DEATH CALLS HUSTED THE FAMOUS NEW YORK REPUB LICAN QUIETLY PASSES AWAY. Patrick S. Gllmorc, the Prince of Itaiul mastcrrt. Dies Suddenly of Heart Dis ease In St. Louis, After Being Appointed Musical Director of the World's Fair. PEKKSKILL, N. Y., Sept. 20.—General James W. Husted died at his residence in this village at 8:18 o'clock last night. At his deathbed there were Dr. Mason, Mr. Husted's wife and sons—Thomas, William JAMES W. IIUSTED. and J. W. Husted, Jr.—and his two daugh ters, Mrs. Fred Sheilil and Miss Husted. James W. Husted was born at Bedford, Westchester county, this state, in 1833. After preparation for college at the Bed ford academy he graduated at Yale in 1854, one of his college mates being Chauncey M. Depew, in after life one of his most in timate friends. For over thirty years be was in active po litical life. Among the offices he held was that of superintendent of schools, school j commissioner, deputy superintendent of the insurance department, harbor master, emigration commissioner and deputy cap .tain of the port of New York. He invaria- j bly took an active interest in the National | guard of the state, and was himself a mem ber of it, serving as judge advocate of the Seventh brigade and as major general of the Fifth division. He was also an influ ential and distinguished member of the j Masonic fraternity, and once held the posi- J tion of grand master of that body in this 1 state. He received the thirty-third degree as a Mason. In National Conventions. General Husted was an uncompromising Republican from 1859, and attended the I national conventions of the party as a dele- i gate in 1870, 1880. 18&4, 1888 and 1892. In j 1881 he was a candidate for state treasurer, but was defeated by Robert A. Maxwell, i It was, however, as a member and speaker j of the state assembly that Mr. Husted at- ; tracted most attention and acquired fame. He was a strong debater and a hard man to engage with on a question of parliamen tary law. His ail vent to the assembly was in 1869, representing Westchester county, I and he was continuously a member until , 1878. In the latter year he was elected an assemblyman from Rockland county and was re-elected from that county in 1879. Returning to Westchester county in 1880 he was again elected to serve his old con stituency. He was first chosen for speaker in 1874. and filled that position during five suhse quent sessions, namely, 1876, 1878, 1886,1887 and 1890. As a presiding officer he was able, courageous and firm. He was the Republican leader in the assembly during the session 1891-2, and enjoyed the distinc tion of having had the longest legislative service of any member, and indeed the longest of any man in the history of the state—twenty-two years. He was speaker more times than any other man who has occupied the chair. BANDMASTER GILMORE'S DEATH. The Famous Musical Director Had Ac quired an International Deputation. ST. LOUIS, Sept. 20. —The body of Patrick 6arsfield Gil more, the famous musical di rector and bandmaster, who died at his hotel in this city Saturday evening while bis band was playing at the exposition, luis been sent to New York by the Big Four route. The directors of the exposition and the band escorted the hearse to the station. It was only a few hours before his death, which was caused by heart disease due to indigestion, that Mr. Gilmore learned that Hie had been appointed musical director of the World's fair. With Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore's death the prince of American bandmasters and a world famed musical conductor passes uway. Every man, woman and child in this country knew of him by reputation, and thousands on both sides of the Atlan tic have watched him as he drew with his baton the sweetest, grandest, and when oc casion required it the most terrific strains ifrom the hundreds of instruments which Ihe controlled. Born in County Galway on Christmas day, 1829, Gilmore came to Boston when a lad of sixteen. He hiul already become a brilliant performer on the cornet. He became the leader of a band iu 1851, and before the rebellion had, with his famous Boston brigade, Suffolk and Salem Organizations, given no less than I,ooocon certs. He and his musicians were in great demand (luring the fifties at national events and played at the inaugurations of Pierce, Buchanan and Lincoln. He Gave Them "Yankee Doodle." It was at the famous Charleston conven tion, which followed the outbreak of the civil war, that just after adjournment cries went up for a war hymn. "Give us 'The Marseillaisel' " shouted a man in sten torian voice. Gilmore's loyalty to the Stars and Stripes caused him to wave his baton and cry, "Give them 'Yankee Doodle,' boys!" Amid yells of derision from sym pathizers with the