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,