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tion for state superintendent of education: George P. White. of Perry; H. D. Lyle. of Marengo; B. Y. McMorris, of Chiffon; w. H. Seymour. of Sumter; J. w. Abercrom- bic. of Calhoun; J. c. Ott, of Lauder dale.
 MT. Cowart's name was not presented.
 MT. Abercrombie was nominated on the third ballot by the following vote: Aber- crombie 295; White, 11S; Seymour. a.
 For commissioner of agriculture, Messrs I. F. Culver, of Bullock; Joel Barnett, of Montgomery; Thornton, of Talladega, and Selden, of Marengo, were presented to the convention. During the progress of the first ballot stampede for Culver started, and Barnett, Selden and Thornton were successively withdrawn. On motion of MT. Bowie, MT. Culver was nominated by &C., clamation.
 Just before the convention adjourned a resolution was adopted expressing the con vention's regret at the retirement of Chief Justice Brickell and praising his career on the bench. Then the convention ad- journe6
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 Nearly all the delegates left on the after noon trains, and by tomorrow night the majority of the politicians will have de- parted.
 The Routine Business
 The convention was called to order at 10 o'clock Chairman Pettus who called Representative Bankhead to the chair. The following resolution was offered by S. J. Bowie, of Talladega, and unanimously adopted:
 Whereas, James B. Head, associate justice of the supreme court, has been by i'll health compelled to announce his re- tirement from the bench:
 Resolved, That the state democratic convention do, hereby tender to Justice Head the thanks of the party for the faithfulness, zeal and ability which have marked the discharge of his duties upon the supreme bench; and that the conven- ton extend &4eir sympathy to him in his sickness. with the earnest hope for his speedy restoration to health and the ser- vice of the people,
 Abercrombie the Victor
 The following were placed in nomina-
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IN THE HOUSE.

Washington, April 21.-The consideration of the contested election case of Patterson vs. Carmack, from the Tenth Tennessee district, was interrupted today to allow the passage without division of the joint reso- lution to authorize the president in his dis erection to prohibit the exportation of coal and other war material.
 The measure is considered of vital im- portance to prevent the shipment of coal to Cuba, Porto Rico and other ports, where it could be used by Spain.
 The speaker signed 1t just before the house adjourned.
 The contested election case of Patterson vs. Carmack. from the Tenth Tennessee district was called up. MT. Richardson (dem) of Tennessee raised the question of consideration. After a parliamentary Strug- gle, consideration was agreed to.
 Vote at 4:so Tomorrow
 It was arranged that there should be four hours debate on a side, with provis- ions for a vote at 4:30 p. m. tomorrow Unanimous consent was asked that MT Patterson, the contestant, should nave an hour to address the house, but to tnis Mr- Richardson objected, save with the under standing that he speak before the minority closed. The arrangement was rejected. MT. Richardson objected. There was more than the usual political feeling In this case on the democratic side, owing to the fact that MT Patterson, the contestant, was himself a democrat. He had represented the dis- trict in the last congress and had aH1lated himself with the gold democrats Both he and Mir Carmack claimed to be democratic candidates, but the free silver wing re- pudiated MT Patterson and the latter was more or less affiliated in the campaign with the republicans. Carmack's majority on the face of the returns was S65. The contest ant charged conspiracy, and the maJpr- ity of the committee found for him an act ual majority of 1,242. while the mln9ritsI oI tbe committee contended that Carmacks majority was increaEed to o9o.
 At 5:45 the house adjourned.
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smith,s Nomination Confirmed

Washington, April 21.-The nomination of Charles Emery Smith to be postmaster general was confirmed by the senate in executive session today without objection.
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WexlerWill Command

