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CONGRESSMAN BLAND DEAD.
Had Represented His Missouri District for
Twelve Terms-was o. Years Old.

LEBANON, Mo. June 16.-Richnrd Parks
Bland died at 4. 80 O'Clock this morning. The
end came peacefully. Around the bedside
were Mr. BANDS wife. his children. his broth
or. Judge c c. Bland OF st. Louis. and other
relatives. They had been warned that death
was near. Mr.. Bland had not been conscious
since Tuesday. when he spoke to Virginia. his
7-ycar. old daughter. He called her by pet
name and smiled.
The funeral will occur at o'clock ut Lcb-
anon on Saturday afternoon. The Clerk THE
House NJ Representatives has been notified.
and will appoint a committee of Congressman
to attend the funeral The body will be taken
to the city tomorrow afternoon and lie in
state at the Opera House for ,twen'y-four
hours. The funeral SERVICES will be conducted
uqSer the auspices Of The h MASONIC 3dgc ,,o
Missouri Congressman removes one Of the
mo most interesting aud pctprssaS;e figures from
OF service and not many were more popular
with his colleagues of all parties than he. His
m
ocrat. He. was assigned &c, minority place on
the Committee Of Revolutionary Pensions and
North Carolina He was successfully elected to
the ten succeeding Congresses but was defeated Def
1893 ef he w 40 'n sie6ted to the FtynftR
Congress as a silver Democrat, receiving
a8B4S against the votes fer
s ss'''f Bura Ps' H. late 'S Mr
Bland held minority places on Committees on
Coinage. Weights aud Measures. and Expen-
ditures for Public Buildings. In the Demo-
cratic Fifty-third Congress. however, when he
was at the height Of his career IN the House,
he was Chairman of Coinage. Weights and
Measures. and made a conspicuous record by
tn" coinage III easrres which he introduced, and
by the speeches he made in favor OF them. 1t
was with these speeches that he earned the
sobrlquet OF Silver Dollar Bland"
Richard Parks Bland was born near Hartford.
in Ohio county. KY. on Aug. ~, 1890. He was
tice in Carson City. Indian troubles were FREE
Quent, and Bland more than once abandoned
school and law to join In the campaigns against
the Utes. He was known as man who feared
no hardshp and no danger. He served one
term as Treasurer of,Carson county. Utah Ter
ritory,
Mr. Bland returned TO Missouri in 1865, and
settled down to the practice OF law in Roa
with his brother. &. C. Bland, He moved to
Lebanon in 1903 He was elected to the Forty
third Congress In 1872. during the Grant
Greeley camnaiRn. In his very first term he
advocated tho increase Of the greenback crcu-
tenn. He was elected to Congress for eleven sue
cessive terms
Until William J. Bryan made his famous
crown OF thorns. cross Of gold" speech at the
Chicago Convention of 1896. Bland was thought
to be the man most likely to receive the nomi-
Mr. Bland was married to Miss Elizabeth
Mitchell in 1873 Eight children. two girls and
six boys were born to them.
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OBITUIRE.

