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BLIPS SPEECH
, IS HIS LAST,
Mi Eeid Says tlie Plumed
Knight Wl Bo Heard
Ro More TMs Fall
lOHIO IS EIGHT IN LINE,
According to the News Brought by
Republican Leaders.
Tho Farmers Particularly Interested
In the Issues of the Campaign The
McKinley Bill Speaks for Itself
Minister Lincoln Pleased With the
Prospects of Els Party Mr. Egan
Has an Explanation to Make -Excitement
Over the Michigan Case
Decision by the Supreme Court
Serious Charges of Fraudulent Nat
uralization Brought Against Tam
many. tSPECIAI. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.
New York, Oct. 17. Mr. Blaine ar
rived at the Filth Avenue Hotel irom
White Plains with Whitelaw Eeid at 12:15
o'clock this afternoon. He appeared to be
tired as he stepped from his carriage, and
he declined to see reporters after he went to
his room. Most of the politicians who had
been waiting to see him had gone away, as
they had been told that he would not be in
New York until to-night,
Mr. Eeid said that Mr. Blaine would re
main in New York for several days. His
wife will be here to-morrow or Wednesday.
This afternoon Mr. Blaine spent at the
home of his daughter; Mrs. Walter Dam
rosch. When asked if Mr. Blaine would deliver
any more speeches during the campaign,
Mr. Eeid said: "No, he will not He
made his first and last speech at Oohir
Farm." This news quickly spread through
the corridors and into the rooms of the Re
publican State and County Committees,
and carried depression with it Chairman
Harkett had already made a draft of a Blaine
schedule of speeches, and he was very dis
appointed. Chairman Jacob Patterson also
wanted Mr. Blaine for a Madison Square
Garden demonstration.
Ohio Reported to Bo in Line,
Hon. S. A. Wildmau and Hon. L. C Lay
lin, the latter Speaker of the Ohio Legis
lature, were at Eepublican headquarters to
day. Both gentlemen have been on the
-tump in this State and Connecticut,and are
n their way home to participate in the
irapaigji in the Buekeye State. Speaking
of the general leeling in the districts they
takp lately visited theysaid; '"Our meet
ipi have been crowded, apdjt was'particu
larly noticeable the interesr the -farmers
ake in hearine the issues discussed. They
xe as a rule great readers in the two States
;e visited, and iully posted on the ques
10ns ol the day. We have yet to meet with
sir who voted the Eepublican ticket in
lh8S who xi ill change this year."
Hon. W. M. Hahn, of the National Com
mittee, said regarding the farmer vote in
Ohio: "Last (all when McKinley carried
our State by over 21000 plurality the Dem
ocrats were busy circulating stories to the
cfiect that the farmers would vote either
with them or the People's party, but an ex
amination of the vote shows that in every
farming community the Eepublican ticket
made large gains, and every indication
points this year to an increase over last, as
they are more fully alive to the advantages
of a protective tariff
Jfo Apologies for the Republican Party.
"The Eepublican party as a party
has no apologies to oiler. The McKinley
bill speaks for itself, and while last year
there were certain objections to it because
its provisions were not generally undre
stood, I can safely say there is not a whole
sale merchant in the country or a small
dealer who will say prices have advanced
because of it. On the contrary, prices were
never so low as now for mercantile com
modities. We are in daily receipt of let
ters and telegrams from all over the coun
try, and they are of the most encouraging
nature. Still, I wish to impress upon our
people the necessity for active work, and
they must not be over-confident, but see on
election day that every vote is in the bal
lot box,"
Among the callers at Eepublican head
quarters to-day Minister Lincoln was the
most distinguished. He expressed himself
gratified at the bright prospects of Repub
lican success, but refused to be .interviewed
regarding politics.
Whitelaw Eeid, who accompanied Mr.
Blaine from Ophir Farm, was an early
caller, and he remained for about an hour
in conference with the leaders. Minister
Ecan also made his appearance, and among
other things said that among all the diffi
culties he had in Chile he was fully com
pensated by the fact that his entire course
was upheld and sustained by Mr. Blaine,
tbe President and the entire Cabinet.
Mr. Egan Thinks tho Battlo Is Won.
Regarding the political outlook, Mr.
Egan said in his opinion there was no doubt
ts to the success of the Eepublican ticket;
that he had looked into questions thor
jughly and carefullr since his return, and
Iras satisfied as to the general result
Senator Hale, of Maine, said: "The out
ook in the New England States is con
stantly improving, and I do not regard the
-tsult as doubtful anywhere. In Massa
chusetts Governor Eussell will get a large
otr,. but I will be disappointed if Presi
lent Harrison's majority falls below 20,000.
from the West comes nothing but good
iews, and any evil forebodings I may have
elt regarding New York are gone. Things
oofc now as though the sharpest kind of a
ght will be made In the Empire State.
Ye have a desparate foe to contend with
nd we shall need to put forth every effort
o carry the day and get the benefit of the
onest result I am more concerned over
he country vote and the most earnest
Sorts should be put forth in that direction,
'he issues are all plain, and the more they
re presented the better for us. I am to
jeakin Connecticut this week and New
orknext"
Borne Serious Charges of Frauds.
