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OCCURRENCES DURING PAST WEEK. THE Hronek Auain Breathes the Air of F^dom--Auditor of Public Ac­ counts Telli of Building and Loan Associations--Chinch Bugs^Are Busy Hroflek Refrains His Freedom.' John Hronek, who was convicted of thy charge of manufacturing bombs (luring the-^Xidtement following the Haymarket riot and sentenced t9 twelve years in the penitentiary, is at last a free man. He was released from Joliet Saturday. The trial of the anarchists was in progress when Hronek fell.into the clutches of the law. The police were informed* he was making bombs with which to blow up Judge Gary and Julius (Jrinnell, who was prosecuting the anarchists. As he was leaving his house the morning «of that day he was placed under arrest. The same day Frank Chapek and. Frank Chehowa •were arrested as accomplice's of Hronek, but they were . acquitted of the-'charge. Hronek said the other day he -was. never guilty of the charge and that he did not kutnv. .any of the anarchists till he met Fieldcn, Schwab and Neebe in the peni­ tentiary. He is now;.i3(J years; of age, hay­ ing served nearly eight years in the peni­ tentiary^ It was testified to "at the trial that "Hronek 'had asked someone where Judge' Gary lived tad that was used as strong circumstantial - evidence against him. During his tei'in in;the penitentiary, he workM as a ca'rpenter. Hronek said he wo'aid rest .for a few weeks and then try to'obtain a position. ' Il l inois .Farmers Are AlarmecJ. The continued drouth that has prevailed throughout' the southern section of Illi­ nois during the winter months has not yet been broken by rain and it is beginning to threaten disaster to the growing crops in that section of the State. The growing wheat crop is still in apparent good con­ dition and has a tine appearance, but farmers are very much worried at the ap­ pearance of millions of chinch bugs in the wheat fields. The drouth is favorable to the insects and it is feared that they will make away with the growing wheat crop and then be ready to destroy the oats, corn and other spring crops. The hope of the farmers is heavy rainfall, which would check the ravages of the insects and possibly save all of the growing crops. The remarkable dryness of the past win­ ter causes the "oldest inhabitant" a lot of trouble to recall a greater winter dronth that prevailed twenty-five years and more ago. For the first time in many years the roads remained as hard as rock all winter. Moline Hotel Horror. Win. Sage was burned to death, several persons were injured and many .more had narrow escapes from cremation when the old Bridge house at Moline was destroyed by fire early Monday morning. A panic among the guests added to the excitement and danger. The house was a frame hostelry of uncertain age. It was one of the historical landmarks of the town, sun dried and bleached by the hot winds of tne prairies until it was almost ready to burn up of its own motion. It was well filled with guests and employes, who escaped with their lives onlv. Steve Walters, the "proprietor of the boarding house, lost everything he had in the world, as he had no insurance on his goods, and he and his family, including his wife and three chil­ dren. tiarely escaped with their lives. The building, which was owned by George Wagner, of Rock Island, was not valua­ ble. The origin of the fire is unknown. Il l inois Buildine and Loan Concerns. The annual report of the building and loan associations by the auditor of public accounts shows that thirty new associa­ tions were chartered during the year, twenty surrendered charters and two went into the hands of receivers. Seven hundred and forty-two are doing business. Receipts of these during the last year aggregated $4t),30t),9G9.9G; miscellaneous disbursements, $1,412,04").OH; total assets, $82,039,258.24; total surplus, or profit, 5sl7.780.821.24. Five hundred and eighty- two thousand five hundred and twenty- five shares were issued, 00,798 matured, 535,445 withdrawn, 1(55,343 loaned on. and 2.230.435 are in force at the present date. State News in Brief. The Methodist Episcopal Ministerial Association for the Decatur district held a three, days' session at Hillsboro. The opening sermon was preached by Rev. D. F. Howe, of Decatur. Chief Swenie, of the Chicago fire de­ partment, preparei. a statement of tin- fires for the first quarter of 1890. The statement also includes the property val­ uations. insurance and the comparative losses. The statement shows that during the three months ending April 1 there were 257 less fires than during the corre­ spond ing term of 1895. The statement shows a total loss of only $431,005 for the term. This loss was well insured, as the figures of the chief show that the loss suf­ fered by the property owners above insur­ ance was only $10,455. The State of Ohio has an insurance law compelling all companies to annually pay into the State treasury 2^ per cent of all premiums received during the year. Under the "reciprocal laws" Illinois has com­ pelled all Ohio companies doing business in this State to pay the same rate per annum. Ex-Gov. John M. Hamilton, as attorney for the Union Central Life In­ surance Company, of Cincinnati, Ohio, brought suit in the Circuit Court at Springfield against Bradford Iv. Durfee. State Superintendent of Insurance, for $0,000, being the amount charged by the superintendent against that company for premiums received during the last year under the "reciprocal law." The suit is brought to evade the law. In 1883 the Supreme Court of this State decided the law to be legal, and it has stood ever since and payments collected without friction or trouble. The case is set for the May term. The Lacon female minstrels gave a show in Henry. An excursion was run from Lacon. The house was sold in ad­ vance. At the recent municipal election in Cherry Valley two candidates for Trus­ tee. the Rev. L. H. Browij, the Baptist minister, and E. J, Carlson, a