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The sun., 1896-06-23
SILVER MEN IN CONTROL.
In Ohio's Democratic Convention To-day
ThrY MIn Have a HIg MAiorItr.


CoiUMBUs. June 22.- Democrats are arriving
slowly for tho state Convention, which will
open Wednesday. Tho contest will be over the
money question, but the silver men outnumber
the gold men five TO one. AT free-silver head
quarters are Mclean, McConville, Bookwalter,
Holden, Thurman. and Taylor. McConville is
at the head of tho faction. His estimate OF the
votes is as follows; silver, 5!6 gold, 81; doubt
tul, 80.
j. q, McMahon has declined at the last mo.
meut TO be temporary Chairman, and the lead
ers are rather nonpus-ed 1t is thought there
viii be no Opposl tiOn 10 Mclean, Book walter,
and Thurman for delegates at large. Biandin
may be the other delegate. a statement has
been made, however, that the Convention will
not endorse any one for President,
The state Central Committee ID composed OF
gold men, and when IL comes 10 choosing q
chairman there ia llkoy Ia be big clash he
tween them and the silverites The silver men
are determined 10 have Chairman OF tLeir
own
The plat form 10 10 DO short. II will declare in
the plalnest terms for the free coinage Of silver
at he ratio OF 10 To l. deuonnce the work OF the
present Legislature and the administration of
Gov. Mckinley. critici.e tne course OF the Con-
greSs at the last session, and ignore President
Cleveland entirely.
The sun., 1896-06-23
KILLED by a HUIADIyo's FAIL
Five Lives Lost In the Collapse or San
FraacIsco Lodging House-Other. Hurt

SAN FRANCISCO. June 22,-By the collapse of
n three-story frame building on the corner Of
Fifth street and Mint avenue, this afternoon.
three people were killed outright and eleven
others " ore more or Less seriously Injured. At
least two more victims are known to DO in the
RUNS.
The building was occupied as a restaurant on
the lower fOor. and the second and third sLo-
ries were utilized as a lodging house.
Samuel Okeefe, the owner Of the premises,
was recently informed that the foundation
was detective. and OH the advice OF an aTchi-
tect the ground had been entirely dug away
from beneath the building, in order that now
underpinn!ug might be set in.
Owing TO some lnismanaGement on the part OF
oiently supported and collapsed. The ruins
took fire, bur the flames were subdued with
little difficulty.
An unidentified lady who was passing by the
building at the time OF the collapse was struck
ny falling timbers and Instantly killed. The
mangled remains OF All old man, which have
not yet been identified, were removed from tie
toy OF the wreCkage, together with the body of
AN unidentified man. the occupant OF the lUdg-
Ing house
eleven in number, have all been rescued. some
OF them are seriously Injured. II is known be-
yond doubt that two or possibly more people
are stll buried In the dehIis. The work OF res-
cue ID heing rapidly carried on, and NJ this hour
SP. No ills Believed that the death list will not
exceed six.
The sun., 1896-06-23
JERMONT HEALER HERE.
Preliminary Tour Previous TO Healing
the Nritish NOBILITY For Gold.

Bradley e. Newell, the Vermont healer who
is not in the business for fun, is in this city.
IIe arrived hero on Sunday, accompanied by Il
business manager and n press agent. and went
to the Imperial lIotol, whore he will remain
until Saturday, when he goes to boston. From
there he will sail for England, where. the press
agent says, he will try the power OF his touch
on members OF the nobility.
Newel used 70 be blacksmith at Jackson
vIle VI, and his press agent has a large supply
of stories about the easy way in which Ae
handled vicious horses before he knew that he
was u healer at all. This knowledge came to
him two years ago, in the share Of II headache.
When the headache passed away he found that
he had been ma2neti2ed. Ever since then he
has been healing people Of all sorts of ailments.
lie says he cured e4-united states District
Attorney Kittrcdge HR-kins OF Vermont OF
deafness BY putting his fingers in liaskinss ears.
lie also cured dozens of other peoplcin Vermont
of various ailments among Others n dumb girl
who was made to speak. Nothing is too hn ri
for him. the press agent says; but no isn't treat
ing the sick on this trlp.
The Princess nf Wales, Newcll's manager al
leues will be among those treated by the healer
when he reaches England.
The sun., 1896-06-23
SHOT BY 4 POLICEMAN.
The Bluecont Wounds One OF HIs Three
Assailants In the Thigh.