Serious charges come from Republican
eadqoarters of frauds in naturalization. It
is charged that runners from Tammany
bring in droves of Hungarians, Poles and
Italians who will vote tbe Democratic
ticket, the expense of whose naturalization
is paid and tbe issuance of papers facilitat
ed, and it is also stated that tbe combina
tion to gauge applicants for naturalization
and cut down tbe Republican naturalized
vote has been operating for more than three
weeks, with the, full knowledge of the
officers of the courts. On Saturday, it it
charged, -85 Eepublican applications for
naturalization were rejeolfcd, molt of them
on outrageously insufficient grounds, after
the men had spent from six hours to two
days in the effort to reach the clerk's office
behind the crowd of Tammany heelers who
had passed in ahead of them.
At Democratic headquarters to-day tbe
chief subject under discussion ontside local
matters, was the decision of the United
States Supreme Court on the famous Miner
law, more generally known as "the Michi
gan case."
Exultation Over the Michigan Case.
The general feeling was one of exultation,
and the sentiment of the National Commit
tee is probably best expressed in the lan
guage of Hon. Don M. Dickinson, Chair
man of the Democratic National Committee,
who said: "The advices I received to-day
from Washington regarding tbe decision of
the Supreme Court of the "validity of the
Michican law providing for the election of
Presidental electors by Congressional dis
tricts, and which President Harrison
attacked iu his message as unconstitutional,
was that it was unanimously sustained by
the highest tribunal in the land. This
assures the Democrats in Michigan of from
five to eight electoral votes, and the proba
bilities are that by reason of fusion in some,
of the districts the Republicans will not get
more than four electoral votes out of
the 14."
Ex-Governor Campbell, of phio, said gen
erally regarding the situation: "I consider
the Democratic chances excellent of carry
ing both Illinois and Wisconsin, and that
we are absolutely certain of Indiana. I
have just returned from an extended trip
through these States, and have been speak
ing in Western New York and Pennsyl
vania. In Ohio, the Eepublican apathy is
marked, bub it may be overcome by dili
gence and 'lubrication.'"
Indications of the. Heavy Registration.
The claim of the Eepublican managers
that heavy registration in tbe interior cities
of the State will indicate large Republican
gains for their ticket is denied at Demo
cratic headquarters, and figures were issued
to-day to support this position. Ont of 30
towns at the last election the Democratic
party carried them br 15,311, as against
4,797 for the Republicans or, to be more
exact, they carried 19 out of 30, and assert
that tbe heavier the registration outside of
New York the greater gain will result, to
the dominating party.
One of the political surprises of the day
was the announcement that Mr. Crocker
had told General Martin McMahon that he
would not be the nominee for Congress in
tbe new Twelfth district, but that the
nominee would be General' Daniel F.
Sickles. I The determination to nominate
General Sickles was said to have been
prompted by the fact that the General had
been exceedingly restless under the nomin
ation of Cleveland, and htid shown signs of-
bolting the ticket ever since he made hfs
address at the Grand Army Encampment
in Washington.
Cleveland Back In 2ffw York.
Grover Cleveland came down from Green
wich, Ct., with bis wife" and baby early this
morning. They arrived at the Victoria
Hotel at 9 o'clock. Mr. Cleveland de
clined to receive callers during the mora
in?, saying he a3 busy with his maiL In
the alternoon Lieutenant Governor Sheehan
went over from State headquarters toconter
with the ex-President He remained for an
hour. Later Mr. Cleveland went to his
office down tonn.
The Democratic National Committee is
sue I a statpmen to-day to counteract tbe
Republican claim that the large registra
tion in the interior cities of the State of
New York is in favor of the Republicans.
The Democratic and Republican majorities
of the lost election are given in 30 cities
and towns in the interior of the State. They
show that in these the Democrats had a
majority of 15,211 and the Republicans a
majority of 4,797.
MINNESOTA'S MIX.
Attorneys for Republicans and Democrats
Argue Their Case Before Judge Brill
.A Decision as to Ills Jurisdiction to Be
Banded Down To-Day.
St. Paul, Oct 17. The mandamus pro
ceedings before Judge Brill, of the District
Court, by which the Democratic State Cen
tral Committee seeks to compel the Secre
tary of State to put the People's party
electors, whom it has indorsed, with the
other Democratic as well as with tbe Popu
list electors on tbe ballot, came up
for a hearing to-day. The attor
neys for Secretary of State Brown
waived the question of jurisdictiou,but not
withstanding . this the attorneys for the
Democratic committee argued at some
length that the court had jurisdiction.
Attorney Flandreau argued that the "pe
culiar grouping" of the electoral nominees,
as made by Secretary Brown, was nothing
less iu extent than to prevent many citizens
from exercising the franchise. If this error
was not rectified the Secretary of State
could assume arbitrary functions and citi
zens might be disfranchised. The entire ar
gument was on tbe question of jurisdiction.
, Attorney General Clapp was asked by
the Court "if he had any argument to make.
