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CONDITION OF CHOPS. ' 3. VAK SLYKE, Editor and Pub. ILIiINOF*". MCHENRY. THE NEGRO BARHED VV'heat and Oats in Illinois Injured NOT ELIGIBLE TO CITIZENSHIP IN CREEK NATION. .Seventeen Hundred Are Disfranchised --Have Thriven at tike Expense of the Nation for Twenty Years--Ab­ bott Fell a Thousand Feet. Important to the Creek Nation. The final decree from Okmulgee, th,1 capital ol' th<»'Creek Nation, handed down 1 t»y Judgfcs Adamfe, V-hief justice of the Su­ preme Court of the nation, in the citizen­ ship ease, strikesr-from • the rolls of citl- «eriship tof the nation the names of ewr seventeen hundred negroes.' The decis­ ion held thai the action of the Indian i .flpracil, ' .after the passage of the etnauci- pation act by the United Slate?;, ih. ad- Ittsltting the.negroes t 'o4filial relations was . Sncohstitufiohal and therefore at this •time invalid. -S&ncethe passage of tb£ net ' 'these' 'negroes have drawn iri 'airtimt-ios f1,000,000 from .the Creek government. \!b&ve held -positions of •official trtist, and jhave improved their farms and educated itheir children at the nation's expense for twenty yearA From the decisjoti of the «0uTt there is no. appeal. The Interior Department-has held to the same opinion In a similar-ease. The Dawes -commis­ sion, .which has been. appealed to by tHe deposed negroes, claims it has no right to Interfere with'¥he-decision of the Indian court pv- How Abbott Died. Particulars have been received of the fatal aecidcnt to Philip Abbott, assistant solicitor of the Wisconsin Central Rail­ way, while lie was attempting the ascent of Mount Lefroy. near Laggan, on the main line of the Canadian Pacific Rail- Toad. A party consisting of Prof. Fay ^and Messrs. Little, Abbott and Thomp­ son, all of the Appalachian Club of Bos- Ion, started from Laggan Mon.lay to at­ tempt the ascent of Mount Lefroy. When about eight miles from the station Mr Abbott fell over a precipice about L0»K> feet high. His body is lying o". i g acier. end its recovery will be very difficult. A force of railway men, provided wiih lad­ ders and ropes, is endeavoring to recover the body, and when this is don? it will be sent to Boston for burial. Standing of National Leasr»e. Following ;s the standing of the clu'os of the National Baseball League: W. L. W. L. •Baltimore .. .r»9 liTBrooklyn . ..41 47 Cincinnati . .(>3 20 Philadelphia .."{!> 40 Cleveland .. .57 Ml New York . .Mti 52 Chica go .. ..54 4<i Washington .M4 51 Boston .. . . .48 30 St. Louis . . ,2S 01 Pittsburg . ..49 40 Louisville .. .-2 G4 Western League Standing. Following is the standing of the clubs In the Western League; W. L. W. L. Indianapolis .52 33Detroit 47 fit. Paul . . . .55 35Milwaukee. . .43 Minneapolis .51 <37Gr'd Rapids .33 Kansas City .49 40Columbus .32 Pincree and Scofield Win. Hazen F. Pmgrce, the famous inven tor of the municipal potato patch, was «n the fourth ballot nominated for Gov­ ernor of Michigan by the Republican State convention at Grand Rapids Thursday afternoon. In Wisconsin, the same day, at the Republican State con­ vention at Milwaukee, Maj. Edward Scofield, of Oconto, was nominated for •Governor on the sixth ballot, after the most interesting fight ever seen in Wis­ consin. The present State officers below the office of Governor were then renom­ inated by acclamation in a bunch. » BREVITIES, Nebraska Populists have renominated Gov. Holcomb. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Sr., is reported to fee improving in health. Robert Garrett's will, which has just 4»en filed at Baltimore, gives the bulk of iAs $5,000,000 estate to his wife. Minnesota Democrats have adopted the plan for fusion with.the Populists and fcave nominated John Lind for Governor. Harris & Co., of .Chicago, have given notice that they will cancel their bid for 920,000 of Hieksville,. bonds unless are made payable in gold. From eating ice cream and lobster sal­ ad, with chicken croquettes and banana fritters, at a banquet given by Augusta TjOdge, No. 1, Friends of Maine, at Lynn. Mass., sixty out of eighty people are suf­ fering with symptoms of poisoning. Tin medical men express the opinion that thf lobster,salad or the ice cream must have csneed the trouble. "75. Jfancy Fristow died at Wichita. Kan., fl&the age of 104. She was born at Bayn's Cross Roads. Teun., and was the slav George Washington . Murray.. She ipetained until her death the certificate her Saster gave her in 1815 to marry Thomas urray. She was 65 years old before she saw a railroad. Mrs. Fristow had twelve ^dtildren, eighty-four grand children, for- <y-five great-grandchildren, and forty- Acree great-great-grandchildren. Sheriff Scroghem closed Cohklin Brothers' banking house at Nevada. Mo also the Bank of Bronaugh and Bank of Bichards, all the property of Conklin 1 Brothers, under order of the Yerno •County Court, the