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VOLUME3XXLII NO.
LANCASTER AWAKENED.
A Splendid Gathering of Repre
sentative Business Men.
Karl' Closing and a Heard or Trade Considered.
A (leneral llaiellliiu Hi Keen Ihe Hleree
Cleaed t Ihn Tliua Agreed l'iu-tme
Merchant Hotly Altai Itlful Firm'.
Cotillon mi Till. Uue.llen The,
MiiTu.iil lu form a Iktaril
of Trade Marled With
, a Hlg IIimiiii,
In rosjiennolo the postal card no lit te ttie
buslness tilen of tlui city, te assoinbte In ttiu
room en the soceud fleer ut I'll I ten lull, en
Weduesday eveulng, a large number wero
present. All thodltlerout brauolies of busl busl
new. wero present anil Itisre nover has, In tlie
history el the City, liecn no representative
gathering of business men a that of Vih.
uesday evening.
Jehn 0. Hager, of linger A Brether, called
the meeting te nrilcr, and slated that thu ob
ject were find te couslder the early closing
movement ; and second, te take Mops pre pre
tliiitnaryte tlie ergun ration el a beard of
trade. On Ills motion, 111 Hener Mayer
Morten was elrcted president.
Ttie mayor, oil taking thu chair, said lie
i net n merchant, but as n oltleu he
would rlieerfuUy aid tlie Merchant's aasecbt.
tlen In wbatover tonded te thu bust Interests
of the city.
The urgamrittleu was completed by the
election of Ooergo 1'. lUtliveu, of Jehn N.
Oltler .V Ce., an secretary.
Mr. Hager ettered thu following rivsolu rivselu rivsolu
Heur, and asked that they Is) thoroughly
discussed :
HKSOI.ITIU.NM Ori'KllKli.
RtselvHt, Thnt It U the sonse of this moot meet
ing that the early closing inoveiiientol store
at ;t p. iu.t excepting Saturday and Monday
evenings, Is well taken and bheuld be main
talniHl and encouraged.
Ileaelvttl, That the additional lieurtt from 7
te '.) o'clock In thoetetilng granted and se
cured by this tuovemnnt for rout, study or
recreation It allke deslrnble for employers
and empleye and In accord with the spirit et
the time.
llr.ielveil, That a committee of II ve be ap.
stinted by the president of this meeting, au.
therlzed and Instructed te rail en any, who
have rvepenml thelr place of husliuwi and
Invite thorn te again tall Inte line and make
this movement, as It was designed te be,
tjtntrtiU
orreHKti te i:ii i. i i.eii.nu.
1. A. Melger, et Motrger A' IUuliinn,
openod the dlnciiMlen. lle R.ld he would
net Jein In the early rlexlni; mevement. Ills
linn could net atlerd te. Thore wero curtain
month In the year, particularly In the fall,
when hU bunlne requlred hit atore te he
opened for the accommodation et lilt cus
tomers, lle cared net If a committee com cem
IKMtkl el W.I buMnea men were te call upon
ilia It would net Induce him te cImiike hli
mlniL He had heard a liumlxir of ethnm
new In the room aay they were opposed te
the mevemeiiL and If they apeak nut they
will any ae. lie had been In buxliieta In thli
city ler thirty yeara, and up te 10 years age
all the aterea were closed promptly at 8
o'clock. The tlrat liuilnrmt lioute te koep
leneer lieun wai Watt, Shand A Ce., and
thelr store, when they neiran builnes here,
was kept open until U or 10 o'clock; new they
have their money made and w.int all busl
nma housei te cloae at rt o'clock.
Kamuel II. '.ttim aald he protetod te koep
hla ntore open.
Mr. Metzger again took the lloer and con
tlnued hla remarka, lle nald aome buxlnei
men quota I'lilladelphlani a city where the
early closing movement 1m aaucceta. Tlie dry
Kkm1s Iieumm that clese early can Imj counted
nn the tlngenief both lianda. illthouse had
country trade and lib did net want te drlve It
away. Hli Inquiry of country pooplodonion peoplodonion poeplodonion
Htrated that they wanted the ntorei oeuoil
lu the evening.
.Samuel M. Myera, of Myora A ltathfen,
was the next apeaker. lie agreed with Mr.
Hager that thore Mhnuld be a lull (IIscuhmIeii
or the quoatien. TIiohe epKXl te early
closing aheuld atate their objucllens. If the
moveuiont la net general it may well Iki
abandoned, at It will net be a succus. He
had talked te aome builnesa men who were
opposed te the mevement.
A. Heinltxh aiked vjliether ilruegistH
wero Included among these who aheuld clone
early.
Mr. Hager replied that they wero net.
They had been Invited te attend at butuieii
men, In reforenco te the noeoud quoitleu,
which would be dicused the organization
of a beard of trade.
I. II. Herr, bookseller, said the llret atop
taken might possibly have been tee lar. Te
clese the aterea overy month In the year but
ene, might net milt all buslnetx men. He
lavered an earnest dls3ualen and the
adoption el aome roaelutlons that all could
carry out.
Mr. .ahm Hald quite a numberef biialnem
men In the room bad aald te him that they
were opposed te early closing, and he would
like aome of these goutlemon new te get up
and Bay ae.
U. 1-rauk Ureneman, of Kllnn A mono
man, aald all the bUNlneaa men lu IiU line
were unanluieuH In favor of early closing. If
all koep clotted as much buslnesa can be dene
as If longer hours are observod, and thorn Is
the advantage lu the Having et gas and fuel
and wear and tear of empleyes and proprie
tors. Mr. Myera aald hla firm wero satisfied
cither way. He favored trying the early
mevement for ene Reason. Then each bust,
nesa man could aee ter hlmselt whether It
paid him te clese early. Tuero was treuble n
lew months In the year te get out the work
ordered, with short hours, but he bollevod
his ilrm would get through ell right. He
believed that with the ahorter hours his
clerks show ed n disposition, te work harder
during the day.
A COMI'llO.MlHi: HUCK1KSTK1)
Mr. Astrlch took the position that all
branches of business are net equally nlloetod
by the early closing movement. He found
the entlment el the publle divided. He
favored doing equal and exact Justice te all ;
teglvlng the publle as much us the dorks
ae all had equal rights, and be had au amend,
meut te proiieso and that was that the stores
clese three evenings In the week at 0 o'clock
and remain open the remaining three overl everl
ings Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
He thought this, as a compromise measure,
might bring all Inte the movement.
1). H. Ilursk was of the opinion that the
grocers In the centre of the city were iiiore
allected by the movemont than any ether
line el business, en account of the many per
sons away from the ventre engaged lu lu
Nevertheless he favored the movement, and
iu the past few months he was able te spend
mere tlme with his family than he did lu the
twenty years before that he has been In busl.
n ess. His family favered early closing, but
he desired te suggest that Mr. Astrleb naine
Thursday Instead et Wednesday for the third
evening. His reason was that en Wednea.
day evening there v as eorvlce In nearly all
the churches, and business men and their
families and their clerks would attend
church, If the stores were closed. His expo,
rlonce was that wblle It was with dlfllculty
that his clerks get ready for market under
the old system, by 0 o'clock, under the uew
system overythlug was ready when tlie
clock struck (1.
