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IN SESSION.
The National Association of
General Secretaries of
the Y. Nj. c. A.

CLEVELAND, O., June 5.-Local
associations in every city of impor-
tance throughout the United States
and Canada Were represented today
at the opening OF the annual con
vention of the National Association
of General Secretaries of the Y. Nj.
c. A, which was called to order
at 8 O'Clock this morning with five
hundred delegates in attendance
The convention OF the Secretaries
has heretofore been held i'm eonnec-
ton with the international conyen-
ton of the big organiza ton, but us
there is to he no general convention
this year separate conference of
the Secretaries was made necessary.
The delegates were welcomed by
local officers of the associatio and
by prominent Cleveland divines, to
whose addresses response was made
in behalf OF the visitors by General
Secretary Richard c. Morse, of the
international committee. Other
addresses were made by various
members of association, and routine
business incident to the convention
was transacted The convention
will be in session untilnext Tuesday.
the sessions for the most part being
devoted to the reports of the secre-
taries of the various State and local
branches and to the reading and
Of papers ON different
subjects relating to the work of the
secretaries and the welfare and
of the great associa-
ton itself.
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VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS.
The Convention In Session at
staunton Will Instruct for
Senator Daniel for Vice
President.

STAUNToN, Va, June 1.-The
Democratic State Convention to
select delegates to Chicago was
called to order here at noon today
by Chairman J. Taylor Ellyson, of
Richmond. The sound currency
Democrats are chiefly conspicuous
by their absence and the convention
is overwhelmingly in the control of
the free silver element Acting on
the assumption that the South will
furnish more than half of the free
silver strength in the Chicago con
vention, the convention will in
struct for Senator John Daniel for
the Vice-Presidency. Letters were
read from prominent silver Demo-
Gratis of various Southern States,
all expressing the opinion that it
viii be d good policy for the Nation
al Convention to put Daniel on the
ticket in case Bland, Boise or
another western man is nominated
for the Presidency.
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diers who will come from every nook
and corner of this country and from
other parts OF the world as we'll
rhe general plan of the convention
and the program for the entertain
ment of the delegates will be on the
lines as that of previous conventions
of the great organization, but num-
erous new features are to be intro
duced and the local committees have
in store many surprises for the ylsi-
tors. There will he the usual num-
her of early morning prayer meet
ings, UNCONVENTIONAL rallies, evan
gelistic services and committee con-
ferences, the customary minor CON
ventions are to be held in the local
churches. and the rousing Welc ONE
to President Francis Clark, founder
of the organization will not be want
ing. An entirely new feature, how
ever. will be daily Bible readings in
one of the large churches conducted
by students OF recognized ability,
while another novel feature on the
program will be an open-air demon
stration at the foot of the Washing
ton monument, followed by gigan-
tic march of Endeavors down Penn
sylvania avenue to the Capitol,
where, with added significance, the
good citizenship demonstration will
be concluded.
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WILL BE A SPLIT
In the Chicago Convention, Says an
Administration Democrat.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., June 3.-Fhe
fact cannot be disguised that adj
ministration Democrats here are
much concerned over the political
news from the States of the central
West showing the progress OF the
silverites in that section, and it is
with intense anxiety that they are
awaiting news from Kentucky and
Kansas in which State conventions
are being held today for the election
of delegates to Chicago. AS one ad-
ministration official in high stand
ing nut it in conversation this morn
ing, the situation appears thus to
the admins ration. With iowa
and Missouri already declared for
silver, as well as the States beyond
the Rockies, and it is to be feared
Kentucky and Kansas enrolling I'M
der the same banner, and the white
metal people making threatening
progress in Indiana, Ohio and Hi
nois, in which States the Democrats
will hold their conventions within
the next two weeks, it certainly
does not speak well for the admins
tration's efforts to stem the tide OF
free silver in these States. Especially
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Judge e. d. BRYANT.

