I - rimute 12 PAGES PAGES TWO CENTS. SORANTON. PAM SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 10. 1897. TWO CENTS A' .i-yw - i - C-r y r w" J'w'y )& "MSahflv 5SCteK!5?w 2y3SSr 5 iKyJSfig3 SURRENDER OF MR. GORMAN Willing to Sacrifice Per sonal Ambition for Party Success. OPEN LETTER TO MR. ABELL He Offers to Relinquish the Leadership. Tho United States .Senator Scuds a Lengthy KpiMlo to Editor Aticll in hich Ho Oilers to Turn the Leader ship ol .liar) land Democrncy Over to the Latter in Order That Har mony 3Iuy Again Reign in Mary land, and Asks for the Support ol the Baltimore Sun. Baltlmoie, Oct. 13 United States Senator Gounan today Issued an open ktler to Edwin V. Abel!, publlshei of the Baltlmoio Sun, In vvblcli he offers to lellnqulsh the leadership of the Demociuoy in Maryland, provided Mr. Aboil will accept It and suppoit the Demouatic ticket In tho coming statu and legislative campaign. Hu also In timates that he will forego his ambi tion to succeed himself in the United States senate If it can be shown that Huch a step is neiessary to Demon nt lc success. The Uttei is a ery long one and lev lews the coutso of the Sun In its opposition to Mr. Gorman be cnuso of his levH on civil seivlce, taiiff rnd ballot leform measures. To nil the chaiges made against him up on this scoic. Mr. Goiman pleads guilty, but he quotes the Sun as having admitted that such questions were hugely matters of opinion and asserts that evoiy man is flee to think as he pleases regaiding them. He defends his course in icgard to all these ques tions end concludes with tho following proposition: And now, (Mr. Abcll, let us pass to a question touching which there can be no inlsmidu "landing. Theso statements and countristatements, niguments and ictons all this potty clash of pre testation and Impeachment amount to very little at the best. You hao declared your umljing de votion to tho Democratic pailv, and hao said that my leadership, my peisoual am bitions, my selfish purposes, und lhc-o onlj, pi event jou from icstoilng 3 our newspaper to the service of the lojal peo ple who orlginallv mado It rich and pow erful by their pationagc, thcli conlltlcnco, and their support. ou havo given Jlarj land to understand that but for me und the "bosslsm" jou aie pleated to attribute to me, jou would bring back tho Baltl- mote Sun to Its old moorings and devoto It to tho exposition of Demociatlc princi ples and tho confusion and overthrow of Republican rule in this state. You have stated in effect certilnly with the Intent of being so understood that jou still love tho Democratic parts' and still wish to swv It predominant In Main land, and jou then by involve jourself in a pledgo to cast off join Republican aifil latlons, repudiate your Republican alli ances, und labor heart and soul for the success of tho Democratic patty as It will temaln aftei being purged of me If jou be sincere in this, tho solution of the dltllculty Is simple enough If my aspirations, my leadership and my Influ enco constltuto the only obstacles to jour return to the people who m ule jour news, paper anil founded join fortunes nnd ga e reality to jour position and jour power, I stand icadj to lcmove them. Otllce Is lesq to mo rhan jou suppose Political leadership Is not so iucessarj to my hap piness as jou, in join Ignorance of my character and motives, are pleased to saj Strange as It maj seem to jou, I am will ing to surrender cveij- piopect of per gonal piomotlon, If by so doing I can re unlto the Democratic partj, lestoro to Its ranks all in lr'stlne strength and hai-nionj-, allay tho dissensions and animos ities that now clst and efface tho humil iating spectacle presented bj jouiselt and men of jout way of thinking the spectacle of tho Democratic party be trajed Into tho hands of the enemy by those whom Democrats havo In tho past exalted and entlehed I do not umicrtiko to say how much jou or any other man may lovo tho Democratic party, but I know how much I loTe It, and 1 know that I havo no jeisonal ambitions, I will not sacrlfUo for Us honor and welfare. I know, too, that I have no atllllatlons, no engagements, no plans of any kind thit could by am possibility cmbairass mo In making tho proposed arrangement. I NCONDITIONAL SURRENDER. You may understand this as on over ture of surrender on my part-as an ad mission that the Democratic organisation cannot hopo for further hfu without jour aid und countenance. I am piepaied or that I havo been misunderstood by you so long and bo unieasonablj that a little more or less will count for nothing. As a matter of fact, 1 am satisfied that tho pco. pie of Maryland havo becomo disgusted with tho two jears of Republican mal-ad-mlnlutratlon which you did so much to make possible, and that they aro In tho humor to make an ci d of tho experiment. It 13 not onlj what us been done. It Is also tho extravagaico und tho corruption