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Advance
Terms 2.00 A Year,in
Bellefonte, Pa., Sept. 21, 1894.
P. GRAY MEEK, - - - Eprror
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STATE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For Governor,
WILLIAM M. SINGERLY,
of Philadelphia.
For Lieutenant Governor,
JOHN 8S. RILLING,
of Erie.
For Auditor General,
DAVID F. MAGEE,
of Lancaster.
For Secretary of Internal Affairs,
WALTER W. GREENLAND,
of Clarion county.
For Congressman-at-Large,
J. C. BUCHER.
of Union County.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET,
For Congress—AARON WILLIAMS,
For State Senator—MATT. SAVAGE.
For President Judge—C. M. BOWER,
; JAMES SCHOFIELD,
For Legislators, { ROBERT M. FOSTER.
For Jury Commissioner—JOSEPH J. HOY.
For Associate Julge—THOMAS F. RILEY.
Balancing the Books, or a Few Facts
Showing How Little Some People
Have to Growl About.
* # # By a mutual arrangement between
Clearfield and Centre counties, the position
of State Senator has been held by either one of
them since 1856, with one bare exception, S:
R. Peale, of Clinton, who had but a single ses
sion.
Andrew Gregg of Centre served from 1856_to
1861 ; Wallace of Clearfield followed from 1863
to 1868 ; then Shugart of Centre; then Wal-
lace ; then Boyer of Clearfield ; then Peale ,
then Alexander of Centre ; then Wallace , then
Betz, of Clearfield, and lastly Meek of Centre.
Within the last twelve years S. Woods Cald-
well and T. C. Hipple, of Clinton have each
twice gone before the conference with the en-
dorsement of the Clinton Democracy and upon
each oceasion they have been “turned down”
by the rotating process adopted by Centre and
Clearfield counties. In all these years the
Democracy of Clinton has proved loyal to the
candidates named, by voting and working tO
secure their election.—Renovo Record.
We are charitable enough to try to
believe that Mr. SHAFFER,who edits the
Record and doubtless penned the above,
wants to be right, and for this reason
conclude that if he had koown more
about the matters of which he writes
he would have said less. There are ex-
cuses for his ignorance of affairs per-
taining to the history, and work, and
success of the Democracy of this sec-
tion during most of the years to which
he refers, for the reason that, com"
paratively speaking, he is new to Demo-
cratic work and Democratic efforts, and
that since his connection with the
Democratic party—a matter of not
very mauy years—he has not partic
ularly bothered himself by taking an in-
terest in its aftairs, or by the eftorts he
has put forth in its behalf. For this
reason Mr. SHAFFER'S ignorance of the
political history of the district is ex-
cusable, if the deception that it would
produce, if not exposed, is not.
1t is possible when Mr. SHAFFER
made the charge of collusion between
Clearfield and Centre to ehare the
Senatorial nominee between them dur-
ing the last thirty-eight years, that be
did not know that for eighteen years
of that time,—from 1856 to 1874,—
they were in different Senatorial dis-
tricts and could share nothing. He
should have known, however, what
every other Democrat in the district
knows, who takes part or interest in
nominating conventions, that in not a
single instance, except one, since these
two counties were joined in a Senatorial
district did the conferees of Centre cast
a vote for Clearfield’s candidate, until
after a nomination was secured and
that nomination wae to be made unani-
mous. The exception was that ot
Senator WaLLacE's first nomination in
this district, when the candidates of
Centre and Clinton were withdrawn
and his nomination made by acclama-
tion. He should have known also that
in every instance, of which he com-
plains of Clearfield receiving the lion's
share of nominees, it was Clinton’s vote
that gave it to that county.
It was Clinton’s vote that nomin ated
Senator WALLACE every time he was
the nominee of the district, except the
one time noted ; it was Clinton’s vote
that, in spite of the fact that Clearfield
had had the Senator for all the preceed-
ing years, nominated Boyer to follow
WaLLAcE ; it was Clinton's action and
vote, after it had been recognized by
the nomination and election of PEALE,
that crowded Centre’s nominee—the
lamented and honored ALEXANDER—
off the ticket, and again gave the nomi-
nee to Clearfield, in the person of Sena-
tor WaLLAcE, and following this it was
Clinton’s conferees, that refusing to
recognizz any rights that Centre had,
bargained with the conferees of Clear:
field, in 1886, that if they would desert
the candidate presented by their coun-
ty, and present the name of Mr. Betts
that they would vote for and nomi-
nate him, in return for which, Clear-
field was to nominate Mr. HirpLE for
the succeeding term.