Mr. Astrlch accepted ttie suggestion
natulan Thursdav as the third owning.
Mr. iferr thought thore should be keiiiu
understanding among business men whose
trade was allected at dllleient times. During
teachers' Institute, Easier week, and first
week of school he would be nbllged te keep
bis store open after 0 o'clock te accommodate
his patrons.
Mr. Hager said that weeks like the teachers'
Institute were ezoeptlenal and all business
houses would be open that week in the even
ings. J eka Ulemeiu bud nlgatd an agreement te
2(5.
close hl stere at rt o'clock. Seme ethers who
had also nlgtied the agreement went bank en
Hand as a matter of protection liehiid lnemi.
He was willing te koep his store closed IT
ethnrs In theaauin business would de ae.
Mr. Kekert, of Krey A Kckerl, slgnnd the
agreement te clese, and he bollevod 11 paid
liTui te oleao early.
II. 1- Hlaymaker, who was the only riqiro riqire riqiro
Kentatlvo et the wlne trade present, aid he
closed hla store early. (libera el the same
business kept ettm until 1) and 10 o'clock,
but he did net care hew long ethers kept
own, An te the immUiMIcc, It lscleitl at 7
o'clock nod the hours for chulngsre rrgulsled
by the business wants. The clerks lu the
ofllce should get oil at 7 o'clock, for they
work hard from esrly morning when limy
go en duly, lle would he sorry le see the
early closing movement (all through.
Kx-Mayer tilautler had heard several
f;entleiinin siveak In huer el early closing,
nit hail net heard anygoed ruusniin advanced
why two evenings In the vteek until He'clis'k
was net sulllcluutfer the publlj wants. He
favored early clenlng,but aw present se oral
who slgtusl the agreement but still kept their
stores eeii.
ci.i:iu;s Mem: in, vi.i uv.
Mr. Hhand, of Walt A Hlmiid, had studied
the matter clesely ler a iiumber of j ears,
and had ceme te the conclusion that long
hours worn net conducive te the health of the
clerks. Nlure the early closing uuneineiit lie
has observed a marked dillerence In his
clerks. They leek botteraud attend better te
their business. He had net noticed any tillltr tillltr tillltr
once lu thelr business. When the early clos
ing movement, as te the summer mouths
was llrsl Inaugurated, there was as much eh.
Joctleu te It by some as there Is te the present
movement. He caiue lu contact with a great
many eeple, and found but one lady who
wasopKmed te the movement, mid utter he
explained the matter te her she tee was con
vinced. His experience was that many of
the evening slie'ers were these who could
Just as well utteud te the name lu the day
time. He asked the business men present te
cou.lder the hundreds of clerks employed in
their stores. With long hours they have no
chance for Improvement. (Scheel v 111 net
gttolhem that polish nicessary te put theiu
in a position te better tliemselves In llle.
They must acqulre It by reading, and II time
is net given them they will inner acquire IU
Mr. J Metzger again reiterated what he had
said about Watt A Hhand breaking the S
o'clock rule as te closing, and Mr. hhand
said he heard this et Piling for the llrst tlme
that thore had ever tssiu an agreement
te clese the stere at h o'clock. Had his tl nil
been advised of such a rule, when they ts
gan buslneas, they would have Joined the
movement nearuiy.
luC. 1'. itengler's opinion the business
inen should take tlme te consider the early
closing movement. Let thorn 1st a meeting
a week hence, and every ene preeut alter
considering the matter cm thou decide what
he will de.
Mr. Kesensteiu did net care what ether
men In his line of business Intended te de.
He proposed te clese his place overy even
ing the year round at il o'clock. It does net
fellow that bocause ene or two tlrj goods
men 0(sn thelr stores that the movement
shall fall through.
Walter A. Helnltsh was lu sympathy with
the movement, but there were a few months
in the year w lieu It would be unfair leask
him te clese his store. He would clireatt
e'c!is;k as far as practicable, but could net
bind hlmelf te say that he would for 11
months el the j ear clese at ti o'clock.
Willis Musser wanted te knew whother
wholesale dealers were considered In the
movement. He was told that all kinds of
business wero Included. He said thore were
certain months during which his llrm was
obliged te be open lu theeveulug.
Tlie matter was further discussed by
Messrs. Ilursk and .ahm, and the amend
ment ettered by Mr. Astrlch was defeated,
thore Ixtlng only a few votes in favor et It.
The resolutions, as Introduced by Mr. Hager,
were agreisl te, only Messrs. hhaub, .alim,
Metzger, lleliilish, Huyder audit low-ethers
voting against theiu.
The chair announced the following as the
committee et tlve In accordance with the reso
lutions : lsaae Dlller, J. 11. Martin, Chan.
Statuui, Herbert W. Ilartmun and I Ienium
Astrlch.
.. llO.tltl) UF Tltt UK SIKKTiM).
Th rrelliiilnury Htrps Tskrn Fer Its OrirstiUA
lien am! the Iteasen. Tliereter.
The second object of the meeting te con
sider the necessity of a beard et trade In this
city was next taken up. Captain (foergo M.
lranklln said he would otler the following
resolutions as his view son the subject.
Ilrtnlrttl, In the opinion et many of our
citizens the time hascome wheu it is neces
sary and desirable te organlze a Ixitrd of
trade for Lancaster city, whose object shall
be te promote Its welfare and udvauce Its
material Interests.
Iltvilvetl, That au orgaiilzttlen te Imj ol el
fectlte and command Its proper position and
Inlluence should Include IU varied Interests
IckmI governniout manufacturing, mor mer mor
cantlle, press, banking, legal, railroad and
Insurance.
Ileti-lveit, We lliove an organization, as
premised, as a med luin through which new en
terprises and needed relerms may lie prompt
ly and properly brought te the notice or our
citizens will prove mere ellectual and de
cl.lve than Is isisslble through Individual
ellert.
Jlenelveil, That a committee el set en rep.
resenting our varied interests lie appointed
by the president id this meeting and
autliorbeii te consult mid rcqiert te an ad ad
Jeuriifsl meeting te Iki helu Thursday even
ing, October 7, teriu u constitution and by
laws as well as the names of otllcers, presl presl
ilent, vice president, secretary and treasurer
for their consideration.