which they seo aw ulting them In tho event of a perpetuation of Republican rule. They felt that every substantial Interest In tho state is Jeopardized, und they are determined, with or without your aid, to ustore to power tho Democratic party, which has never hitherto betrajed them, and In whoso hands they will feel their honor and their Interests to bo secure. As to this I havo not tho shadow of a doubt. But they want, ahso. a restoration of tho former harmony of tho party. They want to see the old lines restored and tho old associations rehabitated And I owe them so much as to feel not only willing, but anxious, to corsummate any wish of theirs, no matter at what cost to me Are you ready and willing and free to meet me on this ground, In good fulth, In a!! Joyalty, without provisos or reserva tlons on the honor of a gentleman? Are you at liberty to take charge personal, and through jour agents, of the Demo cratic campaign for the mayoralty of Baltimore, for the leglslatuie, and for the succession to that plac In the senaite concerning which I havo but one desire that of seeing It filled by a Democrat whose loyalty to the party Is unques tioned and proved, and who will advocate and uphold tho principles to which you profess unselfish and sincere devotion' if jou are, I am ready to meet you moro than half way, Let mo hear from you, and lot our fellow citizens Judgo botwecn us by the measure, of your personal good faith and party loyalty therein. (Signed) A, 1 Gorman. October 15, 1S07. Mr. Abel! tonight declined to say what course lio would pursue In the matter, or to express any opinion con cerning the letter, which will appear In the Sun tomorrow as a paid advertisement. SUPPOSED FILIBUSTER. An Armed Vessel nt Atlanta Chases a Strnngo Crnlt. Atlanta, Go., Oct. 15. A special from Brunswick, Gn., says: Reliable parties residing nt Hotel Cumberland leport that yesterday an armed government essel lying Inside of St. Andrew's sound was eeen to steam up and cross tho bar, going out to bea under full speed. Suddenly there came a report of can nonading. The description of the gov ernment vessel indicates that It was tho Wilmington or some other vessel of her class. The presumption Is that the cruiser sighted a supposed filibust er and ordered her to slow up and upon refusal flred upon her. ELI SHAW ARRESTED FOR MURDER He Is Formally Charged with tho tho Crime of Killing His Mother nnd (rundmollicr. Camden, N. J., Oct. 15. Kit Shaw was taken into custody by the police officials this afternoon and formally charged with the murder of his mother, Mrs. Sarah Shaw, and grandmother, Mrs. Emma Zane, which occurred in this city Tuesday morning. The airest was based on newly-discovered evi dence, including the finding of a 32 callbre revolver of which two cham beis had been llred, nt the bottom of a chimney. The pistol was thrown In to the chimney through a fctovc hole In the room in tho third ston. which hud been occupied by Shaw. Tho police also discovered upon close examination of the floor of Shaw's room several blood piints. Shaw w as found nt the home of a cousin, entertaining his svveetheait, whom he was to have mauled tomor row. He was not told that ho was suspected of tho mutders until he ai rlved at the city jail. Chief of Police Dodd then chniged him with the ciline and showed him tho revolver. Shaw protested his Innocence, and In answer to the question as to tho ow net ship of the revolver said it belonged to him. He was told of the blood spots on the door of his room. lie grew pale and reeled against the side of his cell, talk ing incoherent!. Prosecutor Jenkins rigidly cioss-ex-nmtned Shaw for three hours nnd a half. When he left Shaw's cell, the ptospcutor stated he felt sine he had the right man. The motive for tho crime, ho said, was doubtless a desire on tho part of Shaw to Inherit tho property belonging to his giandmother and mother, in older to bo mat 1 led. His salary was small and he had made arrangements to lent an expensive home. Tho mosecutor stated tonight that he had a large amount of evidence In his possession which had not jet been made public, which w at rants him In believing th.it tho icvolver bad been thrown In the chlmnev by Shaw. It Is now believed that tho mutdets were committed two or thtce houis befoie Shaw gave the alarm Physicians w ho examined the wounded women soon after Shaw gave the alarm have stated that the congealing of the blood on both women clcailj' demonstrated this fact. Since the murder Shaw has been nt the home of relatives, nnd hns persist ently stated that the crime was com mitted by burglars. He said he was awakened early on the morning of the murder by a noise down stairs, and went to the second floor to Investigate His mother followed him nnd pushed ahead to see what was the matter. He .said ho heard a shot and saw his mother fall. In "the back room he said he saw the forms of