CONTAINS ALL THE NEWS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN. Steady Work at Good Wages Paid in Good Honey. The lay to Get It Is to Vote for KcKtnley. TWELVE F AGES 84 COLUMNS. SCRANTON, PA., SATURDAY MOBN1NG, OCTOBER 3, 189. TWO CENTS A COPY mm wo Wonderful SHI WAISTS AT Tilt:SE A UK MADli I'P IN FINE BLACK TAPKETA H1LKS. WITH SHIRT YOKE BACKS AND TUCK CUJSTEK FKONTS. THE NECK HAND IS FITTED FOR WEAR ING A LINEN COLLAR OF ANY SHAPE. AND THE SLEEVE IS FASHION S VERY LATEST. THE PRICES ASKED (3.9.1 AND 4.) ARE MUCH UNDER VALUE, AND AS THE QUALITY AT THESE FIOITRJES IS LIMITED TO THE NUMBER WE HAVE IN STOCK. EARLY LOOKING MAY HE TO YOUR ADVANTAGE. Two Taffeta Waists THE DEMAND HAS BEEN t.KEATBK THAN WE COULD KEEP PACE WITH, HUT WE EXPECT THE BROKEN SIZES AND MIPSlNl SHADES WILL HE MADE (IDOD BY TOMORROW. WHEN THE KANOE WILL BE UP TO THE FORMER HIGH STANDARD. Flannel Waists For 8TRE1ET wear are MUCH IN DEMAND. AVE HAVE A FULL LINE IN SOLID COLORS AND FANCY PLAIDS. THEY'RE KHIHT AT EVERY POINT. VOI'LL SAY SO WHEN YOU SEE THEM. The Latest Novelty NEW WAISTS WITH TIGHT FITTING JERSEY CLOTH BODY AND SILK TAFFETA SLEEVES NOT IN YET BUT WILL BE IN A DAY OR TWO. Just Added A COMPLETE LINE OF BUT TERICK'S FAMOUS PAPER PAT TERNS: AS COMPLETE AS THEY CARRY IN THEIR NEW YORK OFFICE. -GLOBE $195 AND $495 MAJOR M'KINLEY ON CONFIDENCE interesting Remarks to Visiting Delega tions Yesterday. CONFIDENCE THE MAGIC WAND IU AbM'uce From the Business World Is One of the t alines oHieuernlUe prPKsionKenou Advanced to Sliow Unit Confidence Will Be Re stored i lieu the Tariff litis Attain Been Adjusted. Canton, O., Oct. 2. After nearly a week of continuous rain and wind, which conditions have greatly Inter fered with the reception of delegations by Major McKlnley, the sun came throuKh this morning and the clouds cleared away. Among Major McKln ley's early callers were Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massachisetts: Theo dore Roosevelt, of New York: and Con gressman John Dalzell, of Pittsburg. About noon a delegation of 3.10 fnr mers from the West Virginia Pan Handle arrived. They were met at the the depot by the Canton mounted troop and escorted to the Tabernacle. The members of this delegation claim that many of the furmers who had contem plated joining the party at Wheeling were detained because of washouts on the railroads caused by the recent storms and floods. A delegation of rail road men from Chicago Junction and Huron county, Ohio, about 600 strong, arrived nt about the same time. They were also conducted to the Tabernacle. WlK-n Major McKlnley entered the hall he was greeted with a storm of ap plause. The meeting was called to or der by C. H. Hennings. who Introduced Mr. T. McCarvln. an attorney of Wheel ing, as the spokesman for the West Virginia farmers. Mr. W. A. Francis, of Chicago Junction, acted in a like ca pacity for the railway men. In response to these addresses Major McKinley spoke as follows: M'KINLEY'S SPEECH. It g'ves me special pleasure to meet nt my home in a joint meeting the cltliseiis of the state of went Virginia anil of my own native slate. A Kepublicun has no embarrassment in speaking to an Ameri can aiiilience. He dues not have to make a il lire rent speech for a different locality. ( LaiiKhtcr and uppluuse). What he would say to the people of West Virginia, or any other state south he could say ill New EiiKlnnd or In the far west, or on the I'ai ilie coast, lor the principles of the Re piibiii nu party uie as national as our Han. lApplausf ). Their purposes embrace the good of every American Interest and sec tion. (Renewed applause). The gre.it IhmiKliI of I lie people of this country wherever they may reside or whatever may be llielr occupation. Is how we are lo uei back as a natiun to the old conditions of business activity ami prosperity. Stinie IIiIiik has KoneiWrotiK'. We have the saino country: we have Ihe same men; the sulne mint's,; tile smile manufactories; Ihe same money; Ihe same masterful Keulus amulitf our people thai we had between Innu utid nwz, out we nave not tne fanm iiesree ui prosperity now that we had then. (Ap plause ami cries of "That's right.") What is the trouble? (A voice: "Kree liude," followed by xrcal applause). In a sliiKle word, Ihe trouble with the country Is a luck of coiilhlcnee. As to wliut has brought about that