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win Exhibit Growth Of Forest Trees
and Other Vegetation.

WASHINGTON. July 2.-The agricul-
tural department has pressed the moving
picture machine into the service or
science. the division Of vegetable path
in operation in one Of its green houses
photographing tho growth of small oak
tree The machine works automatically.
taking a picture every hour: Al night an
as the exposure Is made The machine
has been running about two weeks and
will be kept going about two weeks
longer on its present smn,ses. Wnsn zen, the ne
possible to reproduce with the stereopfi-
con the growth OF the plant from the time
the first shoot appeared above ground till
the tree is In full leaf and foot or more
ly experimental to develop the capacity
Of the machine. II is intended to use the
several photographs In watching the prog
ress of plant diseases. blights. Insect para
sites and the like. The department hopes
in the near future to be able to loan to the
agricultural colleges and experiment sta
lions rolls Of lantern slide nlm to Illus
trate certain OF the departments bulle-
tins on these subjects.
II is pointed out that a lecturer before a
class OF students could show In five min
utes the growth and seed distribution CT
any noxious plant. such as the Canadian
thistle or the life history OF an insect
pest, 80 that II could be readily recognised
and combatted on Its first appearance In
a region, even though the workers there
had never seen II in actual life.
In addition to the straight Photographic
work expected OF the new machine. its
designer intends to adapt II 20 use with
that otherwise would be invisible. 1t Is
thought by the department that a series
Of pictures OF this sort taken during the
period of CESSATION would be OF value 20
stock raisers and might be adapted to
the use OF the medical profession In GER
tain lines OF research.
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DEMOCRATS GILL MEETING.
NATIONAL COMMITTEES 10 ASSEM-
BILE JULY -.
The MeetinG II for the Purpose ~
consiAePiag Matters Retains te
Party Organisatisn, ~ Provided
fer In the -. Louis Conference.

0T. LOUIS. July "A call for q meeting
Of the national Democratic committee, to
take place July 70, at the Sherman house.
In Chicago. was Issued here today. and o
copy mailed to each member. The call
follows.
AT an informal conference OF members
Of the Democratic national committee, held
In ST. Louis. May 8. 1853. TO which you
we're invited. and which Was attended BY
about one-half of the committee, reso-
luton was unanimously adopted TO the ef
feet that II was deemed advisable that
the committee should meet at an early day
In formal session 10 consider matters re-
lating TO the party. and suggesting that
the meeting be held In Chicago, H., on
July ~, 1883. which resolution the chair
man OF the conference wae>directed To for
ward to Hon. James X. joins, Chairman
of the national committee. for his con-
alteration and action. THIS resolution was
accordingly forwarded 10 Senator Jones,
who b now absent from the country. un-
having concurred Ia the suggestion OF the
conference, has authorized and directed me,
- acting secretary Of the committee IN
the temporary absence in Alaska Of the
Hon. e. A. Walsh, the regular secretary.
to call the committee 10 meet In accord
ance with the resolution referred to and
adopted In St. Louis In May.
You are hereby notified that the Demo-
cratic national committee Will meet In for
NAL session for the purpose named at tho
ladies' ordinary OF the Sherman house. In
Thursday. he 10th OF July. $50. at which
meeting you are earnestly invited to De
present.
~. q. JOHNSON. Acting Sc .rstary"
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Packing House Employees Decide
That the Time Il Not Ripe Yet

CHICAGO. July 2-There will be no gen.
erai strike OF packing house employees at
present. This much was decided on AZ a
mass meeting OF disconnected !aborers held
This afternoon at Forty-third and Wallace
streets The .dea OF strike has not been
gwen up altogether, but the opinion pre-
walls that the time IL not yet ripe, and
that the interests OF the men would be
best conserved by waiting until an organ
ixation could he perfected of sufYicient
strength to carry to a successful conclu-
sion any movement of the kind
The first move In that direction was
made at the meeting. An organization
known as the Packing House Employees
Union was formed. anu over 500 men be-
came members. The avowed purpose of
the union Is 20 fight the packers, and II
was said openly at the meeting that -
soon as the union was sufficiently strong.
the packers would have to meet the de-
mands or the men, or general strike
would take place by September the union
Is expected to have a membership Of Is. 600
and II BY that time the demands Of the
men for better working hours and i.acreas-
ed wages are not complied with II was
said a general tie-up OF the packing houses
would be ordered. In the meantime ALI the
employees were cautioned TO continue with
their work The names OF the officers az
the new organization were kept secret
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n[IEoHlc[S KU BONDS.
IT'S ENTIRE DEDT COyvE1TED Ne
10 FIVE FER CENTS.