two men. He then gave the alarm and when the police arrived tho body of his giandmother was found sitting in a chair in the front :00m. Shaw at the time of the murder was recovering from an attack of tvphold fever and has since been under tho care of a physician. A WORD OF ADVICE Republicans who are faithful In fo called oft jears are the ones whoso fealty to pirty counts Let all such bestir themselves now. "SLUA1P OF AMERICANS." Thnt Is tho Subject of n London Editorial. London, Oct. 10 The Dally Tele graph this morning devotes Its finan cial artlclo to the "slump in Ameri cano." It says: "During the recent boom, tho British public, which has learned something from its experience of past wrongs, gradually unloaded Its holdings on the market and avoided tho error of le puichaslng at high prices. Wall street, therefore, had to swallow tho bait in tended for the Britisher. "The originators of the boom got all the shares themselves, and there Is every probability that they will havo to keep them. With tho prospect of dear money in New York, this Is not a comfoi table position. Tho boom was worked with borrowed money. There fore, it is easy to see how a tighten ing of tho rates might bring down tho whole fabric, for there is no market here, "Should Wall street attempt to press Bales it would not be surprising, now that all the shares are held in New York, If means were found to pay div idends for a. time so as to make the securities attractive, as It is hopeless to expect that old sufferers will lepur cliase. Any relief must come from & new s.et of buyers." Cornish ns Receiver. New York, Oct. 115. The report of W. D. Cornish, who was appointed a special master to take the testimony In the suit of J. Plerpont Morgan and) others as trui toe against tho Union Paclflo Railroad company, Frederick R. Coudert and others as receivers, was confirmed today by Judge Lacombe, of tho United States cir cuit court, PROPOSALS FOR CURRENCY REFORM An Inkling of Secretary Gage's Programme. QUESTIONS FOR TUB BANKERS 1'our Propositions Submitted to tho Lending Bankers of tho Country for the Purposo of Securing Opinions, It Is I'robublo That a Curroncy IMnn Jlnscd Upon Advlco Received Will He Presented to Congress. Washington, Oct. 15 Lyman J. Gage, secretary of tho treasurj', said today that the currency reform sug gestions to be made in his forthcoming report to congress are unknown to any cne save himself and his official asso ciates. Some months ago he addressed to several bankers a series of ques tions bearing on banking and cutrency leforms. It Is said that the proposi tions contained In them nrp lour In number und may be classified as fol lows: "First, to refund the whole of the present national debt Into 2' per cent, bonds, Interest and principal payable In gold, second, In order to prevent or couect redundancy of the currency, to sell JJOO.000,000 gold bonds with which to letlre legal tenders and silver notes; thlid, In order to strengthen the gold reserve, to sell lit JJurope $200,000,000 of gold bonds, fourth, authorize national banks to Issue notes not only nt par of United States bonds deposited to secure circulation, but to issue In ad dition notes to nn amount equal to !!3 per cent, of the capital stock, with out security at Washington, national bank notes to bo legal tender." Answers to the queries based on these rroposltions have been received. Sec rotaiy Gage admitted that some of tho chief Ideas buggested In the queiles w hlch lie sent to bankers are to bo found In the four pioposltlons hero given, but he would not say whether they met his appioval at tho time that ho sent them out or not "I Issued them," he said, "to sound the sentiment of business men. They accomplished that purpose Wh.it cur rency plan I will submit to congress will not be known until congtcss meets." It Is believed hero that a plan much like that outlined In the pioposltlons given nbove will be presented to con giess by the .secretarv-. WEST POINT'S WILD MAN. He unci 11 Sentinel Soured Ench Oilier nml Neither W ns Captured. West Point, N Y, Oct. IK A wild man appealed In West Point jesterdaj', looking still wilder because of a red sash with which he had belted his waist. He wouldn't wait to bceaplur ed. Pi Iv nte DUlam was on guard nt the north end of the post late jesteidaj' afternoon, when he saw, thiough the gi owing daikness and thin shrubbery, a red sash near the end of his beat. There was 11 whole lot ofwildmanalong with It, ho said. Private Billam sud denlj' temembeied that legular army officers do not wear red sashes while going their tounds now and he nt once shouted: 'Who goes thcieV" There was no lpply. "Who goes there, I say?" again demanded the sen tinel, but still tho figure advanced. "Heavens! It's a wild man! I'll tell the sergeant of the guard," cried Dll lum, and without further pailej- with tho uncouth visitor Dillam sped to ward tho