XTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS
MKKTgRSTIff IMT.
rtrtt. Th winif today by vote ol
32u2. decided that Mr Mantle, or Mon
tana ami Mr. A Urn, of Washington. are not
entitled to seat, and that a governor of a
mat hat not th right to aptioint a senator
lo till a vacancy caused br tin- expiration of
a regular term, not hpwning br reinitia
tion or othrrwire. Mr. Mill re'rted from
1h Judiciary committee a bijl for th re
lafof tli Federal election law. and it
went on the calendar. The house bill to re
eal the Sherman act was lail liefor the
senate and referre I to the committee on
finance Mr. Voorhees. chairman of that
committee. announcing there would be
prompt action bv the committer to-nmr-row.
The bill allowing the national banks
to increase tUeir circulation up to the pin
valu of th bond deposited bv them was
then taken up and without final action on
it the renate proceeded to executive busl
news and soon adjourned.
Hotsi: When the speaker commanded
order, at 12 o cluck, nearly every sent in the
ball was tilled. Chaplain lladdaway
praved briefly and in a voire Inaudible at
distance of more than lo feet from thede,
for an special Rift of wisdom and tin gment
tnrigh y settle the great question before
the II e. After the reading of the Jour
nal. Mr. Weaver, of New York, appeared at
the bar of the House on the arm of his col
lea ue. lien. Tracy, and wai awom in by
the speaker.
the snrnvM t,4w niFKAi.rn isth norsr.
The House passed ttie Wilson bill, pro
viding for the unconditional reeal of the
Sherman law, providing fur the purchase
of sV.Viu.uoj ounce of tine silver monthly.
The vote was 230 ayes to 110 nays. - Previous
to its passage, all the proposed amendments
for the coinage of silver at vario s ratios
providing for there-ensctnipnt of the Rland
Allison act and for free coinage of silver
were defeated.
lllaud'a Itl to 1 free coinage proposition
was the first one defeated; yeas. 12-i. nays,
22A. The 17 to 1 amendment was then
defeated; yeas. 100: nays. 210 The 1H to 1
free coinage amendment was rejected; yeas,
102; nays, 2W. The amendment to re-enact
the Wand-Allison net was defeated; yeas,
I); navs, 21.1. The free coinnpe auieiidinent
was defeated; yeas. 14; nays 22.'.
All auiendmetits being tejected.the repeal
bill was read third time and ordered
engrossed. The final vote on the passage of
the bill was then taken and it was passed.
The House then adjourned lit 3 3D p. in.,
the voting having occupied the time front
12 12 p. m.
TWKKTtrTII pr.
HsXATg. 'n tlie eunte Mr. Voorhees.
chairman of the linunce couimitte, reported
back the house bill repealing part of the
Sherman act with an amcmlnieTit in the
nature of a substitute. He asked that the
bill be placed on the calendar, ami he gave
notice that he should ns the senate to take
it up and consider, it immediately after the
morning business from this time on tnl
linal action tie taken. The aiihstilute. lie
sad, was exactly the bill heretofore, report
ed from the liuatice committee. The reso
lution offered yesterday by Mr. Stewart was
then laid before the senate. It dine the
secretary of the ticasury to inform the sen
ate whether there i danger of a delii-icncy
in the revenues of the government during
the current year, and it so, what it the
probable, amount of such deficiency and
whether legislation is lictcessary to "supply
such deficiency. The resolution gave rise
lo a long discuoaion, the scnute adjourning
without action.
Hot'sr. lu the house to-day Mr. Altken
oflered a resolution p-oviding for a
speciul committee of live to investi
gate the "Ford's theater disusaster"
and to tletcrtuino what action should
ba taken for tlie relief oi the families of the
vlct mm. Inferred to committee on rules.
Mr. Catching then tailed op the report of
' o.nniittefl on rules, reporting the rules
for the present Jjouseaiui af t " a liv - b - euin
bear I debute t)"" ' "vt i?
"' ftrf coiiihg- oriu elgnolrle Inlver "Wly
, , .r,,, . jr. ik da rviurreu ami iu nouse
adjourned.
TWKNTY-KlrmT PAY.
Sknatr Senator John Sherman held the
close intention of the Semite mid a large
audience in the galleries for over two hours
to day, as he set forth tu terse ami vigorous
language the recmn why be supported the
lull lo icpeul the purchasing clauses of tlie
net ol Juiy, l.S'.l i, mid why it stnnild ho
paail wnli as little de ay ai possible. The
Mfiiator concluded In fp'eech folnus:
' I do hift lliti:!- that the !oj life ol silver
coinage means the end of Miver. Instead
of aiding i.i-tnke down Silver 1 would like
to build it up; and Htiy tueiiNiire that will do
so and not demonetize gold, will meet my
approval and supiNirt. I his is not a ques
tion of mere interest to Nevada or Colorado.
Jt is not a quit-lion of what Wall Ktrecl will
do. Tlie iiestion is n hat should be done
for thii people of tlie Tinted States in all lis.
leni'th and breidth; and. therefore, if tVr.
press will snv that in it" opinion it is ml
wine now to continue Hie purchase of-ilver
bullion, there will be no injustice done to
Colorado or Nevada."
