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ENTHUSIASM
IN NEW YORK
Grand Reception Given Governor
Roosevelt on His Return from
Gampaianina Tour.
CITY ABLAZE WITH LIGHT
JThe Burning of Fireworks and Hand
some Electrical Displays Accom
panied by Volumes of Eloquence
Made a Pitting Climax to the
Tour of the Governor About the
State The Governor in Perfect
Health Enjoyable Banquet The
Immense Throngs at Madison
Square Garden.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated l"n.
New York, Oct. 26. Tills city over
flowed with Republican enthusiasm to
night, on the occasion of the reception
arranged for Governor Roosevelt, can
didate of the party for vice-president.
Beginning with the arrival at the
Grand Central station on the minute of
the schedule time, 5.110 o'clock, until
along towards midnight, when the
"Hough Rider" governor went, tired
and weary, to his sister's homo for the
night, there was such a series of re
ceptions, such a burning of fireworks,
such electrical displays and .such vol
umes of eloquence as is seldom .seen In
New York. It was the climax of the
candidate's tour of many thousands of
miles, and his friends and admirers
niacin the streets ring with their shouts
of welcome home.
As early as 5 o'clock the crowds be
gan to gather at the Urand Central
station to see "Teddy" come. Many of
Ihe men and women arrived in car
riages and the e.iowd, to a great extent,
was a well-dressed one. Police on foot,
to the number of one hundred, con
trolled the throng, and forty mounted
ones acted as the governor's body
guard through the streets, sjouie min
utes before train time the reception
committee uurived at the station. There
was an open carriage for the governor.
In It were General F. V. Gn-cnc and
Secretary George Manchester, of the
county committee, and Cornelius-X.
'JJH.ss. In 'other carriages weio AVU1
lain Barnes, jr., Senator X. V.' Scott,
William II. Ten Hyek anil other lead
ing party leaders.
When the governor's train came in
on time, one very demonstrative, well
dressed man broke through the lines
nnd shouted: "Jiiht like Teddy. Right
on the minute." This was the signal
for the crowd, which broke into a great
cheer. Mr. Bliss was the first to greet
Governor Roosevelt. Ho shook hands
cordially and told the governor ho
looked fine.
"Thank you, I'm in perfect health,"
replied thij governor. He smiled and
Khook every member of the cominitce
Iby the hand. As he passed along the
Tilatform, ho was kept bowing to the
crowd.
"Hooray for Teddy!" "Three cheers
foiMho governor!" "What's the matter
with the next vice-president'.'" were
Borne of the things which made the
governor smile. At the end of the plat
form there was a minute of delay and
a number of women Insisted on shaking
hands with the governor. The party
Anally got into the carriages and away
to Fifth avenue. The crowd kept up
the cheering until the party was out
of view. The route was straight down
the avenue to the hotel. The governor
was cheered all along the line, and at
the Fifth avenue hotel the scenes about
the station were largely repeated.
At Madison Square.
The doors of Madison square garden
were opened to the public at ! o'clock.
The big amphitheater was surrounded
by policemen, drawn up In single tile
on the curb, while inside the building
vere scores of blue coats under the
personal supervision of Deputy Chief,
Cortrlght, who was assisted by llvo
captains and a number of sergeants.
Outside the garden waiting for thi
opening of the doors was an orderly
crowd. There was no rushing or eon
fusion. Inside were two regimental
bands, one at each end of the garden.
They continually played, alternating,
during the three bourn wait. Popular
nlrs were played mostly and were loud
ly cheered. Frequently campaign
songs were sung by three quartettes
Tlie decorations were profuse; the
stars and stripes predominating. The
speaker's stand waH draped with
bunting, and directly boneath the front
rail were the coat of arms of the
state, serving a double purpose of a
decoration and a sounding board, with
huge sheets of yellow and white hunt
ing completely coveting the iron, gird
ers. In every seat was a small American
flag to which was fastened a button
of Governor Roosevelt In his rough
rider's uniform. Most of tho seats
vero occupied by 7 p. m.
The many groups of parndors began
to reach the square soon after S o'clock
and us each contingent arrived there
was morn cheering and morn burning
of greek lire and rockets. There were
pome little accidents caused by over
anxious crowds rushing from one at
traction to another but nothing seil
ous was reported In this Hue,
Deputy Chief Courtrlght and the live
Inspectors who worked with hlin, had
a hundred policemen about Madison
equaro and In tho garden. They kept
the crowd under perfect control from
tho outset. A wny was kept open front
the hotel up Fifth avenue and under
the arch to Twenty-sixth street. Tin
people were kept back to the curb.
Governor Roosevelt come out of the
hotel at 7.50 o'clock and got Into his
ferriage. He was recognized at once
and until ho got into the garden umi
for some minutes afterward he was
cheered and cheered. Ho stood nearly
all the wny to the garden and bowed
to the crowd.
