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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-06
Texas Free Silver Men Meet To-Day.

FORT WORTH, TEXAS, Aug. 5.--The
delegates to the Democratic state silver
convention, which meets tomorrow, are
beginning to arrive. About 200 dele
gates have been appointed. The most
conspicuous figure I'm the convention VIII
be ex-senator Reagan.
In a conference this morning. the silver
leaders agreed that the platform should
be confined TO the money question; should
favor the remonetZng OF silver at the
present ratio. declare antagonsm 10 tho
bond issues Of the national Administra-
tion, and that the hope Hes In the Doom
cratic party.
The State bicycle meet opens here to-
morrow. with large attendance.
Ex-Governor Waite and Senator Pfener
are expected 10 be here tomorrow TO
attend the Populist executiye-committee
meeting.
A sensational letter has been received
from Debs. the 4. Il. L. leader.
HOUSTON, TEXAS. Aug. 5.-The State
Free-Slver Convention. at Fort Worth
meets Tomorrow. The meeting In this
city Saturday night, 10 send delegates,
was thinly attended. and chiefly by
politicians OF more than 300 counties In
Texas. scarcely forty have made any pre-
fence of appointing delegates. Just what
the prevailing idea OF the delegates ls,
they themselves do not know, and II IL
not likely anybody else can tell. or NOR.
than forty chosen here. IL ~ doubtful
II a half dozen will go
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-06

Negroes Notified That They Must Leave
the County.

PARIS. TEXAS, Aug. 5.-News has
reached here of a bad state Of affairs
prevailing in Delta county, which adJ0ins
this damar) county on the south. one
night last week every negro was notified
that he must leave the county at
once or he would be taken out and hang
ed Notices were posted informing white
men who undertook 10 protect them that
they would meet With the same fate. This
caused perfect stampede among the ne
groes, who began 90 move out OF the
county at once. although the citizens
offered every protection. In a radius OF
five miles 2.O0O acres Of land, crops. ana
all were abandoned. and contracts Tor
one other year abruptly cancelled. The
white cappers, or whoever they were con-
tinued 10 post threatening notices. ana
not a family IL left. some negroes VINO
owned valuable farms have remained be-
hind 10 sell their lands for whatever they
could get for them
one colony Of negroes owned 100 acres
Of the best land I'm the county. and have
as yet got no offer for II. although II
is well worth from So 10 so per acre.
Feeling Is running high.
Thousands OF acres Of the finest farm
ing land In the South viii be idle next
year
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-06
VOL. 9-NEW SERIES, NO. l5s.

,ho Young mans father. II. I. f'oo'"-
h.,ch nroprietOr Of the ho,eL c..,rda u,
49," vas drunk at Lexington o".n, ...'o,.d,s, Ia
morning. II Is said, and nau no clerk
war with a h>iel clerk ,s,,. Deva"d,k dr,nk Lane
,,,o,,Id not give him another uii'n' -.
-. - Versailles this morning. anu p,i
",'''t.i,',, ,berc continued urinklnk' Hpouf
~, a. ,c vent TO the Wcodford io'cs .'. ane
,,,.o Given A room ana slept uh',. ta,,,es
4 o'clock this eVenihs' - - s,si~e and
e,.- tk@. hour he came down stars d%n1 any
ait.i ',s '', Roacnbaugh In the nan anu
n.,ct the Young man the amount VI vi '.'o -
bni rpon receiving an ahs"'l mile
ohreo Eodenbaush. VINO ~ ,d both
Their words soon iea 70 anomt 1,o the same
.f,nn Lanes first shot stinch 49,, 49,,
ta,,,b a., tho neck Just above 'he ,yli" a.
hone and lodged just uhoer VI, VI -, tho
.be hack OF his neck. Nniilio5i' podcn-
& ane t,e,ant that Lane hteg, t.opeiii
S".n,, =, ,f-tol Was discharged ths pui-
70 ~, s,ro,li,r.ug q flesh wound IN ,5,, b,dii,
~. sidn The blood gushed from isuusia- ,'i',,s
honeh's throat. and giving lc" e"'f"'
he Zen backward a CORDS, ga,ncr onened the
rnet as ne fell his iather opSf - thc
"a ae he ala so the slayer OF lilv
',, ',~rned upon the father anu "l.ui,
he bau striking him an thc mum ed cd
lodging I'm the back part Oh ms ~. ~
IT, cooled and when I'm the acl vl
nj, ronn frod again the ball lcdging
a. tbc Old mans spine. lie droypeu ~
H.. door and Law 10y the SIDE OF ms spI'.
c.etfne "a glance at his NitulnS' i's'.1
walked ont Of the hotel, oily " y.
rcsted af the door by an oihcer ana pia'-
eslvihen 'nih'vsicians arrived they found the
,,o,,ne man dead and his father ~ su1n
a serious condition mat iS podon.
ovnoeted AT any hour. H. {. konen-
tNpct ,sae q Grst lieufenant I'm the Ninth
Kentucky Cavalry ard was sai"n1
soldier.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-06

