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CHRONICLE. h "Ooit mid <>ur IN?4We I ^und." : ? F - CATtDEN S., C, FRIDAY JUNE 21, 1805 N0- 7" CONVENTION OF SILVER, MEN. THB2 1'HOOItAM 11AM NOT lliCtt.N UUF. INlTUtV AlUt AXaci). A UUOULY NUUOBIt OF Sl'KKOIIlCS LUOK1C1) FOR. 1? ' / A Grent Many Very Prominent Men Will Be Present. By Southern Associated Press. Memphis, Juno 11.? Tho silverltes are goiug to huyo ix two dnys' con volition jnptioro beginning tomorrow. That is ab ^Soluteiy settled just now. Thero is a long list at speakers ami thoro la to l>e some kind of nn organisation but it is nKf? settled oven at thia hour what kind it will 1)0. If all tho men who are slated to acoro the "gold bu$s" spy On the convention will occupy nearer three days than two and even then, aomo of tho apparent candidates for honors wouhj liavo to content thoinaolvoa with carrying their manuscripts In their pock et*. At thia time it looka aa if the or ganization would not pnaa through tho temporary rfffge at alL Senator Harris 4f will probably announce the permanent or/era nidation 4n a little speech and the convention will emlorae it. The chances are that Senator Jonca, of Arkanaaa will be the permanent ehnirman. lie has an orotund voieo. ia a good general and a fine apeaker. If. he? declines the hon or. which la not likely, Senator Turple, of Indiana, will rule tho convention.' W. N. Brown, chairman of the bi metallic league, will call the convention ?o order. ? Judge I j. II. Kates, of Mem phla, will make a brief speech of wel come to the aaaembled delegates. . Then it la that Senator Harris la expected to announce the permanent officer/ of the convention. After organizatlpit the first speaker -will.-prnlm.bly be . Congressman Joseph C. Sibley, of JE?etins;ylvnnla. Be yond that no man^cnows what la com ing. Homo o(r4hl? tliore promihent men down Jj>r Speeches arc ox-Governor Ij. Bradford Princo, of New Mexico; Sena ? . tor David Tttfpie, of Indiana; Congress man H. D. Money, of Mississippi r, Sena tors J. K. Jones, of Arkansas; W. M. > Stewart, of Nevada; J. Z. George, of (Mississippi; A. J. McLaurin, of Missis sippi; George I* Shoup, of Idaho, and Alexander Delmar, of California. A. 1 J. Warner, of New York, president of tho American Bimetallic League, A. V. Adams, of Puoblo, Colorado, j?olitica| economist and author, Senntor S'ost, of Missouri, and W. J. BryafW of Nebraska, may also speak. ^ It is thought that not Fewer than ] 5?, 500 "delegates will be present. They will come from the followipg States and Territories: Virginia, North Carolina. South Carolina. Georgia, Alabama, Mis ? ?Uw?ip|?, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, - Missouri, Florida, TennesHee, Indiana, (Montana. Illinois, Colorado, California, Iddho, Nevada, West "Virginia, Ken tucky, Kansas and Nebraska. Senators Vest and Cockrell will head allegation of 52 appointed by Governor Stone, who is a strong free silver man. Marion Bntler, the Populist senator from North Carolina, will be here but will not speak. W. II. Harvey, anthor of '^Coin's Financial School," declined nn invitation to come on the plea that he was busy preparing a debate to be had with Koswell G. Hnrr, of Michigan, but promised to come to Memphis* later on and address the Bimetallic League. Ex Representative Bland, of MIsrouH, this morning sent his declination by tele graph. \ ?* f Later this afternoon, the time for '? opening the silver convention, was changed from 10 o'clock to 2 p. m. Thursday's, ^program has not been ar \ ranged definitely. The presentation of resolutions will l>e the main feature of the second day. The order of business for tomorrow will be us fotypws: Wel rotne a(Mrfg? by Col. Casey Young, of Memphis; selection of a ' permanent chairman and secretary; selection of ?Ice presidents and appointment of a .committee on resolutions. TKe dejegates were gathering tonight ( , !n great numbers. They are coming on trains, wagons and muledvack. The latter are from the Tennessee mountain connties. In the part of the country they belong nothing but free silver goes. . Every Southern State, a few Weat ern States. Pennsylvania and two Ter ritories will be represented. The sliver producing States will send delegations. ? W. J. Bryan of Nebraska, will come with the I/onisiann delegation. It was decided thla afternoon that Senor J. K. Jonea, of Ark., be given the chairmanship of resolutions Instead of the chairmanship of the convention, position for which he was at first slated. Senator David Turple of In diana, will be permanent chairman at Senator Jones's request. Mr. Jones bellied that It would be better to u man from one of tho States of doubtful Issue In presidential elec tions Tor chairman than a Southerner. He Is sure there will not be any trou ble In. swinging the^ South Into line' on the white metal'. To the list of speaker* has been added the name of Marten Hutler. the Third party man from North Carolina, so the Populists In the convention will be In fact as well as In name. Afoong the- late arrivals are Gov. Tillman and party of South Carolina, eg-Oovernor Kagle and Gov. Clark, ot Arkansas. The probabilities are that will be an overflow meeting to morrow at which Senator Walthall and others will speak. MCASIDB ATHLRTIO OiUB. Tk? Mayor Will Rc(?m to Groat It ^ lImbm, By Honthrrn Aa*ocifltcd rrc?