SENATOR HILL TALKS
HE OPENS THE CLEVELAND CAM
PAIGN IN BROOKLYN.
Hl* Opening; Declaration That He Was a
Democrat Still Loudly Applauded, but
the Dramatic Climax to His Address
Seemed to Set His Audience Wild.
BROOKLYN, Sept. 20.—There was a great
outpouring of Democrats in this city last
night. The Academy of Music could not
accommodate the crowd that rushed to se
cure good positions from which to take in
every action of Senator David B. Hill in the
delivery of an address that has been awaited
anxiously by all Democrats. There were
10,000 in and around the building, and on
the stage sat 400 people, among whom was
every prominent Democrat of Brooklyn in
town and many of the leading lights in the
political arena of the large sister city.
Mr. Pearsall introduced as chairman of
the evening William J. Coombs, whose dis
tinction lays in the fact that he ran for con
gress in a Republican district having 4,000
majority and got elected. Mr. Coombs said
that the first speaker of the evening needed
no more introduction than the phrase, "He
is a Democrat." Cries of "Hill, Hill!" here
greeted him, and he sat down while New
York's senator arose and stood with smil
ing features as the audience showered ap
plause upon him.
I The senator's voice was low and calm a
he began, but gradually he warmed up,
and before a minute had passed he had ut
tered a phrase that carried wild applause
jwith it. This was when he said that be
fore the Democratic national convention at
Chicago he was a Democrat and was a
'Democrat still. Senator Hill spoke in part
As follows:
Senator IIIU'H Speech.
1 am reminded of the fact that it was in thiß
lodlflco upon a memorable occasion in IHBS that
(I had the honor of expressing to the intrepid
Domocracy of Kings county the sentiment, "I
iam a Democrat," and under the existing political
bituation I know of no more appropriate place
br presence than hore to declare that 1 was a
Democrat before the Chicago convention, and
II am a Democrat still.
Your cordial invitation to unite with you in
fthe opening of this campaign could not woll be
jdoclined, and was accepted with pleasure, com
ing as it did from a Democratic organization
jembracing those who during all my political
life have been among my stanchest and truest
!f fiends.
The national Democratic convention of 1892
jhas passed into history with its record, its tri
iumphs and its disappointments. The wisdom
>of its action is not now to be questioned. It
was the court of last resort established by party
fusago as the final arbiter to determine the con-
Sliding interests and claims of candidates,
States and sections, and its decision will bo ac
cepted with loyal acquiescence by every true
nnd patriotic Democrat who recognizes the
necessity of party organization and discipline,
and respects the obligations which he assumos
In its membership.
From this time forward imperative duties
bre imposed upon us. Factional appeals should
toow cease, the spirit of resentment should be
abandoned, state pride should be subordinated
TO the general good, real or fancied grievances
bhould be dismissed, personal ambitions should
jbe sacrificed and Individual disappointments
should be forgotten in this great emergency
Which demands from us all the exhibition of a
widespread and lofty party patriotism.
Permit me to ropoat what I had the honor of
expressing to the Tammany society on July 4
Jlasfc, before the echoes of our national conven
tion had scarcely died away, as follows: "Our
courso at the present time is plain. In the ap
proaching struggle the Democracy of Now
York should preaont a solid front to the com
mon enemy. Loyalty to cardinal Democratic
principles and to regularly nominated caudi
jdates is the supreme duty of the hour." I re
literate those sentiments now.
There is no place in honorable American poli
tics for the political guerrillas who do not at
tach themselves to either of the groat political
'armies, but who, while swearing allegiance to
jbeither, criticise thom both and fight first upon
,one side and thon upon the other. lam not as
suming to offer suggestions of duty to this class
Of people, but I am speaking tonight as a Dora
to Democrats who are anxious to sub
toerve the interests of their country, and believe
that such interests can best be subserved by
tho success of the Democratic cause.
The Tariff.
Senator Hill then compared the two great
(political parties, stating that the funda
mental difference between them was that
the Democratic party believed in a strict
and the Republican party in a loose con
struction of the federal constitution. He
then went into a long argument on the
tariff question, quoting Judge Miller, of the
United States supreme court, and Judge
Cocley's work on constitutional law to
prove that the Democratic platform was
right in asserting that the federal govern
ment has no constitutional power to impose
mid collect tAriff duties except for the pur
poses of revenue only, and went on to say:
Tho McKinloy bill hafl not ruined the coun
try, nor haa it benefited it. It has Increased
the burdens of tho taxpayers and aided many
of the monopolies of tho land. There is no
Batisfactory evidence that it baa increased our
prosperity in any degree or advanced the
wages of a single workiugman.