Naval Pay Inspector John II. Stevenson died
suddenly from apoplexy about midnight on
Wednesday, at his home. 1915 Pacific street.
Brooklyn, in his sixtieth year He had been In
apparently good health until a few hours be-
fore his death. He entered the naval service
In Septemb Der. 1862. as Assistant Paymaster
and was attached to the steamer Satellite Of
the Potomac fotilla. In the following year he
was with the Princess Royal in the battle of Don
aldsonville and College Point. La. and several
skirmishes on the Mississippi At Donaldson
vile he distinguished himself by entering the
enemy's lines and bringing back important
information. For carrying dispatches through
the enemy's country from Capt. Woosey to
Admiral FarraRut he was advanced fifteen
numbers in his grade. He was appointed
Passed Assistant Paymaster July %. 1896.
He served ON tie steamer Laeony q the North
his commits e salon as Paymas,er in 1851, Be.
came Pay Inspector In 1881 and was retired
with the, rank OF Commander on Sept. %,
1893. His total period OF active service In
Guided ten years and three N onths at sea and
fourteen years and six months on shore. wild;
services will be held at the house Tomorrow
afternoon
Jeremiah Hayes died on Wednesday night at
Gently ~ e seek health. He Succeeded John
A,Hearpg when the latter left thu clerkship at
the court Job. In 1876 the police justices ceased
to exist and Hayes thus lost his place. When
DR.. Duane. clerk In the Fifth District Court
He still held that Office when he died. flnyes
formerly kept a saloon at the corner OF Seam
mel and Cherry streets. 1t BECAME resort Of
TammRny mon. He lived In New York at 234
Madison street He was about 80 years Old.
Henry Schackel. the pioneer pleasure resort
The Smith Tnirmary. New BriE6toh. 81 catarrh
OF the stomach at the age OF 81 He went to
Staten Island twelve years ago and esta hl ishcd
a pleasure park at Arrochar, on the border pt
what is now South Beach. Afterward he was
the proprietor Of the first big hotel at South
Beach. and he has kept hotel there continu-
ously to the present time. He leaves widow.
one son and three daughters.
Locke Richardson. who died yesterday in
Berlin after a surg cal operation. was one oftho
best known "locutionists in this country. He
was especially, successful as reader of the
mentaries and essays on that subject lie went
abroad some time ago for medical treatment
after a long Illness. He had lived for some
years In Summit n. j. He leaves a widow
]. W Burke. Deputy Tax Collector and one
OF the few Boston men conversant with Chinese
ease. He became familiar with the idioms
during twenty-five years which he spent in
trade in China: He was q brother OF Judge
Burke Of the Boston Municipal Court and a
half brother of Gen. ?. A. Collins. late Consul
General to London.
street. Patchogue, L. l.. on "Wednesday He
was horn there ~ years ago. He was elected
sheriff OF Suffolk county in 1867, being the
only successful candidate on the Demo cratic
ticket. He is survived by widow and an
adopted daughter. Mrs. Ladio Roderiguez of
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RED CROSS IN NAVAL WARFARE.
Peace Conference Committee Completes Its
Adaptation of the Geneva Convention.

sp.eiai Gable De,pateh to THE Sun
THE HAGUE. June 15.-The subcommittee
of the Second Commits ion OF the Peace Con-
ference to-day finished its work OF adapting the
Geneva Convention to naval warfare. Prof.
Asser. one of the Dutch delegates. who is an
authority on international law. referred to tho
advantage that would accrue II a convention Of
such high humanitarian importance should be
signed during the conference.
1t was decided that select committee. with
the President and Baron de Bildt a Scandi-
navian delegate. who made the proposal.
should draw up n draft Of a convention con-
tanning the adopted clauses. with q preamble
and a final clause on the formalties Of sigma
ture. adhesion and ratification. On the pro-
posal Of the President the subcommittee will
ask the plenary commission to express wish
for the revision of the Geneva Convention.
At the close Of the meeting the President
thanked the Secretaries in the most tiattering
manner for the work they had done. Admiral
Sir John Fisher British delegate. compli-
mented the President on his impartial con-
duct and congratulated the committee on the
results attained. which he had long felt we're
necessary on humanitarian principles and in
order that international law might be fulfilled.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-16
CoLoRADo's sMELTER STRIKE
From 10000 to 10000 Men Out Yesterday
No Change in the Situation.

DENVER. Col. June 15.-The smelter situa-
ton shows practically no change to-day. While
there 10 a probability that the men and smelter
managers may get together and patch up an
agreement. there Is little chance for such ac-
tion inside OF week or ten days The
conditions as they now exist show that
there are fully 10000 smelter men and
miners out in the various camps. and
this number will soon be augmented by prob
ably 1000 miners. as many big properties.
such as SmuRner. at Aspen: the Gold Coin.
at Victor, and most of the big mines AT Lead
WIG are shutting down today. and all the
mills OF the American Smelling and Refining
Outside Of the trust are two independent
M meSaers 81 large capacity owned by David H.
q pants a s arS nH SFe
and other portions OF the State. These will be
XII noRst MRo i. one Of the heaviest mDo
owners In this State, left for New York last
evening and 1t Is believed that his mission Is to
Trust to effect compromise with the men.
:, At the office of the American Smelling and
henning Company. II broadway, yesterday. IL
was said that the company had on June male
an advance OF 10 per cent in the wage rate per
hours pay Tor eight hours work fhe American amer. can
seventeen plants. OF which seven are in Col
orado.
IL 10 stated that lead ore has neen scarce for
some time. due to the Cpur d'Aene strike
and labor troubles at the mines in British
Columbia. another leading source Of supply.
This ore Is q necessity as a huX in smelling
Colorado ore. Because Of the scarcity, officers
OF the American Smelling and Refining Com
pany say. even u the Colorado strike had not
days to close the works until more lead could
be procured. and this would have taken thirty
days at least
II is expected that by the end Of this week
oil the Colorado smeters will be shut down.
With the smelters closed. shutdown o.! the
$4,000 men will be thrown out of mploy ment.
II was reported In Wall street yesterday that
peoted that by that time the resources Of both
the mining and smelling aborers will have
become exhausted and work will be resumed.
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HOSPITAL PATIENT KILLS HERSELF.
Mrs. Annie Clark of Brooklyn Jumps from
the Fifth Story of st. Lmke,s.

