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inn of
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is hardly conceivable The foreign
nd domesti'i? markets have been
raneacked for the choicest novel
ties for stylish dtewevs, while the
wants of those who are more mod
erate or quiet -In their tastes, have
been cared for with a lavish hand.
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begin i tomorrow (Thursday) and
the special display will be con
'. tlnued for one week. Among the
novelties shown are:
Needle Point Sui tings,
' Picote Cloth,
Illuminated Persians,
Aurora Suitings,
Rochellals Weaves,
Loulsene Broches, . ,
Qros de Ecosse Cloths,
Lizard Crepes,
Crepllle Suitings, '
Trjcotiries,
Silk and Wool Barres,
Bayadere Cloths,
Nw Jacquard Weaves, '.
Boucle Effects,
: Crotchet Mohaire,
Mohair Hosaic Effects,
Chevaotte Suitings, .
Mottled Hairline Weaves,
Rapax Suitings,
Irregular Checks,
Etc., Etc.
ll .'STAPLE CLOTHS
.jfJuch as Henriettas, Cheviots.
iBerges, etc., etc., etc., our line was
.Shever so complete as now, and all
THie popular coloring are amply
Jkepresented.
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FLilBS ANB CHECKS
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. iwill be much In demand for ladles'
:' .waists, children's dresses, combina
tion elteots. etc. We have them in
All Wool Plaids,
iohair Effect Plaids,
Silk Line Effects,
Ribbon Stripe Plaids,
though Effect Plaids,
Etci, Etc. ,
might be said as to prevailing fash
Ions, etc., but the assortment is so
great that we could not begin to
even touch on the subject in the
limited . apace at our command.
therefore we -think it best to invite
you to call, when you can meet
fcuMonM latest whim face to face,
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SOUTBERHEBS TRIUMPHANT
They Kit the Trophy at the Sea
Girt Rifle Match.
THE VICTORS ARB HILARIOUS
Pennsylvania, New York and Now Jersey
Were Never In the Rnce-The
Ulltoa Trophy Mulch Wl
Be Shot Today.
Sea Girt. N. J., Sept. 4 The south
was victorious over the north In one
of the mom Important matches held
yet at Sea liirt today. It was the third
days' programme of the New Jersey
tate Kllle association, and the event
was the Interstate military mutch.
The trophy shot for was a large bronze
"soldier marathon." presented by the
commander-in-chief on behalf of the
state of New York, to be shot for an
nually, and to be held during the year
by the adjutant general of the state
whose team may win It now. It Is at
the state house nt Trenton, it having
been won last year by the New Jersey
marksmen. When the Savannah shoot
ers Btart for home they will take this
trophy along with them, and each con
testant on the team will wear a medal
to show w hat, we did toward maintain
ing the reputation of the south.
The wind was blowing about six
miles an hour when the match com
menced at S.30 a. m. The guardsmen
set their wind ranges accordingly. As
the day wore on the wind Increased,
but nt no time was It as strong as yes
terday. Five teams entered the inter
state mllKary match as follows:
ijeorgla, District of Columbia, New
Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
Kach state selected twelve of Its best
marksmen.
At 2u0 yards the position was stand
ing and at 5u0 yards prone.
ileorgla led the Washington 200-yard
market, but they were afraid of the
capital city marksmen on the longer
range. Captain Cann. one of the
Georgia marksmen, said nftrr the 2iK
yard scores were finished that he doubt
ed very much If the southerners would
carry away the trophy. The Washing
ton marksmen had made unusual good
scores In the 600 yard ramie, and the
captain based his predictions on that
fact.
l'cnnsvhHnin Out of the Hncs.
Little attention was paid to either
New York Pennsylvania or New Jer
sey, as they were practically out of the
race, although the New York boys put
up a fairly good good score on the long
range, but the low score of 47:! gave
them little chance of winning. The ex
citement between the lstrlct of Colum
bia and the Georgia teams was at fever
heat. Captain Williamson, of the last
named, stood by his men and coached
them. When Private Pollard, who Is
over SO years old and as spry and agile
as a man twenty years his junior,
missed the target at the seventh round
on the 500-yard range, the Georgia boys
were jubilant, but their Joy was short
lived. Carlatun made a ecote pf 49 out
ot a possible 50. -This dampened the en
thusiasm of the southerners. Up to
that time the lilphest score was 48.
made by F. C. Wilson, of Georgia. It
was anybody's match until the last
shot was fired. When the scores on the
two ranges were added It was found
that the Georgians had made 1.043
points to the District of Columbia's
1.037, a difference of only 6. Then a
cheer went up that drowned the noise
of the shooting.
