KraiJJPPINGS News of Interest From All Parti of the State. NEW UNION PARTY'S CONVENTION Pennsylvania's Independent Voters Will Get Together September 12 at Philadelphia—Yerkes and Coray to Be Indorsed As Candidates. Philadelphia. Aug. 28.-The commit tee on city aud state relations of the Union party held a meeting yesterday and decided to issue a call next week for a state and a city convention in this city on September 12. The state convention will be held in the Acad emy of Music and the city convention will convene in a hall yet to be se lected. On the evening of that day a ratification meeting will be held In the academy. According to the present plans of the managers of the Union party, it is likely that Judge Yerkes, oi Bucks county, the Democratic nom inee for supreme court judge, will re ceive the Union nomination for the same office, and that Representative Coray, the-independent Republican of Luzerne county, will receive the nom ination for state treasurer. The city convention will probably adopt the re commendations of the conferrees of tho various reform organizations of the city. P. F. Rothermel will head tho ticket for district attorney. YOUNG GIRL'S PATHETIC BUICIDE Accused By Her Uncle of Stealing $5, She Shot Herself. Waynesboro, Pa.. Aug. 31. —Fearing disgrace in the eyes of relatives and friends because her uncle accused her of the theft of a $5 gold piece, Katie P.. Fair, aged 15 years, committed sui cide last night by sending a bullet crushing into her brain. Some time ago $5 in gold was stolen from the girl's cousin, Norman Fair. While walking along the street yesterday the uncle heard one of a group of girls say his niece had stolen the money. Mr, Fair went home and accused his niece of the theft. She left the room crying and a few minutes later the report of the revolver was heard. COAL MINER'S FATAL SHOT Caused Gas to Collect, Which Ex ploded, Killing Him. Wilkesbarre, Pa. Aug. 31 —One man was killed and 50 more had a narrow escape from death in the No. 9 col liery of the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal company at Sugar Notch, near here, yesterday. Bernard Joshisk, a miner, ftred off a shot in one of the main gangways, and with his laborer, Charles Pituish, returned to the place. An immense body of gas had collect ed after the shot was fired, and their lamps came in contact with this, caus ing a terrific explosion. Roth men were blown a considerable distance, aud Joskisk was battered to a pulp. John D. Lankenau Dies. Philadelphia. Aug. 31—John D. Lan kenau, the well-knokn philanthropist and member of the Drexel family, who was stricken with paralysis last Wed nesday, died yesterday afternoon at his residence in this city. Mr. Lan kenau was 84 years nt age. Karly in the summer he was stricken at hie summer home at Cape May. but re covered sufficiently to return to thif city at the end of July. 4 Mitchell Day, October 29. Haeleton, Pa., Aug. 30.—At yester day's session of the United Min- Workers it was decided that Octobsi 20, tho anniversary of the closing oi last fall's strike, shall be known aa Mitchell day. "Wopsy" Road Still Tied Up. Altoona. Sept. 2. —The '♦Wopsy" road is still tied up. Superintendent J. O. Reed, of Philipsburg, has not yet returned with the money to pay the employes, hence they will not man the trains. PENNSYLVANIA NEWS IN BRIEF. Isaac Goldberg, a merchant of Onat»» vill*, and Mini Kmma Rosensteln. of Lan caster, were married by the Kev. liador Kosenthal. I'eter Perlukn, who marched about Su gar Notch with a loaded gun. looking for h man he wanted to kill, was disarmed and sent to .iail. Miss Sue Porter, of Hloomshurg. and C. M. liven, cashier of the Millvillc First National Hank, were united In marriage at the home of the hride. While assisting in the removal of his household goods from Gllberton to Frack ville, Benjamin Schiery. 72 years old. fell over dead from heart disease. George M. Geuahart and Miss Mattie M Breuckers. of East Mauch Chunk, wvre married by thf Rev. A. A. Breeze, rector of St. John's Episcopal hCurch. The plant of the South Chester Tube company started to roll 12-inch pipe. This is the only mill not in the trust that is turning: out pip* of such slxe Fire totally destroyed the Knecht Hour mill at Parvin, Clinton county, with 2.000 bushels of wheat, 200 barrels and a quan tity of other grain. The Rev. William Harrison Towle, of Brooklyn, has accepted the rectorate of St. Luke's Protestant Episcopal Churoh, Chester, to succeed the Rev. George C. Moore, resigned. Lightning struck the dwelling of Wil liam Houck, at Joanna, breaking window panes and tearing off doors. In a pocket of Mrs. Houck's dress wa.s some silver money, which was scattered about the room. The family was not injured. While the Misses Helen and Clara Wynkoop and their brother William, of Pottsville. were seated upon the porch at their residence, the porch gave way. and the three were precipitated to the ground, a distance of 20 feet. Helen sustained se rious internal injuries, while her sister was painfully hurt. William escaped with a black eye. I WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED. Tuesday, August 27. Lewis Dewart, one of the leading members of the Northumberland coun ty bar, died at