MEXICO CITY. July 2-The Oficial Ga
setts Of the federal government to-
day printed statement regarding the
conversion Of the pubic debt In Europe
by Finance Minister Limantour. The
final contract was signed by the repre-
sentatives Of J. p. Morgan, of New York.
the banking houses Of Bieichsroeder In
Berlin. the National bank Of Mexico. the
Dresden and Deutsche banks OF Ger
many. The issue is to be e.. 900
sterling at per cent, redeemable In
forty-five years. and only from July, 1854.
can the sinking fund appropriation be tn
creased.
As the loan il redesmabls In toto, the
new bonds viii be devoted exclusively
to the conversion Of the three per cent.
loans. to the conversion OF the Tehuan-
tepec loan. and TO expenses necsssitated
by the conversion. The guaranteed form
Of deposit for payment OF coupons and
assignment Of proceeds Of derechos
have been abolished.
The only guarantee that remains In
force II that Of e per cent. Of the import
and export duties and 10 per cent. agreed
upon in previous contracts. In case the
former assignment should not be SUI
ficient to meet the debt service. Thir-
teen millions will be taken at So, less
per cent for commission, and ten mill
ions at an option at 81, less per cent.
for commission. the option to hold until
March !. 1860. The government will de-
liver the new bonds. stamped, At its own
cost.
Finance Minister Iimantour cables:
Il consider that the agreement con-
Guided on the above basis Is satisfactory,
especially as IL assures the cooperation
Of the most powerful European and
American firms. Ii raises Mexican funds
to the rank OF interest securities Of the
first order 1t enables US TO get rid OF
the mortgage on the Tehuantepec rail-
road; II restores to our use the deposits
formerly held by the house of Bleichs-
roeder. and 1t means q saving approx
mateiy OF Elso.ooo sterling yearly. which.
with the present exchange rate. Is a.
800, co.,
Acting Minister Nunes has cabled
President Diaz' congratulations to Min
lister Limantour. The contract has now
been definitely assigned
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SOVEREIGN VISITS NEW YoaK.
Gives His Version Of the Recent
Troubles In Wardaer.


Troubles In wardaer.
NEW YORK. July 2-Ex-General Mas
ter Workman James r. Sovereign, Of the
tral Federated Union and stirred up ex-
element among the delegates on the
action Of Gen: Merriam in the Occur
He said he had come as representative
OF the organised miners Of the Rocky
mountain mines. and he thanked the New
York unions for the protests that they
had made against the despotism that had
been alleged to exist
Mr.. Sovereign threw the responsibility
Tor all the troubles in that mining district
upon John D. Rockefeller, who, he said.
owned the Bunker Hill Company and con-
troiied other mines. The manager or the
mines, he said. had an agreement with
the miners that when the prices OF silver
ana lead ores rose, they would pay them
and when the men asked Tor the advanced
rate they were refused. The men organ
lied and the managers began discharging
them In blocks OF ten and twenty
The ex-general master workman then
described the gathering Of men, their
taking possession of train and loading
with 1000 pounds Of dynamite, with
which they blew up some OF the works
1T was the grandest pyrotechnsc dis
PLAY that l ever knew In my NE he
Continued, but II had not been ordered or
planned by the union. 1t was the men
themselves. who had been goaded to des-
peration.
We propose to make a national issue
OF this because II involves national in
terests. There may be jealousies and RI
valr.es among trades unions. but when
the enemy turn the Calling guns against
one union they will turn them against all
unions, and we are OF lighting blood out
West and We will fight II out there"
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DEMOCRATS tn CONFERENCE.