action being based on £ report by State Bank Examiner Jones that the business was being conducted in an unsafe manner. I. W. Conkling of - the firm says the closed banks will pay every dollar of their indebtedness. J? L, George and C. M. Shartel were appointed ra Falls the Park Theater, Tugby 's Museum and other buildings 'u the neighborhood were destroyed by fire Friday niorning. The International II tel was on fire several times and the Cnests fled to the streets. At 2 o'clock the fire was under control, the Interna tionai Hotel being only slightly damaged The loss will reach $250,(X)0. Ex-Congressman Walter 'Jresham ha Aeciined the Democratic nomination for •Congress from the Tenth Texas 'district, The American Line'steamship Spree reported' a .day overdue, has arrived at Southampton. She was delayed by a fog EASTERN". Cornelius Yfinderbilt, Jr., and Miss Grace Wilson-were married at noon Mon day at the Wilson residence in New York fey ,Rev. William H. Pott, assistant rec tor of St. Thomas' Church. The wedding . was private;" .<• ratci->c >. " The Pennsylvania State Board of Health will be asked to disinfect the Mo nongahela Valley, which. is: a complete wreck from Pittsburg to the head waters «f the Monongahela river. All kinds of crops have been sw^pt away, fences and «ptbuildin||a. destroyed, and scores of js| tie and stock "drowned. Fruit trees were blown hare and thousands ot acres' of oats, corn, etc., destroyed. The farmers say many people ate not far from starva­ tion. To make the matter worse fhte£on- tents of vaults have been swept over the low lands and will breed disease. Half- ripened fruit and all kinds of vegetables viinejthe river banks. For miles along the river oq.'both sides wreckage can bg seen. Liout,-Gen. John M. Schofield, retired, United States Army, visited Chautau­ qua, N. Y., accompanied by Mrs. Scho­ field. Gen. Schofield was born just across the lake from the- ."'assembly grounds, where he spent most of his early years. He heartily agrees with the plans and methods of his successor, Gen. Nel­ son A. Miles. He regards the army as having greatly improved in.the last fpw years, bot h in equipment and-.the, person­ nel of enlisted men.- IIe-.attributosv,this latter fact to the greater number of Amer­ ican born soldiers ,in the1 army than for­ merly. The .massing of troops .in large cities. Con. Schofield says, affords better safeguards to the republic and gives bet­ ter opportunities ftfg, drill and government of troops. , v ' , „• ' ;' •.. ' . . .. ' ' WESTERN." The St a ver & Abbott Manufacturing Company, the carriage firm £t.' Cllicago, made an assigti4lieh.t for the .-benefit""of creditors.-' -This actibh.WaS caused by the refusal of Eastern banks to grant exten­ sions on maturing paper, the attorneys in the case s;iy, they having within the last fifteen dayji decidod'they couid no longer carry fhe' fiTWi. It lias only been within this - time, it is said, that the directors had any thought "of beipg- compelled to seek relief', at.-'4he hands of the/ court. Henry 0. Slaver; the principal member of the firm, is named as assignee. Ac­ cording to a rough esti%i^e filed with the assignment thes asset's "of ^.he insolvent concern are $30U,U00 and the liabilities $400,000. < Although the gross earnings of the Chi­ cago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad for the month of June, 1800, increased £341,074, there is a decrease of $105,501 In net earnings for the month. ' This is due to the enormous increase in operating expenses of 5*44(>.575. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1S96, the Milwaukee and' St. Paul makes a favorable showing. During the year it has made a net pain of, $2,713,404. and for this reason could well afford to expend a portion of the earn­ ings for June for betterments of track, etc. The following is a detailed state­ ment of earnings and expenses for the year ending June 30, 180(5, as compared with the year previous: 1S05. 1890. Gross earnings..$27,335,309 $32,081,828 Total expenses.. 17,043,753 19.(17(5.808 Net earnings... 10.291.010 13.005.020 Like a thunderbolt out of a clear sky line the announcement from Chicagb that the Moore brothers,, the giants be­ nd the great Diamond Match and New ork Biscuit deals, had failed. The sen- ation produced in "the street'11--that in­ definite term used to describe The banks, brokers' offices and the business places of the big men in finance without regard to their location--was most profound. The Moores have lost their all and they have ways been counted by the public as being among Chicago's millionaires. While the effects of the failure will tie lr-reaching and widespread, there will be no panic. The real business situation of the Diamond Match Company is not fleeted by the failure of the M.oores; the foreign negotiations are still pending and is said therois no reason why the shares of