London, April 21-The Madrid correspon- dent of the Daily Telegraph says it is still asserted that General Weyler will receive command of an army corps.
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was present at the convention.
 There were many favorable comments up- on the rulings of the most excellent chair man of the convention, Hon. Francis L. Pettus, of Dallas.
 Alabamas state capitol needs @ large press gallery in the house of representa- tives. There are a large number of weekly press representatives on hand who monop- olize the small table and crowd out the re- porters for the daily papers who are rushed to get their matter fled
 It would be harder to find more efficient corps of Secretaries than Elmore Garrett, of Calhoun; w. l.. Hunter and Lawrence Lockland, of Elmore
 The victory of Hon. Charles Brown for best pieces of work accomplished during the convention. His chances grew brighter and brighter as his friends reached the ground and entered tho contest.
 General Wheeler entertained large num- bers of delegates by describing the prepara- tions for war. The general desires a com- mission and is eager to enter the conflict against Spain. He desires to land in Cuba, make his way to the camp of General Co., meg and clear the way for the landing of troops.
 teous and jovial with it all.
 Among the distinguished delegates from Mobile was Hon. Sid Lyons, always cour-
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The Jefferson delegation left for home with the knowledge that they got every thing they went after The name of that county will appear three times in the next state ticket
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CONVENTION GOSSIP.

Major R. ". German made a capital ser geant-at-arms and the newspaper men are especially indebted to him. He is a former very popular citizen of Jefferson county
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Former Representative F. S. Plowman was present at the convention.
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MINERS FACING BAYONETS.
Deputies PatrOlIing Pana, ILL.,, and
Trouble Is Expected.

PANA, ILL.,, Sept. 2.-Fifty-four of the
deputy sherffs who have been on guard at
the Springside mines, made a demonstra-
ton this afternoon by marching through the
city with loaded Springfield rifles and fixed
bayonets to City Hall Park, where they
rested. They were in charge of Mayor Pen
well and Chief Deputy William Baldwin.
Later they returned to the mine. The citi-
zens Kissed the deputies and applied all
manner of epithets to them, but the depu-
ties coolly continued the march. Mayor
Penwell says the deputies were brought to
the city on orders Of Governor Tanner, but
vid Ross, the Governors representative
here, denied the statement. Mayor Penwell
said it was feared the lives of the deputies
and operators families were in danger
The demonstration created great excite
ment
1t was reported that conference between
operators and miners would be held to-day,
but Davis Ross, secretary of the State
Labor Bureau, announced that the opera
tors had refused to confer Operator Over
holt, of the SpringSide, denies that he prom
iSed conference. Governor Tanner to-day
revoked the leave of absence of the Third
Regiment Illinois Volunteers. A regiment of
Sons of Veterans will temporarily be mus
tered into the National Guard. The action
is in anticipation of labor troubles at Pana
and Virden. Tne Third, as volunteers in the
United States army, are away from the
load of colored miners is expected at Pana
this afternoon. The union miners make d.
rect threats against them, even going so
far as to say they will ditch the train.
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physician made no report as to contagion-
Minnewaska sailed for New York this aft
ernoon. Signal headquarters sighted three
transports. No danes discernible.
Deaths since last report: Charles Genske.
Company D. Thirty-third Michigan volun-
teers; James K. Selle. private, Company G..
and Fred Kaiser. sergeant, Company l.
Ninth Infantry; John B. CARLSON. private,
Company G. Twentieth Infantry; John NJ.
Campbell, private, hospital corps, Second
Artillery; Christian Kutzon. private. Second
Cavalry; Edwin E. Case, private. First
Volunteer Cavalry: William Robertson. pri-
vate, Company D, Fourth Infantry. Total
number in general hospital. 1,041.
General Shafter looks well. He said he
would not take command until he had been
through the detention camp. The only
troops still to arrive from Cuba are the
Twenty-fourth Infantry, two companies of
the First Illinois, about three hundred of
Ninth Massachusetts and about 1,SJ0 of
various commands, most of whom are sick
or convalscents. WHEELER.
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Nothing Like 1t Witnessed Since the
Fall of Sedan.