other end or his beat. On the waj' he met Sergeant Iioper, and breathlessly told him of the wild man's piesence. "You stand light there, and don't let him come an inch further, and I'll tell the officer In charge thnt tho wild man Is hcie," commanded the gallant sergeant. Tho officer In chaige was startled by the seigeant's excited np perance. "The wild man, sir!" said tho ser geant. The officer hnd heaid of the wild man before, and smiled as he ordered Loper to bring him in Seigeant Lopor returned to the sentinel, w ho stood sniveling on the comer. Tho wild man was gone. Loper started off to capture him single-handed On the load near the north gate he caught sight of him. The wild man saw tho seigeant at the same time, and then the race began. It wns uphill, but for more than a mile Loper kept almost within grasping distance of tho wild man's skirts. At last the fellow dait ed Into the woods and the sergeant lost sight of him. Nothing has been seen of the visitor Blnce and tho sergeant has been teceivlng congtatulatlons that he escaped being cairled off. HAWAII'S ANNEXATION. Prof. MncCnulcy Discredits Stories About the Intentions of Jnpnu. Mlnnenpolls.Oct. 15 Prof. Clay Mac Cauley, for the last seven years at the head of the Unitarian college work In Japan, who Is In Minneapolis, throws new light on Hawaiian annexation. He says he thinks the stories of Japanese occupation and colonization by dis guised soldiers are circulated by the annexationists In order to scare Uncle Sam into prompt action. Japan, he adds, is too poor ns a result of the late war to think of annexing tho islands. She has her hands full with Formosa at present. Japan's national sentiment, he de clares, in distinctly friendly to the United States, and accounts of Inso lence to Americans have been exag gerated or made from whole cloth. There have been some collisions be tween Japanese and Americans at vari ous points, but these were of no more significance than brawls likely to oc cur between sailors and the street crowd at any foreign port. Cyclone in Cuba. Havana, Oct. 15. Thero was a cyclonic disturbance over the southern part of Cuba today. Tho barometer fell consid erably and the wind attained great ve locity. Mr Chnrlos Mordnunt Deuil. London. Oct. 15. Sir Charles Mordauut, Rart, of Walton, Warwickshire, la dead. HEROISM OF A TRAMP. Rushed Into n Hunting House nnd Rescued a Child. Chasovllle, N. Y Oct. 15. A tiamp who had sought shelter in an old batn near the residence of Frank Colby, two miles from Locust Ridge, yester day morning saved Colby's child from burning to death In the dwelling. The house caught flro Just before daylight, and Colby's two daughters, 14 and 1C years old respectlv el', bate ly had time to escape from an upper window. They etarted to alarm the nearest neighbor, forgetting their 10-year-old brother, who was sleeping downstairs. The tramp ran to the house as soon as ho discovered the fire, and met the girls, who had Just thought of their brother's peril, and were nearly fran tic. No tlmo was lost by the tramp In getting to the house, and learning the room In which the boy was sleep ing, he plunged through the blinding smoke to the place where the boy lay, still unconscious of his danger. Ho seized tho child, but experienced no little difficulty In making his way to the door. He had thrown a blan ket over the boy's face, nnd his hands were blistered by tho heat when he rushed Into the opan air, bearing the little one to a place of safetj A portion of tho dwelling fell In soon after and all was consumed be fore neighbors arrived. When the tramp's bravo act became known the crowd became very enthusiastic, but the stranger suddenly disappeared be foto an opportunity was given to le watd him for tho deed. CLEARING HOUSE PAYMENTS LARGE Foreign Trade lor September nnd tho ilcnvj Increase in Iron Production Cause an Immense Incrcnsc in Pnvmrnts. Now Yoik, Oct. 13. II. G. Dun & Co.'s weeklj' review of Undo tomouow w 111 sav: FoieJgn trade In September.the heavy ineiease In Iron 111 eduction and con sumption, and the largest payments through clearing houses ever known In October, aiv indications which out weigh hesitation In some maikets. Tho ineiease li. employment of Iaboi has continued, with fuither accounts dally of woiks opening, lnci easing foice of hands or raising wages, and at every point whet" ncttnl production can bo tested It appeviis greater than ever bo fore, nrtorts by tho Bank of England have delaved further gold exports, but with a cotton movement rising, largo shipments to this side are deemed cer tain and not distant. More gold, how ever, means less Just now than moie lion. Tho output of pig Iron Oct 1 was 200,128 tons weekly, against 112,762 a j ear ngo, the Increase since July 1 hav ing been 22 per cent. Unsold stocks have won reduced at the iate of 10,271 tons weekly In September, indicating a consumption exi