Arrangements Perfected for n Semi Week
~ Train From New York to the West.

WASHINGTON. Aug 5.-The Southern
Pacific will, commencing October lst. run
a semi-weekly sunset Limited" between
New Orleans and san Francisco. con-
Meeting with Southern railway trains
between New York and New Orleans.
But one fast train week. known as the
Sunset Limited is now being run be-
tween New Orleans and the Pacific coast.
Officials Of the two systems are salts
fled that the increased business between
the Pacific slope and the East will JUS
tify thee additional train. and they also
express the belief that during the hold
ing OF the Exposition at Atlanta the
passenger traffic between Mexico and
Texas will be largely augmented.
Under the new srrangement trains
leaving New York on Tuesday and Sat
urday evening of each week will make
a close connection at New Orleans on
Thursday and Monday mornings for san
Francisco
At present the travel over this route
is seventeen hours shorter than by the
nOrthery routes When the additional
Limited" Is established the time will be
shortened three hours.
The Southern railway managers have
decided. I'm view OF the increasing bust
ness over their road from the Pacific
coast. that they will appoint California
agent. with headquarters at San Fran
cisco, on September LIST.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-06
GIRNENT UORh Frs MEET.
The Convention Represents the Principal
(ities of the Country.

CHICAGO, ILL, Aug. J.-The National
Convention Of Trades Assembly. 23l. OF
the Knights of Labor, began IN this city
to-day.
This assembly is composed OF 'ocal as
semblies of gdrment-workers from all
over the country. They constitute the
sovereign faction of the Knights OF
Labor. and are making a big hight on the
United Garment Workers Of ,he Ameri-
can Federation of Labor. IN consequence
of an attack recently made upon them by
that organization.
There we're about twenty delegat % pres,
cnt when the meeting was called TO.
order. This included delegates from Bos-
ton, New York Philadelphia. Cincinnati.
and all the great clothing manufacturing
centres.
Edward B. Sabine, Of Syracuse acted
as recording secretary and financial
secretary.
To-day's essslon was devoted to organl-
zatiOn and the appointment Of commit
tees and the work Will be secret and the
only action for publication that will be
taken will be to pass some sort
cf res)lution expressing dislike OF
the methods OF the United Gar
ment-Workers OF America. which ~
by far the largest body OF garment-w0rk-
erS now In existence.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-06