Mrs. Annie Clark. a widow. 81 years old. who
lived at 2O4 Ten Eyck street, Brooklyn. COM
mitted suicide yesterday morning by jumping
from fifth story window in st. Luko's Hos
pital. on Morningside Heights Mrs. Clark
was admitted to the hospital on May 20 and q
few days later underwent an operation in the
womcn's surgical ward When the hot spell
came on Mrs Clark began to act queerly, and
the attendants kept q close watch on her. The
heat in the institution on Wednesday was OPP
prossive, and Mrs Clark's rest was broken.
At2 O'Clock yesterday morning some Of he
other patients III the same ward with Mrs.
Clark noticed that she was restless, She
waited until the attendant got away. and then
mado dash Tor an open window IN the east
wing. The other Pationts began T. scream.
but when the attendants arrived Mrs, Clark
had jumped through the window. She was
found living UNCONSCIOUS in an area by
Policeman Darcy of the West l25th street
station. She died of IA compound fracture Of
the skull al hour later.
Mrs. Clark lived at tho Brooklyn pfJlress
with her mother and three children. She was
In moderate circumstances.
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SPURIOUS sAxIr4RIUM RAIDrD.


Detective Curry c. Henderson Of the West
Thirtieth street station raided the house at o
East Twenty seventh street last night as a
dsorderly house, For the past year a
woman calling herself DIR. Frances McCol-
pS Sssnitarium XII the women we're dressed
as nurses. When the warm weather set in
the residents Of the houses on East Twenty
eighth street complained to Capt. Price that
DR. Mccullough and her nurses were behaving
scnudalOusly in the rear yard, The detectives
watched the house for three nights.
ast night they climbed over tho back fence
and succeeded In arresting five women. al in
the dress Of nurses. This raid came at a time
when the proprietor was out OF town.
The police arrested Thomas Owens and John
Hall two young men who look ed like college
students They were on the sidewalk In front
OF the house and the police declared that they
had run out Of the ratded house. ThC youths
out OF their own homo, hut they were locked up,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-16
Strike Stops Work on the Hotel Lorraine.

The Board OF Walking Delegates and the
Building Trades Council united yesterday In u
general strike on the new Hotel Lorraine, at
Forty fifth street and Fifth avenue. on account
OF the employment Of non-uniOn housesmiths
there The men in all the trades employed
quit work except the plumbers, helpers and
day unless the non union housesmiths were
Withdrawn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-16
DOW, JONES & CO.'S PRINTERS STRIKE
Their Wall Street News Service INTERRUPTED
Till New Men Could he Obtained.

Till New Men Could BE Obtained.
The compositors employed on the typeset
ting machines OF Dow. Jones Co. the Wall
street news agency. whose office is at AZ Broad
street, went on strike yesterday morning.
causing some Inconvenience to the firm until
their places could be filed. Eight men went
out. c. II. Dow OF the firm said regarding the
strike:
Our firm, has been hitherto union office
rated on a book and Job scale. but has paid
more than the scale OF wages. Recently the
composi tors have demanded that they be put
on an Afternoon paper scale rate, involving an
increase in wages OF about $4,000 year,
The matter has been under discussion until
to-day. when the representative Of the Typo.
graphical Union entered the office and stated
that unless the firm accepted the terms re-
uulred by the union Immediately the men
would be ordered out The firm made Ipquir
les Of the men as to whether they would sup
port this action and were told byt the employees
who had been with them from ten to fifteen
years that they would 60 out at once II the
union required 1t. The firm thereuuon dis
charged the compositors except few who de-
cided to remain
Mr. Dow also said that In the future the Office
would be nom union one.
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oUARRYMEN on STRIKE.
The Rockland Lake Company's Property
Guarded by Armed Deputies.