Skillful statisticians capable of Juggliug
with figures may assume to have more infor
mation than wo possess, and may figure out a
different result, but I can safely assert that it
Is the gonerul understanding of tho people that
Iho McKinley bill has not incroasod wagos
either in New York or elsewhere. We are not
booking power upon the "calamity" issue, but
.with all good citizens we rejoice in the pros
perity of the country and trust that it may
continue, but we insist that the country has
been prosperous, not because of the McKinley
law, but in spite of it.
Senator Hill then said there was another
Issue in this campaign of equal if not greater
importance than the tariff—that of the Fed
eral elections bill, to the passage of which
tho Republican party stood committed.
The senator then entered into a lengthy
Argument, denouncing the measure and its
huthors, and asserting that the Democratic
party stood at all times for free, honest
and fair elections everywhere. State issues
were then briefly touched upon, and Mr.
Hill concluded his speech in these words:
"Public Office 1 M a Public Trust."
Follow citizens, 1 neod not urge you to tho
performance of your full share in this cam
paign. Kings county was never known to
falter in its duty. The interest** involved de
mand the greatest sacrifices and onr highest
and best efforts. It is the welfare of the old
Democratic party, which wo all love so well,
Which is at stake.
I plead not for individuals, but for the cause.
Jn a great contest like this men are nothing,
but principles are everything. Our candidates
represent our principles, and our principles
cannot prevail without the election of our can
didates. Tho contost may be a severe one, but
so much more glorious will bo the victory if
,wo win.
Yon need have no uneasiness—"tho old
guard" will do its duty. Look out for tho raw
recruits. I believe that a large majority
of the people of this country are con
vinced of the rightfulness of Democratic
principles and want thorn to prevail. But the
election will not win itself, and there must be
complete organization. 1 repeat the injunction
I uttered before the Democratic state conven
tion at Albany lu February last, "It is our duty
to organise, organize, organize."
With this motto inscribed upon our banner,
"Public office is a public trust, " supplemented
by the other eentlmeuts which I have cn
ftfoavored to jpreeent to yon touigfcl "No pub-
lie taxation for privato purposes" and "No
force bill," lot us close up our ranks and bnckia
on our armor for the fight, with the determi
nation to do all in our power for the triumph
of our party and the election of our honored
standard bearers, Cleveland and Stevenson.
A Hurricane of Applause.
The excitement in the audience was no
ticeable as tho senator drew near the close
of his address. He had spoken for an hour
and not once had he mentioned the name
of Grover Cleveland. He had called to his
assistance in defending his attack on the
tariff bill pjissages from Cleveland's ines
§ e of 1887, but in each instance referred
to the ex-president as "he." The anxiety
of his auditors was plainly apparent. The
' excitement increased as the senator stated
that tho "old guard" would do its duty,
and a perfect hurricane of applause, yells
and cheers broke forth when, after one
grand sentence of deepest meaning, he
closed with the names "Cleveland and
Stevenson."
The senator's tact and ingenious way of
bringing such a climax to his address was
recognized by the enthusiastic audience by
its risiug en masse and cheering him to the
echo. It also furnished Congressman Breck
enridge, who followed, with a theme on
which to open a most eloquent and forcible
address.
The speech of the silver tongued orator
from the Blue Grass state was enthusias
tically applauded, and the meeting ad
journed after a brief speech by Lieutenant
Governor William F. Sheehan.
CHAUNCEY BLACK RE-ELECTED.
The Pennsylvania Democratic Clubs Again
Select Him iw President.
SCRANTON, Sept. 21.—The Democrats
opened the Pennsylvania campaign with
the convention here of the state Democratic
clubs, in which nearly 1,000 delegates, rep
resenting clubs in all parts of the state,
participated. President Chauncey F. Black
called the convention to order. He made
an address congratulating the society upon
so
C. F. BLACK. sponded with an
address of welcome, and then President
Black announced his readiness to receive
nominations for temporary officers. Con
gressman A merman was chosen temporary
chairman by acclamation.
After recess the committee on organiza
tion reported the following officers: Foi
President—Chauncy F. Black, of York.