CHICAGO, July "A conference was held
here today between Col William Jennings
Bryan and a number OF Illinois Democratic
leaders. Including NJ. r. Dunlap, candidate
far state treasurer during the last cam
Paign; sx-congressman Hinr.chsen and
Judge Thompson. Of jacksonville. all Of
whom were Instrumental IN swinging the
Illinois delegation to Bryan In the last
Democratic national convention. Allen W..
Thurman and r.. n. Ditty. OF Columbus.
O., were also present Mr.. Bryan arrived
In Chicago today on his way from Aber-
deem. N. D.. TO Barnesyi;le. Ga, where he
delivers an address July {. He was met
here by Mr. Thurman and Mr. Ditty. who
had come from Columbus for that purpose
and together with the Illinois leaders took
dinner at the Sherman house. At the con-
cius.on OF the dinner a conference was held
which lasted the greater part OF the AFTER
noon. None OF the local Democratic lead
crs was present Mr.. Bryan denied that
there was any significance In the meeting.
II am ON my way from Aberdeen 10
Barnesviiie, Ca" he said. Some Of my
friends knew would be passing through
the city today and were here to meet me ="
Samuel b. Cook. Of the ways and means
committee. states that the national political
situation was discussed In genera. way.
Col. Bryan left tonight for GAINESVILLE.
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STRIKE FAILS TO MATERIALIZE.
Homestead Works Operating with.
out Any IncOnyenieuee

PITTSBURG. July 2-The strike at the
Homestead plant OF the Carnegie COM
pany, which was expected to assume large
proportions tonight. did not materiaiise In
a degree appreciahle TO the uninitiated
Newspaper men Were escorted through
the mills tonight for the purpose OF Civ
ing them ocular proof OF the company's
claims that all departments were IN on-
Grafton. To the reporters every branch
seemed 10 he working to the limit
Both sides claim to be satisfied. the
company because IL feels assured that the
attempted strike - failure. the Anal.
EamSted Association because II has sec,yr-
ed many new members and expects 10 De-.
cure many more during the Fourth OF
July holiday.
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MuTlxY ON THE PANTHER.


Crew neAelIea Against the reOd
md - Were Pat In 1rons-
PHILADELPHIA. July IA local pa
per will tomorrow publish q story to the
eject that musiny developed on the
cruiser Panther. now at League lsiano
navy yard, while on her way from San
Juan, Porto Rico. to this port. and that u
Was necessary to place twenfy-four men
in tronA
According to the story, while the Pan
Their WAS at San Juan in command OF
Capt. George c. Reiter.. the greater por,
ton OF her crew rebslied against the food
and asked TO be transferred elsewhere.
Several assertions occurred. and the de-
parture Of the cruiser, II is said. was
hastened for fear that she would be 20
seriously crippled from this cause that
she. when her time came. would be un-
able to leave.
On the voyage home II became neces-
sary TO place number OF the crew IN
confinement, although there was no open
or violent breach Of discipline manifested.
II Is stated that the INSTRUMENTATION has
been reported to the navy department at
Washington, but no information regarding
the affair could be CLEANED today from the
navy yard officials nor from the officers
of the Panther.
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MURDER IN A DIVE.
Steamboat Fireman shoots Mis- Mis-
tress and Attempts Suicide.

SAN FRANCISCO. July 2.-As a result
Of lovers quarrel today in a saloon in
the district known az the Barbary coast.
Mrs. Sofa Sebastian Sanchex fell mortally
wounded, with 4 bullet In her mouth and
skull while her murderer. Edwardo Mus
cant. fell to the foor. almost dead from
fright. with two bullet holes in his hat. :.
Muscant is a steamboat fireman. and
was discharged from the navy collier Nero
after her last trip. He met the woman. in
a Vallejo dance hall after he left the Nero.
and the pair have been living together
ever since, barring intervals OF QuarrelinE.
He says ne has been trying to sever hts
enkanglement with her. and before her
death Mrs. Sebastian made similar state
ment regarding her desire to leave Mus
cant. and which she said was the primary
cause OF the shooting. When the woman
fell after Muscant's second shot, he turned
the pistol toward his own head and fired
three times. He sank to the floor. yelling
in apparent agony. His first suicidal bull
let struck on the opposite wall. the other
two psssing through his SLOUGH hat.
Mrs Sanchez was only q, OF prepossess-
ing appearance, and Is said to have been a
teacher at Mazatian. where she left her
husband and child.
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GOVERNOR WILL NOT TALK.
He Has Nsthing t0 Say I'm Regard to
the Recent Interviews with
DR.. LOckhnPt.

OLYMPIA. July 2.-The correspondent
Of the Post-intelligencer asked Gov Rog-
ers this afternoon whether. now that the
affsdavits concerning DIR. Lockhart's Inn
proper conduct had been demanded ne
would give them to the press The only
answer the governor would make 10 the
inquiry. and he repeated II. was;
Il refuse to be interviewed"
That the governor had knowledge OF
DR.. Lockhart's statements of yesterday
was apparent, as the executive was read
ing today's Post-inteingencer when ques-
tened by the correspondent
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STREET CAR COLLISION.


