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5SCIIAXTOX, PA., TUESDAY MOllNIXU, SElTEMlJEli 24, 189..
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U SHE l SIMMS!
Democratic Convention Will Ik Lur
idly Lively.
IT KILL BE VERY INTERESTING
Strife Between Tammany and the State
Democracy Will lie t taught with Ked
l ire Features-Koswcll I lower
Will lllossum as Chairman.
Syracuse. Sept. 23. The great unter
rltled, the Democracy of the Empire
mate, is here with brass hands and a
hurrah, of till recent convention), the
one which will meet tomorrow promises
to be the most Interesting. It will be
a convention run by the delegates.
There Is no slate with an invincible
iiiuelilne behind It. and no cut and dried
programme, platform and candidates
and the contests will be fought out
on the floor of the convention. There
will be strife between Tammany and
the state Democracy, and strife thnt
will be more lurid than the glare of
red fire in front of the tiger's lair to
night. Sentiment all over the state
seems to favor liberal treatment of con
testants, and at least partial recogni
tion for the Grace-Falrchlld people of
New York city, but Tammany says:
"No," and to all entreaties and appeals
Tammany again says, "No."
Senator Hill Is for admitting the
Oraee men. Senator Murphy Is for
shutting them out. Boss Croker Is not
here, but his Influence Is felt, and It
Is all against letting In the men who
helped defeat Tammany last year, and
shared the victors' spoils with Repub
licans. Upon the admission of the state
Democracy depends In a large measure
the action to the German-Americans,
as liberal treatment of the Orace-Fair-child
men will mean the gain of many
German votes. Another great ques
tion to be settled which will affect the
German vote is that of excise and Sun
day opening. From all that can be
learned the Democrats will not dodge
the Issue, but will makeithe most radi
cal utterance that has found Its way
Into a party platform In some tlmp.
Ex-Governor Flower will be perman
ent chairman.
Platform Will lie Sllppcrv.
The preliminary draft of the platform
has been made. Some of the planks are
being smoothed down so that no one
need trip up over them, but the ma
terial Is In place.
The platform will be one of the tersest
that has been presented to any Dem
ocratic state convention since 1S74. It
will cover more ground than any plat
form In the past twenty years anil the
great variety of subjects treated will be
concisely disposed of. It will declare
for honest public officials and against
legislative bribery. Economy In public
expenditures will be dwelt upon at
length, as one of the foundation stones
of the Democratic party. Home rule
for municipalities ami eiiual taxation
will be upheld In sparate planks. Un
der the head of "personnl liberty of the
individual" the Democratic party will
declare for home rule and local option
as regards the Sunday laws. This plank
will. In effect, place the party in favor
of a general law with a provision that
local option may be possible In a mu
nicipality or community by a majority
vote, so that the people may be able to
determine themselves what access they
shall have to the necessities and con
veniences of life on the Sabbath day.
The financial plunk will, it Is confi
dently expected. m.Jet with the approba
tion of all concerned. It will demand
an agreement among foreign powers
for the common use of gold and silver
and at the same time declare against
the unlimited coinage of silver until
such an agreement can be brought
about. The national administration
will be endorsed as well as the opera
tions of the Wilson tariff law.
United States Senator David B. Hill
attended the meeting of the Demo
cratic state convention tonight for the
first time In ten years.
The committee named Hon.' Perry
Belmont, of New York, as temporary
chairman of the convention, which Is
to convene at noon tomorrow.
GARRETT SNVl)ER ARRESTED.
The Assassin Is Finally Captured After
n Long Chase.
Stroudsbnrg, Pa., Sept. 23. After elud
ing the police for nearly five, years. !ar
rett W. Snyder was cleverly captured at
KunkMown today. He shot Bush Miller.
:t Is alleged, during the Christmas holi
days of 1ix. The crime was the d rert
outcome of Jealousy.
Bush Miller succeeded In winning the
hand of Miss Static Miller, the daughter
of John Miller, a resident of Marshall's
Creek. Stiyder had nlso fallen In love
with the girl, but she showed her prefer
ence for Hush ly marrying him. The
young hushnnd was shot down In the road
while wak'.0f with his bride the next
night.
I'ESN FAMILY CLAIMS.
Descendants of the Man Who Was Hood
to "l.o" 'ow Want the F.arth.