(. Dmoktyn, N. Y., Jnoe 11.? The imin aierjr <rf Atht/Htc CTnh wit! ' ' not gdrtktit liceaae to bold boxing ex MWtfoa* ' at Coney IsTtnd, Mayor ?sarin annonnced today. TVr "?ppIlca tfon wan made on June % The de baaed on a report submitted ifnCT.ytontSittbe Cfeibw^* a noiaanca anil ita irifti'lffti uMrabie. Tbe mayor took the name a. compelled I or., Government Crop Report. New York, Juue 11.? Tho Government crop report for Juue was moro favorahlo than generally expected in view of the sensational rumor* act atlout during tho past few weeks by the bulla on wheat, a urti accordingly the shorts in the Grang ers set diligently to cover contracts put out on tho storio^ of serious damage to tho crop. This was the main reason for tho streugth of tho stock market today, but in addition there wore Outlier factor* at work. The .advances in wages an* uupuced daily by the loading manufac turers of the country, steady ris6 in the prices for iron and steel products also stimulated purchases of securities, Tho features or. speculation, however, wore tho Grangers and of these, Bur lington and Quiucy was favorite. The stock mowd up from 82 3-4 to 85 1-8 on tranMftiqus of 40.500 shares, tho heaviest day's business for a long time. Tho largest htigcr was said to be well known Chicago Capitalists identified with street railroad interests. Other special ly strong stocks wero Ixmisviilo and Nashville and Northwestern Iron, Ore gon Navigation, tho Vandorhilts, Pacific Mail. Tennessee. Iron, Manhattan, New lCngtnnd and the Northern Pact flea. Tho Anthracite Coalers were weak at times and especially for 'Lackawanna, which fell to 189 1-2 Susquehanna and Western on tho other hand was steadier and recovered to 24 8-8 on reiteratod statements that a practical railroad man is to succeed President Borg and the company had secured fresh financial bncking. The Industrials were strong for Chicago 'Gas first, declined half to 73 3-4 on veto of consolidated bill and later returned to 74 3-8. Speculation closed strong with prices for the promi nent Issues l-4a2 i-4 per cent. highor on the day. In the inactive issuer Great Northern preferred rose 2 to 130 and Oregon Navigation 2 1-4 to 32. Saten were 302,453 ' shares including 40,500 Burlington, 30,000 St. Paul, 20,000 Sugar and 19,4jfK> Rock Island. The market for bonds was active and strong, trans actions footing up $2,307,000. Tho sales of listed stocks tMay aggregated 208.000 shares, and of unlisted stocks 34.000 shares. Treasury balnnces; Coin, $02,370,000: currency, $05,582,000. ENGLISH PARtlfMISKT. A Revolution to Be Considered Con. cervtnir "the House of Lord*, v* By Southern Associated Press. Jx>ndon, June 11. ? In tho House oi Commons today Sir Edward Grey, Parliamentary secretary to -the Foreign oftice said the text of ttho Porte's re ply to the proposal of France, England and Russia regarding reforms in Ar menia lfad been , .received only .within tho lastt few days and that until the three powers had bad tirno to conj#Mer the reply and decide what action should be taken upon it no statement would bo made. ,v \ In reply -to a question -by Thomas Gibbons Bowles, the Tory member for Titnn Regis, regarding the Ru mo- French financiering of the Chinese loan of 10, 000,000 pounds, tSir Edward Grey said tho Government would make no state ment In respect of negotiatloae between the .powers t6 which Great Britain was not a party. Answering a question by William Birkmyre,' liberal member for tho Ayr district, Sir J. T. Hlbb?rt, fi nancial secretary of the treasury, said tho .Government of British Ccflumbia had not asked the treasury for any part of -the $150,000 which k had been authorized to advance to them for the purpose of paying for the expenses of transfer of the Crofter families fRWHw Scotland to BriUah^Gqhunbia. ^ ? r Mr. Balfour w&ttl if tlie Government would (vtntirm Uc fiimor that they in tended to agahrc?laim the time of the House, as -they had done after the ( Whitsuntide recess in 1804. Sir Wil-_ liam Harcourt, chanceKor of exchequer said he woukl take this opportunity " to ijiform the opposition that the Govern ment certainly, intended to claim the time of- the House as indicated by the leader of the Conservatives. * Mr. T. G. Bowles ? "Does the Gov ernment propose at this session to sub-" mlt to *be House a resolution relative -to t ItQ status of the iiouse of Ix>rds?''