ROANOKEAnd 8AI.EH are

nestled In the moun¬tains 900 feet nbnvosea level. The ell-mute um! .scenery ui<

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CITY BULLETIN.

Tin. i»|iik<-v:oni» Will BeQuestioned.r Washington. July 20..[Special] The Presi¬dent to-day nominated Ool. Eugene A Carr.SlxthCavalry, to be brigadier genera', iml the Sonatepromptly continued tie nomination. The llauücJudiciary committee ha* summoned Roheit A.I'lnkcitou aud William Plnkcrton to appear he-fore the rouimittce Friday niomlnc uext whenthey will hi; questioned In regard to their policeand detective system.Now Tonsxirinl Parlor, Terry Hiilldlng.IIkath & C'UArPELI. have opened u first-class

Tonsorlal ptrljr on the first tloor ot the new

Terry Building, where they are prepared to scrTetheir friends a:. ;he public generally 111 first-class style. Shave, 15 cents; hair c\it, 25 cents.

Heath Ai CiiArrELL.

To Kilter Montgomery Colloite.MIm Yora Wilmnth, niece ot N. M. Wilmnth.leit yesterday Tor Carthage, N. C, to visit thefamily ot Sam 11. Fry. She will return to Ron-noke about September 1 and will then go to

ChrUtlnnehutu. where >h« will enter us a pupilthe Montgomery Keninlo College.,Am. that are !n favor of patronising home

made uoods should smoku Henrietta cigarettes.Tur. best lawn mowcre nre sold by Brown &Johnston, hardware.

The Hnnd Plenlc.Extensive preparations are being made for theMncbli.o Work-" r.anit picnic near Rocky MountSaturday, and the indications nre that a largecrowd will attend. The tickets are only $1, in¬cluding dancing, ami cau be had ot members ofthe baud or at the following places: Johnson &Johnson. W. G. ilniiuhninn, Charles Lylc, Mar¬shall's Cafe, l(. j. EcklorT, Christian & Bnrbceanil Duller A. Barnes.

Cam. on Brown Jfc Johnston for best ice creamfreezers ut lowest prices.Oi.o paper*, ir> rents per hundred, for sale atthis ofllce.

A new Industry in this city.The UcnrlcCigarette Factory.

To Play In liedford City.The Kosnoke Baseball Club >v! 11 play in Hod-

ford City to-mori .v.

SSntltled to tlie Kent.Till" we say Ol ..'.I those who are so unfortunate

as to require the use of medicine to assist natureto the proper performance ot her functions. Per¬sons suffering with scrofula, rancor, blotches,scaly skin, olu sores, bad humors In ilie blood, orany disease that Indicates impure blood, will findthat 1)'-. David's loila-Kerratoil Sarsapartila willthoroughly cleans the blood, eliminate all im-pnntlr- and make the skin sr.ft and smooth. Itsuse lor year- by the leading physlclaisot thisaud other countries has proven its value us ablood medicine. Prlco finer bottle, sis bottlesfor $5, For sale by Mnsstc «v Martin, Koanoke,Va.

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LI. I». I. JF. 8.These are the Initial letters to a medical won¬

der. As human nature is heir to ills of everyklud, aud as nearly every disease enters and Isdiffused through the system by the blood, It Isevident that ir the blood Is in an unhealthy con¬dition It Imparts to the body its impure state,and disease and «Ir.ith follows. There Is a cjrefor Impure blood, aud therefore n cure tor all dis¬eases arising fro-n It. That cure Is Dr. David'sIodo-Ferrated bartaporllls. Price £1 per bottle,six bottles tor f'- it.Mussle .V Martin's, Koanoke,Va.

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Goon supply of "Fly Time" coods, hammocks,etc. Cheap, at Drown <S: Johnston's.u as 1.1! a i.i. TKS1EKDAT.