Philadelphia, Sept. 23. Upon a question
as to jurisdiction the now famous claim
of a descendant of the family of William
Penn to the title to old court house square
In Easton. Pa., came before Justice Hhiras
and Judges Acheson and Butler, In the
United States circuit court of appeals In
this city today, on argument, and de
cision was reserved.
It was the suit of William Dugald Stu
art, of London, England, William Penn's
descendant, againt the city of Easton
and county of Northampton, to recover
ground on which the former court house
In Easton was situated.
NEW SUB.MARINE CABLE.
Line to Be Submerged from Coney Island
to llavtl.
New York, Sept. 23.-The United States
and Haytl Cable company has chartered
the cable steamer Mackay-Bennett, owned
by the Commercial Cable company, for the
purpose of laying the first section ofn sub
marine cable to connect New York direct
with Haytl, West Indies. The Mnckay
Bennett arrived here on Friday and today
submerged the heavy or shore end type
of cable, a length of about ten knots.
The cable terminates near the landing
place of the Commero'al company's cables
at Coney Intend, and will be completed as
soon as possible to Haytl.
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CALL FOR TALMAC.E.
Washington Congregation Extends a
Formal Invitation.
Washington, Sept. 23. The formal call
of the congregation of the First Preshvte-
rlan church (known as the president's
church) to Rev. T. DeWltt Talmase. cf
Brooklyn, to be associate pastor of the
church wns mailed to Mr. Tn.lmage this
evening. The quesit'on of sahiry Is prac
tically left to Dr. Tolmaee to decide.
He will probably accept at once and It
Is expected he will be here In time to
preach his initial sermon next Tuesday,
Pnll Time nt Sttsqnohanna.
Susquehanna. Pa.. Sent. 23. The exten
slve locomotive shops of the New York
and Lake Erie road were today ulaced on
full time Instead of twenty-four hours per
week as heretofore.
For Orphans' Court Jndce.
Pottsvllle, Pa., Sept. 21. The Democratic
county convention in session here today
nominated, p. M. uunn. oi Jiinersvme,,
for fr"-u" "-L J"'"'t V"1" I,,, mi n
LIVED WITHOUT WORK.
lie knew Nearly tvery Man in Three
Counties.
Oxford, Pa., Sept. iX The remains
of a rather remarkable man were
burled here yesterday. The Individual
was John lowry, who had lived SI
years, and had never done a day's
work In his life. When II years of age
he left his home, at Oxford, one morn
ing, disappearing through a comlleld
surrounding the house, lie never re
turned home, tind for several years he
tramped from farm to farm, the In
nuMes of the houses giving 'him his
meals. Itwry became known to the
majority of c-ltlsena of Southern Ches
ter of and Lancaster counties, and
northern Cecil county. Md. He was a
familiar llgure at public meetings, and
his excellent memory enabled him to
address ulmort every man by his right
name. He was oposed to work, and
whenever a farmer asked him to do a
little Job I.owry quit the place at once
and remained away for months.
In 1S4 he walked to Washington a
few days prior 4o James K. Polk's In
auguration, and claimed relationship.
Polk presented a handsome silver
headed cane to him, which 'he carried
for years. I.owry died within a stom-'s
throw of the soot where he was born,
and was burled from the home of his
sister, Mrs. Kliiabeth Fleming.
T1IK (Oil) WAYK OX DKCK.
Hig ttliuurd Prevails Throughout the
Stnte of Colorado-A Change, of Forty
Ik'grccs
Denver. Colo., Sept. 23. Reports from
all over Colorado show, that a bllitaarj
prevailed throughout the state early
yesterday afternoon. Snow from two
to ten Inches deep has fallen, which Is
unprecedented In September. Today the
weather Is bright but cool.
A Chance of Forty lcgrec.
Fort Wayne. Ind., Sept. 23. There
was a change In the weather of about
40 degrees between 6 o'clock last night
and 6 o'clock this morning.
The Wave Refreshes Buffalo.
Buffalo. N. Y.. Sept. 23. There was a
rapid and decided change in the tem
perature here today, the thermometer
dropping to 71 at noon, as compared
with SO to sr. for the past few days.
The weather Is hazy, with Indications
of a still further drop In the tempera
ture. A .Vluhignn Tornado.
Menominee. Mich., Sept. 23. A tor
nado swept over this city last night,
blowing several million feet of lumber
Into the lake and river. Shade trees
were uprooted, dwellings unroofed,
store fronts broken and wires prostrat
ed. The loss Is $l(W,itO.