t'he company should not sell yet at the 300 mark which has been predicted for them upon the closing of some of the for­ eign contracts. • < The reported settlement of the Cleve­ land strike was erroneous. At the Brown hoisting works the men are out in as great force as ever, claiming that the company iolated its agreement. In addition, near­ ly 100 employes of the Van Wagoner & Williams Company quit work. The prob­ ability is that it is solely a sympathetic strike. Workmen in Kilby foundries Nos. and 2 also express an intention of quit Qg. In that case half a dozen big 9b°Ps ill have to close because of inability to get castings. A meeting of the Brown trikers was held Monday afternoon, at which Master Workman James O'Connell made a speech, in which he declared that the agreement between the Brown com­ pany and the strikers had been misunder­ stood; that it was interpreted one way by the company and a_ ^ifferynt wav bv the men. He reported to have ^iid ttiat the battle now on would be watched by* the labor world with interest. "The May­ or, police and^tin soldier^/' he declared, ' 'have arnied' to crush us. We have a duty to perform--that self-preserva­ tion." • At 10 o'clock Tuesday four members of the-interstate commerce commission sat in the United States Circuit Court romn at Chicago and about fifty railroad men sat in chairs anything but comfortable in front of-;them. Col. William R. Mor­ rison, president of the commission, was in the chair, and with him were Messrs. Yeoman?, Ivnapp and Clements. The session was a sort of adjourned meeting from the one begun two months ago at Kansas City, wherein the railroad com­ panies were charged with having manip­ ulated grain rates east from Missouri river points. These roads are to be in­ vestigated: The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, Chicago and Alton. Chicago and Northwestern, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, Burlington and Northern. Chicago Great Western, Milwaukee and St. Paul, Chicago, Rock Island and Pa­ cific, Chicago. St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha, Hannibal and St. Joe, Missouri, Kansas and Texas, Missouri Pacific, Illi­ nois Central, Wabash and Wisconsin Cen­ tral lines. There is no question rtlnonp railroad men or those acquainted with the situation that the several railroads have been taking liberties with interstate commerce regulations. falllnic off of $1,919,654, i>ompared"with .Jqly Of last year. The miscellaneous re­ ceipts which were .$2,509,340, show an in- .c-jase of $475,038 over the month for the last fiscal year. All but two items of the expenditures, war and interest charges, show a decided increase over July, 1895, the heaviest'being under the fieScl of civil and miscellaneous expenditures^which were $12,343,931, as aghinst $10,047^502 of the corresponding month a year ago. A : part of the comphrativcly Inrge defi­ ciency is accounted for by the increase of expenditures on".thjgfiunt of the navy, from $2,8^0,-180 in July, £§95, to $3,756,- 250 last month. Ther? is a slight increase .of iiboyt a qtiarter of a million each for pensions and Indians t»vor Jul^' of last year. ' . ' 'Vy . • - ' -FOREIGN. v, " The Czar of Russia is reported to be suffering from nervous debility. The sublime porte denies the report that Turkey is to issue paper money. The French liner La Bourgogne brought to New York twelve men from the Ger­ man bark Ernst,* rescued from their wat­ erlogged vessel' in the height of a heavy gale. The directorship of the Panama canal will change hands shortly. M. Hutin is coming from paris'>to sui-reed M. VaU- tard. The couiniissiou scut.'to Limon to hire laborers at JjfliUK). a day went on. a fruitless errand." A special dispatch frofni Madrid, Spain, says that a great tire is raging at Rueda- de Medina, a. tdwn of ••ibo'nT^i.OOO inhab­ itants tweiity-five hiiles.^wmv'est of Yal- ladolid. Hundreds of buildings „aie Saul to have been d< ;st'roytd\. The administration' of President. Pie- rola, of Pern, is to be credited with all- other triumph in effecting, a loan of 80,- OOO.OOO francs. Th<> loan, which \vill be guaranteed by a salt tax and' other reve­ lries, will be subscribed partly in Paris and partly in Lima. The loan will be submitted to an executive session of con- press for ratification. The government's object in raising the money is to ransom tiie provinces of Tacna and Arica. The report of the labor department of the government board of trade of Great Britain for the month ending July 15 shows that during the month in question 43,000 wage workers were affected by changes in' rates of wages, in which 40,- 000 obtained increases and 3.000 sustained decreases. The estimated effect of all the changes was an aggregate advance of about 20 cents on the dollar in the wages of the total number affected. Five thou­ sand iron and steel workers, 18,000 me­ chanics in the engineering and ship build­ ing industries. 