10 THE SCItANTON TRIBUNE SATUEDAT MORNING, OCTOBER 3 j; 189G. KETCHES OF OUR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE WILLIAM CONNELL Republican Candidate lor Congress in This District. William Connell, who has- been BP pointed by the Republicans of this dis trict for congress, Vas born at Cape Hreton. Nova Scotia. His father, James Connell, was a native of Scotland, and his mother, whose maiden name was Susan Melville, was u native of .ova Scotia, and was of Irish and American descent. Mr. Connell did not have many advantages in his boyhood, for his parents, though industrious and worthy, were not possessed ot means beyond their ordinary wnnts. Never theless he made pood use of his meagre opportunities and acquired a su'Ilcient knowledge of the usual Knglish branches of education to form n re liable foundation upon which to build In later years. In 1S44 his .parents removed from Nova Scotia to Pennsylvania settling in Luzerne county. Here William, who accompanied them, found employment as a driver boy in the coal mini's for mining was then as now the chief in dustry of that district, and colliery tvork presented nlmoKt the pole open ing for persons without capital settling therein. The outlook was not at nil a promising one and would have dis couraged a lad of ordinary stamina. Hut young Connell was not one to re main Idle. He gladly embraced the op portunity to earn his living and help his parents and did what came to his hand with zeal and intelligence. In time he became a workman in the mines and remained thus occupied nearly ten years during which he sagaciously mastered all the Intrica cies of the employment and thus pre pared himself for the "opportunity" . which eventually came to him as it Is pretty sure to come to every earnest, energetic mail who. while toiling, stud ies to know and embrace it when it ar rives. HIS OPPORTFNITY CA MR. j The "opportunity" In his case arriv ed in isr6 when ho was called to this city and placed in charge, of mines, operated by a company of New York capitalists known as the Susquehanna and Wyoming Valley Kailroad and Coal company. In INTO the charter of this -corporation expired and Mr. Con nell, who had judici.Misly managed the trust during the preceding fourteen years, and who had carefully husliand- nl htu mon..., .... ... l.,...n..... n capitalist, actually purchased the property with his savings and on his own account entered upon the business , of mining. In the yenrs that have pas sed since he made this venture the business has steadily increased in Im portance. Additional capital has been called In to meet the growing demands, but in the firm of William Connell & Co., which owns nnd works the property. Mi;. Connell, as founder, head ami front of tin- enterprise, retains Hie con trolling Interest. For years Mr. Con--pell has personally supervised anil managed lis Important Interests. He eiigagejf In the business of bunking in 1872 when: In conjunction with others, he founded the Third National bank of Seranton, which was1 incorporated the same year with a capital of $20fl.uou. Having served in the meantime as a director of this Institution he became Its president in IsT'.l. I'ndor his wise care and guidance the "Third Nation al" of Seranton has reached the fore most place among the banks of that enterprising and nourishing business center. In INS" Mr. Connell took a lead ing part in organizing the Seranton Safe Deposit nnd Trust company, which was Incorporated with a capital of a quarter of a million dollars, and of which he became a director. A LFAPKll IN MANY WAY'S. Kntertnining progressive views ho has lent his services and wealth to the founding and development of Hcv crul Important Industries in nnd near the city of Seranton, and us an otll cer or director still gives them the benelit of his sagacious counsel and the use of a liberal portion of his am ple capital. He Is largely interested in the Dickson Manufacturing company. Hunt & Connell company, limited, Seranton Tint ion Manufacturing com pany, Lackawanna Knitting Mills company, Seranton Forging company. First National bank, the Seranton racking company, Weston Mill com pany and many other Nourishing busi ness Institutions. Many undertakings In Seranton nnd vicinity of recent years have been ef ficiently aided by his capital, for he is one of the most public spirited and en terprising of men and in no way timid in the matter of backing up his judg ment in husiii6ss affairs. Hoth in pub lic nnd private he Is widely known for his liberality and charity. Thousands! of dollars hnve quietly passed from him to the nld of worty causes; anil for nearly every progressive and charit able purpose he is one who may be re lied upon for prompt and generous as sistance ns occasion requires. His benefactions extend to the worthy poor, to the church, to the unfortunate, nnd to the struggling. Those leading a life of honest and useful toil have an es pecially warm place