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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-22
FOR CONVENTION DELEGATES.
The Quay-HastinEs FiEht-The Re
suit in Great Doubt.

Philadelphia. Aug. A.-Conventions to
nominate candidates for county officers
and for delegates to the republican state
convention at Harrisburg on next Wed
nesday were held to-day. The county con-
vention excited little interest as they
were Of the cut and dried order. and the
delegate conventions absorbed all the at
tention as upon the result of their action
there probably hung the mastery OF the
Republican party leadership In Pennsyl-
vania. Philadelphia has twenty-eight leg
islative districts and these twenty-eigth
districts send seventy delegates to the
state convention.
OF the result of the conventions in these
districts as they bear on the Quay-Hast-
ings fight, considerable doubt and oonfus-
ion exists. Both sides are claiming sew
eral districts and in two of them, the
First and Fifth, there was a split and
two conventions were held and two sets
of delegates elected.
The estimate of seventeen delegates for
Senator Quay made in these dispatches
was about the correct number and the
victory appears to rest with him, as he
was originally conceded only ten dele
gates by his opponents. The Hastings
leaders tonight give TO Mr.. Quay but nf-
teen delegates, but tacitly admit that at
least seven delegates are in the doubtful
column. The Hastings leaders claim they
have won what they expected, but the
claim Of victory seems hardly borne out
by the results.
Mr.. Quay has undoubtedly carried the
Second, Third. Fourth Sixth, Seventh,
Eighth, Fifteenth, Twenty-fourth and
Twenty-siXth districts, although the Has
tings people claim the Third and Sixth.
and thus cut off two delegates from his
seventeen and figure out but fifteen for
him.
Besides the seemingly assured seven
teen votes the Quay estimate is one prob
able, five contested, and two pledged del
egates, which claim, If borne out win
give Quay twenty-five votes from Phila-
delphia in the state convention The
probable" delegate is William b. Ahern
of the Thirteenth ward, who was one of
the nominees to-day for a county office.
The contested delegates are from the split
convention in the First and Fifth dis
tricts and the two pledged" delegates
are from the Twenty-first district.
AS stated last night, as far as can be
predicted of a convention in which SO
many delegates are uninstructed, Sena-
tor Quay appears reasonably sure Of VIC
tory, as the drift of sentiment through
out the state seems to have set in his
favor. The Hastings leaders, however,
appear undisturbed and are as confident
Of victory as they were weeks ago.
The conventions to-day were not marred
by any trouble of any consequence and
the bitter feeling between the two fac
tions was confined within bounds.
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BANDITS AND THEIR BOOTY.
UNION PACIFIC PASSENGER DYNA-
MITED AND LOOTED.


Train Pulls Into a Western Town In
Bad shape-Brigands Fire "A Fu-
siIade, Dynamite the Express Car,
BlOw the safe and Get What Plum
der Is AvaiIable-In the Midst OF
the Work the Fireman Pulls Out
on the Engine for Help.
GOthenburg, Neb.. Aug. A.-Union Pa
cific train No. s, the east-bound overland
flyer, arrived here at $40 O'Clock this
morning with the passengers in a state
Of great excitement. the express car shat
tered by dynamite and riddled with bull
lets. and the trainmen badly scared. The
train was held up and robbed by bandits
and this place at 1 o'clock this morning.
The train was delayed about two hours.
The robbers tagged the train and when
it stopped they cut of the engine and or
dered the engineer to accompany them TO
the express car. He was ordered to open
the car with a crow-bar, but failed. The
robbers then exploded several dynamite
cartridges against the car door, blowing
it open and reducing the express meSsen-
ger to submission. The safe was also
blown open and its contents taken. 1t is
uOL huoWn NlAdl bOoly lAty
The robbers, when they took the engin-
eer from his engine. left the fireman on
board unguarded. He took advantage of
his liberty to pull open the throttle and
started for this place as fast as the engine
would go.
When the bandits saw the locomotive
disappearing they realized that assistance
would soon be on hand and they hurried
along with their work, which was no so
thorough as it would otherwise have been.
They undoubtedly overlooked much valua-
bic express matter.
Upon the arrival of the firemen with the
engine at this point posse was hastily
organized and returned to the scene of the
robbery. The road agents had disappear
ed, however and the train was brought
into GOthenburg. leaving the posse to
wait daylight before taking up the trail
of the robbers. 1t is believed that they
are few in number, as they would not
otherwise left the fireman unguarded
Aside from soaring the passengers by
volleys of pistol shots, no one on the
train was hurt or molested. The express
messenger refuses to make any statement
as to the extent of the robbery and the
train men know nothing. The posse which
is in pursuit of the robbers is well armed
and thoroughly acquainted with the coun-
try and it Is considered certain that the
bandits win be captured or killed during
the next twenty-four hours. The train
proceeded eastward at 4 o'clock.
Spencer, Mass, Aug. 21-A bold attempt
to rob the National Bank here was made
this noon. During the noon hour the bank
is closed and the burglars taking advant-
age Of the absence Of the employees, pried
open the corridor door with Jimmy, =
but did not have time to reach the vault
before the bank clerk returned.
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CONCESSIONS FOR A CABLE.
HAWAIIAN GOVERNMENT GRANTS
A FULLY RATIFIED CONTRACT.

