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407 ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER. aria A AND VIRGIN A ADVERTISER EVENING, JUNE 2 1697. WEDNESDAY EVEN UNDER the operation of the which is high enough in existing tariff, reasonable conscience, the export of all the manufactured products of this coun has greatly increased, in consetry of the reduction in, or the enquence tire removal of, the duties on the raw material of which those products are composed. The more of such exports, the more labor must be employed manufacture, and the in their the demand for labor, the greater higher the wages thereof. By the proposed new tariff bill high duties will be imposed on raw material; the cost of the articles made of it will thereby be so increased that they cannot be sold abroad in competition with those made in foreign free trade countries; their exwill thereby cease, and the men port in making them be employed discharged for lack of orders, and the price of labor be still furtber decreased in a glutted labor market.

But with all this before their eyes, the persist in telling laborers republicans high trill redounds to their that al benefit, and last fall, the latter were foolish enough to believe them. IN VIEW of the large, surplus in the Treasury, produced by Mr. Cleveland's increase of the public debt by the issue of gold bonds, there was no neces sity for an extra session of Congress to A high tarifl bill to enlarge that pass especially as Senator Aldrich surplus, such a bill reduces, rather that sage revenue; but even if such 1, it hail been necessary, the wiser plan for the republicans for enacting it, under existing conditions, would have been to have had it framed by their leaders before Congress was called. Mr. Reed would then Save "jammed" it through the House in short order, and the Senate would have given it 10 longer consideration than the bill now before it is receiving.

Several months and a great deal of expense would have been saved by such a course, and 1h- party would not have been republican damaged any more than it has been. JUSTICE BREWER, of the U. S. SuCourt, in a speech he made at preme the recent decoration day ceremonies at West Point, suid "these men died in order that there might be preserved in our borders equal opportunities for all.71 This speech was delivered in the State of New York. Have the taxridden poor men of that State equal opportunities with their rich neighbors whose surplus incomes are untaxed? and have the former, who are debarred from a driak on Sunday, equal opportunities with the latter who guzzle all they want in their club houses on that day? The Justice lives in Washington, Have the poor men confined in jail in that city equal opportunities with their rich fellow prisoner, the augar broker? Justice Brewer should open his eyes and see what is going on hefore them.

IT APPEARS that the Irish here or in Treland, like the people of the South, here or in the North, while disposed to accord the negroes all the privilege 8 and rights to which they are entitled either by law or equity, draw the line at social equality, for though the En. glish oflicers in London manifest no apparent objection to associating on such terms with the negro oflicers from Alrica who have come there to the Queen's jubilee, the Irish officers in Dublin are unable to conceal natural race antipathy, and positively refuse to mess with those. who have been sent there. Ir IS PLAIN to be seen that the Vir- ginia republicans are by no means pleased with their executive committee, the members of which bave constituted themselves the would-be dispensera of the federal patronage in their State and, apparently, bave picked out their owl favorites for every federal office in Virginia. So far they have only succeeded in having two of auy consequence appoiuted, and one of them has not been confirmed.

They have evidently lost all influence with their party at home, and certaiuly have gained none with the administration. THAT Mr. G. T. Peyton, a prominent business man of Richmond, one of the few Virgiuin democrats who lost their senses last year aud refused to vote the ticket nominated by the national convention of their party, though Mr.

Cleveland, only four years before, had told them they should always do so, has found them again is proved by the fact that he now says, it seems to him that he and those who like him contributed to the success of the republican ticket "have been the victims of a confidence game." At a meeting of the sympathizers with the Cuban insurgents in ton last night, the most violent speeches were made by two preachers, who were vociferous in their demands for war with Spain. And yet the founder of the religion they profess, taught pence on earth und good will toward all men. But as preachers are men, and as there are men and men, so there must be preachers and preachers. As NO more disregard of the Constitution would be shown by the imposition of a tax on exports, than is by: tax on imports solely for the purpose of protection, few people can understand why the former tax should not be laid, especially as it would be for the benefit of the farmers who are plundered by the latter. But no constitutional ob.

jection whatever can be urged ageinst the proposed amendment to the tariff bill now before Congress, providing A bounty on all wheat, corn, flour, meal, outs, cotton, hops, tobacco and any other agricultural product exported from this country, so as to equalize, between the farmers and the manufacturthe benefits of the bill entitled an era, a "to encourage the industries of the United Diogley bill. WHEN CORN was more plentiful than it is, there used to be a bounty on crow scalps, but in some States now, crows are protected by law. Crows eat the bugs that destroy the young corn, and bave doue so ever since Adam was born, but med have just learned that they should be protected, aud not killed, while engaged in such beneficent work. Knowl- edge comes, but wisdom lingers. THE SENSATIONALISTS would now have it appear that Mr.