lack of con fidence every citizen everywhere must eon cede, for every eilbteii has fell it in his own trade and experience. Now, wliut is I 111--. Ihlnir called "business confidence," It M a belhl III Die stability ofalues, luilli in our markets and our money, lallh tiiul the consumption of next year will be as meat or ki'kuIpi- than the pres ent one: faith that the men will have work and that the currency of the coun try will be lixed and ssahle mid uiwl--prei'iallng In value, (lireat applause.) The merchant has roiittdeiice. When'.' There may lie some merchants in (bis au dience loday. The merchant has eoull dence when he stocks his shelves with more Koods In expectation of lai'Ker sales. The manufacturer has eoiilldence w hen be Increases Ills machinery, hires more men, adds a new factory, lays In bis material in ad vii lice, certain that it will nul de cline before his finished product Is sold, confident that he can pay wattes to labor ami price for his raw material, and hot lind in tile cud thai his uoods will lie driven cm I of I lie American market by for. eiitn itonds under a free Irade policy. (Tivineiidoiis cheers and cries of "That's Ihe stult'.") The laborer feels ihiu confi dence when assured of steady employ ment: he buys a lot unit starts the hull I linr of a house lor himself and family, (ileal minimise). The farmer feels this conn. twice when he plants generously, coniideiii wliut he reaps w ill be In demand and lirltiK him fair return for his loll. (Applause). (JTHKKH WHO FEEL CONFIDENCE. The railroad company feels It when it extends Its Hue and gels new equipments ami Improves its idd equipments and in creases its pay roll. The banker reels It when he loans freely of his capital ami de posits, and he knows when his loans are returned they will be in good, sound money. (Ureal applause). And the de positor feels this confident' when he takes his money from its hlulUK place where some of It is today and puts it In a hank, sure that he can draw it out ac cording to his necessity or Inclination In as good money us he put in. (UreHt cheer ing). This thing cnlled "business eoiill dence" never shut up an American mill; never reduced or curtailed employment; never refused loans; never got up a run on a bank; never stopped a mine; never created Idleness among laboring men. (Applause). When confidence Is present with us, the shcrilT has less to do. (Oredt laughter and applause). And advertisers few forced sales. (Renewed applause); Ihe court docket registers fewer argu ments; public charily Is less Invoked and the "free soup" house Is unknown and mi. necessary. (Tremendous cheerlngi. When confidence Is shaken, misfortunes conio not singly but In battailous and suffering falls on every community. (Applause). No part of our population Is exempt. It may come from one thing or it may come from another. Doubt in the business world is death to business. (Applause and cries of "That's right.") We have it now. We know the hour it came. (Great cheering). We know what brought It. (Renewed cheering). And I hope we know how to get rid of it. (Tremendous cheer ing and cries of "You bet we do.") We have hid It in the United States to a greater or less degree from the moment It was settled In ISHi that our protective tar iff laws were to be changed. (Applause). It continued until the changes were ac. tually made and still longer until the peo ple In 1M4 elected a Republican national house of representatives and made It Im possible to cut deeper Into the industries of our country. (Great applause). When the doubt of further changes has been thus removed, then came the realization of the destruction which the new tariff law had done to some of our great indus tries, entailing an Injury felt In every state and community of our country. Then fol lowing that was a loss to the treasury from Insufficient revenues under that leg islation. Then the run on the gold re serves, then bonds to make that gold re serve good, then the obstruction In the senate to any emergency legislation which would supply the loss of revenue entailed by thnt law; and the very character of that resistance in the senate to legislation which would increase the revenues only Increased the uncertainty. (Applause). Then with all these burdens upon us, the Chicago platform with its reactionary provisions came to further fret the