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The News and Observer.
VOL. XLVI. NO. 147.
IBDS MI MITH -M MILES IN NEWS HD 010UUTH.
WHAT PLOTS HOE
THEY HATCHING?
Rennes Air Thick With Ru
mors of Conspiracy,
THE GENERALS DIVIDED
TORN BY FEARS OF DREYFUS'
ULTIMATE TRIUMPH.
TESTIMONY FAVORED HIM YESTE-DAY
To-day’s Session of the Court-Martial to be
Held Behind Closed Doors. Will be
of the Greatest Importance for
or Against Dreyfus.
Rennies, France, Aug. 30. —The air of
Rennes this morning is tilled with ru
mors of conspiracies and predictions of
coups do theatre, but nothing precise
can be ascertained. General Mereier’s
attitude during tlie last few days lias
mystified his followers in the case. lie
is extremely clever, and the general
feeling is that he is preparing some
thing, the existence of which will lie
revealed in a few days.
It is now accepted as lieyond ques
tion that there is a serious division of
opinion on the part of the generals.
While the ease was running s mot lily
against Captain Dreyfus they all pull
ed together, hut. since the tide of evi
dence began to turn in his favor, as
was notably the case during the testi
mony of Captain Fr**.v'-‘aetter and Col
onel Cordier, which i <1 much more
damaging to the genera, staff than the
latter anticipated, certain dividing lines
have become manifest between the va
rious cliques. General Roget, Major
Lauth, Captain Cuignet, and M. Grib
eliii, the principal keeper of the ar
chives of the War Office, form one
coterie; General Merrier and General
Gonse form another, and General Bil
lot and General De Boisdeffre a third.
According to one reisort, the lirst two
coitdrteS intend to throw over General
De Boisdeffre. who they feel to be fal
tering. and declare that he is responsible
for all the errors and illegalities of
the court martial of 1894. thus making
him the scapegoat. According to another
report. General Roget. who was not
implicated in 1894 and who even fought
against Dreyfus because he inherited
from his predecessors tin* responsibility
for so doing and placed over-confidence
in the accounts of the matter furnish
ed him 'by the general staff, will cut
himself loose from Generals Mereier,
Gonse and lb* Boisdeffre.
This is a plausible hypothesis, since
Roget has assumed throughout the role
of the defender of the army, thus mak
ing himself popular with the army and
with a large section of the nation, and
lie probably would not lose by separat
ing himself from the wrong-doers of
1894, ami declaring that his opinion
has lieen changed by the evidence given
during the present trial.
Yet. another story is that the gen
erals are going to give way on the au
thorship of the bordereau in view or
the strong expert evideo, e and, will
admit that Esterhazy wrote it, alleg
ing. however, that Dreyfus furnished
the information, not direct to Ester
hazy. but to a third person, who acted
as intermediary without Dreyfus know
ing Esterhazy.
In this connection, it was asserted
this afternoon, that Madame Rastiaii.
who was housekeeper for Colonel
Schwartzkoppen, the Germany military
attache in 189-1, and who Is understood
to have acted as a French spy, has
lieen seen in Rennes and will be sum
moned as a witness concerning
Sell wart zkoppen’s espionage system.
All these rumors may be without
foundation, but in any event they are
symptomatic of the feeling in Rennes
that something is going on under the
surface, and the complexion of
the trial may be altered by some coup
at any moment.
In the matter of evidence, today was
quite a Dreyfus day, only the deposition
of the last witness. General Deloye, be
ing unfavorable. The testimony of M.
Pieot, a member of the institute, is
little likely, however, to serve the cause
of the accused materially, if at all, be
cause his introduction of Colonel
Schneider, the Austrian military attache,
as a champion of Dreyfus, was rather
calculated to arouse resentment and
adversely to influence the judges, espe
cially as it was followed by General
Koget's tactful protest against Colonel
Schneider’s jincomi'linx ntary allusions
to Trench officers.
Tomorrow’s proceedings, behind closed
doors, will deal with the question wheth
er Captain Dreyfus was in a position to
divulge the information regarding the
artillery which was promised in the bor
dereau.