in his large nnd generous heart; for unlike many who have been favored by fortune he does not forget his own humble beginnings nor turn coldly from those who labor for their dally bread. HIS CHARACTERISTICS. Mr. Conenll Is noted for his independ ence of character and also for his sym pathetic nature. Hut these qualities, so largely developed ns to be remark able, are equalled by his untiring indus try. When interested in any under taking whether It be of a business, re ligious or social nature, his whole heart and soul seem to be enlisted. His com position Is one of Intense nervous en ergy. A sell-made man In every sense of the term, he supplements the physi cal toll of his earlier life by a mental activity which never ceases. Few men have his capacity for work and prob ably fewer still the need for experiences for constant activity. Life to him JOHN R. FAKK, , Republican Candidate lor Legislature la the First District. means action, and no small part of his enjoyment is iii the vast amount of good he so unostentatiously accom plishes. He has merited and he re ceives both the affection and respect or mousumis who have come within the sphere of his varied and useful as wen as beneficent activities. Mr. Connell presents one of those rare examples in which appears a com- uinauon ot extraordinary business sa gacity with the finest literary taste, in his busy life he llnds many an hour for communion with the best authors, and is always ready, as if for relief, to turn from the excitements of business activity, to a discussion of some liter ary or philosophical subject. Hefore and after business hours Kmerson, Present t, Carlyle and kindred authors are lata under contribution and made to yield some inspiring thought, or throw the charm of their beautiful style over the mind and heart of the reader. HIS FRIENDS KNOW HIM. Besides, the subject of this article. Is possessed of the most refined sensibili ties, licneath the mnn of business, bold, strong, aggressive, as Mr. Connell ap pears to the world. his closest friends know there lives another nature" a soul of the finest grain, and a temperament highly poetic. His is a nature that vl- l'l-ates responsive to the noblest senti ments in poetry, literature, art and mu sic. Thus richly dowered by nature, had Mr. Connell In his early life receiv ed a liberal education there is little doubt hut that he would have devoted himself to letters or to professional life, and would never have been known as the wealthy capitalist and successful man of business that he Is today. though he must have won distinction in oilier spheres. , As a member of the Methodist F.plsco- pal church, Sir. Conneirs aid and coun sel have been sought ly various insti tutions, and he has been made trustee in Syracuse university, Wesleyan uni versity and Drew Thelogical seminary. lie was also a member of the general conference that met in Philadelphia in ISM. On January 2. 1 s."2. Mr. Connell mar ried Miss Annie Lawrence, of Llewel lyn, Schuylkill county. Pa., a charming and kind hearted lady, whose delight Is to co-operate In the charitable deeds which come so natural to her worthy husband. Of the eleven children born to their marriage nine are now living. The family life in the home of Mr. and Mis. Connell Is an exceptionally happy one, and each regards the other with that abiding affection born of many trials shared In common and many good deeds mutually undertaken and zeal ously performed. JOHN R. FARR. Republican Nominee for Legislature in the I'irst District. John R. Fair, the Republican nom inee for the legislature in the First dis trict, is n native of tins city and was born on the West Side. He has litcraly grown up with tiie city and the push anil progress that have characterized it are the elements Interwoven into Mr. Fnrr's nature that have brought him so promptly before the public and have won for him the distinguished honors Hint his record for three terms in tin! legislature discloses. ' Air. Fair began life as a newsboy. He was afterward "devil" in the Free Press nnd Republican olilces, finishing the trade of typesetter In the latter otllce. He began his newspaper career while louring his trade ns the West Side correspondent of the Republican and In hitter years was the c ity editor of that paper. For a number of years past he wos and is now editor and pub lisher of the Courier-Progress, publish ed on the West Side. He served four years ns a member of the Seranton Board or Control. Was usslstant sec retary two years and secretary one year of that body. Mr. Fairs career in the legislature Is noteworthy in various respects, but particularly for his masterly work along educational lines. The five book tuiil compulsory icihieatloii lawn, or which Mr. Fair Is the author, have proved a great stimulus to educational work. An army ot nearly one hun dred thousand children in this state have been placed in the school room ns a result of these measures. The compulsory