license man, were tied. The questio:; of license hinged on the outcome of the tie. The twain drew cuts before County Judge Bailey and the minister was beaten. Mr. Carl­ son says he will not qualify and will give the Rev. Brown another Chance to beat him in a special election. In The Birch murder trial at Chicago, Julius Mannow confessed his guilt, and implicated Josepa Windrath. The latter persisted in his plea of not, guilty, and the jury brought ,in a verdict of guilty in •the first degree, fixing the penalty at death. The body of Jane Anderson, an aged wo,man, was founa in an outbuilding at Springfield. ' Her death | was caused by starvation arid exposure. She had been a familiar 'figure about the city for months, but n& one knows where she came from. Attempts were made during the,, •winter to induce the unfortunate woman' to go to the poor farm, but she refused to accent the charity of the county. The\. Carlyle canning factory was de­ stroyed by fire Tuesday afternoon, entail­ ing a loss of $10,000 on building, machin­ ery and 4,000 cases of tomatoes. The in­ surance is $4,200, carried as follows; Phothiix, Connecticut, $3,200; American, Central Missouri, $1,000. - According to a decision handed down in the appellate court by Justice®Waterman, Chicago has. tlje right *to regulate street railway faresBand this power is distinctly conferred upon the City Council by the Legislature. This decision apparently set­ tles for the time being the question as to the legality of any ordinance that may be passed by the Council for reducing street railway fares. Excursion fares for the Fourth of July holiday have" been approved and author­ ized by the managers of the Joint Traffic Association. Round-trip excursion tickets will be sold at one lowest first-class tare to points within a radius of 200 miles from initial point of sale of ticket, except between points in Michigan, where the fare is made 1% cents per mile. Chicago, Burlington and Qu.incy Rail­ road earnings for March show something of an improvement over the poor showing made in February. Gross earnings in­ creased $224,905 and llet earnings $150,- 7<>0, while for the three months ending March 31 the gross earnings were $821,- 48f> more than during the same period last year, and for the three months an increase of $508,905 js in evidence." ' ' . - The second inquest 'over • the Remains of Fred .Ivusclimaan concluded at Rttcfc. Island with a verdict charging Henry P.- Bas tia n - with . being h.js destroyer. .The jury held that the wound onTvSschmann's head was inflicted with a blunt'instru­ ment,- which.is 'supposed to have been the blood-spatiered clfib which" .was' .found, recently in a hiirp; «a the Blacks Hawk farm. It' is believed that Jvuschmann was murdered in the barn and then con-, vcyed in a • buggy to the lonely roadway by Bastian, who then gave the alarm that he had.been killed oy being thrown from a " horse. Miss Carrie Bastian was put through a rigid examination, during which she broke down and cried bitterly, but stuck to her old story that she knew nothing of the Kuschmann murder. Three young men hunting near Mattes' brick" yard at Decatur, stumbled on the body of a man. It was carefully covered with sticks and leaves. Evidently it had been there several months. In one pocket was a loaded revolver. There was noth­ ing to indicate the man's identity. Evi­ dently he was a workingman and had been killed in cold weather, because lie wore a heavy overcoat and the head was crushed and bruised. It is believed that, the man stopped _with tramns. who fre­ quency camp in the grove, and that they killed him for his money. About three months ago two tramps were seen fight­ ing near there, and one was seen going away with bloody hands. He said he hurt his hands on a barbed wire fence. It is thought now he may have been the murderer. A mad dog disturbed the quiet of that aristocratic Chicago section known as Hyde Park Wednesday afternoon. The rabid animal created the greatest excite-i ment. of the afternoon when he chased a wheelman along Fifty-third street to East End avenue, and then into Jackson Park. Previous to that diverting incident the vicious brute had sprung into the mil inclosure surrounding the Fifty-third street depot of the Illinois Central Rail- roa'd and sent the passengers who had just alighted from'a/ south-bound subur­ ban train scattering for their lives. The dog finally met an ignominious fate when he was lassoed by an ex-cowboy, strung up on a telegraph pole and shot to death by a policeman. Peoria did honor to her firemen Mon­ day. The occasion was a demonstration for the benefit of the firemen's relief fund, recently inaugurated, and the program included a parade, exhibition, speech? making and ball. Prominent firemen of the State were in attendance. There was a parade of the Peoria department in charge of Carl Moeller and an exhibition of water throwing in front of the National Hotel, followed by work on the old hand engine belonging to fire company No. 4, which has done service all over the State and conquered all engines but one in con­ tests. Speeches were made by Chief Swenie <vf Chicago,. Judge N. E. Wor- thington and City Attorney Irwin of Peoria. The hall was crowded, over 1.7(H) tickets having been sold. A ball followed, which was an enjoyable affair. Recently the firm of Cobo & McKiunon, of Boston, Mass., which had for some months been buying up the stock of the defunct Illinois Building and Loan Asso­ ciation of Bloomington, made the offer to the receiver of the association to pur­ chase all of the remainder of the stock, paying therefor 40 cents on the dollar and interest at 0 per cent, making the offer virtually 40 to 48 per cent. The mat­ ter was presented to the stockholders, a very large majority of whom replied fav­ oring acceptance of the proposition. Un­ less Judge Sampler is presented with statements that will change the aspect of the case, an order will be issued approv­ ing and