SIBSSjBjgsssaESssnBSsjspHstWSgnjSgBrH an- - -- p.j-f.- . --- T-"," ' '"' - , i v" - m:- ' 'w;;w. ,-.. y Wf.,-!3v ,'r--'-,, s -., -. ;- - -p. 5 mt PEPttra 'n- 11 AN TO of ever descrfptfon in IT Mis I O serted in the Clout fled Advertisement Columns of TBE DIS PATCH secure promptrcsponses. It u the acknowledged Business Direc SAVERS ond Inveslort read the Jieal Estate and Musi- Si nest Offering made in the Classified Advertisement columns of TIIEV1S PATCH. It reaches Cash Mujers and the Saving Class. 1ft $ tor 0 au wastes. iMiiamiBMBBiBBBaa ssssssasBstsr tm r sm V -w sBT r a -ssasm -v- . . 3m. v,,... fc. - .asmftw FORTY-ITFTH YEAE. THEY FEAR THE COST Bradford County's Farmers Oppose se the State's Control of Country Roads. TAXES NOW TOO HEAVY, But Sure to be Made XJreater if the Proposed Highway Improvement System is Adopted BURDEN OP THEIR ARGUMENTS Is Presented at a Well-Attended Meeting of GoTernor Bearer's Commis sion at Towanda. THE KEW SCHEME HAILED WITH FATOE Ej Only a Few EeprestntttlTes of the Agrlcnltnral Interests In that Ecetlcn et PennsylTinli. DE. PI01EIIB EARKESTLT AGIETST IT The State Boad Commission is in session at Towanda. Bradford county farmers and citizens strongly oppose the scheme of giv ing State aid to roads. They say the farm ers are too poor to pay the taxes that would be required to meet this expense. The question was discussed at length. WB-OX A ETAIT CORHESPOITOEirr.l Tcwaxda, Pa., August 5. Victor E. Fiolette used to be one of the distinguished farmers of Pennsylvania. He is still a farmer, and while getting too old to be heard from often in politics, he to-day satis fied everybody that he is a representative farmer representative of the old-school granger, I mean. Mr. Piolette is away behind the times. He deliberately posed as a type or that class of agriculturists who spell economy with a big E the kind who refuse to prog ress because it might cost something. He told the State Boad Commission this morn ing that he was opposed to the movement now on loot to permanently improve the country roads, becanse he and his brother Jarmers of Bradford county would have to pay more taxes. His position surprised people generally, because of Mr. Piolette's public-spirited career in Pennsylvania's affairs for many long years. Tfae Commission's Tonr. The road commission came here by invi tation, to bear the views oi farmers in this part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Similar invitations will take them from here to Titusville and Pittsburg. The meeting at Titusville will be held on Thursday morn ing, at 9 o'clock, in the Brunswick Hotel. The meeting at Pittsburg will take place at the Hotel Anderson on Friday morning, The members of the commission who were present to-day were Messrs. John M. Foight, of "Westmoreland county; Jacob Bolard, of Crawford county; Cyrus Gordon, of Clearfield county; A. D. Harlan and S. K. Downing, of Chester county; J. E. Faulkner, of Bradford county; J. E. Grif fith, of McKean county; J. L. Shillito, of Xork county; H. T. Goodwin, of North ampton county, and Secretary Charles P. Ettla, of Philadelphia. The other mem bers, Messrs. David McCargo, of Pittsburg; Dr. "W. H. McCullough, of Tarentnm; H. K. Sloan, of Indiana, and Amos H. Mylin, of Lancaster, will join the commission at Titusville. The commission is soon to be gin the preparation of a report to the forth coming Legislature, with the draft of a gen eral road law. An Important Minion. The information the members gather on their present tour will have much to do with the basis of that report, although it will not entirely influence them. The pub lic, as a mass, are sometimes impracticable. Senator A. D. Harlan, of Chester, is Presi dent of the commission. To-day's proceed ings proved him to be an executive officer of ability and courtesy. The attendance was large, but it was made up almost entirely of politicians and farmers of economieal pro pensities, who violently opposed a change from the present road laws. It Is well known that the members of the commission, or at least a majority of them, are in favor of recommending radical im provements in the road laws. Yet Presi dent Harlan gave every opponent full op portunity to talk, adjourning the morning session until afternoon and extending that until train time so that all conld be heard. It is only fair to Bradford county to say that by the undisputed statements of Br. E. S. Pratt and D. L. F. Clark, the meeting was not composed of representative farmers, they being unable to attend because this is the busiest part of harvest. Toplci for Discussion. This list of questions was propounded to the audience: ifirst Are jou in favor of abolishing the present system of working out the road tax, ana paying a cash tax Instead? Second Do you favor State aid to public roadsf Third If so, how shall it be distributed, to the townships or countiesT How shall the amount be ascertained, by valuation of as sessiblo property, number of Inhabitants, road, mileage or otherwise! fourth Are you in favor ot supervisors 'serving without compensation, the same as school directors, whose dutyshallbe the assess ment of taxes and appointment of road over seers to hare charge of the work? Fifth How shall roads be superintended and controlled, by State, county or township super Tisors or engineers, and shall the State aid, if any, be handled fhe same as local taxes? Sixth I yonr county an agricultur aI, raanu lacturing or mining county? Seventh Is the stone in your county suitable for road bulldingf Eighth Are you in favor of authorizing townships to borrow money for road purposes? Ninth Are you in favor of convict labor on public roads? The interrogatorlesjwere discussed seriatim ia'erder to giro an adequate idea of the dissimilarity ot opinion and the trend of sentiment thus drawn out. I shall abandon the conventionalities of reporting speeches and give the kernel of every man's thought in this brief style. Against the Proposed System. Victor E. Piolette, D. D. I am not in favor of abolishing the system of working out road taxes and paying a cash tax in stead. "With a road machine we can now, by working our tax, make a mile of rod per day. This whole agitation comes from towns and cities. The farmers are too im poverished to pay a cash tax. They are burdened with too much taxation now. Tnis road idea contemplated more tax and is not in harmony with the policy of the party now in power in Pennsylvania, which policy has been shaped to tax money on interest and mortgages. Where the corporations make their returns to the State they will