The News and Observer.
VOL. XXXIX. NO. 24
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RANSOM IS UNLUCKY
TROUBLES IN RE«ARI> TO HIS
APPOINTMENT ARE NOT
YET ENDFD.
HE WILL NOT GET HIS SAURY
The Deputy Auditor Holds That, as
his First Appointment was Illegal,
his Last Appointment is a Recess Ap
pointment and Must be Confirmed by
the Senate Before he can Pay the
Salary--Minister Ransom Leaves To
night tor Mexico.
Washington, D. C. Aug. 80.—Minis
ter Ransom's troub es have not ceased.
First his salary was withheld for months,
then his appointment as minister was
declared illegal and the office vacated.
It was thought the re appointment by
the President on August 24 would end
the complications but Deputy Auditor of
the Treasury Willie has decided that
Minister Ransom can not draw his salary
until he is confirmed by the Senate. The
provision of law upon which he bases his
opinion is as follows:
“No money shall be paid from the
Treasury as salary to any person appoin
ted during a recess of the Senate to fill
a vacancy in any existing office if the
vacancy existed while the Senate was in
session and was by law required to be
filled by or. under the advice and con
sent of the Senate until sc.ch appointee
has been confirmed by the Senate.”
Mr. Willie holds that the decision of
his chief.auditor Holcomb,that Mr. Ran
som’s fire: appointment was illegal, and
that he was, therefore, not entitled to
draw salary mean’t nothing, if it
did not that since the death of
Minister Gray there has been no Minis
ter to Mexico. That being the case, he
holds that Mr. Ransom’s appointment
now comes under the provision of law
quoted, as a recess appointment, made
to fill a vacancy Existing while the
Senate was in session. A further
question is raised as to whether, when
confirmed, Mr. Ransom’s accrued salary
since the date of his last appointment
can be paid, or whether he will have to
look for relief to Congress, as in the case
of his first appointment, but on this
point Mr. Willie is not prepared to ex
press an opinion.
Minister Ransom was at the State
Department again to day and announced
his intention ot starting for Mexico to
morrow night.
THREE MEN WERE INJURED.
A Broken Driving Bur of an Engine
Does Serious Damage.
Special to the News and Observer.
Fayetteville, N. C. August 30.
The driving bar of engine No. 6 on
train No. 1 of the Cape Fear and Yad
kin Valley railroad broke between here
and Autryville today and engineer Pat
Monagon was seriously injured. Fire
man Charles Taylor and Conductor W.
H. Pemberton, were also injured. The
train was backed to Fayetteville under
flags. This accident was unavoidable
and the sympathy of all Fayetteville is
extended to the unfortunate men, all of
whom live in this city. Capt. Pember
ton is a bridegroom.
EXCURSION TRAIN WRECKED
Two Passengers Killed and Several
Others Likely to Die.
Macon, Ga., Ang. 30.—An excursion
train on the Southern Railway, carrying
the Knights of Pythias excursion from
this city to Indian Springs for a picnic,
left the track between Holton and Pope’s
Ferry. The baggage car and two pas
senger coaches turned over. J. A. Ken
nedy, of this city, and Mrs. Hancock, of
Americus. Ga., were killed, and almost
every person in the two coaches was hurt
more or less seriously. Several of them
are likely to die.
There is no way of accounting for the
accident, as it is said the track was in
perfect condition.
None of the injured in today’s acci
dent of the Southern Railway are likely
to die, though a number of them are
quite seriously injured. The total num
ber of those who sustained injuries of a
more or less serious character will reach
fifty.
THE WALLER AFFAIR.
A French Newspaper Says He Ought
lo Have Been Shot.
Paris, Aug. 30.— The Estafette pro
tests against statements made in some of
the American papers relative to the sen
tence and imprisonment of ex Consul
Waller, saying that if Frenchmen sold
arms to the enemies of the United
States, Americans would never tolerate
any interference on the part of the cabi
nets of Europe.
“Moreover, our line of conduct should
be clearly marked,'’ continued the
Estafette. “We need not pay any atten
tion to the idle complaints of these
American papers. Indeed, Wallerought
to have been immediately shot for his
glaring treachery.”
Prices and Wages Advanced.
