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BEGGED TO BE KILLED.

Unspeakable Agony OF Victim Of the
Mare Island Explosion.
SAN Francisco. June A.-Fourteen sail
ors Of the United States cruiser Boston,
who were killed by the explosion at the
Mare Island navy yard yesterday, we're
buried in the naval cemetery this after
noon. John Briscoe is the only one of q
party of fifteen engaged in filling shells
who was not killed. He is still living, but
recovery il doubtful. When the relief party
picked him up he besought them to kill
him and end his agony. When they lifted
him up he beat them with his fists and tried
to escape to roach water and drown himself.
Gunner johnson, in charge of the maga-
zine, furnishes a theory that the explosion
was caused by one of the men becoming
impatient and jamming the copper rod
which is used to mako powder pour freely
through the funnel into the shells. An
extraordinary feture of the disaster is the
fact that several cases of brown prismatio
powder was found with the outside all
charred and burned, yet the intense heat
was not sufficient to cause the powder to
explode.
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SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

The strike at the Oscola mine, of Hough-
ton, Mich., has about terminated by a set
tlement satisfactory to both sides. Work
will be resumed shortly.
In row in u questionable resort at An
gus, Iowa, man named Jefferson split the
skull of John Buegeson with q hatchet.
Jefferson was arrested.
The Oxford, England, university boat
crew has sent an invitation to tho Harvard
crew to meet them in contest on English
water some time in the full.
The Crescent paper manufacturing mills
of Hartford City, Ind, burned. Loss
$15O.Oo0, insurance $4,000. The IRE orig
mated in tho carclessness OF fireman.
The police OF San Francisco think they
have clue to the Oakland robbers and
have offered III 900 reward for the capture
of j. q. Smith aud Joe Dunn, formerly em-
ployes OF the Judson company.
The Belmont Driving club has arranged
with budd Doble to trot Nancy Hanks at
Belmont park, July 7. against her record.
2:09, for a special $1,000 purse. with 81, 600
added II Sunol's 2;0si1a 10 beaten.
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ELECTIONS IN BELGIUM.
Riots with Serious Consequences Follow
Announcement Of Results.

Riots With Serious COnseq usnoes Follow
Announcement Of Results.
BRussELIs, June 1.-THE election for
members Of tho constituent assembly, COM
posed OF senator's and representatives sit
ting together to scttle upon changes TO be
made In tho constitution. commenced in
Belgium. Returns already received show
that clerical candidates. who favor tho gov
srnment suffrage policy have reelected
many members OF the last parliament. while
the liberals, who favor universal or man
Liess and Brussels. Minister BEN
nart. Debruin and DsBulet and all
party leaders were Reelected. Great ex-
element prevails at LieQs, where rival
demonstrations led to disturbances. In
Brussels the streets we're crowded and sew
eral free fights occurred Disorders continue.
A Catholic club was wrecked. A detach-
rnent Of mounted police rode down the peo-
pie, who offered a stubborn resistance.
Many sabre injuries were inflicted. Tho
mob tore up the streets and pelted the gen.
dsrmes with stones. Among the wounded
is the magistrate.
were elected to the senate. In addition the
clericals head the polls at ton districts
where second ballots will be necessary, and
the Liberals head tho poll only in ono dis
trict The clericals already have a major
ny OF forty in che chamber af representa-
tiyes.
At Antwerp serious disorders occurred,
the mob invading the residence Of Catho-
lic editor, who defended himself with a
revolver, woundinR ono Of tho mob. Sey-
eral Others were injured and the mob was
finally dispersed by gsndarmes. Large and
and excited crowds gathered this evening
in all towns in Belgium for tho purpose OF
oongratulating successful candidates.
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OHIO DEMOCRATS
Will Select Delegates to Chicago To- Day
Presidential Preferences.