coun try. The effect of this platform upon the business would have been characterised not by Republicans alone, but by the old and trusted leaders of the Democratic party, as a menace to every Invested inter est in the United States, revolutionary In character ami directly leading to national dishonor and partial repudiation. (Great cheering). The people this year are engaged In a (rest national contest t restore the con- tidence so badly shaken by the succession of events which I have brefly named. In less than five weeks they will speak and make known their decree. What will it lie, men of Ohio and West Virginia? (Cries of ".McKinley. .McKlnley." followed by tremendous cheers). If the people shall with ringing and Impressive voice declare four weeks from next Tuesday that the public credit shall not be lowered; the na tional currency shall not be degraded; the peace ami tranquility of this government of laws shall not be broken; the revenues of the treasury shall not be longer Insuf ficient lor the needs of the government and then that the tarlfT shall no longer be Inadequate to protect the American work shop and the American market, business activity will return, confidence will come back again, courage will take the place of fear, work will be resumed and prosperity will . come to bless and benelit us all. (Great npplatise and cries of "That's so.") God grant to the American people the wisdom to guide them In the right. (Great cheering). DISTINGUISHED GUESTS. Besides Senator Lodge, Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Dalzell. Congressman Nelson Dinglcy, chairman of the ways and means committee called on Major Mc Kinley today. These gen lemon have been making speeches in this part of the country and called to my their respects to the can didate and to tell him of the prospects in the different sections that In which they have travelled. Mr. Dlngley Bald: The outlook for a Republican victory Is more promising in the west. Ii seems now only a i ucstioii of how large a plurality will bo given Major McKinley. We hope by giving him an overwhelming majority we may be aide to control the next sen. ate beyond doubt. We have assurance from all of the congressional districts that the next house will be largely Repub lican, but we want the senate, too. Muimt will give McKinley a much larger plural ity than thai by which the Republican state ticket was elected In September. Mr. Dalzell said: "I have been nil through West Virginia and I um convinced thnt that state will be carried by the Republicans. Senator Klkins is devoting his personal attention to the campaign there and I shall be dis appointed If he does not succeed in his efforts to wheel the state Into the Repub lican line. The Republicans will surely have a safe majority In the next house.'' Mr. Lodge: "Speaking for Massachusetts, I can say that the majority for McKinley this year will far exceed the Republican majority of two years ago, which was iH.aOU. New England can be depended on for an over whelming mujority for the Republican ticket." , Mr. Roosevelt: "The Indications are that New York will give .Major McKinley the greatest majority ever accorded any candidate. In fact, the sentiment In the east is all In favor of the Republican ticket, and from what I have learned this great Republican tidal wave Is rapidly moving westward." Rutherford Hayes, son of the late President Hayes, called on Major Mc Kinley today, us did also Hurry Gar field, son of the lamented President Carllcld. Kishop Van Vleck called this afternoon and uinong others from Ihe ,-ast was Perry Mdllrath, ussistunt corporation counsel of New York city. WEST india" HURRICANE. Boats, Wharves and Small Houses Are Demolished by a Bis Tidal Wave Property Loss Is Heavy. Savannah, (!u., Oct. 2. A letter from (Vdur Key. h. Flu. dated Oct. I. says: The West India hurricane, of which the weather bureau gave warning, struck Cedar Keys about 3,:I0 o'clock Tuesday morning and left a scene of wreckage anil devastation in lis wake. It Is by fur the most destructive storm tlmt bus ever visited this portion of the gulf coast In twenty years and the property loss Is immense. Up to II o'clock the night was culm and quiet. At that hour u moderute breeze sprang up from the east win d, increasing gradually iimil a :iu mile wind wits blowing. About 4 u. in. it blew a per I'ecl