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1.1 QUAY'S MMIS
He Names Executive tod Advisory
Committee of Elcvea.
SELECTION PROM LACKAWANNA
Es-Lleatenaat Governor Wanes Named
s Member from Northeastern
Pennsylvania-Nsw Members
of Slate Committee.
Philadelphia, Sept. S.-Senator Quay
arrived in this city today, accom
panied by State Committee Secretary
J. H. Rex, who boarded the train at
Huntingdon. tMr. Quay was visited
during the day by .many of the leaders.
He mude preparations for the coming
campaign. Expiate Chairman U like
eon arrived about noon, and after the
two rivals in the famous factional con
flict had shaken hands aud exchanged
amicable words, the ex-chairiuun
turned over the books, papers and oth
er property at fne committee to his suc
cessor. (Mr. Quay announced his appoint
ments, subject to the ratification by the
state committee, of the following
eleven persona as members of the ex
ecutive committee, which is to be an
auxiliary to the state committee and
advisory to Chairman Quay: Frank
willing Leach, or Philadelphia, chair
man; Senators Boles Penrose' and C.
Wesley Thomas, Philadelphia: Lieuten
ant Governor Walter Lyon and Con
gressman W. A. Stone. Allegheny; Con
gressman John B. Robinson and ex-
State Senator Thomas V. Cooper, Dela
ware: ex-Lleutenant Governor L.. A.
Watres, "Lackawanna; &tate Senator
William H. Andrews, Crawford; Lyman
u. uilbert. Uauphln. and S. A. Daven
port, Krle.
'The idea of an executive commit
tee," said -Mr. Quay, "Is a new one, but
1 expect it will work well In the con
duct of the campaign, and be as ser
viceable and efficient as it has proven
to be In national campaigns. The
state committee, however, has yet to
pass Judgment upon my plan. A meet
ing of the state committee will be
called for the last week In September."
Committee .Members at l.mgo.
The senator also appointed the fol
lowing twelve members at large of the
state committee: John Russell Young,
Charles H. Heustis. William B. Gill
and Alexander Crow, jr., Philadelphia;
Congressman W. C. Arnold, ClearriVld;
ex-Congreswrnan A. C. Hopkins, Clin
ton; State Senator W. W. Brewer,
Franklin; Representative Walter T.
Merrick, Tioira and Floyd L. Kinner,
Biadford: 'V. W. Geist. Lancaster:
John B. Raymond, colored, Blair, and
Parker Wllter, Allegheny. Mr. Ray
mond Is the first colored member at
large ever appointed.
Mr. Quay. . accompanied by State
Senator Thomas,, went to Atlantic City
tonight.
OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE.
Qaay's Victory Said to Mean Suee.es of
, the McDowell-Glenn Slats.
Washington, Sept. 1. One of the
most important effects of the success of
Mr. Quay in his content for the chair
manship of the state committee in
Pennsylvania is likely ito be 'the success
of the McDowelMilenn slate in the
house. Of course it is conceded that
Thomas 'B. IHeed will be .the nex t speak
er. McDowell has the friendship and
support of Quay in his race fur the
clerkship. He is an ex-member from
Pennsylvania and somehow or other the
Keystone t taite tfems to have a cinch
on ithls place. It In a Pennsylvania
man who fills 'the position now and It
has been a Pennsylvania man for a
great many years.
The la.te, so-called, contemplates the
election of MbDo.we.ll for the clerkship,
W. H. Glk-nn, editor of Ithe Patriot of
Cuba, X. Y., as doorkeeper and General
Henderson, of Illinois, as sergeant-ait-arms.
Glenn Is almost sure to win, es
pecially as he will erfter ithe race wlith
ths solid support of the New York dele
gallon, notwithstanding the fact that
there are some PlatK men and some
amtl-PldiU men In 'the delegation. It
does nclt mean as much as it used to
because Where Is a tacit understanding
that the patronage shall fee divided up
pro rata among iJhe t.Wieu, although
the staKe which has the honor of nam
ing the doorkeeper usually manages to
g?t a tew of the better plums for itaelf
and Chls will undoubtedly be ths case
Hhis year.
