Las Vegas Daily Optic, 1896-08-31

Critically III. London, England, August 31, -William Morris, the' celebrated English poet, is critically ill. Siege Rsnewed. Madrid, Spain, August 31. Advioes from Malta say that the separatist re revolt - volt revolt in the Phillipine island has been renewed and a state of siege has been proclaimed in Manilla." Rioters on Trial. Constantinople, Turkey, August 81. A special judicial committee began blttings here, to-day, for the purpose of trying 400 Moslems and Armenians who are accused of having participated in tbe recent rioting, in and around Constantinople. A Steamer Accident. Grindstonk Citt, Mioh., August 31. The steamer 'Michigan" ran ashore, one-half mile below here, at 8:30 o'clock, last night. The bucket broke on her wheel pipe and burst, this caus causing - ing causing the leak. Tbe steamer filled up rapidly, the engineer standing in three feet of water when they reached reef. Fifty passengers were aboard. The Port Austin life-saving station went immediately to tbe rescue and assisted in repairing the boat. " A Rebuke to Warner Miller. New York, August 81. The meet meet-ing - ing meet-ing of the republican state committee to-day, at tbe Filth Avenue hotel, wit witnessed - nessed witnessed a rebuke by Thomas C. Piatt to Warner Miller, because of the latter's fight against Piatt at the St. Louis con convention. - vention. convention. Miller's name was uncere unceremoniously - moniously unceremoniously dropped from the advisory committee. The committee as ap appointed - pointed appointed to-day, consists of Thomas U. Piatt, Cbauncey M. Depew, Edward Lauterbach, Frank Hisoock and Frank 8. Witherbee. Fraud Charged. Nkw YorkS N. Y., August 31. El Elbert - bert Elbert II. Hubbard, wbo assigned for the benefit of his creditors, tbe Union Loan and Trust company, of Sioux City, Iowa, John Pierce and R. J. Chase, in bebalf of themselves and others, have brought suits in tbe United States circuit court against the Manhattan Trust company, of this city, and the Wyoming Pacific improvement com company, - pany, company, alleging fraudulent transactions on tbe part of tbe defendants, in con connection - nection connection with tbe hypothecation of cer certain - tain certain first mortgage bonds of the Ne Nebraska - braska Nebraska Western railway company. Institute of Journalists. Belfast, Ireland August 81 Prominent newspaper writers and pub publishers - lishers publishers of the United Kingdom were present to-day at the opening of the annual convention of the Institute of Journalists, an organization which is in effect a high-class national press clnb. The retiring president, J. A. Willox, member of parliament for Liverpool, made the opening speech nod introduced tbe new president for the year, J. M. McLean, member of parliament for Cardiff. Both men iave risen from tbe working newspa- er ranks. A number of questions of mportanoe to tbe profession are to be jJJgpiiSSCiJ,

the representative democrats present, wer6 Hons. Edward N. Shepard, of Brooklyn ; John DeWitt Warner, Chas. Traoey, Franklin D. Locke, Robert Grier Monroe, Charles S. Falrchild and Franoli N. Sooit. A lengthy address of the executive committee was loudly applauded, and especially this paragraph : "la this grave issue of our country and of oar party, we earnestly ask the co-op

western and far western states. Camp Yale is a model of its kind, tbe tents beiDg high and dry and furnished with good floors, and each lighted with in incandescent - candescent incandescent lights. Several carnival prooessions by eleotrio light are a part of this week's programme. The Min Minnesota - nesota Minnesota brigade assembled to-day to make provisions for escort duty.

will meet him at the' union depot, and a ronte through the principal streets to the Hollenden hotel has been mapped out. Here a public reception will be held until 6 o'clock. To-night Mr. Bryan will speak at Central armory and Music hall, and in the event of the