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DEATH IN THE WRECK MURDERERS CAIN LITTLff. of Pittsburg, entered a plea of guilty to •)he charge of embezzling $26,000 of city funds. His assistant, W. H. House, pleaded not guilty and was placed on trial. The Auditor's report showed a, dis­ crepancy of $1100,000 in the accounts,.(^f Messrs. Moreland and House. \ The Board of Pardons at Harr^burg, Pa., again heard the application for the pardon of John Bardsley, the defjWiYtinjg ex-City Treasurer of Philadelphia; M'Bo is now serving•£ fifteen-year senteVroe in the Eastern peiiiUntiary. Several attempts have been niad~ to secure his .oelpaai©, but up to this time all efforts .have been fruitless. The fact that lie, made restitu­ tion of all sums of money nmappro- priateil and' his health failing were brought out, and, although the application Is held under advisement it is stated upon good authority that"tne pardon will be recommended., - 7-, Assassins Make Very Little by Their Crimes. Stat istics recently compiled-throw a good deal of light on the assassin's trade as practised in modern times. . Especially interesting are they in view of the popular but very erroneous idea that the assassin's trade is a profitable one. That it is quite the reverse seems to be clearly proved by a record of the jjrotits gained by notorious assassins Or would-be assassins during the last thirty years. Obviously a record of this kind could only be made in modem times. Assas­ sins have llourished during all periods of the world's history, but not until comparatively recent times was the motive for their crimes a lust of gold. In ancient days assassins, brigands and other cutthroats-rarely worked single? handed, being, as a rule, pensionaries of potentates who used them in order to rid themselves of troublesome'enemies. For these services the murderers souie: times received considerable rewards in money, but nevertheless history does not record many instances of assassins who grew wealthy in this manner. But times are'changed. Armed bands of assassins and picayune potentates are things of the past. The modern as-, snssin works for himself, and, what­ ever his motive may be, the gain or . loss will be his. So far as money is concerned the modern murderer u not , as a'rule, Very successful.. Biographies of a large number. of French murder­ ers, some of whom paid the penalty of their crimes on the guillotine, while others were transported1 to New Cale­ donia, SIIOAV that the average murderer makes far less money at his abominable trade than is made by any third rate artisan or even day laborer. Here, for example, are the names of a few criminals and a statement as to the actual money profit that resulted in each case:--Sejournet committed one crime, and his profit was $12: Uossell. one crime, $8; Dueret, one crime, $40 worth of jewelry; Cathelin, one crime, about $1; Wcfnhoor, one crime, $180. *ltese are not princely profits, but they are large compared with others. Three men, for example--Georges, Yoty and Franek--committed a horrible crime, and only made about ten cents apiece. Several other worthies were less fortu­ nate. for they gained nothing at all. Other knights of the road found to their dismay after despatching their victims that they had no money on them, and they were consequently bound to be satisfied with such booty as they could obtain in the shape of watches and other jewel>7". which, of course, is less desirable than money, as it is not al­ ways easy to dispose of it. .True, a few assassins have made a considerable sum of money. Three- Martin, Beglieim and Lapommeraye-- were especially fortunate, or unfortu­ nate, in this respect. Martin found $4,000 in his victim's purse, Beglieim J; VAN SLYKE, Editor and Pub. AWFUL HEAD-END COLLISION AT LpGAN.IOWA. ILLINOT^ WcHENRY. Chosen as the Candidate for Vice President. East-Botind Flyer on the Northwest­ ern Crashes Into an Excursion Train --Twenty-eight Persons Are Killed and Fifty-one Injured, PANIC BRINGS DEATH, AN AWFUL ACCIDENT AT CLEVE- LAND, OHIO. COMES FROM