CARLISLE OR BLACKBURN ?
Seeretary of the Treasury In the Macs
for the Ksntaeky Senatorshtp.
Washington, Sept. 3. The determina
tion of Secretary Carlisle to enter ac
tively upon the campaign tn Kentucky
Is looked upon as a certain Indication
tha.t he has been prevailed upon to con
test the senatorial election with Black
burn. Although Republicans are (hopeful
that they will win the legislature, as
well as the governornhlp, it is now as
serted that the Populists will surely
hoM ithe balance of power, In which
event they would ceirttalnly prefer
Blavkburn wUh his free sliver views to
Carlisle in tils latest role as an ad vo
calic of the gold standard.
Still, Carlisle may be regarded as In
the race from now on and the contest
is sure ito be a ihott one.
MEETING OF MAGNATES.
Street Railway Representatives Will Con
vene at Wilkes-Barr.
Wllkes.Barre,Pa.,8ept.I. The fourth
annual state meeting of the Pennsyl
vania Street Railway association will
convene In this city tomorrow. Mem
bers of street railway companies from
other states are also expected to be In
attendance. Representatives from
New York, Philadelphia, Boston,
Cleveland and Albany arrived here to
night. The meeting will be one of the
largest ever held by the association.
At the opening of the session tomor
row .Mayor Nichols will make the ad
dress of welcome and John A. Rlgg, of
tne neauing, fa.. Traction company.
will respond In behalf of the associa
tion. The business meeting will take
place in tne afternoon.
JAIL-KEEPER'S CASE.
Another Postponement lias Been Granted
sheriff Tamaen.
New York, Sept. 8. This was the day
fixed by Recorder Goff for Sheriff Tarn
sen and his subordinates to file their
demurrers in the court of general ses
sions against the Indictments found
against them for their responsibility
in the escape or fostomce Robbers Al
len, KlUoran and Russell from the
Ludlow street Jail.
'Lawyer Edward Grosso said. In be
half of Sheriff Tamseu, that he was not
ready to argue on the question of
demurrer and asked that a further
postponement be granted him.
(District Atorney Fellows said the
people were ready to proceed with ths
case. "However," the district attor
ney said, "I will not oppose a reasona
ble further delay if the art not ready
to go on. I further say that I shall
move for the final disposition of the case
on the third Monday of September."
The cases against the subordinate
keepers were also postponed until the
same date.
BLUE AND GRAY DAY.
Oa of the Important Events of the Cot
ton Mates Exposition.
Atlanta. Oa.. Sept. J. The executive
committee of the Cotton States and In
ternational exposition has Invited the
veterans of the federal and confederate
armies to come here on Blue and Gray
day, tfept. 21. It Is expected to be one
of the greatest days on the exposition
calendar.
There will be 100.000 Grand Army of
the Republic men In Chattanooga on
Kept, lit and 20, and It is expected that
fully one-half of the crowd there will
come to Atlanta on Blue ana uray oay.
Thousands of contederate veterans
will also come and with the general in
flux of visitors, an estimate of 100.000
in attendance on that day Is considered
a safe one.
C11ASTLY EVIDENCE.
Portions of Benjamin Metiers Body Have
Been fcahnmed and Will lie Produced
at the llohnca Trial.
Philadelphia. Sept. 3. The body of
Benjamin F. Pietzel, whom H. H.
'Holmes is accused of having murdered,
and which was exhumed last Saturday
tor the purpose of removing the skull
'from the trunk, was. dug up again to
day by order of District Attorney Gra
ham. A portion of one of the legs of
the conpse was. amputated and parts or
Uhe clothing of the dead man were se
cured for the purpose of making more
complete the Identification of the re
mains as that of pletxel. Little doubt
remains that the grand Jury will soon
be called upon to indict Holmes (or the
murder of Pletzel, and that -Mia. Piet-
xel is to be brought to Philadelphia to
identify the teeth in the skull and a
scar on the leg that was amputated to
day. As early as 7 o'clock this morning the
grave digger at the American Mechan
ics' cemetery started for the second
time to unearth Pletzel's remains. The
coltin was removed to a shed and in
an hour Dr. Mattern stepped out with
a suspicious-looking satchel In his
hand. It contained part of the right
leg of the corpse which the doctors
amputated and portions of the dead
nan's coat and trousers. District At
torney Graham had the leg amputated
to add to the evidence that the body
is unmistakably that of Pletzel.