On suggestion of iitithori.ing the issue of
boiids, Mr. Mierniun said;
"I am willing to hum to your executive
oflieers. If you are not it Is a string i alti
tule in political HfTuirs. 1 would give them
power to protect inu credit ol thu tiovern
null I aaii-t nil enemies at home and
uhroiul. Jf the fight must he fur the pos.-e-hioii
ol gold. 1 uoulii use our cotton and our
corn and our wheal; and I would protect
our credit against ail mankind. As tosiUer,
I would say that we prefer to wa.t awhile,
until we see thu ellei t of the suspension of
Mixer coinage in India, uud see what ar
rMiigetucii s can be maoo tor another inter
national monetary conference.
"In the meantime let the I'nited Ststrs
stand mi it strength and credit. 1 think
that soon all these cl MMs will be disputed,
Hid that we in a y go home to our friend
witli the conviction ihat we have done u
good Morn lor our country at large."
Alter mine routine 1'ti-nn-i.x the senate
then went into executive Sis-Ion Hlid when
the door were reopened, adjourned.
HotsK. Hie house lo day discused the
proposed coite of rules without i vault, uud
tnen udjourued
Ttt I STY smiMi I'AV
fSrxATr. The speech of Mr. Wolcolt, of
Colorado, against the hi1! to repeal the pur
chasing clause of the Sherman act was de
livered to-day in t'' present e of almost all
I he Senator M d u lik'ge uudieiice Hi the
gaiter, e. Attr Mr Wolcott k h-eeili a
motion wi. Hindi) by Mr. Teller to take tip
the ie-o!u' on huieto ore oflered by til 111 as
to i a i mil billion ft f ising to pay depositors'
etui ka ill cum ncy, tlie loriu of motion was
diMiged by the unti-silver men tliat the
ie etl n. II should lie informally luid at-utu
Hint i ne resolution us to national banks
taken up The iiioiioii win then uereed to
uud then the motion mudu by Mr Voorhees
that the revolution be relvrrvd lo the Com
mittee on kitiuuce was carried yeus X,
naya 21; The resolution ol tlie House on
tlie dentil of lie preseulalive Mulcliler of
reniisylvania. was laid before the Senate,
and resolutions expressive of the sorrow of
i lie Senate with ottered by Mr. Cuiueron,
(epuhlicn. of I'eiiusylvunia, and ngteed to,
soil the t-mute s I ur ther evidence of re
spect to the memory of the ileceued, ad
journed. Hot sr. Nothing of importance was ac
complished in the H"iise to day.
T SNTY-Tlllhli Pay.
Svnatk The House bill to repeal the
piiic ns ng clauses of the Slierniau act
was del. uled in th Seiiute unn1 a I) nirument.
lint sK In the liouse Mr. Weailis.k. l'ein
kthi, of Michiguii. oil -red a reso uuoii
MiMining until Sep) inh-r 1- the deiin ry
of euiogiis upon Hie late J. l.ogau t'li piiiiiu,
;d Mii higun. w hich wn ngteeil in. I i.e de
bute on tlie proiosel Cod ol r iles Was Jem
mined. Ailjonn inent wu lukvii bvluro
tiuul vol was reach d.
TW ff NTY 'l'l'I.TII IA Y.
Ssat The ily was nieiit In rieb'.C
aver lb bill introduced by .dr. )u!ph, oi
Oregon, appropriating tJflO.OnO to ensbl
th secretary of the treasury to enforce the
Chinese exclusion act. At th conclusion
of the debate the bill was referred to tb
committee on foreign r. lattons, and tb
Senate adjourned.
Hocsr. Tlie hone to-day look a feces
without action until Monday with tb rules
till pending-
TwrTT rtmi pat.
SrnATr The Senate had long and wear
Isome session to-day with little of interest
o enliven the proceedings. The House bil!
for the repeal of the, silver purchasing
clause of tlie Sherman ncr was kept steadily
In the front, and it was still before the sen
ate at I he time of adjournment.
Hot Not in session.
A PENSION ORDER BiTOKFD.
Commissioner Loch re n Recall th Ra
In of Cases Under th AotJ f Jun
J7.'1B0. HI Reason Given.
Coniniisdoiier I-ocliren, of the Pension
Office at Washington has issued the follow
ing: "The circular of June 12, mi In re
spect to rating enses under the act of June
2, lM, is withdrawn. Hereafter iniitllt
ing rates under this net, the medical ref
eree or the medical otllcer In the Hoard of
Revision shall weigh each disability, and
determine the degree that each disability, or
the combined disabilities, disables, th
claimant from earning a supnort by man
ual labor mid a rat corresNjnding to ibis
devrcc shall be allowed.
Incases in which tlie pensioner lias
reached the age of . his rate shall not be
disturbed if he is receiving the maximum,
and if ho is not a pensioner, be shall re
ceive the maximum for senility alone if
there are no special pensionable disabilities
show n."
In speaking of this order, Commissioner
l-ochri n said thnt it , hail been found im
practicable to make m hedule rates in nil
cases. A soldier might have half adoen
disabilities, no one of which would be pen
sionable, yet taken together the soldier
would be in a degree disabled from per
forming manual labor. The order is in
tended to reach such cases.
THREE MEN ROB A TRAIN.
Bhey Kill "the Express Messenger and
Oet About 600 and 40 Watch
from th Passengers.