directing the sale of all of the as­ sociation's assets to Cobe & McKinnon. iii accordance with the terms of their offer. The amount involved in tile proposed sale is about $3<>0,0<>0. Frederick David Ausley, of Chicago, and Miss Frances Donnell Bartlett. youngest daughter of P. S. Bartlett, of Elgin, were marries in Elgin Wednesday. The bride is prominent in social circles and a brilliant ceremony had been expect­ ed. but, owing to the serious illness of the bride, the ceremony was performed at her bedside. The wedding was to have taken place at the Church of the Redeem­ er in Elgin, and extensive preparations had been mad<. Invitations had been is­ sued, together with those for a reception to follow at the house oJ the bride's par­ ents, when the prospective bride was tak­ en seriously ill with typhoid fever, and the invitations were recalled. The con­ tracting parties would not consent to a postponement, however, and in accordance with . the b'ride's request, Rev. H. H. Morrill conducted the ceremony at her bedside, in the presence of immediate rela­ tives only. Statement of the earnings of the Chi­ cago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Company for the month of March and also for the nine months ending March 31 shows a condition of a flairs...that has not been surpassed by any railroad property in the West for an indefinite period. For the month named the gross earnings of the road increased $493,117, while the increase for the nine months' on total earnings is $4,579,151. Net earnings for March increased $79,201, while for the ag­ gregate of months ending the 31st the tremendous increase of $2,940,155 Is shown. One hundred and one years was the age of Grandmother Clerihan, of Jacksonville, who went to "her long rest Monday. The old lady had been rather poorly for some time, though retaining her mental vigor to the last. She was a woman of great energy and capabilities. Her husband was a banker in Ireland, but through the defalcations of a cashier he lost all his.- means and the family sought their for­ tunes in this country, where they came with their children, nine of whom are now dead, as well as the father. The mother gave them the best education she could and reaped them to be useful in society, and she died witi the good will of all who knew her. STRUCTURE ON" WHICH CAM- PAIGN WILL BE FOUGHT. Sound Money Is Demanded and a Cheerins Word Is Gyanted Poor Cuba --Administrations of Cleveland and Altfjeld Are Denounced. « Strong for Tariff . Following is the full text of the resolu­ tions adopted by the Illinois Republican convention: The Republicans of Illinois, in convention assembled, again announce .the fundamental principles of the party, which have inspired it from Its birth to the present and given it so many signal victories in its contests for the rights of men. The people of the nation have learned by sad experience during the last three years of Democratic maladministration that the Dem­ ocratic party is prolific In promise when out of power, and even more prolific in failures when In power; that instead of bringing blessings which it promises it brings dis­ aster, financial and business derangements, and panics which even Democrats dream not of. The present administration of Grover Cleveland, by the bad administration of good Republican laws, and the enactment of bad Democratic laws, has demonstrated that the Democratic party is constitutionally Incapa­ ble of mahagi'ng the affairs of this great na­ tion.- Resolved,"That we, the Republicans of Illi­ nois, are anytelding and emphatic in our de­ mand for honest money. We are opposed, as we ever have been, to any and. every schenie which will gave to this country a cur­ rency in any way depreciated or debased, or in any respect Inferior to the money of the "most advanced and intelligent nations of the earth. W.e favor the use or silver as currency to the extent only and under sucli festrlc- tlons that parity with gold can- he t»aln- taln'ed,.; , - The Republican party from the day of Lin­ coln has been devoted irrevocably to the doc­ trine of protection, to "home" industries, and we hereby renew and reaffirm our faith in this fundamental principle. We believe In a tar­ iff that will produce a revenue sufficient to meet the wants of the Government honestly and economically administered and high enough to insure to home labor regular and remunerative employment. We advocate the unrestricted exchange of non-competitive articles. We believe In reciprocity--the reci­ procity of James G. Blaine--re-enforced by experience, and an earnest wish to extend our foreign commerce to the fullest extent consistent with the control of our own mar­ kets In the sale of articles that can be profit­ ably produced at home. We believe in the exercise, of a genuine American spirit in all our intercourse with foreign nations, and are opposed to the ex­ tension of monarchical institutions upon any part of American soil; we condemn the vacil­ lating and un-American policy of the present Democratic administration, and advocate a firm, vigorous and dignified policy toward all nations. And to that end we recomend the further strengthening of our coast defenses and such an enlargement of our navy as shall command the respect of other govern­ ments, and will m%re effectually tend to pro­ mote our peaceful relations with all the world. We believe that the sympathy of this nation should be extended to all people who have been driven by oppression and wrong to take up arms In behalf of self-gov­ ernment, and we therefore express our sym­ pathy for the people of Cuba In their struggle for Independence, and we trust that their efforts may establish a republic based upon the Intelligence and patriotism of a free people. The General Assembly at its last session passed a resolution submitting to the voters of the State at the general election to be held on Nov. 3, 189(1, an amendment permit­ ting amendments to three articles at a time, thus allowing