The session will he very important and
is bound to have a tremendous influence
upon the judges one way or the other,
because they are all artillery officers and
will be able to appreciate such evidence
better than the cryptographic intricacies
that have lieen laid 'before them by
the handwriting experts.
The Drcyfusards express confidence
that their artillery witnesses. Major
Hartman and Major Duoros, will effec
tively satisfy the judges that Dreyfus
was ignorant of the matters mentioned
in the bordereau, as an artillery officer,
would not have bis n guilty of stating the
errors which it contained.
The court room continues crowded.
and quite a number of ladies now suc
ceed in obtaining admission. Town
loafers are making a regular business
of forming a queue outside the entrance
to the public park and court room as
early as 2 or 3 o’clock in the morning,
and selling places at from 3 to 5 francs,
according to position. The ordinary pub
lic. arriving at 5 or 0 in the morning,
must purchase these places, because only
a limited number can secure even stand
ing room.
The local papers publish the doubtful
statement that Charles De Freycinet.
on leaving the court room yesterday
after his deposition, remarked to a
friend: “I am leaving an atmosphere
of acquittal.”
Following are the proceedings in de
tail:
The first witness today, M. Paul Mey
er, member of the Institute and director
of the School of Ameieuit Manuscripts,
descrilied Inis researches iln connection,
with the Dreyfus case, which led to his
conviction tlrtt the bordereau was not
only in Esterluizy’s handwriting but was
actually written by Esterhazy.
“I am convinced,” said 'M. Meyer, “by
a magnifying glass fthiat tin* bordereau
was written in a free hand and without
hesitation, whereas it is precisely hesi
tation in the formation of flic stroke
which reveals the use of a method of
tracing. 1 can affirm that it is in itlx*
writing anvil in the very hand of Ester
hazy. That is perfectly dear to me.”
(Commotion.)
Professor Auguste Molinier, of the
School of Ancient Manuscripts, gave
similar evidence. He said that each fresh
examination of the bordereau only served
to further convince him that it was the
work of Esterhazy.
Amid deep attention the witness de
monstrated how the conclusioins of the
exjK-rts who attributed the bordereau to
Dreyfus were mutually destructive, and
dwelt on the defects of M. Bertillon’s
arguments, pointing out the striking re
semblance of the alleged doctored hand
writing with Esterlmzy’s writing who,
he added, in everybody's opinion had re
lations with Colonel Scwartzkoppem, the
former German military attache at. Paris
and the dissimilarities between the writ
ing of the bordereau and that of Che
prisoner.
The members of the eourtmartial were
apparently much interested and risked
Professor Molinier a number of questions
to which he replied, upholding his con
elusion that Esterhazy was tile writer of
the bordereau.
General Mereier requested to speak
and called attention to the fact that in
liis testimony before the Court of Cas
< Coot in ued on Second Pago.)
SQUARE MILE OF FLAMES
NO SUCH FIRE EVER BEFORE SEEN IN
YOKOHAMA.
Sixteen Lives Were Lost and Be'ween Five
and Six Million Dollars’ V/orth of
Property Destroyed.
'Yokohama, Aug. 30. —Via Victoria,
B. C\, Aug. 30. —The greatest fire in
the history of Yokohama occurred Aug
ust 12th when a square mile of build
ings were destroyed and Pi lives lost.
The property loss is estimated be
tween $5,000,000 and $0,000.0(H). The
famous theatre street was destroyed
from end to end. The owner of the
house where the tin* started was kill
ed by a mob.
WHITE CAPPERS BAILED.
Seven Out of Sixteen Suspects Now
Arrested.
Tampa, Fla., Aug. 30. —George E.
Durham, Bart Smith, John Webb, Gary
Smith, Horace Tapper, Harry Horse
and Madison Barber, who were arrested
Saturday night on warrants charging
them with white capping Postmaster
Crum, of Peek. Fla., were today released
on bond ranging from SI,OOO to $3,000.
A preliminary hearing will be held at
Peek next Monday. Postmaster Crum,
who was so badly beaten, is improving
and will be out of lied in a day or two.
