THE RED-HOT STAGE Governor Campbell and nis Cohorts Beady for Hard Fighting in Ohio. MTOLEY HAS A GOOD LEAD IJepublican Leaders Squelch a Ten dency to Personalities. ENERGETIC LITERARY BUREAUS A Great Deal of Confusion Exists Over the New Voting Sjstem. FORARFJTS FRIENDS AND SHERMAN trnoM a staft connrsrovDErr. Coltsibo, O , Sept 2G. The campaign in Ohio has reached the interesting stage at liiM. l"p to this time Major McKinlcy has met withllttlcopposition on the tump, lint the Democrats are now prepared to con tent exery ineh of the ground It cannot be denied that JIajor McKinley lias secured considerable advantage which lie will probably be able to hold to election day. Since the middle of August lie l.as done .omc hercu'ean work, but he is careful of hi' health and the effect bus been to loughen him like a race hore rather than reduce his Mtality Tin- Major has been in most sections of the State from the FemiM lvania to the Indiana line and from the lakes to the Ohio river. "Vhereer he has appeared large crowd- have greeted him His fame as the author of the tarifl bill went liefore him. and both Republicans and Democrats turned out in crowds to erect him. some out ofcnriovtv to see what the tariff advocate looked like, but the majority Jo listen to an ciposition of the new protection law. omo rrorLn study ijotii rides. It is characteristic of Ohio people, I am told, to attend the political meetings of all parties. A large audience docs not indi cate a big lote, hut Mclvinlev has made a good impression. "Whether ft is lasting or not the Ides of 2 ember will tell. Mag netic Governor Campbell may be able to brush aside like a cobweb sonic of the Re publican success already joined, but his protracted illness has been unfortunate, though he is to-day feeling very well. Since the Governor opened his side of the cunpaijrn at Sidney a week ago he has Wen resting. Monday he will enter the nreaa to ta until the election The Gov ernor has complained all along that his nartv was too noor to make an carlv fiffht. He fiopcs in the next month to counteract whatever prestige the good start lias given the Republican candidate. The irrepressible Mills has been the most prominent of the Democratic speakers, next to the Go ernor. He has been getting in pome free trade licks, but it is doubtful if his extreme liews will accomplish much good for his party. WIIX AVOID ALL rT.RSOXALITinS. Roth sides have an array of orators that is appilling, and the Ohio people arc destined to be .buried nnder a mass of political facts and arguments. The first trace of person ality appeared in the campaign when the Republican press a few days since made much ado over a note of the Governor's for ?3,000 which went to protest. The Demo crats claim the attack has helped their can didate, Mclvinlev, it is understood, has called off hi hot-headed partisan, and the leaders at 'Washington have sent notes of warning to be careful in future. The Democrats hold that a man's private finances lune nothing to do with liis politics. The Governor is a poor man. So is McKinlcy. It is safe lo say that little will lie heard on this subject during the "balance of the canvass. One of the Dmocratic schemes is to get np a series of debates between the Major and the Governor. The object to be gained is to confine the discussion to the tarifT, and to keep the silver question in the back ground. The Governor w ould also have the benefit of McKinley's large crowds CHAIRMAN RAHX SHES THE TRAP. Trom present indications it looks as if the Republicans will not be entrapped. The managers state that they will not be throttled on the siher issue, and as for the tariff, it is the basis of the party's strength. Should the negotiation- fail for a continu ous joint debate the Democrats intend to make capital out of it by claiming that Mc Kinlev was afraid to 'meet Campbell day after day. The Republicans feel that they ihave nothing to gain and everything to lose. 'The bulk of adxisers are opposed to a suc cession of discussions. Saturday is a dull day around headquar ters. Chairmen Neal and Hahn have gone home to spend Sunday. Secretary Mat thews was in charge at the Republican camp, and David S. Tarbell represented Chairman Ixeal and Secretary Cole for the Democrats. Roth parties are carrying on extensive literary bureaus. A large force of men and voira? ladies is emnloved in the mailing depaitments. The Republicans haxe at least 20 pamphlets and dodgers which they are distributing freely. THE SPEECHES SENT BROADCAST. In the list are McKinley's and Sherman's openinjj speeches, facts about the tarifT, the effect of free sugar, documents about State affairs, etc The Democrats are equallv xolnminous. Young Thunnan's speech is intended to offset Sherman's effort against the free coinage of siher. All sorts of free trade arguments and Democratic max ims are being scattered broadcast. Xo fault can be found with the activity dis played in the literary bureau of either of the parties. The Republicans charged recently that the Democrats were trying to make a deal with the People's party. It was cited that Chairman Neal met Mr. Snyder, a Kans-is Alinnec orator, and arranged with him 10 stump the Slate for the Democrats and to use his influence with the Fourth party people in the interest of Campbell. Chair man Neal could not be seen, but Mr. Tar bell. who is an assistant in the Speakers department, siid there could be nothing in the story, as no assignments had been made for Mr. Snyder, or any other Alliance speaker. He did not believe it was true or lie would know something about it. NOT MANY TLOPPERS YET. In some counties the Democrats have com bined with the Fourth party on the Legis late? ticket. This wns done in Delaware county, and as a result the Democratic Counti Chairman, Dr. II H. Hyatt, has an nounced that he will vote the Republican tirk.