Tie Weather To-day: SHOWERS.
The News and Observer.
VOL.XLVI. NO. 101.
LEADS ALL NORTH CAROLINA DAILIES II lEIS 111 GIRGUIA/ION.
THE DEATH ROLL
IS STILL RISING
The Brazos has Begun to Fall
at Sealey.
CONFRONTED BY FAMINE
DROPPING EXHAUSTED FROM
TREES INTO THE FLOOD.
NO RELIEF BOATS HAVE YET ARRIVED
Rumors of Great Loss of Life Near Richmond.
No Definite Information Obtainable.
Eight Lives Reported Lost
in Minnesota.
St. Louis. Mo., July (5.--A special to
tlfo Post-Dispatch from Dallas, Texas,
says:
At 11 o’clock today a short dispatch
was received from a lineman at Dewey,
just across the Brazos river from Sealey.
It read:
“River falling slowly since o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Conditions here
terrible. Everything in country swept
away. Large number of lives lost in
bottoms. Looks like starvation for those
* left. Situation not been exaggerated.
Several days before line repairs be made
with anything like system."
This telegram was received over the
first wire that has been working into
Sealey and Dewey for three days.
Deputy Sheriff Swearinger, at Sealey.
telephoned at noon:
“There is no improvement in this sec
tion of the flood district. If anything,
the situation is growing worse. No re
lief boats have yet reached here from
Houston or Galveston. Sealey and
neighboring towns have about exhausted
their resources. Another negro family
was drowned near here today. Several
other Ines have l»een lost since last
niaht. especially among the refugees on
the mound near Old San Pliillipe. A
number of negroes have fallen exhausted
from tre«« tops, after hanging there three
days and nights, and were drowned.
"A rumor is current here of great loss
of life near Richmond. Fort Beltd coun
ty. As we are cut off from all that
Southern section, definite information is
unobtainable: but the situation naturally
mast be as bad as here.”
FLOOD IN RED RIVER VALLEY.
St. Paul. Minn.. July t!.—■ -Eight lives
are rej>orted lost at Crookston, and uiueli
damage done all through the Red River
Valley by last night’s storm.
The only report thus far has been re
ceived from St. Cloud, having reached
that point by train. The railroads have
no details of the storm damage and tin
same is true of the telegraph companies.
The storm swept district is thinly set
tled and details are meager.
LIFE-SAVING BOATS TO AID.
Washington, July o—ln response to an
urgent request from th * District Super
intendent of the Life-Saving S<*rvi*-<* at
Galveston, Texas. General Superinten
dent Kimball today gave authority to
have life-saving boats sent on fiat ears
up the country to tnc Hooded district,
where it was reported tunny lives weic
in danger. The authority was promptly
acted on, and the Superintendent with
Keeper Haines, of the Galveston sta
tion. and Keeper White, of the Aransas
station, with'a crew, started with boats
late this afternoon.
BELIEF FOR FLOOD SFFFERERS
Damage to Crops Greatly Overestimated
- < lovernment Rat ions.
Galveston, Texas. July <l.—James Col
lison. Superintend' nt of Machinery for
the Santa Fe Railroad, arrrived in Gal
veston on the last through train the
road has been able to rim. The Brazos
river at Rosenberg is running wild. Mr.
Collision says, but with regard to the
ultimate damage he Is very optimistie.
He thinks the damages are greatly
overestimated and that the loss of crops
in tin* bottoms will be counter balanced
by the increased yields' on the uplands.
li«. left at noon on a special train for
the Hooded district, carrying provisions
for the destitute.
At Sunnyside, twelve miles from
Brookshire, the Brazos river is ordina
. rily two hundred yards wide. About
parallel with this and two and a half
miles away is Elm Creek, which is sel
dom over thirty feet wide and in mid
summer often dry. The two streams,
s-pacat's) by low bottom lands, are now
unit'd, making a river between live and
six milt s wide and from sixty to seventy
feet deep. Along the currents nineteen
people were r«*scuc'l yesterday in a
skiff s**nt from Houston. The people
were demolishing their shed* and oiit-
ImiiM's and making boxes that Ihey used
for boats.