PHILADELPHIA. July "A collision
OF electric cars occurred tonight on the
Willow Grove division OF the Union Trac-
ton Company. near Rranchtown. near the
extreme northern edge of the city. J r.
Carr. a reporter Of the Evening Bulte-
tin. was Killed and several others were
badly injured. Herbert Fitzgerald. a pas
senger, and VIM Alexander. the motor
man OF the second car. were seriously tn
yurei and three or four others sustained,
sever bruises or Commissions.
A ear had lost the trolley and heeonr-
tnr darkessed, was not seen nv the ear
which followed. and the latter crashes.
into tire former while going At full speed
Carr was on the rear platform OF the
first car
He was about ~ years cid. He was a
student at the University of pennsyi-
sanla and pulled the bow car in the
freshman eigh, at oaghkeepsse last
week
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Aboat 700 rerscns. Living Over
stores. Los~ All Their Goods

NEW YORK. July Am tacensllarv
fre AZ Summit. y. J.. to-day did $50 gse
damage, The fire was discovered about
o'clock this morning in a barn I'm the
rear % house owned hv Y. Wharf on
Union avenue. \ high wtad prevailed at
the tire. The Tire communicates To a
frame building some distance away aud
then. DESTROYED about ten similar build
snSS adjoining. which were occupied as
stores ard dwelling houses. The Ere got
aescrd centred and wtthsEs n short time
tse Agate htack af five buildings on Union
avenue. rwref by VIM. &. Sheldon. Was
IA faanaez. Thsy we're entirely DESTROYED
About i1 persons who lived IN the mart
Tents ever TIE stores were driven 20 the
stgeet and savea Practically nnthlng
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R(YFlS ms IRON IERVES.
M GE11~Cox1nOL THE TmEME on
MICH TALK.
1araIy sDeke Dusiag the vsyags,
anA See1s 70 Have Partly List
Ma oeeesA~-sseeefveA FiRst WesA
q uew Trial witAsst . sign.

PARIS. July 1-capf Coffiniere de Nor
deck, commander OF the French cruiser
6fax. which brought Capt. Dreyfus 20
France. says In an interview published
to-day that he was struck ~ the sn-
meuse power Of self-controI displayed
~ Capt. Dreyfus during the voyage.
The prisoner's attitude throughout was
''one OF irony and dssdain.'
He had been suffering severely from
seasicknes& when he Was transferred 10
the Sax. but he walked with Arm tread.
aDd during the entire trip never showed
. sign Of weakness or nervousness.
Capt. Dreyfus WAS ignorant OF the fact
that q new coart-martiai awaited him,
and remained In ignorance during the
n&De part Of the voyage. When he was
finaIIy informed not muscle OF his face
moved. He merely said.
Il have no iii-will toward anybody.
shall be glad to re-enter the army. which
] have never ceased TO love-
He did not aiiude to the subject again
during the voyage. Most Of the time
b passed In reading.
A. the outcome Of the governments
prudence. all France remains tranquil.
4aitrc DemAnge and La Borie, with
this evening at Reunes. The town Ia
quite tranquil.
Aaitre Lab0rie, who will defend Capt.
Dreyfus before the court-martaal, has
never yet seen him. Nine. Dreyfus has
only obtained permission to visit her
husband thrice weekly for an hour.
His composure In the theme Of all
tongues. II seems that In the train one
Of the officers began to read q news
paper. but although Dreyfus had not
Doen paper since he left France he did
1T display the slightest interest.
4s speaks very little and seems to suf-
fer . partial paralysis Of speech, owing
"a ell
9fax he had TO communicate with the
ofncors BY writing. He IL credited on
good authority with the following:
NY condemnation and sentence were
the symbol of anu-Jewtkh odium. Ny
Juo9es were involuntariiy deceived May
my undeserved expiration put an end to eli
rscii or religious feuds In the army and
IN that France which / have pasaionstefy
loved and served"
Tomorrow Nsitre Demange viii Give
him written statement Of all that hap
peneo. ana fully explain the aituation.
Th< Prince Of Monaco has written Mmo.
DTeyfus = sympathetic letter. inviting her
husband to sojourn at his chateau after
tho ecauittai, which. In tho judgment Of
the prince. 10 certain to be pronounced
Mse. Dseyfss Has Another Interview
RNNNEs. July 1-Mme. Dreyfus had q
third Interview with her husband this aft
e1n0o0. She found him much better He
received her with smiles instead u tears.
Overdoeas Of quinine while on Devils
Inland left him with serious indigestion.
He expsesses himself convinced that he
Will be acquitted.
Clever Stage A1anageneaN.
LONDON. July AIR. q. w. Stevens n
the DAILY Nail this morning thus describes
the scene ~ Henncs. when Drcyfus arriv-
SHINE hours Of watching and two min
utD Of seetng. but tho minutes were worth
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nishep Nesxman Critically III.

