CONTAINS ALL THE NEWS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN. Steady Work at Good Wages Paid in Good Money. The Way to Get It Is to Vote for MeKinley. E1UIII' PAGES 5; COLTLMNS. SSCHATiTON, PA., .MONDAY MO!iNlNO, SEPTEMBER L'8, 189(1 TWO CENTS A COPY New Giles AUK PAnTIOri.ARLY INTEREST INO THIS SEASON BECAUSE THKY A I IK P.EA1.LY XKV. NKV IN CL'T. NEW INT TRIM, AND NEW IN WEAVE IX MAX Y INSTANCES. Our Full Fall Limie IS NOW COMPLETE FOB THE SEA SON. AND OI'KN I'Oll YOVB IN SPECTION. IT IS JUST SUCH A I.I X E AS YOU'D EXPECT TO KIND IN' A l.AHGE AND EXCLUSIVE NKV YORK CITY CI.OAK AXD KI R llol'SE. EVEUV CHARM THAT FASHION IX HKR LATEST MOOD CAN I.K.XD TO IS THEME, AXD THE NI'MCKIt OF RICH NoV-KL-TIES SHOWN FA I! SFHPASSE3 oil! I'RKVIOUS F.Ol.OErfT KK UOKTS. Our Cloak Depart ment. KEEPS OKOWIXl! .VXD I. .VST SK.a SoN'H PHENOMENAL SUCCKSS HAS KNCul'U V'.ICD US To S'fnP AT NOTHING SlloliT oh' AN AH. S-'ul.l'TELY PERFECT UEI'Iti Dt V TION OK FASHION'S Will MS -AI.I, HKR MANY WAY:!. We Invite ALL OUR OT.T1 Fliir.NPS TO IN SPECT OFF. STOCK DIKING THE NK.XT WEEK, WHEN Til ICY A R it AT I.I I: MKT Y TO ROAM TIIKOFGH THE DEPARTMENT AS ON 8 P K C 1 A L 8 II O W DAY S, AND WE MAY ADD THAT STRANC.F.RS A It tC EQUALLY WELCOME. We Had Intended BAYIXQ A WORD OR TWO DE SCRIPTIVE! OP STYLES, HUT AFTER ALU IT WOULD FAIL TO , CONVEY ANY IDEA OF WHAT OUR NOBBIEST GARMEXT3 LOOK . LUTE. IT 13 BETTER THAT YOU SHOULD BEE THEM, AND DON'T EE THE LEAST BACKWARD IN ASKING OUR PRICES. WE STILL ADHERE TO THE CLOSELY SHAVED PROFIT SYSTEM, WITH A BETTER MERIT IN VALUES WHEN ' ' THAT 13 POSSIBLE. OL-0 WAREHOUSE BE MAJOR M'KINLEY'S WEEK OF WORK Tbe Candidate Bears Up Well Under the Strain of the Campaign. THE PROGRAMME FOR THE WEEK Interesting Days Ahend"Woninii's Mckinley Club of Cincinnati Among the Yiitor"The Wheelmen's Clubs ol Hie I'nitcu Slates Are Ki peeled to Hold u Purade In I uutou. Canton. O.. Sept. 27. Major McKin ley was not in the least over fatigued by hi week of hard work which he eloped with eleven speeches yesterday, lie Is in excellent spirits today and says he has not felt better at any time dur ing the campaign. He remained at home during the morning, and spent the afternoon at his sister-in-law's. Mrs. Harl.er. where he and Sirs.' MeKinley dined. Major MeKinley expects a week of arduous work, hut he will not have as many delegations as he had to re ceive last week. Probably the most ex acting six days of the campaign here will be next week, when there are a large number of big delegations com ing from long distances to call on the Republican candidate. Major MeKin ley seems to thrive on hard work anil it cannot be seen that the campaign has in any way impaired his health or robbed him of his strength. It is his purpose to make his speeches consider ably shorter as delegations increase in number, and this new plan was resort ed to yesterday, when he made eleven speeches. INTERESTING DAYS. Tuesday nnd Saturday will be Inter esting days this week. On Tito-day a visit from a large Woman's MeKinley club of Cincinnati Is expected, and on Saturday the Wheelmen's MeKinley and lloltart clubs of the United States are expected in Canton. It la believed that there will be between H.UW and III. Oimi wheelmen in the parade here on Sat urday Large delegations of wheelmen are coming from Chicago and Interme diate points, and many ale exiected from Pittsburg and the east. There are six delegations booked lor Saturday, but that number Will probably be dou bled before the end of the week. Dele gations are scheduled as late as Oct. --. and it is likely they will combine to i oiue until the lirst day of November. It Is propi'sed by some of the local lead ers to have a big rally here about the middle, of Hie last week of October and to have a nu.iilier of strong speakers present. SUSPICIOUS OF THE GOLD TICKET. Tlie Cold Shoulder Turned on Hie I'll liner- It ncliiicr Combination. Cliirago, Kept. 