Convention Stes Opsua. «3 constant repetition us our reputation. e handle Lehigh Valley and Sullivan Coal, Hard and Buf Wood and Steam Coal. 103 Lehigh Ave. Lockhart Bollding. Both Phones. Lehigh Valley Coal Chairman Glen Outlined Policy of New Organisation—Great Reform Platform Adepted — Want Honest Elections. NEW YORK, Sept. 12 Carnegie hall bad an overflowing assemblage when the fGrst state convention of the Inde pendence league was called to order by State Chairman Max F. lhmsen. The enthusiasm for Willlam Ran- dolph Hearst was tremendous, The opening session was character- ized] Ly great enthusiasm, long contin- ved cheering and applause “greeting especially the name of Mr, Hearst and the utterances of speakers which touched upon the freedom of the bal- jot, the permanence and truth of the principles of the Declaration of Inde pendence, the revolt against bossism and the alleged frauds In the last New York city election. * Temporary Chairman Willakd A. Glen roused the delegates to an up- roarieus pitch when he outlined the issues which caused the independent movement and declared that political bosses and bossism must be destroyed The most important development of the day was this declaration made by W. R. Hearst, the league's announced eandidate for governor of New York state, “I favor the nomination of a full slate ticket.” Mr. Glen, temporary chaimman of the convention, ywho' is a conspicuous Re- publican leader of Syracuse, made a ringing speech for honesty In the ad- ministration of public affairs Opening with a scathing denuncia- tion of the corrupt political bosses In New York state, who are controlled by the big corporations, he said in part: “Numerous recent and pointed object lessons have taught the country what we mean by the grip of corporate con- trol. For Instance, the operations of Ryso and Belmoot, partpers ju the great traction merger in the city of New York, show clearly how they dom- inate the political control of this state, “Partner Belmont sits in the execu- tive committee of the Democratic par- ty and speaks in the state organization through a respectable figurehead nam- ed Parker gnd in the city of New York through a figurehead who lacks re spectability named McClellan “The Ryan-Belmout Interests are the great public service corporations—the traction, gas and electric lighting trusts. “In New York city this pair of spec ulators determined to combine all the transportation systems in Manhattan and the Broux into one giant holding company. No economies were planned, no Increase of business was to result, yet the combination added $104,000,000 of watered stock to an already grossly dishonest capitalization. “In the same city of New York this same combination was found In work- ing order, when in December, 1904, aft- er having being robbed by the signing of the infamous Remsen gas bill, the city awoke to find that McClellan's commissioter of gas had. secretly en- tered into a series of contracts with the lighting trusts that abandoned without a trial $3.000,000 of over charges and saddled an additional ex- cessive charge of $1,200,000 a year up- oun the city treasury. “Public indignation was aroused, and from that exposure was born the Mu- nicipal Ownership league. “In the campaign which was Inao- gurated by the Muaicipal Ownership league, under the peerless leadership of William Randolph Hearst, the peo- ple were pot surprised when they found that the Ryan-Belmont combina. tien was financing McClellan's cam- paign for, the mayoralty. Neither were they sufprised when they found these same sinister forces exerting their pow- erful InfSuence to kill the bill designed to give the people of New York eity a chance of ascertaining whether their votes had been counted as cast. “The most serious abuse of official power witnessed in this state for many years was the disfranchisement of thou- sands of voters in the city of New York last fall, “The court of appeals by its judg- ment held that the way to open the boxes was through quo warraato pro- ceedings, while the attorney .general held that because the boxes had not been opened quo warranto proceed- ings could not be begun. “He (the attorney general) knew that William Randolph Hearst had been le- gully elected mayor of the city of New York. and yet, holding