tornado and suddenly changed to Ihe southwest, bringing in a perfect de luge of wuler. I lie tide rising twe feet higher than in IMM, which was at the time said lo lie the severest storm on record. At 7 o'clock uti Immense tidal wave came In from the south, carrying de stiui tlon with it. Bouts, wharves und suiull houses were hurled upon the shore and breaking into fragments, covered the streets with wreckage, rendering theni almost Impassable, while the torrents of water rushing inrougn every open space would take I lie strongest man oil his feet. At 10 u. m. the worst was over, the wind subsided, the weather begun to recede umi by 2 p. in. people could begin reck oning up the losses and clearing away the wreckage. The property loss is very heavy. The Florida Central and Peninsula railroad Is a heuvy loser, as all the track trestling is washed away from here for a distance of three and a half miles. It will probably be a month be fore trains ure run through. YALE GRACEFULLY DECLINES. Will Xot Piny Foot Ball with Ihe Pvniisylvaninn. Philadelphia. Oct. 2. The expected declination of Yale to Pennsylvania's challenge for a foot bull game this sea son, has been received by the Universi ty authorities, and Is as follows: New Haven, Conn., Sept. 30, 18!NS. President of Pennsylvania I'niverslty Foot Ball Association. Dear Sir: Please accept my sincere thanks for your esteemed favor, In reply to which I beg to say while for many reasons our association would be very glad to arrange the game you offer, yet there are conditions on ucocunt of which, at the present time, it would be undesir able to deviate from the existing arrange ments of our schedule. Believe me, with best wishes, very truly yours, E. E. Garrison, President. (irillith Speculated. Baltimore, Oct. 2.-M. H. Grifnth. 6.1 years old, was arrested tonight at Mount Vernon hotel on a telegram from Chief cf Police William 1). Watts, of Boston. Chief Watts alleges that the prisoner is charged with embezzling in,mio from Ihe Tllden es tate of thut city. Mr. Grlflith admits that he used some of the funds entrusted to him, and says he lost It speculating, but declines to state the amount. Murderer Coinpluvier Dies. Tunkhannock. Pa.. Oct. 2. Ferdinand Comptuvler, who has been confined In jail at this place since July 4 for the mur der of Benjamin Carter, of Auburn, Sus quehanna county, which occurred at Skinner's Eddy, on the night of July 3. died In prison this afternoon, after a sickness of four days. He was to have been tried at the November term of court. Nrw York Failures. New Tork, Oct. 2. The Hastings Card and Paper company assigned today. J. W. Axford. the assignee, said that the liabilities are I7S.0U0 and nominal assets $Hf,0U0. Lesser Bros., wholesale dealers In clothing, 28 West Fourth street, alto failed today with liabilities estimated at fit), ouo. Coulter Lowers the Record. Denver, Co., Oct. 2. On a soft track, wet in places, Clint K. Coulter lowered the world' recoid for an unpaced mile today, making the distance In 1.69 1-6, which Is 1 1-6 seconds under all previous records. He rode a patent rs.chet geared wlieal with four sprockets, the gear being 97. BRYAN TALKS TO WEST VIRGINIANS He Speaks to Ten Thousand People at Charleston. MONEY QUESTION THE MAIN ISSUE The Speaker follows I p the Old Line of Argument auT Claims That the Kepublit-aui Are More Opposed to Ihe Income Tax and the Auti-In-junction Plunks Than to Free Silver. Charleston, Kauawha county, W. Va.. Oct. 2. In the chill morning that sent shivers down the spinal columns of his audience, William J. Bryan be gan another day of campaigning at Point Pleusant, W. Va. .Mr. Bryan, who had left Wheeling shortly after midnight on a special trnln, accom panied by Governor MacCorkle, Con gressman McMillln, of Tennessee; Na tional Committeeman McGraw, of West Virginia, and a party of statu politicians, reached Point Plensant at 6 o'clock. Hastily slipping on his trousers and buttoning his overcoat about his throat. Air. Bryan went out on the platform and made a short speech. About a thousand people heard him. A reception committee of thirty-five from Charleston, headed by ex-Oover-nor E. Willis Wilson, boarded the train at Red House. There was a big crowd there, but Its cheers were not sufficient to waken Mr. Bryan, who had gone to his berth after leaving Point Pleasant. Charleston