The Governor Arrives.
The governor reached Madison
Square Garden at 7.58. The cheering
outside made this fact known to those
within and there were expectant cries
of "Hero hs comes." The audience
stood waving Hags and cheering when
the governor appeared. There was a
great tumult Hands were trying hard
to make their music heard, but ex
cept to those immediately alongside
they might have kept silent.
Led by Secretary Manchester the
party went to tne speaket's stand, The
governor followed and back of him
came Senator Piatt. Others were Gen
eral F. V. Greene, Senator Scott, Fred
erick K. Glbbs and J. H. Manley.
When tho governor got to his place
on the front of the stand the applause
was deafening. General Greene tried
to get order, but tho crowd cheered tho
louder. The governor Htood quietly be
side the chairman. The applause last
ed nine minutes.
General Greene Introduced the gover
nor as the strongest candidate of. the
administration's policy In the Philip
pines. Another ovation followed as the gov
ernor raised his hand to command at
tention. Ho began his address with
the words, "My Fellow Americans."
He referred to Colonel Bryan's visit,
to the state and the reception pro
pared by Tammany Hall and the audi
ence groaned and hissed. "Good for
you, Teddy." "Soak It to 'em," yelled
a man away up high. Many like ex
clamations came from other parts of
the garden. His reference to Mr. Cro
ker's famous remark about working for
his own pocket all the time brought
forth the cry. "You're right, Teddy."
Governor Roosevelt ridiculed Colonel
Bryan's affitude on every public ques
tion. "Sail into him; give him the mis
chief," roared a man. The audience
kept up Incessant cheering. The fam
ous base ball crank who Is known as
"Well, Well," had a seat upstairs and,
of course was much In evidence.
The governor took up militarism. He
caused much laughter when ho told
of thu "dangers of SK-tOOths of a man
to oery thousand of our population."
In answer to Colonel Bryan's ivmark
that soldiers "walk about in idleness,"
the governor shouted: "General I.aw
tou no longer walks about la Idleness,"
and the crowd cheered.
Governor's Address.
Governor Roosevelt began Ills address
at .Madison Squaic Gaideu by saying
that he was proud of being on the same
platform.as ex-Secretary Fairchild, for,
he said:
"Wherever I have been in tills cam
paign 1 have had with me man after
man who, though a life-long Demo
crat, declined to follow his -party when
that party fell under leadership that
was false to all the earlier traditluns of
the ijarty; when that party tell under
leadership that sought to lend it Into
the path of national dishonor at home
and abroad, and old soldleja like Gen
eral Bragg, of AVisconsin: Slllant Dan
Sickles, Fianz Slegel, here in New
York, and their no less gallant oppon
ents who wore the grey, like General
Buckner, General Basil Duke, General
Russell, in Virginia and Kentucky,
stand with us now because the Spanish
war stamped out the last lingering ves
tige of division in this country and left
us In fact, as well as In name, a re
united nation. And the valiant men
who wore the blue, and the no less
valiant men who wore the grey, natur
ally come with us when we stand for
the honesty of our people at homo and
against the degradation of the Hag
abroad."
On tho subject of Mr. Bryan and Mr.
Croker, the governor said: "Mr. Bryan
comes to this state as the guest of Mr.
Croker. Mr. Bryan comes to this state
pleading loyalty to the memory of Jef
ferson and associating with Mr. Croker.
Jefferson's statement was that the
whole art of government consisted in
being honest. Mr. Croker's gloss upon
that statement Is that he Is In politics
for his pocket every time. I am not
slandering Mr. Cioker; I am merely
quoting him. In Andrew Jackson's day
Democracy spelled hard money expan
sion and the honor of the Hag. And
who have the right to represent An
drew Jackson now, the men who stand
for tho dishonor of the Hag, for tho
debasement of the currency, for con
traction of our national limits'.' No.
The party that stands for an honest
dollar; the party that stands for keep
ing the (lag hoisted In the Philippines,
as It shall be kept."
Issues of the Campaign.
Governor Roosevelt then plunged Into
the Issues of the campaign, starting
out with free sliver and following tho
Hues of his many addresses on this sub
ject. He then touched on the present
prosperity of the country, und how Mr.
Bryan's prophecies regarding tho gold
standard had turned out to be wrong,
and condemning him for raising a feel
ing of envy In the minds of (the work
ing class against the capitalists. On
this point, he said:
"No greater evil, oh, my fellow coun
trymen, can be done In this nation of
ours than to teach any group of Amer
icans that their attitude should be one
of sullen hatred and distrust to their
fellows. That touching meuus to nul
lify the' work of 'a century and a quar
ter of statesmen who have built up
our government here. Before our time
there hud been so-culled republics, In
which the rich oppressed the poor;
there had been so-called republics in
which the poor plundered the'iich. It
has been our boast that In this great
republic each man stuuds on his rights
and being refused no chance to re
ceive his rights,"
Getting down to imperialism, the
governor said:
"Our opponents talk of the dangers
of Imperialism, There Is but one dan
ger to free Institutions in, tills country
and that would be by the general pre
valence of the doctrines the seeds of
which Mr, Bryan has been sowing.