9,000 workmen in other branches of the metal trades and 4,000 building operators obtained increases. The principal reductions affected 2.000 blast furnace men in the northwest of England. The report goes on to say that in most in­ dustries the state of employment con­ tinues very good, and that the percentage of unemployed in the various trade un­ ions was but 3.2 per cent, as against 5.0 per cent for the same period of last year. IN GENERAL. ' The'Spanish consul at Philadelphia has issued a circular, offering $10,000 for in­ formation leading to the capture within Spanish waters of any military or naval cxpeditTOTT. or xrf "any vessel engaged in carrying men and munitions of war to the Isle of Cuba, certain inhabitants of which are now in insurrection against the Gov­ ernment pf Spain. R. (J ' . Dun it Co.'s Weekly Review of Trades ays: "Business conditions have clearly improved, though business has not. It is now the torpid season and lietter prospects have little effect as yet. The signing of a compact to control for­ eign exchange by a syndicate, pledging ,the use of $750,000,000 for that purpose, may render it unnecessary to use the gold, and lias given some stocks a slight ad­ vance. Gold exports have been stopped and foreign trade is more promising of an early demand for our product. The pros- I>ects for large crops,of cotton and corn" are still excellent." One effect of the late Chino-Japanese war which is just developing was to di­ rect the attention of naval architects to the necessity of providing armor for the little torpedo bonts which form the main reliance of many ports for defense against hostile fleets, and are also necessary ad- jvVuctjj of these very fleetSj .^mong the Japanese torpedo, boats' which covered themselves with glory in the attacks upon the Chinese fleets at Port Arthur and V\'ei-Hai-Wci was the little Kotaka, a vessel built eleven years ago by Yarrow. She had some armor, not much it is true, but one inch over the boilers and machin­ ery, and this enabled her to run in where no ether boat could qscape destruction. The British designers!' were quick to see the advantages of this slight protection, and information has just reached Wash­ ington that- the Yarrows have just made a successful trial of one of the four boats built^foc-.. Argcp'ina. all intended to be sinii\#rly t covered over the vitals with half; an inch of high-grade steel armor. While a slight sacrifice of speed is made to carry this armor, it is hehpth^t it will give the crews greater contid^e'e, pro­ tect them against the rain of small inis: siles which are really more' destructive than heavier projectiles, and ^o make the boat more effective. Probably the idea will be taken up by our naval ex­ perts before long. SCENE OF THE NEW JERSEY RAILROAD DISASTER, WASHINGTON, Officials of the Treasury Department say there is no foundation whatever for the story that the new silver certificates are to be recalled, because the-female fig­ ure is pointing with her left hand. It is commonly believed in New York that the articles of agreement drawn by J. Pierpont Morgan to prevent the ship ment of gold to Europe by controlling ex­ change have been signed ^by all the bank­ ing houses and corporations in the foreigji exchange syndicate. Exactly who the members, of the syndicate are and who are the importers who have joined their ranks is not yet known any more than is known positively what is the exact nature of the agreement. But already the effec­ tiveness of the agreement has been dem­ onstrated. The gold withdrawals in New. York Friday were $199,100 in gold coin and $24,000 in bars. The receipts at New York were $75,000. The total receipts for the day were $1,391,000, making the total gold reserve $110,170,597. The gold receipts at Chicago were $473,090 and at Boston $742,000. A small amount was •lso received at Philadelphia. ' The comparative statement of the Gov­ ernment receipts and expenditures, issued by the Treasury Department Saturday shows the total receipts from all sources during July to have been $29,029,209, and the expenditures $42,088,408; leaving a deficiency tyf the month and the fiscal year thps fj|r o? $lo,d59,249. The 'infer­ nal revenue receipts, during the month were $14;3Q2,532, an increase of $1,401,- 117 over the first month of the ld^firfcal year. On the othe.- hand, the customs receipts, which wfere $12,157,330, show a FORTY-FOUR WERE KILLED. Terrible Results of the Railroad Dis­ aster at Atlantic City, N. J. Now that the excitement has more or less subsided, the actual fatalities and in­ jured in the Atlantic City, N. J., railroad accident, are definitely known. The dead number forty-four, and forty-three were seriously enough hurt to be taken to the hospifal. Of those in the hospital, twen- MARKET REPORTS, Chicago--Cattle, common to prime, $3.,»0 to $4.75; hogs, shipping grades, $3.00 to $3.75; sheep, fair to choice, $2.50 to $3.50; wheat, No. 2 red, 58c to 59 corn. No. 2, 24c to 25c; oats, No. 2, 17c to 18c; rye, No. 2, 30c to 31c; butter, choice creamery, 13c to 15c; eggs, fresh, 10c to 12c; new potatoes, per bushel. 