PARIS, Sept 2.--Colonel Henry's confess
sion of having forged the famous document
upon the authenticity of which General de
Boisdeffre, chief of staff of the French
army, in his imprisoned appeal to the Jury
in the lola trial. staked his own reputation
and the honor of the army, and Colonel
Henrys suicide in the fortress of Monte
vaience, have caused an emotion through
out France which has not been witnessed
since the fall of Sedan
Colonel Henry, a peasants son, promoted
from the ranks and imbued with all in
stincts, low cunning and narrow personal
animosity often characteristic of French
peasants. had no conception of the enorm-
ity of his crime until overwhelmed by his
detection. This brave but infatuated chief
of the intelligence department of the
French army embodied the whole head and
front of Dreyfus's conviction, of Zola's
condemnation. of Esterhazy's acquittal
and of 'Picquarts degradation and impris-
onment.
Although the document which Colonel
Henry forged in 1896 cannot. technically
have any effect on the Dreyfus trial. which
took place in 1894. it is. nevertheless, with
CONSERVATION that to-day people are asking
what sort or evidence could Dreyfus have
been convicted upon If, in the judgment Of
Colonel Henry, 1t was so fimsy that he
thought Il could not stand investigation
gerry.
n Cavaignac. the minister for war. in
his memorable speech In the chamber on
July 7. based his declaration upon the au-
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thenticity OF this forged document, which
was printed and posted on the walls
After conversing with representative
Frenchmen of every class and after mix
ing with excited groups in the streets and
cafes, it is evident That the popular tide
is at least turning in favor of a revision
of tho Dreyfus trial, no matter what the
consequences may be. 1t is significant that
such 5 newspaapers r as sne Gauiois tne Ecno
be In close touch with the army now de-
clare that the feeling of military men is out
and out Tor revising the court-martial. and
that many prominent officers insist that it
is the honor of the army itself which
necessitates such revision.
General De Boisdeifre. whose monstrous
threat to resign with the whole general
staff of the army if lola was acquitted, has
now by his resignation admitted that he
was the blind dupe OF forger
This inspires grave anxiety as to whether
or not the present general staff has been
duped in other matters-that of national de-
still champions the validity of the Dreyfus
condemnation, is authority for the state
ment that all the officers of the French
general staff employed in Paris have APP
piled to be relieved of their present duties
and sent back to their respective regiments.
5 The minister for war Is conscentiously
subjecting all documentary evidence used
in the Dreyfus and lola trials TO expert
tests to ascertain whether any more for
the army and people now demand that the
prisoner on Devils island shall have a new
and fair trial. but this cannot take place
for many months
Although nrm confidence in the sincerity
and good faith of the minister for war is
expressed on all sides, there is much COM
ment ON the fact that ex-CoIonel Picquart
is apparently the only person in France
who was not completely astounded at the
news of Henry's confession and suicide.
When the news was communicated to him
in his cell at La Sante prison this morning
PicQuart listened without manifesting the
slightest surprise and exclaimed
FORT mt dnxytlf hof a
rible heart-rending blow to his young wife
and his little son.
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ATLANTIC MAIL ROBBERS.
Systematic Riding of the Trans
oceanic Mnil Bags.