HAS CONFESSED HIS CK1ME.
Ihictor Arrested at Hot Springs for Hob
ting n Woman.
Hot Springs. Ark.. Sept. 23. Quite a
sensutlon was created today by the
arrest of Dr. II. S. Town, of Pan An
tonio. Texas, on the charge of having
drugged and robbed Mrs. Kate Nettles,
a prominent lady of Oak Kldge, La.,
at t'he United States hotel Friday
night. It appears that Dr. Town and
his wife InvMed 'Mrs. Nettles to Join
them In a glass of wine In their room
at the hotel.
She was taken very ill after drinking
the wine, when the doctor gave her !
hypodermic Injection, which rendered j
V. 1 UW.. aa lK..n T-..1 ,1... ,1 '
lier tun ' mii, I, ,nn. -.,- ' ,, , '
of her gold watch and In cash.
When nrrested 'today by Detective M.
F. Klrkpntrlck. Dr. Town confessed the
robbery and was placed in Jail.
TO STEAL HER HUSHAND.
Kansas Woman Prosecuting a. Widow
and Her Daughter.
Fort Scott, Kan.. Sept. 23. The suit
for $10,000 damages brought by
Klisia Perman. a pretty young senool
tcicher, agnlnst :Mrs. Mary Dalton. a
widow,- and her daughter. Irene, own
ers or one or tne lurgest ranrnes in
this cotiirty, for the Aliened alienation
of her husbands affections, was on
trial In this city today and attracted
crowds of men and women to the court
liouye. The features of the case are
peculiarly sensational, and public in
terest In the trial Is unbounded.
The young wife alleges a systematic
conspiracy on the part of Mi. Dalton
and her pretty daughter to estrange her
husband from her and win his affec-,
tions.
IN DL'RANT'S FAVOR.
Pawnbroker Kenles 'Hint Ho Was Offered
Mis In mom's Kings.
8,m Francisco. Sept. 23. Pawnbroker
Oppenhelm again took the stand th.s
morning In t lie Durant trial. He vun
questioned closely by the attorneys for
the defense about Durant and his alleieil
offer of lilanche Lament's rings for sale.
The witness remembered that on April 3.
the day of the girl's disappearance, he had
only two customers, one or whom was a
farmer who offered a watch for sale and
the other was a woman who wished to
dispose of her wedding ring.
From the wny the questions were nsked
It was apparent that the defense would
endeavor to show that Durant was some
where else on the mornings between the
4th and 101 h of April.
CILKESON'S VICTORY.
F.x-State Chairman Carries the Hacks
County Convention.
Doylestown. Pa., Sept. 23. The Repub
licans of Mucks, county held their conven
tion here today. There was a bitter con
test for the nominations, but they went
through without much opposition. It was
a victory for ex-Stale Chairman P. F.
Ullkcgon throughout.
The ticket as nominated Is: For treas
urer, Arron A. Stover, of Quakertown;
reg'ster of w'lls. C S. Oullek. of H!lln
town; coroner. Dr. W. H. Kunsman. of
Tlnicum; director of the poor, Howard Y.
Rich, of Plumstead; surveyor, Kdwin H.
Kirk, of Buckingham.
HE IS A HUM BIC
The Reason Obcrlin Cnllego Will Not Get
'a .V2IMI.OIMI F.ndowmcnt.
Oberlin, O., Sept. 23 Olierlln college's ex
pected endowment of $MUifl has vunlshed,
as President ltallaitlne announces that '..
Swift Holbrook, the promise donor, Is a
humbug, after having Investigated his cn
rter. About two yrars ago Holbrook
managed to get In with the college peo
ple here by representing himself as a
millionaire Interested In sociological lines.
A short t'me ago he Intimated to the
trustees of the college thnt should he be
made profesror of sociology he would ee
the chair was endowed for UMin.iMm. The
college trustees are greatly disappointed.
Collieries on Full Time.
Mt U tl U.,.., On Tka In. ..nl-
Bnenuiiuumi, .. . w.-
llerleff at this place on the Philadelphia
and IteBOing vwl hiih irwn i-imiirnny wrrr
put on full time today, but several of
them were obliged to suspend at 4 o'clock
th's afternoon owing to a scarcity cf
water caused by the drought. The col
lieries have been working three-quarter
time.