The tastbotiud passenger train on the
Frisco road was held up by highwaymen at
Mound Valley, Kan. The train had stop
ped to take on a passenger, when three men
sprang on the tender and ordered th en
gineer to pull out until told to stop. Th
engineer ami fireman wore covered with
Winchester nnd obeyed. Oneofthe high
way men looked around the side of th far
and haw Fxpr-s Messenger C. A. Chapman
standing in the door of his rar. The robber
tired uud the messenger fell out of the car.
When the train had gone ab stiff, two miles
the engineer was ordered to stop and th
engine crew were locked in the baggage, enr
with the baggageman.
The rubber" entered the express car b'lt
found tbej-at'e locked, the key beitnr in the
pocket of the ilend messenger. They bat
tered the lock but could not open the safe.
T'e three robbers then entered the ear and
r. bed men and women alike. They got
about f-Vm and 4t watches. T he robbers
wr-e maks. T ney were on the train oniy
abi tit lft minute nnd when they left it start
ed 'vward Indian territory, oillccrs are in
put uit.
MONEY MAliKETB HEALTUIElt.
An Instant Improvement Follows the
;n un the Repeal Bill. Th Im
.ustrial Situation About th
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Vr v- -
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Instant Improvement In th stock mar
ket followed the passage of the reeal bill in
fiic House,,the average of price rising over
f.' per share, and there was also a rise in
wheat, cotton and pork. Money markets
throughout the country are more healthy,
failure diminishing in number and re-
impli'Mi by a number of hank and other
establishments i'lustrate the general tend
ency toward revival of confidence.
The indiistrul situation mend but litll".
The signs of improvement observe I n week
ngo are scurcclv ni-lniued, for w hi' 1
textlic and lit Heel concerns have resumed
lifter stoppage. .Vi textile and 21 steel con
cerns have slot ped. In addition l-'l others
baie redii ed ivoiking time. sveral other
rediie'd working lone mid a large nuniher
of he works have reduced wages from 1 to
111 percent. A more cheerful tone i seen
in iron and steel markets, l ilt prices lire Hot
uthVieul to encourage reumiuion. Tlie
output ha been tit ti using at I he rati1 of
l.'i noo tons weekly for the a-t lour week".
T lie decrease in 'import ul New Yoi k in
August was itli Hit I'l is-r cent , whilt in ex
ports from tins t itv there was ail increase
of .'I per cent. Thus far the usual tes's of
the condition of htisiiie s shown dcliue in
cotiip irisoii with l:it yeat.
The number ot failure reportid tluring
the pi-H un k in the I lilted State is .'l.'rfi
against 11 lor the sain.' ec k of lust year
n ii. I in I'.Miuda 21 ngaiu-t 'Js lnl year In the
Kastern Suites i he failures iiiitunere I I !. in
the Western 1 l.'i, in the Southern .", show
ing improvement in e n h secnon.
A CAR'S FRIGHTFUL FLIQIIT
It Dashes Down a Sleep Orads Into a
Balcun. Two Killed and Six Fatally
Wounded.
At Cincinnati an Avundulo electric car
w ith half it hundred people on board, be
c inie iiumanugeahlo on a long, steep grnde
by the brake" refusing to act, unit dashed
down with frightful speed. At Hunt and
I'.roadway it left the track, crushed throug.li
a telegraph pole into (ieorge Schmidt's
saloon. Two people were killed. G fafally
and 40 bailiy wounded. The killed are:
Marie Maloney, aged 12; Mrs. Sarih Ihib
lin. aoil 3-.
The fatally wounded are: Lizzie John
ston, Clara Jiccklcy, Mrs. Mury Pecklcy,
Kilna Koiid, Louisa Uest and Allan Best.
HOME RULE'S MAJORITY.
It Passes Finally in the Commons by a
Vote of 301 to 107. Read in the
Houae of Lords.
After a warm debito tha motion for the
limit passage of the Irish Home Hule bill
was put in the House of Common ut Iou
don. The vote resulted: For the motion,
:i)l; against, 2ti7.
The Irish member cheered wildly, while
the opposition members raised counter
cheers nnd shout of "resign," "resign."
The House then udjourued.
Immediately after the sitting of the House
of Lord4 was resume J, uud live minutes
later the Home Kule bill passed thu first
reading,
WORLD'S FAIR ATTENDANCE.
Th following ure the oHlciul figures for
the puid udmisaions to th fair :
May ('I ontbl 1,0.10 fC!7
June (month) 2.ti7.VllH
July (month) 2.7iki,2t;;)
August (luonih) 3,')2U.'.'(vil
September (to date) 4tJ",42ri
Total.
.10,478,137
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
JACKSON AND FELL,
Ti Republican Stat Tiokt Selected
by Acclama ton.
It took th Republican convention at
Hsrrisburg on Wednesday but 1 hour and
60 minutes to complete it work, Wbtn
State Chairman Frank Iteeder rapped fur
order there were 2&3 of tb20 delegate
present. Only preliminary work was uon
at the morning session.
Ther ws larger attandano at the after
noon ession and of course a great deal mora
life in the proce ding. Kx Stnt Penator
Horace H. Tncker of Tioga, was made tr
manent chairman.
