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THE CONVENTION] ? ( ?? ( 1 ff. J. Bryan Nominated for I President by the Democrats. SEWALL IN SECOND PLACE. A f+OT I jLiiu iicuiaaiitt uiawjt uuuacu nnw L an Exciting Contest. i i i?a the Fifth Ballot Kcntocky Chanced ' ? a- ? ~ ? 1 *roin DlOCKDUm u> urjuu, aim uvi. Illinois Cast Her 48 Votes for the Boy Orator of the Platte," Ohio 'Withdrew McLean?Then Senator Turple "Withdrew Matthews and Cant Indiana's Vote for Bryan, at the Same ' , Time Moving to Make the Nomination J Unanimons?The Chairman Declared ] It Carried, Althoagh a Few Totes in j the Negative Came From Pennsylvnnia j ?A Boisterous Bryan Demonstration I Followed?A Maine Man For Vice- j President-?Sketches of tho Nominees. ] i] Chicago. July 11.?Tho Democratic Na- i tkmal Convention on the fourth day of the ^ nsBioD nominated William Jennings Bryan. * ,ef Nebraska, for President of tho UnJted jBbites. After four ballots had been taken jtbe names of Bland, Boies, Matthews and 1 I 1M" \ " WILLIAM JENNJ (Democratic Candid* pBaclliurn were withdrawn, and the nomina- b toon of Bryan was made unanimous on the 11 fifth ballot. The solid delegation from New Seek and many of the gold delegates from tlMr States declined to take part in the pro- C waitings. The calling of the roll for the fifth and last g feallot began at 2.45 o'clock. Kentucky 1 -withdrew Blackburn and voted 28 votes for f< Bryan. West Virginia changed her 12 vctes 1 to Bryan. Senator Turpie, of Indlaula, took a platform to withdraw Matthews. He S stored that the nomination be made unani- ? jmoos. Governor Stone, of Missouri, then v ^riftdrew Bland. Judge Van Wagener, of a Strata, then withdrew Boies and cast the tl Iowa vote for Bryan. After the vote of n *ivrw? had teen shifted to Bryan, the Chair- 8 k -rv-nrTTTr> arnriT AlUaUA 0?i UOJU (Democratic candidate san pat the question on Senator Turpio's lotion to make the nomination unanimous mod declared it carried?only a few votes in the n?cative coming from the Pennsylvania delegation. Then there was another Kreat demonstration in honor of the Nebraska iaan. The cheers broke out afresh, the delegates grasped their standards and aarcned around the convention hali and the at-.-usands in the ga'leri?s took up the en ftosuasm. Tho fifth official ballot was announced as fellows, but changes were made giving 'Jkyan more than tho necessary 512 votes: Hryan, 500; Bland, 106; Boies, 26; Matthews, ?; Pattlson, 95; not voting, 162. Ohio cbanged from McLean to Bryan. Oklahoma ' eb&nged from Bland to Bryan. The scattervotes were: Stevenson. 2 from Massachusetts, 2 from Minnesota, 2 from North Dakota and 2 from West Virginia; Turple, 1 fmm Wast Virginia: Hill. 1 from Massachu Mtta At 8.45 p. m. the Sergeant-at-Arms, In be3aU of the Chairman, succeeded In getting a "ih?ring so far as to be able to announce that convention stood in recess till 8 p. m. The oroceedings of the evening were ipened a few minutes before D o'clock,when w Senator White called the convention to order, w Ex-Governor Flower and a fair proportion rt )f the New York delegates were occupying cr leatsintheirsection.SenatorHill and William vr [3. Whitney having left the city in the after- 11; loon. >:o3t of the New Jersey delegates tt ivere also piasent. The Chairman an- jr jounced that"Geueral Bragg, of Wiscon- a; jin, desired to make some remarks. When y< he had concluded Governor Stone followed. la Ho toid how important it was to have time w to pick out the running mate for the candi- B late and wound up by moving to adjourn a) until morning. The motion was carried and ai the Chairman then stated, at half-past nine sr 3'clock, that the convention was adjourned antil ten o'clock in the morning. SEWALL THE NOMINEE. H The Maine Ship Builder Named for the Vice-Presidency. PirrrAnn. .Tnlv 13.?The Democratic Na- c tional Convention of 189G finished its work bi late Saturday afternoon when it nominated -yj the Hon. Arthur Sewall, of Bath. Me., for p, tho Vice-Presidency to be tho running mate of the Hon. William Jennings Bryan, ot Lincoin. Neb., the nominee for President. A After the nominations were made ballot- jji Ing began immediately. The subjoined table g( shows the result of tho four ballots tor Vice- 3 President taken before a choice was reached: First Second Third Fourth Candidates. Ballot. Ballot. Ballot. Ballot g( 3PWH11 110 37 97 262 '< MoLeaii'.. 1U 158 210 296 * Williams (Mass.).... 76 16 15 19 b Lowis 11 ? ? ~~ i> 2iark 50 22 22 46 g< rithian 1 ? ? ? tl Sibley 163 113 50 ? a )aniel 11 ? 6 54 v Joies 20 ? ? ? Jland 62 294 255 ? A Yilliama (Ul.) 22 13 ? ? a, larrity 21 21 19 11 rr Jlackburn 20 ? ? ? si feller 1 ? ? ? O 1 1 1 D viiite I ? ? ? tl ?ot voting 258 255 2G0 252 Total 930 930 930 930 D No record was kept of the fifth ballot. Br- al tore the result could be ascertained 8tates ii CD pj 1HP ,'K I [NGS BBYAN. JJ ite for President.) b 1 h< iegan to ohange their votes and finally the t0 lominatlon was made unanimous. th PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.' jj Inly Thirty-six Tears of Age and Twice ba ? ?f r.nnnfracfl. 