Nashville, Term., Aug. 20. Advices
received from Birmingham states that
the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
Company to diy advanced the price of
Pig Iron fifty cents per ton for all grades
and wages are accordingly advanced 21-2
ceuts per ton to coal miners. Coal min
ing in the Birmingham district is now at
the highest price paid for three years.
LAMONT A DVANCE 4 THE MONEY
He Will Pay Officers and Men of the
Army for the Last Year.
Washington, D. C, Aug. 30.-Secre
tary Laruont has been seriously consid
ering, but it is not true that he has de
cided personally to advance the amount
of the deficiency in the appropriation for
pay of the officers and men of the army
for the last fiscal year, amounting to
about $50,000.
The Secretary’s friends in the depart
ment have advised him against taking
the risk which would be involved in
making this advance. The Secretary,
when questioned about the matter, would
only say that he had authoriz dnostate
nrent that he would make good the defi
ciency. This is understood by others in
the department to mean that he had not
yet reached a conclusion.
There is a prospect for an army defic
iency of about $300,000 for the current
year. A large part of this will be due to
the abolishment by Congress of the sys
tem for withholding a part of the pay
of recruits and the passage of a law at
the last session requiring the payment
of the amount withheld without making
adequate provision in the appropriation
for this payment. About $90,000 had
accumulated m this fund, which has to
be paid out.
HEAVY GOLD WITHDRAWALS.
But the S 3 udicate is Still Protecting
the Treasury.
New York, Aug. 30.— The total with
drawals of gold from the sub treasury
to-day amounted to $2,250,000 Just be
fore the close, the government bond syn
dicate deposited one million in gold in
the sub treasury for which they took
legal tenders. This leaves the reserve
still above the $100,000,000 point.
The gold shipments by to morrow’s
steamship promise to be very large.
Handy & Harmon will ship SIOO,OOO and
Steinwender & Stoffregen $150,000
Hard & Rand will ship $250,000, and
Nesslage <fe Fuller have increased by $50,-
000 their gold engagements made
earlier in the week for SIOO,OOO.
Crossman A Bro. have decided to in
crease their shipment to $1,500,000.
Some of the gold has already been en
gaged at the sub-treasury, and it is
likely that all the shippers with the ex
ception of Handy & Harmon,
will get their gold at the sub trea ury.
Oelrichs & Co., will also send
away $250,000 in gold. These big with
drawals would naturally bring the gold
reserve below the $100,000,000 point,
out as expected, the government bond
syndicate placed $1,000,000 gold ia the
sub treasury before the close of business
to day. so as to maintain the reserve
above $100,000,000.
ETRURIA MAKES A RECORD.
From New Y’ork to Liverpool in 6
Days and 3!) Minutes.
London, Aug. 30.— The Cunardsteam
er Etruria, Capt. Walker, from New
York to Liverpool, which arrived at
Queenstown to day at 3:29 p. m., made
a record passage of six days aud thirty
nine minutes. Her best previous record,
made on January 11, of this year, was
six days and one hour. Her mails will
arrive in London for the first delivery in
the morning, which will enable replies
to be sent by the Lucania, which sails
from Liverpool to-morrow, thus giving
the return mail to New York under a
fortnight.
THE FLEETWOOD RACES.
The Meeting May Be Brought to a
Close By the Police.
New York, Aug. 30.—1 tis altogether
probable that the trotting meeting in
progress at Fleetwood Park will be
brought to a close by the police. Acting
Chief Conlan said to-day that if the de
cision that the Percy Grey racing bill is
unconstitutional, reaches him, he will
have Inspector McCulloh proceed imme
diately to Fleetwood Park and close the
meeting. He said he had not yet re
ceived any official notification that
racing for sweepstakes was unconstitu
tional, and until he is in receipt of an
official notice, that such is the case, he
will take no action in the matter.
GREAT FALLING OFF IN TEXAS.
The Cotton Crop is 35 Per Cent. Below
That of Last Year.
Galveston, Texas, Aug. 30.—The
News to morrow will print its third crop
report for this season, indicating a de
crease of 35 per cent, compared with last
year.
Complaint is universal in central,
east and Dorth T xas of boll worms,
sharp shooters and shedding. In north
east Texas, too much rain fell, and as a
consequence the plant is fruiting badly.