Cattle were found rooting their heads
in the 1 roughs of trees making a pitiable
struggle for existence. At one point two
houses were seen coming down the
st »'■<•:*in. In one of thciir was a man and
two women and on the oilier a woman
am! live children were clinging for life
and calling for lu lp. One of these was a
tii • two-story affair, and tin* other was
a -mailer dwelling. They passed on
"THi *he foaming current and may have
struck an obstruction and been smashed
f • » icci s or found (heir wav into the
Gnir.
Twenty-five rowboats fuliy manned
and provisioned, left here today for the
section overflowed to assist, in saving
life and property.
Governor Sayers has been asked by
Representative \V. 11. Ellis to call a
special session of the Is'gislat lire t* * re
lieve tin- distress. The Santa Fe main
line trains have been abandoned be
tween Galveston and the Brazos river.
The Southern Facilie and Missouri.
Kansas and Texas bridges across the
Brazos river arc reported to have been
swept away this morning.
Reports from a special correspondent
of the News indicate that, while the
property loss in Hu- recent floods Inis
been enormous, the loss of life lias been
greatly exaggerated.
Every year the Brazos and Colorado
Valleys stiff' r from inundations. Cp to
the present Hood the greatest destruc
tion front the annual inundations was in
IS,So. This year the high water-mark
of ISS7. has been surpassed in Washing
ton, Austin, Fort Bend. Waller and Bra
zos counties in Southern Tex its. The
Brazos is falling rapidly lit the central
part of the Stilt**, the scene of last
week’s flood.
The flood reached tin* Southern part
of the State Sunday night and Monday.
The planters had received ample warn
ing. but many negroes remained in tie*
Brazos Valley. believing the water
would not reach higher than in ISS.I.
From Lotto to 2.000 colored people were
caught in the valley, in Austin, Waller,
and Fort Bend counties, and were
forced to take to the trees and house
tops.
The War Department lias authorized
Governor Sayers to distribute ten thou
sand army rations among the Hood suf
ferers, the rations to be furnished the
Governor from San Antonio. These
rations will be distributed at Rich
mond, Thompson, Wallis. Rosenberg.
Dunkc, Areola. Fill shear, Chenango, Co
lumbia. Velasco, Navasoto. Calvert;
Unarm*, Bryan and Brenlmm. In addi
tion to the War Department rations,
Houston and Galveston have sent sev
eral carloads of groceries into flic
flood'd district.
As to crops, cotton is not lost. It is
entirely washed out in some places, but
on the whole more good than harm, has
been done *to crops by tin* floods. Cot
ton will be replanted in most cases. Corn
has sourid in most localities, but tin*
crop is not an entire loss. There is
plenty of time to raise cotton before
January, 11100.
The next trouble will be at Velasco,
the mouth of the Brazos, which |M»int
■the floods reached today. Tin* town
may la* out off from communition with
the world for a day or so t> but no loss
of life is anticipated.
DEATH UNDER WHEELS
A BRAKEMAN CUT IN TWO IN THE GREENS
BORO YARD.
loan and Trust Company lo b? Organized.
Looking for Ha r dwood Factory Site.
Cotton Mills to Enlarge.
Greensboro, X. C., July <».—(Special,i
- A. W. Wagner, a white hrakeman who
lives at Beiiaja, was run over and
killed at the yard here today tit 12
o’clock while shifting. lie had stepped
off on one brack, while his train was
shifting, and the regular yard shifter
struck him and cut his body in two
jo sit above the hips. He died in a
short while.
'1 In* Greensboro Loan and Trust Com
pany is the name of a strong banking
concern that will lie organized here
soon.
A party was here today looking for a
site for a hard wood factory.
The Htieojiniga Cotton Mills tire to
enlarge their capacity about forty per
cent soon.
RESTRAINING ORDER GRANTED.
Prevents Transfer of Stock to tin* At
lanta Railway Com puny, a Trust.