01 William Jennings Bryan was born in alem, Marlon County, 111., on March 19, 860, so that he just misses feeing ineligible r* 3r the Presidency by reason of his youth. R, 'hlrty-flve is the limit, and nobody at his ge was ever elected President of the United tates. He comes of Virginia 6tock. tis father was Silos L. Bryan, rho was born in Culpeper County, Virginia, t the foot of the Blue Bidge, and lived here until eighteen years old, when he ai loved to Illinois, where he was elected a tate Senator. When William was fifteen . trj ^ ?' tt L, OF MAINE.- tl i for Vice-President.) b years old he entered Whipple Academy at Jacksonville. m ion ne enierea iiunois u College, and graduated valedictorian In 1881. After graduation at Jacksonville Bryan went a to the Union Law College at Chicago, and at the same time entered the law office of Ly- . man Trumbuli. After two years of work in the college and office he got his diploma and returned to Jacksonville, where he began t] practice. Within a year after making his home in JacKSonviile Bryan was married to g Miss Mary E. Balrd, the only daughter of a merchant of Perry, a neighboring town. In si 1887 he removed to Lincoln, Neb., and became a metnoer 01 m? mw mm ui xqiuul auijau. He went Into politics from the start, and In r less than two years his voice and words had made him so Well known that he was asked a to make the raoe for Lieutenant-Governor on the Democratic ticket. He refused, but n in man h? maa nominator! for Congress and n was electod t>y a majority of 6713, reversing the Republican majority of 3400 of two years before, He was re-elected to the Fifty-third S Congress over a field of Republican, Populist and independent candidates. He was known as a good stump speaker before he a made his appearance in Comcres*. But U n I as before that body In March, 1892, that he orf hJs chief reputation as an orator. He "fused a renomination. Bryan secured a mtrolling influence in the Omaha World, hich he swuncr into the Populistio Q9 in 1893. He was a memner of le Ways and Means Committee i Congress, and has lone posed * a silver advocate. Brvan is a tall, slender dudp man. with a l>it of resemblance to the ;te "Sam" Randall. Bryan was married hen he was only twenty-four years old. [is wife interested herself in his professional nd political enterprises. She studied law, * 3 1 Koi? hnf V-AOA* qci was aauiiiiuu v* ^ught to practice. ARTHUR SEWALL'S CAREER, [e Is a Prominent Ship Ballder and a Re? cent Convert to Free Silver. Portland, Me., July 18.?Arthur 8owall, ho was nominated for Vlce-Pre9laent at hlcago. was born in Bath, Me., on Novemer 25,1835, and was the third son of the late riliiam D. Sewall. He was educated in the ublic schools of Bath, and after an apprenceship under his father, formed in his hrofhAr TMtrn.rrl. the rm of E. ft A. 8ewall, ship iillders and commission agents. The Bath ewalls have been closely identified with ath's chief industry, ship building, sinoe 523. In 1879 Arthur Sewall, his son Willim D. Sewall, and his nephew, 8amuel 9. awall, a son of the late Edward Sewall, >rmed the firm of Arthur Sewall ft Co., 'hioh is still in existence. This Arm has ulit many wooden vessels, among them eing the Raopahannock?since burned at 3a?the Shenandoah, the Susquehanna, iree of the largest wooden ships ever built, nd the Roanoke, the largest wooden sailing essel afloat. To meet the conditions of the present time rthur Sewall ft Company began some years go to equip their shipyard with a plant for laking steel vessels. They built the first :eel American clipper, Dirigo. Mr. Sewall was for many years prominent 9 a railroad man. He is also President of ie Bath National Bank. Mr. Sewall came out for free coinage of Iver in June, 1895. Mr. Sewall was the emocratic candidate ror UQirea ocates oootor at the sessloa of the Maine Legislature t 1893. Mr. 8ewall has always ;ade his 'home at Bath. He mared Emma Crooker, of Bath, a daughter of le late Charles Crooker, who also was long id actively intentlfled with ship building at ath. on the 29th of March. 1859, and has id three sons?Harold M., who achieved Istinctlon In the diplomatic service in Samoa aring the first Cleveland Administration, id who has since joined the Republican irty; William D., a member of the firm of rthur Sewall & Co., and Dummer, who ed in Infancy. The Sewalls are of an old and Illustrious mlly on both sides of the water. The first merlcan Sewall came here in 1634 William . Sewall owned the whole of the large act of the forest primeval on the banks of e Kennebec, and in 1823 cut down some of e trees, sawed them In a little mill and lilt the first ship to carry the Sewall flag. She as a brig of 199 tons burden and was unched on November 5, 1823. Mr. 8ewall is been a vigorous opponent of the repeal ! the present navigation laws. CALL FOR A THIRD TICKET. Ht?aU CaM Domorratfl Inane an Address. Chicago, July 14.?The Executive ComIttee of the gold standard Democrats of IIiote met in a protracted session at Chicago id prepared an address to the Democracy the other States In the Unio^. It was the lanimous opinion of the oommlttee