show increased value of property, and thus the corporations will pay more taxes than they have been doing. Now just let matters rest until these things are accomplished, and then the farmer, being relieved of some ot his bur dens, will be amply able to take better care of the country roads, for be will have more money. The Cash Tax Unjust. Mr. Haverly The roadtax alone in Overton township is 10 mills. I have can vassed the farmers in the southern part of Bradford county and find nine-tenths of them opposed to this scheme for State improve ment Many farmers in Snllivan county are also against it. Those who work out roadtaxes say they have plenty of time tbey can work on roads. It would be unjnst to compel them to pay cash tax. Half the farms in Bradford county are mortgaged for more than one-half their value. This State movement means more taxes. It is a move ment of the Dolilicians to create a new ma chine. They have not been able to deliver goods m some quarters, and here is a chance to create numberless office, such as en gineer, superintendent, etc. A. Pox We want all the aid from the State we can get if it comes from the right sources such as railroads. But the farm ers around here, I know, do not want this innovation. Colonel Piolette says the State would first have to raise money by taxation before it could have revenue to appropriate to the roads, and he says that tax would ba on real estate. The farmers here believe the same thing. State Money Available. Mr. Piolette It is preposterous to talk about State revenue. The State has got no revenue it can appropriate in that way. Outside of the $2,000,000 for schools, the State has barely enough in the treasury to pay for the judiciary, legislation and execu tive administration, and that comes largely from collateral inheritance, tax and the like. The forthcoming census will show that railroads and corporations have in creased the value of their property, while real estate has depreciated in the country. If this commission goes all over the State, they will get a pretty good dose of it, for you will find that we farmers don't want to pay any more money, and where else is the State to get this re Venae yon talk about, than from the farmers' real estate? Agriculture is at a very low ebb. I my self cannot make enough out of my farm this year over and above my expenses to pay my taxes and I can farm as good as any per son else. Every other interest should uav as much taxes as agriculture. Heavy Expenses of tbe State. There are 10,000,000 of'expenses now every year in this .State, and $32,000,000 of that are paid by tares on real estate. Now that the dominant party here has been com mitted to revision oi the tax laws, which means a revenue from money at interest and mortgages, and as the corporations will pay more taxes on increased values, isn't it a fair inference that when these things come to pass the farmer will be relieved of some of his burdens; will be then able to make better roads even under the present laws? With so much tax to bear now it is unfair to ask him to convert bis labor into money and pay it out in salaries to road super visors. H. N. Williams, a Towanda business man All these gentlemen have said proves there should be State aid for road repair ing. Local property does not give sufficient income for the connties to keep them up. Mr. Haverly says Overton township pays 10 mills of a road tax. On the other hand Pike township only pays 3' mills. The roaas in Overton benefit Sullivan county, which uses them and cuts them up that makes taxes heavy. Pike township has no adjoining county to make her roads bad. Here, again, State aid is the only equitable plan to make every county iear its share of taxes for roads it uses, no matter whether in some other county or not. All connties are more or less closely connected, and has in terlinking roads, rar of Extravagance. Attorney Buck State appropriations might lead to extravagance,because disburs ing points would be so distant in many cases from the State Treasury. H. W. Williams Seal estate and agriculture, it is true, pay for the running of this State's government The roads are more than lor the benefit of real estate and agriculture. This is another reason why tbe State owes aid to the maintenance of roads. She has received more income from that source than all others. Practically, the question is this: Shall the tax collected alike from rich cities, wealthy coal mines and big mills be spent on country roads? I say yes. A farmer I would distribute State aid to townships according to their road mileage. Secretary Ettla Windown township, in this county, has 70 miles "of roads, which cost 525 per mile to repair. Warren town ship has 80 miles at a cost of 42 per mile. "How would you meet the difference?" Mr. Buck Boroughs ought not to share in road appropriations, and yet if State revenue for the purpose is raised from city, borough and townships each has a right to a share of the proceeds. I would be opposed to making the connty treasuries tbe disburs ing agencies. Give the money directly to the townships. Expense Steadily Growing. Mr. Piolette The additional million added to the school appropriation last year has not yet lessened school taxes, I observe. On the other hand, school directors have be come wonderlnlly swelled. They have taken out good white pine desks and put in solid iron ones. It wonld be the same way with State aid for roads. It would make road tax no less. Perhaps it is wise fdr you commissioners to go around the State and see the people, but I don't think your work will amount to anything. The Legislature won't do anything. John W. Pox The road taxes now levied and assessed are not effective. If properly applied they would make good roads, but very few supervisors or pathmasters know bow to make a road good and simply waste the money. Attorney Bnck Mr. Piolette was wrong about that additional million appropriation for schools. It will not be paid out before September. No wonder taxes are not yet lessened. D. I. P. Clark Farmers here are 4 to against this State improvement of roadn. It will increase taxes and they will retase to pay any cash tax for roads. A farmer If circulars bearing tjlese questions could only be sent out among; our larmers in Bradford county requesting answers they would poll the real sentiment here. , , Plenty of Circulars Mailed t Secretary Ettla I have mailed 3,000 of J these circulars to Bradford coumty farm ers; Mr. Piolette Never mind; we will send three representatives down to the Legis lature this winter. They will know