SARATOGA. N Y. July 2-Blsnop John
p. Newman. Of the Methodist Episcopal
cfurch. al csc episcopal .ssitsa r e in
San Francisco, Is critically Ill at nis COL
iege here.
Bishop Newman suffered from paralysis
and pneumonia and hs recovery Is not
likely.
Bishop Newman has hSen confined 20 his
farm OF creeping paralysis. and has new
been attacked with pneumonia. Owing 10
exhaustion Of his system. death may occur
at ans moment.
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LONDON. July a-The correspondent OF
the Times at Apia, Samoan Islands, re-
ports that he has made a tour of the Is
lands Of upolou and tfAvaii and had an In
tervteW at EAlefa with Mataafa TIE
chief complained that the international
commission had not kept Its promise to
have Mattnua evacuated by all parties as
soon as thu kingshp question was de-
cided
On returning 10 Apia, the correspondent
laid the matter before the commission. He
eAyr he found some differences had ex-
istesi between the commissioners with re-
gard 10 the measures 10 be adopted but
that IL il now decided that Maliesoa Tanu
shall 70 to Ffsu and that Muiinuu shall
DO Immediately evacuated.
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soCiALIsrIc DISORDERS.


FRt'SSEfsS. 1aIv The %eefalivtw or
Eanix@d demonstrations today In This
city. I'm IAegs and In Aiosf, against .ha
electoral reform, There were no serious
Disorders sxeent In AiaAt. whore the sses~
IN. charged with drawn swords wo,sn.3
iaE ten persons. IT - reported q eon,
missioner % raiice al lAeSs received say
erai blows from al umbrella.
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SERIOUS RAILROAD WRECK.
4 Number Of People Ialarea and
fifty Cars Destroyed.

LONDON. July MANY people were
Injured ia = railway wreck at W.nsford
near Crewe. in Chessesshtre. last evening
Just before midnight
A freight train on a siding overshot the
buffers and left the rats. Another freight
train coilhi.h with the wrsckage and
caused a partial fall Of q railway bridge
Then a crowded excursion train ran into
the others. UPWARDS Of nifty cars were
wrecked
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SCHOOL TEACHERS IN CHICAGO.


CHICAGO. July 1-Severai hundred
school teachers from the East arrived
IN Chicago To-day on their way 30 I~os
Angeles 10 attend the meetings OF the
National Council Of Education. After
tsrsst. they resumed their journey to-
night. They 90 % Denver, and from
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BIG MOUTH GREEN WANTED.
An Ohio Detective Arrives with
ReQufsifiOn for Him.

HARRISBURG. July adjective Nor
ris. OF Ohio. arrived here tonight and
made information against John r. Greene.
Of Terre Haute. Ind, charging him with
being a fugitive from Justice from Illi-
nots. where he Is wanted on five charges
Of bunko swindling. Greene was arrest
ed here few days ago for bunkoing a
Walla Whlla. Wash, man out OF $1,000
The Washington authorities are on the
way here for him now. but Norris hopes
to get ahead of them by making the first
specific information.
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WASHINGTON, July Minister Wa
Ting Fang, OF China, returned 20 TIE ctgy
today from three months European
trip which he made 10 present his ere
denttais as minister tn sraiu r~ 30" -
the United States Concerning the queen
regent and her son he SAID.
."Fhe queen regen; IS good woman
whom I admire very much. She has many
gracious qualities and has the love Of
her country at heart The boy king,
whose birthday anniversary I attended
while in Madrid, II a bright and sensible
lad. who speaks several languages.
though he appears TO be some what deli
cate i'm health
Ii was suggested 10 the minister that
the discussion regarding the iismember-
ment of China had subsidized recently. TO
which he made an affirmative reply. He
expressed himself as highly incredufaus
of the reports coming from Vancouver OF
the probabie abdica.icn Of the emperor.
This II entirely unlikely, he said. mas
much a. the reigning monarch was put
on the throne by the empress dowa9er,
whose nephew he also f.