his office by courtesy of the bosses, he was willing fo see voters disfranchised and the wishes of the people subverted. “The Independence league stands for ap bouest ballot and a fair count and even If given the power will cause an bonest election law to be passed.” Many delegates came to Carnegie hall wearing shipping tags on their coat lapels bearing the words “A Straight Ticket.” There was a great demonstration whet obe delegation pa- raded with x banner which read, “We Judge Sea- declared that the condition of both the old political parties wade the ge thence of the Independence league a necessity. He sald that the praise —— beth. H# pointed out the nonpartisan. ship of corporate Interests, declaring that they used alike the corrupt ele ments of both the old parties. To meet both these evils and to restore the gov- ernment to the people was the object, sald he of the Independence league. Neither of the old .parties could be trusted to enforce the needed remedy. The remedies to be applied should injure neither honest capital nor labor and involved, sald Judge Seabury, the equal enforcement of the law upon rich and poer. - The achievements of both the old parties, he declared. were not the prop- erty of any political bosses, but were the common heritage of all the people. The reforms needed, the speaker i went on to say, included honest admin- istration of the public affairs and the casting out of corrupt men now in of fice. Justice Seabury called attention to the political conditions existing In this city last fall and in this coanection made the first mention of the evening of Mr. Hearst's hame. Then followed a demonstration which eclipsed even the ramarkable outburst of the open- ing. The delegates jumped ou chairs, screaming at the top of their voices, waving hats coats and county stanch- fons In the alr. Finally In their enthu- slasm the delegates tore down the large American flags which were so profusely used in the decorations and waved them aloft as the band played “The Star Spangled Banner.” Suddenly at this juncture the cheer ing ceased, and the vast audience jolon- «! in singing the national anthem. Then the cheers began again, and the demonstration, which started at 9:22 p. m., was not at an end until 9:52, when Justice Seabury finally secured order by diligent rapping with bis gavel. The cheering, marching up and down the aisles, the blowing of horns, ringing of bells and singing bad con- tinued for just half an hour Justice Seabury declared it no won- der a reference to Mr. Hearst's fight for the mayoraity last fall should call forth such a demonstration and re minded the delegates that their leader was about to undertake a still greater fight at this time for the governorship In an effort to preserve the sanctity of the ballot and secure an bouest count of the votes cast in New York city last November Justice Seabury sald Mr Hearst had spent $100,000 of his own money. Justice Seabury concluded with an enunciation of the principles of the Independence league. The committee on reselutions and platform then reported through Clar ence J. Shearn, its chairman Mr. Shearn was accorded an ovation. He was cheered as “our next attoruey gen eral.” Mr. Shearn declared that the committee, cousisting of 150 members, had adopted the platform without one dissenting voice. The platform, a doc ument of about 2.000 words, sets forth the fundamental idea of the league as independence of boss rule or corpora- tion control and of any party subject to these. It declares for “a free vote and an honest count” and demands a revision of “the present dishonest and complex election law, a simplified bal lot and law providing for a recount in cases of fraud or mistakes in terms so plain and mandatory that they can be neither disregarded nor circumvented fa the courts.” demands also that the attorney general be stripped of his present control over procecdings to test title to public office. The platform repudiates ‘“‘the claim of Governor Higgins that the legisla- ture bas no constitutional right to In- vestigate the executive departments” and declares that “a searching Inves- tigation of every department is due the public.” District Attorney Jerome Is attacked Dy name as follows: “Impartial enforcement of the laws is of paramount Importance. The