what Bradford county wants. Commissioner Foight This commission has nothing to do with equalizing taxes. There is another State -commission working on that question now. ' Attorney DeWitt I don't believe a na tional debt is a national blessing, nor do I believe it right for a township to borrow money to build roads with. . The interest on' bonds means taxes, and if 'State aid is the idea, then I understand the money must be first raised among you farmers, sent away round by Harrisbnrg, and then come back here again in some manner for redistribu tion. It reminds one of the grown man sucking all the good juice out of the small boy's orange. Permanent Improvement at Any Cost. Farmer Campbell, of Athens township I favor everything tending toward the aboli tion of present farcical road laws, and per manent improvement, even to townships bor rowing plenty of money themselves and let ting future generations pay the debt Tbey will have the good roads as compensation. J. A. Fox Sixty Supervisors, under snch a new law in this county, at $2 per day all the year around, means 32,000 new taxes. Then you would have to have a superintendent with a tally ho coach. That means 2,500 more. No, sir. People in Bradford county are paying too heavily now. They would consider more road tax an outrage. There is not a political candidate in this county who dares to come out on any other opinion' than that Commissioner Gordon But if the ques tion is right, why shonld politics make any candidate shirk the truth? Mr. Fox Just let any candidate try it here and see what is the result ' There is ample stone and gravel in Bed ford county for macadamizing roads. L. E. Stofiet,. CAMPBELL'S CHALLENGE PROMPTLY ACCEPTED BY A BOLD BUCKEYE EDITOR. The Question an to What He Said Abont tbe Federal Election Bill Should Boon be Decided A Complelo Exposo Is Prom ised for To-Dny. rsrxcui. tslxcbjlic to tub dispatch, i Columbus, August' 5. The failure of Governor Campbell at the Lodge bill pro test meeting Saturday evening to say any thing definite in reply to the published statement that he would call out the militia against the enforcement of the bill in this State in case it became a law, has created considerable comment He only said that night that the statement was untrue and . left the stage. To-day, how ever, he addressed an open letter to the editor of the JTcentnjr JrVew, in which he denies the language imputed to him and saying that he did not belie,ve the editor had ever been told so by anyone. The Gover nor proposed to give 500 to any charity if the editor would disclose the name ot the alleged witness to a committee of gentle men, whom he names. He asked only that the witness would repeat what he person ally heard, and not what a third party had told him. Later in the evening J. H. Galbralth, ed itor of the Press, addressed a letter to the Governor, in which he says: In order that there maybe no .further quib bling we sugcest that you slcn and deliver to us tbe following explicit statement: "I bereby declare that I never stated nor sucpested to any one the calling out of tbe military in Ohio in case tbe Lodgo bill should pass and an attempt be made to enforco It In my (state, and I nsrar stated, suggested nor' in timated to any one thatl would Imake such a declaration in my speeeb-at tbe State Kouse-at the meeting called for tbo 19th of July." The editor states upon the receipt of such a statement he will furnish the public, at no expense whatever, a complete story of the sonrce of his information and the man ner in which the matter came to be' used. Governor Campbell signed the statement requested, and the editor of the Press promises to. make a complete expose of the information to-morrow, and claims to be able to show conclusively that Governor Campbell did make use of the language im puted to him in regard to tbe military. LOVE'S DEEAM SOON ENDED. He Wants a Divorce After Three Days of Married Life. rsrxciAX. telxqkam to THE DISPATCH. 1 New Yoke, August 5. Patrick Purcell, of Greenville, and Sarah Fnllerton, of Jersey City, were married by Justice of the Peace Weed, on Saturday evening, in his office. Purcell was 45 years old and Miss Fullerton was 25. Pnrcell's sister was a witness. After the ceremony Justice Weed declared that they were the most loving conple he had ever married. Early this morning, before the door of the courtroom was opened, Purcell called. He sat outside and waited for the Justice to come. There was a woe-be-gone look on his face. When the Judge arrived Purcell told him be wanted a divorce. He said his wife had deserted him on, Saturday night a few hours after he had installed her in his home as mistress. She gave him no reason for going, he said. He had looked for her after she had gone, but bad not found any trace of her until Monday night, when he heard she was in a saloon downtown. He went to the saloon and learned that she had been there but had gone away. The Justice ad vised him to apply for divorce to the Court of Chancery. Purcell came around later and told him he would take the regular steps to get a divorce. He owns some prop erty in Greenville. The bride has not yet been home since her marriage. KILLINGS IK KENTUCKY. The Election Tbere Wan Fatly as Exciting , a la Customary. ISrXClilf TELHORAMTO TUB DISrATCS.1 Louisvilie, August 5. Yesterday was election day in Kentucky, and, from re turns received, there was a more lively time than usual. Half a dozen killings and as many more serious rows occurred. At Bu'rnside Police Judge P. F. Smith and John Chestnut were fatally wounded. Two Other Chestnuts and Town Marshal Coomer were seriously wounded. The Chestnuts were undertaking to rescne their brother John from the officers. At Frank fort at general knockdown followed the close of the polls and several men were At Covington Tom Sogers fatally stabbed John Hay. At Dayton two gangs of tonghs engagjed in a pistol fight and fatally injured James and John Kine, innocent bystanders. At Bichmond Gill Bickerson was shot and killed by Wink Kelly. Kelly was also badly hnrt Near Springfield Ben Frye stabbed and fatally wonnded Will H. Leachman. FBEPABING 10 FIGHT L0TTEBIES, An Anti-Lottery lit ague Convention to be' Held at Baton Bonce, Baton Eouoe, August 5. The delegates to the Anti-Lottery League Convention, which opens Thursday, have already com menced to arrive. Among those who came in to-day were Messrs. C. H. Parker and John Dyc mond. A number of the Alliance delegates are also members of the Antl-Lotterv I League and-will serve with the session of that body. PITTSBUEG, "WEDNESDAY. AtTG-TJST . 