The most conservative estimate that can
be made is a crop of 35 per cent, below
that of ast year. What Texas has lost
in cotton is more than made up in the
immense corn crop, which is now be
yond the point where it can he damaged.
FOURTEEN MINERS DROWNED.
And Their Bodies Must Lie in the Wa
ter tor 9 eeks.
Central City, Col., August 30. —
Twenty-nine men were working in the
Sleepy Hollow and Americus mines
when last night’s disaster occurred. All
who escaped were engaged in points
above the line of the break. All below
at the time, fourteen in number, were
almost instantly submerged and their
bodies must lie there for weeks.
The calamity has not been unexpected
owing to a dispute between the several
mines in the group over the question of
drainage.
RALEIGH, N. C., SATURDAY, AUGUST 31. !595.
TO HELP THE CUBANS
A FILIBUSTERING PARTY OF
TWENTY MEN ARRESTED
IN NEW JERSEY.
ARMS AND AMMUNITION SEIZED
They Chartered a Tug Boat to Take
Them From Wilmington, Delaware,
to Penn’s Grove, New Jersey, Where
They Were to Await a Steamer Which
was to Take Them to Cuba—Pris
oners Will not be Allowed to Make
any Statement Till put on Trial.
Wilmington, Del., Aug. 30.— Twenty
men were brought here to-day from
Penn’s Grove, N. J., and lodged in jail,
charged with violation of the neutrality
laws in having organized a hostile ex
pedition to Cuba. They are still here in
custody of the United Btates authorities
and wi 1 be arraigned on Monday.
The names of the accused, are:
Pedro Belaucour, Guar do I.audo, Antonia
Ruiz, Frederico Mootalvo, Frank Fouilo,
Pablo Esteben, Frank Navodo, Vincente
Caullo, Ysmael G’ejos, Braulin Peno, Edward
Sauri, Manuel Loyalo, Edward Yero, Jose
R. Gomez, Justo Caveno, Gerado M. Dom
eno, Martimo Marienen, Pable Monocal,
Romouo Perasa, Casoue Toronto.
They are from Philadelphia and New
Yo:k, and were arrested under orders
issued by the Treasury Department. A
hearing will he given them to morrow
morniug.
It has been expected for .several months
that a Cuban tilibus r ering party was at
work in this city. To night it i 3 learned
that they have had qua;ters at 717
Market street, here, and that at least
one,if not more,expeditions to Cuba nave
been dispatched from this city.
On Monday the United States authori
tiesh°re ver" notified by detective Gay
lord. of the Pinkerton agency in Pnila
delphia, that auotner expedition was
about lo take its departure. Detective
Gayiord and several of bis associates
came the next day. United States De
puty Marshal Hewsen E. Lannen and sev
eral assistants, together with the police
authorities, have been keeping a close
watch ever since.
They noticed a number of suspicious
characters loitering about the cigar store
in the neighborhood of the Junta and
discovered that one of these had gone to
the office of Charles Warner Co., yester
day and chartered the tug Taurus, to
carry freight to Penn’s Grove. They
shadowed the tug until nhe left her
wharf in this city at midnight last night.
It was known beforehand by the au
thorities that the alleged filibustering
party was to wait at Penn’s Grove for a
steamer to o-ome from Philadelphia to
take them to Cuba. The name of this
steamer is not known, but it was learned
that she was not expected to arrive at
Penn’s Grove until midnight to night.
The pursuing party, therefore, permitted
the men they were watching to load
their freight aud embark their passen
gers without molestation, and saw them
sail in the direction of Penn’s Grove,
whither some of the detectives had been
sent to await developments.
At five o’clock this afternoon Marshal
Lannen, with several assistants, Detec
tive Gayiord and two associates and a
squad of police under Captain Kane
boarded the tug Maria and sailed to
Penn’s Grove. There they found the
fiarty who had chartered the Taurus,
ounging about the railroad station, and
put them under arrest. When they over
hauled the freight in the hall of the
Taurus, they found that it consisted of
twenty-seven cases of arms, a large
quantity of ammunition, provisions,
clothing, etc.