No feeling of hostility was there
among that gathering of national
marksmen; no feeling of envy existed.
It was one nation bound together by
a fraternul bond of friendship. The
wasninglon guardsmen sent uu a
cheer and the Georgia boys followed
with three cheers and a tiger for their
opponents.
Herman Uleyers, mayor of Savannah.
by coincident, appeared on the grounds
Just as the result was announced and
joined in the celebration. Mr. Meyers
is in me norm on a vLslt and Is making
his temporary headquarters in New
York. '
Captain Williamson telegrauhed the
good news to Savannah and an hour
and a half later a congratulatory tele
gram came from Colonel William Ger
ard, of the First battalion Infantry,
Georgia Volunteers.
Private Richmond wan so elated at
the success of the Georgia marksmen
that he went around klrslng the la
dles without the formality of asklni?
even an Intrlduotlon. To use a slang
expression ne Ham it was a case of
"everything goes." (F. C. Wilson wae
the least contented of any of the
southerners.
Pennsylvania's Score.
Pennsylvania's score was 484 at 100
yards and 519 at MO yards; New York,
473 at 200 yards and 51 X at COO yards,
and New Jersey, 488 at 200 yards and
4S5 at 500 yard.
Among the distinguished visitors to
day was General Nelson Nlles. United
Sfates Army, who was accompanied
by Colonel Worth and General BiHel.
The Hilton trophy match will be
shot tomorrow. Those eligible to com
pete are teams of twelve each from the
army and navy of the United States;
the National Guard of the United
States and England, Ireland, Scotland,
each of the provinces of Great Britain,
and all other countries. The distances
are 200, 500 and 600 yards. The prize Is
a trophy presented by Jlon. Henry Hil
ton, of New York, and is valued at
$3,000. 'Kach member of the winning
team will receive a medal. Last year
Pennsylvania won with a score of 1,
038. The Thirteenth Infantry, United
States Army, stationed at Governor's
Island, wil leave for home tomorrow
morning. , ,
TRAINS COLLIDE.
Passengers on the Allegheny and Pitts
burg Line Arc Shaken I'p.
Jamestown.N. Y., Sept. 4. Passenger
trains No. 2, north-bound, and No. 1,
south-bound, on the Dunkirk, Alle
gheny Valley and Pittsburg railroad,
collided at Falconer this morning. lo
comotive 6 of train No. 1, Engineer
Heardsley, was derailed, and locomo
tive No. 4 of train No 2. Engineer Kim
ble, had its boiler head knocked off.
Mrs. S. B. Junick, of Fredonla, re
ceived a serious cut on the head and
was rendered unconscious. Rick Dun
raven, of Kane, and J. A. Hand, of
Warren, were slightly Injured. Train
No. 2 was backing Into a switch to
let train No. 1 pass, but was struck
before the switch was cleared. Hotih
locomotives went to the car shorn at
Dunkirk. All the passengers were
badly shaken up.
PROHIBITIONISTS MEET.
The New York Representatives Refresh
Themselves with Congress Water,
- Congress Hall, Saratoga, N. Y Sept.
4. The state Prohibition convention
took up their deliberations at 10 o'clock
this morning after a brief prayer ser
vice. v ' . H i " '
The platform! AS adopted, reaffirmed
Its adherence to the principles of Pro
hibition and allegiance to the national
party; that a Christian citizen's ballot
Is his testimony witnessing his politi
cal righteousness; we are opposed to
all measures and candidates not in
full religious tests of citizenship; we
are opposed to all appropriations for
sectarian purposes; we are opposed to
all combinations and trusts that fatten
at the expense of the musses; we are
In favor of proportional representation
knovn as the Swiss system; we are In
favor of civil and religious liberty; we
are opposed to clnss legislation.
At 1.15 p. in. recess was taken until
3 o'clock.