He replied that, having waived tbe question
of jurisdiction, argument was unnecessary;
whereupon C D. O'Brien demanded that,
as an elector, he desired to hear Irom the
Attorney General. Thus far the merits of
the case'had not been gone into, and Gen
eral Clapp took up the law, and maintained
that an execntive officer was exempt from
judicial interference in the performance of
his duties. With all due respect to tbe
learned counsel for the affiant, he failed to
see where they had emasculated tbe numer
ous decisions of the Supreme, Court in
cases which they had cited. If the Court
desired to assume jurisdiction, General
Clapp said he would then disenss the mer
its of the case at greater length.
The Court announced that a decision as
to its jurisdiction would be rendered to
morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
Harrison and the Ohio Society.
New Yoekj Oct 17. At the regular
monthly meeting and dinner of the Ohio
Society, to-night, letters of regret at their
inability to attend were received from
President Harriaon and Whitelaw Eeid,
both of whom are members of the society.
President Harrison wrote: "It is very
pleasant to be held' in the respect of so
estimable a body of gentlemen, and to share
with tbem the unearned distinction of hav
ing been born In Ohio."
Allegheny College to Be Enlarged.
Meadvilie, Oct 17. SwrfaZ. Alle
gheny College is about to make an import
ant addition to its buildings, in what will
be known as tbe Wilcox Hall of Science.
Tbe new hall will be opened at the be
ginning of the winter term,
NOT A eft! OF HOPE
Held Out by Mrs, Harrison's
Physicians to the Presi-,
dent's Family. '
MB. HARRISON CAREWORN
And Paying No Mention to
tics or Electioneering.
Poli-
HE MEETS THE MONDAY CALLERS,
Bat
rotbing fan Induce flint io Leavo
Ills fick Wife Verj long.
MRS. HARRISON IS GROWING WEAKER
SPECIAL TELEGItAJI TO THE DISPATCH!
Washington, Oct 17. There was no
encouragement to the President's family in
tbe report Dr. Gardner made to-day after
leaving the sick room of Mrs. Harrison.
Anxious as he is to spare the watchers at
her bedside unnecessary pain, the doctor
was obliged to admit that he finds his
patient continually growing weaaer.
The weary and careworn lace of the Pres
ident, as he stood iu the East room to-day,
shows plainly that his domestic affliction is
bearing heavily upon him. At 1 o'clock, the
usual hour for holding the Monday public
recaption, word was sent upstairs that less
than 100 people were in the East room
awaiting to pay .their respects. At that
moment Mrs. Harrison was resting quietly,
so the President went downstairs. Ab he
entered the East room his sad face awakened
the profound sympathy of everyone pres
ent He had recently come from the hands
of the barber, and his closely-trimmed
beard gave his face a thin, pinched expres
sion. A Great Change in the President
President Harrison's eyes looked weary
and the wrinkles around them appeared
more conspicuous than ever before. The
brown coloring which his complexion took
on during tbe summer has disappeared, and
his cheeks and forehead are pallid to an un
usual degree. The friendly smile that he
usually gives each caller was missing, and
his visitors realized that he was performing
his executive duty in a most perfunctory
manner.
The first visitor was an old centleroan
who said he had voted for the President's
grandfather. He bad a nice little speech
all prepared for the occasion, but the pres
sure of the other callers from behind pre
vented him from delivering it all to the
President It was a solemn event in com
parison with the usual public receptions,
when each caller approaches the President
with a smile of satisfaction and a pleasant
greeting. There was not muchpushins; and
crowding as on previous occasions, and the
President heaved a sigh of relief when the
reception was over.
The Callers at the White House
Attorney General Miller was the only
official caller during the day, and the Presi
dent kept close to the sick room. Mrs.
Parker, wife of Major Parker, the GoveruorJ
great favorite of Mrs. Harrison's; paid a
Short visit to Mrs. McKee and the other
ladies of the household. Mrs. Parker
brought "with her a basket of fresh laid eges
for'Mn. Harrison.-
Colonel Parsons, of Natural Bridge, Va.,
called, but he was obliged to confide the
object of liis visit to Private Secretary
Halford.
About noon a report was' received in this
city to the effect that an afternoon paper in
Chicago had published an "extra" an
nouncing Mrs. Harrison's death. Private
Secretary Halford was indignant, and char
acterized the act as cruel. ,
Letters and telegrams of sympathy are
received at the White House Irom all
sections of the country hourly npw, and
the executive clerks are kept busy answer
ing them. The Rates of tbe park to the
south of the Execntive Mansion have been
closed, and tbe President's grandchildren
are thus provided with a playground where
thev can romp and ride their tiny tricycles
without fear of disturbing Mrs. Harrison.
Sirs. Harrison's Father in Good Health.
The venerable Dr. Scott went out for an
airing this morning, accompanied by his
body servant The old gentleman, although
90 vears of age, resents the intimation that
he Is feeble. After a two-hoars' walk, upon
returning to the White House he became
almost indignant when the servant sug
gested that he should.take the elevator to
go upstairs.