At Baltimore..Baltimore. 1 0 2 (i 0 fi 0 2 3-20Pittsburg. l g o o d l o o o-Bsltlmorc, lilts, 27; errors. 2. Plttshurc. hits,

15; errors, .'». Bat'eries: Mc.Mahon and Robin¬son; Baldwin, Smith, Muck ana Miller.At Washington (eleven tunings).Washington.ooifooooooo. 9

Cincinnati. 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.3Washington. hits.S; errors, 4. Cincinnati, lilts,

7; errors, 2. Batteries: Duryca and McUulre;Rhine* and Harrington.At Brooklyn-

Brooklyn. tl 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0- :i.Louisville. 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1.0

Brooklyn, hit-. b; errors, -1 Louisville, hits, 13;errors. 5, batteries: Hart and Kinslow; Sandersand \Veaver.At Boston-

Boston . 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.3Cleveland. It0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0-Boston, bits. 8; errors, 3. Cleveland, hits. 3;

errors, 3 Batteries: Staley and Kelly; Ciurksonund /Immer.At Philadelphia-Philadelphia.. 1 0 0 3 o o o 0 0.

St. Louis . 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.Philadelphia, hit;, errors, 2. St. Louis, bits

1; errors,-j. Btttcrios: Carsey and Clements;(ilOSfon and Moran.At New York.

New York. 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0. «Chicago. 01030809x. 8New York, hit*,8; errors, !. Chicago, hits, 7:

errors, 3. Bitterics: Crane, Doy.e and Doyle,Hutchinson and Schryver.

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SMITH ESCAPES THE HALTER.The Murderer Gets Off With a

Six Years' Sentence.

Closing Scenes of the Trial.Able SpeechesMilde on Iloth Sides.CommonwealthAttorney Hardnway Handled the CaseVery Ably.The Jury Wan Out Just an

Hour.The Verdict Received WithCheers by Smith's Friends, Itut Gen¬erally Condomned by the Public.

The trial of John Smith tor the mur¬der of Pete Alif closed yesterday, thejury, after being out over an hour,bringing in a verdict of murder in thesecond degree and fixing his punish¬ment at six years in the penitentiary.Considerable time was occupied by

the lawyers in arguing the instructionsto be given to the jury in the morning.Lauroson Sales made the opening speechfor the prosecution, He spoke substan¬tially as follows:"Gentlemen of the jury, I appear be¬

fore you under physical disabilities. Forthe last seventy-two hours I haveworked assiduously and have only hadabout four hours' Bleep, but if you willbear with me a short while I will appreciate your good attention. I amsure you, the intelligent jurors, afterhoaring tho evidence in this case, willrender a just decision."Tho prisoner at the har is chargedwith a very grave offense. On tho 23rd

of last July a homicide was com¬mitted which, in my mind,was one of the most atrocious crimesever committed in tho annals of civil¬ized history. A young man was shotdown in tho vory bloom of manhood andhis death lies at tho hand of the pris¬oner at the bar."This is tho tho third trial tho pris¬

oner has had. Ho was tried by a juryin the city, one from the country andyou, gentlemen, wore brought fromyour homes in Lynchburg to render jus¬tice in this important caso. It is yourduty to inquire Into tho guilt of theprisoner; then render your decision,which I know will be a just one. 1shall argue according to tho ovidonco ofthe witnesses and if you are satisfied inyour own minds that he is guilty ofmurder in the first degree, then let thatbe your vordict; but if there is any rea¬sonable doubt in your minds as tohis guilt give tho prisoner at tho barthe benefit of it."John Smith is arraigned hero on the

charge of murder. He did not give thedeceased a ohance to fight him fair. Hehad time to reflect; it was wilful mur¬der. Why did he not beed his wife,who has shown him such devotion inhis long and tedious trials. Peter Alif,the deceased, was in the house of hisfather. Though it was humble it wasas sweet to him as your home, or minois to me.Instead of tho prisoner going to his