Only In that way will there ever bo
chance of l03lng the liberty that we
have inherited from those who went
before us. And now Mr. Bryan asks
us to give up our orderly liberty un
der the law. For what? For the sake
of the most shadowy ghost that ever
was raised to frighten political chil
dren the ghost of militarism. Mili
tarism! Here In this building a week
ngo Mr. Hrynn repeated what ho eith
er knew or ought to know to bo an ab
solute slander when he said that our
army has been created with the pur
pose of putting It Into forts to overawe
worklngmen of our great cities. Gen
tlemen, there are tiii.OOO regulars sol
diers In the United States. The Great
er Now York would be entitled, ac
cording to population, to about L'.CIOO
regular soldiers, than a third of tho
police In the city." The governor re
viewed the attitude of the soldier in
the Spanish war, eulogizing the volun
teer as lie Iiiir many times hi his
speeches.
After appealing to the audience to
support the Republican party, Gov
ernor Roosevelt concluded his address
by Introducing ex-Senator Fairchild.
WILL RESUME WORK
ON MONDAY NEXT
Mules Are Again Taken Into the
Mines at Wilkes-Barre Other
Preparations.
By Inclusive Wire from The Associated Pies.
Wilkos-Earre, Oct. 2 -The big coal
companies of the Wyoming valley are
making preparations to resume work
on Monday. The mules that have been
ii pasture for the last month or so
were taken down Into many of the
undcrgiound works today. The Indiv
idual opeiators are also getting things
In shape for work again, although as
yet they have not posted notices of the
10 per cent. Increase in wages.
It Is the impression in Pittston that
the Pennsylvania Coal company will
fall in lino with the other companies
on Monday. The Susquehanna com
pany at Nantleoke has' made no move
as yet, and its 3,000 employes are more
or less anxious ns to what the out
come will be. A committee of em
ployes of the Kingston Coal company
waited on Daniel Kdwards, the pros
Ident of the company, this afternoon,
and asked him If he would grant the
advance. Mr. Kdwards said lie would
do whatever tho Delaware, Lacka
wanna and Western company did. The
employes wanted him to sign a paper
to the effect, but Mr. Kdwards said
his vvoul was as good as Ills bond add
the committee knew it was and went
away sataisllcd.
There is no doubt but that the King
ston company will post notices tomor
row, T. T). Nichols, president of this
United Mine Workers of this district,
arrived in town from Hasslclun this
afternoon. He said he had no doubt
that by Monday all the companies with
possibly tho exception of the Markles
would post notices of Increase.
Fred Dllehor. of-the national -executive
board stopped over in town for
awhile this afternoon. Mr. Dllehor in
an interview said !3 per cent, of the
operators had granted the demands of
the miners and that the resumption on
Monday would be almost general.
NO NOTICES POSTED.
Markles and Coxe Brothers Do Not
Agree to Grant Increase.
11 Kulusite, Wire fioiu The Associated I'icss.
Ilaaletin, OlI. 2'i.- li. H. Maiklc i" Co. .mJ
t'oxo Pros, ,fc Co., hap not et postul any no.
Ike ofteiing thrir nun .in increase in wages and
the Lehigh nnd IVMic-ltjiip Coal company, has
not yet oflcied to abolish the sliding scale.
Aiioiiling to President .Mitchell noils .it tho
coilici icH opeuted h.v tlio-e companies who hum
not jet posted ni'tlics will not lip icsunud unit!
they comply with the demand-, of the Scranton
mine uoihcrs comentiun l'icsiilent Miti-hell
and mcnibeia of the national boaul lift this jftet
noon for Maiianny City to participate in a labor
demonstration to bo held theie tonight. Another
delegation ot mine workers leaden went to Nan
ticol.c tills nfieinoon In take pait in a ilemnn.
Mr.ition. President Mitchell will u-turn to
llaleton toinonnw mninina; nnd alter spending a
few hours lure will go to Scranton.
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
One Person Killed and Several Bad
ly Wounded.
Hy KuIiimip Who from The A-rfoelatid 1'u-ss.
Shainokin, Pa Oct. 20. A boiler at
tached to a stationary engine, used to
operate a washing machine In the yard
of Mrs. David Stephenson, exploded
this evening, while a number of young
men were Inspecting the 'machinery.
Thomas Stephenson, aged twenty-one
years, was killed Instantly by being
hurled against a fence, while Harry
Daubert und James Wilson were so
badly scalded that they will likely die.