Mrs. F. S. Newcomer, of Indianapolis, an
aunt of the President, arrived at the White
House to-day, and is a guest of the family.
The President feels very keenly his
inability to give the proper attention to his
duties, and of oourse, he mnst regret most
exceedingly the necessity for keeping aloof
almost entirely from the management of
the political campaign. There are few in
dications at the White House, or even in
Washington for that matter, that a great
political battle is being fought, the crisis
of which will' be reaohed in three weeks.
Sometimes whole days elapse when the
subject of politics is not mentioned to the
President, and he gives attention ouly to
those matters that are of tbe utmost press
ing importance.
Harrison and the World's Fair.
The desire of the Chicago people to have
President Harrison present at the dedica
tory exercises of the World's fair build
ings was exceedingly intense, and it was
pointed out in as delicate a way as possible
that the trip could be made on a special
train, and the return to Washingtnn accom
plished with only an absence of tvo days
from the capital! Mrs. Harrison's phyii
cian, moreover, advised tbe President that
there would be no great risk in his consent
ing to this programme, for the danger of a
fatal termination of her illness within the
next two or three weeks is but slight ,
It was suggested to the. President too
what must have occurred to him earlier
than it did to his friends that it wo'uld be
a grave political error for him to allow his
rival for the Presidency to seize alone the
opportunity for making political capital.
Bu t the President refused to listen to any
advice or suggestion of this sort He de
termined not to leave the Executive Man
sion for any purpose whatever, the moment
he was informed by the physician that
there was no hope for his wife's jecovery
and that it was impossible to state how soon
her life might end.
Not Doing a Bit of Electioneering.
The President fully realizes what a sacri
fice he is making "by his devotion to his
wife, and while, of course, he has not lost
interest in tbe campaign, or parted in any
degree with his ambition to be re-elected,
he is doing almost absolutely nothing in
the way of electioneering. He reads the
papers, of course, and is kept informed by his
irienda in New Yori, Indiana and else
where as tb the progress of the campaign in
those.States, ana chats with such political
callers as he feels it incumbent upon him
to listen to, but he is in no frame of mind
to look after the details of the campaign,
and these he therelore leaves almost entire
ly to others.
Mr. Harrison's t most intimate personal
friend among his Cabinet! fficeri is, of
course, his old law partner, Attorney Gen
eral Miller, and it is understood among
lawyers here that the latter has. led the
President to believe that there was little
doubt but that the Supreme Court would
decide the Michigan Miner electoral law to
be unconstitutional, and therelore deprive
tbe Democrats of their contemplated capture
of several electoral votes in Michigan.
Other States Expected to Follow Salt
The President received early notification
this afternoon of the -Attorney General's
miscalculation, but if surprised, he did not
show it, as a centleroan vho called soon
.alter at the White House is authority for
tbe statement tne President seemed to take
little intjrest in the court's decision. It is
said that the President' and Attorney Gen
e ral are both of the opinion that several
States will take advantage of this action of
the court and change the mode of choosing
electors where there is any party advantage
to be gained thereby.
The President took a long drive before
dinner, going as far as Arlington Cemetery.
In starting out he passed the Blaines' man
sion, the windows and doors of which were
open while the house is being aired and put
in order for the return of his old Secretary
of State, who is expected in Washington
with his family within a few days.
CLEVELAND CONSIDERATE.
He Won't Visit Chicago While Mr. Harrison
Is Kept Away as lie Is.
CniCAGO, Oct 17.1 Grover Cleveland,
Mrs. Cleveland and Baby Buth will not be
in Chicago this week. In a letter, received
to-day by Secretary Culp, Mr. Cleveland
declined the invitation which the Expo
sition officials had sent him to take part in
the various festivities of the week. . He had
been expected to participate in all the
official and social events, and his coming
was awaited by thousands of friends. Mr.
Cleveland's letter is as. follows:
New Tor.K, Oct. 15, 3891
Edward C. Culp, Esq., Secretary, etc
My Sear Sin My response to your courte-,
ous invitation to attend the dedication cere
monies of the World's Columbian Exposition
has been Ions delayed. I should be very
glad to be picsent on this interesting oc
casion, and tlius sbow my appreciation of
Its importance. If I could do so solely as an
ex-President of tho United States. lam
sure, however, that this is impossible; and I
am unwilling to nndeitako tho trip, which,
from beginning to end, despite all efforts on
my pait, would be regarded as apolitical
tour made by a candidate lor the Presidency.
My general evasion to such a trip is over
whelmingly increased In this particular in
stance when 1 recall tho afflictive dispensa
tion which detains at tlio bedtido or lib sick
wife, another candidate lor the I'icsldency.
I Have thus frankly stated, the reasons
which constrain mo to forego tho satisfac
tion which theacceptanoeofyourlnvitation
would otherwise a 'ibid me. I hone, in the
light of a considerate and sympathetic senti
ment, which ought to be felt by all our peo
ple.that thee considerations will be deemed
abundj.ntjustllita.1 n of my action.
Yuuis very truly,
Grover Cleveland.
JOINT TARIFFS ARE LEGAL.