Speaker Reed is iu danger of assassination; though why he should be, no mortal man can reasonably tell, as all his acts are tioned unanimously by his own party, and as the democrats certainly have no complaint against him, 219 every thing he says and does readers their success at the next election the less dillicult. FROM WASHINGTON. (Corrospondence of the Alexandria WASHINGTON, June 2. The President to-day sent the following nominations the Senate: Miguel A. Otero, to be governor of New Mexiout George H.

Wallace, secretary of New Mexico; William M. Jenkine, secretary of Oklahoma Territory. Mr. Vallace was originally a candidate for governor. He is a relative of Mrs.

MeKinley aud settled up her father's es tate. He consul to Melbourne during the Harrison adwinistration. The cases of Shriver and Elwarde, the two newspaper eu who ligured in the sugar trust investigating commitLee's proscen par of contualacious wituveges, will be caled or text Monlay morning. Thy have been selveFed as the next ones in the series A telegram received at the prosecutions. bureau to-day from Agent Steuen the Tongue River reserVation nounces, admitted that Stanley, murder of the Sheep Cheyenne, hereHoover precipitated the Indian trouble there, has surrendered.

The has signed the put making appropriations to supply an urwent deficiency in the printing and binding appropriations and the vet amendiog the act relatiye to procuring steamers for the transportation of grain to the staring poor of India so to permit the Navy Department to utilize a ship of foreign register in the reliel work. The Civil Service Commission will hold an examination on July 28 for establishing a register from which appointment may be made to the position of assistant chief in the division of soils in the Agricultural Department. The num salary and of this males position only are is $1,800 eligible. per an President McKinley, with a large party, left Washington this morning for Philadelphia, where they are to take part in the exercises with the opening of the International Commercial Congress. D.

S. Hale bas been appointed postmaster at Hale's Mills, Va. The postmastership at Fairfax courthouse is giving the republicans of Fairfax county and some of their political friends here no little trouble. Messrs. Hawxhurst and Brandon have long applicants for the office, the former having the endorsement of Mr.

Agnew and Mr. Bowden, and the latter that of DADY prominent republicans. The contest between them haw been so that the appointment has been held up. Now another applicant has appeared, Mrs. Farr, the widow of the late Mr.

Richard Farr, who was superintendent of public education of his State under the Mahone regime. She 1188 the endorsement of Mr. Pat McCaull, and, it is said, will probably get the appointment. A. democrat from Oulpeper county, Virginia, here to-day, says Mr.

G. M. Newhouse is a candidate for the demoratie nomination for the House of Del gates of his State from his county. The sundry civil bill having passed both houses of Congress has been sent to the White House for the President's approval. It contains an appropriation of $2,500 for plans and surveys for a bridge across the Potomac at Arlington.

Congressman Hay of Virginia WAS dicially informed this morning that postoflices had been established st Bowles and Springberry, in Clarke county, of his State. Mr. G. W. Settle of Rappabannock county, who will be the democratic nominee for the Virginia legislature rom his county, was here yesterday Ho says the feeling of the democrats in his county is in favor of Tyler for Governor and Alexander for Attorney General.

A republicao member of the Senate judicia committee to a friend to day that if Senator Morgau should a resolution questioning the legality of the present session of Congress and bava it referred to his committee, the report upon it would be very doubtful. It is generally believed here that the letter marked with a coffin and skull and raw bones, received by Mr. er Reed, threatening him with death if he don't mend his ways, is a veritable old ku klux hoax, though Mr. Rued WAS so affected by it that be turned it over to the police, who guarded him yesterday. There is no doubt of the faut that the the influence of the "diamond four," as the majority of the republican mittte of Virginia are called, has experieuced a sad decrease with the Pres.

ident, who, it has leaked out, has tad there are two factions of his party in Virginia, and that all the right is not on one side, AS Bowden wing would have it pear. In respect of the offices in Virginia it is said that Mr. Dejarnette would by this time have been appointled assistant attorney for the eastern district, if he bad not endorsed the application of Mr. Cole, who is an applicant for that office. Mr.