that a cond Democratic National Convention ould be called to nominate candidates for eaident and Vice-President. The call is in the nature of an address, id is signed by the members of the special mmlttee appointed at the Richelieu Hotel inference, held the night after the nominasn of Bryan. The action taken by the comlttee Is in behalf of the Demoorats of the hole country who decline to support the mdldates and platform of the Chicago Condition. In order that the gold Democracy may be presented in this campaign by a ticket and atform in accord with "the time-honored inclples of the party," the committee commends and urges that another convenm be held. To this convention the gold en of every 8tate in the Union are asked to nd delegates. The time and plaoe of holdg the convention are matters of detail to ) attended to later. It is generally thought. )wever. that the convention will be called meet in Chicago early in September. It is already assured, the gold men say, at the States of Wisconsin, Minnesota, wa, Nebraska, Missouri, Texas, Kentucky, snnessee, Indiana, Ohio, Miohlgan, Alaima, Virginia and Wesf Virginia will co jerate witn Illinois m tnis movement iu reserve the honor and integrity of the amocratic party, and of the Nation," jpresentatives from the States named took irt in the various gold conferences held )p licago, and pledged their Darticipation in ch a movement if Illinois consented to ke the lead. AN APPALLING ACCIDENT. / a Excursion Train Wrecked Near Logan In Iowa. An appalling accident to an excursion ain occurred at Logan, Iowa, on the line the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, which thirty-one persons living in Omaha, Jb., Council Bluffs, Missouri Valley, and tervening points were killed and forty inred. The train consisted of fifteen coaches load1 down with members of the Union Pacific oneers' Association, of Omaha, and their milies and friends. Tne excursion party left Omaha early in e day. picking up recruits at. Council luffs, Missouri Valley and Woodbine, Iowa, s destination was Logan, Iowa. About 7 clock the journey homeward was comenced. The train had hardly passed the nits of the city and wa3 rounding a curve hen down brakes was whistled, and then ime a crash. The excursion train had been in into by a fast freight CANADA'S NEW CABINET. remier Laurler's Associates in the Dominion's liberal Ministry. The new Canadian Liberal Ministry has :en organized as follows: Premier, Wilfrid Laurier. Trade and Commerce, Sir Richard Cartright. Minister of Justice, Sir Oliver Mowat. Fina^co, P. Fielding: Militia. Dr. Borden; arine and Fisheries, L. EL Davios: Public orks, J. I. Tarte; Railways and Canals, G. . Blair; Agriculture, Sydney Fisher; Postaster-General, W. Mulock; Customs, W. aterson; Inland Revenue, Sir Henri Jolly; ate, R. W. Scott; Solicitor-General, C. Itzpatricfc; Interior, left vacant for the resent; without portfolio, C. A. Geofifrion id R. R. Dobell. The National Game. The game of baseball was fifty years old ist week. Brooklyn has played two errorless games lis season. Eight of the twelve League captains are of le blood Irish. Outfielder Jones, of Brooklyn, appears to b the tlnd of 1896. It looks as if Cincinnati meant to remain 1 the flght to the finish. Luchance, of the Brooklyns, did not make n error in thirty games. Demontrevilie is playing a great game at tiort for the Washington*. Amberst has won the championship of tho riangular College League. .Baltimore, uieveianci una Cincinnati are oing at thu pace that kills. Dally is claying a brilliant game at second Ince he rejoined the Brooklyns. Brouthershas been served with notice ot alease by the Philadelphia club. Gumbart has been released by Brooklyn nd is to be given a trial by Philadelphia. The St. Louis Club is playing with twelve len under contract anil two of those disbled Only two New York players have a batting verage of over .300. They are Tiernan and an Haltren. Manager Hani on Is said to be looking for n outfielder to replace Brodle In the Boltilore'a outfield. PMDlTFMSPEi, Futile Attempt to Assassinate France's ?/hief Magistrate. A LUNATIC'S BLANK CARTRIDGE. ? ? The President Was Being Driven to tho Reviewing Groands of LongcliamDS? ? The Man Who Fired the Shot Arrested -^-Enthusiasm When It Was Learned That the President Was Not Hart. P>ais, July 15.?An attempt was made to assassinate President Faure, of France, yesterday. The day was the 107ih anniversary of the fall of the Bastile and was celebrated In the usual manner, including a review of the troops at Longchamps. which drew a very largo concourse of people. ; The French President had gone to L'ongchamps to review the troops, and had no sooner entered the field than a man in the orowd stepped forward and fired a revolver twice at him. The shots did not take effect. PBESrDZNT FAUEE. i- ; The President was seated in an open car rlage with M. Meline, the Premier, and MM. Bolsdeffre and Tournier, when he appeared (upon the review ground. A weil-dressed [man, apparently about forty years of age, ,who had been leaning against a tree, took deliberate aim and fired twice