After the platform had been read and
adopted and th convention bad pasd
resolution thanking -cn. Frank Reeiler and
Frank Willing Leach for their "distinj.
nislied services" as chairman and aecretary
Of the Stat Committee, Chairman Tacker
failed forth naming of candidate for Su
preme Justice. District Attorney tJcorg H.
tUahatn, of I'liiladclpbia, nominated David
Newlin Fell, of Philadelphia. U. a East
burn, of Rucks, in behalf of Judg Fall'
native county, seconded the nomination.
Judge Fell' nomination was mad by
acclamation.
The nomination of Col. Samuel M. Jsck
(on, of Armstrong, for State Treasurer, waa
'so by acclamation. He was formally
named by ex-Judge J. B. Neale. of Kittan
ning. William ft. Ieds, 'of Philadelphia,
seconded the nomination. Col. Jackson
was by acclamation mad th nomine for
St.it Treasurer and the convention adjourn
ed to the tune of "Th (Star Spangled Ban
ner." The platform read a follows:
The Republican of IVi tisvlvanla. In con
vention assemb ed, reaffirming their adhes
ion to the declaration of principle adopted
jy the Kcpublicuti National convention of
l'2, reolv:
That we demand their mediate and un
conditional repeal of the purchasing clans
of the act of C.mgre-s entitled "An act di
recting the purchase of silver bullion and
the issuing of treasury notes thereon," ap
proved Jnlv 14, 1
We congratulate the country upon there
rent prompt and patriotic action of the
House of Representative, ami request th
Senutor irotn Pennsylvania, to suport aim
ilur legislation now pn-iding in th Senate.
We tnvor the expansion of Ilia circulating
medium of the country until tb same shall
umount to lid per capita of our population,
Mill approve the proposition to issue to na
tional banks notes to tlie par valu of the
bonds deposited to secure their circula
tion. In this connection w repeat
tlie following declaration ot the
last Repunlican Nationnl Convention:
"The Auiciicau ueop , from tradition ami
Interest, favor t.) nietuiiisin, and th Hfpub
licsn party detnaud th u of both gold
and silver as standard money, with such
restrictions anil under such provisions, to
be determined by legislation, as
will secure the maintenance
of the parity of vnluea of th two metals so
that the purchasing and debt paying power
of a dollar, whether of ailver, gold or paper,
Shall be at all times equal. T he ihteraits
of the producers of the country, ita farmer
and its workmen, demand that every dol
'ar, paper or coin, Issuod by the government
1-nll be as good a any other.' ' --
Further, we .leclsreljAJv -"'igatfins
I ' mZ ' vtVw- iu w Id b i ....-arged iti
'money approved and current1' In all civi
lised nations, and to mat enu mat a largely
increased reserve of gold snould be gradual
ly accumulated and maintained.
Swiftly ii fMiti the heels of th success ol
the Democratic party in 1H'J2 hat followed
unprecedented national distress. A ruinous
fall in the price of farm and other product
ami maniilai tures;the closing of workshops,
factories and mills; the reduction of tb
wages of luhtir; the discharge of working
men from employment; th cessation of
railroad extension and diminution of traflia
bankruptcy and the suspension of banks,
are to dav the only monuments of its tri
umph. The present condition of the coun
try is mainly dus to the conviction that a
vital attack will be made upon the Ameri
can svstetn of protection. W reiterate the
belief wu hive often 'expressed that th
maintenance of sn adequate and atable
system ol protective duties is essential to
t tie well lieing of the Nation and the pros
p rity of labor and catital and protest
Hguiiiat any amenduientsto th Mckinley
bill until it shall huva been fairly tested
and judged by its practical operation.
The heroic sacrilices and unfettering patri
otism of the I'nion soldiers "and sailors in
the great War of the Rebellion created a
debt of gratitude that the Nation can never
pav, and the Republican p.iriv, ever mind
ful of their loyal service, and grateful for
their heorisui, renews ita declaration ol
friendship for the surviving veterans, and
Us atlvocacy of hbernljpens.ons. and so fat
as possible will not only contribute to theii
comfort in their declining years, hut will
hold in sacred memory their priceless ami
distinguished services on th field of battle.
The National Democratic Administration in
the npointmetit of officer in charge of the
Interior Department nt Washington, wh(
are hostile to these surviving veterans, tie
serves the condemnation of everv loyal cit
izen in the Nation, and the Republican
party of Pennsylvania emphatically d-.
uouiices the act bv which the heroes of tin
republic are being arbitrarily deprived ol
their pensions as unworthy of the patriotic
American people and us reflecting discredit
upon the great Republic- made perpetual bj
the loyal services of th I'llion toldiera an
sudor.
We demand the enactment and enforce
ment of immigration law which shall
etlectually prohibit the importation of ig
norant and undesirable immigrants. Our
intelligent workmen should not be obliged
to compete with such luhor.
We recommend thut the representation It)
the Republican National Convention fot
lrl'.H) be based upon the Kcpurtlicaii vat at
tlie prcsidentnl election or 1;I2. ami thut
tho Republicn National Committee in
future State conventions shall be based
upon the vote cast ut the presidential oi
gubernatorial election immediately pre
ceding, one delegate being allotted to each
legislative district for every 2.0X) Republi
can votos, and an additional dolegte tor a
fraction exceeding 1.000 votes, each district
to have at least on delegat-.
