CONTAINS ALL THE NEWS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN:
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SCKAKTOX, PA., THURSDAY MOUN1NG, AUGUST 27, 1S9.
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A Bress
Goods
Mct
Is always of murp or lcS3 Interest In
women oT I'.isl.ioii, out ihe
New Season
possesses the rare oliarm of novelty
which few cue to pit aside lightly,
fur Iho dnys have comei wtiur.
thoughtful women no louder accept
uiKitK'KtlutiliiKly a certain weave or
put tern. lraitHo she knows or has
hmrd I hat It Is fashionable.
This l:i an itjre o!' Individual fancies,
a, sort of (jo-as-you-plcase purled,
when personal ri'iiilremeuia ami tastes
in-" etc. idled Independently of the
f.i.'hlou pltite; eoes"picmly the lny i usjt
r!' a .Mrd'actory dress ornls Mock is a
nutter of much olllicutty. ami emails
!'. enilless .'umnuu of thought I'll I eat'e.
i if i iiinse we lia'c hail luiiii years
Of experience tc Kllidc UP. tllld beillK
perfectly in tiiueh with tile require
ments of the loeal trade in every dc
till. we ImiiKlit Iihei'.illy. ami we be
lieve safel.N. As I he following: list will
show, we have consulted no inillviibial
taste merely, but have catered to .ill
with n luvlshncsa hitherto unknown In
this city.
Regarding styles, we have little to
say. Until rubrics ami kowiis show
a radical chillis"', hut seeing is hi-liev-Iiik.
ami we then fore ask the favor of
n call during I lie opening days, which
bi-jiii
Thursday,
Oct 7th
wmmc
Fcr One Week
A
To the new weaves unmet below, we
will show a full line of domestics and
Klaple cloths such lis are always in
demand.
flew
IncMe
Woo! Ifrocntellr, Jlltimhinteil Kp
InyltS, Silk nnd Wool Cordinnys,
lil.miolij Honeycombs, ipHifem
Check, Knotted Diagonals. Wool
( "reiies, Scotch Tevlots, llosale Suit
Iiiks, Harris Tweeds, 1'ersiun Ju
(piards, Persian lirocadea, Persian
Fantasies. Version Uronzen, l'erslan
1 'amasses, l'erslan l.ouisines, Ktn
nilne Kuncles, Mohair Venltlans,
Crochet SuitliiRS, Jj'miey Whip Cords.
Lizard HultlnKS, Fancy NigKcr
Heads, Fall Hark Suitings Brownette
:iothes. M.'tallic Jtepps, Illuminated
I'oplliiH, Zebetines, Kanoy Mosaics,
Honey Comb Sitllinps, New Knotted
Kfi'octs, Galashiels Mixtures, Heathen
Cheviots, Kte., Ktc.
iM
For fancy waiFts nnd chlldrens' wear
come In many new effects, and the
most popular weaves ure Rough Mo
hairs, 1'opllnn, Cashmeres, Serges, Ot
tomans, and crochet effects.
'iWJ
In thin display will be exclusive novel
ties which cnnnot be found elsewhere,
and all aro welcome to roam at will
through thii (treat department during
the opening days.
GLO
WAREHOUSE
BE
1R. M'KINLEY'S
LETTER OF
ACCEPTANCE
"asierly Review of llie Financial and
Other Campaign Issues.
SILVER BUBBLE EXPLODED
'Silver Kcitlly Hcenmc its Valuable
;ii (-old I niter Hie I ice ( oilman
Sistcm, o Out Mould Ho Itcne
filled lixcept tin; (hi hits of 1 1 ii II ion .
i.imct.illism t'nniiot ISc Obtuinotl
by lice Coinitf-lIiMoiy i the
TuiiM.
Clinton, O., AttR. 2i!. Major McKln
iey trave Ills-, letter of acceptance to tin;
less nssociatinns this ufienioon. hav
; ;r I'mished liis last tvuilim; nnd re
ion of it at halt-past twelve o'clock, j
1 h letter touches upon all of the ini
,1'dtant planks in th" Keptihlli'iiii na
lli'iir.l platform, but lite lirst half of it
:s devoled to a discussion of the mom y
lueflion. The letter is as follows:
"Hon. John M. Thurston, and others,
nieitibers of the notilicatioii committee
jf the Republican National commit be.
tielillemcn: 1 pursuance ot th"
protliNe made to your commitlce when
notiliid of my notiiination as the Re
publican caiuiidnlo for president. I hi g
to sulmiil tills formtil acii'-ptance of that
honor and to consider in detail uips
tionsul issue In this pending ' ampaiRii.