The United States Supreme Court Decides
That They Practically Form New Lines
Though Using the Same Tracks Local
Charges Need Not Govern.
St. Paul, Oct 17. The United States
Circuit Court of Appeals was in session to
day and handed down eight decisions, one
of which is of national consequence, 'a lead
ing decision by Justice Brewer in the two
cases involving the application of the pro
visions of the inter-State commerce law.
The decision of the court below is reversed
and the case remanded.
In effect, the Court decides that through
Jine.garelnpt locaLliDes,-aor through tM$lf
local tarius within the provisions of the
inter-State oommerce law. John Osborne,
of Scranton, la,, 'sued the Chicago and
Northwestern Eailway for the recovery of
alleged overcharges on corn shipped to
Chicago. In January, 1888, he shipped
East to Chicago, but "finding tlie through
rate to New York was cheaper, a month
later he began shipping through, taking
advantage of the cheaper rate, and sued for
the difference in rates. Judgment was
given in his favor for $225. Iu his opinion,
Justice Brewer says:
Where two companies owning connecting
lines of roads unite In a joint through tariff
they fbrm for tlie connecting roads practi
cally a new and independent line. Neither
company is bound to adjust its own local
tailn to suit the other, nor compelled to use
a Joint tariff with it. It may insist upon
charging Us local rars for all transporta
tion over its line. If they mako a Joint
tariff, it Is not a basis by which the reasona
bleness of the local tariff of either line is de
termined. In the "long and short haul" provision of
the law the uso of word "line" is significant.
Twocarrleis may use the snine road, but
each has its separate line. Tbe defendant
may lease trackage rights of any other rail
road company; bnt the Joint use of tbe same
track does not create the "same line," so as
to compel either company to graduate Its
tariff by that of the other. In this not Joint
tariffs are recognized; and, If Con gress bad
Intended to mako the local tariff subordi
nate to or measured by the joint tariff. Its
language would have been clear and specific.
DIPHTHERIA EPIDEMIC.
An Undertaker Who Buried His Easiness
Partner Improperly Is in.Tronble.
Philadelphia, Oct 17. The report of
mortality issued to-day by tbe Board of
Health shows a very large increase of
deaths from diphtheria. During the week
ending at noon on Saturday 130'deaths oc
curred from this cause, against but 31 dur
ing' the preceding week. During the 43
hours since Saturday noon 33 additional
deaths have been reported. Among these
"fast was an undertaker, who was buried this
morning by his business partner.
After the funeral complaint was made to
the Board of Health that Einstein, the
partner, had not complied with its regula
tions to prevent the spread of the disease,
having given a public funeral to his former
associate, exposing his body to view, falling
to wrap it in antiseptic sheet and allowing
the ice box in which it bad reposed to re
main on the front pavement.
PROF. SMITH ARRAIGNED.
The Cincinnati Presbytery Summons Him
to Answer Within Four Weeks.
Cincinnati, Oct 17. The Cincinnati
Presbytery to-day lormally arraigned Eev.
Henry P. Smith, a professor in lane
Theological Seminary, on charges of erron
eous teaching, and fixed four weeks from
to-day for him to answer or plead to the
charges.
The accusation against P'of. Smith is
similar to that against Dr. Briggs, of the
Union Theological Seminary.
ITALIANS AGAINST HUNS.
Four Men Killed and Mortally Wounded In
a Pitched Battle Near Uazleton.
Hazleton, Pa., Oct 17. A telephone
message just received from Milnesville,
eight miles from here, states that the
Italian-Hungarian race war culminated in a
pitched battle yesterday.
All kinds of weapons were used, and the
result is one man dead, three mortally
wonnded, and a dozen seriously hurt De
tails not yet obtained.
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Hall Carried on a Street Car.
St. Louis, Oct 17. Special The first
street railway mail car in the United States
made its first trip this meaning. It passes
three sub-stations. .The car is specially
constructed, has "United States mail"
printed on its sides, and carries a messenger
who does the final assorting of the mail on
the car.. Three trips are made each day.
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ONE BIVALVE THAT
FRYE OiN THE TARIFF.
An Original Speech by One of Maine's
liepnblican 'Leaders.
THE FALLACIES OF FREE TRADE
Shown Up in a Way That Can f urely fnly
Hake Many Votes
FOE THE SOLE PARTI OP FE0TECTI0N
Deteoit, Oct 17. The Republicans held
a grand rally and meeting here to-night
There were more than 5,000 enthusiastic
participants. Among those assembled were
a large number of ladies. Previous to the
meeting there was a torchlight parade,
which was participated in by the Alger
Guard, the Alger Flambeau Club, and a
campaign club from each of the 16 wa'rds iu
the city.
Colonel Hecker, the Eepublican Con
gressional nominee of the Pirst district,
was Chairman. In a short speech he in
troduced Senator William P. Prye, of
Maine, the speaker of the evening, who
was listened to intently and interrupted
frequently with applause by those present
He said in part:
"fortunately in the campaign upon
which we have entered we have not been
compelled to detend any of our candidates.