11. lTank ltrenemau In i-ecendlug the reso
lutions said there was a beard el trade lu
I.tiicaster some years a;e, and It did much te
further the interests et Lancaster city. The
(Juarry vllle railroad, the -Stevens house, the
city railway were among the results of tlie
ellert of the old beard of trade. Thore Is
lu Lancaster city and county plenty of cap
ital seeking Invostment, and witli a proper
otlert thu people can be Induced te Invest
their money In enterprises which will bou beu bou
elll this city. It would pay Laucastar cltv te
build short lines of railroads te New Hot Het
land,l.ltllz, Safe Harber and ether points, and
he cited the Quarry vllle branch el the Head
ing railroad us nu illustration, that short
lines would pay. There Is no place he
healthy as Lancaster, no place with better
facilities, mid te advance I. monster's Interests
a beard of trade is necessary. The builders
of the city are doing thelr part, They have
put up blocks of houses, but they must step
building unless peeple are secured te occupy
these house. Wllllamspert, Harrisburgaud
ether cities have beards of trade and they
lire constantly parading thelr attractions all
ever the I'nleu. He concluded by hoping
that the betrd of trade would be established
at ence and that it would add by its olierts te
industries el the city.
Governer H. J. Housten also favered the
establishment of a beard of trade. The old
ene did it great geed. Lancaster needs short
railroads le New Helland, te Safe Harber and
ether points, and they will net be built ler
twenty yoarHuiilesscltlzeiiH start the move
ment, if a stranger comes te this city te en
gage in mantilacturing thore is no ene te
take him by the hand. Te his own
kuowledgo u plant witli a capital
of from frtOO.OOO te 700,000, employing
hundreds of bauds was lest te tlie city, bc bc
cause the owner of four acres et land needed
ter the plant refused te sell. If there had
then been a beard or trade, Inlluence would
have been brought en the owner that would
have Induced him te part with his land. In
hla opinion thore should been additional
committee, ene of councils with the mayor as
chairman, te act in connection with the
beard of trade com in It tee. A silk mill was
located iu ene of our nelyhlKirlng cities
through the ellerts or Its beard of trade. A
similar onterpriso could be started hens en
the same terms and terins which could pay
ler the Investment,
i'ostmaster Hlaymaker was written loseino
IllOllthS alie about the nstatillsliliinnt nf n silk-
mill here, The want or a beard of trade lest
the mill te the city.
Alter Berne further remarks by (J. K. Hon Hen
gier and ethers, the resolutions wero unaiil.
ineusly adepted.
The mayor appointed the following as the
rouimltteo en the organization of n
beard of trade: H. H. Hpencer, Gee. M.
Franklin, It. J. McUraun, J. u, .Fester, II.
U. Harner, Jehn A. Ulestand and H. U.
Hlaymaker.
The committed appointed te confer with
city councils Is It. J. Housten, Ueerge M,
Franklin, Henry llaumgardnerand II. Frank
lireneman.
The meeting then adjeurned te meet in
the Y. M. 0. A. rooms ou Thursday evening,
Ooteber7, a.t7:3 o'clock
LANCASTER.
WIGGINS WAS NOWHKRE.
flKlTIIKH UAH lllft HAHTIUjUAKBtAHIt
1'KUI'l.K HK.ntlVKlt.
Kflitcurn That Ilia Ottawa Man H. Away Off
In III. rrrillcllen. of a lllg- Hlerm lis
(ler. Out el Town le i:.is the
t'ruml That Hail llslhrrrd.
Wiggins was nowhere le be found In Ot Ot
tewa, Ontario, en Wednesday night, llelelt
hlsolllceearly lu the aflorneou and, with his
wile, dreve out Inte the country te get out
of the way of the crowd that had gathered
about him, Hofero going he stated that be
wished he was as sure of Heaten as he wen
that this storm would onme this afternoon.
He new denies stating Hint there would Ikj
heavy earthquakes, lledld make the state
ment and supplied It te the press In his own
hand. writing. He said that his si or in was
net due nt Halifax unlit I o'clock lu the af
ternoon, and would then take a southerly
murse down the Atlantic, rushing by Handy
Heek with the torce of n hurricane, npeedlng
en Its wild career le tlie (lull of Mexico.
The government are at last getting tired of
this rubbish and will order him for the
future te attend te his olllce duties, copying
letters, etc In the llnance department, and
lei me stars aim piaueis aieue, or get. Hid
the general publle only knew the estimation
In which this proguesllcatnr or ilire events
Is held iu Ottawa they would be less credu
lous lu accepting or attaching any importauce
te his cranky thoerlo and predictions.
In Charleston. H. C, up te 7 o'clock In the
evening, there has been no recurrence of
earthquake shocks, and the city quieted
down. Wiggins' predictions have proved te
be utterly wlde of tlie mark. Tlie commun
ity feels greatly relieved that there have
been no shocks, anil It is expected that with
in another week, If thore U no inore shocks,
the city will have resumed Its normal condi
tion. The work or rebuilding and repairing
has been going en all day without Interrup
tion, nnd there Is no growing reeling of con cen con
lldence lu the city.
At (inhesien the weather has been rainy
and disagreeable for seteial days, but Wed.
nesday broke clear and continues pleasant.
The thormemotor at neon registered 7- do de
drees, and the barometer ;ta It.
At New Orleans the weather was delight
fully clear and pleasant. Thore Is no seismic
atmospuericor ether disturbance or phenom
ena sucli us 1'ref. Wiggins predicted.
nxiiTiv ur.t.KAnr. vavxkh thuviilk.
turns, el I tin Monark Vlun. Illsckll.tnl, and
Trell and (trftrtmoed te Mnt ihs Hams Kat.
Thu release of Phenomenal .Smith te Detroit
has brought te light a number of schemes.
About a week age Mauager Hackelt, of the
Newark club, learned thnt Manager llarnle,
of the iialllinore club, had secretly made a
deal with Smith, Hums, Trott and Ureen.
weed by which they wero te play In Iialll Iialll Iialll
inoeo next season. He also secured posltlve
ovldeuco that seteral el the men had received
iiiouey from llaltimere. Late Tuesday night
a represeutatlve of the Dotrelts went te New
ark and purchased thoreleaseof Hmltli. The
latter Joined the Detroit club yesterday and
pitches against the New Yorks ie-day.
Abiut a week age he took JMiO advance
money from Manager Mutrie, of New Yerk,
but returned It after making terms with Haiti Haiti
mera Hums Is said te have been the instigator
or the deal, and he was blacklisted yosterday.
Trott and (Iroenwood, who are new en a
trip through New Kngland with the club,
will be dealt with In a similar manner when
they return.
esterday for tlie fourth tlme the Chicago
club was defeated In Philadelphia, where the
scere wasS tnf against them. Hut four hits
wero made oil Clarksen, but the champions
lest through ioer fielding. The ether League
games wore: At Washington : St. Leuis
Washington "J ; (sst en Inning were played
when a kick was made by St. IOuis and
I'mpfre l'earce awarded the game te Wash
ingten by 9 te 0) ; at New Yerk : New Yerk
I, Kansas City 1 ;at Hosteu : Detroit 0, l!os l!es l!os
teu I.
The Association games sesterday were:
At I'lttsbiirg : Athletics 0, Pittsburg 3; at St.
IjuIs : lUltlmore 11, St. Leuis 7 ; at Cin
cinnati : Hroeklvn 10. Cincinnati 0 ; at Louis
ville : -Mets 7, ),01lisIIUlt
The Wllkesbane defeated Scranteu by II
te I v esterday
Jehn Celeman, Iste of the Athletics has
been signed by Allegheny.