-t. He is the most prominent flopper up to date, but his conversion is due to per sonal causes. Neither party has done much proselyting, but it is too early for that kind ot thing Secretary Matthews said the Republican outlook was verv bright. Hehadno appre hensions but they would fight ton finish. In no instance, he stated, had his party combined with the People's, and in some cases xx here the Democrats had done so they would lose heaxily by it. This was true in Craw Jnrd count j. .He though coali tions to secure present strength "were a great mistake. Results continue longer ilnn a year, and he thought in the eud the Democrats w.iuM regret that they ever made a combination por the Democrats, Mr. T-irbell said 'hey hoped to win. They have no n:.snn to" feel discouraged. He thinks there is a great deal of dissatisfac tion over the tariff, and lor this reason jnany Republicans will vote against McKin lcy. Tin: rinirv nitosvENon arrives. General Gro.srcimr, w ho has been sojourn ing In Europe as a "World's Fair'Commis sloner, returned home to-day. He stopped in Columbus long enough to get his speak ing appointments and then went to Athens. The General is a good talker, but the Re publicans are fearful he will get the party into a snarl before long. II. AY. "Westbrook and H. Martin "Will iams, of Missouri, blew into town to-day to take the stump for the Democrats. They say the Alliance i stronger than ever in their State, and that the sub-treasury "feat ure did not injure the organization in the least. Considerable hard feeling is being engen dered between the Foraker and Sherman croxvds over the Senatorial figHL The con vention at Cleveland to-day 'is expected to settle the contest in favor of Sherman, but ex-en should the Forest City people turn against him. it is generally conceded that Honest John has Foraker badly licked. If the next Legislature is Republican, Sher man will undoubtedly be re-elected. SHERMAN'S FRIENDS OUT OP OnlO. The demand for his return from beyond the confines of the State is very strong, and is having its influence. It is believed that the Foraker-Sherman fight has not injured the State ticket, but it is hard to see it in that light. Rather than have Sherman re elected, the People's party would be will ing to make any kind of a coalition with the Democrats. It. xvill take considerable schooling to teach citizens how to vote under the nexv system. It is not simple bv any means. This xx-ork is being intrusted W the parties to the local committees. Temporary booths and tickets 'in abundance have been pre pared. The eagle heads the Republican, the rooster the Democratic, the rose the Prohibition and the ploxv and hammer the People's. BRAINY MEN CAN'T AGREE. A booth has been built here which stands on the pavement just inside of one of the gates of the State House grounds. A com pany of intelligent men were trying to vote 'to-day, but they couldn't agVee. They would read and" re-read the instructions whitli they interpreted differently, and finally one'man offered to bet $1,000 he was ritrht, but he xxasn't. This is only a sample of what trouble voters will have, and if njmcrous mistakes are not made it will be wonderful. It seems that a retention of the old form of tickets with the Australian system of secresy would have been sufficient. A VERY UNIQUE STAND WAS THAT FROM WHICH M'KINLEY STOKE AT OIJEKLIN. x-Governor Foraker Talks Xong and En tertainingly at Cadiz Other Political Meetings Yesterday Nominations of the Yarlons Conventions Over the State. Orerlin, Sept. 26. (Special) One'of the most maenificcnt Republican meetings of the campaign was held at this place to-day. It is pronounced the largest meeting in Lorain county since the Garfield campaign. Prizes had been offered to the largest turn-out of a delegation and every township in thecounty was represented. The meeting was held on the College campus and it is estimated there were over 10,000 present. Hon. James Monroe, one of the professors of the tollege, was the chairman of the day, and made an interesting introductory speech when he presented Major McKinley. The platform was an unique featurj of the occasion. It was built out from the college building and was banked up with corn and pumpkins on all sides. On either corner of the platform was a pyramid of sugar barrels, labelled ''free sugar," xvith wool and wheat in sacks forming pyramids on the other cor ners. In the front of the platform was a display of tin, a pail and a large coffee pot, with the inscription of American tin for American workmen. Major McKinley devoted his entire time to a discussion of the tariff and silver issues, and the scenes about him gave opportunity for many a pointed illustration. Hon. J. is. Burrows also made a speech McKinley made a speech at Medina to night, and will i pend Sunday in Columbus. A dispatch from Cadiz says": "The Repub lican mass meeting was a grand success hers to-day. Ex-Governo- Foraker arrived at 1:30 o'clock and was escorted to the large grove of Hon. J. C Jamison, where he delivered his address to a large and enthusiastic crowd. After complimenting Senator Glox-er, Hon. "W. R. Hearn and Hon. John A. Bingham, he pro ceeded to fully and very fittingly disenss the subject of protection" free coinage and why the Republicans should make a special effort to carry the ticket this fait He talked for two hours and five minutes and the people were highly pleased with all he said. A dispatch from Sandusky says: The Democratic County Convention to-day made the following nominations: Rep resentative, John J. Molter, Sandusky; Treasurer, D. J. Deyo, Gralton; Prosecuting Attorney, John P. Stein, Sandusky; Com missioner, A. G. O'Donnell, Sandusky; Re corder, Charles Traub, Sandusky; Coroner, Dr. Ehrhari, Sandusky; Infirmary di rector, Charles Kcssler, Sandusky. A dispatch from Dayton says: The Mont gomery county Democracy held their county convent:on here to-day. The ticket is as" folloxv:. Representatives, AY. A. Reitcr, H. H. lams, John Hfller. A dispatch from Lancaster says: The Re publicans of Fairfield county to-day nomi nated for Representative Joseph J." Elder. A New Philadelphia dispatch says: The Republicans of this joint Eighteenth and Nineteenth Senatorial district, composed of Tuscarawas, Coschocton, Guernsey, Monroe and four townships in Noble county, met in this city and nominated by acclamation for State Senator Alex Bargar, of Mill town ship, this county. Bargar is a farmer and lawyer, and a very popular gentleman. His nomination is considered an excellent one and he will poll a very large vote. CAMPBELL ON TIN PLATE. A Speech Devoted to the Diflcrcnco Be rn ocn That and