Policeman John w. Hayes OF the Madison
street station ordered some noisy boys out of
truck In front OF 27 Monroe street last night
Several young men on the sidewalk didn't lik Q
the policemans style OF doing his duty. and. he
SAYS they set upon him and took away his club
Two muscular fellows held his arms ss another
struck him in the face. He got loose from the
men who nad pinioned his arms and grappled
the man who confronted him.
They went down together. the policeman
underneath. Meanwhile the policeman had got
out his revolver and fired shot Ia the air for
assistance. The other men tried TO take the
revolver away.
The policeman held on to II. and after he and
his immediate assailant had struggled to their
feet he forced the man oyer the shaft OF q truck
and shot him in the thigh as he fell.
His companions ran away and the wounded
was taken to Gouverneur Hospital, and
transferred thence to Bellevue.
lie said he was John Soonan. % years old,
ana would not tell his residence or occupation.
Policeman Hayes later arrested George
Brosche, n nickel platter, Of % Monroe street,
whom he recognized as one of his assailants.
Brosche said that Nuonan' 5 rea! name was Chap
man. and that he was employed Us porter by
the IRISH World,
The sun., 1896-06-23
RUSSELL TO AID WHITNEY.
GOING TO CHICAGO 40 FTGHTsFOR
SOUND MONEY.

Will Refuse TO Lot II,s Name BE Presented
to the Convention. and Thus re VIII Bo
Unhampered by Personal Considerations
In His Campaign Against Frce Silver.
BosroN. June o2.-When questioned to-day as
TO the report that he would 20 to Chicago with
ex-Secretary Whitney, ex-Gov. w. L. Russell
said
AT the earnest request of Mr.. Whitney and
Others am going to Chicago with him to give
whatever help can in the struggle In the Dem
ocratic party for sound money against free all
yer. My own views on tho subject are well
known ana have been often stated. Believing
the issue to be OF the greatest Importance, not
only to the country but to tho present and fu-
ture Democratic party, cannot remain mac
tive IL it Is thought can be of any service In
Chicago.
II cannot however. go to Chicago under the
least suspicion that am there for any personal
reasons, nor can take part in this fight en-
barrassed by any personal interest In the result.
l shall therefore decline to have my name
presented to the Convention as II cand ddato."
Mr.. Russell was asked II he thought free
silver would win, and he said:
II sincerely hope 1t will not. for earnestly
believe 1t would be most disastrous to the
country and to our party. Democratic Ma
tional Convention has always been q delibera-
tive body, open to argument and reason. |
think this Convention will be deliberative. and
whatever the views of the delegates at present
may be that they will hesitate long before they
commit the party to the cause of free silver.
"Ibeleve In making the stoutest fight possible
for sound money and tho gold standard and
| shall not give up tho fight until the votes are
counted. The thing for every Democrat TO do,
II he believes in gold and is opposed to free
silver Is to work and fight for his belief, and
with determination to win, and not 10 concede
defeat until the battle is over.
Whatever the views OF the Democrats OF the
West and south, l do not believe they intend
utterly TO disregard the opinion OF great Demo-
| cratic states like New York Now Jersey, Con-
| nectcut and Wisconsin. and the rest of the
| North and East. and will not believe this until
| they have shown it by their votes.
IL consider 1t both duty and n privilege 10
| take part in this struggle, and shall do 1t with
| mY whole heart. unembarrassed BY any personal
| considerations. and in the earnest hope and be-
! lief that the Democratic Convention will be
| sound both in Its platform and candidates"
The sun., 1896-06-23
fed Senator Hin Of her purpose and asked him
at the same time IL he would like to purchase

fed Senator Hin Of her purpose, and asked him
any of the old furniture. ,,
stalled in his guests room at. Woifert's Roost.
A short time ago MIR. Hill had for guests we'll
sn9T II, Sss of ps9Ta hs Guests
table Senator llill smillnGly informed the
lady Of the high distinction that had been ac-
My, my" she replied. ~ had known thHt
Well Mr.. Whitney lei political philosopher
and while he nominated Mr.. Cleveland Mt Chi
saTo four ng9 hy and dssa,e M @ ne
has too much hard work ahead of him at
Chicago to be bothered by the memories COM
ss.sa wh this "a % his
fishing trips. Mr.. whitney. Mr., Hill, Mr.;
Flower. and others are left to fight the battle Of
the Democratic for gold money. ,,
Not a few Democrats who were In Albany to-
day. and some OF them are close TO MIR. Whit
ney and Mr.. Hill. declared that one third OF the
silver men at heart, but that they dislike Fresi-
dent Cleveland SO thoroughly for his refusal 70
speak on the third term question that they vii
credit upon his Administration.
a good story was told by ono OF the National
r"ns s draw tnS aS hs
all-mportant subject. MIR. Black and rev
friends OF the Democratic clubs visited Mr..
and made a few formal speeches to him with
the idea of drawing him our on the third term
question. ,.,
ness Mr.. Cleveland's reply. He looked q9izzi-
cally at Mr., Black, and for reply to all the
BLACK. You are developing as big girth as l
have"
That was tho answer the President made to
Mr.. Black, and Mr.. Black was ceagrined at the
failure OF his efforts TO bring out the President
on the third term question.
The sun., 1896-06-23
wIscoNsIy,s Go1D DEMOCRATS.
They VIII Be In Fun Control of the State
Convention To-day.