ceding 2"2 000 tons weekly, which is about 20,000 greater than ever before pnd 10 per cent, great er than three months ago. Prices of pig hold stead j. though pi eduction h'as been luither Increased since October 1, and prices of finish d products grad ually rise with especially heavy de mand for plates, rods and bais Ore shipments on the lakes surpass all lec ords. Makeis of black sheets have raised the price for No. 2S to "2 10, and wlie nails aro five tents higher, the average of Iron and steel products ris ing fi per ent. for the week, to the highest point since April S Tin plates aie cheaper at $3 10 with enormous .iroductlon, and copper at 11.12 cents for lake, with lend at $1 10; but tin Is fait ly strong. The cotton mills ate producing laigo ly as cheap cotton Invites, and with moderate demand print cloths aie low er nt $2.41 cents, and some grades of other goods aro slightly reduced. Sales of wool for speculation have gteatlv decreased, but matuifactuiers do not find that current prices are warranted hv their market for goods, though It Is stiong and advancing. The demand for spiing goods is limited, but tho prices of seme quantities have advanced a shade further. Theie Is also some quiet contracting ulready for heavy weights. Wheat has been fairly steady, but mov ing moro largely th'in last j'ear from the farms and from the country. West ern receipts were 15,167,054 bushels in two weeks of October, ngaln3t 11,235, 016 last j'oar, and Atlantic exports C,163,401 bushis, flour Included, against 1,717,?45 last jenr, while coin expoits wore 3,262,CS7, ngsinst 3,309,925 last j ear. September exports of wheat suipass all records, amounting to 25,8C8,83S bushels, over 100 per cent, larger for all bread Owing to high prices the value was stuff s. Fallutes for the week have been 23i in the United States against 32S last year and 36 In Canada against 40 last year. NO MORE PROQRESSIVE EUCHRE. New Jersey's Amended Constitution liars All t; miles of Chnnce. Jersey Clt N. J., Oct. 15. A police permit has been granted the Swedish Kbenezer Evangelical chutcii to hold a fair to raise money with which to pay a debt Tho police were infotmed that a piano and other article? would be milled off ot the fair. The law of New Jersej', tis amended lecently, Is stringent asalnst any gambling devlco or game of chance. Lawyers say that to play ouch a game ns progressiva ouchrfc for a rrlza Is now 1 criminal offense. Youth Arrested for Murder. Guthrie, Okla,, Oct. 15 Thlrtoen-j'ear-old Johnnv Matthews was arrested to day charged with murdering the 6-year-old son of Captain L. L. Bridges, a well know n attorney. Tho boys quarrelled j-es-tcrday and this morning tha murdered boy was found dead In front of his father's house with a bullet wound In his head. Tho bullet cams from across tho street, apparently from tha Matthews house, where a recently fired rifle was found. Schooner Springs n Leak. San Francisco, Oct. 15. Tho schooner W. S. Phelps, which sailed hence on Wed nesday afternoon with forty prospectors and a, cargo of supplies for Copper river, Alaska, sprung a leak yesterday and was compelled to put buck, and will be placed on dry dock and thoroughly, rcoalktd. LITTLE KOREA IS NOW AN EMPIRE Significance of lis Transformation from a Kingdom. PROCLAMATION OP THE KINQ He Declnrcs Himself nn Emperor, Dntlng from Oct. l"i, 1807--Thc An nouncement Will Unto Its KfTcct Upon Oriental Affairs. Washington, Oct. 15 The Korean Legation received an official cable to day as follows: "King proclaimed himself Emperor from this date, Oct. 15, 1897." The transition which Corea makes today from a kingdom to an empire Is felt to have considerable significance In Oriental off alls, although the of llcals hero are wltjiout any Informa tion as to the causes leading up to It, It Is understood, however, to be a part of the progressive policy on which Corea has embarked, following the lead of Japan and China. The King Is a member of tho progressive paity and shaies the wish of that party to bring Corea. up to modern standards. The opposition clement is known as the Conservative partj-, and Is desirous of preserving the old tindltlons and gov ernmental system of the country. Mr. Soli, who recently died here, was tho leading flguic of this progressive ele ment, while the Corean Minister Is a member of tho Conservative party. The last step taken bv the King In proclaiming himself Empeior after todaj', Is regal ded as a final stroke of the piogresslve modern element. The change also has another aspect. China long has asserted 11 suzerainty' over Coiea, and it was this claim that brought on the Chlna-Japuneso war. While the claim Is dormunt, yet China never has relinquished what she has regarded as an heiedltarv soverelgntj' over Corea. With this latter country as a kingdom some apparent assent was given to the claim of an imperial authority In China, but with Corea