A ticket was nominated, headed by
W. W. Smith, ot I'oughkeepsle, for
secretary of state. At 5.30 o'clock the
convention adjourned.
BRICK WALLS COLLAPSE.
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Two Men Are killed and Several Are In
jured by the l oll of a Building on the
SprlncficlJ l oir Grounds.
Mnrlni'flelil. Ills.. Sent. 4 The brick
timer of the new mnilhini-rv hull in
the state fair grounds collapsed this
afternoon, carrying down part of the
roof and balcony and burying several
men. All but two were taken out alive.
The accident was due to the softening
of the nioitur in the walls by the
hiwitv rain Htorm of last niirht. The
brick-layers had been taken oft the
building a tew minutes previous to
the collapse. Hut fur this fact the mor
tality would 'have been greater. The
men at work were carpenters and
plumbers.
rh ilend: Henrv Hobson. 1)1 umber.
aged 30; married. James Parks, car
penter, aged 30; nmrrieu.
Injured: Charles Urownell, water
boy, axed 13, both legs and arms and
several ribs broken, will die; Nelson
WUllumson, carpenter, both legs brok
en; SamuelDuvenport, boss carpenter,
badly bruised by falling bricks; Fred
Heard, oarpetiter, badly bruised and
arm broken; Jimmy Calney, slate car
rier, leg broken.
REPIBL1CAN LEAGUE.
Convention of the Clubs Will Bo Hold at
York on September 1 3-lromlaont Per.
sons Who Will lie Present.
vrt va Spnt. 4 The convention
of the' State league of Republican
Clubs, which Will 00 neiu nere uu oeii.
13, promises to be an event of much In
terest. Representatives from every
club In the state will be present, and
on Saturday, the day after the con--utii.,.
th. illi.fntt will be taken on
an excursion to the Gettysburg battle-
Held.
Prominent Republicans from all over
Uunuuviiuiiin will h here. Including
State Chairman and Senator Quay and
Governor Hastings, M. J. Dowllng, of
Minnesota, secretary or ne nunonui
lru.ut-llnan 1nfril (Lnri 'I). T). Wood-
munsee, president ot the Ohio State
league, have signified their intention
to be present, invitations have been
Bun Av-13.Aat,lirit TJnrrlann pv-
Speaker Reed, Governor McKinley and
others.
KILLED HIMSELF AND MOTHER
Shocking Crime Thought to llavo Been
Committed by Dr. Hemington.
Hot 'Springs. Ark.. 'Sept. 4. The dead
liodies of Dr. H. .M. Remington and his
mother were found at 11 oclock today
at home by a colored girl. They were
almost unrecognisable. The supposi
tion is that the son, who has been dis
couraged for some time on. account of
having no practice, killed his mother
and then himself. The mother was lut
seen alive Thursday, and the eon Fri
day. ISy the side of Mrs. Remington's
bed was found a meat cleaver covered
with blood. A sack of flour had been
thrown over her head. In an adjoining
room was found the young doctor's
body with the arteries of both hands
cut and three cuts in the region of his
heart, all of which were made with a
surgeon's knife.
It Is supposed that the mother was
murdered Thursday night, and that
Friday the son killed himself. Some
time ago Remington's mind was be
lieved to be unbalanced, but he had
been ratKmal on all subjects lately,
liecause of the prominence of the two
the tragedy has caused quite a stir.
Mrs. Remington was the sister of
Mayor Waters.
Dr. Remington, during the smallpox
epidemic, was one of the consulting
physicians of the board of health. The
coroner is now holding an inquest.
VERY OLD CHURCH.
I'ppcr Ootornra Presbyterian Congrega
tion Celebrates Its 1 75lh Anniversary.
Parkesburg, Pa., Sept. 4. The cele
bration of the hundred and seventy
fifth anniversary of the Upper Oclora
ra Presbyterian church occurred to
day. The church Itself is a compara
tively modern one, but In the ceme
tery are buried soldiers who fought In
all four wars In which this country has
been engaged the revolution, the
wars of 1H1J and 1846 and the rebellion.
There are eighty-seven soldiers alto
gether burled In the little enclosure.
Pastor McDowell has looked up the
records of each of them, and this morn
ing talked interestingly of them.