education bill Is al ready showing fruits by the large in crease in attendance at schools in dif ferent parts of the state. The Increase In Seranton nlone this year being over eleven hundred or eight hundred more than the increase of last year. As time pusses countless thousands will owe to this measure nnd its companion law for the free books the debt for the educational opportunities that will lit them for a bttter and a more useful life. Mr. Farr's educational work Is not lim ited In its inlluence to Pennnsylvavnla. Several other states have taken up Mr. Fair's measures unci have enacted them into law for their people. Dr. Shaffer, state superintendent of public instruction. In one of his re ports calls the free book law the most progressive educational slop since isfi". District Attorney Sehnl'fer, of Delaware county, in his address recently in this city said: "John 15. Farr hns clone more for universal education in this state than any other man since Thaddeus Stevens sat in the legislature halls at Harris burg." , liriefly mentioned the following is Mr. Farr's record, which speaks for Itself: Author of the Free School Hook Law, which provides a million school children with books, slates, papeij, ate., free of cost, and gives the poor man's children an equal chance In the school room with those of the rich. A million dol lars from the state for free books, mak ing unnecessary any local taxation for books. Appropriations of $!t" for Seranton oral school for the (leaf and J27.00O for Lackawanna hospital in IMM. Law for education of children between S and 13 years of age, mentally and WILLIAM CONNELL, Republican Candidate for Congress. physically well. Mechanic's lien hill to protect wages of workmen (vetoed by j Coventor Pattison.) Secured legisla tion that enables Moses Taylor hospital to spend ttou.iHHi a year in our midst, rather than $;:0.0in under Hie old laws. Prevented passage of a bill to tax at half rates nearly ii.Oiio acres of unim proved land In Seranton. thus saving thousands of dollars yearly ti the city und county, (lot $ I.OoO to start a new hospital on the West Side for the First legislative district. ALEXANDER T. CONNELL Standard Hearer of Republicans in the Third District. In the candidacy of lion. Alexander T. Connell, the Republican nominee- for the legislature in the Second district, It has not been necessary to resort to abuse or undue criticism of his op ponent. Mr. Connell's life has been spent in the district he aspires to again represent and it Is on his career und record from his boyhood, as a business man, as a councilman and ns a friend of the common people nt home nnd In the legislative halls that he will again be elected. A brief sketch of his life Is similar to that of a great many Americans, ro bust in their patriotism, w ho have risen solely on their merits to positions of DR. N. C. MAC KEY, Republican Candidate lor Lcgislatu re, Third District. trust. Ho was born In Lackawanna township on June l:l, ixfil. He passed his early boyhood in much the same way as did other boys, intending public schools each year, and In February, 1S71, removed to the Twentieth ward of Seranton. When 13 years old he be gan working In the general store of William Connell At Co., nnd later at tended the Wyoming Seminary ut Kingston. In lsitl Mr. Connell Avns elected to fill an unexpired term in the city coun cils and was honored by a re-election In 1W)4 In a ward that had given a Democratic majority of 600 a few years before. At all times his popularity was never threatened and that fact contri buted' largely to his being made the Republican candidate for the legisla ture m ls!ll. His majority was over "00 In n district usually Democratic by about r,00. In councils he was one of the pro gressive spirits and in the legislature possessed the esteem and confidence of all his fellow legislators of each par ty. His early parliamentary know ledge acquired in c ouncils proved valu able to him. That he served the peo ple well Is indicated by his record. The measures he strived for are silent but weighty reasons for returning him to a position of usefulness. Here are some of the reasons: "Because he looked after the legisla tive needs of the Pennsylvania Oral school and Lackawanna hospital as no previous member has done in years. "Because It was due to him and to him alone that the mechanic's lien law was amended so as to protect the work ingman against secret contracts. "Because he was the man who suc cessfully championed the plumbers' registration bill, a measure which pre viously had always failed to go through. "Because In countless other ways he exhibited during his first term such mnrked capacity for effective legisla tive work that he has honorably earned the compliment of a re-election ami ought to get it without regard to par ty. "Because If a Democrat were sent to Harrlsburg In his place, ho would he practically helpless, owing to his In experience and