her self advancing to the rank of an em pire she throws off every evidence of dopendencj on anj' outside power. This Independence would apply also to Japan and Russia, which have been seeking to gain inlliience and conttol In Corea owing to that country's ex tensive coast lino and valuable har bors, on the Noith Pacific. To Russia In paitlcukir the acquisition of Coiea's Pacific coast line has been legarded ns of great stiateglc lmpoitanre, as Rus sia's piesent ports on the Pacific aro closed by Ice during the winter, while those of Corea are open tho year aiound. The advances mado by Rus sia nnd Japan In Corea havo led to much conflict between the two coun tries, the last move being a piotest bj Japan ngalnst the assignment of Rus sian officers to drill the Corean nimy. With Corea an emplie. It Is felt that she gives unmistakable evidence to other aspiring nations that .she has no intention of becoming absorbed by or mado a petty kingdom of any other emplie. A POLITICAL POINTER If jou indorse tho free traio and frec silver Chicago platform as tho Lacka wanna Iemocracj" does, "fully and without reserve," then woik and vote for Sahadt, Horn, ot. al. If jou be lieve In McKinley, protection and pros perity, turn theso agents of Hrjan down. PROGRESS OF YELLOW FEVER. Situation in the Southern States Up to Date. Jackson, Miss, Oct. 1" Dr. Rirchett lepoits from Edwards eight cases of jellow fever; no deaths. At Clinton there is but one case under treatment. The board of health has sent Dr. Dunn to Utica, where there urc six suspicious cases. Mobile, Ala., Oct. 15 Five new cases of yellow fever were lepcuted today. No deaths. Montgomerj", Ala, Oct 15. Owing to rumors of suspicious cases of fever in Montgomcrj', several of the surround ing towns have quaiantlned ngalnst her The Advertiser Interviewed every doctor In the city today and without exception they declaie they have no cases of j'ellow fever, not even a sus picious case; and the board of health confirms the report that there Is no jellow fever here. Theie was quite nn uneasy feeling today, however.and sev eral bundled people left town. New Orleans, Oct. 15 By C o'clock today fortj'-four new cases of yellow fever had been repotted and the pros pects were excellent that this day would show the high-water matk. The large number of cases, however, did not represent a corresponding Increase of foci. From a single house on Bour bon street, four cases weie reported in a bunch by Dr. Tormento, and in his official statement to the board, the doc tor wrote that somewhat remarkable to saj', tho cases were taken almost simultaneously. Pennsylvania Pensions. Washington, Oct 15 The following pen sions havo been Issued for Pennsjlvanla: Original Henry Burkhelser, Long Level, York; David Manges, Decker's Point, In diana; Ezeklel Hees, Ouava, Columbia. Additional Daniel Covert, South Will iamyport Increase Jonathan 11. Ed wards, Williamsburg, Blair: John l'ox, Fredericksburg, Lebanon; William Kllno, Mount Grove, Luzerne; John Pcnrol, Branch, Westmoreland; Chauncey Stew art, Allegheny. Supplemental Jacob V. Nelfcrt, Jersey Shore, Lycoming. Orig inal widows, etc Carrie Dlefcnbach, Erie; Sarah M. Allen, Terrytown, Brad ford; Elizabeth MoElhaney. Branctitown, Butler; Anna K. Stewart, Erie; minor of James G, Warnoek, Unlontovvn. Decrense in ltuilrond Earniups. Philadelphia, Oct. 15. The annual re port of the Western New York and l'enn ejivanla Railroad company, made public today, shows gross earnings, $2,354,774; ex penses, $3,012,945; net earnings, $911,828. This Is a decrease In net earnings as com pared with 1893 of $10,291. Eviinpolinn ill lie n Citizen. Now York, Oct. 15.-JEv angellna Coslo y CLsneros has adopted this country as Iwr home. She signed her declaration of in tierttlon to Hsccrrta a citizens of the United States this afternoon. XTpon the terma of her oath sho has renounced all allegiance to Spain. , INTERESTING SESSIONS. Proceedings nt tho Convention of Brotherhood of St. Andrc'vv. Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 15. St. Paul's church was filled with members of tho Brotherhood of St. Andrew this morn ing, when Holy communion was cele brated by Itlght Rev. Edward Stuart Talbot, lord bishop of Rochester, as sisted by the Rev. J. A. Regcster, of Buffalo, President Jnmes L. Houghtnllng call the first business session ot tho broth erhood to order at Music hall at 10:30 o'clock. The Canadian delegation met at the same hour in Concert hall in the same building. A resume of tho work of the officers during tho past year was submitted. It shows a slow growth, the number of chapters being 1,266 In 1897, n,s against, 1,171, In 1S9C The report of tho treasurer showed an apparent surplus of $3,125.77. Tho receipts for the year were $26,410 54. When the business session closed tho Canadian delegates nppeared in the convention hall and the International convention