Warrants were sworn out for sixteen
people charged with participating in the
whipping, but only seven have been ap
prehended.
HE BOUGHT NEGRO VOTES.
Charges Filed Against a Pronvintent
Pol it iciau.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 30 —A special from
Rome, Ga., says:
"William Gammon and .1. L. Camp,
tiled charges today against T. M. Dent,
principal of the colored schools anti
asked the school board to declare his
office vacant. It is; alleged that Dent
sold his vote for a large sum of money
in the municipal and fall elections of
*!S9t«. It is charged lie made a busi
ness of buying negro votes and specu
lated upon them, selling to the highest
bidder. They claim Dent is a corrup
tionist and until to hold office.
‘“Dent is a prominent politician, a
leading member of the Republican
Congressiona 1 Committee and is also
connected with (lie Executive Commit
tee of Georgia. He has been principal
of tin* negro public schools here seven
years. The charges against him cre
ated a sensation.”
CATTLE SHIPPED IN BOND.
Washington. Aug. 30.—'The Secre
tary of Agriculture has issued an order
modifying the quarantine regulations
so as to admit for export from Phila
delphia, Baltimore and Newport News
Canadian cattle and sheep shipped in
bond without itrsjieetion.
President McKinley reached Can
ton yesterday and was greeted by the
people with tin* greatest enthusiasm. |
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 31, 1899.
M'LEAN ON TOE
FIRST BALLOT
Ringing Denunciation of Im
perialism and Trusts,
FOR BRYAN AND SILVER
PRESIDENT BY DIRECT VOTE OF
THE PEOPLE.
POLITICAL BOSSES A REPUBLIC’S FOES
Initiative and Referendum Favored. Eight
Hour Labo\ Law Recommended. Hanna-
Payne Shipping Bill Denounced.
Standing Army Menace to Liberty.
Zanesville, 0., Aug. 30.—John It. Mc-
Lean was iiiororinatcd for Governor by
the Democratic State Convention mi the
lirst ballot.
The ticket is sis follows:
Governor —John R, McLean, of Ham
ilton.
Lieutenant Governor—A. W. Patrick,
o f Tii sc iira wa s.
Supreme Judge— DeWdtt C. Badger, of
M uiiison.
Attorney General —J. W. Do re, of
Seneca.
Auditor —George W. Sigafoos, id
Darke.
Treasurer —James I. German, of Law
reneo.
iMcmtiers <.f (the Board of Public Works
—Fletcher D. Matin, of Lake.
The Democratic State Omnveutirou clos
ed tonight after a day of dramatic plays.
While there wore a half dozen other eau
n.dates for Governor, the MeLeam men
have claimed everything with such con
fidence that they undertook to lm mag
num morns in manor pants, although they
were at the same time careful that the
star i-umixliite was not, eeKpsed. They
stated early rn the day that the first foil
lot would have no if.' of "the i«K*imd
choice” vote for Al< l.earn, that none of
tin' reserves would be called out fill tin*
second ballot, and that all the candidates
would have their resiwetive votes on the
first 'ballot. In this play M<-l>*aii was
nominated on the first ballot by a half
vote and the figuring was so close that
tin* dramatic scene of changes on the sec
ond ballot w;i tli "second choice” is-serves
Hocking to McLean's trtiamluml did nor
take place.
Alter the adoption of the majority re
port on credentials, the Mclx-an men felt
that they could make any play mi the
on Doting that they desired. Tine vote
of 3c9 to 341 fin defeating the minority
report on credentials was the hardest
tight the McLean men had during tin* d iy
as they were then without the 5(5 con
tested votes from ('Uyahogn county, and
on that vote they could not have made a
nomination.
Judge Mooney made such a good im
pression <ha<r all wanted him for perma
nent chairman.
The convention much of the time was
beyond the control of the Sergeant-at-
Aauns and his assistants.
The convention was proiterly represent
ed in its platform and the keynote speech
of Judge Mooney. The name of Bryan
was cheered whenever alt was mention
ed'. The eonvintiiom showed ityinmnstra
tions over free silver, tin t i-iiiiq srhiifi-sni,
antii-bossh-m and all the iiu’.lctimnits in
the speech of Judge Mooney and an the
platform,
h lie recess from 5 to 4 p. m. was taken
to confer with Colonel .lames Kilbourne
for second place on the ticket and the
recess was continued iii vain until 5 •».
in. for that pnr]Kise.