. Sir William Haruourt? "Yes sir." (fjilieral and Radical cheers.) AfTICR A BANK PRK8IUKNT. He Will D<> Tried for Appropriating Fandi to' Ilia Onn llae. Ry Sou thorn AHSriated Freas. Jacksonville, F!a? Jime 11. ? United State* T>eputy Marshal Smith left lo "night for Ocala with a warrant for the arrest of R. W. Agnew, president ol*| the First, National - Rank, -of Oeala, wflxich failed three weeks ngo, charg ing him with converting to his own nse certain funds belonging to depoaitoin of the 4>nnk<- Agnew in one of $ho richeat men In Ocala nnd was picflffred as one of the financial characters of the novel, 'The Tragedies of O. IC. Hurst." II? will h(? trle<l in the United States Court in Ja<,k?onville on June 17. The lia bilities of the Ocsla bank are nearly $.1(00,000. Tlie nominal assets are about f 200,000, but the actual aH?ets are far ?le??. RniilUh I^tbor Aire Limit. ? Ry Southern Associated Press. I*>ndnn, June 11. ? In the House of (Commons todny the Tra<te Committee having tike factory bill under considera tion, reported in favor of Bulwtituting fourteen yeara for sixteen as the age limit for employment In factories, the Liberal and Conservative member^ of flMs oommittee j?reH?ring Home Secretary A to consent to the change. Mr. Asquith absented to the proposals mnde by the committee l>y a vote of 40 to 14. The Radical membera of the com mittee f>rofe?tled'~agaiusl the change. * The Hepnftlleaa* Batlilci Ry Southern ^aaocl^fe*! Press . l'arls, June HfTlw Republican n<?* pnpern are highly satisfied with the speech delivered by Minister Hanotauz In the (Thp.ml?er of Deputies yeaterdny, but the Radical and Socialist presa are uiiaitinxMiH In denouncing the Govern* m*nl> Motion In wending Fren^i war snips t<i Kiel, characterizing R as woolly mi justifiable. It Is a suggestive circumstances that R?pu bl lean clubs 1b this city have I ***** on sana* kind haf? bees 1st oO with n>srsly namhisl .fthir?,?JL-T. TrU tmne. Pwrhaps ths Tli?sriiHla ?Uba takff if water in U?lri, J IRISHMEN TO .. TAKE UP ARMS. | . .I ? A. UHAKU B}NCAMI*MHKT TO TAKU rJLACH IN IMMi. Till-: TIM |0 HAS t'OMK KOIl <"llllSlt MKN TO VNITH A it?l rrt-imro for u $trun*U? for Irr lM?a* ludfiifinlMiof, * # Hy Southern Associated Press. Now York, Juno 10.? A special conven tion of the Irlwh American Military/tJn lon \vft? held here this aftemoorr Its puri>o<b was to issue a call for on en campment of Irish American military organizations at Bridgeport. Conn., In the Hummer of 181)5. Gen. W. P. Kelly, of Philadelphia, presided, Resolutions were passed declaring that the time had arrived for Irishmen to unite and pre pare for a Brand armed smuggle for the independence of Ireland and that with this end in view nil Irish American military organisations were Invited to aflillate with the union and take part in the proj>osod encampment. Among those present were (Jen. Harry Walsh, of Washington; Paymaster General Patrick O1 Orion, of Philadel phia: Quartermaster General Wm. .Toyce, of Seranton, Pa.; Inspector Geneial J. B. Murphy, of Philadelphia, and Judge Advocmto General Thomas II. ltonmyne and Commissioner Generals II. Rogers, of this city. The Movement Bndoricd, nirmingham. Ala., Juno 10. ? The Ktn mett Clgb, a strong Trlsh organization of this city, met today and adopted the following resolution; Whereas, a convention of Irish-Ameri cans is proponed for the purpose of pro viding means .other than parliamentary for the inpondence of Ireland; and Whereas, the political parties of Great Britain have betrayed the confidence re posed in them, nnd failed to keep their many promises to give autonomy to Ireland; -Y Resolved, That we endorse the pro posed convention to 1>e held In one of the largest cities of the United States, and" p!<*dge ourselves to do all In our power, financially and otherwise, to fur- J tiler the object of said convention. TIIR} RAILWAYS, The In(ero(n(ff Commerce Commla ?lon MnUen It* Report, Ity Southern Associated Press. 'Washington. D. C., June 10. ? The In terstate commerce commission has jnst submitted its seventh statistical report. It covers the (fiscal year 181)4 and com pletes the preliminary statistics pub lished last year. The first part of the report covers the last four months of the Columbian "Exposition, during which time there was an increased passenger traffic. The second part covers a period of wide-spread business depression. The third, commencing June 30, when 103 roads, operating upv^anfcr'of miles of line nnd representing about o"Pe fourth of the total railway capitaliza tion. were In the hands of receivers. The effect of these conditions is a'p. patent in nearly all of the figures pre . sepfed. The total railway mileage In the . CM tod States was 178.708, an increase during the year of 2,2417 miles. The in crease during the previous year was 4.107. The State of Pennsylvania shows nn . Increase xof 800.20 - miles: Florida, 248; North Dakota. TO5; Ohio. r1 84; Georgia. 102: Maine, 125; Missouri, liW>: West Virginia. 117; and Minnesota 110 miles. . During the year 1.510 Womotives and 30.380 caVs were <Htetl up with train brakes, and 1,107 locomotives and 34. 180 cars wero ?, fitted with automatic couplers. Wldlo the gain in the use of troth of these safety appliances is in excess' of the increase of equipment, 74 per 'cent, of the total equipment are still without train brakes an<) 72 per cent, without automatic couplers. The law requires that all equipments shall be supnlied with these safety appliances beforp January, 1808. The totnl number of railway employes On June .10. 