Terne Plato. Columbus, Sept. 2G. Special. Gov ernor Campbell had to drive nine miles to reach his appointment at London, Madison county, to-dax-. As they passed the new Court House, now under process of con struction, the Democratic workmen ran up a flag and put a great rooster on top of the Court House, and an immense placard stating: "There is no. Piqua tin used on this building." The platform was emblazoned with great streamers, stating that no Piqua lead tin was used. This gave the Governor an opportunity to explain the difference between tin plate and terne plate. The Governor explained that to talk of terne tin plate was as absurd as to speak of a black-white man; that terne plate was terne plate, and tin plate xras tin plate, and that there was no such thing as terne tin plate. The word terne came from the French, and was used to indicate that whatever it xxas applied to was composed of three different articles. The word "Terne" as applied to metals means that metal named was com posed of a nnion or composition of three metals, no matter xvhefher tin be used or not. Terne plate had a technical meaning, and meant a metal, the basis ot which was sheet iron or steel dipped into a mixture of lead and tin, making a plate composed of three metals, iron, lead and tin. Ono County Tlmt Will Have a Farmer. Akron, O., Sept. 20. Special The People's party held their county convention here to-day, with over 100 delegates present. A full ticket was nominated. J. O. "Will iamson, a farmer, and heretofore a promi nent Republican was named rs Representa tive. The convention was verv enthusias tic. All four tickets now in the field are headed by farmers for the Legislature. Russia Not Looking for. Treaties. ST. PETER-sni'itG, Sept. 2fi. It is' semi officially denied here that Russia is nego tiating lor a commereial tre-itv with Persia. COLLAPSE OF A IINE. .Sixteen Miners Buried for Eight Hours Before Rescued. THE BIG GANGWAY BREAKS LOOSE, Leaving the Men Facing Almost Sure Death Before the Chasm. THRILLING JOURNEY ACROSS A ROfB rsrrciAi. telegram to the Disr-ATcw.l Shamokin, Pa., Sept. 26. One of the strangest accidents in mining annals and the sensational escape and rescue of a number of miners occurred at Hickory Ridge to. day. For eight hours the men were im prisoned in an old chamber, not knowing what second they would be crushed to death. They were Carson DeLong, Zach Hann, Frank AValthroff, Daniel Oyster and a dozen Hungarians and Italians. AYIien they entered the mine at 7 o'clock in the morning, Inside Foreman AVilliam Relnhardt directed the men to rob pillars, considered the most dangerous of inside work. A pillar divides one breast or cham ber from another, and after all the coal is taken from the chamber then the pillar is removed in order to secure more coal. A chain pillar divides the levels. At the ridge the men were working on the first level, while 100 feet of rock and coal lay bctxveen it and the second lift, which had been well worked out. DeLong and his comrades were compelled to work cau tiously, as the pitch was 90 degrees. There were few men in the gangway anywhere near the men. A YAWNING CHASM OPENS. An hour after the first pick had been sank into the coal the miners experienced a tingling sensation, as though a bunch of needles had been thrust into the soles of their feet. They grew dizzy and were mo mentarily paralyzed xvith astonishment and fear. The bottom of the gangway was cracking in hundreds of places, while through the fissures issued a blast of air and dirt. A violent swaying then ensued, mingled with a sudden roar and crunch ing of coal, while' a succession of reports, like that of an artillerv battery in action, were heard above the din. "Boys," shrieked Hann, "the chain pil lar must be running, and if we don't get out of here it means death. A rush was made for the closet chamber. AValtroff was in the rear and was lifted to the edge in safety, just as the bottom of the place they had left dropped and revealed to their.staftled gaze a yawning chasm 100 feet in depth and 90 feet in width. AVhen the pillar started to run the men on the lower level escaped. The imprisoned men were surrounded on all siuca uv lulling bmu. AN AWFTJIi SITUATION. Thev went up to the chamber as far as possible and had a council of xvar. They found that there was nopossible xvay of exit other than the xvay they had entered, but now a seemingly impassable chasm. Sud denly they heard voices calling for them, and thev hurriedly clambered to the edge of the chasm. "Are you alive," cried Fore maj Rcinhardt, who' with Tom Llewellyn and Davy "Williams had gained the entrance of the gangway quick as the rush occurred. The rescuing party were overjoyed on hearing that the men were safe. How to get the miners across the abyss was the next thing. A rope was procure I and for hours Reinhardtand his men tried to cast an end across. Sometimes it would land on a treacherous ledge almost within reach and then go whistling down in darkness and dust. Once it fell on a rock which seemed solid, but as Dai Oyster was about to seize it the rock and rope went down with a rush. The met then grexv timid and glanced into each other's faces with fear. It was groxving serious. They were almosi with out oil and had- nothing but whit was in their cam for provision. AVas it to be a second Jeansville horror, and yet within shouting distance of rescuers? MgANS' OF RESCCB PROVIDED. -if These gloomy meditations were cut short by a whirling noise and the crack of a bolt, which, attached to the rope, had fallen at their feet. "Fasten your end of the rope to a timber," they heard a voice cry, "and we will do the same." Once securely tied about a post, the men consulted as to who would make the attempt. It xvas a peril ous undertaking, but, as the way led to lib erty, it did not take long for Carson DeLong to make up his mind. Rubbing his limbs vigorously and tieing a pair of suspenders about his waist were his preparations. Then bidding his comrades goodby, the intrepid fellow flung himself into space and went hand over hand. The rope cracked and swaved. Several times ha thought he xvould fall, but with strained muscles and stout heart De Long Vent on,and at last was drawn up and into the happy