MILWAUKEE, June 80. The gold men and
friends of the Cleveland Administration appear
to have captured the Wisconsin Democracy,
and at the Convention of the party. which will
assemble at the Bijou Theatre tomorrow morn
ing at II o'clock, they will be able TO do things
their own way. Tho silver forces OF tho State
are not organized. and the victories won by them
in the preliminary skiruishes about ten days
ago alarmed the gold men and spurred them on
to vigorous efforts. Every sound money man
In the state was called upon to make u special
effort To secure the election OF gold delegates,
and tho result WAS that in some Of the counties
which we're thought to he bimetallic the gold
men were successful. There will be $50 dele
gntrs in the Convention, or one for every 500
votes cast for Cleveland In 1902.
or the delegates so far heard from 40 are
gold men, - silver men. and 62 doubtful
Thomas f. Frawlcy OF Eau Claire, n sound
money man. will be temporary Chairman.
The sun., 1896-06-23
WAR SHIPS NOT ORDERED TO cUBA
The White Squadron simply Preparing for
N Summer Cruise

summer Cruise.
A rumor that great preparations were going
on at the Brooklyn Navy Yard TO get number
of vessels ready for Cuban service immedi lately
was set afoat yesterday. and it was added that
the hurry was 80 great that religious services
were not held on several of the boats on Sunday.
At the Navy Yard yesterday afternoon there
were no sigma OF this feverish activity. The
work which has been going on for several weeks
in making the Columbia, New York, Terror.
Katahdin, and other vessels ready for sea was
going on. They to join the Montgomery,
Cincinnati Newark, and Indiana, which are
now anchored off Tomptinsville. az soon as
they are in readiness. when the ordinary sum
Rramme includes cruise and drill for the naval
reserve.
At Commodore Sicard's headquarters at the
Navy Yard 1t was said that there was abso
lutely no found al ion for tho story. No now or
ders had been received, and work was going on
at the usual rate of speed. There was no truth
in the assertion that religious services had been
omitted on Sunday.
1t soon developed that the war news" ema-
mated from an enterprsing reporter who was at
the meeting of Methodist ministers at so Fifth
os the ministers say that there had been no re-
ligious services on the war ships the day before
and he immediately jumped to tho conclusion
that they had been ordered 70 Cuba.
Vile In fow days, Sho has already Goaled. The
New YORK is in dry dock, but will be out to-
night, after which she will have to be coaled
before sailing.
The sun., 1896-06-23
COLLISION OFF THE HIGH1AxDs
ship Iroauois and BRrLentine L. =. Powell
Get In Each Others Way.

Tho barkentine +. 5. Powell. bound for
Charleston. in ballast, and the sugar r-laden
American ship lroQuois, from Honolulu, colided
at IL 80 O'Clock yesterday morning of the ,Ier-
sey coast. about twelve miles from the High
lands. and the Powell was partly dismasted and
much damaged otherwise. The Powell was on
the starboard tack, and the Iroquois coming up
the coast, was sailing free. The wind was about
southwest Capt. Hodgkinsoa OF the Powell
says that, being on the wind, he had the right of
way Each vessel held her course. Tho lrouuo!s
hit the barkentin0 on tho starboard side. near
the fore rigging. There was crash allow and
aluft on the Powell. The clipper bow OF the
lroQuois cut through tho barkentiue's side. and
her forctop and forctopgalaut masts. with
yards and sails attached, tumblcd to the deck
The foremaSt was broken IN three places and
the mantop carried away. Tie iroquuis
lost her ibboom and her bow WAS damaged. Tho
tug Richards towed the Powell to Pnilons ship
yard. The lroquois came up in the afternoon.
The sun., 1896-06-23
REvFAnED BY RoEN1GEN RAYS.
Justice Fields Knee Trouble Dingnoaed
Dennitely by Its AID.

