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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. A naphtha launch explod
ed on the Hudson river at "The Ab
bey," a mile and a half below this
city, killing Mrs. Alexander and her
little daughter and burning Wilbur
Alexander and his son, Wilbur Alex
ander. Jr., in a horrible manner.
The boy carried a lantern, and as he
passed the tank containing the naph
tha an explosion occurred, scattering
the blazing fluid in every direction,
setting lire to the launch. Mrs. Alex
ander and her daughter were near the
tank, and their bodies were complete
ly covered with the burning oil The
ion jumped into the water when the
explosion took place. Mr. Alexander
rushed to the assistance of his wife
and daughter, but they wore burned
to death before his eyes. He was at
length compelled to jump into the
river to save himself. The bodies of
the wife and daughter were burned to
a crisp and the launch was entirely
consumed.
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