27. Letters received at (he headquarters of Hie national dem ocratic puny Indicates that t tie Palmer and Huckuer ticket will not get much support from Democrats unless the na tional ciuumittee demonstrates by its ucllon that the movement is not in any way an adjunct of McKinleylsm. The w l iters who claim to be old Democrats declare that an Independent and ag gressive canvass must be made Irre spective of whom it may help or hurt. The letters are tilled with fear that the committee Is not going to be aggressive enough. The reports received from eighteen slates where the contest will Hot lie one sided show that the anli-sll-ver Democrats are going to vote for Palmer, no matter If it elects or defeats Mckinley. Michael Savage, of Nashville, chair man of the Tennessee committee, writes: "If we cull obtain the ear of the national committee and one-half the effort Is made in Tennessee Unit is being made In Indiana and other stales we can defeat Hryau In this sjato." THE AFRO-AMERICANS. Committeemen ol' Hie CiimniiigD Hiireiin Recently Orfmiicd. Altooiia. Pa., Sept. 27.-- Hon. .1. II. Raymond, chairman of tie' campaign bureau for woik among Afro-Anvi I cans In Pennsylvania, announces the following list of committeemen: Advisory 'oiiimll let-man- Ciiplaln A. F. Stevens, jr., lawyer ami uieridier ul" coun cil. I'liihcl. I.liia. Executive committeemen Hon. K. D. lia-M-u. ex-minister lo Iliiyti, I'liihcl 'I phia: Hon. W. Thomas Simpxon, phil-i-delphia: W. Carl deliver. I'liilu'lelilihi: W. Iitsllii Carter, lawyer. I liinlslniit; ; Major J. F. Simpson. Ilarrislito'g: Charles .1. Durham. Aitoona: (home Kills Halo, Al lodia; Hon. ,1. l. Poster. All".vlniiy ; Dr. I. X. Ross, pastor African Mcthihiisi Epis copal church. IMttsliiiiK: M. M. Randolph, lawyer and preshlenl lal elector. Pittsburg: W. II. Holmes, attorney-at-hiw, Pittsburg; i W. II. Ridley. Sixth district: Friinklyn Wood, Sixty-seventh district; Isaac .lud.iii, president Good, ill Republican association, j I'nlliiitf Ipmn : James science, sixth dis ttict; David l.ntT, Sixth district, HICKS MAKES THREATS. Declare That lie Will Throw His Influence to an Anti-Quay Man. Altoonn, Pn., Sept. 27. Hon. J. D. Hicks and Hon. Francis J. Koser, of Somerset county, candidate for the nomination to congress in this district, held a lengthy conference at the home of Mr. Hicks in this city this afternoon, nnd at its conclusion Mr. Hicks gave out a statement to the effect that if he did not receive the nomination by Monday evening he would throw his four and one-half votes In -the confer ence to Mr. Koser, of Somerset, and nominate him In his stead. As Mr. Koser is an anti-Quay and Hicks is a Ptrong supporter of Senator Quay. It Is hardly probable that he would use his influence against the Beaver statesman. The statement was evidently given out to force the Cam bria county conferees to vote for Hicks and nominate him In order to get an opponent to Mr. Quay. POPULISTS REBUKED. The Aggressive Candidates Are Put Off the Republican Fusion Ticket. Boise, Ida., Seit. 27. The re-convened Republican state convention met at Boise City yesterday. The object in re-calllng the convention waa to take some action in the matter of Populist candidates who were put on the Re publican ticket with the understanding that there was a fusion between the silver Republicans, Populists and the silver Democrats. But after the nomi nations were made the Populists com menced and maintained a bitter fight against the silver Republicans In every county In the state. Yesterday's con vention took off the ticket the names of James Ounn, Populist for congress, and George L. Lewis, Populist for secretary of state. All Democrats, Including Htounenberg. nominee of both Dem ocrats and Populists for governor, was left upon the ticket, with the exception of J. A. Llpplncott for lieutenant gover nor, who had resigned. In places of those removed, W. G. Brown, Republl- Charles K. Duruns. Democrat, for