■When the convention ire-assembled
there were attempts to nominate K’!-
hourne, notwithstanding his repeated
declinations and :L:s friends withdrew liis
name as fast as the Mel/eim men pre
sented it. Finally Judge A. W. Patrick,
who today seconded the nomination of
Kilbourne for Governor, was chosen as
the nominee for Lieut'riant Governor.
Mr. McLean was given a r>>using ova
tion. Hi* thankisl the con vent ion for the
honor and said he would make as hard
a fignt for election as poesnlile, request
inc all to do 1 heir part as lie would do
liis.
Memorial hall was packed when lion.
\Y. 8. Thomas, chairman of the Demo
cratic State ('<umniitee called the con
vention to order.
In the opening prayer. Very Rev. J. I*'.
Kearney prayed most earnestly for the
deliverance of the Filipinos from "the
brute force” now being inflicted noon
them. The prayer was radical and for
eime throughout and brought forth
rounds of most vociferous applause.
Judge W. P. Mooney, temporary chair
man of the cram union was then intro
duced and made a strong and brilliant
speech, eulogizing Bryan, denouncing
trusts and imperiUlnuit,declar ing (lie
party’s firm adherence to the cause of
hinietaallism and urging the importance
of the conning eamipaign. in which the
error of 189(5 may lie corrected.
After the adoption of the reports of tie*
commitees on credentials, rules and ; jier
manent organization. the Oommittee on
Resolutions r< ported,
T'ollowing is an abstract of the Demo
cratic platform:
We heartily reaffirm the entire Chiea
go platform of 189(5; and we espefiady
emphasize the financial plank therein,
and wc eontinne to demand the free and
unlimited coinage of silver and gold as
equal in primary money at the rate of Id
to T. independent of all other nations in
tin* world.
Thi* Hum. W. J. Bryan s>ti!t retains
our entire confidence and we demand his
le-nomination in 1900.
AYe recognize the solemn fact that our
Government cannot be both Republican
and Imperial.
We stand in line with Washington,
Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln, Grant, and
all other American patriots, diving and
dead, in desiring the perpetuity of our
Republic.
We are radically and unalterably op
posed to imperialism ini the I nited States
of America. When we have solved some
of the race problems that confront us at
home, then by example, we can proclaim
the blessings that flow front) free institu
tions and thus procure “benevolent as
similation without criminal aggression.
We are opitosed to entangling alliances
with foreign kingdoms and empires.
We eotmniend the action of ('ongress
in declaring that our war with Spain
was for humanity and not for conquest.
We proudly recognize tlx* valor and
glorious achievements of our gallant sol
diers ami sailors from Bunker Hill to
this very hour, as being among the mo:t
thrilling and glorious in the history of the
worTTl, but we profoundly regret that
American soldiers are being unlawfully
used in the name of lilierty. to crush
and destroy dawning republicanism in
the Orient, and we denounce the secret.
nd vicious alliance now in evidence bo
twcon England and the Republican Ad
ministration whereby this nation may
become involved in war with foreign na
tions.
We demand that the Cubans and Phil
ippines not only be permitted, but en
couraged to establish in dependent repub
lics, deriving ail of their government a i
powers from the consent of the governed.
We denounce the Republican party for
its thirty-eight years of abject subser
vience to the shipping interest of Great
Britain, and we denommee the Hinmi-
Pnyne shipping bill, which enacted
into law would further shackle our in
terests.
We are in favor of maintaining our
splendid and efficient navy.
1A huge standing army in our Republic
is a menace to lilierty.
We favor the initiative and referen
dum, the passage of tin* eight hour labor
law, the more rigid inspection of mines
and workshops, the prohibition of sweat
shops, and the abolition of the contract
system of prison labor.