Pentacost Is endeavorlng to secure the
necessary bondsmen.
Emery. the alleged principal in the
abduction. Is known to have been in
Hamilton. Ont, on Friday last. hav-
Ing sent some kilograms from there, but
all efforts OF the police to capture him
have been unsuccessful.
Mr.. Pentacost this morning mailed to
Gov. Oates ot Alabama. a clipping from a
local paper I'm which Mr.. Cottle's attorney
states that the Governor was TO receive
$1,000 for securing the pardon OF Emery.
on the ground that MIR. Oates could do
more at the present time than anybody
else" and that the attorney holds this
money i'm trust for the Governor. III
this IL true" Mr.. Pentacost adds. "he
will advise his client to authorize Cottle
to pay over whatever money is owing to
Governor Oates"
MONTGOMERY, ALA, Aug. 5.-Gover-
nor oates was seen tonight In reference
To the pentaCOst-Cottle matter. He states
that he does not know pentacOst, Emery.
or anybody else concerned except Cot
tie
While a member OF Congress Governor
Oates. at the instance OF some Emerys
ropresentating themselves as Alabamans
fled some papers TO secure Emerys par
don or the ground that he wa< men
raNy ursouud For this he made no
charge. Last Jrnuary, since he became
Governor. he was I'm Washington, ami
'Ottle came to him as Emcrys attor-
ney. and secured the Governors assis-
tanCc IN preparing a brief for which he
received 500. This. lie regards as entire
ly legitimate
The story about his using his ir rfluence
WITH the President fer a fee Of g. ~. the
Governor absolutely declares is without
foundation.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-06
MISSISSIPPI DEMOCRATS.
STATE CONTENTION VIII MET
IN JAChsOy TO-DAY.
Ex-senator McLauren il the Only Candi-
date for Governor-Tbe Offices
to be Filled.

JACKSON, MISS, August 5.-Candi-
dates and delegates to the state Demo
cratic Convention. which meets Wednes-
day are beginning to arrive, and already
the limited hotel accommodations are be-
spoken. II is confidently predicted that
it will be the largest convention ever as
sembled I'm Mississippi.
The Offices to be filed are Governor.
Lieutenant-Governor. Secretary of state
Auditor, Treasurer. Attorney General
superintendent of Education. Revenue
Agent. Clerk of the supreme Court. lanu
Commissioner, three Railroad Commis-
siOners. and Lihrarian-the latter place
being always given to lady.
The gubcrnatOrial nomination VIII go 10
ex-senator A. j. McLaurin by default, All
opposing candidates having Jumped lne
track. but all other offices will be no,iy
contested by the score or more candidates
after each. -
Interest here centres I'm the night for
Secretary of state, the most prominent
candidate for which is Colonel j. l.. fON-
er, the Nestor of the state press, WHO lot
three weeks has been desperately SICK
and who will not be up 10 the convention.
He Is the most prominent Mason anu
Odd-Fcllow in the State, having been
Grand Secretary OF the former twenty
six years. and the brethren OF when
have allied their support with great una
nj nifty. but he has trong opposition at
home, some half dozen candidates lower
down on the list, whose election means
their defeat
II has been rule I'm Mississippi TO dis
tribute Offices geographically. Ihe con-
yention. which will probably be I'm ses-
sion two days, will adopt free silver reso-
lutiOns I'm fact it is doubtful n baker $
dozen OF the delegates will endorse the
Administration policy
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1t il Inferred That the Convention Plat
form l. Cut and Dried.

PE2TLE SPRINGS. MO-, Aug. THE
advance guard OF the free-siyer Demo-
Gratis arrived here this morning. Repre-
sentative Bland is the central figure lie
says the convention may possibly COM
plete its work and adjourn tomorrow
night 1t Is Inferred from this That the
Important part of the convention Is IN
an advanced stage OF cut ana drled
pltfOrm
Mr.. Mafftt will no doubt name X. 4.
Bland for temporary chairman. The sill.
yer people say they are IN control, ana
will Try TO create new state commit :
tee. An arrangement has been proposed
that may minimize this danger.
Again the silver people argue that no
statement OF their principles would be
complete without a strong resolution de-
noincing sound-mon Dem )crtcy. M
cluding incidentally the National Admin
ist.atiOn resolution Is already pre-
pared, however. that II passed may satis-
~ the rabd observation-disclosures and
at the same time have only the effect OF
a blank cartridge.
At noon the citizens OF Warrensburg
were In. a hustle Of excitement and spe-
cial trains were hourly arriving bearing
delegates and visitors.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-06
4 FLASH IN THE PIN.
General Coppinger Warns Against Stir.
ring Up n Real Indian War.

