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KMY 4 21 I 0 ESTABLISHED 1867. WlInNGTON. N. 0 SUNDAY, JUIjY8. 18 PRICE FIVE CENTS THE MOLE AND GUESTS TTJR2TED QTJr.

DtrneUve lire ia Sew Terk ittoi llettl Llt of tho FrieetiMU 9Brer aad Their Uw Towm tke fire" EMipe-ATiMbt bet Cm mid net Tlay mm the Flaaaoa neat or Water. By Assodaud Press to tie MrvemxTT. JJiw YoRk, July mj4 names poured out of the windows of a big 1 brick building on Eighteenth street between Broadway and Fourth Avenue, shortly after midnight. A third alarm was sent out and the guests of the Everett House next door were ordered to leave their rooms, the burned building forms the rear what is known as the Century building, as it is there that the Century Magazine is published. The fire started ca the top floor of Nos.

331 to 46 East Eighteenth street, which GA W. Alexander occupies as a book bindery. The fire was got under cdhtrol at 1.30 a. m. The whole upper floor extending from street yt6 street was burned out, the rest of the building, including all the fifth floor, occupied bv the ethics and bad financial legislation, tie was apposed to the theory of bounties and in farfj of putting sugar on the free lut.

Sir. Bayne, of Pennsylvania, dissented from the construction laced upon the Chicago -platform by is colleague, (Kelley.) There was nothing in that platform inconsistent with the amendment offered by Mr. Cannon. The sugar industry was not an established industry except in a party sense. It had had a long trial and had failed of development, Notwithstanding his belief that there was no hope of sugar ever being produced in large quantities in this country, he was willing to pay a bounty tf the people of Louisiana, Kansas and California, to enable them to produce as much sugar as possible.

I Mr. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, said if Concrress should take the entire, $56,000,000 "off and 31,000,000 off-: tobacco, it would render itself absolutely incapable of taking any other burdens off the! manufacturers, or give relief to any just cause of discontent that labor might have. It would indefinitely put off the day for a fair reyisiori of the tariff. It was therefore imporsible in view of the Democratic party, to take, all the duty off sugar. It would, be impossible to do it without deliberately determining to leave the whole question of the tariff unsettled.

i I The question presented was.whether Congress would relieve the manufacturers who had to pay enormous duties for their crude material; duties which prevented them from competing with foreign I manuf actur-ers. He believed that the trnej wisdom of Congress, in seeking to reduce the public revenue was to let the system be so altered by conservative and cautious changes, that the crude material would be brought into the country rather than the finished product. Then the profit of the manufacturers would go to the American manufacturer. The proposition of the gentleman fromr Illinois (Mr. Cannon) and all propositions tending to free 'sugar ran in the opposite direction.

The day of bounties was over. The sys tern might temporarily remain 1 in some of the States, but it woulcl not A A. 'A It was absolutely elusive. If bounty were given to sugar it would not last for two years. It would do no good to anybody.

It was simply a salve to the conscience of a protectionist who wanted to get rid of the sugar duty, but did not see how he oould consisf tently do so. Mr. Cox, of New York, expressed the great enjoyment with which he had listened to the debate to-day by the gentlemen on the other side who though they differed on the subject of sugar, were together on the rhain idea connected with the' tariff. The ilB TALK "WAS SUGAR. ANIMATED DISCUSSION IN THE HOUSE.

TCOitnuni. i in Entire Daj Coniomed in the Constd- ion ot an Amendment Providing the Sugar Tax for the A hnniiuu ws 1.11 a Bine in Political rv Associated Press to the Messecg-er. Washington, July 7. House, rWe vent into Committee of The House ATwhnla Springer'of 1 Imois, the Tariff bill, the in mo tVo. i nam SW LWon, of Illinois, to the brou-hont the entire session, and the yr ttPP roe without I reaching a nponCannons amendment.

Mr. Cox and Mr. Breckenridee, of Ken-rfwere the only speakers on the Sratic sidei'bata or more narticipatedl'in the de- Mr, Kelley opened it; by ex-1 winurpnse to hear the gentle- vk t-m (Cannon) maitean ocsaaJt upon the platform recently Jdoptid byP the RepSblican party. He then quoted from the Chicago platform the protection plank, and he regretted that the doctrine there enunciated, had been assailed the; seats of the Republican members. From the remarks made by these gentlemen he di'sentetpn the name or the Repub- licannarty, at whose birth he had lieeii, and to whoso interests he had been devoted from that time to this.