1804, was 770.008. a de crease of 03.004 nnd less than in nny year sinco. 1800. ^ The total amount of reported railway capital of June 30. 18J>4. was JF 10,700. 812, an inerense of $200,238,4|03 . The gnwH earnings of the railways for the year show a decrease of $147,300,077 or 12 per cent.r 1.182 railway employes ^vcro killed and during the year 23.422 wore Injured as compared with 2,727 killed and 31,720 injured in 1803. A FATAL rOV,MHION. nniebody flalHr of Very Cross NfCliganor. Hy Southern Associated I'rcss. Charleston, 8. C., June Ifl. ? Express trains Ko?. 23 and 7*. on the Charleston nml Savannah road, collided at Ilarde vllle, 8. C., this morning at 1:15 o'clock. It 1* i?ot known whoss fanlt.lt wan, but the accident Is the result of culpable *negllgi>nce on some one's part. Train No. 53 unnally waits at Ynmaowo Junction until No. 78 ha? panned, hut thin morn. Insr wh{n No. 23 had -waited until after the arriving time of No. 78 It started for Savannah, a run which It makes -without stop*. Ahout six miles beyond Yemassee, nf-#r the town of Hardeevllle, the trains came In sight of each other. The en gineers made every effort to stop their trains, but when they ga.w that a collision was Inevitable they, together with th*. firemen. Jumped. All escaped serious' In juries except Knglneer Black, of Ns. 23, whose leg was broken. Both rn^Ines were badlfr wrecked together with Hh? express and baggwge oars. The paiwen gers on t>otb trains escaped uninjured. Two tramps, horwever, who were stealing , \ ride on one of the trains, were killed. Their names are untyiown. THE MYSTKlfr RX**!., AINVCD, ? -y* TwMly Tears Ago H? NaNe^ei m Mts for f3t>,000. \ lv??komo, Ind., .Tone 10. ? Last winter Mr/<,)verm?n, a farmer near Windfall, Tipton -veonnty, was ftuwl dead with * pistol Wi ear him. No "cause for suicide 1 was assigned. Yesterday a tHlP?r writ ten by Mr. Overman was found In- his effects that explained the mystery. The man's letter says that 20 years ago an English m&njnmc .toJtia Imunc with S30. 006 and tried to negotiate with him to ro Into the mnoh hwflnew In Oolwado. He murdeted the RngHshraan. twmed . his body hi a m^rah.. took his money htmried it im hhrtjuifTT'lie place Is not ? designated. TWa estates the h limit llko Ufa of ltont KFKI.MCH S 1ft I <4 1.0??, A Verdict for fUlO.OOO Atfalnst <%? stuudiird Oil Nnfuat*. lluluth. Minn., Juno 10. The jury in tlu> en so of Alfred Merritt, of lluluth, against Mr, .T . I>. Rockefeller/ to r<v cover $t.2k>0,000 damages w hie)/ ho aim fored h,v being led hy misrepresentation into the consolidation of his Mosalyt mines am! railroad with the linekofoUuK Iron propertied, under tho name of tins Lake Superior Consolidation Minos, ro-\ turned a verdict thin afternoon in favor | of tho plaintiff. Tho jury ru4iro?I shortly before noon, nt th?? conclusmtt^ of .lVplge lWhev's charge, and wore in conference for near ly six hours. It wiin shortly after ft:UO o'clock that word fame from (ho jnry room that they had agreed. Judge Riner had left tho court room, having given instructions that ho ho sent for oh soon as the jury was ready, ami a messen ger was dispatched for him. 1 !?> quickly responded, and a fow mim\tcs heforo t? o'clock tho jury fixed tho amount of damage at The suit was based on the ground that Rockefeller, hoth ljv his personal ropre Hentntious in an inYOrviow with a broth er of tho plaintiff at his ollieo In New York city about a year ago and also through fraudulent representations of his agent, the Rev. 1?\ T. t Sates, a former Baptist preacher, and Charles \V. ?Wet more. a New York capitalist and laNvyer. had induced the plhlntifT, together with his brothers, to place in a consolidation of Iron mining companies their properties on the Mesa ha range. The jury decided that the evidence showed that the representations of Rockefeller and hiV* agent as to the sol vency of tho (Jogeiue and Cuban mines which were put in by them and their friends wore false/ and made with tho intent to defraud the Merritts. Tho case was fought for ten days, and experts from all parts of tho country testitled. Rockefeller refused to come, and his only evidence was by deposition. There is a large family of the 'Merritts, most of whom were induced to enter tho consolidation, and in a short time snits aggregating $2,t>tK>,tMM) more will be brought on the same basis. SOCIICTY OAMBM5IIS. lltrnilnKhnm MlnUtcra A.liu Their llntterlcM nt Thorn. By Southern Associated Press. Birmingham, All., June 16%?' The pastors of several of tho Birmingham churohes preached on the subject of "society gamb ling." Tho sermons were all at tho in stanco of Or. Morris of the First Mcth odlnt Church, who began what may be termed a crnsado against card cltihs In wS*sdrmon a wook ago tonight. In to night's sornion he read from the city code and the Stalo codo acts prohibiting oarfl playing at hotels where liquor Is sold. And the law. he charged, had been vio lated by a fashlonafblo card