Bowen will, it said, certainly receive the marshalship of the western district when that appointment shall ba made. General Walker, one of the two republican congressmen from Virginia, and who is frequently spoken of as probable republican nominee for Governor of his State, in a talk with the GAZETTE's correspondent to day, said he did not want the nomination, would rather anybody else should have it, and that he would have to give the matter much consideration before he could agree to accept it, even if tendered him against his inclination. Senator Martin of Virginia has returned, but Senator Daniel is detained by the death of Major Kirk Otey of Lynchburg. NEWS OF THE DAY. Loretta Palmer, five weeks old, of New York, who probably was saved from being buried alive by the undertaker who was preparing her body for the grave, ou Sunday, died Monday.

General B- who recently left Cuba, is report: al to have informed the Spanish minister of war in Madrid that the war in Cuba is prolouged solely by the assistance insurgents received from the Uuited States, Mary Kelly, twelve years old, of New York, who has been unable to alk for seven years because of a dis: eased joiot in her right ankle, says she has been cured by the relic of St. Aon, in the Church of St. Jean Baptiste, that city. A horse, struck by a baseball, ran wild in Rivinnton street, New York, on Monday, killed his driver, perhaps fatally injured a youth, ran down a 6. year old boy, and trampled upon the father of the boy, who was trying to rescue bis son.

Speaker Reed is getting an increasing number of threatening anonymous letters from cranke, who hold him responsible for what they think Congrese ought to do, and it is said the police have been informed and detectives have boon detailed to guard him. In the House of Representatives yes terday special orders were adopted by which the Senate bills making a special appropriation for the government printoffice and for granting American register to two vessel to carry contributed supplies to India were passed. The confetence report On the sundry civil bill was adopted. A STRANGE the most remarkable dioner on record was that given by an antiquary named Gue bel, in the city of Brussels. At the dinner were apples that ripened more 1500 years ago, bread usde from wheat grown before the than, hiren of Israel passed through the Rel sea, and spread with butter that as wale when Elizabeth WILS Queen of England.

The repast was washed down with wine that was old when Columbos was playing with the boys ol Genoa. The apples were from an earthen jar taken from the ruins of Pompeii. The wheat was taken from a chamber in one of the pyramids, the butter from 11 stone shelf in an old well in Scotland, where for several centuries it had laiu in an earthen crock in icy water, and the wine WAL3 recovered from an old Vault in the city of Corinth. There were six at the table, aud ouch had a mouthful of the broad and a teaspoonful of the wine, but was permitted to belp himself bountifully 10 the butter, there being several pounds of it. The apple jar held about.

two thirds of a gallon. The fruit was sweet, and as finely flavored as if it had b. on preserved but a few months. SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS. The Board of Public Instruction yesterday convened in the office of Superintendent Massey at the State Library Building in Richmond.

There were present the Governor, Attorney General Scott and Superintendent Massey, with Mr. J. A. McGilvray. The appointment of county superintendents for which the hoard is in session, was taken up in alphabetical order.

There are contesta in nearly one half of the counties, aud while the session was a secret one, it is understood that the body got through with about one-balf of its work. The appointments will not be made known until the board completes its work. Superintendents Kemper, of this city, Clements, of this county, Hall, of Fairfax, Marshali, of Fauquier, Beck ham, of Culpeper, Massey, of Clarke, and Grigsby, of King George, have no no opposition. In Loudoun, Mr. Shumate is opposed by Mr.

Leith; in Prince William, Dr. Clurkson by Dr. Powell, an! in Stafford, Mr. Weedon by Capt. D.

M. Lee. Is TO MARRY HIS -Cards have been issued at Wilmington, for the wedding of Thomas H. Savery, of that city, and Miss Lydia Moore, daughter of a well-to-do farmer ol Hockessin. Young Savery graduated from Cornell last year.

As a result of overstudy he was seized with an attack of typhoid fever last October. His family called in Miss Moore, then nurse in the Homeopathic Hospital, to attend him. She nursed him carefully and he fell in love with her. He will marry her to morrow morning. Sayery is a son of Thomas H.

Savery, vice president the Pusey Jones Company, of Wilmington, one of the largest manufacturing and ship building concerns in the country. Mr. Savery does not object to the marriage. He says it is purely a love affair and he thinks his son knows his own heart. THE CULPEPER BANK.