If the duties on f-uerar were wrong let them be.riqhtod and made proper; it the '-gentlemen'! should remember tjiat the Republican party had declar- I rdi.ot for the establishment of the imperial system of but for the maintenance of the American-protective system. 'A Mr, McKenna, -oi Oautornia, said that he too was a Republican and for that reason he rose to oppose the aRj end merit, It had no true basis of fact or of principal. For the' same reason to support it, every item ot the Mills bill could be supported. For the same reason given to putsugrar on the free; listj every American pro- I I 1 1 .1 A. it i d-iHifh could be put on the free Tbo amendment was opposed to i principal oF protection, lit was list, the dis- Tmctiy ana accurately opposea to tne CUipao- platform.

That platform do-f lartd the protection to American industries, to be the supremest I principal of the Republican party. It conceded the necessity of a reduction of the revenue; but distinctly enumerated tb uieaiia of reduction Proicction was not to be sacrificed; that was clear. Protection was sacrificed if it was taken from' any American industry. Tho gentleman might you give bounties, you tiro protect ion." He did not deny but what assurance could be i lion; were the gentlemen willing to extend the bounty system to any other industry? Were they willing to infer-pret the Republican platform as' offering' a systerh of bounties to-the mdus-! tries of the country? "The distinction between protection by tariff and projection by bounty was not verbal Td function. It was a substantial dis-: ti net ion.

It was a distinction between what the people were not used i to, and be asked the Republicans of the House, when they were about to submit the question, of protection to the hazard of tbfe dispute, not to cast into one of the scae an odious and objectionable form of protection. The amend -merit was distinctly unrepublican.and distinctly antagonistic to the declaration of tho-. Republican party, inu convention assembled. Howassorrv. j-ince that gentleman had offered this, amend men ti and he hoped ltj would porrt ceive any substantial yoie.

If Jt received a substantial Republican Vote, he would go from the House today disappointed in his party, disappointed in its sincerity, disappointed in the belief it exnressed. and affirm that the principle of protection must "V0 universal and as beneficent as uni- 7v 1 Republican party de-Ph-Jhis' universal policy and it oulaiiceeed. It would do more; it ttoukl deserve to succeed. (Applause.) Cannon scid that the gentle-wan from Pennsylvania, (Kelley) wto ijaa so much more reputation in the J'ounjry than he had, had seen proper 't arraign the amendment and his Htannon's) position as nnrepublican not unpatriotic. If the gentleman correct about this matter; if the Convention meant what it Jid, 'and if he (Kelley) alone of People had the right to construe vMe platform, then he (Cannon) must off it.

Mr. Cannon then Quoted xtariff tjlank of tho nlsifArm averted that, with the declarations hox was in entire harmony, cd according to his best judg-ment, theV amendment he had Offered was lhentire harmony with tJos.e declarations- He argued that Jae tariff on sugar was a revenue tariff 'and not a protective tariff, Oidi not the gentleman know that siace the close of the war. the South" fcad bounty in the Nproduction ot cotton and every other article except sucrar. The snrar tflVH an intruder and afrAnfi upon me proiectea industries of thr country. Applause.

1 tell the Centlman rhi Afr. Ponnnn IN vuuuvu) iu CUU elusion, in the face of this Hbuse and of the country, in the presence of my constituents befqre, whom I stand for re-rirction, asking for their ballots, if hereafter, I have got to choose oetween taking tax off of sugar vwnicQ is the revenue tax only,) and taking the tax off snirita I will take it 5 sugar. Applause. Having said lu.s much 1 appeal from the gentle man's construction of the Chicago piauorm to the platform itself. Ryan and Anderson.

vi Kansas, ppposed Cannon's amend- while Mr. Gear and Mr. flen-rson, of Iowa, favored it as a sound i3si proposition and strictly in H0ilth Chicago platform. Mr, imeg, of Iowa, criticized themend-nt as embodying bad policy, bad PURSUING PARNELL. nurw-iu ITS CHARGES- laaJMlag that the Ft JrtOi La has aet rarevd BlMetfef the AlWga.

