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NEW-YORK, THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, PAGES. PRICE THREE CENTS. BMALL SHOW FOR GOEBEL. THE SIIA'ER DEMOCRATS OP KENTT'f'KY TO NOMINATE ANOTHER TICKET. PENOUNVES OOKBKL'I CAUHAION BITTER LANOUAGE-BRY AN'S FREB SIIAER PELUSIONS INPORSEP.

TO THK TRIB'NK Aur. 2 Fully four hundrcd glher Pemocratlc delegates attended the anti State conference. hpld hcro thls aftor jinon. arrange for a nrw Ppmocratlc State Convpntlon to nomlnatp anothor Statp tlckct. Thp Main Street AuditorJum wy fllled to ovor gowlng with delegatps and vlsitors.

and many Wtt turned away becMM they eould not gain edmlttanpe. Probably one hundred peraoni stnod durlng the entirp proeeedlnga Thp par sjeilllfll the delpgatPS was pronouncpd, and Jf Ibc splrtt manlfested at thls eonference ls a correct reflpctlon rf thp fppllng of thp leadtng gUver Deraocrata of Kentucky, WillUun Goebel cannot be elpctpd Governor in November. Pr. James R. Poynta, of Madlson CoilBty, was irale rhalrman, ar.d W.

H. Polk, of Fayettp, van made eei letoiy. On motion, tbp Cbalr ap polnted a CVunmlttpe on Reaoluttona, conslstlng 0f onp nian from each Congress dlatrfct and two from thp Btate at large, Whlle this was In proirress John Young Rrow n. ha? slsrniflpd hls tn arcppt thp nominatlon for Govprnor of thp Democratle Ptate Convention. carne lnto thp hall.

Hls ap was the slirnal for and it ffll spvpral mlnutes bpforp busin-ss could be Iteumcd. y.s-r, tVERNOR BJtOWM'g RIMOING BPBBCH While the committfp was tlMJ reeo? Governor Brown addreated ibc confer? ence in response to loud calls, He spoke ln part ss fnllows: W'e havp met to-day as earncst mpn. I see ra? comradps of thp past, with wbom I have fought for the party of Jackson and Jef and ln whose sprvlce I havp (jmwn gray. From thp first I havp npvpr hesitated to eupporl party's tickpt. This experlence strptches away taok lnto the paat, bvit to-day I rpfusp to do to.

Governor Brown then read thp provislons In thp constltutlon rpqulrtng thp L-'glslature to pnact to rellevp any offlrlal who had serured hls romlnatlon throujrh fraud, force, but whioh the LPKislaturp has so far falled to do, and con tinupd: Ip thpre any PPlf-rppppPtinp lawjrer that would eay that thp nomlnpps of thp i-ouisviiip eonvra tlon do not romp withln thls eonstltutlonal inhi bittODl thp LcRislaturp had donp its duty. ls thpre any honpst man ln Kentucky who will say that. pvpn lf thls man wprp electod, thprp ls any h. npst court ln Chrtstpndom that would not turn hlm out? TheM arp no ldlp words. Thpy arp words of sobprnpss, parnpstnpss and truth, and I appeal to the manhood and dlpnlty and of splf-govprnment that resides ln thp hpart of pvery man worthy of the name of freemen.

1 have bppn admonlshed, as I told that I was ln danppr of golng to my polltical death. WM1. jr.y fi lpnds, lf such bo thp outromp, rIvp ttip that Jn preftrencp to llfe etained with dtshonor. Hu manhood fled to brutish astf. and arp ve to be drlven to the polls llkp dumb drlvpn cattle? These fundamental rlghts havp btan In vadpd, and will be dpstroyed unlpss we rpslst to th" end.

I am yet a Democrat. but I am againnt a false tieket. fT? have liad a coiivniton, but dtd you ever such a revolt? Is lt mpanlnK Ipps? Every one ls asklng how about this. We will not submit AN INDORSEMEVT POR RRYAN. AftPr Governor Brown had finishpd.

the Com jiiittpp cn Rpsolutlons reported as follows: We deolare to be pvery by the National Convention at Chi cago ln 189C. and we believe Wllliam Jennlngs Brvan to be thelr lru? exponpnt. ThPFP prln clp'les should rpafflrmpd. and he and elected in the To tbs pnd that thpse princlples may be promot-d, but cbiefiy to prevent further disruptlon of the Ppmocratlo rartv in Kentucky, and fnrther, to good vprnment for thls State. we declare lt to be necessary fora convpntion to be held to be con etituted by the Dtmorratic voters of Kentucky.

through agencles of thpir own eonvenlent leetlon, disregardlng on and after fciaturday. June '-'4. of the ronventlon held at Louisvllle, beginnim? June 21. 1889, and we hereby set forth the following grounds for thls declaratton: mass meetlnps for thp selpotlon Of delegatps to that convention were intention ally flxed at and ptaOM web as prphlblted the farmlng fl from attMidlng. and in many caset lef? the people at the mercjr of marhine polltlclans.

a prartlce unjuntlliablp ln any rase. of extreme party whlch did the mass mePtlnRP in the cltlps Influenced by the ovrawlng prfspnce and srtions of menarinK troops of poltce. flremen and other tralned forces of offlrials. whleh were hubverslve of the llberties of the private citl the report on credpntlals was ob tained pursuant to sbameful aml corrupt com blnattoni and bargalfls by candidatea for vari offlces in their pprsonal Interests, regardless of the facts of Justb-e. Fourth-That by a votp of only 441 of l.W.

entltled to vote on credentlals the con stltuent membcrship of that convention was dp ared to be determined. dlsfram hlslng, WithOUt causp or trlal. 818 Of tbp people's dplegates one indlscrimlnate mass; that thereupon sald body rpsolved itsplf. and ceaspd to be the con v-ntlon caJled, and all acUj and doings thence forth were vo and of no obllgatlon. and all ad hprence to Its of furthpr authority ls departurp from tcnpts and practlce.