Perhaps tills wight bo 'olisideied un
necessary in view of my i marks on
that occasion, and those I have made
to delcKHiioiis that have vhdted me
,-ilnce the St. I.ouls convention, i Sit t in
view of tile momentous Importance of
the proper seltletoent of the issue pre
sented on our i'utnro prosperity and
landing as a tin ion nnd considering
only the welfar
i i..., . ..r ..m.
' " ' I
people, 1 colllll
not content to omit i
ay wo' culling attention to llie questions
which in my opinion vitally iilT 'i t our
strenytli and position among the gov-
rnments of the world ami our mor
ality. Integrity and patriotism us citi
zens of thai n public, which lor a cen
tury past have been tile held hope of
tile world and tne inspiration of man
kind. We musl nut now prove false to
our own lii;;h standards in government.
nor iintaiuul'iil of the noble example
nod Wise precepts of the fathers, or of
the ciiiilidence and trust which our con
duct in the past has always inspired.
Till', I'llLc'. OUNAIIK liP SIIAKR.
h'or the lirst time yinie si;, if ever
before, there Is lireseuliMl to the Ameri
can people by us a clear and direct Is
sue as to our monetary system, of vast j
Importance in lis ell cols, and upon
the right settlement of which rests
largely the tinniicial honor and .pros- ;
pi iily of the coiiiiuy. It is proposed
bv one wing of llie I letiioi rulh
p:irtv, i
and it allies, the IVoole's ami Silver
parlies, to inaugurate the free and un
limited o!tia!Tc of silver by indepen
dent action on llie part of the I'niled
Stales at a ratio of It! ounces of silver
Pi one ounce of gold. The mere ih ola ra
tion of this purpose Is a moiineo to our
liuancla! and industrial lid
res'ts and
has already created universal alarm.
It Involves great peril to the cr. dii and
business of the country, a peril so grave
that coiihi rvalive men everywhere are
bieakiui,' away from their old party
associations and uniting Willi other
patriotic citizens in emphatic protest
against the platform of the l.'omoot at ic
national convention us an assault upon
the lailh and honor of the governim nl
and welfare of the people. We have
had few iticsllons in llie life time of
the republic more sTrlous than the one
which is thus presented.
Ml RKiYKKIT TO I.ALioR.
The character of the money which
tdotll roensore o'er values ri till ex-
i haiiKes, ami settle our balances with
one another and with the nations ot
ine worm, is oi sucn primary impori
.ince, and so far reaching In" f(s c.m
seiuietioe, as lo call Tor the most pains
taking investigation, nnd. in the end,
a MiLer and unprejudiced judgment ut
the polls. We must not. be misled by
phrases, nor deluded by false theories.
Free silver would not moan that silver
dollars were to be freely had with
out cost or labor. It would mean the
free use of the lninls of Ihe I 'nilod i
Stales for the few who are owners i f i
silver bullion, but would make silver
com no freer to the many who are on- :
gaged in other enterprises. It would i
not make labor easier. Hie hours of j
labor shorter, or the pay better. H !
would not make farming less laborious, !
tnnro pioiiiable. Jt would not start i
it factory, or make n, demand for an
additional days labor. Jt would
create no new occupations. It would
add nothing to the comfort of the
masses. Ihe i"Dittil of the people, or
the wealth of the nation. It seeks to
Introduce a now measure of value, but
would add no value to ihe thing meas
ured. It would not conserve values.
On the contr-iiy, it would derange all
existing values. It would not restore
business contidence, but lis direct ef
fect would lie to destroy the little
which yet remains.
WHAT JT J1KAXS.
The meaning of the coinage plank
adoptod at Chicago is that any
ope may take a nuantity of silver bul
lion now worth fifty-three cents to the
mints of the Cnitod States, have It
coined at the expense ot the rrovern
incnt, and receive for.lt a silver dol
lar which shall be logni tender for
tlie payment of all debts, public and
private. The owner of the silver bul
lion would get the silver dollar. It
would belong to him and to nobody
else. Other people would get it. only
by their labor, the products of their
land, or something of value. The bill
ion owner on the basis of present
values, would receive the silver dol
lar for fifty-three cents' worth of sil
ver, and other people would be re
l uire'1 to receive it ns a full dollar in
ihe payment of debts. The govern
ment would get nothing from the trans
action. It would bear the expense of
coining, the silver and the community
would suffer loss by its use.