sec retary of state, and E. H. True, Dem ocrat, for lieutenant governor. The convention Issued un address charging the Populists by their refusal to supiMirt DuBois with the responsibil ity of the changed names. It Is now thought by many that the Populists will name a new state ticket, with Bryan and Watson electors. MADE HIS HEAD SWIM. The Work ol the Sound Money league Surprised Committeeman Kerens. Chicago, Sept. 27. National Commit teeman Kerens was in town yesterday. He went to St. Louis a few days ago to organize a finance committee for work throughout the state, but he found the Sound Money league! which was recent ly organized in St. Louis, flolng such ef fective work that it "made his head swim," as he expressed It. He said this league was composed of some prominent Democrats in business cir cles, and their effect as a campaign or ganization could not be excelled in any part of the country. Bottrke Cockran will deliver an address in St. Louis n.-xt week early. General Giosvelior spent Sunday with Chicago friends and will proceed to Iorta Monday or Tuesday for a speech making trip, lie announced his inten tion of Issuing two more estimates of tlje states which MeKinley and Bryan would carry and the doubtful ones, with figures. One will lie compiled the middle of next month, and the other just before election day. He raid his recent statement had brought him scores of letters, ntnazing, sarcastic, ( t it lea I and vicious. "We have a hard fight on our hands In Nebraska," said the general, "but I would sooner bet on .Nebraska than on Kansas. I think we will carry both those states by small majorities. I don't see any hope for us in Missouri. 1 would not put it In the doubtful col umn. Nothing can be expected from a stute where the party is split into light ing factious." - . TERRORS OF LIBERIA. Sad Story of Suffering Related by a Retti'ceri Negro Colonist Who Has Had Experience. Philadelphia, Sept. 27. Among the passengers whom the steamship WH.es laiul lauded here loony from Kuroue were six colored people who were over joyed at finding themselves ugain 'n the United Stales. Thcy were Taylor Smith, of Forrest City. Ark.: his wife and two children, and two friends, and they nil hud a sad story to tell of the want, misery and hunger suffered by the soul hern negro colonists who still ed from Savannah In the Laiiiadii last March to try their fortunes in the black republic. From the duy they landed at Monro via, Mr. Smith said, until their dcpiirt ui e they were unable lo gel an hour's work of any jlml. Twenty-five ucivs of giottnd were given them by the 1,1 berbin government, but there whs no house lo sin Iter i hem or their families. Soon after their arrival the rainy sea son began and With it came a deathly tualailal fever called by the natives "John Ituil fever" which carried away forly of the new comers, among whom one of Mr. Smith's children. The dis ease was still doing its deadly work when he left for the United States. .Mr. Smith staled that nearly one-half of I he 2h2 persons taken to Monrovia tin the Hurra, which left Savannah some Mine before the l.auruda was dead and Lurhd long ago. Luckily for him he took with hliu stio which enabled hi 111 to get home. When he left, old 1 1 lends, ball' naked and crlpnlcd by disease, hobbled ..tit into the surf to bid him uli.il they nil felt would be a last farewell. President Cheeseman, of Liberia and the missionaries did all they could for the imforl tiuales, but the returned colonists said, like everybody else, Ihev had Very little money, no food and no work for them. MAD DOG AT PITTSBURG. Threc (Jiildrcii Arc Kitten hyu Unhid Cur. Pittsburg. Pa.. Sent. 27. Just as the congregation wus leaving the Church of the Most Holy Name, on Troy Hill. Allegheny, Ibis morning, u panic was created by the appearance of n mad dog. There were fully :!W) people in front of the church, niany of whom were children. The brute was froth