wife and little infant babe he calls toPete Alif to come down that ho wantsto see him. Smith then draws a pistolwithout giving him any chance for hislife, and shoots him down. He had fulfilled his threats the ere the sun wentdown he would have the life blood ofthe deceased."The prisoner's conduct when he was

met by Officer Merrlman, clearly provoshis guilt when he said, 'Yes, I shot aman and I'm d. glad of it.' Now, gen¬tlemen of the jury, you have heard thoevidence and you have taken an oath tomete out justice to the prisoner at thobar, and I know that you will keep youroath that Is registered above. No oneon God's green earth would want to beplaced in tho prisoner's position, but,gentlemen, you owe a duty to yourcountry and your God that must bo re¬ligiously fulfilled.

"I would to God you could render adecision that would not tear tho heart¬strings of the someone, but you hadbetter do this than disregard your oath.Peter Alif, if he was prepared to die, isbetter off than the prisoner at the bar.He is in a region of eternal bliss, look¬ing down npon this scene, and will bethe first to forgive this man who hastaken his life. He has gono across thoriver and has stood at the judgment barof (Jod, where perjury cannot provail. Iknow you will render your decision ac¬cording to the dictates of your con¬science, and will 1)0 conscious of havingserved your country and your God."Mr. Salo occupied an hour and twentyminutes In delivering his speech.During tho timo of tho speech made

by Mr. Salo, the wifo of tho prisonerwas sitting by his sido with her infantbabe clasped in her arms, weoping bit¬terly.W. W. Berkeley, for the dofense, fol¬

lowed In a speoch lasting an hour andfivo minutes, of which tho following isan extract: "Gentlemen of the jury: I amnot physically ablo to do justice to myclient. I came from a sick room will¬ingly to do my duty to my client-and Ishall not intimate, as my friend be¬fore mo has, what your verdict shall beand if I overlook any evidence in thocase, 1 want you to remember that itwill be an orror of the head and not ofthe heart. It is your duty to renderthis decision so that you will have aclear conscience when you are arraignedat the judgment bar of God."There are insults that can be given

man that will not cause him to getangry at the timo, but the Insult chafesand chafes until his mind Is carriedaway by angry passions. What would yougentlemen of the jury havo done badyou been placed in a similar position,smarting under insult and your angrypassions boiling to a fovor heat? Youwould have acted as the prisoner at thebar did."Mr. Berkeley read tbo instructions of

the court to tho jury and in conclusionsaid: "Now, gontlemen of tho jury, takotho caso and mote out such justice totho prisoner, as you would wish dono toyourselves if you were placed on trialfor your life under similar circum¬stances."Tho court now adjourned for dinner

until half past 2 o'clock,The court conveyed promptly at 2:30

)ANOKE, VA., THÜRSand A. A. Phlegar delivered a powerfuland eloquent speech for the defense.He spoke in substance as follows:"Gentlemen of the jury: I feel that I

am lu the presenoo of conservative menwho will act fairly. You aro here,gentlemen, in a case in which humanblood is concerned. The blood of PeterAlif has been spilled, and it is yourduty and mine to look into the matter.It is our duty to avenge any wrong thathas been committed."There aro those who are in this court¬

room.who are seeking the blood of theprisoner at the bar, and that bloodought not to be taken unless the lawmost Imperatively demands It. Unlessit is most imperatively demanded you,the jury, have no earthly right to takehuman life, no matter bow cold-bloodedthe murder may have been."We shall endeavor to handlo this

case fairly and squarely and the re¬sponsibility of It rests with you andunless you are thoroughly convinced inyour minds of the prisoner's guilt, Idemand that you do not place the bloodof an innocent man on your heads."Mr. Phlogar dwelt on tho testimony

of all the witnesses and conoluded bysaying that he knew the jury wouldrender a verdict according to the evi¬dence and tho facts in the case. Mr.Phlegar spoke one hour and twenty-fiveminutesThe last and closing speech was made

by Commonwealth's Attorney W. O.Hardaway, who said: "I congratulateyou, gontlemen of the jury, tbat thislong and todious trial is noaring theend. I will ask that you give mo thesame patient attention that you havegiven the gentlemen that have just pre-coded me.