Yesterday the Leiilst lllectuhhad butthree
hits oil S bailer, of the. Mets, and l'oter Hrown Hrewn
Ing made all of them.
All.lULVTKI.r rAI.SK.
The I'lillsdplphla I'.intiitllre i:tiitlu3rs et Ali
Mht ( lla r.illtlcal Werk
Itufcrring te the statement that Philadel
phia iostellico empleyes were absent and
attending jmlltlcal conventions, etc, and that
the postmaster lihuself was conferring upon
or issuing erders te Inlluence the action of
the Democrallcceiiteutlons, I'ostmaster liar
rlty said :
"Such statements are absolutely false and
are maliciously made. Ne empleyes have
been absent from the olllce for political pur
lwes( olther te day or yesterday. Nene have
bceu pcruiitled, nor have any asked te be
permitted, te absent theniselves for any such
purpose.
"The allegations concerning myself are
equally devoid el u seuiblauce of truth. 1
hat e my ew u view s as te w hat would be the
proper course ler the party conventions te
take, but I have net lu any way attempted te
ohtrude them upon ethors or te direct or con
trol the actions of any or the conventions, all
Htateuienls te the contrary notwithstanding."
One et the advantages of the situation,"
continued the pest master, "Is that the In In
fpreters who coiistltute the commission new
visiting the olllce, and who are In and about
the building most et tbutl.tiuuud at all hours
of the day, are ft Herded an excellent oppor
tunity of detectlng and realizing tlie utter
recklessness with which these nowspaper
misrepresentations are made ami their malig
nant lalsity.
"Thu actual fact Is that the prosenco of
about II f teen tuibatltute clerks, Just ap
iHilntcd, who had assembled Iu pursuance of
notice te be sworn lu and te receive Instruc
tions, has Is-'ou distorted Inte a political con
ference of postelUco ouipleyos. Yeu may
say most emphatically that this olllce has
been ler some time, and still Is, grossly villi
lied and misrepresented in all these matters,
and a little tlme will establish the truth or
what I my."
A ueer I'laie I'ur n rtieaaant.
On Tuesdny Jacob Oriel, Jr., who rosides at
I'ineaud tv alnut streets, discovered astrance
looking bird en the reef et Ins house. He
was told by some parties, who lud seen it,
alight there, that it was a wild duck. Mr.
Oriel stationed two young men with guns be
low while he ascended te the reef te stir up
the bird. Just as he get te the reef the bird
Hew away, and he found that instead of it be
ing h duck it was it beautiful specimen or a
pheasant. The bird Ueiv lu au oppeslto di
rection from w here the gunners wero standing
and managed te escape. Where the bird
catue from Is it mystery, as they aje scarce
et en In the wilds el the country.
I'f AMI IX! W.N Till: VTATK,
Klglit thousand miners of the Lehigh re
gion are te strike te-morrow.
Ten thousand people participated in the
reunion of the (Seus of America at Mt, Gretna
en Wednesday.
Kev. Dr. J. C. l'ershlug, or Pittsburg, lias
been exonerated from the charges of lying
raid dishonesty.
Candidate Ithick will this week visit
Mechaulcsburg, Carlisle, Newvlllc, Hhlppens
burg, Chambersburg, Counellsburg, Hunt
ingdon, Tyreno, llollefento and Cleurlleld.
The trustees of tlie Patriotic Order Sens of
America meet te-day ut Vulley Forge and
l.avell lu full the .1,000 mortgageor the
Valley Forge Memerial association. The
association will then bruome thu ewner of
Ucneral Washington's headquarters.
Wild Illicit, at Columbia.
Thore are thousands of wild ducks en tlie
Susquehanna river at Columbia. Ah ene of
the gunners remarked, 'the dam was bltie
With them." Mera than ilve hundrml ware
I bet. Twe e
tnree ducks.
I shot. Twe men alone shot ene Hundred and
1 threw illlilti
PA.. TI1UK8DAY SEPTEMBER ae. 188G.
AH IMI'OBVANT VAHB,
'llin Itlght el .Hmilejr. lu Opan HutlncM
.tiers aililr.sd te Their Kmulnje.
Kretii tlie llidthnore Bun.
Mr. i'esiier, of 1'osner llrotliers, MS Lox Lex
Ington street, was hofero United States Cem.
missloner ltogers, the ethor day, en the
charge of ojenliig a letter addrossed te a for fer for
luer empleye In his ntore. The charge was
made under eoctlen Krl of the rovlsed stat
utes, which provides that " any torsen who
shall take any loiter, ihjsUI card or packet,
although It does net contain any article of
value or ovldenco thereof, out of a iioslellloo
or branch postefllco, or Irem a letter or mall
carrier, or which lias beeri lu any iiostefllco,
branch jKrttolllce, or In the custody of any
lotteror mallcarrler, bofero It has been de.
llvered le the iiersen te whom It was direct
ed, with a design te obstruct the corrospend.
ence or le pry Inte the business or secrets el
another, or shall secrete, emtiezzle or destroy
the same, shall for every such ollenso lie
punished by a linn of net inoreor less than
t)e0, or by lmprlsonment at hard labor for
net mero than ene year, or by both."
Joniiie I'rlcker, Ne. I'Jil East Kager street,
testlfletl that en Monday slie went te Mr.
Pesner and asked him about a lotter ad.
dresswl te her nloeo, Klla I'rlcker. Mr. i'os i'es
ner threw bis liead liack mid asked her hew
alie knew he had such a lotter. She told hi in
she had rocelvod a postal card from HU
Mlcliuel's, Md- aaylng a lotter had been sent
te l'esnera'. There was 60 contain the lotter.
Mr. i'osner then said It was en tile, and of.
fored te glve It te her ; but she re fused te ro re ro
celvo It oxcept as he had rocelvod it, with
the money.
Klla Fricker, a little girl, niece of the pre
vleus wllness, testllled that she worked ler
Mr. I'osner from April te Hoptemlier 0 last.
On Saturday altorneon she went te Mr. I'es
tmr and asked If there wis a lotter at the
stere for her. He said "Se." She said the
boekkoopor told her there was ene, but It
was net directed exactly te her. The lady
wanted a hat. Mr. I'esner then aald yes, it
was a lllty-cent hat, which had been sent,
and It was all right.
Mr. I'osner testified lu his own behalf that
en last Tuesday the bookkeeper rocelvod the
lotter In question. On the upper left-hand
corner of thoenveleiio was written the word
"order." The envelepe had been destroyed.
It is the practlce for all letters addressed te
empleyes te be soparated from these or the
llrm, and sent te the shipping eillee, whero
they are distributed at twelve o'clock, when
the ouipleyos go te lunch. If an empleye
te whom a lotter Is addressed is absent, and
tholetter bears the word "order" en thoout theout thoeut
sido, or anything te Indlcate that It relates
te the business or the llrm, It Is oiened, se
that the business may be promptly trans
acted. This letter was sent down In the
regular way and returned te the olllce
with the Inlormatlen that no persen by that
name was there. It was learued from the
timekeeper that Miss Fricker bad Ien. Mr.
