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REPUBLICAN, SENATORIAL CAUCUS
On tho Elections Hill-Opposition to II
HnAkaEa Tiis Sessinn flny.fnne.f

On tho Elections Hiil-Oppos!tion to II,
Passage This Session Developed.
WASHINGTON, August l4.-The fourth
in the series OF Republican Senatorial
caucuses was held ut the Capitol to,
night, and was as Intellectual as any oil
the preceding caucuses, 80 far as definite
results arc concerned. Thirty.nine Sen.
ators were present. 1t was very in.
harmonious meeting. Senators Quay
and Cameron both made speeches, and
strongly represented the political inex.
pedieucy OF doing anything with the
Federal Elections bill at preeeut, and
urged the necessity OF an early adjourn.
ment from party standpoint.
] Senator Plumb also spoke, and, it ia
understood, opposed the Elections bill
out and out. For the friends OF the bill
who have caused these caucuses Sena.
tors Hoar aud Spooner were the chan.
plons. The latter made a strong speech,
which some denomiuated the reading OF
the riot act. His remarks brought out
sharp retorts from eeveral OF the oppo-
nents Of the bill.
The discussion showed that there was
greater number of Senators than has
been generally suspected, who, for one
reason or another, are willing to adjourn
without the Elections bill being acted
on. The number OF Senators is placed
at fifteen. Finally, about half past ten,
an adjournment was proposed and was
finally forced by majority vote. This
was the only vote taken.
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TIE DEMOCRATS SPLIT
!" tho Little Fire-Eating State
Of South Carolina.
ANTl-TlLLM ANlTESLEAyE
the Convention and Set Up an Or,
sanization by Themselves The
Regulars Dcposc tho Old State
Executive Committee. @

COLUMBIA, S. g., Augus. l4.--Thc
Democratic convention this morning
adopted the following: !
WHEREAS, Evil disposed persons,
causelessly hostile to the farmers move
ment and regardless OF the fair name
and credit Of South Carolina, have
caused to be circulated throughout the
press OF the country statements intended
70 prejudice the general public as to the
relation OF the Democratic party to Tho
public debt OF the State, and -
WHEREAS, Such sinister statements.
growing out Of hostile political motives
are wholly at variance with tho purposp
ot the Democratic party Of the State, aud
II anhotieed would create wrong i'm
prcssions and possibly harm and be uu-
Just to the people OF South Carolina;
be it Jt..-''-ID ''- 'N
Resolrtd, by the Democratic party in
convention assembled, that the debt Of
South Carolina, as now recognized, ia a
public obligation ofprimary Importance,
anu In the future as in the past will con.
tinue t, have the fostering caro- OF the
stale Government and should command
the confidence Of the investing public,
A new constitution was adopted and
the plan OF primary election at this
years election for delegates to the
States nominating convention WAS de.
featcd.
:, Upon this action, the delegations from
Richmond, Charleston, Beaufort and
sumpter, comprising the anti.Tillman.
ties, withdrew. formed new conyeu.
ion and elected Hon. George Lamb
Buist Chairman, and L. ]. Brennon
Secretary. They chose an executive
to prepare an address to tho
people and took recess. In the regular
convention, the old executive commit
go was deposed and ]. L. NJ. Irly, OF
Laurens, was elected Chairman. The
then adjourned sine III,
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Tho Blue lsock E,w,,.

GvArENALA, August l4.-The fight at
Blue Rock proves to have bpen 49,
serious than was Mt first renoTte,i III =,
seems that some 1000 Gnatan,,,.. ~
troops came TO tho assis,apce of tha cai
vador troops, and the regular ,roaus u oa.r =
General Ezeta drove them b,ck bkps aua u
scattered them, capturing eivht n;sr.s "un
OF artillery. The defeated troons ,p,;.a% p;.oa
to Jutiapa, their Ammunition bs;n" ..,u ar
hausted. The pickets Of the G,s,o
malan troopa were fired upon at Conte.
pequs about six miles from hare th;o
morning. Although war ban moi ,,s.n @
declared fight is expect, i dailv NJ
THIS is the only point where Ezr,a md
h's army eau enter Guatemala. Thsra
are 900 troops here, l,Gi0 NOR at 0,nta.
peque aud 5000 scattered along tba
frontier east from here. h sAo A'o
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In n state Of Anarchy.