club with in tlxe past few nights. The city ad ministration and county officials wore chargcd with neglect of duty In permit ting such praetloesTTMher proachors took the same ground. The society people of Birmingham have a number of card clubs which meet woi-kly and playt;prlzos being given the best players at caoh. and It was against those clubs that the sermons wero directed. Jl'DGR rOOUK DRAO. """" C One of the Founders of the National , Itnr Association, By Southern Associated Press. New Orleans, June 10. ? Judge Felix P. Pocho, associate Justice of the Su preme Court of Tx>uisiana from 1880 to 181)2, died here early this morning, aged .r>9 years. lie lias been' sick for several months past. but failed rapidly the past fow days. lie was a native of St. James Parish, T*a., and served with distinction in the Confederate Army. After tjie war he served a term as State senator. He wan strongly devoted to Vhf cause of education, was one of the foun ders of the American Bar Association, and was vice president of that body for eight years. He was the originator of the Idea of a national bar association, j formed after the plan of the French tw~ soniaiion. Judge Poehe was an eloquent speaker ni^f n lawyer of great ability, and bv his death Tx)tils<ana loses one of her most distingulshedysons. i KiViMcn ncn KvsnAiin. He W?* jCntrrflflnic ITer to Onmc " Home With Him . T.y fcrtutjern ARaoclated Pros*. Xnvnnnnh. <"??.. Juno 10. ? Jncka (Jib Hon. ji neero, died in at ni^ht nt hi* Jioiih* on tlio Ofsheoeheo road. ten mile* from < l?o city, from n atab wound in the nliilomon hy hifl wife. T,nu rn. during the dny. fJHiaon fonnd nn nther mnn with hia wife when ho came homo from work tho nieht before. Tie frniled tlm intruder ou( with n chnir. His wife then loft nnd won' la her fujlier'a homo nonr by. Thi* iponning (riltvon wont ofler hor nrtif" nak*d hor to come homo with him. The woman re fuse.! ami in tlio atrugffi* who sdnhhed (iiitKon with hi* own knife which alio aoeurcd in Hoino way. There wero no wllnrwfto to iho dcml< Tho won inn loft nnil IfiiH not hoon *oon ainco. The coro n?r'*'iur.v brought in n verdict of ninn alnughter . Ramila DUptpaieil. 4 T?y Southern A**octated Pr?M*. ? Berlin. June 10. ? A dinpnteh to the National Zoilimg from^Jtt. Peternhurtr any* the reeo*r renly^fii M. Hnnotnux, I'renrli tninl<ffnc.|of flfrpign mTnirn. to tho interpellation Art'" ffre f'hn'miier of DenutieH of M. Millornnd crent e! n had fiiiprewiioh in government circles. Prjliee liobnnofr lto*tov*ki, Kuaainn mlitlafer of foreign nfTnirK, ordered that the word allinneo I y expunged from tho report* in Ituaainn journal*. l'rineo l<b iwuoff Iioator*kl informed Count Do rnontbcllo, tho French AmhnuMdor, that l?* wa* aatoniahod l?y M. Haiiotanx'a fornui! dcelaration becanae no written Frahco-Jluaainn treaty cxiatc?1- 4 X|M In (Ifromr* Arttre. Uy Southern Associated Proaa. MadrVI. June 14.? Tho raWnd met tht* afternoon and d ddM 10 prrehaan nine teen veeae In, ranging from forty to JI00 ton* to patrol Ihe water* of Cuba. The vessels will l*C_rtajte Jo aail In two. tnontha." ' A commlaalon will proceed to ICngland to buy veaaei* already built. Tne cabinet afro decided to mobilise 25,000 troop* to serve In Cuba. T*o EiCBnlaalili Drnwari. Norfolk. Va., June it ? A boat contain ing five y^Mr men. wMIe (tartlng on a Sunday ^h>r*ion early thi* mornlatr, capal? <1 near the at art In* point In tk? harbor, throwing llrr ownpttrt? Uw water. Two of th>m, Harry Storey aJM^ CUBANS STILL GAIN STRENGTH. ION 13 MKN AN 1> A MMIMTIO V AH Ul\t) SAFfGI.Y. I nw tHiCIIKI.H ROW ADMIT TH AT MAiiTi was MiKiiioaion. Siiunlih T>?m?N IMtrt 'INtO "tfe v?V? Defonti. Hy Southern Associated Pivss. Jacksonville, Kin., June HI. A spe cial to The Times-Union (nun (Jalncs-, vlllc, I'M a., Kays : The subjoined lettei, written 'In Creek cipher, has been eel vow hero by tin* eonvspondentufThe Tjmes-l'nlon In t IiIh city. NWWw Hnnn Is formerly of I'cniisylvaufn and has* l?een In the Cuban sejf^iee fur three months. Arensas Itlver, Culuijf.Iune 10, IXIKV The most linportifn I expedition that lias lauded on Cubaiyisoll from th? Uni te.! Slates was lunjrlcd today, at t!ils point. It consists/of 100 men, 1,000 repeating rill ok, tyro million rounds of ammunition and y^L'fiO.OOO In gold, un der the coinninpM of Col . Hernandost. They left Key "West J uno (Ith and s? li> ed for the Bahama Island, where they took on the men and cargo. They vvrc tliascd twice hy Spanish cruisers, hut mauagoil to ontsteam them and arrived here this morning he/oro day. We are now making arrangements to Join < J-eii . CSonier.ftt Tunas, province of Crtm nguey, where 'he has his headquarter* for the present . We have u march of about 40 inVh'S before us, but 1?i * to join him on the l'Jt'h. The landlnT^was protected hy a battalion of < Cuban troops from (Somest's command, and wo hope to join him without serious fight* Ing, as there are no Spanish troops In this Immediate neighborhood. 