Atlanta. Gn.. July <!.-■■■Judge Candler
late tonight tit his home in Edgewood,
granted a temporary restraining order
against the Atlanta Railway and Powe>*
Company, preventing the further trans
fer of stock of tin* Atlanta Rni’way
Company and tin* Atlanta Consolidated
Railway to the first named corporation.
'1 his action was the result of a bill filed
by the State of Georgia and a number of
citizens of Atlanta, which sets forth
that the combination of tin* Atlanta
Railway Company and tin* Consolidated,
retenlly perfected in Baltimore by tin*
trust comnany of Georgia, is a trust
with the intent of killing competition,
and is therefore unconstitutional. The
transfer of the stock of the two com
panies lias been partially complet-d, ami
the effect of tile restraining order is
that further transfer must cease and the
street railways of Atlanta be operated
for the present under their old nnin-igi
incuts. Judge Candler set the hearing
for Saturday, July loth, im'css the de
fendants desire to reply sootier. Il
the bonds of the new company are held
in Baltimore.
MOHAWKS ENDORSE BRYAN.
Buffalo, X. V., July <». —The Mo
hawks, a Democratic organization, said
to comprise tiOO wigwams and over 50,-
< 100 active members, which have been in
secret session here since the third in
stant, have elected officers and ad
journed to meet next year in tin* city
selected for the National Ih-nmcraio-
Convention, otic week prior to that con
vention. Steps were taken to begin im
mediately tin* work of organizing new
wigwams.
The National Executive Committee
was reduced from 1” to 7 members. Tin*
resolutions adopted denounced trusts and
monopolies; endorsed Bryan and free
silvi r and opposed militarism.
KALEIGII, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 7, 1899.
HEROES OF BALER
ROW AT MANILA
A Band of Spanish Spartans
Cheered by Filipinos,
MOST OF THEM BOYS
KILLED THEIR CAPTAIN WHO
WOULD HAVE SURRENDERED
L<VTER FAMINE DRIVE THEM TO YIELD
Surrender, d Den With Full Honors of War.
Arrangements Mide byJSpanish Com
missione s With Aguinaldo
for Releaseof Prisoners.
Manila. July (i.—7 a. an.—The Spanish
commissioners who went to Tarlaeh for
a conference with Aguinaldo regarding
tin* surrender of the .Spanish prisoners
iti the hands of the Filipinos, returncl
fcicre last night. Chairman Del Rio, of
the eonmiissh.n, said tin* release of all
the prisoners had been practically ar
ranged for, but it would he* necessary
to consult the Spanish Government be
fore the agreement could Ik* ratified. He
declined to give the terms of the ar
rangement, or to say whether these con
templated a ransom. He .asserted, how
evr, that Aguinaldo had already issued
a decree for the release of tin* civilian
officials ami the sick soldiers.
The commissioners, with tin* remnant
of the Spanish garrison, of Baler, on the
east (east of Luzon, and a numlK-r of
civilian prisoners. were escorted by
Filipino soldiers from Tarlaeh. to tin
American outposts at San Fernando, and
came to Manila by the night train.
The heroes of tin* long defence of
Baler, where the •Spaniards resisted sin
insurgent siege fur more than a year,
formed a picturesque band. Lieutenant
M artin. the only surviving officer, march
ed them through the streets. There are
only 22. and most of them tin* im,»r** boy
in faded blue cotton uniforms and r**u
shirts. They are barefooted.
A crowd of Spanish men and women
embraced them weeping and shouting
their praises. They tell a remarkable
story. It appears that tin* Captain, sev
eral tiqies proposed to surrender, but
tin* soldiers refused. Finally some
months ago he tried to raise a white
flag. Thereupon, Lieutenant Martin kill
ed him with his own sword.
Their food supply gave out entirely a
week ago, and they surrendered to the
Filipinos with all tin* honors of war.
They were allowed to keep their aims,
and they say they marched from Bahv.
with a Filipino esiort. and carrying
guns through several insurgent ramps,
everywhere being cheered and feted.
DECISION AGAINST -SAMPSON.
Not Entitled to I’ay as Rear Admiral
Because of Senate’s Attitude.
Washington, July <». —Mr. Mitchell.