the voters an opportunity of correcting administrative abuses without in­ terfering with the general structure of th^ Constitution by adopting beneficial changes and rejecting those that are detrimental; therefore, be it Resolved, That this convention recom­ mends to the people of this State that they -vote--affirmatively--on--the--said--proposed amendments. We favor the submission to the people by the next General Assembly of an amend­ ment to the Constitution providing that the Legislature shall enact suitable laws to reg­ ulate contracts and conditions that may from time to time arise between employers and their employes. We condemn Gov. Altgeld for fa"lng to enforce the laws In perilous times; we con­ demn his management of the State institu­ tions as extravagant, inefficient, and par­ tisan. We arraign him for his failure to keep his ante-election promises to prevent the competition of convict with free labor. We believe that the present revenue sys­ tem of the State of Illinois is Inadequate to secure equality in taxation and economy and dispatch in the levy and collection of gen­ eral and special taxes within the city of Chi­ cago. Tills system, though satisfactory in smaller cities, is absolutely burdensome and vicious in a metropolis of nearly 2,000,000 Inhabitants, representing taxable property of an actual value of more than $2,000,000,- 000. To correct the existing evils we recom­ mend that the next General Assembly amend the present revenue laws so as to provide for the consolidation of the several town­ ships within the limits of the city of Chicago, and to further provide for creating a board of three assessors to be elected for terms of six years In "fcuch a manner that one shall be elected every two years, and to further pro­ vide that all general taxes within the limits of the city of Chicago be collected by the County Collector. We also recommend that a more efficient, just and equitable method of levying and.collecting special assessments for public Improvements be provided. We believe that the care of all Insane per­ sons should devolve, upon the State at large. We recommend that the Legislature enact a law providing for the care anil treatment of all adjudged insane persons In State asy­ lums. due us,,, we will hear much less about tl'.q condition of the money market.' Tanner M&kes a Speech. Nominee Tanner, on being introduce^ uttered the following words of thanks and acceptance: My first duty and pleasure is to tliank you with all my heart for the compliment and honor of this nomination. To be placed in such a-State as. this at the he.ad of the ticket of a great party whose" banners already re­ flect the gleam of coming victory ls ;ui hono of which any man may Well feel proud. ,T< say. that I gratefully appreciate, this liouo, and that I heartily thank the Republican.*, of Illinois for so graciously bestowing it isf to voice but feebly what is in my heart. Deeply sensible of the grave responsibility which 1 assume on accepting this nomina­ tion, I promise you, and through you I prom­ ise the patriotic Republicans of this great State... that.-neither in the campaign now opening, nor in the Republican administra­ tion which I hope is to succeed, shall any honorable effort of mine be spared to justify the poular confidence which "selects me as your standard bearer, and which it has been the highest ambition of my life to serve. Republicans are fortunate that In the com­ ing canvass they can appeal to a very recent experience. When facts get old they some- times cease to her instructive. Democratic Sophistries can always pervert history twen­ ty years after the fact, but experiences of yesterday will,yleld neither to ^sophistries nor perversion. The arguments of this campaign will be painfully tangible. .Every mechanic who thrusts his idle hands into his empty pockets will know exactly how to vote. Labor and .capital, between -which it has>l»een tlfe ob­ ject of twenty years of .Democratic, states­ manship to provoke; destructive conflicts, will now heartily unite in one common cause to crush a dishonest party which has involv­ ed them in a common ruin.. Prior to.1892 the country was clamorously confronted by a Democratic theory. It-is now confronted by a sad "c0ndIUon. . The circulating-medium-of a nation is its life blood.; Sound .'money brings confidence and encourages industry. Agitators and demagogues never do greater harm than when they persuade the. people to tamper arbitrarily with the standard of - their Cur­ rency, -The Republican party; of Illinois stands for honest money. " We proclaim- the. same financial gospel In.Cairo that' we do in Chicago; and- we do not have to call upon our fellow-Republicans of New York to hold us level on finances. The contrast between Republican and Democratic management has not been more marked in national affairs than In the affairs of this State. The execution of our State government is highly important to us. Next to the General Government, which we would all die to save, Illinois claims our love and alliance, but, follow-Republleans, no State Is big enough to exclude the national author­ ity legitimately exercised. We shot, that old dogma of "State's rights" to death mora than thirty years ago, and drove it in a tem­ pest of fire from the confines of our beloved land, and at this late day to hear this ques­ tion voiced by a Democratic politician sounds like a groan from the grave of a dead and buried rebellion. -a, W e have had an empty State treasury as the result of extravagant appropriations, Democratic juggling and dishonesty. We have seen our whole State charities debased to the lowest partisan uses. We have wit­ nessed a brazen conspiracy of State office­ holders bent upon rushing a sober and Indus- trlous people into the rank follies of cheap money and repudiation, all In the interest of a .few Western mine-owners. But I am not before you at this time to dis­ cus political questions in detail. That will be the business of the campaign which is to come. I am here rather to thank you and to assure you again and again that my heart is in the important work now before us. Our campaign must be honest, dignified and man­ ly. The brains and hearts of the people are with us. The people are done with experi­ ments. They now call for a return to Repub­ lican statesmanship. Industry and commerce are looking for that rock of confidence upon which they rested securely during thirty years of Republican rule. This Is the people's year. They are anxious to vote, and In com­ pany with the people we will go forward to victory In November. TWO SPE1CCHKS. The Utterances in Part of Senator Berry and Capt. Tanner. Senator Berry. 