Uena aaade Agaiaai ttlaa. aa4 DeetatUg tkat Tethattaitrxits OetU aas beta C4LaUUhad-Cooit of the rrtM. DT Catie to the London, July 7. The Tv in its comments oil Mr. Pameira statement the House of Commons yesterday, in reference to the resolutions made in the O'Donncll-IiVv suit says Mr.

Pameir admission that his character as a member of Parliament serious ly affected, is a very imperfect reeog-nitioa of bis position. He places against a tremendous indictment bare and unsupported denial, which would be as much a matter of course from the greatest criminal as from the most innocent man. Under the cir-cumstancfts the I denial Is absolateiy worthless as evidence, even if it were made by ohe whose character for vet acity was beyond doubt and susnJ cion." Such a character is not borne by Parnell who has been convicted ss ia his Cincinnati speech, of solemnly and indignantly asserting what is not a fact The members of the Liberal arty from Mr. Gladstone down to its umblest follower, are called upon either to insist that effectual steps taken by Parnell and his rarty tadirj prove the charges made against or to accept the consequences of their association with men whose guilt has been established, by a presumption which is only technically short i demonstration." In another column of the papor, the speech of Parnell is traversed and the 7mf.reiterates that, it is fully prepared to prove in peu conrt the charges it has made against Mr. Par nell and his followers.

The Pall Mall Uautie fays the min isters obviously Parneirs denial do not consider Mr. as conclusive as to his innocence. Their support cm declare that the denial is false. The ministers, the. pa per say, must either expel Parnell from Parliament or dismiss Attorney General Webster.

No middle course is compitib! with tho honor and repponstbiUty of the gov- i ernroent. The St. James Gaxtts calls Mr. Parnell's statement a flabby mixture cf unsupported denial, inaccuracy, in-1 consistency, i misrepresentation and mendacity. Ifj Mr.

Gladstone, it says, continues to be tho friend and ally ct Mr. ParnelL and does not clear himself fram 1 4M the reproach cf to whether tho indiiierence as charges are repelled or not, he will achieve the apparently impossible feat of further disgracing bis name, his prrty, arid'the ctranrry which him the chance for a splendid circerj The Star, T. P. O'Conner's paper, rejoices over the fact that Parriell will iliot fall into the Timet trap, arid subject himself to Attorney General Webster's, dishonorable trickery; and unscrupulous and irrevalent cross-exani-i ning for a London jary. Mr.

Parnell it declares, is now aud a1risa ban been ready to submit hi case to a committee of inquiry a pointed lv the House of Commons. ON THE DIAMOND. Ileeord ofTboM Who Won and Tho XThm Didn't. i Bv Associated Pre to the Messes cr. i Cincinnati, July 7.

Cincinnati Athletic basehits, Cincinnati Athletic 12: errors. Ciccinnati 0. r. Athletic Kb rati and Keenan, Seward and Pittsburg Pittsbarg 4, New xork basehits. Pittsburg 7, New York 11; errors, Pittsburg 3, New York 4.

Batteries. Staley and Carrol, Keefe and Ewing. lndiananolisIndianapolis 4, Philadelphia 2 in eighth; basehits; In3 dianapolis 11, Philadelphia errors Indianapolis 4, Philadelphia 7. Batteries, Healy and Dsily, Casey and Clements. LouisvilleLouisTille 9.

Cleveland basehits, Louisville 15. Cleveland errors, Louisville 2, Cleveland 4. Batteries. Ramsey and Kerius, O'Brien andZimmer. Kansas City Kansas City 13, Baltimore basehits, Kansas City 17, Baltimore 26; errors, Kan isj City 6, Baltimore 3.1 Batteries, Ehrct and Donohue, Kilroy and Trott.

St. Louis St.y Louts 3 in ninth, Booklyn 6: basehits. St.t Louis 4. Brooklyn errors, St. Louis Brooklyn 3.

Batteries, Hudson and DoLan, Hughes and Bushong. Detroit Detroit 2. Waihmgton basehits. Detroit 4, Washington errors, Detroit 2, Washington 0. Bat-, teries, Gruber and Bennett, O'Day and Arundel, Chicago Chicago 4 in first, Boston basehits, Chicago 4.