ing at the mouth, snarling anil Knap ping at everyone. Terror stricken, the children ran In nil directions, but there Were three of them who did not get away In time and were severely bitten. They are Joseph M osier. iif;cd fi years; Charles Osinler, 11 yeurs old. ami Joseph Sellhaugh, 11 years old. The dog was finally put to death by a policeman. BIG ELEPHANT BURNED. One of Hie Sights ol' Coney Island iu Ashes. Coney Island. N. Y.. Sept. 27. The sensation of the season at this famous summer day resort occurred tonight In the total destruction by lire of the fa mous wooden elephant just as the sea son is over. The "Elephant," which has had many vicissitudes has been used of lute for a hotel and concert hall. The loss Is es timated at JJfiS.OOn, and on the roller coaster surrounding It, $10,000. Mr. Hill is Kvnsive, Albany. Sept. 27. Sena tor Hill was askeil tonight If he intended to go to New York to attend the meeting of the Democratic state committee tomorrow nlphl, when a Democmtld candidate for governor to succeed John Boyd Thacher Is to be named. The senator remarked that "suf ficient unto the day Is the matter thereof." He had no opinion to express regarding the probable successor to Mrs. Thacher as the Democratic candidate for governor. Middlcof-thc-ltond Pops. Lincoln, Nb., Sept. 27. Tomorrow's state convention of the Mlilille-of-the-Road Populists will probably not be large ly attended. The purpose of the conven tion, ss already outlined, is lo place Bryan and Watson electors In the field as opposed to those of Bryan and Sewall. . Renounced Dcmocrnrv. Louisville. Ky., Sept. 27. Hon. Charles T. Jewett, of New Albany, formerly chair man of the Indiana Democratic state ex ecutive committee, made a speech at Co lumbus, Ind., last night In which he re nounced the Democratic party and de clared his Intention to support MeKinley. Mt. Ilolyoke College Burned. Springfield, Mass., Sept. 27. Mount Hol yoke college was entirely destroyed by fire this evening. The main building, all the dormitories and gymnasium went to the ground. Loss, $50,000 to $75,000 probably, Steamship Arrivals. New York, Sept. 27. Arrived: La Bre taRite, from Havre. Arrived out: La Touralne, at Havre. Sailed for New York: Campania, from Queenstown. Sighted: Schiedam, from Amsterdam for New York, BILLY BRYAN DINES ON FISH He Enjoys the Brain Food Provided by Partner Sewall. VIEWS THE SIGHTS OF MAINE Day of feasting at Small Point. Joseph Mauley's Cottage Decorated with Saury Ilniiurrs-OIr. Sewall Mill Join the Boy Orator on Hit Swing Around the l'ircleThe Itinerary Arruugcd. Hath, Maine, Sept. 27. As the guewt of his political partner. William J. Bry an spent a quiet, restful duy, and with Mr. Sewnl! left. Bath J midnight for Lynn and Boston. Messrs. Bryan and Sewall attended services at the Cen ter Congregational church. At the conclusion of the services the candi dates ptnrtcd for Small Point, fifteen mlL from Hath, behind a mettlesome pair of Mottets, Mr. Sewall holding the reins. Mr. Sewall had a summer cot tage at Small Point overlooking the Atlantic -at the mouth of the Kenne bec, nnd here Mr. Bryan found quite a party of Mr. SewaH'B frlnds. A fish dinner waa served. The head of the Democratic ticket immensely enjoyed the dinner and the quiet of Small Point. Joseph II. Manfcy also has a cottuge. there. Mr. Manley Is In New York but his cottage was decorated with American Hags In honor of Mr. Bryan's visit. Mr. Bryan returned to Bath at 7 o'clock and thave hours Inter he wont on hoard a sleeping car which was attached to the midnight train. He retired Immediately. Mr. Sewall will oorompany Mr. Bry an as far as New York. ITINERARY ARRANGED. The Itinerary arranged for Mr. Bryan tomorrow has been changed. Instead id' going to Boston and proceeding to Lynn, he will stop at Lynn, where his trulu Is due at t it. m take breakfast, spt-uk at 7 o'clock, and leave for Boston at t o'clock, arriving there at K.20 