F.ntcn by Cannibals
nriiiMele'Sent. 23. News has Just been
re: vl here that Lieutenant Cassards.
of the Bgian army, who captured the
murderertut r.min i-asna, nas neen eaien
by eannlblls in a remote part of the Congo
CUBAN PATRIOTS CHEERED
Their Acquittal of Filibustering Pre
cipitates a Hit) Demonstration.
OIK FLAG ALONGSIDE tllJAS
The Good People of Wllmiueton Take Op
portune Occasion to show Whero
Their Sympathies I lo-An Ova
tion for Helpers of I. Ibcrtv.
Wllmlntfon. Dl.. Sept. 23. The al
lied Cuban tilibusteieis. who have
bt-en on trial here since Wednesday
last, wore culttcd by the Jury "this
morning. The widivt la t'he most popu
lar one ever given in this city. The
men will prolvahly remain here until
tomorrow, a?..ii a demonstration is jkis
sible. Smn after tlhe verdict became known
many men congregated on Market
stri ct, liearithe hotel where the Cubans
have been living. The proprietor there
at once hung out a number of lings,
uimI from other build Inurs fl.vjs were
thrown out. Seme cnthusinata sent up'
cheers on the Ktreot. and every ono
seems to be delighted wilih the verdict.
T'he Hug on the city hall na.i run up.
Cuban colors and the American Hag
are to be seen In many bult.ton'hilcs..
City Tivnsuier Adanw Hew a Cuban
flag under the Start's and Stripes on the
fljg tole on his slnre. It was greeted
with cheers. When the Hug on 'the city
hall was hoisted the Cubans g'a.lilieivj
on the balcony of tl'aelr h -U-l opposite,
tr.ik oft their bats, and tiheered "The
American Hail."
IVminal baggage and papers of the
Cubans wi'l be leturned to their oun
sil. The three or more tens of arms
and amunttlon will be held for 'the pres
ent to await order.? from Washington.
COMEDY OF KliliOliS.
Trouble Caused hy n Heavy Weight Juror
Who KcsemMcd Rotund Senator Maker
of Media.
Media, Pa., Sept. 23. Senator Jesse
M. Maker was called before the court
today to make answer to n charge of
unprofessional conduct as an attorney.
It was all due to the remarkable re
semblance one of the Jurors bears to
the senator. Senator Raker was coun
sel for Charles Dixon, charged with
disturbing a religious meeting. The
grand Jury Ignored the bill find put the
costs on the prosecutors, Daniel Stew
art and Thomas Foreman. They were
surprised at the Jury's finding, and said
that Senator Maker was the cause of It.
They made an attldavlt, stating that
Maker had gone Into th" grand Jury
room and cross-examined the witnesses
for the commonwealth. The senator,
when called before the court, made a
very hot denial of the charge.
Church Trustee Foreman said that
Mr. Maker was not telling the truth, nnd
Jnmes W. Uray, the foreman of the
Jury was sent for. He said Mr. Maker
hud not examined the witnesses in tile
Dixon case and was not In the Jury
room.
This still did not Ratlsfy the men
who had the costs put on them, and the
entire panel of grand Jurors were
brought Into court. They all sustained
Senator Maker In his statement, and
Juror Deal, of Fernwood. who resembles
the rotund senator, said he was the per
son who had questioned the witnesses.
The prosecutors then saw that they had
blundered.
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HE LATCHED TOO HEARTILY.
Twleo tho Old Fellow Dislocated III
.Ian,
Wilmington. Del., Sept. 23. Samuel
Henry, a colored man of this city, while
indulging In a heorty lit of laughter
over n story tnldiby a friend, dislocated
his Jaw. At the police station Surgeon
Hughes straightened the old man's
Jnws, and he felt so good over the re
lief that he Indulged In another lit of
hearty laughter, with the result that
his jaws were again dislocated.
Surgeon Hughes flxed him tin again.
and dismissed him with an admonition
to refrain from uproarious laughter
hereafter.
TOOK THEM FOR BANDITS.
Wedding Pnrty Creates n Panic on a Kan
sas Train,
arnell. Kan.. Sent. 23. Mr. ami Mrs.
Joseph Speck, of St. Joseph, who were
marrleii yesterday anil had started on a
trip to Chicago, were the Innocent cause
of fr'ghti-nlng the passengers nhoanl the
cast-bound Sar.ta Fe trnin last night. A
party of friends had escorted He- couple
to the depot ami were llriug guns In cele
biat'on of the event.