John Music, Robert Llndemuth, Thom
as Daugher, Hayden Evans, Lewis
Kleber and Joseph Ryan had their
faces severely scalded.
ABE CONSIDERING
UNITED STATES COAL
By Excliuhe Wlie hom The Associated Prew.
Washington, Oct. 20. United statu Minister
Bryan at l'etropollj, has &ent to tho htate lie.
pailnicnt a translation of a lettir from Dr.
AUlde.i Medrade, a prominent citizen of Hindu.
Ueiaet, lliarll, in vhlch tho latter li'fep. to
ronvt'liutioii with Btate orHdals of the liiazlllan
icoernnunt 11 to tlia inhitabillty of importing
United states toal for the establishments uiidei
Iho couttol of th mlnlstiiej of industry und thu
liai; , "Thu uiinlitcM," bj, Dr. Mudrade,
"showed Interest in thu nutter and will mile
tho iperlmeivt."(i
. .
STEAMSHIP ARRIVALS.
By Kxclusiie Wire fiom The Associated PreM.
New Voik, Oct, ), Arrived! Campania, l.tv
orpool and Qnienstown; Columbia, Hamburg;
(iraf Wulderee, llainbuix. Boulogne and Ply.
mouth. Cleared; l'mbria, Liverpool! btaten.
dam, Itoterdam la Boulogne; Pallida, Hamburg
via l'ljmoiith and C'lieiliourg. Moillle RaiUdj
lllhioriia, fioiu New Voik, Hamburg Arrived;
1'ueiist BUmareK, New York via Plymouth and
Cherbourg. Qucvnttouii Anhi-il; J.i niJ, Now
York for Mmicol, Southampton . .ed; Au.
pute Victoria (from llainhu'iir, New York via
Cherbourg),
CORPORATIONS CHARTERED,
By fcxilushe Wire from The Associated Pret.
lUrrUbmy, Oct, "0. A iliaiter wa Issued by
tlie state department today to the New Castle
and Sharon Street Hallway companv, rapital
$150,000; pre.ldent, W. K. Wiight, Philadelphia.
SUPERIOR COURT ADJOURNS.
By Excluitva Wire from Tht AuodaUd frets.
Philadelphia, Oct. 23. The Superior court to.
day fnUhed jti schedule list ol eigiuiienti and
ailjournta lor two wreLs. Jo order or Judg
'I
went wire nauacu uown.
PLACATING '
THE POWERS
Chinese Government Announces the
Death ol Many o! the Most Au-
yressive Boxer Leaders.
METHODS OF DEPARTURE
Kang Yi Said to Have Succumbed
to Illness Hu Hsien Committed
Suicide by Swallowing Goldleaf.
Hint That Prince Tuan May Take
His Life Ministers in Pekin Dis
satisfied with Imperial Decree of
Punishment.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Washington, Oct. 20. Minister Wu
called at the state department today
with a communication, the evident ob
ject of which Is to allay the Impatience
manifested by some of the powers with
the dllatorlness of the Chinese govern
ment In punishing the ofllclals respon
sible for the anti-foreign agitation In
China. Mr. Wu's communication con
tained a report of the death of Kang
Yi and of the suicide of Yu Hsien,
together with the announcement that
the Princes Tuan and Chang had not
been permitted to accompany the court
to Shensl, Intimating that they were
in ill-favor, and that suitable punish
ment would be meted out to them.
The Chinese minister has received a
dispatch in which It is said that Kang
Yi, a member of the cabinet with Yung
Lit, and one of the Intense anti-foreign
leaders, who punishment was demand
ed by the powers, died of Illness on the
18th Inst.; also that Yu Hsien, the hit"
governor of Shan SI, who Is said to
have been lesponsible for the death of
many missionaries, lias committed sui
cide by swallowing gold leaf.
Kang YI was one of the leaders of
the HoNcrs. His punishment was de
manded by the powers. Ho held the
position of assistant grand secretary
and president of the civil boaul and
was also a member of the privy coun
cil, or cabinet, which is the body near
est the throne. Following the demands
of the uowers for his nuiii.slmicnt. an
I edict was issued handing him over to
the board of censors to consult and de
cide on a penalty for his misdoing. The
same edict punished Prince Tuan, but
it was thought that the Tuan influence
would insure leniency tor Kang YI and
others. Today's dispatch shows, how
ever, that Kang YI himself recognized
that there was no hope ot Imperial
favor.
Although the dispatch to Minister
Wu says only that Kang Yi "died" on
the lSth inst., it is believed that his
"death" was the outcome of the dis
grace which has overtaken the anti
foreign and Boxer element.
Governor Yu's method of suicide, bv
swallowing gold leaf, Is unique to
China. It is a means by which high
personages take their life, the gold leaf
being representative of their high sta
tation. The leaf forms a ball In the
canals of the body, and brings death
from suffocation.