Confederate cause the band played the tune through. It was fol lowed by "Hail Columbia" and "The Star Spangled Banner." Gilmore was roundly denounced by members of the convention, but he got away from Charleston in safety, returned to Boston, and inducing every sue of his musicians to go with him joined the Second Massachusetts volunteers. With that regiment Gilmore participated in the Burnside expedition to the Caro lines. I>ater on General N. P. Banks placed him in charge of all the bands of music in the Department of the Gulf. On March 4, 1864, at the inauguration of Michael liahn as governor of Louisiana, Gilmore gave a grand national concert, iu which lie induced 10,000 public school children whom he had trained in national airs to take part. At the close of the war Gilmore returned to Boston aud resumed ids musical voca tion them. He organized the mammoth (teaoe jubilees of 1809 and 1872, in which I over 20,000 people and 2,000 musicians, to gether with the best bands of Europe, par ticipated. To accommodate these stupen dous festivals buildings holding 30,000 and 50,000 people respectively were erected at an expense of nearly $1,000,000. Mr. Gil more's services were rewarded by the com mittee and citizens of Boston with presents amounting to over $50,000. He Toured tho World. In 1873 Gilmore went to New York and became bandmaster of the Twenty-second regiment. During the succeeding three years he gave over 600 concerts in Gilmore's (now Madison Square) Garden. In 1870 Gilmore and his baud were one of the at tract ions at the Centennial exhibition in Philadelphia. He played daily in the main building. During the next two years he gave hundreds of concerts in cities all the j way from Bangor to San Francisco. In 1878 he took his band to Europe, gave concerts In the principal cities and won a medal from the World's exposition in Paris. For fourteen consecutive seasons Gilmore played to huge audiences at Manhattan /ieach, L. 1., and during the winters for the past eight years has hod marvelous success ] In engagements at Louisville and Kansas ! j City expositions, as well as at St. Louis, j : where he died. Gilmore hail composed many tuneful anil j f patriotic hits of music. A national anthem, j j "Columbia," dedicated to the American republic, and tho "Twenty-second Itegi- ! inent March, ' are among the most popular. GENERAL POPE DEAD. The Old Veteran Breathes Ills Last In , the Sandusky .Soldiers' Home. j SANDUSKY, 0., Sept. 24. —General John Pope died late last night at the Soldiers' ' home here. He was horn In Louisville in 1822, and was graduated from the West §P oi nt Mil itary j After serving in following years he was mode a second lieutenant in 1846 I and took part in the Mexican war, ' in which he earned the rank of cap tain. Subsequent I " civil war broke GENERAL POrE. oU fc j, e wag niade brigadier general of volunteers, and as signed to duty in Missouri, from which he drove Sterling Price. He was subsequently commander of the j j Army of the Mississippi. In June, 1862, he was assigned to the command of the Army of Virginia, with which two months later ' he almost continuously for fifteen days ; fought a superior Confederate force under ' General Robert E. Lee. One of these battles was the second Bull Run, for the failure to take part in which the first day General Fitz John Porter was charged with disobeying orders by General i Pope. General Pope was relieved of the j command of the Army of Virginia on Sept. , 3 and assigned to the Department of the | Northwest, where he checked the inroaih of the Minnesota Indians. After the civil war he served in othei western departments until he was retired i in March, 1886. He was brevetted major general in the spring of 1865 for his services j at the capture of Island No. 10, aud ail vanced to the full rank iu October, 1882. Weill What Next? LONDON, Sept. 22.—The Provident Bounty > association, to insure against twins and I triplets, with a good capital and reputable I directors, has been started. A prospective father pays five pounds for a policy. II j twins come he gets fifty pounds; if trip lets, seventy-five pounds. Gilmore's Successor. ST. LOUIS, Sept. 27.—At a meeting of the ' members of the late Gilmore's Military band, Director Charles Freudenvoll was unanimously elected leader of that famous musical organization. It is believed the ; band will remain intact and will carry out i all existing contracts. Six Men Rob a Bank. ROSLYN, Wash., Sept. 26.—Snipes & Co.'* I bank was robbed by six men. Fred Fraser,! the teller, was shot in the leg and seriously hurt while resisting them. A negro was ' also shot and wounded. The sum secured I is about $20,000. Webster Found Guilty. NEW YORK, Sept. 27. —The second trial of Burton C. Webster on the charge that he shot Broker Charles E. Goodwin to death at the Percival flats, Aug. 2, 1891, ended j with a verdict of manslaughter in the first ; degree. _ Mike McDonald Arrested. CHICAGO, Sept. 22.