So much for Mr. SHAFFER's ‘mutual
arrangement,” or collusion between
Clearfield and Centre, on the Senatorial
question.
Now as to a few other political facts.
For nearly all the years complained of
by the Record as the time the Democ-
racy of Clinton were being “turned
down’ and their rights over-ridden by
neighboring Democrats, Centre was
connected with it Judicially and Con"
gressionally. During these thirty-eight
years, Centre assisted it to nominate
and elect to Congress, ALLisoN WHITE
twice, and L. A, Mackey twice. We
assisted it to nominate for the same
position and did our best to elect
TraeopoRE WRIGHT once, CHARLES
CorsE, once and L. A. MACKEY once.
This county voted with Clinton to
nominate and did its fnll share to elect
Judge MAYER twice covering a period
of 20 years as President Judge. Mak-
ing in all for that county,seven nomi-
nations for Congress, two for President
Judge and one for Senate, during the
period complained of ; while Clearfield
had eight nominations for Senate, and
one for Congress; and Centre three for
Congress, one for ass'stant Law Judge
and three for Senate.
Considering the fact that Clinton
has but half as many Democratic vot-
ers as Clearfield and but two-thirds as
many as Centre, its ten district nomi-
nations, to Clearfield’s nine,and Centre's
seven, is not calculated to give grounds
for complaint by its people, or ressons
for sore-heads to growl over.
——Mr. R. A., better known s8
Roszrt ANANiAs KINSLOE, who pub-
lishes a little paper out at Phil
ipsburg, this county, and which is
known to and read by but few
people, takes four columns of
its space in last week's issue to tell
why ite support is given to HastiNGe.
He could have told it all, and with
much more truth, in four lines, as fol-
lows :
“Hastings is my brother-in-law, and
the Republican State Committee has paid
me $200 to try to hoodwink the miners of
the bituminous coal region.”
The Maine Election Analyzed.
As usual, when a big and boasted
Republican victory in Maiae is sifted
down it is found that it doesn’t amount
to much. A great fuss is being made
over the recent election in that State
because the Republican plurality ie
larger than usual, and it is attempted
to convert it into a matter of great sig-
nificance, a8 showing a revulsion
against the Democratic party on ac-
count of the tariff. But what do com-
parative figures show ? They show no
increase in the Republican vote, but
rather that there were 10,334 less than
at the election of 1888. This looks as
if a good many Republicans were not
sufficiently exercised about the Demo-
cratic tariff to go to the polls. A lar
ger number of Democrats than usual
also refrained from voting, there being
30,710 less than in 1888, the year when
the heaviest vote on both sides was
cast.
So it would appear that the recent
large Republican plurality in Maine is
not attributable to an accession to the
Republican vote, but to the fact that
a larger percentage of Democratic than
Republican voters stayed away from
the polls.
Democratic indifference in this case
was due to dissatisfaction with the
management of the campaign, the dis-
tribution of the Federal patronage, and
the discouragement that always at-
tende a party that knows its fight to be
an uphill one. The removal of the
tariff on lumber no doubt had some ef.
fect in a State like Maine, but the
cheapening of building material is
something that will be a benefit to the
Democratic party in nine States out of
ten. General Republican success is by
no means indicated by the large Re-
publican plurality in Maine this year,
the vote having but little significance
as to the tanff issue.
——The famous message, “Dear Beaver,
don’t talk” has been revised and “Dear Has-
tings” is permitted to talk because he has the
faculty of talking without saying anything.—
Milton Record.
Such talk as this is certainly not
very complimentary to DANIEL or to
the man who is generally given credit
for writing his speeches.