MAINE, Horrors of the Disaster, The overland flyer on the Chicago and Northwestern road crashed into a heavily l.ylen picnic train near Logan, Iowa, for­ ty miles east of Omaha, early Saturday evening. Twenty-eight people were killed and'fifty-one injured, many of whom will die. Twenty-four of the dead are identi­ fied and the others are so badly mutilated that identification is hardly, possible. The list of the injured is a lengthy one. It contains twenty-eight or more names of persons who were seriously hurt, dan­ gerously so, to a greater or less degree. In addition there were at least fifty, if not a greater number, who received in­ juries of a minor nature. These consist­ ed of bruises find cuts or slight disfigure­ ments which will practically amount" to nothing. A considerable number also were shaken up severely, but beyond this were uninjureu.. This was especially the case among the passengers.who occupied the ears immediately behind the one which was demolished. The scene of wreck and death occurred in a piece of dense woods about three miles west of Logan; Both trains came together head on while traveling at the rate of fifty miles an hour and was caused by Engineer Montgomery of the picnic train mistaking orders. lie should^liave waited on the siding at Logan until the passenger train and the fast overland flyer had passed. lie only waited long enough for the passenger to tlv by and then pull­ ed out on the main track with the throttle wide open and a full head of steam on. The crash came so quickly that Montgom­ ery had barely time to jump. The excur­ sion train was composed of seventeen passenger cars, loaded with 1,500 men, women and ch'ldren, mostly from Council Bluffs and Omaha. They were making merry, singing and shouting. The weight of the excursion train and the speed of the freight made the wreck a fearful one. The two engines were completely demolished and the first two cars of each train tele­ scoped. "The work of death was wrought in the first, coach of the excursion train. In this were nearly 1(»0 people and but a few of them escaped without injury. There was no warning, and with the wreck of the car came death or dangerous injury to almost every occupant. All of the coaches were badly shaken up, but the dead were confined to the first passen­ ger coach. FIVE KILLED. End of the Most Remarkabe . Convention in History.; ;• Score of Ore Handlers Prawned in the Cuyahoga--Christian VillajceW Crete Wiped Out -- Massachusetts Mourns the Death of Her Kx-Governor. More than a Dozen Contestant for the Honor of Beinj; the Nebraska Orator's Running M^te-- Compara­ tively Little Interest Taken iii the Selection of the Ticket's Tail-^-Sen- ator *Jones Succeeds Harrity as Chairman *^f the'* Democratic .Na­ tional Committee, |i „ ' <!• William Jciiningj Bryan, of Nebraska, was nominated for the Presidency by -the Democratic national convention atfiid scenes of the wildest enthusiasm. The result'was reached Friday afternoon on the fifth ballot; JVben the result of "the deciding 'bttllo-! was announced the, vast concourse tha* filled the Coliseum burst into a storm of cheering and applause that made the great g'rders of the build­ ing tremble. Standing on chairs and climbing on one another's shoulders, the people yelled and shrieked and waved hats, canes «nd handkerchiefs. Swept away by such enthusiasm, nearly all the delegates joined in the wonderful demon­ stration, whether they had voted for the "boy orator of the Platte" or not. There were bi t feW demonstrations be­ fore the convention was rapped to order Friday morning. The leaders came in ABOUT PAST CONVENTIONS, Death Ends a United Workmen Pic­ nic in Chicago, A A\ isconsin Central excursion to Schil­ ler Park Sunday, under the auspices of the AnciOnt Order of United Workmen, of Chicago, was attended with disaster. Going out one section of the train was boarded by roughs, who beat and robbed the conductor and the engineer. Return- WIM.1AM .1. nnvAX quietly. At 10:57 Chairman White of California called the convention to order. Rev. Dr. Green offered