Boston errors, Chicago 5, Boston Battf riet Krock and Daly, Sowden and O- 1 tour re. Condition of the Leckeet. Py Aseocfste4 Press to Jieoerxer. Jnly 7 The Amalgamated Association received official notice this morning that the Linden Steel Company, of this city, and the Newport Iron Company, ot Newport. would resume operations next week.

The scale now has eighteen signatures including two of the largest firms in this city. Th manufacturers, however, still assert that the lockout is not broken, and that the majority will stand firm until the workmen accept the proposed redaction. Head Offert A A. Dt Arvyfzti Prea toteXIestsrtr, WAnnsGTON, July 7-Bcsds ofT to tho Treasury to-dayj. C5l3rCCCj iirtepted foun at i RUSSIAN DIPLOMACY.

A PLAN FOR GETTING Rifi haria WELL IN HAND. The Proposal 3Id by the Cur m-peror TflllUm. of German and dorsed. It la Believed, by Bbnurtk-Pan-SlaTlst Orcans, However. Tatklns; Openly Abo.t War and Offering Induce- menta to the Pole.

Copyrighi by tho New York Associated Prees Berlin, July 2, The Crar has asked in an autograph letter to Emperor William tat Bismarck accompany the Emperor to St. Petersburg, where M. De Giers will formally jpre-sent the proposal for a nonrmal Russian proteotorate in Bulgaria. The proposar does not invoke the occupv tion of the country by Russia. A candidate for the Bulgarian throne is to be appointed by an Ambasadorial Conference, to be held either at Vienna or Constantinople.

If these tirms are accepted, the Czar will order the army corps mustering on the Austrian and German frontiers back into the interior, 4- Prince Bismarck presiding at Cabinet meeting yesterday stated thesQ proposals, and said he believed that they offered the chance for a peaceful solution of the question, and that he intended to respond by going to St. Pe eriburg if i the Ar run Gover. ment coincided in his views. In official circles here, doubt is expressed as to whether Austria's assent to the proposals can be obtained. An article in the Wiener Togblatt written under information regarding Russia's offer says that, to allow Russia to have any special rights over Bulgaria is to igcore Austria interests, and tostultify everything said by CountKalnolcy! to the delesrations regarding her policy.

The jPan-Slavist I party of Rassia does not approve the Czar's raphroch-ement with Germany. A Warsaw paper, the acknowledged organ of Genera! Ghourko asserts that, the National party with whom the Czar must reckon, is determined to reap the fullest results' for the blood and money expended in the war with Turkey. In the same article the Poles of Posen and Galicia are exorttd to rally around Russia in. the approaching war with Germany. All Slavist's, the articles says, must unite acrainst the insatiable Germans and the uromise is held out that when Germany has been vanquished by the combined French and Russian forces, the Poles will once more be joined in one nation under Russian protection.

In connection with this article it is known that General Ignatieff has been making overtures to the Polish Committee in Vienna, for mutual action, against Austrid when the war ODens. General promises the Poles and id Pan-Slayists party to re-establish Jw i tjZi-ji Mr-arBnnexed- br Au Of, Importance to Everybody. By Associated Press to ithe MessengerJ Washington. July 7. A counterfeit fivb dollar silver certificate of the new issue made its appearance in this city tofdav.

It was presented' at a erentlemen's furnishing store by an Italian named Guiseppe Crugiera, in payment for a pair of socks worth 25 cents. The peculiar appearance of the note aroused suspicion, and a policeman having been summoned the would-be purchaser wai taken into custody. The note was examined at the Treasury Department, and proved to be one of the dangerous issue of counterfeits discovered in Detroit in' February last. This counterfeit is said to nave Deen tne woru ot unaries Johnson, a notorious awho was arrested in Toronto for counr terfeiting. The counterfeit note has already been fully described in the public prints.

Crugiera, who has just-come from New York, says he didn't know the note was nor did ne remember where he got it. New York Stock Market By Assooiaed Press to the Messenger. New! York. July 7. The stock market5 to day displayed a greate degree pf animation especially in the first hour, than has been usual for the past week, but was almost barren of feature.

The temper of the room was bullish land there was some buying by Jthe commission houses and the for- eigners, hut the demand for stocks was very limited and only about equal tb the and toward the closed realizations on the advances of the week served to sag the list off slightly, and the day's operations did very lit-r tie to raise the prices to a higher level. The only feature was the advance in Wheeling and Lake from 52 to 54, the fluctuations in the rest of the list being confined top less than half per cent, generally. The close was barely steady at insignificant changes from the opening figures. The amount' of the tradingv was only 67,000 shares. Most of the list was slightly higher this evening and lull man gained one per cent.