The meeting was called to order by
Ihe pastor of the church at 10.30, and
the Rev. J. U. Wlnthrow, of Chicago,
was Introduced. He made an address
appropriate to the occasion. Then Al
fred P. Reld. esq., of West Chester,
gave a historical sketch of the church.
At this afternoon's meeting the Rev.
N. G. Parke, of Plttston, made an ad
dress, while a number of ministers
present spoke a few words, giving their
Impressions of the occasion.
JERSEY FOREST FIRES.
Squads of Men Are Unable to Arrest the
Flames.
Millvllle, N. J., Sept. 4. The forest
fires which hove been burning in Cape
'May county for several days past got
as far as Belle Plain, near this city,
today, and are raging with dire results.
Wtatkin Agent Miller, of the West
Jersey railroad, dispatched a special
train with 100 men to the scene of the
Are this afternoon, but they could do
nothing.
The Are tias branched off from the
line of the railroad tonight, and threat
ens to burn up thousands of dollars
worth of cranberry bogs, besides de
stroying miles of timber.
Will Discover the Aliens.
i Harrtsburg, Sept. 4. The Joint legislative
committee appointed to Investigate and
report to the next legislature the number
of unnaturallied persons quartered in the
various state Institutions met here today
and organised by electing Representative
it. jv. focnt, or union, cnairmsn, and
Clarence Huth. of Bhamokln. seerotarv
The committee discussed its work and ad
journed to meet at the call of, the chair
man. . , -' , -
Swallnwod Too Mneh Water,
Wllllatnsport, Pa., Sept. 4. Kllas Huff
man, years old, was drowned In a mill
pond here this afternoon in water not over
two and a half feet deep. He was In bath
ing at the time and in "ducking" he swal
lowed too much wnter. Before assist
ance could . reaeh him he strangled to
peatn,
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TESTING THE ARMOR PLATE
Successful Exhibition of Its Qualities
of Kcsistence.
EXPERIMENTS SATISFACTORY
Uoevy Projectile Fired from Twolvo-
Ineh Uuns Make but Little Im
pression I' pun the Armor
or the Frames.
Washington. D. C, Sept. 4. The naval
ordnance board conducted a most Im
portant and successful test at Indian
Head proving groiuids today. Pri
marily it was u test of steel armor plate,
but really of greater importance it was
a trial of the strength of the frames of
modern war ships, which. It had been
claimed, would not withstand the shock
caused by heavy projectiles against the
armor covering them; some authori
ties even going so tar us to assert that
the armor, if not shattered or pene
trated by the shot, would be driven
through the vessel by the crushing of
the frames. This was the first frame
test ever made of distinctly modern
warships, though the iigllsh govern
ment some years ago did tire at an
antiquated armored vessel for the pur
pose of observing the effects of the shut.
Today's experiments demonstrated the
fuct that the frames of our war vessels
are perfectly able to meet all ordinary
demands.
It was also demonstrated that the
new 14-Inch armor, with which the new
battle ships will be protected, can, un
der ordinary conditions, receive the lire
of any vessel afloat without Beiious
damage. A test was also made of a
new armor bolt designed by the ord
nance board to replace the bolts now
used in fastening armor to ships, which
are weighty, cumbersome and expen
sive. Each of the three tests was en
tirely satisfactory. The armor plate
far exceeded the prescribed require
ments, the counterfeit frames bore the
shocks without impairment and the
bolts were entirely satisfactory.
First Service Test
The plate tested today represents
twenty-four others weighing t20 tons,
made by the Carnegie company for the
battleship Iowa, now building at
Crumps. It was the first service test
of the company's new process of mak
ing what is known as double forged
armor, being forged both 'before and
after carbonization or Harveyiaing.
This plate, 14 inches In thickness,
formed the outer surfuce of a target
which was an exact reproduction of a
aide section of the battleship Iowa. It
was IK feet long by 7Vs feet high, and
represented thut portion covering the
vitals, and extending five 'feet below
and 2A feet above the water line. Be
hind the armor was a backing of live
inches of oak, and then came the
"skin" of the vessel the Inner and
outer bottoms, each five-eighths of an
inch. of steel plate. Some four feet
further back was a flve-elghtlis-luch
steel Plate representing th itiiKr shell
of the vessel, and it was between this
plate and the "skin" that the frames
or braces (also ot five-eighths inch
plate) are places alternately two and.
four feet apart. Tne wnoie struciure
was covered by a 2Vi-lnch steel plate,
representing a protective deck. Against
the ' Inner plate were heavy timbers
resting on the side of a hill.