BlRMlSanAM, ALA, August l4.-Last
night Deputy Sheriff Oh. Hanson, OF
Shelby county, came to town in quest Of
special officers and reports a terrihle
state Of affairs in the neighhoring ooun.
ties and the Shelby Iron Works, he
Gays great riot has been going on all
the week at the iron works and thai
three men and one woman have been
killed In the melee. The negro laborers
about the camp are in fearful state Of
anarchy and the presence Of full posse
OF officers is necessary. The riot grew
out OF the presence Of dissolute women
who haunt these camps. a body Of
special officers left last night for the
scene Of the riot, .,.5il..- "A. !. /. NJ. -
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WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS,
Proceedings Of .Thnt Body-Dcpnr,mon
Commander Clsrkson Is Decorated,

Proceedings Of Tint Body-Dcpnr,mont
Commander Clsrkson Is Decorated.
BosToN, Auguat l4.-At fremont Tenn
pie this forenoon the floor presented
lively appearance, as the delegates to the
Woman's Relief Corps were getting
ready for the election Of officers, and
some interesting electionecriDg work
was being carried on. Tho exercises
opened soon alter 10 o'clock, with the
opening ode and the reading OF the Sec
retary's report.
A communication wes read from Phil
kearney Poet No. 10, G. A. R., acknowl.
edging substantial aid from the Women's
Relief Corps in funds for the decoration
Of graves.
Past Department President Mrs. Ban.
croft, OF Ohio, presented report of the
instituting and installation of officers,
which was followed by the reports Of
standing committees. In the midst OF
business Department Commander Floyd
Clarkson, Of New York, was presented
as one OF the men who had done most
to further the work Of the Relief Corps.
He was enthusiastically greeted and
spoke briefly.
Mrs. Wittemeyer responded in com.
plimentary speech. Mr.. Clarkaon was
then decorated with the eighth national
badge OF the order and escorted from the
hall. Mrs. Emma P. Hampton, Past
National President, read some, resolu.
lions relating to the important secre,
business Of the order, and a spirited dis.
cussion followed.
The committee appointed to visit the
G. a. R. Encampmen; reported cordial
reception, and brought greetings from
the boys in blue. The chairman, Mrs,
NJ. L Knowles, stated that she was pre-
sented from the platform OF the Encamp.
ment, and amid great enthusiasm read
the following report:
Number Of members, l02, ,522; amount
OF relief fund, S94 1856; amount expend-
ed in relief since the organization in
1883, S24S,929; turned over to posts,
Sl2G, lGS; grand total, S375,O9s.
1t was voted not to elect ofIicers till
routine business was disposed Of.
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DEMOCRATS DlSGUSTED

With Lucas Observation-Disclosures Flem-
Ing Is Non.Conmi,tal.
Special Dipdteh to The In.e'li0encr.
CLARKsnuRo, ". Va, August II -
The feelings Of the Democrats here over
denomination OF Lucas made at Graf
ton yesterday is one Of the greatest dis.
gust. They claim that he has done nothing
butkick for office for Yeas, aud that his
method has always been to endeavor to
start break against any candidate
whom he personally did not favor. One
prominent Democrat said to-day: ut
might have been necessary to shelve
him to prevent further boltR, and for the
sake Of harmony, but why didn't they
shelve him by ignoring him altogether"
Governor Fleming, who passed
through here this morning on his way
to Parkersburg, was asked his opinion
Of the nomination. He said: ''It was
made unanimously, and by reclamation.
He was the only eligible candidate in
the Second district and that district was
entitled to the nomination"
Upon being asked il he thought Lucas
would be elected the Governor said:
"He is the nominee OF my party, and l
hope eO." N'
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Apnlsh VII ha Scnrcn.

spRlSoFIELD, MASS, Angus. 14-This
weeks Me,v England Homestead says:
Apples will be scarcer and more costly
this season than for many year. There
is but hulf crop OF winter fruit in the
famou Annapolis valley OF Nova Scotia,
and still greater reduction in the apple
belt Of southern and western Ontario
and Michigan along the lakes. In Maine,
and limited sections OF Vermont and
New Hampshire, there is fair yield Of
apples, being the best in Maine. The
Southern, New England, New York,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and the in.
terror States generally, the promise OF
winter fruit is worse than ever before
known. The apple belt OF western New
York along lakes Ontario and Erie,
which in good seasons ships much more
than one million barrels to New York
and foreign markets, has almost no crop
whatever this year.
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Extensive Forest Fires,