The following high compliment to
Judge Edgar e. Bryant, candidate
for Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court Of Arkansas. is from the st.
Louis Post-Dispatch:
Judge Byant was born in Missis-
sippi in 1861. He graduated with
the HIGHEST henors ever taken at the
University Of that State. Entering
the law department of the Vanderbilt
University. he took a two years
course in one, graduating in 1884,
The law course at that university
ia very high, and though taking two
years in one, Judge Bryant was one
OF the eighteen that received diplo-
mas that year out of fifty-two that
applied In 1882 he took Il post
graduate degree law at the Column
bian Law University. His legal
training has, therefore, been very
extensive. In 1883 he located at Fort
Smith, Ark, and soon acquired
prominence at q bar noted for its
strong lawyers. In 1890 he was
elected Judge OF the Twelfth Judicial
Circuit, and was again elected in
1891.
Notwithstanding his youth, he
ranks as one of the strong men OF his
State. On more than one occasion
he has been chosen to represent his
State outside OF its borders, notably
at the Worlds Fair at Chicago, at
the Texas State Fair at Dallas in
1898. and recently at Atlanta, and
so well did he acquit himself that his
efforts placed him IN the first rank OF
Arkansas progressive men.
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KENTUCKY DEMOCRATS.
The Democratic State Convention
Mst at Lexington Today to
Select Delegates TO
Chicago.

LEXINGTON, Ky, June 3.-With an
outward appearance of pence and
harmony, the Democratic State
Convention to select delegates to
Chicago was called to order at noon
today, but below the surface the
opening proceedings betokened bitter
struggles to come ere the convention
has completed it's labors. Chairman
Charles r. Long, of Louisville,
called the ga thPring toorderprompt-
" at noon and the delegates were
welcomed by local Democrats of
prominence. Mainly routine bust
ness occupied the conventions until
. O'Clock when "A recess was taken to
allow the committee on resolutions
time to complete it's work The con
vention is badly split on silver and
to the general confusion is added
the factional differences between the
followers of Blackburn and Carlisle,
growing out of the Secretary's
failure to come to the rescue of the
former in the recent Senatorial strug
gle,
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AUSTIN CORBIN DEAD.
THROWN FROM HIS CARRIAGE
AND FATALLY INJURED.
His Driver Also Killed by the Ac-
cident--His Son Has a Leg
Broken and Other Wise
Injured.
Injured,

NEWPORT, N. H., June 4.-Mr.
Austin Corbin, the multo-millionaire
OF New York, died at 9:42 O'Clock to-
night from injuries received by the
running away of the horses attached
to his carriage.
The accident occurred about 8
O'Clock this evening while Mr.. Gorbin
was driving from his estate and
game reserve. two miles from here,
accompanied by his grandson, Edgell
Corbin, and the latter's tutor, DR..
Hunger.
The driver was John Stokes.
When coming out of the entrance
gate the horses SHE'D and in their
fright dashed across the road, collid-
ing with high stone wall. The car
riage was overturned sufficiently to
eject with great force all Of its oecu-
pants with the result that one of Mr..
Corbin's legs was broken in two
places and the other wrenched while
his head was terribly bruised.
The driver was injured internally
and died at O'Clock.
Edgell had one leg broken, besides
other injuries, while the torescaped
with severe shaking up.
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is to be assumed from Quay's
own announcement that he is still
to be considered in the race and
consequently the primaries tomor-
row will be contested under pre-
cisely the same conditions as were
the Republican primaries in March,
which resulted in an overwhelming
defeat of the Quay faction and
seriously threatened the Beaver
statesman's supremacy in Pennsyl-
rania. III the March primaries
Mckinley carried five of the eight
congressional districts in Allegheny
County, and there is ap-
parently nothing on which the
Quayites may base hope that these
results will. be reversed tomorrow.
Something of stir was created in
Republican circles this morning by
the rumor that Quay would formally
announce his withdrawal from the
presidential race, but so far moth
ing has transpired to lend color to
the report. Such an announcement
might help the Senator in the eoun-
ty fight, at the same time adding
materially to the Mckinley
strength.
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WILL INVADE GETTYSBURG.
The Grand Army Veterans of
Pennsylvania to Gather on
the Memorable Bat
tlefield.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June 4.-The
Grand Army veterans OF this city, as
well DIS OF tine state ut large, have
prepared to invade Gettysburg to-
morrow in greater force than TIL
historic battlefield has seen since the
days of 'G3. The two events OF inn
portance in the eyes OF tie veterans
will serve to attract them once again
To the scene nf the Memorable con
flict in which many OF them took
part. These are the unwilling of the
statutes erected to the memory Of
Gen. Meade and Gen Hancock, the
first of which is to take place in the
forenoon and the second in the after
noon, both accompanied by impos-
ing military ceremonies. A special
train will convey the George H.
Meade post. of this city. to the bat
tlefield. Among those TO whom
special invitations have been sent
asking them to be the guests of the
post are President Cleveland, Gen.
Miles, Commander-in-C Walker of
the G. A. r., and the Statecommand-
ers of Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Vir-
ginia and New York.
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BLACKBURN INDORSED.
The Kentucky Democrats Adopt Free
silver Platform and Indorse black
burn for President.