——When you read this notice re-
member that it is written for you es.
peciglly. If you have not paid your
taxes go and do it at once. Your man-
hood demands this, your party requests
it, and your self respect on election
day, will be preserved by heed'ng this
reminder.
—— After seeing the firet flopped is-
sue of the Bituminous Record GILKISON
will begin to think that $200 was a
pretty high price for such elush,
It must be because of its family
connection that the Republican State
committee has invested $200 in broth-
er-inlaw KinsLog's Record as the
price for its services during the cam-
paign. As a relation to Gen. Has
TINGS it has a right to gel in on the
ground floor when Republican cam-
paign funds are being distributed and
is possibly entitled to the amount it re-
ceived. As a political investment,
however, its just that much money
thrown away.
——1It might be better for Gen.
Hastings to continue his campaign on
his war record and the “iniquities of a
Democratic tariff,” rather than upon
his acquisition of coal property and his
action toward the miners, since he be-
came ag operator, as proposed by
brother-in-law KixsLoe. Bat then
gome people never know when they
are well off and ‘our Dan” may be
one of the unfortunates whose fool
friends are boun1 to bring trouble up-
on him.
BEIT,
——1It is not probable that the move
for cheaper postage, that is now agita-
ting city merchants, will avail them
anything in the rates they are paying
Uncle Sax at present. Since the first
class postage rate was reduced from
three to two cents the postoffice de-
partment has had an annual deficit.
Under such circumstances the govern-
ment would hardly reduce the rate
further.
—— Love's friends assert that Lov-
ELL is unfitted for Judge because he
knows but little of law and less of its
practice. LoveLL's adherents re-
taliate by declaring Love unfit for the
position in consequence of his deep
seated personal and political prejudices
and his notorious laziness. Both are
right, and are to be thanked for telling
the truth while it is yet time to pre-
vent the evil each seeks to inflict upon
the district.
—-The Nevada Republicans want U.
S. Senator JoNES to resign, because he
has deserted them ‘and become a Popu-
list. Just what object there is in hav-
ing him get out is rather hard to see,
as the Republicans can not hope to
elect a successor to him, because the
Populists are too strong in Nevada and
JONES, turn-coat as he is, is the nearest
a Republican that Nevada will send to
the Senate for some time.
——There is no {rouble about Judge
RiLEY’s chances of election. He has
filled the place to which he will be re-
turned, and filled itso well that no
man raises his voice against him, nor
is there a voter in the county with gal
enough to alle ge that he has not made
a most upright, unbiased, faithtul of
ficial. He is the kind of a judge the
voters of the county want and are
sure to choose.
When blathering ArNoLD, who
is distinguished mostly for his “diar-
rhea of words” and “congestion of
ideas,” comes to figure up the results
of his campaiga he will discover that
his villification of Gov. BEAVER,
twelve years ago, was neither forgotten
nor forgiven by the friends of that gen-
tleman.
——Gen. Hastings new organ,
brother-in-law KiNsLog's Record, is nog
such an entrancing or sweet-toned af-
fair as to seduce any Democrat into
dancing to its music.
Wool Advances Under the New Tariff,
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The good effects of the new tariff bill
on the wool market are coming more
rapidly than even its most hearty sup-
porters had dared to wish, The Wheel-
ing Register, through its special corres-
pondents in eastern Ohio, West Virgin-
ia, and western Pennsylvania, has made
inquiry concerning prices and demands,
and the result has been far more than
satisfactory to the friends of the free
wool measure.
The correspondent at Woodsfield, O.,
the center of a large wool-raising
country, represented in Congress by A.
J. Pearson, whose place was jeopardized
by his vote for free wool, reports that
Alexander Harmon sold 10,000 pounds
of wool within a week at 26 cents, and
was offered as much for the remainder
of his clip. This he refused, believing
he can do better before the first of the
year. Clint & Pfalzgraff, also of Mon-
roe county, have sold their wool within
a week at 23 cents, it being a less desir-
able clip than that of Harmon. Miller &
Co. of Bealsville, O., are offering 20 and
21 cents, but are getting no wool. The
wool men are set against anything short
of 28 cents. The report from Washing-
ton, Pa., is that washed wool is selling
snd has been for a week at20 and 21
cents. Markel & Co. of Monongahela,
are offering and have instructed their
country agents to take up 850,000
pounds at from 20 to 25 cents, according
to grade.