"It is no licht task to stand up beforetwelve jurymen and calmly and dispas¬sionately ask the lifo of a prisoner. Ihave the most intense sympathy forbim, and my heart goes out in regrotthat be is brought before ihis bar,charged with this awful crime. Myheart bleeds for the mother and littlechild, who have so patiently remainedby his side during this trying ordeal.Hut, gentlemen, it manors'not how muchyou syrapathi/.o with him you have asworn duty to perform, and It Is onlyright and proper.

"After a careful examination of thoevidonco I find I can do nothing but askfor the life of tho prlsonor. Wo con¬tend tbat this is a case of murder in theflrst degree, and this is tho only case Iover saw in a court of justice wherecursing, passion and whiskey would ex¬cuse a man for taking the life of an¬other."John Smith shot Peter Alif with

malice aforethought and premeditation.The prisoner swuro by the living God hewould kill the deceased ere the sunwent down and he made good his threat.Did the prisoner at the bar show anysympathy for the afflicted family'.' Thenis there anything wrong or Improperthat that the death of this young man,who was shot down in early manhood,should be properly investigated?

"I do cry out for his blood because Ithink it is right, and as a sworn officerI shall do my duty to the best of myability without foar of consequences.All the testimony in this case showsthat this murder was committed in coldblood, and if the prisoner had one scin¬tilla of feeling, or his heart was notdead to shame, he would know that hecommitted an awful crlmo in robbingthe bereaved family of one that wasvery near and dear to them."Was the prisoner excited? He

ought to have been; he knew he hadtaken human life and committed mur¬der. In conclusion I will say If youhave a reasonable doubt as to his guiltacquit him. If not, convict him, andwhatever may be your verdict I shall beperfectly satisfied. But honestly, In mymind, I think he ought to bo foundguilty of murder In the first degree fortaking tho life of a fellow-being."The case was given to the jury at 5:20

p. m. and they repaired to the jury roomand were absent one hour exactly. Inthe meantime tho prlsonor showed hisanxiety by glancing continuously to¬ward tho jury room. When it wasknown the jury had reached a verdict,everything was so quiet in the court¬room it was almost possible to haveheard a pin fall. Trie door was thrownopen and tho jury marched in. Theyanswered to tho roll call and whenasked by the judge If they had agreedthe foreman replied, "Wo have."Tno prisoner was told to stand up. Ho

Immediately sprang to his foot, his facepale and hlshaudsclonuhing nervously,Iiis manner showed plainly the terriblemental anxiety lie was undergoing. Thoclerk of the cour*, then read tho follow¬ing vordlct: "We. tho jury, And thoprisoner guilty of murdor in tho seconddegreo and sentence him to the peniten¬tiary for six years."Tho prisoner's face orightonod up and

ho exclaimed in a loud voice, "Thankyou,'gent)etten." The terrible strainwas over; his face was' wreathed insmiles and after the judge had sentencedhim ho again exclaimed, "Thank you,judge."A fow of Smith's frionds in the rear

of tho room raised a feeble yell, but thoverdict has met with a general disap¬proval. On the first ballot thero wasthreo In favor of murdor In tho llrstdegree, four for murder In tho seconddegreo and five for voluntary man¬slaughter.

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A Wedding I.uft Might.A very pretty but quiet wedding took

place last night at tho First Presbyter-Ian Church, Rev. Dr. Campbell perform¬ing the ceremony. The contracting par¬ties were Phil Trenwith, of Cornwall,England, and Miss Jennio M. Henkle,ofStauntlon. The happy couple left onthe midnight train for an extendedNorthern tour, and whilo gono they willbe tondored a reception by tho bride'ssister; also one by an aunt of the groom,who Is his only living relative in Amor-lea. Tho presents received were bothnumerous and costly. The will makethe Matic City their future homo.