admin- istration of law controlled by corpora- tion influence has been Illustrated in the case of District Attorney Jerome as well as In the case of Attorney Geu- eral Mayer. “We express the disgust felt by all good citizens over the fallure of Dis- trict Attorney Jerome to prosecute criminally regardless of their wealth or social position those guilty of In- surance frauds. “The Independence league belleves fn the public ownership of public util- ities that are natural monopolies. It stands either for private confiscation of public property nor pubilc counfisca tion of private property. It believes In upholding and enforcing every prop erty right. Holding that no person or corporation Is privileged to couliscate what rightly belongs to another, it stands for irreconcilable hostility to appropriations by corporations of fran chise values created by the community and belonging to the community, “The first essentials for public own- ership are honesty in office and inde pendence ju voting.” The platform then goes on to prom- ise greater consideration for the farm- ers of the states, efforts to establish a two cent passenger fare and destruc tion of rebates and discrimiontion on the railroads of the state, a vigorous extension of the good roads policy, the enforcement of the eight hour day, the prevailing rate of wages, child labor, compulsory education, couvict labor and other laws In the luterest of the working people; the restoration of the three platoon system In the New York police force and its extension to other cities and the relief of firemen and street cleapers. The platform demands also enforcement of the pure food law, liberal appropriations for education And a teachers’ pension system and ample school accommodations. In con- clusion it says: ie a The © “Honesty in po sery! the rule of the majority, equality before the government from the grip of corpera- tion control--these are the principles for which the ludependence league Is prepared to battle.” Temporary and permanent organiza- tions jvere perfected awid much en- thusiasm. The convention declared positively In favor of the nomination of a full state ticket and instructed the committee on resolutions to draft a suitable reply to W. J. Connors and other delegates to the Democratic state convention at Buffalo on Sept, 25 who presented a memorial asking the Independence league to defer nominating a state ticket until a conference could be had with the Democrats There was much disorder In the con- vention when a motion to adjourn until tonight was made after the routine business had been concluded. Many of the delegates did not want to ad Journ and protested, half a hundred or more clamoring for recognition, while just as many cried for an adjournment The motien was finally carried with a chéer. . AN ELOPING PASTOR. Pittaburg ¥inister Rans O08 With Miss Myckum, a Church Worker. MOUNT VERNON, N. XY, Sept. 12 The story of the elopement of a Pitts burg winister who deserted his wife and five children to run away with a young church worker of that city was made public by the police here. The eloping palr were the Rev, C. T. Coombs, until recently pastor of the Lexington Avenue Episcopal church In Pittsburg, and Miss Lilian B. Myckum, whe was prominent in church work in that city. Mr. Coombs, the police say, tendered his resiguation as pastor three weeks ago and immediately left the city, deserting his wife and chil dren. Miss Myckum also departed soon afterward, saying that she was going to visit her parents in Everett, Pa. It was discovered later that the pair were staying at the St. Denis botel In New York, their whereabouts being learned from a letter written by Miss Myckum to a girl friend in Pittsburg, Two ministers, at the request of the girl's father, went on to New York and found that the couple had registered as Mr. apd Mrs. Coombs. Coombs had left word at the hotel to forward their mall to Mount Vernon, and it was (no this way that they were traced to this city. The girl returned home, and Coombs has left the city, galng 1 to Washington. STENSLAND TRIES SUICIDE. Defaniting Banker Took Polson at Tangier. TANGIER, Morocco, Sept. 12.