Several instances where wool has sold
in the West Virginia panhandle at from
20 to 23 cents are reported. Most of the
wool buyers are Republicans and the
fairy stories they have told wool raisers
within the past three months are re-
markable. They have used every means
to bulldoze buyers into selling at from
15 to 17 cents and have been able to get
gome wool at those figures.
China Needs Time.
It Will Require Two Months to Get Her Troops
Into Corea. :
SAN Francisco, September 17.—Dr-
J. A. Scott, of New York, who, for the
ast two years has been in charge of the
hospital attached to the Methodist mis-
gion in Tien Tsin, China, arrived on the
steamer Oceanic. “If China can stand
off the Japanese for a time there will be
no question as to the outcome of the
war,” he said. “China will have an
overwhelming victory. If, on the other
hand, Japan forces the fight and lands
200,000 troops in Corea without loss of
time, there is every reason to suppose
that. the odds will be in favor of the
Japanese forces.
“The reason for this is that this is the
rainy season in the northern provinces
of China. The roads are flooded and
China cannot transport troops. She can
take her soldiers from Tien Tsin, a dis-
tance of 138 miles north by rail, but
there is & march of 1,000 miles to get
into Corea. That will take two months.
It China can hold her own until she can
get her troops into Corea the victory is
hers. The Japanese would be over-
whelmed by numbers.
“Tien Tsin is thirty miles up the
river,” he said, ‘‘and the river isso shal-
low that no war vessel could made its
way very far up the stream. In the
first place the Japanese war vessels can-
not get over the bar. When the mer-
chant vessels have to load their cargoes
on lighters outside the bar and take ad-
vantage of the highest tide to get over,
it is not a safe experiment for war ves-
sels to try to pass. Again, there is a lice
of torpedoes to pass, and should the
Japanese land their soldiers on either
side of the river they could never travel
over the miles of marsh land that lines
the river below Tien Tsin. The river is
also protected with forts, eo that it is
perfectly safe.”
A New Chang, China, correspondent
gives an account of the recent murder
of the Rev. James Wylie, a Scotch mis-
sionary in North Ching, and adds ; The
viceroy, Li Hung Chang, has ordered
an indemnity to be paid to the relatives
of the victim. The murder occurred on
August 10, at Liaoyang, and was per-
petrated by Chinese soldiers on the way
to Corea from Tien Tsin.
A —————————
Democrats in Style.
Headquarters at Harrisbnrg Fitted Up in Fine
Manner.
HARRISBURG, September 18.—The
headquarters to the Democratic state
committee in this city are fitted up in
good style, and are decidely the most
comfortable and expensive the party in
this state has ever had. The carpets,
desks and tables are new, and the walls
are hung with large photographs of
Cleveland, Stevenson, Hoke Smith, Sec-
retary Carlisle, National Chairman Har-
rity, Pension Commissioner Lochren,
Candidates Singerly and Rilling, and
other Democrats. It is proposed to open
branch headquarters in Philadelphia,
and Chairman Stranahan expects to
gpend one day a week there, the rest
of the time being given up to directing
the work at headquarters here. It has
been decided to open the campaign with
a reception to the candidates on the
state ticket Friday week at the head-
quarters of the Young Democratic
club, Philadelphia. Addresses formally
notifying the candidates of their nomi-
nation will be made by Attorney-Gen-
eral Hensel and James M. Beck, law
partner of Secretary Harrity.
Chairman Stranahan is preparing a
list of Campaign speakers. Candidate
Singerly will not take the stump be-
cause he is not a public speaker ; neither
is “Ton.’’ Collins. The other state candi-
dates, as well as Attorney-General Hen-
sel, Magistrates Wilhere and Hughes,
of Philadelphia; Chauncey F. Black,
of York; Benjamin F. Meyers, Har-
risburg ; Robert E. Wright, Allen-
town ; DeWitt C. DeWitt, Bradford ;
Frank C. Osburnand William J. Bren-
nen, Allegheny, will be some of the
principal speakers.