JACKSON'S HOLE. Aug. ,, VIA MAR
KET LAKE. IDAHO, Aug. 5.-General
CcppinSer sent a message by General
Sitter to-day 10 the Governor Of Wy)m-
ing, telling him that the Wyoming people
must not be allowed to get frightened In
other sections and shoot Indians In their
panic, or there would certainly be Z good
old Indian war in earnest. The present
affair was a flash In the pan. but IL would
be easy enough 10 get up real war.
There is no reason to believe that there
is any more danger at Swan Creek or
Gray's Mountain, or any other points
now sending out alarming reports. dian
there is right here. General COppinger
received a telegram to-day stating that
two hundred hostlles were In one par
ticular section OF the country. and that
tho situation was critical. The next
courier brought another telegram assert
ing that Indians We're merely returning
TO their reservations. and 80 II goes.
liz IS certain that the men who stirred
M this trouble are guides: that they are
men without particular standing or pro-
psrtv. and that they scared real settlers
into Joining in the hue and cry about
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Aug 5.-Com-
missioner OF Indian Affairs Browning to-
dav received the following telegram:
aPOCATELLO. IDAHO, Aug 3.-All In
dians from the reservation have return
ed They had a big council and requested
me 10 telegraph you that their hearts felt
good. Had not harmed white man, and
would start haying leaving their griev.
ances to the justice OF the white man.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-06
Mountain Climbers Badly Frozen.

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. August q
A special from Tacoma, Wash, says:
Horaing pigeons which had been sent out
with moi ntain climbers. returned yester-
day afternoon with messages stating mat
Fred. r. Cowden. II. j. Fires, II. A. Lin,
William Live. Walter NJ Bosworth, ana
Fred. Evans nearly all experienced
mountain climbers. had been badly fro
zen I'm attempting TO reach the summit OF
Mount Tacoma. The messages state that
the wind Is blowing gale. The pigeons
were releas ID at a height Of z,1vo feet, at a
uoint near the Camp Of the Cloud. Bos-
worth. who has climbed TO the summit re-
peatedly. had to the hour the messages
were attached to the birds @ o'clock IN
the afternoon, persister in crawling 10
the TOP IN order that Lin, a local pho
tographer, might make photographs OF
the crater for the purpose OF comparing
them with others taken last season, IN
order to see If any changes have taken
place IN the summit as a result of the
reDOrted eruptiOns.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-06
the Merchants and Miners Company snd

the Merchants and Miners Company and
the Ocean Company.
TIE breach between these two COM
paries IS said 10 have been the outcome
of a move on the part OF the Merchants
and Miners Line TO secure freight I'm
Phllsdelphia destined FOR Savannah and
other places IN the South; The Ocean
Company objected TO this' competition,
and put agents I'm Baltimore to solicit
southern business. This traffic was sent
to Philadelphia on the Baltimore and
Phiiatelphia Line. and thence southwark
on The Ocean Line The Merchants and
Miners Company responded by planning
an invasion OF the Ocean Company's New
York territory. with a biz reduction In
rates. taking business over the Pennsyl-
vania railroad TO Norfolk, and there con-
Meeting with steamers from Baltimore.
Overtures were made for an amicable
settlement. and pending these temporary
ueace was arranged between the rival
companies The Merchants and Miners
company takes the ground that Phila-
delphla is natural territory for It's opera
lions. and that sending off freight from
baltimore by way Of Philadelphia ana
the ocean Line was roundabout ana
unnatural route. IT. therefore, asks the
withdrawal OF the ocean Company from
the Baltimore territory.
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PRICE TWO CENTS.
ROW WINTHEFUSI0N CAMP
IT'S dsSERTED THiTTT WfLL RE-
SUIT IN 4 BROkEN SLATE.
A Suit Involving an Fstste valued at
Sejo, ,000-AlI Crops Good Except Cot
ton-Thr Naval Reserves.