TIIR DOLLARS COMPARED.
We have coined since 1S7S more than
four hundred millions of silver dollars,
which are maintained by the govern
ment at parity with jjold. and arc a
full legal tender for the payment of
all debts, public and private. How
are the r.ilver dollar tiow in us" dif
ferent from these which would be in
use under free coinage? They are to
lie of the wnne weight and fineness,
they are to bear the same stump of
Ihe jrovcrninent. Why would they not
he of the same value?
I answer: The silver dollars now In
use were coined on account of tlie gov
ernment, and not for private account
or gain, and the government has sol
emnly agreed to keep them as good
as the best dollar we have. The gov
ernment bought the silver bullion nt
its market value and coined it Into sil
ver dollars. Having conclusive control
of the mintage. It only coins what It
ran hold at a parity with pold. The
profit, repiosen'tinjT the difference be
tween the commercial value of thf sil
ver byllinn and the face value of the
silver dollar, rocs to the government
for'the benefit of the poople. The sov
rrnment bousht the silver bullion con
tained In the silver dollar at very much
less than its coinase value. It paid it
nut to its creditors and put It in circu
lation nmoiijr the people tit its face
value of one hundred cents, or a full
dollar. It required the people to n-
ept V- aw leital tendtT. and Is, thus
morally bound to maintain.it at a parity
with Kdd. which was then, as now,
liie recie.ir.izeil standard with us, nnd
the most cnlichtcml Pillions of the
world. The BoVeintiient huvin.sr issued
anil circulated the silver, it must In
honor protect the holder from loss. This
obligation it has so far sacredly kept.
Not only is there a moral obligation,
but there is a legal obligation, oxpresi'tl
In public value, to nmintuin the parity.
THKY COriD NOT UK KfCl.'T AT
l'AR.
These iloll.-rs. in the pari iculars I
hu' naineil, are not the same as the
dollars which would be issued under
feci' ciimi!:c. They wotihl be the simie
in form, but different in value. The
v. rnutcTil would have no imri in tno
transaction, except to coin the silver
bullion iiuo dollars. U would share
in no part of the profit. H would take
upon itself no obligation. It would not
put the dollars into circulation. Jt
could only get them, ns any citizen
would get them, by p-tving something
for them. H would deliver them to
those who deposited the sliver and its
i oiim-i lion with tht transaction there
ended. Such are the silver dollars
which would be issued -under free
cdti ige of silver nt a ratio of 10 to 1.
Who would then maintain the parity?
Wh.it would keep them nt par with
pold? There, would be no obligation
resting upon llie government to do If,
iii.il if there were, it would be power
loss to do it. The simple truth is wo
would be diiveii to u silver basis to
silver mouometnllisiii. Thes" dollars,
therefore, would stand upon their real
alue. II' the free nnd inillni'.ied cfeii
age of .-diver at a ratio of Hi ounces
id silver to 1 ounce of gold would, as
some of its" advocates assert, muko
"i
tit t v -1 In cents in Silver worth one
',.,. 1....I c,.,,w f,.1 tl... Bilvi- iloll.ir
,. .',., .,,.o . .. n,,,,, o,i
I have i '. . heaper money than now, and
I it would be no easier to gel. Hilt that
1 such would be tlie result is against
i reason Illel is cotllrailif led I'V e.pel i- j
; once in ail time.-, and in all lands. II ;
j local's the debasement of our currency ;
j to the amount of tin- dili'en nee be- j
'tween the ooiiiioi o.'ial and coin value'
id tin- silver dollar, nlneii is over
changing and the effect would lie lo i
reduce pioa rlv Millies, eMail untold
tinaiiclal li.:'s. destroy conlidciic". Im
pair the oldig'.uieji.-i of existing cou
trai Is. Ini lie i' impoverish llie labor
ers and priio.'ei.'s of the country,
create a p: tiic or i. . c.iib'b .! severity,
and inlllct tiooii trade and eotniiteiee
a deadly blow. Auainst any such pel
icy. I ant unalterably opposed.