I'esner openod the letter and sent It te the
let denartiiient. whero the order was tilled,
with u hat that cost 75 centa and the change
Inclesed In the package. Tlie little gtrlcame
te him en Saturday, and was told the letter
came addrossed te her, with an order, which
had been tilled, and It was alt right. When
Mrs. Frlcker called he showed her the lotter,
and treattd her as a lady. It occurs every
dav that letters are received addrossed te
ompleyes with business or the llrm, and they
have been openod whero they bear the word
" erder."
Mr. llogers. " Have you announced that
wheti the word 'order' Is written en a letter
addrested te ene of your empleyes you or
your bookkeeper will een It 7"
Mr. I'osner. "Ne, sir. We hate given
Instructions te our customers te write
direct te the llrm, but they de net always
deit."
Mr. Hogers. "That has nothing te de with
it. The letter comes te you through the
malls and you have nothing te de with It
but glve it te the persen te whom It is ad ad ad
droseod." Mr. Pennlugton.--"Wes the lotter all busl busl
ness?" Mr. I'osner. "Yes, sir. It was a graphic
description of a hat."
Mr. Kegers. "1 suppose It would take a
woman ut least two iagcs te de-crlbe a hat
nlne loot high, with 17 or IS ostrich roathers,
that would obstruct the view of overybody
behind It In a church or theatre. Hut that
does net give you the right te open it."
Mr. I'osner. "It Is frequently done and
no complaint made."
Mr. Kogers "Hut that is just whatlsthe
matter here. Somebody has complained. I
have had seamen bolore me who had had
their heads knocked halt off with belaying
plus and did net complain. Yeu might go
out and knock Smith down in the street and
Smith might haven frleud who was a friend
or yours, ami ugree te say nothing about it
Hut the uext fellow you tried Hen might
think It was uncomfortable, and make com.
plaint, and you would be punished. The law
is the Hame. The point in this case la that
there la au absence of any intent te interrupt
the correspondence or te pry into the business
or secrets or another. Mr. I'esner is adopting
a construction en a single word, and assum
ing net only te himself te open a letter ad
dressed te anether, but te direct a subordi
nate te dolt. I will dismt-s the case, with
the distinct admonition that he has adopted a
most extraordinary rule, that letters ad
dressed te empleyes with the word 'order'
ou them will be opened. The rule should be
changed, or a distinct understanding and
agroemont should be had with the employes
befere It Is onrercod." Mr. H. C. Kennard
itpoared as counsel for Mr. I'osner, and As
slsutnt I'nlted States District Attorney A.
Stirling I'onningten for the government.
Inquiry among leading commercial houses
In Ilaltlmore elicits the information that let let
ters addressed te salesmen or ethor empleyes
and received In their absence are oienod
whero the external appearance et the en velope
indicates that the couienta relate te the busi
ness el the linn. In the ca-se of traveling
salesmen orders are generally left "private"
or "personal," or bearing the postmark of
near relatives. 'Where the euvolepo has
printed tien It the card of a customer of the
llrm, it Is epened without hesitation. In
soinecasos, whero the business character of the
lotter Is net discevered, and it is laid by as a
private communication, the llrm will recoive
a letter from the customer complaining of
the delay Iu tilling hlserder. Fer this reason
most wholesale linns Impress It upon their
customers te direct all business Ietters te tbe
llrm name, with u reforenco te the particu
lar person who may be deslrcd te make a
solectieu. Drep letters te salesmen iu whole
sale houses, whose trade Is out of tow n, are
nover eeucd. Great care and nice discrimi
nation ure used te avoid mistakes.
liave Prompt Aid te Charlc.ten.
Among all the churches lu this city who
have respended te the call for aid ter the
sutlerers In Charleston, none have probably
given mero spontaneously and liberally iu
proportion te the wealth of the congregation
than Christ Kvaugelical Lutheran, ou West
King street, The pastor having read the ap
peal and simply auuouuced that he would
forward contributions from the members, was
euabled te send f 18.SG ou last Monday te the
treasurer et the relief committee. Tills is the
same congregation new se busily engaged In
getting up a mammoth bazaar iu the rink en
West King street, te be epened next Satur
day, and te continue for ene woek.
An Accident Averted Or Little Hey.
Wednesday eveulng us a passenger train
en the Columbia tt l'ert Deposit railroad was
running near Ilald Friar station a little boy
was seen standing en the track signaling
the engineer te step the train. This was dene
and the boy pointed out te the trainmen a
broken fish-plate, which allowed tlie tracks
te spread and made It dangerous for the train
te pass at high speed. The timely signal of
the llttie fellow probably saved a Herleua
aocldent. The train passed slowly ever the
broken plece of read and meu wero sent te
repalr It. Ne collection wa taken for the
little heie.
A llreuk of Water Main,
The large Y that connects tbe two steam
pumps at tlie water works witli the main
leading te the city roservolr bocame displaced
by the continual thumping 11 has been sub
jected te by the nctlonerihe pumps, andgave
way at an early hour Wednesday morning,
causing a bad leak and acoiiBequentstoppage
of the steam pumps. Superintendent Hat
back put his men te work and by midnight
had the break repaired, and all Is new work
ing well. There was a less of about four feet
of water In the reservoir.
LAYING THE COKNKR-STONK
uv tub Nturnr. rAVi.it v. k. vuvhvu
ik auLVainiA.
Imponleg Ceremonies at Which lllhttis Howe
and Hudsen outdated What Wa. Placed
In the stone The Mimical Sertlc.
Strengthened from IJiiira.ler,
Special Concjpendoncoof Ihtillkikmir.
Cei.umiiia, l'a., HepL 30 The corner cerner corner
stenool the new St. Paul's 1'. V.. church, te
boeroctodon Locust street, Columbia, was
laid, en Wednesday artorneon, at :i:30 o'clock
with Imposing coremonles and In the pros
of a large crowd el poeplo. The choir of Ht.
James church, Lancaster, under the leader
ship of Prof. Carl Mat., rendered the dif
ferent chants and hymns In an excellent
manner. In the following order a processlou
marched from the old church te the new
building: The six vestry meu, the choir of
St. James and the distinguished clergy
proseut. As the precession neared tbe build'
ing, the choir sing the processtonal hymn.
The order for laying the foundation stene
according te the forms of the Kplscepallan
church, was conducted by Hlght Uev.