his political affiliations, and the Important Interests of the most important city In the state would thereby have to take care of them selves, or In other words be neglected." This Is a region wherein the laboring vote has a great inlluence In deciding any political contest. The above par tial resume ot Alev. T. Connell's record shows what he has done for labor In his only two years as a legislator Is a forceful guarantee that labor will re cognize his worth and use him for fu ture good deeds. He returned from Harrlsburg with no apologies for what he had done, with no explanations to offset criticism; he perform d his work well and It In a mighty witness. Mr. Connell la a son ot a veteran of ' btr oK1! War, though ho Is not a mom tnrally," lioHl1? ut Veterans' order. Na thosowho fouVit in'"iiaU,,ve' benetits benefits their families, uppeat.n0.n. ."r and will gain his sympathy and siitv port. "Virtue Is its own reward" al ways, and in this case the reward w ill lie increased by sending so honorable and capable a man us Alex. Connell buck to Harrlsburg. DR. N. C. MACKEY. Republican Cnnclidntc for Legislature in the Third District. Br N. C. Maekey, the candidate of the Republican party la the Third Leg islative district, was born in Susque hanna county, Pennsylvania, In lslS, where he spent some years in prepara tion for the work of his profession and the responsible positions of trust to which he has 'been callecPas a citizen. He was a successful teacher in the pub lic schools for some years, and later commenced the practice of medicine in Susquehunna county. He located In Waveriy sixteen years ago, where he has a very large practice, because ot his thorough qualilleaticm, being a gradu ate of the University of New York. A gentleman ot rare culture and In telligence on all subjects of Interest to the public, us well as his profession, his ability commands universal re spect. His kindly sympathy for the suf fering and his open-handed generosity to the pour and needy cause him to be universally loved nnd honored among those who know him best, Karly in life he became an active worker In the Re publican party, and for nearly twelve years he has served ns a member of, the county committee and the executive committee, where his sagacity and wis dom hus been ot great service to the party. His service In the Legislature eight years ago is an honor to this district and sullicient guarantee that his re election is for Its best interests. Kvery one who casts a ballot for him may feel assured they are making no mistake. In Waveriy, his home, he hns been trusted with nil the cilices he would take, serving cm the council for years, and Is now president ot the school board. He Is u lesson to the young of what a man may be through Industry, und the desire to make his way unaided in the world. He Is a man of Btrong convictions nnd has the courage to do honestly what he believes to be right. His friends be-i-peak for him a greater usefulness tn the people because of Ills experience and the qualifications which he will bring to the otllce to which he aspires. We confidently predict his flection by a largely increased majority in his dis trict. JOHN F. REYNOLDS, OF CARBONDALE. itcpiihlicim Candidate for Legisla ture in Fourth District. No better selection could have been made by the Republicans of the Fourth Legislative district than the present nominee for the legislature. John F. Reynolds. It is well for a man when he is most popular in his own town iiniong his own neighbors, and those who know him best, and this is the case with Mr. Reynolds. He Is unas suming In manner, and yet with suf ficient dignity of character to prevent that undue familiarity which too ften breeds contempt; his reputation for fairness in all of his dealings wins for him not only the friendship of his own clients, but of those to whom he is op posed. No power on earth could tempt J. F. Reynolds to take an unfair ad vantage of his opponent or stoop to a dishonorable act to win a case. His word is his bond In all business trans actions. Born In Beaver Meadow, Carbon county, his earliest years were spent In the lower coal regions, where his father, Jenkin Reynolds, was foreman hi some of the largest collieries of Car bon and Schuylkill counties. When still a small boy, Mr. Reynolds moved with his family to a farm In Gibson, Susquehanna county, and for ten years his duties were those of the average farmer boy.. Fond of reading, his spare moments were occupied in pouring over the books of his father's library, as well as those of his neighbors, and John soon acquired the reputation of being the best read boy In the neigh borhood of his age. His early school training was had in the district school and the New Mllford academy. At the age of sixteen, young Rey nolds received the hardest blow of his life In the death of his parents and the breaking up of his home. Thrown up on his own resources, he taught school for a time, then