was resumed In general con ference session. At the noon hour prayers for the missions of the church and the brotherhood of St. Andrew w ere read by the Right Rev. Dr. Leon ard, bishop of Utah. Hon. John F. Faure, commissioner of charities of New York city, was designated as temporary chairman while President Houghtallng delivered his opening nddrejss, entltlecV'The Brotherhood Man nnd His Work. Tho address gave much attention to peisonal puiltj'. Referring to temp erance, Mr. Houghtnllng said: "I hato to meet a biotherhood man with the smell of liquor on his breath. Temper ance, however, does not refer entltcly to drink " The session closed with the benedic tion by Bishop Walker, of Buffalo. It Is probable that the next conven tion will bo held In July or August, 1S9S. Baltimore seems to be most fav ot ed for the city In which to hold tho convention. PLASTER FALLS IN AN OPERA HOUSE Disaster nt Clnciuiinti--Sevrrnl Per sons Are KlllccN-A Singular Ac cident. Cincinnati, O , Oct, 15. "Tho Dang ers of a Great City" on tho stage of Robinson'H Opera house tonight, wns cut short In Its performance by a tragic utilization of the actual dangeis of a gieat city. The house was fairly well filled. A lady In the audience sajs .she heaid a rasping noise, a little be fore !) o'clock, which continued for live minutes before tho catastrophe. Pres entlj the plastering hptran to fall in small pai tides, but enough to ulaini the timid or cautious of the audlenc c. Soon It began to shower down In great chunks. Theie was a lush from the gallerj, and It was soon emptied Those In the dress clicle letlied ns piomptly as posslblj', without appaient panic. The crowding of these persons to the door obstructed tho passage of people fiom the parquet. Nobody expected nny other danger than from the falling plastering, but suddenly, with a great crash, the centinl tiuss of the celling, eighty feet long nnd thiity feet wide, camo plunging down Tho ends of it struck on tho two gallery wings nnd doubled It up In tho center, sending It down Into the paiquet with a gieat scattering of joists nnd tlmbeis. The Injuied weio cairled to the Cin cinnati hospital. Thieo are dead, and five dangerouslj', If not fatally, wound ed Twenty-six moio are Injured. About 8 50 o'clock tonight, as the per formance nt Robinson's Opera house was In progress, the plastering began to fnll from the centre dome celling, forty and fifty feet above the heads of tho people In the parquet. This con tinued three minutes, causing a rush from the house. The theatie and gal leries weie partially emptied when tho dome In the center of the roof with Its supporting timbers and trusses came tumbling down. The dome extended niros.s the opeia house and was about thirty feet wide. When It fell the ends struck both sides of the galleiy, crush ing It and scattering timbers In eveiy dliectlon, and finally lauding In the center of tho parquet. Scnicelj' anjbody was hurt In the balcony or dress circles The injured are those who had not jet escaped from the parquet. The theatre pre sents the appeal ance of a disorderly pile of old lumber. Chairs In the par quet are badly demolished. Thousands upon thousands of people are blocking the ndjacent streets There are three dead and thiity-three moro or less serlouslj' Injured, while many suffered slight Injuries, but were able to go to their homes. All-American vs. Baltimore. rittsburg, Oct. 13 Tho Biltlmoro club met tho All-Americans hero today and w ero badly defeated Outside tho battery, thero was only one man on the Baltimore team In his regular position. Tho AU Amerlcans put up a very stiff: batting gaino and earned nine of their runs, in cluding two homo runs by Dahlen and Col lln Owing to poor management and lack of proper advertisement, only COO people attended tho game. Score: IlIMJ Baltimore 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 S 9 1J 7 All Americans .. 0413 0131 G-1S 21 6 THE NEWS THIS MORNING. Weather Indications Tojjy: Fair; bllghtly Warmer. 1 General Senator Gorman Surrenders, Propoialfc forCuireucy Reform. Tiansformatlon of Koreu. 2 State rorectit of Dr. Swallow's Can ralgn. 3 Saucy Bs Journeys Over tho On tario and Western. 4 Editorial. Comment of the Frees. C Local Social and Personal. Religious News of tho Week. 6 Local Annu-il Meeting of tho Crltten- ton Minion. Court Proceedings. 7 Local Alleged Coal Exchange Butg- lar in Jail. Srranton Poor Directors' Opinion of Wllkes-Barre. 8 Local West Side and Suburban. 9 Lackawanna County News. 10 Storj' "The Lumparngua." H Sunday School Lesson for Tomorrow. Largest Hotels In tho World. 