011 taking the chair as permanent chairman of the Republican State convention, delivered a long and eloquent address, part of which follows: Senator Berry's Address . Senator Berry's address was in part as follows: I congratulate you that we have been able to live and keep soul and body together dur­ ing the last four years under the condition of affairs brought upon us in 1892, when the people of the United States, as an experi­ ment, placed the grand old sh^n of ntftte in the hands of the Democratic party. What have our Democratic friends given us in place of prosperity and happiness? What hnve they done to help the laboring man? What have they done to help the American manufacturer? What have they done to help the American farmer? What have they done to entitle them to longer remain in power? Nothing--absolutely nothing!. The people will put the party of deficit out of power and put the party of surplus back. Even the preat Democratic business manager of all the State institutions of Illi­ nois, with his pretended economy, has used up all the surplus, and with true Democratic management presents a deficit, so that next January, while we find that we are out of money at the close of Mr. Altgeld's admin­ istration. we will find that he is out of office, and that the people have chosen a man in his place who will by wise administration soon restore his State to its former proud position. The Republican party has a conscience that unerringly draws It to the succor of the country in every hour of peril. If the repub­ lic Is to endure the people must have work, and for their work they must receive that measure of compensation that will nourish hope In their souls and ambition in their hearts. The Republican party believes that the" problem can be solved and It has dedi­ cated itself to the holy task of demonstrat­ ing that It Is possible for every willing hand to find an occupation and to bear away Its just share of the fruits of toll. Here the Republican party of to-day finds its greatest opportunity. We do declare that while we cannot con­ trol foreign markets we,can control our own. We Intend to see that our own people have the first chance here, and that such laws shall be placed upon the statute books as will enable our people to fully develop every natural resource and utilize all their material on this continent. The financial question is an issue that we must and will meet. The Republican party believes in bimetallism--believes in the use of both gold and silver money. It believes in using them as money side by side, and that every dollar, whether gold, silver or paper, shall be.as good as every other dollar; it be­ lieves in the same dollar for a laboring man as for a bondholder. It believes In an honest dollar and In the right and opportunity of every man to earn one. The party that In forty years never broke'a pledge or failfed to redeem a promise surely can be trusted to solve this problem, and. If trusted, they will solve it to the entire satisfaction of all the people, and in the interest of all. W hen we have again placed upon our stat­ ute-books a tariff law Which will bring into our treasury a sufficient sum of money to pay all our running expenses, and a reciprocity clause that,will extend our trade and com­ merce into all the worm, and thus require «iiher nations to pay us large balances founa ENGLAND IB EXCITED. EVIDENCE AGAINST JOHANNES­ BURG CONSPIRATORS^ Rhodes in the Pld^--London Times Ad­ mits, His Guilty Knowledge-Char­ tered Company Kurnished Him Arms and Money. j • - Approved the Jamtson Raid.-' - It. would bo difficult to overestimate the sensation which ha : been Caused in Eng­ land by the publication of the stibstanec of the telegrams and documents which have conic into thy possession of the au­ thorities of the South African republic. The weight of evidence which they fur­ nish against persons'tb whom they were addressed and by whom they were signed, "of being engaged in a conspiracy to over­ throw the Transvaal, is admitted to be crushing. The opinion of the press very % (ECU. RHODES. WOMEN IN POLITICS. The First I l l inois State Convention of Women Republicans. ___3Xhen-the Republic a 11 Stale convention met Wednesday, it found one place on the ticket already Jetted. This was one of the nominees fjjpp.'rustec of the Uni­ versity of lllinoi!|w|yOn Tuesday a con­ vention of Republican women was held in the Senate chamber, and a woman can­ didate for this office picked out. She was, of course, placed on the ticket without question. There are three Trustees to be elected, and one of the candidates 011 the ticket of each party will be a woman. This concession has come to stay; for the women now have a hand in the election of these Trustees, as of other school offi­ cers, and the politicians of both parties have manifested some eagerness to enlist their active co-operation in this way. Out of the 345 delegates who were eli­ gible less titan sixty appeared, but proxies and alternates made up the final number, of eighty who voted on the choice of the convention for a woman trustee of the University of Illinois. The convention lasted nearly all day, and after much trial and tribulation caused by the inexperi­ ence of the feminine politicians in par­ liamentary usage