accepted a position. In a general Btore as clerk. In which capacity he served for two years, when he entered Wyoming seminary at Kingston, Pa., from which institution four years later he graduated with high honors. During these years at the seminary, Mr. Reynolds did not ad vance In learning at the expense of physical health, but maintained his present physique by taking an active part In athletic sports. Some of his ex ploits as a foot ball player are still traditions at Wyoming. After completing his studies at school he entered the office of McCollum. Searle & Smith at Montrose as a law student. The same determination to succeed which had characterized all of his previous efforts did not desert him here und two years later, after passing a splendid examination, he was ad mitted to practice at the bar of Sus quehanna county. Casting about him for a place to lo cate, he was attracted 'to Carbondale by the boom which had Just com menced In that town and the brilliant success which Mr. Reynolds has achieved In his profession is the best proof of the wisdom of his choice of lo cation. He came to Carbondule poor and without friends or acquaintances, but every man with whom he came in contact were impressed with the ster ling qualities of the young lawyer and business grew rapidly. Fnlike many men, Mr. Reynolds has never nm-.h..,'l himself to the front until a place was made for him and his friends insisted upon his accepting it. When anything needed to be done for the public; good Mr. Reynolds has al ways been ready to lead if called upon, or to follow and assist another. He never has any ax to grind nor anv mercenary motie which actuates him In his public affairs. Quiet, careful and conservative, business men hnve come to rely upon his Judgment Implicitly and to request his assistance in every variety of enterprise. Recognising his worth, the people of Carbondalo have made him president of the board of health and also presi dent of the board of trade, in hoth of which organizations his services have always bent towards the greatest good to the greatest number. As a public speaker Mr. Reynolds has few equals and no superiors, und when ever he has been heard in this cam paign his hearers are satistied that his abilities in that direction eminently tit hlni for his duties as a legislator. The people of Carbondale know him and nre proud of him. Like the standard bearer of the Repuhllenn party, no greater eulogy Is necessary for him than his reputation in his own familv and among his own neighbors. The voters of the Fourth district will make no mistake In sending John F. Reynolds to the legislature. S. W. ROBERTS. Candidate for He-election to Office or County Commissioner. S. "W. Roberts, who Was renominated by the Republican party for county commissioner ns a reward ctf his three years of faithful service In the Inter ests of the people of Lackawanna county, wns born in Connecticut on Jan. 0, 1S4. He canio with his purents to the Wyoming valley in 1S52 and has been almost a life-long resident of this tyr,r J.r 'he state. Air. Roberts Is a fourteen "yV.vvi.de mnn. When a boy of out his fortune ann ft. home to carve then litttlt) more than a vUiaAhis city. At the age of seventeen he obeyea ... country's call nnd entered the army, serving In the famous Sixth corps until the war was over. After peace was declared he entered upon .an active business career. His success as a mechanic, merchant and pushing business man shows what push, pluck, industry, honesty and good judgment will do for a young man in Seranton nnd a free country like ours. His experience and success should be a source of encouragement for thou sands of young men starting life under like circumstances. During the last three years he has proved that he Is the right man for the oflloe of county commissioner and that the voters made no mistake when they elected him. They will make a mis take It they do not re-elect him. CANDIDATE GILES ROBERTS. He Deserves to He Kc-cicctcd Couti ty Commissioner. Giles Roberts, who conies before the people us one of the Republican cundi- ATTORNEY JOHN F. REYNOLDS, Republican Candidate lor Legislature In Third District. dates seeking a re-election to the office of county commisisoner, has brought to the disc harge of the duties of the oliice to which he was elected three years ago, nnd to which he will be re-elected Tuesday, the rugged honesty and cure fulness that have marked his course all during life. Mr. Roberts was born at Falls, Lu zerne County, and received his early education in the public schools at Waveriy, this county. In 1S56 and 1S57 he was a clerk in this city, but re turned to the old homesteud and took up the duties of a farmer. In 18(17 he removed to North Abington, w here he has since resided, and where no name is more highly respected for the bet ter qualities of mankind than is that of C.iles Roberts. Mr. Roberts has had considerable ex perience in public life. The