ARB1TRARY RPLINOS C11ARC1KP. Flfth-That appeals by that bpdy to itself frS, rullng. of the arbltrarlly. and wlthout right Oi precc-dent re taaed, and all dpb-gates were denled th, right by adjournment to realga their trust back to the pvople who invpstcd them with lt. Slxth ln all these 22S2Tof the txTDetrators were sustained by the bodlee Ot armld L'd threatenlng mpn a.ui tertlves.

in unlform and ln d.sKuis.- wh-w ry preaence dertroyed the of that dellberatlve For tl and remedy of thosP wronge. and in ordor tha the DemocVaUc party may Uon and perverslon andiTMtflrad to hands of thP ppople who gave it its only jusl powera, and that lnePHtuous connectl nf a spurious convention and their allies. newapaper organs two evlls of Goebellna in the Btate-and McKto leymn ln the Natlon. may be and pudlatpd. and the Detnorratlc claim Its anclent doctrtoe of a fair rount both ln coBTentlOM and and Its abhorrence of all devlrea dea to pervprt the will of the people falrly? Be it RMoived.

That a of the Deeaocracy of Kentucky be beM in on Wednesday. August 18. at oclocK p. for the purpose of "hJ nomlnatlng candldatps to be votefl for at the November ele.tlon 1880. and also to prortdefW an Pffielent and democratlc form ernment.

in accordance with the princlples of or WWy? to take lmmedlate steps for to Rtate Convention. iUChiM ready done so. and each iha" be vote for every 2W votes or fractlon OVer for W. J. Bryan In 1MW.

The selectlnn delc gates shall be made by the several countles and bjrlslatlve dl-trbts ln har mony with the princlples and objectt expressed. and in such manner as thcy may deem advlsable. th. We further resolve that P. regular and legal rhalrman of the mmorratic Ftate Committee.

and we requeel hlajto wu such siep? hereln as the Interests of the pany rnsv demand. The resolutlons were unanlmously adopted, and the conferencp itdjourned. F1REWORK8 FREE, BRIOHTON BEACH. Th.jrs. Klngs Co.

A BrldgeTrolky. Advu BILL PASSED. BIT OOUNCILMEN BALK AT FFLL HALL OF BECORD8 I8SUB. A LIVKLY SKSSION OF THK COUHCII4 AT WHICH PRESIDENT orrirtENHEIMER IS BOND IfMUB AnnrTKO. The momhers of the Munlolpal Counell yMir day fot topother and papp-d the reaolutlon for bondi for 134,500, the amount of John Plerce'i cnntrart r.n liie new Hall of Kecordp.

The Cotineilmen thoucht thun tn purpo of thelr contempt of Juptlce FltzKorald's order to pasM tho ontire Hall of Rccordl of 12,100.000. Tho order waa ohtainod by Laf lln KfiioKc. couneel for Plerce. There was a llvely popslon of tho Counoll. Ifr.

Healy, one of men, met I'nun cllman Brlce In tho corrtdor, and aerved him wlth Juattce FltzEorald'a order. ktr. Brlce niiiip tho paper back at Healy, po Healy eaye, and toid hlm tnk-- it back to where It rame from. Mr. Healy aald he would report tho of Mr.

Brlce to Mr. KellopK. Counctlman Caaaldy offerod a repolutlon ntine; th" that tho Board had been Riandaraueed to pay John Plerce 934,256 for work donc on tho new llall of Recorda, and Inapinuch ap tho Councll wu deelroua of obeylng order of Courl tt was reeolved that bonda to that amount anthorlaed. Mr. CmmmIdy sald that it had alwaya his Intentlon to obey tho ordor of tho Court.

Coundlmafl Lajfch ralaed tho point that no sueh reaolutlon had ever come from the Board of Eattmate, wanted to know if a ropolution emanat'iip; from the Councll would be bp.il. Vi, aldenl Oakley aaid he was flrmly of tho opinlon that the reaolutlon would be Invalld. Tho Supreme Court, in his opinlon, ho paid, was in error in holdtnir tho Coundlmen In contompt. Tho Councll had been ahamefully treated by Ita prealdent and tho Corporatlon Couneel. He aald he would eote "aye" becauae tho Court rornpoiiod him to.

judgos. ho aald, were human and llahlo to and Judfje Fltzporald, whtlo a Kood fcllow, waa nnt Infalllble. Councllman Bodlne took itnw rtew. coun rllman Lelch blamed Mr. Guejffenhelmer for not Informlng tho membera of the ienrlce of tho orip inai ordor.

There waa collualon, ho sald. on the of oortain offldala to put the Councllmen in a hoio. Tho membem had been coeroed Into do pomothinp they had no riirht to do. to my Qod li my wlfe," aald Cnundl man "and to my wifo is tho Bupreme Court. Tho pr.sidtnt quoted at aaylns thal the membera ouarhl to be nont to jall." "It's untrnn Mr OuaaenhHmer.

"1 nevor said anythlng of tho kind." "1 am glad to hoar It." aald Mr. Wlae, "I think tho newapaper mea are unklnd." Tweniy-slx votei were recorded In the tfflrma tlve and throo wero alic-nt. The NfOltttlon wa. passod. Vlco-Prosldont Oaklf tnovxd tho paaaaaje the reaolutlon authorUlnp tho whole of 92,100,000 tho Hall of Rocords.

Counoilman Cassldy offort-d an amondmont to mak" the s'lm He i would con tlnuo to yoto affalnai balanca of the 92 100,000 tho Court had erdered hlm to do I sidy'H amendment wrp a voto of to 18. Mr Brloo sald: 'I hnvo alvajt for thlp bond and I know of no I ahould he In contompt. I thlnk the aotion of the Bupreme Court merlte rebuka. I don't know how wo ran rebuke the Snprem" Court. but if all apontp nro ap bnpudent as tho ono who nrte to-day think Bu? preme Court ls In rontompt of me." Mr.

