases. Richmond, Va., June 6. —lt has been agreed that Chief Justice Fuller will ar rive here to-morrow when the South Carolina registration case will be heard.