over the Boston and Maine railroad. He will be driven to the Park Square sta tion and leave for Providence at 9 o'clock over the Shore line. At 10.05 Mr. Bryan wilt reach Providence nnd will leave there an hour later after making an uddiv.ss. He will reach New London ut noon. He will reach spent ut New London nnd at l.Oii the candidate will depart for New York where he is due at 4.30. Tomorrow night will be given up to speeches nt Paterson, New York city and Jersey City. Mr. Bryan's Itinerary between Octo ber II, when he will ugain appear In St. Louis, and on October 8, the date of his Burlington, Iowa, sueecli, has been practlcully arranged. He will go from St. I .on Is to Memphis and Nashville, thence to Indianuisilis and probably proceed thence to Michigan. The Michigan visit may be positioned until later and the date tilled ill at places in Illinois. RULES GOVERNING STRIKES. The Brotherhood of Carpenters l'n New Law. Cleveland, (., Sept. 27. The Brother hood of Carpenters and Joiners ad journed slue die lust night. Important changes were made In the rules gov erning strikes. Hereafter any member who goes to work where a strike or lockout Is pending will be lined $2fi. A strike cannot now be undertaken except by u two-thirds vote of the members in the city affected. Formerly u. majority vole was sufllcient. Before inaugurat ing u strike a committee of three must uwnll upon the employer and be granted conciliatory methods. If the local committee fulls to se cure an adjustment the gener al president or a deputy must proceed to the scene of the strike and exercise his good olllces. Finally the strike camiotbe sanctioned and finan cial support given until upproved by the live members of the executive board to be chosen from various sections of the country. By an overwhelming vote it was de cided not to allow the discussion of politics In the local unions. The next convention will be held in New York city in September, DiilX. CONTRACTORS ARRESTED. Shannon ,V Roche Will lie Held for the Collapse ol a Building. New York, Sept. 27. Patrick Hoche, of the llrtn of Shannon & Roche, con tractors, who hud charge of the con struction work of the flat building ut 1O07S Madison avenue, that collapsed yesterday afternoon, killing one man nnd Wounding several, has been arrest ed and remanded to the custody of the coroner, pending the result of the In quest tomorrow afternxn. The building Inspectors have found that both the foundation walls and the woodwork were carelessly constructed, and that Inferior cement had apparent ly been used. FURNITURE COMPANY FAILS. Big Concern at Dcliance, Ohio, Makes an Assignment. DeHance, O., Sept. 27. The Tiedman Furniture) company. 'Incorporated with a capital stock of $100,000, made an as signment yesterday. The liabilities are estimated at J.'iO.OOO or more. The only resources are represented by the com pany's plant and stock on hand. Two other failures followed that of the furniture company, although In no way connected with it. They were the M. O. May Croeer company, the stock being turned over to the Defiance Gro cery company to satisfy debts, and the Hotel Russell, which discontinued busi ness last night. JEALOUS OF HIS WIFE. John L. Uriblin Therefore Commits Murder. Philadelphia, Sept 27. Early this morning a quarrel took place between John Lw Giiblin and his wife, Mary, in their room at a lodging house at 635 North Front street, and the man stabbed the woman in the throaty kill ing her almost Instantly. Grlblln'Svas arrested. The couple were middle aged peo ple, but Griblln was Jtalouu of his wife. BURIAL OF A STRIKER. Five Thousand Trades Unionists Follow Thomas Evans to Gravo. Cleveland, O., Sept 27. This after noon Thomala Evanft, the ptriker, who was fatally shot on Aug. 14, by non union men I during the recentt labor troubles here, wus burled in Wood land ctnntefry. He died teat Thurs day. It ralnedi all day, but despite itihn v-r t rvr 5,0M1 