Mrs. Mary Turner Car- riel of Jacksonville was selected as the woman whom the men's convention was asked to nominate as one of the trustees of the university. Mrs. Mary Turner Carriel of Jackson­ ville was put in nomination by Mrs. fruer of Morgan County; Mrs. Alvard of Peo­ ria named Mrs. Sue M. Simpson of Peo­ ria, and Mrs. Worthington nominated Mrs. Lutz. Mrs. Worthington, in cata­ loguing the qualifications of Mrs. Lutz, said that her candidate was the mother of two sons who had been reared as stanch Republicans. This brought Mrs. Duer to her feet after Mrs. Worthing­ ton had finished with a supplementary nominating speech, in which she said that Mrs. Carriel was the mother of four sous, every one a Republican, too, and that if it came to a matter So f.ftons and daughters Mrs. Carriel was the one to be voted for. The women evidently took this view of the situation, for Mrs. Carriel was se­ lected. generally condemns them. Rut strenuous efforts arc being made to prevent a sweeping condemnation of the authorities of Cape Colony-and of the British Char­ tered. South Africa Company, other than individuals whose names are included in the documentary evidence. The i>ondon Times in an editorial 011 the subject says: "It is impossible to ig­ nore the gravity of the conclusion to which the published telegrams point. They establisn beyond the possibility of a doubt that Hon. Cecil Rhodes, the then premier of Cape Colony; Mr. Alfred Beit, a director in the British South Africa Company, and Mr. Rutherford Harris, secretary of the British South Africa Company, were privy to the movement against Johannesburg, and that the lend­ ers of the movement counted upon their help" and countenance to insure its suc­ cess. "These telegram, must he taken to prove that Mr. Rhodes approved the revo­ lution which was desired in Johannes­ burg, but nothing in the correspondence goes to show that the actual crossing of the frontier by Dr. Jameson, under the circumstances guilder which it eventually occurred, was known to Mr. Rhodes or carried out with his approval. The rea­ sons which actuated Dr. Jameson in HENRY CLAY EVANS Man Who Tennessee Republican^ Back for Vice President. Henry Clay Evans, of Chattanooga, who is being backed by the Republicans' of Tennessee for ^ ice-President, is. not) a Southern man by birth. He is a native) of Juniata County, Pennsylvania, and! Hi® M. CLAY EVANS. is just o3 years old. He received a solid school and academic education and is in-j terested in manufacturing lines in tha South. When he ran for Congress inj 1890 he had a strong Democrat opposed to hirn^ in the Third district. It was a close race, but Evans was elected 'with 18,641 votes agains 18,353 for Bates. With the object of breaking up a trust; recently formed by woodenware manu-j facturers of the Mississippi valley, th«| big packing companies of Chicago, St.* Louis and Kansas City have placed orv decs on the Pacific coasf, chiefly witty Tacoma factories, for 200 carloads ofl lard pailfe, bntter tubs and syrup and Jelly palls. ' .TOUN HATS IIA XI MOM), l'he American Mining Kngineer Whose Deatfi Sentence Has Been ( • minuted in the Transuul. crossing the frontier when lie did remain shrouded iii mystery. His conduct awaits the explanation he may have to give at his trial." A Pretoria dispatch gives the substance of an interview with President Xvruger, in wliien lie sp'd that he had scratched the death sentence at once, to show that after the law had been vindicated there was no vind.ctiv personal feeling on the part of himself, or the Government. It is rumored also that President K'rnger has received a ..personal cable dispatch from President Cleveland in reference to John Ilays llamilton. Many 5-tatc Conventions. The Mississippi Democratic convent,ion indorsed free silver and Cleveland. The Georgia Republican convention se­ lected tnree McKinley delegates. The fourth is understood to fayor Reed. They are not instruc ed Sound money was indorsed. In a furor of enthusiasm the Vermont Republican conv~ntior. declared its pref­ erence for McKinley. but refrained from instructing its delegates. Sound money was indorsed. The McKinley Republicans of Alabama haVe agreed to co-operate with the Ala­ bama Populists. The failure of the Mc­ Kinley faction to put up a sound money ticket is a disappointment to sound monej Republicans. The Michigan Democratic convention indorsed Cleveland and sound money. The free silver men made a brave fight and were defeated by a small majority. Res­ olutions were adopted denouncing the A. I*. A. The Tennessee Prohibition convention defeated a resolution to indorse "the free coinage of silver. The platform declares against the liqnor power, for national pro­ hibition organizations, for woman suf­ frage. more money for schools, a gradu­ ated income tax, local option for cities, and a State constitutional convention SHARPSHOOTERS AT ST. LOUIS. National Tourney in June r-qnipped with a Fine Programme, Arrangements have been made for the grand national sharpshooters' tournament to be held in St. Louis on June 13, 14 and 15. It will be held un­ der the auspices of the Central Association at their park at Bobring- ville. The program is a long and interesting one. The shoot will be open to all comers. Ev­ ery shooter that com­ petes will be obliged to purchase a festival ticket, which will cost him $1. and will be good for entrance dur­ ing the tournament. The principal target will be the Point and The king- MEDAL-King. The prize, medal for the .target is worth $100. Fifty prizes in money ranging from $25 to $1 will be added. -The prizes attaching to tiie oth,fir targets are all valuable, and will bring out some of the best shots in the c6untry.