Shot from a Ten-Inch Oun.
The first shot fired was from a 10
inch gun, a Carpenter projectile
weighing tOO pounds, being propelled
by 140 pounds of brown prismatic
powder and attaining a velocity of
1,472 feet per second and a striking
power of 741,000-foot pounds. The shell
was completely shattered by the im
past, only the point remaining imbed
ded In the plate, which was not other
wise Injujred. As this shut had made
scarcely any impression the charge of
powder was increased on the second
shot to 216 pounds, giving the MO-pound
projectile a velocity of 1,862 feet Mr
second.
As before, the shell was shattered, a
larger portion, however, being imbed
ded In the plate, which was still with
out a crack or bulge. One of the
armor bolts was dcifen out, the thread
being sheared off; hut thlfl was expect
ed to happen when a Jpfrlt is struck by
a shot. Several of the small bolls
holding the protective deck ' were
broken, but this was not considered
material. This completed the accept
ance test for the lot Of twenty-four
plates and they will undoubtedly be
approved.
Frames Not Disturbed.
Then one shot was fired from a 12-Inch
gun. A Wheeler sterling projectile,
weighing 850 pounds,, was urged along
by 400 pounds of powder at a velocity
of 1,800 feet per second. This test was
ordinarily employed on 17-lnch plutes,
and It wan thought that it would pass
entirely through the fourteen inches of
steel and the backing, frames, etc., as
well. While the plate was penetrated
almost Its entire depth and cracked
from top to bottom, the oak barking
was scarcely disturbed, and the outer
skin and the frames were not disturbed
at all.
The new armor la less than half the
length of the bolt now In use, and the
saving in weight in each ship will be
considerable.
The test was made under the direc
tion of Captain tSampson, chief of the
bureau of ordnance, and was witnessed
by Secretary of the Navy Herbert and
bureau of ordnance, and wan witnessed
this time with a 13-Inch gun, will bo
made as soon as the gun can be set up.
RHODES REPORTED DEAD.
Rumor That the Prime Minister of Cape
Colony llus Expired.
London, Sept. 4. It was rumored here
today that Cecil J. Rhodes, the rich
diumond king and prime minister of
Cape Colony, was dead.
Mr. Rhodes assumed office July 17,
1KD0. He has been very prominent in
Soutn African analrs and the chairman
of the British South African company.
When in England in 18U1 he gave 10,000
to tne irisn noma rule cause.' -
IMPORTED A JOCKEY.
The Government Will Bring Suit Agalns
Mitchell Harrison.
Philadelphia. Sept. 4 It Is likely
that suit will be brought If&the gov
ernment against MltchellCvison,
the millionaire sugar refiner ffinl the
proprietor of the Chestnut Hill Stock
farms, for violation of the United
States labor contract laws. The sec
rotary of the treasury today forwarded
to Commissioner of Immigration Hog'
era the res.ult of his review of the case
in which the appeal Of William Hell,
the Imported locked was discharged
and -the decision of the immigration
board was sustained. It was also or
dered that Bell be deported out of the
United States, and he will be sent book
to Llveroool on Saturday.
' The peculiar part of the decision 'I
that it applies to Mrs. Bell, the horse
man's wife, who came with him, and
the will go bftok at the same time, tit
right to land having been refused by
the authorities.
The written contract with Mr. Harri
son, which Is In the possession of the
government officials, shows Chat Hell
was to be a trainer of high-bred
horses. Inspector Jdonaghan nays the
evidence Is clear against 'Mr. Harrison
and others connected With the Chest
nut Hill stock farms, and that the facts
will be collected for transmission to
the United States district attorney in
order that the proper warrants in ay be
issued.
NEW YORK REPUBLICANS.
Eighth Annual Convention Held at Blng-
hamton Last F.veniog.
ninghamton. iN. Y.. Scot. 4. The
eighth annual convention of the New
York felate lx-ague of Heuubllcan clubs
began In this city this evening. Many
prominent KepubJIcang are present
from all parts of the United States.