in quick succession with a revol^r at the President. Tne man had not time to fire again before the crowd closed in upon him and seized him; ana oai lor xae intervention ui tue puuvo uo 'would probably have been lynched. I The name of the would-be assassin Is given as Francois. It appears that some time ago, in order to draw attention to a supposed .grievance which ho harbored, he fired a revolver in the hall of the Chamber of Depu'ties. He declares that he had no desire to lharm President Faure; that he fired blank cartridges, and that the sole purpose of his net was to secure a hearing of his grievances. The news of the attempt upon the life of fhe President spread with great rapidity here knd created an immense sensation. The President, after the incident, was everywhere received with cheers. The Kaiser's Sympathy. Bzblix, July 15.?As soon as Emperor William of Germany heard of the attempt kgalnst President Faure he telefrraphed him bis warm congratulations upon his escape. Previous Atlempts at Assassinatlon. Since M. Faure became President of the French Bepublio there havfe been three alleged plots to assassinate him besides this last attempt. In the first of these the principal was said to b? an anarchist known as "Petit Bordeaux," a deser? ?> f?nm fha Frwne.h armv. whose plan, as alleged at the time, was to till the President during tho fetes at Havre in April, 1895. The authorities being warned, nothing came of this affair. In June of last year a commercial travelex named Hillairad was locked up by the police of Perigueux upon information that he had threatened to Are upon President Faure. On March 1 of this year three Spaniards and an Italian wore arrested on board a railway train at Valence, having no tickets. They said they were going to Lyons to see President Faure. and, as they were armed with daggers or razors, the conclusion was reached tnat they had formed a conspiracy against the life of the President. "LONG" AND "SHORT" IN CUSTODY. The Bold Robbers of Chicago Have Beea Arrested at Last. | The "long" and "short" men who have figured so conspicuously in the recent series of daring robberies at Chicago, have been arrested. The "short" man was placed in thesweatbox for six hours at the Central Station. He broke down under'the Severs examination, and told the police freely ot the long series of crimes which have a3ton iahed Chicago and the whole country. ; He is Douglas Clendenning, called Clem." land the son of William Clendenning, a Montreal banker who failed a short time ago. IThe "long" man is said to be "Red" Coljlins. Clendennlng's confession Is tnougat to have been most complete. He not only gave a faithful account of the robberies, but also named his active and silent partners. Hoarding Gold. Sub-Treasurer Jordan, of New York City, 'has privately informed the Unltei States Treasury Department that much of the gold that has been withdrawn from the Treasury 'reserve through his office has been taken oy .individuals for hoarding, aod he has intimated to the Department that suca witudrawals are likely to continue during the 'summer and fall. This feature of the gold situation gives the Treasury Department much uneasiness. Named by Chairman Hunna. Chairftian il. A. Hanua, of the Republican National Committee, has named ttie Executive Committeemen who will be his co-iaborors and advisers in managiug MoKinley's campaign. The list contains the names or M. A. Eanna, of Ohio, Chairman; M. S. Quay, of Pennsylvania; Joseph H. Mamey, of ?? ? ^ n -. . im 1 Maine; n. u. rayae, -ji ?? isuuljiu, \jj * ? Lelana, of Kansas; Powell Clayton, of Arkansas; C. G. Dawes, of Illinois; w. T. Durbln, of Indiana, and N. B. Scott, of West Virginia. Fire In a New Hampshire Town. The business portion of Bartlett, N. H., was destroyed by lire. All but one store and the Postoftice were burned. The principal losers were: Maine Central Railway, *510,000: Mr. Foster, ?25,000; P. J. Martin, $15,000; F. Garlanu, S2500; E. 0. Garlanu, $15.0C0; J. Finney, $8000; J. Head, 41500; d. F. iirooks, $2500; H. L. Towies, 53UuO, and A. L. Meserve, $6030. Three Youue Men Drowned. A sailboat containing three youug mon capsized in the Niagara Biver near the foot - * - * *- r%..eu. v v tu.? 01 Austin street, cuuaiu, ?. i. iui ^unvui In the river at tnis point is very strong, and before assistance could reach them toey were drowned. Their names were John Deckop, nineteen years old; Joha Geppert, twentysix, and John Ebertz, twenty-six. All were residents of Buffalo. Coluinbu?, Ohio, Has a Curfew Law. The Columbus (Ohio) City Council passed I the so-called "Curfew" ?rdlnanoe. It proI ?v.a? nKIMxin nnilttr flffftfln V0aTS Old. T1UW kUQk UUtiUi U?4UW. , who are found on the streets unaccompanied after 9 p. m., shall be arrested and lined a<?t morethun f6. THE NEV^^EPITOMIZED. , TTa?hinrton jtemi. In Juno, 1896, thajjxports of gold exceeded the Imports by $015,741, and during the I twelve months ended June 30,1896, the ex- | cess of exports over imports was $80,521,2S7. .The excess of exports of silver over imports during the twelve months ended June 30, 1896, was $46,726,346, ! 