Bishop Howe, asslsted by Kev. Kullsen, as.
slstant bishop. H. M. North, esq., read a
cencise history el the Ht. Paul's
church In Columbia, Irem its origin te
the present tlme. The parish was or
ganized in IS 111, when a rector was called
and the church en Second street built, which
has been occupied ever slnce. At the begin
ning of the present year the peeple of the
Parish thought tbe church tee small and en
ebrnary22, a meeting was held, when It
was unanimously reselved te orect a new
church. Six thousand dollars was Imme
diately subscribed. The let was genor gener genor
eusly donated by Mr. II. II. Hous Heus Hous
eon, or Philadelphia. The corner-stono
was thou placed In position and Bishop
Howe tapped it threo tltnes with a
hammer, saying, "In the faith of Jesus
Christ, we place this foundation stone In the
name el Ged the Father, Ged the Sen and
Ged the Hely Ghost, amen." A box was
placed In the stone containing the following ;
Prayer book, hymnal, list of church officers,
communicants and socletlos, pieces of meney,
Indian arrowheads, local newspapers, Lan
caster Daily Intkllieknceh, Sew Era and
Examvicr, diocesan convention Journal,
IJlble and list of the clergy present. Ad.
dresses were made by Bishops Howe and
ltullsen. The ollertery was taken up
amounting te fl35 and laid ujien the stone.
The services concluded by prayer by the
bishop and the chanting el the recosslenal
hymn by the choir.
Missionary Meetlug.
A missionary meeting was held iu St.
Paul's church last ovenlng at seven o'clock,
when a large congregation was present.
The music rendered for the occasion was very
Una Addresses were made by Kev. Albert
Bunn, who gaveau interesting account of
the missions in China ; Kev. L. F. Haker, of
Uarrlsburg, and Klght Kev. N. H. Kuliseu.
Sunday Scheel Convention.
The American Sunday school convention
commenced their second annual meeting iu
the armory at 11:15 this morning. The pro pre pro
gramme,as published lu the Ixtkllieknuek
of Wednesday night, was carried out.
Election of Otllcers.
The following otllcers were elected last
ovenlng at a meeting of Orien ledge, Ne. S70
of Odd Fellows : Neblo grand, William K.
Madden ; vice grand, Jan. A. Allisen ; as
sistant secretary, S. W. Guiles; trustee, F.
P. D. Miller ; ropresentatlve te grand ledge,
F. P. D. MUler.
Tenn Notes.
N. D. Haldeman resigns his position te.
day, at Messrs. T. W. and II. K. Haldeman's
dry geed store. Fer the past sixteen years
Mr. Haldeman has been ompleyod by this
llrm as boek-kooper, but will embark in
business for blmseir at Seventh and Locust
Katie M. Helm, a three-y ear-old daughter
of Geerge Helm, living at Frent and Union
streets, died last night. Funeral en Satur
day afternoon at two o'clock from her late
home.
Werk Is progressing Jrapldly at the new
Unlted Brethren church ou North Filth
street The workmen are up te the second
nery.
Kev. C. D. Klshel has been returned as pas
tor of the Church of Ged.
A collection has been taken up in the St.
Jehn's Lutheran church in aldet the Charles
ton sullerers.
The duck season has commenced, and the
sportsmen of town can be seen en the river
early every morning, and they generally re
turn with several ducks.
The Jewish population el the town are ob
serving the tlrst day of the Jewish New Y'ear,
which began last night.
Ke.tered te l-lfe by ltre-(.lycerlne.
The Chicago A'ccniiiy Journal publishes a
case of remarkable resuscitation from sup
posed death of Mrs. Fraser, daughter efT. U.
Stevens, who with his family came from New
Yerk te live three years age. Tbe physician,
Dr. Mark 11. Lockerstien, tried with success
a hypodermic Injection et a ene per cent,
solution et alcohol and nltre-glyceriue. The
patient, though her pulse had ceased and her
body had become still", revived and recovered.
"Hew de you account rer the oflect of the
injection ?" the physician was asked.
"1 promoted action ou the arterial tension.
Hy causing the vessels te dllate it enabled
the bleed te Hew. aud when It begins te Hew
anywhore it would net be long till It is flow
ing through the heart. It simply set the
machinery going again. I am Just new wait
ing for ene or two cases te carry my experi
ments further. I want a case of collapse
from an overdose el chloroform, lu my
opinion there is no use of any one dying from
an overdose of chloroform new or Irem shock
while undergoing surgical operations."
Oeeda or Atnlgmncnt.
Charles II. Fisher, of Kphrata, assigned his
property te-day ler benefit of creditors te
Lew Is Llvingoed, of Womolsderf.
Haydn II. Tshudy and wife, of LItltz, to
day made au assignment te Dr. P. J. Roe
buck for the benetlt of croditera. His assign
ment will be a surprlse te many, for Mr.
Tshudy was goneratly bollevod te be In geed
circumstances. His liabilities are about f 15,
000 and his property Is net worth that
llgure. His assignment was hastened by an
execution Issued against him en Wednesday
for f 1,72'J.
Tnbetba J. Hastings and Kmmerseu P.
Hesting, of Celeraln township, this artor arter artor
eoon asslgned thelr property ter the bonellt
of creditors, te Abner Davis, of Upper Ox
ford, Chester county.
A New luu Club.
A new gun club was organized In this city
Wednesday eveulng. It is composed of ten
well known young; men et the city and will be
known as the "Cllue-iub." The efllcers of
it are as iollews : Prcslden.'. . William Gorst Gerst
loy; secretary, Jeshua A. Unier; treasurer,
William Killluger. Theclub win fcave their
tlrst sheet within the next two weeks and by
that tlme It will Inolude a number et new
inombera.
The Majer' Court.
This morning the mayor had lour cus
tomers. One woman, who had been drunk,
paid her costs, and a man, who was similarly
charged, was discharged because he had a Jeb
of wcrk te go te. Twe boys, who had been
arrested for insulting girls who attend the
night school at l'rluce aud Chestnut streets,
were soveroly reprimanded and then dis
charged. Chief. Clie.en,
Wednesday evening the following chiefs et
Motainera trlbe Ne. "1 Improved Order et
Ked Men, elected the following chiefs: Pro Pre Pro
phet, William A. Hauibrlghti sachem,
Goerge Kautlman j senior sagamere, Jehn
W. Wlsegarver; Junier sagamere, Charles L.
Kbler; trustee (for 18 months) W. D.
StauUer.
Off te Vl.lt Friend..
Mlas Carrle llaker and Miss Eva Tucker, of
this city, lelt en an early train this morning
for an eight weeks' visit te friends and rela
tives In warren county, Pa,
It Was Father Dynamite or Karlhqaaka.
Nvaek, N. Y., Sept. ita About 10 o'clock
this morning r slight trembling of the earth
catised great excltoment among tlie poeplo of
this vicinity. They feared the Wiggins
carthquake was upon them. The colored
poeplo wero particularly affected. They
rushed from thelr houses and for a tlme
rofused te, lie pacified. The trembllng was
also felt In Kaslern Connecticut, and particu
larly nt Bridgeport. It Is supposed that the
disturbance was caused by a sorleus dyna
mite explosion In Wostchester county.
The telegraph operatorat Brldgopert reports
that the " shock " was very porceptlblo at
uie wnoeier.v. Wilsen works thore.
IiicendlArl.nl In Maine.