-The deposit- org of the Farmer's National Bank, of Culpeper, were handed a notice yester: day informing them that the excessive assessment of taxes against the bank caused it to go into voluntary liquidation, as it is impossible to make profit above the usual dividend. C. J. Ag a private banker name of Rixey, cashier, will continuo business Farmers and Merchanta' Bank. He ussumes the business of the National Bank, and, as far as the outside is concerved, everything moves as usual.

STRANGE RUMBLING IN A MOUNTAIN. The report of frequent seismic disturbances in Giles county, is strongly eubstantiated by a letter received in Richwond yesterday from a responsible man, who is just from that remote mountaio region. He states that fire is coming from one of the mountains and that the shocks come duily, causing a peculiar electric feeling to the inhabi tants and greatly disturbing the sick. People in the neighborhood of the mountain are moving away. To morrow will be the thirty-third anniversary of the battle of Cold Harbor, which occurred June 3, 1864.

C. W. Irvine, of Lexington, a wellknown betel man, made an assignment yesterday. Liabilities about $9.500. The wages of the operatives in the Ettricks and Matoaca mills, near Petersburg, are to be reduced 10 per cent.

The operatives of the Matoaca mills have determined not to work at the reduced rate. The committee appointed by the Richmond tobacco manufacturers to go to Washington to protest against the tobacco schedule in the tariff bill made its report yesterday. Senator Daniel Bays the committee has done elective work. Collector Park Agaew has the following temporary deputy tors: Floyd Gray, of Bedford City; H. H.

Fultz, of Staunton; L. W. Morgan, of Rocky Mount; A. T. Jones, of Martiosville; Charles K.

Becraft, of Wytheville, and E. A. McMahon, of Lynchburg. Among graduates of the law school of the National University, at Wushington, who received their diplemas from President McKinley yesterday, were Charles Magill Smith, LL. Virginie; Francis Key Smith, LL.

Virginia. Col. Kirkwood Otey, auditor of Lynchburg and a prominent citizen, died yesterday morning. The deconsed obtained a military education at West Poiat and during the war was major of the Eleventh Virginis Infantry. Later he became Lieutenant Colonel.

lie was badly wounded ou more than one occasion. He was brother of Congressman Otey. Mr. Charles Levy, formerly a leading merchant at Ashlaud, yesterday morning, attempted to commit euicide. He was visiting at the farmhouse of Mr.

J. J. Carroll about a mile from Ashland. About 9 o'clock he made a deep gash in his neck his and also cut his wrist badly. The at.

empt did not succeed and his condi ion is not thought to be dangeroue. No one appears to know why Mr. Levy wished to die. Mayor Taylor, of Richmond, is not facilitating the work the reform inaugurated by the city council. At any rate he yesterday forwarded to the city clerk without his approval a number of ordinauces recently adopted ent ting down salaries of officials.

That reducing his compensation from $2,500 per aunum to $2,000 was given his ap proval. Among those which failed to he approved were those cutting down the reducing commissions the salary of of the the city assistant collector, city auditor and that of the physician to the almshouse. Fare majority of the two branches can pass these incasures over the mayor's veto. DEATH OF GENERAL RUGGLES. General Daniel Ruggles died at his home in Fredericksburg yesterday morning after an illness of several monthe, aged eighty-seven years.

His remains were taken this morning to the ancestral home of his wife's family, in King George county, the home of his son, Major E. S. Ruggles, where the interment will be made. General Daniel Ruggles was born in Barre, Mass, in 1810, a member of a distinguished tamily both in Eng land and this country. At the early we of sixteen he entered the West Point Military Academy, and after the usual course graduated from that insti tulion, and wag breveted lieutenant in the United States army July 11, 1833.

He at once began active service in the Seminole war, in Florida, in 1836-40. He was promoted to first lieutenant in 1838, and served through the war with Mexico; was promoted major for gallant conduct at Cherebusco, and WAS breveted lieutenant-colonel for leading the forloro hope at the storming of the Castle of Chepultepec. He participated in all the battles which resulted in the capture of the City of Mexico, and afterward served in Utah and elsewhere. Though a northern born man, on the breaking out of the war of secession he at once resigned his commission in the United States army, woo by long aud meritorious service, and came South because he was a firm and unyielding believer in the right of secossion. He was appointed by Governor Letcher a brigadier general in the provisional army of Virginia, and had charge of the defences of the Potomac river, with headquarters at Fredericksburg.