1 am just recovering from an attack of yel l??vv fever, but shall risk joining my command again , We have positive news that .Mnrtl Is dead. He was lietrayed Into 1 bo Spanish hands by a trusted Cuban guide and shot down in eold blooil Ik? fore lie could escape. 1 |}h>i>o to have mojho definite new's of 'his death and Other matters as soon as I rejoin my command, of which .1 will notify you as soon ?s possible and shall try to keep you inforflnod of my movements on our Hldt^ln the future. Yours faternally, al A.T . F. 1\ MANN, ?Sixth lteglmeut, C. V. Rebel Victories. .Jacksonville, Fin . , June HI. ? 'A spe cial to The Times-Union from Tampa, Fin., says: Passengers by the steam ship Mnscotte, tljs afternoon say that (Jen. Macco on Wed 11 >sday charged n government train between Holquln and (Jlvala mill secured a large booty. He got $NO,0<>0 of Spanish money, one thousand 'Mausers and a largo quantity of ammunition. Resides this he cap ture,! a large quantity of government supplies . <Jeii. Macco fought one bat tle with Spanish forces at Crtpnsl and Ane at SlipiiVneau, routing the enemy with heavy losses and burning both towns. Tills oecuned In the Las Vegas district where many hundreds of the | lw'Bt Cubans are joining his forces. They are fully donvlnoed that the "Cuban cause is gaining ground every day. otherwise the Madrid government wouli n?t ord?>r forty thousand more troops afnt to tiic Island. v An expedition Is fitted out to leave fppm some point on the -west Florida coast In a w<eok . The schooner SurnCz is now on her way here from Key West and will farry one hundrt^l men, two hundred stands of arms and a consider able quantity of ammunition. Captain Alfredo F /a horde Is to head the filibustering party, and will land at some point In ttiiv Santiago district. Captain Iifthorde is a brother to one of t he-, eight nieTllcnl- Students shot by tire Spanish government. He ia^ thor oughly conversant ?, with the I' lorlda const waters as wXdl aa rhe coast of Cuba. iteshVa .Ihls-Jje Is well up Hi military tnctlcs. and 'conducted the drill in the presence of Carlos Cespedes, who was here the past week. Secretary (JuoBada and Carlos Ce?pe des lerfve here tonight by the Mascotte for Key West where It Is believed the arrangements for the expeilltlon will be completed . Royalist* DckotI. Jacksonville, Kin., Juno 10 ?A cable gram lo The Times-Union from Key West, Fin., says: Private ndviccs ro col vod in this city last night state that Macoo, Rabi nn?l Miro, with two thou sand men, in Auras, captured a train loaded with one hundred nn<l twcnty flvo Spanish troops between Gibara ami llolquin. They also captured $80,000 in silver, 1,000 rifles and 50,000 rounds of Ammunition. Friday at 4 p. m. Pedro Torres and a Kami burned the town of Oama/u n oaf Mntnnxafl. It is reported that the peo ple of Pinar del Itios will join tlie in surgents In a few dnys. The guerilla hands of Matanzas and Santa Spiritu formed by the Spanish general, Pratt, have so no over to the insurgents. This is considered of great benefit to the rebels as these bands are familiar with the surrounding country. The where aiboul* of Marcos Garcia are unknown. Ho wc supposed to l>e either in this coun try or has joined the insurgents. The expedition that left hero on the Oth is reported -landed safely In Matanzas. They w ore ohnsod by the gunboat Conde Vonn ndlto. Immediately upon landing they were Joined by many from the sur rounding country- It la also reported. In Havana that another expedition has landed *tiear Oabro Reus. south of San tiago de Cuba. 'Maximo Gomes is at the head of 2,000 men. in Oamagnoy. When It became known that Gomez was there the most prominent men went out to Join him. among them being one, Montererde, whose brother, an officer In the Spanish army, wan killed at the battle tf R? ut*?n del Asyaguas, and Mental, a noted artirtt who received several diplo mas at the Chicago exposition. It is rumored that the Spanish Government has twantyitwo splc* between Havana and Tamps. They are known and the rebel* keep a sharp lookout for them. Montoro, a prominent Home Role par tjr member will leave Cuba for Europe ?la, ToA naxiwaak.. Ths party J>eM a. secret session tikto week and It waa resolved to disband, their efforts i t<? ntvniv home rule for (<tiba having j failed. It is* also rumored in Havana i thai Marline/, Campos will shortly re 1 sign and rot ma to Spain. Oliva, tho reported assassin of Mnrti, is dead at the hoapilal near Santiago do Cuba. Tho steamship Saratoga arrived at Havana Saturday week from New York in ballast, t !it> first time in tuonty ,\<?rs. It in reported that the (Sovoriiiueut will *hort)y issuo a aorfea of hunk not < ^ which are expected to create. a panic. Tho Spanish officials sti^to that tho Cubans nunihor about 110,000 men. All artillery companies stationed at Havana have I men Rent into tho field. .\l>krti'n family is wearing inouruiMg aiu^lt is now generally believed in lla VfWTu that Mnrti is dead. THE OPERATOR , . BLUNDERED. * Till] TIIMNS OOIjMDIOD WITH I^DAHKllli FOROH. TllllICi: .N'KOnO TRAMt'8 KM, MOI) IN TIIW WBHOK. -W Ouc? Kuutivvor IJroKo Ills !