lilMKTAl.US.M.
l'lmetallisiii cannot be secured by
ilui pendent action on our pari. II
eaoiiot be obtained by opening our
minis to
Iho unlimited coinage of the
stiver
I" Ihe world, at a ralio of Hi
of silver to 1 ounce of gold.
ounce:
1'. hen the eiiloiie ri iat ratio is more
than thirty ounces of silver lo one
ounce of gold. Mexico and China have
tried ihe experiment. Mexico has free
loinage of silver and gold at a ralio
'" cm-oss oi sixteen ami a
' n. ill ounces oi silver to one ounce of
gold, and when her mints are freely
open to both metals nl thai ratio, not
a "ingle dollar in gold bullion is coined
and circulated as money. Hold ha.s
been driven out of 1 re 1 1 la i ion in these
countries and they are on a silver
basis alone, t ntil inieriinl ional agree
ment is had. it Is the plain iltitv of the
I'niled States to maintain tiie gold
slumlord. It is the recognized and sole
slumlord of tin- treat commercial na
tions of the world, with which we
lialo more largely than any oilier.
Kiglily-loiir per oeiil. of our foreign
trade for the Used year of Isnr, was
with gold standard countries, ami rmr
Undo wilh olher countries was setll -d
I"" ;' basis.
r XuW HA VI'
MP11K SILVKTt
THAN lltlldJ.
ChiWIy by means or legislation dur
ing and since IS,'! there have been put
In ( lit 'illation more than StL'Uiilli.iiiin of
silver, or Us representative". This has
been done In the honest effort to give
to silver, If posible, the same bullion
and coinage value, and encourage the
concui rent live ,,f both gold and silvei
,ls """" 1 ' lor to mat there had been
'' :,';m "ine millions of silver dollars
oolned In the entire history of the
I'hitod States, a period of eighty-nine
yours. Tills legislation' secures the
largest us.' of silver consistent wilh
limim-hil safety am! the pll;;e to
maintain its parity with gold. We have
today more silver than gold. This
has been accomolishc d at times with
grave in -ril to the public credit. The
I so-cilied sheriiimi lnw sought to use
all the silver products of the Tnited
Stnes for mom v at its market value.
' From IViO to (he government pur
chased Otn.nnf! ounce"! of silver a
month, or ." t.oiia.ii'ili ounces a year. This
as one-third of-tii.- product of the
world and prac tiealiy nil of this coun
try's prnduo:. It was thought by those
who then and now favor free coinage
that such use of silver would advance
its bullion value to lis coinage value,
but this expectation was not relisted.
In a few months, notwithstanding the
unprecedented market for the silver
produced in the I'nitcd States, the price
of silver went down very rapidly, reach
ing a lower point than ever before.
Then upon the leenimnendation of
I'rosident Cleveland, both political par
ties united in the repeal of the purchas
ing clause of the Sherman law. We
cannot safely engage In further experi
ments in this direction.
(in the .I'.'nd of August. 1S91, in a
public address. I said: "If we could
have nn international ratio, which all
the loading nations of the world would
adopt, and the true relation be fixed
between the two metals, and all ngree
upon the quantity of silver which
should constitute a dollar, then silver
would be ni free nnd unlimited in its
privileges of coinage as gold is today.
Hut that we have not been able to se
cure, and with the free and unlimited
coinage of silver adopted in the Pnlt
ed States, at the present ratio, we
would be still further removed from
any international agreement. We may
never be able to secure it if we enter
upon the Isolated coinage of silver.
The double standard implies equality
at a ratio nnd that equality can only
be estblished by the concurrent law
of nations. It was Hie concurrent law
of nations that, made th double stand
be established by the concurrent law
of nations to reinstate Mid sustain It."
IT FAVORS THK I'SR OF SILVKU.
The Republican patty has not boon,
nnd Is not now, opposed to the usa of
silver money, as Us ri toid abundant
ly shows. It has done all that could
be done for its Increased use, with
snfotv and honor, by the Hulled States
acting apart from other governments.
There are those who think that It has
already gone beyond the limit of finan
cial prudence. Surely we can ro no
CoirtlntiPd on Pago 2.
THE QUAY-MARTIN
WARAT AN END
Senator Admiis That His Criticism of
David Was an Injustice.