20c to 30c; broom corn, common short to choice dwarf, $25 to $00 per ton. ^ Indianapolis--Cat11", shipping, $3.00 to $4.50; hogs, choice light, $3.00 to $3.75; sheep, common to prime, $2.ixj to $3.50; wheat, No. 2, .uc to 59c; corn. No. white, 20c to 27c; oats, No. 2 white, 20c to 22c. 8t. Louis--Cattle. $3.50 to $4.50; hogs. $3.00 to $3.50; wheat, No. 2, 58c to 00c; corn, No. 2 yellow. 22c to 23c; oats. No. 2 white, 18c to 20c; rye, No. 2 : to 29c. ' '* ' ' Cincinnati--Cattle, $3.50 to $4.50; hogs, $3.00 to $3.75; sheep, $2.50 to $3.75' wheat, No. 2, (ile to 03c; corn. No. 2 mixed, 20c to 2ic; oats, No. 2 mixed, 18c to 22c; rye. No. 2, 31 e to 33c, Detroit--Cattle, $2.50 to $4.50; hogs, $3.00 to $3.50; sheep, $2.00 to $3.75 wheat, -No. 2 red, 03c to 05c; corn. No. yellow, 20c to 27c: oats, No. 2 white, 23c to 24c: rye. 31c to 32c. Toledo--Wheat, No. 2 red. 04c to 65c corn, No. 2 yellow, 20c to 28c; oats. No 2 white, 19c to 21c; rye. No. 2, 3_c to 33c eloV^'seed, $4.00 to $4.70. \ Mil wan kee--W heat. No. 2 spring, 58c to Vc; corn, No. 3, 25c to 20c; oats, No 2 white, 21c to 22c; barley. No. 2, 32c to 34<?; rye. No. 1, 31c to 33c; pork, mess $0.00 to $0,50. Buffalo--Cattle, $2.50 to $4.75; hogs $3.00, to $4<0Q; sheep, $3.25 to $3.75 wheat. No. C red. 07c to 09c: corn, No 2 yellaw, 31c to 32c; oats, No. 2 wSite 25c to ^70. New York--Cattle, $3.00 to $5.00; hogs, $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, $2.00 to $4.00 wheat, No. 2 red, 153c to 64c; com, No. 2, 30c to 32c; oats, No, 2 wnite, 22c to 24e; butter, creamery, Xlc to 16c; eggs, West- era, 11c to 13«i these coin^, or sell them nt their bullion value, would involve great loss, which they cannot afford to bear. Ather coun­ tries in Europe have, in the aggregate, a large amount of silver in circulation and are in like situation. "In England there is a growing senti­ ment for international bimetallism, em­ bracing her political economists, her pro­ fessors of universities, as also lier manu- TIIE NEW JERSEY RAILROAD nORROlt. (Scene at the signal tower from which the fatal sw.tch wa's turned ) y-elglit were so far recovered two days later as to be able to go to their homes. Of the fifteen persons remaining in the hospital several are suffering from terri­ ble injuries, the nature of which makes their recovery doubtful. There are still people who contend that the Reading train was racing With a train on the par­ allel track of the Camden and Atlantic, and that the Reading train was going at such a terrific rate of speed that it could not be stopped when the danger signal was suddenly shown. The story that the Reading train was racing when the acci­ dent occurred continue*! to be repeated, but it cannot be substantiated. If two trains were racing the engineers were vio­ lating one of the strictest rules of their roads, and were liable to instant dismis­ sal, if discovered. On the other hand, a man whose name is withheld, and who witnessed the accident, 6ays the trains rere not racing. No verification of the racing between the two trains can be obtained from the railroad people, ns they either refuse to talk or flatly dejiy that the engineers could have been racing. Nevertheless, people who daily use the two roads, assert that races occur frequently on the level stretches, where the tracks are parallel, and bets among the passengers would be made over the result. Two of the wound­ ed at the sanitarium are in a very serious state. These are Mrs. Fralinger, of Bridgeton, whose leg was amputated, and the unknown woman with the fractured skull. . The latter recovered consciousness Saturday morning, but could only talk incoherently, giving rto explanation of herself. It is probable her skull will be trephined in the effort to save her life. The terrible event has cast a gloom over the eity'and sobered the gay throngs of summer pleasure seekers. Besides the death and suffering entailed by the /col­ lision, It is likely to seriously affect the business'of the city for the rest of the summer. The fear is expressed among hotel men that the acvident will make people timid about traveling on the light­ ning expresses, and as this has been a poor season so far, the outlook is viewed with anything but cheerful minds by bus­ iness people. A little incident that is not without pathos is connected with the sufferers in the sanitarium. Directly across the street from the hospital is the Protestant Episcopal Church of the Ascension. Ev­ ery Sunday morning the chimes in the belfry are rung. Saturday Rev. ,T. II, Townsend, rector of the church, came t.» the hospital and inquired if the ringing of the chimes would affect the patients. Each of the wounded was asked if he would rather that the church chimes would not ring, and each replied in the negative. Strangely enough, several ask­ ed that "Nearer. 