Will Select Delegates to Chicago To- Day
Presidential Preferences.
COLUMBUS, O., June A.-The democratic
state convention will convene to-mor ow
morning. Nearly all the delegates arrived
to-day, and district meetings were held this
afternoon. Various convention commit
tees have been selected, including a state
central committee. and six districts which
had not already done so selected delegates
to Chicago. Of these two are pronounced
Cleveland men, two anti Cleveland. and
the others for the strongest man at Chicago.
The state ticket ia lost sight of in the con-
test for delegates at large. 1t is conceded
that Senator Brice and Ex-Governor Camp
bell will be selected without opposition.
For the other two places the most probable
to succeed are Robert B. Lee of Cleveland,
Allen W. Thurman Of Columbus, l.. II.
Neal of Chillicothe. There ia strong
fight being made on the candidacy Of Cleve-
land. Allen W. Thurman is pronounced in
this regard, and his success will be recog-
nlZed rs Cleveland victory. The opposi-
tion, however. is we'll organized and have
won about every contest in caucus to-day.
The best judges analvze the delegation to
stand ten or twelve for Cleveland, about
the same number are ranked for Hill. and
the remainder of the forty-six are un-
pledged, bat have u strong feeling for
Cleveland,
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LOOKING WARD CHICAGO.

Speculation Rife as to the Probable Result
OF tho Democratic Convention.
NEW YORK, June 1.-THE Herald's Wash
inRton correspondent. spsculatinR on the
outcome of tho Chicago convention, says
Cleveland will have no walkover, but demo-
cratic leaders in Washington believe the
ex-president will have to fight hard for the
nomination. German 10 the choice appar-
emily Of majority Of his senatorial con-
ferees. On platform the correspondent
says: IAN effort to obtain strong civil
service reform plank in the democratic
national platform is being made by demo-
cratic members of congress interested in
the subject. The silver plank ia the sub
ject of considerable discussion among
democratic members OF congress. The sill
YER men seem less disposed to make an ag-
gressive fight than representatives of the
mining states at the republican convention.
The opponents Of free coinage are not ex-
pecting much difficulty in obtaining the
plank they want and friends Of free COIN
age evidently have lost heart by
repeated defeats in the democrtio
ranks. Senator Stewart, republican silver
agitator from Nevada, said in reply to q
question as to what the democrats would
do on silver: Bah, they will do just the
same as the republicans. Why. the gold
bugs would send million Of dollars, or
two million if necessary, to buy up the
whole convention Representative Bland.
democratic free coinage advocate, Is equally
hopeless. The fact that one OF the coun-
ties in his district recently adopted rssolu-
tions advising that tariff be made the pre-
dominant issue seems to have killed his ar
dor. All that could be got from him AZ to
whether an earnest fight would be made at
Chicago for free silver coinage, was, I
do not know don't know what will be
done.'"
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BAY LINE WHARF BURNED.
Destructive Fire In Baltimope--C -Csateu ~
whisky Lost.

whisky Lost.
BALTIMORE, June 1A.---Ono OF the laveoee
hres that ever visited the watsy front ~
baltimore started u two O'Clock thia aftsr-
noon on the Old Bay Line wharf. The losa.
~ near ~ can be estimated. 10 nearly
xl,000OO0. Ths freight ahed Of Nhe Hay
Line company was fully stocked with co.,
ton, whisky and general msrchandise, con.
signed to foreign firms. The hTe II thonaht
TO nave originated In the cotton By spOn-
taneous combustion. Quick a. Hash the.
names spread. Intense sxcitemont Teigned
along the water front. The hay Line wharf
u large warehouse, = big laundry, and
newly erected office building. Before The
schooners Carmina and CASTOR could ~
sowed from the wharf they vera badly
damaged, az were tho four mastsd ice
sohoone,s s, ..:,s Wesley olsr Mamie. Howard
quersd, but not until considerable damaas
had been dono. The rigging and cordARo
OF the schooner Augustus WGlt were burned
away: the masts and hull eharred, ana tho
vessel left biackensd wreck. II In eatt-
will be $4,000. insured, The ioe 10 valued
tons. 'T - a y '5 fSi
Two barpes laden with cotton wSre
moored to the Bay line wharf. and before
teiei could reach them cotton, logs and
barRes were burned. All around the Bay line
wharf we're warehouses stored With tons
OF the most inflAmmable material and
hremen worked like beavers to prevent tho
spread OF the flames. Tho heat q Nmss
was distressing aud many AEs,nsn were
exhausted BY heat. During portion of
the time work was impedsd by stream Of
molten rosin that flooded the streets and
ran inte tho water. On the wharf were
1900 bales Of cotton, worth $40 10 e5O pSP
to $75 barrel. Other freight and wharf
property will bring this part Of the loss up
nearly to 81, 900. 600, partially insured.
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Practice Work Of sigma, m...