rescuers' arms. His experience was duplicated by other men, and when the last had crossed they wept like children and cheered loud and long over the miraculous escape. On being hoisted to the surface 2,000 men, women and children cheered and danced with joy. The company's loss is enormous. FEAKK MALOY CANNOT EECOVEB. Condition of the Victim ot the Baltimore and Ohio Wreck. Thomas Burton, the engineer, and Frank Maloy the fireman, who xvere dangerously injured Friday night in the wreck at Lin den station on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail road, were resting easily last night at Mercy Hospital. Dr. Kearns, who has charge of the patients, has little hope of Maloj s recovery. He spoke last evening tor tlie first time since the xvreck occurred and it was all he could do to tell his name. Rurton suffers internally but his chances tor recovery are favorable. Superintendent Holbrook finished clear ing up the wrecked engine early yesterday aite'aoon and the road is again in good shape. Revs Mast Not Become Oiltl Fellows. St. Louis, Sept. 26. The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows did not trans net a great amount of business this morning, the xveather being somewhat adverse to the exercise of much mental effort. The constitutional amendments provid ing for admission into the order of youths of 18 years, was defeated by a vote of 107 to 58, the necessary three-fourths vote not having been obtained. The lodge also de cided to postpone for a year the considera tion of the liquor question. The effect of this xvill be to leave saloonkeepers eligible for a vear to come. Itonrannln Alarmed by Itnssln. Vienna, Sept. 26. Russian troops are practicing forced night marches and other night maneuvers across the River Pmth, on the Roumanian frontier, with the aid ot electric lights. The Roumanian Govern ment has become alarmed at these warlike demonstrations. Consequently, it is also concentrating troops on its frontier, and, has ordered a force of Roumanian cavalry to Upper Moldavia. A Sherman Man Defeated. AnnoN, Sept 26. Special At a meet ing of the Republican committee of the county to-day C Q. Hale was nominated for Representative, "William Nesbitt for County Commissioner and Eli Smith In firmary Director. An interesting phasc.of the aflair was the defeat of Emory Prior by Hale, who was for Sherman as against Foraker for United StafesSenator. Kea Bros. "YIn In Chicago. CniCAGO, Sept. 26. The Illinois Trust and Savings Bank, receiver of the Chicago branch of S. V. AVhite & Co., to-day added fll.3,875 to the assets of the- firni. This amount crmc from Rea Bro., of Pittsburg, who had purchased of 8. V. "White & Co. something over 5,000 shares of railroad and Cotton and Lead Trust stock before the fail ure. The stock was not all paid for and was found with the assets. Rea Bros, peti tioned Judge Gresham to order the shares turned over to them on payment of the bal ance due on them, and the court so ordered. GOULD BROUGHT TO TIME. THE "WIZARD OF WAU. STBEET BUMS UP AGAINST HIS MASTER. J. Plerpont Morgan Talks Straight to Him He Mast Stop Jnssllng Union Pacific Threatened .With Banishment Prom Wall Street If He Doesn't. NEtv York, Sept. 26. Special. J. Pier pout Morgan is a man of strong will and definite purposes. He took hold of the Union Pacific finances at the request -of Jay Gould. He soon found that Gould was Juggling with the property. Having iden tified himself with the scheme to fund the floating debt, he notnrally felt that success was essential to the preservation of his prestige as a great financier. Consequently xvhen he found that Gould was giving that scheme a negative support he was indig nant. . He had a talk with Gould to-day, and "the AVizard of Wall street" wns given to understand that he was no longer a wizard. He was told plainlv that unless he acted the part of a straightforward man, he would not only be hustled out of the Union Pac ific, bnt that his power in AA'all street would end summarily. Gould has a great deal of money nt his command, but Morgan, as the fiscal agent of the van derbilts, has a great deal more. Gould.was not slow in grasping the point of Mr. Morgan's arguments. He made up his mind that to keep in the sxviiu was the best policy for him, consequently he agreedto work hand in hand with Morgan in placing the trnst notes of the Union Pacific, which are designed to extend the floating debt of that company for three years. To that cn'd he to-day subscribed $1,000, 000. Early this afternoon there was a meet ing in the office of Drcxel, Morgan & Co. of the trustees in charge of the funding of the Union Pacific floating debt. The session was not a long one, and at its close it was said that 54,500,000 of the 5,500,000 offered the public had been taken. So it was ex pected that the plan would be carried to a successful termination, probably early next week. An authentic interview with Gould to day confirmed the Street in its conviction that the time has come when the Missouri Pacific Railroad will suspend the payment of dividends. The payment of one for the current quarter is no longer a matter of policy nor of the pressure of public opinion upon Gould and his immediate associates, but a question of cash. A FLORIDA SENATORIAL FIGHT. The Secretary of State Will Not Attest the New Man's Commission. PexsacoIiA, Fi,a., Sept. 2G The Pensa cola Xetcs will publish to-morrow morning a special from Tallahassee giving complica tions in the Senatorial situation. Secretary of State, Crawford,refuses to attest the com mission of ex-Congressman Davidson ap pointed by Governor Fleming to succeed Senntor Call. Crawford is an old line Whig and says the great seal of the State of which he is custodian shall never adorn any certi ficate for Call's successor, witho ut it is Call himself. The Florida Supreme Court will convene on the ICth prox., and the Governo- will apply for a mandamus to compel compli ance with the constitutional requirement providing that the Secretary of State shall attest all commissions issued by the Execu tive. Many people in Tallahassee believe that Secretary Crawford will go to jail rather than obey the mandate if issued by the Supreme Court and the anti-Call men seem confident of forcing the Secretary to