REGARDING THE CAMERON BOOM
Sit. Quay 'I'll inks That the Stories in
Reference to the .' licked Candidacy
of Senator Ctiincrcn Aro I'rcnrcil
liy the Promoters oi Senatorial Can
didates WutrDesii'e to Work I uii
"Auti"' Sentiment.
Heaver, I'a., Aug. 20. In an Inter
view with a representative of the Pitts
burg Dispatch, railed States Senator
(Juay to nil intents and purposes an
nounced that the light that had been
raging between him and David Martin,
the Republican leader of Philadelphia,
was at an end. Mr. Quay said that he
was convinced that his criticism of Mr.
Jlartin In the senate in January, lS'iii,
in which he accused the latter of hav
ing been Influenced in a corrupt deal,
was nn injustice to the Philadelphia
lender. Mr. Quay further said It would
seem that the warring Republican fac
tions in Pennsylvania have come to a
complete understanding.
After his !,-Jtement in regard to Mr.
Martin, Senn'tor Quay said: "I have
loubt that .Martin and Magee peo
ple will contribute valuably to the
slate Republican ticket and organiza
tion in I nns.vlvaniu."
Jn regard to the recent reports that
Senator Cameron was seeking re
nomination Air. Quay said: "Mr. Cam
eron has formally announced that ho
will not be a candidate for renotnlnu
tlon. He would not ro-enter if he could
and could not if he w ould. The story of
his candidacy, has. I suspect, been re
cently revived by the promoters of sena
torial candidates, who have little
strength or hope to win public favor by
posing on an anti-Ca run platform."
Mr. Quay predicted the election of Mo
Kinley and denied Ihe published stories
that ho was to have charge of the Re
publican national headquarters in
New York or of the campaign in the
South, lie was going lo New York In
a few days he said, but simply as u
"high private" on the Republican
executive committee.
WHAT MARTIN SAYS.
David Marl in, when seen tonight said
that the public ret ine; ion by Senator
Quay was not altogether a surprise, as
he had heard rumors for some time
that it was coming. II was unsolicited,
ho said, on his part and entirely volun
tary on Ihe part of Senator Quay, and
was not the result of any Intervention
on the part of mutual friemfs.
further than this Mr. Martin said lie
had mithiipv more lo say i" til ho had
read the entire Interview in the papers,
when he might l.ilk further on the sub
ject. There was no deal, ami as to the
effect on the local political situation lie
llioiighl there would be none.
DEMOCRATS AT ERIE.
Eighth. Annual Assembly of tlie Sccictics
ut PennsylvaniaCleveland's
Name Is Hissed.
Kile, Pa.. Aug. I'll. Tlie eighth an
nual general assembly of Iho Demo
cratic societies of Pennsylvania was
opened this morning at II o'clock in
the Park Opera house. Hon. Channcey
I'.laek, of Yoik, the president, called
the meeting to older wilh two hundred
delegates in aUendliiice and delivered
his address.
The principal event at the afternoon
session was the speech of Hon. James
Kerr, of Clearfield. During his dis
cussion of the money question -the
speaker referred incidentally to Pres
ident Cleveland. The mention of Mr.
Cleveland's name brought u storm of
hisses. The committee on credentials
reported all delegates entitled to sit.
Committee on ollicers for the stale or
ganization reported In favor of
Channcey F. Mack, of York, for re
election as president. Major W. D.
Wurman, for secretary, and John Lar
kin, of Pitlsinng. for treasurer. The
report was adopted wilh a rising vote.
Wiikes-P.nrro was chosen for the ni xt
place of meeting by unanimous vote of
the commiltee. In the ele tion of del
egates to the national convention the
following were chosen: W. S. Dully,
JJiltsburg; Herman Kunkel, C. A.
Hughes and A. I.adner, of Philadel
phia; Ca.itain Frank Gush. York: Hon.
.1. D. Suanahavi. Mer" r; J. P. O'Hrien,
Erie; T. K. Vandyke, Dauphin; Hon.
James Kerr, Clcarlield; D. H. Run
ner, Rerks; E. H. Lumbaeh, North
ampton. Alternates N. J. Clark, Allegheny;
M. T. P.urke. Lackawanna; Id. L. Lou
don. Lehigh; J. H. Keetian, Greens
burg; R. N. Lyton, Somerset; W. S.
Lockwood, Hutler; C. J. Reilling, Ly
coming; D. C. Do Witt; Hradford;
Thomas Mullen, Allegheny; K. W.