'My' God. to Thee," be rung, and this liymh was played into the dying ears of the men and women. facturers, agriculturists, ship owners en­ gaged in foreign trade, and niTmy of her leading bankers, and those especially trad­ ing with her dependencies, chiefly with India, embracing all classy. These are united into a formidable organization to promote bimetallism. On the continent the States of the Latin union, except Switzerland, are practically united. There is a strong sentiment in Germany in the same direction. The international bi- metallists are thoroughly organized in France, Germany, Belgium and Holland. MISS G. WILSON'. SENATOR ALI .1SOX. "The Brussels conference met at an in­ opportune time and without sufficient preparation and consultation with gov­ ernments invited to participate. Such a conference, when held, should lie pre­ ceded by a carefully digested plan for dis­ cussion prepared in advance by the lead­ ing governments. Thus it was at Brus­ sels that Germany and Austria and some of the smaller States were not permitted to act and vote in the comerenee, and therefore it was a failure as respects im- WED IN SPITE OF A.I^L. Miss Grace Wilson Becomes Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. ' Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr., and Miss Grace Wilson were married in New York at noon Monday at the Wilson residence, by the Rev. William H. Pott, assistant rector of St. Thomas's Church. The wedding was pri- --\-y vale. Only the mem- > (l bers of the bride's family were present. The bridegroom was the only one of the- Vanderbilt family at the marriage. Probably no other • wedding in years .? h«.s. so aroused the J /-"• p interest and sympa- i ' \ ) thy of New Yorkers. ' * From the time the engagement was an­ nounced, a few months <igo, up to the present the Vanderbilt family has made known its uncompromising disapproval of the match. The fact that the bride is a few'years older than the bridegroom has been the main obstacle to their union, and even this has been ns nothing in the face of their devotion to each other. By marrying the girl, of his choice young Vanderbilt may forfeit a patrimony which is estimated* at $400,000.(XK>. A single carriage stood in front of the Wil­ son residence during the ceremony, in •which the bridal couple were conveyed to the railway station. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., is the oldest tliving son of Corne­lius Vanderbilt, and a great-grandson of the celebrated Com­modore Vanderbilt, who laid the founda­tion of the family's great fortune. The young man is 22 years of d.ge and was graduated last year at Yale. He fv VAXDEiiBii .T .jr. was the first member of his family to at­ tain a university degree. Miss Grace Wilson Is not a member of au old New York family. Both her father and moth­ er are Southerners, who settled in New \ ork after the close'of the civil war. Richard T. Wilson is a self-made man and is supposed to be the possessor of $10,000,000. RESULT IN ALABAMA. Democrats Claim the Governor by 40,000 Majority. According to an Associated Press dis­ patch sent out on the night following the Alabama election, Johnston, the Demo­ cratic candidate, won with a majority of about 40,000. Elections in the State of Alabama are conducted on the Aus­ tralian plan, and no definite figures as to the result can be given until the official count is completed. The Populists kept a close watch on the proceedings, one of the "spotters" placed to count the number of voters who went into the polls used peas, transferring them from one pocket to another. At another polling place the Populist "spotter" mark­ ed Democrats entering to vote by white peas and Populists by black beans. He contends that several hundred more votes are returned from the box than there were voters who went inside the ropes, and hei says he had in his pockets many more benns than Goodwyn received votes. The vote was heavy, in almost every part of the State. Difficulties occurred in several sections, but none so far re- ALLISON ON SILVER. Iowa Senator Favors Bimetal l ism by Agreement, Senator William B. Allison, in reply to a request for his views touching bimetal lism by international agreement, has writ­ ten a£ letter, which has been printed by the Upper Des Moines of Algona, la. Mr. Allison was chairman of the United States delegation to the Brussels mone­ tary conference in 1892, and studied the question exhaustively. He, sap in part: "As respects the prospect, for an inter­ national agreement to fix a ratio between 'gold and silver, with a view to open mints with unlimited coinage by the agreeing nations, I am still of the belief that such an agreement