Wisconsin Their Goal.
More People Desire to Leave the Coke Regions
for the West.
A committee consisting of William
Beilstein, Christopher Klatch and
Heinrich Kalb, of New Haven, Pa.
have gone to Douglas county, Wiscon-
gin, to look iuto the condition of the
country there as affording available
livelihood for a number of families
now living in the coke country in the
vicinity of New Haven. A number of
families have contributed to the ex-
pevses of the investigation, and if a
favorable report is brought back they
will emigrate to that country. Thirty
five families, composed of 175 persons,
of the more intelligent class of miners,
will nudertake the venture firet, Oth-
ers will follow.
Mr. Beilstein states that the class
he represents are thoroughly disgusted
with their pressnt surroundings and
with the conditions that render 1t hard
to secure a competent living. Their
original occupation of farming does
not suit them to work in the mines,
and they pine for their earlier pursuits.
A RE
To Go Behind Returns.
Owens Men Still Claimt That is Breckinridge's
Plan.
LexinaToN, Kv., Sept. 18.—The of-
ficinl returns by counties show 259
plurality for Owens, but Breckin-
ridge’s manifesto is understood to mean
that the district committee cn Saturday
will be asked to go behind the returns.
Here at Breckinridge’s home to day the
Breckinridge and Owens men were
equally divided on the Fayette county
committee, and the only Settle man on
the committee had the balance of power.
Before the committee met to-day Evan
Settle telegraphed his congratulations to
W. C. Owens, and Settle’s friend on the
committee umpired the count without
going behind any returns.
The Owens men claim that the frauds
were against them instead of in their
favor, and that money is being used to
get the district committee to reverse the
returns of the county committee. There
is over $200,000 up in the district in
wagers, and those who put up money are
anxious for contest proceedings.
A
TE EY TR A a LY BT I RGA ST I STA SSA RN IE TLR Ia
Fought a Battle.
The Japs Jump on the Chinese With Both Fect
at Ping Yong.
LoxpoN, September 17.—A Central
News dispatch from Soul, dated 6 p. m.,
the 16th, says a great battle has been
fought at Ping Yong between the Chi-
nese and Japanese troops in which the
former were thoroughly routed. On
Thursday a Japanese column from Pong
San made a reconnaisance in force,
drawing the fire of the Chinese forts and
thus ascertained their positions. The
column then fell back in good order
with little loss. By Friday night all
the Japanese were in a position for a
combined attack upon the enemy. Bat-
tle was opened on Saturday at daybreak
by a Japanese cannonade of the Chi-
nese works, which was continued with-
out cessation until the afternoon. the
Chinese responding. The work with
the heavy guns showed good practice.
At about 2 o’clock a body of infantry
was thrown forward by the Japanese
and maintained a rifle fire upon the
enemy until dusk. The Chinese de-
fences had suffered greatly, but the
losses on either side were small, both
Chinese and Japanese having taken ad-
vantage ofall the shelter available.
The Japanese troops, however, had
gained some advanced positions. The
fighting continued atintervals during the
night, and in the meantime two Japa-
nese flanking columns had formed a cor-
don around the Chinese. At 3 o’clock
in the morning an attack was made by
the Japanese columns simultaneously
and with admirable precision. The Chi-
nese lines, which were so strong in
front, were found to be weak in the rear,
and here the attack was a perfect suc-
cess. The Chinese were completely
taken by surprise and were thrown into
a panic. Hundreds were cut down and
those who escaped death, finding them-
selves surrounded al every point, broke
and fled. Some of Viceroy Li Hung
Chang’s European drilled troops stood
their ground to the eastward and were
cut down toa man. The Pong San col-
umn swarming over the defenses in
front completed the rout. Half an hour
after the attack was opened the positions
at Ping Yong were in possession of the
Japanese. It is estimated that 20,000
Chinese soldiers were engaged in battle.