For this purpose the skull was re
moved last Saturday, as the peculiarly
marked teeth of Pletzel will offer al
most certain Identification.
WOMAN RIDES THE BUMPERS.
I.aok of Railroad Fare Does Not Prevent
Her Journey.
Butte. Mont.. Sept. 3. Upon the ar
rival of a Burlington freight train ait
Huntley this morning the trainmen dis
covered a young and handsome woman
and a boy rUdlng upon one o the brake
beams In approved tramp fashion.
The woman gave her name as Mrs.
Peterson and said her husband, a bar
ber, lhad deserted her and a baby sev
eral months ago at Billings. Beside
henseir and baby, she had a mother
and Untie brother to support.
A few days ago she spent her last
money .to purchase tickets (or her
mother and baby to Sheridan, Wyo.,
where thvy have friend, and last night
she took the lltitle brother, climbed on
a brake beam of an outgoing freight,
and had been Hiding nearly all night
when discovered. The trainmen gave
them a place in the caboose the remain
der of the Journey.
SENT TO THE BOTTOM.
Race for a Tow at Duluth Ends in a
Ciaih That Takes a Life.
Duluth, Minn., Sept. 3. The Inman
tug Pathfinder lies in twenty-five feet
of water in the harbor here, and under
her until tonight was the body of Fire
man James Culley. The Pathfinder
was run Into and sunk at noon today
by the tug .Medina, of the Singer line,
which is running in opposition to the
lnman 'line, while a hot race after a
tow was in progress.
The Pathfinder was struck a terrific
blow Just a little aft of midships, which
tore a great hole In her side. Then
she turned over and sank. Fireman
Culley went down with the boat, but
the rest of the crew Jumped, and were
picked up by a passing vessel. Today
Captain Pretzel, of the Medina, and
Captain Brown, of the Pathfinder, were
arrested for manslaughter.
FATHER AND SON KILLED.
Former Struck by Lightning and the Lat
ter Drowned.
Stanford, Conn., Sept. 3. The. news
that Samuel A. iSearle, assistant fore
man at the 'Blickersderfer typewriter
factory, was killed by lightning and his
6-year-old son drowned near Greenwich
Point Beach yesterday was received
here today.- Ikith lost their lives while
Searle was swimming to shore from a
capsized boat with the little boy on
his back.
The bodies floated ashore. Another
son of Searle and two companions wtho
were In the boat escaped safely.
The Missing Smiths.'
Toledo, O., Sept. I.-Fred J. Smith, of
West Toledo, and his wife, Minnie, are,
missing frorm their home here and the po
lice believe that Mrs. Smith has been mur
dered. Her husband Is suspected. The
couple came here from Fort Wayne last
month and neighbors say they quarreled
frequently. Examination of the house
they occupied showed numerous marks
made evidently by an axe and apparent
blood marks were found.
Charters Granted.
Harrlsburg, Sept. I. The following char
ters were granted today: The Harmony
Brirk company, of Brandt, Susquehanna
county, cnipltal 630,000; James Bros. Lum
ber company, of Kane, capital $75,OUO;
James Manufacturing company, of Kane,
capital, $75,000; Seranton Board of Trade
Real Estate company, capital $100,000.
John Koch's Sulcldo.
Pittsburg, Sept. 8. John M. Koch, a Ger
man, aged 80 years, died today from self
inflicted wounds. After harking himself
horribly with an old razor, Koch com
pleted the deed by firing a bullet through
his head. Koch was a stone mason, re
siding alone in Wlckham lane, Allegheny.
His wife died eighteen months ago.
' Cvclono at Klnderhood.
Qulncy, 111., Sept. I. It is reported here
tonight that a cyclone struck Kinder
hook, Pike county, this evening, carrying
away many buildings and killing three
people. Klnderhook has neither telegraph
nor telephone connection and ths report
cannot be verified aajret.