—Michael C. McDonald has been arrested on a charge of having at tempted to bribe Police Justice Woodman to render a decision favorable to the de fendants in the Garfield Park club cases Took All the Bank'* Money. j HOPE, Ark., Sept. 26. W. B. Crosset, j cashier of the People's hank, has disap ) peared with all the hank's money. He was . | a member of the Methodist church and was j considered a highly moral citizen. Seven Convicts Break Jail. j ROCHESTER, N. Y., Sept. 26.—Seven ties i perate criminals—Tear, Goodner, Day, Da l vis, Smith, Crawford and Colbrook and two boys—escaped from the Monroe county jail by sawing their way out. , John Dillon Badly Hurt. DUBLIN, Sept. 26.—John Dillon, Nation- j alist M. P. for East Mayo, was thrown from a carriage. Mr. Dillon struck on his head anil left side. His left forearm was broken and his face was badly cut. Mrs. Darling Killed. WASHINGTON, Sept. 26. Mrs. Gussie Darling, of Danbury, Conn., a member of the Woman's Relief corps, fell from an electric car here and was instantly killed. A Man Cut in Two. BUFFALO, Sept. 26.—William J. Murray, a freight conductor, while setting brakes slipped and fell under the curs. His body I was cut squarely iu two. 1 Mrs. llurrlMoii't* Condition. WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.—Mrs. Harrison's 1 condition is reported by Dr. Gardiner as J unchanged. Last night anil during the 1 day she rested well. i . i The Royal Christening. 1 BERLIN, Sept. 24.—The emperor's baby f girl will be christened in Berlin on Oct. 23. j It is said that she will be the Princess Mar -1 | garet. _ 1 [ O'Donnell Refilled Rail. - j PITTSM7RU, Sept. 26—Hugh O'Donnell 1 has been refused bail and must stay iu jail i ' till his trial on the charge of murder. WEISSERT COMMANDS HE IS ELECTED BY THE G. A. R. TO SUCCEED PALMER. The Most Successful Kncnmiimciit Ever ; Held Comes to an End—Tho Color Ques tion Wm Not Brought Up—The Life Membership Question In Stutu Quo. WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.—The most suc cessful encampment of the G. A. H. ever | held has ended, and the veterans, satisfied with everything, are heating a retreat in good order to their homes, to meet again next year in Indianapolis. The report of the committee to which was | referred the adju tant general's re port was present- j ed. The report A recommended the I adoption of the adjutant general's 7 Recommendations t that the installing ' i/w officer of a post should make the; annual inspection, 'A and that the pei ! capita tax for . grand encamp- 4-1 / ' J/ inent purposes be I d! increased to 2W cents. Then came *• O. WBIBSERT. the report of the committee on rules and regulations, making a number of recoin- ; mendations upon requests for changes sub mitted by various departments. The com mittee reported adversely upon the sugges tion from the Department of Arkansas to change the regulation defining the right to wear the emblem of the G. A. R., and the requests of the Departments of Missouri, Oregon and of the Potomac that "no person be entitled to wear the badge or button of 1 the G. A. It. unless a member in good standing in the G. A. It." was approved. j Pulinor'H Actions Approved. In connection with this report the ques tion of abolishing life memberships in the national encampment came up. The De- ! partment of Ohio recommended that past j national and state commanders be given ! seats as honorary members without votes, j The majority of the committee reported adversely upon this proposition, and the report stated that Comrade Phillips, of Ohio, "under instructions from his depart- ! meat, dissented from the views of the ma jority." It had been expected that this 1 question would cause a considerable discus sion, but the position of the Ohio depart ment found few supporters. The report of the committee was adopted by an over- j whelming majority on u rising vote, there being less than twenty in opposition outside j of Ohio. The very emphatic indorsement given Commander in Chief Palmer by the com mittee, and the decisive vote by which the recommendations of the committee were approved, apparently gave a quietus to the | reported determination of some delegates > to offer a resolution censuring him on ac- j count of the Louisiana and Mississippi j case. At least no such resolution appeared and the color line question was ignored. j : The New Officers. Past Commander Kimball, of Massachu- , setts, moved that General Weissert be de clared elected by acclamation, but that was declared out of order. General Weissert I was then formally placed in