4. IYonngtoDle that TTay. Bt Associated Press to the Messemrer. Nashville. July 7.

a sne: rcial to the American from Henderson, r-rr I v. t. tr xwuerv xrjaa, a jlo year old negro boy, stabbed Riley Hancock, white, aged 19 years, yesterday and killed him, near Smith's mill. Three men started to Henderson with Bryan, and just at dark were in the outskirts of the town, when they were overtaken by fifty masked men who drove Bryan's guards off and lynched the murderer to the nearest tree. a Charge of Swindling.

I By Associated Press to the llessejier. 7 Mikntapolis, July 7. Three members of the firm ot Shotwell, Clerihew Is Latham, which failed some days ago, were yesterday arrested on a warrant sworn out by the cashier of the bank here, to which the firm i largely indebted, on the charge of swindling. MAN. PARTINJDENTIREO BYA SCAR ON HIS BODY.

Some Aaoiiioaai Faeta ia Italetah Fa-mow llnrder CaaaAll Uon by BarX.oosiaay Applleatioaa for PaMon8en to te Ooverner-Doek-erys Tame Speech. I Hxsskxgxr Bureau, I Raleigh. N. Jnly 7, isSS. interest the case of the mart under arrest herd as Scott Partinhasstrnck the city.

Yesterday Ruf us Powell, of this county v. was in-formed-bv ry prominent rand well-known pbysician that if the man was partin, there should be a red mole under the lem arm and also a scar which resulted from the landing of a severe rising, which ParUn had in his arm abour fourteen years ago. The pbyacianin qnesUon lanced the swell-mfr atthaV time, Powell reported this to Shenff Rogers and asked permission to Yisit the prisoner and loobr for the He -Went with others and reported that both mole and tear wets there. This intensified the interest and curi6ttSrotrds have beentb the jail to day The authorities, however, appear to be as far from authentic identification as ever, APPLICATIONS FOR PARDON. Governor Scales has devoted considerable time I this week to the consideration of various applications for pardon.

Fourteen applications were examined, two of which were granted, viz J. K. Ballard, of Anson county, sentenced for larceny; aiid C. A. Bland, who was a police officer on the occasion a public gathering at Bell's Ferry, and who clubbed a man so severely that he died.

Bland was sentenced to the penitentiary for two years. Among those refused were William; Houston, of Winston, sentenced to be hanged for murder on the 1903 and James Byers, of Wilkes, sentenced to be hanged on the 13th for the crime of murder. MILITARY COMMISSIONS. Military cemibissions were issued this morning as follows: P. J.

Macon, Captain of Company First Regiment; JJ J. Whitehead, Second Lieu tenant of Governor's "Guard of Raleigh; Richard L. Daineerfield. Captain of Vance Guards; Go. Fields irst ljieutenant, and Unas.

A. second Jjieutenant or same. LO" "WAS CAPTURET). 'i The Governor to-dav ordered the payment of $2Q0 reward to Armstrong Cornsilk and Mike WalkiDgstick, two Cherokee Indians, for the capture of Tom Chickalulah. who some time since murderedj Jim Teeootlah.

All are Cherokees. Teeootlah had a pair of pants which Chickalulah wanted. To get tnem herBnotleeootlah in the the; pants and win iuo ucau uuuj iu a rut-Mi. dockery's speech. 1 To refer to Dockery's speech of night again, it was a tame thing, said nothing worthy of record for last He any purpose, except that he was in favor of giving the negro his full rights at the ballot box and in the courthouse, but beyond that he would pull the negro back as quick as any other man.

Now the question arises, wrio wants to "pull the nigger back!" Other speakers were Tom Devereux, colored Jim Harris and Jas. Williamsbn. Three-fourths of the crowd wer negroes. Dockery denounced as an Unqualified liar, the man or party who had reported him as saying that he (wanted to "see the day come when white and colored children could goto school -'Ay' BRIEF tOCALMENTlON. Mr.