—Paul 0. Stenslaud, the defaulting president of the Milwaukee Avenue State bank of Chicago, under arrest here, made n sen sational attempt to end his life by tak. ing poison on the eve of his return to the United States. He Is seriously ill, and a special guard of twelve men has been stationed in his room to prevent a repetition of his attempt to die and out wit his captors. Physicians In attendance are not sure that Stensland will be able to start for home according to plans made some time ago. The steamship Prinz Adel bert will call here especially to pick up the prisoner and his guards. Twenty Charges Against Stensiand, CHICAGO, Sept. 12. ~The grand jury has Indicted Paul O. Stensland, former president of the Milwaukee Avenue State bank (now under arrest in Tan- gler), and Henry W. Herring. former cashier, who Is now couficed in jail here. More than twenty lodictments were returned against each man. German Destroyers’ Feat. LONDON, Sept, 12 —According to the correspondent at Hamburg of the Dal- ly Mail, during the German naval ma neuvers on the night of Sept. 10 thirty- six torpedo boat destroyers accomplish ed the sensational feat of dashing for and reaching the British coast, return: ing without having been detected. The nominal purpose of the raid across the North sea was to carry out the search for the German fleet, which, however the torpedo boat officers knew was lying off Helgoland, Two New Polar Expeditions. BRUSSELS, Sept. 12.—At the ses sion of the polar congress here Dr. Jean Charcot announced that he was organizing an expedition to the south pole, and Charles Benard, president of the Relgian Oceanographic society, stated that that society was organiz ing an expedition to the north pole The two expeditions will operate simul taneously and in concert. Strewed Flowers Hefore Root. LIMA, Peru, Sept. 12. — Secretary Root and family, accompanied by American Minister Dudley and the mayor of Lima, visited the cathedral and other places of luterest here. At the Central niarket the party riveived an ovation. A group of women strewed flowers on the staircase as the party were descending. A Home For New Irish Council. DUBLIN, Sept 12.—-The government confemplates handing over the old Parliament House on College green, which is now being used as the Bank of Ireland, as an assembly house for the new Irish council Charged With Postal Thefts. BALLSTON, N. YY, Sept. 12 Her man D. Qua was arrested here charged with robbing the postoftice at Shushan, He Is held for examination. fafe Wreckers Gel $10,000, AKLEY, Minn, Sept. 12. Robbers enterad the Bank of ARley here, de | the safe and esaaped with A CRISIS IN CUBA. President Sends Warship to Protect Americans, CRUISER DES MOINES FOR HAVANA Situation Ia Island Hepnublic Absorbs Attention at Washington—Falma's Government Not Trusted to Handle Affairs Vigorously. WASHINGTON, Sept. 12--The crit- ical situation fu Cuba is absorbing the attention of the administration to the exclusion of all other foreign topless, as indicated by the activity of the officials in the slate, pavy and war depart ments, Fear of an attack by the Insurgents oa Havana Is spreading, and there are rumors more or less authentic from all directions of new uprisings iu various guarters The American (Captain Reno's) rapid fire battery keeps ulghtly vigil at La Fuerza castle, in front of the palace, prepared to sweep the Place de Arms park, frouting ou the palace, io the event of any surprises in that quarter. The waterworks at Vento Spriugs and other outlying exposed points are Le ing guarded with increasing vigilance, Major E. F. Ladd of the military sec. retary’s departinent has been granted leave of absence for one month and has left for Cuba. Major hadd was for two and a half years an officer of the wilitary government of Cuba during the time the island was under coatrol of the United States. ' The president, at Oyster Bay, is keep ing In close touch with every develop- ment of the revolutionary wovewent in Cuba and is in Tonstant communica- tion by wire with the etlicials here, who indeed are even in receipt of de tailed lnstructions from him as to what they shall do The prime object of the administra tion at present Is to get at the facts, which is no easy task In view of the mass of Indefinite statements that em anates from various quarters. Partie ularly is it desired to know the pre cise strength of the revolutionary senti went in Cuba