Vice Presidents—W. J. Brennan and Levi
B. Duff, of Alleghany; John H. Ward and
E. P. Dunwoody, of Philadelphia; W. L.
Butler, of Dauphin; W. H. Reilly, of Lan
caster: W. F. Shepherd, of Schuylkill; E.
T. McNealis, of Cambria; T. J. Burk, of
Blair; Alexander Archer, of Westmore
land, C. G. Roland, of Lackawanna; Ben
jamin Harris, of Montour; George McDon
nell, of Lazerne, and W. E. Ritter, of Ly
coming. Secretary—Major J. I). Worman.
Treasurer—E. P. Eisner.
The committee on permanent organiza
tion of the convention reported James D.
Stranahan for president, thirteen vice
presidents and six secretaries.
Chairman Monoghan, of the committee
on convention, reported the following dele
gates to the national convention: J. Mar
shall Wright, of Lehigh; H. I). Grier, of
Berks; Bernard McKenna and O. K. Gard
ner, of Alleghany; Bernard J. McGrann, of
Lancaster; F. H. Coyle and Maurice F.
Wilhere, of Philadelphia: J. H. W. How
ard, of Dauphin; E. D. Ziegler, of York,
and C. I. Baker, of Montgomery. The re
port was adopted, as was also that provid
ing several amendments to the constitu
tion.
After selecting Allentown as the next
place of meeting the convention adjourned.
WERTS NOMINATED.
New Jersey Democrats Make the Judge
Their Candidate for Governor.
TRENTON, Sept. 15.—The outcome of the
greatest fight ever known in the ranks of
the New Jersey Democracy was the nomi
nation of the Hon. George T. Werts for
governor. Taylor Opera house, in which
the Democrats held the state convention,
was for five hours and a half the scene of
disorder, but through every moment of tho
time the Werts men were on top.
The committee on permanent organiza
tion reported as follows: For chairman, Ed
ward F. McDonald, of Hudson; secretaries,
Edward Sharp, of Warren; Michuel T. Bar
rett, of Essex; James Deshler, of Middle
sex, and John J. Matthews, of Union.
Nominations being declared in order, tho
first name to be presented was that of
George T. Werts by the chairman of tho
Camden delegation. Judge Carroll, foi
Essex and Gloucester counties, nominated
Werts. .fudge Daly, for Hudson, nominat
ed E. F. Young. Mercer, through W. Holt
Apgar, nomiuated General R. A. Donnelly.
Morris county nominated Augustus W.
Cutler, of Morris. This closed the list.
A ballot was then ordered, and it re- !
suited in the nomination of Wurts amid
such confusion that no figures were kept, a
dozen counties going to Werts solidly be
fore the result was announced. Hudson
county refused to vote for Werts, and
therefore his nomination could uot lie
made unanimous. The result of the first
and only ballot was: Werts, 710; Young, j
158. The Donnelly and Cutler votes all
went to Werts.
CLARKSON RE-ELECTED.
He Is Again Chosen President of the
League of Republican Clubs.
BUFFALO, Sept. 17.—The convention of
the National League of Republican Clubs
at its final session decided to meet next at
Louisville on the second Wednesday in
May. The platform, which is an indorse
ment of the Republican party, was adopted
without debate, and the election of officers
was then held.
General James S. Clarkson was re-elected
president by acclamation. A. B. Hum
phreys, of New York, was re-elected secre
tary, and W. S. Lounsbury was re-elected
treasurer.
General Clarkson received an ovation and
in a short speech said that as a good soldier
he obeyed orders and accepted tho presi
dency of the league with thanks.
MASSACHUSETTS REPUBLICANS.
William 11. Hullo, of Springfield, Gets the
Nomination for Governor.
BOSTON, Sept. 15.—The Republican state
convention completed its ticket by adding
to the nomination of Lieutenant Governor
1 Haile for governor the following nomina
; tions: Robert, Woleott, of Boston, for lieu
tenant governor; William M. Olin for sec
! retary of state, Albert E. Pillsbury for at
torney general, John W. Kimball for audi
tor and George (Muideu lor treasurer and
i receiver geueral.
CHOLERA IN GOTHAM.
THE CITY HAS SIX DEATHS FROM
THE ASIATIC SCOURGE.
There Is No Cause for a Panic, Though,
as tho Health Officials Say the Disease
Is Fully Under Control and Will lie
Stamped Out—A Case in New Jersey.