Dawson, Fayette, and E. T. Kern, Red
ford. It was learned that Hon. J. C. Sibley
tried to make a plank ot the resolu
tions particularly strong In condemna
tion of the coercion of employes by
manufacturers and other employes.
Mr. Sibley today spoke very enthu
siastically of ex-Governor Puttison'a
senatorial boom. A delegation num
bering several thousand came in this
altetnoon for the evening meetings.
Cliauncey F. Rlaek, of Y'ork.and John
D. Wurman, of Philadelphia, were
utmnlmously re-elected president and
secretary of the state soelety. John
B. Larkin, of Allegheny, wus, chosen
treasurer.
The resolutions which were adopted
unanimously endorsed the nomination
of Hryan and Sewn.il as "Ideal candi
dates of pure, true and sound Demo
cracy, worthy of the best days of the
republic, and fit successors to Thomr
Jefferson nnd Andrew Jackson, In the
arduous struggle for the rights and In
terests of tlie common people, conPlnu
ously assailed by associated wealth
and combined monopolies.
BRYAN MOVES WESTWARD.
Arrives nt Eric on His Trip Towards
tlie Setting Nun.
Erie, Pa., Aug. 20. Mr. Bryan ar
rived at 7 o'clock this evening trutn
Buffalo in a special train furnished by
his supporters in this city. The first
stop after leaving Buffalo was made
at Angola, where a crowd of 200 path
ered about the candidate and asked
him for a speech. He had time for but
a few words.
The crowd gave him a hearty cheer
as the train drew out. A handful of
people greeted him at Irving, N. Y,
The largest reception was at Dunkirk,
N. Y. Mr. Bryan mude a short speech
there, in which he took occasion to pay
high tribute to the personal integrity
of .Major McKinley. Hon. John Sibley,
of Erie, joined Mr. Bryan at IMnkirlc
The reception was cordial and it is
estimated that 2,,"tWf people took part
In it. There was a big crowd gath
ered at Wostfii Id. Mr. Bryan made a
brief speech which was well received.
. -.
SLAIN BY PERUVIAN INDIANS.
Party of American mid Gorman lix-
plorers Trapped in u forest.
Washington, Aug. 2G. The state de
partment lias received word from Ci.j
sul Leon Jastrunski, stationed at Cul
lan, of a sanguinary coniliot between a
party of explorers in Peru and n band
of Peruvian Indians. The exploring
party twas led by an American nam.'d
Cooper. There were ten in tlie purty.
Including two Germans, who are the
only ones who have thus far reported.
The nu n lost their way In the dense
forests, and after great suffering from
hunger were attacked by a band from
the Campa tribe of Indians. Tlie con
sul adds:
They had barely time to prepare for
defense when the savages attacked
them. The party fought with their ri
lles as best they could till four of
their number fell, when the two Ger
mans sought safety in flight. For
some time as they made their way off
in the darkness they heard the re
peated cracks ot Mr. Cooper's rltlo,
anil it was their belief that lie must
finally have been captured by the suv
aKes. --
KELLY'S FMENDS ARE GENF.R0US.
Successful Benefit for the Actor's
M idow ;ivcn in .cw York.
Now York, Aug. M. Everybody
knew that the In tielit for the widow
and orphans of J. W. Kelly, 'the roll
ing mill man." wbioh was given at Hie
Academy of .Music and Tony Pastor's
last night, would lie a great success,
and everybody's auticiji.il Ion was reu
liy.ed. Both houses were packed.
About ?!,."iiiu was realized.
Almost every prominent variety per
former in the city had volunteered,
and as many as possible were tin the
programme, in the lobbies a score or
more of the prettiest sotibretles in the
neighborhood sold Mowers, pro
grammes and photographs, and there
by added s ellting like $.J(MI lo the
fund.
pRcrnssoR andree gives up.
Abandons His Attempt lo Cross the
Arctic ItcgioiiK in n Balloon,
Tromsoe, Norway. Aug. L'li. Professor
Andrei- has arrived here from Danes
Island on board the Virgo, having ap
parently abandoned for this year Ids
attempt to cross the arctic regions hi a
balloon.