<??? In ? JlllliplllH'. Hy > Southern AKsooiated Prwjs. Sw vaanali, <?:?.. June Hi Passenger train No.?78 on tin* Charleston & Sa vannali Itnllrond run Into tho fast mall coming south this morning at I o'clock near I lardeevlllo, about, miles from Savannah. Ih>th engines woro badly wrecked and (lie mull far on No. 7 H wiir pretty badly smashed up. Throe negro trantpMv.u ho wore riding on tho blln?\ baggage on train 7S woro mashed to pieces and burled nndor tho vireok . There was scarcely enough left' of them to identify tlh in. Through Homo unaccountable mlstako Operator Glvcns, at YantHHfoo, wlr??d tho train dispatcher at Charleston that tho fast mail had not passed YamuRsce hoiiio time after had gone by. Tho usual mooting' pla<*o Ih just this sldo of llardoovlllo and the dlspatohor, thinking tho fast mail had mot with some a oof dent or delay, took up 78 at tho Central junction as It was leaving tho Savannah yard and (UTangoilta now meeting placo. The fast mall- Jiappenod to ho on tluift and havl/ig tho right of way was go Imr right aheadjlo paws 78, an tho on* giiH-or supposed, on tho siding Just Rontti of where tho aeotdont took plnce. Train No. 7K vOip a little ahead and bad or dors to pass nl Mardepvlllo. Kngineer Dowllng, of the fast mall, was </n a ourvo and saw No. 78 coming towiyrd him. Ilo stopped Ills trail, and he J and^ils fireman got out just as the other tr/ln oaino eraShlrtfe Into It. Engineer jtfnrk. of No. 78, saw tho headlight of the other engine when he was about two train leiinlhs off. lie reversed his engine, put on tho brnkoH and jumped off. In jumping bo fell and broke his right Jog near the ankle. TIiIm and t lie killing of tho threo negroes were the only casualties. 'I'ho passeuKerH wore badly shaken np, bill none seriously hurt,. A construction train win sent out and the track was cleared in four hours. ^ AfcNATIAN'ft PItOTKST. Wn n< fninpf to P*rtlclpat*| n< Hie Kiel Oromonln. lly Southern Associated Pr< ss. Pnrls, .Iiino 1(5.? The Alsatian societies hero met today and protested .against Franco Inking pari In tho opening of tho North *ea canal which, It was declared, Involved I ho abandoning of AIsacc-Lor ralno to JjM^acrmans. Varloifs patriotic ami revolutionists societies held a mooting wl'h tho ?amo obJCc4 at Salln and Clladc. Af'<*r a umul<|j[T*>f flory speeches had boon made thosov,proHont marched to tho Place do la Concorde and placcd a crape wreath on tho Htrassburg statue. Kx Deputy Mlllovoyo was at the head of tho proccsMaf) ? A vast crowd esMmated af 100/*K) pMsons wan present. Only two arrests were made. Tf IIC POH.TE YIELDS. IIIm I.iimI Anmrrr Knlil to lie gntla-l factory, fly Southern Asfloclntcd Press. ( 'oiixlaiilinnplc. Juno 10. ? Tho Sultan, teaming that 1 lie British cabinet had inetr to consider Turkey's reply to tho plan of reform for Armenin submitted by Croat Hrltaln, Franco A'id Russia, y h tcrdny tej"griiph?'d to Rustom Pnaha, tho Turkish tiinnbpsndor In T^ondon. In strucllng hi in to nsk tho Fnrl of Klm berly. '1^ Rrltlsh foreign minister, to poiyt^x'e n decision In the matter. The Fall ??f Klmherly nccoded to tho r o ? ntiit. In the meanwhile It Is stated thai t !? '? Porte has handed to the Hrlnsh, French nnd Russian ambassa dors >? fresh and satisfactory reply, ac r?e?ll n v t<? the prlncl'd'* of control by the nowen Imi* ns\|ng thai the period bo lindto.f to three years. jj r Cleveland Witt Leave. ' Hv Southern Associated Press. Washington. Juno 10. ? 1 1 Is probable that President Cleveland may leave tho City for Gray Oaldes tomorrow, lie trans acted some business with his cabinet of. flclals tonight nnd now ban all the Impor tant work which requires his attention oompleted up to date. Among thoso who bad Interviews with the President wore Heer?*tarlos Olney, Umont and Herbert. Professor Paying l>en4. R.v Southern Associated 'l*r<4Sr* Kuoxvillc. Tcun... Juno Ifl.? Profo?wor John K. Pay no. for aovcral yca^s pe<v fesaor of mathems tic* fn tho TTnlvoMfty of Tennessee^, and well known through- I ont tho South, died this morning, a god US ye* ft, j . Nag* I>e*4. ' Hv Routbcrn Associated Press. Jmu 1* ? M Wti.hAt?? A*. JS5 ,k*~ 01 **- 1 ICS<<1<IMH YAOHTINO, ltu> it ri( u n a In , and Allan Wer# TlMirouultly |(y Southern Pr?*88. l<ondon, Juno 10. ? The cutter* Hrl t. umlu and Allan wore thoroughly listed today In reaching, beating an<l running, In a steady. easy northeaat broo/.o, of modern to foroo probably abnut l r? knots over tho cour*o of the I (? ?>- it 1 rinipie Porta Yacht club In tho channel oft' Hover. The all* wan a<i clour whrn tho yueht* started, that o> ,?oels on tho French coast wero iai.il> < i>ii ngulahcd. 