and the relative powers of the government aud the insurgents there. Mr. Morgan. the American min ister to Havana, is understood to be hastening froin Europe Eo as stated officially, It is the ppr pose of the administration to proceed with great deliberation ln dealing with the Cuban question, and It was sald on the highest authority that there would be no intervention by the Unit ed States unless the rebellion assumed the proportions of a general conflagra tion. American shipping and commercial interests about Havana are to have the protection of an American warship In Cuban waters. While government offi clals show an inclination not to discuss Cuban affairs in apy particular beyoud making public dispatches from Mr. Sleeper, the American charge at Ha- vaua, confirming dispatches printed In the daily press, there can be no doubt from the attitude of the oflicials that the crulser Des Moines, which cleared from Norfolk, is salliog on a state de partment mission, and it is romored In official circles that she will proceed immediately to Havana, The secrecy concerning the Des Moles exteuds to all officials of the pavy departinent, where it Is sald she has been sent fogp.a cruise for the bene fit of the health of the sallors and ma- rines President Roosevelt, it Is rumored here, is responsible for the sailing of the Des Moines. It ls known that the state department is keeping bim ad- vised dally of all Information received from Havana and that he is keeping In close touch with the situation from ev. ery possitfle source. The solliug of the Des Moines has chilled the sapguinary feeling In ofM- clal circles of President Palma's ability to promptiy suppress the insurrection, and it is believed here that the revolu- tionary force may be making greater headway than would be supposed from the meager news which comes from the Island. The very fact that it has become necessary to dispatch a United States cruiser to Cuban waters is taken as an indication that the seriousness of the uprising has been belittled Wants $30,000,000 From Rogers. BOSTON, Sept. 12 —Judge Sheldon of the supreme court denied the tion to vacate the order which red to an auditor of the wallader M. Raymond H. Rogers of New York recover SHO0.000000 for alleged breach of a coutract under which royalties were to be pald on acconut of a secret process rendering petroleum products unonexplosive mo- refer suit of Cad against Henry and others to Run on Frisco Bank, SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 12 —Depos- Itors of the Hibernia Savings bank have started a run ou the lpstitution The bapk Las SU.000 depositors, and the deposits amount to over $30,000 - 000, It (s regarded as a strong lnstitu- tion. Antitrust League Wants Salzer, NEW YORK, Sept. 12 Henry B Martin, secretary of the American Anti trust league, apnounces that the league Is in favor of the nomination of Wil lam Salzer for governor at the Demo cratic convention at Buffalo Marblehead Engine Took First Prise, SALEM, Mass, Sept. 12 The Mar blehend hand engine wis awarded first prize of $250 in a muster of veteran firemen here, Its record was 211 feet 10% loches. Weather Probabilities. ~ ARCITE, A THIRD CHOICE. Autumn Stakes at Sheerpahead Bay Wan on a Foul NEW YORK. Bept. 12 —Arcite, third cholce, won the Autumn sig furlongs, Futurity course, at Nheops head Bay. Dinna Ken, backed down from 3 to 1 to 11 to 5, faished first by four lengths, but was disqualified for foul in interfering with Don Euorique and Arcite in the early part of the race Dinna Ken and Horace ¥ the faver- ite, rau head and head to the bend, where the favorite stopped and drop ped back beaten. Dinua Ken then came away and won by four lengths from: Ascite, with Jon Eafigue a length back. The official placing was Arcite first, Don Ewrlque second add Horace E third. Four favorites won Jockeys Hadtke, Beckman and Horner were set down by the starter for the remainder of the meeting for disobe dience at the post. Summaries First Race Dainty Dame Monfort, second; Baringo, third Second Hace Belle of Jessamine, first; Lady Tartanella, second; ess, thind Third Race.