President Green delivered his an
nual address and M. J. Dowllng, of
Minnesota, secretary or the national or
ganization, extended the greeting of
the National league to the delegates.
MMS Helen Varlck Bos well, of New
York, representing the Woman's Re
publican Association of the United
States, made a bright speech, which
was frequently interrupted by laugh
ter and cheers. She sold the Republi
can woman would like to vote, but t'hey
are willing to work for the party in
some otner way until tne Republican
statesmen see fit to give them the bal
kit. President Green read letters from Oa-
lusha Grow, of Pennsylvania; ex-Sena
tor Thomas A. Piatt, and Governor
McKinley, of Ohio.
THE HOLMES CASE.
District Attorney and Staff Are Gather
ing Points for the Indictment, Which
Will he Drawn I'p at an Forty Date.
Philadelphia, .Sept. 4. Another con
ference on the Holmes case was held
between District Attorney Graham,
Assistant District Attorney Barlow,
Detective Geyer und Coroner's Physi
cian Mat tern today. Dr. Mat tern made
a report of the condition of the right
leg which he amputated ' yesterday
from Pletzel's body. It is stated that
there will be no dltliculty in identifying
the leg by a deep scar In the flesh just
below the knee joint. Coroner's Phy
sician Sldebotham, who bus taken
charge of Pletzel's skull and the am
putated leg, made a similar report to
the district attorney last night.
The Indictment against Holmes has
not yet been drawn up, but the dis
trict attorney's staff is working on the
details of the case, and it is almost
certain that the grand jury will be
called upon to consider- evidence
against the author of many crimes be
fore its adjournment, at the end of the
month. At any rate, it is stated that
there is no doubt that Holmes will be
held for trial in this city for Pletzel's
murder.
POSTAL CONVENTION.
Letter Carriers Discuss the Best Methods
of Securing un. Increase of Malory.
Philadelphia, Sept. 4. The letter car
riers In convention today considered
resolutions directing the legislative
committee to urge the speedy passage
of house bill No. 6,685 by congress. The
measure referred to Is the Dunphy bill
which was introduced in the lust ses
sion of congress, but which failed to
las because, as was declared in the
convention toduy, the leter carriers are
divided on the subject. It provides for
an equalization of salaries at f 1,000 per
annum.
Carriers In cities of the first class
are now paid $1,000 per year, and those
In second class cities receive S50. The
former carriers want their pay in
creased to $1,200 per annum, and are
therefore opposed to the Dunphy meas
ure. The resolution was freely dis
cussed and Die convention adjourned
fur lunch without a position having
been taken upon It.
At this afternoon's session the reso
lution was adopted.
A number of resolutions were then
quickly disposed of. Those favorably
considered were one directing the legis
lative committee to prepare a bill for
presentation to congress, granting $;I0
a year to letter carriers for the pur
chase ot summer and winter uniforms.
Another, which waa also adopted,
called for the presenting to the post
ofllce department of a petition request
ing that the leter carriers be allowed
to wear a lighter coat during the heat
ed term. A' resolution providing for
a government ealary of $200 per year
for substitute letter carriers, although
discussed in a kindly spirit, failed of
adoption.
Tomorrow, before the convention,
open, there will be a special meeting'
of the delegates from Omaha, Neb.;
Columbus, O. ; Richmond, Va.; Pater
son, N. J.; Denver, Col., and several
other prominent cities to consider plans
for obtaining back salary due car
riers for the year 1800, Just previous
to which the cltien affected had been
raised to the. first class because of an
Increase In population. The advance
has been paid since 1S91. The amount
Involved is $40,000.
TOBACCO MEN MEET.
They Discuss the Ouestion of Manu
facturing Cigarettes.
iNpw York, . Sept. 4. The tobacco
meeting at the (Holland house adjourned
until 4 p. m. tomorrow. Those present
today were representatives of the
Prummond Tobacco company, Butler
Tobacco .company, both of St. Louis;
P. Iiorlllord & Co.. New York; Hmlth
Pros. & Co., and Brown Bros. & Co., of
Winston. iN. C; Buchanan & Lyall,
New York; Cameron ft Cameron, Rich
mond; the United States Tobacco com
pany, J. Wright Tobacco company,
Richmond, and others. Colonel M. C.