Minister Wu's advices today also
show that Prince Tuan has been vis
ited with severe censure from the
throne and lo such an extent that It
would not be astonishing if he fol
lowed the course of Kang Yi and Yu.
lie has been prevented from accom
panying the Imperial court to Sinan
Fu, and remains nt Slums!, cut off from
further influence on the throne. It Is
expected that ho will be banished,
which, to a prince of the blood, Is worse
than decapitation, and under the Chi
nese idea of propriety, suicide is likely
to be his end.
JOHN SHERMAN'S WILL.
Disposal of an Estate Valued at
32,500,000.
Oy Inclusive Wiic from The Asiocialed Picw.
Mansfield, O., Oct. 28. The will of
the late Jonu Hhenmin was tiled In the
probate court today by Congressman
Kerr and Attorney Parker, of Wash
ington, D. C. The document disposes
of an estate valued at $2,500,000. It is
dated at Washington, Dec. 22, 1890.
Mrs. Mary Sherman JMeCnllum Is
given $100,000, half In real estate of her
choice, and tho balance In bonds. Af
ter other bequests are paid she, with
live others, gets the residue, making
her share, It is estimated, $300,000.
The other bequests are: $3,000 to
Mansfield, for park purposes; $3,000 tu
Obetiin college; $3,000 to Kenyan col
lege; Charles Sherman, $10,000; lloyt
Sherman, brother of the deceased, $10,
000; heirs of the lati General W. T.
Sherman, $10,000; heirs of James Sher
man, $10,000; Sister Susan Hartley,
$10,00: children of Mrs, Fanny Moul
ton, $10,000; Lampson Sherman, $10,
000; KlUiibotli Iteese, $10,000. Who the
other llvo benollehuii's of tho residue
tire, has not yet been learned.
SPANISH CABINET TROUBLES.
Gen. Azcarvagft Compelled to Take
Charge of Marine Department,
By Exclusive Wlie from Tlie Associated Press.
Madrid, Oct. 20. General Azcarragu
will 'take the portfolio of minister of
marine provisionally, Admiral Mozo
having withdrawn from the ministry
owing to the refusal of the premier to
ullbw an Increase of the navy credits.
, Addressing the olllclals of the marine
department today, General Azcarraga
saljl It was necessary to procure au
equilibrium of tho budget, and, there
fore, It was Impossible to Increase the
nuvy.
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ANOTHER DEFALCATION,
This Napoleon of Finance Has Been
Somewhat Sporty.
By Kxclu.U Wire hom life AociateJ l'ics.
New York, Oct. 20. Another bank de
falcatlon came tu light this afternoon,
when William J. Hockley, thirty-two
years old, was arrested on the charge
uf grand larceny. M. , W. llalsey, of
the firm of N. W. Harris & Co,, bank
ers, declined that Heckley has been In
the employ of the linn as bookkeeper
and teller for three years, and that ho
has stolen $(5,100 In that time.
On the advice ot counsel, Hockley
waived examination and was held in
default of $3,000 ball for the grand Jury.
He leftlsed to answer any questions,
und his counsel would not be any more
communicative. Heckley bus been mar
ried six months, and It Is said has been
spending the money In playing the
horse races and has been somewhat
"sporty."
TROUBLE AT SHAMOKIN.
Fifteen Hundred Angry Men and
Women Assault Strikers.
By Inclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Shuniokln, Oct. 20. Fifteen hundred
angry men, women and children as
sembled near the Cameron colliery this
evening, and, as the workmen left for
their home, they were assailed by vol
leys of cobble stones. Although every
onu of the workmen hud been sworn
In us special policemen and were
armed, they did not shoot Into the
crowd, which was led by four women
carrying American Hugs. In escorting
Paul Kllnger, the breaker boss, from
the mine, his brother, Constable Joseph
Kllnger, fired one shot at a crowd on
a bridge because they hurled rocks at
the pair as they traversed a railroad.
Following the shot the mob chased the
brothers Into the city limits.
.Miles Dougherty, an officer of the
local miners' organization, hearing of
the riotous demonstration, hurried to
the scene and In n brief address per
suaded the mob to disperse.
DUN'S REVIEWOF TRADE.
Silver Reaches the Highest Point in
Four Years The Failures
for the Week.
By Excltishc Wire from The Associated I'resi.