Dig Fire at Willlamsport.
WUIIamsport, Pa., Sept. I.-Flre tonight
In the packing and shipping warehouse of
the Wllllanwport Furniture company re
sulted Jn heavy damage. The stork In
volved is valued at from $40,000 to 160,000,
and how muoh of it Is ruined cannot be
ascertained tonight , ,
A (eldest at Brealsn. -
Berlin, Sept.' t During the Illuminations
at Breslau In honor of Sedan day yester
day, a grenade shell supposed to be
empty exploded with great violence, kill
ing several persons and injuring four.
romro of posteeh
Letter Carriers' Association Deliber
ates at Philadelphia.
THEY DON'T WANT THB EARTH
Members Will Be Satisfied with New
Clothes, an Increase of Salary.
Shorter Uonra sad f Pension.
Keport of Chairman.
Philadelphia, Sept. 3.-The sixth an
nual convention of the National Asso
ciation of letter Carriers began here
today. The committee on credentials
reported a representation of 508 out of
t"J8 votes in the convention. Delegate
Atkinson offered a resolution request
ing the committee on legislation to pre
pare for presentation to congress pro
viding for the increase of salaries of
second class carriers from $SiU a year
to $1,000.
iltesolutlons were also offered request
ing the legislation committee to prepare
bills granting each letter carrier a cer
tain sum each year fur uniforms and
providing for lighter clothing in sum
mer. A delegate from Washington of
fered a resolution requesting the game
committee to have the eight hour laiw
administered so thai the eight hours
of labor should be performed Indefinite
ly. Another resolution was presented
on the same subject limiting the time
lu which eight hours' labor shall be
performed to eleven consecutive hours.
'Uwo resolutions were offered providing
for a pension fund. Una stipulated
that a pension bill on the assessment
pJan be adopted, and the other request
ed that a law be passed by congress
providing that $1 per month shall be
taken from the salary of each letter
carrier and paid Into a fund. Out of
this carriers of fifteen years' service,
upon retiring, are to receive $20 a
month; twenty years' service, $30 a
month, and thirty years' service, $40 a
month. A petition was presented from
Rochester asking that the next con
vention be held there.
At this Juncture a committee from
the Cigar-makers' union asked for an
audience, and the request being grant
ed, George Chance, the chairman, re
quested that the association endorse
the blue label of the International
Cigar-makers' union. The request was
referred to a committee. The commit
tee appointed to secure the erection of
a monument In honor of the late Hon.
Samuel S. Cox, the letter carriers'
friend, reported that the monument
now stands In Riverside park, New
York. The sum of $10,91!) had been col
lected for Its erection, and $10,913 had
been expended.
For Most Year's Convention.
After requests to hold next year's
convention had been received from
Grand Rapids, Rochester, Buffalo, San
Francisco and Syracuse, the meeting
went into a committee of the whole to
receive the report of Chairman Charles
Cutler, of the legislative committee,
anil John N. Parsons, of .New York,
took the chair. Copies of the report
were distributed to-the delegates, and
Chairman Cutler detuned how he had
conferred with members of congress
to forward the tenure of office and sal
ary measure. Mr. Cutler's report was
adopted. The account of the expenses of
the legislative committee was approved
by the executive board. ,
After letters regretting their Inabll
lty to attend had been received from
Mrs. S. S. Cox, of New York, and a
number of postmasters. Attorney King,
of Washington, was introduced, and
explained the progress of the work of
collecting claims for overtime, and the
status of the eight hour law. He
stated that the payment of one million
dollars for overtime was only one of
the benefits of the eight hour law, but
that so far as the law being Inter
preted to mean eight consecutive
hours, while he believed that was the
spirit and Intent of the law, such In
terpretation could only be secured
through the department, and he be
lieved that the time la not fur distant
when the department will so execute
the law.
There will be a meeting tomorrow of
the Mutual Benefit association of the
National association In the afternoon.
A number of amendments will be pro
posed to the constitution.
The annual report of the financial
secretary shows balances In the gen
eral fund of $1,352, and in the legisla
tive fund of $4.045.