gave the cundidate a hearty reception. His train arrived at 9.20 a. m. and was greeted by a big assem blage at the railway station. A long procession escorted the candidate about the streets, and then to the city park, where he made a speech to 10,000 peo ple, in the course of which he said: "I find here upon the platform Democrats, Republicans. lipullsts, members of all parties who, while dif fering among themselves on minor questions, are united In their deter mination to restore to the people of this country the gold and silver coinage of the constitution. (Cheers.) I be lieve that In this campaign we are en titled to the support of all political parties who believe still In a govern ment of tho people, by the people and for the people. (Cheers.) We may dif fer upon the application of fundamen tal principles to the various questions which arise. We may differ in opin ion upon policies suggested by various parties, but my friends, whenever any party In this nation denies the ability of the notion to have such a financial policy as the American people want to have, the three other questions disap pear and we stand united to vnndieate the right of self-government. AMPLE EXCUSE. "Those who have been Republicans In the past, those who have voted the itepublican ticket from the time the parly was organized find ample excuse for departing from that party this year. (!o buck to I8SS and you will find thai the Republican party declared for gold and silver us standard money, and even went so fnr as to denounce the Democratic party for trying to de monetize silver. (Applause.) Read that plutform. adopted by the Repub lican national convention of JSSK and see how It tried to turn the indigna tion of the people nguinst the Demo cratic udirflfistiution because that ad ministration had been hostile to siUer mid on that platform the Republican party won the election. In lx;r the national con vent bin nf the Republican party declared thai the Ainerlcuu peo ple, from tradition and Interest, were In favor of bimetallism." Mr. Uryun maintained (hat one of the best evidences thai the silver Idea wns the correct one was fouiul in Ihe fact I bat all the great trusts und combina tions ure aguinsl tile Democratic tick et. He followed up his obi line of argu ment of the basis of the statement thut the Republicans were not fighting an onen battle. They were more op posed, lie said, to the Income tax. the anti-injunction and the arbitration plunks of the Chicago platform than they were to free silver. He main tained, as heretofore, thut the money question was Ihe main issue and it should be settled through the operation of legislation. He spoke of u dear dol lar and a cheup dollar, in language substantially the same as used hereto fore, and discussed the law of supply and demand as applied to silver. An other special train was provided by the West Virginia state committee for Mr. Bryan's Journey to Huntingdon. Gov. Mac Corkle accompanied Mr. Kryun. The train left at 11.45 o'clock, eastern time. THE: YELLOW HADGKS. Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia contributed to the throng that heard William J. Ilryan speak here this af ternoon. Excursion trains were run from a number of places and the crowds on the streets of the town before the Democratic nominee and his party arrived had assumed formidable pro portions. Mountaineers came in on horseback und a-foot; people were landed from the rlvejf steamers and al together Mr. Bryan had a picturesque audience as he has ever addressed. One noticeable feature of the gathering was the presence of large numbers of men, women and children, wearing slips of yellow paper hearing the one word "McKinley." So conspicuous were they in the crowd that gathered about the speakers' stand erected at Fifth avenue and Ninth street, Mr. Bryan called at tention to them in his speech and com mented on their color yellow. His hearers numbered, according to various estimates, between ten and fifteen thou sand. They were fairly enthusiastic. Mr. Bryan spoke of bankers who grew rich on the interests of deposits and added: "And yet these men who act In the capacity of trustees are so Insolent that they are now contributing to Re publican campaign funds the money that the people have deposited with them for security. (Cheers). "But, my friends, this campaign will