Brtce dentod tho ttateroent of the proo that he (Brtce) had thrown the ordor at the hoi ver. The proceai h-' paid, had rcfused to show hlm the ordor and thr'-w the oopy at hla faet, Counoilman Murray patd ho would not voto for any more of tho 100,000 bund laaue untll compelled by the Court. VVhllo tho voto was takon Mr. Hyland wont OUt Half an hour was ppent In to find hlm, but he aw.ay. Franoh, Iffundorf apd KbhetP were Caaaldy, Murray.

FranoUiro, Doyle and Conly voted apalns' tho laane, and aa twenty-two votes were Mcaaaary if was beaten. Vloe-Prealdent o.akley next rnlled up the ordl nanre pro.tdlnsr for the issue of 92,000.000 for repavlng purpoaea, Mr. Franelaeo oppoaed the bond laaue on tho fround that the Oommlaatoner of HlaThwaya would not flre him the list of Ptroets in hlp dlatrlcl to be paved. "Is that your only reaaon for oppoatat thl? ipsue'" aaked Mr. Oakley, "if po.

you wiii baea no bandl to rnaet you at the doois of tho Mazet Mr. i.eioh said he had papeatedly applled to the HUjhway Department for mformatlon pardlntr tho stro. ts tO be pavd In his and wa? told that "hell wonld fteeaa ovr" h. fc.ro he would that Information. Blxteen votea were recorded In tho affirmativp and fivo in the negatlve.

Tho rosoiutlon. not Rettlnx twenty two votop, was beaten. Mr. Oakley oali'd up a reaolutlon to foc Improvlna tho water Pupply. Mr.

Franclaco wanted to know tho noney waa to be Bpent "I don't know wlthout looklns at the pai)erp," pa'1 the presldont. "Then you had hetter look at the papers," aald Mr. Frandpco. "I think you had take your peat. pald Mr.

Cufc-srenheiinpr. The reaolutlon racatrad twenty-two votea, and Commlssloner Koarny was raqueated to put the namep of atreeU on parallH to the atreeta named. The Commtaetoner had been puttlnf; thom tho other way reof-ntly. Aldermen Ooodman'a reaolutlon provldlntr for the of a. of lawyera of both to tnko oharpe of all proooedlnRS axainst the Munlclpal Aaaembly in the future when the Oorporatloa Counsei refused to aet wasadopted.

A lettar from niptrlot Attornoy Oardiner was read savlm? that when any ppf'etfle Instnnoop of Vlolattona tho labor by rallroad or othera were hroupht to hlP attention h- woUld immediateiy lay the complalnta before a matto trate Thoro were oomplaintp pendlOC, ho paid and the Titstrkt Attorney'a offloo was not a detootlve The lettor was flled. 4LDKRMBN l'ASS THK BONDI. TTIK TtAT.I- OF IMR7I Al'TKOR FORTY-KIX VOTKS. At tho Aldormen'p meetlriK yesterday Aldrrman Coodman offeiad a ropolutlon whteh Ptated that th? r'eront mandamup aKalnst Counoll had tended to illacredH and that the Corporatlon Counsei had slded wlth tho oppoal tton. Ho prnj.oNod that all tho of Munldpal Aaaeaably eowpaai a Bpeoiai who wlll look aftpr tho lnterests of the Ap pi-mhly.

and alpo frnme an ordlnaneo whlrh would provlde pultiibk- rounpol for tht- Munlrlpai My and provent a reourrence of proprnt rondl tlonP. The reaohltlaa Intlmated that the mrmhTs of tho Asuombly phould not Be compellod to Ptand tho ex Danaa of thelr own defeneo ap of the Board or the Counell. The repolutlon wap adoptad witli an afflrmatlve voto of 31. and Immc-dlatoly ruxhed ovVr to the t'ounoil. Alderman Muh hroiiKht forward a repolutlon au thorlzlnif the Controller to iapue rornorate to the aniount of to pay for the and buHdlna of the new Hall of Reoordp On Alderman PUKKestlon the peotlon of the charter relatlnn to votes on bond Ipsuos wai read, and It was found the Board eould provldod unanl moup eonaent wa? ohtalned.

Alderman Woodwanl for eon MBt, and. no hoard aote on Ald. rman Muh'n rfholution waa proroodod wlth. It appareaa that tho 46 voteg would (ConiluucU uu thlrd paaaaj IOWA REPUBLICANS ACT. PBE8IDENT MKINLKVS INDOR8ED.

OOVERNOR BHAW AND OTHBB BTATl OFFI. CBRfl BBKOaflNATBD-AB BNTHUilAfTIC CONVENTION IM DBf HOIHES. ifotaea, lowa Aug. Republlcan BUte Conventlon to-day nomlnated the foliow ing tlokot. C.ovonior?I..

M. iHAW, of DenteOB. itaaaai Oorenior J. C. MIIXIMAII.

ot tnpertntendeet of PaMIe Inetnwttoa R. C. nallrMd rAatntarienar DAWSOK. tupreme Cbarl s. BHBBWnc, ef CTty.

The Bral four nominoos aro the preeent ineum henta and were named by aeclamatlon, JW? Bherwln was nomlnated on tho fourth ballot Tho oonTentlon met In tho new Audltorluni at 11 a. m. charies B. Plckett of Waterloo, wa.s the temporary rhairman. llis addreaa waa gen applauded, partlcularly his reference to the Adrolnlatratkm and the pollcy of expanalon.

After the appolntmenl of ihe worklng comralt t.ea the conventlon adjourned untll o'clock. CHAIRMAN ciHTISS At the afternoon acaalon the conventlon II ened to an addreaa by ex-Congreeaman Oeorge Curtle, th. permanenl chalrman, who apoke in parl as followa: oniinonwi .10 -i. wni no. head of Ihe al rhoo ol Hl an al the Republlcan party, and wlth recngnM ptjbllean Satlonal leadei In the nlted Htate Itr In the Houae of ind the tho of thla onyention wlll lllllri.

attentlon of th, Natlon. Th' roming rampalgn la bul doorwajr whlch to tory In I90n nd ll li an open door. rne ic-puiui rai In I I ol the Natlon fear nol rer dl.t of the people 0 Ihe eomlna riec.tlon. Do you doubl thal thii Ip a Republiean year. 01 I jal Iheaa rr.