When Ihe train hove In sight It was
flngged and the passutgers Immediately
hid rhe'r valuables and concealed them
selves as best they could In anticipation
of a "huld-uo." A shower of rice that
came through the windows a moment
later, however, allayed all fear.
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NEARLY A FATAL SPIDER.
A l.ad Partly Paralysed Immediately Af
ter the Sting.
Olassboro. N. J., Sept. 23. Fourteen-year-old
James Wright, residing at Dover,
Just below here, was bitten by a black
sp'iler on Thursday. He exnerlenced ter
rible pains 'n the back, and lo".t Ihe use of
his lower limbs 'mmed alely after being
b'lten. He was taken to the oltlee of Dr.
Kdwards, of W'lllmms'own. nnd after
three hours' hard work and the Use of
hypodermic Injections, the bov revived
nnd was able to be taken to his home.
The spider was a very Inrge one, nnd
had medical aid been delayed n little while
longer the case would have proven fatal.
SHE'LL KEEP HIM IN LINE.
Threo Hnndrcd-Poiind flirl dopes With
n Fcnihcr Wclcht Ho v.
Uniontown, Pn Sent. 23. An elopement
Is reuorted from Whnrton township, In
the mountain district of this county. In
which M'ss K.mma Klink and Levi II.ill
are Ihe principals. The br'de Is only II
yenrs of age and wo'iths 300 poiuuls.
wTille the groom Is 11 and weighs less than
101) pounds.
Hall borrowed a neighbor's horse and
bugey and drove over the national pike
to Cumberland, where thty were married.
INJURED II Y A WHALE.
The Sloamcr Snnohl Meets With a
strange Aeeidcn.
Han Francisco, Sept. 23. The steamer
Rlinohl. which left Inst nlgnt for Orecnn
lvorlB. returned today for repnlrs. After
leaving port sho collided with a sixty-
foot whale.
The levlnlhan's ta'l got tangled tin with
the propeller, breaking the blades, leav
ing the vessel In an almost disabled con
dition.
Oliver Is Isolated.
Auburn, N. Y., flept. 23.-Ollver Curtis
Perry 's still confined In one of the Iso
lated cells of the new huMd'ng nnd has
the d'ftinction of being the first ocrupnnt
of these cells, tie :s now win.ng to sun
m't to trentment for Ms -punctured eyes
without tne use or ciniorotorm. nun it :s
tihought that the sight (has not been per
manetly destroyed,
Found Dead In Ills Room.
Gettysburg, Pa.. Sept. 23. William 8,
McCiearv. for over thirty years the assist'
ant ioslmaster of (letlysburg. was found
(lead! in his room last mgni irom nenior
rha
FORTUNE IN AN OLD VIOLIN.
Oncer lleqiicst to n Kansas Man hy Ills
Incle.
Topeka, Kan., Sept. 2?.. Hugh Mc
Oulre, of Coodland, was notified a few
days ago of an express package In the
Cioodlaud office. It contained a fiddle
sent to Vciliilre from u friend in Wash
ington. D. C it was reported that this
musical Instrument was nil which his
deed uncle had left him In his will when
he died two years ago. and Meduire be
came indicuant nnd decided not to re
move It from the express olliee. Mi'
(iulre was the only In-lr, ami hi- antici
pated a email fnruuic. Later advices
bore out MoUuirc'M fears, for when the
will wan opened It was ascertained that
his uncU had left him only the old
violin.
One night this week Mcflulre dreamed
the fiddle was full of money, lie told
his wife about It. and as she believes in
dreams, decided to appropriate T from
her own pin money and pay the charges.
She went to the express ollloe and load
ed the box into the waron and took it
home, nnd when opened the llddle was
found to contain Sl.Sint In money and a
deed to 1G' acres of fine tobacco land
near Richmond, Va.
FATK OF TKAVKUXti MAS.
M. K. Stlnson and Wife Arc Found Head
in a lied at the Ashcr Rouse In Oskn
loosn. (iskal iosa. la., Sept. 23. M. K Stln
son, a traveling man. and 'his wile wero
found dead from bullet wounds In bed
t'-gi t'acr at ilhe A?her House yesterday.
The double crime was committed by
flinson. The woman, who was 20
years old, was recognized ns Miss Art:i
'Moore, whose wealthy parents live at
l':uioivi. n few miles from IVs Moines.