RAPID Cry, S, D., August l4.--In the
southern hills, within sight OF this city,
dark volumes OF smoke are rising from
region understood to be twenty miles
in extent. The wind at one time cleared
the atmosphere between that point and
this city which enabled good view to
be obtained. There are two fires be-
tween this city and Rockford. The first
is four miles east Of Rockford in dead
timber. It originated from lightning
which struck ten days or more. y55 n
The fire is spreading all the time in
every direction and consumes every
thing in its way. The fire already has
destroyeda a great deal Of good timber.
Last week some person passing along
the road near Lockwood'a ranch threw
tho contents OF a pipe on the dry grass
close to Lockwood's house. It soon
caught, and dangerous prairie fire re.
suited. Hundreds OF acres OF pasture
land were burned over. It was several
miles in extent, but the loss was con:
fined to the grass, 'sEl
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THE CLOSING HOURS
Or the G. A. R. National En-
campment at Boston.
A VERY PLEASING EVENT
Occurs In tho Presentation to Com.
radc Warner OF a Handsome Pre-.
scnt--Thc Old Ritual Adopted.
! Tho Womcn's Relief Corps.

BosroS. August 1.-THE G. A. r.
Encampment was not called to order
until nearly II o'clock to-day. Past
Commander.in. Chief Merrill presented
the report Of the Pension Committee
which was adopted, the encampment
by unanimous rising vote expressing
its thanks for the valuable report OF the
committee. At this point General
AlHer, requested Comrade Sherman 10
step upon the platform, and as the Gen.
eral walked down the aisle there was q
storm Of applause and cheers.
Comrado Warner was then requested
to ascend tho platform with Past Com.
mauder.in Chief Devens. General Sher.
man then, In feeling manner, presented
Comrade Warner with 4 beautiful can.
delab,a clock aud set. Comrade Warner
responded.
The presentation was made in behalf
OF the National Enca,npment.
The Committee on Changes OF the
Rules and Regulations presented it's re-
port recommending various changes.
A minority report in favor Of adopting a
resolution offered BY the Department OF
Massachusetts providing for the subs,i.
tuition Of the old ritual for the present
was adopted by large majority.
The committee reported adversely on
The proposition to change the rules, that
hereafter Past Department Commanders
shall nat be entitled to seats in the M.
Eional Encampment. Adopted.
The Committee on the Address OF the
Commander.in.Ohief presented it's re.
port heartily commencing the address,
and thoroughly indorsing the Just policy
set forth in many passages. "a.
The report heartily approves the high |
praise given the Relief Corps and Sons
II Veterans.
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"0NLY A BREACH UE TRUST
a Relative Of the rnet Edgar Allen Poe In
. Trunhis

b Trouble.
New YoRH, August l4.-NIr. Charles
Poe, brother Of John ?. Poe, we'll
known Democratic politician OF Balti.
more, and relative of the late Edgar
Allen Poe, who is charged in the Bsl.i.
more courts with not properly admins
trasing the affairs Of an estate for which
he is trustee, has been living,in New
York for the past seven years. He was
appointed nine years ago trustee Of a
tund amounting to twenty thousand
dollars, which rich Baltimore auction
Ger OF the name Of Bennett left in trust
Tor his brother: Upto July last Mr.. Poe
has made regular payments Of the inter.
est e7 to the beneficiary when payments
Shortly after Mr. Poe Was informed that
action would be taken to remove him,
MIR. Poe explained his inability to con.
tlnue payments, owing to the fact that
he was unable to place the securities in
Baltimore, which were paying six Der
cent, which deprived him Of the div.
ldend. II do not think" be- says, "there
can be any criminal charge against me,
only breach Of trust perhaps" Mr..
Foe is at present in straitened circum.
stances. and the news occasioned much
surprise among his many club friends.
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EXPLOSION IN A SOAP FACTORY,
Ten Persons Burned by Acitis and Two of
Them Will Die,

Ten Persons Busned by Acitis and Two Of
Them Will Die.
Providence, R. l., August 14.-At
$3.50 this morning an explosion, origin.
ating from q cause not yet known, oc-
Cured on the third floor OF the Kendall
Manufacturing Compauy's large soap
factory, ut the corner Of Page and Friend.
ship streets.
The principal damage was done on the
third floor, where flames burst forth and
acids were blown out. .'T
There were seventy persons at work
there, and OF these ten were taken to
the hospital badly burned. Michael
Carroll, thirty-fve years old, and John
McElroy, twenty.seven, are probably
fatally injured, for their clothing was
torn from them, 'and their desh was
burned and hlistered 80 that it dropped
oil in great patches. Most oi the others
were young men and boys employed in
packing. F
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WrSwooD, 1. T., August IA run
ner arrived early this morning alter
travelling 500 miles from Slonewall. He
reports that row was narrowly avert.
ed at that place, and hostilities were
only prevented by the superior forces at
the command Of Governor Byrd, who so
oyerawed the disfranchised whites who,
after some display Of arms, prudently
withdrew. Stonewall was the largest
voting place, and was the center of in.
terest in the election. Both the candi.
dates for Governor, Sam Paul and vii.
liam Byrd, were at the polls all day.
The result Of the vote was: 106 for Byrd,
and 6 for Paul, and 10 for Burris, inde.
pendent. Enough is known to assure
the election and the success OF the 80.
called Indian party, but the election is
bound to be contested.
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SLAVE LABOR IN THE SOUTH SEAS.
Protest From n Presbyterian Mission
. ..a.. ..#... Synod.