NEW YORK, Sept. 10.— Six deaths from
Asiatic cholera among the inhabitants of
New York city have occurred within eight
days. That is the sum and substance of the
announcement now made by the board of
health of the result of the diagnoses, au
topsies and germ cultures which have been
going on since Charles McAvoy, a man of
all work and most lately a butcher's helper,
of 879 Tenth avenue, who had had slight
cramps in his legs a week ago Monday
evening, died of cholera Asiatlca on the fol
lowing evening.
Each of the houses, 768 Eleventh avenue,
818 East Forty-seventh street, 411 East
Forty-sixth street and 1,764 Second avenue,
where the other five victims were stricken,
the fifth no later than last Tuesday, is gar
risoned by the physicians of the cholera
squad, and so fur infection has not gone
forth from them.
None of the dead—there are at this writ
ing no more sick—are immigrants newly ar
rived. McAvoy, the most recently landed
of them all, had been in the country ten
years. None of the dead belongs to the na
tionalities among whom the outbreak of
the disease was feared. The surroundings
of none of them showed the elements of
filth and squalor wherein the pest peculiar
ly loves to breed.
Like In 1860.
The pest has in short repeated its sar
donic tactics of 1866 and crept in by some
porthole or embrasure impossible to guard,
when the sanitary garrison of the town was
repelling it successfully at gateway and
sally port.
From that epidemic of 1866 there are hope
ful signs for the outcome of the so far iso
lated infection of today. The pest then was
held in check at first, and it has been for
the past nine days. Had frost then been as !
near at hand as it now is there would have
been no epidemic of 1866 to record. An |
other lesson of that time is that of the 1,300 j
and odd deaths due to the disease between I
April and November less than 800 were in
the city proper. Blackwell's, Hart's and
Randall's islands contributed 559 of the
fatal cases.
There is yet another lesson of the epi ;
demic of 1866 which should be learned jus I
much by rote as the succinct directions ol
the board of health. That is that among I
the things which predispose to cholera the |
two commonest causes after "want" are
"intemperance" and "fear."
The Health Doctors Not Alarmed.
Medical Commissioner of the Health
Board Dr. Bryant said, "I do not think
that the disease will become epidemic."
This, he says, Is almost assured from the
fact that no suspicious cases have occurred
since yesterday. "There seems to be but 1
little danger," said he, "so far, and the |
public need not be alarmed. Every pre- j
caution has been taken by the board of j
health to combat and crush the disease
wherever it may appear."
Dr. Edson, of the bureau of contagious '
diseases, was also of the opinion that there
will be no cholera epidemic here. "I think |
that its spread will be less than the typhus
fever," he said. "As to where the cholera .
came from, that is the question we are try i
Ing to solve. It is in the city and it must ]
have come from some outside source. It j
must have passed some quarantine. I
think that before twenty-four hours we |
will have run down the direction from
which the disease came. There may be
cases of sporadic cholera over the city, but
I think the disease will be speedily over
come."
Health Officials Clash.
NEW YORK, Sept. 21. —The clash between
the state and the government officials ovei
the handling of immigrants from cholera
ships has reached a climax at last. United
States Surgeon General Hamilton has re
fused to turn over to Dr. Jenkins the body
of Francisco Moreno, the patient who is
said to have died of cholera at Camp Low,
Sandy Hook, N. J. I)r. Jenkins desired to
have an autopsy made and the cause ot I
death determined by a bacteriological ex
amination. Tho refusal to deliver the body ,
made l)r. Jenkins indignant, and he hus i
now decided to land no more passengers at
Camp Low.
No additional cases of cholera have been ]
reported in New York city. One death was j
reported as "suspicious," but there was no j
conclusive reason to think it was of cholera. 1
Four cases of illness suspected to be cholera '
were reported from the detained lmmi- j
grants down the hay. Otherwise the city '
and all its surroundings continue to be free '
from any suggestion of the plague.
Two CUHCH at Sandy Hook.
CAMP Low, SANDY HOOK, N. J., Sept. 20.
—Asiatic cholera has struck this camp. I
Francesco Moreno, an Italian passenger on i
the Normannia, who arrived here and who !
was thought to have cholera morbus, died.
It is announced that a widow, the mother
of four children, was suddenly attacked by
the scourge, and her little ones were im
mediately isolated. It is singular that both '
these parties were Normannia'u passengers, j
who have been quarantined for eighteen
days.