Ret ublli Then a alanre ai the proa perltj thermometei II peedllj dlapel aurh doubt. The dletlnrnlahed reaulta of In ihe paal an happj auatii ibllean party wlll, If p.rmtttod under Provl to contlnue to admlnlater the affalra of ttio Oovernmrnt, maintaln order lau-. and put down all llon? lt wlll alao aolve and admlnlater tho affalra flnanee to reat? heneflta to all tho It wlll adiuat andI re mir trade rel uloi wlth othi i v- the waae earnen niry wlll maintaln tneir prmid poaltion of helna the heal ild and rnnal llljp nl laboren In iti Ihe arorld II -vii i. wlth tl" awrui truata and eomMnea, ao thal or Injut loua monop" burd' the i- ple, BJid It adll make 11 ment tn the future, aa lt now md haa heen in uil under Iti benefleli i tho idol Ita own dtlaena and admlra tiou ol the whole dvlllzed arorld. Tho Raaolutlona not belng ready to conventlon yr.ded nomlnattona: MAKIN'l THE N'-MINATInXS I.opii,- for Oovernor and H1HI man Lleutenant Oovernor were non nat, I by aeclamatlon, attended by much cheerlng.

Oovernor Bhaw preaented to the ronven and made a atlrrlng sp- lt. eul Prealdent IfcKlnley, the Republlcan party and lowa's delegavtlon in Congn Th- conventlon th-n proceedad to bal A for Rupreme Court reaultlng on fourth ballot In th? aalCGtloa of Jiihn r. She; Ifaaoaj Mr. Barr-tt. the Bvperlntendent of PuHio In Ptructlon, and Hailroad Commlmloner Dawaon wara then renomlnated by a lan itl i the lutlona wara read and adopted wlth i hurrah and the conventlon adjourned aina dle THK 'UM I IPT1 1 I Aftor approvtng tho AdmlnlatratUm of Pn-si dent McKlnlay Ai Oovernor shaw lutlona declare: romntonl thw nrtlnn of lowa In Conan of malntenanre of gold and in Ita falthful lapporl of Ihe on Pri nldi ti' Klnli hla pollcj rajolci Iti lha proapeetlve electl h.i.

i B. to be Speaker of tl i and Indorse hla ij worthy ih.it bonor, Wi lopl the fi rlni tlon from tho lowa atform II I I and the commei i t.i i 'I he thip atandard rr.uHt ba h) Congr it valldlty and rltallt) of i w. vii Dther money muet be ju a rwirlty wlth And we urgently o-iii our Sonatorp and Rop ln ii i nd ir heal deavora to Ihi prripo tlona Into law. WTa il the I 'l Ita claratlon In favor of frer and ftei allrer ratio of and Ita attaek upon the eourta la thrrat. ninc the Amerh-an paopla wlth dapartura from the pollrlaa of good avvernment thal prove frnuKht Alth vii thi Amerlean i Th" onormitii-s of thal platform call Republleam we make reoogniUoa o( loyalty and axalted patrtot ism of th" Bound Money Democrati and men all who put aalde partla lahlp In ordt malntaJn tho falth of Natlon.

anri. Iri alatance to tna Chlcaan platiorm atid Its cnndi date. to ecure arelfare of the people. Induatry and eommercw thould he lefl froo to thelr tbi.i ordlna the natural lawa of tho wortd, when buatoeai aagreaatloni known as prove people thoy tri'ist hr romralnod hv natural lawp. and If Beod be abolial Wo belleve In tho and hbth purpoae of tho Prealdenl th" tTnlt? .1 m.

U7 it.ltiilrc tho skiu and rourajro of our oflleera, and in th" valor, tho conatanry, tho herolam of our i dler boya In the and N'avy. Nothlng of BUp or aympathy or moral or materlal ald and comfort wlll we ever wlthhold from them. Tbere shnil he dlvlalon amona nntll all In arma againal the tiau phaii oonfaaa its aupreme Jind bOBor, and shall know that, even Iti tho fur thost Baet, If Ip th" and of equal law. of Juatlce and llberty thmuifhi.ut the iand and to the InhaMtanta then of That fot tti" Nattohal dafenca, for tho retnforoe ment of th" Nary, for tho enlargemenl of our for marketi for tho imployment of worklnamen, in nlnea, foreata, farma, mllla, factoriei and ahlpyarda, tho rnartm'-uf of loKlnlatton whlch wlll rnealn for Amerlean shlPi the rarrylnK of our forolcn commerca THF FOHT AT DYKA DE8TROTED. A MMPIUMMf 1TTAT Tltr.

COUMKMD BOLDICIUI ITARTBO THE I IRg Soattlo, Auf. 2 steamer Humbnldt, from alaaka, brlngi newa of burn of tho T'nltod tnllltar) post at Dyea, and tho removal of tho troopa to Bkagway. A eoJored company of infanttv h.ts been atatloned there for tho last year. has beeti rery dead, and tho troopt long beaa anxloup to movo to ni'iro aetlva lowa of Bkagway, acroaa tho i.ynn canal. Tt la sald that aomo eetored BOjdlera ataitad foreM flro near tho fort on a wlndy day, knowing that barracka and othoT Oevernment balldtnga woald h- atroyad, The fire waa atarted last Friday.

and soon swoopod doa'n on tho 1 fort. Captala Hnvey his mon work for pov oral hoijrp. but th" wlnd was flKalnst thom, and lt was soon peon that the bUfMlnga rould not be aavad, Romo KO.nno worth of Oovornment suppHos movod to tho baoeh befon- tho Mr- raachad thom Th" stearoer waa hardly aeeured IWoro iho wharf wap on flro. and then that hurnod The Oovern mont Iom whk batween HaW BMpa Hovey wlll bava hip mon In Pkagwaj untll hoara from Waphlnaton. He favora re establtPhina a poat at that polnt.