Acting Comptroller of the Treasury, lias
rcplnd to an inquiry from Pay Inspec
tor Burtis on the United States flagship
New York, at Port of Spain, Trinidad,
as to the rate of pay to which Rear
Admiral W. T. S ampson is entitled from
August Kith, ISDN, when he v.as com
missioned it Rear Admiral, to March
4th, ISI lit, the date when Congress ad
joiirned. The essential facts in con
nection with Admiral Sampson's ad
vancement are given by the Bureau of
Navigation as follows:
“Rear Admiral William T. Sampson
was advanced eight numbers and ap
pointed it Rear Admiral in the Navy for
eminent and conspicuous conduct in bat
tle winder tin* provisions of Section 1,5015
of the Revised Statutes, from the Kith
day of August, INON, and an ad interim
commisMion was issued him from that
date. This advancement the Semite
failed to confirm prior lo adjournment.”
Acting Comptroller Mitchell in the
course of his decision says:
“The advancement in numbers author
izedl by Section 1.7*1 It I does not create
a vacancy within the meaning of the
Constitution from the time when tin*
President decides to recommend such
advancement, nor is any vacancy cre
ated prior to the date when the Senate
concurs in the President’s reeommenda
rion. It js not simply the filling of an
ollice: it is an adjudication not by tin*
President alone, but by tin* President
and Senate, upon the question of wheth
er the acts of heroism constitute suffi
cient ground for advancement, and until
such combined action is had, no ad
vancement takes place, and no vacancy
exists to be filled. The President and
Senate together constitute a forum to
pass upon questions of advancement in
numbers under this section of the Re
vised Statutes. 1 am o£ the opinion,
therefore, and so decide that as the
Senate did not consent to tin* advance
ment of Rear Admiral Sampson, no
authority exists for paying him as Rear
Admiral from tin* date when In* was
commissioned as such for eminent and
conspicuous conduct in battle, to the ad
journment of the session of the Senate
at which such advancement was pro
posed.”
Tin* President yesterday remarked
that he would like to take iiy the hand
ami thank every volunteer in the Phil
ippines for remaining there and assist
ing in tin* work heyond the term of his
enlistment.
SOUTHERN GROCERS CONVENE.
Large .and Enthusiastic meeting at
') Battery Park Hotel.
Asheville, X. July <s.—The eighth
annual convention of tin* Southern Gro
cers Association, the largest and most
enthusiastic in tin* history of the or
ganization was called to order tit Bat
tery Park Hotel this morning by Presi
dent E. E. Leigh. Jr., of Richmond. Ya.
In his annual report President Leigh
advised more interest in the Association,
and outlined a plan for a more perfect
organization and co-operation, of tie*
wholesale trade. He concluded as fol
lows:
“I counsel every delegate here to ap
proach tin* consideration of this scheme
with a mijul free from prejudice against
manufacturers as a class or any particu
lar manufacturer. Great purposes and
large measures cannot successfully pro
ceed from narrow and prejudiced minds.
The guiding thought, eon trolling consid
eration must be the disenthralment of
ymtr own interests, not an assault upon
others. Our idea should be to deliver an
effective blow against the misapprehen
sion that, exists between jobbers and
manufacturers to the end that they
may perform their joint service to the
public at a minimum of cost and maxi
mum of efficiency, and that standing on
nlans of equal dignity and respect, legiti
mate compensation arising from such
serviie shall he on a fair basis propor
tioned btw’een these two classes of ser
vants. Moved by these considerations
and working intelligently and diligently
your undertakings will succeed. 1 am
prepared to say that the largest manu
facturers of the country will wish you
success.”
Arbuckle & Company sent the Asso
ciation their check for .$2.000 “as a free
and unsolicited contribution toward tin*
prosecution of the excellent work so
ably presided over by your good self.”
About .“(Ml delegates are present.
DEATH OF MAJOR DRKiWRY.
Richmond, Ya.. July <!.—Major Au
gustus 11. Drewry. owner of tin* his
toric Westover estate on James River,
died in this city to-night, aged N.'l years.