Lon. Merritt, of county.1 hasgone to West Chatham Point to stand hiSei a ruination for the appointment to ihigcadetship from this district. He was alternate to John Nichols' son who failed' to pass and has returned home. The Raleigh Cornet Band began a series Of public concerts last night. They will be given on Tuesday and Friday nights alternately at Capitot square and Brookside park.

A mineral spring of extra good curative powers has been found near Brookside park. An analysis is being made to determine its exact composition. The Young Men's Democratic Club of this city are nearly in 'a notion to make a campaign; tour. It will prob- aoiy go to newborn on the 1 1 r-. i llth and to Asheville on the 25th to attend the ratification demonstrations at those places.

Ameetingof the Y. M. mittee appointed to draft D. C. Com- peclaration bf principles and plan for 'the organi zation of a state Democratic League will be held Monday night.

H. W. Ayer is tx-ojpew cnairman or tne Turned Into a RatfDC Sea. Br Associated Press to the Meseerurer. Chicago, July 7.

A destructive wind storm struck the town of Ed-Wardsbnrg, Indiana, about 11 o'clock last night, creating sad havoc through-, out the village. The town; consists of about 700 inhabitants, and contains between 250 and 300 buildings. It is located onthe Grand Trunk: Railway, 113 miles from Chicago on the shores of Diamond Lake. The wind struck the village withterrific force, overturning and carrying a way many of the houses. There is not a business house in the place but that is damaged to more or less an extent, and the town is a complete wreck The large and handsome hotel that had just been completed, and had not yet been furnished, was moTed about fifteen feet from its foundation and completely wrecked Several dwelling houses were unroofed and number of barns destroyed, leaving horses and cattle unhurt.

No one was injured as far as kno wn The I little lake was turned into a veritable sea, and the pleasure boats that were upon it were Uf ted bodily out of the water and thrown up hisaanddryen the lizd. I jCenturyMagazme Company, was de luge a wiin water. Aiost au oz tne one hundred guests of the Everett Houe, left the building after hurriedly dressing and took other quarters. Mr. Wilson in coming down the fire escape aty the Everett House with his wife and child fractured his leg.

There was no other casualty. The first floor was occupied by Johnston Faulkner, upholstered goods; the second floor, oh the Seventeenth street side, was occupied by Thos. Nelson Son, publishers and importers of the Oxford bibles and prayer books; the Eighteenth street side was occupied by Worthington Smith, millinery goods; the third floor was occupied by Thos. Nelson Sons; the fourth floor was occupied by Earl Wilson, collars and cuff manu-. aeturers; the fifth floor by the Cen tury Magazine and the sixth floor by Geo.

W. Alexander, book binder. There was great excitement on Union; Square and large crowds gathered in spite of the late hour. Among the guests at the Everett House, which adjoins the burningbuilding and was too hot for occupancy, were Joscffy, the pianist, and Rev. Mr.

Carter, from Honolulu. The Everett House was not burned, as it is about three stories lower than the building burned, and the firemen did most of their work from the roof of the Everett House. The flames brokothrough into the fifth floor of the Century Publishing department, and then burst through the roof. A good deal of damage was done by water. The fire was practically out by 3 o'clock this morningj and order was restored.

In4 Alexander's rooms there were bales of papers stored, and the fire is thought to have! had its ori- fin among these. The watchman who ad charge of the building said, he passed through the rooms; ten minutes ore flames were discovered, -and he failed to detect anything wrong. The losses are estimated at $250,000, principally by water and are fully insured. The upper floors and roof of the building were damaged to the extent of $50,000. The oeeupantiNand their losses are as follows: Ut floor and basement; Johnston dealers in upholstery and fine decorations 2d Smith importers of flowers and domestic millinery 3rd floor; Thomas Wilson Son, publishers and importers of prayer boold and bibles 4th floor; Earl Wilson, Troy Manufacturing Company 5th floors; The Century Publishing Company $10,000, and 6th floor; G.

W. Alexander, book bindery $60,000. Ail Acting Blysterlbnsly. By Associated Press to the IMesserifirer. Chicago, July 7.r-Chairman Hoge denies emphatically thatKhe sent out such a circular, as that described by General Manager Stone in last night a dispatches.