tiK- IVlrMftfc marched the grave. There were five bauds in title piXMi-MMion, playing a con tinuotiH dirge. Along the line tliou saudsi f people collected and viewed the funeral cor toga with unuovemed bends Juwt as the lime mvung Into Wood la wni avenue, a motormun attempted to run hi.H car through. Th iuuenaed crowd torn hint from th cor. broke the trolle and threatened to mob the conducted. Thte dead man Ih looked upon as a martyr to the caiwe of la bor, and the feeling against his slay er Is intense. TRAGEDY AT A CAKE WALK. Ilcn liutler Kills Edward Carter and Mortally Wounds Robert Nelson. Frederick, Md., Sept. 27. At Buck eyestown, near tlTis city, last night, a negro named Ben Butler shot and in stantly killed Kdward Carter, and mor tally wounded Robert Nelson, also col ored. The affray was the culmination of a row at a cake walk. Butler became too attentive to a colored damsel and one of her admirers felled him to the lloor with a club, while lying prostrate, Butler drew a revolver and fired Into the crowd of angry negroes with the above result. He Is in Jail. GLADSTONE ON TURKEY. Opin ions ol the German Press Upon the Probable Effect of His Sentiments. More Massacres Apprehended. (Copyright, IS., by the I'nlted Associated Presses.) Berlin, Sept. 27. The anti-Turkish speech delivered by Mr. Gladstone at last Thursday's mu.s meeting in Liv erpool, hu.s been widely published here and generally commented on by the newspapers, a majority of which speak of the address unfavorably. The Vossische Zeltung is the most Indulgent of any of the leading journ als in its orltlcismn, and goes no fur ther than to express good words for the prime minister of Great Britain ami hone that his remarks have a troliering effect Ufion the sultan and the palace clique behind hiiru At the same time the Vosttlsche suggests the possibility that the almost violent lan guage employed by Mr. Gladstone may reawaken the fanaticism of the Mos lems and the Armenian revoluntionlsts and their followers, leading to the very results which he co Mrongly de nounced. Among the other leading German papers the consensus of opin ion i that the sjieeeh la more likely to do harm, than good. The suggestion made by Mr. Glad stone of a severance of the diplo matic relation between Great Brltlaln and Turkey 1 regarded by the papers as fantastic and only likely to en courage a renewal of the massacres in the sultan's domain. F.AST AFRICAN TROUBLKS. Opinions are expressed within the cilrelejt of the Genua rn colonial party that the British, are fomenting the trouble which has arisen In German Kiust Africa, Into which the Wawemba tribe, have made Inroads from Kng llsh territory. More serious than this, however, is the rising of the Wahcse tribe, who have re-erected their fort at Kwikuru which the Germans had lirevlnusly dcstroywl. and have also driven the smll detachment of Ger man troops there out of the country. An exiiedltinn ootiRlnlIng of 200 men hus been sent to punish the Wahdies and If this measure Is not suceesHful Baron Von Wisfmnn, the governor of German Fast Africa, who Is now in Berlin, will return to Africa imme diately with a larger force. - - - - TROLLEY HURT OLD COUPLE. Cnr Struck Dr. Morgan and His Wile While iu n Carriage. XCaterluiry. Conn.. Sept. 27. Dr. Alonzo K. Morgan and wife, of So Leav enworth street, each about 115 years old. while riding in West Main street this morning, were run Into by a North Wil low street trolley cur und seriously In jured. Samuel Howne, motorman of car No. 55, which caused the accident, stated to Superintendent Sturk, of the Traction company, that Dr. and Mrs. Morgan were driving In their carriage toward the West Knd. the horse going at a Jog trot, when suddenly, to avoid a pass ing grocery wagon, Dr. Morgan drove in front of the car. When he recovered consciousness, Mr. Morgan said this was a correct state ment. He did not hear any bell ring. The car struck the rear of the