LEXINGTON, Ky, June 5-The
Kentucky Democratic State Con-
vention adjourned yesterday after
noon. The convention indorsed
Senator Blackburn for President
and sent him at the head of the
delegation to the Chicago conyen-
ton. Delegates-at-large are as
follows: ]. c. S. Blackburn, Gen.
P. W. Hardin, John S. Rhea and
Congressman W. T. Ellis.
The convention declared for free
silver at 16 to l and instructed the
delegates to the National Convention
TO vote as unit. The unit rule
was adopted to prevent the dele.
gates from the Fifth Oouisville)
District from voting for a sound
money platform.
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country, together with representa-
tiveS of the State Boards OF Charities
of Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana,
Missouri Pennsylvania and other
States Conspicuous among the del
egates is G. S. Lock. the secretary OF
the London Charity Organization
Society, who has come to America
expressly to attend the conference.
Another prominent member present
is Robert Treat Paine, president Of
the Boston Associated Charities and
a practical philanthropist OF world
wide reputation. An address of
welcome was delivered by l.. c.
Storr, secretary of the Michigan
State Board, to which response was
made in behalf of the delegates by
Secretary II. II. Hart, OF the National
organization. The remainder of the
session was devoted to hearing re-
ports from the various States, show
ing that during the past year the or
ganization has developed much in
strength and effectiveness.
The conference will continue in SEES
sion for five or six days, during
which time many subjects OF press
ing interest to the students of
humanites will be discussed by |
recognized authorities. Among
other topics to receive attention will
be: Care Of the Insane Charity
Organizations, Social Problems, !"
Care of the Feeble minded, " "Mu-
nielpal and Public Charities, Social
Settlements, Juvenile Rerormato-
ries, The Care OF the Chronic In
sane Poor, THE Merit System in
Public Institutions, Soldiers and
Sailors Homes, and Child Saving
Work"
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phe, the coronation festivities con
tinue at the Kremlin without any
noticeable abatement in gayety or
brillianey- Preparations are com
pleted for a second grand bali to be
given by the Gar and czarina in
the Alexandra Hall of the Kre Min
tonight, and as this will be the last
function of the kind at which all the
visiting royalties and ambassadors
are to be present it is expected to
be an assemblage of extraordinary
briiliancy. While merriment still
reigns in the temporary abode of
royalty and also at the various
foreign legations where concerts,
balls aud receptions are the order
of the day, the killing and manning
of hundreds of their fellow citizens
has awed and stupefed the simple
minded peasantrg and lower classes
of Moseow's population.
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is this true with regard to Illinois.
W here both Secretary Carlisle and
Comptroller Eckels have recently de
livered speeches in the interest of
sound money, notwithstanding
which, the party control remains
wholly in the hands of Governor
Altgeld and the silveritcs, with the
probabilities OF the approaching
convention being under the same
domination. With the strength of
the silver advocates in the Santh and
West arrayed against the gold stand
ard element in the East. it is diff
cult for the most sanguine Of us to
imagine anything that can prevent
the Chicago Convention being split
from stem To stern"
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EGYPT'S COTTON CROP
WILL BE INCREASED TO PER
GENT THIS SEASON.
The Yield Estimated at the Equivalent
of l,Is5,ooo American Bales,
the Largest on Record.

WASHINGTON June 5.-Inspired
by the high prices realized by the
cotton crop of 1895 96, Egyptian
planters have this spring increased
the cotton area TO the maximum
limit permitted by the country s
irrigation facilities. Exact figures
are not proeurable, but it is estima-
ted that the increase of acreage is
from 5 to per cent and that this
seasons area approximates l $50, 600
acres. The greatest percentage of
increse is in provinces south of Cairo.
Conservative forecasters believe
the crop will yield 750, 900 bales Of
$50 pounds-being the equivalent
of 1925, 600 American bales, and
the largest ever raised in the
Nile valley. Predieated on the
early increase of shipments to
it is probable that the
United States will buy So, 000 bales
of the Egyptian crop, equal to about
100 900 bales of American weight.
These facts are reported to the
State Department by United States
CONSUL General Penfeld at Cairo.
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STILL IN DOUBT.
The Maher-Slavin Glove Com
test VIII Take Place il
the Police Don't
Interfere.