PeiiTi.AMi, Me., Sept. 30 A special from
Harmony, Maine, says that the town is bIiii
ply a camp. AH the reads and bridges are
picketed, and all travelers are detained until
they can glve satisfactory account of thorn thorn
selves. The poeplo are dotennlnod te sheet
nt sight any ene caught setting flren. It Is
said that Gov. Keblo will be asked te glve
as-slstauce te the weary peeple et the town
anil that a company or militia te de guard
duty would lend assistance.
At Skewhegan, Alfred Hurd, arrmted
yesterday In Harmony, has confessod te
burning Frest's and Laughlln's buildings.
lien. Mile. HubiulU Ills llepert.
Wasiiinute.v, D. C, Sepu 30 Gen.
Miles' annual repert was received at the war
department te-day. In It Is Included his re
port of the pursuit and capture et Gorenlmo
and his band. The circumstances connected
with the surrender el Gorenlmo are brlelly
slated ana snow that the surrender was con
dltlenal that It was madeen the premise or
Gen. Mlles that he would pretect the Ilves or
the prisoners and take them out or the juris
diction of the civil authorities of Arizona.
Gen. Drum has submitted the repert le the
presldeut.
The 1're.hlent's t'nele Hurled.
liAivrtMOKK, Sept. 30 Tbe funeral of
Jeseph Neal, the venerable undo of President
Cleveland, who died en Monday night last,
took place te-day. Kev. A. K. Kelly, of
Careline street Methodist church, conducted
the serviccs at Mr. Neal's late residence.
President Cleveland's absence was com
mented upon. The interment was made at
Mount Olivet cemetery iu the old family
burying let wherein President Cleveland's
graudparents are buried.
Panic at a Hetel Klre.
Lknex, Mass., Sept. 30. Fire which broke
out at 5 a. nu te-day burned the Cliff uoufe,
owned by Isaac J. Newton, whoseloss is J20,
000; partly insured. The heuse was crowded
with boarders, who were panic-stricken, aud
aome had narrow escapes. The guests lest
largely Iu clothing, money and Jewelry.
The cettage of Cliff house was also burned.
Less 510,000. The country seat of Jehn E.
Barnes was damagdd.
KeVal Arch Masonic Olllcer..
Wasuixoten, D. C, Sept. 30. The gen
eral grand chapter Koyal Arch Masens te-day
elected the following efllcers for the ensuing
threo years : N. D.Laruer, of Washington, D.
C, grand high prlest ; David J. Day, of Iluf.
fale, N. Y., deputy general grand high
priest ; James P. Hemer, of New Orleans,
general grand king ; Goe, L.McCaban, of Bal
timore, general grand fccrlbe.
Ktmar lteut. a Heuse.
Washinoten, D. C, Sept. 30. The rent,
ing by Secretary Lamar of a flue residence
en N street, has revived the rumor of his
marriage. He takes possession of the heuse
ou October 1st, and the marriage, it is bo be bo
Heved, will occur bolore very long.
Kandatt Itenemlnated.
Piiii.Aiir.i.iMiiA, Pa., Sept. 30. The Hen.
Samuel J. Randall was reneminated te-day
for Congress by the Democrats of the Third
district. Thore was no opposition.
National Hank Charter Kxtemled.
Washington, D. C.,Sept. 30. The char
ter of the First National bank of Atchison,
Kansas, has boeu extended for 20 years.
TAl'I'KU KHOM TUK WIIIKS.
Cluverlus, the murderer of Lillian Madi Madi
eon, will be hanged Docembor 20.
A gross peel for east bound business is said
te have been fermed by the Central TialUc
association.
Lieut. Scheutze, Just home from Siberia,
predicts a near war breaking out between
Germany and France.
Umpress Augusta will colebrate te-day the
nnuivertwy of her 75th birthday at Baden
Baden.
It Is estimated at the treasury department
that tbe reduction of the public debt for the
month or Soptember will be nearly
Jll.000,000.
The president te-day appointed Jehn Mo Me
Lcau te be Interpreter te the consul general
le Japan;; Qulncy A. Hroeks te be collector of
customs ler the Puget sound district, and
Ceeley Mann, te be collector et customs for
Uie Vicksburg, Miss., district.
i:. L. Kennedy was te-day appointed post
master at Elk Creek, Pa.
Jeseph C. Mackiu has been denied a release
from Jollet, HI., penitentiary en a writ of
habeas corpus.
The well known Chicago millinery house
of A. S. Gage A: Ce. Is closed through finan
cial embarrassment
Four meu were blown into fragments In an
explosion at the Dltmar powder works, Hay
Chester, N. Y., this morning.
m
Childish Let era Die Together.
Cbalfau Bridge, a hamlet located a few
miles from Waterloo, 111., was the scene of
a terrible tragedy. One year age, Edward
Clark, a seventeen-year-eld boy, foil in love
with a schoolmate, Lena Feltz, who was then
fourteen. The girl la said te have returned the
boy's affection. The parents or the young peo
ple tried te dlcourage them because of thelr
youth. Finally the Feltz family adopted strin
gent measures and Clark was warned te keep
away from the heuse. He still managed te
see the girl, but it appears she lately In
formed him that she would net marry him
without her parents' consent. Wednesday
the dead bodies or the lad and his sweetheart
were round near the bridge He had shot
her through the head and then sent a bullet
into his own brain. One story Is that she
consented te death, and that a nole was lelt
te mat etiect.
The Newport ltead.
It was Inadvertantly stated en Saturday
last that the trustees or the Ilellovue church
petitioned tu be made parties te the injunction
suit between the Pennsylvania railroad and
the supervisors et Salisbury township as te
the repalr et the Newport read. The trustees
did net se petition, but many of the members
et t'ue church and residents eftl.e township
who have occasion te use the read wnut te
become parties te the suit.
Dedication of St. Jeseph". Church.
At the dedication of St. Jeseph's Catholle
church ou Sunday next, Klght Kev. Jehn
Conrey, bishop or Albany, N. Y., will elll.
clate and administer confirmation at 3 p. m.
Werd has been received that the Catholle
KnlghU of Yerk, will be present in uniform,
accompanied by a band. The KnlghU of
St. Jehn, el this city, will wear their uni
forms ler the llrst time at the coremonles,
Laucaater lture at Potutenu.
In Iho Pottslewu races te-day, Win. Piss,
of this city, has entered Hilly D. In the 2:15
class, purse, (250; and H. K. Bally enters
Johnnie II. In the 2:33 class, purse, f250. Ten
herses will contest the tlrst race and thore are
threo In the secend.
A t'rUener l'rettrated.
During the trial or Janitor Titus, in Bel
vldere, N. J., for the murder of Tlllle Smith,
the prisoner was prostrated and bad te leave
the court room and be put in charge of a
physician.