CLOSED BY STATE AUDITOR.
Bank nt Storm lake, Iowa Is Taken In
Charge.
Des Molnea, Sept. 3. The Buena Vlslta
Fitate bank, of iSUorm Lake, la., was
taken charge of 'by tine state auditor.
Mr. McCarthy yestertiay. For a long
time ithe state officers have been threat
ening Ho close the Institution. It has
hod its caipftal badly impaired for a
year past. On a capital of $35,000 It
has owned a building valued at $.'2,000
and has tnaide loans on securities that
are regarded as priadtlcally worthless
to the amount of $35,000. The officers
of the bank have held out the promise
for some time .that they would make
up the impairment In the capital, and
the closing of Ithe institution has been
delayed on this account. It developed
they were unable to do as they agreed
and hence the bank was taken In charge
by the mate.
John T. Lemon, of Storm Lake, was
at the head of Uhe bank. It Is believed
the depositors will receive the full
amounts of their claims. It Is stated
there is a deficit of about $19,000 be
tween the amount of the assets and the
liabilities. .
TO PRISON FOR ONE DAY.
Uenry J, Tyson, Slayer of Jtohn King,
Receives Light Punishment.
Denver, Sept. 8. Henry J. Tyson,
who in July, 1S89, was sentenced to
death for killing John King in May
of that year, was released from custody
after one of the most remarkable legal
wars ever waged for a condemned man.
Both men lived In Omaha, whence King
ana Mrs. Tyson eiopea to uenver.
Tyson followed and killed King. - He
was convicted of murder and twice sen
tenced to be hanged, twice, tried for
Insanity, and for three years. he lay In
solitary confinement In the cell for the
condemned at the Canon City pen I ten
Mary, having been declared Insane,
Saturday Judge Butler accepted a plea
of Involuntary manslaughter and sen
tenced Tyson to one day's imprison
ment. -
DYNAMITE EXPLODES.
On Thousand Pounds Disappears and
' No One Ininred.
' Pittsburg, "Sept. 3. At 11.50 o'clock
today one thousand pounds of nltro
glycerin exploded near Shannopln
station, on the Pittsburg and Lake
Erie railroad, nineteen miles from
Pittsburg. Ths scene was the storage
nouse wnere glycerine useu in snooting
the oil wells In the Shannopln oil fields
Is stored. Two employes had Just left
th building for dinner, but were vet
Bear enough to ba thrown violently to
the ground by the concussion. Their
escape Is little short of miraculous.
The magazine was scattered to the
winds. Nothing remains but a huge
excavation in the earth. The shock
was felt for miles surrounding the
location of the building. The cause of
the explosion will probably never be
ascertained.
ALLIANCA MATTER CLOSED.
Spain Kcfases to Open the Matter for
Further Testimony.
Madrid. Sept. 3. A Polish count,
Ilobklrk. Who wus a passenger on the
American steamer Alllanca when she
was tired upon by a Spanish gunboat
off Cupe iMaysi, Cuba, and who ac
cuses the captain of the Alllanca of
suppressing his evidence that the Al
llanca carried contraband of war and
was within Cuban waters, has arrived
here and has seen the minister of war
and marine regarding the matter.
The government, however, declines to
reopen the question. Count Ilobklrk
has published his story In the Spanish
newspapers, and It bus created a sen
sation here.
DINRAVEN SATISFIED.
He Is Pleased with the Appearanoe of
His Yacht, Valkyrie III.
New York. Sept. 3. Valkyrie III
completed her tuning up today and was
dry docked this afternoon to have her
hull put In shape for the Americas
cup races. Whe is in tine condition, and
Lord 'Dunraven Is perfectly satistleu
with her barring her color. He sent
her across the Atlantic a white boat,
and, under his orders, the black coat
ing, which she was given before his ar
rival, is being removed tonight, and
she will be painted white tomorrow for
the races. Her last sail outside oi
Sandy Hook this afternoon empha
sized her ability In light winds.
A United Press reporter asked Lord
Dunraven If he was satisfied with the
condition of Valkyrie. lie replied:
No, I am not at all, but I hope to be
when she leaves here.