Xew York. Oct. 2fi. It. U. Dun &
Company's Weekly ileview of Trade
tomorrow will say:
Tlie elections mean a great deal to
all business interests, and. although
confidence in tlie future is seen on
every hand, it is but natural that men
do not care to take any unnecessary
chances, and, therefore, delay new en
gagements as far as possible until af
ter the ballots are counted. But con
tracts for steel rails for the season
thus far are within .10,000 tons of last
year's heavy bookings, and the confi
dence in an ultimata marked improve
ment is so strong that all raw mate
rials are firm and without any specu
lative activity to stimulate them. The
agitation for an advance in billets,
though a small one, is an Indication
of what the iron and steel markets ex
pect in the next six mouths and In the
great industries sellers of mnterlal
could easily make heavy contracts if
they cared to attach political provi
sions to their agreements. However
fears may be unfounded, it is likely to
be better for business in the long run
that conservative Ideas for the pres
ent are entertained. The weather over
a great part of the country has been
favorable for agricultural operations,
which are progressing well, and in the
east tho unseasonable temperature has
retarded general trade comparatively
little, as there has been no great stim
ulus yet this season. Conditions In the
Iron and steel market steadily Improve,
orders gradually swell In volume and
buyers make less effort to secure con
cessions. Jn most cases quotations are
not altered, but there is an advance
to $20 at Philadelphia for billets, ow
ing to the better fcuslness In rails. Pig
Iron moves freely and especially at
Chicago, where manufacturers have
contracted heavily for finished stuff
In excess of raw material on hand.
Cast iron pipe is In urgent demand
and new plans for ship-bulldlng will
take now plates. Ilridge builders are
buying structural forms heavily. Mak
ers of rails and other products of lion
have been accused of quoting better
terms to foreign than to domestic buy
ers. Tf this is done, it would seem to
be thu munufactuiers' affair rather
than the newspapers. Minor metals
are qulet.except for further weakness
In tin. STiver has reached the highest
price In four years. Cotton showed lit
tle recuperative power after last
weeks decline and closed .ower. Wheat
also continued its downward course,
owing to the good news here and
abroad, but an encouraging featuie
was the accelerated foreign buying as
quotations declined. Atlantic export
for the week were 2,9:!3,02S bushels,
against 2,2.13,02.1 a year ago, and Paci
fic shipments S'8,01) bushels, against
638,083 lust year. Corn Is slightly weak
er, while pork ptoducts have fallen
sharply. .Most other provisions are
heavy, but linseed oil rose sharply to
"5 cents.
Failures for the week were 203 In tho
United States, against 100 last year,
and 2S in Canada, ngalnst 23 last year.
CHARLES PERRY CONVICTED.
By Km. I us lie Wire from The Associated Press.
I'hlladilphla, Oct. i'J.-Cl.arles lVny, the ee
mid of tho tlireu m-g:oc chaiKid with thu iiiur.
iter of Prof, Hoy Wilson White, tho jounif lnv
lu.tiiictor nf thn L'ntMislly of Pennsylvania,
was tonight couUi it'd ot murder in the ilrtt tie.
I! lev. Hem y limy was found guilty two ila.t
ago and Amos Stilling et remains to be tried,
Piof, Whitii was iiiiiriU'rrd and robb,-il on (lie
night nt Mjy ID, uiul Ihe time- ncgioes were ar.
tested few il.ua later.
GUILTY OF EMBEZZLEMENT.
By Kieluiive Wire from Tlie Associated Press.
Dover, Del., OU. 20. In the Kent iminly gen.
eral wsslons lourt today John I). Ilaukhu, for.
iner n'CieUiy of state, pleaded guilty to a
ihargu of embezzlement us bailee. His offense
consisted of ket-iiriiig l,CW for a t If cut for the
purpose of pa lug on" a liwitgigc. and iniiap.
pioprlatlng tho money, f-entenie w.u deferred
until Monday,
ZINC COMPANY,
By Kxcluihf Wire fiom The Associated Press.
Dover, Del., (let. 2iS. Iho Columbia, Zlno and
Lead company, of Wilkes llairc, Pa,, was inoor.
joratcJ here todiy to tauy on thu tniuiug und
mllllot' ot tine, lead and other metals. Capital
SIOO.WO.
THE NEWS THIS HORNINU
Weather Indications Today,
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QENERALLY FAIR.
1 fleiirml ltooM-ictt In New Yoik City.
I'l.irntlhg tho l'oweis.
lieductlou of tho Atlny 1'iomlscil.
i tJeiiPinl Northenstpin l'ennlvanl.i News.
1 't ii.ii 1 1 1 1 nnd Ct iniiiiul.il.
:: Local -Sunday School Unn for Toinoiliiw.
Hcllldoin New of the WccV.
t lMltorl.il.
Notes li id Comment. t
6 Local Soilil und IVImiiuI,
One Woman's Views.
0 Loe.il Tho Whiskey Iiaeallaatluii.
Wunt 'Hurt- Constable.! llciuou'd.
7 r.m.il bin-uses Will Probably lie ltevoked.
All lte.uU- for htiUeis to ltilum to Work
Monday.
8 I.oial West s'cronton and 'iilnub.in.
!) Itound About the Count.
10 flcneral (fosslp for s'poit Lovers.
BRYAN IN NEW JERSEA.
Concluded at Hoboken Yesterday.
Large Audiences Greet the
Speaker.