demonstrate whether the people are to have a government of the people, by the people, and for the people, or whether It is going to be a government of syn dicates, by syndicates and for syndi cates." (Applause). The rest of the speech was devoted to an explanation of the C3 cent dollar and to statements about Impossibility of the Mexican dollar in America. WATSON WAILS. Says That He Has Been Badly Treated in the Fusion Affair. Altoona, Ga.,Oct. 2. Thomas E. Wat son will neither affirm "nor deny the re port that he contemplates retiring from the Populist ticket. To a repre sentative of the United Associated Presses he said this morning that he had no comment to make as to pub lished reports further than to state that his retirement would defeat Bryan because the Mlddle-of-the-Road Popu lists would vote for McKinley before they would for Bewail. Watson says that he baa bees badly treated in fusion arrangements which have been mude south and west. If he contemplates any move he will not an nounce it until after the Georgia state election next Wednesday. Atlanta, Go., Oct. 2. In this week's edition of Thomas E. Watson's Peo ple's party paper. Issued today, appears an editorial attack upon Chairman Marlon Butler, which is considered of much significance. In view of the rum ors that Mr. Watson will soon retire. The article follows: Attempts have been made to show that Mr. Watson favored fusion In the state of Indiana. This is not correct. Mr. Wui son took the position at the beginning of the rumpalgn that no Populist could con sistently vote for a Sewall elector any more than he could vote for a Hobart elector. He tiled with Chairman Butler a written protest against Mr. Butler's fusion policy. Mr. Butler has Ignored Mr. Wat sun's protest and gone steadily forward on his own line. .Mr. Watson's position now Is what It was when the Georgia stuto convention met. Re is for the straight "Middle cf Road" ticket. In no other way can the Democratic managers be forced to abide by the St. Louis contract. .Mr. Watson's position has been humil iating and embarrassing and he has been compelled to submit to policies he did not approve. SPORTSMEN'S MEETING. Sixth Annual Tournament of the State AssociationOver 1,500 Pigeons ShotScores Made. Ilarrisburg, Oct. 2. The sixth an nual tournament of the Stale Sports men's Association, one of the most suc cessful in Its history, came to a glorious finish this afternoon. Over 1.B0O live pigeons were shot at today. The L. C Smith trophy, the first event, was won by the Luzerne team. There were four teams represented Harrisburg, Read ing, Philadelphia, and Luzerne. The highest result was 39 out of 45 birds, the scores being: Luzerne team, NeSbltt, 12; Stroh, 15; Addison 12; total S. Harrisburg association, Hrewster 13; Henry 11; Harlow 14, total. 38. Read ing association Harrison 13; Moore 1; Coldren 14;. Total 28. Keysti)e of Philadelphia Wolstencroft 14; Landis 13; Thurman 11. Total 38. Luzerne took the chief prize of $22: Harrisburg and Philadelphia divided the second money and Reading got third monej. The first open event was won by Burllett. Howard und Heikes, with six each, the prizes being divided. The second open event, In which much interest was taken, resulted Haywood, 13; Howard, 13; Thurman, 13. No. 4 open, miss and out event, was won by Haywood, Ilartlett and Well ington, with a score of 7 each, the prize being divided. The shoot for the Wllllamsport trophy and state championship result ed: Burnhum, 13; Macbeth, 14; J. Thurman, 15; Adams, 12; Nesbltt, 13; Urewster, 15; Hunk, 14; Slcar, 14; H. Thurman, 14: Addlcson, 12; Denny, 12; Harrison, 9; Harlow, 11; Stroh, 12; Wel lington, 11; Coldren, 14. In the shoot off J. Thurman and Hrewster were tied four times on five birds. In the fifth Hrewster lost a bird and Thurman won by 24 to 23. The average winnings In the miss and out events were $10 to euch victor. The next tournament will be held in Oil City. FIRES AT JAMAICA. Vwo-lhirds !' the Town of Jaemel Destroyed by Flumes. New York Oct. 2. The steamer Andes which arrived this afternooii from Jutmilcaii ports brings news of the greut lire which destroyed two-thliits of the town of Justliel oil Setileinber III. 2n and 21. The lire originated on the bill near the Cathedral und completely deslroyed that edifice. ' The flames burned seaward and burned ull the houses umi stores be tween the hill ami the Beu. No water could be obtained al any time during the fire, which raged from Saturday morning until Tuesday night, when the Andes left. On that night the tire was still smouldering. The loss sustained Is estimaied ul $5.00!.', Uun. The lire Is sup posed to be Iho work of an Incendiary. (Ileal distress prevails SILK MILL BURNED. riaiulield Visited by a Fierce (' tlagittion. Pliiinlield. N. J.. Oct. 2.