We declare that all unlawful combina
tions of capital are the legitimate fruits
of a gold standard and other corrupt
Remitdicati legislation, on questions of
the tariff and we demand that all arti
cles the prices of which are controlled
(Continued on Third Page.)
STRIKE AGAINST WHITES
NEGRO UNION LONGSHOREMEN PREVENT
THEIR GETTING CHARTER.
Then Cemand Their Discharge as Non-Union
Men and Walk Out Because of
Non-Compliance.
Newport News, \ a.. Aug. 30. —Two
hundred negro longshoremen, employed
at the Oliesa|>eake and Ohio piers, went
on a strike today. There are about (100
colored men and only tift.v-three white
men engaged in the work of loading
and unloading tlx* Chesapeake and
Ohio steamers. Recently the negroes
organized a local union branch of the
National League of I/ongshoremeu.
The whites refused to unite with them,
but applied for a charter for a sep
arate organization. The colored union
prevented them from getting tile char
ter and gave notice thirty days ago
that they would walk out unless tin*
non-union whites were discharged. No
heed was given to their demand l>y the
company. The thirty days expired this
morning and the negroes carried their
threat into execution.
ARREST OF CO I/ON EL NEAL.
Former Penitent in ry 'Superintendent:
Charged With EmlK-zzlement.
Columbia, S. C., Aug. 30. —Colon. I
William A. Neal, former Superintende it
of the State peinitentiary, who was found
by the Legislative iiuvestigathig eomniit
t(*<. something over SIO,OOO short in liis
accounts, lias lieen arrested dm Pickens,
and brought to Columbia by a magis
trate s constable.
die was arrested on three warrants
charging failure to turtn over public
funds to his successor with breach of
trust, with fraudulent intent and with
embezzlement.
TRANSVAAL POLICE SEIZED.
Lourenzo Marques. Delagon Bay, Aug.
30. —Two ’Dansvital police officers were
arrested today upon their arrival.
PIGEONS FOR WAR SERVICE.
London, Aug. 30. —A consignment of
carrier pigeons', for military service was
scut today from Dover to the Unite 1
States.
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.
The srimity of sited its causing great
activity among owners of iron mines.
Officers were elected for the ensuing
year liv tlx* American Bar Association
at Buffalo yesterday.
A negro preacher of Missouri, named
Johnson, while resisting arrest on tlx*
charge of having assaulted a. white wo
man, was killed at 'Marysville yesterday.
The /names of three candidates for tlx*
see of Savannah, now vaennll through the
death of Bishop Breoktir, wfill be sent to
Rome.
The Boer officials now consider war
as inevitable. Tlx* Boers are all armed
except those in Johannesburg, and their
forts are amply provisioned. '
BLOWN INTO TOE
1 BY DYNAMITE
A Car in Cleveland Lifted
From the Track.
FIVE PERSONS INJURED
THEIR LEGS BROKEN: IMPRISON
ED UNDER THE CAR.
FREIGHT CARS CRASH INTO AN ENGINE
A Car Loaded With Passengers Crushed and
. Hurled Into the Air. Two Men Were
Killed and Ten Persons
Seriously Injnred.
•Cleveland, 0., Aug. 30. —A combina
tion ear on the Willson Avenue Line
was blown up by a ixiwerful explosive
between Scoville and Quincy streets to
night at 9:30. There were six passen
gers on beard, five of whom sustained
broken Tegs. The other passengers and
the crew of the car escaped without in
jury. Whin tlx* explosion came it was
with such force that it lifted the ear en
tirely off the itrayk. destroying the trucks
and demolishing the flooring. The car
fell again on the tracks and in such a
way as 'to imprison the injured and now
frantic passengers.« These were rescued
by tlx* crew of the ear. The report of
the explosion was such that it was heard
on tlu* public square, three mules from
the scene.
DOWN TO WRECK AND DEATH.
New York, August 30.—The Erie
accommodation train from this city was
wrecked shortly before 2 o'clock today
on a bend just cast of Arlington, N. J.
Two freight ears which had broken
from a preceding freight train dashed
into the engine which was monished and
derailed and, tlie smoking ear loaded
with passengers was crushed and thrown
up into the air. Turning over »n the
air it fell to the side of the track and
rolled down a thirty io.it embankment.