Professor Andree is the daring young
Franco-Swede who originated the plan
of reaching the north pole in a balloon,
lie was engaged many months In pre
paring for his voyage, and built his own
vessel with inlinile care. The balloon
was cotiMinu id with especial regard
to ihe conditions of temperature
through which it was to have passed,
it is equipped willi a sail, lias a dia
meter of si.ly-sevei feel, uml holds
Pi.'i.lliiil feet of gas. lie was to have
made his stint from the Norsk Islands,
Spilzbergen.
TERXILL NOT IN DISFAVOR.
Slate Oliicinls Ciilircly Satisfied with
Hie Minister to Turkey.
Washington, Aug. Utl. Acting Secre
tary of State Rockhill today authorized
the statement that there was no truth
in the report of friction between the
department und Mr. Terrill, minister to
Turkey. Mr. Rockhill says the minister
has been commended by the depart
ment in the highest terms for his ad
ministration of the affairs of the Tnit
ed States legation at Constantinople
during recent emergencies.
There has been no Intimation of n
resignation due to friction or tj any
other cause, as there Is every reason to
holiexe that nil concerned are entirely
satisfied with the official and the jkt
sonal status of affairs.
Caaailinn Vac,1:! Wins.
Toledo, O., Aim. 2d. The yacht V' ice
dor finished ahead of the Canada today,
hut the latter won the trophy and purse
by twenty-six and ono-half seconds on her
time allowance. The elapsed tlnio was:
Canada, 2.14. Ii."; Veneedfir, 2.11.01. Correct
ed time; Canaua, 2.4U.;iS; Vencedor 2.11.01.
Gnilcaii's Judge Head.
Atlantic City, Aug. Kx-Jmlge Arthur
MoArthur. of Washington, 1). C, who
presided at the trial of (iuiteau, President
Garth-Id's assassin, died here today of
heart failure.
niii mvs Tins morxlng.
Weather Indications Today ! i
Cloudiness; Possibly Local Showers, j
1 McKlnlcy's Letter of Acceptance.
Horrors of Cuban Prisons.
Quay-Martin Fight At un End.
2 McKlnlcy's Letter ot Acceptance.
(Continued).
3 (Local) Board of Trade's Splendid
Charily.
Puiiniore Youth Commits Suicide.
Will Decide Today.
Letters from the People,
4 Editorial.
Comments of the Press,
u 'Local) New Coal Concern.
lv.'Mi Was Accidental,
l-i -.ic a. illcycle.
Klght Mluooka Hoys Arrested.
Uanner Presentation to St. Aloysius
Society.
0 liase Pall anil Other Sports.
MoKlnley's Letter of. Acceptance.
(Concluded).
7 Suburban Happenings.
Vdll Street Hevlew and Market 11c
ports. 8 Newt Up and Down the yalley.
HORRORS OF TIIE
CUBAN PRISONS
Terrible Experience of the Crew of the
Competitor.
PLACED IN A 'CELL WITH A LEPER
The American Sailors Conliucd in
the Sitinisi Portress, Columns, Arc
Unilly Cared l'ur Tucnty-iivc
Huddled in One Small Xnrrow
lCoom. Other Prisoners Suffering
with Smallpox Are There.
'Havana, Ctthn, Aug. 23, via Jackson
ville, I-Ta., Ausr. ill. The crew of the
Competitor and the other American
prisoners conllned In the Spanish fort
ress. Cabanas, here, are behiK badly
cared for. Ct ' - soup anil suKSy jiota
toes, their only food. Is supplied to them
twice a-day by military authorities at
a cost of only 11 cents a day. All tlie
prisoners are sadly emaciated and are
mere' skeletons. With their ghastly
eyes, they despairingly look out on their
Infrequent visitors from their damp,
dark, foul-smellhi!?, cnflin-like cells
throufrh the Iron barred Jail doors In
mute uppeal.
A Spanish sergeant who visited Ca
banas yesterday said that one of the
Competitor's men could not speak above
a whinner, and that the others are
stiflei'lne; from dysentery in chronic
form. They told the sergeant that they
had lost all hope in the WashiiiKt in
government obtaining their release, anil
had conseiiueiitly addressed, as a lust
resort, an appeal to Queen Recent Maria
Christina for mercy. I'efore (leneral
Weylcr'H order forbidilinff Americans!
and even the United States consul to
enter the fort the prisoners were cu-
ahled to purchase necessities troin funds
contributed by friendly visitors. These
ure now stopped, and in conseiiuenco
their suffering is greater than before.