Benjamin Harrison, our national candi
date, is one of ihe greatest Presidents this
country has ever seen. Cheers. At
present he is standing by the bedside of his
dving wife and our sympathies go out to
him. Your candidates for Governor and
Congressman from this district are both
able men.
Care In Legislative Contests.
"You should be very careful whom yon
nominate for th3 Legislature, for a United
States. Senator is to be elected. Tho next
Senate will be very close, and you mustsee
tb it that a Eepublican "is elected, to take
the place of the one whose term has
expired."
He then continued: "The prosperity
that now exists prompts me to speak largely
upon the tariff question. All tbe nations
of the earth are competing with us in mer
cantile pursuits. It is in foreign countries
that you must look to see if the theory of
free trade will -apply here. Eecently I
talked with employes of European factories,
and we .will compare their wages with
those received by employes in this country.
"In Italian cotton mills women are paid
20 cents a day. It tbe theory of free trade
prevailed here, the cotton mills in this
country would not be in operation. In
Belgium skilled women in lace factories get
25 cents a day. If you want tbe women of
Detroit to compete with those women,
elect Grover Cleveland President and you
will be on the high road to it Belgium is
to-day competing with the United States in
the manufacture of iron, steel and other
commodities.
What Free Trade Would Surely Ho.
"If you should apply the theory of free
trade here you could ouly keep the Ameri
can mills in operation "by cutting wages
down to the Belgium standard. The manu
facturers of iron and steel in Germany pay
$4 50 a week to able-bodied laborers. Com
pare that with the higher wages paid
here. Now, suppose you apply the the
ory of free trade and allow all these
maufacturers to come here to compete.
It would result in there not being
a single iron or steel mill left in this
country inside of six months. In England,
where lree trade is in force, there are very'
many paupers who are such because,they
cannot get work.
"Here is a birdseyeview of the labor yon
have to compete with. Can you compete ?
The Democratic party says you canl I say
you cannot, except you let wages here fall
to the standard there.
"The Eepublican party has devised a
scheme to protect your wages and industries
against foreign labor. The Eepublican
party believes that every man who works
should receive wages that will enable him
to bay a home, and thereby render him a
better citizen. It is a fact that very few
skilled laborers in Europe own homes.
The protective tariff the McKinley bill
will protect your industries, your labor,
j our homes and your schools, and you
should vote for the party that upholds it"
Prom here Senator Prye goes to Kala -mazoo.
PHILADELPHIA'S SOCIAL SENSATION.
The Child of General Ordwaj's Daughter
Sues Her Father for Support.
Philadelphia, Oct. 17. Through a
suit against her father which a very aristo
cratic little girl from Washincton, named
Valerie Padelford, brought in the Court
of Common Pleas, the fact comes
to light that Mr. Padelford has
not lived with his wife or daughter, for
four years. Valerie's father, Arthur Pad
elford, a wealthy Southerner, married Miss
Betty Ordway, danchter of General Albert
Ordway, chief of the Ordnance Bureau at
Washincton, in 1885. General Ordway has
supported Valerie lor nearly five years.
Now he thinks that it is about time she
should derive a little benefit from her
lather's $25,000 income, and he has, there
fore, brought suit through his grandchild.
The wedding of Miss Ordway and Mr.
Padelford 'was one of the most notable
events of the social season in which it took
place.' The couple went ti Paris, where
Valerie was born in 1887. Then Mrs.
Padelford came, home to Washington and
her husband did not come with tier.
A Run on a Springfield Bank.
SrBiNGPiELD, O..Oct. 17. A run on the
Springfield Savings Bank this alternoon
caused considerable uneasiness. The run
was caused by a suit brought acainst the
bank by the County Treasurer for alleged
taxes to the amount of 68,000 due during
the put -five years. The bank will fight the
suit
1 sTtW
IS HAP.D TO OPEK
MURDER AT FINLEYVILLE.
John Douglas Uses a Bazor on Nelson
. Weaver With Fatal Effect The 3Iur
derer Had Been Attentive to the Mur
dered Man's WITe Great Excitement
Over the AfLUr.
Fisleyville, Pa., Oct. 17. SntciaL
"Come out of there, old man, and I'll
beat your brains out,", yelled John Doug
laJ this morning, in front of the door of
Nelson Weaver, at this place. Weaver re
sponded to the summons, was gashedwith
a ra zor, and died from his injuries this af
ternoon. This was the culmination of a fend of
long standing between the two men, both
of whom are colored. Coroner Johnson, of
Washington county, held an inquest to
night, and the following details were
brought out:
Weaver, the victim, was an old man,
quiet and inoffensive, and possessed of a
rather comely young wife. For some time
Douglas had been paying court to Mrs.
Weaver, and her husband becoming cog
nizant of this fact, warned Douglas to
stay away from his house. Tfiis Douglas
failed to do, and Weaver then spoke of the
matter publicly. Yesterday, alter attend
ing church, Doughs violently attacked
Weaver, demanding that he retract the
stories which he bad circulated. Weaver
refused to listen to him, saying he would
not fight on Sunday, but that he would
tackle him at any other time.