He bad been prominently identified with
the business interests of Richmond, was
a Major in the Confederate Army, an 1
widely known among leading agricultur
ists. At the breaking out of the Civil
War he owjncd the place on which is sit
uated Drew"rey's Bluff, and it was prin
cipally through his urging that flit* Con
federate authorities converted the fluff
into the stronghold which proved such a
great defence to the city of Richmond.
FOUR SHOTS AT EX KING
NARROW ESCAPE OF MILAN, FORMER
MONARCH OF SERVI 1 ,
The Would be Assissin at Ytt Unidentifi d by
the Po'ice. Milan Corgralulaled
on His Escp r .
Belgrade, Servia. July 0. —Former
King Milan, father of King Alexandria
of Servia, narrowly escaped assassina
tion here this evening.
4 lie would-be murderer is under ar
rest. He tired four revolver shots, one
of which slightly grazed His Majesty,
another wounding in tin* hand Adjutant
Lnkiteh. who was with him.
At tin* time tin* attack was made,
about half past six. King Milan was
driving through Michael street in tin
open carriage.
The would-be assassin is about twenty
eight years old, and has not yet been
identified by the police.
Du his return to the palace. King
-Milan received the congrutillations of
the members of the Cabinet and the
diplomatic corps upon liis escape.
Later in tin* evening King Alexandria
drove through Michael street and was
enthusiastically received by the popu
lace.
THE “WORLD DO MOVE.”
A Quick Freight Shipment Via the Sea
board Air Line.
Says the Raleigh (X. C.) News and
Observer of June Kith: The transporta
tion facilities of this day and generation
are simply wonderful; the I'ilot Cotton
Mills wired Monday afternoon to New
York for some dye stuffs to be sent by
freight, tin* goods were shipped that
afternoon, and rein-lied Raleigh Wednes
day night by tin* Seaboard Air Lne,
and were being used on Thursday morn
ing in the dye house of flu* Pilot Cotton
Mills for coloring goods, which they in
some instances ship as far West as San
Francisco. Truly “the world do move."
ISTHMIAN CANAL BOARD.
Washington. July (!. —The Isinmian
Canal Commission, the successor of the
Nicaragua Canal Commission, hold an
all-day session today but refuse Ito
make pub lie anything beyond a general
statement to the “fleet that they had
been considering the details of the work
before the various committees.
The observation work begun by the
old commission is being kept up tnd
four additional men will be sent to the
field by Saturday’s steamer from New
York. They are J. O. Jones, of Ala
bama, and Thomas F. Boltz, of Phila
delphia, both with tin* expedition last
year, and Stanford A. Harris, of North
Carolina, and W. C. G. Magruder, cf
Washington, both new appointees.
The eo-nimissiou is hurrying to make
ii]> its field plans and it is thought the
majority of the members will sail for
tin* Isthmus by the end of July.
An all-round writer ought to be able
to get ap a good circular.
YACHT COLUMBIA
SHOWS HER HEELS
The Defender Left Far Be
hind in the Race.
COLUMBIA MAY KEEP CUP
SIR THOMAS WILL GO HOME
SORROWING.
COLUMBIA WON BY THREE MINUIES
She Would Have Done Much Be ti '.Had Her
Sails Fitted as Well as Those of the
Defender. An Fxci'ingand
Beautiful Race.
New York, July <s.—-Over a triangular
course of thirty miles in comparatively
liglit winds the new Iseiiii-Morgau yacht
Columbia to-day vanquished tin* \ amler
bilt yacht lb fender -and convinced the
yachtsmen who miw the royal struggle
that she is worthy of defending the pre
cious trophy which Sir T homas Lipton
and his merry tars hope to take hack
with llu m in tin* Shamrock next fall.
Based upon the shewing she made ns
a better Ik.at than tin* Defender under
adverse conditions the nautical sharps
are strongly convinced that Sir '[ humus
will sail home without the silver mug.
the possession of xvhieh has given us tin*
yachting supri rinacy of the world since
1851.