Confederate Upon the organization of the arhe was commissioned a brigadier and was finally promoted to major gen eral. Very shortly after receiving his commission in the Confederate army he was ordered to the South aud remained there during the war, participating in a number of important battles. The decensed WAR man of great scientific attainments. He was one of the discoverers of the great copper deposits on Lake Superior. He was for some time the superintendent of public schools in Fredericksburg, nod since the war bas been a visitor to West Point and also to the Univereity of Virginia.

He wee bighly respected by all who knew him. He leaves three sons, Major Edward S. Ruggles, ex member of the Legislature from King George, Major M. B. Ruggles, of New York, and Gardner Ruggles, 8 prominent lawyer of Austin, Texas.

His wife, who was a Miss Hooe, of King George county, and a grand daughter on her mother's side of George Mason, of Gunston, who drew the Virginia bill of rights, survives him. General Ruggles had led a retired life for the past several years. A TERRIBLE DEATH. Alone, tied to VIRGINIA NEWS. a of 77 lounge by Mrs.

infirmities Susan and McBride the weight slow years, ly roasted to death yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Martha Brady, in Franklin, yesterday. spite her horrible ordeal Mrs. MoBride was alive when found a half hour after her clothing had been first set afire, but unconsciousness had mercifully intervened and the old woman died while doctors were working upon her. For years Mrs.

McBride has smoked a pipe. She was an invalid and generally spent the day on a lounge in the kitchen. In the lounge was 8 drawer in which she kept matches. The condition of the room showed how the old woman bad been set afire. She opened the drawer and striking clothes match to light her pipe, set her afire.

Unable to move and without the strength to make a loud outery she lay upon the lounge while the fire around her and blistered and spread burnt itself into her flesh. The strike of the children's jacket makors in Now York will be declared off Friday ovening and the strikers will all return mak- to work on Tuesday next. The trousers 2,000 strong, will go out to morrow if 075, the programmo is carried out. FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. WASHINGTON, June 2.

SENATE. In the absence of the Vice President, President pro tem. Frye occupied the chair in the Senate to-day. Mr. Tillman asked consideration for a resolution reciting the circumetances of the enactment of the South Carolina dispensary law, its effect in reducing intemperance, the recent decision of a federal judge overthrowing the law and requiring the State to "reopen the bar roome." The resolution then directs the jadiciary committee to consider and report what legislation is necessary to restore to South Carolina its right to regulate the liquor traflic in its own way.

Mr. Tillman spoke briefly in support of the resolution, saying the public impression that the dispensary law was 8. money making device was erroneous and that it had accomplished much good in regulating the liquor traffic. Mr. Faulkner felt that the Senate ebould not be committed to the lengthy preamble reciting the effect of the law, etc.

Mr. Tillman modified the preamble 80 as to avoid the term "judicial legisletion" in characterizing the recent drs cision, and substituting "judicial interpretation." Mr. Hoar, chairman of the judiciary committee, proposed a substitute omitting all the preamble and simply directing the judiciary committee to consider and report, by bill or otherwise, what legislation, if any, is necessary to carry out the statute of 1890 relating to commerce between the States. Mr. Tillman accepted the substitute and it was agreed to.

The South Caro, lina Senator secured the insertion of the dispersary law in the Record for the information, he said, of Senators. The first formal notice of a tarill speech was made by Mr. Mantle who said he would address the Senate on Friday on the wool schedule. The tarill bill way then taken up. Mr.

Aldrich who has been in charge thus far WAS not present, and Mr. Allison, of Iowa, and Mr. Platt, of Conneccieut, sat together and directed the course of the bill. Mr. Stewart preceded the debate by offering an amendment proposing the maintenance of a treasury reserve of $125,000,000 and the retirement of bonds out of the surplus above $125, 000,000.

Mr. Stewart stated that a previous amendment offered by him might lead to injecting the silver ques tion into the tariff debate, so that he preferred to strip the question of everything beyond a regulation of the treasury reserve. The consideration of the tarifl bill then began with schedule relating to metals and manufactures of metals. 'The paragraphs on iron in pigs and on bar iron wore the same in the House and Senate bills. Mr.

Jones, of Arkansas, took occasion, however, LO make a statement to show the absurdity, he said, of keeping up the taxes on these products when the American producer had absolute control of the market and shipped large quantities abroad. Mr. Jonce reviewed the dissolution of the steel rail combination. This reduced the price of steel rails 50 per he said, and why should law protect producers who could by combination double their prices on steel rails He spoke also of the effect of this combination, and that on wire nails, in raising the price to American consumers while the same goods were being sold at lower prices to foreign consumers. The iron trade was no longer an infant industry, but bad grown to giant proportions until the United States led the world in iron production.