1890. CHICAGO IS SECOND. No Longer Any Donbt That Philadel phia and Brooklyn Ea?e Been 0UTHUMBERED BITflE LAKE CITY. LJt ' fit. Pad People Are Btill Protesting igainst the Kecount, THE METAIi TAEIPP tip IN THE SENATE. 'V, An Official DmUl of tbe ffuolttale Eetrew Expnl slon Fran Bostla, The official rough count by the Census Bureau shows, the population of the city of Philadelphia to 'be 1,014,894. This Is an increase during the lost ten years of 197,724, or 23.23 per cent Chicago, however, will have at least 50,000 more than these figures. ipbom x trxjr conKEspoKEHirr.: ' Washing ton, August 5. The census office to-day gave the population of Phila delphia as 1,044,894. In 1880 i( was 847, 170, so that in the ten years there has been an increase of 197,724 or 23.3 per cent. For a large city like this the ratio of increase is considered very good by the census offi cials, but it is not good enough to enable the Quaker City to retain her old place as the second largest city in the United States. The large annexations made in the last few years by Chicago of her suburbs and surrounding prairies have accomplished the desired result,, and have raised her from the fourth place in regard to popula tion, which she occupied ten years ago, to the second. At the last census the first six largest cities in -the country ranked as fol lows: New York? Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Chicago, Boston and St. Louis. A. DEOP TOE BOTH. By this census it will appear that Chi cago will take Philadelphia's place as the second largest city, while the Quaker City and Brooklyn drop to third and fourth places respectively. There is also a change in tbe fifth and sixth places, by which St Louis takes the position formerly occupied by Boston, which latter city drops to sixth place instead -of firth. Chicago's population has not been defin itely settled as yet, but so far as the count has gone it has already a record of oyer 1. 100,000, thus putting it at least 0,000 ahead of Philadelphia and 200,000 ahead of Brooklyn, both Of which cities ranked it at the last enumeration. The count of Bos ton's people is also not quite finished, but it is estimated not to exceed 440,000 as against St Louis' 448,124. Tbe exact fig ures in both the cases of Chicago and Bos ton will be announced in a few days. The Citizens' Committee of St Paul had another conference with the Secretary of the Interior to-day with refereuce to the proposed reconnt of the population of that city. Since the last conference the committee has made as carefnl examination of tbe charges of fraud in the ennmeratiou of St Paul as tbe time and means at hand would permit, and to-day presented to the Secretary their con clusions. A KICK AGAINST THE HAT. The committee finds that the insurance map, which was to some extent used as a basis for .the charges, was wholly unrelia ble for the purpose for whinh it has been used in this connection. It was stated in an affidavit byJU .compiler that the map was not intended to 'show sections of the city, even thobgh thickly populated, where the character ot the buildings was-not such as to render them insurable.' Other import ant sections ofthc city where the buildings were scattering were not shown at all. In deed, only such portions were shown as were necessary for insuring purposes. The committee found a number of errors in the work of thoso who had made the ex aminations npon whioh the order of recount was based, and, while freely admitting that the work of enumerating nice of the city districts had been, so carelessly and inaccu rately done as to render further investiga tion and correction of errors necessary, ther strongly objected to a recount of the whole city as unnecessary and unjust to its people. TWO PLANS PBOPOSED, The committee presented two nronositlons to the Secretary, either of which they be lieved would be entirely satisfactory to the Secretary and the citizens of St. Paul. Tbe first was that a full recount of tbe nine dis tricts be had under the direction of Superin tendent Porter, and the second was to return the schedules of these nine districts to St Panl, and there correct and verify them. The secretary, after questioning tbe com mittee upon several points upon which he was not clear, stated that his only desire in the matter was to do full justice to all con cerned. He reviewed the history of the case and also at length commenting upon the work of the Census Bureau, during which he took occasion to compliment in the highest terms the work of Superinten dent Porter. He said that he ( Mr. Porter) had conducted the affairs of that great bureau with skill and judgment and the accuracy and efficiency of the work was, in his opinion, something marvelous. He, therefore, was not prepared to rescind the order for a reconnt, but it was his desire that the work of investigation now in prog ress by Mr. Porter be pushed to a conclu sion, and when that was done he would further consider the question of the neoessity for a recount THE METAL SCHEDULE NOW, Consideration of tbe Tariff Bill Has Finally Reached That Point. Washington, August 6. Just before adjournment to-day the Senate came to schedule O, "Metals and manufactures of." No amendment was oflered to the first para graph in the schedule, putting a duty of 15 per cent ad valorem on chromates of iron, or chromic ore. The next paragraph, put ting a duty of 75 cents per ton on iron ore, was discussed at some length. Mr. Morgan moved to insert after the words "iron ore" the words, "containing more than one-tenth of 1 per cent of phos phorus and phosphoric acid." Without voting on the motion the Senate adjourned. WITHOUT FOUNDATION. An Official Denial of tbe Expulsion of tbe Russian Hebrews. Washington, August 6. Immediately upon the announcement of the report of the wholesale expulsion of Hebrews from Bussia the Department of State cabled to the American legation in St Petersburg, asking if it were true, and has been informed that there was no foundation for it DEOUGHT IN MISS0UEL KotMnch Left of Crops bat Hay, nnd It In Dostroyed by Fire. St. Louis, August 5. Not sinoe the summer of 1853 has St Louis county suffered from snch a destructive and protracted drought as at present The acreage sown in wheat has yielded an average of 12 bushels to the acre, corn is in a bad condition, the oat crop was a total failure, caused by an insect of the appis variety, and vegetables of all kinds are extremely scarce. The newlv-cut meadows are so dry that the slightest spark will set fire to the stacks of hay upon which the