Protest From n Presbyterian Mission
.....a.I s|r.E Synod.
LONDON, August l4.-Horrible ac-
counts are received Of the slave labor
traffic by British planters in the South
Seas.
The Presbyterian Mission Synod in
the New Hebrides has passed q resolu-
ton to the effect that "the Kapaka labor
traiiic had, to large extent, depopulated
the New Hebrides and adjoining Islands.
upset family relations among the natives.
and has been and is the cause OF much
BORROW, suffering aud bloodshed."
A missionary named Patton reports
that he had himself seen white men in
their boats taking kanakas to a labor
vessel-as the slave ships are called
iorcibly lifting them on board, and when
they tried to swim ashore, they were
knocked down again and again until
they lay stupefied on deck, and were
thus carried out to sea. Those thought
likely to escape are fastened with chains
on board. g7 - : : 80" ~ :
A chief was shot dead by tue crew Of
one OF these vessels while attempting To
protect his daughter, and native Chris
tim teacher was also shot dead. This
slave trade is carried on under the uro-
lection OF the British flag for the benefit
OF planters in Queensland and the Flii
Islands. #a..EoI-s. ~, - -
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NO Tie Up Occurs.

CLEVELAND, o., August 14.-Rumors
current this morning that tLere would
be tic up on the Lake Shore railroad
west OF Buffalo, failed to materialize and
the situation tonight was unchanged.
Grand Chief Sargent, OF the Brother.
hood OF Locomotive Firemen, arrived In
tho city to adjust trliling grievances Of
the iremen on the New York, PcnnAyt.
vania 4 Ohio railroad. Grand Chief Sir.
gent denied that bis visit bad anything
to do with the New York Central strike,
saying that his purpose in, coming here
was solefy,to adjust triding affair for
the Youngstown tiremenawho had called
on, him early this morning. A number
OF Lake Shore men who were interview.
ed knew nothing Of q strike. ,S.,r-,l
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suELnYvlLLE, IND, August 1.-THE
excitement over the natural gas explo-
slons still prevails throughout the coun.
try, and thousands Of people are flock
ing to the scene. 1t is now discovered
that the soil for many miles around is
lmpre mated with the combustible, aud
by piercing the soil with stick the gas
may be ignited, giving a blaze large
enough to produce considerable illumi.
nation. In Van Buren, township, twenty
four miles north, the gas has broken
into the water wells, and the use Of the
water from them has been abandoned.
Some Of the farmers have cased the
wells and are using the gas from them
for fuel.
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AGAINST LUCAS.

The Parkersburg "Ssnt,nsl'," Sentiments
Tho Party Harmony Iuhnrulonlous.
Special Dis,ateht to The lnte,lgeneu.
PARkInspuRa, August l4.-This even.
ine's issue of the parkersburg Sentinel,
the Democratic organ here, speaks Of
Lucas nomination with irankness
which shows that the talk OF his oppo
nentsin his own partybefore his nomin.
alton was not idle. The Sentinel
says: The party assumed a grave
responsibility in nominating Lucas; that
his election is matter OF doub.; that
many OF the charges against him are un.
answerable. There is aquict under.
current among the Democrats which, il
frankly voiced, would be: ~ don't be-.
lieve Lucas will be elected and don't
care" Talk about harmony. One OF
the leading Democrats at tho Grafton
convention said just before Lucas was
nominated. "rhe Democrats of my
county are against him here and here.
after almost to man."
The only harmony on the Democratic
side in this campaign will be when the
band plays,
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Went Over Niagara Fails,

NIAGARA FALLS, n. Y, August a.
About II o'clock this morning Thomas
G. Lynn, a hackman, while driving
around Goat Island, had his attention
attracted by the occupants OF his car.
riaga to man and boat in the rapids
above the Horse Shoe falls. The man
disappeared from the boat while they
were watching it, and the craft passed
over the falls. The man was undoubt-
edly thrown out. The boat ia thought
to have been from the Canadian side:
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THE STRIKE ATALBANY,
Many Of tho Now Me" Quit Work-A Green
Svltchman's Break. ..