Surmising that changes would be
found necessary Which would make
further trial spins desirable, the re
porter suggested It was a pity that he
would not have another week after
dry docking before the races.
"Oh, no; I don't tthink so," nis lord
ship replied.
"Then you are satisfied with the tun
ing up she has had?"
"Yes, quite so."
"The work in dry dock, then, will be
principally dressing her up and im
proving her appearance?"
"Yes."
His lordship's dissatisfaction, there
fore, appeared to be confined to the
yacht's appearance. He said he pre
ferred wfliite and that Bhe always has
been white, but he did not know
whether they could make the changes
successfully now. Lord Dunraven was
surprised at the cable report that bet
ting In London was 3 to 1 on Defender,
and asked how the betting was here.
He was told that odds varied greatly,
and many thought even money was the
proper thing, believing that it was
largely a matter of betting on wind,
with Defender picked for a blow and
VaOkyrie for light air.
Vailkyrle will remain In dry dock un
til Friday morning. After the dock has
been floated the Defender will be taken
into the dock astern of her, and the of
ficial measurements of both yachts will
be made by Mr. Hyslop.
COLONEL FORNEY'S LINEN.
Said to Uavo lleen Abstracted from Gov
ernment Stores.
Washington. 8et. 3. Secretary Her
bert today approved the proceedings
and finding of the court or inquiry
which met at the Brooklyn navy yard
to Investigate certain derogatory re
ports concerning Colomd James For
ney, of the united state marine corps,
and following this action by directing
the Judge advocate general to draw an
order convening a court martial ior nis
trial. The reports concerning Colonel
Forney were filed at the navy depart
ment by Colonel Heywood, the com
mandant of the marine corps. They
were to the effect that Colonel Forney
had been negligent In caring for gov
ernment property for which he was re
nponslble, and the testimony dealt
with large supplies of government fuel
and bed linen, which had been sent to
Uhe colonel's residence lu Brooklyn, and
of which he had rendered no account.
The findings of the court of Inquiry,
which Secretary Herbert approved to
day, were unfavorable to Colonel For
ney, and the court martial Is a natural
consequence.
Colonal Forney Is the second ranking
officer of the marine corps. He was
commandant of marines at the Brook
lyn yard at the time the negligence Is
said to have occurred, and at present
occupies a similar position at the Ports
mouth, N. H., navy yard.
POSTOFFICE ROBBERS.
New York Officers Stirred t'p by Their
Reported Capture at St. I.ouis.
New York, Sept. 3. The reported cap
ture in Kant St. Louis of Joe KlUoran,
Harry Russell apd Charles Allen, the
postoffice robbers, who escaped from
Ludlow Street Jail on July 4, Btlrred up
the federal authorities and the sheriff's
office here today. Neither the United
States marshal nor the poBtofHce in'
specters, however, have any Informa
tion as to the arrests, except wfcat was
published in the morning papers.
'If the men have rea'lly been taken
In Fast St. Louis," said a postottlce
Inspector, "they would probably not
be brought to New York, though the
offer of $:i,000 reward provides for their
delivery here, as they are wanted for
trial In the very district, that of South
em Illinois, where they are alleged to
have been arrested, upon the charge
or rouoing tne postomce at Surlnerle d.
"The arrests. It appears, were made
by the state authorities, who would
have no object In notifying us, but
would rather notify the federal author
ities In Washington direct. It seems
Improbable that the three men re
mained In company after their escape,
trebling the chances of nrprst. nnil a 1 an
Improbable that they, or any one of
mem, went dock to the locality where
they were most wanted and where con
viction is most certain."
Winged a Hurglar.
Vni tavltla pn fin.. mi . ,
. j .I' V " " uree ourgiars
entered the houses of Samuel Holllster
and Henry Myers at Locust Gap last
n'.ght between 1 and 2 o'clock. Myers pro
cured a gun and shot one of the burglars
In the abdomen. He was removed to tho
. .....I. iniiu, wuvre ne is
in a critical condition, but refuses to give
HIV lltMUV
Convention Echoes.