All of this was seized and the party
returned to Wilmington. Noneof the pris
oners have been permitted to make any
statement and it is not thought that they
will be until they are arraigned in court.
An expedition very similar to the one
which came to grief to-day, put to sea in
the tug Bertha about three weeks ago,
and it is understood that its members
were Basely landed in Cuba.
HOME RULE FOR CUBA.
The Leaders of the Autonomist Party
Outline a Policy.
Havana, Aug. 30.—At a reunion last
night of the leaders of the Au'onomist
party, an agreement was entered into
providing for an active propoganda in
the interest of the party. An effort will
be made to bring to the attention of the
Spanish Government, the necessity of the
establishment of the principle of home
rule, thus, it is hoped, satisfying the
liberal elements, and putting an end to
the struggle with the insurgents. By this*
means, it is thought that the insurgents
who, acting in good faith, have taken up
arms against the government, may be
induced to surrender.
Munitions of War Seized.
Washington, D. 0., Aug. 30. —The
Treasury Dei artment to day received a
telegram from Col ector of Customs Cot
trell at Cedar Keys, Fla., saying that at
the instigation of the Spanish Consul at
Tampa, he had seized, at a point 20 miles
from Cedar Keys, 150 Remington rifles,
a quantity of cartridges and eleven kegs
of p wder which were to have been
shipped to Cuba.
Pierce Challenges Zeigler.
Boston, Mas-., Aug. 80 —Leslie C.
Fierce challenges Owen Zeigler to a
twenty-round contest at 133 pounds,
and the Eureka Club of Baltimore has
been asked to offer a purse for the match.
Pierce will iusist on Zeigler posting a
sufficient weight forfeit to insure his
coming to the light weight limit.
GOOD DEAL OF A FARCE
THE THIRD TRIAL RACE BE
TWEEN YACHTS VIGILANT
AND DEFENDER.
VIGILANT AGAIN BADLY BEATEN
Defender Was Not Sailed tor All She
Was Worth But Still She Was Win
ner by Five Minutes, Twelve Seconds
—Valkyrie ■Also Took a Short Spin
all by Herself—The Committee Se
lects Delender to Meet Valkyrie in
the Race for America’s Cup.
New York, August 30. —The third so
called trial race between Defender and
Vigilant which took place to day, was a
good deal of a farce. Defender won over
a course of ten miles to windward and re
turn by five minutes and twelve seconds,
when she could have crossed finish line
anywhere from eight to ten minutes
ahead of Vigilant if she had been sailed
for all she was worth. The magnificent
showing that Defender made yesterday
in all kinds of weather and on all points of
sailing created so much enthusiam that
Mr. O. O. Iselin, the chief manager of
the syndicate which built the yacht, may
have come to the conclusion that the
boat uncovered her qualities too much,
and possibly he decided to pull back a
little to-day. Defender made a tack
just berore rounding the outer mark
which she would have had no occasion
to do if she had been well handled, and
which cost her a minute or more. In
ail the beating down to the outer mark
Defender was sailed with a rap full or
mere. No effort at anytime was made
to keep her pointed up to the wind.
Vigilant, on the other hand, was sailed
a* she always is, in the most, sportsman
like manner.
Yesterday in a beat of eight miles De
fender heat Vigilant five minutes and
five seconds; on a run before the wind,
the keel boat beat the centre board over
the same distance two minutes and thir
teen seconds, when the wind was light.
To-day, when there was a good breeze
at the start, ten miles an hour, which in
creased a couple of miles before the
racers turned the outer mark, Defender
in a ten-mile leg beat Vigilant only five
minutes and twenty-two seconds; and on
the run home before the wind, during
which there was never more than an
eight knot breeze, Vigilant picked up
off! seconds. Yesterday the waftr was
as smooth as a mill pond. To
day whitecaps appeared here and
there, but there was no sea that
could be called heavy or even choppy.
The tug Luckenbach, bearing the com
mittee, got down to the Scotland Light
ship about 10:30 and at once notified
the contestants that the course would
be from the Scotland, East southeast,
which was dead to windward ten miles
and return. Tne preparatoay whistle
was blown promptly at 11 o’clock. The
.signal to start was blown ten minutes
later. After five beats the Yachts had
two |minutes within which to cross
the line or be handicapped.