We commend th action of tb last Leg
islature in this State in setting anart from
the revenue of the Commonwealth an
additional cl.'KlO.OJU to defray tb coat .ol
public schools, thus increasing th appro
priation for thut purpose to fS.iVKI.OOu pel
annum, and lelieving the burdcu of local
taxation to that extent. This act again for
cibly illustrates the integrity of the llepub
liran party in redeeming ita pledga forth
reduction of taxation.
SKETCH OK THE CANDIDATES,
a nrvir.w or the cakkkks or judoe n.tvit
KCWMN FELL AND COL. SAM I' Kb M. JACKS0X.
David Nbwi.ih Fxt, waa Jborn In Buck
Ingham township. Rucks county.iu Novem
ber 1810. His father was su( erintendent of
the Rucks county schools and conducted
his early education. H attended and
graduated from the MllIervillHtateNorinal
fcchool. In August, 1S(I2. immediately altar
leaving school, lie enlisted in tb army, and
rosa from th rank of iieuivnant to major
or th On Hundred and Twenty-second
l'tuusvlvanla Yoluntera. At tb clos of
th war h studied lav In Philadelphia with
bit brother, th 1st W. W. Fell, and was
admitted to th bsr on March 17, On
May 7. 1877. Ma). Fell was appointed by
Gov, Hart ran ft to a vacancy on th bencn
of th l'biladelphia Court ot Common pleas
No. 2. Tlie same year he was elected with
out opposition for th full term of 10 years,
and in 187 was unanimously re-elected.
Cor.. Hamitkl M. Ja rro was born on
farm near Apollo, Armstrong comity, on
September 24. 18.13. He attended for achil
th Jacksonville academy, in Indian
county, but wa nnabl to finish his course
by rrasons of bis father's dsstb. H Joined
th militia as drummer boy when 13 years
of age. Subsequently he became a captain.
When th war broke out b recruited Co. O.
of the Kleventh 1'ennsylvania Reserve", of
which h was chosen captain. On July 2
1X61, h was promoted to major, October 2S
the same year ba wa made lieutenant
colonel and on April 10, DM12, became
colonel. He served for three years.
At tb doe of th war Col. Jackson en
gaged In th o'.l business in Venango coun
ty, but subsequently returned to Armstrong
couuty. In 1WI he was elected to the Lower
llou- of tb legislature and in 1871 wa
re-elected. Four years later he wa elected
to th State Senate. In 1871 b became
cashier of th AikiIIo Saving Rank and
served as such until April.lMiJ, when h was
mad collector of internal revenue for the
Twenty-third district, and served until Jul
1. l&iV In September, 1885, b was chosen
president of tb A poll Saving Rank, an
time b still bold.
LATER NEWS WAIFS.
CATtTAL AND I.ASOR.
tirorgo W. Chllds. of I'hiladelplila, la th
printer's Idol no longer. For years he 'paid
his printers on th "Ledger" A cents jr
I. ooo ems more than the union rales. Last
wee the price was cut down to the rat of
th other offices.
The WlRiara Clark thread mill of West
erly, It. L, lias resumed operations in full
after a shut down of a mouth.
Th wnge of th shop employes of Die H
T. Allis company, nt Millwatikee.have been
cut 10, and those of the olllce men 20 per
cent.
The Rultimore ami Ohio Railroad Com
pany has made a 10 er cent re diction of
salaries of all employes receiving more than
II. Vla month.
The Falcon Iron Company at Nile, O.,
employing l.ooo men, resumed work.
The Rogers Iiconiotive Co., 1'nterson, N.
J., Saturday reduced the wnges of its 1.2JJ
employes from 5 to 23 r cent.
The Oliver Iron and Steel Co.. I'ittsburg.
ra.. started two of its plant, the l'l-inch
initial Soutli Tenth street ami- the Hains
worth sfeel mill at Twenty-sixth street.
These works are being only partially oper
ated on single turn with non-union men. A
few o'd workers went back, 1'ulicemoii
were on guard U both mills.
All the departments of the Homestead,
I'a .plant of the Carnegie, Steel Company
were put in o(ieratioti after an idleness of
on week. Some of the mills were put on
single turn, but most of them arc on double
turn. The Rrnddock wire works were also
slorted. No reduction In wages was offer
ed. Mill No. 2. of the Nat'onal Rolling
Mill, McKeesport, was also aturtcd.
McKee, Fuller k Co., of Allcntown, I'a.,
have received an order for 0,000 box car for
Cuba. Their mills ntJ.j:slpt wm
starud up lo fill ctj orurr, gnting;. erjaoUiy-,
raeiit to SOO men.
Labor Day parade were bad Monday in
New York, Hellaire, ()., St. Joweph, Mo..
Kansas City, Uultlmore.Topeka, Milwaukee
and Omuliu.
The tube works and the plate and skelp
mills of the Riverside Iron Works ut lleu
wood, W. Va., returned 0crntions after
being idle since June l.r. They give em
I loynient to 400 men.
The rod mills at the Carnegie Conipuny's
plant in Reaver Falls, I'a., resume I opera
tion again after a two months' shut down,
putting about 2nd men buck to work again.
WASH I KOTO.