nomination by 1 Benjamin F. Bryant, of La Crosse, past 1 commander of the Department of Wiscon sin, who performed the same service foi ' General Weissert at the encampment at i Detroit last year. General S. H. Hurst, of i Ohio, was also named for the position, and the roll will was begun. Before it had pro , ceeded very far, however, the name of | General Hurst was withdrawn, whereupon I General Weissert's election was made by ! acclamation. The general came forward and returned his thanks to the encampment for the honor bestowed upon him. Past Commander Wagner, of Penn sylvania, moved that R. H. Warfleld, of San Francisco, be elected senior vice com mander. The motion was seconded by Colonel Lincoln and by Captain Pipes, the latter stating that he had been indorsed for the position by a majority of the encamp ment to which he belonged. Past Com mander Wagner's motion was adopted and Warfleld declared elected senior vice com mander. For the office of junior vice commander Peter B. Ayars, of Wilmington, Del., re ceived 849 out of the (149 votes cast and was elected. For surgeon general Dr. W. C. I Weyl, of Danbury, Conn., was elected. For the place of cbaplaiu in chief there I were four candidates—J. H. Frasee, of Tennessee; 1). R. Lowell, of Kansas; K. 11. Haggerty, of Missouri, and W. H. Gottheil, of the District of Columbia. Dr. Lowell was the favored candidate and was elected. The new commander in chief then as sumed the gavel and declared the twenty sixth national encampment, G. A. R., ad journed sine die. A Very Peculiar Cane. WATERTOWN, N. Y., Sept. 24.—Two broth ers named Garfield and Van Arnum, aged eleven and five, went to visit a relative in the country, and on the way the younger brother accidently shot the other with a re volver. The wounded brother immediately seized the pistol and shot the other. Both boys then jumped into Black river aud were drowned. Ridiculed the Holy Coat. BERLIN, Sept. 27.—1n Treves, Herr Rel* char has been sentenced to six weeks' im prisonment for ridiculing the holy coat and ' his publisher, Herr Sonnenburg, to three ; weeks' imprisonment. The charge against | theni was blasphemy. UoNtnn Rejects the Statue. BOSTON, Sept. 27. —The art commission J decided to reject the replica of the Buyena | statue of Columbus which it was proposed j to place on Copley square. It was further voted not to allow the erection of any statue 1 m Copley square. Swept by a Cyclone. BROOKLYN, Sept. 27.—A cyclone swept over the city of Brooklyn. Six houses i were blown down, two boys killed and one man fatally hurt, and trees, fences, etc., prostrated, Met Ills Wife's Fate. BORDENTOW* N. J., Sept. 27.—Captain ; Fitzgerald, of the C. T. Bushnell, fell over | board here and was drowned. His wife i was drowned here in March from the same i boat. Pugilist Glover Deud. ! CHICAGO, Sept. 28.—Frank Glover, the well known pugilist, died at the home of his mother here of consumption. Deacon Pardoned. PARIS, Sept. 22.—Edward Parker Deacon, who killed Abielle, Mrs. Deacon's puna luour, bap been pardoned. M'CLURE GOES FOR M'KINLEY. The Colonel Milken a Characteristic Kpcecb to Philadelphia Democrats. i PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 96.—A larger crowd than that which heard Governor McKinley speak at the Academy of Music last Friday night was present at the same place last night to hear the reply thereto of Hon. A. K. McClure, editor of the Philadelphia I Times. Over 5,000 people packed the audi | toriuin and over a thousand could not gain admission. William M. Ay res, a prominent local manufacturer, presided. The audience i was enthusiastic and the speaker was fre i quently interrupted by applause. Aftei stating that he would not deal in partisan platitudes nor special pleading, but in plain, ; incontrovertible facts, he said: The so called Republican protection to labor, as presented in the McKinley tariff, is mingled* robbery and fraud. It has bastardized the honest protection of our fathers by subtle hy pocrisy and insatiate greed, until it is today simply the festering maggots of monopoly. (Prolonged applause.] These are strong words, and I fully appreciate the fact that if I fail to justify them iu answering Governor McKinley i 1 must justly forfeit public respect. The Clay protective tariff of 1842 levied a lowor rate of protective taxes than the Mills , bill, that McKinley now calls a free trade , measure, and in his defense of protection to labor ho never claimed the right to enact any- ! thing but a revenue tariff, with incidental pro- j tection for a vory brief period, as ho hold ( t hut continued taxation for the bonedt of any I ■ class was unjustifiable. ! Colonel McClure's solution of the failure I of Governor McKinley to meet him iu a ' public discussion was: The