Hamburg's Death List.
HAMBURG, Sept. 20.—The total number
of cholera cases up to date has been 16,470,
of which 8,110 have ended in death. The
Dumber of fresh cases hus l>een 621, or
j eighty-two fewer than yesterday; the num-
I her of deaths, 187, or thirty-seven fewer
I than yesterday; the number of burials, 292,
■or thirty-seven less than yesterday. In
I public institutions there are 2,939 cholera
patients, or ninety-two fewer than yester
day.
Editor Ilucker Murdered.
SOMERSET, Ky., Sept. 21. Ex-Chief v of
Police Anderson is charged with murder
ing Editor Rucker, of The Reporter, and a
reward of SI,OOO is offered for his arrest.
Johnson Breaks Another Kecord.
INDEPENDENCE, la., Sept. 21. -John S.
Johnson, on the kite shaped track, heat the
flying start mile bicycle record of 2m.
by doing the run in 2m. 4%a.
The Freda Ward Murder.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 20.—Judge Dubose hjis
| ordered Lillie Johnson's case to be tried
Oct. 3. Miss Johnson is at her home slow
| ly dying of consumption.
Want Their Wages Increased.
| READING, Pa., Sept. 20.— The employees
of the Reading Iron company are signing a
; petition for a 10 per cent, increase in wages.
General Ullmann Dead.
NYACK, N. Y., Sept. 21.—General Daniel
IJllmann, LL. D., died here in his eighty-
M*Wyor.
COMMISSIONER PECK ARRESTED.
He Is Accused of Huriiing the Originals
of Ills Report.
ALBANY, Sept. 17.—Warrants have been
issued for the arrest of Charles F. Peck, the
commissioner of the bureau of labor statis
tics, and for his stenographer, Elbert Rog
ers, charging them with destroying public
documents, which is punishable by impris
onment for not more than five years nor
less than one. The warrants were issued by
Judge Gutmann on the applications of
District Attorney Eaton and ex-Senator
Norton Chase. The warrants were served
last night. Mr. Peck told a United Press
representative that he anticipated this step.
The interview with the committee ap
pointed by the Democratic general commit
tee to examine into the figures of the re
port was one of the most stormy ever held
in any public office in the history of the
capitol. The committee, consisting of Nel
son Smith, E. Ellery Anderson, J. Schoe
nof and E. F. McSweeney, presented a set
of questions asking for proof of each of the
assertions contained in the summary of the
report.
Mr. Peck refused to allow them to see the
reports, claiming that he had pledged his I
word of honor that they should not be :
shown, but they might look at the tables j
of figures which were then in the office. He |
refused to recognize Mr. Anderson, ami i
when that gentleman spoke he turned his ;
back and placed his fingers in his ears. At t
one point of the interview Mr. Anderson
called him an "impudent pup," and Mr.
Peck said he took it whence it came. At 1
the close of the interview the gentlemen of '
the committee made a hurried inspection ,
of a number of the tables.
Mr. Peck says he will rot in jail before he
allows any of them to see the reports. He
was interviewed as to his idea of the situa i
tion, and said that he considered it the cul
mination of the fight between the mug
wumps and anti-Hill men against Senator .
Hill and his friends, and that it was all i
they could expect in the future. Judge '
Gutmann is quoted as saying that the
prosecution have the charred remains of
the reports.
It is charged that the documents were j
consumed on Sunday night by Janitor Den
nison for two dollars. The papers were
taken from the capitol to Mr. Peck's house
in an express wagon last week. Albert
Rogers, a clerk in Mr. Peck's office, made
the contract with Dennison to burn "a lot 1
of papers that Mr. Peck did not wunt any
longer."
Commissioner Peck Held.
ALBANY, Sept. 19.—Governor Flower was
asked whether he would take any action in
case Mr. Peck was indicted. He said: "The
indictment would prove its own action
and Mr. Peck would not be labor commis
sioner under the existing laws. Further 1
have nothing to say." Commissioner Peck
was held by the court In SI,OOO bail until
Sept. 28.
Lizzie Horden's Case.
FALL RIVER, Mass., Sept. 20.—The papers
here publish a story which has given much
satisfaction to the friends of Miss Lizzie A. !