Suubury, Pa., last night, aged 52 years. Steam fitting pipe has advanced from 25 to 100 per cent, in vaJue in Chicago during the last two weeks as a result of the steel strike. Mr. Lawson, owner of the Independ ence, reiterates the statement that the yacht will be broken up after Septem ber 3. Mrs. Louise Sheridan, better known as Louise Davenport, the actress, died in San Francisco last night from cir- , rhosis of the liver. Wednesday, August 28. The Russian beet crop has been seriously damaged by a plague of cat erpillars. The Cologne Volks Zeitung of Berlin reports the massacre of six Christians at Ku-Ja, China. The first session of the reunion of Porto Rican veterans was opened at Buffalo yesterday by General Miles. The Chicago and Great Western railroad has purchased the Winona and Western. The American Forestry Association ! yesterday began a three day's session at Denver. Funeral services were held at Oak land. Cal., yesterday over the remains of Mrs. Susan Field, widow of the late Justice Field. The heat at Ardmore. I. T., yester day was record breaking, the govern ment thermometer registering 110 in the shade. Thursday, August 29. Orlando Harvey, the famous tenor singer, is dead at Margate, near Lon don. It now seems that November 15 will be selected for the Jeffries-Ruhlin fight. The transport Hancock arrived at San Francisco from Manila yesterday with the Fourth Cavalry. George Howard, a member of a lynching mob in Wetumpha. Ala., was sentenced to life imprisonment yes terday. The committee on the revision of the Westminster Confession of Faith, rep resenting the general assembly of the Presbyterian church, convened at Sar atoga. Friday, August 30. Brigadier General Fred Grant sails Saturday on the transport Sheridan for the Philippines. Adolph Osterloh, for 20 years the German consul in Richmond, died at his home there yesterday. The Union Paper Mills of Monon gahela City, Pa., were destroyed last night by a fire of unknown origin. Snow fell in a blinding sheet for an hour in the Alpine Pass, near Den ver, yesterday, and was followed by a severe hail storm. Saturday, August 31. The New York Central railroad has been granted an extension of three; weeks to alter the Park avenue tunnel. Dr. William Rarnsmore Pape died | at Mobile yesterday, aged 51 years. He was noted as a pianist of remarka ble gifts. T-he Chilean congress has ratified, the nominat ion of Don Jerman Riesco j as future president of Chile. He will assume office September 18. The National Rifle Association of America began a ten days' shooting tournament on the New Jersey state ramp ranges at Sea Girt yesterday. A statement of the Lehigh Valley' railroad shows that its net earnings for July were $306,315.83 as against j $273,870.67 for the same month the previous year. Monday, September 2. Within a few months electric trac tion will replace horse power on the, street railroads in Manila. About 500 delegates to the national convention of the Letter Carriers' As sociation have arrived at Chattanooga. A series of heavy rainstorms last | night caused considerable damage to farm property and roads around Cum berland, Md. Honiar, a deputy sheriff of Paris. Tenn., was shot by Thomas : Tharp. a negro, last night, and died this morning. The engagement is officially an-' nounced of Helen, daughter of former j Governor Levi P. Morton, of New j York, to Count Boson de Perigord, sec ond son of the Due de Ta'leyrand. TWO MURDERED IN ATTIC Negro Steward and Waiter of Yonk ers Golf Club Killed. New York, Sept. 2.—The bodiea oi l David Scott and John Stevens, the one the steward and the other the head waiter of the Siwanoy Ciolf Club, i were found yesterday in a room which the men occupied in the attic of the clubhouse, which is located on the outskirts of Yonkcrs. They had been murdered with a butcher knife, which was found on the floor of the room,; and this had been repeatedly plunged into them, as many as a dozen cuts i being located. The men were negroes, and Warner; Simms. a colored waiter, is held on suspicion of knowing something o( the murder, while Frank Dunnington, another negro, who called at the cluh on Saturday looking for work, is un der detention. The police found in the room the steel portion of a golf putter. It had on it blood and hair, and this the po- : lice claim belonged to Simms. The handle was found down stairs, and this handle had the name "Simms' on it. The cash box. which was in the keeping of Scott, cannot bo found. The box contained about $l5O. Simms ■ays he believes that burglars entered the house, and after searching below stairs had ascended to the attic and tried to rob Scott and Stevens that I one of them was awakened, and that the burglar used the knife. MC'CLlffi GAME An Old Politician's Desire For Re venge Upon Republican Leaders, TO HOLD BOLTING CONVENTION Wanamakerism Called Upon To Help Out a Desperate Attempt To Injure the Candidates on the Republican State Ticket. (Special Correspondence.) Philadelphia, Sept. 3. —Colonel Alex ander K. McClure, who has been a member of every political paity that has had an existence during the last half century, excepting, of course, the Prohibition party, has determined to hold an independent state convention in this city 011 the 