carriage, turning It completely over and knock ing the horse on Its back. The doctor and Mrs. Morgan were both thrown with great force to the ground. Dr. Morgan's left collar Isme is brok en, and also one of his rlb.s, which has penetrated the walls of the pleural cav ity, making his chances of recovery very doubtful. Mrs. Morgan Is badly bruised about the chest, and It Is be lieved that some of her ribs are also fractured. HEADLESS BODY FOUND. Pittsburg Agitated by the Discovery of a Mysterious Murder. Pittsburg. Sept. 27. On Sept. 19 the vicinity of Wylle Station, near Kll.a beth. Pa., was thrown into great ex citement by the finding In the Monon gahcla river of the headless body of a man who had evidently been murdered. This afternoon the bloody garments were found among some weeds and bushes near the river, nnd a small mound nearby, when opeTled, proved to be the burial place of the head, which Is In good preservation, and Is that of a man of 45 or 50 years old, well formed, with gray eyes, dark hair and chin whiskers slightly mixed with gray. It is thought a Pittsburg tailor's label on his coat will lead to a clew. THE NEWS THIS .MORNING. Weather Indications Today; Showers; Probably Cooler. 1 Programme for the Week at Canton. ' Probable F.ffect of Gladstone's Speech on Turkey. Sllllettn and Bullets In Luzerne County. Bryan Views Sights in Maine. 2 Thacher Declines Democratic Nomina tion In New York. Features of the Drummer's Fair at New York. i 3 (Local) Fiftieth Anniversary of Rev. J. L. Pace's Ministry. New Primitive Church Dedicated. 4 auditorial. The Humorist in Politics. 5 (Local) Novel Method of Dispersing Corner Loafers. An Aggressive Political Campaign for October. V . 6 Final Report of the Grand Jury. : Wall Street Review and Markets. 7 Suburban Happenings. , ""f, . ' TSSfl"! tVews t'p nd Down the Valley. BLOODSHED IN LUZERNE COUNTY Shocking Murder of Joseph Popple at Boston. CHRISTOPHER FLYNN'S WILD SHOT He Fire a Shotgun at Kniidom in Order to Frighten Some Children and Hits Two Mcn--'ow Locked I p to Await the Hcsults ol His Carelessness. Wllkes-Barre, Pa., Sept. 27. Joseph Topple, the proprietor of a speak-easy at Boston, a mining village near Pitts ton, was stabbed by Michael Pressaus at t o'clock this morning and died in the Pittston hospital toniight. Popple had been away from home during the night and on his return found Pressaus in his saloon. He ordered him to leave and on refusal to do so, he was ejected from the barroom to the street. In the scuttle Pressaus drew a stllleto and plunged it Into the pit of Popple's stomach, causing the Intestines to pro trude. i As the wounded man fell to the ground the assassin quietly left the place and returned to his boarding house about a mile away. When It became known that a murder had been committed of ficers started in pursuit of Preesaus and found him Just as he was about to enter his home. He was arrested and taken back to Pittston and locked up. He will be brought to the county prison, some time during the night, FLYNN'S CARELESS SHOT. The residents of Pittston ww thrown into a state of excitement to day by a shooting affray which may result In murder. Christopher Flynn, who had Imbibed too freely during the day, while on his way home from a saloon was followed by a number of children, who made spori of his un happy condition by yelling and throw ing stones ot him. Oni reaching his residence Flynn secured a gun wMch was loaded with shot, and aiming it in the direction of a house near by he fired the weapon to frighten the chil dren. The supposed harmless shot, how ever, stunk John Nevlsky nnd An thony Buckwathus, who were stand ing mi the doorway. The former re ceived a portion of th shot In his body and above the right temple; the latter was wounded In the left breast, shoulder and hands. Both men are seriously Injured. Flynn was arrest ed soon after by the detectives and is now locked up at Pittston to await the