Broke ilit> Finger.S. P. Payne, who runs a drill press in

the Machlno Shops, had his lingerbroken and badly mashc-d by a largepiece of Iron falling on it yesterday.Dr. Kölner dressed tho injured member.

OKEDAY MORNING, JULY

THE PROPERTY OWNERS HEARD.They Make Vigorous Protests

Against the Assessments.Postmaster Asberry Explains His Position

With no I'licertaln Sound.He Thinksthe Scheme is an 1'ii.jint One.HisUtterances Indorsed i>y Many .TheCommittee Will Kocommend That theImprovement* be Blft(lo-Bn(;lDi'erDunlap Said to Ho Slated For » Posi¬tion on the Hoard of Puhile Works.

\The abutting property-owners of

Salem and Campbell avenues put on abold front yesterday aftornoon andmarched en masse into the office of theboard of public works, where they weroentertained by the committoe on streetsand sewers for more than an hour.Tho streets and sowers committees

hold a ioint meeting to hear the ownersof abutting property on those stroets onthe questions of putting down sewersand laying vitrified brick pavements.There wero present Messrs. Loughery,Payne, Boehm and McCarthy, of thostreets committee, and Messrs. Dupuy,.Stovenson and Boswell, of the sewerscommittee.The clerk of Council called off the list

of assessed owners and each one presenthad his opportunity to speak or remainquiot as he choso.The first one to object was N. T.

Nininger. He was opposed to thomethod of assessment as being out ofproportion. Dr. Kolner entered an em¬phatic protest. Ho said the arrange¬ments were unjustand unconstitutional.Ho believed that this improvement,proposed, was for tho benefit of thewhole city, and should not be assessedagainst a few who owned property onthose streets.W. K Andrews, when called upon,showed that ho was fully prepared for

too occasion. "I am opposed to It infull," said ho. ''It is the method thatI oppose You charge mo for pavingtho street in front of my propertythat tho whole town gets thebenefisof. I object to the principle ofmaking the property owners pay forthis work when you take tho moneythat was appropriated for street Im¬provements and do outsido work withit. I think, also, that It Is unconstitu¬tional; that taxes are supposed to beuniform, and taxes cannot be collectedunless they are uniform. I object tothe whole thing."

J«üi.u McCarthy's name was called.Now, Mr. McCarthy Is a member of thestreet committee He objected to it all;the method of assessment and the wayit is charged.

,T. M. Oakey & Co., Dr. Kirk. F. G.May, Bowman Bros., Rosenbaum Bros,and G. L. Stevens entered their pro¬tests against the entire proceedings.Then followed a dczen others whomerely rose and stated tbat they ob¬jected to tho whole thing.

Rev. S. M. Fiery entered an emphaticprotest. Be charged that tho plan ofassessment adopted by Council was anexpose facto law. Ho said that whenthe appropriation for street improve¬ments, amounting to 8150,000, was votedby the people, it was understood thatthe business streets of the city were tobo improved. To the contrary all themoney bad been spent on tho outlyingdistricts. "Now here comes this ex¬pose facto ordinance, and thoy want usto pay for the paving of the businessstreets." He did not believe it wouldBtand the test of the law. It was get¬ting something under false pretense,for the people believed they were to gettheir business streets paved out of thisappropriation. "Now hero comes thisordinance demanding that we shall paytho ontlro cost of paving those streets.Is it honest and fair? How can you ex¬pect to mete out justice to a wrong¬doer, when you do wrong yourselves?By all means, lot our municipal govern¬ment bo honest and fair "

The crowd in the ollico was now bo-coming donse, and door and hallwaywas also crowded with people drawnthi-.her by tho speaking and applausewhich followed.When Mr. Asberry's name was called

he stepped forward with vengeance inhis eyes and spoke his mind so plainlythat none doubted his meaning. Thomembers of Council seemed to bo pleasedthat they had no connection with thoold Council.