Borden. It is shown that her father had
been looking for some time for a new house
for his daughters, also that Lizzie was not
greatly in need of money. Instead of being
an impassive woman, as represented by the
district attorney, it is said that several
times she has given way to tears, though ,
never in public.
Frank K. Sargent Re-elected.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 21.—The Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen's convention re
elected F. E. Sargent grand master. Eugene
V. Debs was re-elected grand secretary
treasurer by acclamation, but he refused to
serve again, and F. W. Arnold, of Chicago,
was then elected. Mr. Debs will continue
as editor of The Locomotive Fireman's
Magazine at the earnest request of the
convention.
Odd Fellows' Grand Officers.
PORTLAND, Or., Sept. 21.—The sovereign
grand lodge of the Odd Fellows elected as
grand sire C. F. Campbell, London, Ont.;
deputy grand sire, J. W. Stebbins, New
York; grand secretary, Theodore Ross,
Newark, N. J.; grand treasurer, Isaac A.
Slieppard, New York.
Chinese Again Warned.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21.—A second proo
lamation has been issued by the Chinese
Six Companies warning all Chinese resid
ing in this country against complying with
the Geary registration law. An appeal to
the emperor of China has also been made.
From College to Throne.
NASHVILLE, Sept. 21.—A young negro
who has spent four years at the Central
Tennessee college in this city has been
called to a throne in Africa. His father,
King Balah, had been killed in war and he
is called to reign in his stead.
Never Too Old to Love.
ENTERPRISE, Ky., Sept. 21.—David Wade,
of this county, to Mrs. Elizur
beth Garvin at Wellston, O. Their ages
aggregate 182 years. The groom has passed
the century mark.
Declared Unconstitutional.
NEW CASTLE, Ind., Sept. 20.—The law of J
1891 referring to legislative districts has j
l>een declared unconstitutional by Judge J
Bundy. The suit was brought by Repub
licans.
Porter HIM Resigned.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. Kx-Governor i
Porter, of Indiana, is in Washington, and
says that the report that he has resigned the
position of minister to Italy is true.
General Markets.
NEW YORK, Sept. 20.—COTTON—Spot lots
dull; middling uplands, 7Vsc. Futures steady;
September, 7.12 c.; October. 7.17 c.; Novemlier,
7.31 c.
FLOUR—Modorately active, with prices
easy; city mill extras, $4 2,V(£4.35 for West In- !
dies; fine, $1.65<ft2.10; superfine, f1.70@2.20.
WHEAT—Opened steady and unchnng"d
and advanced %c. by noon; receipts,
bushels; shipments, 155,704 bushels; No. 2 red )
Winter, 7bssc. cash; October, 79^c.; Novem
ber, 80>4c. bid; December, 81 %c.; March,
CORN- Opened steady at %c. advance but
subsequently woakenod and doelinod %o \ re
ceipts, 101,000 bushels; shipments, 4,085 bushels;
No. 2 mixed, 54c. cash; October 53% c.; Novein- ;
bor, 54% c.; December, 65^.
OATS—Opened weak and declined %c. by
noon; receipts, 145,950 bushels; shipments, 811
bushels; No. 2 mixed, cash; September, j
80% c.; October, 37^c.
RYE—Dull at
BARLEY—SIow.
MOLASSES—DuII; Now Orleans, 30(&35c. j
j for good to fancy.
\ SUGAR—Refined firm; cut loaf and crushed,
| 5 6-10<g>5^c.; granulated, 5(<55 3-16 c.; powdered, I
S-lOo.; cubes, 5-lfic,
BUTTBR— Quint; creamery, state extra,
25@25^c.; westorn extras,
CHEESE-Trading slow with prices only
slightly changed; full cream, funcy white,
lOQIOHc.
EGOS—In light request and steady ; state,
new laid, choice, 29&£ic.; western,
TURPENTINE—DuII at 2U4(&29%:.
ROSIN—SIow; strained to good, $1.25@1.90.
TALLOW—DuII; prime city, 9-16c.
PETROLEUM-Nominal.
PREIGHTS— Quiet; grain to Glasgow steam,
THE KEYSTONE STATE
ITEMS WHICH ARE OF PARTICULAR
INTEREST TO PENNSYLVANIANS.
Brief Mention of Matter* Which Every
body Should Know About —A Week'i
Accidents and Crime* Accurately and
Concisely Chronicled.