attest Davidson's appointment. SEVERAL NEGROES KILLED In a Riot Between Striking Cotton Pickers and Those Working. Little Rock, Auk., Sept. 26. Late re ports received from Morianno say trouble between cotton pickers near there culmi nated in a riot, resulting in sev eral negroes being killed and a num ber wounded. The Sheriff of the county quelled the disturbance and has the leaders in custody. The riot grew out of a strike inaugurated by a number of pickers who demanded 75 cents per 100 pounds, an increase of 25 cents. The planters refused their demands. The dissatisfied negroes at once struck and theirplaces were immediately filled by others. The strikers became angered at these proceedings and asked the working negroes to quit. Being refused a general fight ensued, women, men and children par ticipating with hoes, sticks, knives and re volvers. It is reported that two were killed outright. Cook County Democrnts Make Up. CniCAGO,- Sept. 26. The Democracy" of thiB county, which has been divided ever since last April, when, by running two Mayoralty tickets, one headed by ex-Mayor Cregier, the other by ex-Mayor Harrison, both being defeated, having "fixed up their differences, met in convention to-day and nominated Jonas Hutchinson for Superior Court Jndge; Charles F. Rabcock for Su perintendent of Schools, and a full list of other candidates. To Try Colonel Wood's Slayer. Topetca, Sept. 20. T. R. Ball, of Wichita, ex-Judge of Sedgwick County Court, hes been selected to preside at the trial of James Rrennan, the murderer of Colonel Sam AVood. AVhen Judge Theo dosious Rotkin refused to preside at the trial, the matter of selecting the Presiding Jndge was left to the attorneys of the prose cution and defense. Ten Men Sentenced to Death. Charleston, S. C, Sept 26. The most death-dealing sentence in the annals of this State, except in cases of insurrection, was passed at Laurens jesterdav. Ten negroes were sentenced to be hanged Octobor 23 for the murder of nnother negro. Small Philadelphia Failure. Philadelphia, Sept. 26. Executions aggregating 522,136 were issued this after noon against John J. Pyle and George AA'. Knadler, trading ns the Pyle-lCnadler Raking Company. THE FIRE RECORD. .The losses In Savannah's Friday night Are will amount to $400,000. WmoiiT's cotton mill, nt Tydesley, Bolton, was dnmaged by flre yesterday to the extent of .30,000. At Newark, O., yesterday 11 ro destroyed tho house of Blley Couch. Loss $1,300, with an insurance of $800. A sawmill valued at $2,000 belonging to M. L. Carnahnn, of near Greeiuburg, was burned Friday night. An express car containing 1,000 hoxesof peaches was destroyed by flre on the Ft. Wayne road at Economy yesterday. At Clnm Falls, Wis., 12 buildings wore burned Wednesday at a loss of about $S,000 with no insurance. All but two buildings in tho village wero burned. Eablv Fridaymornlngtho storoanddwcll Ing houso owned by J. C. Ueckwith, of West Tnrentum, were entirely consumed by flro. The loss will reach $3,000. CiiATTAJroooA, Tenn., had a. $100 000 Arc early yesterday morning. The flre destroj cd the mammoth warehouses of Nixon & West ern, covering an aero of ground. Fire early yesterday morning at Green-' viHe, Id., consumed Sails' evaporator nnd mills, the flames gettlnir boyon'd control. The loss will amount to $125,000, with inur nnccof$70ro0in tlo lnilNHiul content. KICK FROM AN ORGAN. The Tory Whitewashing Report Made on Sir Hector Langevin DENOUNCED BY A PART? JOURNAL. Qnebec Excited Over the Wild Enmors of Mercier'a Intentions. TALE OP ANNEXATION INDULGED IN rsrrciAi. telegram to tite dispatch. Ottawa, Sept. 27. A sensation was hcaused here to-day among "the Tory mem bers who voted to whitewash Sir Hector Langevin oveVjthe arrival of the Hamilton Spectator, the chiet Government organ in AVest Ontario, containing an article openly denouncing the Government's policy. The Spectator says: With great regret, we are compelled to express nn opinion that tlto action takon by the House of Commons constitutes a failure of Justice. Wo cannot believe that this verdict renders Justice In the case. It Is trne that it must b read In view of tire faot that Sir Hector has resigned his portfolio, an d some may think that the loss of office Is J Buuicicnt pumsnment. uat tno jaci remains tlint there wns a conspiracy: that tho con spiracy was successful: that tho loss to the public has been groat, and the success of the conspiracy was possible only becanso of action taken by the Department of Public Works. CONDONING THE SCANDALS. for tho sake of the country, for the sake of the Conservative purty, It Is to bo de plored that the Irregular transactions which brought about tho public scandal and led to these public losses wero condonedjjy a re port which a majority of the House of Com mons has adopted To-dnv a larce placard was hoisted upon Sir nector's nrivate residence In this city. announcing that It was for sale cheap. It was in this now celebrated houso that Thomas McGre-vy and Hector Laneevln concerted all their schemes, many of which have been disclosed to tho world by the rising of the cnrtnln this sesRlon. After nil, what have the Liberals accom plished as a result of the recent Parlia mentary Investigations? .TheiGovernment has condoned every offense, and Premier Abbott ha3 rallied his whitewash brigade in every case to apply the brush to his erring colleagues. THE MEBCIER-ANGER FIGHT. The outlook in political circles at Quebec is by no means reassuring, particularly the deadlock between Premier Mercier anil the Lieutenant Governor, ex-Judge Angers, which is being engineered from here. In fact from the first Premier Abbott has thought his agent, Governor Angers, en deavored to secure the dismissal of Premier Mercier and his Cabinet, in order to obtain control of the Treasury benches in Quebec for one of his own political stripe. The political lever in Quebec is again aroused, owing to the evident conspiracy between the Ottawa Government and the Lieutenant Governor to injpose a Tory ad ministration upon the province, in defiance of the Legislature and the people. Governor Angers refuses to sign the commission ap pointing ITon. H. G. Jolly, ex-Premier, to the Legislative Council, and the friends of the latter are almost in