Early this morning Douglas appeareiLat
Kelson's door, marching up and down Be
fore the house and calling on Weaver to
come out and have his brains knocked out,
with the above result
' Drs. Gamble and McGrew were called to
the wounded man's assistance, but he was
too greatly weakened by the loss of blood to
be revived. The murderer escaped, but re
turned and gave himself up, being ignorant
of the serious result of his deed.
Douglas pleads self-defense, saying that
Weaver had a poker concealed in his clothes
and that he was compelled to cut him to
save himself, but the preponderance of evi
dence makes Douglas the aggressor.
The Coroner's jurv is still in session.
There are several hundred negroes in this
place and Snowden, two miles below, and
the most intense excitement prevails among
tbem over the affair. These people were
brought here from Virginia to work in the
coal mines' at. tbe time of the strike at this
place and Snowden last winter.
WAiYAMAKER ON THE STAND.
He Testifies Concerning His Share In the
Keystone Bank Muddle.
Philadelphia, Oct 17. The trial of
the suit of Eeceiver Eobert M. Yardley,
brought against William S. Torr in the
United States Circuit Court, to recover
$37,750, assessment on 750 shares of Key
stone National Bank stock, was enlivened
this morning by the calling of Postmaster
General Wanamakcr as a witness in re
buttal. Mr. Wanamaker was called to the
stand by Mr. Yardley's attorney and was
examined regarding the two blocks of Key
stone stock which were frequently allnde'd
to when the failure of tbe bank was being
investigated. '
The Postmaster General's evidence was
substantially the same as his testimony
given in the Council Chamber some time
ago. Eegardmg 1,000 shares over which
there has been considerable discussion, the
witness said he took them to the Girard
Trust Company, where he obtained a loan
on them for John C Lucas, to whom he
?;ave tbe check which he received for the
oan. The matter was merely an accommo
dation for Mr, Lucas. As to the 2,516
shares received-by the witness from Mr.
Lucas, Mr. Wanamaker explained that he
received them to use as collateral for an
operation in stocks, and that he subse
quently returned the shares to Mr. Lucas'
estate.
DALTONS STILL DEFIANT.
Caney, Near Coffeyville, the Scene of Fur
ther Bandit Outrages.
Coffeyville, Kan., Oct. 17. While
all is quiet here, toughs seem to be thick at
Caney, near the scene of last week's train
robbery. The Missouri Pacific depot was
held up there last night, but the robbers
got nothing. One of the party was arrested.
The relay of horses for the Dalton gang
wereiaken to Caney after the killing ot the
Daltons and were stolen. One of the thieves,
named Burch, was arrested Thursday by
the Marshal ot Caney. Both Marshal and
thieves exchanged shots and were both
slightly wounded. Friday night friends of
the thief rescued him and took him to the
territory.
In and around Caney are congregated a
number of very tough men. There was
talk of organizing a vigilance committee,
but it was hard to decide who to take in.
This town is still guarded. Koehler, the
liveryman, who killed several of the Dal
ton gang, received tour more threatening
letters, postmarked Kansas City, St. Paul,
Chicago and Dallas, Tex.
ELKINS AND DAVIS SUED.
A West Virginia Coal Operator Charges
Them With Systematic Bobbery.
Baltimore, Oct 17. A sensational suit,
instituted against Secretary of War Stephen
B. Elkins and ex-United States
Senator Henry CL Davis by Alexan
der Shaw; a leading coal operator,
was begun to-day. Mr. Shaw com
plains that he has been systematically
robbed by "Elkins and Davis, who own a
majority of the stock and manage the af
fairs ef the West Virginia Central and
Pittsburg Eailway Company, in which he,
too, owns stock.
Elkins and Davis are asked for an
accounting, while an injunction is asked to
prevent the WestVirginia from disposing of
the permanent lease it has on the Piedmont
and Cumberland.
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Chicago and New York to Have a Chat
New Yoek, Oct. 17. Much interest is
manilestcd in the opening of telephonic
communication between this city and Ch't-
mma lLTnnrrnv dftppnnnn. nfnvAr (Trant
I will be the first person to use the, wire, and
he will talk to Mayor Washburne, of Chi
I. cage,
10 UP BY ft
A
A Forged Order Causes a Tel
egraphers' Strike, "Which
' Paralyzes the
WHOLE SANTA FE SYSTEM.
II Was 12 Eonrs Before the Costly
Tangle Was Straightened.
ONLY ONE MAN STICKS TO HIS POST,
9
And the Company Unable to Move a Bingl
Train rnrinjr the Vij.
THE JOKER L0CXCED WITIIOGT DEU)Y
Topeka, Oct. 17. All the telegraph
operators on the Santa Fe system, about 000
in all, struck this morning atlO o'clockin re
spouse to a bogus order from Chief Eamsey,
of the Order of Eailway Telegraphers. The
trouble is over the Gulf, Colorado and Santa
Fe Eailway in Texas, which is operated by
the Santa Fe. The operators of the Texas
line, several hundred, offered a schedule for
increased wages to the officials, but the new
schedule has not been allowed. The Santa
Fe operators have struck in sympathy with
the Texas operators. No trains are mov
ing in Texas. The train despatchers on the
Santa Fe proper are taking stock trains in
transit to division points, when they will
leave their keys also.