NEW YORK, June h-The managers
of the Eureka Athletic Club at Long
Island City are not over-sangune
about pulling off the Maher-Slavin
contest i'll their arena tonight, owing
to the attitude of the police and the
legal imbroglio which caused post
ponement of the fight last Friday
night. Nevertheless the principals,
who have kept up their training,
and a goodly number of spectators
will doubtless be on hand and the
contest brought off as scheduled in
case the police show Il disposition to
let matters alone.
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BICYCLES FREE
To Boys and Girls Who Will Get
Subscribers to the Daily and
Semi Weekly Graphic.

The school season has about
closed. and books will soon be dis
placed in the mind of every boy and
girl by sports and amusements.
There is nothing SO popular at the
present day as bicycles, and nothing
SO coveted by the young of
both sexes. Most children, however,
cannot afford the luxury OF wheel
owing to their great cost. In order,
therefore, to give everyone an oppor-
tnnity Of securing good bicycle the
GRAPHIC has decided to make the
following Offers:
To every boy or girl who secures
fifty sub cribers to the Daily
GRArmc for a period of two months
er fifty subscribers to the Semi
Weekly GRAPHIC for n period of one
year each, will he given u $40 De-
fiance bicycle.
To every person securing sixty
tWo-month subscribers to the Daily
or sixty yearly subscribers to the
Semi-W Weekly GRAPHIC will be given
$50 Defiance bicycle.
To every person securing seventy
tWo=month subscribers to the Daily
or seventy yearly subscribers to the
Semi Weekly GRAPHIC will be given
Il EGO Defiance bicycle.
10 every person securing eighty
five two-month subscribers to the
Daily or eighty-fve yearly subscrib-
ers to the Semi-Weeily GRAPHIC will
be given n $50 Defiance bicycle.
1t is not necessary that the whole
number be made up Of subscribers to
the same paper. but ii may be COM
posed OF part Daily and part Semi
Weekly subscriptions.
The above Offers apply only TO
new subscribers or to parties taking
neither the Daily nor Semi Weekly
GRAPHIC at the present time-M May
"a. The subscription price-65 cents
Il month for the Daily and $I50 q
year for the Semi Weekly-must
accompany every name, else credit
will not be given the solicitor. In
the event three or four month
subscriptions to the Daily are secured,
a corresponding decrease in the
number required will be allowed,
but no person will be permitted to
subscribe for a longer period than
four months to the Daily or one
year to the Semi Weekly. One
can transfer his list to the
credit of another should he fail to
get the required number to get u
bicycle.
Defiance bicycles are manufactured
and guaranteed by the Monarch
Cycle Mfg. Co, OF Chicago, and are
made of the same material used in
800 wheels. They are, therefore,
lar superior to most cheap bicycles.
The $40 and $50 wheels are for boys
and girls and the $50 and $70 wheels
for adults. Catalogues containing
detailed description of each machine
and blanks for canvassing may be
had free at the GRAPHIC cffiee.
Now is the chance for Industrious
boys and girls to get bicycles for
little effort, and the sooner they get
to work the easier will it be to
secure the required number OF sub
scribers. Who will be the first one
to get a wheel?
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FOR M'KINLEY.
The Presidential Primaries of
Allegheny County. Pa, Will
Give "McK" a Large
Majority.

PITTsBURG, Pa, June 5.-Despite
the sanGu!ne ntterances OF the
Quay leaders in Allegheny County
that the presidential primaries
tomorrow will result in knockout
for the Mageeites, there is every
indication today that the primaries
will give Mckinley a majority of
at least Is, 900 votes in the city of
Pittsburg. This prediction of the
Mckinley people is made without
regard to the Pennsylvania Sena-
tors recent visit to Canton and its
probable effect on the minds of his
followers and opponents. Ae-
cording to G. L. Magee, who is the
most ardent supporter of the Ohio
man in this section and delegate
to the st. Louis convention, what
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A DESTRUCTIVE HAIL STORM
1t Plays Havoc With Crops In the
Vicinity of Toronto.