a state of rebellion, asserting that Angers objects to Mr. Jolly because ne is a French Protestant. WILD BUMOKS OF MERCIER. The wildest rumors are current with re gard to Mercier's intentions in the event of his dismissal. It is said that he will take no dismissal from Angers; that he will re main in office .and defy him; that he will call together his supporters and aHopt reso lutions or take some other proceedings cen suring the Lieutenant Governor and calling upon the Governor General to relieve him at once, otherwise the province will declare itself out of the confederation and take the consequences which may lead to annexation. In the meantime Governor Angers is living in seclusion at the Government House and Tcfuses to visit his offices in the departmental buildings. It is reported that the real reason why Governor Angers refuses to leave Spencerwood is the fear of being mobbed by the people, who condemn his unconstitutional and foolish efforts to help the Tory party. The situation is far more serious than people outside the city are able to realize, and it is growing more and more so every day. A BOGUS THEATRICAL AGENT. Young Girls Shipped by Him From New York to a Low Texas Variety Hall. New York, Sept. 26. Special. An other New York "theatrical agency" is at tracting the attention of the police authori ties, and its proprietor may, like Agent Elbrogen, who was convicted some months ago, have to defend himself against the charge of procuring girls for improper pur poses. To-day this dispatch was received here from Houston, -Tex.: Six young girls, who were brought hero from New York to perform at a variety show, loft for Galveston to-day under tho charge of the Chief of Police, where they will take stcumer Comal and return home. Tho girls claim they were deceived about the character of the place. The agent referred tcris Tony Smith. An advertisement appeared in the papers here on September 15, in response to which a number of girls applied at Smith's agency, and eight of them were sent to Houston via Galveston bv stenmer in charge ot a Mrs. Hell, wife of the proprietor ot the alleged "theater" at Houston. In response to a telegram for a description of the Houston theater, the following was received: "A stage at one end and a bar ut the other. The girls wear dresses short at both ends and persuade the men to buy beer." CAPTURED BY A RUSSIAN CRUISER. Tho First Anthentlc Story of the Bering Sea Sealing Aflhlr. San Francisco, Sept. 26. Captain George AArester, of the sealing schooner City of Ban Diego, is in the city. He gives the first authentic account of the capture of the sealer J. Hamilton Lewis by Kussians for ponching in the western part of Bering Sea The City of San Diego, Geneva and J. Hamilton Lewis were sailing together near Copper Island when thev saw the Russian cutter Aleut approaching. The Aleut opened fire but did no damage, and it seemed that all three vessels escaped. They plunged into a dense fog and saw nothing of each other for two hours, when they were again in sunlight. The Aleut had then captured the Lewis. A Bad Deal for the British. Ottawa, Ont., Sept. 26. Advices re ceived from Jlritish Columbia to-day indi cate that in promising to indemnify the Canadian scalers for any loss they might sustain in being driven out of Uering sea this season, the British Government assumed a responsibility they had not accurately estimated. It'now appears that Grea"t Bri tain will have to pay, at least, 5500,000,and, possibly, 5700.000, to fulfill its pledges to the sealers of British Columbia. A Lost Art Itediscovered. Minneapolis, Sept 26. Peter Johnson, of Dassel, Minn., thinks he has discovered the long lost art of tempering copper. He nnd Niles Nilson, a machinist, wish to or- fapize a company to build a factory in linnenpolis. The new process will make copper as hard as steel. Disastrous Floods In Mexico. Albuquerque, 7. M., Sept. 26, Cen tral New Mexico has been without mail from the East and AVest for several days, owing to washouts on the Atlantic and Pa cific Railroad nenrLagunda and Bio Puerco stations. ,AVater covers the track for several hundred yards in several places, and the bridges across the Puerco are dangerously weak, and fears are entertained that it will go down the stream to-night MANY BURNED TO DEATH IN THE FOREST FIttES NOW BAGTNG IN THE NORTHWEST. Three Persons Dead and a Family Hemmed In by tho Flames Great Amount of Property Destroyed The People Get ting Control. ELLENDALE,N.D.,Sept.26. AYord comes from Emons county that the whole east end of the county has been swept by a ter rible prairie fire in which three persons lost their, lives. Many families are rendered homeless. AVhole herds of cattle perished in the flames. One herder lost 45 head of stock out of a herd of 53. The loss will reach fully 5150,000. The lives lost were a man, his wife and son who were trying to save their farm property. Several hundred men managed to stop the progress of the flames just as they reached the boundary af Mcintosh county, where the fire would nave had a clean sweep. People in the district it burned over in Emons county are in a pitia ble plight, without food or shelter. A dispatch from Hinckley, Minn., says: There has never before been a fire of the magnitude of this one in this region. That of two years ago is said by the lumbermen here to have been nothing compared with this one. The whole country has been swept by the flames, and everything has been burned outside of the towns except a few lumber camps here. Thousands of tons of hay on the lowlands were destroyed. Re ports from the southwest, along the line of the Great Northern, say that the dnngcr seems to be over, unless there is a heavy wind again. The fire is burning northward toward Superior, nnd is said to be in the vicinity of Partridge and Kerrick. At Oak Park and Priffceton the people were obliged to turn out en masse to fight the fires. In both instances tbey were successful. On every side of Milaca the fires are still burning. Nothing hut a heavy rain will take away all fears. A telegram from Mora, Minn., sovs: After a long and brave fight with the forest fires the people in Kanabrc county, Minn., are feeling relieved. The high wind has gone down and no further dangers