William Nirrie. of Arlingren. was kid
id and J. J. Connell, of Bloomfield, was
fatally injured.
Ten persons were seriously and many
slightly injured.
TO GIVE PORTO RICANS WORK.
License Granted to Itamomle Valdez to
Construct Canals.
V
Washington, Aug. 30.—The War De
partment today inaugurated a new policy
by granting a revocable license to Ita
monde Valdez to construct a system of
canals and electric lighting and power
works on the Rio Plata, at a ]>oint about
seventeen miles from San Juan, Porto
Rico. This is the first license of the
kind yet issued. Mr. Valdez is a na
tive Porto Rican, and the War Depart
ment was induced to grant the license
because the construction of the plant
means the expenditure among the dis
tressed inhabitants of Porto Rieo of
about $200,000.
THE TRANSVAAL SITUATION.
Pretoria, Aug. 30. —‘The British diplo
matic agent here, Mr. Ooyningham
Green, has handed to the Secretary of
State, F. W. Reitz, tlx* reply of the
British Secretary of State for the Col
onies, Mr. Chamberlain, to the Trans
vaal’s alternative proposals to the joint
commission suggested by Great Britain
to inquire into the effect which the pro
posed franchise reform measures will
have upon the Outlanders.
Mr. Green afterwards had a long au
dience of the State officials. The nature
of the dispatch is not disclosed, but was
subject to tlie consideration of the Exe
cutive this afternoon. It is understood
that another conference may occur at
Cape Town. The result is anxiously
awaited.
SCHOONER AND BARGE CRASH.
Norfolk. Va., Aug. 30.—The schooner
Amelia Hearn, Captain Talley, from
Washington, D. C., light, arrived to
day, having lost her jib-boom in col
lision with an unknown barge at an
chor in the Potomac Weather
was thick and 'lights of thebarge were
not seen in time to avoid the <*ollis
ion. The barge, it is thought, suffered
no damage.
DEFENSE WORKS' AT MONROE.
Washington, Aug. 30. —Secretary Root
lias approved the new project for the
fortifications at Fort Monroe, Va.
Under it there will be a saving to the
Government of about $3,000,000 as com
pared with the project which was sub
mitted and adopted about ten years ago,
while in the opinion of the engineers
the defenses will be absolutely impreg
nable.
ALL GOING JPM INEZ’ WAY.
Cape Hayden, Aug. 30. —Advices re
ceived from the ekies of Santiago and
Puerto Plata, in 'Santo Domingo say that
both have proclaimed in favor of General
Juan Isidro Ji'nianez. the rovolu'tmuurv
aspirant to the Presidency. A provision
al guvemmiient has been ('stablislied at
Santiago, where the presence of General
Jimiinez is demanded with enthusiasm by
the people.
A girl’s idea of an eligible man is
one who wants to get married.
GENTS.
PRIG 1 '
CON“£» OF AUTHORITY.
•1?
AmerdO a., Aug. 30.—Some days
ago Sheriff "Arthur levied on the stock
of goods of the Nelmns Company under
a foreclosure of a mortgage to a Savan
nah house. Subsequently other creditors
instituted in voluntary bankruptcy pro
ceedings with a view to sharing in the
distribution of assets. Under order of
the Federal 'Court a deputy today seized
the store, notwithsta a wiling the sheriff’s
seal was on the doors, and put on new
locks to keep the sheriff out. This raises
a conflict of authority between State ami
Federal courts.
CANDLER WILL ATTEND.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 30.—Governor
Candler today accepted an invitation
to attend the National Reunion of the
Blue and the Gray which is to Ik* held
in Evansville October 10th to 13th in
clusive.
The invitation was extended Gover
nor Candler by a committee of citizens
and officials of the city of Evansville
and the Governor accepted on bdliaif
of his wife, his military staff and him
self.
Governor Candler served four years
in the Confederate army.
IRREGULARITIES IN ELECTION.