people of his district sent him to the Legislature in 1S75, an his record in that body was a most enviable one. He held many township olilces. and three years ago was elected county commissioner. His success as a manager of thvaffalrs of the county is well known to every vot er, and a serious mistake will be made If he is not re-elected. A. E KIEFER. Republican Candidate for the Office of Conaty Auditor. A. K. Klefer, the Republican nominee for Auditor of Lackawanna county, was born in Northampton county, this state, 48 years ago, and among the environments and vicissitudes of those trying times his parents, by frugality, economy and thrift, managed to keep him in the district school where he laid the foundation of the education which wna til fit him for nubile service In after and riper years. At the age of 1H years he entered the Seminary at Collegeville, Montgomery county, ac quitting himself with distinction nnd honor us a student, and a person desirous of noble and honest results. Later he was graduated with honors from the Bryant & Stratton's Business College, of Philadelphia, fitting him self for the broader und more capacious phases of the commercial and business world which he was now about to enter upon. We next see him as the trusted and respected messenger of the Adams Express compuny. serving these people faithfully and well for seven and a half years. After this he removed to Seranton and made his home In the Thirteenth ward where he still resides. In the year 1SS0 he entered the employ of A. L. Spencer, proprietor of the Green Ridge Iron works, as time-keeper, and by attention t,o business and application to duty, became the general office man for this progressive firm. It bespeaks much for Mr. Kiefer's ability to say that his services w ere highly appreciat ed inasmuch as he remained with Mr. fepeneer eleven years. in 1S1 the Seranton Lace Curtain Manufacturing company was incor porated, and needing a man of ability and trustworthiness for general over seer, Mr. Kiefer was selected for the position, and later on his duties were increased by givinir him charge of all manufacturing materials and sup plies, which position he still holds with much credit to himself, and the entire satisfaction ot the mannirrment nt hu company. Mr. Kiefer is a faithful adherent to those principles which have made our Kloiious nit r inn thd .. powerful, and progressive nation of the wiiu. xie mis twice represented the lieonle of thi. rPliirtAn,u i . -- -- - - nun. ill UIF councllmanic body of this municipality with much credit and distinction, has often been trnut.i.l u.ni, . t... ... of the Thirteenth ward taxes, and his eiuiiis nave always been most satis- mciury in me commissioners. Mr. Kiefer him leu,. I ....,A with the iititltieti ,.f ti,., ..ii.. .....i nj aim tuuie ty. and has always been a most elil- u-.-iii. aim iiiiiniut republican worker In all events whether personal inter ests and aggrandizements were para mount or not. Suc h is the brief and homely though honest and upright career of the Republican nominee for county auditor, whose practical exper ience and natural tendencies for hon esty go justly qualify him for this oliice. FRED L. WARD. lie is One of the Republican Cnudi dates for Auditor. Fred L. Wood, the energetic young man who Is one of the Republican can didates for county auditor, was born in New Milford, Susquehanna county, in is;)4, nnd was educated In the pub lic, schools. His school days over, he learned cabinet nmLim, ., re working at that trade for'ssveral years entered the rinishlnir room of thi r H. Lnflind Leather Manufacturing company at New Mllford, where he FRED L. WARD. One of the Republican Candidates for Auditor. held a position until 1SS1, when he moved to Scruntoii. Since then he has been In the employ of O. W. FriU, the Lackawanna avenue harness dealer. Sir. Ward has served as assessor of th Ninth ward, and has also been a collector of Ktate and county taxes in that part of the city. He is an expert accountant, a good business man, and will make a model auditor for the county. Exhibit today the American flag. By that sign let Republicans conquer. SPECULATION ON VENEZUELA. Report of a Commission Not Con firmed by UritisU I orcign Olhco. London. Oct. 30. A high official of the foreign ofllee. referring to the state ment made by the Chronicle this morn ing that there Is good reason to believe that a tribunal, simitar to tne uenring Sea commission, will be appointed to solve the Venezuela iiouniiaiy auair. said tills afternoon that he had no knowledge of the appointment of such a tribunal. Asked If the tribunal was appointed would nil the territory claim ed by Venezuela be Included 111 the ar bitration, he replied: "That is the essence of the whole matter. Venezuela only claimed all ulong the territory to the bank of the F.Hifuibo. 