-The silk mill ut Sterling, six miles from this city, owned by H. Alfred Rtreuli, of New York, was burned at an early hour this morning. Owing to limited tire fighting facilities of the town the Haines could not be extinguished. The building was 300 feet long and three stories high. The estimated loss Is $200,000. partly covered by insurance. The mill em ployed 150 hands at the present time, but In times of prosperity gives em ployment to 300 people. Mr. Hobart l'.nlerlain. raterson, N. J., Oct. 2. There was an Informal dinner at Hon. Garrett A. Do ha rt's home tonight. The guests were Mark Hanna, John Y. Foster, General Powell Clayton. Governor Griggs, Frank lin Murnhy. Hobart Tuttle. Joseph H. Munley, of Maine, and Osborne Scott, of the national Republican executive com mittee. Carlisle Will Not Divide. WashlnKton. Oct. 2. Secretary Carlisle has formally declined the invitation to divide time with Senator hSIacKIuirn In any speech he may deliver in Kentucky during the pending campaign. THE NEWS THIS M0RNINU. Weather Indications Today I Fair; Northerly Winds. 1 Major McKinley Addresses Two Dele gations. Ilryan's West Vlrglna Tour. A Spanish Consul Drubbed. 2 Bismarck's Ideas of Bimetallism. Dun's Weekly Review of Trade. 3 (Loral) Monster Parade for Oct. 10. Cornelius Smith's Answer. Court Matters. 4 Editorial. Billions to Be Made by Flat. 5 (Local) Republican Banner Is Swung to the Breeze. John Raymond Institute Students iteet. Endeavor Arrangements, 6 8oclal and Personal. Religious News of the Week. World of Music. 7 Suburban Happenings. Wall Street Review and Markets. 8 Gold Has Not Appreciated. Prospectors' Life In Alaska. The American Shipping Question. 9 J. E. Richmond's Letter of Travel, Timely Welsh Letter. 10 (Story)-"The House of Fear. 11 Place Women of the Crescent City, Forthcoming Books. 13 Mews Up and Down the Valley, TROUBLE BREWING WITH SPAIN Fi(ht it Jacksonville May Provoke - More Complications. THE SPANISH CONSUL FLOGGED Lively Fight Occurs, in M hich Cuban sympathizers and Government Men Were ProininentThe Spanish Minister at Washington Demands Satisfaction. Philadelphia. Oct. 2. A slory came here today from Jacksonville. Fla.; which, it true, may still further com plicate the relations between this coun try and Hon in. The story is to the ef fest that the light occurred there yes terday between a party of Cuban sym pathizers and the Spanish consul there and some Plnkerton detectives, In which the latter party was worsted. The Spanish consul and the detectives were observing the movements of the Cubans, whose leader was Col. Eglio Nunce. of this city, who Is well known as an active opponent of Spain. The Cu bans discovered the Espionage tney were under und turned upon the men who were following them, A fight fol lowed. As no deadlier weapons were used than fists there were no fatalities, but the consul and his men ar said to have received a severe drubbing. The consul communicated the affair to the Spanish minister at Washington and the latter is said to have made a demand upon President Cleveland for reparation for an assault upon a Span ish consul and the Insult resulting therefrom to the crown of Spain. It was also learned here today that the famous little filibustering steamer Laurada Is suspected of being about to run another filibustering expedition to Cuba. The Laurada has been held at Wilmington. Del., by the federal authorities for some time on account of the last trip she made to Cuba, and only today was given clearance papers for Halifax. The treasury officials are said to be in possession of Information that the Laurudu will take off an ex pedition from near Atlantic City, under the leadership of General Carlos. If the government's Information Is cor rect and it has sufficient proof of the proposed expedition, there will be but little trouble In putting a stop to It, as tonight tho Laurada Is still in the Delaware liver. ANOTHER