The Japanese captured immense stores
of provisions, munitions of war and
hundreds of colors. The Chinese loss is
estimated at 16,000 killed, wounded and
taken prisoners. Among those captured
by the Japanese are several of the Chi-
nese commanding officers, including
General Tso Fung, commander-in-chief
of the Mauchurian army, who was se-
verely wounded. The Japanese loss is
only thirty killed and 270 wounded, in-
cluding eleven officers. Most of the
casualties among the Japanese occurred
during the first day’s fighting, and very
few were the result of the night attack.
The Japanese forces are in active pur-
suit of the fugitives, who have thrown
away their arms and readily yield them-
selves prisoners. A desultory war may
be carried on for some time to come, but
unless China shall succeed in getting
another army into the peninsula Corea
will undoubtedly remain in possession of
the Japanese.
A Leaden Reception.
Such Was Given Train Robbers on the Santa Fe
Line Yesterday—Somebody Peached and the
Train Was Guarded, the Result Being a Reg-
ular Fugsilade When the Cars Were Brought to
a Standstill— The Engineer Was Shot Down.
GoriN, Mo., September 18.—The
Colorado and Utah express on the San-
ta Fe was held up by robbers at 3:30 a.
m. to-day. Owing to the fact that the
railroad and expres: officials had a spy
on the trail of the bandits when they
stopped the train, they met a hail of
buckshot and bullets, and it is said two
lie dead in the woods, while two others
rode for their rendezvous, twenty-one
miles away, filled with leaden pellets.
They were novices in the art of train
robbery, and brutal ones at that, for
they shot “Dad” Prescott, the engineer,
before they even gave him a chance to
hold up his hands. His wound, it is
believed, will not prove fatal.
TRAIN ROBBERS CAPTURED.
MempHIS, Mo., September 18 —Two
of the Santa Fe train robbers were cap-
tured near here this morning. They
were brought to Memphis'and lodged
in jail. They are Charles Abrams and
Link Overfield. They were caught by
special agents of the Santa Fe road, who
have been on their trail since the rob-
bery was attempted and the desperadoes
driven off.
Abrams is the mun who shot £ngin-
eer Prescott. He is badly wounded
and not expected to live. He received
the charge of buckshot fired by the de-
tective concealed un the tender after En-
gineer Prescott fell. Abrams was the
loader of the gang and boarded the en-
gine in advance of his companions and
received the charge ot buckshot full in
the face. The force of detectives mar-
velled at the time that Abrams was able
to move away six feet, much less escape
to the woods, which he did. Detective
Kenney, of the Santa Fe, says he is on
the trail of the other two robbers and
expects to capture both before nightfall.
Engineor Prescott is not fatally burt.
Girls on a Strike.
PHILADELPHIA, September 18 .— One
hundred girls employed at Campbell’s
woolen and cotton mills, at Twenty-
fifth street and Washington avenue,
struck to-day against a reduction of 20
per cent. in their wages. The girls re
fused to entertain a propusition to com-
promise. Six hundred other hands are
employed at the wills, and work will
not he interrupted by the strike.
This Must be Carnegle.
Big Iron Manufacturer to Make Tin Plate in
America.
LoxpoN, Sept. 19.—The “Daily
News’ says that ons of the wealthiest
American iron and steel makers now in
England states that be und several of
his friends are go satisfied with the pros-
pects of tin-plate making in the United
States that they are forming a private
company lo commence the manufacture
of tin-plate on a scale that will immense-
ly increase the American output.
——Read the WATCHMAN.
Gain By the New Tariff.
Canadian Manufacturers Will Move Their
Works Over the Border.— Protection Kills
Trade.—~McKinleyism at Home Stifles Their
Industries.— Free Raw Material the Deed.