8tartllng reports of the ravages of tho army worm have been made to tho Agricultural Department. The pests are particlarly abundant in New York, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. Delegates to the Christian Endeavor Convention visited Mount Vernon and held ser- j vices at the tomb of Washington. The conclusion of the Allianca incident is ! first told offloially in the new volume on foreign relations. The Spanish Government showed entire readiness to do everytqlng international law requires. The International Convention of the Christian Endeavor Societies at wasningron adjourned sine die after the utterance of .strong protests in relation to the Armenian question. A chorus of four thousand voices chosen from the ranks of the Eadeavorers sang on on the steps of the Capitol at Washington. The President has rpcelved a letter from the Emperor ot Japan, thanking the United States for its attitude during the JapanChina war. The Executive Committee of the American Blmetalllo League Issued an address from Washington indorsing the candidacy of William J. Bryan for President. Domestic. BECORD OF THE LEAGUE CLOTS. Per Per Clnbg. 1 Won. Lo?f. ct. CIub?. Wni. ot. Glnolnnatl52 24 .684 Brooklyn.34 39 .468' Baltimore.47 23 .671 Phlladel..34 39 .466 Cleveland 45 24 .652 W'shlng'nSl 36 . 463 Boston....41 30 .677 New Tork29 40 .420 Chicago..42 36 .548 St. Louis.20 H .270 Pittsbnre.88 83 .535 Louisville 16 51 .239 The resolutions adopted by the Iowa State Bimetallic Convention were long. After laying down the principles of silver, Bryan and Sewall for President and Vice-President were endorsed, and the State delegates were instructed to vote for them at St. Louis. The New Jersey Republican State Leaguo Convention, composed of more than 1000 delegates, representing 500 clubs, met at Asbury Park in the Beach Auditorium. * Patriok Sheridan, Postmaster at Elizabeth, N. J., died at his home there, aged sixty-two years. He was appointed Postmaster by President Cleveland at the beginning of the present Administration, succeeding S. S. Moore. Twenty-six delegates composed the Kansas State Prohibition Convention at Topelca, which nominated a State ticket, headed with Horace Hurley for Governor. Two companies of the Ohio National Guard pitched their tents around the works of the Brown Hoisting and Conveying Company, to preserve peace in that seotion of Cleveland. Striking holsters made vicious attacks on non-union men. After many pitched battles had been fought the Mayor was forced to call out the troops. Adolf Herschkopf, convicted in New York City of murder in the second degree by means of arson, was sentenced to life imprisonment in Sing Sing. The Canadian yacht, the Glencairn, won the third and deciding race In Long bland 8ound, off Now York, of the half-rater series 4 r% fnwn nilnnnl A^oll/inoo fln T% IVi IUO liikViUUVIVUOi UUIIIiWUQV WU|/I A farewell demonstration in honor of W. J. Bryan was held in Salem, 111., the candidate's birthplace. Lieber's brewery, the largest in Indiana, was almost completely burned. It is one of t the syndicate, which is capitalize for 92,000,000. The loss will reach $500,000. A large delegation of women from Cleveland visited Major MoKinley at Canton, Ohio, to congratulate him on his nomination for the Presidency. The Addioks wing of the Republican party in Delaware held its State Convention in Dover. The Mallory line steamship Colorado, from Galveston, Texas, was beaoned on the west bank in Lower Bay, New York Harbor, to Erevent sinking, afte; collision with a dumplg scow in tow of tug Bunyon. The Board of Health has condemned fortytwo rear tenements in the populous sections of the east and west side of New York City. The visit of W. J. Bryan, the Democratic Presidential nominee, to Salem, 111., his birthplace, aroused great enthuslasm?&mong his old neighbors. Conrad Knoedel, a New York cabinetmaker, after shooting at his wife and thinking he had killed her, committed suicide by a shot through the mouth. An express train while rounding a curve between White Haven, Penn., and Freeland, struck a cow. The engine was derailed and thrown down an embankment 200 feet high, and the three passenger coaches were thrown frnm th? trnnlrs nnnn thftir sides. W. H. Dowd, the engineer, was killed, and a score of people hurt, several seriously. Major W. 0. Moreland, former City Attorney, pleaded guilty at Pittsburg, Penn., to the charge ot embezzlement of $26,00o of city funds. His assistant, W. H. Heuse, ?leaded not guilty, and was placed on trial. he Auditor's report shows a discrepancy of $300,000 In the accounts of Messrs. Moreland and Heuse. William C. Whitney and his party of gold Democrats returned from Chicago with no settled plan of action. The employes in the office of the New York Biscuit Company, in Chicago, 111., were held up by four men, who stole $2000 and escaped. Julius Freudenthal, a New York merohant, disappeared, leaving liabilities estimated at $500,000. George Stone, a druggist of Wilkesbarre, Penn., and Charles 8anford, an engineer on the Lehigh Valley Railroad, residing at Athens, Penn., while