SAN Francisco, June 22.-.Stcphen J. tieid.
Justice Of the Supreme Court Of tho United
States has had an experience OF three-quarters
of an hour under tho Roentgen ray. Justice
Fold is troubled with an affection of the knee
joint " hich the doctors could not delne exactly.
Tho negative showed that the tibia and the
femur have almost grown together. The hinge.
80 to speak, Is partly solidHed. The bones have
not that clearness of outline shown in the
normal knee. The result is n very gratifying
demonstration OF the value Of the y ray rs a
means of disclosing the nature, location. and
extent OF an interior lesiou.
The sun., 1896-06-23

Men from n War ship Try TO kiduap =
Cuban British Territory.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, June a2.-It is reported
here that the commander Of u Spanish war ship
attempted. few days ago, to commit high
handed outrage on British territory.
A party from the war ship landed At Dry Har-
Dor and attempted to kidnap a Cuban residing
there who is prominently connected with the
insurrecton In Cuba. The attempt failed, and
the CUBAN appealed to the British authorities
for protection. which was granted.
A number Of armed policemen are now pa
trolling In tho vicinity OF the Cubau's house.
They are instructed to prevent by all means any
attempt TO carry off the man the Spaniards are
SO dcslrous of capturing.
The sun., 1896-06-23

. barrel when we can get the American flour at
81, or her rails at S52 n ton, when the price Is
only S22 at Philadelphia.
Spain cannot hold colonies unless 1t is to
exploit them, and her traditions teach us that
her statesmen are not to be believed when they
promise reform.
"To finish, we must say. Mr.. Consul. that we
do not speak on our own account only. There
Ia large number of persons of the highest
standing IN society who will assent to all we
have said. IL they do not eign this letter II Is
for tho reasons stated at the beginning of It;
but to you they will conhde their inner thoughts,
sure .ns they are OF your discretion. Speak to
them. sir. and you will know what the country
The sun., 1896-06-23

The Details of the Alleged Venezuelan tn-
VnnIon of Rrltinh GnInnm.

GEoRGErowN. British Guiana, June 22.-lt Is
learned here that Mr.. Harrison. British Of
fetal, while overseeing u number of laborers
who were employed in making road from
Barma to Cuyuni. was arrested on June 10 on
an order from Caracas and taken to tho Nenez-
uclan station opposite Nuruan. The arreat has
caused much excitement among the British
here who look TO Great Britain to take imme-
diate action In tho matter.
LONDON, June 22.-The Chronicle, In Its Issue
tomorrow, will denounce Venezuela for the
arrest Of Mr.. Harrison. and will insist that the
prisoner must be released and compensated
and an apology made.
The Dain Ne,ps will say that 1t doubts the
accuracy of the story.
The sun., 1896-06-23
80. 900 Lives Los. by Japan r,da, Wave.

WAsHINGToN, June 22.- Secretary Oiney to-
day received tho following despatch from Mr.
IIerod. Secretary OF the United states Legation
at Toxic:
deaths caused by tidal wave estimated at
over 10000 In reports t0 date 2lsu no NOR
talties among Americans"
The sun., 1896-06-23

A Woman Iniured by Iron GIrder on
tho SnIyntionists' Excursion.

The Salvation Army went on picnic to Iona
Island In the steamer Tolchestcr yesterday.
There were nearly 800 persons on board when
the boat left its dock at the foot OF West Twen-
tieth street Booth Tucker held a religious
service while the boat was passing the Pail
sades, and the cabin in which he stood became
ovcrwcighted.
one Of the iron girders supporting the floor
fell on woman tho deck underneath. cut
ting her head badly. but not dangerously injur-
ing her. The accident caused great commotion.
and something Ike panic ensuel, but 1t was
soon quieted. another religious service was u
feature of the festivities on Iona Island
The sun., 1896-06-23
schoolgirls as Pail hearers.

LEXINGTON. KY, June 22. The last request Of
Miss salie V. Cr'sae, IL schoolgirl in Franklin
county who died yesterday, was that her six
girl classmates be her pail bearers. At her
funeral this afternoon her elAsspsates. dressed
In white, carried the CONN ~ the grave
The sun., 1896-06-23

Mr.. NIIIIam-on'S Experience In sundays
Electrical Squall.