OMAHA, June A.-Ths feature OF tho sso-
ond day Of the National Competitive Drill
association WAS the practice work OF the
signal men of the Cincinnati light artillery.
Following this, university cadets and In.
dianapolis light artillery were inspscted
preparatory to drill in the afternoon. The
sham battle Tomorrow will bo i roalisSic
affair. The forces at camp. and the SEQ
ond infantry. from Fort Omaha, will bs
divided into two sections, ono Of which will
be massed on tho east side Of tho grounds.
the other on tho west. One company on
each side, deployed - skirmishsrs. viii
open tho battle.
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Expected to Sweep Everything Be-
fore 1t at the Convention
Next Week.
Be Nominated by Acclamation Be-
fore tho Roll Gall Is Half
Finished.
Import Of = Dispatch to tho Louisville
COuricr-JOarnal--Sen Carlisle
for Permanent Chairman

CHICAGO, juno no. o. Stsaley. Wash
ington correspondent Of the Louisville
Courier-Journal,i is in the city to attend the
convention. In q dispatch to his paper to-
night he stated that the Cleveland cyclone
here next week would sweep everything be-
fore it, and Cleveland would be nominated
by acclamation before the roll call ID half
finished. Hs concludes the dispatch - fol-
lows: "Since We cannot have John @. Car
Isle for president this year let us make
him permanent president Of the greatest
democratic convention that ever met in
this country. He is the man to answer
MoKinlsy's Minneapolis speech. and will
mako tariff reform argument that will
ring from end of the country to the other"
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To Fuse or Not to Fuse.

WICHITA, Kan, June 1.-the delegates
to the Farmers alliance state convention
which meets tomorrow to nominate = full
state ticket are discussing only one ques-
tion: "Shsll tho Fsrmers' alliance fuse
with the democrats?" At a recent coll
ference of Farmers alliance and demo-
cratic leaders in Kansas City n plan of
fusion was arranged. A portion Of tho plan
was executed to-day at Emporia when the
Fa,mers' alliance nominated Il. V. Whar-
ton for congress. an ex-dsmocrat. whom
tho democrats endorsed. The question
now is will the rest OF the plan be carried
ont? There is a strong fusion sentiment
among the more conservative delegates,
and the leaders realize that without demo-
cratic aid they cannot hope for success. 1t
looks tonight az If the fusion idea would
prevail. Jerry Simpsons denomination for
congress this afternoon will probably kill
his gubernRtorial boom.
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AT SCRANTON, Pa, TODAY
will be gathered the survivors
OF the Army of the Potomac.
They have form ed themselves
into an association for the pur-
pose OF perpetua ting the name
and fame of those who fell in it's
campaigns, marches, and skir-
mishes. 1t is expected that the
President and many other not
ables will be there. The orator
will be a clergyman who was a
soldier in the ranks.
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THE MISSOULA FALLING.
Not Expected to Come Up Again This
Season.

Not Expected to Come Up Again This
MrssouLA, Juno 4.-LSpecial. The Mis-
soula river has fallen about eighteen inchss
to-day, and 1t 10 generally thought that u
will not again rise this season %
the point reached Sunday. Many
residents of South Missoula, owing 10
the gap in the bridge. were
compelled to remain on the north side Lass
night. This morning a rope was stretched
across this gap and plank seat swung
from pulley on the rope. and WAS made
the means Of transportation over tho
swollen torrent. Large crowds have con-
Rregated on the banks 70 watch
this performance. The two enter
prising individuals who rugged IL up
are making money. The slaughter
house Of Mclaughlin d Koop wss updsr-
mined and fell into the river this morning.
II will be total loss. The southeast cor
ner of the electric power house showed
signs of falling in this morning. Manager
Cowell. with large forge of men. has bssn
filling sacks with sand, and piling them
into the exposed point IL IL thought this
danger has bssnt avsTted The city II still
in darkness.
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Grand Lodge of Elks.

BUFFALO, June 14.-The grand LODGE q.
s. b. p. o. L. assembled here this morning.
The grand seoretary's report for the fiscal
years 1922 shows that there are 222
lodges in good standing. with member
ship of 1921: the amount of cash on hand,
$90.s value Of property of grand lodge
$342 b1l, making a total valuation of assets
$43350l. The amount expended for charity
membership of the grand lodge is I, 100.
Grand Treasurer Bechsl, of Omaha. is re-
ported quite sick at his hotel.
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Bid for u First-Class Convention.