NyACK. n. Y. June l5.-The laborers at the
large quarries OF the Rockland Lake Trap
Rock Company. at Rockland Lake. went on a
strike yesterday for higher wages. and. as a
result. forty deputy sheriffs are now guarding
the property Of the company which is owned
by Wilson P. Foss and Jacob f. Conklin
OF Haverstraw. The company employs a
large gang OF men. and all OF them re-
As soon as Nj Foss learned OF the action OF
the men he paid them Off at NOON and
are Hungarians and Poles. and after their dis
charge they became drunk and boisterous;
They trimmed their hats with feathers and red
threatening to do damage to the valuable
property. and 1t was found necessary to swear
In forty special deputy sherffs. The deputies
were supplied with sufficient number OF
rifles to protect the property.
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A Hole Bored In the Cupola of House
and Hospital Fair Wrecked.

WHITE PLAINS. Juno 15.-Lightning struck
in several places here this afternoon during
severe thunderstorm. One bolt hit tn" cupoa
of b. T. Castlemans house at Grand and Quar-
ropus streets. making large hole and doing
other damage. but not setting It atrc. Mrs
few feet of the place where the lightning
struck, but she felt no effects Of i! g..
Tea Party" which was being held on the lawn
Of az County Treasurer Cromweil's home On
Chester avenue for the benefit OF the White
tree close 10 the Olympia" q mimic warship
about 100 feet long It followed The tres ,.s
it ruined. It then played around a wagon
shocking Mrs. William 4. Brown. Mrs Il. p
Stewart. Mrs, Ketcham. c; D. Horton and Mr.
are now reported az being all right.
The Olympia the White House and the
rain and tho fair was postponed until to-mor-
row.
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DID NOT CONFER WITH CECIL RHODES.
MIR. Chamberlain Denies a Rumor in the
House of Commons.
Special cabl, DeIpatch to THE Sun.

NpfcIdT tdOIt DeIpd1ch bun,
LONDON June 15.-In the House OF Com
mons to-day Mr.. John Bryn Roberts. Radical,
drew tho attention Of Mr.. Chamberlain. Colo
NAL Secretary. to u cabegram from Cape Town
stating that he chamberlain had conferred
with Cecil Rhodes
Mr.. Chamberlain replied that he was glad OF
an opportunity Of contradicting the ialsohood.
fCheers. He had authorized Sir Alfred Miner
TO say that he had not communicated with Mr..
Rhodes In regard to the Transvaal since 1893.
He warned the House against believing state
ments circulated for obvious purposes"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-16
Gen. Oatcs's Secretary Back from Cuba,
sick.

George f. Carter. the private secretary of
Gen. William c. oates. was removed from Pier
L., East River. to Bellevue Hospital last night
In an ambulance. suffering from tho effects Of
trOpic fcverS. His wife, who went to t"la to
nurse him. returned with him TO New York on
the STEAMSHIP Augustine oil the Spanish com
panys line. He was brought 10 the pier last
night with the other passengers W tug.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-16
One Bribery Indictment In Pennsylvania

HARRISBURG. June l5.-At least one OF tho
men charged with bribery in the last LeGis-
lature will be brought to trial This evening
the Grand Jury returned a true bill In the case
Of former Senator John J. Coyle on the count
charging him with Offering Representative
John A. Fngler of Lycoming county 5000. with
a proInisr of more, to vote TOR reconsideration
OF the McCarrell Jury bill.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-16
Pant.n Makers Settling Their strike.

The striking knee pants makers got ahead
of the childrens Jacket makers yesterday by
beginning to settle with the manufacturers.
Two firms. NJ Hecht 4 Co. OF 125 Prince street
and Levi 4 Co. OF Lafayette place, each OF
which employs number Of contractors. signed
agreements with the union and gave bonds for
their fulflment. Four other firms are to settle
to-day. The children's jacket makers have
made no settlements yet.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-16
Heavy Rain In Texas. Arid Region.