Manufacturers' club muzzled him en tirely against joint debate, and when ho came ! | to give us a solo performance ho was muzzled j against the utterance of any important state- i inent of vital illustration of present tariff taxes that could invite discussion. President Thomas Dolan, of the Manufacturers' club, planted ' down fIU,OOO to kelp Quay got an honest eloe- i I tion in New York in 1888, and ho made his fel ; low woolen manufacturers follow his example, i lie promptly appeared before Auditor McKin- ' I ley, when sitting for distribution of thoplun j dor, and was nwardod the increased tuxes on woolens ho demanded. The McKinley tariff ' I was mado chiefly a jumble of contract taxes i j upon tin.' people for the benefit of contributors to political debuuehery, and it is not surprising | that the contractors muzzled their champion when there was danger to their cause. Reciprocity In Free Tritlle. Governor McKinley knows that a revenue ! ' tariif does not mean free trade, and why not state the truth? He knows that we have had I revenue tariffs under all administrations from I Washington down to Lincoln, and no one ever ! proposed free trade as a feature of our na- j tional policy until McKinley first gave it birth i i in the awkward reciprocity provisions in his tariff. Reciprocity is simply plain, unadul- i torated free trade, with variations only for equal trade, neither of which can bo protection as ho now toachos it. ! The speaker then referred to the building ' up of the American shoe industry by the | placing of hides on the free list in 1878, which industry now supplies the entire American market, "just as our woolen in dustries would supply all woolens for American markets if wool were free." Con j | tinuing, the speaker said: In nearly every important product of the j farm on which the McKinley tariff levies in- i creased tuxes, ostensibly for protection, tho farmer has no protection whatever, as ho is without foreign competition, and has to seek foreign markets for the surplus of every im- ' portant article that he produces. I represent one of the nonprotected Indus- | trios of the country, the newspuper press. It is | not protected in anything; it is taxed on every thing. This industry presents the clearest | j solution of the problem of cheapening products ! by American intelligence, skill and energy. By ! cheapening our newspapers wo have quadru- j j plod tho demand for them; wo liavo doubled \ | the employment of labor, and if wo could have tho markets abroad that are open to like in ! tdligence, skill and energy in our protective j industries, tho American newspaper would bo | tho newspaper of every country of the world, because it is tho cheapest and best. "McKlnley's Triplets." The speaker referred to Governor McKin ley's triplets in new infant industries— wool, linen and tin plate—and continued: A tin banner was paraded upon the stago (when tho governor made his address) at a I propitious moment to enthuse tho multitude, ; bearing tho noble inscription "American tin, j Norrlstown, Pa.," with tho name of the Aid- | more Republican club on the other side. It was a magnificent spectacular display, and ; i Governor McKinley bowed time and again in response to the thunders of upplause which drownod his voico. That identical tin banner was manufactured by Mr. William H. Ed wards, of the Ely Tin Plate company, near j Cardiff, Wales, who came over hero with his | Welsh superintendent, Mr. Richard Lowis, and | later bought and repaired a mill at Norris- I j town, imported his own plates from his for- | 1 eign mill, imported his own tin from Wales, , I imported his own skillod workmon, and dipped the English plates in English tin by English ! workmen, and McKinley points to it as a grand 1 achievement of his tariff in producing Ameri i can tin. There is one of tho sumo tin plates ; (pointing to a tin plate on tho platform), and I ' have the certificate of tho man who made It. j j He closed his address by strongly advo- j eating free raw materials, which would float • tho Stars and Stripes the world over and I open the markets of the world to America. I MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATS. James K. Carroll Nominated as Governoi j Russell's Running Mate. I BOSTON, Sept. 28.