RALEIGH. n. c.. Aug. 5.-Special.-Tne
exposure OF the plan OF the Fusionists.
or rather part OF them. TO have a
''slate" with W. \. Guthrie as the nomi-
nee for Governor. has kicked up no END
OF row. II may result. and II Is as
serted will do so. IN the breaking OF the
slate. Feeling runs quite high. and
good deal of II Is against Senator Marion
Butler. who is plainly asserted TO BE-
Guthrie's backer IL is alleged that But
ier, who was once the lord and master OF
the Populsts IS so no longer. The time
IL near for him to show his hand, and
there are sure 10 be developments.
The crop report issued to-day is quite
favorable as TO all the crops. save cot
ton. Tobacco is a fine crop. corn a
grand one. There Is a heavy crop OF
sorghum cane. and I'm a couple OF months
the mills will be busy making syrup. IL
Is now liked as an important crop. Cot
ton is remarkably small, In fact many
farmers say they never saw u present 80
backward an appearance so late m the
season. There are fears OF an early
fall The nights even now are suspi-
ciousy cool. and in the mountains there
was frost Saturday. But the food crops
are all that could be desired. and the
crops Of fruit other than apples. are ex-
CcptiOnally fine.
The shipVent OF grapes Is now quite ac-
tive Deiawares are In demand. and bring
az much as - cents a pound. The crop
is a fine one. That of Niaearas Is fair.
The Delaware Is the grape sor this sec
ton.
1HF NAVAL RESERVE
Governor Carr is represented AT South
port to-day by Colonel Thomas w
Strange. Judge advocate general, and
Colonel Walker Taylor, OF the Second
regiment, In bidding the officers OF the
monitor Amphritrite welcome To North
Carolina. The active work Of the naval
reserves on that monitor began early
this morning. Yesterday they took the
monitor Nantucket down the Cape Fear.
There is a big 'suit on hand here. In
1853 there were sold in Illinois lands
valued at $1,000 belonging TO the estate
OF Richard Smith, Of Raleigh A man
thre bought them for $500, and sold
for sGo.epo Now II turns out that smith
will gave his wife and daughter only
life interest IN the land, and that the
sale was invalid. The lands are now
worth at least $4,000. \ lawyer from
Illinois is here 10 look into the matter.
There are several western men fere
with a view OF establishing wholesale
drug depot In this city.
private letter from Asheville says
the Home for Unfortunate Women there
has been regularly established. and that
IL has several inmates. 1t X open TO this
class from any part OF North Carolina
The Republican and Popullst magis-
trates of this county to-day attempted
to elect township tax collectors. but
found that 1t was Illegal, and were COM
pletely foiled.
Three or four houses were robbed I'm
West Raleigh last night. The robbers
had wagon In which they placed tfeir
| plunder and drove on .undetected.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-06
THE FLAGLER SHOOTING.
n MEMBER or THE CORONER'sJURf
PUBLIsIfES h ST1TEMENT.
He Says In His Opinion the Case should
BE Brought Before the Grand Jury
for Investigation.