prayer. Chair­ man .White thi'r nnnou need-that the con­ vention was still on the call of States for .nomination:'. Thereupon Mr. Harrity of Pennsylvania placed in nomination ex- Gov. Robert E. Paltison. This evidence that Pennsylvania would stand by the platform and participate in the nomina­ tion divw a cry of delight from the silver men, and 1'at'ison's name got a swinging round of applause from the galleries. Mr. Mattingly of the District of Columbia seconded the nomination of John 11. Mc­ Lean of Ohio. Delegate Miller of Ore­ gon added to tl'c list of nominations the name of Sylvester Poniioyer of Oregon. Such a family oi favorite sons as the convention sluwed up after the first bal­ lot has rarely been equaled in a national convention. t'ntil the roll was nearly fin­ ished there were tiiirteen of tlieni and somebody put in an extra vote for Hill. That mSfie fourteen and their relative seniority in p.unt cf strength was as fol- I lows: Bland, Bryan, Paltison, Boies, Blackburn. McLean. Tillman. Pennoyer, Teller, Stevenson. Russell, Campbell and Hill. Tlx'convention nrocceded to ballot. I On the fifth ballot Bryan received 5(50 [ Totes. -IS ino-e than the required two- thirds. The onnvenlion did not decide Friday ritrht who would be placed on the ticket with Bryan. The body had hardly been brought to order betore a motion to ad- iourn was.offered, and the delegates glad­ ly postponed the task of completing the ticket to the litth day. The convention met Saturday for its Inst day's won; depleted in members, tired in body and mind and listless in spirit. Despite an apparent lack of enthusiasm the contest for second place would have stood out as a notable convention strug- CKndnnati ...53 2lBrooklyn .. Baltimore .. .47 24 Pittsburg . Cleveland . .,.40 114Washington Boston 41 111 New York. Chicago .....43 30St. Loii.s. . Philadelphia. '15 .".'JLouisville . ing in Hie evening n section cf the train comprising thirteen coaches crashed into two trains of empty coaches at Alteiiheim and was wrecked. In this collision five passengers were killed, five seriously in­ jured, and many more slightly hurt. The scene of the accident was near the Madi­ son street crossing, .lust before the pas­ senger train, south bound, reached the station it is stated the station agent had thrown the switch to allow a north bound freight train to proceed on its way, and it is said that through some mistake or nec- 'ect there was a failure to close the switch. got $0,000 worth of jewelry ar 1 Lap­ ommeraye also acquired a large sum of money at one stroke. These men, however, did not live very long to enjoy their wealth, as justice got hold of them and quickly despatched tliem to another world. Such men are the Monte Cristos of the profession, and their number are very small, so small that a careful calculation shows that the aver­ age amount made by French assassins during the last thirty years does not exceed two or three dollars for each crime. Such being the case, the wonder is that there are so many murderers. And a greater wonder is why, if they are determined to kill for the sake of ob­ taining money, they do not arrange to kill persons who are known to lie wealthy, and do not seize an opportu­ nity when their intended victims have their pockets stuffed with gold. M. llanimard, a distinguished official of the police force in Paris, says that as­ sassins act in their usual foolish man­ ner simply because they are imbeciles, ••It is the easiest thing in the world to kill a person." lie says, "but it is very hard to reap any profit thereby. < >n the other hand, while it requires a good deal of talent to become a successful swindler, a man engaged in this busi­ ness runs far less risk than a murderer nnd makes a good deal more money. An adroit swindler or bank robbf'r can make off with $1,000,000 and has a reasonable hope of escaping, while, even if lie is caught, he will not get more than five years in prison. An in­ telligent assassin could also make a good deal of money, but, then, there are very few intelligent assassins." Western Leasne Stnndinjr. Following is the S tii lid in« u£ the clubs in the Western League: 23Detroit .... lilt Milwaukee 31GTnd Rapid: 32Columbus . Indianapolis. 