3;very one knows that a por tion was settled by the Imtch. und Venezuela throughout has been so stubborn In the matter that It has been Impossible to arrive at any conclu sion. If the entire disputed territory was siiinbitted to Arbitration it might involve giving Uihe greater part of the colony. Howler, the matter Is now under discussion, and while a state matter Is b'ing discussed I must uwait a report before expressing an opinion." KAISER MURDER CASE. Chain of Circumstantial Evidence Is Very Strong. Norristown. Pa., Oct. 30. Detective Orier. of Philadelphia, was today brought into the Kaiser murder case. This morning, accompanied by Chief of. Police Rodenhaugh and Coroner Kurtz, they went to the scene of the murder and examined the surround ings. Chief Kodotibaugh said today that Kaiser was a good actor. The chief admitted that an effort to secure a confession had failed, but stated that the authorities had succeeded In tear lug some of the pins front under the structure of Kaiser's original story, as he had made contradictory statements. Detective Grier stated to a reporter ALEXANDER T. CONNELL, Republican Candidate for Legislature la Second District, A. E. KIEFER. Thirteenth Ward Man Who Seeks to Be County Auditor. that those At Wnrlr nnnn 41.A .... - a chain of strong circumstances which are more conclusive than anything that has been referred to in print The In quest Into Mrs. Kaiser's death will bo held next Wednesday. . PROTECT AMERICANS. Chinese Officials Responsible for In juries Final Report of the Kucheof Riots Commission. ' Washington, Oct. 30. The state de Partment has lust roeofvaH ih. fln.i port of the commission appointed to n VestilfatA ihtx l.'ii.h.nn ..l..o . -iv. I . . ' " - - . ... . . ijuin ui V , II 1 1 1 .fe last spring and to secure the punish mem. vi me perpetrators of the out rages on American missionaries. Thc rennrt la n vui.ii ..1 1.. i ,i V., iuiihiiuum ctoeumeui. fully illustrated by photographs show- ... me i uuis ot me aestroyed property, the transport of the convicted crlmN nals to the place of execution. In bum boo cages; the actual beheading, with startling exactness, and the display of the heads of the executed Chinese from trees near the place of their crime, an a warning to the Inhabitants against further assaults upon foreigners. While the report Is of value as a faithful rellex of the conditions lead ing up to the missionary outbreaks, it has been anticipated by the depart ment nnd by Secretary Olney by In structions to Cnited States representa tives In China. The government laid down the doctrine prac ticed successfully in the case of the punishment of the Kuchenff rioters, thill het'enftoi n,. ... H. slst upon holding the local Chinese of- oeiaiB 10 account and personul respon sibility for outrages upon Americana. SUPREME. Emperor Wants Him to manently in Pekin Prince Chin;, Li's Great Rival, Resigns. London, Oct. 30. A dispatch to the Times from Herlin says that Li Hung Chang hus summoned to Pekin Mr. lletring, director of Chinese customs, who was granted two years' leave of absence in order to accompany LI cm his travels. Mr. Detring starts In u few days. "This recall," says tht Times' correspondent, 'is hedd to show thut LI Hung Chang's tour will havu practical results." A Standard despatch from. Herlin ?ays: 'The Kmperor of China has ordered LI Hung Chang to reside permanently at Pekin, as bis presence and advice ure Indispeiisilile, His appointment (us V minister of foreign affairs) indicate that the Tsung-li-Yameii, the for eign otllce, will be completely re organized on the Kuropcan model. Prince Chime, the conservative, who opposed this reform und the extension of the Siberiuu railway, has resigned." TRIAL OF THE CASTLES. The Noted Shoplifters Arc t'ndef Heavy Hail. London, Oct. 30. Mr. Bernard Alliums, solicitor for Mr. nnd Mrs. Walter M. Castle, of Sail Francisco, who are under $:'00.00o bail pend ing their trial on a charge of shoplift ing, had a conference to-day with Mr. J. R. Roosevelt, First Secretary of tho I'nited States Kmbussy, und Informed him that the c hain of evidence in the case of the Castles has been completed. Sir F.dw ard Clark und Sir Frank Lack wiHid, counsel tor Mr. and Mrs. Castle, will meet Mr. Abrams on Monday to perfect the final arrangements for tho triul, which will take place at the Clerkenwell sessions. whose sittings will begin on November 2. The physical and mental condition of Mrs. Cnstle has become much worso since her last henriii!i In the great Marlborough street police court. JL'LIUsluNNONVliANGED. On the '.Callow He Admits Ilnvinj Sworn Another Man's Life Away. Chicago, Oct. 30. Julius Mannow" was hanged at noon today for the mur der of Carry 11. Hlrch. The condemned man showed great nervousness during the night, but walked to the gallows and met death gamely. From the scaf fold he declared that his statement made yesterday, in which he said that Wlndrath was innocent, was true. Mannow was pronounced dead fifteen minutes after the drop fell.
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