By Kxchulre Wire from The Associated Press.
New York, Oct. 20. Hon. WHJIam J.
Bryan today concluded his campaign
tour of the state of New .leroey. Thu
day was a successful one in that the
crowds which ho addressed wrre both
attentive and of fair size, but the r n
jorlty of them were neither so large
or as demonstrative as thoe of New
York. Today was given up to a sec
tion of Jersey which is populated
largely by pcoplo who do business In
New York city and the people at the
various towns at which stops were
made said that In view of the nbsenco
ot r.it many of their townsmen the at
tendance wns excellent.
The tour was made over the Dela
ware and Lackawanna railroad, the
more distant point touched being Do
ver, 40 miles south ot Now York. The
other towns at which soeeche-s were
made were Hobokcn.Hurrison, Orange,
Summit, Morrlstown, Honnlon, I'nter
snn,' Helleville and Newark, three
speeches being made at tho latter
place. Tu reality Mr. Bryan's Thurs
day work extended into today for he
did not retire this morning until about
2 o'clock and one of the ploasantesu
occasions of last night was the last of
the series.
Mr. Uryan made the longest stop to
day at Dover, forty miles out ot New
"York. Ho spoke at that place for
about an hour and addressed a largo
crowd, which llstenod to him atten
tively, notwithstanding a light rain
was falling at the time he spoke.
He referred in this speech to criti
cism of himself to the effect that he
made charges for his campaign
speeches. On this subject he said his
farm was not the only source of in
come. "They say that I am so avaric
ious," he continued, "that if made
president I will not make a speech un
less I am paid several thousand dol
lars. They also say that ham so am
bitious that I would spend all I have
to be president. It Is hard to leconcile
the two stories. If you are Interested
In knowing tho facts, I can tell ,vou
that I have boon able t,o make a living
under a Democratic administration and
under Republican administrations, and
I think I shall be able to fnuke a bat
ter living under a Republican admin
istration than most Republicans who
will be responsible for It, but I want
to tell you that every dollar I have
made In the last four years has been
made out of the voluntary payment by
people for what they bought and want
ed. I published a book, and nobody
bought It unless he wnnteuV to buy It.
I have written articles for the news
papers. Nobody read them unless he
wanted to. I have delivered lectures,
and nobody came unless he wanted to
uome. Kvery dollar that I have made
has been made In that way. Hut If I
were the attorney for a trust land col
lected from a people who paid Involun
tarily, I would be a good man in the
eyes of the Republicans. I need not
tell you that I receive no money, for
campaign speeches. If the people of a
community pay any money when I
have a meeting It Is to meet the ex
penses of meeting. In some cases the
people have paid the expense of the
train on which I travel, as it goes from
town to town. If any Republican com
plains of that, you toll him thtvt a man
who rides on a train must either get a
pass over the railroad or pay his fare,
and I would rather the people would
pay for the train and leave mo Inde
pendent than have tho railroad com
pany furnish It and then own mo after
tho election."
READING MINES TO RESUME.
Preparations to Begin Work on Mon
day Morning.
Ily D-clusIvo Wliu fiom The As.ioci.itcd I'teis.
I'ottsvllle, Pa,, Oct. 20. (uncial supci intend
tut Luther, oi the Philadelphia and Heading Coal
.unl lion company, ;syi his cumpany is maMng
picparations In risuint- woil. at its mines In I lie
Schuylkill reidon on Monday 11101111111,'. H may,
however, bo several ilia bcfoio all the lollleriM
j 10 in oppiatiou, ho s.ii-, us It takes somn little
time 10 get ail the nunc nuihincry going as it
was biforn the strlU-,
air. Luther ch.iiaitci'Ucd us .tU.ui.l thu elate
lue'it pi In ltd tod iv Hut the Itt-adiug company
will In tutor,' produce, nul ludepindi-ntly nf the
other companies and pay mi attention to thp
iillotiiit-ni stblciu. p s.ijh the Itcidiiit company
will 111I110 about tho tjiin- amount of coal nevt
1,-jr that il will mine this 3 car,
CONCESSIONS AT SHAMOKIN,
By Exclusive Wire from Tlis Associated Press.
ShainoKin, Oct. 20. A cninmltteo of cinploPa
of tho C'auH-ion and Luko -'idler lollieiiea owned
by tho Pcuuhanl.i company, waited upon Sti
piliutiudint KohlbreaU-r tills itftciuooii to leal 11
wlnthtr tho ten per cent, Increase would be
tdvcu until Apiil 1. lie stunted thu concession.
Tho collleiiea employ 2,000 men und bo), all of
whom will return to work net Monday,
JOHN L. SULLIVAN ILL.
Now York, Oit. 10. John h. Sullivan, who
was opei.ittd on Thursday for hernia, wo rest
Ins comfcrtilly tonight. Tho physicians sy
that Sullivan will 1.0 1 be able to leave the noa
plul (or six tvrclu.