are anticipated in the settled portion of the county. So far as heard no lives have been lost. The new bridge across the Knife river and several lumbering camps -with valuable kits were burned. The fire is working its way north and the damage to standing pine will amount to thousands of dollars. A Teport from Turtle Lake, Minn., says: AVord has reached this village that the family of Mr. Nesso, a farmer living a short distance out of town, consisting of himself, his wife and several small children, were hemmed in by the flames and no doubt burned to death, as no help could reach them. LAND LEAGUE MEETING. SEVEN HUNDRED DELEGATESTO BE IN CHICAGO THIS WEEK. Secretary J. P. Sntton Already There Pre paring for the Reception A Scheme to Be Sprung to Get Back 8200,000 From Faracll and McCarthy. ClllCAC.o, Sept. 26. Seven hnndrcd Irishmen, delegates to the National Con vention of the Irish Land League of America, are expected to arrive in this city next Thursday. They represent nearlr every laid league in America and many other Irish societies as well. Central Music Hall has been selected as the place of meeting, and McCoy's Hotel as the head quarters of the convention. John Fitzgerald, of Lincoln, Neb., Presi dent of the American Land League, who has been very ill for some time, has so far recovered that he is expected to be present and preside at the deliberation of the con vention. J. P. Sutton, Secretary of the National Land"League, has arrived in the citv and is already at work with the Municipal Coun cil of the Chicago Land League, in perfect ing the arrangements for the reception of delegates and the harmonious working of the convention through its two days' session. Mr. Sutton said to-night: "One of the main objects of the conven tion will be to inaugurate a movement that will eventually result in the restoration of the 5200,000 now held by Parnell nnd Justin McCarthy in Paris to the pnrpose for which it was originally intended, the benefit of the poor in Ireland. This money was contributed by the land leagues for that purpose, and we wish to see it used in that way. There is no fear that our convention wifl not be harmonious. AVhile Parnell undoubtedly will have both followers and ODnonents in the convention, lovaltv for the mother country will fuse all differences, and the convention will be a success." Mr. Sntton was present at a meeting of the Municipal Council of the Chicago Land League to-night at McCoy's Hotel, at which the various committees reported progress and gave evidence that everything was nearly in readiness for the reception of the delegates. Provisions for Injured Workmen. Beene, Sept. 26. The International Congress, which has been considering here questions of accidents to workmen and workwomen, employers" liability in such casts, state insurance and other like sub jects, closed to-day. The Congress adopted a resolution advfsing the co-operation of private efforts and the state in providing compensation in cases of accident to j worKmen. A Grocer Killed by a Wntchmnn. PonT Chester, N. Y., Sept. 26. James B. Daly, of the firm of Daly Bros., grocers on Main 6trect, in this village, was shot and killed to-day in his store by J. P. Gleason, a night watchman. There had been bad feeling between Gleason and Daly on ac count of Daly permitting Mrs. Gleason to stay at his house after she had separated from her husband. Spiritualists Demand Gold. Little Rock, Ark., Sept. 26. Mr. and Mrs. Tabor filed to-day in the Federal Court a suit for $ 100,000 damages against Mayor C. C. Dorian, of Texarkana, for falseim prisonment Mr. nnd Mrs. Tabor are spirit ualists and were arrested for telling fortunes without paying for a license. Vessels for Peace and War. London, Sept. 26. The Government of Montenegro has ordered the three merchant cruisers to be built in England after the type of the vessels of the Russian Volun teer fleet. These, vessels are to be employed during peace in trade between the Adriatic and Odessa. General James A. VI ilcox Dead. Columiius, O., Sept. 26. General James A. AVilcov, general counsel of the C, H. A. & T. Railroad, died here to-day after a lingering illness. He was provost marshal of this district during the war, and was a distinguished member of the Ohio bar. He was an ex-Mayor of Columbus. America Investigating Russian Cotton. Odessa, Sept. 26. Amorica has ap pointed a gentleman to visit Central Asia to report on the rapidly increasing cotton in dustry of Trans-Caspian Russia and Turk estan, which renders Russia independent of American textiles. DIED. W ATKINS On Sunday, September 27, 1591, at 12:15 A. jr., MArtlE, yonngest daughter of Alfred L. aud Annie B. Watklns, ayed 7 weeks. Funoral service nt residence of parents, 501 Sheridan avenue. East End, on Mosdav at 3 r. M. Friends of the family are respect fully Invited to attend. Interment private. THE NEXT BIG KUSH In tHe Oklahoma Conntry Will Be for - Town lots on Monday. TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE WAITING. They Want Ilorses and Vehicles Shut Out or JIanj Will Be Killed. PLENTY OP GOOD WATER DISCOTEEED rSFECIAL TZLEGBAM TO TITR BISPATCTI.T Guthrie, O. T., Sept 26. The news, from Chandler tb-day is more encouraging. Plenty of provisions are now onthe ground, and people no 'longer suffer from hunger and thirst AVater was discovered at a depth of two feet 100 feet from the center of the Government town site. It is a cool, clear spring of water. As soon as the people are allowed to ascend the bluff" and view the broad plateau on which the county scat is located, they will discover that it isAmuch finer town site than ap pears from their present point of view. There will be a tremendous rush for lots, and petitions are being circnlated asking the military .tot shut out all horses and vehicles. " If this is not done a dozen people will probably be crushed in the wild rush into the town. A Iorge party sneaked into town last night and pulled np several hundred stakes. This has delayed the survey, so that the town site cannot be thrown open before Monday. A number of cowboys, threotened to rush in byforce to day, but' were soon scared away by soldiers. 