—After the wild tumult 1 ; of applause in the Democratic state con- I vention which greeted the renomination of Governor Russell bad subsided) on mo tion of George Fred Williams, .James E. Carroll, of Springfield, was nominated foi i ; lieutenant governor, ami briefly addressed J the convention. Hon. John J. Donovan followed with th 6 i report of the committee on platform. The | resolutions adopted indorse the Chicago | platform nominees, with an approving 1 | paragraph particularly devoted to the tariff j plank. Concerning banking the platform ' says: Wo believe that as the circulating note fea tureaof tho national banking system are bocora j ing obsolote in consequonce of the contraction of the basis of circulation, it is necessary thai i some expedient should be found for tho issuance j and withdrawal, as tho noeds of trado may de ; | mand, of crodit notes under such forms of fed j eral supervision as may be thought desirable, j Hence we advocate tho removal of the national tax upon such circulating notes of state bankc as are so secured that their prompt redemption in lawful monoy will always l>e certain. I The federal elections bill is censured, combines denounced and Governor Rus- ! | sell's administration indorsed. A plea is also made for local Belf government. Governor Russell then appeared on the platform, escorted by the committee ap pointed to secure his attendance. He was received with a perfect babel of enthusiastic demonstration and addressed the conven tion in a felicitous speech. The committee on the balance of the ticket next reported as follows, the report being unanimously accepted: For secretary of state, Charles S. llamlin, of Brookline; for treasurer and receive* ; | general, James S. Grinnell, of Greenfield; • | for auditor, Truax B. Sayles, of Millbtiry. I for attorney general, Charles F. Lilley, of j Ijowell; for presidential electors at large, I Patrick A. Collins, of Boston, and John i<i , I Russell, of Leicester. Presidential elector* • j were then named and the convention ad -1 Jourued THE KEYSTONE STATE ITEMS WHICH ARE OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO PENNSYLVANIANS. Brief Mention of Mutters Which Every body Should .Know About —A Week'* Accidents and Crimes Accurately and Concisely Chronicled. CARLISLE, Sept. 27.—Mr. Ellas Wise, ol Boiling Spring, jumped from a train when it was running at a rapid rate and was cut to pieces. Two Deaths from a Wreck. CORRY, Sept. 27. A head end colli sion occurred on the Pittsburg railroad about 1 o'clock Sunday morning in which Fireman William Zockman lost his lift ind Engineer Smith was badly injured. Caused by Love. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. '*6. —Count Mark j Miltenberg, a young and wealthy nobleman ! of Vienna, shot himself iu the region of tht < heart in his apartments in the Continental hotel and then turned on the gas. Rejection ; of marriage by his sweetheart is the cause. 1 Reading's Assistant General Manager. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 26. Official an- ! nouncement is made of the appointment ol i C. M. Lawlor as assistant general managei j of the Philadelphia and Reading railroad company. Mr. Lawlor lias been the super intendent of the Williamsport division ol the road since 1887. A Frightful Fall. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 26.—Two painters | had a fearful fall from a temporary scaf- ! fold on a house in Fairmount avenue. The I injured men are James Parr and William Fadden. The men were standing on a | plank resting on two jacks placed in the windows of the third story. One of the supports slipped and the unfortunate men fell headlong to the pavement below. Both j were unconscious when, help arrived and were still senseless when received at the hospital. It is feared that both will die. Iloinestead Strikers Confident. HOMESTEAD, Sept. 25.—The locked out men today received their first benefit* ] from the Amalgamated association. Near : ly SIO,OOO were paid out. This payment ha* had a very cheering effect upon the men, and they scarcely need the meeting this afternoon to "brace" them up. It is sur prising how confident of victory the men are growing. Two weeks ago they were all very blue, and almost rewly to return to work; today all hands feel certain of vic tory. No more desertions are reported from the mill, and several skilled men have come in. Troops to Remain at Homestead. PITTSBURG, Sept. 25. —It was decided by Adjutant General Greenland, after a con ference with General Wiley, who is in com mand of the troops at Homestead, Pa., that it would be unwise to remove all the military at this time. Therefore the Six teenth regiment will continue to do duty at Homestead for awhile longer. Rocher Was Not Dead. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 24.—The supposed drowued body of John Becher was identi fied at Gloucester, N. J., hist Saturday by Becher's mother and brother. The remains were buried, but when the family returned to their home the real John Becher was awaiting them. Killed by His Wife. PIIILLIPBBURG, Sept. 24.—Edwin Grundy, mine boss, while drunk, was instantly killed by his wife in a scuttle for the posses sion of a revolver. Flnkorton Primer Surrenders. PITTSBURG, Sept. 24.