AUSTIN Tex. June l5.-Tho sem-urid Sec
ton OF Texas, southwest Of here, was visited
by several cloudbursts and a terrific rain ~
several hours duration yesterday. The dry
beds Of the rivers and creeks were nicd 10
OVERLOOKING and three bridges on the Southern
Pacific Railway west of Cyadc were washed
away. Several miles Of that road IS under
water,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-16

The cts Union Central City committee met
on Wednesday evening. and. after an "Nh"ue-
tivs study OF the situation, decided to nominate
their own candida ties for Aldermen aud Assem-.
biynen IN those districts where II i thought
Ia be advisable this fall. The cts have as
tfict organizations In tho Fifth; Seventeenth.
Ninutoenth, Twent first and Thirty-lrst dis
tTctS.
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PATERSON, n. j.. June l5.-The Paterson Gem
trail Electric Railway was sold under foreclosure
nroceedIngs this afternoon to Albert A. Wilcox.
law partner of Vice. President Hobart Mr. VII
coz bid the property 10 for MI Hobart and COZ
III" stock The road will probably DO under the
management 81 the syndicate which is buying
M all the North Jersey lines.
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Italians Who Occupied 1t Knelt IN the Ram
to Pray when the Bolt struck.

While the thunder shower was at its height
yesterday afternoon lightning struck three
story frame house on the Spuyteu Duyvil rpnd
station -Four italian families oc"upiSd ths
house. When the shock came the women
and children ran into the road and. knrel
more practical person sent In Il fire alarm
and engines from Riyerda.e and kingshridgC
responded The lightning had knocked on
part Of the gable and had made n hole in tn"
roof The tiremou eXtinguished tho blaze
with u loss % SAhN.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-16
pe.pondent Machiuist Poisons Himself.

Samuel Green, a machinst. OF 2l5 East
Sevonty-sixth street. committed suicide yes
terday by swallowing carbolc acid Green had
been out Of work and was despondent He
took the poison in the presence OF his l3-year-
old stepson. Frank SGhurman. He was taken
to the Presbyterian Hospital. where he died In
q short time.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-16
SPANISH ISLANDS FOR SALE.
The Canary, the BaleRrtc and Fernando Pc
for 1000, 900 Pesetas.
Special Cable Despatch to THE SUN.

Special Gable Despatch to THE SUN
THE HAGUE. June IA Spanish diplomat
states that Spain wishes to sell the Canary
Islands to the Congo Free State. the island Of
Fernando Pc to Germany. and the Baearic
Isles to Franco for 1000. 900 pesetas, upon the
condition OF forming an offensive and defensive
alliance with those countries.
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To Work for the Release of spanish Pris-


MADRID June l5.The Government has ap-
pointed Can't Capres Of the Spanish Navy to
obtain the liberation Of the Spanish prisoners
in the Philippines. In view Of the excitement
over their detention which is manifested by
the press tho matter will be pursued to a con-
clusion with all possible expedition.
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Special Gable Despatch TO Tue sUN.
PARIS June l5.-It is affirmed in diplomatic
circles that the case OF the Italian. Gen.
Gillctta dc San Giuseppe. who was arrested at
Nice on the charge of espionage Is dwindling
into Il matter Of mere iudiscrete touring 1t
will probably result in decree eNpelling him
from the country.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-16
FIVE DEAD B1BIES IN THE MAILS
The Police Have Made No Progress in Find
ing Who Sends Them.

package containing the bodies OF still horn
twins was received at the Post Office yesterday.
1t had wrapping OF brown paper and was
without address, save the newspaper adver-
tsemsHt OF a midwife. Within two week three
ackages with a similar clipping affixed, each
containing the body Of a still-born infant have
been received at the Dead Letter Onice here
Thy have been put in package mail boxes in
different parts OF the city. The woman whose
name Is OH the advertisement has been able to
give the police no light on the matter.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-16
BELGIAN CAPITAL IN PHILIPPINES
Syndicate to Develop the Commercial and
Industrial Resources of the Islands.

Special Cable Despatch TO Tue Sun.
BRUSSELS. June ia syndicate with CAPT
tai of 100000 francs has been formed for the
development of the commercial and Industrial
resources Of the Philippines.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-16
The Chnnces Are Yery Much Moro

Than favorable for nlling your hotel or boarding
house with desirable patrons, II you place your
advertising IN TIE SUNS columns.-Adr.
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Says He Can Explain the Charge of EmbeZ-
element from New York Mutual Life.

Special Cable Despatch 10 THE Sun.
LONDON. June 15-Chares II. Forbes Lind
say who was arrested at Londonderry yester-
day on board the steamship City of Rome. from
New York for Glasgow. was arraigned in the
Bow Street Police Court to-day upon tine
charge OF embezzling Sl.4ll60 from the New
York Mutual Life Insurance Company. He
was remauded.
When he was arrested at Londonderry yes
terday he was accompanied by his family He
said he could explain everything.