Ni1aeara Fares, N. Y., Sept. 17.—
The Massey manufacturing company,
of Toronto, employing 2,000 men, has
determined to remove its factory to the
United States, and is looking for a site
near Niagara Falls, H. A, Massey
says it is the new tariff law that has
attracted him to these shores. He
says:
“The Canadian government reduced
the duty on manufactured goods from
35 to 20 per ceut, but kept the duty on
raw materials as high as ever, thus en-
abling the Americanos to ship in here
their manufactured articles very advan-
tageously. Under such conditions we
could not competz with the markets of
the country. The new Democratic
tariff will help your country immense-
ly. By freeing raw materials. It will
cheapen the ccst of manufactured ar-
ticles both for the manufacturer and con-
sumer. It will draw to your side
many manufacturing concerns in Can-
ada, that want a wider market and a
better opportunity to manufacture:
goods more profitably.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 17-—All the roll-
ing mills in this city and its immediate
vicinity have resumed operations with
full forces and at full time. Increased
orders is the reason given for the re-
sumption. The Newport rolling mill
company is working 250 men, with a
payroll of $4,500 weekly. The Mitch-
ell, Tranter & Co’s bar plate and sheet
mill is running full time, with 460 men
at work, The management looks for
a steady, all-winter run. The Cincin-
nati rolling mill has 260 men at work,
but is building an addition, and will
put 140 more to work.
The L. M. Dayton nut,
hinge mill has been sold to Joseph's
& Co., and started up this morning
with 350 men. As soon as repairs can
be made 150 men will be added. This
firm has bought and refitted the New
Albany, (Ind.) forge and rolling mill,
which will, after two years’ idleness,
be put into operation immediately.
Fair River, Mass, Sept. 17.—The
Kerr thread mill, the Durfee and the
Seaconnet mills resumed operations
this morning. All are running under
a reduction in wages.
bolt and
Pennsylvania Railroad Company's Tour
to the South—The Last of the Season
The last of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road company’s tours to the South, for
the season, will leave New York and
Philadelphia on September 29.
This tour passes through the most
beautiful sections of Pennsylvania, Mary-
land and Virginia, particularly fine at
this time of the year, and the specific
joints covered are Gettysburg, Blue
ountain, Luray Caverns, Natural
Bridge, the Grottoes of the Shenandoah,
and the cities of Richmond and Wash-
ington.
The party will travel in aspecial train
of parlor cars, provided exclusively for
their use, and the rate for the entire
round trip, covering a period of ten
days, and including all traveling ex
" penses, is $55 from New York and $53
from Philadelphia.
For itineraries containing complete
information as tc routes, special train
service, descriptive notes, &c., apply to
or.address Tourist Agent, 1196 Broad-
way, N. Y., or Broad Street Station,
Philadelphia.
Last Tour of the Season to Niagara
Falls.
September 27 marks the end of the
Niagara Falls series of tours via the
Pennsylvania Railroad this year.
The extensive patronage accorded the
previous trips, and the expression of
satisfaction given by participants at
the manper in which these tours bave
been conducted amply attest their at-
tractiveness and the estimation in
which they are held. A tourist agent
and chaperon will accompany this last
party and render invaluable service in
the promotion of general comfort.
The remarkable rate of $10 for the
round trip from Philadelphia, Wash-
ington and Baltimore with proportion:
ate rates from other points, covers the
expense of transportation to and from
this wonderful work of nature, es-
pecially magnificent and picturesque
at this season, with the surrounding
autumn coloring.
For details and information consult
ticket agents of the company.
Canada Wants to Compromise.
Orrawa, Ont., September 18.—In
an interview to-day Sir C. B. Tupper
declared it to bea fact that an offer of
$425,000 bad been made by Secretary
Gresham in lieu of the claims of Cana-
dian sealers for seizure damages under
the modus vivendi. This offer, he af-
firmed, was made to Sir Julian Paurce-
fote and no action had since been
taken except that at the meeting of seal-
ers interested, when they intimated their
willingness to accept the sum offered.
Nothing was likely to be done, how-
ever, until the time approached for the
house of representatives to vote the
money.
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Breckinridge Gives In.
LexinaroN,Ky., September 17.—The
best information is that there will be no
contest to the nomination of Mr. Owens.
Colonel Breckinridgesaid to an intimate
friend to-day that he would abide by the
official count J. Waller Rodes, one of
his backers, has proposed to pay & wager,
stating that he was satisfied of defeat.
Denney for Assemblyman.
EBENsBURG, Pa., Sept. 18.—The
Democratic county convention this
afternoon nominated J. B. Denney, of
the East ward. Ebensburg, for assem-
blyman to fill the vacancy on the
ticket cansad by the withdrawal of Dr.
Georg: Wagoner, of Johnstown.
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