WASHINGTON, aug. 5.-General ana
Mrs. Flagler. parents OF Miss Elizaoeth
FlagIer, who shot and killed Ernest Green
last week, returned home this afternoon
General Flagler did not report at the
War Department. as he is still on leave
and his movements are not certainly
known. 1t is supposed that he VIII
take his daughter away with him for
little trip.
Renewed interest In the shooting affair
was aroused this afternoon by the pub
lication of card from George NJ. j..
Dorsey, member of the coroner's jury,
charging that the verdict agreed upon
was changed at the suggestion Of the
counsel for Miss Flagler. after it had
been signed and given to the coroner.
Mr.. Dorsey says:
"When the jury was ready to announce
it's verdict, that verdict was concluded
with the sentence, We do not think that
the shots were fired carelessly and in
differently. / believed that the word
ing was sufficient to carry the case TO the
grand jury, otherwise l should not have
signed it."
after Coroner Hammctt and Assistant
Attorney Jeffries came into the jury-room,
Mr. Ross Perry, counsel for the defend
ant, entered. in company with Miss Flag
Ter, and then the crowd came crowdng
in.
"Mr. Perry heard what was said, and
remarked to Coroner Hammett that some
thing should be added to the verdict.
Mr.. Perry then reached over and picking
up the paper on which the verdict was
written and already signed by all the
jurors, handed it to Hammett, and sug-
gcsted that these words be added: And
from the evidence we cannot hold the
prisoner Mr.. Hammet then wrote
these words before the signatures. and
turning to the jury. said: Gentlemen,
is this satisfactory Four Of the jurors
nodded in the affirmative, but myself and
one other member of the jury remained
silent and gave no indication Of our
opinion.
II was when on the jury. and still
am. firmly of the belief that Miss Flagler
should be brought before the grand jury
and that that body should consider the
evidence. and decide whether Miss Flag
Ter should be prosecuted.
Il wish 10 say. further. that Coroner
Hammett assured me that all the facts
connected with the case would be brought
to the grand jury.
"My intention in holding out, was. and
stIll is. TO disagree with any verdict that
would set Miss Flagler without the juris-
diction Of the grand jury
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NO AMERTCfys WERE KTLLED.
Ten British Subjects suffered at the Ku
Cheng Massacre.

WASHINGTON. Aug 4.-The State De-
partment to-day received later intelli-
gence Of the killing of the missionaries
the one yesterday was from Consul-Gen-
! eral Jernigan, and shows that no Ameri-
| cans suffered, but that the massacre Of
| British subjects was greater than at
first reported. The Consul-Generals dis
patch is in the following words:
Americans oil safe. None hurt. Ten
British killed"
Although Mr.. Jernigan does not use the
word missionaries" in his dispatch yet
there Is no doubt felt by the officials
of the State Department that he refers
TO them. and that his dispatch is intend
ed as supplementary to that sent yes
| terday. Much qualification is expressed
that the Americans have not suffered. as
the dispatch appears 10 leave no doubt
| on that point. The cablegram was at
once forwarded to Secretary Olney, at
his summer home in Massachusetts, for
his information.
Up to this time. so far as ascertained
no steps have been taken by the Navy
| Department towards sending any naval
force to the district where the reported
massacre has occurred When word OF
| the trouble came yesterday. the custom
airy instructions were sent 10 Minister
DENLY, at Pekin. 10 see that American
interests were protected. In a response
received last night the Minister said that
small boats could reach the place. with
force of marines. Admiral Carpenter
is in command Of the China station, and
he has authority to use the vessels and
men under his command TO assist I'm
affording any protection that may be re-
garded as necessary. The lack of ships
OF light draft that can penetrate the
shallow waters OF the Chinese rivers. rs
serious embarrassment to the authori-
ties. In this connection. II is said that
the gunboats now building at Norfolk
| Va, would be - great value 10 the au-
thorities I'm Chinese waters in such cases
as the present, and it is probable that
when completed some of them will be
assigned TO duty on the Asiatic station.
LONDON. Aug. 5.-Thc Globe publishes
| a dispatch from Hong Kong saying that
| the massacre AT Whasang, near Kucheng
commenced early Thursday. The mob set
| fire to the houses OF the missionaries
| the husband Of one OF the women Sew
| eral Christians were wounded two prob
| ably fatally. The bodies of those who
were killed are expected 10 arrive at Foo
| Chow tomorrow Chinese troops have
| been dispatched 10 the scene. British
and American Consuls will interview the
Niceroy of the Province i'm regard to the
outrage All the foreigners who We're
killed wero British. the Americans ali
escaping. Members Of the attacking
| party belonged to a Chinese sect.