She was a number of Ihe senior class
at nilnnell college .and It was not
known 'that she was married. The dis
covery was made today, however, that
he was secntlv nriiTlcd to Ptlnpon
ix t. 11. li. by Key. H. D. Crawford,
the record being complete.
The murderer's home was In Fairfield,
la., where !hls fait her was formerly
Koek Island railroad agent. He came
here Friday and visited frlemrs while
his wife got permission from the col
lege president 'to visit here. Stlnson
nu t her a't the depot an 1 he registered
ns hiKlund and wife. The phots were
heard by the police, who rushed to 'the
roc.ni. but b",;h were dead, lie hail
dhot her and himself while they lay
side by side.
SUES HER FAITHLESS LOVER.
Michigan Girl Seeks to Recover Her
l oaned Property.
Owopso, Mich., Sept. 23. Mary ITorl
gan, a nrejy lass not yet 20 years of
age. and Albert Jebb. a cabinet-maker,
were sweethearts. Such Implicit con
fidence did Mnrv place In Albert's
words that she alleges she trusted him
with a. umbrella, an Sis ring nnd J4
in cold cash that he had laid bv.
At lust when Mary realized, so she
rays, that Jebb had made a dupe of
her she made a proposition to settle,
staling that If her former sweetheart
would but return the property and bor
rowed cash she would make no men
tion of the affection fhe had loaned
him. Jebb spurned even so generous
an offer, nnd Mary has begun suit for
a settlement.
HAD PRESENCE OF MIND.
.Mrs. Streit, of Adrian. Saves Her Life hy
Her Coolness.
Adrian. iMich.. Sept. 23.-IMns. A Vim
Streit. an ngrd di rmnn woman who
trundles a wheelbarrow tibnnt town,
had a narrow escape today. While cut
ting grass on the river Hats she felt
something entwine Itself around her
bare ankle. A stinging pain followed,
nnd she saw a snake on her font. Mrs.
Streit struck nt the snake with the
sickle nnd not only cut off the serpent's
nenil. but made a big slash In her nn
kle, .severlr-?; two veins. Khe promptly
sewed up the wound and walked home.
Although she was slightly poisoned
she Is now ns well ns, ever.
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METEOR FALLS IN MINNESOTA.
Farmers Find tho Peculiar Stone, Yet
Warm From Its Flight.
Mank.-i.tn, Minn., Sept. 23.-Rarlv loot
evening there was a bright Hash in the
rales, eml.ng directly over the farm of
ll-iwi ll Ayer, living near Jancsvllle, a few
miles from here. As the light disappeared
there was loud report and many people
declare that Miere was a strong smell of
Hiilphur In the n r.
Today Mr. Ayer found In one corner of
h's farm what Is supposed in v ,t he re
mains of the flashlight, a large meteoric
stone, composed of ninny small stones of
various kinds, nil lirnilv Imbedded In a
hard substance. It was found In a freshly
made hole nnd was still warm.
STABS HIS ROOMMATE.
Ounrrcl Over Possession of a lied He
alths in Tragedy.
Pittsburg. Sept. 23. As a result of a
fluht for a fair share of the bed, Thomas
llylond 's dying from the effects of severe
stalls Inflicted by Itobert J. McKnight. his
roommate. The men hoarded at ) Said
street, Allegheny. When liyland returned
from work he found McKnIMit still in bed
and told hlin to make room.
McKnight got n pncketknlfe and slabbed
liyland, fatally wounding him. McKnight
was arrested.
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SEVENTEEN HOUSES HURNED.
Tho Serious linimige Is Wrought Hy n
Water Famine.
Shamokln, Pn., Sept. 23. Fire broke nut
nt Michael Kellagher's hotel, at Locust
Ciiip. this afternoon. Owing to the water
famine seventeen houses were consumed
before the lire was under control. Tho
heav'est losers am Michael Kelhigher
and M'chnel McCarthy.
The total loss Is about )ni),XH, partially
Insured.
IN IRELAND'S HE HALF.
To-Hay's Convention nt Chicago Promises
to Ha a Success.
Chicago, Sept. 23. llelegates to the
great national convention of Irish socle
ties, whic h will be aliened In this city to
morrow morning, ure arriving upon near
ly every train.
The convention will last three days. Its
general object Is the organization of a so
ciety for tho furtherance of the Irish
cause.