farmers in many localities are depending for a living. Con siderable hay is destroyed in this way every day. A good soaking rain has not fallen for nearly a month, and the prospect for the farmer is not encouraging. .. THEY WERE DAZZLING. THE RICHLY BEDIZENED TROOr' OF PATRIARCHS MILITANT. The Military Feature of Odd Fellowship , Stunning tbo CUlcneoans Some Finn Companies In Competitive Drill A Grand Uccrptlon Given. ( Chicago, August 6. Cantons from all parts of the country continued to arrive to day to take part in the triennial canton ment of the Patriarchs Militant L O. O. F., and the city was ablaze with tha black, red, gold and purple trappings and the flashing jewels and waving plumes of the order. The forenoon was devoted to competitive exemplifications of the subordinate degree work, with olosed doors, in Battery D Armory. Garden City Lodge, of Chicago, opened the competition and was followed by Wicker Park Lodge, also of this city. This afternoon tbe prize drills of the cantons by classes was begun on tbe Lake Front in the presence of a multitude of people. When the gates were first opened the crush amounted to a stampede. Officers of the regular army nnd the Illinois -National Guard served as judges. The first canton that appeared on the field was Canton Lon don, of London, Ont, whose drilling was surprisingly fine, and the company is likely to carry off the honors of its class. The Grand Canton of Ohio, from Colum bus, came next on the field, and wasentered for a hicher class, being an old prize win ner. The Ohio men were defective in the matter of distance, bnt otherwise made a magnificent appearance in Class A, as did afo Canton Occidental, of Chicago. The prize for Class A is $1,500. After the drills there was a dress parade that was witnessed by a great concourse of people seated in the enormous grand stand. The weather was bright and cool and the men made their best appearance. Among to-day's arrivals were a troop of htissars from Columbus, and another from Boston and a troop of lancers from Denver. The uniforms of these companies were dazzling. The Boston hussars were the sensation of the evening when they appeared under the electric lights in their black and white garments, trimmed with black and grey astrakan. Their shakos are made of astrakan of these colors and their coats and aurtouts are trimmed with it To-night General John C. Underwood the generalissimo of the army, held a reception at the Auditorium Hotel, the parlors of which were crowded with the brilliantly uniformed chevaliers and their ladies. CASTLES IN THE AIR. SUDDEN AND SAD TERMINATION OF AN OHIO ROMANCE. A Snltor Who Telia His Sweetheart He Owes a Factory nnd In Worth $300,- OOO After tbe Wedding; He Wants Slonoy to Buy Hallway Tickets. israelii. TiLEortjiif to the uisrxTorx.t Datton, August 5. A man fall of natural eloquence and gall, with flowing side whiskers, calling himself n doctor and giving his name as H. S. Freeman, has broken the heart ot one of Dayton's fair young ladies. Her name was Miss Juvina M. Harrison, and she lived with her mother on Main street She met the doctor some weeks ago and he told her a fairy tale. about his position in Cleveland society, bow he had all the Cleveland girls kneeling at his feet, that he-was a prince with $500,- jKJO, the ownerrof factory in. Cleveland (employing .i,4vu nanus, tu.ii. uu purisms lived in a stouemansion on Euclid ayenue and tlmt if Miss Harrison would marry him he would place all his title' and wealth at her disposal. She agreed to accompany him to Cleve land and look at his factories and mansion. He showed the innocent girl through some other man's factory and pointed out his father's mansion, but said they wonld go to the summer cottage, where his parents were spending the hot days. She believed all and married him. Instead of taking the promised trip to watering places she was surprised to have the doctor ask her for money to buy tickets to this city, where they came to buy a drugstore. The girl's eyes began to open and as the doctor's wealth, title and fairy tale began to melt away like an icicle in the August sun she becan to repent The doctor's creditors here made a run on him yesterday and recovered all the furni ture and stock he had bought, and worst of all his bride left him. To-ni-ht he is im ploring the police to help him find her, but her mother refuses to allow the doctor to enter her house. FIVE BUSHELS FEB ACBE. Dakota Wheat Bednced by Drought to Less Til an Half n Crop. Abebdeen, S. D., August 5. The dry and extremely hot weather of the past two weeks has probably brought harvest a week earlier than was expected. There has been no rain to speak of for nearly a month, and the thermometer has frequently been above the hundred mark, es'peciatly during the past two weeks. It is over two weeks since conservative estimates placed the average for this part of the country, including Brown and adjoin ing connties to the south, west and north, at not over half a crop. But now the most sanguine would be satisfied with such a pro-, portion and many farmers say they will not have over five bushels per acre, and that will grade No. L - AFTEB OPIUM 8MUGGLEES. Officers 8enrchlns-or 2,000 Pounds of the Contraband bluff. Kansas City, August 6. Bevenue officers and United States detectives arrived here yesterday, looking for 2,000 pounds ot smoking opium which were smuggled into the United States some time ago. The opium came through California and the smugglers got as far as Phcanix, Ariz., with it when the detectives got on their trail and scaTed them into Canada. Since then the smugglers have eluded the detectives. A few days ago it was learned that the contraband goods had been shipped here. The detectives made a search of all the Chinese laundries but found no smuggled opium. The duty on this opium amounts to $2,000. CAPSIZED IN A SQUALL, 0 " A Sailboat Turns Over nnd Five Persons Lose Tbelr Lives. New Obleans, August 5. The steam ship City of Dallas, from Central America, reports that Captain Charles Bawley, of the schooner Joseph P. Macheca, of New Or leans, while en ronte in a sailboat to the schooner with the commandant, the judge of the port and two unknown persons, also two carib boatmen, seven in all, were cap sized during a squall and all drowned ex-cept-the two caribs, who succeeded in reach ing the beach. Captain Bawley's body was recovered and buried the following day at Livingston. The other bodies have .not yet been found. A Second Explosion at Denver. Denver, Coii., August 5. By an explo sion of benzine in the