CARRAVZA LKTTF.R OAMM ClOtED. Montreal. Aua. 2-Tho r.iae of BUU, ehargad on ble own wtth larreny In st.alln* tho lett.r. la The Maals trale wlll dellvor hlP Judgment on Tueaday next.

MIpp Meodom. the servant at the bouae ln whl'-h Carranza llved when the letter waa atolon. fallod to IdenMfy Boll or," of th. mon In the room prevloua to the dlaappearanee of the letter. The New-York CeaUaTfl "Detrolt Speolal" Now-YorV ovory day at 4 p.

and atopa at Garn Ton FlPhkill, Poughkeepala Rhinocllfr. CataldU. Hudaon, Albany. Ttlra. ete.

Plnltig, Parlor CAra. OnnecU at Albany for Advu ALGBR WELroMED HOMB. DETROIT DECLARB8 THAT HE IS ALL RIGHT. ORBAT CROWD8 CHEER THE EX-BECRB TART AND OOVERNOR PINGREE 'ANP MATOR IfATBURT HIM. Detrolt, Aug, may have bppn the pereonal feeltngi of Aic-r con cernlng recenl incidents of hls ofn-ial carppr.

all ntlmenta ex-ppt of genulne happinpss Were evldently banlshPd thls afferno.in and evenlng by thp magniflcent welrome glven to him by thp ppoplc of hls own and Btate. From 4 o'clock, wheti thp weicominsr eonunfttee crowded lnto hls prlvate car tipon its arrlval al I lo. Untll 0. when the Oeneral reased grasp Ing otitstrptihpd hands. thp scenp was one of greal enthualaam.

Bmllei and teari repeatedly for th" maatery on the ex-Secietary'a bronzpd countenance he gaaed the eager of the mtiiti'udes who loudty Inaleted that "Alger'a all right!" and no diaaouanl volce was heard. Darkneea f-n whlle the apeechea from the revtewfng stand ln fronl of the Clty Hall were belng dellvered, opportunlty for throvrlng a aearchlight upon the featurea of General Aiger, drawn in crayon on a canvaa alxteen feet aquara bung from the Clty Hall fronl and eurrounded by patrlotlo decoratlone. a greal cruah at the Indoor receptlon waa the ftoal feature. -lal train whlch m-t O-n-ral Ale-rnnd hls party at Toledo conaiated of elghl coachea lt carried four hundred membera of the Recep tlon Commlttee. Bannera stretched alonc the aldea of the eara aaM that "Mlchlgan welcomea h'-r hnnnred aon, General Alger." When, the Pennsylvanls train arrtved the General'i prl? vate ear was bealeged by hls oid frienda.

On the return trip Oeneral Alger was eacorted througb the and greeted by all. Hearied by about three hundred bleyellata, over one thouaand marcbera eacorted Oeneral Alger from the Mlchlgan Central statlon by i Ircultous route leadtng paat the Oem ral'a home to th" revlewlng stand. Mllltla and veterane of the I'ivii War, Inrludlng Falrbanka Poet, the Republlr. of whlch thp Oeneral ls a member; a company or Bpaniab war veterana and acorea of marchers ln aecret soclety unl? formt tiipd paat, Pairbanka Poat carried two bannera, stretchlng haif acroas the atreet, whlch declared ls only one Alger." MATOB ADDRE88. When Oeneral Alger appeared upon the re vlewlng stand there was a roar of applauac from rrowd whlch ked all trafflc acroaa theCampua Martlua Theex retarj revlewed th- parade, and returned the salutatlona of marchers, especlally thow of Orand Army ihe Repuhllc romradea.

Mayor Maybury, after calllng the crowd to order iaid Oeneral Alger, ahould deapalr, slr, of belng to voi, the heartineaa of thls welcome it not already ahown In thls vaet ron through you have passed. lt will rth to the world, slr, thal where you an known there you are beel beloved and beai i lt v. in go forth to the world, ilr, 'l i- notlee thal standard of hlnh 'har bulli up by patlc. and perseverance, iy snd uprigbtness, cannot be thrown down by slander. I home, sir, to a people who Junt fliiv.

Th's offlt tate, only for 1.11?- purpow of eaylug "God bleaa you" and "Welcome home." fou home to Mralk theae as before. v-'i will and carry with you th affectlon and eateem that have i.n with you all your llfe. Men will aay that with an npiighl I i rell itabllahed, there i earth thal ran detracl from the of a good Ighbor and Itlaen and honeat man. PINOREE BLAMBfl THE NEWBPAPER8. Oovernor Plngree, In hla aj.ch behalf of the Btate, madi eoroe polnted referencea to in cidenta leadtng to Alger'a and tu i Bome characterlaUc ahota at the newa papera, whlch, be aaeerted, arere largely re The Oovernor aald that Alger'a beat for his country waa In hla efllclent man nt of tbe war.

He cohtlnued: Wlthout your euergy, bualneaa ablllty and i i j. no one kno vt how it mighl I i were bandlcapped by machlnery ln nt hlch waa anelent and ipite of you oontrlbuted more any pIm to brlng the eonfllcl to i end, with a loaa of iife ao emall a.s to aatonlah the world. The facta whl led you to aubmli your resig natlnn to the Preaidenl are well known The treatmenl whlch you have r.Ived baa Justly arouaed the reeentment of falrrolnded Amerl The people of Mlchlgan looh upon the in whlcb your wlthdrawal from tbe was forned as an Inauli to the Btate. are nere to-day to rebuke the cupldlty of lana, hlgh and low. They are here to sbow their contempl for thp cowardly attacka of a venai preaa mean spirit-d and unacrupuloua preaa haa on a rampatgn of deliberate misrepre sentatlon and llea concernlni your bualneaa management of the War Department.

The peo? ple of Mlchlgan know thal theae attacka are Hi.soiut.lv witbout Juatlflcatlon In aplte of the nbanlote cuatoma and ayatem of your Depart? ment, you contrlbuted more than any one to brlng the war with Spaln to a qnlek end. You dld so althmigh hlndrred by the Interference of oibera unflt to handla bualneaa or mtlltary af fatra A RAP AT MTCHIOArPfl BENATORS. The people of Mlchlgan will remember the In dlgnlty to whlch the Btate haa been aubjected. In tltne they will come to know who is reaponal ble for lt. 1 thlnfc thej already aee that poU tles mak-s cowarda of aome men, ln botb hiph and low poeltton.