The comparative statement of the receipts
and expenditures of the I'nited stales shows
a decrease in the item of ensiom for Au
gust, w hich were (I OOXn.) less than were
the payments under this hciil in July.
The treasury department has resumed
payment over its counters of pa- er money.
or the pui-t ten days only gold bus been
paid for treasury checks. The gold balance
which by the heavy payments ha been
reduced lo U7.0U0.000 will now be built up
until the reserve of 100,ooo,tx)J become
again intact.
Mr. Cleveland on Saturday evening at
tended tho theatre at Washington. He
looked surprisingly well. There wit no
hole in his cheek, not even a dimple.
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DISASTERS, ACCUIKNTH AMI fATAMTlfS,
Three small children of A. C. jllair, of
1'etershiiui, Mass., were struck by llghtniiii;
mid instantly killed.
Jacob Clayborn, living about 12 miles
from Null hex, Miss., fustcucd his three
children in the house while he and his wife
went ofT a short distance to fish. In their
absence th children nccidently set lire to u
lot of loose seed cotton. The house wu en
tire')' consumed and tho children burned to
death in the building.
rOHKltlN.
In css'ern Reniiul Hoods have inundated
several towns, niaJe thousands homeless
and ruined the rice crop.!
A party of disbanded troops in Nicarugua
captured the convoy of government fund
to pay the regular troops. They killed all
ot Ike escort, seized th money, IK'J.000 and
Hed to Honduras.
rtXAKCIAL AND C'OMMKUCIAU
The following nutional bunks, which re
cently suspended payment, Lav been per
mitted to resume business: American of
Nusliville; First, of Grundy Center, lu ; mid
the First, of Hurrisonville, Mo.
CIIOLKHA ADVICr
Another death from cholera occurred In
Hull. England. Sunday, and two lu Grims
by, Scotland, Ther are four new cases in
Rurllti.
riKBH.
At Depattw, Ind., nearly the whale of tb
town business portion; lots, 140,000; partly
Insured,
Tb Death bwpi a Islands.
Mayor i'ric of Fort Royal. S. C. an
nounce that no live wer lost there during
the storm, but thatth Bea Islands at a
sceuu of death and desolation.
OUR BALLOT LAW.
FUSION AND ALLIANCE MAT
HAVB SEPARATE COLUMNS.
Only Political Pant Entitled to th
Big Clrol For a Straight Tloket. Th
Volar Must Hsv Clear Opportunity
to Pesignat Hi Chcte of Candidates,
and th Nam of All Who Bav Been
Duly Nominated Muat B Printed est
tb Fa cof tb Ballot.
The Raker ballot seems to be as welt un
derstood this year as it was last and I th
subject of apparently endless controversy.
Th trouble Just now is in regard to nlsc
Ing of tb name ot th Fusion and Alliance
candidates upon th official ticket, Som
claim tbev will l printed In party columns
if certified by nominating convention and
some go so far the other way as to claim
th names will not b printed at all, but
mast b written in blank spac left for them.
Ret ween the two are shades of opinion born
of varying Imagination.
Th Pittsburg "Commercial Gaxette," in
order to set tne question at rest hail a num
ber of lawyer and politicans. who ar
thoroughly familiar with theoriglnal Raker
art of 1WU ahd th amendments of 1803,
nlervlewed.
Ther is no disagreement among these. They
say It I self evident from a rest! lug of the
law that tbe lotion ists, not having pnlle l
any vote at the las! county election must go
npon tb official ballot by means of nomi
nation pn-rs. Th Alliance candidate
must goon th ticket in the same insurer.
At the last I'ittsburg City election the Citi
tens' Industrial Alliance po'led a sufficient
number of vote to entitle it to a p'ty
column by certificate t the next ctly elec
tion, but that doe not emit: it to a party
column on the ballot for the coming stale
and county election In November Th
Republican, Democratic and Prohibition
parties may have partr column ant) a cross
mirrk (X) In tlie largeiinl at the top of
thes columns wl'l vote every nome in tha
column, on the other hamitbe Fusionist
and Alliance men must put a cross mark
(X l In the square to the right of each c in
dulge to be voted for.
The changes made in the ballot law, which
affect the appearance ol the ticket, are.fi rsf,
thut all group are abolished uml single
mark in the large circleat the top of a party
ticket will vote the straight ticket; second,
that the addresses of canttitlatesar omitted
These are the only scilic rhanges that
affect the appearance of th official ballot.
In all other respects it should b printed
the ssme a last pear.
The change affecting parties is that which
reduce th vote necessary to entitle such
party to nominate by certificate and have a
party column, from' 3 per rent to 2 per cent
of the highest number of voles enst at tb
bext preceding election. For nomination
bv nomination papers the number of signa
tures for state office must equal one-half of
1 per centum of the highest vote cast fot
any cm lidaie at the Inst precediuv election
and for the offices in any electoral division
of the state, such as county, city, borough
township, legislative, tenatorial. congress
ional or Judicial district tlie signature must
number as much us 2 atr cent of the high
est entire vo cast in the last preceding
election in Jsuch division or dirtnet. All
nomination papers must specify th party
or policy which ;th candidate represents,
expressed in not more than three words.