Mr. Asberry said: "I desire to entermy protest against tho manner ofmaking theso improvements and assering the property owners especially, asyou aro aware that last February.a yearago, wo wero indue d to vote for an ap¬propriation to be expended on stroetimprovements. It was then understoodtbat theso Improvements weae to beginIn the center of tho city and radiateoutward. Last fall your Common Coun¬cil and Commercial Club, taking up thismattor, undertook to macadamize thohighways and hedges. Thoy lot tocontract, for which they havo now spenttho larger pare of the appropriation. Ifnot all of It, tho outlying streets of thocity, and by tho timo tho work Is com¬pleted the entire appropriation willbo expended."Tho next thing that comes forward

is a notice from your honorablo bodythat we, property owners In the contioof the city, where taxation Is muchhigher than anywhoro olso, aro to boartho entire expenso of paving the busi¬ness streets of the city. We walvo nolegal rights but come hero to protesteverything."This Is illegal and unconstitutional.

Tho constitution demands tbat taxationshall be equal. Tho fact is vou havoexpended our money in the suburbs ofthe city, and now come forward to taxus as Individuals for the improvement ofthose business streets, and at tho sametimo wo will bo paving taxes on bondsfor ontsido'luiprovements all our livesI protest against tho whole proceedingsas being illegal."When Mr. Asberry closed h's spe i ob

there was a lively applause from the

Iother property-owners and expressionsof auprov.il went from mouth to month.When Campbell avenuo was arrived

at, Rev. Mr. Fiery again protested andsaid, "We do not intend to be taxed forthese improvements." Some one else-said tbe same tiling, and then Mr.Loughery asked if these gentlemen re¬presented all the property owners onCampbell avenue. They did not, butthis was their opinion. Several moreproperty owners were heard from andall objected to the present plan of as¬sessment; yet a few favored paying onethird or one-fourth of the costof makingthe improvement.

After being in session for about anhour the committee adjourned the hear¬ing and repaired to tho oflice of thoclerk of Council and formulated theirreport to Council,which meets to-morrownight. It Is understood that the com¬mittee will recommend that the im¬provements be made at once, whetheror not the property owners can bo as¬sessed for the work.Tho sewer committee will probablyrecommend that Salem avenue bosewered, as tho paving cannot be putdown until this work is done.Several other Council committeeshave held meetings in the last day or

two, and it is expected tbat the sessionFriday night will bo a busy one.Tho public property committee havebeen looking into the needs of tbe pub¬lic buildings, and will recommend that

tho school properties be improved beforetbe school sbegin their next session.Tho finance committee will hold an

important meeting this morning at. 10o'clock. This committee will recom¬mend all the appropriations for thocoming year, as woll as the salaries ofthe various city officials.There is a disposition on the part of

tho now Council to cut down tho ex¬penses in tho way of salaries. Tho of¬fice of the board of public works hasbeen the chief topic of conversationamong them for some timo. This of¬fice costs S4,000 in salaries per year. Itis said there is a movement on foot tomake the city onginoor amomber of thoboard. Mayor Trout will make his ap¬pointments Friday night, and it is saidthat this change wilt be likely tobemade. There will be no materialohangos in the police department atpresent. It is stated that the presentchief will be roappointed, but there is adisposition on the part of sevoral Coun-cilmon to oppose it should It be made.

TMIDI'S TO UK A FIXTURE.

The Announcement of This Vuct CuuaoaHtirsh Comment.