MINNEAPOLIS, June H.-The citizens' ex-
ecutive committee of the republican ma
tional convention to-day sent the follow
ing telegram to the citizens committee of
the democratic national convention, Chi
cago: "We have heard with regret of the
great disaster that has befallen your con-
vention hall. Fully sympathizing with the
publlo-spirited citizens of Chicago, we
tender you free of charge our great conven-
tion hall and accommodations for 100, 600
people," A telegram of similar import
was sent Hon. Calvin s. Brioe, chairman of
the democratic national committee, New
York.
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Will rra,l. with ch,..

SAN Francisco, June 1.-THE new Pacific
Mail steamship Porn was launched at mid
night last night from tho ship yard Of ths
Union Iron works. The Peru IL . steel
steamer. $50 feet long. with triple cxpau-
sion engines $500 horse power, aud ID ex-
pected to attain speed OF hftsen knoto
per hour. The Peru will bs put In the
China trade.
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VERY NEARLY DROWNED.
Marrow Escape Of , Little Roy who Live
ON the West Side.

Marrow Escape Of = Little Roy who Lives
ON the West Side.
Considerable excitement was created yss-
terday morning In the vicinity OF Spruce
street and Monroe avenue. by the report
that Asa Carmichael. the FIVE -year-old son
Of DR.. Carmichael, had been drowned. Tho
little fellow, with number of other boys.
was playing near pond Of water, formed
BY the heavy rains Of the past week. when
hs slipped and fell in. A young man named
Lewis happened TO be in calling distance
and when he rescued the drowning boy lifo
WAS apparently extinct. He was taken
homo, resustioated, and will come out all
right by careful nursing.
HoIs or less complaint has been made of
tho grading being done in the neighbor-
hood of the accident. Instead Of making
cutters and allowing the water to run off
the ground, large holes have been left
which sndaneer the lives of children, and
keep the anxious mother uneasy while tho
little ones are at play.
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WANT AMERICAN REGISTER. T.
Pacific Ocean Vessels Ask the Privileges
Granted to Atlantic Lines.

Pacific Ocean vessels Ask the Privileges
Granted to Atlantic Lines.
WASHINGTON, June 14.-Representative
Fowler to-day reported to the house from
the committee on merchant marine, the
Gsary bill. granting American rsgistor to
the steamship China. The bill. says the
accompanying report, grants the same
privileges to the ship as recently granted
to the Inman steamships City of Paris and
City of New York. During the recent
trouble with Chill the secretary of the navy
arranged to obtain her from the Pacific
Mail Steamship company in the event Of
hostilities and the committee is assured.
the report SAYS, that the navy department
will put itself on record in favor Of the
proposed legislation. II the bill be passed
the company will not only build vessel in
an American shipyard equal in tonnage to
the China, as required by the bill, but the
committee Is assured by the company's
representative that it will build two vessels
of at least 5000 tons each.
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MORRIS PARK, June 16.-Five and one
half furlongs-Prince George won. Mendac-
ity second, Right Away third. Time. 1:0s1155.
Mile and one-sixteenth-Fair Play won,
Roller second, Madrid third. Time 1:49.
Six furlongs-Mamie ran dead heat with
Ia. and Tartar, st. Peter second. Time,
1:14. In the run-off Tar and Tartar won in
1:131a.
Mile Shellbark won, Charade second,
Vernon third. Time, 1:4O15.
New York Jockey cub handicap mile
and ne-quarter-Raoeland won. Pessara
second. Russell third. Time, 2:07.
Six furlonRs-Flavilla won, Onward SEQ
ond. Bengal third. Time. l:011d.
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Surprised the Guilty COupie,

ARKANSAS CRY, June 14.-For several
days Mrs. J. A. Mccormick. wife of a
wealthy rAuchman. living at Willow Springs,
has been in company with d. G. Jones, of
King Fisher. Oklahoma. Word was sent to
Mccormick of the intimacy, who came here
last night, and going to the hotel surprised
the guilty couple in u room together. He
opened fire on Jones. who returned tho 4, 9,
with the result that both were shot and
killed almost instantly. Mrs. Mccormick
fed in night dress, but was subsequently,
arrented
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An ODtiou on Elains's Job.

New YORK. June 14.-Ths announcement
that Secretary Elkins had arrived with q
message from President Harrison to
Chauncsy NJ. Depew. asking him to accept
created considerable comment among re-
publicans in this city. 1t 10 impossible to
learn the truth of the matter, as Dspew
left the city to spend the night with White
law Reid.
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swelterlnx In New Yorh.