The) will In tlme deaplae tbe offlclal no matter how exalted hla atatlon, who to aave hlmaelf bowaand trucklea to newapapera or meney or Influence or power ln any fornt. They will turn away from every ofBdal repre aentatlve of Mlchlgan al WTaehlngton who has by wttbout proteat and p.rmlttpd a clti z.ii of the Btate to be aa groaaly abuaed and miarepreeented aa you have been. They will not forgel th- cowardly condud of aomeof th- newa i rs and publlc m-n of the State who hav- by tbelr allence practlcally Jolned In the attacka upon you aenae of Juatlce and falr play ot citlxena will aot eupporl auch methoda. They win be apparent when the people of our Btate exoreaa themaelvea at the polla i kn.nv that some people thtok it unwlae upon an ocraalon Hk- this to glve votoe to such aen aa I have been pxpr-ssinK. I aay to them that the truth la never out of ptaee.

I also sav that there ls no hetter way of abowlng appreclatlon of your worth as fltUen of Mlchlgan than by exposlng the m-thods of thoee who have been a parl of th- eonaplracy to uuv credlt you and insult th- Btate and Ikpawk I have com- to belleve that the lnstltutlon most dangeroua to our form of gorernmenl is the newspaper. Its hnast-d liberty Is rath-r a llcenae it has no scrupie and no conaclence. There are. of courae, eaoeptlona, but I apeak ot tbe prpsfl as a wh-1-. B-cause you.

General Alcer would not bow to thpm and ronduet the Wht PPFpartrnpnt In the intpr-sts of the com bln-s th- Army ejajtractori and the rommer cla'l Interests whlch control the npwspapers. you becatn- a markpd man. I know I volce the s-n timent of the people of wh-n I say to you that we have every falth that hlstory will rebuke the and potitlclans of hlgh est and lowest sfatl-n who have uaed such vile methods to aecompllsh their little purposes. GENERAL ALGER'S REPLY. General Alger, in responding, sald: I can command no langiiaae to express my gratitude to you for thU royal welcome to my home.

I am glad from the bottom of my heart to be released from offlclal care and to agaln enter the old home and live amonit the people of Mlehigan. Btoea I went away two and a haif years ago, as you know the country has been through a terrlilc struggle. The offlce of whlch I waa the head waa taxed to the utmist of every man'p who occup'ed any popitlon ln lt. I gavo my thought and effort, anu dld I could to oarry out my part that great work. What haa boon ip a mat ter of reoord, and I atn perfectly wllling to rest th" eaae wlth my countryreen Every tranaar tlon, ovory order, and ovprythlng that was dono ln oonduotlng that war is a matter of rooord, and th" peoplo havo a rlght to have that record soarrhed.

And now, my fellow citizons, I romo hnm" Without a grlevanre. pjring that stiuggle and Whlle that great work waa upon me I can truth fully aay I had from tho Prealdont all the port ho could givo me. We went through tho atrugglo and ram" out virtorioua. Wo trana ported aorosp the soa more than one hundrod and Bfty thouaand men ono way and the othor without an aorldent. Wo fought battl.s In the Phllipptnee, in Cuba an.

In Porto RlOO, and wo never lopt a a color, a prtaoner or a gun. Whonuorth" American fiag waa planled by tho Amerlean goldler thoro lt stands, and there it shall st.ind foroyor. But, aa I sald. I have no to make. I (ini gtad to among you agaln, a privato dtlaen, and that I can travel streots and meel you in sorial and buetneai Intercourae, and I propoee to ptay here the balanoe of my llfe.

tlood nlght. Tho rloplng prono was .1 roroptlon in tho Clty Hall oorrldor. Mrs. Alger and a prore of othor Women, with aeveral of th" Oeneral'a reiatlves, vtewed 'ho acene from a oanopled dororatod platform huilt into the maln stalrway, and thouaanda puahed paat and grasped General hand. FORTUVATE HOPKIKB, ALOEK1 MII.ITARY ggCRXTAJtT BJONORABLY PIS CHAnOSD WITH A T.WAVK nc ABggUICB.

RTaahlngton, Aug. 1 followlng or dors were laaued yeaterday; Bpeclal Ordera No. Headguartera of tho Army. Adjutanl neral'a 1 5, Waahlngton. Augual 1.

1W9. Kxtract By dlrectfon of the Actlng Soo. of w-ir. Icave of abaence untll lt herehy grantod Major ijoorgo If. Hopklns.

tanl adjutant generaC I'nitod volun teera. Hv rommnnd of Major Oeneral Mllop. II C. CORBlN. Adjutant General.

Sprrlal Orders No. 17S. Ilradn.uartors of tho Army, Adjut inl Oeneral'a Waahlngton. Augual 1. UM.

Extracl 2n Bj dlrecfion of the Prealdent, Major Gonrgo iicpkirr- aaalatanl adjutanl gon or.i'l Btatea voluntoors. havlng his realgnatlon, ln honorably dlecharged from the aer vlc of the I'nlted Btatei by th" Becretary of war, to effect Augual UM. and wlll proeeed to hla home Th" travel onjoinod ip neceaaary for tba puhll" aervlee By tommand of Major Oeneral Mllos. CORBIN, Adjutant General. Th" Major tlopktns to In thes" orders la tho polltlcal manager of tho of War, who n-rontly returned from in "Inapectlon or tne Kalamasoo Rlver, aa aet forth at the tlmo in theso hea.