Columbia, S. C., Aug. 30.—0 n repre
sentation of S. A. Townes, the defeated
candidate for mayor in tlx* Greenville
elections yesterday, that there were il
legalities and irregularities, the city
executive committee did not deejare the
result today, giving Mr. Townes forty
eight hours to produce proof.
Mayor Williams, on the face of file
returns, received thirty-three more votes
than Mr. Townes.
A BRILLIANT METEOR.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 30. —A brilliant
meteor passed over this city at 8:25 to
night in an aerial direction from north
to non tli. The heavens were lighted by
tlx* glare of the aerolite ami the electri
lamps for four seconds during its pass
age shone dimly. At an angle of forty
fire degrees from Atlanta, the body
burst into hundreds of fragments and a
minute later a loud report was heard re
semnlkig a distant cannon shot. Mes
sages from surrounding towns rejiort the
passage of the meteor with attendant
pnenomena.
Too many cooks spoil the broth—ami
in most eases one is callable of spoiling
it without any assistance whatever.
McLEAN’S APPOINTMENT
NOW HEAD OF WAYS AND MEANS COM
MITTEE
Os the Democratic National Commi tee. John
P. Altgeld Out of the National
Councils of the Party.
St. Louis. Mo., Aug. 30. —John R. Mc-
Lean, Denwx to tie i lomiuee for Governor
of Ohio, is now head ol’ ’the Ways and
Means Committee of the Democratic Na
tional Comimattee. liis appointment urns
announced by \Y. J. Jones today, it be
ing one of tlie features of tire re-orgaiiizii
tiun plan deckled upm at tlx* Chicago
meeting July 20th.
Another feature is the elimination of
John I*. Altgeld from the National coun
cils of his party. Ibis irewignatkiin from
tin* Ways and Means tYmwniittee is ac
oeqited, and his friend Devlin, who lias
had charge of the I'wvLsi Bureau, will
soon follow him in retirement, it is pre
dicted.
The new members of the committees
were anummuceil by VieivCliairniuin Stone
ti'lKMi receipt of a letter sent by Cii.unnaii
Jones, who is now im Great Britain.
They are as follows, tlu* first one named
in each ease being tlx* Chairman:
EXECUTIVE.
J. G. Johnson, of Kansas: W. .T. St.me.
of Missouri: Daniel .1. Catnpau. of Mich
igan ; John G. Slwincklin, of lVunsvl
vania: Thomas Gah,*in. of Illinois: Janies
M. Head, of Tettiaessoe; Henry D. (hay
ton. of Alabama; W. H. Thompsim, of
Nebraska: G. Fred Williams, of Massa
chusetts; T. D. O’Brien, of Minnesota.
WAYS AND MEANS.
John R. McLean, of Ohio; Urey Wood
son, Kentucky; >Adair WiUsetn, of Colo
rado; J. .1. Dwyer, of 'CaHifomla; Benja
min R. Tillman, of South Carolina;
Frank Camplmll, of New York; J. G.
b.hnson, of Kansas.
PRESS.
Clark Ilowell, of Georgia; Josi;;li'is
Daniels, of North Carolina: Alexander
Troup, of Connecticut: Charles A.
Walsh, of Iowa; J. (J. Johnson, of Kan
sas.
( h'ailrnian Jones will lie ex-officio
chairman of all the snliximimittees.
The new committees will meet within
lm days in Chicago and organize for the
oamiKiigtti.
POPULISTS NAME TICKET.
Des Moines, lowa, Aug. 30.—The Peo
ples Party State Convention met here
today with TOO delegates and nominated
a State ticket as follows-.
Goveriibre-Charles A. Lloyd, Mnsa
tiimf county.
Lieutenant Governor -S. M. ilarvi v,
Polk county.
Judge of the Supreme Court L. H.
Weller, Chickaliawsaw county.
Public Instruction -C. O. Worth, Ben
ton county.
Railroad Commissioner—Robert D.
Dunninghani, Wapello county.
The convention declared “against fu
sion and endorsisl Wharton Barker, or
Pennsylvania, and* Ignatius Dor.nedy, of
Minnesota, for President and Vice
President in 1900.
People wouldn’t object to poets being
horn if they would leave about two
thirds of their poetry unmade.