New YORK. June 1.-The intense heat Of
yesterday continued to-day throughout this
section and New England. numerous casss
of prostration being reported. Tonight
tho atmosphere WAS cooled by 3 thundss
shower. In the city there was an inerease
in the death rate, due 10 excessive heat
Yesterday there were sevsnty-ssvsu deAAhA
TO-DAY l6O, - :
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Miraculous Escape Of People From
Death in the Little llli-
nois Town.
A Church Filled With People Re-
duced to the Condition
OF Kindling.
Great Damage Done to Property In Town
and In the Countrywide Hurricane
at Chicago.

GALvA, ILL.,, juno IA destructive tor
nado struck this place at TAO p. m. yester-
DAY. The storm approached 80 suddenly
the citizens had NO time to reach places OF
safety. In the Methodist church there wal
congregation and in the rink committee
had met to arrange Fourth of July cels-
bration. The church was quickly mass
Of ruins and the congregation imprisoned.
number Of people were injured. The
rink was blown down, but the inmates for
tunstsly escaped without injury. The roar
of the storm was terrible and accompanied
by midnight darkness and the wind carried
everything before it. Nearly every business
house on Main street was unroofed and
much damage was done BY water. The
Chicago Burlington l. Quincy round house
was totally wrecked.
The damage is estimated at $500, 600. The
path Of the tornado is about four miles
wide. After leaving Galva it took south
eastsrly route mp Spoon river. doing much
damage along the route. From spoon
river TO Alton, along the path OF the storm.
trees were uprooted, buildings blown down
and other damage done. A dozen sheep
were blown from one mans yard and
landed in An adjacent field. florence
6poor's wind mill was blown away. and
struck the residence Of George Craven,
several hundred yards distant. Craven was
riding in . wagon, and was carried by the
wind over fence into neighborinR field.
Damage to farmers along the path of the
storm will amount to thousands of dollars.
A strip of country four miles wide and six
$nnv A.l
residence of o. L. Peterson has been
turned into hospital, and the injut cd are
receiving every attention.
It was in the Methodist church at Galva
where most of the people received injuries.
The ediice was reduced to kindling and
many thrilling experiences related by
rescuerers and those injured. Rarnett's
elevator was unroofed and 10000 bushels
of grain deluged. The Rock Island eleva-
tor and part of tho depot went next. The
steeple Of the Baptist street church was
blown off, hurled into the street and the
church badly damaged. The residence Of
killed instantly. Other members of the
family escaped miraculously. The town to-
day is in 4 state of Decentralization and
business 10 suspended. The streets are
filed with debris of every description.
Nearly every building in the place is more
OE lcsb ua"AR0O.
Considering the widespread damage it is
remarkable there was not greater loss of
life. The injured are following: George
Erickson. arm broken; Mrs. Albert Erick-
son. injured internally; Mrs. John Erick-
son. injured on the head; Mrs. H. Anderson,
injured internally; Mr.. and Mrs. N. Yarger.
slightly injured; o. M. Hampstead, hurt
about the head; E. Dickinson. leg broken;
A. Erickson. hurt internally; Huldah Carl
son. leg broken; Nellie Moline. hurt inter-
nallv
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Arkansns Democrats.

state convention met to-day and elected f..
G. Bridewell, of Hampstead county, perma-
Xent chairman. In his speech he urged
that an uninstruoted delegation be sent to
Chicago. The following ticket was nomi-
mated: Governor, W. NJ. Fishbaok; attor-
ney general. X. b. Clark; secretary of state.
p. b. Armistead; auditor, g. b. Mills;
commissioner Of agriculture. John d.
Adams; superintendent of public instruc-
tlon, j. II. Shinn; treasurer, X. N. Morrow;
associate Justice Of the supreme court. w.
Il. Hemingway.
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Train Dispatchers' Association.

New ORLEANS June 1.-THE Train Dis
ratchers' Association of America opened
their fifth annual meeting here to-day. Il.
j. Woolsey. of Terre Haute. presided. Rev.
b. M. Palmer delivered the opening prayer.
Hon. Irvine Jnmison, acting mayor Of New
Orleans. welcomed the delegates, and Pres
ident Woolsey made a fitting reply. The
president then read his annual report,