4<> fit. Paul 42 "Minneapolis.. 41 Kansas City.40 THOUSANDS CHANT IN UNISON, Christian Endeavorers Numbering 4,000 Sins* A sight never before seen on this con­ tinent and probably not to be seen again by the present generation of men, was witnessed Sunday evening at the capi­ tal of the nation. On the historic east­ ern steps, where the Presidents of this country, one after another, have stood to deliver their inaugural addresses, a train­ ed chorus of 4,000 men and women rais­ ed their voices for an hour in songs of praise to the Great Master. Beneath them stood an assembly of 40,000 or more members-of the Society of Christian En­ deavor from all parts of the Union. On the outskirts of this assembly of Chris­ tians stood 10,000 citizens of Washing­ ton, and beyond were ranged innumera­ ble carriages filled with men and women. During this sublime service the Great Statue of Freedom on the dome, nearly 300 feet above the heads of the multi­ tude, was ablaze with the luster of a set­ ting sun. The capitol of the nation, from which have radiated the great events of the union for over 100 years, had never been the scene of such a ceremony. This service of song was the crowning glory of the groat religious convention in Wash­ ington. It was the one event of the meer- ing which possessed an interest to all men, whether viewed as a great spectacle or as an outburst of religious fervor. It had been looked forward to for month3. It will be remembered by those who saw it forevermore. FIERCE~FTRE IN NASHVILLE. Chicago--C.i I tie, common to prime, .HO to $4.75, hogs, shipping grades, I $3.00 to $3.75; sheep, fair to choice, $2.50 to $4 50; wheal. No. 2 red, 54c to 55e; corn, No. 2, 20c to 27c; oats. No. 2, 10c to 17c; rye, No. 2. 31c to 33c; butter, choice creamery, 14c to 15c; eggs, fresh. 9c to 11c; new potatoes, per bushel, 30c to 40c', broom torn, common to choice, $25 to $50 per ton. Indianapolis--Cattle, shipping, $3.00 to $4.75; hogs, choice l:ght, $3.00 to $3.75; I sheep, common to prime, $2.00 to $3.75; I wheat. No. 2, 53c to 55c; corn. No. 1 white, 20c to 27c; oats, No. 2 white, 18c to 10c. £>, St. Louis--Cattle, $3.00 to $4.50; hogs, $3.00,.to $3.75, wheat. No. 2 red. 53c to 55c7corn. No. 2 yellow, 25c to 20c; oats. No. 2 white, 10c to 17c; rye, No. 2, 28c to 30c. Cincinnati--Cattle, $3.50 to $4.50; hogs, , $3.00 to $4.00, sheep,, $2.50,< ty $4.00; wheal, No. 2. 55c to 57c; corn. No. 2 1 mixed, 20c to 28c; oats. No. 2 mixed, 17c to 19c; rye. No. 2, 20c to 28c. ' A D^Hfit--Cattle;, $2.50 to $4.75; hogs. $3.0O'W $3.75; sheep, $2.00 to $3.75; wlirjff.^No. 2 red, 58c to 59c; corn. No., 2 yellow; 20c to 28c; oats, No. 2 white, ,19c to 20c; rye. 31C to 32c. Toledo--Wheat, No. 2 red. 57e to 59c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 27c to 28c; oats. No. , 2 while.,10c to 17c; I'ye, No. 2, 31c to 32c; cojrer sced. $4.55 to $4.05, Milwaukee-- Wheat. No. 2 spring. 54c to 55c; Cijrn", No. 3, 20c to 27c; oats. No. 2 wlUte, 17c to 19c; barley. No. 2. 29e to 31c; rye. No. 1, 31c to 33c; pork, mess, • $0.25 to $0.75. % ' -i: Buffalo--Cattle, $2.50 t<o $5.00; hogs, $3.00 to $4.00; sheep, $3.25 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2 red. 02c to. 63c; corn. No. 2 yellow, 31c to 32c; oats, No. 2 white, 2 0 c t o 2 1 c . , , New York--Cattle, $3.00 to $4.75; hogs, $3.00 to $4.25; sheep. $2.00 to $4,50; , wheat,. No. 2 red, '02c to 03c;, corn. No. 2, : i-fic to 33c; pats, No. 2 white, 20c to 22<ft • butter, creamery, lie to 10c; eggs, We»t- '• ern. 10c to 13c. gle had it not been overshadowed by what had liceii done before. Thirteen can­ didates were placed in nomination: Wil­ liams of Massachusetts. McLean of Ohio, Clark of Nor, 1: Carolina. Fithian of Illi­ nois. Pennoyer of Oregon. Sewall of Maine, Sibley ;»f Pennsylvania, Bland of Missouri. Daniel "of Virginia. Boies of Iowa. Blackball of Kentucky. Ilarrity of New York afid Paltison of Pennsylva­ nia. Nominations scarcely were com­ pleted when withdrawals began and the contest finally narrowed down to Sewall , and, McLean. Everybody expected a nomination on the fifth ballot.,,but before " f'dft-call was finished a telegram was read announcing McLean's withdrawal and the iprbp&lt-ition was made that Sewall be de­ clared-the nominee by acclamation, and i t was done. The chairman laid down his gavel and the Democratic national con­ vention.of 18!)G was over. Gen. (Jr>moz has commissioned Gens. Colazzo and Snyas to cross the Trocba with 400 men to carry 80,000 rounds of ammunition to Maceo. Some time ago Gomez asked for ].<X)0,000 cartridges. Since June 20 there have been 1,060,000 cartridges landed in Cuba. Dr. Castillo 6ald that they would send 2,000,000 more before Sept. 1. iHenry Cockayne Cust. the former ed­ itor of William Waldorf Astor's Pall Mall Gazette r.t London, started Saturday on a journey to end in Africa at Cap? Town, If possible he purposes to equip himself with a personal knj>ivledge of the great Continent, now being opened to civ­ ilization. in order to resume public life in. Parliament. His companion will be Sec­ retary Lionel Docle. • An attempt was made at Paris to-as­ sassinate President Faure Tuesday., The president' had gone to Longchamps to , review the troops. He had no sooner en­ tered the field when n man in the crowd stepped forward and fired twice with a re­ volver at him., The shots did not take effect. '1 he would-be assassin was at once arrested. He declared that he had only fired a blank cartridge, and that he1 had no intention of killing the president: An accouDt of the settlement of the News of Minor Note. " George LaYti. thfv'NeHV York millionaire, is dead; aged 53 years. Joseph A. Stiuler. a farmer, was killed by lightning near Hutchinson, Kan. Ilerr Rohifs. the African explorer, died nt his residence at Ituengsdorf-on-lthine> Rebecca Ilertsmen, aged 4 years, daughter of a merchant of Marion, liid., lias died from burns received while play­ ing with a -bonfire, which ignited her clothes. Three robbers, who posed as detectives, and enforced their demands with pistol and club, entered a house at- 245 West Forty second street, at New York, forced Joseph Miska and Edward Settle to give up $1,100 in money and $1,000 worth of Jewelry, and escaped with their booty. A Hint About. Showing Off. A young contralto who is already known for her glorious voice was en­ gaged at a Handel concert which Sir Joseph Barnby was conducting. At the end of a solo she put in a high note instead of the less effective note usu­ ally sung. This innovation shocked the conductor, and he immediately asked whether Miss thought she was right in trying to Improve upon Han­ del. "Well. Sir Joseph." said she. '1'vo got an E„ and I don't see why I shouldn't show it off." "Mlss»----," re­ joined Barnby. "I believe you have two Knees, but I hope you won't show them i off here."---Weekly Telegraph. Cheap Medical Attendartce. A well-known Rockingham county. New Hampshire, physician has kept a running account with one of his pa­ tient's family in Kensington for forty years, and latelv in looking over the account ou l«>tl\ sides it was found that the doctor oviVd the family $13.28. and Ilieh the account was settled satis­ factorily to both pdk'ties.. The same doctor attended iiMffjuily in his own town over thirty years,\nd had been to the patient's house l,200ltimes with his team and never receiveiK anything for his trouble or time, andNduriug these many years the family had plenty* of means to compensate the pliWsician. After a deadlock of rnorc than two •Maths, Judge Hose and Mayor Moore fore agreed upon the appointment of Er- awt KarjE. Dempcrat, to succeed Frank iiifeOonnell on the Board of City Com- $ai(ito»i<jners ' 'at Youngstowh, Ohio. Cornelius Yanderbilt was stricken with Dferatlysis Monday afternoon at his home JSvopfV Xork, and it is bielijeyed that his ft matter of only a few hours, or 4k&at the most. He was greatly wor- •riB&Stever the projected marriage of his { C. Moreland, ex-City Attorney