cellar oi a drugstore this evening, J. D. Gorrell, a drug clerk, was blown into the street, as was also a cus tomer. Both may 'die. The building; was wrecked and burned. DAWNIMGOPTHEDAY That Has Been Fixed for, trie First Legal Death by Electricity FINAL TESTS OF THE CURRENT Wblcii Is Expected to End tna Existence of 'William Kemmler. LAST HOUES OF THE CONDEMNED HAH. The Chaplain Entered lis Prlsou Sates Shortly After HidnlcEt Everything indicates that 'William BTemmler will be exec uted by electricity early this morning. Curious crowds sur round the prison, The chaplain has been with the doomed man since midnight rSrECIAL TZraOBAX TO TUB DISPATCn.l Atjbubn, August 5. Midnight As Kemmler's end draws near, the knowledge that in the gray dawn a human being is to be awakened, bound hand and foot, and then, a helpless captive, is to be led out be fore a score of cool-headed scientists and slaughtered by an uncanny method, has aroused a feeling of sympathy and dread in the people of Auburn. The condemned man himself ' sits trembling in his cell, thinking each moment may be bis last. He was a brutal murderer, no doubt, and his intelligence is of a very low , order, bnt he has suffered a thousand deaths already, and the people here will be glad when this judicial tragedy is ended. It was agloomy,depressing day in Auburn anyway. It was cloudy and hot, and in the afternoon rain fell inv torrents. Everybody who passed the great stone front wall "of the prison stopped in front of the big bars at the gate and peered at the iron grating before the window of Kemmler's death chamber. THE WITNESSES ON HAND. None of the witnesses arrived last night, bnt this morning they came in force. Be fore 10 o'clock these appeared in the lobby of the Osborne House: Dr. A. P. South" wick, of Buffalo, the father of the electrical law; District Attorney Qaimby and Sheriff O. A. Tomkins and TJnder-SheriffViling, of Erie county: Drs. Daniels, Fell and Fowler, of Buffalo; Dr. Carlos McDonald, of New York, the President of the State Lunacy Commission. Dr. McDonald, and Dr. E. O. Spitzka will be the physicians in charge of the ex ecution. Later came Electrician O. H. Huntley, of Buffalo. Electrician E. F. Davis, of New York, the men whom Harold P. Brown sent here before, was an early ar rival. He will really be tbe electrician in charge this time. He brought with him from New York the defective volt meter, which Warden Durston took there to have repaired. He said that tbe volt meter bad been fixed, and was all right now. Warden Durston met Davis at the train, and es corted him to the prison. Davis went to work at once putting things in proper shape. TEST OF TEE APPAEATUS. Early in the afternoon the apparatus was tested by Warden Durston, Electrician Davis, and Dr. Fell, of Buffalo. The tests, it is said, were eminently satisfactory. Later in the afternoon Dr. Fell had himself strapped in the chair and tbe electrodes ap plied to his head and spine just as they will be to Kemmler'., and took ar slight shock of electricity. Everything worked properly. Dr. Southwick, by the way, does not want Kemmler strapped and bonnd in the chair. He says this will frighten him so that there will be more danger of a struggle that way than any other. "Warden Durston, on the contrary, thinks that the condemned man should be tiehtly bound in every conceiv able manner. It is as yet undecided which course will be adopted. Dr. Daniels, of Buffalo, declared that he wonld have nothing to do with the antopsy if it was conducted within three hours after the execution. Everything was in con fusion in tbe prison at 8 o'clock to-night, and the rumor quickly spread that the con demned man was to be killed at once. The rumor drew people of all conditions about the prison. Shortly afterward it was learned on pretty good anthority that there would be no further delay, and that the law would be executed as soon as the death-dealing appliances were ready. The other persons who are to witness the execu tion shortly after 8 o'clock were in the prison. THE BOBSE PIBST. In the day a gaunt, worn-out horse was taken into the prison. It soon came ont that tbe horse was to be used to test the ap paratus before the business of killing Kemmler is transacted. Warden Durston still maintained that no time had been set tled upon for the execntion. He said that when all the witnesses were gathered in the prison a consultation would be held, and that each person to be present would have a voice in the selection of the hour. Every one of the witnesses who was talked with to-day expressed his willingness to do all in his power to make the details of the execution public after it is over. They all seem to think that any attempt to keep the public in darkness concerning it will work injury to the new law. Dr. Southwick, who is the father of tbe law, said he was re solved that the execution shonld have the fullest publicity. "l nave not tbe slightest donbt," be said, "that Kemmler will meet an instantaneons and a comparatively painless death." BTJEEOTJNDED BY A CBOWD. When the persons who are to witness the killing ot Kemmler went up to the jail this evening the crowd was so great as to make it difficult for them to force a passage. Men, women and children stretched in a solid line for 50 yards, and they were so determined to lose sight of nothing that was going on inside, that a policeman was finally detailed to keep the people back. This was highly vexatious to them but they kept their spirits un by dis cussing the miseries of Kemmler's position and whether he would "die game." These are the witnesses who went into tbe prison: Dr. Carlos F. Macdonald, Dr. F. C. Spitzka, Dr. A. P. Southwick, Dr. Georee E. Fell, Dr. George F. Shrady. Deputy Coroner W. T. Jenkins, Bobert Dnnlap, Dr. C. Daniels, Dr. Charles Fowler, District Attorney Grumby, Tracy Becker, Sheriff O. A. Jenkins, of Erie connty, Under Sheriff "Viling, ot Erie connty, Electrician C. F. Barnes, Electrician C. E. Huntley, Drs. Smith, Jenkins and Allison, of Auburn. Dr. Samuel Ward, Dr. Lewis Balch,Dr. Henry Argue, Mr. StanchfieId,of Elmira; Judge Childs, ot Buffalo, and ex Senator McMillen, of Buffalo, were not present, and undoubtedly will not be present at the execution. AWAITING THE WOED. Directly opposite the prison, in the east ern halt of the Central Bailroad lreight house, is the special office of the Western Union Telegraph Company. The entire in side of the office was in full view from the street It was lighted with big aro lamps apd under these a dozen telegraph operators .were ticking away 'for dear