LKPKK IN TIIH SAME CKI.L.
1 respite the repeated ib niauds of the
I'nited Stales rovorntnctit, niaile
through Consul Cemral Lee, and oft
repeated promises to your correspond
ent to have these prisoners transferred
to a healthier and less crowded ipiart r,
they remain huddled together villi
Spanish thieves. There are twenty-live
In a Kiiij-'.lo narrow loom, and ulon.u; tlie
Moor of this room runs un open sewer.
Imprennnt inf; the room with a fearful
stench, which alone Is snilicleiit to
breed cholera. And more, a leper, re
cently arrested ns a political suspect, is
now confined with I hem. Other pris
ouers'sulfcrini: f '"in smallpox ure also
there.
In reply to Consul lener.il Lee's
communications of protest, it Is under
stood that Captain dni'ial Weyler
personally assured him that the Ameri
cans hud been already moved, but, as
a matter of fact, they still remain in
Ihe old riiarteis, ami sine the protests
were made there is every reason for
In-lit-v i r i k that their treament has been
worse.
The Herald con esuondeiit In llaliia
Honda, on the north coast of I'inar del
Kio province, sends word that the little
Spanish worship which captured tlie
.illeirod American lillhusl crlujr schoon
er, the Competitor, some time ao. was
recently tired upon by u mysterious
craft off the I'morailn shoaJs. 'The
shell struck the nian-ol -war and
Wounded Contain Ihitim and several
members of the crew, besides crippiiiiK
Ihe steamer's machinery sightly. The
trance vessel, however, kept her course
and soon disappeared, stoatulii!? in the
direction of Cape San Antonio. She
was painlcd a lead color nnd her funnel
marks were white and led. She car
ried no aK. but the boat resembled a
.orwenian fruiter.
ALLEGED FORGER ARRESTED.
Charles (onistoi'l., of Windsor, Is
Picked I n nt Xnv .llilford.
Special to the Scranlon Tribune.
New Mi I ford. Aus. l'li. ( 'harles Corn
stock Wiis captured here today. For
the past two weeks the authorities have
been keepiust a close lookout for him.
both in the I n, ted States and Canada.
It Is claimed his forgeries amount to
about SPl.iiOii, much of which was
ai;a!nst his relatives. He was formerly
in the whip business in Windsor, but
was houtrht out by the trust and placed
on the road as salesman.
He arrived in town sometime during'
Monday itifrht, and was discovered on
the streets by Windsor parcles VisitliiLT
in town, who knew of his deeds and the
anxiety for his arrest, and the llins
hatnton police authorities was informed,
who ordered his arrest. A reply tele
gram ordered his arrest, which was
made at once by Constable Culver and
held till the arrival of Deputy Sheriff
fius Wales, of Jiinshaniton. w ho escort
ed the prisoner to the J'urlo- City at
1.15 li. in.
FRANK BLACK"N0e4LNATED.
Sclec'.cd lor Governor at the ?cw
York Convention.
Saratoga, Aug. 26. Chairman Wood
ford called the Republican slate con
vention to order amid much enthus
iasm at ll.l.'i this morniiif?.
Frank S. I'.laek was nominated for
governor of New York on the fourth
ballot, he haviiiB recti vod !75 votes-"
out of a total of 7"iS. New York ras.
its total 1"4 votes for Mr. lllaek.
Timothy L. Woodruff, who was
placed in nomination by W. A. Peii
deruast, was nominated for Lieuten
ant jfovernor on the first ballot.
At 2.04 p. in. the convention ad
journed sine die.
HILTON, HUGHES & CO. FA!L.
SiieeeNSori to A. T. Stewart 1'orccii
to Close Their Ooor.
New York, Aur. M. Tlie dry g.Hids
house of Hilton, Hiifrhes & Co., suc
cessors to the fumous business founded
by the late A. T. Stewart, failed today.
Two thousand employes are throw!
idle.
The stringency of the money market
is nL'eu out by the lit in as tlie cans
of the failure.
Herald's Wi'ntlicr I .t'cic t.
Now York, Auk. 27. In the M'ddle
States today partly cloudy to fair, slit-ht-ly
cooler, light to fresh southwesterly
lo northwesterly winds, preceded hy local
rain In northern districts. On Friday,
fair, lUht northerly nnd westerly winds,
with Blight temperature change
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