He says if his name is attached to iit is a forgery-1 Mr. Stone sayssaid the reporter, that dynamite was taken from your room at theGrand Pacific list May, by BowJes." 'It may be" replied Hoge, "the room was always crowded during I these times, and dynamite or anything eise migm nave oeen earned in and out and never attract any attention." Mr. Hoge appeared slightly embarrased by the questioning a bout the circular, but his denial of Mr. Stone's statement was prompt and given in a decided i 1 Vp f- The prisioners were less inclined to talk than the Chairman of. the Grievance Committee.

Wilson would only say he was innocent and expected to get bail. Broderick had! nothing to offer and Bowles laughed at the questions fired at him. Is it true that you are a detective he was asked. He did not answer at first, but. when the question was repeated, be lost his smile, and replied very earnestly "No sir.

I positively am not The other men did not seem to think their companion was in the employ of the de-tective agency either. Summer Heeort Racing. By Afsbciated Press to the Messenrer. New York, Julytr7.First race at Monmouth Parcto-day, seven furlongs. Inspector B.

won, Bradford second, time L29. Second race, three-fourths mile. Favordale colt won, Winfield second. Diablo third; time L1C. Third race, the Long Branch Handicap, one and one fourth mile.

Belvi-dere won, Elkwood second, Kingston third; time 2.101. Fourth raee, the Louilard stakes, one and one-half miles. Sir Dixon won, Los Angelos second, Prince Royal third; time 271. 1 Fifth: I race, fix furlongs. King Crab won, Fulton second, Miracle thirds time L1C.

vv- Sixth race, one mile. Long Knight won. Golden Reel second, Hoosatoaic third: timoX43i. Serenth race, steeple the full course Referee ehase; over won, mo second, Major Pickett third; time 6.09. John Henry fell and was killed, and his rider-was seriously 'hurt.

Mentaore bolted and threw his rider twice. Kins Trouble fJs elL About 23,000 perrons attended tba rsce. debate here ended and the House at 5 o'clock adjourned. Terrlbla Death in the Flame i. Bv Associated Press to the Sault St.

Marie, July 7. A farm house belonging to George Dobbs, located about seven miles from here on the Canadain side of the river, was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. Four of the inmates, George Dobbs aged 72 years, jDavid Merrifield aged 21, Alice Thomson aged 9. and another child perished in the flames. The fire started from smudge and when discovered by Mrs.

Dobbs who, is 70 years lof age, was beyond control. Dobbs quickly awoke her husband and Mr. Merrifield, and descended to the lower floor. While groping about the Stifling smoke she stumbled and fell through a trap door into the and from there made her escane to thei open air. The two men unable to find any means of exit in the dense smoke, fell back sinto the flames and were consumed.

The, children were asleep in another part of the house and perished wunout a souna, Demg prooaDiy suno-cated. The woman who had no time to put on ahyclothing lay exposed to the chilly air until morning, when her ciies attracted the attention of a neighboring farmer. She is badly burned and there is little hope for her re covery. A Bombardment with Rock. By Associated Press to the Messenger.

Chicago, July As a passenger train, No. 17 on the Burlington Road was leaving Chicago last evehing, a rock was tin own through the cab window of the engine narrowly missing engineer Farnsworth and fireman Cor kery. The windows on both sides of the cab were broken. At Riverside and againj at Naperville the engine was bombarded. At the former place a perfect storm of st oneswas thrown, battering the side of the engine and breaking more glass At Naperville fireman Corkeryxwas struck bn the head with a flying missile inflicting a siight scalprwound, but he wasjnot in jured so badly that he could not continue his work.

I A Frog Made Her Sick. Special to the Messenger. Concord, N. July 6. Times to-dav contains an account of an oc currence which has stirred UP the neighborhood of No.

11 township, this county. A grown daughter of Mr. HenW Poplin, of that township, re gently became deathly sick, and irra I few moments vomited a full grown I i. 1 lu the meantime, a physician hadtjeen sent for, but arrived only in Ume to see the frog hopping about lively onthe ground. The girl stoutly affirms that she vomited the animal; and her statement is borne but by every memberf the family.

II I CondlUonof Mew York Banks. Br Associated Pres to the Messewr. NkvYobk, July 7.i-The weekly bankx statement shows! the following changes: JReseryed decrease loans increase increase 600; legal tenaeH decrease deposits inicrease SgjKOJOOg circulation increase $33, 800. Tb banks nowihbld 2416.800 of per i in exce'ss.