„ Sportsmen say., the tournament will have a, very large attendance. ' ' (• CLAM FLAT ANNIE. A Gnitine- Character Well Kpown Alonjf the Jersey Coast, -- "Clam Flat Annie"'is one of the most famous women in New Jersey because she has followed for years an occupa­ tion which ho'other wotnan, so far as is known, Jias undertaken, and»has made £ flnanc|al success of it. She's a clam' digger, and when she goes out with her hoe and baskets to "work a tide" it takes two ordinary men all their time to keep up with her in unearthing the bivalves. The woman's name is Annie Drink water, and she has spent /the fifty years that she has been oil earth within a radius of ten miles fro-m Cold Spring Inlet. She was brought up to the. busi­ ness of clam digging. Her father and two brothers were diggers, before her. They are all dead now and Annie lives alone, excepting the company of an immense Newfoundland dog called Lige. Cold Spring Inlet runs back into the mainland several miles. Near its mouth there are hundreds of high sand dunes that afford protection against the winds that sweef) in from the ocean .in the winter time...--Among these dun^s Annie has made her I iokjc, and while there is nothing pretentious or .especially attrac­ tive about it. it is, nevertheless, ex­ tremely comfortable. . For a quarter Of a century the woman has been piling claim and oyster shells against the out­ side of this fence until- the whole affair now looks like, a va$t pile of shells topped off with a roof of shingles. The most searching vyinds 'oi winter cannot make their way through this pile and the occupant of the house within is as well protected and as comfortable as she would be if housed in a brown-stone front in a city. Annie is a splendid oarswoman and a sailor who knows every point about wa­ ter craft. She has helped to rescue many a poor devil from the surf and nursed him back to life in her modest abode. Everybody along the coast of Cape May County knows "Clam Flat Annie," and there isn't a fisherman among them who would not fight to his last breath for her. She is a splendid specimen of rugged womanhood. She stands within two inches of six feet high in her'stocking feet, or rather in her bare feet, for it is seldom that the woman wears stockings, and her arms to the shoulders are as brown as the face of the hardiest water dog. Annie's forte is digging round clams or quahogs, for which there is always a good market. They sell t>for $2 a bushel, and the woman frequently makes $10 a day. She is an accom­ plished swimmer, and is about as much at home at the bottom of the inlet as she is among the sand dunes. During the summer Annie makes two trips along the shore in a small sloop that she owns, and which she loads with clauis. With this cargo she goes to New York City and disposes of it at a good advantage.' She is captain of the sloop, does the steering and manipulates the to-suit-berself.--She-employ s-a man to go along to assist in loading and unloading, and to help in lowering and setting the sails. Strange Race of Simians. In the island of Borneo is a won­ derful race of monkeys. They are call­ ed the proboscis monkey, from their long nose. They are very large; indeed, they are the largest of their species, measuring four or five feet in height when standing in an upright position. These creatures are seldom or never seen on the ground, spending almost their entire time in the tree tops, where thy are perfectly at home. They are the most difficult to tame of all the sim­ ians, being very wild and unmanagea­ ble, and also on account of their size. This monkey gets his name from his curious countenance, which resembles a man with an exceedingly long nose, and they can also be recognized by a beard and side whiskers which extend from ear to ear under the chin, like the farmers' beards in the comic papers. They so much resemble a human be­ ing that travelers in the interior often used to mistake them for a race of peo­ ple. One of them was exhibited some fifty years ago through England, the advertisements calling it the "Wild Man of Borneo," The natives who inhabit the interior of the island believe that these mon­ keys are descended from an old man who retired to the forest to avoid pay­ ing tribute to the king, and they hold him in the greatest respect for being clever enough to devise this means of evading the responsibilities of society and escaping the powerful hand of the ruler. On this account also they can­ not be induced to kill or injure one, thinking and believing that it might be a relative. They Inhabit the central mountainous portion, principally, and are generaHy found in troops in the vi­ cinity of streams. Borneo has many other curious and wonderful plants and animals, but this is the best known.-- New York Journal. A HIGHWAYMAN OLJTWITTED. Rase by Which a VoVker Saved ^ Hir Money. "From some of the reports circulated Jn the East," said Mr. German P. Tet- new, of Galveston, Texas, last night, "one is led to believe that the Western, particularly the far Southwestern, citi­ zen is a pretty bad man, whose chief amusement: and means of gaining a livelihood consists of highway robbery. But I think the finest piececT thoWlng- up' I ever heard of was accomplished by a young New-Yorker who traveled in our Stateand Mexico for a druggists' fancy articles manufactory. "This young man," he continued, "was traveling in the State of Coaliui- la, Mexico, about two yeairs ago and went one night to Saltillo, the capital of the State. It was the first time he had been in the town, and, after tran­ sacting a little business, he started out to see the sights. As he entered an iso­ lated street he.was suddenly confront­ ed by a brigandish looking fellow, who, in glib mongrel Spanish,"dem'aiid- ed his valuables, with accompanying gestures that made his meaning per­ fectly intelligible to the intended vic­ tim. The highwayman held in ona hand a long, sinister looking knife and waved it about In a s-uggestive manner Which implied the necessity of ready compliance with his wishes or a tragic r e s u l t ; . j • . ' : : > / ' "But the salesman was a man of quick wit and ready resources. Instead of handing over his property he thrust his hand into his pocket, and a moment later the cold, shining barrel of what seemed to be a revolver was pointed at the would-be robber's head. " 'Excuse me,' said the young man. 