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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-
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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.