Mr. Caffery also spoke generally against the rates of the metal schedule. He maintained that manufactured iron good3 were being shipped abroad in enormous quantities and that the tariff on the raw material embarrassed this trade. In the main his speech was a protest against an increase of duties on necessaries of life and on raw materials. He did not mention the sugar schedule.

Mr. Vest said cotton was so depressed that the restoration of duty on bands was not warranted. Mr. Mille, of Texas, said the tax would amount to $900,000 on a cotton crop. He asked why did the North receive free binding twine while the cotton ties of the South were taxed.

"Toe habit of protection was like the drink habit," Mr. Vest asserted. "The more you have, the more you want, and if you stop there is delirium tremens, economically. Thore is DO cure for it." "Not even the gold cure," suggested Mr. White, to which Mr.

Vest assented. Mr. Jones said an association of tin plate manufacturers had been formed and had advanced rates on their goods while refusing to advance the wages of labor. BRYAN AT -The sil ver democrats of Indiana, who saw William Jennings Bryan at Indianapolis yesterday for the first time since the presidential election, tendered him an ovation. Thousands of men, many of them employees from the streets, met him at the station and followed him to his hotel.

The crowd was more enthusiastic than the one which met him at Indianapolis during the campaign last fall. The crowd demanded a speech before leaving the hotel and Mr. came out on balcony and Bryan, other things said was surprised to find so many people, on the streets. It was natural should he there under the Cleveland panic, but in is surprising to find them under A MeKinley boom. Last night Mr.

Bryan delivered his lecture on bimetalism. In interview Mr. Bryau said he believ. ed an that there had been such a change of sentiment since last November as would put the democratic held party in could an election be at this power time. The Shakers have made a discovery which is destined to accompli-h much good.

Realizing that Arise three from of all our sullerings stomach troubler, that the country is literally filled with people who cannot eat and digest food, and without and subsequently that suffering pain distrese, many are starving, wasting to mere skeletons, because their food does them no good, they have devoted much study and thought to the subject, their and the result is this discovery of Digestive Cordial. A little took 'can be obtained from your druggist that will point out the way of relief at once. An tion will cost nothing and will result in much good. Children all bate to take Castor Oil, but not LAXOL, which is palatable, TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS Foreign News. BERLIN, June Frollo, a horse owned by Jean de Reszke, well known tenor, won the Warsaw derby yesterday.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, June to mail advices another crisis was precipitated in Korean affairs by the action of Russia in practically foreing the acceptance of her officers as instructors after the cabinet had decided to abandon the proposal. All the ministers who had opposed the scheme have tendered their resignatione. Twatutia, Formosa, was attacked by about 600 bandits May 8. After a fight lasting two hours and a balf the Japanese troops repulsed, them. In the encounter about were killed.

PARIS, June U.S. commissioners, Senator Edward 0. Wolcott, of Colorado; ex- Vice President Adlai Stevenson, of Illini, and General Charles J. Paine, of Massachusette, accompanied by U. S.

Ambassador General Horace Porter, called upon President Faure to-day, by invitation, and bad 11 long and interesting interview with him upon the objects of their mission, Derby Day. EP8OM, England, June 2 -The Derby of 1897, otherwise the Derby stakes, of 6,000 sovereigns, for three year-olds, colts to carry 126 pounds and fillies 121 pounds, was won to day by Mr. J. Gub bine's brown colt Galtee More. The sky was dull and the atmosphere heavy and damp.

However, the scene on Epsom Downs before the racing began was the same as usual upon Derby day. The Prince of Wales's party, which arrived by train from London, included the Princess of Wales aud daughters, the Princess Victoria of Wales and Princess Charles of Den mark, the Duke and Duchess of York, Leopold of Belgium, the Duke of Cambridge, Prince Charles of Denmark and a number of other titled persons. There were fewer Americans than usual present. Mr. J.

R. Keene's St. Cloud IT made its first appearance LOday 011 an English race course, but was not placed. The course in about one mile and a-half long. The time was 2:44.

The betting before the start was 4 to 1 on Galtee More. There were eleven starters. A striking feature the day was the large number of Irish people who came over to see Galtee More win. Tragedy in Baltimore. the author of such a tragedy.