Ex-superyisor Peter l.. Williamson Of Brook
Ign thus describes his observations Of the cleo
trical squall on sunday afternoon:
II was standing in the rear doorway of my
house on East broadway when the storm oc-
CURED. A large bali of hre came from the
heavens and, striking cherry tree about len
feet distant. twisted II into fantastic SHAPES
The ball Of nre bounded from the tree and
landed on an ash pan, Ana lpsn sxpleaed with
shocked at the spectacle. aud fell in a faint"
The sun., 1896-06-23
Bank Robbed at Noon hy One Man.

CREEDE, Col, June -. The Miners Bank
was roJhed at noon to-day OF $1,000 by man
who slipped in by the private entrance and,
after covering tho cashier with revolver.
seized all the money in the drawer. Then.
backing out he slipped through an alley and
escaped.
The sun., 1896-06-23

Thousands OF Acres OF Coffee. Cotton. and
Tobacco Burnsd In TehuIntepec.

CoATZACoAIGoz, Mex, June 22.-Forest fires
are raging on all parts of tho lsthmus of Te-
huantepec, Thousands OF acres OF coffee cot
ton. and tobacco plantations have been burned
over. and several railway bridges ON the Ma
tional Tehuantepec Railway completely de-
stroyed.
The sun., 1896-06-23
L.Aasst AIArIHs EHtsiligsHss.

Arrived-s,eamshtp EsHsInsroz. lrou Ant~ssSL
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-23
SENATOR WALLACE DEAD.
The Clearfield Statesman Expires ia
New York From Paralysis
OF the Brain.

New York, May 22.--William A Wall
lace. who represented Pennsylvania in
United states senate. died at 7.25 this
morning at 40 West Eighty eighth
street of paralysis of the brain. Mr..
Wallace was taken i'll early in February
last, and for the past month has been
unconscious most of the time. The
ex-senatOr's sister. who Is the wife of
Judge David Krebs, of Pennsylvania,
and the eX-senators son. William T..
Wallace. We're at his bedside at the time
Of his death. The other members Of
his family. who had been in the city
for several months. left for their homes
in Clearfield Pa. last Tuesday. think
ing that the ex-senator would live for
long time yet. A notification was
sent them of his death. His wife has
been an invalid for several years at
their home in Clearfeld
Senator Wallace's body will be taken
to Clearfield tomorrow morning at s
o'clock and will be buried In the Pres
byterian cemetery at that place. The
time of the funeral and interment have
not yet been determined. There will
be no funeral services here.
Senator Wallace leaves a widow. two
sons, William E. and Harry, and three
daughters, all residing in Clearneld.
The latter are Mrs. John Wrigley, Mrs.
Judge David 7. krebs and Mrs. ALI
son O. Smith.
The senator was in New York with
view of settling up his business when
he was stricken with the illness that
has resulted In his death.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-23
GRAND LODGE ADJOURNS,
Appointments Made by Grand Master
hall--WiIIiamsport Selected for the
Next Meeting in May, 1857.

Pittsburg. Pa. May 22.-The seven-
ty-third annual grand lodge OF Odd Fel-
lows of Pennsylvania adjourned short
ly after noon today to meet at Williams
port in May. 1897. having transacted an
immense amount Of business and hav-
ing one of the most successful sessions
in it's history.
The feature of todays session was
the consideration of the resolution in
structing the grand representative to
use every effort to secure a repeal Of
the action of the grand sovereign lodge
in excluding from membership saloon
keepers. bartenders, and professional
gamblers. Those in favor Of the resolu-
tion held II was not right to class the
proprietor Of respectable hotel with
professional gamblers and this argu-
ment won the day and the adoption Of
the resolution. 1t will be two years be-
fore anything can be done. Meanwhile
subordinate lodges will take in whom
they please, ignoring the existence Of
such law.
Resolutions was unanimously passed
instructing the grand representatives
to the grand sovereign lodge to use
every effort to secure the election OF
Robert T.. Wright, Of Allentown. to the
office of deputy grand sire of that body.
AnOtnef reSolutlOn Ofdefed the lnStltu-
ton Of a home at Sunbury for orphans.
The installation of officers was among
the final business. 1t Is generally un-
derstood among the delegates that the
protest made by Herman Becker
against the election of Samuel B. Nc
Keever, as grand warden will be
pigeon-holed by the committee and
never seen again. Grand Master Amos
II. Hall announced the following ap-
pointments:
Grand Chaplain, Charles s. Tinker
Sharon; grand marshal, II. H. Graham
Philadelphia grand conductor, Il. Y.
LOomis, West Chester; grand guardian
James Montgomery, Philadelphia
grand herald, John N. Nespar, Phila-
delphia; assistant grand secretary
August Pfaff, sr.. Philadelphia. The
appointment Of various committees was
also announced.