These words must not belli same nor simi
lar to those used by any party entitled to
nomination by certificate Any objection
to a nomination on aocount of th party or
political appellation shall be decided bj th
court of common pleas on hearing.
. Section 14 o,1 th metaled Ipw governs
th printing of th ballots. Tbe first para
graph says: "Th face of every ballot which
shall be printed in accordance with the pro
visions of this act shall contain the name
of nil candidates whose nomination for any
office specified in the ballot shall bave been
duly made, except such as may bave died
or withdrawn."
This should set at rest tbe contention (bat
namesof candidates bv nomination paprrs
may not be printed. Tim act says on the
lace of the ballot mti't tic ptinted the names
of nil candidates whose nomination bav
been duly made. The second section pro
videsthat "the names of tho candidates of
each political party, or body of el-ctors,
shall be arranged tinder the title of th
office for which they are noml.iated in pur
ailel column with the parly or podtical ap
pellation at the head of each column,
and shall bo printed in the order,
as nearly ns possible of the votes obtained
in the suite at the la-t sute election by the
parties or bodies which obtained the highest
vote for the candidate nt the head of its
column at such election."
The luwof 1801 provided Hist candidates
by nomination papers should be arranged
alphabetically to the right of the party
columns. This rovision is new omitted.
The law of 1S01. however, used nearly the
same langtiaue in arranging the candidates
by certificate, of nomination a i now used
(or arranging "all candidate " This amend
ment was propo-ed by the Rallot Reform
association for the purpos of grouping
candidates bv nomination papers under
their political appellations, in separa'e col
umns, the more easily to determine their
status when making nominations for sub
sequent elections. They may not bav tb
Urge circle for a straight ticket nt tho head
of their column.
The form of ballot recently sent out bv th
secretary ot the commonwealth hud three
party columns for the Republican, Demo
cratic and Prohibition parties and a fourth
column for writing nann- of persons not
printed on the ballot. This was taken by
some to indicate the const ruction of the
new law by the secretary to be that only of
tbe names of ttftliticul parties entitled to
certificate of nomination should be printed
This would be contrary to the language, of
the lirst paragraph of section 14. which ex
pressly coniniandsthe printing of the names
of "ail candidates" whose "nomination has
been duly made" either by certificate or by
nomination paper.
Tbe language of the second psrngraph dia
tinguisliiiig between u "politics! purtv" and
a "body of ele tors'" and in directing ar
rangement of ti rimes "a nearly as possible"
according to the vote obtnined at the pre
ceding election and ''beginning with the
Tarty or body which obtained tbe highest
vote for the candidate at the head of its rol
iitiiii at such election," is all construed to
mean that candidates by nomination papers
hall be given r-etmrate columns. In regard
to the three parties entitled lo nominate br
certificates, they can as easily be arranged
by their vote as ihe party lor the first col
umn may h designated. Sn tha "as nearly
a possib'e" provision evidently refer to
"bodies'1 having an Indefinite political
landing.
It is the opinion of nearly all those con
versant with tha law of l&IH and 1H03 that
the f itsionists and Alliance will be en'itled
to "body" column on the official ballot or
such oilier arrangement a shall in tbe
language or th sixth parser.,.. iu four
teenth section, "give lo each voter a clear
onrortunlty to designate hi choice of can
didate by a cross mark (X) In squar of
snfflcient size at the right of th nam of
each candidal and inside th lin Inclosing
th column." Th same paragraph con
tain wo provisos. First, that th voter
tny designat hi choice of an entir gronn
of presidential electors by one cross mark
in larger square which shall be placed at
th right of th surnames of th candidates
for president and vie president at th head
of snch group." such mark to b equivalent
to a mark against every name in thegroup.
Second. 'That voter nay designate bis
choice of all th candidate of a political
party by on cross In th circle above such
column." Tb circl is thus anade to anoU
only to "political par ie." ii; .
designation are at! mH to spnii
Candidate of any "political Pari
Of elector. " .;
TL. 1. . I..I. 1 k. ,
a iiw iiiikcii u iirrn ciesrer Ik I
to the anangement of column. ..'I
Iffill wa. Rut the omission 'ftli rl'l
V . ""7" ""'news, lul
date bv nomination paper in t,,
ment of column ran nniv 1 ''
mean ther shall b no dlstincii-.'"!
Mnlltll-.l ..,!. llm.ll I. ' " 9
column. "
KEYSTONE STATE COltf
M0RB CASH TH AN' 13 REQCIK
1BIAIISKS MlOtHlsns; -) J
ASOVT Tilt STATIC RANKS,
HastnrRo Stat Treasurer Vt
ha been Investigstin th bnVi
state on bis own account and ffl nd a m.
lory yet ecullar condition of alTain.
ticipatlon of th existing strinrtnc!
banks bave been swelling their caih J
ar in excrss oi in reqnirenienti
... ....... n...T, .,,,,.. ...r uiBIlce
th treasury, h says, will show a
of over f S,0-0,000 ou September 1 fcni
of this does not belong to the State.
th Royer act three fourths of (be tJj
property tax must be returned to the J
ties, and when certain large approp-u-J
to educational and charitable I rut -J
bav been jssld the surplus will k J
right. In 20 0 the stnt treasurer t;
permitted to open letter on file in
(artmetit stating a mm on (lr.i ,
Girard trust ccniiny's vuults in x
phia to th credit of th state.
pRot-Tii ij rAtrrri!.
rjctoxTowji. With lb exceptinn ,
few isolated fields the corn crop of ht-
u ill .. I . . I - I i r
J win iiui us iiiurv limn iiii'i ine fi
yield. Th mountain districts prri,
fared a Jittl better than the farmsintbi
Ian , but even from Henry Cay, WtJ
and Stewart and the other mountain',
ships t he rcxirts are enoou raging Tlii
is perhaps severest along the valley be
this place and Smitlilield. rotato-J
buckwheat also hav suffered and v..
light yields.