—Fred Primer, a Pinkerton detective, accused of riot, and conspiracy by Burgess McLuckie. of Home stead, has surrendered. The other detect ives have not yet been arrested nor have they surrendered. Oldest Woman In tho State. ALTOONA, Sept. 28.— Mrs. George Yel letts, of Tyrone, has received word of the death in Center county of her mother, Mrs. EliKabcth Stanton, at the age of 117 years. Mrs. Stanton was, so far :is known, the oldest woman in Pennsylvania. She was born at Big Chick ins, Lancaster county, in 1775. Taggnrt Acquitted. MEDIA, Sept. 23. —James Taggnrt, the proprietor of a little cigar store in Uppei Darby township, was tried in the criminal court for using registered beer bottles. The bottles were used by Taggert for holding root beer. The case was given to the jury, and they acquitted Taggnrt and ordered that the prosecutor should pay the costs. The Welsh Mountain Gang. READING, Sept. 23. —There are many evi dences that the Welsh mountaiu gang, which has not been heard of for a nunibei of years, is again reorganized and actively carrying 011 operations. Within a short time there have been nineteen robberies of stores and houses in upper Chester county. One of the heaviest of the recent robberies was that of the hardware store of Hughes fe Ludwick at Honey brook. The robbers have fleet horses, and at this time of the year are able to transport their booty many miles through the country before daybreak. The headquarters of the gang are supposed to be at Leaman Place, Lancaster county. Rod Star Line Service. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 23.—The Interna tional Navigation company has decided not to withdraw the Red Star line service from Philadelphia. A Circus In a Wreck. READING, Sept. S&.—One car contain ing several cages in one of the trains of Forepaugb's circus jumped the track at Sinking Spring, on the Rending railroad. No serious damage was done. Homestead Rioters Indicted. PITTSBURG, Sept. 22.—The grand jury returned true bills in all the cases against the Homestead men growing out of the riot there 011 July 6 last. There were six indictments handed down, three of which were for murder, two for aggravated riot and one for conspiracy. In all of the cases passed upon Hugh O'Donnell, Hugh Ross and Burgess McLuckie, of Homestead, are named as defendants The Rifle* Were Not There. HOMESTEAD, Sept. 24.—Detectives who have been trying to locate the arms taken from the Pinkertons 011 the day of the riot, July 6, traced the weapons to a coal mine near Marshall station, above here. The detectives made a raid on the mine, but the expected arms were not to bo found. They were removed a day or two ago. They claim to know the parties im plicated in their removal and a sensation is j promised soon. Judge Wert* Accepts. I JERSEY CITY, Sept. 27.—Judge George T. Werts was waited upon by the committee appointed to notify him of his nomination as the Democratic candidate for the gov ernorship of New Jersey. Judge Wert* made a short speech, in which he formally accepted the nomination, and expressed his appreciation of the honor conferred. He added that he should continue to adminis ter the affairs of his judicial position until after election. Don't Miss This! For if you do yon will lose money by it. WE NOW BEGIN Neuburger's Annual Clearing Sale. We will offer our entire stock, which 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 Foil Ten Days Only 1 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 gingliam-print calicoes, 0 cents per yard; re duced from 10 cents. Apron gingham will be sold at 5 cents per yard. All the leading shades in double-width cashmere, which was sold at 15 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 12i cents per yard. Lockwood, best sheeting, we will sell at 171 cents per yard, reducing it from 20 cents. Fifty different shades of Bedford cord, Manchester chevron < and Henrietta cloth, which were sold at 10 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' shirtwaists 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, 50 cents. Men's $6.00 suits reduced to $3.00. Men's Custom-made SO.OO wood-brown cassimere suits re duced to $5.00 Men's absolutely fast-color blue suits at $0.50; reduced from SIO.OO. t We have lowest marks on all goods in our lines of Ladies' and Gents' Furnishing Goods, Hats, Caps, Trunks, Valises, Notions, Etc. JHe'uburirer's BARGAIN EMPORIUM, P. 0. S. of A. Building, Ereeland, Pa. W<S Ait FOR And Hardware of Every Sessripiisß. REPAIRING DONE ON SHORT NOTICE* We are prepared to do roofing and spouting in the most improved manner and at reasonable rates. We havfAthe 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. B\RKBECK'S, CENTRE STREET, FREELAND, PA,
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