Pottsvllle, Pa., flept. I.-The grand Jury
touav round a trun hill niraltiat f
man C. N. Brumm for assault and bat
tery on oath of ex-Policeman J. J. White
at the last Republican Quay-Hastings
delegate convention. Congressman Brumm
struck White, who Immediately had him
rrvBivu.
Judgmont Against Corporations.
Harrlsburg. Sept. $. The Dauphin, coun
ty court has entered ludamant nf ouiIm
against the following corporations: The
Kane OH Field Railway company, the
rnuauBipnm wuuuromn niuiwsy company,
the Wllrax and Rocky Run RaJlwa.v
pany, the Wyoming OH cotnpaair, th
ruvvuun n4Miw uwopaajr t
THE FIRST CHOLERA SCARE
Chinese from Honolulu Are Said to
Have Been.- Afflicted.
BBLGIC'S SICK PASSENGERS
Sargeon-Qeoeral Wymaa Orders n Thor
ough Investigation of the Reported
Csses on Shipboard-Steerage
Passengers to lie Loeated.
Washington, Sept. 3. Surgeon Gen
eral Wyman, of the Marine Hospital
service, has instituted an original in
vestigation Into the facts In regard to
the arival of the steamer Belglc at San
Fiunclsco. This Is the steamer that Is
supposed to have brought cholera-Infected
Chinese and Japanese to Hono
lulu and then to have proceeded to Han
Francisco, where her steerage passen
gers passed the quarantine officials and
were landed. Press reports stated that
the llelglo landed at San Francisco
with three dead Chinamen in the steer
age, all of whom had died from chol
era. August 31 Surgeon General Wyman
wired Dr. tlodfrey, in charge of the Ma
rine hospital at San Francisco, giving
him an abstract of the press dlspatohes
and directing him to Investigate them.
A reply was received from Dr. Godfrey
today stating that these Chinamen did
not die from cholera. No evidence has
been adduced tending to show that
there was cholera on the Belglc at any
time either before of after leaving
China, but the Marine Hospital "ser
vice, taking the worst view of the case
and acting upon the supposition that
cholera did exist. Is looking Into ths
whole matter thoroughly, and within
a few days all the steerage passengers
will be located.
PAST THE CENTURY MARK.
Peter Surpriss Said to Be ths Oldest Man
in Indiana.
Lowell, Ind., Sept. 3. Peter Surprise,
who resides with his son, Henry, four
miles northeast of this city, is proba
bly the oldest man now living in the
Btate of Indiana. The record of his
birth was destroyed many years ago,
but as nearly as can be remembered he
was born Aug. 8, 1793, making him 103
years of age. He was born In the lower
province of Canada. In the year 1810
he moved to .the state of New York,
and thence to Chicago In the year U20.
After a short time he again moved to
this place, taking up a homestead on
the farm that Is now known as the
John (Lynch farm. Just east of the in
corporated limits of Lowell. He was
a subject of the king of England until
Aug. 10, 1837, when he took out nat
uralization papers at Crown Point,
Lake county, Ind., before Solomon Rob
inson, who was county clerk at that
time. His wife, whose maiden name
was Rossana Taylor, died in 1875.
To the couple eleven children were
born. Physically speaking, he is
very active, but his mind is
slightly impaired. He Is a great
spiritualist and has many spells
Uiat he terms "his exercises." If he
desires to converse with his wife, now
deceased he goes Into a trance and
commences his "exercises," that of
talking with her.
When asked If he worked hard, he re
plied: "I work hard (through the day
and at night I have my exercises be
tween God and the devil." He was
then asked If such work did not tire
him. He said:' OU. yes; it did tlre.me at
first, but now I have become used to
it and do not mind." He Is of the
opinion that ha Is good for 100 years
more.
ANOTHER EASTERN WAR.
Hostilities Between Rsssla nnd Japan
Ucllcved to Be Imminent.
San FranclBco, Spt. . Chester Hol
comb, who (has Just returned tram
China, after itwemty-one years' service
in IthA American legation ait (Peking,
says iMhe recent massacre is traceable to
the result of the recent Chinese-Japanese
war.