LONDON, Sept. ID. w. Jago chief Of
ficer of the White Star line steamer Brit
annie, who was arrested on board the Gu
nard line steamer on her arrival at Queens
town, en- Aug r. charged with being con-
cerned in the robbery of transatlantic
mails, and John Kynaston, third officer
of the Britannia, who is charged with the
theft from the mails Of bonds. coupons, dia-
monds, etc., who arrived in custody at
Queenstown, on board the Germanic from
New York on Wednesday last, were brought
Up for examination at the Bow-strect Police
Court to-day. Among the letters stolen, it
was said in court, was one containing forty
United States bond coupons. and another
containing $1.5J) III greenbacks.
Counsel for the British postoffice made a
statement, saying Jago was undoubtedly the
primo mover in the robberies. He explained
that it vas arranged that kynaston should
receive the mail bags at Queenstown and
place certain of the sacks from London SO
Tat they might be easily reached. The same
night kynaston visited the mail room and
brought the mail bags to Jaso's cabin. On
the following night ne repeated this per-
Torrance, but both the bags were found to
contain matter which was useless to the
prisoners. On the third night. however. a
registered letter bag was secured.
The day before the arrival of the Brit
annie ct New York Ja2o gave Kynaston
twenty stolen coupons to cash; but kynas-
ton was arrested as a result of the sus-
PIGEONS of the cashier of the bank ct which
no presented them, and Jago fed, after en-
deavoring to dispose OF quantity of stolen
property by posting it to relatives and
friends. Counsel ADDED that most of the
above facts were derived from confess
sio made by hyEeston.
After the presentation of evidence in sup
por- of the statements made by counsel for
The poStOftice, incluLing Stewart Galway s
description of the smuggling operations and
mail rcbberies, Jago and the other prisoners
were remanded.
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+ ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept. I'm answer to
kilograms from Governor Clough the War
Department tonight telegraphed that or
ders for mastering out the Twelfth and
Fourteenth Minnesota Regiments would be
issued Immediately. Governor Clough also
received telegram from Colonel Bobleter,
of the Twelfth Regiment now at Lexing-
ton, Ky, stating that he had 116 men in
he spital at Chickamauga and fifty at Lex
ington, and asking If arrangements could
rot be made to bring the sick home. The
Governor at once chartered a hospital
train from the Omaha road, and sent his
private secretary, Roland Hartley, in
charge of it. The train left this city to-
night and will go direct to Lexington and
get the sick Minnesotans there and at
Chickamauga and Knoxville and bring them
home.
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THE PACIFIC SQUADRON
EITHER sCHLEY OR WATSON WILL
BE FACED IN COMMAND.
The. Santiago Hero Would Rather
Have the European Command-Bat-
tIe-scarred Fleet at Boston.
pecial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Sept 2.-The retirement
of Admiral Miller leaves a vacancy in the
flag rank on the Pacific station In navy cir
cles there has been great deal of specula-
ton as to who will succeed to the command
of the squadron. At the present time 1t is
not regarded as a very important post, but
the Navy Department is making prepara-
lions to add several vessels to the Pacific
feet Immediately. just as soon as the ships
which were attached to the fleet under the
command Of Admiral Sampson can be
docked and repaired three or four cruisers
are to be sent to the Pacific and it is I'M
derstood now that the plan in contempla-
ton is to send them via the Mediterranean
and the Suez canal in order that they may
demonstrate TO some of the European pow
ers that the United States navy is still in
fighting trim. In view of the coming i'm
portance of the Pacific station there is
some rivalry among officers of flag rank to
secure the command of the squadron 1t has
been suggested that Admiral Schley should
be sent to California for this purpose, but
the admiral is at present a member of the
commission to settle the terms for the evac-
uation of Porto Rico. This duty will occupy
his time for the next two months at least,
it is thought. and he may even be kept busy
with departmental matters well along into
the winter. But in addition to this Admiral
Schley's friends declare that he prefers
service on the Atlantic to duty on the Pa
cifc. and they assert further that If the
European station IS to be re-established,
which is now quite probable. that his pref
erence would be for that command.
At the Navy Department it is asserted to-
night that no definite conclusion concerning
the command of the Pacific squadron mas
yet been reached, but it is intimated that
the man most likely to be assigned there
is Commodore Watson. Watson, it will be
remembered, was to have had command of
the Eastern squadron, which was formed
for the purpose of attacking Spanish sea-
ports about the time Camara reached Port
Said. Technically, he is still in command of
that Eastern squadron and the order for
it to prepare to cross the Atlantic has never
been rescinded. Watson's flagship is the
Newark, but rs his squadron is scattered
he will probably be given more pleasant
duty than that of proving around the West
Indies and if, as is now thought probable,
he shall express a desire for the Pacific sta
ton. he will be ordered to San Francisco
within very few days Yet, after ALL
Schley may decide to accept the billet after
his duties on the Porto Rican commission
shall have been completed, but the Navy
Department looks upon this as an exceed
ingly improbable contingency.
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AN ENORMOUS LOSS
Will he Sustained as Result of the
south Atlantic storm.