Many Of tho Now Men Quit Work-A Green
u. s'y!tclmah's Break. a..
ALBANY, August l4.-Master Work
man Lee, returned from New York this
morning. He claimed to be satisfied
with the condition of things in New
York and this vicinity, and is going on
to Buffalo tonight, in response to the
urgent request Of the strikers there.
The strikers got hold Of the men who
came on from Chicago and Boston yes.
terday and forty.two returned.
Twenty OF the men who came from
Boston also quit work to-day. To add
to these discouragements to the efforts
of the road officials to move freight q
green switchman from the Fitchburg
road neglected to set q switch properly
in the East Albany yards to-day, result
ing in the derallment Of an engine with
six caboosps. n Z,
Z The men who came from Chicago saw
they were under contract for the Cen.
trail weeks before the strike was ordered,
1t is said large number Of Western Gu
gineers and tiremen were also under
contract.
At 1 o'clock this afternoon, 1t was
atated on reliable authority that the Della.
ware 4 Hudson strikers had agreed to
resume work tomorrow morning.
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RlTCulE COUNTY REPUBLICANS.


Meet and Nominate Delegates to Stats md
Congressional Conventions.
Sptcial Dispatch to the Intelli0enctr
PARKERsBuRa, August 1.-THE Richie
county Republicans met in convention
yesterday to select delegates to the State,
Congressional and Senatorial conyen-
tions. "n.
r. Fl. Freer was made chairman and
Frank Rutherford, secretary. The tem-
porary organization was made per.
tnanent. A good sized crowd Was pres.
ent considering the busy time Of the
year for farmers to leave work and all
were brim full OF Republican enthusiasm
and protection.
Delegates were chosen as follows:
State Conven,ion-C!ay district, G. P.
SiGlcr, J. W. Boehm, ]. r. Marsh,
George I. Walters and W. II. Lautz
Murphy district, NJ. A. Ayers, D. NJ
Miller, J. S. Hardman, William Wass
and E. G. Got. Union district, G. P.
Black, W. NJ. Rymer, F. J. Ehre and T.
L. Nutter. Grant district, G. Z. Had
dox, D. McIntire, l.. P. Rsilz, A. p.
Pew and D. NJ. Sharpneck.
Congressional Couvention-Clay dis
trict, J. NJ. Mckinney, IL. II. Dawson,
". II. Lantz, J. G. johnson, J. W.
Boehm. Murphy district, J. NJ. Cox,
Capt. Jacob Clammer, J. X. Westfall and
A. @. Cunningham. Grant district, S.
Hatfield, r. Wauless, ]. F. Rutherford,
A. NJ. Douglass and Andrew Cokeley.
Union district, r. II. Freer, G. S. Mar.
tin. N. NJ. Luzader, W. II. Lantz and J.
II. Lininger,
Senatorial Convcn.ion-Clay district,
r. H. Wigner, U. G. Costello, B. F.
Wells, ]. NJ. Brown, Eber Mason. Muir.
ply district, 0. Bee, L. @ Snodgrass, F.
Farrell, James Dolan. II. Wass. Union
district, O. Moats, S. s. Stewart, s. Jet,
James Kelly, K II. Freer. Grant dis.
trict, A. Rutherford, y. S. Bush, G. 3.
Douglass, James Culp, ]. B. Mckinney,
DtleQates at LsrSe-State, P. W. Nor.
ris. J. G. Gluck, W. Summers, Capt. ].
G. Clammar, D. o. Patton. Congressional
B. Noats, J. NJ. Brown, NJ. p Kimball,
Benz. Marshall. II. q. Showater. SEN
atorial, G. L. Zinn, ]. NJ. Hall. B. II
Iwyman, NJ. NJ. Bsoadwater, P. W. Nor
ris.
Hon. J. D. Menager talked to the con
yentio4 about half an hour and favorably
impressed all. The convention was har.
mony with biz Il.
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Whites AssAilnnts Arrested.

epecia! Dhpdfch 10 ihe Iateli1ehter.
CLAHKsnuno, W. Va, August IA
Robert Miles was arrested here, and
Robert Rlddlck, alias "Arkansas," was
arrested in Grafton to-day for completely
IN the shooting OF James White, the
scoteh,nan, at the Fair Ground stable
on Monday night. These are two OF the
negroes who were playing cards with
Wilson Marsh at the time Of the shoot.
Ing. Marsh and two other negroes have
thus far eluded the police, but it is
claimed that they are located and will
be captured soon. hgt ~
White is still very low and but slight
hopes are entertained OF his recovery,
Tho doctors have thus far been unable
to locate tho ball. White is a man of
great vitality aud this alone has kept
him alive go long.