12th of September. Colonel McClure is just now on the rampage and is out for revenge. He is disgruntled because the Republican organization of this city refused to renominate Ills brother in law, Simon Gratz, for the lucrative position of member of the board of revision of taxes. Mr. Cliatz has been a member of this board for a number of years and under his administration there have been many complaints regarding the discriminations in favor of the wealthy classes in the assessments of real estate for the purpose of taxation. WHY McCLURE KICKS The Republican leaders of this city determined to reform present condi tions and they had a bill passed at the last session of the legislature repeal ing the act under which the members of this board were appointed by the board of judges, and requiring that these positions shall, hereafter, be filled by elections by the people. McClure was intensely disappointed over this move and he swore ven gance against the Republican party leaders in this city and in the state. He had been petted and favored by the Republican organization for a number of years and he seemed to have gotten the idea that he must have everything he wanted without a question being raised. A CASE OF BROTHER IN-I.AW Another brother in law of McClure, Alfred Gratz, almost cost the Repub lican party the loss of the opiee of register of wills some years ago when he was forced upon the Republican party as its candidate by th" late James McManes. to oblige McClure, who was, at that time at the head of the Philadelphia Times, and who worked all parties to accomplish his personal ends There was a popular revolt against the Gratz nomination and he only won out at the polls by the aid of Demo crats who believed in McManes and who sold out their party nominee and gave Gratz his election by a misera ble plurality ot' less than 2,000, when any strong candidate should have had 40,000 majority at least. Now. McClure. although it is about time for him to retire from the po litical arena, demands the re-election of his second brother-in-law for the board of revision of taxes in this city, and because the leaders of the Repub lican organization have determined to shut off the McClure income from the Republican party he proposes to join hands with the remnants of the old insurgent organization, and have a state convention all to himself, with Wanamakerism supplying the funds to finance the game, and seek to cut down the Republican majority in the coming state campaign. McClure is the chairman of the so called "Union party's" subcommittee which is running the independent movement in the state, and George E. Mapes, an old time Cleveland sup porter is secretary of the committee which has the matter in charge and which is looking after the transporta tion of small fry and disappointed politicians, who are willing to come here and figure in an independent con vention provided their railroad fare is paid, and they are given money to pay their board and meet other "necessary expenses." TO HE A PACKED CONVENTION. The original proposition was to hold this ihdependent convention in liar risburg, but when a canvas of the state disclosed the fact that it would be impossible to get any number of representative men to attend such a gathering from the interior counties the plans were quickly changed and it was determined to seek the aid of the Wanamaker contingent in this city and to have them hire enough men to make a fairly good showing at the so-called convention. It Is known that arrangements have already been made to got a large num ber of politicians who have been dis missed from various departments in this city togo as "delegates' to this fake convention and to endeavor to make it appear that there is a great popular sentiment against the Repub lican ticket. There will not be one per cent of the men in this convention who will not be there for a selfish and personal interest and who will not hope to gain something through the defeat of the Republican party TO NAME A DEMOCRAT There is no indication that there is to be any change from the original program for the nomination of the Democratic candidate for justice of the supreme court. Judge Yerkes, for that office, and the selection of E. A. Coray. a Wanamaker insurgent of Lu zerne for state treasurer. The Mc- Clure crowd Btill want to have the Democratic candidate for state treas urer, Representative Palm, withdraw from the light in order that they may have Coray's name placed upon the Democratic ticket, hut it is not believed that this can be accomplished. GENERAL LUDLOW DEAD Well-known Army Officer a Victim of Consumption. New York. Aug. 31. —Brigadier-Gen- eral William Ludlow, U. S. A . died at Convent, N. J., of consumption yester day, at the house ol' Mr. Griscom. His GENERAL WILLIAM LUDLOW, illness was first noticed on his arrival in the Philippines in May last. He was at once sent home in the hope that the American climate would restore him, and went at once to Convent. LAUNCH BLEW UP: TWO DEAD Two More Badly Burned In Naphtha Explosion On the Hudson. Albany, N. V., Sept. 2.—A frightful fate befell the family of Wilbur Alex ander. a large contractor of this city, last night. 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