After crossing the line on the star
board tack Vigilant was the first to
come about. Defender went in stays,
too, and although she came up into the
wind five or six seconds later than Vigi
lant, she was full on the other tack be
tore the center boarder. When both
boats had come around to the port tack,
Defender was scarcely a sixteenth of a
mile ahead m that first five minutes of
the race. At 11:29 Vigilant went about
again and Defender followed suit in
stantly.
The breeze freshened to about twelve
knots an hour at this time, and both
racers felt it simultaneously. They
stood on a long board, and it was not
until 12:01 that Defender came about.
Vigilant remained on the same track
until 12:03.
Ten minutes later Defender came
around to the starboard and crossed
Vigilant’s bow. She stood on that tack
for three minutes and then came about
to port well on Vigilant’s weather bow,
and stood down for the outer mark. It
looked as though she could have made
the mark, but she did not. She made a
couple of tacks before rounding. Vigi
lant made a good long tack to port and
then came about to stand well over to the
eastward. Her next tack brought her
around the mark with ease. The
rounding was marked by the usual
demonstration from the small fleet of
steam yachts and excursion boats that
assembled to witness the scene. De
fender was five minutes and twenty
two seconds ahead. She gibed over and
prepared for her run before the wind
home. But that preparation which in
cluded the setting of the spinnaker and
the balloon jib topsail, was perfected in
a very slow manner. Then came the run
home before the wind, which had held
true from east to southeast.
In view of Defender’s great work yes
terday on a run before the wind, many
people thought she should beat Vigilant
to-day. On the contrary, Vigilant gain
ed ten seconds on her, and Defender was
the winner by five minutes, twelve
seconds, as the following official time
table will show:
Start Outer Finish Elapsed
mark time-
DefcuUer, U;10:08 12:47.25 2:01:18 2:52:10
Vigilant, 11:10:18 12:53:42 2:07:10 2:57:22
The racers had not proceeded a mile
on their course when the English yacht
Valkyrie loomed up to the northward
beating down from the point of Sandy
Hook. She was never nearer to Vigi
laut than five miles; but even at that
distance it could bee seen that the chal
lenger kicked up a good deal of fuss in
in the water.
Valkyrie did not come near Defender
and Vigilant until the very close of the
race, when she drew up to the finish
line and witnessed the Defender’s suc
cess.
The America’s Committee formally
decided at a meeting held on the com
mittee’s boat this afternoon that they
had selected Defender to meet Valkyrie
for the America’s cup.
BASEBALL YESTERDAY.
At Washington: (first game,) r. h. k.
Washington, 100000040—5 7 5
St. Louts, 00 11 00 001— 0 7 3
Batteries: Buckingham, Gilroy anil Mc-
Guire; Kissenger and Pietz. Attendance
2,000.
.At Washington, (second game,) R. rr. a.
*> ashington, 30 0 0 1 0— 4 5 4
St. Louis, 011 030— 5 0 0
Batteries: Corbett and McGuire; Mc-
Dougal and Pietz. Attendance 2,300.
At Baltimore: (first game,) r. h. k.
Baltimore, 00 32 11 01*— 8 11 1
Pittsburg, 00010 0 000—1 4 4
Batteries: Esper and Robinson; Hart,
Hawley and Mack.
At Baltimore: (second game,) r. h. r.
Baltimore, 4000 1041 *—lo 13 l
Pittsburg, 00000 0 000—0 5 4
Batteries: McMahon and Robinson; Moran
and Merritt. Attendance 7,100.
At Philadelphia: r. h. b.
Philadelphia, 220210010—8 12 l
Chicago, 500100000—8 9 2
Batteries: Lucid and Clements; Parker
and Donohue, Attendance 4,933.
At New Y'ork: n. h. b.
New York, 0 2 0 5 0 2 2 0 *—ll 13 3
Cincinnati, 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0— 4 10 2
Batteries: Meekin and Wilson: Dwycrund
Vaughn. Attendance 1,500.
At Brooklyn: r. h. b.
Brooklyn, 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0— 5 8 4
Louisville, 1 0 2 0 0 0 00 3 8 9 «
Batteries: Gumbertand Dailey;Cunning
ham and Spies. Attendance i.ooo.