The worst hail storm that ever fell
in this section OF Arkansas fell in the
vicinity OF Toronto, this county, on
last Monday night. Col. r. NJ.
Knox, of this city, on yesterday re-
ceiyed II letter from Green L..
Thompson, one OF his customers,
which states that the cotton crops
in his vicinity were utterly ruined.
Some idea Of the storm may be gain
ed when it Is learned that the morn
ing following there was hail on the
ground to the depth OF II inches.
Thompson writes that he had thirty
five acres in cotton. which was as
fine as any in the county, and that
it was utterly destroyed by the hail.
Other crops in his vicinity Jared
equally as badly.
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THE INTERSTATE
Commerce Commission are To
day Hearing Arguments on
the Equalization of
Freight Rates.

TOPEKA, Kas., June 5.-The Inter-
state Commerce Commission is to-
day engaged in hearing arguments
ON the question OF equalizing grain
rates from Kansas points to Gal
weston and New Orleans and from
the same points TO the Mississippi
river and Chicago. The case is the
result of the protest entered by the
Kansas Railroad Commission, the
action being due to the cut in rates
made by the gulf roads last January
in order to get grain moving out
ward. The equality of rates from
the West to the gulf and to Chicago
was thus disturbed and general
Generalization has prevailed ever
since.
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THE TRAVELLERS
Protective Association Convened at
Terre Haute, Ind Today and
Transacted Much Impor-
tant Business.

PERRE HAUrE, Ind, June 3. The
Travellers Protective Association
Convention got down to business at
an early hour this morning and
until II o'clock the delegates
listened to the annual reports of
the various officers and joined in
the discussion of mileage books,
accident insurance and other mat
tiers Of interest to commercial
travellers. The report of National
Secretary L. G. LeBaume, of
Missouri, is of most encouraging
nature aud shows that the associa-
ton is in a tlourishing condition
financially as well as numerically.
The figures presented give a total
membership OF $4,000 with branch
organizations in thirty four States.
The afternoon session tool; an early
adjournment to'permit the delegates
with their wives, sisters and sweet
hearts, to enjoy the many pleasur-
able features of entertainment
provided by the citizens of Terre
Haute, the special feature of the
afternoon being carriage drives
about the city, to be followed this
evening by public reception in
honor of the visitors.
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IN CONFERENCE.
The. Eight Delegates to the National
Democratic Convention.

Huron, S. d., June 1.-THE eight
delegates to the National Democrat
ie Convention chosen by the recent
State Convention of the free silver
and anti-administration wing of
the party in South Dakota are in
conference here today to decide
upon means whereby they may
secure the recognition of the
Chicago convention. This is the
contesting delegation chosen by the
second and regular convention held
by those dissatisfied with the Fede-
raj machine. The delegation will
oppose the seats of the delegates
elected by the State Convention OF
sound money Democrats
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Gettysburg, Antietam and Winches-
ter, in which several thousand
wearers of the blue took part,
prominent among them being
General o. O. Howard. There are
more than 10, 900 visitors in the city
and the eneampment is one of the
most largely attended and success
full events Of the kind ever held in
Pennsylvania.
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KNIGHTS OF THE GRIP.
They Leave Terrc Haute for a
Pleasure Trip.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, June 1.-Two
special trains lett here for Toledo
this morning carrying the knights OF
the grip who took part in the con-
vention of the Travellers Protective
Association Just closed. 1t is the
first time so many drummers ever
Travelled over the same road, but the
presence OF their better halves will
prevent any unseemly competition
in the sale of goods enroute. At
Toledo boat will be taken for Put
in-Bay, from whence the party will
make the trip to Detroit, returning
to Toledo Sunday night.
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CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS.
Thousands of Christian En-
deaVOrs to Meet In
Washington.

WASHINGTON, d. G.. June q
Though the date of the big Chris
tian Endeavor convention is yet
distant more than month, the
plans for the accommodation and
entertainment of the visitors are re-
ceiving their finishing touches, and
ere another week or ten days elapses
the National Capital will be ready
to receive the onslaught of the
thousands of young Christian sol
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THE THE SALT OF THE EARTH.
Those Who Do Good for the Promise
of Heavenly Reward in
Convention.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, June 1.-The
first regular session of the National
Conference of Charities and Correc-
lions opened in the Opera house at
8 O'Clock this morning with Hon. A.
o. Wright, OF Wisconsin, presiding.
More than one thousand delegates
were in attendance, including emf
dent educators, philanthropists and
humanitarians from all parts OF the