Mr. (Hofcomlb says the most Interest
ing question in the orient alt the pres
ent, oiitside of themtssionary mossccres
and the cholera, is the approaching
coninot iDettiWeen Jtussla and Javan.
"That Jiapau amd iRussia will become
mixed up In a dispute which will result
in war, goes without saying" said he.
"TrA the commencement of 'actual hos
tilities is ndt far off. The Japaness
have a big grievance against Russia,
and Russia Is preparing o make things
warm for ithe Jaipanese. The other day
I was .tuM frankly iby a Japanese In a
high position in itlie government that
Japan will rue the day Ithalt she per
mitted herself to got into war with
China. It gives 'Russia Uhe opportunity
Bhe1 has lunged for."
MAN KILLS HIS SON.
Hears s Rattling at ths Window and
Thinks It Is n Burglar.
York Station, Ala., Set (.Allen
Toes, of this place, locked up his house
last night and retired early, suppos
ing that all his family ad retired.
Several hours later he was awakened
by a noise at his window. Believing a
burglar was attempting to effect an en
trance he flred a load of buckshot
through the turned slats.
On opening the blinds he found he
had killed his 20-year-old son, who had
been detained from home until late,
and who had rattled the blind to awak
en his father and gain an entrance to
the house.
BRAKEMAN UNDER WRECK.
Ons Llfo Lost and Many Cars Demol
ished on the Pennsylvania.
Huntingdon, Pa., Sept. 3. An east
bound freight train on the Pennsyl
vania railroad was wrecked by a
broken axle six miles west of this city
late last night.
Twenty cars loaded with coal and
bridge iron were demolished and ths
debris piled up on both the tracks for
over 100 yards. 43. W. Franks, a brake
man, whose family lives in 'Harrlsburg,
was caught nnder the wreck and
killed.
CHICAGO YOUTH DROWNED.
Runaway Boy Meets Death in ths Mis
souri River.
Kansas City, IMo., Sept. 3. George
Whipple, a Ind whose parents reside at
520 Fairfield avenue, Chicago, was
drowned while swimming in the Mis
souri river at Parkvllle, near here, to
day. , The Whipple boy and Dannie Kelly,
whose parents live at 455 Fairfield ave
nue, Chicago, were runaways. They
were put off a Burlington train at
Parkvllle this morning.
Mckinley for President.
' Marysvllle, O., Bept. 3. The Thirteenth
senatorial convention met here today and
indorsed Governor McKinley for presi
dent and Joseph B. Foraker for United
State senator.
WEATHER REPORT,
For eastorh Pennsylvania, fair ; skgfctly
warmer; southerly winds. .
BtErs
laikcts
We have lust onened th W Una
Blankets we have ever annum. Th.
goods were all purchased before ths
aavance in wool, consequently at much
lower figures than they could be du
plicated for. We Intend giving our
customers the advantage of theaa
prices, and quote the following: ,
80 pairs Elk. 10-4
59 Cents,'
80 pairs Grey and Whit Norway, i 1
10-4
98 Cents.
60 palm enowflaks. 11-4
$1.35.
60 pair Alpine. 11-4 . , i ,
$2.25.'
"Borders, Pink, Blue and Lemon" j
60 pairs each, 10-4 and 11-4, Jewell, !3
11 Wool and Shrunk. (Borders, i II
Pink, Slue, Red and tmon,
$3.55 and $3.89.'
40 palm Housekeeper1 Chsto S-4 1
$4.90:
Jaquard Borders, Blus. Flak Mat j
Ijemon. , , .J
HO pairs Silver CBH, 13-d i '
$5.75.
(Taquars) Borders, tBlue. Pink wn9 i
lemon . , Li . , , J
t pair Flour City, 13-4,
$6.75; 13-4, $7.35.
I Borders, Lemon, pink and Blu.
Complete line of California Blankets,
Choice Una of Fine 'Wrapper iBianketi,
in Main and Fancy Centers.
510 and 512
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Agent for Charles A.
Schleren & Co.'s
Leather
Beltieg
The Very Bests
313 5pruce St., 3crantii.
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SHOES
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School Shoes for good chil
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