Wetmore presided and H. I. Drum-
niond was secretary. There was $70,-
000.000 capital represented at the meet'
Ing.
The proceedings, which consisted sol'
ly of a discussion of the advisability of
manufacturing cigarettes, were har
monlous. A majority of those present
are In favor or manufacturing cigar
ettes Indefinitely. There will be no
combine or anything In sense of a trust
IH. I. Drummonii says: "Our company
will manufacture cigarettes, aa we be
lieve we can do so advantageously In
opposition to the American Tobacco
company.
REPUDIATE STATE PLATFORM
iVemocrats of Harding County, Ohio, toe
i , -v olsre for Froe Silver.' :
t jienion, uniu, oepi. in Liemo
crats of Harding county at their con
vention by a two-thirds vote declared
for the free coinage of silver. -
i They repudiated the etate platform
adopted at springfjeia. r
TURKEY RECEIVES WARNING
Tbe Question of Armenian Reforms
Causes Agitation.
HINT FROM LORD SALISBURY
The Sublime Porte Confronted with the
Prospect of Having Ills kingdom
Served with Cranberry Sense
in the Near I mere.
Constantinople, fiept. 4. It la official
ly announced that Rustem iPasha,
Turkish ambassador to Kngland, has
telegraphed to the foreign minister that
he bus hud an Interview, relative to the
Armenian question, with Lord Salis
bury, whom he hud assured that the
Sublime I'orte is not opposed to the re
forms proposed by the powers signa
tory to the treaty of Berlin, but that
Turkey could not permit control of
Armenia by international commission.
I,ord Salisbury replied that under the
clrcumstunces It would be useless to
continue the Interview. "If," he said,
"the Porte persists in Its refusal, the
powers will undertake the suggested re
forms and rest satitled. If, moreover,
the Porte continues to resist, " he added,
"It will be a signul for the dismember
ment of Turkey."
The dispatch has caused the greatest
uneasiness here.
POSTMASTER'S TROUBLES.
Assistant Evlsch of Krie Violates the Civil
Service Laws to tlie Sorrow.
Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 4. United States
iMarshul Walker returned from Krie
today, where he went to arrest Assist
ant ipoutmaster .Kvisch, of Krie, for
violation of tne civil service laws. Mar
shal Walker also took Into custody two
men named lxlvle and Bruce, candi
dates for civil service examination.
Each of the men cave bail in the sum
of $1,000 for their appearance at the
next term of the United iitates district
court. Besides being assistant post
master, Kvlsch Is secretary of the civil
service examining board of the Krie dis
trict, and has been a trusted emnlove
In the Krie postofflce sixteen years.
nia present trouble came about
through his breaking the seal of an offi
cial envelope and giving to iLeivIe and
uruce a fist of the questions on the
night prior to their final examination
by the board. Both candidates worked
hard at night and both passed the ex
amination with an average of 100.
uruce gave the secret information to a
friend and the latter reported the case
to the department at Washington.
Kvlsch admits the charge, the penalty
for which is imprisonment and tine.
CHARLES ALLEN CAPTURED.
One of the Men Who Escaped from Lad-
low Street Jail Found in Missouri.
Springfield, iMo., Sept. 4. Charles
Allen, one of the fiprlngllel:). 111., posi-
ollice robbers, who broke out of th,t
.Ludlow Street jail In New York July
4 last, was caught today. He was ar
rested on a telegram from Park, twenty
mils south, where he had swindled
postmaster and several itankers out of
small sums. Claude Webb, a confi
dence man, recently chased out of St.
Louis, was oaught with him. Allen's
picture, sent out by the chief inspector
at Washington, offering la. 000 reward
for him, tallies perfectly with the Drls-
oner, and there is no doubt but uhat he
is the right man.
Letters found (n Allen's pockets show
that he has gone under the aliases of
P. M. Htigan, M. D. Miller and Charles
Robinson. These leters, which are
from his wife, are dated Oakland. CaL.
and found him ait many points between
inai place and this city.
CARLISLE A CANDIDATE.
He Will Pose as a Favorite of the Present
Administration.