The Santa Fe officials at Kansas City
show a dispatch alleged to be a statement
from the operator at Dodge City, saving he
had sent out the message, signed Eamsey,
ordering the strike as a joke, but the men
did not believe it, and refused to return
to work until ordered by Eamsey. As a re
sult of the strike, many trains were tied up
in Kansas City and elsewhere. Fifty train
crews are lying there idle. The Western
Union Telegraph Company suffered from the
strike as well as the Santa Fe.as it could not
seed a message to any place on the Santa
Fe system except to the larger towns.
But It Was All a noax.
The creat strike was all the result of a
hoax. The operators were all informed by
Chief Eamsey to-night that the order direct
ing them to strike was all a forgery, and in
structing them to return at once to their
positions. The operators, immediately
upon receiving the order, returned to their
keys and the work of straightning out the
tangle caused by the strike.
Operator Eaker,afterK reading the account!
in this morning's papers of the strike on
the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe division of
tbe Santa Fe system, thought he would
play a joke upon the manager of his oSce.
He wrote the following message and, after
signing Chief Eamsey's name to it, laid it
on Manager Sweet's desk:
St. Louis, Oct 17.
To all Operators ami Managers:
In vleworthB fact tbat the Gnlf, Colo
rado and Santa Fe Is controlled by the Santa
Fe road, we tnorefoie declare a strfko on the
entire Santa Fe svstam. to take effect at 10
o'clock. October 17 See tbat no telegraph
ing Is done, no tickets sold, and tbat notb
inic 13 done tolnj ure onr canse. See that the
company's property is cared for until yoa
are regularlv relieved.
Manager Swett, after reading it, imme
diately repeated the message to the next
station, and within 15 minutes i, had been
received .by every station on the entire
system. Fifteen minutes later every op
erator on duty had struck work. The op
eration of the road was completely blocked,
and Dispatcher Barker's joke was'complete.
The Joker Gets His Deserts.
Barker is, doubtless, the only man who
got any fun out of the joke, and his enjoy
ment of it has probably received a sudden
check, when he learns that it has resulted
in the complete suspension of all business
on the road. It was very serious business
for the Santa Fe Eailroad. For 12 hours its
business was at a standstill. Orders were
sent out to all stations to managers to de
cline to receive freight
Immediately after the new3 of tbe strike
reached Santa Fe headquarters, General
Manager Eobinson songht to put himself in
communication with Chief Eamsay. After
some time it was finally ascertained
that the Czar of all telegraphers
was in St LouN, conferring with
the Missouri Pacific officers on the
proposed new telegraphers' schedule on
that system. It took some time to reach
him bv wire, and when he was reached he
could do nothing until he had received an
authoritative report of the strike from some
of his trusted lieutenants on the line. It
was, therefore, not until 7 o'clock to-night
that a message was received Irom him, stat
ing that the order instructing the men to
strike was a forgery, and that he desired
the men to return to work at once.
At the same time this message was re
ceived the operators received an order to go
to work immediately. The order was com
plied with at once. During the day the en
tire system, from Chicaso to the Pacific
coast and irom Kansas City to Galveston,
was practicallv at a standstill, over 2,000
operators being idle. The only man who
remained at his post was the operator at
Barclay, Kan., and he says he knew the
order to strike was a hoar.
The loss to the company is very great,
while the only benefit to the operator is in
showing the penect manner in which they
are organized, and in demonstrating tbat
thov are in good condition to enforce their
demands.
Operator Barker, the joker, has been dis
charged. BAD FOR THE READING.
Tlie New Jersey Supremo Court to Appoint
Receivers for the Koads.
New York, Oct 17. Attorney General .
John P. Stockton, of New Jersey, struck a
hard blow to-day at the Beading Coal
Combination. "With ex-Judge Frederio
W. Stevens, who has been associated with
him in the case on behalf of the State,
he appeared in the Chancellor's chamber in
Jersey City and asked that a receiver bt
appointed to take charge of the New Jersey
Central Eailroad, tbe Easton and Amboy
Eailroad and tbe Delaware and Bonn4
Brook Eailroad Company, to enforce tht
Chancellor's injunction against all the rail
roads in.the coal combination in New Jer
sey. Two informations were filed.
The Chancellor granted without hesita
tion the prayers in both, and made the rules
returnable October 27. The promptnesa
with which the prayers were granted is said
by lawyers familiar with court procedure to
be an indication that a receiver will be ap
pointed. The Attorney General hai filed
with his papers a mass of evidence showing
that the temporarv and permanent orders of
the Court, forbidding increases in the price
of coal, have been violated,
100 Cigarmakera Strike.
Lancaster, Oct 17. One hundred
cigarmakera at Dunn & Co. 'a factory in
Ephrata, Pa., struck this morning for higher
wages. Work at the factory is temporarily
suspended.