To-day's race plainly demonstrated
that, no matter how skillfully constructed
a yacht may he, tier sailing and ability
to go to windward may be killed by im
perfectly setting sails.
The Columbia wen the nice* by a mar
gin of 'three minutes fifty-three seconds
tunofficial time.) There is no doubt she
would have won by a larger margin
her sacs had fitted as well as the De
fender's.
But to-day’s race was an unsatisfac
tory one. Shifting, baffling winds and
f* had. In top*. wtb d ; rt.v o:.u squalls
made the conditions anything but idea,
for yn< lit racing.
in wi ml ward work the Columbia with
sails drawing badly, demonstrated her
superiority, and in a long reach with
sheets eas'd, sin* outfeoted the Vander
hilt boat. Sudden shifting of the wind
prevented a trial at limning with
spinnakers. In light weather, close hill
ed. therefore, it can la* said that she is
undoubtedly the Defender’s superior, but
what she can: do in a piping breeze re
mains to be seen.
Through a blunder or by design Cap
tain Barr, of the Columbia, gave tin*
Defender a start equal to her time al
lowance. about two minutes. The beat
to windward made a beautiful race. The
interest was intense. The Columbia
seemed more tender than the Defender
--iuo.re tender but perhaps more stately
as she lay down to work. Miniature
cataracts poured from her glistening
decks when the water spurted twenty
feet high from her hows, but as she
lifted beautifully she Looked like a huge
gull rising from the water. Then the
talent began to get nervous. .Gradually
but surely, the Defender was drawing
ahead. It did not take the yachtsmen
long to discover the cause. The Defend
er’s sails tit to perfection, while those of
the Columbia were loose and cracked in
tin* ten-knot breeze.
Half an hour later the wind sank to
about five knots and immediately the
sails of tin* Columbia began to draw,
and she began to gain upon her ad ver
sa r.v.
The Columbia continued to gain on
every tack, and a few minutes 'before ill:*
first mark was reached, she crossed the
Defender's how on the starboard tack.
Then tin* nautical sharps breathed easier.
Sue rounded the stake exactly one min
ute ahead o. the Defender.
On the long reae'a for the second mark,
with the wind abeam, the Columbia
gained 58 seconds. It was now only a
question of how much the Columbia
would beat the Defender, and .many of
the steamers and tugs headed back for
the finish. Gracefully and noiselessly
the Columbia swept over the invisible
finish line, and when she crossed she was
given a royal salute.
-Vs the Defender crossed the line she
also was greeted with a demonstration
quite as enthusiastic and prolonged.
Herbert Leeds, on lie-half of Mr. Iselin.
said after the race that tin* friends of
the Colum.oa were very well satisfied,
and hoped to do better when their sails
wen* made more trim.
The race to-day was an informal trial
for a cup offered hv the New York Yacht
Club.
!’K.VDERSON AND MeKINLEY.
Washington. July (>. —General Hender
son. of lowa, the prospective -Speaker of
the House, had a conference with the
President today, luit at the conclusion
of the call stated that no general ques
tions had been discussed.
Win n asked as to the prospects of an
extra session of Congress he said:
“For myself I have never thought
that Congress would be called together
in advance of the regular time, for 1
leave never thought there was any oooa
sieiv for an extra session.”
A passenger train on the Burlington
read was wrecked last night near Wald
ron. Mo, A special train bearing sur
geons was sent fi*om Kansas City to the
scene of the wreck.
PRICF Wf vß CENTS.
POP FI. w ATLL NOT FUSE.
-D
They Ar< sj >n the Matter of Hold
ing trie Philippines.
Terre Haute. I ml.. July U. -Mortimer
G. Rankin, chairman of the Populist
National committee, stated today that
the Populists would not form a fusion
with the Democrats for the coming cam
paign. Mr. Rankin said that th *
Populists will hold their national con
vention one month prior to that of
either the Democratic or Republican
conventions. On this account the Popu
lists will prepare their own platform
anil nominate their own candidates.