The Bi-metallic Conference. BALTIMORE, June Harris, a letter carrier living at 1724 Ashland avenue, this morning shot and killed bis 12-year-old son George and his 6 year-old daughter Ada, wounded his daughter Ella, aged 14, and then turned the pistol on himself. He is now lying at the point of death in the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Little Ed. gur Harris, aged 9 yeare, was the only member of the family who escaped uninjured.

He was lying in bed beside his brother George. Hie father fired at him, but the bullet missed its mark. The insane father then rushed into the back room to kill the girls and the little fellow ran down the stairs and escaped. It is believed that Harris committed the deed while temporarily insane. For several weeks he bas been mentally incapacitated for work, on sccount of brooding over the death of his wife on February 17.

He war devoted to bis home, always talking of his "beloved wife" and children, and would bave been the last person suggested as MANCHESTER, England, June The annual meeting of the bi-metallic. league opened here this morning. There was a large attendance. The lord mayor of Manchester presided. The annual report of the league stated that the most important event of the year was the election for President in the United States, "when Bryau polled 6,500.000 votes on the platform of tional bi-metalliem and McKinley polled 7,000,000 votes on a platform pledging him to promote international bimetallism." The report concludes 88 followe: "While the necessity for international bi-metallism was never greater than at present, the council can with confidence affirm that never since 1878 have the prospects been so hopeful." Robbed and Thrown In a Swamp.

NEW YORK, June Brown, a middle aged man, who said he WAS from Philadelphia, was found in the swamp at Brunswick and Seventh strects, Jersey City, to day by a policeman. Brown lay half submerged in the mud. He said he had been assaulted on the West Shore Railroad and robbed of $25 and his bank book showing a deposit of $1,500 in a Philadelphia bank and then thrown into the swamp. He was taken to the City Hospital. James Toole and John Flattery, of Scranton, John Daly, of Philadelphia, and James DeBois, of Jacksonville, were arrested to-day near the swamp on suspicion of being concerned in the robbery and were sent to the penitentiary for sixty days.

The Durrant Case. SAN FRANCISCO, June There will be 200 invitations issued for the execution of Durrant. Twenty-five medical men will be permitted to witness the tragedy. Durrant yesterday made a formal demand for release, claiming to be unjustly imprisoned. This will be part of the appeal to then Supreme Court, and, bis counsel say, must be decided before Durrant can be hanged.

The contention is that Judge Bubrs inflicted two punishments-imprisoument and death- -while the law says one or the other. Counsel will hold that Durrast's life in San Quentin is not detention but imprisonment. In Recelver's Hand. COLUMBUS, June Taft in chambers at Cincinnati in the United States Court, on motion of the Mercantile Trust Company, Tuesday night placed the Columbus, Sandusky and Hocking Railway in the bands of Samuel N. Felton 89 receiver.

Mr. Felton is president and receiver of the Queen and Crescent Road. The C. S. H.

defaulted June 1 on $50,000 in terest due. The road suffered on ac count of dullness in coal trade. Trouble Over. HELENA, June dithculty between the white settlers aLd the Cheyennes in the southeastern part. of the State, promisea now to simmer down dispute between the State and federal authorities as to which is supreme in the all enforcement of the law, and it is thought danger of bloodshed is past.

The strike at Jones and Laughlin's iron works at Pittsburg, has spread to nearly all departments. The numbor of strikers is 2,500, Robbed, Murdered and Cremated, STERLING, June Kauffmann, while standing guard over his father's granary on Monday night to protect it from thieves, was killed at his post and the fiends sought to wipe out the evidence of their crime with fire. Tobias Kauffmana discovered that thieves were raiding his granary and asked his son George to take up his night quarters in the granary and watch for the plunderers. George began his vigils two weeks ago. Yesterday, as be did not return at the usual hour, his father started for the granary accompanied by the hired man.

They noticed that the straw stack had been nearly burned down and was still smouldering and went to examine it. They were horrified to find on the top of the smoking stack the body of young Kaufmann, burned to a crisp. The victim had been, clubbed and his skull crushed. throat had been cut and the head was pearly severed from the body. A bullet hole showed that the murderer had shot the young man.