A budget of News From britain Re-
garded by the HonOIuIu Govern
ment as of the Utmost Importance.
England Adopts n Very COnciIIR-
tory Policy Toward Hawaii and
Favors Them with Some FIattering
Expressions.
San Francisco, Aug. a.-Correspondence
Of the United Press per steamship Aus
tralia- Honolulu. Aug. A-On Aug. u the
executive laid before both houses of the
legislature the expected contract made
with z. S. Spalding to grant subsidy
and exclusive franchise in return for lay
ing and operating a cable from San Fran
cisco to Honolulu. The only material
change was reduction Of the annual
subsidy from $4,000 to $4,000.
Only one senator made decided opposI-
tion to the concessions. granted. The Sen
ate appointed a committee to confer with
the chamber Of commerce and ascertain
the views of the merchants. The confer
ence was held on the morning of Aug.
l3, lasting nearly two hours. Vigorous
opposition to the concessions was made
by Messrs. Lowery & Swansey. Several
others earnestly favored them. Mr.
Ihurston, Spalding's attorney, made a
very effective statement for the conces-
sions. The chamber voted 20 TO in IA
vor of ratification by the legislature Of
the contract
In the afternoon the Senate passed the
joint resolution ratifying the contract Of
the government with Spalding, only one
senator dissenting. The republicans follow
ed also with a similar vote.
Col. Spalding has secured a fully rati-
fed contract with Hawaii and IS ready to
apply TO the coming session of congress
for needed aid A general sentiment is ex-
pressed that he may succeed.
Minister Hatch communicated the fact
that the British government has made
known its opinion that the late trials by
the military commissioners were lawful
and that the commission was valid trib-
unal and fully within the powers of this
government, who regard this formal con-
clusion OF the British government as of
high Importance.
That government has also communicated
Its opinion that the evidence upon which
Col. NOlney V. Ashford was convicted by
the military commission was insufficient,
ind has asked that the sentence may he
cancelled. This government will take that
request into careful consideration. Ash
ford was conditionally pardoned and sent
out Of the country some months ago on ac-
count Of his health.
Minister Hatch especially desired to have
II stated that this government views the
whole course Of the British government
IN these cases as having been highly just
and considerate.
It is further learned that the British
government declines to interfere in behalf
or Johnstone. the ex-secret service man,
banished summarily with Cranston.
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BRITAIN AND ARMENIA.
Argument in the House of Commons
on the Question.


London, Aug 2i.-In the course Of the
discussion. of the foreign office estimates
in the House Of Commons to-day James
Bryce, president of the board Of trade. in
the Rosebery ministry, said that the re-
forms which the government asked to have
instituted in Armenia were the least that
could be accepted. The position Of Chris
tians throughout the east, he declared,
was extremely perilous
Mr.. T. G. Bowles, conservative, denied
the existence Of any obligation on the part
of Great Britain to introduce reforms in
Armenia. He complained at length of the
extraordinary change which the policy OF
the tory party had undergone, declaring
that II amounted to a reversal Of the best
traditions of English policy.
Sir Ellis A. Bartlett. conservative, ex-
pressed regret that the late government
had not taken action to save Japan from
coercion at the hands Of France and Rus
sia.
Referring to the Armenian agitation, he
described IT as injurious and unJustihable.
The Turkish people, he said, We're moder-
ate, temperate and courageous.
Mr.. 4. NJ Healy, criticizing the speeches
Of Messrs. Bartlett and Bowles sarcastic
ally expressed regret at seeing division al
ready in the ranks OF the conservative
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COLLAPSE OF THE COLISEUM.
Iron Roof and Brick Walls Crash
Down i'm "a Chaotic Heap.