1'esterday afternoon the 3,000 people who bad staked'off lots on the seotion adjoining Chandler were ejected by the soldiers. The entire crowd, numbering 10,000, is imw temporarily located on the school section. Thirty stores are running in tents there. Governor Steele is camping with Judge Allison on an old Sac and Fox farm. There are four log hilts, which have been cleaned up and put in good order. One is used fpr.a bedroom, one for a parlor and the other for a d'ning room. The kitchen is out of doors. The Governor seems to enjoy roughing it. He got used to it when a regular army officer. A man named Johnson, of Missouri, rode his horse so hard for a claim near Chandler that the hone fell dead, falling on the rider and killing him. A party of men digging a well north of Chandler found a large pocket of pure lead ore. Rich specimens were brought to this city to-night and cause the ereatest excitement. A P courier from Tecumseh to-night says busi ness lots have dropped 300 per cent since Friday and that the people are leaving by the hundreds. AVater cannot be reached there under a depth of 100 feet and the soil is the poorest of sand. Fatal Fend Between Fanners. Henderson, Minn., Sept 26. In a quarrel this afternoon over the division line between two farms at Faxon, Sibley county, James O'Neill killed Michael Collins and fatally wounded his two grown sons. O'Neill had been forbidden the Collins' premises, but went there this afternoon to get water from a welh. In a general fight O'Neill was driven away, but boon returned with a shot gun and revolver nnd opened fire. O'Neill is badly cut up, but is in jail at this place. Helped Kill Her Husband. Little Rock, Abic, Sept. 26. A special to the Gazette from Brinkley, Ark., says James Foster and Mrs. C. H. L. Bedburn were nrrested to-day on the charge of mur dering the latter's husband. An 18-year-old daughter told the officer that Foster struck her father on the head with a stick of wood Sunday night and that, her mother helped drag the body into the woods. Fos ter worked for Redb'urn in a timber camp near Brinkley. OHIO II. E. CONFERENCE. .Its Next Tear's Sleeting Will Bo Held at Portsmouth. ZA5ESVII.I.E, 0.r Sept. 26. Special. The most Important business before the Ohio Conference of rne SI. K. Church this morn ing was the selection of the place for the meeting of the conference next year. Tho rivalry of places was not great, only two ap plications being mnrte Portsmonthnnd Gal lipolis. Portsmouth secured the plum. Rev. Dr.Mnrch nddresed the conference In behalf of Mt. Union College, and Rev. S. L. Clark, of the East Tennessee conlercnce, spoke of Somcrstown Academy. Itev. B. F. Jackson wns succeeded on tho Board of Visitors; to Ohio Woslcvan Unl vorItv bv Itev. D. AT. JInrdock. Rev. I. L. Klng was appointed llnancial agent of Ohio Wosiovan University and the presiding elders of the Columbusnnd London Districts j nnd tne pastor oi mini Avenue unnrcn at Columbn-v with President Bashford, were appointed a committee to confer with him and to audit his accounts. Boards of visitors were appointed as fol lowsr New Seminary, Rer. L. L. Postle, Rev. L. A. TurnPr; Garret Seminary, James W. Luccock and. AV. D. Chonington; Mt. Union Colleee, I. C. Thomas, W. L. Slntz; Boston Theological Seminary, T. McKlfresh, A. J. Hawk. The Indiana School's New Principal. Ixdiaha, Pa., Sept. 26. Special Prof. Charles AV. Dean, of Sioux City, In,, was to-day elected principal of the Indiana State Normal School, to succeed Dr. Z. X. Snyder, who resigned several weeks ago to take charge of the school in Greeley, Col. Prof. Dean cannot take charee of the school until the first of the year. Dr. WJlllnm S. Owens, of this city, has been appointed temporary principal. .Thirteen Mnrdorersln One Jail. Cn uiLKSTos, AV. A'a., Sept. 21. Special. The.thlrteentg.jnttrderer h is been placed In the PerryvIlhvMc'nonald connty, Jail. The last man placed there Is Frank Harden, who killed Frnnk Ward last Friday. In ad dition to these 13, thcie are scleral persons charged with attempted murder and mnr derous assault. It i tho biggest record of any West A'lrginla Jail. Commander D. A. Johm has some Inter esting relics of war times. They nre stamps of several denominations, resembling post age stamps, which were issued during the war by the War Dpartment, and which v. ere required to be on all papers used in the transfer of money. THE following preparation for Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, difficulty o breathing, wasting of flesh,etc.,etc.,Avill -ji "T1 ?fy- xbr ie-ear and as the season when those diseases are most prevalent is fast approach ing, people.will do well to cut.out the above prescription and lay it aside for future use, when it may be obtained of any reputable druggist for twenty five -cents, and by so doing insure themselves against many a fit of sickness and many a dollar in the way of a doctor's bill. Try it and see. A FBEACHE2 BOYCOTTED. He Married a. Yonng Wlfo Too Soon Afte the First One's Death. Yousostow. o., Sept. 25. Special. Rev. Dr. Miller, who was recently pastor of tho First Methodist Church In canton, has Justs been pulled out of a very hot stew. Abouti a year ago his wife died and in a very few months he married a young lady, agnlnsfr the advice of his parishioners. They do-' cldcdto drop him. Conference appointed him to the Euclid Avenue Church, Cleve-' land, or Trinity Church, Younsrstown, hut Doth congregations declined to accept him. Bishop Fowler wns In a quandary, an ?!?," y 9ct,'ed tho matter bv appointing Or. Miller, nresidinc elder of tlie Cleveland dls-, J j f" Tho vonns wife Is an accomplished! lady of sterling character, nnd the clerlcaU boycott agiflnst Dr. Jlillcr Is cansed sololy Dv. bis haste In marrying after tho demise ofhisflrstwlfo. The American a London Success. LoxDov, Sept. 23. Henry James' play", "The American." met with a flattering reception when produced at the Opera Comlque to-night Tho play in general follows the story told in Mr. James' novel of the same title except for some concession to taste and the making or an orthodox, happy ending In the marrUge of "The American" to Claire. n BABY'S FACE WAS RAW Distressing Itching skin Dlsoase- Cared lo Ono Month by the Caticnra Remedies. When onrborwu six weeks old he had a rash on his cheek. 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