Bloodhounds were put on the treil but 80 far without success. The President in Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, June Pennsylvania Railroad train bearing the presidential party from Washington urrived at Broad street station at 11:05 o'clock this morning. Quite a crowd bad gathered at the station and when the President walked from the train on the arm of Mayor Warwick tothe curriage awaiting him his head was al. most continuously uncovered in responding to the hearty greeting accorded him.

The members of were taken in charge by committens and the President was driven directly to Horticultural Hall where the Amercan Medical Association convention was in session. The President addressed the doctors briefly and was then driven to the Philadelphia Commercial Museum, where he inspected the exhibits of that institution. A luncheon was served at the museum. Later in the afternoon the President at the Academy of Music delivered an address at the opening of the internutional commercial congress. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES, One person in New York, three in Brooklyn, one Newark and one in Sheepshead Bay committed suicide today.

A. P. Miller, an old-time horseman, and part owner of May Day and Savory, was found dead in his bed at the race track at Stockton, this morning. At Unionville, N. last evening Tom Kelly shot William Hommell putting out both eyes.

Hommell probably will die. Kelly is in jail, THe En was no apparent motive for the critte. Telegrams tell of frosts 1 3410 WE throughout Minnesota, Illinois in the west, stretching mistward through Ohio and Pennsylvania aud into New York State. 14 great belt of country the frost has work ed incalculable damage. The silver democratic State converttion, of Kentucky, convened to-dav at Frankfort.

About 1,000 delegates and spectators are in attendance. There are no gold democrats among the delegates and scarcely any among the spectators. State Senator Goebel was elected temporary chairman by acclamation. Mr. and Mrs.

George J. Gould, with their five children, sailed from New York on the steamship St. Louis for Southampton to-day. Mr. Gould Faid he would be away for about two months.

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie were also passengers by the St. Louie, Mr. Carnegie stated that they were going to Clumy, Scotland, for A holiday.

Chauncey M. Depew was also a passenger. Goncial Fitz John Porter, cashier of the general postoflico of New York, has tendered his resignation to take feet July 1. The resignation has been accepted and fonoral Porter has been granted a leave of absence until that time. Assemblyman Bichard Van Cott, the son of the postmaster has been a p- pointed to succoed General Porter.

The four old child of Harry Robert-, 1 Philadelphia, summering at Flatiogtor, Pa. was to day seized with hydrophobia while playing on the streets of that place and died soon after in grest agony, Tho child WAS bitton by a dog in Philadelphia on March 9 A HOME SCHOOL. -Rev. Dr. A.

P. Sanders, chancellor of the Assembly's Home and School of Fredericksburg, says the action of the General Assembly of the Southcran Presbyterian Church, held at Charlotte. N. last week, in separating the school from the home, will have a beneficial effect on both institutions, The collego by this action will relieved of widespread prejudice in synoda and presbyteries on account of its special relation to the assembly and sympathy of aroused the Prosbyterian ministry will bu greatly in behalf of the college because of its benevolent work in their bebalf. The home And training school being distiuctly reconnized by the assembly as of its regular causes of benevolence, will ho more generally and generously supported throughout the entire church, A collection has been ordered in all the churches on the fourth Sunday in Dorombor for the purpose of liquidating the, indebtodness of the institution.

National League baseball games played yesterday resulted 88 follows: Philadelphia 7. Louieville Brook- lyn 7, Cleveland 2 Boston 14, St. Tonia 6 Boston 12, St. Louls Now York 9, Pitta- burg forfeited. The following is the standing of the clubs: Won.

Lost, Per Cent. 23 .712 09 11 .676 20 12 .125 Pittsburg 12 ,600 .548 New 15 13 536 17 17 .500 .600 1G 164 11 22 38: Washington. 21 .300 St. .176 Summer Excursion Route Book. The Pounsylvania Railroad Company has issued the 1897 edition of ita Summer Excuraion Route Book.

There ALTO over four bundred resorta in the a book to which rates are quoted, and over fifteen hundred different routes or combination of tottes, It la the most complete and comprehensive handbook of Summer travel ever offered to the public. Several mapa, presenting the routes are bound in the bonk. It is also profusely illustrated with balf-tone cuts of scenery along the lines of the Pennsylvania railroad and elsewhere, The book may be procured at any Pennsylvania railroad ticket office at the nominal price of ten centa, or by mail for twenty cents. to Baltimore and Tickets will be sold via the Pennsylvania Railroad Satorday and Sunday, June 5th and 6th, and will be valid for return until Monday, Juno 7th. Good on Any train.

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