'but this is my game.' "Naturally, the surprise caused by the unexpected production of the sup­ posed revolver produced a change in the confident manner with which the robber had confronted the New-Yorker, and he started back. Instantly the salesman knocked the knife from his hand, stooped down, picked it up, took the highwayman by the collar before he could escape and marched him be­ fore the police authorities. "At the preliminary trial of the would- be robber the following morning the guilt of the prisoner was readily estab­ lished, and his commitment was about to follow when lie asked if it were not an offense for strangers in the country to carry concealed weapons. He was told that it was. Then he demanded the arrest of the young salesman, charging him with carrying a revolver. "The native justice asked the sales­ man if the charge was true. This was admitted. He was then asked If he still had the weapon concealed on ids person. The young man said he had. but pleaded that its possession had the night before prevented a robbery and possibly murder. He was informed that such a circumstance did not -titer the case, and that he had violated the law. beholding the tight place into which the authorities were seemingly draw­ ing the New-Yorker, but his mirth turn­ ed to disgust when the young man pulled the revolver from his pocket and laid it down before the magistrate. It was nothing but a cologne atomizer fashioned in the shape of a revolver, such as were manufactured in quanti­ ties several years ago."--Baltimore Sun. The Man Must Be Guilty. ^Congressman Charles Daniels, of Buf­ falo, formerly a justice of the New York Supreme Court, told a story the other day which shows on what strange evidence people sometimes adopt con­ clusions. A man had been convicted of the murder of his wife, and the case was finally carried to the Court of Ap­ peals, which reversed the finding of the lower court. A special hearing was ordered by the Governor. This was held at Syracuse, and Justice Daniels was called upon to preside. In examining the jurors one man said that he was prejudiced in the-matter. When asked if he had gleaned his prejudice from the papers or by talking with interested parties, or by hearsay, he re­ plied to every question that he didn't know a thing about the case, but that he was, nevertheless, prejudiced. He was excused, but Justice Daniels was not satisfied, and he sent the sheriff and bad the juror brought back to him. He asked him where he had gained his prejudice. The fellow replied: "I don't know anything about this case, but the lawyers made such idiots of them­ selves in examining the jiirors that I knew the man must be guilty." Reversing the Process. It is singular, in these days when ex­ plosions in air are thought to bring rain, that no one has spoken of a sixteenth century experiment to stop rain by the use of gunpowder. Benvenuto Cellini tells us in his memoirs: "It rained heavily in Rome. I pointed several large pieces of artillery in the direction where the clouds were thickest, and whence a deluge of water was already pouring: then, when I began to fire the rain stopped, and at the fourth dis­ charge the sun shot out." Room Enough Left. The area of the United States, ex­ cluding Alaska, is just 3,000,000 square miles; the average density of the New England States is 71 inhabitants to the square mile, so that it may be said that the Union could easily support 210,000,- 000 souls, or three times its present population. Meantime other vast fields are opening to invite immigrants. Can­ ada, Brazil, Spanish America and Aus­ tralia are each of them larger than the United States. Each of them could find room for 200,000,000 settlers, which shows that there is no motive to fear that the world will be overcrowded for many centuries to come. When Ney Was Shot. Emmanuel Arago, whose S4 years have not dimmed the clearness of his fine eyes, has written five or six vol­ umes of his reminisceaices. His memory goes back to a day when he went into the room of his father. Francois Arago, Director of the Observatoire. His fath­ er lifted him in his arms-to kiss him, but dropped him without kissing him at the report of a volley of musketry from the square. Marshal Ney had been shot and killed. ' The Latih Union. The Latin Union comprises the States of France, Italy, Greece and Switzer­ land, while Spain, though not nominal­ ly, is practically also a member. " • One Fortunate Baby. The unnamed infant hippopotamus in the New York Zoo is about the only baby in the land nobody seems anxious to kiss.--Boston Globe. It takes considerable application and hard study to learh anything from a professional pretty man- Oickens and Thackeray. Mrs. E. Lynn Linton, the novelist, tells how George Henry Lewis once characterized Thackeray and Dickens in the way of service to a friend. Dick­ ens, he said, would not give you a far- tiling of money, but he would take no end of trouble for you. He would spend a whole day, for instance, in looking for the most suitable lodgings for Vou and would spare himself neither time nor fatigue. Thackeray would take two hours' grumbling indecision and hesitation in writing a two-line testimonial, but he would put .his hand into his pocket and give you a handful of gold and bank notes if you wanted them. Toy Farms. All Japan Is one vast garden, and as one looks over the fields he imagines that tfcey are covered with toy farms, whjyre children are playing with the laws of nature, and raising samples of different kinds of vegetables and grain. Everything is on a diminutive scale, and the work is, as .fine and accurate as that applied to a eloisonfie vase. A Japanese farmer weeds his wheat field® just as an Essex County farmer tfeeds his onion bed. As a rule, no woman needs protec­ tion uhtil she has taken unto herself some man for a protector.