life, talking to people all over the country. A dozen more telegraph operators sat before the office waiting for tbe signal that Kemmler was dead. Messengers to and from all sorts of people hurried to and fro. There are no lights immediately before the prison, and the people at the gates looked like a mass of black shadows. About 9:30 o'clock a guard unlocked tbe great prison gate and the witnesses came out They all refused to tell what had oc curred at the conference except in very gen eral terms. They had promised the Warden, they all said, to keep silent They would not tell the hour of the execution. Most of them tald they did not know it, and none Would admit that it would be in the morn ing. It was declared that Warden Durston bad conducted the witnesses to the execution rooms and shown them the appliances, and that the current bad been tested. There was a full head of steam on, and the dynamo was la constant operation. The test con sisted in connecting tbe electrodes and meas uring the force and constancy of the current. . SATIS7ACTOBT TBIAL. Itproved satisfactory in every respect, and the scientists expressed themselves as abundantly assured that it would do the work required of 'it effectually and In stantly. Then the witnesses went upstairs and had a general conference as to the de tails of execution, and the doctors described how and by whom the antopsy should be per formed and what part each should play. It could not be learned who would do the manual work of performing the autopsy, although it was ascertained that this ques tion was discussed at some length and a re sult reached. By 10:30 o'clock all was quiet in the hotel and town, but there was an at mosphere of suppressed excitement every where. Everybody went to bed early, though why, no one seemed able to say, and Auburn was sunk in quiet earlier than any night for a week past. At 12:30 o'clock to-night Chaplain Yates of the prison entered the prison gates fol lowed by the Bev. Dr. Houghton. It is understood that Kemmler has been told that he will be killed in the morning, and that the ministers will spend the night with him in the prison. District Attorney Quimby visited Kemmler to-night to assure himself of the doomed man's sanity, as if any in sane appearance had been manifest he would have stayed the Warden's hand. Kemmler also received the last sacrement ABOUT THE AUTOPSY. THE DOCTORS DON'T WANT TO BE HUR RIED TOO MUCH. Tbere Most Tie No Donbt ns to How tbo Condemned Man Died Every Preean llon ta Be Token to Secure the Most Ac curate Results. Atjbubn, August 5. Dr. Southwick, of Buffalo, said late this afternoon that it was not at all likely that the autopsy would take place before daylight, no matter what time the execution occurred. He said that the physicians could not make as satis factory an examination of tbe remains by gaslight or electrie light as they conld it they had the light of day U work by. "Besides," he continued, "It we go to work cutting him up immediately after the shock, people who doubt the power of electricity will have a chance to say that if the shock did not kill him we did. Tbat would never do you know, and, to prevent any criticism, we intend at the proper time to furnish a scale oi Kemmler's temperature until it reaches tbe point below which life can exist There is a great deal, you know, depending upon this first antopsy. In tbe first place, we will learn how elec tricity kills, and the direct effect a shock has npon a human being. Heretofore all the deaths have been accidental and the current has made a jump and burned the flesh. In the last case in which I was interested I found that the blood had simply disintegrated. What the effect of a direct shock with no burning will be is what we intend to learn under the microscope. I propose to have all the facts come out, but it can't be done in a hurry. I don't want bad reports to go into the papers about this affair, and I am anxious that nothing but tbe truth shall be published. L do not want when I go over to Paris to have to deny to the Prefect of Police a lot of ab surd newspaper stories." The doctor was very earnest, and prom ised to do everything he could to have all the facts laid bare by the antopsy come out. ADVANCED IDEAS ADOPTED. Carpenters nnd Joiner lo be Guided by a Now Constitution. Chicago, Auzust 5. The delegates to the Carpenters and Joiners' Convention were on hand bright and early to-day. The morning session was occupied by listening to reports. In the afternoon the convention resolved itself into a committee of the whole, and the revision of the constitution and by laws was taken up. Every delegate had some suggestion to make, and not much progress was made during tbe session. The old con stitution was practically wiped out, and to nse tbe words of Secretary Macuire, "the constitution, as far as adopted, is up. to the times." The eight-hour question was given a most prominent place in tbe document, and the strict enforcement of the eight-hour rule is urged in strong language. In speaking of the alleged proposed junc ture with the Amalgamated Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, Secretary Magnire said he did not belitve any steps would be taken with a view to consolidation. "Tbe Amalgamated Brotherhood," he said, "has headquarters in England, while our organi zation is strictly and thoroughly Ameri can." The new constitution, it it understood, will present ideas deemed extremely radical a few years ago, and the slow progress being made is due to tbe opposition mani fested by more conservative members of the Brotherhood. SEIZU2E OF BAD BOOKS. Over a Thousand Objectionable Volumes Taken from n Hewn Company. New Yoek, August 5. Patrick Parrel, a manager, and two clerks of the American News Company, John C. Flannagan and Edward Everiss were arrested to-day on a warrant issued by Judge Murray for the sale of alleged obscene literature. At the same time the truck pulled up before 'the doors of the great establishment on Cham bers street and carted to court 1,421 objec tionable volumes. The complaint was made by Superintendent Britton.'of the Society for the Enforcement of Criminal Law. The .books objected to were "The Clemen ceau Case," by Dumas; the "Devil's Daughters," by Balzac; "In Stella's Shadow," by Albert Boss; "Au Actor's Wife," by George Mocre; "Speaking of Ellen," by Albert Boss; "Thou Shalt Not," by same, and "The Krentaer Sonata," by Tolstoi. The prisoners were arraigned and paroled in the enstody of counsel. Mr. Farrcll said that while the company wis the publishers' agents, he