13 Neighboring Countj" Now. , rinanclal and Commercial. STRONG MEN FOR TRACY Harrison, Bliss and Black Will Speak for Him. STRONG'S CHANGE OF FRONT Deep Cut Into Setli Low's Vote. Republicans Alive to tho Impottnnco of tho Issuc--KlTorts to Deride It i'nil--IHavor Stronc's Chameleon Like Change of ItlinA Harmless. New York, Oct. 15. Governofl Black will speak at the Rornibll can mass meeting in tho Lenox Lyceum on Wednesday evening next. This forenoon tho Governor sent a dispatch to Chairman Qulgg, in reply to an invitation from the latter to bo present, In which he said: "For any man to refuse to do his utmost now would bo tieason. I will come." Secretaiy Bliss will take an active part lu the campaign. Ho Is to preside) at a meting in Lenox Lyceum next Wednesday evening and will maka a speech setting forth the Importance of General Traoey's election to the business Interests of New York and tho genet al public. Before the campaign closes ex-President Harrison may ba heard on the stump also. Mr. Bliss's letter, In which lie points out the necessity of making the tight on tho principles that vvero at stako In 1S9C has strengthened tho candidacy of General Tracy, and Setli Low's cause has been cotrespondlnglj' weak ened. Mr. how Is making his canvass on municipal Issues and Is telling his audiences that national affalis have no bearing on local campaign. Mr. Bliss points out that national Issues are of sui passing Interest In the local fight this ai; that tho battle for sound money has been lenowcd oveiy whete, and thinking men who were ln climd to vote for Mr. Low havo como to the conclusion that General Tracy A lepicsentlng the jKirty of sound monej' principles Is, theiofore, the logical can didate for Mayor Major Strong's sudden change oE front on tho question Is taken as evi dence that Mr. Bliss letter has cut deeply Into the Low- vote. The major, when asked jesterday morning what effect, In his judgment, Mr. BlKs let tor would have, replied: "The letter Is strong. It ought to help General Tracj." In the evening tho maj'or spoke at an Kast Side meeting as an advocate of Mr. Low. He has under gone one of those remarkable mental changes for which ho Is noted. With out the slightest explanation of hl3 (list public utterance, he told his audi ence that tho Interfcienco of cabinet olllceis In local affairs Is hurtful to candidates. General Anson G. Mc Cook, Mr. Low's now campaign man ager, said the same thing. Mayor Strong and his city chamber lain were severely criticized today for what was termed their unfairness in citing tho Folger case aa a parallel. It was pointed out that tho National ad ministration was elected to preserve the principles for which General Tracy stands, and, through Mr. Bliss, it let it bo known that Mr. Low's candidacy Is Inimical to the cause ot tho Repub lican part j. It was tho duty of the ad ministration to do so, it is assorted. In doing so, it is added, it only carried out the trust icposed In It for the next four j cars by the people. Judgo Fol ger's candidacy, on tho other hand, had no relation to national interests. LOW IN HARLEM. Seth Low addressed two large meet ings in Harlem tonight and one- In West Twenty-third street, and in each case received an enthusiastic reception. Tho tlrst meeting was at Majestlo hall, in East One Hundred and Twenty-fifth street. The hall would not accommo date all who camo to tho meeting, and the ciowd on the street was addressed by sevieral speakeis from a truck. M. D. Hamilton was chairman of tho meeting and besides Mr. Low the other speakers were II, C. F. Koch and Hemy W. White At tho conclusion of his address Mr. Dow went to the old homestead garden, In Third avenue, and spoke to an au dience of 2,000 people. Ho then went to tho Gramercy Ly ceum, wheie ho made an enthusiastic speech to another laigo audience. Dur ing the course of his remarks ho saldr "Wo come before jou this year ort the subject of homo title. Home rulo written on the hearts of some politic ians is a dead letter, but home rule In the heaits of the people of this great city Is a live and vital thing. For that standard we find tho candidates of tho Citizens' union, who have not been asked to pledge themselves to any elnglo person or thing in this cam paign except the people and their in terest in tho Greater New York. That Is tho single issue of this great cam paignservice to the city In tho inter est of all people " After a stormy session lasting until midnight in tho Grnnd Central Palace, tho general committee of the German American Refoim union endorsed Seth Low and tho entire Citizens' union ticket. The vote was 3S2 for Low and 99 against tho resolution. The opposi tion made a desperate teslstance and eomo of tho speeches were very bitter. The Herald's Weather Forecast. New York. Oct. 10. In tho rnlddlo states' and Now England, todaj', fair, slightly warmer weather will prevail, with brisk southwesterly winds, probably shifting to northeasterly on tho Virginia coast with the northward advance of a tropical dls- Iturbance, followed by clouding and low er temnera-turo near thn lakes. J -11 I cr temperature near tho lakes. .-i
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