OENERAL AIX3ER CHEERED IR TOLEDO. i ohlo, Aug. Bx-Becretary Alger arrlved ln Totedo this afternoon tho Pennaylvanla An immense crowd of Toledo people, In ad to the Mlehlgan delegatlon. waa preaent, and traln pulled into tho atatlon he was greetea cheera. Tho local receptlon commlttee eti and Oeneral Alger waa formally wel the receptlon vlalbVy alfected hlm, and hl.V? as he bowed to the people wn.

belng to tnln Oeneral A ger waa compelled twlce to reiurn itfnrm and acknowledge the enthuatast withm hla rea. waa cheered aa the traU HEUREAUX ASSASSWS SHOT. TWO OF THKM CAPTCKKD AND TO DEATH r.v: ON 111F isi.AND-roMMANDKR OF THK MACHTAfl RgCWVBD BI PRBBI iiknt rtoeggo. Banto nemingo. 2 Two of tho aaaaaatag of Prealdent Heoreaai have boon captared and phor.

Th" coontry la tntlrely gulet, and no move mentg of troopa are In progreaa. Commandar L. C. Logan, rommanding the Unlted Btatei gunboat Machlaa now ln theea watera haa been onlclally racelvad by Prealdent Plgut ro. The future movamenta of the MaohlM not known.

PRE8IDENT PIOUEBO TAJCEB THE OATH. Tili: SII'IATMN RSEPOBTED AT P-RT-DE PRAKCg AOCOMFLICEa wio WgfRg IHOT. Pbii ae-France, leland of Martlnlque, Aug. 1. Lateat advlcea from Santo Domlngo report that.

ln conformlty wlth the Cooatitutlon of the nlnlcaa Republlc, whlch provldeg that ln the evenl of the doath of the Prealdent the VTce Prepldont Phall be enpowered to ex-rrlPe the functiona of the Chlef Maglatrata durlag the re of th" Praaldentlal t.Tm, fleneral Won Flguero to-d ly took the "ath of offloc be foro Congreoa and Inveated wlth full pow ors His torm wlll asptra on February 27, He has glven niopt strh-t ordera, it understood, to tho Governors of all the departments of the republlc, Teaterday two aceompllcea the apaasslns of Prealdent Heureaua were and shot at Moca Two Dcraoaa, of whom wae aald to be a prlost. were taken Into CUOtody at Santlago yeaterday, and gabaequently were ihot i.ast Dighl plaoarda bearlng the insoriptiona, "A has leeTyraaar Alth and "Yivo la Rovolution!" 11 ve were poated upon walls in varloua parts of the clty of BantO DomlngO, Tranqullllry continues to prevall throughout tho coontry. GRULLOM KOT WITH THK FIRM. Benor Adrlaaae Orulloa, the rapreaanmttve ln the (Jalted statos of the revolutlonary party in San and tho formor huslness partner of Seftor .1. y.

Jlmenea the leadar of tba utawreutlonleta in maklng a atatemanl Taaaday nlght of the roa s.uis why Prealdent Heureaug was assasalnau-d, g.ivo the lniprosslon that he was connertod wlth th" flrm of HuttUngar Vlvle, of No. Poarl-at. What ho ovldontly Intendod to aay wap that he bo reached through this flrm. Tho flrm laat nlght denled thal Seflor Grullon waa idontlflod ln anv way with tholr bualneaa, or that thoy ropro aant Benor Jlmenea and hla foiiowors ln this i-oun trv They aay, however: "We, ln wlth tha houaee tradlng wlth San Pomlngo are in full aympethy wlth the efforts to bring about a reform ln th" admlnlstratlon of affalrs In that ropublie." RFPORT FROM COMMANPF.R LOOAM. Washington.

Aug 2-The Navy has ro olvod tho followlng roport by from Commander I.ogan of the which arrlved at Banto nomingo city yeaterday: Unlted Statoa Conaul s.iys that roport of the doath of tba Prealdent of Banto Domlngo beiievod not to haw anj poUtleal algnlflcanoi. Motive of the suppoaod to be personal onge The ealdenl ol Panto Domlngo without polttlcal an.l raappotated formor Cablnet. So dlaordar i requeal to iaJag salllng flve days to repalr t.oller. MINTSTF.R AOTTON APPROVED. Washlngton.

Aug. Stato Departmont fuily approvea the actlon takon by Minlater Powell. at Port-au-Prlnce. ln enforrltiK respoct for tho ganctlty of the I'nlted fltatoa Eegatlon. The general prar tlee boen to dlacourage I'nlted Htatea ofTlclala In grantlng aaylum to fugitivea from Jugtlre, but the point now Involved ia tho breaoh of proprlety phown In maklng the arront wlthln the Logatlon premiaea.

not the proprlety of grantlng aaylum. ROOT AXD MILBM COXFER. THK SF.V? HECRETART OT WAR MAKE8 A ROUND OF CALL8. Waahlngton, Aug. 2 Root, accom panled by Adjutant General Corbln.

ealled on Aa aiatant Sacretary Melklejohn. General Mllee. com mandlng the Army, and the heada of other bureaua of the Departmont to-day. Tba cooference wlth Oeneral Milea waa extended. ELIZABETH STORM SWEPT.

A TORNAPO WBSOKB CHURCTIES AXD CUTS A WIDI SWATH. MANY HOE8E9 T'NROOFEP AND 80ME" COafr' PLETELY WRECKED--NOT A L1FE LOST, AND NO ONE 8ERI OP8LY INJURED. fBT TELEtilUrH TO THE TRJBtVE.J Elizabeth, X. .1., Aug. waa struck by a toraado this afternoon shortly after 8 o'clock, and mu-h damage was done.

The tor nado camc from thp southweet, and pass-d to the northeast. through the centre of th- city, ln a tra-k on- thousand fppt wlde. Thp path of the tornado lneluded many churoh and oth-r prominpnt buildinRs. and lt could not have plckcd out any other path throusrh the clty wherp thp posslbilities of damaKe would have so The wcathcr was thrpatpningall thp afternoon. It was very hot.

and at ttmes there was an al most total absencp of a breezp. Storm clouda had b-en gatherlng to the south and west, but nothlng than a KVCTa e.pctrleal storm waa eapected. wlnd cloud whi-h dld thp damago appparpd to the southwest at about 3 o'clock. Eyc wttnaaaaa say lt had all the characterlstlca of a tornado cloud. It was funn-1 shaped and advanced with gr-at rapldlty.