within a reasonable time is probable. The silver countries cannot abandon silver because of their situation, nor can they procure gold to take the place of silver, even if they were inclined to do so. Hence the necessity of a com­ mon ratio between the metals, embracing the leading commercial nations France, Belgium, Holland, Germany and Spain, TIIE NEW JERSEY RAILROAD HORROR. (Wreck of the second car from which not a passeng r escaped unhurt.) mediate results, but It accomplished one thing of great, value, namely, a general recognition of a serious evil that required a practical remedy. DIVISION OF THE ELECTORS. have,large amoujai^s of silver ip.circufestStju full old raw* of 15Vi of silver lb 1 bfgold. To me&'j tinware o£a man that does not talk Chairman Jones Says He Haa Not Ye* Decided l-pon an Arrangement. Senator .Tones of Arkansas, chairman of the Democratic national committee, says he has not yet considered any plan looking to a division of elector^ between the Democrats and Populists. He is not yet ready to announce all or a part of those who will be members of the execu­ tive committee, which will have the im­ mediate management of the campaign. The question ns to whether an advisory C£>Hi«i.ittee will be appointed has hot been ported serious. At Sylacauga and Irona- ton there was no election on account of quarrels. From reports received indica­ tions are that Johnston and his full ticket will be elected by 12,000 more of a ma­ jority than William C. Oates received over Reuben F. Kolb, . Counties which two years ago gave "Kolb good majorities show signs of having gone Democratic by snv,ll majorities. Colored voters who were considered solid for Goodwyn on account of his v<Ate in Congress for Mur­ ray, the negro contestant from South Carolina, seem to have divided in many places. Timothy J. Dacy, one of the oldest and' most widely known residents of northern Illinois, whose life for the past thirty years has been devoted to the sale of ag­ ricultural implements in Woodstock, was struck by a limited train and died a few minutes later. EXCESSIVE H€AT AND LACK OF RAIN IN THE SOUTH, by Wet Weather--Hot Winds in Ok­ lahoma--Cotton Suffers Mtich--Gen­ eral Reports by States. Hurt by Heat. Reports received by the Department of Agriculture show that owing to excessive heat and lack of rainfall over the greater part of the Southern States the week just ended was less favorable than the pre­ ceding week. The general condition of cotton is not as good as was ̂ reported in the bulletin of the previous week,.,the in­ tense heat having caused" much^sheddin^ and premature opening of bolls. The general condition pf corn in the principal corn States continues excellent. In south­ ern Missouri,- however, corn is suffering . for rain, and the droughty, conditions of the previous week in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi have become more seri­ ous. Hot winds, with'temperatures over 100 degree's,'prevailed in Oklahoma, caus­ ing serious' injury to lute corn. The re­ ports indicate, that .grain in .shock ' and stack lias been much injured by excessive, rains of .previous weeks. " Spring wheat harvest,is \yeil -advanced ia southern por-. fions of spring wheat regions," and the early'"sown being cut in t'he northern portion. -North.Dakota reports -fairyields, of early Wheat.'but much of the late sown will not be cut. In. Minnesota,, spring. wheat haS been-injured fjy insects. ' To­ bacco continues inigwul condition, except in the Carolina$. ..Sojne cutting ha$ been done as far north as Pennsylvania. State reports follow: Illinois-- Last week was one of great heat, the average temperature exceeded the nor­ ma! from l: to S degrees daily, while the max­ imum exceeded 110 degrees throughout the week In some counties of the State. Show­ ers were very light. It was a favorable week for farm work, and thrashing was gen­ erally resumed. Considerable grain in cen­ tral and southern counties is reported to lie in an unmarketable conditiou. flowing for fall seeding Is well under way. Missouri--The week has been the warmest of the season. In most counties corn con­ tinues to make good progress. • t iardens have suffered more or less and pastures are get­ ting short. Fall plowing is in progress 4ji nearly all sections. Grapes and lute peaches are ripening. Wisconsin--The heavy rains in southern and middle sections were of great benefit to corn, buckwheat, pastures and new seeding, but slightly injurious to grain in the shock, which is reported sprouting in some locali­ ties. Harvesting is about completed and some thrashing is being done. The army worm is disappearing. Fall plowing has commenced. Minnesota--Week favorable, being warm and showery. Cora is making excellent pro­ gress. Small grain harvest is well advanced. Late crops generally need more ruin. South Dakota--Copious,, well distributed rains greatly