LIE NAILED. President Lincoln's Secretary Knyt the Famous Quotntion Is Spurious. Chicago, Oct. 2. Perry S. Heath, of the Republican national committee, to day received from John G. Nlckoluy, one of President Lincoln's secretaries, a letter In which he declared "spuri ous" an alleged quotation from Lin coln now in general circulation as a Democratic campaign document. The quotation thus condemned Is as fol lows: "Mr. Lincoln said: As a result of the war, corporations have been en throned and an era of corruption in high prices will follow and the money power of the country will emieavor to prolong its reign by worsting upon the prejudices of the people, until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands, and the Republic Is destroyed. 1 feel at this moment more anxiety for the safety of this country than ever before even In the midst of war. God grant that my suspicions may prove ground less." Air. Nicolny continues: This alleged (lmiluihm from Mr. Lincoln is a buhl. unblushing forgery. The great presi dent never said il or wrote it and never said or wrote anything that by the ut most license cuuld be distorted to re semble II." RUSSIA BUYS MACHINERY. Purchase ol'the Plant olihe Welliiinu Meel Works Assured. Chester, Pa., Oct. 2. The Russian government is negotiating for the pur chase of the machinery of the Well man steel works. The price offered is JMI.I75, ninety per cent, of which is to be paid in cash as soon as the deal is idosed. and the balance as soon as the machinery Is in the possession of the owners. The negotiations have been secretly (lending for three weeks and only leaked out today, when the mat ter was taken Into court by reason of the fact that the concern has been in the hands of a receiver for three years past and still under the supervision of the court. The purchase Includes the engines the largest train of plate rolls In the world, cranes, oumps and all neces sary uuiiuratus for putting the plant in immediate operation. There was no opposition on the part of the present owners on bonded interest, as the price Is more than ample. STATE FISH COMMISSIONER. S. II. Milwrll Elected President. Next Meeting nt Scrunton. Harrisburg. Oct. 2. The state fish commission met and reorganized today by electing S. B. .Stlllwell. of Scranton, as president, and D. P. Corwin. of Pittsburg, as secretary. A committee consisting of Messrs. Corwin and Dale was appointed to codify the fish laws. Committees were also appointed to take charge 'of the state hatcheries at Allentown, Bristol, Kne and Corry. The next meeting will be held at Scranton In November. BUTCHER ACQUITTED. I.yon Receives No Punishment for the Murder of Patterson. Coudersport. Pa.. Oct. 2. Arthur Lyon, a butcher, was acquitted here yesterday of the murder on .luly L'h last of George Patterson. The killing oc curred at Sweden Valley, a place near here, where Lyon lived. It was shown by the evidence that Lyon discovered Patterson issuing from his (Lyon's) wife's bedroom, and he as saulted him with a knife, inflicting wounds from which Patterson died. Mteumship Arrivals. X(r York. Oct. 2 Arrived: Camnanla from Liverpool and Quecnstown; Thing vniln. frnm Stettin. Cooenhagen. ete. Sailed: Weimar, for Bremen; State of California, for Glasgow. Arrived out: Lucanla, nt Queenstown: Pallia, at Ham burg; Columbia, at Hamburg. Sailed for New York: Kurst Bismarck, from South. ainpton; Anchorla, from Moville. Herald's Weather Forecast. New York. Oct. 8. In the middle states, today, cloudy weather will prevail, pre. ceded bv cloudiness and possibly lo: a rain on coasts, nnd slight temperature changes and rresn norinwesteriy to norm easterly winds. On Sunday, partly cloudy, slightly warmer weatfcer will prevail. with fresh northeasterly winds, possibly Increasing to a dangerous velocity on the roasts, should the report of a cyclonic dis turbance now apparently near Cuba ba conurnwu- N LEY'S Blankets Comfortables 10-4 Diana Blankets White or tan.! -9 10- 4 Plaza Blankets White or Tan. .DS 11- 4 Alpine Blankets, White or Grey 1.45 ll-4Klngton Blankets, White or Grey 1.9 11-4 Bulgaria Blankets, White or Grey 3.43 10-4 Chaska Blankets, While or Grey 3. 25 11-4 Chaska Blankets, White or Grey 3.6r 11-4 Siberian Blankets, White or Scarlet 4.i 10-4 California Blankets, White. 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