Iron Roof and Brick Walls Crash
Down i'm "a Chaotic Heap.
Chicago, Aug. a.-The coliseum building,
a great open structure, which was being
erected by the Chicago Exhibition Com
pany on the block bounded by Hope and
Stony Island avenues and Sixty-third and
Sixty-second streets, was wrecked tonight
at 1880 o'clock by the collapse of the iron
roof. If the disaster to the building had
occurred little earlier there would have
been great loss Of life, as over half a
hundred men had just quit work for the
night. They had been installing the arc cleo
trio lights for the opening of the big show
building Sept. 2, with Barnum and Bal
ley's circus.
SO far as known no one was killed by the
accident. Several watchmen had just made
their rounds and were standing under the
walls, which are unusually low for the
size of the building. They happened to be
on the street side. and when the crashing
superstructure of iron gave warning Of
danger they had plenty of time to rush to
place of safety. When the massive arches
Of iron began to break loose from their
fastenings on the four sides Of the struc-
ture the strain was too much for the thin,
low walls Of pressed brick. With deafen-
ing sound the mass Of iron carried with Il
the four walls in a chaotic heap towards
the center and the work of destruction
was complete.
The building was to have cost $125O00
and as 1t was nearing completion for the
opening Of the show the total loss is be-
heved to be nearly 100000. Everything
was being done in a hurry to keep the
opening date, and only last week three
wOrkmen met death while engaged on
the superstructure. Two OF the iron
workers fell $50 feet from a beam while
placing bolts in an iron arch.
The president Of the company and the
prime mover In the enterprise from it's
inception is John 4. Dickinson, late of
Fort Worth, Tex, who achieved his rep
utation as secretary of the Worlds Colum-
bian committed
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MURDER AND LYNcHING.
Omcers Make All Possible Resist
ance, but tn Vain.

VAhCNNH RAAAC NAAA AOHnAnAG AAeHAAA~
ance, hut in Vain.
New Richmond. KY, Aug. 2i.-A cow
ardly murder and the lynching OF the muir
dSrer occurred in the county within the
last twenty-four hours. Franklin Frid-
man, 50 years old, the wealthiest man in
Claroment county and president of the
First National Bank OF New Richmond,
was murdered yesterday afternoon at his
home by a neighbor, Noah Anderson.
Mr.. Fridman lived at ClaremountvilIe
and was on his way u New Richmond in
his buggy, when Anderson sprang out
from place of concealment on the road
side. He seized Mr.. Fridman by the throat
and choked him to death. The murderer
fed, but was soon captured and locked in
the New Richmond Jail. Immediately af-
ter being put in Jail early this morning
shouts Of Hang himr' aroused the COM
munity.
BY o'clock the mob had quieted down
and the marshal tried TO take the priso-
ner to the county Jail at Batavia. A dep
uty sheriff arrived and an attempt was
made to remove Anderson before daylight
AT 4 o'clock he was quietly taken from the
jail, but the mob lay in wait and wrested
him from the officers, dragged him a
square away and hanged him to a tree
The officers made all possible resistance
but were surprised and oVerpowered.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-22
DEMOCRATS FEAR DEFEAT.
UnIessa New Candidate for Governor
Is Selected.

Is Selected.
Mayfeld. Ky. Aug. 2l-The second de-
bate between Gen Hardin and Hon. o.
w. Bradley took place here this afternoon.
To the disappointment of all democrats
who heard him. Gen. Hardin strenuously
avoided the currency question until within
ten minutes of the time in which he was
to close. Then, in response to Mr.. Brad
ley's question, he said he would appoint
to succeed either Of the two United States
senators, should either of them die, a
man who would be in favor of the coin
age of both gold and silver upon exactly
equal terms. II hope to be able to ap-
point one good enough" he added, land
one who win be able to preserve a per-
feet parity in all the money we have.'
Gen. Hardin touched much less on the
money question than he did at the OPEN
ing debate at Louisville, although he
takes practically the same ground that he
did there. Gen. Bradley came out boldly
for the single gold standard and derided
Gen. Hardin for his failure to take bold
stand for his side of the question.
Among the many prominent democrats
present from all parts of the state there
was a strong sentiment that there should
be a new democratic standard bearer, or
else the whole ticket viii be defeated
Frankfort. Ky, Aug. Ex-senator Lindsay
will take the stump and make arguments
in favor of sound money. Under the pres
ent condition of things in democratic X en-
lucky this means that the senator will
wage war on Watt Hardin and his free
silver ideas.
Senator Lindsay, in talking the master
over with a friend stated his intentions
thus: The position Hardin has assumed
in favor Of free silver has fixed my mind
on one thing, and that is that 1 viii take
the stump and make all the sound money
speeches 1 can during the campaign"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-22
TWENTY DEAD, FIVE MISSING.
Seven More Bodies Found in the
Gumry Hotel Ruins.