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BURNED TO A CRISP.
Children Push n Little Playmnto Into tho
Hcndly Flames.
Pethlehcm. Pa.. Sept. 23. Joseph, tho
2-year-old son of Michael llegan, was
fatally burned this nfternoon. Some chil
dren started a fire with old paper and It
Is said pushed little Joseph Into tho
flames..
He was burned to a crisp.
Took Him for a Knll lllrd.
Chester, Pa., Sept. 23.-ennlor Jesse M.
Tinker, while gunning on Chester Island,
was peppered In the back by another
sportsman, who fired at some rail birds
at close range. Mr. linker enme to Ches
ter, where the shots were picked out by a
physician.
.. Fourth-Clnss Postmasters Named,
Washington, - Sept. 23. Tho following
fourth-class postmasters were today ap
pointed for Pennsylvania: O. N. Frenr,
Knuckle, Laixerue; Samuel P. Hoone,
Turtibach, l.uzerno; F. L. Packard, Wind
fall, Bradford. .
IN BEFENSEGFJfER HONOR
Mrs. Ccncdv Fatally Shoots illisim
Moshcr.
JlsiiriAULB HOMICIDE CASE
Four Itrnnko. .(altinns Invnao the Home
of a Sick Man and Ono of tho Oh
noxious Visitors Is Carrie
Out with Above Hcsult.
Wellsboro. Pa., S(v-t. 2t. The port
bor uu.'ii or Tlonn In llil (Tingnl county
had unnKicr sei:s-ailonal murder last
Saturday iii'Jiht. The facts In the oasj
were lu-omtlit out .-nt the coroner's ln-iins-t,
which was held l:w.-t evening.
From these It appeaiis 4ha.t four young
men. (Slant Sheliman, Daniel (lee, Pe
ter flee and William iMo-sher, became
lntiixicalcil on Saturday veiling and
terrorized t'n town.
Just before midnight they drove out
to 'I'he country heme of M irdrex Cen
edy. They caroused about the house,
drinking and Intlnildn'ting 'Mr. (Vnedy,
who was slek and unable to cope with
them. Finally they entered the bed
room of (Mrs. 't'enedy. who was almost
III In bed. and made Indecent proposals
to her. iShc ninn-.iiged to reach a bureau
mid. securing a revolver, ordered the
lintrudeis iiway.
Three of them left tho room, but
'Moshcr, In his drunken frenzy, grap
pled with the thoroughly frightened
woman and was shot through the body,
the bullet entering his breast and sev
ering the spinal cord. His compan
ions rushed Into the room, nfter i ho
shut had been fired and found Mosher
lying on the floor meaning. "She has
shot me through." They removed him
to Dr. Mrown's olflce at Tioga, where
he died In less than twenty minutes
after his arrival there.
Mrs. Cenedy testified before the cor
oner's Jury last evening that the pistol
was accidentally discharged in the
struggle. After hearing all the evi
dence the Jury returned a verdict that
It was a case of justifiable homicide,
and that Moshcr enme to his death by
the shet from a pistol In the hands of
Mrs. Cenedy, while she was defending
her ife, her honor nnd her home.
WHITE SQI ADUOX SAILS.
I'nclc Sum's Warships Leave for Hamp
ton Roads to Drill-Crowds Watch tho
Departure of Admiral llancc's Com
mnnd.
St. rie nrge, S. T.. Sept. 23. The white
squadron weighed anchor ait 1 o'clock
this afternoon and left for Hamilton
U.'iils. The siiips were the New York.
Minneapolis, Columbia. Kalelgh nnd
Montgomery. The llasshlp New York,
with Admiral lSunoe mi lard, was the
llrst t.i leave, and the '.Minneapolis, and
Columbia followed quickly. Then title
Montgomery and Italelh got under
way.
There was a larre crowd of people on
the i 'iiore of Ptaitcn Isl.id. and they
w. i foiled the ships disappear. The
!;qi:adien Is to go south ,to take part in
some dei p sea water drills. When the
licet reaches Hampton lioad. It will
he Joined by Hie -nlt:tlc?h!'hp Texas and
the moivii,r lAnr) ihMtvte.
The fleet will drill until October, when
the rruber J.MuInc will join the Hint
and take p.n't In t'he drills. The ships
had been lying o(T Toiiipkinsville, St.
C.eerge and Staph 'ton for the pnsit week,
and have attracted large crowds of peo
ple daily.