Tiir sgw Rrrt'M.ii-) STAtr ciiAin,
llARKIStlt'RO. Judg fell, Cnl. JkJ
and Chairman Packer bad a conV.
and selected Col. R. F. Gilkcsoii, of J"
county a chairman of the li.
State Committee. John A. McDomiJ
1). Fettcrolf and Jere Rex will i
secretaries.
rrt.isnitn im a raiix rti:r.
C'abmslk, The burn of Thntinu Ah'
Rolling Springs was struck by
nnd bunted and George I.u'z tho tr:,t:
the farm, was burned to death.
STANPtNU OF THE STATS' I I 0 t .
w. f.. p. t.; w. l;
York lit
Knstnii.... 211
Johnstonrii Id
Allcntown 10
i .tl. Srrnnfon II H
11 .tit.') Harrisb g is w
Rl .rV. Altoona.. 1'c Hi i
14 ,!M Reading.. 4li
Mi:. CoxrtAn Jacob, of Penn tc
AVestmoreland county, while psihrirl
Ciicuinbers. whs bilteu by either a niutl
spider in the hand, she is old at.d 1
wound may prove fatal,
CciiiHTrRrt'.-vtVAWi. b.eUvH.lo r..iijrJ
tllig in Millie SrfCluileiJ spot near tlie ir-J
ring road. ounterfeit doltnrs and luiN
lam have been turning tip daily it 14
licllsvillc. . 1
Farmi:! s near Crcrfrn Tolnf. skiW
lot much sih;, 'Ojiinii the thief t-m
around a hog i-en alid kille-lit. Itoai
Jugu.ir nnd must have vscuped fioiu k
circus.
TnAMr robbcil Jc sepli Covnc. n Coni-I
ville cokeworm-r of f -Vl as he was pi
get it cliunged into foreign r-iin li-cu'i
to sailing home.
Tun Malioningtown postofhVe nnd
road stntiou were rilled hy robbers M1:
night ami several hundred dollars no.".:
goods taken.
.1. J. Rnonra, proprie'or of the !!
House ut Oirurd wu-i killed with It is 1 1
whi.e out driving ut 1-rio. bv beiiu r-'-
by a train.
Al.rr.ro Asiu.rv. editor of "Amc
Imlutries," was killed nt Mt. tirc'iu
lieavy polo, uprooted by the wind, M
upon him.
FtvBHcxnRr.n miners at Malion
A ron near (ireenstnirg went out on i 1
ugainst a 10 per cent reduction in f
Iti initl that Favotle county's corn rl
will hardly be inoie than half the w:i
now, owing to the continued droiitli.
On Wednesday about 200 Slav left 1
nellsville for I ttrope. Tho will rt:
when the coke trudu improves.
John McPiiarland and Murk Kultna
miners, near tireensburg were kilM
t work by tailing slate.
A 4-YKAit-oi.n daughter of Michael
ki, of Krudenville, fell into a welt r4
night and was drowned.
Jamks McGtxxts wns thrown fn'ffl :
buggy livur Templcton and killed,
MAS8ACRE OF klMIN PASUA
lie and Hla Followers Slaughtered
Revengeful Arabs and The tVoi -
Devoured by Cannibals
A dis utcli "from London say--A
Swanii, a missionary ut L'iijl, coii!inn
reiiort of the slaughter of the noted AI'
explorer. I'.inin Pushu anil hi lim
Nubian warrior, by revengeful Arabs
With a baud of UUchoson men l- i""
traversing thu Ruanda country, ti"
river thut Hows into the Cjngo, bunl
the coast. The hostile bands follosrl
nartv unlil thev bail them surroundi
greatly stiierior numbers, w hen tluvt
in on lb explorers.
'1 he Arabs were led bv a man f'l
stature, who, after dramatically uuio:
"It is you, Kmln, who killed our leil'""
Victor Nvunza. and so I kill vou. cut
Km iu's head with one sweep of
sclnieler. His followers were then ni
edand the warm and bloody bead'
bodies turned over to tbe Maiiyeinii 1,1
ruunibalH, w ho devoured them, "'
Arabs iluuted uud shouted with dfitiu-
giee.
A Civil bervlce Fension Bill
In both senate and House nimuliuti""
bill will be intioduced granting
bility pension to government empl.t(,1
tor 20 yeurs' houorabl service and V" J
cotiipeiiKiition for Injuries received '
line of duty. Widows and minor cki!
of employe killed while In theguveri:j
service ar also to be pension-d.
Tb Grand Army Encampment
At Indianapolis the National G. A
Encampment was opeusd Saturday M!
tiaval veterans' parade, 40,000 vetersui
in th grand paradu.