PITTSBURG, Sept. 20.—Alexander Berk
man, the anarchist who shot H. G. Frick,
was found guilty today and was sentenced
to twenty-one years in the penitentiary and
one year at the workhouse.
Knocked Out by Goddard.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 20.—Joe Goddard,
the Australian, who has challenged Cor
bett, bested Dick Wiley, of Fairmount, in
three rounds at the Ariel Athletic club.
Goddard really hud his man "out" in the
first round.
Testimony Against O'Donnell.
PITTSBURG, Sept. 19.—Testimony was
taken here on Hugh O'Donnell's applica
tion for bail. The witnesses called were all
newspaper men who were in Homestead
during the strike. Frank M. Green, a
Cleveland reporter, testified that he was in
the cupola of the Homestead mill on July
6. O'Donnell Was there watching the bat
tle below and said, "It's d d funny they
can't sink those boats." John Gregg, a
Pittsburg reporter, testified that a few
nights before the riot he went from Pitts
burg to Homestead on the same train witfi
O'Donnell. When they arrived in Home
stead there was an alarm that Pinkertona
were coming. The strikers seemed to come
to O'Donnell for orders. O'Dounell said
to the crowd, "Shoot them down; no quar
ter." Court adjourned and O'Donnell was
taken back to jail.
Troops Leaving Homestead.
HOMESTEAD, Sept. 19.—The Fifteenth
regiment has left for home. There were
many regrets expressed by the people at
the mill at seeing the regiment leave. Su
! perintendent Potter refused to either con
firm or deny the report that übout 200 oi
the men in the mill quit work when they
heard that the soldiers were ordered home.
The strikers affirm that it is true, and
place the number much above 200. General
Wiley says brigade headquarters will break
up this week. He will remain in command,
but will not have his headquarters here.
He says he has no knowledge that the Six
teenth regiment will go home this week.
Ills Throat Cut in Ills Own Hoit.
PoTTSVILLE, Sept. 19.— Martin Robling,
thirty-eight years old, of 738 Water street,
walked into his wife's bedroom with his
throat cut from ear to ear. Robling had
been sleeping on a lounge in another room,
and according to his story, he had been at
tacked by an unknown man. A razor cov
ered with blood was found under the
lounge. His wife says that there is insan
ity in the family, but the neighbors fear
foul play. Robling may die.
Three Persons Incinerated.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 19.—Two little chil
dren and the servant girl of Robert Craven,
of Ashbourne, about eight miles from here
on the Reading railroad, were burned to
death by the upsetting of a coal oil lamp.
The house was destroyed.
A Little Girl's Frightful Death.
UNIONTOWN, Sept. 19.—Grace Gould, A
six-year-old daughter of Mr. George Gould,
of Masontown, accompanied her ten-year
old brother George into a coal mine to get
some coal While in the pit George set his
sister's clothes on fire with his lamp. The
little girl died a few hours later in great
agony. Before she cited she told that George
had purposely set her clothing on fire uud
left her.
More Iron Hall Arrests.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 19. Adelbert E.
Stockwell, ex-assignee and counsel for the
Mutual Banking company and ox-counsel
for the Iron Hall in this city, together with
J. R. Hayes, cashier of the former institu
tion, were arrested and held iu SIO,OOO bail
each for a further hearing Tuesday, charged
with conspiring to defraud the Iron Hall of
$200,000.
The Situation at Homestead.
HOMESTEAD, Sept. 18.—Eighteen work
men from Philadelphia arrived here this
morning and were put at work in the mills.
Under cover of darkness last night a large
number of Hungarians held a meeting on
the river bank near the mill yard. They
were addressed by representatives of the
Carnegie Steel company, and it is said that
they voted to return to work by the end of
next week. It is generally conceded by
friends of the strikers that the efforts be
ing made by the firm to induce this class of
men to return to work is au indication of a
weakening on the part of the company.
There is not nearly so much work being
done in the mills today, and the officials of
the Company refuse to talk to reporters on
the situation or give a reason for the evi
dent inactivity.
Colonel Ahl Drop* Dead.
CARLISLE, Sept. 17.—Colonel Daniel V.
Ahl, railroad king, politician, business
man and well known throughout the state,
fell dead at Newville from heart failure.
Beading Start* the War.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 16.—The Reading
railroad has instructed its agents at various
points, such its Pottsviile, New Boston,
Schuylkill Haven, etc., to handle no more
Pennsylvania railroad coal cars, thus cut
ting off 5,000 to 10,000 tons of coal a day,
much of which was used in Pennsylvania
pqssenger engines, which will hereafter
burn bituminous coal.