—Arsite, first; Don rique, second; Horace E., third Fourth Race Go Between, first; gler, second; Red Friar, third Fifth Race —- Belligerant, first mandant, second; Expansionist Sixth ~{iinetwe, frst; Shot, Runnels, third stakes fisst; Colster En An Com- third Ringle lace second : BASEBALL SCORES. Games Played Yesterday In National and American Leagues. NATIONAL LEAGUE At Boston New York Be 90 238 6-13 ¢ ¢ 0-89 1% ston ee 0 80 0 ¢ Hits New York, 3, Boston, 6 Errors New York i HBosto: 4 Halleries Mathewson, Hrespaban and Bowerman Youmg and Needham Atl Hrooklhyn Fhiladeliphia ge uv 9 Brookiyn @ 0 © Hits Phil idelphia 0 Lo rors Phi i 3 teries Bergen At Pittsburg Cincinnati 8 0 © ¢ ¢ 10008600 Pittsbicrg. © « Uo sau odoge o-0 Hits—Cinchs i Viltsburg Er- rers—Cincinnatl Pittsburg. ¢ eries Ewing and S Philipps iibson TABLE PERUENTAG \W ¢g 1:2 & Y ¢ 206 06-13 okivn, & Er skive, 4 Bat strickiell and Hat i 1 oF ES L P.C Chicago l 2 NF New £ ik 5 4 is Pittsburg 1 oS Philad=iphia v Cincinnati = is Brookiyn i i 8t. Louls = 8 Boston i € AMERICAN LEAGUE At New York Boston New York Hits— Boston, Ne Boston, 3, New York, | and Armburuster, OC At Fhiladelphia Washington a 1 Phlladeiphia 00 1-3 2 ¢ 0 =.1} ork. 11. Errors Battgries Barry fark and Thomas 2 0000¢ 0-1 @ 0012910 4g Hits Washingtor 5 *hidadeliphia, § Errors— Washington, 2 Philadelphia, © Hatteries Kitson and Wakefield; Waddell and Schreck At Chicago St. Louls a 2 0 Chicago e000 Hits -St. Louis, 14. Chicagc 8t. Louls, 1, Chicago, 1. Batteries son and Rickey, Uwens and Roth At Detroit Cleveland 2 64006130 Detroit @ 00 0001 Hits—Cleveland. 13. Detroit Cleveland ¢ Detroit i Bernhardt and Clarke Schmidt TABLE OF PERC RNTAGES L rc 64 LR 001 1- 0010-3 8 Errors Jacob. 0 0¢ 0-3 0 206 1-4 19 Errors Batteries Donovan and New York . Chicago Cleveland Philadelphia St. Louls Detroit Washi Raton Boston 51 © “ £1 ” » 9 6 &X i x3 ns « wh Ls 4 a Chicago Plans Something Handsome, CHICAGO, Sept. 12. Friends of the Chicago National League cigb are planning a demonstration In event the Chicago National club wins the cham pionship 6f the world from the win ping club of the American league. Mayor Dunne is to be asked to accept the chalrmanship of a committee of leading business and professional mea, and it is proposed to have an automo bile parade, cars to be covered with varicolored electric lights, ban ners and fags. The celebration will end with a banquet and the presenta. tion of “something handsome” to each wember of the club the Great Performance of Soruseate, LOUISVILLE. Ky, Sept, 12 The sensational performance of Coruscate in the bandicap was the feature of the sport at Douglas park. The mare be came entangled in the barrier and was many lengths out of It until well into the streteh, when she moved yp with a great burst of speed and landed the money from El Otros and Old Stone Favorites fared badly. Racing at Windsor. DETROIT, Sept, 12. The mcing was full of exelting Incidents at Windsor Sartor Resartus, winner of the steeple chase race, was disqualified for fouling Sam Parmer in the stretch Bryan winner of the sixth race, was bid up $300) over his entrance price by William Walker, owner of the second horse Alle Jay Took Empire State. SYRACUSE, N.Y, Sept. 12 Fifteen thousand people attended the Graud circuit races at the state fair grounds I'he feature was the Empire State $10, 000 stake for 2:14 trotters, won hy Allle Jay, second choice, owned by General Wilson B, Chisholm of Cleve- land ’ National Leaders Whitewashed. SPRINGFIELD, Ti, Sept. 12.-<In- ibility to find Froome's curves caused the defeat of the Chicago National league team by Springticid of the “Three L" league here; score, 2 to O D., L. and W. to Reduce Rates. NEW YORK, Sept. 12--The [ela ware, Lackawanna and Western Rail road company announces that the max. imum passenger rate on that road will be placed vn 8 basis of 2'5 events a mile beginuing Nov. 1. Iaterchangeable rate of $26 instead of $30. PRICE ONE CENT The Fall Season May not be here yet, but the goods you will require for fall wear are here. You will be a welcomé visitor at any time to look our fall lines over. School Hosiery Boys' extra heavy, ribbed stock ings, a quality usually sold for 28e, owr regular prices are 13, 20 and 22¢ according to size. This week all sizes 15¢c No Mend Hosiery For boys and girls with linen thread knees, heels and toes. Thess are positively the best wearing boss made. 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