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Caused hy Twe Nfrtanl.-lieth llad-Heea 'l
married Twice llelere , the l.t Tim fbj
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lllnd a hill In ll.n mmrl... ..-. ... "' Vf
asking for soparate maintenance There ha 4J
wen uuuuiu ueiwuen tue coupie ler some VZ
tlme nml nn .limn 'ttil Uiwann left l.l i....... .Jr.l
and took up his roaldence at the Grand Pa- Z
cllln lintel. It ! allntpml II, at tmm ...!. Mi
of Kawsen caused the ostrangemont be- &j
twoen the husband and wife, The latter' 1$
remaineu m possossien or me Heuse undU- ?ig
turbed until HepL I, when, the petition say, pi
limited her te the use or 2 or 3 rooms. MrCfll
tl aurtuiH ilinH i .1 ... . .. a I a i"1 SBFi
''.Tieui. muu viiuuitvuruu lu uneg HUOUl BA-1
utisuccesful and iinally the former coach nut l
w.f. i-nt -lua ui hu uie roenin oxcept ids .
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With hnr Itturvnr uilm iitflt.A.l Ikn ... t.M
proceotllnj. it wai necewary ler her te go- VS
returned hI.e was mUined admlwslen by th '$$
tCrHOn in iMiirun ulutml.t il,.. . M.. "OJ
Ing erders. It was with great dilllculty tbat ' ' &1
shomanaged te get her children and Uka'fsS
II.A... tn n !. ( I n.l. . . . Jt.A
.uuu. j a uuiui. i no coupie were married
last March after a brief courtship. Keth bad
utieu married iwice UOIore. W,
ilAKBAVIltlSKTlH ltKXIDCHATK.
The State Convention Held Te-day MynoetU
el the Platform.
WeitCKSTr.it, Mass., Hept. 30 The Demo
cratic state convention was called te order
this morning in the Mechanic's hall at 11:30
by Goneral Cellins. James H.Grennell, or
Greenfield, will nominate Jehn b Andrews,
of Husten, ler governor, and It Is anticipated
he will go through with a rush.
The platform of tho'Democralla state con
vention, te tie held hore te-day, will contain
a strong endorsement, el President Cleve
land, applauding his adherence te the ante
election premises and plodges made te the
iieeplein 1831 In regard te civil service re re
lerm. It will demand a Judicious roterm of
tbe tariff andrealllrms the financial policy of
the Democratic platform of 1SSI In regard te
honest money. It Insists upon it defense of
the rights of Amerlcau flshermen ; welcomes
the new era of organized labor, and speak a
of the partial triumph of the abolition el the
poll tax, secured by act of the last legislature.
It commends the Democratic mombera of
tbe legislature for se uirlng the passage et the
various acts In the Intoresta of
labor during the last legislature; opposes
contract labor lu prisons and the importation
of foreign labor te competo with domestic
labor ; Insists upon tbe right of the poeplo of
Bosten te govern thomselves and appoint
their own police, etc.; sends a kindly greeting
te Parnell and deplores the death of such
men as McClellan, Hendricks, Hancock!
Tildcn and Cel. Green.
Jehn F. Andrews was noniluated for gov
ernor. AFTEH 31AHT HATS.
A Chicago Policeman Urept Dead A ttelte el
Chicaoe, Sept 30. Policeman BennattVS
ureppeu ueau at ms pest auesuay uigBt
while pulling tbe patrol box at Ue
avenue and Adams street He In
a victim of the Havmarket massacre.
ihn nffltt rf Ihn riel tin vh nnrfuetl v ItAelthv.
but when the bomb exploded he was knocked
down and Reme ene dealt him a tremond tremend tremond
eus kick in the side. He took a slight cold
tbat night and ever since has spat bleed. The
day bofero he died he said he had always
felt u sevore pain in his side slnce he was
kicked, and he thought the spitting of bleed
was due te the injuries then received.
Ne lUce lletneeu the Twe YachtJ.
M.uuii.kiikah, Mass., Sept. 30,-Wlnd very
light and yacht race between Mayflower and
Galatea declared oil. This docldes It. There
will be no race between the two yachts. The
Maytlewer gees into wlnter quarters at
Heyerly, Mas?. jftt
T.vvv. Mass.. Sent 30.A United Preaa 1&
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reporter talked with CapL Stone, of the May &
llower. en his wav te Marblehead this mania - 's
ing. He thought tbe reason for reverilng ' Jig
the decision te race waa that Lieut, llenn is
afraid te risk another ouceunterand Issiieply ,,
playing a game el eiuu. K esterday was tu
last day of the season for yachting but lie did
net want te race.
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Crazy Over llaie Hall. j
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jachsen, Aiicu., aepr. ue. win eargenr, v. ij;
or tins rlty, was until recently wnai is cauea -
a "base ball crank." He attended every. 4
game played in tbe county, and frequently m
i-tatlful 11 at itl t Ar BAik flirt Txinlta nti(AatJ .TS
t 131tVU 4DIIVJI. .V OW fciitJ AJVMftjUW t-'VU kWMSSt
His iuterest In the game grew until it became
a mania, and yesterday he was taken'te thi
Kalamazoo asylum as Insane. Since blare
ineval he has apparently forgotten base ball,
aud new worries ever tlie belief that he has
three wives ene lu Kalamazoo, one in the
Seuth and ene In Jacksen.
Severe .Storm In the Mertbwe.t.
Washington, D. O., Sept. 30. 10 a. m.
A severe storm is new central north of Lake
Huren mnvlnp rnnldlv eastward with sudden
aud great barometerlcal changes which will, pifi
cause high southwest winds m its oasiera easiera
quadrants and northwest winds, with de- '
cldedly lower tomperature in ita western
quadrants. A cold wave is moving southerly
in its rear overspreading Minnesota and East
Dakota and will probably be felt in Wiscon
sin, Illinois. Iowa, 'Nebraska and Nerthern
Kansas and Mississippi te-night.
A Yeung Weman Murdered.
FAnsiiNOTON, Ma, Sept. 30. A young
woman, Annie Yeath, daughter et a respected
German, Peter Veath, was murdered 10 miles
from here last Tuesday. While her parents
were absent in the field, a tramp went te (
the house, killed her and threw the body lu a
well where It was found bv the famllr..-:a
Great excitement prevails and searching par. Va
ties are after the murderer. A4
Kmntnvr.l Wlin Mnat HOT LOU. ..7
Hammenii, Ind.,HepL30. A large msau-j3
m a i .. IT..... iHftnl vnniilra tliJSf
owned by the llrm, relieving all the old ee. -M
pleyes who refuse, as fast as an opportunity--
offers. Ne new empleye is given wenti
inidaeiianiankH ilewii for a leL Kmntr,Mir
new owning leta in ether parts of the tow"i
are en the anxious seat. : s
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A. Deieu HulldlDK. Uerncd. -
Manitowoc, Wis., Sept, 30, A tire brekt
out here at ene o'clock this morning m4
spread until a dozen buildings had bea4tM
streved. The less and Insurance are net vet rfiA
known. ,f
The Kugll.lt VmcI Iteleaud.
Havrk, Sept, 30. The two English 1
smacks which were seized in this nert-l
violation of the laws governing thai daMefd
vessels, have been released.
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and Delaware,
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