Home8tkat>( Pa., July 20..|Spoeial]The statement made by Con. Snowdenlattevening that the troops would bokept here until tbe trouble Is settledone way or anothor, has caused a pro¬found sensation In Homestead. Exceptfor the womon cursing tho militia,Homestead was in doathlike quiet thismorning and throughout the night."May (.rod remember you for coming

here to bolp take the bread from thomouths of children," shrieked one ama-zon at Col. Green, the officer in com¬mand of the nearest of the Carnegieproperty, and close to tho strikers'headquarters.Experiences cf this sort, while not

numerous, were not relished by tho sol¬diers, and they were not slow to attri¬bute the outbreaks of bitterness to thegrowing despondency in the strikers'ranks. Some even based the broad pre¬diction, on such disagreeable incidents,that the break-up of the strike has al¬ready begun.Tho strikers, on the other band, had

a difTorent explanation of any increasedbad feeling for tho troops. It was sug¬gested thnt tho announcement by Gen.Snowden that, contrary to widespreadexpression, tho troops would not bewithdrawn until the existing difficultiesat Homestead had been settled, badmore to do with the growth of tho dis¬like for tho military than had any al-legod despondency.Tho timo selected for the announce¬

ment that tbo troops wero to bo a fix¬ture camo in for some rather harshcomment. Tho fact was pointed outthat the information made public by(Ion. Snowden was exactly at a criticaljuncture, whon it could be circulated inprint the last day beforo tiio one set bySuperintendent Pottjer as the final limitin which applications for work would bereceived from tho strikers.PlTTSBUltG, July 20..|Special|. Bur¬

gees MuLuckio's bail has boon fixed at1110,000, and bail furnished and Me-Luokio released.

Asking Tor Aid.Washington, July 10..|Special]

Representatives Roatnor, Lagan andPrice, of Louisiana; McRao.of Arkansas;Rankhcad, of Alabama,and Culbcrson.ofTexas, appeared beforo the llouso com-mltteo on appropriations this morningand nude urgent appeals for approDria-tions by Congress in aid of tho destituteBufferers from tho Hoods in tho loworMississippi region. According to thostatement; of the applicants there isneeded for the purchase of rations andsholter the following sums of monoy:In Mr. Roatner's distrbt. 850,000; Robin¬son's, 80.000; Lagan's. 84,500; Culbort-8on's, $30,000; Rankhead's, *20,000; Mo-Rao's, 850,000. None of the gontlemenon an inquiry from tbo committee woreable to produce anything in tho natureof a formal request from the executivesof any of tho States asking for aid. Thecommltteo referred tho matter to a sub¬committee composed of Holman, Forneyand Dlngley.

Life Silver.-* Drowned.LlVRBI'OOL, July 20..(Special).

Whllo tho crew of a lifeboat wero at¬tempting to rescue tho crow of a largeschoouer tbat was In distress noarCrosby lightship, otf the mouth of thoMersey, their boat was dapsl/.od and twoof their crow drowned.

Tho Weather.Forecast for Virginia: Local show¬

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DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN BEGUN.Cleveland Officially Notified of

His Nomination.The ex-President Greeted by An Immens«

Crowd.His Speech Listened to WithMurked Attention.He Denounces theTnrltT Ltiwi-Tremendous Cheering atthe Close of His Remarks.StevensonAlso Notified.He Meets With a HeartyXeceptlon.

Nkw York, July 20..| Special!.Orover Cleveland and Adlai E. Steven¬son have been officially notified thatthey are the choice of the Democracy ofthis groat country to lead it either tovictory or defeat. The notificationceremonies took place to-night in thepresonco of a crowd of people that sur¬passed in enthusiasm and numbers oventhat vast throng that on September C,1388, at tho same place, gave greetingto Allan G. Thurman. The greatamphitheatre of the Madison SquareGarden was crowded as it never hadboon before, and the thousand and oddelectric lights twinkled in wonder asthoy looked down from their loftyperches upon the sea of heads and ges¬ticulating speakers.Uutsido the air was warm and sultry,insido the themometor was like the

enthusiasm of Cleveland's friends, atblood heat. But no one thought of theheat. Madison avenue. Twenty-sixthto Twenty-seventh street, and Fourthavonue wore crowded as oarly as 6o'olock. It was a struggling mass othumanity, dashing liko waves against apile of rocks, in this being the burlypoliceman who showed no favor, tookno back talk, simply pushing peopleback until tho managomont saw Qt toopon tho portals of the groat hall. Whentho doors were oponed the people Over¬rode tho polico. clubs and all. Theymade one frantic rush for seats, and intho romarkable short space of ten min¬utes all the room in the building thatremained vacant were tho reservedseats on tho platform and the boxes.Stevenson was tho first to appear but