'Clio Britannia won mi time allowance/ but won ac tually teuton one minute and thirty > seconds l>y tho Allsa. The Allsa cov oroil the triangular courso of for'./ tour mllcp In four hours thlrty-soven mlnub s. and fifty seconds, or at the rato o!" something less than 10 kno'a nn hour. Tho Hiitannla was four hours, thirty-nine minutes and twenfy u'no si c\ ihIh. Hho received an allow ance of two minute*, and eight bo.t on' Im 1 mil tho Allsa, and therefore beat la r W Hocor.du. The race between the big ratera waa for a silver cup presented by tb* ?ommodoro of tho {loyal Cinque Porta flub The oourao waa from Dove* Hay to and a roll ml tho Varne Buoy, to and i iound tho South-Qoodwli lljjht nlftp. and thenco to tho station p i,n t twice ovei . The aea waa amooth and I lie yachts wcro able to carry light weather canvaaa Including fore stay stills, club top nulla Jlh^and Jib top sail. Tho skippers, in their *eal to croas at gun tiro were a llttlo pre vious. They got away before the cannon loomed and were called back and started off again. The experts think tiho conditions Wor% favorable to the Ailaa . , The Prince- of Wales and IJuko or York sailed the Hritunnia. The Iweii t y - ratena Nitiga ra, , Stephanie were started over ft 23-mue course from Hover Hay to anil around the South tlomlwln lightship twice over. Tho lime thus nt the start: lam*. 12:32:02; Stephanie, .12:32:10; Niagara, 1 2 :32 :4<r> . The Niagara overhauled lwsr rivals and complete the firstround4 sei-onds ahead of the lama. nine. Nia gara m :iM?o.r?; l/tina, :1>1 :?*7 : Stephanie, 2:0:10. The Niagara got the worsc of the start and the weather on the llrat round, which 'forced her to Inward, but she holwi veil finely on Uu- ?econd wimn, outstripping her rival*. ? every point of naOlng She handily the 1* ? ** minutes and 22 seconds anil tj?0 Ste phanie by (J minutes and 38 Time at the finish: Niagara. 3.OT*>1. I, una, 11:211:02; Steplwmle, 3:24.18. A STRANG? INFATUATION, A nerman, BO~Y^Tr? Old, In to" With n Girl of 13 Year*. nv Southern Associated Preas. v|? nornlns l.r ?>? wto yMbv H?nry lir iS'd commltud BUlold? b, Satin*. wllh a wife and threo <inuafCW In aer many and has boon employed on the farm of Mr. H. B. Leonard more or less of tho Mine for the pa?t Six *?*"?? was ste.adyin.nd honest a?d a faithful la borer For tho last six monlUs he has been infatuated with the1 Cole m an jlrl and has spent con slderablo of his spare titno at the house of Mr. C#l??nan. W** Infatuation waa not noticed by tha of tho Blrl until recently ?whence *lrl* parents forbade him thfr ? Ma**. made I ho girl various presents at differ* ont t lines and also made a , mother. After his visits were ho wanted the present* returned, Vnch request waa refused. This *JJ cited him to commit the terrible/deed. Tho irlrl with iher two brothel* ?tarted for school al>oiit 8 o'clock this morning IJlkoy was In the habit of meeting her on tho way to school and often inter cepted her on her way h?rae. He im mediately flred two shots at one or t?e br?hcr.. !.?? Then ?? to the girl and shot her twice, 1 the flrst time in tho mouth, the second ihot ' taking effoot In trtio back of her head neck. He next turned the weapon "Pj"V jHjgSjJ the ball passing through his head. I?tn probably died instantly. rt.L,UkfylntTJf!* about DO yoara of ago and Was an Intelli gent man. MTtiDHNTS' CONFRRKNOB. ? ? l)eli>KntM Kf'om Ool> lege* Will Re It* Uy Southern Associated Press. KnoxvlUo, Tenn., Juno 12.?A hire* I n 11^ i x of collegians nro coming from Alt "" pa ri m of tho Bta>t? to the Southern Stud ents' conference to be held here. iDelo. gates will bo in attendance from about... aeveniy-flye collogcs; all preparations ar? now lidng^mudo to entert&tn them- on * the roimfuisofv tho University of T?nne^ daysVwlll be spent In designing (the ix'Ht methods of Christian work ' U-'' \uII<-k*-h under fho leadership of prominent Christian leaders. Frank Anderson, o# ihe University of Oxford; Hdward Bur g. h, of the University of Wales, and Frank Williamson, the University ? of ' Edinburgh. have Just arrived from Kng laiul and arc on their way to Knoavllle. David McConaught, tho noted leader of* tho Christian student movement of India ? Is another of the prominent speakers. GEORGIA BA7VKE0RS. Tl???y Hoirnra |h? Kr^? 0?laa%? of Silver As SaleMe. ~ Ity Southern Associated Press. Savannah. Ga., Jnne 11.? The Georgia Hunkers' Association met In convention at Brunswick today. They favor Btah bank notes under proper restrictions and look upon free coinage of silver at It to 1 as suicidal, thptogh favoring the tra?p.of both gold-atrtf; silver as money If parity can bo nalttUlhed. A resolution favoring the location- ofyan assistant United States treasurer at Savannah, will adopted. mrkert'Sfeska. By Southern Associated Press. Montgomery,' Ala., June 11.? The annual commencement of the Alabama Agtoul tftral and Meebanleal College look placid-, today at Auburn. The attendance of visitors from all parts of the 8tate was very large. The Mdress to the graduat ing classes was delivered by Hon. H. A. Herbert, Secretary of the Navy. The addrtss was splendidly received. Secre tary IJerbert reached this city ai 9 o'clock tonight end leaves for Washington in tW morning. It Is said that Krupp, tho gunmak er. pays an Income t/uc of IIN^N * yetir. He-ought to- more ? Alirita and save hi* money. It Is a notabie^?act that At?utK*s ball club plays better Is IttMt* tttt anywhere ' * - motf games 10 AtSmfft* .It