At Boston: a. h. e.
Boston, 002 11 0 0 00— 4 7 4
Cleveland, 22000021 1— 8 12 3
Batteries: htivetts and Ganzell: Knell,
Young and Zimmer. Attendance 8,000.
llow the Clubs Stand.
clubs. Won. Lost. PrCt.
Baltimore, 67 38 .650
Cleveland, 70 40 .636
Brooklyn, 59 46 .562
Boston, 57 45 .559
Philadelphia, 59 45 .567
Pittsburg, 59 49 .546
Chicago, 57 50 .533
Cincinnati, 54 49 .524
New York, 55 50 .524
Washington, 31 65 .323
St. Louis, 33 73 .314
Louisville, 25 78 .242
Where they Flay To-Day.
Cleveland at Boston.
Louisville at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at New York.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
Pittsburg at Baltimore.
St. Louis at Washington.
A NEW SOUTHERN INDUSTRY.
Plant for the Manufacture of Steel to
be Established.
Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 30.— -The era
of successful and profitable iron making
in the South is to be followed by the
manufacture of steel. Experiments, it is
claimed, prove that steel of the best
quality can be made, cheaper in this dis
trict than at any other point. The oper
ation of a small experimental plant in
this city, has, it is said, demonstrated
the commercial success of the under
taking. It is therefore proposed to or
ganize here a plant to manufacture steel
billets, plate, structure iron and rails
from Birmingham pig by the open hearth
basic process. Large quantities of this
pig have been successfully handled by
steel mills at Cleveland, Pittsburg, and
other points.
BISSELL DENIES THE REPORT.
Says the Vacancy on the Supreme Bench
has not Been Offered Him.
Marion, Mass., Aug. 30.—Ex-Post
master General Bissell has joined his
family who are spending the season here.
Mr. Bissell says there is no truth what
ever in the report that be has been
offered the place on the United Btates
Supreme Court bench, made vacant Dy
the death of Justice Jackson.
He Calls on the President.
Buzzard’s Bay, Mass., Aug. 30.
Ex Postmaster General Bissell, called
upon the President to-day, coming over
from Marion early this morning. Mr.
Cleveland entertained him until late
this afternoon.
THE RAVAGES OF BOLL WORMS.
They are flinch Worse Than the
Planters Will Admit.
Vicksburg, Miss., Aug. 80—The
Commercial Herald priuts an interview
with Warden Jenkins of the State Peni
tentiary, in which he declares that the
ravages of boll worms in the Delta are
much worse than the planters are willing
to believe. He has just returned from
Bolivar and Washington counties, where
these pests are almost universally preval
ent and thinks they have destroyed a
third of the crop. He reports them as
also active in Tallahatchie, Ltflore,
Sunflower, Holmes, Issaquena and
Shark) counties.
MORE THIRD TERM TALK.
It Will be Different From Any Former
Movement of the Kind.
London, Aug. 30. —St. Clair McKel
way, editor of the Brooklyn Eagle, has a
letter in the Times this morning, in
which he declares if President Cleveland
is again nominated it will be quite differ
ent from any former movement in favor
of a third term. It will be a popular
protest against the limit, the earlier rea
son for which has ceased. It will be the
people’s act against conspiri :g politi
cians, Mr. McKelway concludes.
Flighting in the Congo Slate.
Brussels, Aug. 31.—The Independence
Beige has information that there has
been fierce lighting between the forces
of the Congo State and the Mahdists in
the District of Adda. Lieut. Casaart
and nineteen men were killed.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ft THING OF THE PAST
Til E TWENTY-SIXTH TRIENNIAL
CONCLAVE OF KNIGHTS
TEMPLAR.
THE INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS
Almost ihe Entire Day Devoted to the
Discussion of Constitution Revision
W ashington Will be the Headquar
ters of the Knights Templar—An In
vitation to Hold the First Triennial
Conclave of the Twentieth Century in
Atlanta—Committees Appointed.
Boston, Mass., Aug. 30.— The twenty
sixth triennial conclave of the Knights
Templar is a thing of the past. The
Grand Encampment wound up its busi
ness to day, installed its officers and to
night the last good-byes are being said,
and thousands of Sir Knights are leaving
for their distant homes.