Cleveland soon followed. After waitingsome time for an opportunity to beheard, and for the uproar of applause tosubside, Cleveland aroso and Wilsonnotified him, in a speeoh of ton minutes*duration, that ho had been nominatedfor tho Presidency. It is well to statewhat Wilson was doing as It Is doubtfulwhether moro than fifty people heard aword that was spoken. Tho reason forthis was because of Mrs. Cleveland's ap¬pearance in another partot the house inan open box, and the crowd bad achance to look well at her.

Mr. Wilson's speech was a briof one,but in it he paid a high compliment tothe ox-President. At its conclusionSecretary Nicholas Bell, of tho notifica¬tion committee, read the official letterof notification.Cleveland then rose to reply and againpandemonium reigned. It was one ter¬

rible uproar, and to add to the excite¬ment, tho immense standing orowd olten thousand people swayed back andforth and crushed in upon the press en¬closure. One newspaper man waspressed against his table and faintedwith pain caused by the pressure on hischest. He was revived in a few min¬utes and thon the polico got to work ontho crowd. Gradually it fell back andthe oxcitement subdued.Cleveland began to speak In the mldbt

of tho noise and his voico could not behoard ten foot from the platform. Thepeople wero not aware that ho had be¬gun, and whon it gradually dawnedupon them that thoy wore losing thebest part of tho meeting thoy quieteddown, and the resonant tonos of tho cx-Presldeni's voico wero heard in overypart of tho house. He was listened toattentively and interrupted but seldom.Tho apf.laifSo ome at tho end of hisspeech. Mr. Cleveland's speech was asfollows:"Mr. Chairman and gcntlemun: The

message you deliver from tho nationalDemocracy arouses within mo emotionswhich won Id be well nigh overwhelming,if I did not rocognlzo hero assembledrepresentatives of the groat party whomust share with me tho responsibilityyour mission iuvites. I find much re¬lief In the reflection that I have beenselected merely to aland for tho prin-ciplo and purposes to which my party Ispledged, and for tho enforcement andsupremacy of which all who havo anyright to claim Democratic fellowship,must constantly and persistently labor."Dur party responsibility is indeed

great. We assume a tuomontuous obli¬gation to our countrymen whon, in re¬turn for their trust and confidence, wepromise thorn the rectification of theirwrong and a bettor realization of the ad¬vantages which are duo to them underour free and boneficlent institutions.But, if our responsibility Is great, ourparty Is strong. It is strong In Its sym¬pathy with tho needs of the people, inits insistame upon the exorolso of gov¬ernmental powers strictly within con¬stitutional permission the people havegranted and in its willingness to riskits lifo and hope upon the poople's in¬telligence and patriotism."Novor has a great party, intentupon

tho promotion of right and justice, hada better incentive for effort than is nowpresonted to us. Turning our eyes totho plain peoplo of tho land, we seethom burdened as consumers with atariff system that unjustly and relent¬lessly demands from them, in the pur¬chase of the nocessaries and comforts oflifo, an amount scarcely met by thewages of hard and steady toil, while theexactions thus wrung from them buildup and increase the fortunos of thosefor whoso benefit this Injustice is per-potuatcd. Wo seo tho farmer Intoningto the delusive story that fills his mindwith visions of advance whilo his pocketis robbed by the stealthy hand of highprotection."Our workiogmen are *M»\ tho t\lo,

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