did not know what they contained. WESTINGHOTJSE'S LATEST. Believed to Be Backing tbo New Electrlo Railroad at Chicago. rSrSCTAL TELEOBAM TO TUB DISPATCH.! Chicago, August 5. From the fact that George O. Fairbanks, general dis tributing agent at Chicago of the Westing house Electrio Company, is one of the com missioners to take stock subscriptions in the proposed Chicago and Lake Drive Bail way Company. It is inferred that the Westinghouse people are the Pittsburg cap italists who, with Boston capitalists, are backing thai enterprise as stated in a pre vious telegram to The Dispatch. The new road is to skirt tbe lake shore 25 miles to tbe north. The new Westinghouse motor combining the overhead and the storage systems is to be used. Attorney C. H. Bemy," or the new company, says no Chicago capitalists are in it thus far, and that it is not to be used as an entry to this oity for any other railroad. Operations are to begin September L THEEE 0ENT. THF- -jffPE ALL EIGHT. He M&0 Contradicts the Ee-poi,vm-HeaUh by CELEBRATING Sx IN PERSON. The Italian Governm Continues Itt Work of Desecration. CHOLERA CAUSES STAMPEDE IS 8PAL?.. The Horrible Deed of a Party of Besellloas Emgu Ian Feasants. The Pope celebrated high mass in person yesterday. His health seemed to be evea better than usual of late. The cholera has caused a stampede at Toledo, Spain. Eight out of ten cases result fatally. fHT nUJrtAP'S CJIBLS COMTAaT.J Bome, August C In order to officially contradict the persistent rumors of his ill health, the Pope celebrated high mass to day in the Pauline chapel. It was made the occasion of a great state ceremony. His HoliJ was surrounaed by his entire cc7L ,nsh be looked very pale. It was eTitV? x hJ nealtn and mind are as vig-oroua,,-. He walked down the long zisleoi& j oel with singular majesty of bearing s ont the slightest assistance. He even r d the use of the heavy walking ca- ts so invariably used of late. . His Holinesv, ep 5i xpressed himself as extremely griev r the anti-Christian policy of the Ita ernment, which is suppressing all ie truilds and seizing their property. Tlhswill necessitate the closing, in Bome alone, of no fewer than 23 churches, several of which will speedily be turned into cafes and theaters, while others will be razed to the ground. The church of Pieta, which for centuries has belonged to one of the leading religious guilds, has been sold to a big German brewing eompany and will forthwith be turned into a large beer saloon. The placards are out annonncing a grand ballet diversion con cert for the opening nizht. They are flaring and alluring, so much so, in fact, that even the newspapers are protesting against what they cali the desecration. Another large church associated with the memories of Michael Angelo will be converted into a theater tiDd dancing hall. Tbe Pope never fails to protest against this sacrilege, and has again sent a memorial to the King upon this subject STAMPEDE IS SPADJ. Tbe Terrible Cholera Seoarae Advancing IHoro bwlftly Than Ever. rBT DHJrt.JLP'8 CABLE COMPJLNT.l Toledo, Spain, August 6. The in habitants are flying from this city by rail, wagon and on foot to escape the cholera, which is making awful advances. Eight out of ten cases resnlt in death. THEIR BEUTAL BETENQE. Hnnnnrlnn Feasant Kill n Farm Steward nnd Cremate Ills Family. rBT DtPH.AP'3 CJJJLE COMPATT. Btjtta Pjcjth, August 5. Tbo peasants and farm hands of Castle Barassay, near Szkelyhed, the estate of Count Joseph Stubenberg, revolted against the tyranny of tbe land steward, whom they killed and then set fire to the castle and stables with all their contents. Ten horses, many cows and pigs, arrd the steward's wretched wife and two little children perished in the flames. The shrieks of the women and children and the screams of the animals were heard for half a mile, but the brutal peasants took no heed, bnt rejoiced in their diabolical re venge. MUTINY ON EVERY HAND. Great Discontent Prevails In Both tboBrlta Ish Array and Nnry. fBT DCNLAP'S CAELI COMPACT. London, August 5. The Daily Graphic has to-day issued a statement that very un pleasant accounts have come to it regarding the state of discipline prevailing on board the Victoria, the flagship of the Mediterra nean squadron, which is under the com mand of Henry S. Niblett Similar reports are being brought forward with very dis. agreeable frequency, and it is an undoubted fact that several ot them are only too well founded. The evil spirit of insubordination seems to be abroad jnst now in both department of the service, and something must immedi ately be done to put an end to it A PIANO TEACHEE'S CRIME. He Sold His Fnplls ns Slaves la Tnrkey , nnd South America. BT ntrSLAP'S CABLE COMPAirr.I BtjdaPesth, August G. A'piano teach er named Ehrenfeld, has been arrested here for selling young girls to rich old men in South America and Constantinople, on pre tense of getting them musical employment. a One girl named Gisela Schoen was sold to ' a man called Agram Parvenu, for 200 florins. The villain's scholars are mostly of the upper classes, and great excitement is caused by their terrible fate. Ehrenfeld has bean arrested. THE SOMAN FETEB Has Caused a Great Namber of Deaths ! ' tbe Eternal City. rBT mrXLAP'S CABLE COMPAST.l Bome, August 5. There is muoh ill health in Bome. A sudden and violent out break of Boman fever is making quiet but great havoo among the natives. There were over 300 deaths from this cause last week, and the epidemic is on the increase. Very few foreigners are here, and they an mostly Americans. FABMEES' ALLIANCE CONVENTIONS. Largely-Attended Gatherings of Louisiana ' and DIIssJsslppl Grnngers. Staekvixle, Miss., August 5. The State Farmers' Alliance met at the Agricult ural and Mechanical College. A hundred and forty delegates were present, represent ing 1,610 sub-alliances. Only Calhoun and Clay counties were not represented. The day was spent in customary routine busi ness. A dispatch from Baton Bouge says 40 Louisiana parishes are represented in the Farmers' Alliance Convention being held there. No important business was done to day. tttk SHEBIFF IS A MOBS ON, Bat Most of Salt Lake's Fntnro Officers WIQ be Liberals. Salt Lake, August 6. Bevised returns of the county elections here sbow five Lib erals elected by good majorities. Assessors, Selectmen, Attorney and two Aldermen by small majorities, with Clerk and Treasurer. The Mormons elected the Sheriff by 209 majority in a total vote of 7,494, andB carder by about 65 in a total rote of 7,506, 1
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