Denver, Col. Aug. 21.-seven more
bodies were found to-day in the
ruins of the Gumry hotel They we're:
w. S. Blake. Pueblo; Peter Gumry, owner
Of the hotel, Denver; A. NJ. Monroe, Des
Moines, Ia; Gen. Charles Adams, Denver
Lizzie Loager, Louis Rheuber and Emma
Mulhthaler, chambermaids. all of Denver
This brings the dead to twenty. and five
are still missing, including the engineer.
The bodies supposed to be those of Blake
and Gumry were in a horrible condition,
and the friends of both men are doubtful
as to their identity.
The ruins were fired to-day in hopes Of
bringing the dangerous walls to the
grounds, but the fire gained such head
way that the entire fire department was.
called out to quench the flames
The work OF recovery progresses slowly
and what bodies are in the wreck must be
partly cremated from to-day's ire. The
coroner's jury, composed Of prominent cit
liens, will meet tomorrow to fasten the
responsibility upon the guilty one. Seven
Of the victims were buried to-day.
II was discovered to-day that j. L. Kierk
Of Omaha, Miss Jennie Howard Of Boston,
and j. A. Brown Of Omaha. reported killed
IN the disaster, are phantoms. They were
put on the register 20 pad Il. and have no
existence.
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CIRCUIT JUDGES ASSIGNED.

Rearrangement Necessary Owing TO
Justice JacI<son's Death.
Washington, Aug. flowing to the
death of Justice jackson, it became neces-
sary to make a Encouragement Of the as
signment Of justices Of the supreme court
of the United States to the several cir
cults. This has been done by Chief Jus
tice Fuller. and to-day It was received
al the office of the clerk OF the court.
The following are the assignments:
First circuit, Justice Gray; Second circuit,
Justice Brown; Third circuit, Justice Shi-
ras: Fourth circuit. Chief Justice Fuller;
Fifth circuit, Justice White, Sixth circuit,
Justice Brown; Seventh circuit, Justice
Harlan; Eighth circuit. Justice Brewer;
Ninth circuit. Justice Field.
The Office of clerk OF the court was
closed to-day In respect for the late AS
sociate Justice Strong, retired. whose fu-
neral took place at Reading. Pa.
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BRITAIN AND THE CANAL.

Gazette Wants TO Know "vhers
They Are Att on the Question.
London. Aug. 2i.-The st. James Ca
zette. in a leading editorial asks the
question. How does Great Britain stand
with the United States in regard to the
Nicaraguan canal?''
Pursuing the subject the paper adds:
aIt would be well for Mr.. George Curzon.
under secretary Of foreign affairs. to put
the question in the House OF Commons.
and obtain clear answer. As far as can
be seen we are heading straight for a
crisis and there Will either be a dlplomat-
&c deadlock between the two countries
or an English surrender Of important
treaty rights"
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ALL SPANISH VICTORIES.
The Reporter Never Gives the Gu
bans Even a sISirmish.

Inc AteDOEAGE NGNCE 0ANe8 tnC Ou-
bans Even a sIxirmish.
Havana, Aug. 2.-Col. oliver reports
from Remedies that on Tuesday his COM
mand engaged in battle with bands Of
rebels at Manquito and Rio Largo. The
Spanish troops captured three rebel camps
with large quantity of munitions of war.
The loss of the rebels is supposed to be
heavy. They left three dead on the field.
Several government troops were wounded,
but none killed.
A dispatch from Matanzas says the
Spanish column under Col, Molina, on
farm at sagua Lajas, in the province of
Santa Clara, yesterday surprised a rebel
camp containing two bands, commanded
by Hurtado Zayas and Antonio Nunez.
The troops at once attacked the insur-
gents and dispersed them in all directions.
Eleven dead and many wounded rebels
were left on the field. The government
force had one killed and two wounded.
Santiago de Cuba, Aug. Is, via Key West,
Fla. Aug. H.-Gen. Martinez Campos, on
his way to Havana on the 4th inst, stopped
at Baracoa and in the few minutes that
he remained there he ordered all the po-.
litical prisoners in jail to be set at liberty.
On the 5th instant the Spanish column
under Commander Gonzales, 250 strong,
was near the River Duaba, Baracoa. They
had an encounter which lasted three hours.
Later the same parties met and had
another encounter. In both these engage
ments, according to the Spanish report,
the rebels had nine killed and twelve
wounded; the Spaniards one killed and
one wounded.
Havana, Aug. 21-The Palanka coll
umn has defeated the insurgents under
Roloff and Sanchez. 1t IS stated that sixty
insurgents were killed.
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LYNoHERs IN JAIL.
Trouble in Prospect, A. p. A, Gov
ernOr eRd Troops Involved.