REDUCTION
OF THE ARMY
It Is Promised at an Earlu Date
Ini the Republican National
Leaders.
COMMITTEE STATEMENT
Point to the Official Report Speeches
of Recent Sate All Indicating That
This Is the Policy of the Govern
ment General Davis Reoommenda
That Troops Be Almost Entirely
Withdrawn from Porto Rico Re
duction of Force in China.
By L-ccliisite Wire from The As-,oil.ited Puts.
New York, Oct. 20. Tho Republican
national committee issued tho follow
ing statement concerning the United
States army today:
"Reports received from the war ile-s
partment at Washington by the Re
publican national committee gives news
of tlie gradual reduction of the forces
of occupation In the army. General
Davis, commanding the department In
Porto Rico, recommends that the
troops on that Island be withdrawn al
most enthely. He thinks eighteen com
panies sufllclent to garrison the Island.
As Porto Rico Is an important naval
station, however, artillerymen will be
needed there still to man tho forts, and
especially at San Juan. Orders hnvo
been issued for tho reduction of the
troops in China nnd plans made for
their llnal withdrawal. It lis hoped that
when the election is oventho situation
will Improve sufficiently In the Philip
pines to warrant a material reduction
of force there.
"Secretary Root recently called at
tention to the fact that in the year of
ISMS, when President McKinley reeom
meiided the tetentlon of 100,000 men in
tlie army, he was arguing for a tie
crease and not an increase, for then
there were 272,000 men In service. Thn
war with Spain was not ended, for the
peace, treaty had not been rat'ifled. In
the meantime, people should remember
that unless there Is further legislation
on the subject, the army will drop hack
to its former limit of 27,500 men next
July, which is only one-third of what
It was in proportion to the size or tho
country, so grcnt has been, the growth
In population.
"Tills makes little allowance for the
elaborate scheme of coast fortifications
proposed by the late Samuel J. Tlldon
for the protection of a peaceful repub
lic." BOY DIED FROM THE
EFFECTS OF A KICK
Twelve-Year-Old Joseph Pigules, of
Barbertown, Died at the Lacka
wanna Hospital Yesterday.
Joseph Pigules, a twelve-year-old
boy, whose parents live In Barbertown,
Old Forge, died yesterday morning at
the Lackawanna hospital of injuries in
flicted during Juno by a man at Old
Forge, who kicked him violently in the
abdomen.
The lad was employed as a breaker
boy, and with several other little fol
lows was annoying and tormenting tlie
man, who at Inst turned and, seizing
young Figules, kicked him. Ho claimed
that stones were thrown at him by the
young fellows, and that It was not
Until one of them struck him that he
acted in self-defense, lie (bus not been
ariested.
The Figules boy clnlmed that he was
not the lad who tluew the stone, and
only a few minutes before ho died at
tlie hospital told one ot the iiuirses that
he was In no way guilty of molestlus
his assailant.
Shortly after he was kicked he wasj
removed to tho hospital, and It was
there seen that no hopes for his re
covery could be entertained. A cancer
ous growth took place, andievory duy
the llttlu fellow grew weaker, and yes
terday tiled. Ills parents wore at the
hospital yesterday afternoon, and from
their general conversation it Is not
likely that the man who kicked the boy
will be prosecuted.
BARN TOTALLY DESTROYED.
Stable Owned by M. T. Keller Burned
to the Ground.
A two-story frame barn, owned by
M. T, Keller and located In the lear ot
his residence, at the corner of Oreeu
Ridge street and North "Washington
avenue, was entirely destroyed by fire
this morning about 12.U0 o'clock. The
three muses were rescued with dllll-
eulty.
The North Scr.llituil companies re
sponded to the alarm, which, throuuh
a mistake, was sounded Hox fil, which
Is on the South Side, but they were un
able to do anything except mvo the
adjoining property. The loss is about
1800,
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DEATHS OF A DAY,
By Lvlutlvi- Win fiom Tin A-soeiated rYe-u.
inllrfunlr, l'J Oil, 20, Ilunlaj) hhuifert died.
it liU home here todiy of ranter, lie waa prom
liirut in social, business ard political ilrclos In
this ttitlou of this state and had been cashKr
of I lie Centio County lianLlug company since
Jt-i'iS, when lie, with tlto lata A. G. Curtlu, flov.
11 nor Heaver ami othenj, ouauUed It. Ilia fatti
er, the late S, T, Miuecrl, was coimnisvlaaar ol
patents undu- I'resldinf Ruclumu.
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WEAT.UEH iOttECABT,
Washington, Oct. SO. l-'orecast for
Kuslein l'eniisjlvania; (tencr.illj lair
fcatuiilay and Sunday, evtept occasluiul
ratus In iioithciu portion buuday; fitU
koucneriy vunox
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