SAVANNAH, Ga. Sept. 1.-THE steam
pilot boat j. II. Estill arrived in Tybee
roads tonight after day and night cruise
and reported six wrecks OF coastwise
schooners off Martins Industry lightship
fifteen miles from Tybee. Several of them
were sunk, others bottom up and all APP
parently having been anchored when the
storm struck them. None OF the vessels
names were learned. There were no signs of
the crews and it is believed they persisted
All sorts of wreckage lines the coast indi-
eating heavy losses at sea. No mails except
local mails have been received for two days
Three carloads of Florida mail are await
ing an outlet north. Business is practically
at standstill owing to the blocking of the
railroads.
For nifty miles west of Savannah the
country is practically under water The
railroads are unable to form any estimate
of the damage or to repair the tracks I'M
til the water falls. Instead of falling how
ever the water is rising. In Savannah the
meat supply is about exhausted. Taking
TIE losses in Savannah where minor part
of the damage was done. and those sus-
tanned by the rice planters, the growers of
cotton, by farmers generally and by rail-
roads and shipping. il will be found that an
estimate of $1.000,0o0 damage will be rea-
S0nably within bounds
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BOOTY FOR INSURGENTS.
Several shipionds Invade One of the
Philippines.

MANILA, Philippine Islands, Sept o.
Several shiploads of insurgent troops have
invaded the southern islands, with the view
of seizing everything possible prior TO the
settlement of the peace conditions. General
Rios. the Spanish commander, with fotiIla
of gunboats, is acting energetically, but the
insurgents have captured the outlying ISL
ands of Romblon and Palawan. where they
found treasure to the amount Of $4,000. The
prisoners captured have arrived here Dele
gates from the Hong Kong insurgent junto
are 10 have an interview with United States
Consul General Williams tonight and ii Is
nlent of the insurgent question
BERLIN. Sept. "A semi-official note
issued to-day says: "A state OF peace hav-
ing been re-established between the United
States and Spain orders have been given
that the German naval force at Manila be
reduced TO one or two ships. which, pending
the complete restoration of order in the
Philippine islands, will suffice for the pro-
lection of German subjects and interests in
that region.
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IN BAD GRACE.
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join the train. but DR.. Loves, representing
Governor Bushnell, did not desire addi-
tional help. The train is composed of four
teen cars, having on board Surgeon ]. e.
Loves in command and representing Gov
ernor Bushnell, physicians and nurses from
Columbus, Dayton and Toledo and one
physician each from Cleveland and San
dusky. The seats had been removed from
all the day coaches, $50 cots being substi-
tuted. Ample supplies were taken, and the
sick will be well cared for. At Cincinnati
six additional cars, including a diner. will
be picked up. with the Queen City's quota
of physicians and nurses.
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From Present
iCatiOnS....

This hot wave is liable to remain with US for quite
while. and it may be that you will need Thin
Goods to help out the season. We show great re-
auctions in SERGE COATS COATS and VESTS.
LINEN and CRASH SUITS, and Hot Weather
Goods of all kinds. The prices such that you
afford to buy them and lay them away for next
year. if you can't use them this season-and you
will have the satisfaction of knowing that you have
made good investment
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NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-Elwood McCloskey,
of Philadelphia was badly beaten by Joe
Bernstein, of this city. at the Lenox Athletic
Club tonight. They met for a twenty
round bout at 126 pounds but before the
bout had progressed a half dozen rounds it
was foregone conclusion that the local
boxer would win. McCIoskey lost lot of
blood from damaged ear, cut eye and split
nose. He grew weak after the twelfth
round, and before the fifteenth was half
over Referee Charley White ordered the
men to desist, as McCioskey was too weak
TO continue. and awarded his verdict in
favor of Bernstein. Harry Forbes, of Chi
moi for a tan.round hont Tionors ~ Sv YER.
even in the first three rounds. In the
fourth round Forbes increased the pace, and
although the Philadelphia fought cleveriy.
he was outclassed Forbes pounded him
severely with rights and lefts on the head,
and in order to save a knockout the referee
stopped the bout and Forbes was declared
the winner.