benefited corn and other lute crops, but retarded small grain harvest, w hich is nearly completed in southern, far advanced in central and progressing In north­ ern counties. (Considerable crops ruined by hall in several counties. Nebraska--The showery week has hindered thrashing and stacking "of small grain and caused some damage to grain in shock nnd stack. Corn continues in unusually line con­ dition. except In a few southwestern coun­ ties, where it is below average in condition. Kansas--Hot. dry week; except tine rains In central northern counties. Conditions generally favorable. Iowa--Continued wet and cloudy weather retarded stacking and thrashing. Many re­ ports of oats rotting and sprouting, with considerable damage to spring wheat in shock. Cprn generally very promising. Po­ tatoes, pastures and second-crop clover mak­ ing luxuriant growth. Kentucky--All crops improved. Corn do- inn finely. Tobacco good, though much com­ plaint of worms. Indiana-Corn on uplands throughout the State continues In machificent condition, but on low lands is still submerged. The potato crop is large, though much rotting, because of wet weather. Melons are ripening, peaches are abundant and tlie apple crop in northern- part of State Is very large. Thrashing of wheat and oats proceeds but. slowly, much In shock being ruined by the wet weather, sprouting and rotting. Fall plowing is going nicely, with soil in excellent condition, and the pasturage exceedingly good. Ohio--Unusually warm, with numerous heavy storms. Crops on well drained lands made good progress, but those on river bot­ toms suffered badly, and farm work greatly Interfered with. Grapes are ripening and peaches are plenty. Michigan--Still droughty over northern Michigan, while excessive rains over south­ ern counties have damaged oats and wheat in shock and stack and delayed farm work. Weather.lias been favorable for good growth of corn, beans and potatoes. Pastures in southern bounties are good, but in northern part of State they are brown and poor. FALL OF THE MOORES. Diamond Match nnd Biscuit Deals Come to a Sudden Knd. Like n thunderbolt out of a clear sky came the announcement from Chicago Tuesday that, the Moore brothers, tlie giants behind the great 'Diamond Match and New York Biscuit deals, had failed. The sensation produced ill "the street"-- that indefinite term used to describe the banks, brokers' offices and the business places of the big men in liuanee without regard to their location--was most pro­ found. While the effects of the failure will be far-reaching and widespread, a Chicago paper asserts that there will be iio panic. The Chicago Stock Exchange did not open Tuesday, and it will remain closed until arrangements shall have been com­ pleted to settle the trades outstanding. This action was decided upon at a meet­ ing of the governing committee. The ac­ tion of closing the exchange was com­ mended on all sides. It was admitted that if an attempt had been made to carry on trading under present circumstances se­ rious trouble would surely have followed in which all stocks would have suffered materially. Operators cite the fact that during the panic of 187;!, when banks were failing all over the coup try, the New York- exchange closed its doors and re­ mained closed from Saturday. Sept. 21, for ten days, resuming on Tuesday, the 30th. For some time thereafter there was very little business transacted. The exchange was also closed in 1800. .when Could cornered the gold, and Black Fri­ day made it absolutely necessary to stop the wheels ol business. The speculative deal, of which the fail­ ure of the Moore brothers is the begin­ ning of the end, began early in this year. The head and front of the speculative movement were the Moore brothers, but they were ably seconded by the most prominent local and eastern speculators. BENTLEY AND SOUTHGATE. Formal Letters Written by the Na­ tional Party's Nominees. Charles E. Bcnhlcy, of Lincoln. Neb., and James H. .Soutbgate, of Durham, N. C., have tiled the<;r letters of acceptance of tihe national prohibition party's nomi­ nations for President and Vice-President respectively. Mr. Bentley strongly urges the cause of prohibition and holds that suffrage, without distincfion of sex. is a cardinal principle of'the party. He then declares the party's policy is opposed to the national banking system, and favors Government ownership of natural monop­ olies. the public school system, and a juster and more equable distribution of wealth. He denounces the Wilson ami McKinley tariffs as shields of the trusts, and makes a demand for general reform of the Government. Mr. Soutligate's letter Is hot so long as that of Mr. Bent- ley, and does not go into an analysis of the situation. He highly commends the national party's pririeiples and calls at­ tention to its broad platform and the rid- ical reforms suggested therein- j 4>