'Nashvllle.Tenn., Sept. 4. A special
irom 4jiarKsviiie say a that Mm Cex.
lisle has written to a friend In Chris
tian county. Kentucky, that 8x-crtArv
Carlisle Is a candidate for the Demo
crrnttc presidential nomination and
will have his name placed before the
party as the present administration'
favorite.
Further than a general statement
that thto is true, none of the communis
cation's details are sriven exeunt that
such prospective candidacy la the rea-.C
son tor oeereiary CarHale's support of
Nominee Hardin in Kentucky along
miii me vsNisuanoe or au tne auiaanle-
iraiion forces.
Accident nt Tnryea.
Foui man wnn. nllvh.lv inlnntjl - aim
son & Welkin's Duryea colliery yesterday
vy tne suaaen stoppage or the carriage.
CONDENSED STATE TOPICS.
Mrs. Mary Klstler, of near Pottsvtllet
. roowfl oi uy a piCKpocKet.
John Brannlgan, of McKeesport, fell
from his wugen In front of an engine and
was Kinea.
Williams Peters, of Salisbury, Lehigh
count y, ha mysteriously disappeared
from his home.
The survivors of the famous Bucktall
regiment will hold their annual reunion
at Lock Raven today.
Mrs. Klla Koher, of Altoona, was ar
rested for shoplifting and S2ue worth of
stolen goods were found in her house.
Fires have been lighted In the furnace at
the Spring City Uluss works and tbe plant
Is expected to be til full blast by Sept. lti.
The Creedmore miners In the PltUburg
district refused to work because Pit Boss
Browning Is objectionable to tbem and
the mine owners will not discharge him.
Governor Hastings has appointed Mrs.
Lewis K. Irfidge, of Media, a member of
the Atlanta exposition ladles' auxiliary,
and Mrs. K. B. Starr, of Philadelphia,
delegate to the farmers' congress at At
lanta. Peter Yosavish, aged 31 years, a miner,
was committed to iprison at Pottsville,
charged with murdering Michael Urhsn,
a fellow workniun. The shooting was un
provoked and occurred Just outside the
murdered man's door. When arrested Yo
savish had a black jack and a revolver on
hlu person.
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.
State Chnlrmun Funk, of the New York
Prohibitionists, talks of Theodore Roose
velt for president.
Snratoga Is favored with the annual con
vention of the American Bociety of Pro
fessors of Dancing.
Lime on board tired the strsnded steamer
Huwnmore, und she burned to the water's
edge, near Bandon, Ore. .
Mystic Shrlners, at Nantasket Beach,
Mass., decided to hold their next con
vention at Cleveland. O.
The Los Angeles (Cal.) Evening Record
has reduced Its price and Is now the only
penny paper on the Paeltls coast.
Baltimore trousers makers have given
up the tight and returned to work for the
contractors, while a third have opened
Seven co-operative shops. . .
WEATHER REPORT.
For eastern Pennsylvania, fair: prob
ably local thunder storms In western por
tion. . . .' .:. ,.,"..' y . ,..
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NLEYS
ankxts
We have Just opened the best line of
Blankets we have ever shown. Thesa
goods were all purchased before the
advance In wool, consequently at much
lower figures than they could be du
plicated for. i We Intend giving our
customers the advantage of these
prices, and quote the following:
80 pairs Elk, 10-4
59 Cents.
80 pairs each Grey and! White Norway,
10-4
93 Cents.
60 pairs Snowflake, 11-4
$1.35.
(0 pairs Alpine, 11-4 . , I :
$2.25.'
Borders, Pink, Blue and Lemon.' j
CO pairs each, 10-4 and 11-4, Jewell, t
all Wool and Shrunk. Borders. '
Pink, Blue, Red and Xcmon,
$3.55 and $3.89.'
40 pairs Housekeepers' Choice, 11-4 1
$4.90.'
Jacquard Borders, Blue, Pink a ''
Lemon.
20 pain Silver Cliff, 12-4 i
$5.75.'
Jacquard (Borders, Blue, Fink and .
Lemon . , u . , ,
20 pairs Flour City, 12-4,
$6.75; 13-4, $7.35.
I Borders, Lemon, Pink and Blue.
Complete line of California Blankets,
Choice line ot Fine Wrapper Blankets,
In Plain and Fancy Centers.
510 and 512
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