There was no r.olse excppt the dlstant roll of thunder. Whlle th- tornado last th- wlnd bl-w at a fearful rate wlthln th- path of th- storm. of th- dir-et path of th- atorm the wlnd m-ter at th- w-ather ohsprvatory rpglsterpd plghty mllea s-veral mlnut-s. It took about t-n mlnutes for the tornado to pass throuph thp clty, and tben the raln fell in torr-nts, tioodlng every tr.lnjr and addlng to th- done by the wlnd. Just ahead of the cloud ltsetf waa a shower of hallstones whlch rattlcd agalnpt wln-( dows Just before thp tornado stru-k Its hlow.

BONEB OF TilE DEAD P1STERREP. Onp of thp first butldlnKs to be hlt by the hburt was thp tower of the historlc First Prpsbyterlan Church. Thls towertog column was snapped off Just above thp clock, and crash-d down to the ground. Portunately, it fell away from the church bulldlng and ajcroaa the lawn and burlal ground, where the early settlers of the elty axe buri-d. The middl- of the portion whlch f.

11 stru-k the sldpwalk, and thp top fell lnto tho atreet and burled the car tracks In Broad-st. Immedlately after the steeplc fell the blg in thp churchyard beejan to yleid to the wlnd, and aeveraJ of th-m fell, thplr roots belng torn out of the ground and the bon-s of men and women burled many years ago belng dragged to tbe surface Thp placc struck was the Eyceum Thea tr-. on the south sld- of Broad-st. Th- roof was torn off, and th- Beerbowtr Pottery aiso unroof-d. The whirling, futinel shaped cloud next paased to East Jeraey-at and struck the spire of tho Central Baptist Church, demollshlng lt and part of the church roof.

The blg bell was hurled. nparly acroaa thp street. The top of thp spire of the Third Prpsbyterlan Church was also carried away, whlle the big tln roof of the Btar Theatre was rlpp-d off and blown agaijis'. slde of the Central Baptlst I Wi. Thp top of thp spirp of tho Thlrd Presbvterlan Church was blown off, and the slde of Pr.

Moul f-rfs house was crushed in by a hugp tree fall Ing against it. Clty Hall Park. at the entrance to Madlson ave. and opposit- thp Third Prpsbyterlan Church, was swept by thp tornado and nearly all th- tine tr-es in it were uproot-d. A TREE PIUVEX INTO A IIOISR.

The front of the Home for Aged Women. ln East Jeraey-at, was arreckad by a great syca more trc- over one hundred years old b-tng torn up and thrown agaitist It. Part of the was driven tbrougb tbe wtodowi fully ten feet lnto the front rooOM, gr-atly terrlfylng the forty Inmatea Thls bulldlng ls the old Roudl not manaloa, ln arhleh dweit BlM Boudinot, first Bpeaker of the Conttoantal The tornado th-n swept through Madlson ave. and Catharlne-st. to and down thls strept to where Its fury ceas-d and it passpd away to the northeast.

It was on howpver, from Catharfne-st. to Bprlng-at and for the satne distance on one side of East whfph runs paralM to Willlam-st. that the greatest damage was done, there not belng a house on these two hlock.1 that was not more or less lnjured, and some were eompletety Charlps K-Iber's two and a haif story house, ln was llfted from its foundatlon, twlsted complet-ly around ln the alr, and dropped to the ground a -omplete wreck. Fortu nately all thp family w-re away on thp BlllB bPth Orphan Asylum excurajoa to Asbury Park and so pseaped dpath or lnjury. Wllliam H.

Huey's house npar by had the roof and part of thp upper story torn off. Fred-'rlck Chllds's house, opposltc, had the roof torn off and the upper story wrecked. Charles Flsher'e house, next door. had the roof torn off and all the shutters blown away. Patrlck Clarks bara was Ilftpd ln the alr and completely demollsh-l, At Wllliam and Spring sts.

Alderman Frank Klein's house was wrecked. In East Grand-st. the roof was torn off J. H. Ko-h's and H.

V. Beebp's hous-s, and thp upper storles anarg bad ly damaged. Mr. Beebe is a florist, and hls large greenhous-s adjolnlng were completely ruined. George Klng's house was partly un roofed.

as was J. Kettenrlnga and Chriatlan Frederick's TERRTPTC ROAR OF THE TORNAPO. The people living In thls nelKhhorhood say tho roar of the tornado was appalllnK. and that tho alr was filled with flying timbers and brlcks. llmhs of trees.

shutters. signs and parts of fences. The house of J. Ellls Roblnson. No.

1.018 East had its lower part torn to pleces, and hls wife was pinned some of the falllng timbers. She was rescued by the nelgh bors, considerably bruised and suffcrlng much from shock. Remarkable to relate, so far as can be learned. no one was serlously lnjured by tornado. Most of the people who IIvp ln the Bec tlon of the clty vlslted by the storm were at Asbury Park on the orphan Asylum excurslon.

or pIsp there would certalnly have been many casualtles. Along Catharlne-st. and Madlson-ave. there was much destruction of shade trees, and thtse gtrpets are nearly lmpassable owlng to the The trees. howev-r, saved the flne residpne-s ln these streets from serlous damage or destruction.

The roof of thp nave of Christ Eplscopal Church. in Scott Place, was torn off. and the In tprlor of the church was mueh damaged by raln. The roofs were torn from Wllliam McCormlck'e house. In Joseph Sauer's house, ln and Mr.

Hanleys houae, ln Broadway. a the chlef buslness thoroughfare, suf fered much from the tornado. many awnlnga belng wrecked and plate glasa windows broken. The goods In the front parts of many atorea were badly damaged. At the Elizabeth Creamery a horse and wagon were overturned.

At J. Potts A fon'a Henry Gavln. a dellvery clerk. was Just leavlng the store when the tornado caught the wagon, throwlng lt eome distance, and young Qewua..

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