The city is still brightly Illuminated
and the streets are crowded, but many
of the commanderies have disbanded.
Probably at least 5,000 Sir Knights will
remain in this locality for some time for
business and pleasure.
The Grand Encampment devoted al
most the entire day to the discussion of
constitutional revision. It was de
cided to make Washington the
headquarters of the Knights Tem
plar, and after 1898, if no invitation is
received from another place,the triennial
conclave will be held in that city. A
motion by Past Grand Commander E.
T. Carson, of Ohio, to levy a per capita
tax of 25 cents per year for the purpose
of maintaining the archives in the city
of Washington was referrrd to the next
conclave.
An invitation was received to hold the
first triennial conclave of the twentieth
century in Atlanta, Ga.
The following committees are ap
pointed :
Jurisprudence—J. H. Hopkins, of
Pennsylvania; J. C. Smith, of Illinois;
E. T. Carson, of Ohio; J. W. Fellows,
of New York; B. G. Witt, of Kentucky.
Finances- W. H. H. Soule, of Massa
chussetts; George Davis, of West Vir
ginia; G. W. Kendrick, of Pennsylvania;
E. C. Bird, of Connecticut; Frtl Green
wood, of Virginia.
Testimonials—J. C. Smith, Illinois; H.
L. Palmer, Wisconsin, and J. A. Geraty,
of Michigan.
Ihe grand officers elect were then in
stalled by Grand Commander McCurdy,
and resolutions were passed expressing
the thanks of the Grand Encampment
to the retiring Grand Commander. The
new Grand Master, Most Eminent Sir
Warren Larue Thomas, then appointed
the following officers;
Grand Prelate, Cornelius Twing, of
New York; Grand Standard Bearer, Thos.
O’Morris, of Tennessee; Grand Sword
Bearer, Edgar 8. Dudley, of Nebraska;
Grand Warden, J. A. Locke, of Maine;
Grand Captain of the Guard, F. H.
Thomas, Washington, D. C.
The Grand Encampment then adjourn
ed to meet in Pittsburg on the second
Tuesday of October, 1898.
Knights Visit the War Ships.
Boston, Mass., Aug. 39. —Four war
ships of the North Atlantic squadron,
comprising the flagship New York, the
Minneapolis, the Raleigh and the Mont
gomery, dropped anchor in the inner
harbor at 7:30 this morning. The ar
rival of the squadron was announced by
the booming of 13 guns fre m the navy
yard, the regulation salute to the Ad
miral of the fleet, which was answered
by a salute of 11 guns from the flagship.
At 8 o’clock the interesting ceremony
of “colors” was witnessed by thousands
of spectators, who lined the wharves,
and crowded the ferry boats and all small
craft available. Visitors will be allowed
on board the boats from 1 to sp. m.
daily. To morrow the chief interest
will center in the Minneapolis, when
she will be presented with a solid
silver service by the Minneapolis Com
manderies Knights Templars, who are
attending the triennial conclave in this
city. They will form at 9 a. m. and
march to the wharf headod by their
bands. It was first arranged that the
boats would only remain two days, but
it is now understood they will remain
four or five days and take coal beforo
leaving.
HE FELL FIVE STORIES.
The Falling Body Struck Another Man
Who Is Now Dying.
Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 30.— James
Beckmeister fell five stories from the top
of the World buildiug to the sidewalk to
day and was instantly killed. The body
of the falling man struck John Nickson
who was walking along the sidewalk,
with a terrific force, breaking the back
and both legs of the latter and he is
dying. Beckmeister was engaged with a
number of other men in placing a large
sign on the building. Tne accident was
caused by the slipping of ropes support
ing a swinging scaffold.
INMAN’S BODY FOUND.
The Young Cotton Mcr< h tut Washed
Ashore at South Beaeh,
South Beach, 8. I, Aug. 30.—The
body of Robert W. Inman the cotton
merchant who was drowned from his
yacht Adelaide, after a collision with the
steamer Perseus, Monday night, was
found on the beach at this place this
afternoon. There was no trouble about
identification, as the clothing and jew
elry were fully described in the circulars
spread broadcast, and moreover, there
were letters in tuo pockets addressed to
Inman.