coasting down a hill on a tandem bicyole near Campville, Penn., lost control of their wheel and crashed into a bridge. Stone was killed Instantly and 8anford was injured fatally. The canalmen of Buffalo. N. Y., sent an appeal to the New Yora Produce Exchange, asking relief from the alleged extortions ana discriminations of the grain elevators and the railroads. Fire began in the centre of the third floor of Rosenheim's drygoods store. Almost an entire square of the best business houses in Nashville was either burned to the ground or '.?adly damaged by smoke and water. Most of the houses and blocks are a total loss, and the damage will aggregate not less than $500,000. The Peter Cooper Glue Company's works at West New York, N. J., were destroyed by Are, the loss being $50,000. John Goldpn, a conductor on the elevated road, New York City, fired three shots at Mrs. Catharine Havonor at an uptown station and then committed suicide by jumping in front of a moving train. The town of Marengo, Ohio, in Morrow County, was almost completely wiped out by Are. A high wind and the lack of fire apparatus gave the flames full sway. Foreign Notes. The British steamer Curfew was reported wrecked in the Red sea, with all on board lost. General Weyler has issued a decree ordering that all foreigners in Cuba shall register within thirty days. The Christians in Crete have decided to establish an Assembly excluding Turks. Jorgo Aguirre, a cousin of a noted rebel leader, Jose Maria Aguirre, has been captured in Cuba. The Bimetallic League held a meeting in London, at which Professor Francis A. Walker made an address, and the annual report of the League was read. Lord Salisbury has written to the Cretan Belief Committee that owing to the objections of the Powers he has been compelled to order the English Consul in Crete to abstain from distributing their funds. Li Hung Chang, tho special envoy of the Emperor of China, arrived at Paris, France, and was welcomed with military honors. Emperor William's cutter, tho Meteor, won *? u~ ?9 PavoI Wnrthrtrn Ynp.ht Ill LUC IC^ailU WL VUV MVJHf *<wa Club, on tho Clyde, Scotland. Complete returns from the elections Hr Deputies show that 105 Clericals (Cat holi*^ 18 Liberals and 29 Socialists were chosen This Rives the Clericals a majority ol 68 in the Chamber. Many peoDle are reported to have been killed by the blowing up of a railroad train la Cab* \ ' . / HERBERTS VIEWS |TIie .Secretary of the Navy Says He Catmo) . > Support the Chicago Ticket. The first open bolt in the President'* J Cabinet occurred when Secretary Herbert, oi the Navy Department, announced his intention of opposing the election of Bryan and 5 Sewall. "I cannot see," he said, "how any Democrat who believ?s in honest money and the integrity of the Government can support the ticket named at Chicago. I am not opposed so much to the nominees as I am to the platform. On that platform I couldn't support ; anv nominees. I "I am speaking for mvsolf now,1' he added, ; "and do not pretend to express the opinion of any one else. I do not know what views the President or the other members of the Cabinet may entertain on this question, but for myself I am willing to say that I am opposed to the platform from first to last. 1 hoDe to have the opportunity of casting my vote for a 'sound money' Democrat." EXPORTS FOR THE YEAR. Store Than 8100,000,000 In Excess of the Imports. | The Chief of the Bureau of Statistics reports that the total values of the exports ol merchandise from the United States during the month of June, 1896, and during the twelve months ended June 30, 1896. as compared with similar exports during the corresponding periods of the preceding year, were as follows: June, 1896, $66,618,162; 1895. $54,967,830. Twelve months ended June 30,1896, $882,519,229; 1895, $807,538,165. In June last the exports exceeded the imports by $10,459,117. In June. 1895, the excess of import over exports was $6,694,214. Durine the twelve months ended June 30, 1896. the excess of exports over imports was $102,801,923, and the excess of the correai-k/-v-ns44ns* nai^A/1 a# fha nro/*fl/Unff Vflflf WfLfl Ol/</U<i(u? UUiiV/U V* iUW K* WWV>....g ^ ? $75,568,200. UNDER DEATH WHEELS. Trying to Save Horsei From a Trolle? Two Men Were Killed. At Long Branoh, N. J., a shocking acoldent occurred whereby two lives were lost. Workmen of the trolley line were repairing and improving the road close to the water works. A pair of horses attached to the cart carrying off the refuse of the track shied as a trolley car came along, and two men in charge, who sought to save the horses, were flung under the wheels and instantly killed. The horses were not hurt The oar was stopped at once and the horses dashed off. Under the motor were found the bodies of Augustus Chandler and James Sweeny, terribly mutilated. HIS JEST COST TWO LIVES. The Pony Bel tart Tied the Girl* to Ban Away. Through a remarkable piece of careless* r\aaa /\? fhanonf r\9 a wAnno mart namod "Rpl wu VUO ^/Ui t> VI U JVUU5 ''* wu aMMWivo ? ?tart, near Marshall, Minn., two girls were killed and a third seriously Injured. Beltart