Mr. Rankin stated that In* was not
willing to say much concerning the
party’s views for the* approaching
campaign, as it had been the desire of
the Ci'iitraf commit tin; to leave the
ether two political parties in the dark
as regards its movements and plans;
he stated, however, that the party was
split up on the matter of holding the
Philippine Islands. Some of the mem
bers of the party counselled having
nothing more to do with them, while
others are in favor of keeping them,
lighting the war with the Filipinos
until they are brought to terms and then
making a republic there.
YELLOW PEYER ON BOARD.
The McClellan Arrives in New York
From Santiago.
New York. July 15.—The Transport Mc-
Clellan arrived today from Santiago
and was detained at quarantine. Her
surgeon iv|mrts that three of the pas
sengers have yellow fever.
Health Officer Doty says lie w ill trans
fer the sic., to Swinburne Island. The
transport and the effects of the passen
gers and crew will be disinfected. \ll
on board will be detained for five days
after the dininfectiou is urcnmplisLcd.
NO REASON FOR ALARM.
Washington. July <5. —T.n* Marine
Hospital Service is of the opinion that
there is no cause of alarm in the am
val of the McClellan with yellow' fever
aboard. The fever undoubtedly d« vel
oped after tile vessel left ( aba as other
wise those infected would lave Peon
detained.
Fever ships have arrived frequently
. at Northern puts. but owing ‘.o climatic
j coinlit ions there is no i *ri< of an ont-
I break of yellow fever as would be tin*
| ease at a Southern port. Moreover in
being at the quarantine station, the v**s
s,‘l is i xaetly where sin* should be to
minimize all risks.
A CALL TO DEMOCRATS
BIMETALLIC LEAGUE ASKS THEM TO AS
SEMBLE AT CHICAGO.
The Dale is the 20th Instant, the Business
Deviling Plans for a More Thorough
Organization.
( ovington. Ky.. July <5. —Tin* organi
zation committee of the League of Bime
tallist clubs of the Ohio Yalley today
sent out circulars to all States inviting
Democrats to meet at noon Thursday,
July 20th. ;il the Palmer House, in Chi
eago. to devise plans for a more thorough
organization, especially, in Mu* pivotal
States of Ohio, Indiana. Illinois and
Kentucky. The Democratic National
Committee will meet at the Palmer
House, July 20th. The circular is sign
ed by James P. Tarvin. chairman, and
Allen W. Clark. Secretary, and con
cludes iis follows:
“The committee is inviting to this
meeting Democrats till over tile country
who are known to favor the r* adoption
of the Chicago platform of 1800 with
out an omission, and who are opposed to
anything in the nature of a compromise
or a concession its to any principle in
volved in that platform. The L 'ague,
which appointed this commit tee is parti
cularly and primarily interested in ihe
cause of bimetallism at lb to 1, an !
w ill work especially for its advancement
though it is assumed that the new con
vention will also declare agains* trusts
and imperialism.”
WHEELER ORDERED TO MANILA
The General Highly Pleased —Preparing
to Cross the Continent Saturday.
Washington, July (5. Brigadier Gene
ral Joseph Wheeler was today ord**r.*d
to report to General Otis at Manila,
for service in the Philippine Islands.
General \\ heeler is nuteh pleased with
his assignment to the Philippine Islands.
“1 believe now that the rebellion is on
and thill it should he stamped out." lie
said tonight. “The sooner it is done,
the better it will be for the Filipinos, as
well as for the United States. Ever.'
loyal American should support the Ad
ministration in its effort to terminate the
strife and to set up good government in
the Philippines. 1 am glad to he aide
to lend my aid to the Government at this
time, when it is in need of support. I
shall place myself at the disposal of
General Otis, and endeavor to do my
duty as a soldier.”
General Wheeler is making prepara
tions to leave for Sail Francisco Sat
urday.
DEATH OF ROBERT BONNER.
Former Publisher of the New York
Ledger and Owner of Famous Horses
New York. July o.—Robert Bonier,
publisher of the New York Ledger and
owner of famous horses, died at liis
home in this city at 7:40 o’clock tonight.
Mr. Bonner had been ill for sum**
months, but was able to la* ah nit until
ten days ago. Death was due to a g *n
cral breaking down of the system.