Columbus Day in Pennsylvania.
HARRISBURG, Sept. 16.—Superintendent
of Public Instruction D. J. Waller, Jr., has
issued a circular to school directors, super
intendents and teachers of public schools
throughout the state, requesting a general
observance of Columbus Day, Oct. 21, in
which he says a prominent feature should
be the planting of Columbus trees.
Couldn't Find Marsh.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 16.—Detective Geyer
has returned from Brazil, having found no
trace there of Gideon W. Marsh, the fugi
tive Keystone bank president.
A Murderer Indicted.
READING, Sept. 15.—The grand jury found
R true bill for murder against Pietro Bu-
Cieri, the Italian who killed Sister Mary
| Hildeberta at St. Joseph's hospital two
! months ago. An application was made for
a continuance, but it was refused and the
trial fixed for Friday.
Died at Nlnety-flve.
I POTTSTOWN, Sept. 15.—Mrs. Martha Mil
ler, widow of John H. Miller, of Warwick
township, Chester county, died, aged nine
ty-five years. She was the oldest person in
northern Chester county.
Death Caused by a Splinter.
| POTTSTOWN, Sept. 15.—Emerson B.
I Rhoads, aged fifteen years, son of Con
| stable Henry K. Kuoads, of Pottstown,
' died of tetanus, resv.lting from running a
I splinter into his foo< through a crevice in
i his shoe while playii g baaeball.
Don't Miss This!
For if yon do you will lose money by it.
WE NOW BEGIN
Neuburger's Annual Clearing Sale.
We will offer our entire stock, whicli is the largest in
this region, at prices that will astonish you. Call
early if you are looking for bargains as this sale will
last
FOR TEN Bays Oni.Y ! '
During this time we will sell goods at prices lower than
were ever before heard of.
In the Dry Goods department you can buy:
Handsome dress gingham-print calicoes, 6 cents per yard; re
duced from 10 cents.
Apron gingham will be sold at ft cents per yard.
All the leading shades in double-width cashmere, which was
sold at lfi cents is now going at 10 cents per yard.
As handsome an assortment of Scotch and zephyr dress ging
hams as you have ever seen, which we sold at 20 cents, will
now go at 12J cents per yard.
Lockwood, best sheeting, we will sell at 171 cents per yard,
reducing it from 25 cents. *
Fifty different shades of Bedford cord, Manchester chevron
and Henrietta cloth, which were sold at 45 cents, will now
go at 25 cents per yard.
Hosiery department quotes the following:
Men's seamless socks, 5 cents per pair.
Boys' outing cloth waists, 15 cents each.
Men's outing cloth shirts, 20 cents each.
Ladies' ribbed summer vests, 4 for 25 cents.
Ladies' chemise, 25 cents.
We have just received an elegant line of ladies' shirt waists
and will sell them from 35 cents upward.
Shoe department makes the following announcement:
We have just received a large consignment from the East,
and have not yet had time to quote prices. But we will
say that they will go at prices on which we defy competi
tion. Call and examine them.
Clothing prices are marked as follows:
We are selling boys' 40-cent knee pants at 25 cents.
Men's $1.25 pants are now going at 75 cents per pair.
Boys' blouse suits, 60 cents.
Men's SO.OO suits reduced lo $3.00.
Men's Custom-made $9.00 wood-brown cassimere suits re
duced to $5.00.
Men's absolutely fast-color blue suits at SG.SO; reduced from
SIO.OO.
We have lowest marks on all goods in our lines of
Ladies' and Gents' Furnishing Goods, Hats, Caps,
Trunks, Valises, Notions, Etc.
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BARGAIN EMPORIUM,
P. 0. S. of A. Building, Freeland, Pa.
If*
FOR
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And Hardware of Every Description.
REPAIRING DONE ON SHORT NOTICE.
We are prepared to do roofing and spouting in the most
improved manner and at reasonable rates. We have the
choicest line of miners' goods in Freeland. Our mining oil,
selling at 20, 25 and 30 cents per gallon, cannot be surpasssed.
Samples sent to anyone on application.
Fishing Tackle and
Sporting Goods.
BIRKBECK'S,
CENTRE STREET, FREELAND, FA\