was herding cattle near his home, and his two sisters and a niece, named Dunholl^nd, went out where he was. He suggested some sort of a game and tied the girls with a rope, one end of whieh was tied to the saddle on his pony. A volley of laughter scared the pony, whloh ran away and ohoked to death Miss Dannolland and one of the Beltart girls. The other may recover from the injuries inflicted. v lows Republicans In ftoulon. Iowa, through Its Bepubllcan State Contention In session at Des Moines, hau reaffirmed its position In favor of the gold standard In the most pronounced manner. Congressmen Henderson, Dolliver, Hepburn, Lacay and Hager were in favor of sending out a long address to the voters of the State to tone down the St Louis platform?smooth it over by words about bimetallism that would please the silver men. They failed to carry tneir point. The following State tioket was nominated: Secretary of State, G. L. Dobson; Auditor, G. G. McCarthy: Treasurer, John Harriott; AttorneyGeneral Milton Bemley; Judge of the Supreme Court, 8cott M. Ladd; Railway Commissioner, E. A. Dawson. South Dakota Popolista. Tho South Dakota Populist State Convention concluded at Huron one of the greatest gatherings that has ever been held In the State. The nominations were: For Congress, John E. Kelly, of Flandreau, and Freeman Knowles, of Deadwood. Governor, Andrew Lee, of Vermillion: Lieutenant-Governor, Percy Crothere, of Kingsbury; Secretary or State, J. W. Hardin and Superintendent of Public Instruction, Kate Taubman, of Aoerdeen. Seventeen delegates were chosen to the National Convention. The platform endorsed free silver and suggests Bryan as the most available free silver candidate for President Made Dumb by a Horie'a Kick. Harry Bitter's nine-year-old son has been rendered speechless as the result of the kick of a horse. The bdy went to his father s barn in Salsbury, Penn., and loosened the horse, which was tho oldest on the farm. When the animal got out it kicked and the hoof struck tne lad on the back of the head. For some time the boy's life was despaired of, but now it is believed that he will recover, but he has entirely lost the power of speech. f Thirty-Five Thousand Divorces Illegal. At Fort Scott, Kan., the Kansas Court of Appeals, all the Judges concurring, bas de. clared ineffective the law under which divorces have been granted in Kansas for twenty-five years past. It is estimated tbat from 35,000 to 50,000 divorces are affected. *TI1-- J -r(n?hf-c flnH xoo ueuiaiuu uisu nucw ??? the custody of children. Annr Worms on the March. Millions of anny worms struck a farm on Dover Neck, N. H. In a few hours they destroyed several acres of grain and corn. There is considerable excitement among the farmers over the appearance of the pest. State Democracy Bolts. The New York State Democracy, composed of the famous Anti-Snappers, who 'made Cleveland's nomination possible r. 1892, bolted the Chicago platform and ticket, and branded both as un-Democratic. Brazil and Great Britain. A motion was made In the Brazilian House of Deputies to suspend diplomatic relations with Great Britain until the Trinidad incident should be sett.ed. The Government opposed the motion. For Dual Headquarters. The Executive Committee of the National BeDublican Committee met at Cleveland, Ohio, and decided to establish campaign headquarters both in New York City and In Chicago. The Canadian Won. The Glencairn, of Canada, won the second of the international races for half-rater yachts on the Sound, off New York. Kobbed In a Hospital. Two patients in St. Joseph's Hospital, Philadelphia, were robbod of money andjewels valued at $30,000. The National Game. Baltimore holds the record forsto len bases The Philadelphia Club is hard up for puuugio* The New Yorks have not won a straight series this season. Clingman is reported as playing a great game at Louisville's third base. In Brooklyn the pavilion is termed "second cabin" and the bleaohere "steerage." The Cleveland Club Is looking (or grounds on which to play Sunday games next season. Boswell, the Columbus pitcher, does not play Sunday balL His contract exempts him. ' Umpire Keefe tended his resignation to President Young, and ^Jafter accepted ltj '7* HOUSEHOLD MATTERS. BAKING PANS FOB SMALL CBUSTT L0AV2S. \ A low, narrow pan is sold at some shops which is called the "crusty bread" pan and is mnoh like those in whioh the Frenoh loaves are baked. The village housekeeper must not forget that in default of anything better a section of new tin stove pipe of small diameter, which the general store of the community will furnish, provides a very good baking pan lor small crusty loaves.?New York Times. TO POLISH FUBNTTUBE. French polish is put upon furniture with a hard "rubber" made of a roll of flannel covered by successive rolls of cotton. It must be firm, and after the wood has been sandpapered the polish must be evenly spread and rubbed into the wood. Most*finish*, ers of wood have a preparation of theix own. The following is recommended: ' Dissolve half a pound of shellao in enoughjwood naphtha to make a creamy