ernOr and Troops Involved.
Tacoma, Wash, Aug. I.-The lynch
ing OF the Wilson's, father and son, at
Ellensburg and the arrest Of the ring
leaders OF the lynchers and as many more
as can be corralled, is causing a storm
OF excitement Of which no one can fore
tell the end. Deputy Prosecuting Attor-
ney Graves has furnished the names OF
those who were in the riot. consisting
of Nike Lender, Frank Ubelocker, Will
lam ]. Kennedy, John Bush, Frank Free
gle. Richard Linke. Fred Schalle, Henry
Desuct, Jim Hagan. George Milder,
James Holkworth. James Altren, An
drew Kilborn, Jim Case. George Hills,
Nels Swanson, Mauel Sarroco. George
Burger, Mike Ostrander, Frank Finley,
Charles Kennedy and Bob Wilkinson.
Their preliminary examination was held
yesterday, after which they were all hur-
ried to the county jail under a strong
guard, but the American Protective As
sociation element are in the fight and will
make desperate efforts to have the above
named supposed lynchers convicted
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Graves is
determined. Friends of the imprisoned
men are equally determined and as a con-
sequence troops are guarding the county
Jail expecting an effort to release the inn
prisoned men.
Gov. McGraw viii send companies from
Spokane and here, should matters take a
change for the worse.
A majority of the members OF Company
A, under command of Capt. Frost, are re-
ported to be in sympathy with the lynchers
and should any attempt be made to release
them It is not assured that they will be
met with much resistance by these men.
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A FEUD AND A KILLING.
KentucI<ians Settle an Old Grudge
With Powder and BaII.

Sargent, KY, Aug. 21.-wnl GiIber ana
James Owens, brothers-in-law. were kill
ed in a hand to hand battle last night bv
John Strauss at the town Of Keystone,
w. Va.
The fight was the result Of a feud Of
ten years standing. The men met on a
rough mountain patch near town for the
purpose of painting things red" when
a quarrel followed. The battle lasted for
an hour, in which time more than two
hundred shots were fired. Strauss is now
a fugitive, having escaped across the line
into Pike county. A large posse is in pur-
suit
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DEFENDER AT DRIsTOL.
Takes Lively Spin in "A Twenty-MIIe
Breeze Yesterday.

New Rochelle. N. Y. Aug. 21.--The yacht
Defender left her moorings Off Premium
Point at 11;O3 o'clock this morning and
sailed for Bristol. A northwest wind blew
at the rate Of 20 miles an hour and the
yacht sailed under reefed mainsail and
jib. Her tender, the Hattie Palmer, with
extra sails and spars on board taken from
Echo Island, which is owned by c. Oliver
Iselin, left for Bristol at 1880 o'clock
Capt. Half was more reticent than usual
this morning and refused to give any In
formation as regards injuries possibly sus-
tanned by the yacht In yesterdays race.
Capt. Half said the yacht would remain
at Bristol until Sunday anyhow, but would
vouchsafe no more information as to the
injury Mr.. and Mrs. Islin and Therbert
G. Leeds sailed in the yacht and will re-
main with her while away.
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RIoTING AT MULHEIsI.
Crowd Charged by Gend'armes with
Fixed Bayonets.

Berlin. Aug. 21.-The riots at Mulhelm.
growing out OF the competition between
two steamship companies. continues.
Several encounters have occurred be-
tween the rioters and the police, in which
many OF the gendarmes were hurt by
stones. The gendarmes retaliated by
charging upon the crowd with fixed bay
onets. wOundlng many. The governor OF
the district threatens TO proclaim state
OF siege II the rioting is continued longer.
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shorte.t TIme on Recora.

London, Aug. 21.-The London ana
Northwestern Railway Company's new
fast train, which left Euston station at
o'clock last evening. arrived at Aber-
deem at ass o'clock this morning, hav-
ing covered the distance Of $40 miles m
the ahortest time on record.