result of their Injuries. He hus heretofore borne a good character and the shooting, although done in a care less manner. Is considered more of an accident than wilful shooting. WIFE BEATER'S DEATH. Edward Wald Jumps Into the River and Is Drowned While Trying to Escape from a Mob, Cleveland. O.. Sept. 27. Just before dark tonight Kdward Wuld, a ship car penter, came home under the lnllueiice of Ihiuor, iiuurrelled with his wife and flnully strtK-k h.jre. The 14-year-old son, Kdward, seized his father's arm and entreated hlin toiiulet down, where upon the brute became enraged and threw the boy down the stairway lead ing to the street, a distance of twenty feet. The little fellow screamed for help and rolled out of the open doorway into the street, writhing In convulsions. Dr. C. A. Turner was summoned to ut tend the boy, and a crowd quickly col lected to revenge the lirutal outrage. Father McHale wus hastened to the scene and administered the last rites of the church to the dying boy. Mean while the crowd Increased to a mob, which was goaded to fury by the sight of the helpless child struggling on the fiaveinent, until the clamor for revenge swelled to an ominous roar. An Im promptu delegation of forty forced their way into the house to drag out the In human father and otlters were dis patched for a rope. Wald had locked himself In a bed room. The door was broken open and he was dragged Into the street, lighting desiieratelyl The police arrived before the rope appeared and thus Intercepted a lynching. The mob gave battle to the police, determined not to allow Wald to escaiie them. During the scrimmage the prisoner broke loose from those who were holding him and ran down an alley toward the river, knowing that his chance for life was very small If ruptured, plunged into the cold, muddy water of the Cuyahogo and was drown ed. His body has not been recovered. The boy will die nnd the wife's Injuries may also prove fatal. ENRAGED BY M'KINLCY CHEERS. Mounted Pnrnders in fndinna Charge a Crowd of Workingmen. Alexandria, Ind., Sept. 27. Because a crowd of workmen cheered for MeKin ley at Orestes, near this city, they were ridden down by a body of mounted men who were In a parade. Many were In jured In the crush to escape and tram pled upon by the horses. Among the injured are: George Brady. George King. Friiest Lefevre, Carl Llghtfoot, D. K. Miller and John Ate Kinney. The procession passed by the Repub lican club building, where a number of workmen were standing. Good-natured bantering and cheers for MeKinley were Indulged in by the workmen. Af ter part of the procession had passed, a body of mounted men, who were In ad vance, turned back and charged In a body on the crowd of men. women and children, who were on the club grounds. The mounted men were at once sup ported by others, who were on foot in the procession. Prince Bismark's Meaning. Berlin, Sept. 27. The Wosslche fceltung commenting on the correspondence be tween Governor Culberson, of Texas, and Prince Bismarck on the question of free silver, says that the letter of the prince can only be Interpreted as meaning that he would be pleased If the Americans should succeed in settling the question, but that he does not know whether they will or how success could be assured. , , Chicago Wants Watson. Chicago, Sept. 27. An effort will be mailt to get Mr. Watson, the Populist nominee for vice-president, here for CIiIcuko D.iy, Oct. 9, when the Republicans and Demo crats Intend to hold big celebrations, in cluding parades and meetings. It Is part of the Populist programme to have Bryan and Watson speak from the same plat form that day. Seven Live Last. London, Sept. 27. Seven lives were lost today at Shields by the foundering of a boat that was overloaded. Other bout went to the rescue, but before they could reach the people struggling In the wAr seven of the party had been drowned. 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