WAITE'S WRATH.
Tho Craniiy Ux-tiovcrnor Scores the
Preachers.
Canton, ().. Sept. 23. When It was an
nounced thai (lovernor WuMo would de
liver a Populist speivh here this after
noon some members of t he .Methodist con
ference offered a resolution of censure.
Walte abandoned his set speech until
Monday nidht and delivered a mock ser
mon directed against the conference. He
took for his text, "Ilender unto Cuesar
lilie things that are Caesar's and unto
Uod the tln'ngs that are Hod's." He cited
all the grievances of which the 1'opullsts
cemplailn In this county and In others.
For nearly every evil hi- had a Scriptural
parallel and then told how Christ treated
It.
lie scored the preachers for departing
from the wavs of Christ and sa d they per
mitted the money powers to hang about
the church like millstones. Speaking of
the railroads, lie raid preachers traveled
to this conference and elsewhere on hiilf
fare tickets and accepted that reduction
as a nr he to Keep silent ntiout the atroci
ties of the monopolies.
MAXWELL'S REPORT.
Thirteen Thousand Fourth-Class
Post-
masters Appointed.
Washington. Sept. 23. Fourth Assistant
Postmaster Ceneral Maxwell's report for
the fiscal year ended June 3 Indicates 13.
im ne A- appointments of fourth-class post
masters, made within the year, only Tist
of them having been occasioned by dealh.
This is exaolly the same number as last
year.
TIIOUCHT HER A IU RCLAR.
Young Charles Cooper, I'nder This De
lusion, kills Ills Mother.
Hnzlcton, Pa., Sept. 23. Charles Cooper,
nued III years, shot and instlintly killed
h:s mother last night, In their home at
ILirwood. The mother entered the room
to put down a window, fearlnu rain.
The boy took her for a buiular and be
fore discovering his mlsttake, tired, killing
her Instantly.
THE TRIAL IS A FIZZLE.
Suspected Pittsburg Policemen Seem
Likely to He Acquitted.
Pittsburg, Sept. 23. Nothing whntever
enme of today's hearing In the case of
the prdioe otllcials now resting under the
oft-repeuted and olllelully published
charges of bribery, corruption and black
niu'l. No evidence was presented. Tho hear
ing will be continued tomorrow.
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Pottsvllle Hemocrots.
Pottsvllle, Pn.. Sept. 23. The following
nominations were maileat the llemoerntic
counly convenl'on held here todny: For
orphans' court Judge, P. M. IHinn, .Mlners
vllle; district attorney, Mdgar W. Hech
4el, Pottsvllle: controller. Milton II. Mas
ter. Sllienanilooh; coroner. Hr. l. S.
Marshall. Ashland; director of-the poor,
William V. Keegan. Mahnnoy City; coun
ty surveyor, W, J. Downey, Potttsvllle.
Southern tioldcn licit.
Colon, Colombia, Sept. 23. Advices from
Trinidad, Weed Indies, states that there
ha been an immense Inltiix of miners nnd
prospectors at the gold mines at Cur
revenne and on the island of Cayenne.
I.nrge quantities of gold have been found
and the Indications are that there Is a
golden belt extending; from Venesuiota lo
llrazll.
llr. Pale's Patronage.
Harrlsbttrg, Sept. 23. The governoi this
nfternoon announced the appointment of
W'lHiim I Humes, of York, to lie messenger
in the department of agriculture, and
Jeremiah Starry, of Carroll townr.hlp,
Vork county, to be messenger In tho ad
jutant general's deportment. The ap
po'iitnirnts are credited to lr. ltole, the
administration leader In Yorl county.
WEATHER REPORT.
For eastern Pennsylvania, generally
fair and decidedly cooler. The tempera
ture Will fall about 20 degrees.
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Xever claimed the same attention
as they do today. Realising thli
.fact our orders were placed with
the Knglish, French nnd flermnn
Manufacturers early enough to pe
cure not only tho most desirable
styles of Staple Cioods and Novel
ties, but at a great saving on pres.
ent prices. It is well known that
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FAT TMs Ssasa
Few, perhaps, are aware thaf to
day Manufacturers have advanced
the price of most Mohairs nearly
one hundred per cent, higher than
Wka We wm
Our prices will hear out this a
sertlon when you examine our lines,
which we can safely assure you
are unexcelled In Styles, Quality,
and variety.
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