mixture, and add a gill of spirit coped varnish. Thin this mixture with half as much naphtha,and apply itwith the rubber rapidly to the surface of the wood. When the rubber becomes sticky tear off one of the layers of cotton and use the next. When all the nolish that the wood will take Tim r been applied let the polish dry. When he finger does not stick to it, pnt on another coat of polish in the same way; and when the body of the polish seems thiok enough, mix a polish with half naphtha and half ninety per cent. alcohoL This should give the wood a fine gloss. Finish tho work with a polish mixed with aloohol alone, using no naphtha. Success depends on the thorough aod faithful application of the polish. Bub the furniture, finally, with chamois skin to complete the work. These suggestions are given by special request ?New York Tribune. 9 SUCCESS ujj FETING. It cannot be too strongly insisted npon, that for successful frying the temperature of the fat is of supreme importance. When fried artioles oome to the table broken, sodden, uneven and mottled looking, the probability is that they have been cooked in too ? *? '-i n?l Al ?>K1a IIU16 I&l* W UUll i/ucjr uuuio vv uauio greasy, the fat has not been hot enough. A good brown color and a crisp, dry surface are the marks of good frying. It is requisite to bare a clear idea of what is meant by this. Boiling water registers 212 degrees on the thermometer, bat different fats boil at different temperatures, so it ia no guide to eay fat mast boil; and as a matter of fact fat mast not boil; it must simply be hot enough to prodaoe j what the Frenoh graphically call the '4 'surprisethat is, hot enough to : contract the tiasnes of the meat and {carbonize its surface. Fat has attained this condition when it is still (water of course, .bobbles when il boils), and when a bine fume rises from the oenter. The ordinary domestic test is a good one. Throw a piece of bread into the fat, if it browns immediately the fat is hot enoagh; if it remains pale, the fat needs to heat a little longer. And, it may be added, the smaller the artiole to be fried, the .hotter should be the fat. Supposing we could teat the heat of fat by a thermometer, we should let it attain a temperature of 365 degrees for articles that need to be fried through, and 400 for such as can be cooked in* stantly. We can rarely test the heat thus, but the fact shows that for some things the fat muat be hotter than it is for others.?Home Queen. EOT WEATHEB DESEBTS. Now pray don't, good house mother, serve your family with that American delicaoy, pie, every one of the8e acorching days. Of course, there must be a few oherry pies for the boys, and the good man of the houso will enjoy one such roly-poly pudding as his mother used to make. But with all sincerity I entreat you to saye your strength by serving simple deserts during the heated term. Why arc fruits, in their natural state, so seldom found on the farmer's table? Try arranging early harvest apples in a low glass dish, garnishing them with - - ?* ?-JA._ their own leaves ana teainery dim ui ? asparagus. With them serve cookies I or crackers and butter. Early pears fl are also very nice. As for berries of H all kinds, use them abundantly and H plenty- of rich oream with them. It is H mnoh cheaper than to take butter fl enough for a shortcake. Fit oherries H and stem currants and cover them H with granulated sugar. Remember, H they must be very ripe. H When fruit is scarce use plenty of H milk and eggs. A nicely flavored cos- H tard, a rice pudding with a meringue H dotted with bits of ourrant jelly, or S slices of plain cake covered with whipped cream; any of these can be H easily prepared. Cookies are a stand- H by, but in summer it is warm work to H bake them. Graham crackers are a H cheap substitute and the change is often a pleasing one. Apples can be baked while ironing. Cat the soar H ones in halves, take out cores, arrange H them in the pan with the holes on the H upper side, Ailing the holes with H sugar and generous bits of butter. * - ? 1 UoVa Serve COKI. oweei uppico ouuuu wu*?w slowly and a little water added Will Hj prevent burning. H Then there is that delioacy that all H can afford, ice cream. With a good H freezer it is only a few minutes' work H to prepare it If ice is plentiful enough cream can be made for two H days and kept frozen. Then when H peaches come?oh, you do not need anyone to tell you what to do then. If possible let your desserts lap over to breakfasts and suppers and fill the dishes fulL?New England Gomestead? An Armless Baby. Q The wife of John Gunther, 219 South Dallas street, is the mother of a girl baby eight days old who is with oat arms, and apparently has no shoulder blades. The infant weighed five and one-half pounds at birth, and^M is in good health.?Baltimore Ameri~^^H can. flfl Animal Habits. The frog deposits its eggs in shallow^^B water, where the warmth of the eun^H promotes speedy hatohing. The eoxa^^B mon snake often selects a bed of deJHI composing vegetable matter. Th^^| f>rn/v idilfl anil tha rtlnmsv haa tortoia^^^H go aahwe to lay their eggs? I